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The lineup for Docu Talents From the East – a showcase of standout documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe that are in post-production – has been unveiled.

Eight documentary projects will be presented on Aug. 13 at Sarajevo Film Festival. The event is part of CineLink Industry Day, the festival’s program for film and TV professionals.

The most promising project will receive the Docu Talent Award in cooperation with Current Time TV. The award is accompanied by a cash prize of $5,000. The DAFilms.com Distribution Award will cover services worth €3,000, including an international VOD release on DAFilms.com for two years. The awards ceremony will take place on Aug. 13 at Sarajevo Producers’ Hub.

Marek Hovorka, director of the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival, which organizes and curates Docu Talents, said: “The protagonists of the presented films are exploring their family roots and cultural background, striving for a fairer and more open world,...

Assaf Lapid and Marija Kavtaradze among other filmmakers with projects at the co-production forum.

New features from Emma Dante and Antonio Lukic are among more than 30 projects selected for Trieste’s When East Meets West forum, which will take place online from January 25-28 due to the virus crisis.

The Wemw Co-Production Forum will comprise 11 fiction features and 10 documentaries from 14 countries, having received a record 387 submissions from 56 countries.

The titles, set to be pitched virtually to more than 500 decision-makers and producers, include the third feature from leading Italian playwright Emma Dante, Misericordia. Dante’s adaptation of her own play, The Macaluso Sisters,...

At a ceremony held yesterday at Tiff Bell Lightbox, the award winners for the 15th annual Tiff Kids International Film Festival were announced. In addition to Audience Choice Awards, three Young People.s Juries weighed in on the recipients of the coveted Golden Sprocket Awards. Winners of the Jump Cuts Young Filmmakers Showcase were also announced, as determined by a jury of film industry professionals. Tiff Kids is committed to involving children in the critical assessment of films, in support of the Tiff mission to transform the way people see the world through film. The Festival continues to provide a forum where young voices can be heard, a life-long love of cinema is formed, and media literacy skills are strengthened.<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tiff Kids Audience Choice Award . Best Feature Film</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Cool Kids Don.t Cry (Achtste Groepers Huilen Niet), director: Dennis Bots, The NetherlandsGrade eight student Akkie has only two concerns: going...