Czech Film Fund and its divisions Czech Film Center and Czech Film Commission will once again represent Czech Cinema at Berlin International Film Festival. Come and visit us at the European Film Market (or book a meeting with us - contacts below) and learn more about the current state of Czech cinema, new and upcoming films, or about co-production and shooting possibilities in the Czech Republic. We will be ready to answer your questions at the CENTRAL EUROPEAN CINEMA stand No. 111 at Gropius Bau!

Every year, within the frames of the Krakow Film Festival, the latest documentary, short and animated films from a selected country are presented. This time, the special section of the Festival is dedicated to Denmark. Fascinating film screenings and numerous accompanying and industry events wait for the audience in Krakow.

Denmark is another country of the Baltic Sea region which we will take a closer look at, says Barbara Orlicz-Szczypuła, the director of the Programme Office of the Festival. This year’s selection proves, however, that the Danish filmmakers, just like the Polish ones, are more eager to go abroad with their cameras. The variety of topics they deal with is surprising and engaging. In the programme, we will watch both several psychological portraits of the contemporary human, as well as fascinating stories about distant cultures.

Q’s Barbershop, dir. Emil Langballe

Film Festival Spring: One Journey to 3 Festivals

Between May 28th and June 7th, professionals from the short film industry will have the opportunity to combine the pleasant with the useful and to enjoy three spring events in one festival trip. Vienna Shorts (AT), Krakow Film Festival (PL) and the Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (DE) have coordinated their industry activities so that a visit to all three festivals is not only easily feasible but will also be more than worthwhile:

Industry Days:
Vienna Shorts (May 29–31), Krakow FF (June 1–3 ), Hamburg (June 4–6 )
Food for thoughts & drinks for fun – with filmmakers, programmers & industry experts.

The three festivals can be combined by train for a total of around 70 euros (Vienna–Krakow–Hamburg route, if booked in advance). The first 10 professionals who wish to take advantage of the triple package will receive free accreditation, a surprise special from each festival & the Industry Gold Card Treat at the festival bar in Hamburg.

Accreditations for the three festivals are available from mid/end of March. If you are interested in the package, please contact the guest department of one of the three festivals under: guest@ … viennashorts.com, kff.com.pl or shortfilm.com

Vienna Shorts, May 28 – June 2, www.viennashorts.com
Krakow Film Festival, May 31 – June 7, www.krakowfilmfestival.en
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, June 2 – 8, www.shortfilm.com

Details

The 60th Krakow Film Festival will take place on May 31 – June 7, 2020

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Meeting Point – Vilnius is welcoming emerging talents for its 11th edition as it extends the deadline for Coming Soon session and Talents Nest initiative. Directors, screenwriters, producers and film critics can apply for industry events until the 20th of February. MPV will take place March 30 – April 1, 2020, as part of the 25th Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino Pavasaris”.

Coming Soon session, the Work in Progress section is dedicated to debut filmmakers (1st or 2nd film) from all over Europe. Feature film, documentary or animated feature film directors can submit the projects, which must be in pre-production, production or post-production and scheduled to be completed and premiered April through December 2020. 20 selected projects will participate in pitching session and filmmakers will have a dedicated schedule of individual meetings with Decision Makers. The previous MPV edition’s main prize winner “My Thoughts Are Silent” by Ukrainian director Antonio Lukich successfully premiered in Karlovy Vary IFF and won Special Mention in East of West programme as well as was awarded as Best Ukrainian film in Odessa IFF.

MPV is excited to welcome back its new initiative Talents Nest for the 2nd edition, which aims to explore and nurture emerging professionals from Baltic, ex-Soviet and Caucasian countries by offering them industry and networking opportunities. Screenwriters, directors, producers or film critics at the very initial stage of your career are welcomed to apply for the programme, which is a great opportunity to become more familiar with different professionals involved in the field and start building your own international network. The emerging talents will be introduced to the international audiovisual industry, have access to MPV’s panels, pitching session and have individual meetings with industry professionals. 

The applications both for Coming Soon session and Talents Nest initiative have to be finalized and submitted by FEBRUARY 20, 2020. For more information and criteria click here.

Brussels: 17 February 2020 – The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the body representing European cinema trade associations and operators, has today released its provisional update on admissions and box office revenues across Europe for 2019.

The world premiere of NUMBERS, a film by Oleg Sentsov, directed from a gulag, is to take place tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18.  The special screening will be a part of the Berlinale 70th anniversary celebration. The film will also screen as Berlinale Special. Today, we present the trailer, poster and photos from the film.