SOFIA: Eighteen films were selected for the International Competition of the 20th Sofia International Film Festival, which will take place from 10 to 20 March 2016.
Febiofest will welcome Pedro Almodóvar’s muse, actress Carmen Maura, and Peter Mullan, the star of Danny Boyle’s films and the drug dealer from Trainspotting
Festivals 08-03-2016Carmen Maura, one of the most prominent women of Spanish cinema, has accepted the invitation to Prague IFF Febiofest. Also attending will be Peter Mullan, the Scottish actor and holder of the Venice IFF Golden Lion Award, who is probably best known from Danny Boyle’s films Shallow Grave or Trainspotting, and his lead role in My Name Is Joe.
BUCHAREST: Happy Channel launched in Romania on 7 March 2016 replacing Euforia TV. The channel is destined for women and families.
DUBROVNIK: The shooting of Star Wars, which will take place in Dubrovnik from 9 to 20 March, re-ignites the discussion around the opportunity of building a film studio in Dubrovnik.
PLZEN: Thirteen titles will be competing in the feature or animated films competition of the 29th Finale Plzen Film Festival set to take place from 15 to 21 April 2016. The festival showcasing Czech and Slovak productions steps into a new era with a new management and several changes.
Come to Pilsen for an opportunity to watch the complete Czech and Slovak cinema production of the past year. There are many new features to look forward to. The main guest of this year’s edition is Mike Reiss, a long-term writer of the Simpsons.
PRAGUE: An important amendment to the Czech audiovisual law has moved one step closer to approval after being approved by the lower house of the Czech parliament this week.
EFA Joins Protest Against Polish Public Broadcaster's Attack on Award-Winning IDA
Press releases 02-03-2016The Board of the European Film Academy (EFA) supports the Polish Directors’ Guild and over 90 Polish film journalists in their protest against the treatment of multiple EFA-winner IDA by Poland's public broadcaster TVP.
The Federation of European Film Directors has added its voice to that of the Polish Directors’ Guild in condemning the actions of Polish Television TVP in broadcasting a programme attacking Paweł Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning film and European Parliament’s 2014 LUX Prize winner IDA.
WARSAW: The Here After by Magnus von Horn, a Polish/Swedish/French coproduction, which had its world premiere in the Director's Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival 2015, will be released theatrically in UK on 11 March 2016.
