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Days of Slovenian Film in Belgrade

Between 8 and 11 December, the seventh Days of Slovenian Film will take place at the Yugoslav Cinematheque in Belgrade. The event will be opened at 6 p.m. by the short animated documentary Granny’s Sexual Life by the director Urška Djukić and the documentary feature The Slovenian Who Flew Through…
08-12-2021

Adaptive Storytelling │ ARC UNATC Bucharest

Dear all, We are happy and proud to report that after 4 days of conference, 7 keynote speakers, 9 panel speakers, 31 conference speakers, 7 countries, 8 universities and countless ideas, ARC UNATC 2021 - Adaptive Storytelling has come to a great finish. We’re still buzzing with the energy of…
07-12-2021

EU Filmmakers prioritize stronger collective representation in changing industry at FERA General Assembly 2021

Due to the degrading health situation in Europe, the Federation of European Screen Directors (FERA) moved its annual conference online & postponed its in-person gathering in Frankfurt to May 11-13, 2022. Over 50 representatives of members from 26 countries gathered online on December 1st for the General Assembly meeting, to…
07-12-2021

The Czech Lion gala evening will be hosted by Jiří Havelka on 5th March

The Czech Lion awards of the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) will be handed to the film artists in Dvořák’s Hall in Rudolfinum on 5th March 2022. The ceremonial evening will be hosted by the director, actor and presenter Jiří Havelka. The respected director Tereza Kopáčová will become the…
06-12-2021

107 mothers by peter kerekes wins the arab critics' award for european films at the cairo international film festival

The Slovak-Czech-Ukrainian co-production 107 Mothers by the director Peter Kerekes has won this year's Arab Critics' Awards for European Films, which is being presented for the third time by European Film Promotion (EFP) and Arab Cinema Center (ACC) at the Cairo International Film Festival.
01-12-2021

SOFA November 2021: Special New Concept Alumni Workshop

Between November 9-12 SOFA – School of Film Advancement held it’s very first Alumni workshop. Focusing on Female Leadership and Sustainability, the workshop took place virtually in the Polish Capital, Warsaw and alongside with keynotes, one-on-one meetings and a film screening, it offered intercultural exchange and networking for it’s participants.
30-11-2021

Evos Film Wraps Post-Production on Ukrainian Director Christina Tynkevych’s Debut Feature HOW IS KATIA?

HOW IS KATIA? Tells the story of a single mother, working hard as a paramedic to provide a better life and a home for her young daughter. A sudden turn of events makes Anna question her moral compass in a society where everyone has lost their own. “I have always…
26-11-2021

Announcing the projects selected for Kids Kino Lab 2022!

Kids Kino Lab 2021, photo by Paulina Kurach A total of 13 projects will participate in the 7th edition of the Kids Kino Lab script development workshop, which is aimed at developing feature-length film and series projects for young viewers. The projects will be developed under the guidance of script…
24-11-2021

Only four days left – applications close on 22 Nov

There are only four days remaining to send us your applications. Kids Kino Lab team together with our Tutors are waiting for up and coming writers / script consultants and young producers who would like to participate in our scholarship programme as Tutors’ assistants. Application deadline: 22 November – don’t…
19-11-2021

dok.incubator preview at IDFA: celebrating 10 years and 8 outstanding docs of 2021

This year marks the 10th anniversary of dok.incubator, a decade in which the film workshop worked with 159 documentaries and led many of them to awards at the world's top festivals. The latest 8 films developed in 2021 are now ready to be presented at the annual dok.incubator preview which…
18-11-2021

Women on the Go

Yesterday, the Slovenian Film Centre, the Directors Guild of Slovenia, and the Ljubljana International Film Festival – Liffe – hosted the central professional event titled Women on the Go. Režiserke na ustvarjalni poti_foto Matjaž Rušt During its first part, we looked at what the “soft” measures to promote gender balance…
17-11-2021

Croatian films at PÖFF Shorts in Tallinn

scene from Events Meant to Be Forgotten Two Croatian titles, one of which will appear in the main competition programme, screening at PÖFF Shorts, the short film and animation festival held in Tallinn, Estonia. The festival runs 16th – 24th November, in parallel to the 25th Black Nights Film Festival…
17-11-2021

What it’s like to work with our Tutors? Scholarship applications close on 22 Nov

One week left to apply to Kids Kino Lab scholarship programme for writers / script consultants and a young producer. To give you some insight on what it is like to work with our tutors as their assistants, we asked Marie-Gabrielle Peaucelle and Emma Drost Jensen, our tutors assistants during…
16-11-2021

Europa Distribution Workshop at IDFA in Amsterdam 2021

Europa Distribution Workshop IDFA in Amsterdam 21 - 23 November 2021 From November 21st to 23rd, Europa Distribution will hold a workshop dedicated to the distribution of documentaries at the IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Around 25 independent distributors, all members of the European Network of Independent Film…
10-11-2021

connecting cottbus 2021: AWARD WINNERS

While the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) is still in full swing, the award winners of this year’s hybrid edition were just announced.
04-11-2021

Cult film meets contemporary cinema – The 31st FFC presents exciting film couples from Slovakia

Films have been made for the cinema in Slovakia for 100 years! Reason enough to look into the history and present of an unusual film country. The FFC compares cult films from the 1960s with current works - in exciting pairs of long and short films from Slovakia.
04-11-2021

Kids Kino Lab - Scholarship programme for script consultants and a young producer. Apply now!

The applications for the Kids Kino Lab scholarship programme are open! Apply now and become a part of the Kids Kino Lab family.
03-11-2021

Submit your projects to the East Doc Platform 2022

Submit your factual series, feature length and interactive projects to the 11th edition of East Doc Platform which will take place in Prague March 26 – April 1, 2022! The deadline is November 19, 2021. The East Doc Platform is the largest co-production, funding and distribution platform tailor-made for Central…
02-11-2021

Slovenian film in focus for the second time at the MedFilm Festival in Rome

MedFilm is the oldest film festival in Rome, whose 27th edition will take place between 5 and 14 November 2021. This year, the festival that showcases the cinematographies from the Mediterranean region will be held in a hybrid format: in four cinemas and on the MyMovies online platform. Slovenian cinema…
29-10-2021