Category: BALKANS

News about audiovisual in BALKANS region (Albanie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Croatie, Serbie, Grèce, Macédoine, Roumanie, Slovénie)

CROATIA / Zagreb Film Festival

Zagreb Film Festival

The Zagreb Film Festival was held from November 11th to 18th in 9 locations across the Croatian capital, from the Cinema Europe to the Museum of Contemporary Art. This year, its 17th, the extended festival was also present in 15 other towns, including Split and Dubrovnik. Dedicated to emerging film-makers, the festival had 5 categories: …

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CROATIA / Zoom on Nebojša Slijepčević’s documentary “Srbenka”

Srbenka

Croatian director Nebojša Slijepčević continues to win awards for his documentary Srbenka. Last spring, he made his mark at two prestigious festivals: the Cannes Film Festival, where he won the Doc Alliance Selection Award, and Visions du réel, winning the Buyens-Chagoll Award. In August the Sarajevo Film Festival recognised the quality of his work, awarding …

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GREECE / Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Festival International du Film de Thessalonique

The 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, running from November 1st to 11th, is focussing on independent cinema. In addition to an international programme, the public will discover the best of current Greek cinema with the screening of 17 films made in 2017 and 2018. Parallel events, such as exhibitions, concerts and round tables, will enrich …

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TURKEY / 5th Antalya Film Forum

Antalya Film Forum

Now in its 5th year, the Antalya Film Forum has become an integral part of the Antalya International Film Festival, which ran from September 29th to October 5th. The four-day Forum attracted some 200 film and television professionals from all over the world to discuss production matters with Turkish colleagues during several masterclasses and individual …

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ALBANIA / 2nd Balkan Film Market

Balkan Film Market

The second Balkan Film Market took place in Tirana from October 3rd to 7th. This regional film-industry event, created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Albanian National Centre of Cinematography (ANCC), is considered a true platform where cinema professionals from the Balkans and Europe can come together to develop film projects and find funding. …

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KOSOVO / The Film Center’s budget explodes

kosovo cinema center

The Kosovar Film Center (KCC) is investing in the country’s film production, supporting 28 film projects this year with a combined budget of nearly 1.5 million euros. The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport has promised funding for the KCC, announcing his office will double existing grants from €600,000 to €1.2 million. Until now, 18 …

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CROATIA / HRT loses broadcasting rights for the national team’s matches

Logo HRT

HRT, the Croatian public broadcaster, has lost the rights to broadcast the national football team’s matches. Nova TV, the most-watched channel in the country, has acquired them for the next four years. Created in 2000, Nova TV was Croatia’s first commercial television. Its CEO, Dražen Mavrić has said he wants to develop the group further …

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