PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro announced support in the amount of 137,000.00 EUR for three projects in the category of minority coproductions.
“My films are the celebration of reality, of life, of my friends, of actual daily life that passes and is gone tomorrow. We don't pay attention to it when it happens.”
NICOSIA: The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency has invited producers from Bollywood, Hollywood and Pinewood along with a contingent of international representatives from around the world to a film summit taking place from 9 to 12 October.
VILNIUS: LIM (Less is More), the European development programme for limited budget feature films, has announced new partnerships with the Lithuanian Film Center and the Macedonian Film Agency, as well as Norway’s Film Institute. The two year old organisation has also opened a call for projects, with a deadline on 31 October 2018.
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian family comedy Gaja’s World / Gajin Svet directed by Peter Bratusa opened at the number one spot at the domestic box office in Slovenia.
The Institute of Documentary Film interviews one of the leading Czech documentary directors, HelenaTrestikova.
The following grants were allotted by the Film Centre of Montenegro for 2017.
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak cinema chain Cinemax will expand into Romania with plans to open its first two cinemas in Bucharest and Brasov.
BATUMI: Tatia Skhirtladze's The Encounter, a Georgian/Austrian/Serbian documentary about the reuniting of the winning Soviet Women’s Chess Team, started pre-shooting on 23 September 2018 in Batumi, Georgia, at this year’s World Chess Olympiad, where the women are guests of honour.
Berlinale, Toronto, Karlovy Vary – Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event projects have been successful at international film festivals this year
Festivals 03-10-2018Several Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event projects from its different sections – B'EST EAVE workshops, Co-Production market, and Works in Progress – have been selected to the programmes of major festivals this year, winning awards at Karlovy Vary, Almaty, Odessa, Sochi, and Oostende film festivals.
