Category: WESTERN EUROPE

News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / The Palestine Film Institute’s call for projects for the Cannes Film Market

The Palestinian Film Institute (PFI) published a call for projects, now closed, for those wishing to take part in the Cannes Film Festival’s film market, Cannes Docs. Before the market, leaders of the projects selected by an international jury will be given advice on strategy by the Institute’s industry consultants. Then, at Cannes, they will …

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SPAIN / Ibizacinefest organises its 9th edition

The 9th Ibiza International Independent Film Festival, Ibizacinefest, ran from February 28th to March 9th. This year the festival offered many films, including several premieres for the Balearic Islands and Spain, activities for industry professionals, short film sections to discover and promote local talent and an educational programme with special screenings for young people. Six …

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CALL FOR FILMS – 29th EDITION OF PriMed

PriMed, the International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary and Reportage is launching film registrations for the 29th edition. Directors can register their documentaries for free, directly online on the festival website. The deadline to send the works is April 27, 2025. The PriMed – International Documentary and Mediterranean Reportage Award is open to all authors, directors, …

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GREECE / TIDF announces the projects chosen for the Pitching Forum

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Agora, the industry section of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TIDF), has named the 14 projects which will take part in the Pitching Forum, to be held from March 7th to 15th. Created in 1999, Agora is a major event for producing and financing international documentary projects from Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. …

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CROATIA / “The Man Who Could not Remain Silent” nominated for the Oscars and the Césars

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The Académie des Césars and the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts have both nominated Nebojša Slijepčević’s The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia) in their respective Live Action Short Film categories. Awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the film is set in 1993 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train as part of …

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FRANCE / Mahdi Fleifel’s Vers un pays inconnu wins award at Premiers Plans

“To a Land Unknown” by Palestinian-Danish director Mahdi Fleifel, won the Grand Prix in the European Feature Film Competition at the 37th Premiers Plans festival in Angers. The film is about two Palestinian cousins in Athens, refugees, living on the edge. They have to steal and scam their way to get enough money to buy …

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BALKANS / Balkan Documentary Centre training programme

The Balkan Documentary Centre has extended its call for applications for a training programme, BDC Discoveries. You have until March 10th to submit your projects. BDC Discoveries is a training initiative for professionals who are either from the Balkans or working on a Balkan-related topic and looking for a regional co-producer. Supported by Creative Europe …

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