Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored for the 11th time by AKBANK, the much anticipated Istanbul Film Festival’s 34th edition kicked off with an opening ceremony on Friday night, 3 April. The opening ceremony brought the stars and distinguished figures of the Turkish cinema together at the Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Center.

NICOSIA: German features dominate the international competition at the Cyprus Film Days this year - 5 out of 10 of the films shown are German productions or coproductions. The festival will be running from 17 to 26 April 2015.

On Thursday evening, “Kino Pavasaris” invited guests to attend the celebratory closing ceremony of the festival at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic. For two weeks, movie theatres in five Lithuanian cities were full of cinema enthusiasts attending screenings of exceptional films, meeting with filmmakers from around the world, and going to many other events.

One of the hottest festivals of the cold North, with FIAPF accredited international competition programme and a rapidly growing industry and sales destination, the Black Nights Film Festival is excited to announce the call for submissions for it's 19th edition!

The 20th Vilnius IFF “Kino Pavasaris” invited creators participating in the competition programmes “Baltic Gaze” and “New Europe – New Names” to talk about their films and the creative process. The informal event took place at the Vilnius bar “Floor” and drew a crowd of cinema enthusiasts.

Nominated Are MY SKINNY SISTER, THE INVISIBLE BOY and YOU’RE UGLY TOO

PRAGUE: On Monday, April 6, an exceptional documentary Cain's Children will be screened in Cinema Světozor in Prague. In a visually captivating manner, the Hungarian director Marcell Gerő tells the stories of three people, who were sentenced to long-term inprisonment for murder in the communist era and who are now trying to cope with their crimes and to make sense of free society.

Six films, including two directed by women, will compete this year for the Bucharest IFF trophy. All titles are Romanian premieres and, with one exception, will not be distributed in Romanian cinemas. The artistic director of the festival, Andrei Creţulescu, proposes, once again, an eclectic selection encompassing challenges, shocks and revelations.

WIESBADEN: goEast, the international film festival held in Germany which focuses on Eastern European films, will run from 22 to 28 April in 2015.

WARSAW: TVN, a privately owned TV broadcaster in Poland, is planning to add two new channels from 16 April 2015. TVN Meteo Active will focus on lifestyle programmes while TVN Fabuła will offer films and TV series.