Projects funded by the Polish Film Institute in the 3rd session for 2019 feature film productions:
Development Award for Coproductions Between Italy and the Baltics Launches Call for Entries
Region 09-12-2019VILNIUS: Applications are open for the 30,000 EUR development award for coproductions between Italy and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The winner will be announced at the 9th edition of the Trieste Film Festival Co-Production Forum When East Meets West, which will be held from 19 to 21 January 2020.
Call for entries for the development award for co-productions between Italy and the Baltic States
Press releases 08-12-2019Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Baltic film centres opened the call entries for the for the development award for co-productions between Italy and Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia. The winner of the €30,000 award will be announced at the ninth edition of Trieste Film Festival Co-Production Forum “When East Meets West“ (WEMW) January 19-21, 2020.
LJUBLJANA: Acid Rain by Poland’s Tomek Popakul was awarded the Jury Grand Prix in the Eastern and Central European Competition Programme of the 16th Animateka International Animated Film Festival, held in Ljubljana from 2 to 8 December 2019. The film also won the Audience Award.
The Christmas Gift, Cold War and Ankica Jurić Tilić Awarded at 32nd European Film Awards
Region 09-12-2019BERLIN: The Christmas Gift by Romania’s Bogdan Mureşanu was awarded the European Short Film prize, Cold War by Polish/British Pawel Pawlikowski received the People’s Choice Award and Croatia’s Ankica Jurić Tilić received the European Co-Production Award 2019 – Prix Eurimages at the 32nd European Film Awards held in Berlin on 7 December 2019.
Copyright enforcement
27/11: Illegal IPTV in the European Union: Research on online business models infringing intellectual property rights (Phase 3) – EUIPO
The report estimates EUR 941.7 million of unlawful revenue was generated by copyright infringing IPTV providers in the EU in 2018 and that these services were used by 13.7 million people in the EU (3.6 % of the EU-28 population).
EU Budget
18/11: EU Budget 2020 deal: Investing more in climate action, youth and research – European Parliament
MEPs have obtained better support for climate action, research, SMEs and the young in next year’s EU budget, after a second round of talks with Council.
18/11: Agreement on EU budget for 2020: Tackling climate change and delivering on other EU priorities – European Commission
The three EU institutions agreed on the EU's budget for 2020. This will allow the EU to focus its resources on the priorities that matter to citizens: climate change, jobs, young people, security and solidarity in the EU.
25/11: EU budget for 2020: Council endorses deal with Parliament – Council of the EU
The Council approved the deal reached with the European Parliament on the 2020 EU budget. If the agreement is also confirmed by the Parliament, the EU budget for 2020 is adopted.
European Commission
25/11: Council adopts new list of Commissioner candidates – Council of the EU
The Council adopted a new list of persons whom it proposes for appointment as members of the Commission until 31 October 2024.
27/11: Parliament elects the von der Leyen Commission – European Parliament
Following the conclusion of the hearings process, Parliament approved the new Commissioners, presented to plenary by Commission President-elect von der Leyen.
European People’s Party
20/11: Donald Tusk overwhelmingly elected European People’s Party President – EPP
The European People’s Party Congress has overwhelmingly elected Donald Tusk as the EPP President with 491 in favour (93%) and 37 against.
European Cinema Night 2019
29/11: European Cinema Night 2019: free screenings showcase the best of European film – European Commission
The second edition of the European Cinema Night, an event celebrating the best of European film by offering free screenings, is taking place from 2 to 6 December in cinemas across the EU.
Events:
16 December: Fourth European Commission copyright Stakeholders’ Meeting, Brussels
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Take a closer look at the Latvian/Estonian documentary project Nord Express, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out of a record number of 107 submitted projects from 40 countries.
Productions funded by the Polish Film Institute at its 3rd session of 2019 documentary film (announced on 4 December 2019)
Short Film Projects Supported by Film Fund in 2019
