On 27 and 28 November, representatives of film and audiovisual field, experts, policymakers and visionaries will gather in Tallinn for the international visionary conference to discuss topical issues of the European media and film industry. The conference is organised within the framework of the Estonian Presidency of the EU Council, during the 21st Black Nights Film Festival and is opened by the Estonian Minister of Culture Indrek Saar.

The objective of the conference, organised by the Estonian Ministry of Culture at the Tallinn cinema Kino Kosmos IMAX  is to assess the impact of technological changes on the EU audiovisual landscape. Leading experts and visionaries from the audiovisual sector will discuss where the contemporary media and film industries are headed long-term and how the development of business models and analysing of big data affect the industry as well as culture more broadly. The conference will also focus on new technologies such as virtual and augmented reality which may significantly impact the functioning of the entire sector in the near future.
 
Just like Skype changed telecom, Uber the taxi and Spotify the music industry, the audiovisual sector will most likely experience an impact on the similar scale in the near future, Mati Kaalep, Adviser for Audiovisual issues at the Estonian Ministry of Culture and one of the organisers of the conference explained. „It is already apparent that we cannot proceed in the old way. This is clearly illustrated by the exceptional ease of piracy, which in turn, affects the functioning of the entire audiovisual sector. If a film is not released sufficiently quickly in a given country, the consumers will find the opportunity to access it illegally on the Internet, and the effective enforcement of copyrights on a large scale becomes extremely complicated ,“ Kaalep said.
 
He added that the mediation of audiovisual content is only one of the great changes accompanying technological advances – the changes occurring in the mediums that enable content consumption may be just as great, including data collection about people’s consumption habits.  „This , however, may be felt by the consumers as rather intrusive towards their rights.  Are such techniques acceptable in the European cultural space and will it also impact our behaviour, or the content that we are provided in the future? During the conference, these and many other questions will be addressed in our discussions,“ Kaalep explained.
 
The conference will present an impressive line-up of renowned speakers. One of the main keynote speeches will be presented by Jeremy Darroch, the CEO of Sky Group; Barak Berkowitz, Director of Operations and Strategy at the MIT Media Lab; Efe Cakarel, the founder and CEO of MUBI, a company focused on the streaming of art-house films. The participants in the subsequent discussions will include, among others, representatives from Google, Netflix, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), the European Commission and the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs). The conference will be closed with a keynote by Sir David Puttnam.

More information on the conference is available HERE.
Follow the live broadcast of the conference via the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union website HERE.

A visionary conference in audiovisual field entitled Pictured Futures: Connecting Content, Tech & Policy in Audiovisual Europe will take place on 27 and 28 Novemberas part of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, at the initiative of the Estonian Ministry of Culture and in cooperation with the Black Nights Film Festival and the Estonian Film Institute, supported by the European Commission and Enterprise Estonia. #picturedfutures #EU2017EE

 

 

2017 saw two sub-festivals of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) – Animated Dreams and Sleepwalkers – join forces under one banner PÖFF Shorts, which ran from 21st-26th November, became the newest festival in the Baltics dedicated to short films and animation. At an award ceremony held in Tallinn's Kino Sõprus on Saturday 25 November, the winners of the first edition of  PÖFF Shorts were announced.

The Animated Dreams International Competition saw Estonian animation studios Nukufilm and Eesti Joonisfilm presenting Heino Pars’ Nail, an award named after the legendary Estonian animator. The award was designed by Estonian animator Riho Unt. The winner will also receive full accreditation, accommodation and travel to PÖFF Shorts in 2018.

A special mention went to AMONG THE BLACK WAVES (Dir. Anna Budanova, Russia) for being “A highly poetic take on a northern tale, accompanied by mesmerising graphic style which shows such a steady and confident hand of such a young artist. The crafted drawn animation takes us on a dark ride to the bottom of the sea, from which we can only reflect on life’s cruelties.”

The winner was OROGENESIS (Dir. Boris Labbé, Spain / France) of which the jury said: “It is not so often that an abstract experimental film manages to catch the attention over narrative works. However, this film did stand out. It elegantly built a subtle mix between simple landscapes to complexed abstraction, followed by a total soundtrack that left us emotionally triggered with a new perspective on time and space.”

The jury for the Animated Dreams International Competition consisted of Mati Kütt (Estonia), the renowned Estonian animator, Yves Nougarède (France), a member of the selection committee at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and Uri Kranot (Denmark), a filmmaker and the main tutor and content supervisor of AniDox:Lab.

The Sleepwalkers International Competition highlighted the the best live action fiction and documentary films. A special mention was awarded in this section to Joanna Rytel for her film STAY UPS (Sweden) which was praised by the jury for “Honesty, courage of being emotionally naked and injections of dark, sophisticated humour. A film that does not rely on facial expressions of characters, but leaves room for viewer’s imagination; a film that is not afraid to show hidden feelings and deal with family issues in a unique, brave way.”

The winner – which receives a prize from Canon – was Ukrainian film TECHNICAL BREAK (Dir. Philip Sotnychenko, Ukraine) for “... bold, transgressive and emotional filmmaking that integrates both style and substance and works on various levels, including social criticism, gender roles and contemporary reality of a post-soviet country, employing innovative and smart use of cinematography and unfolding as an emotional slap in the face.” The film received its International Premiere as part of PÖFF Shorts.

The Sleepwalkers Student Competition – with a prize sponsored by Playstation – was awarded to THE LAW OF AVERAGES (Dir. Elizabeth Rose, Canada). The jury said they gave the award  “As an appreciation of the courage to make a comedy that talks to international audiences, has well-written, funny and human characters, is flawlessly professionally crafted and employs intellectual humour about serious subjects such as death and family relationships.”

The jury for both the Sleepwalkers International and Student Competitions was made up of Rain Tolk (Estonia), the actor and director most known for starring in Autumn Ball, which was awarded the Orizzonti prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2007, Liene Linde (Latvia), the Latvian director whose latest short Seven Awkward Sex Scenes. Part One was chosen to be part of Future Frames at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and Enrico Vanucci (Italy), short film advisor at the Venice Film Festival and a short film programmer at Torino Short Film Market.

The Animated Dreams Student Competition saw a special mention go to BARBEQUE (Dir. Jenny Jokela, UK) for a movie “...with rich visual artistry which led us to unexpected journey.”

The main prize – sponsored by Sony – went to SOG (Dir. Jonatan Schwenk, Germany) because, in the words of the jury,  “The movie creates in a very impressive way an imaginary world, which borders with prehistoric and fictional. This draws you in and leaves you in bewilderment.”

The jury was comprised of Märt-Matis Lill (Estonia), head of Estonian Composers’ Union whose compositions can be heard in numerous films, theatrical and dance productions, Clémence Bragard (France), a programmer and general coordinator of the Festival national du film d’animation for AFCA and a moderator of Annecy International Animation Festival, and Aleksey Savinsky (Russia) an animation curator, the founder of St.Petersburg Theater Laboratory “Like Theater” and Insomnia animation festival.

The PÖFF Shorts National Competition saw both animations and live action films competing side by side for the first time. A special mention went to ISA [MAN TO MAN] (Dir. Mihail Lustin, Estonia) as the jury were “... really stunned by the narrative concept.”

The winner  – with a prize sponsored by Overall – was MOULINET (Dir. Sander Joon, Estonia) of which the jury said “We agreed unanimously on the winner of this category in less that one minute and we discussed the reasons for more than one hour. So we reached the point that there are some things that we can’t understand no matter how hard we try.”

The jury was Reet Aus (Estonia), the fashion and costume designer well known for her work in fashion, theatre and film, Anna Zača (Latvia), a curator, programmer and project manager for Short Riga and Clémence Bragard (France), who also serves on the Animated Dreams Student Competition Jury.

The 2017 edition of PÖFF Shorts took place from 21st-26th November 2017 at various venues around Tallinn, Estonia. It is a sub-festival of the Black Nights Film Festival which takes place 17th November –3rd December 2017

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is a unique event combining a feature film festival with the sub-festivals of animated films, short films and children/youth films. The festival aims to present Estonian audiences a comprehensive selection of world cinema in all its diversity, providing a friendly atmosphere for interaction between the audience and filmmakers from all around the world.

PÖFF Shorts, http://shorts.poff.ee/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/poffshorts
Black Nights Film Festival, http://www.poff.ee
ShortEst Estonian Short Film Center, www.shortest.eu

 

Launch of a new study examining strategic investment in the future of film

 

The Film Garage is a story development workshop created by Scuola Holden(Italy), focused on genre movies (thriller, sci-fi, horror, crime, black comedy and road movies). 12 selected scripts which suffer from using cliché in an unimaginative way will benefit of an expert's eye to work on these problems.

Click here for more details about the workshop.

How to participate

The Film Garage is designed for professional scriptwriters.  Participants must send their application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in PDF format and in English language:

• a professional CV, filmography, and a motivation letter for being in the workshop;
• a project synopsis and a logline (max one page);
• a project treatment (10 pages maximum);
• a project intention note (it may include a director’s and/or a producer’s notes).

Optional:

• a previous work (link to a video or to references);
• a first financing plan and budget, where available.

Deadline to apply: 26 November 2017

 

 

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn announce participants of the new Screen Stars Tallinn initiative are announced - seven up-and-coming actors from Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Germany.

Screen Stars Tallinn is a three-day lab and talent showcase for young actors from the Baltic Sea Region, launched this year by Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The first edition will take place on November 28-30 and offer the participants meetings with casting agents and filmmakers, masterclasses and networking events. The programme is open for actors who have already performed in films in their respective countries and now wish to enter the international acting scene.

A number of well-known casting directors, agents and film directors will function as mentors and experts, and share experiences and useful tips at masterclasses. These are Stephanie Holbrook, casting director (USA), Debbie McWilliams, casting director (UK), Beatrice Kruger, casting director (Italy), Molly Wansell, agent (UK), Georg Georgi, agent (Germany), Laura Munsterhjelm, agent (Finland), Deborah Kara Unger, actress (Canada) and Steven Bernstein, director (USA).

Says Tiina Lokk, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival: 'There is great talent in the field of acting in our region and we have created Screen Stars Tallinn to put a spotlight on that. We want to offer the participants a springboard for future international careers and a programme mixing training, promotion and networking. We can’t wait to welcome the actors and mentors to this first edition.

The Screen Stars Tallinn experts are presented in more detail at our website. On November 28 at 14.00-16.30, they will participate in a seminar open to all Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event participants "International Film Casting - How to Score the Roles You Dream About". The seminar takes place at Kultuurikatel, Põhja puiestee 27.

Screen Stars Tallinn Participants 2017

Maiken Schmidt (Estonia)
Maiken Schmidt was born in Kilingi-Nõmme in 1985. She has graduated from Tallinn University, majoring in choreography, and the Estonian Academy of Theatre and Music, majoring in performing arts. Since 2012, she works as an actress in Tallinn City Theatre. Maiken has had roles in stage plays, films and TV series, played in three musicals as a dancer and actress, created choreography for productions and worked as a voice over artist for cartoons. different stage plays as well as other projects including films, TV series, dubbing for cartoons, creating choreography for productions, dancing, teaching public speaking, etc. She has also played in three musicals as a dancer and actress. Maiken has appeared in student films, among them Spring a la Carte by D. Tääker and The Second Pie Robbery by K. Kokk, and five full-length features, Demons by Ain Mäeots, 1944 by Elmo Nüganen, Mihkel by A. A. Ergis Magnússon, The End of the Chain (screens in the Estonian Competition programme of Black Nights) by Priit Pääsuke, Truth and Justice by Tanel Toom (to be released in 2019).

Hendrik Toompere jr (Estonia)
Hendrik Toompere jr is a third generation Estonian actor and stage director. In 2010, he graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, and has since been working at the Estonian Drama Theatre. He played in short and student films at university and has now become one of the most desired male film actors in Estonia. His first feature film role was in 2012 in Toomas Hussar’s film Mushrooming, which won the Audience Award at the Karlovy Vary IFF East of West programme and went on to screen at many festivals worldwide. The 2015 domestic box office hit 1944 starring Hendrik has now been sold to more than 20 territories. Both films were the Estonian submissions for the Foreign Language Academy Award. In 2016, Hendrik played the lead in Triin Ruumet’s debut film The Days That Confused, which brought him the Estonian Film Award for Best Actor. In 2017, we can see Hendrik in supporting roles in the feature films The End of the Chain and The Eternal Road that both screen at Black Nights competitions.

Elina Vaska (Latvia)
Elina Vaska was cast in the main role of Renars Vimba's feature debut Mellow Mudas she began studying Theory of Audiovisual Art and Theatre at the Latvian Academy of Culture. Mellow Mud won the Crystal Bear for Best Film on its world premiere at the Berlinale's Generation 14plus strand last year. Elina, who has now also made her stage acting debut, was awarded with the Latvian National Film Award Lielais Kristaps for her role in Mellow Mud and with other awards, not only in Europe. Elina Vaska has been named among the 2017 European Shooting Stars. Praising Vaska's performance in Mellow Mud, the jury commented: "She just made her debut, and what's the debut of this. We could compare it with some classic predecessors, but we will not. Elina's performance is all her own, subtle, contemplative and with a soulful glow. It's the power of the unspoken in a very pure form." With experience in films, TV series and music videos, Elina continues to search for challenges as an actress.

Rosa Honkonen (Finland)
Rosa Honkonen, born in 2000, started acting at age 9 in a musical theatre school. After her first auditions, she bagged a role in a musical, and enrolled in Kruununhaka’s Junior High School, which specialised in music and dancing. From there, she moved to the TV series Satanen and soon thereafter met Anastasia Lobkovski, who has cast her in many roles since then. While shooting Satanen, she was cast in the teaser for the film The Collection, followed by a role in MTV3’s series Hinnalla Millä Hyvänsä, directed by Samuli Valkama. Her first major film role was the main supporting character in Hannaleena Hauru’s Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara. In 2017, she played in Stupid Young Heart, directed by Selma Vilhunen. Honkonen is now studying, majoring in international business, but her biggest passion remains acting.

Louis Hofmann (Germany)
Louis Hofmann was born in Cologne in 1997. His first role was in the TV movie Der Verlorene Vater (2010). Director Hermine Huntgeburth cast him in Tom Sawyer in 2011 and The Adventures of Huck Finn in 2012. For his performance in Sanctuary, he won a Bavarian Film Award 2014. His first international role was in the Oscar® nominated Danish-German co-production Land of Mine, for which he received the award for Best Male Actor at the Tokyo IFF, as well as the Danish Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He recently played in Center of My World by Jakob M. Erwa. In May 2016, Hofmann received the German Actors Prize for Newcomer, as well as the Jaeger-LeCoultre Hommage to German Film for Land Of Mine. At the Berlinale in 2017, Hofmann returned as one of the 10 European Shooting Stars. He can also be seen in the first German series for Amazon, You Are Wanted. He currently stars in the first German-language Netflix series, DARK, in Different Kinds Of Rain, and in the upcoming Prélude.

Gelmine Glemžaite (Lithuania)
Gelminė Glemžaitė was born in 1990, in Vilnius, Lithuania. She started her acting studies at the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy in 2011, and graduated with a BA in 2014. In 2017, she was nominated for the Best Lithuanian Film Actress award at Vilnius International Film Festival, and for the Best Supporting Actress at the Lithuanian national film awards, Silver Crane. At the moment, she’s working in cinema and theatre. Selected filmography: Ten Reasons / Dešimt priežasčių (dir. Andrius Blaževičius, short film, 30 min., 2011, Lithuania), Sobaka (short film, dir. Domas Petronis, 2014, Lithuania), The Saint / Šventasis (dir. Andrius Blaževičius, feature film, 93 min., 2016, Lithuania, Poland), Poilsiautojai. Pavydo žaidynės (feature film,  dir. Simonas Aškelavičius, 2017, Lithuania), The Snake (short film, dir. Titas Laucius, 2017, Lithuania), Summer Survivors (feature film, dir. Marija Kavtaradzė, work in progress, Lithuania).

Lena Morris (Germany)
Lena Morris is an aspiring young actress born and raised in Northern Germany. After her A levels and attending school theatre, she lived a year abroad in England and took an acting class in Maidenhead (England). To study drama, she moved to Berlin. During her three years studies, she began to film A Thought of Ecstasy, that screens in the Official Selection of Black Nights this year.  Currently she lives in Berlin and is playing on stage at Pfefferberg Theater.

 

 

This year the European Commission developed an Animation Plan, which aims to invigorate the animation industry in the entire EU. The Central and Eastern European region contains great potential that has yet to be tapped. A new initiative titled the CEE Animation Workshop is striving to capture this potential by bringing together independent animated film producers from a total of eighteen countries and showing producers from the CEE region the latest international animation industry trends. The event will be held from 2 to 6 December, 2017 in Ljubljana.

The initial idea to connect independent animated film producers from the CEE region (Central and Eastern Europe) emerged in autumn 2016. The need for joint events and more intensive collaboration is the motto of the Visegrad Animation Forum, an international platform that has been connecting producers for the past several years. The primary aim of this initiative is to help grow the industry and lay the groundwork to enable development of successful co-productions which will be competitive internationally. The shared cultural and historical heritage of the CEE countries, the economic similarities and the parallels between forms of expression and language are ideal prerequisites for the creation of strong unity and a strong market. CEE Animation could become a distinctive trademark as well as an excellent export commodity from the participating countries.

The idea to organize this one-off event, which would welcome producers from over half of the countries in Europe and set a firm foundation for future collaboration, was immediately accepted by Creative Europe Desk (CED) representatives. The Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme strengthens the European audiovisual market and tries to enhance the international competitiveness of the market as a whole. The head of the Czech CED Pavlína Kalandrová points out that collaboration between European countries is essential and adds: “The CEE Animation Workshop is intended to facilitate development of the necessary linkages within our market and encourage collaboration within our region, while also helping our market become an adequate partner for Western Europe – whether in the animated work production phase, through co-productions or subsequent distribution.”

The engagement of a total of nineteen national Creative Europe Desks – MEDIA offices (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Georgia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine) is a huge benefit. “We are convinced that through better use of the potential for collaboration between producers in our region, our applicants will be more successful in Creative Europe MEDIA EU programme. That is one of the reasons why so many Creative Europe – MEDIA Desks are taking part in the project,” says Sabina Briški Karlić, the head of the Slovenian CED, adding: “Our mission is not only to put collaborative efforts for the workshop to happen. We are above all working together to identify issues in each of the countries that are part of the CEE Animation Workshop to be able to reach expected workshop outcomes and promote its results at the very moment of European strategy for animation sector being set.”

The head of studies of the workshop is Linda Beath, who has provided film advisory services and trained film producers across Europe for many years. The lecturers, who will spend five days of intensive work with the participants, include five renowned film experts. Experienced Irish producer Siun Ni Raghallaigh, who has over thirty years of experience in the media industry, is the CEO of Ardmore Studios and one of the founders of Troy Studios. A second lecturer is Moe Honan, CEO of Moetion Films Ltd. Her studio was recognized as the 2016 Producer of the Year at Cartoon Movie and has co-produced many animated films, including award-winning full length feature films such as Two By Two – Ooops! The Ark Has Gone (aka Ooops! Noah Is Gone). A third tutor is renowned film marketing expert Mathias Noschis. With his company Alphapanda, he has developed online PR and social media campaigns for numerous Hollywood titles, such as: Lego Ninjago, Kung Fu Panda 3, Ice Age: Collision Course, Toy Story 3 and Rango. Mathias is currently working on a Polish film titled Another Day of Life. The fourth is Richard Rowe, Director of International Acquisitions and Co-productions at DHX Media. Having spent the first 12 years of his career at Turner Broadcasting, he recently founded Rowe Media to provide consultancy services to the children’s television industry. This group will also join Maciej Chmiel, Vice Head of Sales & Acquisitions Department of TVP (Polish National Broadcaster).

Twenty-six producers from a total of eighteen countries were selected to participate in the first edition of the workshop: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Georgia, Kosovo, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Ukraine. The main workshop topics will include international co-productions, financing, legal issues, marketing, sales, work with TV broadcasters and digital distribution.

An important part of the Ljubljana workshop will be a panel discussion on co-production conditions in Central and Eastern Europe. The meeting will be attended by over thirty film professionals who will try to formulate a joint statement to cinematographic funds and representatives of TV broadcasters calling for greater support of the animation industry. This document, titled the Ljubljana Accord will include a description of the specific conditions for production of animated works in the CEE region and draft improvement strategies aimed at developing a competitive animated film industry – both nationally and internationally.

The CEE Animation Workshop will be held from 2 to 6 December, 2017 at the Animateka International Animated Film Festival taking place in Ljubljana from 4 to 10 December, 2017. More information about the CEE Animation Workshop find at ceeanimation.eu.

Accompanying programme:

The CEE Animation Workshop is being organized in co-operation with the Animateka International Animated Film Festival which will be held in Ljubljana from 4 to 10 December, 2017. The accompanying programme will feature workshop lecturers Moe Honan and Siun Ni Raghallaigh. There will be a general public screening of the animated feature comedy Ooops! Noah Is Gone… In their case study, the two producers will unveil the feature film development process, starting from the search for possible financing and co-production partners to subsequent distribution of the animated work. The Irish-German-Luxembourg-Belgian co-production, known in the USA as All Creatures Big and Small and in the UK and Ireland as Two by Two – Ooops! The Ark Has Gone…, won the 2016 Producer of the Year award at Cartoon Movie. The worldwide success of the film is underscored by sales in more than 120 countries, including cinema distribution in China, and a significant response from online platforms, including Netflix sales. The event will be held on 5 December.

 

Media contact:

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Contact for inquiries regarding the CEE Animation Workshop:

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The organizers of the CEE Animation Workshop are:

Creative Europe – MEDIA Desks from 19 countries

Creative Europe is the EU programme supporting audiovisual industry and the cultural and creative sectors in the period 2014–2020. The programme aims to create a single framework for financing projects in the performing arts, visual arts, literature and publishing, film, television, music, interdisciplinary arts, cultural heritage and video games, and to leverage synergies between different sectors, increasing the effectiveness of the support provided.

→ https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/

Visegrad Animation Forum

The Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF) is a platform intended to strengthen the animation industry in the Central and Eastern European region. The main objective is to create opportunities for meetings of producers, studios, TV broadcasters and film distributors leading to co-operation on animation projects. The core of the VAF agenda is a pitching competition with two categories: short film and series/TV specials. Participants have a unique opportunity to attract foreign producers, facilitating further development of the project and momentum towards realization. The competitive part is accompanied by professional workshops on topics relating to the financing of development, production and distribution of animated films and series.

→ http://visegradanimation.com/  

Slovenian Animated Film Association

Slovenian Animated Film Association (:D'SAF!) unites professionals (producers, directors, animators, designers, screenwriters, festival programmers, etc.) working in animated film, as well as experts in related fields, public and private organizations, students and enthusiasts. Its primary goals are to further the development and recognition of the art of animated film nationally and internationally.

→ http://cargocollective.com/animirani-film/ABOUT-D-SAF/

Motovila Institute

Motovila, Centre for the Promotion of Cooperation in the Cultural and Creative Sectors (Motovila Institute) is a non-governmental and non-profit institute based in Ljubljana. It focuses on encouraging international collaboration in the cultural and creative sectors and related complementary sectors. Its aim is to facilitate international connections of cultural and creative operators as well as to equip them with skills necessary for a successful access to cooperation opportunities available within the EU and other international mechanisms. As part of those activities, Motovila runs the Creative Europe Desk (CED) in Slovenia, a national info point for the promotion of the Creative Europe Programme, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the European Commission.

→ http://ced-slovenia.eu/en/motovila-institute/

Animateka International Animated Film Festival

Animateka, a week-long international festival of animated film, takes place every year in Ljubljana’s Kinodvor and Slovenian Cinematheque. It focuses primarily on the most recent Eastern and Central European short film productions. European student films and International children’s films will also be presented in competition programmes. The festival, supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, includes a wide range of historical and thematic programmes offering audiences insight into the inception and development of animation and giving them an overview of the best contemporary short and feature animated films on a worldwide scale.

→ http://www.animateka.si/2017/en/