Lithuanian feature film Karalių pamaina (Kings’ Shift, 2016) directed by Ignas Miškinis, is selected for the world cinema competition of the 5th edition of the Duhok IFF in Iran.
ZAGREB: Hana Jušić’s debut feature Quit Staring at My Plate was chosen to represent Croatia in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 90th Academy Awards. The film is the first Croatian/Danish coproduction.
FNE at 2017 Gdynia Film Festival: The Art of Loving. The Story of Michalina Wislocka
Poland 06-09-2017GDYNIA: The box office hit biopic The Art of Loving. The Story of Michalina Wislocka directed by Maria Sadowska will vie in the main competition of the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017). The film was released in Polish cinemas by Next Film on 27 January 2017 and is the top Polish box office title of the year with 1,794,209 admissions to date.
BRUSSELS:The European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) has just published a press statement and position paper on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. The Commission’s proposal will be discussed in the IP Working Party on 11/12 September and voted on in the European Parliament on 10 October.
EFADs position paper calls for film education, audiovisual heritage, and a fair, diverse and transparent online marketplace for the 21st century
Press releases 05-09-2017The European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) published a position paper today calling on the European institutions to put in place a copyright framework fit for the 21st century. The paper outlines recommendations to improve film education and the preservation of Europe’s audiovisual heritage in the digital age, and to address key challenges in the online world. The paper was developed in the EFADs’ Film Education Working Group (FEWG) and reflects the insights of national film funds from across Europe.
RIGA: Chronicles of Melanie directed by Viesturs Kairišs was selected by a panel set up by the National Film Center to be Latvia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 90th Academy Awards. The film is a Latvian/Czech/Finnish coproduction.
GDYNIA: Sci-fi love story The Man with the Magic Box by Bodo Kox will vie in the main competition of the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival. The festival will take place from 18 to 23 September 2017. The Man with the Magic Box is a Polish/Italian coproduction and is set to be domestically released by Kino Świat on 20 October 2017.
The following grants were announced by the State Cinematography Fund on 29 August 2017.
SIBIU: Nine documentaries have been selected for the international competition of the 17th edition of ASTRA Film Festival, set to take place in Sibiu from 16 to 22 October 2017.
BUCHAREST: Eight emerging filmmakers from Romania, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, France and Switzerland are participating in the 3rd PUSTNIK Screenwriters Residency, running in Romania's Port Cultural Cetate from 2 to 10 September 2017.
