Category: BALKANS

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

GREECE / ERT re-opens

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“Rules for the Public Broadcasting Organization”, a bill legislating for the reopening of ERT, the Greek public broadcaster, was passed by the parliament in Athens on night of April 28th to 29th. Back in 2013, ERT’s sudden closure for economic reasons caused shock waves around the world. During his policy speech to the new Greek …

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KOSOVO / 7th PriFest cancelled

The organisers of the Pristina International Festival have decided to cancel the event following the announcement by the Ministry of Culture, a month before the opening, that their grant would be cut by 78%. The festival would have been held from April 25th to May 2nd. In a statement, the organisers said “The Ministry of …

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GREECE / The return of ERT

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The sudden closure in 2013 of the Greek public broadcaster ERT for economic reasons shocked many. On February 8th, during his policy speech to the new Greek parliament, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced legislation would be passed to reopen ERT, calling the closure “a crime against the Greeks and against democracy.” On the 27th the …

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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA / Co-production grants from Sarajevo City of Film Fund

The Sarajevo City of Film Fund, run by the Sarajevo Film Festival, has just launched a call for entries. The Fund helps feature film co-productions between south eastern Europe and the Middle East, North Africa, North and South America, India and East Asia. That is, markets outside the region covered by Eurimages and Creative Europe. …

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ROMANIA / Call for films for the 22nd Astra Film Festival

Established in 1993, the Astra Film Festival (AFF) is Romania’s oldest international film festival and it takes place in the city of Sibiu. This year’s event will be held from October 5th to 11th and is organized by Astra Film – the Centre for Documentary Film and Visual Education, the ASTRA National Museum Complex in …

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ROMANIA / Grants for film-making in Transylvania

Cluj, the town which hosts the Transylvania International Film Festival, taking place this year from May 29th to June 7th, will officially launch Romania’s first regional film support fund “Funding for Transylvanian film” in April 2015. Setting up a fund was the brain-child of the festival chairman, Tudor Giurgiu. The aim is to attract film-makers …

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GREECE / Arrival of i24news

i24news, the international news channel broadcast in French, English and Arabic continues to expand across Europe. Launched in July 2013 by Patrick Drahi, and already available with major operators in Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, and Africa, the channel has just signed a broadcasting agreement with Forthnet, owner of the …

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