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Docs in Thessaloniki 2013

March 20 - 24, 2013. Thessaloniki, Greece. Docs in Thessaloniki is an international pitching forum and workshop offering an outstanding opportunity to create alliances for future collaborations. Here you will develop & pitch your project and network with European colleagues and financiers in a relaxed and constructive atmosphere. Submission deadline…
21-12-2012

Acquisition of the shares in Israel Theaters Real Estate B.V., an indirect subsidiary of Israel Theatres Ltd by Cinema City International NV and closing of the bank club financing agreement by Cinema City International NV

The Management Board of Cinema City International N.V., with its registered office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (the "Company"), hereby announces that on 19 December 2012 the Company signed and completed an agreement with Israel Theaters Real Estate Holding B.V. ("ITRE") (a subsidiary of Israel Theaters Ltd. ("IT")) to acquire (the…
21-12-2012

3D Film Mart, a growing market which demonstrates the strong interest of European Cinema professionals for S-3D

The second edition of 3D Film Mart took place on 4 & 5 December 2012 in Liège (Belgium) and was a success. More than 100 people attended the Market, nearly double the numbers anticipated! Producers, researchers, distributors, and investors from all over the world met there in order to do…
21-12-2012

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST -22 projects selected for participation in the Trieste forum

22 projects selected for participation in the Trieste forum dedicated to co-productions with Eastern European countries Trieste, December 20, 2012 – A total of 22 international projects from 11 countries will participate in the third edition of the Trieste-based co-production forum When East Meets West, one of the important platforms…
20-12-2012

Selection for 2013 EAVE European Producers Workshop announced

With 146 applications coming from 46 different countries, we are delighted to announce the participants for the EAVE 2013 European Producers Workshop: 51 promising producers from 32 countries have finally been selected for 2013. Out of the selected producers, 33 are bringing a project to EAVE (of which 5 documentaries).
18-12-2012

Cinema City acquires the real estate operations of Israel Theatres and signs a new bank club financing loan with BZ WBK, HSBC and ING Bank Śląski

Today Cinema City announced the acquisition of Israel Theatres Real Estate BV ("SPC"), a subsidiary of Israel Theatres Ltd., which holds all of its real estate assets. These real estates are located in Bulgaria, Israel and Poland. The purchase price for the transaction is EUR 33.1 million. Cinema City will…
18-12-2012

EFP introduces Two New Member Countries

Montenegro and Russia have been accepted as the newest member countries of European Film Promotion (EFP). At the last meeting in Hamburg (Germany), the EFP members decided to welcome the Ministry of Culture of Montenegro and the Russian Cinema Fund, supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation…
18-12-2012

Berlinale: Generation Programme 2013

Fifteen films that were produced and co-produced in twelve countries have already been invited to compete in Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus. The complete Generation programme will be announced in mid January.
18-12-2012

Interchange 2013 - Call for Applications

The Interchange programme was created with the goal of building cooperation between film professionals from Europe and the Arab world through professional training centred on the in-depth development of a number of feature-length fiction film projects every year. It is open to 10 teams of writer/director & producer – usually…
12-12-2012

TIES THAT BIND – ASIA / EUROPE PRODUCERS WORKSHOPCALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

For the fifth time in 2013 and after the great success in 2012, Ties That Bind – Asia Europe Producers Workshop will be organised again in 2013 in partnership with FVG Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival and Busan International Film Festival / Asian Project Market.
11-12-2012

CALL FOR EUROPEAN TRAINING PROGRAM EKRAN 2013 IS NOW OPEN

EKRAN, organized by Wajda Studio and Wajda School, is a training program focusing on the creative pre-production process based on shooting practice. Deadline for application is January 21st, 2013. EKRAN (the Polish term for “screen”) is an international training program that helps its participants to explore, identify and refine the…
11-12-2012

Meet the Docs at European Film Market 2012

February 7-15, 2013. Martin Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany. For the fifth time EFM and EDN are organising Meet the Docs at the European Film Market. It is a market service targeting everyone with an interest in the documentary genre. The online registration deadline for EFM is January 6th, 2013. Meet the…
07-12-2012

Cinema City opens its 14th cinema in Romania

Ploiesti is the 12th Romanian city with a Cinema City multiplex Yesterday Cinema City celebrated the gala opening of its multiplex in Ploiesti, Romania. The cinema will start operations on December 7. The cinema in Ploiesti has 12 halls with 2089 seats and it is 100% digital with maximum capacity…
06-12-2012

East Silver calls for submissions!

East Silver Market, specialized in Eastern and Central European documentary film, is open for submissions again! Submit your film to the biggest internationally recognized database of creative feature and television documentary films in the region. Focus: documentary film market, distribution support, festival service, online streaming Open to: the latest documentary…
04-12-2012

EFA BOARD CONCERNED ABOUT EU 'CINEMA COMMUNICATION'

On the occasion of its meeting held in Valletta/Malta following the 25th European Film Awards the board of the European Film Academy issued the following declaration:
04-12-2012

CZECH ALOIS NEBEL WINS EUROPEAN FILM AWARD 2012 FOR BEST ANIMATION

Prague, December 3, 2012 The animation film Alois Nebeldirectedby first time director Tomas Lunak became the winnerof the award for the best animation film of 2012 at the European Film Awards ceremony, taking place 1 December at Malta.
04-12-2012

The 25th European Film Awards winners

The more than 2,700 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Malta the following awards were presented:
02-12-2012

Interview: Peter Kerekes & ‘Velvet Terrorist’

The acclaimed Slovakian documentary film director Peter Kerekes recently wrapped up shooting his latest film Velvet Terrorist in Croatia. Velvet Terrorist is a Slovakian-Czech-Croatian co-production with Siniša Juričić (producer of award-winning Sofia's Last Ambulance) and Filip Remunda (co-author of Czech Dream) as co-producers.
30-11-2012

World Premiere of LASTING by Jacek Borcuch at 2013 Sundance

The latest film by Polish helmer Jacek Borcuch will have its world premiere in World Dramatic Competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, which runs from the 17th to the 27th of January, 2013 in Park City, Utah.
29-11-2012

EC addresses Cinema Communication concerns

European Commission VP Joaquín Almunia has tried to allay EU member states’ concerns about the forthcoming Cinema Communication, which aims to set out new State aid rules for films and other audiovisual works.
28-11-2012