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Introducing the Jury for the Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival
Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality, sponsored by Mastercard, is dedicated to the promotion of gender equality for debut films by female authors. Films and directors eligible for the Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality are not limited to Competition strands and include other programmes and territories as well, provided…
FINAL CUT IN VENICE 2023 - 7 WORKS IN PROGRESS FILMS SELECTED
The seven work-in-progress films of the 11th edition of Final Cut in Venice (September 3rd – September 5th) have been selected.
Titles of the Polish Days 2023 announced. New films by DK Welchman, Jan P. Matuszyński and Damian Kocur will be showcased at this year’s biggest industry event in Poland!
The 2023 edition of Polish Days will take place from the 23rd to the 25th of July during the 23rd mBank New Horizons International Film Festival (July 20 – 30) in Wrocław. This year's event will feature 4 completed films, 9 works in progress, and 9 projects in development. Congratulations…
Winners of the 57th Karlovy Vary IFF
The 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two competitive categories, took place from June 30th to July 8th. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as the president of the festival, Karel Och as its artistic director, Kryštof Mucha as…
Animated Film About a Cow Selected for Pardi di domani at Locarno Film
The highly anticipated short animated film "About a Cow" has been officially selected to compete in the Pardi di domani at the 76th Locarno Film Festival. Directed by Pavla Baštanová and produced by Mária Môťovská from MAUR film (Czech Republic) and Sereina Gabathuler from Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion (Switzerland), the film…
Winners of KVIFF Eastern Promises
KVIFF Eastern Promises, the festival's Industry section and film market, has the exciting mission of bridging the gap between talented filmmakers and their potential partners, festivals and audiences. “Just like every year, we’ve tried to curate a nice mix of projects from around the regions, a solid mix of documentary…
VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET 2023 - THE LINE UP OF THE SELECTED PROJECTS
The 10th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (September 1 - September 3, 2023), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, will take place during the forthcoming 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30th - September 9th, 2023) and will offer selected projects from Europe and around the world…
Tiina Lokk presents Estonian film legacy at Karlovy Vary
Tiina Lokk, the director of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, presents the Estonian cult classic "A Stolen Meeting" (1988) at Karlovy Vary. The last feature of Leida Laius (1923-1996), one of Estonia’s most unique female filmmakers, was selected for "Out of the Past" film legacy section. The film will be…
Calls for Ji.hlava industry programmes & New visual
POSTER OF THE THIS YEAR’S JI.HLAVA IDFF WAS UNVEILED - The visual identity of the 27th Ji.hlava IDFF has been revealed! It refers to calligraphy and at the same time works with the principle of mirroring. The author of the visuals, Juraj Horváth, is an award-winning book graphic designer and…
First Cut+ Karlovy Vary Line Up
Now in its 8th edition since 2020, First Cut+ is a program initiated by Tatino Films that operates twice a year, working in close cooperation with two dynamic and well-established film industryplatforms: Trieste’s When East Meets West and Karlovy Vary IFF’s Eastern Promises.
CineLink workshop in Slano started with activities for Co-Production Market projects
The CineLink workshop in Slano started on June 20 with activities for projects of this year's selection of CineLink Co-Production Market which will present a total of 11 feature-length film projects during the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival. For the next three days, the participants of the workshop in Slano will…
THE VISUAL OF THE 27TH JI.HLAVA MIRRORS THE WORLD AROUND US
The 27th Ji.hlava IDFF revealed its poster. Its author is the award-winning illustrator Juraj Horváth.
Karlovy Vary IFF Announces More Guests and the Closing Film of the 57th Edition
American actress and director Robin Wright will be awarded the KVIFF President’s Award at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s closing ceremony. Find out more information here.
Eight film projects in development within the focus of the CineLink workshop in Slano
The industrial department of the Sarajevo Film Festival, CineLink Industry Days, will organize a CineLink workshop in Slano (Croatia) from 20 to 24 June, focusing on eight film projects in development. The CineLink team in Slano will focus on improving production values by connecting projects and film professionals, and will…
Utopias in the Fest Anča's rich accompanying programme
The 16th edition of the Fest Anča International Animation Festival, which will take place on 29 June - 2 July in Žilina, will present not only animated films, but also a rich accompanying programme, which will consist of discussions, workshops, as well as performances by leading names of the domestic…
Discover the projects selected for this year's KVIFF Eastern Promises
Dear film industry professionals, we would like to draw your attention to the just-revealed selection of 27 film projects that were chosen by KVIFF's curator team to be showcased at this year's Works in Progress, Works in Development – Feature Launch, and First Cut+ Works in Progress.
KARLOVY VARY IFF ANNOUNCES MORE GUESTS AND THE OPENING FILM OF THE 57TH EDITION
Scottish actor, director and producer Ewan McGregor and Swedish actress Alicia Vikander will be the guests of the first weekend of the 57th Karlovy Vary Festival. Both actors will receive the Karlovy Vary IFF President's Award and present their latest films. This year’s edition of the festival will open with…
Young Horizons Industry official selection is here!
26 projects, including 12 films and 14 series from 17 countries, will be presented during the 7th edition of Young Horizons Industry (former Kids Kino Industry) in in-development and work-in-progress pitching sections.
A New Chapter Begins. Young Horizons
The year of the round 10th edition of the festival for young viewers takes us into a brand new era: filled with challenges and opportunities, with a refreshed identity. This is a new chapter for us: Kids Kino changes into Young Horizons. We are introducing not only a new name…
Women Win Big at the Friss Hús Budapest ISFF Awards Ceremony
Awards of the XI. Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival announced