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Official Competition - Transilvania IFF 2015

Emotion, extreme tension and pleasantly surprising attempts of young filmmakers to revive genre cinema are the main ingredients of this year's TIFF Official Competition (May 29 – June 7). 12 films will compete this year for the Transilvania Trophy – five are debut features and seven are made by second…
06-05-2015

Latest Updates on Emerging Producers

Katja Adomeit (Emerging Producer 2013) and Aline Schmid (Emerging Producer 2014) will join the networking platform Producers on the Move 2015, organised as part of the Cannes Festival.
05-05-2015

The Golden Kingfishers go to The Way Out, the documentary wave vs. shore, the series Secret Lives and a TV film from the The Czech Century series

Pilsen – 2 May – The closing gala of the Finále Plzeň film festival on Saturday was for the Golden Kingfisher awards. Competing were Czech and Slovak films shot in the past twelve months. The international jury chaired by director David Ondříček decided to give the main award, the Golden…
04-05-2015

The 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival as a celebration of film fans

The Karlovy Vary festival is famous for its inimitable atmosphere, its openness to film lovers and its relaxed environment in which film stars and regular viewers can meet in one room. It is for these reasons that the opening of the 50th KVIFF has been conceived as a celebration of…
30-04-2015

Debut Film NO ONE’S CHILD from Vuk Rsumovic Receives the Main Prize at goEast Film Festival

Powerful, Compassionate, Multi-layered: The Serbian-Croatian Debut Film NICIJE DETE / NO ONE'S CHILD from Vuk Rsumovic Receives the Main Prize at goEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden The winners at goEast 2015 have been announced! The four awards of the Competition for Fiction Features and Documentaries at the 15th edition of…
29-04-2015

A l’Est du Nouveau, palmarès X° édition

The Award Ceremony Closed the A L’Est du Nouveau Film Festival on Friday, April 24th 2015
28-04-2015

A l’Est, du Nouveau, a Successful Festival Franchise

The unique East European film festival in France - A l’Est du Nouveau film festival took place for the tenth time from April 17th to 24th. For the year of 2015, it was hosted by the Seine Maritime Cinemas in Rouen, Mont Saint Aignan, Elbeuf and Yvetot.
28-04-2015

Music competition DocFilmMusic - the list of films

After the results of the selection for the short film competition, which is held incessantly since 1961, it is now time for the youngest - the music competition, held for the third time. Traditionally, DocFilmMusic will be held also in Warsaw, competing films will be shown in Kino Rejs. Two…
24-04-2015

34TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL ENDED ON SUNDAY, 19 APRIL

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and supported for the 11th time by AKBANK, the Istanbul Film Festival ended on Sunday, 19 April.
22-04-2015

Peace to Us in Our Dreams by Šarūnas Bartas at the Cannes Director’s Fortnight

It was announced today that Peace To Us in Our Dreams by the acclaimed Lithuanian director Šarūnas Bartas has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival where it will have its world premiere.
22-04-2015

The only Lithuanian films in Cannes - „Peace to Us in Our Dreams“ film by Šarūnas Bartas

One of the most prominent Lithuanian film directors Šarūnas Bartas presented his 7th film „Eastern Drift“ and started the development of his new film. The publishing of the film was long waited not only in Lithuania but outside of its boarders too. It has been officially announced that his drama…
22-04-2015

10th Meetings on the Bridge Award Winners Announced

The 10th edition of the Meetings on the Bridge was held on 15-16 April 2015 within the scope of the Istanbul Film Festival.
17-04-2015

OPEN LETTER TO THE PUBLIC

Following the blocking of the screening of films at the 34th Istanbul Film Festival, filmmakers have displayed a determined act of solidarity against censorship.
15-04-2015

Message from the Director of the Istanbul Film Festival

Dear guests of the Festival, we would like to keep you informed and up-to-date regarding the current situation ongoing at the Istanbul Film Festival.
15-04-2015

34TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL CANCELS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN TULIP COMPETITIONS, NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION AND THE CLOSING CEREMONY

The 34th Istanbul Film Festival hasorganised a press meeting on Monday, 13 April and informed the public regarding the current developments. The press meeting at Martı Istanbul Hotel was attended by Azize Tan, the director of the festival, as well as the jury members of the festival competitions, and filmmakers…
13-04-2015

Impressive Cinematic Art, Everyday Life in Exceptional Times, War and Political Repression: Russia and Ukraine at goEast 2015

Illuminating cinematic glimpses into Soviet history, seldom heard stories from today's Ukraine and Russia and case studies on the political repression of those who think differently - the range of topics and contributions from Ukraine and Russia at this year's edition of goEast - Festival of Central and Eastern European…
13-04-2015

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival is the largest festival of creative documentary films in Central and Eastern Europe. It draws attention to documentaries with innovative visual style and a deeper social reflection and confrontation. Jihlava IDFF has a prominent place on the map of documentary film festivals, being also a…
08-04-2015

Festive closing ceremony of the 20th Vilnius IFF “Kino Pavasaris”

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…
03-04-2015

34TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF

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…
03-04-2015

POFF 2015 Call for Submissions

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!
01-04-2015