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Cannes victor in exclusive Art Film Fest premiere

For acclaimed Palme d'Or winners to be screened at a Slovak film festival literally days after Cannes's conclusion used to be a rarity. But last year Art Film Fest managed to do just that, acquiring several films freshly awarded at the prestigious French festival - and this year they've done…
08-06-2012

Art Film Fest to award international and Slovak luminaries

Famous faces etched in viewers' minds and famous names behind major cinematic oeuvres are set to pay a visit to the 20th Art Film Fest, running from 16 to 23 June in Trenčianske Teplice and Trenčín. As in previous years, Art Film Fest is honouring Slovak and international performers for…
08-06-2012

SLOVAK PRESENCE in KARLOVY VARY 2012

MADE IN ASH 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival announced its Competition Programme, and we are happy to have the World Premiere of the film MADE IN ASH as the opening film of the EAST OF THE WEST Competition. MADE IN ASH (orig. Až do mesta Aš, SK - CZ…
08-06-2012

Competition sections of the 47th KVIFF announced

Official Selection - Competition Greek BOY EATING THE BIRD'S FOOD to premier in Karlovy Vary competition Eight world premieres and four international premieres will be competing in the main competition of the 47th KVIFF, which will also be profiling four talented debut directors One of the films competing for the…
07-06-2012

Who’s coming to Transilvania International Film Festival

During its 10 editions, Transilvania IFF proudly introduced to its audience many prestigious guests from both Romanian and international cinema, honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award starring in various master classes and special events throughout the 10 days of the festival.In 2012, Geraldine Chaplin, one of the distinct figures in…
31-05-2012

THE 6TH KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI SCRIPTEAST AWARD, CANNES, MAY 23, 2012

Today, at 5 pm, at Plage des Palmes in Cannes we found out the winner of this year's Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award for the best Eastern and Central European Script.
24-05-2012

Brand new Slovak releases at Art Film Fest

A poetic dance-musical starring a ripe-aged man and an upbeat, unusual film about young people searching for their soul mates. At the 20th Art Film Fest, running from 16 to 23 June in Trenčianske Teplice and Trenčín, fans of Slovak cinema can look forward to exclusive screenings of brand new…
18-05-2012

ArtFilmFest: Racism, drugs and unruly youth: all this and more in new British films

Avant-garde. Innovative. Fascinating. And full of new talent. That's contemporary British cinema in a nutshell. The upcoming 20th Art Film Fest, running from 16 to 23 June 2012 in Trenčianske Teplice and Trenčín, will include a section entitled Focus: New British Cinema, honing its lens on troublesome English youth and…
10-05-2012

Romanian Days at TIFF 2012

One of Transilvania International Film Festival’s most expected programs, Romanian Days, will present some of this year world premieres and recent productions, promising to keep the audience on its toes. The selection was made by Mihai Chirilov, Artistic Director at TIFF, and it is composed by 11 feature films and…
09-05-2012

FNE at Cyprus Film Days 2012: 10th International Film Festival

The 10th International Film Festival ‘Cyprus Film Days 2012' was concluded on Sunday April 29th, with simultaneous screenings in Limassol and Nicosia and with the award ceremony at the Rialto Theatre, in Limassol. In Limassol, at the Rialto Theatre, the award winning film ‘We need to talk about Kevin', by…
04-05-2012

Karlovy Vary Festival to award Dame Helen Mirren

During the Gala Opening Ceremony of the 47th Karlovy Vary IFF, the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema will be awarded to Dame Helen Mirren. This superb British actress will be a guest at this year’s festival together with her husband, American director and producer Taylor Hackford.…
03-05-2012

Czech Film Center at Finále Plzeň

Prague, April 4 2012 - The Czech Film Center has prepared several activities for this year’s Finále Plzeň - the festival of Czech films. The traditional presentation of Upcoming feature and animated films, which the Czech Film Center (CFC) is organizing for the 11th time, will take place April 27.…
30-04-2012

LAST CALL / NEW EMERGING PRODUCERS PROJECT / APRIL 30 !

The aim of the four-day project (October 25-28, 2012 / Jihlava IDFF) is to point out 15 talented producers from European countries, provide them with access to information in the field of audiovision and thus increase the potential of future European coproductions. For more details please go to our websitePlease,do…
27-04-2012

TIFF launches a new programe : "10 for Film"

A new project is beginning this year at TIFF, one that will introduce 10 remarkable, but still undiscovered Romanian actors, to film audience and film professionals. Coming from theatres or having already some film experience, they will be given a professional portfolio and a chance to impress. In a country…
27-04-2012

"Losing Sonia" and "3 Days of Freedom" premiere at Visions du Réel

„LOSING SONIA” AND „3 DAYS OF FREEDOM” PREMIERE AT VISIONS DU RÉELTwo documentaries produced by Wajda Studio, "Losing Sonia" by Radka Franczak and "3 Days of Freedom", by Łukasz Borowski, were selected for the programme of the 18th Visions du Réel Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, which starts today. "Losing Sonia"…
23-04-2012

Only one week left to feed The Dragon with your ideas..!

Dear Filmmaker, There’s only one week left to submit projects of documentary films to Dragon Forum =012 Pitching! The event will take place during the Krakow Film Festival, from May, 30th till June, 3rd . Considering the fact that the year 2012 is celebrated as Chinese Year of Dragon and…
20-04-2012

52nd KFF AND ITS JURY COMPOSITION

Krakow, 19th April 2012 - The composition of the Jury at the 52nd Krakow Film Festival has been announced. This year the organizers of the festival decided to entrust outstanding Polish film-makers with this role: Jacek Bławut, Marcel Łoziński and Michał Kwieciński who will lead the Jury in three festival…
20-04-2012

Croatian Shorts on the road to Oberhausen and Annecy

Three Croatian films will be screened at the 58th edition of the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen that takes place from 26 April to 1 May. Le Samouräi by Ivan Faktor and Chill by Hana Jušić will be screened in the International Competition Programme. Dalibor Barić’s The Spectres of…
19-04-2012

The 31st Istanbul Film Festival Ended

The 31st Istanbul Film Festival organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts under the sponsorship of AKBANK ended on Sunday, 15 April. Throughout two weeks, a total of 140 thousand cinephiles watched 220 films by 232 directors from 52 countries at 522 screenings grouped under 22 sections, in…
18-04-2012

KVIFF: WORLD PREMIERE OF THE DIGITALLY RESTORED COPY OF THE FILM THE FIREMEN’S BALL

Last year the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival initiated a long-term project to digitally restore major works of Czechoslovak cinematography. The Ministry of Culture and the National Film Archive are also involved in the project. The common aim is the gradual digitisation of titles from the Czech film industry's gold…
17-04-2012