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SkyShowtime announces big series and movies line-up ahead of launches across eight new markets in Central & Eastern Europe

New European streaming service will be available from 14 February in Albania, Czechia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia
01-02-2023

The increased film funding will allow for the largest number of Slovenian feature films to be shot in 2023; the highest box-office ratings in independent Slovenia last year; a new generation of female directors on the rise

In 2023, the shooting of eleven live-action features will begin: Tartini’s Key (directed by Vinci Vogue Anžlovar, produced by Blade produkcija), Ciao Bela (directed by Jani Sever, produced by Sever & Sever ), the debut Little Trouble Girls (directed by Urška Djukić, produced by SPOK Films), the debut Fantasy (directed…
26-01-2023

20th Sofia Meetings >> Works in Progress deadline approaching

20th Sofia Meetings is expecting your Works in Progress - films at different stage of post-production and completed films which are looking for a premiere.
26-01-2023

4th DOT.ON.THE.MAPINDUSTRY DAYS 27-29 April 2023 Limassol, Cyprus

The fourth edition of the co-production, training and networking platform for film professionals will take place in April 2023 in the framework of the 21st Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2023 and in partnership with Thessaloniki International Film Festival's Agora
26-01-2023

“Still Life with Ghosts”, “It’s Not a Full Picture” and 2m2” are the winners of the 2023 edition of When East Meets West

The 13th edition of When East Meets West came to an end after three intense full days of pitching sessions, works in progress, labs, talks, meetings and hugs. During the closing award ceremony, the WEMW Co-Production Forum Jury consisting of Darya Bassel (Moon Man), Pierre Dallois (Ciclic Centre-Val de Loire),…
26-01-2023

New and classic Slovak cinema at the International Film Festival Rotterdam

The 52nd edition (25 January – 5 February 2023) of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, one of the world's renowned festivals, will feature a world premiere of new Slovak drama Power and three digitally restored films from the collections of the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute. Director…
19-01-2023

What's Slovak in Trieste?

The Trieste Film Festival is one of the largest festivals dedicated to Central and Eastern European cinema. The 34th festival’s edition (21 – 28 January 2023) will screen a total of seven feature-length and four short Slovak films. Minority co-productions The Visitors (d. Veronika Lišková) and Fragile Memory (d. Igor…
17-01-2023

The Investigator to have International Premiere at FIPADOC

An investigator from the Yugoslav wars returns to the places where the war crimes were committed.
16-01-2023

Let’s welcome the next call for entries of the 13th DOCU ROUGH CUT BOUTIQUE edition!

Organized by Sarajevo Film Festival and Balkan Documentary Center, Docu Rough CutBoutique is a platform dedicated to documentary projects in the advancedphase of the editing process.
13-01-2023

WEMW unveils the final line-up of all works in progress sections, EAVE Slate and Inspirational Labs

Trieste, January 11th, 2023 – The 13th edition of When East Meets West kicks off in less than two weeks, on January 22, finally bringing back to Trieste over 450 film professionals from more than 50 different countries.
12-01-2023

Start your film’s career with dok.incubator!

With the beginning of new year, the dok.incubator workshop is once again looking for ambitious feature-length documentaries in rough cut stage to take part in the eight-month international program focused on editing, marketing and distribution strategy. Submit your application before January 26!
12-01-2023

World-renowned film professionals returning to Bratislava for the 10th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum

The Visegrad Film Forum has announced the names of the first two confirmed guests at the event’s upcoming 10th edition. This year, as in years past, accomplished industry professionals, who have collaborated with such eminent directors as Jim Jarmusch and Roman Polanski, will be coming to Bratislava to share their…
12-01-2023

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST (January 22-25, 2023) - final selection

WEMW Co-Production Forum line-up revealed! 22 new stories from all over the world will be presented at the upcoming Co-Production Forum.
11-01-2023

35 cinemas across Europe celebrated European film culture within the European Film Academy’s successfully launched Month of European Film

After four weeks of celebrating the great diversity of European film, the newly introduced Month of European Film came to an end at last Saturday’s dazzling celebration of the European Film Awards in Reykjavík. Across Europe, thanks to the Academy’s partner Europa Cinemas, flagship cinemas in 35 countries participated.
14-12-2022

ZAGREBDOX PRO: DOX OF WAR - CALL FOR ENTRIES 2023

ZAGREBDOX PRO is a five-day program (March 27 to 31, 2023) that brings together documentary filmmakers in pursuit of excellence through analysis of their submitted projects, along with recommendations and suggestions for their further development. Additionally, the program offers one-year online mentoring, case studies, group and individual discussions, masterclass lectures,…
08-12-2022

Eurimages Support Decisions November 2022 - Co-production Support

The results of the third Eurimages Project Evaluation Session of 2022 have just been announced. Further to recommendations made by independent experts meeting online, the Executive Committee of the Fund has decided to support 24 feature films, including 4 documentary and 3 animation features, for a total amount of €6.707.000.
06-12-2022

ACTION NEEDED AFTER CREATIVE EUROPE – MEDIA SUDDENLY CUTS FUNDING FOR THE ONLY INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FOR ARTHOUSE CINEMAS

Since 2004 the International Arthouse Cinema Association CICAE has established an international training course for young cinema professionals from Europe and many other countries to strengthen and build their skills, develop new ideas and create new business models for the cinema of the future in an ever-changing media world.
05-12-2022

European Green Deal of the European Commission to receive the first European Sustainability Award – Prix Film4Climate during European Film Awards

President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen to accept the Award During the 35th European Film Awards on 10 December in Reykjavík Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, will accept the newly introduced European Sustainability Award – Prix Film4Climate 2022 on behalf of the European…
04-12-2022

Latvia's entry for Oscars® – feature film “January” by Viesturs Kairišs (Viestur Kairish) will be screened in New York

Latvia will be represented at the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar Awards for the fifteenth time, this year the entry in the Best International Feature Film category will be the film “January” (2022). The film crowned its world premiere with the Best International Feature Award at…
01-12-2022