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European cinema at Cinematik

Cinematik focuses on European cinema from its very beginning. Film Europe section presents five feature films and one short film that gained attention at various festivals. The section is organized in collaboration with Film Europe Media Company. One of the highlights of whole festival is A Trip to the Moon…
22-08-2012

Cinematik gives opportunity to Slovak documentaries

One of two competitive sections at Cinematik called Cinematik.doc is designed for Slovak feature-length documentary films. Documentaries released between September 2011 and September 2012 will compete for the Film Europe Award. The winner will be chosen by international jury composed of young European filmmakers and film critics. Pavol Barabáš enters…
02-08-2012

SANCTUARY BY NORAH MCGETTIGAN PREMIERE AT GALWAY FILM FLEADH!

On Friday, 13 July, the most important film festival in Ireland, the Galway Film Fleadh will see the premiere of the Irish-Polish co-production of Sanctuary by Norah McGettigan, starring Anne-Marie Duff, Jan Frycz and Agnieszka Żulewska. Sanctuary is a story of Jan, who is a successful Warsaw plastic surgeon with…
09-07-2012

KVIFF: FINAL PRESS RELEASE (JULY 7TH, 2012)

The 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with four competition categories, took place from June 29st to July 7th this year. It was organized by Film Servis Fesival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as president of the festival and Karel Och as artistic director. The 48th…
09-07-2012

Fest Anča 2012 winners

press release * Bratislava, Slovakia, July 4th, 2012 The International Animation Festival Fest Anča has announced the winners for the fifth annual presentation of its awards. Festival took place between June 28th and July 1st, 2012 in Žilina, Slovakia. Anča Award Anča Award is an international competition of animated films…
05-07-2012

KVIFF: WORKS IN PROGRESS 2012 AWARD

AWARD 10.000 EUROS IN SERVICES FOR THE MOST PROMISING PROJECT Every year, producers present the latest feature production from Central and Eastern Europe in the Works in Progress during the Karlovy Vary IFF. This one-day presentation designed for international distributors, sales agents, and festival programmers offers a selection of quality…
04-07-2012

CALL FOR ENTRY FORMS FOR 18TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ETIUDA&ANIMA

18th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima (18th - 24th of November 2011, Krakow, Poland) is starting to call for entries to the two short film competitions: ETIUDA COMPETITION (deadline is on 17th September 2011) - international film competition for student etudes made at film and fine art schools, and ANIMA COMPETITION…
03-07-2012

Invitation: Locarno IFF Press conference, 11 July 2012

Dear Madam, dear Sir, The official line-up of the 65th Festival del film Locarno will be announced on 11 July at 5 pm. You can find the invitation to the press conference in the attachment. We would also like to inform you that it is still possible to request press…
03-07-2012

Norwegian director Bård Breien’s latest film, The Down’s Detective, to be shot in the Czech Rep

Following his remarkable success at Karlovy Vary with The Art of Negative Thinking, Norwegian writer/director Bård Breien is about to start production of his second feature film, The Down's Detective. The film, a Norwegian-Czech-Danish-German co-production, will be shot solely in Czech Republic. Robert Bogerud (28) wants to be a private…
02-07-2012

What´s Slovak @ Karlovy Vary IFF 2012

Dear Colleagues & Friends, Let us inform you about thepresence of Slovak films at the 47th KARLOVY VARY International Film Festival (June 29 – July 7, 2012): Debut feature film by young Slovak filmmaker Iveta Grófová MADE IN ASH will open the EAST OF THE WEST Competition on Saturday, June…
29-06-2012

FURTHER GUESTS AT THE 47TH KARLOVY VARY IFF

THE KARLOVY VARY FESTIVAL WILL BE ATTENDED BY DIRECTOR DARIO ARGENTO The 47th Karlovy Vary IFF will be hosting Italian director DARIO ARGENTO, who will introduce the film Dario Argento's Dracula included in the section Midnight Screenings. The film will be screened in 3D. The Italian director and screenwriter has…
25-06-2012

12. MFF T-Mobile Nowe Horyzonty announces juries

Poland’s biggest film festival, the T-Mobile New Horizons IFF in Wrocław, announced its juries in four competitions. This year’s jurors are a mix of acclaimed filmmakers and industry professionals. The main New Horizons International Competition will be judged by a group of acclaimed and uncompromising filmmakers: Urszula Antoniak (Code Blue),…
20-06-2012

ART FILM FEST International Film Festival opens with heart and reminiscences

Reminding us that there is more to life than money, the 20th Art Film Fest got off to a flying start on Saturday in Trenčianske Teplice and Trenčín. ”I’m thankful to be able to meet people at this festival who strive to reveal the essence of humanity. That’s the only…
20-06-2012

National Programme of the 59th Pula Film Festival

The National Programme of the 59th Pula Film Festival will be opened in the Arena on 21 July 2012 with Vlatka Vorkapic's romantic comedy Sonja and the Bull, produced by Interfilm. So far, eight films have been confirmed for the main section of the National Programme. Apart from the opening…
18-06-2012

Hannah Fidell’s "A Teacher" wins the first edition of US in Progress Paris

US In Progress is the first industry event devoted to US-indies in Europe. The event was started in 2011 in Wrocław by the New Horizons Association and Black Rabbit Film and then expanded to Paris, where it was part of Sophie Dulac’s Champs-Elysées Film Festival (6 - 12 June 2012).…
18-06-2012

The sucessful finale of the 7th edition of Dragon Forum Academy of Documentary Arts

The final event of this year’s edition of Academy of Documentary Arts – the Dragon Forum pitching took place between the 29th and 3th of June 2012 during the 52nd Krakow Film Festival. The 7th edition of Dragon Forum Pitching was all about the changes. The formula was renewed and…
18-06-2012

07.06.2012 Pardo alla carriera to Johnnie To

The 65th Festival del film Locarno salutes Johnnie To with a Pardo alla carriera for his exceptional contribution to cinema as a director and producer. The presentation will be accompanied by the European Premiere screening on the Piazza Grande of Motorway (Che sau), To's latest production, directed by Soi Cheang.…
12-06-2012

TRANSILVANIA TROPHY GOES TO NORWAY

Transilvania Trophy, in ammount of 15.000 Euro, offered by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR), goes to Norway: "Oslo, August 31st", directed by Joachim Trier.Joachim Trier is the winner of Transilvania IFF 2012. The award was offered to Laurențiu Merișan, from Independența Film by actress Geraldine Chaplin and Horia- Roman Patapievici,…
10-06-2012

Seven Days Roundup at TRANSILVANIA IFF

Transilvania IFF rounds up a week packed with events. From the moonlight screening of Méliès'masterpieces to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odissey, from masterclasses to lifetime awards, Cinema was celebrated properly in the first week of June. On June 1st, Transilvania IFF opened with two premieres: 110 years after its…
09-06-2012

Woody Allen’s latest sends Art Film Fest to Rome with Love

Award-winning films from the world's most prestigious festivals, Oscar nominees, exclusive premieres of critically acclaimed pictures, the latest in Slovak cinema, Asian blockbusters, even tributes to revered celebrities of the silver screen - all this and more awaits audiences at the 20th anniversary of Art Film Fest, running from 16…
08-06-2012