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Major European film academies relaunch federation with Bafta in discussions to join
The Federation of Film Academies Europe (FACE) replaces the Film Academy Network Europe.
European Film Academy calls for release of Belarusian filmmaker Andrei Gnyot
Gnyot is at risk of being extradited to Belarus where he faces ”imprisonment, torture and even the possibility of a death penalty”
Locarno unveils 2024 line-up including premieres from Hong Sangsoo, Wang Bing and Ben Rivers
Other directors world premiering out of competition include Radu Jude, Fabrice du Welz, Aislinn Clarke and Bertrand Mandico.
Sarajevo selects 15 participants for CineLink Producers’ Lab
15 producers hail from Southeast Europe.
’A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things’, ‘Loveable’ lead Karlovy Vary winners
Cousins’ documentary takes Crystal Globe, while divorce drama ‘Loveable’ wins five prizes.
Berlinale launches €50,000 Perspectives competition for feature debuts, drops Encounters section
Berlinale says Perspectives strand will “shine a brighter spotlight on new filmmakers within the festival.”
Sofia Exarchou’s ‘Animal’ leads winners at Greece’s Iris Awards
Film won seven prizes in total at awards ceremony which also saw Willem Dafoe take best actor prize for Inside.
Locarno to honour Indian star Shah Rukh Khan with Pardo Alla Carriera award
Award will pay tribute to actor’s career in Indian cinema.
Fremantle strikes first look deal with Stefano Sollima’s AlterEgo
Sollima’s film Adagio world premiered last year at Venice film festival.
Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky’s ‘bluish’ wins top prize at FIDMarseille
The Austrian directors win Grand Prix in international competition with their second film.
Mia Hansen-Løve to direct biopic of pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft
If Love Should Die will shoot next year in the UK, France, Scandinavia and Portugal.
Christine Vachon, Mubi’s Jason Ropell, EFA’s Fatih Abay headline Karlovy Vary industry programme
The programme also includes the Eastern Promises project pitches.
'It is enlightening and challenging": Karlovy Vary's Karel Och on working with a young programming team
Czech festival kicks off its 58th edition on Friday (June 28).
Italy’s Cinecittà Studios parts company with CEO Nicola Maccanico
The former Sky Italia and Warner Bros. senior exec joined Cinecittà in 2021
“We were trying to grasp an atmosphere,” say 'bluish’ directors Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky
bluish previously won the Screen International Award at the C EU Soon work-in-progress programme at last year’s Rome’s MIA Market.
Hlynur Palmason, Laura Samani projects among latest Eurimages funding round
New works from Nadav Lapid, the Dardenne brothers also received support.
International Sami Film Institute partners with Netflix for producers lab
Sami Producers Lab is looking for emerging and mid-career film producers.
Indian features take top prizes at Transilvania film festival
Shuchi Talati’s Girls Will Be Girls wins Romanian festival’s main prize.
In-cinema marketing is key to attracting audiences, says Comscore study
Cinema posters and in-cinema trailers are the way that most audiences hear about films they watch.
Director of AI-written feature ‘The Last Screenwriter’ speaks out after London cinema cancels screening
Prince Charles Cinema in London has become the latest flashpoint in the impassioned debate about the impact of AI on the film industry.