PRAGUE: Slovak-born producer and businessman Peter Kovarčík died as a result of an accident on 23 March 2015 at the age of 61.

BUCHAREST: Six debut features and second films will compete for the trophy of the 11th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival from 20 to 26 April 2015.

The Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC) granted €32,700 of state funding for the pre-production of two films. This concludes the first competition for state funding of 2015.

The 10th edition of A l’Est, du Nouveau Film Festival will screen more than 30 films from New Europe in Normandy, France from 17 to 24 April 2015.

WARSAW: Film New Europe has teamed up with the upcoming Cannes Marche Du Film and the Producers Workshop to promote Central and Eastern European producers during Cannes.

Visegrad Film Forum – international networking and educational platform for upcoming filmmakers – was held at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava between 11th and 14th March 2015.

VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission has launched two new short film production grants.

The Lithuanian Film Center has announced the following production grants in March 2015.

The Meetings on the Bridge, organised as part of the 34th Istanbul Film Festival on  11-17 April 2015 with the support of Anadolu Efes, brings filmmakers from Turkey together with professionals from the international market.

The Pixel Lab (28 June – 4 July 2015), run by Power to the Pixel, is the leading European workshop for new-media narrative projects. High-profile media experts invited from all over the world will coach participants to help them build stories and media brands across platforms; find new sources of funding and distribution for projects; understand how to utilize emerging technologies; develop audience engagement strategies; and forge invaluable partnerships across the media industries.