EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Audiovisual Festivals supported by the MEDIA Programme

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EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Audiovisual Festivals supported by the MEDIA Programme Contents

2 Contents 28 International Festival of Animated Films AniFest 5 MEDIA LOVES FESTIVALS 28 Internationales Trickfilm Festival – 7 Are you a European audiovisual festival? Festival of Animated Films How do you obtain MEDIA funding? 29 docu­mentary 8 How MEDIA supports 29 Doclisboa – International the audiovisual industry 29 DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival ------29 DOK.fest Munich 10 01 under the spotlight 29 États Généraux du Film Documentaire 11 Internationales Trickfilm Festival – 29 Festival dei popoli International Documentary Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart Film Festival 12 Doclisboa - International Film Festival 29 Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 13 Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 29 Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival 14 Festival International du Film de la Rochelle 29 One World – International Human Rights 15 Göteborg International Film Festival Documentary Film Festival 16 Premiers Plans - Festival d’Angers 29 Planete Doc Film festival 17 Reykjavik International Film Festival 29 Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival - Images 18 Seville European Film Festival/SEFF´12 of the 21st century 19 Sofia International Film Festival 29 Zagrebdox International Documentary 20 Summer Film School Film Festival 21 T-Mobile New Horizons 30 global International Film Festival 30 L’Alternativa - Barcelona Festival 22 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 30 Amiens International Film Festival 23 Thessaloniki International Film Festival 30 Arras Film Festival 24 Transilvania International Film Festival 30 Aubagne International Film Festival 25 Tampere Film Festival 30 Bergamo Film Meeting 26 BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival 30 Braunschweig International Film Festival for Children and Youth 30 Bristol Encounters International Film Festival 27 02 the a-z of media 30 Brussels Movie Days supported festivals 30 Cinefest Miskolc International Film Festival 28 30 Cinema Jove International Film Festival 28 Anima 30 Il Cinema Ritrovato 28 Animafest – World Festival 30 Cinemed Mediterranean Film Festival of Animated Film of Montpellier 28 Animateka International 31 City of Segovia Festival of European Cinema (MUCES) Animation Film Festival 31 Corona Cork Film Festival 28 Anim’est International Animation Film Festival 31 Crossing Film Festival 28 Cineanima International Animated Film 31 Espoo Ciné International Film Festival Festival of Espinho 31 Fantasporto – Oporto International Film Festival 28 Fantoche International Animation Film Festival 31 Fantastik Filmfestival Lund International 28 Holland Animation Film Festival Fantastic Film Festival

2 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 31 Festival Cinéma – Itinérances 34 new media 31 Festival de Cinéma Européen des Arcs 34 Stuttgarter Filmwinter Festival 31 Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón or Expanded Media 31 Festival International du Film d’Amour de Mons/ 34 shorts Mons International Love Film Festival 34 Alcine – Festival de Cine de Alcalà 31 Festival International du Film de la Rochelle de Henares – Comunidad de Madrid 31 FESTROIA – International Film Festival 34 Brest European Short Film Festival 31 FilmFestival Cottbus – Festival of East 34 Brussels Short Film Festival European Cinema 34 Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival 32 FIPA International Festival of Audiovisual Programs 34 Go Short – International Short Film 32 Fresh Film Fest Festival Nijmegen 32 Göteborg International Film Festival 34 Interfilm – International Short Film 32 IndieLisboa – International Independent Festival Berlin Film Festival 34 International Short Film Festival Hamburg 32 International Film Festival “Arsenals” 34 International Short Film Festival Leuven 32 International Film Festival Bratislava 34 Mecal Pro International Short Film Festival 32 International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima of Barcelona 32 International Filmfest Emden-Norderney 34 Tampere Film Festival 32 Kaunas International Film Festival 34 Uppsala International Short Film Festival 32 Kino Pavasaris – Vilnius International Film Festival 35 shorts & docs 32 Leeds International Film Festival 35 Krakow Film Festival 32 Ljubljana international Film Festival 35 youth 32 Milano Film Festival 35 BUFF Film Festival 32 Motovun Film Festival 35 Buster – Copenhagen International 32 New Horizons International Film Festival Film Festival for Children and Youth 33 Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 35 Cine-Jeune de l’Aisne International Film Festival 33 Plus Camerimage International Film Festival 35 Het Jeugdfilm Festival/Youth Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography 35 Olympia International Film Festival 33 Premiers Plans Angers Festival for Children and Young People 33 Reykjavik International Film Festival 35 Oulu International Children’s Film Festival 33 Scanorama European Film Forum 35 Plein la Bobine Sancy Film Festival 33 SEFF - Seville European Film Festival for Young People 33 Semaine de la Critique 35 Zlín International Film Festival 33 Sofia International Film Festival for Children and Youth 33 Summer Film School ------33 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 36 MEDIA Desks and Antennae 33 Thessaloniki International Film Festival 33 Transilvania International Film Festival 33 Trieste Film Festival 33 Festival

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 3 4 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 MEDIA LOVES FESTIVALS

The MEDIA Programme values the cultural, educational, social and economic role of festivals by invest- ing some EUR 3.5 million annually for the support of nearly 100 festivals per year.

Festivals provide a vibrant and accessible environment for the widest variety possible of talents, stories and emotions that constitute Europe’s cinematography, offering their audiences and professionals privi - leged places for meetings, exchanges and discovery.

Although they differ in genre and size, these initiatives, which are all listed in this guide, have been selected by MEDIA because they stand out for their audience-oriented activities. They serve the growing appetite of film buffs for even more diversified programming and direct contact with talents. They are also proactive and develop innovative film literacy initiatives to ‘conquer’ new publics and extend the outreach of festivals well beyond their events.

They are also truly European and diverse. They devote the lion’s share of their programming to non- national films coming from many different European countries.

Finally they usually have developed mechanisms that increase the visibility of selected films and give them a better chance of finding (commercial) distribution.

These festivals are part of a broad spectrum of support from the MEDIA Programme to promote Euro- pean audiovisual heritage, to encourage the transnational circulation of films within Europe and beyond, and to foster audiovisual industry competitiveness.

The purpose of this guide is to introduce the European festivals co-financed by MEDIA and to underline their strong contribution to the improvement of the public’s access to European cinematographic and audiovisual heritage. It includes a section where some are presented in more detail. These illustrate the diversity of MEDIA -selected festivals.

In 2011, festivals supported by MEDIA programmed more than 40,000 screenings of European works to nearly three million cinema-lovers. A big thanks from the MEDIA Programme for this success.

Constantin DASKALAKIS Head of the MEDIA Unit Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 5 REYKJAVIK

Oulu

Tampere HELSINKI Uppsala Espoo

TALLINN Göteborg

RIGA

Leeds COPENHAGEN Lund Cork Malmö Kaunas Lübeck Emden Hamburg VILNIUS

Bristol Bydgoszcz BERLIN WARSAW Antwerpen Nijmegen Cottbus BRUSSELS Leuven Brest Amiens Arras Mons Dresden PRAGUE Krakow Laon Jihlava Angers Zlín Stuttgart Uherské Hradište Munich Linz Baden BRATISLAVA La Rochelle Miskolc Cluj Gijón La Bourboule Bergamo Ljubljana Lussas Trieste Oporto Biarritz Alès Milan ZAGREB Motovun Bologna Espinho Montpellier Les Arcs BUCHAREST Segovia Florence Cannes LISBON MADRID SOFIA Setubal Barcelona Valencia

Seville Thessaloniki

Pyrgos

6 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Are you a European audiovisual festival? How do you obtain MEDIA funding?

MEDIA publishes calls for Festivals every year, The quality and innovative nature of the pro - with two deadlines depending on the date of the gramming taking into account the scale, the event. European festivals eligible for support are nature and originality of the programming in rela- those with a programme including at least 70% tion to other European festivals, the programme European films originating in at least 10 MEDIA structure, the diversity of genres highlighted by Programme countries. the festival and the development of the festival with regard to other European festivals (10%). The selection is made according to Award Criteria, each of which has a weighting. The high- The audience impact taking into account the est scoring festivals receive funding as long as scale of the audience, the activities designed to there is budget available. promote European audiovisual productions to the public and the initiatives in place to promote media In summary, the criteria are: literacy, notably film education (30%). The European dimension of the programming taking into account the proportion of programming The impact on the promotion and circulation devoted to European films (15%). of European audiovisual works. The aspects taken into account in this case are the sales The cultural and geographic diversity of the record, the mechanisms implemented by the festi- programming taking into account the propor- val to facilitate market access for young European tion of programming devoted to films originating professionals and to encourage the promotion and from other MEDIA countries, the proportion of distribution of featured European works, the activi- programming devoted to films originating from ties designed to promote the programming beyond MEDIA countries with low audiovisual production the event, and the level of co-operation developed capacity and the number of MEDIA countries rep- with other European festivals (15%). resented in the programming (20%). The participation of film professionals taking (All countries participating in the MEDIA pro- into account the size, the nature and the diversity gramme are regarded as low audiovisual produc- of professional attendance (10%). tion capacity countries except , , , and UK.) This information is for guidance only. The full text of the calls and guidelines can be found at ec.europa. eu/media. Your local MEDIA Desks or Antenna will also be glad to help (see page 36).

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 7 How MEDIA supports the audiovisual industry

The MEDIA Programme supports companies for the development, distribution and promotion of projects and audiovisual works.

Training Access to Finance MEDIA provides international professional “i2i Audiovisual” facilitates access to financing training opportunities by co-financing over 60 from banks and other financial institutions by courses in script and project development; man - subsidising part of the production-related finan- agement, legal and finance issues; marketing cial costs, such as insurance, financial interest and distribution; new media and new technol- and completion bonds. ogy; animation; and documentaries. MEDIA also supports networking of film schools and univer- MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund sities to enhance the link with the industry, and This fund facilitates access to private sources of increase student and teacher mobility in Europe. financing for film producers by guaranteeing part of their bank loans. The scheme is implemented Development Funding by the Institut pour le Financement du Cinéma MEDIA supports independent European produc- et des Industries Culturelles in France (http:// tion companies in the development of animation, www.ifcic.eu) and the Sociedad de Garantía creative documentaries or fiction projects intended recíproca para el Sector Audiovisual in Spain for European and international TV and theatrical (http://www.audiovisualsgr.com). markets. Support is provided for single projects or a slate of three to five projects. Similar support is available for interactive works developed specifi- cally to complement an audiovisual project.

8 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Support for television broadcasting advisory and logistic services for European pro- This funding encourages independent European fessionals at the European Film Market (Berlin), audiovisual production companies to produce MIPTV, MIPCOM and the Marché du Film at the work (fiction, documentaries or animated films) Festival de Cannes (www.media-stands.eu). that involves the participation or cooperation of at least three broadcasters – and preferably more – FESTIVALS from several Member States. Every year the MEDIA programme supports nearly one hundred festivals in Europe notable Support for Distribution for their particularly rich and varied programme MEDIA supports the circulation of European of European films, their efforts to engage with audiovisual works across MEDIA Programme the general public and their activities involving countries. Financial backing is available as auto- professionals in large numbers. matic or selective support for distributors, auto - matic support for sales agents, support for Video MEDIA Mundus on Demand and Digital Cinema Distribution (VOD- Launched in 2011, the MEDIA Mundus programme DCD), and support to cinemas through the Europa is a broad international cooperation programme Cinemas network for the audiovisual industry to strengthen cultural and commercial relations between Europe’s film PILOT PROJECTS industry and filmmakers from other countries. Pilot projects ensure that the latest develop- The EU is providing EUR 5 million of funding per ments on the information and communication year from 2011 to 2013 for projects submitted by technology markets are introduced and taken up audiovisual professionals from Europe in coop- by the players of the European audiovisual sector. eration with their counterparts from the rest of the world. MARKET ACCESS MEDIA Mundus finances training, networking and MEDIA supports most major markets and co- market events for professionals and encourages production forums in Europe in order to foster the distribution and circulation of European and inter- greatest possible diversity and quality of projects national films. and works, as well as the mobility of profession- http://ec.europa.eu/culture/media/mundus/ als. MEDIA also provides an umbrella stand, funding/index_en.htm

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10 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Animation | under the spotlight Internationales Trickfilm Festival – Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH Animation, Children/Youth

This animation film festival aims to screen more than 800 films Film- und Medienfestival to an audience of 75,000 audience over 6 days. This includes some gGmbH Stephanstr. 33 17 feature films. More than three quarters of the films are European D - 70173 Stuttgart – DE and they come from 23 European countries. T +49 711 925 460 F +49 711 925 461 50 The festival consists of 9 international competitions: an International Dittmar Lumpp Competition for animated shorts (the International Competition is the [email protected] heart of the Festival. It shows artistically outstanding short animated Ulrich Wegenast films, released over the previous 12 months); Animovie (the feature film [email protected] competition AniMovie screens a selection of internationally outstanding [email protected] feature-length animated films); Tricks for Kids (a competition for a chil- stuttgartfestival- ofanimatedfilm dren’s animation film which is selected by a jury of children); Young Ani- @itfs mation (the Young Animation competition shows the best films produced by talented young filmmakers and students from international film and 2012 – 19th Edition art schools); Cartoons for Teens (the competition focuses on young peo- May 8 > 13, 2012 ple aged between 12 and 18 and shows the best animated series, animes Stuttgart – DE and cut scenes from computer games); Animated Com Award (competi- 2013 tion for applied animation); Animated Fashion (Award for animated short April 23 > 28, 2013 Stuttgart – DE films in the field of fashion); German Voice Actor Award (Award for the Submission/Selection best German voice actor in an animated feature film), and the German Requirements Animation Screenplay Award. An Animation Production Day,an Anima- Animated films and combi- tion Coproduction Forum, a country focus, retrospectives, workshops, nations with live action com- pleted after October 1, 2010. studios and open air screenings complete the programme. Length and special conditions depend on category. This Festival has particular appeal to young audiences because it is not Application deadline just a festival, but has a number of other features designed to attract December 01, 2012 children and young people. These include an activity tent in Stutt- December 01, 2013 gart’s main square with free do-it-yourself activities using animation techniques, and special screenings and workshops for school groups. The films chosen screened tie in with social issues dealt with in the school curriculum and the schools receive related lesson material. The festival cooperates with the main Stuttgart Youth Organisation (Jugendhaus Gesellschaft) in order to involve young people between 12 and 16 in par- ticular in workshops and special screenings. www.itfs.de

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 11 under the spotlight | Documentaries Doclisboa - International Film Festival Apordoc - Portuguese Documentary Association Documentaries

Organised by Apordoc in the second half of October, each year Apordoc – Portuguese doclisboa - International Film Festival premieres the best documen- Documentary Association taries of the last season, bringing together a series of competitive Largo da Madalena, nº 1, 1/F, and non-competitive programmes and retrospectives of internation- 1100-317 Lisbon – PT ally acclaimed filmmakers. T +351 218 883 093 F +351 218 871 639 There are competitions for international films, Portuguese films, inves- Ana Jordao tigative films, sections called New Visions, Heart Beat, Retrospectives, [email protected] The Green Years, and special and parallel screenings. Parallel events Cinta Peleja include workshops, master classes, professional encounters and screen- [email protected] ings in other Portuguese cities. There is also a year-round school out- doclisboa reach programme. @doclisboa doclisboa’s philosophy is that the documentary genre offers the possi- 2012 – 10th Edition bility of understanding and thinking about our place in the world and in October 18 > 28, 2012 Lisbon – PT time, in the most diverse cinematic forms, possibly even crossing formal 2013 borders for the benefit of the storytelling. Reality based films may not October 24 > change the world but they do offer a better understanding of it and, who November 3, 2013 knows, may eventually bring a contribution by transforming apathy into Lisbon – PT a force for change. Submission/Selection Requirements Only films completed after With around 180 films, doclisboa offers the audience a place to meet, to January 1, 2011 are eligible share experiences, to reflect, to reshape points of view and to discuss. for the competitive categories. Application deadline – 2012 June 15, 2012 June 15, 2013

www.doclisboa.org

12 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Documentaries | under the spotlight Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival

Documentaries

For its 16th edition, this documentary film festival aims to screen Jana Masaryka 16 230 films to an audience of 31 000 over 6 days. This will include 586 01 Jihlava – CZ 110 feature-length films. Three quarters of the films are European T +420 (0)774 101 655 T +420 (0)775 864 981 and they come from a score of European countries. Marek Hovorka The competitive sections include international documentaries, documen- marek@ dokument-festival.cz taries from Central and Eastern European countries, experimental docu- Katarina Holubcová mentaries, and Czech documentaries made in the previous year. katarina@ dokument-festival.cz The non-competitive sections are: short documentaries, a DocAlliance Jihlava-International- selection of five films, a section devoted to docusoaps, a reality show, Documentary-Film- a section on documentaries and fiction and the best outside the com- Festival petition section. Retrospectives, focuses, workshops and special pro- @mfdfjihlava grammes complete the programme.

Jihlava IDFF is a co-founder of the DocAlliance network and DocAlliance 2012 – 16th Edition films, a MEDIA co-financed online documentary portal, that supports October 23 > 28, 2012 Jihlava – CZ diversity in feature documentaries. It is a result of an international part- 2013 nership including the Czech Republic (Jihlava), (Copenhagen), October 23 > 28, 2013 France (Marseilles), Germany (Leipzig), (Warsaw), and Switzer- Jihlava – CZ land (Nyon); in each country, the project presents five selected films in Submission/Selection order to showcase current trends in feature documentary film. Requirements Films produced in 2011: April 30,2012; The aim of Doc Alliance is to support the diverse nature of documentary Films produced in 2012: film and to increase audience awareness of the fascinating possibilities June 30,2012; of this genre, which often manages to be more moving than the world of Rough cuts to be finished by October 2012: July 31,2012. fiction. The alliance of six festivals supports mutual sharing of informa- Application deadline tion, experience, contacts and ideas rather than rivalry and competition Docu Talents from the East: among festivals. May 15,2012 | May 15, 2013 Emerging Producers: April 30, 2012 | April 30, 2013 Inspiration Forum: June 30,2012 | June 30,2013 Festival Identity September 15,2012 | September 15,2013 Media and Documentary: October 10, 2012 | October 10, 2013 www.dokument-festival.cz

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 13 under the spotlight | Global Festival International du Film de la Rochelle Association du Festival International du Film de La Rochelle Global, Documentaries, Shorts

This general film festival aims to screen 250 films (140 features) to Association du Festival an audience of 80 000 over 11 days. More than four fifths of the films International du Film de La Rochelle are European. A total of 25 European countries are represented. 16 rue Saint-Sabin 75011 Paris – FR This is a non-competitive festival. The programme includes tributes, T +33 1 4806 1666 screenings of films made by unknown directors, retrospectives and F +33 1 4806 1540 cine-concerts. The highlights include a selection of recent EU short and Arnaud Dumatin feature films, a selection of rare, old or restored films, special screen- arnaud.dumatin@festival- ings for children, documentaries, thematic all-night sessions followed by larochelle.org breakfast, special evenings, cinema and music classes, open air screen- Prune Engler prune.engler@festival- ings and screenings in other French cities. larochelle.org To attract new audiences, this festival uses previews, festival presen- FIFLR tations and meetings with organisations, such as schools, high schools, @fiflrofficiel libraries, businesses, tourist offices and clubs to promote the festival to 2012 – 40th Edition new publics. This includes organising workshops with filmmakers in dif- June 29, 2012 > July 8, 2012 ferent neigbourhoods of La Rochelle throughout the year. La Rochelle – FR 2013 June 28 > July 7, 2013 La Rochelle – FR Submission/Selection Requirements The festival selects short and feature films. Films must be unpublished.

www.festival-larochelle.org

14 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Global | under the spotlight Göteborg International Film Festival Göteborg International Film Festival Ideell Förening Global, Documentaries

The 35th edition of this general international film festival screened Göteborg International 420 films (267 features) in 11 days and had over 128 000 admissions. Film Festival Ideell Förening Three quarters of the works were European from nearly Olof Palmes plats 1 30 European countries. The festival targets an audience of general 413 04 Göteborg – SE public and professionals. T +46 31 339 3003 F +46 31 41 00 63 The festival has a double aim: to present the best of the world’s film to the Marit Kapla audience and to present the best Nordic films to the world. This is reflected [email protected] in the two main competitions: The Ingmar Bergman International Debut gbgfilmfestival Award for 1st/2nd films and The Dragon Award for Best Nordic Feature. @gbgfilmfestival

The programme includes many non-competitive strands dedicated to 2012 – 35th Edition Swedish and Nordic cinema as well as strands focusing on themes, a January 27 > country or a region (in 2012 Danish and Arabic cinema as well as inde- February 6, 2012 Gothenburg – SE pendent documentaries from ). 2013 The film programme is complemented by a vast free-of-charge seminars January 25 > February 4, 2013 programme, which had 8 000 admissions in 2012. Celebrated filmmakers Gothenburg – SE who attended in 2012 included directors Michael Winterbottom (UK) and Submission/Selection Jessica Hausner (Australia) as well as animator Chris Landreth (Can- Requirements ada) and artist Ann-Sofi Sidén (). Year of production must not be earlier than previous year. The Festival has kept its original audience by remaining true to its con- Application deadline cept of screening a selection of the newest films from around the world September 30, 2012 September 30, 2013 with artistic qualities held in high regard, but has adapted so as to reach new audiences, e.g. with a Gala section with films wth broad appeal that still have great artistic qualities. To attract a younger audience, the festi- val has also created successful side events such as large opening parties with lots of bands as well as happenings in the popular festival tent.

www.giff.se

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 15 under the spotlight | Global Premiers Plans - Festival d’Angers Association Premiers Plans Global, Animation, Shorts

This film festival aims to screen 300 films (100 features) to an Association audience of 70 000 people over 10 days. Most films are European. Premiers Plans 9 rue Claveau, BP 82214 They come from more than 20 European countries. 49022 Angers – FR The programme focuses on young talents. It includes seven competi- T +33 2 41 88 92 94 F +33 2 41 87 65 83 tive sections: EU first features, national first features, EU first shorts, Xavier Massé national first shorts, films from European cinema schools, European ani- xavier.masse@ mated films, 3D shorts. premiersplans.org Arnaud Gourmelen The non-competitive programme include Figures libres, Plans Suivants, and arnaud.gourmelen@ avant-premières. Homages to EU filmmakers, retrospectives, screenings for premiersplans.org children, meetings and a filmmakers’ forum complete the programme. Premiers-Plans- Angers-Film-Festival Premiers Plans aims to promote new directors and at selecting every @premiersplans year the new European cinema generation and make Angers the capital and laboratory of upcoming cinema creation. Invited directors are given 2012 – 24th Edition the opportunity to introduce their film in front of a large audience, and January 20 > 29, 2012 Angers – FR to answer audience questions in the Directors’ Forum, where there is a 2013 specfic Q&A session for each. January 18 > 27, 2013 Angers – FR Application deadline October 2012

www.premiersplans.org

16 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Global | under the spotlight Reykjavik International Film Festival

Global, Children/Youth, Documentaries, Shorts

This global film festival aims to screen around 100 films to an Tjarnargata 12 audience that represents around 10% of the Icelandic population. 101 Reykjavík – IS Three quarters of the films are European. They come from around T +35 4411 7055 T +35 4861 7374 25 European countries. Hrönn Marinosdottir The programme include a New Visions competitive section (international [email protected] first and second films competing for the ‘Discovery of the Year’ award to Giorgio Gosetti [email protected] receive the Golden Puffin), as well as sections that represent new inde- Ragnheidur Erlingsdóttir pendent contemporary work. The programme includes both feature films [email protected] and documentaries (politics, music and culture related). There is a spe- rvkfilmfest cial focus on the environment and a different way of life with workshops @RVKfilmfest and special guests. 2012 – 9th Edition There is also a focus on a country, a national panorama, a youth programme September 27, 2012 > and a lifetime achievement/creative excellence award. Master classes, October 7, 2012 Reykjavik – IS retrospectives, cartes blanches and other focused sections, some espe- 2013 cially intended for the industry, and special screenings (RIFF around town, September 26 > a swim-in cinema and a cave cinema) complete the programme. October 6, 2013 Reykjavik – IS There is an annual Minus25 programme for children and young people, Submission/Selection with workshops and screenings for children. Students of Media run an Requirements online festival TV. Every year the festival runs an international TransAt- Completed within the previous year. Shorts must be produced lantic Talent Lab for young filmmakers for four days. or co-produced in are eligible. The key to the Festival’s success according to the organisers is the time spent on having a good concept and building up a strong international Application deadline network. From the start the festival has accentuated working with July 15, 2012 internationally recognised programmers like Dimitri Eipides and Gior- July 15, 2013 gio Gosetti and bringing in experienced people from the festival world involved like Helga Stephenson from Toronto Festival, Peter Winton- ick and Harlan Jacobson. The goal is to screen authentic work, quality films that surprise, inform and sensitise. The programme is progres- sive. For that reason the festival is very well attended, not the least by young people, which is for the organisers the biggest reward. www.riff.is

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 17 under the spotlight | Global Seville European Film Festival/ SEFF´12 Instituto de la Cultura y las Artes de Sevilla (ICAS) Global, Children/Youth, Documentaries

This general film festival aims to screen more than 150 films Instituto de la Cultura to an estimated audience of 65 000 people over 8 days. y las Artes de Sevilla (ICAS) Nine out of ten of the films are European. More than 20 European C/ El Silencio, 1 countries are represented. 41001 Sevilla – ES T +32 955.471.422 The programme includes: four competitive sections (Official section, Rodolfo Nuñez European documentaries EURODOC, EFA 12 Selection, a selection of Lamagrande films co-funded by Eurimages, a section dedicated to first-time direc- lamagrande@ festivaldesevilla.com tors (Eye on Films), and a non-competitive section that includes a Jose Lucas Chaves Maza focus on a European country, documentaries co-produced by ARTE, [email protected] EFA’s Short Matters, monographic sections, a youth programme and an Andalusian Panorama. 2012 – 9th Edition November 2 > 9, 2012 In order to attract a wider audience, the Seville European Film Festival Seville – ES is planning to increase its position in social networks (both Facebook and Twitter) together with adopting a higher profile in other media (local papers and television). SEFF is also planning to organise more parallel activities targeting a younger audience.

www.festivaldesevilla.com

18 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Global | under the spotlight Sofia International Film Festival Art Fest Ltd. Global, Documentaries, Shorts

In 2012, the festival presented 230 films (140 features) Art Fest Ltd. to an audience of 75 000 over 10 days. Most of the films are 1 Sq. 1463 Sofia – BG European, representing 30 European countries. T +35 9 2916 6029 The programme includes an international competition for first and second F +35 9 2916 6714 feature films, an international documentary competition, a Balkan film Stefan Kitanov [email protected] competition, a Bulgarian section (new feature, documentary and short Mira Staleva films), programmes of documentaries and shorts, sections called The Big [email protected] Five, Cinema Today - the Masters and Cinema Tomorrow - Discoveries, the sofiaiff Sofia Short Challenge Competition and tributes, retrospectives and other @sofiaiff special events, including a Focus on Ireland and a Focus on . 2012 – 16th Edition The festival is active in attracting young audiences through schools, and March 9 > 18, 2012 language schools and universities as well. Workshops, lectures and hap- Sofia – BG penings are organised in addition to the main programme. 2013 March 8 > 17, 2013 The organisers believe that it is promoting cinema with passion and dedi- Sofia – BG cation that make it possible for an event in a low audiovisual capacity Submission/Selection country to succeed year in year out. Requirements Films produced after September 1, 2011. Director’s first or second feature film for international feature film competition. Application deadline – December 1, 2012 December 1, 2013

www.siff.bg

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 19 under the spotlight | Global Summer Film School Asociace cˇeských filmových klubu˚, o.s. (Association of Czech Film Clubs) Global

For its 48th edition, this film festival aims to screen 480 films Asociace cˇeských (280 features) to an audience of 105,000 audience over 9 days. filmových klubu˚, o.s. (Association of Czech More than four-fifths of the works are European and they will come Film Clubs) from 20 European countries. Stonky 860 68601 Uherské The mission of this non-competitive festival is to improve the profes- Hradišteˇ – CZ sional education of film club organisers and tutors, with a focus on young T +420 572 501 989 people. Summer Film School has the word “school” in its title and it is F +420 572 501 400 probably its strong focus on film education, the informal atmosphere of Radana Korená [email protected] the festival and many side activities that attract its young audience. Stu- Jan Jílek dents and young people play a major role in organising the festival. [email protected] The programme is in six cycles: Focus (focus on Denmark), Inventory Iva Hejlícˇková [email protected] (archival films), Spectrum (latest trends in world cinema: new Russian Letnfilmovkola- film, docudrama, retrospectives), Visegrad Horizons (latest films from UherskHradi Visegrad countries), Special (special screenings), ACFC Introduces

(premiere screenings acquired by the festival organiser). Other strands 2012 – 48th Edition include new Czech and Slovak films, a panorama of film criticism, work- July 21 > 28, 2012 shops for young film journalists, open-air screenings, educational activi- Uherské Hradišteˇ – CZ ties, debates, theatre performances, concerts and practical animation 2013 July 19 > 28, 2013 (tbc) workshops. Journalism students edit a daily news bulletin. They publish Uherské Hradišteˇ – CZ their reviews, reports and interviews. Reporters are, however, super- vised by experienced film journalists.

Each of the screenings is introduced by an expert lecturer on film or on the topic the film shows. The SFS puts great emphasis in screening short films before the feature films screening. The shorts are often made by young professionals starting out who introduce them in person (students of film schools and academies).

www.lfs.cz

20 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Global | under the spotlight T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival New Horizons Association Global, Animation, Documentaries, Shorts

This festival aims to screen about 440 films (about 220 features) New Horizons to an audience of 110 000 over 11 days. Three quarters of the works Association 1. Zamenhofa Str. are European, and come from some 25 European countries. 00-153 Warsaw – PL There are four T-Mobile New Horizons Competitions: T +48 22 530 6640 F +48 22 831 0663 – New Horizons International Roman Gutek – Films on Art International [email protected] – Polish Short Films Joanna Łapin´ska – European Shorts Competition. [email protected] Marcin Pien´kowski Other sections include Panorama, documentaries and essays, Midnight marcin.pienkowski@ Madness, Mexican Cinematography Review, Mockumentary Cinema snh.org.pl Review, New Horizons of Film Language, a review of productions released MFF-Nowe-Horyzonty by the Karol Irzykowski Film Studio, and retrospectives (Carlos Reyga- das, Ulrich Seidl, Dušan Makavejev, Peter Tscherkassy, Witold Giersz.) 2012 – 12th Edition July 19 > 29, 2012 The festival programme is enriched, among others, by special events, e.g. Wrocław – PL exhibitions, concerts, special screenings, industry events (third edition of 2013 July 18 > 28, 2007 “New Horizons Studio”, new event called “Polish Days”), book publishing, Wrocław – PL the Festival Club, seminars and workshops. Submission/Selection Requirements The organisers try to ensure that every section of the programme has its Completed after January 1, own ‘lecturers’ – film critics and specialists who share their knowledge 2011. Priority to Polish pre- with the audience before the screenings and after them. In 2012, the mieres. Films already shown festival organisers intend to invite more film-makers to take part than in Poland are not eligible for some competitions. in the previous year, develop the concept of the meetings with them, and Application deadline increase the number of discussion panels and master classes March 15, 2012 March 15, 2013

www.nowehoryzonty.pl

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 21 under the spotlight | Global Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) NGO Black Nights Film Festival Global, Animation, Children/Youth, Documentaries, Shorts

The Tallinn Black Nights Festival (PÖFF) is a multifaceted festival NGO Black Nights consisting of different equally important programmes in various Film Festival Telliskivi 60a Tallinn – EE formats, genres, lengths and techniques. It aims to present T +372 631 4640 a comprehensive selection of world cinema in all its diversity with F +372 631 4644 th the emphasis on European films. During its 15 edition PÖFF Tiina Lokk screened more than 500 films (including 260 full length), bringing [email protected] over 666 screenings to over 70,000 people. In 2012 the festival Anu Kivilo will celebrate 100 years of Estonian Cinema. [email protected] Neeme Kari PÖFF includes three international competitive programmes (interna - [email protected] tional competition EurAsia, Tridens Baltic Nordic feature film competition, festivalpoff and North-American indie films) and a non-competition programme with @POFFIHUNT documentaries and feature films as well as a programme for short films. th In addition, there is an animation film festival, Animated Dreams, with an 2012 – 16 Edition November 14 > 28, 2012 international competition of short alongside non-competitive Tallinn + touring programmes, filmmaker retrospectives and country focuses; and a Chil- programme – EE dren and Youth Film festival, Just Film, that is the biggest children and Submission/Selection youth film festival in the region. Requirements Main programme competi- tions: feature-length films A key success factor of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is premiered after September to provide a comprehensive overview of the best of recent world cinema 15, 2011 from regions covered in recent years, gradually growing and educating the audiences over the by respective competitions; non-competitive sections: years. The sub-festivals have developed and grown together with their feature-length films premie- audiences with separate event identities. red after January 1, 2011.

At local level, the NGO Black Nights Film Festival organises film events Application deadline Main programme: and smaller festivals throughout the year, including a weekly documen- September 15, 2012 tary programme, a Horror and Fantasy Film Festival HÕFF (in April in Haapsalu), the Love Film festival (in August in Tartu). PÖFF also con- stantly co-operates with cinemas and film events, and with other fields of culture, e.g. book fairs and concerts.

www.2012.poff.ee

22 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Global | under the spotlight Thessaloniki International Film Festival Thessaloniki Film Festival Global, Youth

This general film festival aims to screen 310 films (170 features) Thessaloniki to an audience of 80,000 over 10 days. Three-quarters of the works Film Festival 7 Dionysiou Areopagitou are European. Twenty-five European countries are represented. str. 11742 Athens – EL One of the main objectives of the Festival is to consolidate its T +30 210 8706000 position as the most important film event for the Greek and Balkan F +30 210 6456251 film industries as well as help to support producers develop, finance, Eleni Rammou market and sell their feature films internationally. [email protected] Ilse Acevedo The programme includes an international competition for first or sec- [email protected] ond feature films, a Panorama of recent Greek films, an Open Horizons Angeliki Petrou section for cutting-edge cinema, a Balkan survey section, a youth [email protected] screening section for schoolchildren and students, as well as tributes and retrospectives. 2012 – 53th Edition November 2 > 11, 2012 The audience of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival is young-at- Thessaloniki – EL heart and vibrant, consisting mainly of university students, inhabitants of First or second films the city of various age groups, as well as those – apart from professionals– Application deadline September 7, 2012 visiting Thessaloniki in order to attend the film festival. As ’s larg- est university is located in Thessaloniki, including a Film Department at its School of Fine Arts, the city is full of young people.

The rich programme of parallel events has strengthened the character of this Festival as a multi-faceted cultural happening, reaching out to the heart of the city and attracting diverse audiences of approximately 25 000 people to exhibitions, masterclasses and round table discussions, publications, concerts and parties.

www.filmfestival.gr

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 23 under the spotlight | Global Transilvania International Film Festival Asociatia pentru Promovarea Filmului Romanesc (Romanian Fim Promotion) Global, Children/Youth, Documentaries, Shorts

This film festival aims to screen 190 films to an audience of 80 000 Asociatia pentru over 10 days. Four fifths of the films are European. They come from Promovarea Filmului Romanesc (Romanian 20 European countries. Fim Promotion) 52, Popa Soare St., et.1, ap.4, The festival programme includes an International Competition (First or 023984 Bucharest – RO Second Feature Film), a Romanian Days Competition (Feature Film and T +40 2 1326 6480 Short Film), Shadow Shorts Competition (horror and fantasy theme) and F +40 2 1326 6480 non-competitive sections - Supernova, Piata Unirii, Shadows, No Limit, Andrei Agudaru 3x3, Faith, Focus Danemarca, Focus Australia, Focus China, What’s up, [email protected] [email protected] Docs?, Hungarian Day, and 100% Stanley Kubrick Cristian Hordila In 2012 TIFF will continue its educational programmes, EducaTIFF, tar- [email protected] geting children and teenagers and Let’s Go Digital, for young people aged TransilvaniaIFF 14 to 18. In addition, the Transilvania International Film Festival will @tiffromania organise Transilvania Talent Lab, a new initiative meant to bring together 2012 – 11th Edition young cinematographers with a minimum of experience, who are eager to June 1 > 10, 2012 develop. A group of young cinema professionals will learn the importance Cluj-Napoca – RO of a pitch and project development, how to promote and sell a film, but 2013 also how to develop other abilities in the film area. May 31 > June 9, 2013 Cluj-Napoca – RO TIFF has in the past 10 years established a platform dedicated to Roma- Application deadline nian filmakers, a meeting place for Romanian cinema with the interna- February 15, 2012 tional industry. This has been one of the keys to growth in terms of the audience and programme. International recognition has come as a natu- ral outcome of htis.

www.tiff.ro

24 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 Shorts | under the spotlight Tampere Film Festival

Shorts, Children/Youth, Documentaries

This festival of short films aims to screen 500 films (20 features) PO Box 305 to an audience of 20 000 over five days. Four-fifths of the works are 33101 Tampere – FI European. More than 30 European countries are represented. T +358 3 223 5681 F +358 3 223 0121 The festival includes an international competition, a national competition Juhani Alanen in two categories (short shorts and long shorts). The parallel programme juhani.alanen@tampere- filmfestival.fi includes the Meeting of Different Cultures, thematic sections, retrospec - Päivi Räsänen tives, screenings of feature length documentaries, school films, a Trash [email protected] and Underground Film Festival, carte blanche to a Finnish filmmaker, Tampere-Film-Festival silent films accompanied with live music and art performances. There @TampereFilmFest are also seminars to help teachers provide Media education and screen- ings in schools during winter. 2012 – 4th Edition March 7 > 11, 2012 The young audience is a special target for Tampere Film Festival. The Tampere – FI programme always contains various screenings that target young audi- 2013 ences, such as music documentaries and films made by young filmmak- March 6 > 10, 2013 Tampere – FI ers. The Festival encourages young filmmakers to present their works to Application deadline the professionals and organises an international Film Students Network December 1, 2012 meeting for film schools. The Network gives film schools the possibility of introducing their student films to other schools and film profession- als. There are some 10 programmes of school films from different film schools. There are meetings with the film students and the guests of the Tampere film Festival during the festival. The festival organisers meet film students from different film schools during the festival and tell them how film festivals work, how to promote their films and how to contact film professionals.

Tampere Film Festival works in close cooperation with ELO (University of Art and Design Helsinki, Motion Picture, TV and Production Design) and the local Media school (Tampere Polytechnic School of Art and Media).

www.tff.fi

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 25 under the spotlight | Youth BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth BUSTER International Film Festival for Children and Youth/ Part of Copenhagen Film Festivals Youth, Animation, Documentaries, Shorts

This youth film festival aims to screen 145 films (65 features) to an BUSTER International audience of 34 000 over 11 days. Three quarters of the films are Film Festival for Children and Youth/Part of Copen- European. The festival includes a children’s feature film programme, hagen Film Festivals a youth feature film programme, a short film programme including a Tagensvej 85 F, 1st floor competiion for best short film, a documentary programme including a 2200-N Copenhagen – DK competiion for the best documentary, a selection of animation films. T +45 3345 4737 Füsun Eriksen The programme also includes Buster for Real (social theme), Buster gives [email protected] it a go (workshops integrating the audience), Buster in Bornebiffen (for Diana Milenkovic 3-6 year olds), Family Film (a selection of family oriented films), Buster [email protected] on Tour (films from the festival shown in cinemas around Denmark) and Nikolai Schulz [email protected] Oregon (a national competition for filmmakers under 20). busterfilmfestival Workshops for children and youth, including a competition for a film made by young people,seminars and workshops for professionals and teachers 2012 – 12th Edition September 13 > 23, 2012 will complete the programme. There are programmes for different age Copenhagen + 15 other cities. groups – 3-6, 6-13, 14-17. – DK (12 cities) + Greenland (3) BUSTER’s programming strategy to increase audience impact is based 2013 on balancing the programme with features, shorts and docs for differ- September 5 > 15, 2013 ent age groups with film genres/subjects which have the right balance Copenhagen + 15 other cities. – DK (12 cities) + between education and entertainment. Satellite screenings in different Greenland (3) towns and Greenland together with co-operation with other cultural Submission/Selection institutions and museums are also part of the strategy to reach bigger Requirements audience group in many locations. The festival also arranges workshops See website. and debates by using film media as an educational tool to teach children Application deadline – and youth other art forms, sport and make them discuss different social April 1, 2012 April 1, 2013 and educational topics.

www. buster.dk

26 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 the a-z of media supported festivals 02 the a-z of media- supported festivals

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 27 the a-z of media supported festivals

Anim’est International International Festival Animation Film Festival of Animated Films AniFest animation 7 t h edition 10 t h edition October 5-14, 2012 (Bucharest) April 26-May 1, 2012 November 2-11, 2012 (Chisinau) Teplice, Duchkov – CZ Bucharest, Chisinau – RO Films 550 Films 400 Feature Films 35 Feature Films 20 Audience 18,000 Audience 16,500 www.anifest.cz www.animest.ro Internationales Trickfilm Cineanima Festival – Festival International Animated Anima of Animated Films t h Film Festival of Espinho 30 edition 19 t h edition 35 t h edition February 17-26, 2012 May 8-13, 2012 November 7-13, 2012 Brussels – BE Stuttgart – DE Espinho – PT Films 260 Films 450 Films 200 Feature Films 22 Feature Films 15 Feature Films 4-6 Audience 21,000 Audience 55,000 Audience 10,000 www.animatv.be www.itfs.de www.cinanima.pt – World Festival of Animated Film Fantoche International 22 n d edition Animation Film Festival 10 t h edition May 29-June 3, 2012 Zagreb – HR September 4-9, 2012 Baden – CH Films 320 Feature Films 3 Films 200 Audience 13,500 Feature Films 10 www.animafest.hr Audience 17,500 www.fantoche.ch Animateka International Animation Film Festival Holland Animation 8 t h edition Film Festival 15 t h edition December 5-18, 2011 December 3-16, 2012 March 28-April 1, 2012 Ljubljana, Maribor – SI March 20-24, 2013 Utrecht – NL Films 420 Feature Films 6 Films 230 Audience 4,700 Feature Films 15 www.animateka.si Audience 22,000 www.haff.nl

Note: The first date and the edition number are those to which the MEDIA support applied under call for proposals covered by this publication. Other dates are given for convenience of the reader.

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États Généraux One World du Film Documentaire International Human docu­ 24 t h edition Rights Documentary August 19-25, 2012 Film Festival mentary Lussas – FR 14 t h edition Films 155 March 6-15, 2012 Feature Films 60 May 14-23, 2013 Audience 17,000 Prague – CZ www.lussasdoc.org Films 105 Feature Films 90 Festival dei popoli Audience 40,500 International www.oneworld.cz Doclisboa – International Documentary Film Festival Film Festival Planete Doc Film festival t h r d 9 edition 10 t h edition 53 edition November 12-19, 2011 May 11-20, 2012 October 18-28, 2012 Warsaw, Wroclaw – PL Lisbon – PT November 10-17, 2012 Florence – IT Films 130 Films 170 Feature Films 100 Feature Films 145 Films 80 Audience 33,000 Audience 38,000 Feature Films 50 Audience 27,500 www.planetedocff.pl www.doclisboa.org www.festivaldeipopoli.org Thessaloniki Documentary DocPoint Film Festival - Images Helsinki Documentary Jihlava International of the 21st century Film Festival Documentary 14 t h edition 11 t h edition Film Festival March 9-18, 2012 16 t h edition January 23-29, 2012 Thessaloniki – EL January 22-27, 2013 October 23-28, 2012 Films 215 Helsinki – FI Jihlava – CZ Feature Films 160 Films 145 Films 230 Audience 45,000 Feature Films 75 Feature Films 110 tdf.filmfestival.gr Audience 27,500 Audience 32,000 www.docpoint.info www.dokument-festival.cz Zagrebdox DOK.fest Munich Kassel Documentary Film t h International 27 edition and Video Festival Documentary May 2-9, 2012 29 t h edition Munich – DE Film Festival November 8-13, 2011 8 t h edition Films 100 November 13-18, 2012 Audience 12,800 Kassel – DE February 26-March 4, 2012 Zagreb – HR www.dokfest-muenchen.de Films 240 Feature Films 40 Films 150 Audience 11,500 Audience 22,000 www.filmladen.de/dokfest www..net

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Aubagne International Cinefest Film Festival Miskolc International global 13 t h edition Film Festival March 19-24, 2012 9 t h edition Aubagne – FR September 14-23, 2012 Films 180 Miskolc – HU Feature Films 20 Films 69 Audience 16,100 Feature Films 25 www.cineaubagne.fr Audience 16,000 www.cinefest.hu Bergamo Film Meeting 30 t h edition Cinema Jove International L’Alternativa - Barcelona March 10-18, 2012 Film Festival March 9-17, 2013 27 t h edition Independent Film Festival Bergamo – IT 19 t h edition June 15-22, 2012 Films 92 Valencia – ES November 11-19, 2011 Feature Films 80 November 16-24, 2012 Audience 26,700 Films 169 Barcelona – ES Feature Films 35 www.bergamofilmmeeting.it Audience 29,000 Films 200 Feature Films 40 Braunschweig www.cinemajove.com Audience 12,700 International Film Festival Il Cinema Ritrovato alternativa.cccb.org t h 26 edition 25 t h edition Amiens International November 8-13, 2011 June 25- July 2, 2011 November 6-11, 2012 Bologna – IT Film Festival Braunschweig – DE 32 n d edition Films 300 Films 170 Feature Films 80 November 11-20, 2011 Feature Films 70 Audience 55,000 November 16-24, 2012 Audience 21,000 Amiens – FR www.cinetecadibologna.it www.filmfest-braunschweig.de Films 300 Cinemed Feature Films 150 Bristol Encounters Mediterranean Film Audience 64,000 International Film Festival Festival of Montpellier www.filmfestamiens.org 18 t h edition 34 t h edition Arras Film Festival September 18-23, 2012 Bristol – UK October 21-29, 2011 12 t h edition October 26-November 3, 2012 Films 290 November 4-13, 2011 Montpellier – FR Feature Films 6 November 8-19, 2012 Audience 5,000 Films 220 Arras – FR Feature Films 130 www.encounters-festival.org.uk Films 100 Audience 86,000 Feature Films 95 Brussels Movie Days www.cinemed.tm.fr Audience 23,500 9 t h edition www.cine-arras.com September 8-11, 2011 Brussels – BE Films 65 Feature Films 53 Audience 50,000 www.brusselsmoviedays.be

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City of Segovia Festival Fantastik Filmfestival Festival International of European Cinema Lund International du Film d’Amour de Mons/ (MUCES) Fantastic Film Festival Mons International 6 t h edition 18 t h edition Love Film Festival November 16-22, 2011 September 22-October 1, 2011 28 t h edition Segovia – ES September 20-29, 2012 February 24- March 2, 2012 Films 90 Lund – SE February 15-23, 2013 Feature Films 90 Films 90 Mons – BE Audience 20,000 Feature Films 45 Films 115 www.muces.es Audience 5,000 Feature Films 75 www.fff.se Audience 27,500 Corona Cork Film Festival www.fifa-mons.be 57 t h edition Festival Cinéma – November 6-13, 2011 Itinérances Festival International t h November 11-18, 2012 30 edition du Film de la Rochelle Cork – IE March 16-25, 2012 40 t h edition Films 290 March 22-April 1, 2013 Feature Films 73 Alès – FR June 29-July 7, 2012 June 28-July 7, 2013 Audience 29,000 Films 210 La Rochelle – FR www.corkfilmfest.org Feature Films 115 Audience 40,200 Films 250 Feature Films 140 Crossing Europe www.itinerances.org Film Festival Audience 80,100 9 t h edition Festival de Cinéma www.festival-larochelle.org April 24-29, 2012 Européen des Arcs FESTROIA – International Linz – AT 3 r d edition Film Festival Films 140 December 10-17, 2011 28 t h edition Feature Films 70 December 15-22, 2012 Audience 20,000 Les Arcs – FR September 21-30, 2012 Setubal – PT www.crossingeurope.at Films 50 Feature Films 40 Films 170 Espoo Ciné International Audience 11,300 Feature Films 62 Audience 24,370 Film Festival www.lesarcs-filmfest.com 23 r d edition www.festroia.pt Festival Internacional August 19-28, 2011 FilmFestival Cottbus – August 17-26, 2012 de Cine de Gijón Espoo – FI 50 t h edition Festival of East Films 100 November 16-24, 2012 European Cinema Feature Films 85 Gijón – ES 22 n d edition Audience 25,800 Films 175 November 1-6, 2011 www.espoocine.fi Feature Films 95 November 6-11, 2012 Audience 51,000 Cottbus – DE Fantasporto – Oporto In- www.gijonfilmfestival.com Films 130 ternational Film Festival Feature Films 55 32 n d edition Audience 13,000 February 20-March 4, 2012 www.filmfestival-cottbus.de Oporto – PT Films 300 Feature Films 70 Audience 40,000 www.fantasporto.com

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FIPA International Film Festival Leeds International International Festival Bratislava Film Festival of Audiovisual Programs 14 t h edition 26 t h edition 25 t h edition November 3-11, 2011 November 3-20, 2011 January 23-29, 2012 November 9-15, 2012 November 1-18, 2012 Biarritz – FR Bratislava – SK Leeds – UK Films 130 Films 196 Films 260 Audience 28,000 Feature Films 110 Feature Films 130 Audience 21,000 Audience 31,900 www.fipa.tm.fr www.iffbratislava.sk www.leedsfilm.com Fresh Film Fest International Film Festival Ljubljana international 9 t h edition Etiuda&Anima Film Festival August 29-September 2, 2012 t h n d Prague – CZ 18 edition 22 edition Films 135 November 18-24, 2011 November 9-20, 2011 Feature Films 45 Krakow – PL Ljubljana – SI Audience 31,000 Films 380 Films 120 www.freshfilmfest.net Feature Films 110 Feature Films 98 Audience 9,000 Audience 50,000 Göteborg International www.etiudaandanima.com www.liffe.si Film Festival International Filmfest Milano Film Festival 35 t h edition Emden-Norderney 17 t h edition January 27- February 6, 2012 23 r d edition September 14-23, 2012 January 23-February 4, 2013 June 6-13, 2012 Milan – IT Göteborg – SE Emden – DE Films 370 Films 410 Films 105 Feature Films 150 Feature Films 265 Feature Films 60 Audience 75,000 Audience 131,000 Audience 20,000 www.milanofilmfestival.it www.giff.se www.filmfest-emden.de Motovun Film Festival IndieLisboa – International t h Kaunas International 14 edition Independent Film Festival Film Festival July 27-August 1, 2012 9 t h edition 6 t h edition Motovun – HR April 26-May 6, 2012 September 25-October 14, 2012 Films 80 Lisbon – PT Kaunas – LT Feature Films 50 Audience 40,000 Audience 18,000 Films 96 www.indielisboa.com Feature Films 70 www.motovunfilmfestival.com Audience 8,500 International Film Festival www.kinofestivalis.lt New Horizons “Arsenals” International 22 n d edition Kino Pavasaris – Vilnius Film Festival September 14-23, 2012 International Film Festival 12 t h edition Riga – LV 17 t h edition July 19-29, 2012 Films 90 March 15-29, 2012 Wrocław – PL Feature Films 58 March 14-28, 2013 Films 443 Audience 17,000 Vilnius – LT Feature Films 230 Films 125 Audience 103,000 Feature Films 50 www.snh.org.pl Audience 62,000 www.kinopavasaris.lt

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Nordische Filmtage Scanorama Tallinn Black Nights Lübeck European Film Forum Film Festival 54 t h edition 9 t h edition 16 t h edition November 2-6, 2011 November 10-27, 2011 November 14-28, 2012 October 31-November 4, 2012 Vilnius, Kaunas – LT Tallinn – EE Lübeck – DE Films 115 Films 600 Films 130 Feature Films 80 Feature Films 260 Feature Films 90 Audience 27,000 Audience 68,000 Audience 23,000 www.scanorama.lt www.poff.ee www.filmtage.luebeck.de SEFF - Seville Thessaloniki Plus Camerimage European Film Festival International International Film 8 t h edition Film Festival Festival of the Art November 4-11, 2011 53 r d edition of Cinematography Seville – ES 20 t h edition November 2-11, 2012 Films 184 Thessaloniki – GR November 26- December 3, 2011 Feature Films 125 Films 310 November 24-December 1, 2012 Audience 76,910 Bydgoszcz – PL Feature Films 170 www.festivaldesevilla.com Audience 57,000 Films 260 www.filmfestival.gr Feature Films 150 Semaine de la Critique Audience 58,000 51 t h edition Transilvania International www.pluscamerimage.pl May 17-25, 2012 Cannes – FR Film Festival t h Premiers Plans Films 48 11 edition Angers Festival Feature Films 10 June 1-10, 2012 24 t h edition Audience 15,000 Cluj, Sibiu – RO January 20-29, 2012 www.semainedelacritique.com Films 210 January 18-27, 2013 Feature Films 165 Angers – FR Sofia International Audience 80,000 Films 260 Film Festival www.tiff.ro Feature Films 100 16 t h edition Audience 64,000 Trieste Film Festival March 9-29, 2012 23 r d edition www.premiersplans.org Sofia – BG January 19-25, 2012 Films 230 Reykjavik International January 17-23, 2013 Feature Films 140 Trieste – IT Film Festival Audience 75,000 Films 140 9 t h edition www.sofiaiff.com Feature Films 60 September 27-October 7, 2012 Audience 25,000 Reykjavik – IS Summer Film School www.alpeadriacinema.it Films 145 38 t h edition Feature Films 115 July 21-28, 2012 t h Audience 28,500 Uherské Hradišteˇ – CZ 10 edition www.riff.is Films 480 October 14-21, 2012 Feature Films 280 Zagreb – HR Audience 105,000 Films 90 www.lfs.cz Feature Films 55 Audience 33,000 www.zagrebfilmfestival.com

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Brest European International Short Film Short Film Festival Festival Hamburg new media 27 t h edition 28 t h edition November 8-13, 2011 June 7-13, 2011 November 13-18, 2012 May 29-June 4, 2012 Brest – FR Hamburg – DE Films 200 Films 315 Audience 29,000 Audience 13,500 www.filmcourt.fr www.shortfilm.com Brussels Short International Short Film Film Festival Festival Leuven Stuttgarter Filmwinter 15 t h edition 17 t h edition Festival for Expanded April 27-May 6, 2012 December 3-10, 2011 Brussels – BE Leuven – BE Media Films 250 Films 200 25 t h edition Audience 21,500 Audience 6,500 January 19-22, 2012 www.courtmetrage.be www.shortfilmfestival.org Stuttgart – DE Films 320 Filmfest Dresden Mecal Pro Feature Films 30 International Short International Short Film Audience 10,000 Film Festival Festival of Barcelona www.wand5.de 24 t h edition 14 t h edition April 17-22, 2012 April 12-29, 2012 April 16-21, 2013 Barcelona – ES Dresden – DE Films 253 Films 280 Audience 5,800 shorts Audience 11,500 www.mecalbcn.org www.filmfest-dresden.de Tampere Film Festival Go Short 42 n d edition International Short Film March 7-11, 2012 Festival Nijmegen March 6-10, 2013 4 t h edition Tampere – FI March 14-18, 2012 Films 440 Nijmegen – NL Audience 18,500 Films 195 www.tamperefilmfestival.fi Alcine – Festival de Cine Audience 9,000 Uppsala International de Alcalà de Henares – www.goshort.nl Short Film Festival Comunidad de Madrid Interfilm – International 31 t h edition 41 s t edition Short Film Festival Berlin October 24-30, 2011 November 12-18, 2011 28 t h edition October 22-28, 2012 Madrid – ES November 13-20, 2011 Uppsala – SE Films 190 November 13-18, 2012 Films 310 Feature Films 10 Berlin – DE Audience 10,000 Audience 10,000 Films 400 www.shortfilmfestival.com www.alcine.org Audience 13,000 www.interfilm.de

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Buster – Copenhagen Oulu International International Film Festival Children’s Film Festival shorts for Children and Youth 30 t h edition 12 t h edition November 21-27, 2011 & docs November 19-25, 2012 September 13-23, 2012 Oulu – FI Copenhagen – DK Films 120 Films 145 Feature Films 40 Feature Films 65 Audience 10,000 Audience 34,000 www.oulunelokuvakeskus.fi www.buster.dk Cine-Jeune de l’Aisne Plein la Bobine Krakow Film Festival International Film Festival Sancy Film Festival 52 n d edition 30 t h edition for Young People 10 t h edition May 23-29, 2011 April 8-15, 2011 May 28-June 3, 2012 April 11-17, 2012 June 14-19, 2011 Krakow – PL Laon – FR June 9-14, 2012 La Bourboule – FR Films 210 Films 120 Feature Films 50 Feature Films 30 Films 140 Audience 15,000 Audience 7,700 Feature Films 15 Audience 9,700 www.kff.com.pl www.cinejeune02.com www.pleinlabobine.com Het Jeugdfilm Festival/ Youth Film Festival Zlín International 23 r d edition Film Festival for Children February 13-26, 2012 and Youth Antwerp – BE 52 n d edition youth Films 55 May 29-June 5, 2011 Feature Films 38 May 17-June 3, 2012 Audience 6,400 Zlín – CZ www.jeugdfilmfestival.be Films 335 Feature Films 227 Olympia International Audience 95,000 Film Festival for Children www.zlinfest.cz and Young People 14 t h edition December 2-10, 2011 BUFF Film Festival Pyrgos – EL 29 t h edition Films 55 March 13-17, 2012 Feature Films 12 Malmö – SE Audience 10,000 Films 100 www.olympiafestival.gr Feature Films 50 Audience 13,000 www.buff.se

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CZECH REPUBLIC For more information MEDIA Desk CZ on MEDIA funding opportunities, please visit Ceska filmova komora o.p.s. the MEDIA website: ec.europa.eu/media Narodni 28 or consult your local MEDIA Desk or Antenna. 110 00 Prague 1 T +420 221 105 209 or T +420 221 105 210 BULGARIA F +420 221 105 303 MEDIA Desk Austria MEDIA Desk Bulgaria [email protected] ÖsteÂrreichisches Filminstitut 2 - A Kniaz Dondukov Blvd. www.mediadeskcz.eu Stiftgasse 6 BG-1000 Sofia Daniela Stanikova A-1070 Wien T +359 2 988 32 24 or 987 03 25 T +43 1 526 97 30-406 F +359 2 987 53 69 DENMARK F +43 1 526 97 30-460 [email protected] MEDIA Desk Danmark [email protected] www.mediadesk.bg Vognmagergade, 10 www.mediadeskaustria.eu Kamen Balkanski DK-1120 København Esther Krausz T +45 33 74 34 67 F +45 33 74 34 65 MEDIA Desk Croatia [email protected] Vlaamse Gemeenschap c/o Croatian Audiovisual Centre www.mediadeskdenmark.eu MEDIA Desk België Ulica kralja Zvonimira 20 c/o Vlaams Audiovisuel Fonds vzw 10 000 Zagreb Ene Katrine Rasmussen Huis van de Vlaamse Film T +385 1 4655 434 Bischoffsheimlaan 38 F +385 1 4655 442 B-1000 Brussel MEDIA Desk Estonia [email protected] c/o Estonian Film Foundation – Uus 3 T +32 2 226 06 30 www.mediadesk.hr F +32 2 219 19 36 101 11 Tallinn Martina Petrovic [email protected] T +372 6 27 60 65 F +372 6 27 60 61 www.mediadesk-vlaanderen.eu CYPRUS [email protected] Nathalie Goethals MEDIA Desk Cyprus www.mediadeskestonia.eu Othellou 9 Communauté française CY-1016 Nicosia Anu Ernits MEDIA Desk Belgique T +357 22 305 367 Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles F +357 22 305 368 44, bd Léopold II MEDIA Desk Finland [email protected] B-1080 Bruxelles Finnish Film Foundation www.mediadeskcyprus.eu T +32 2 413 22 45 K 13, Kanavakatu 12 Ioanna Americanou F +32 2 413 30 50 00160 Helsinki [email protected] T +358 9 62 20 30 13 www.mediadeskbelgique.eu F +358 9 62 20 30 70 Thierry Leclercq [email protected] www.mediadeskfinland.eu Kerstin Degerman

36 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 FRANCE D-80331 München MEDIA Desk France T +49 89 54 46 03 30 MEDIA Desk Hungary 9 rue Ambroise Thomas F +49 89 54 46 03 40 Varosligeti fasor 38 F-75009 Paris [email protected] H-1068 Budapest T +33 1 47 27 12 77 www.mediadesk-deutschland.eu T +361 413 12 69 F +33 1 47 27 04 15 Ingeborg Degener F +361 413 17 10 [email protected] [email protected] www.mediafrance.eu MEDIA Antenne Düsseldorf www.mediadeskhungary.eu Nathalie Chesnel c/o Filmstiftung NRW Enikõ Kiss Kaistraße 14 MEDIA Antenne Strasbourg D-40221 Düsseldorf ICELAND 1, parc de l’Etoile T +49 211 930 50 14 MEDIA Desk Island F-67076 Strasbourg F +49 211 93 05 05 Hverfisgata 54 T +33 3 88 60 95 89 [email protected] IS-101 Reykjavík F +33 3 88 60 98 57 www.mediadesk-deutschland.eu T +354 562 63 66 [email protected] Heike Meyer-Döring F +354 562 71 71 www.mediafrance.eu [email protected] MEDIA Antenne Berlin- www.mediadesk.is Antenne MEDIA Grand Sud Brandenburg Sigridur Vigfusdottir c/o Région August-Bebel-Strasse 26-53 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur D-14482 Potsdam IRELAND 27 Place Jules Guesde T +49 331 743 87 50 MEDIA Desk Ireland F-13481 Marseille Cedex 20 F +49 331 743 87 59 6, Eustace Street T +33 4 91 57 51 38 [email protected] Dublin 2 F +33 91 57 58 36 www.mediadesk-deutschland.eu T +353 1 679 18 56 [email protected] Susanne Schmitt F +353 1 679 01 58 www.mediafrance.eu [email protected] Isabelle Nobio GREECE www.mediadeskireland.eu MEDIA Desk Hellas GERMANY Siobhan O’Donoghue c/o Greek Film Center MEDIA Desk Deutschland 7 Areopagitou str 14-16 Friedensallee MEDIA Antenna Galway 11742 Athens D-22765 Hamburg Cluain Mhuire Monivea Road Tel.: +30 210 3234414 Galway T +49 40 390 65 85 Fax: +30 210 3234444 F +49 40 390 86 32 T +353 91 77 07 28 [email protected] F +353 91 77 07 46 [email protected] www.mediadeskhellas.eu www.mediadesk-deutschland.eu [email protected] Ilias Tasopoulos www.media-antenna.eu Christiane Siemen (acting) Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile MEDIA Antenne München Herzog Wilhelm Str. 16

EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 37 ITALY LUXEMBOURG POLAND MEDIA Desk Italia MEDIA Desk Luxembourg MEDIA Desk Polska c/o Cinecittà Luce Maison de Cassal Ul. Chelmska 19/21 lok. 229 Via Tuscolana 1055 5, rue Large PL-00-724 Warszawa 00173 Roma L-1917 Luxembourg T/F +48 22 851 10 74 T +39 06 72286409 / T +352 24 78 21 70 +48 22 559 33 10 T +39 06 72286293 F +352 22 09 63 [email protected] F +39 06 7221127 karin.schockweiler@ www.mediadeskpoland.eu [email protected] mediadesk.etat.lu Joanna Wendorff www.media-italia.eu www.mediadesklux.eu Giuseppe Massaro Karin Schockweiler PORTUGAL MEDIA Desk Portugal Antenna MEDIA Torino MALTA Rua das Flores, 105-1°Esq c/o Associazione F.E.R.T. MEDIA Desk Malta 1200-194 Lisboa Cineporto, Via Cagliari 42 c/o Culture and Audiovisuals Unit T +351 21 326 14 90 I -10153 Torino Auberge d’Italie – Merchants Street F +351 21 326 14 99 T +39 011 53 98 53 Valletta VLT 1170 [email protected] F +39 011 53 14 90 T +356 2291 5054 www.mediadeskportugal.eu [email protected] F +356 2123 0715 Manuel Claro www.media-italia.eu [email protected] Silvia Sandrone www.mediadeskmalta.eu ROMANIA Daniela Vella MEDIA DESK Romania LATVIA c/o Center for Research and MEDIA Desk Latvia Consultancy in Culture c/o National Film Centre MEDIA Desk Nederland 57, Barbu Delavrancea Str. Pietavas 10/12 Jan Luykenstraat 2 Sectorul 1 LV1050 Riga NL-1071 CM Amsterdam 011353 Bucharest T +371 6735 8857 T +31 20 305 30 40 T +40 21 316 60 60 F +371 6735 8877 F +31 20 675 28 78 F +40 21 316 60 61 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.mediadesklatvia.eu www.mediadesknederland.eu www.media-desk.ro Lelda Ozola Dominique van Ratingen Valentina Miu

LITHUANIA MEDIA Desk Norge SLOVAK REPUBLIC MEDIA Desk Lietuva c/o Norsk filminstitutt MEDIA Desk Z. Sierakausko 15 Postboks 482 Sentrum Grösslingova 32 LT-03105 Vilnius N-0105 Oslo SK-811 09 Bratislava T +370 5 2127187 T +47 22 47 45 00 T +421 2 526 36 935 F +370 5 2609425 F +47 22 47 80 41 F +421 2 526 36 936 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.mediadesklithuania.eu www.mediadesk.no www.mediadeskslovakia.eu Dominykas Sirvinskas Sidsel Hellebø-Hansson Vladimir Stric

38 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVALS 2012 MEDIA Antenna Sevilla MEDIA Desk Slovenia c/o Instituto Andaluz MEDIA Desk UK c/o Slovenian Film Centre de las Artes y las Letras c/o British Film Institute Miklosiceva 38 Consejería de Cultura - 21 Stephen Street SI-1000 Ljubljana Junta de Andalucía UK-London W1T 1LN T +386 1 23 43 216 Edificio Estadio Olímpico. Puerta M Tel. +44 20 7173 3221 F +386 1 23 43 219 41092 Sevilla [email protected] [email protected] T +34 955 929 047 www.mediadeskuk.eu www.mediadeskslovenia.eu [email protected] Agnieszka Moody Sabina Briški www.antenamediaandalucia.eu MEDIA Antenna Glasgow Carmen del Río c/o Creative Scotland SPAIN 249, West George Street MEDIA Desk España SWEDEN Glasgow G2 4QE C/ Luis Buñuel, 2-2°A MEDIA Desk Sverige T +44 141 302 17 76 Ciudad de la Imágen Svenska Filminstitutet F +44 141 302 17 11 E-28223 Pozuelo de Alarcon 5, Borgvagen [email protected] Madrid S-10252 Stockholm www.mediadeskuk.eu T +34 91 512 01 78 T +46 8 665 12 05 Emma Valentine F +34 91 512 02 29 F +46 8 666 37 55 [email protected] [email protected] MEDIA Antenna Cardiff www.mediadeskspain.eu www.mediadesksweden.eu c/o Creative Industries Jesús Hernández Moyano Ulrika Nisell 33-35 West Bute Street Cardiff, CF10 5LH MEDIA Antenna Barcelona T +44 2920 436112 Mestre Nicolau 23 MEDIA Desk Suisse F +44 2920 495598 E-08021 Barcelona Neugasse 6 [email protected] T +34 93 552 49 49 CH-8005 Zürich www.mediadeskuk.eu F +34 93 552 49 53 T +41 43 960 39 29 Judy Wasdell [email protected] F +41 43 211 40 60 www.antenamediacat.eu [email protected] www.mediadesk.ch Helena Moreno Núñez Note: List correct as of Corinna Marschall May 1, 2012. MEDIA Antenna San Sebastián Paseo Colón 16, entreplanta E-20002 San Sebastián-Donostia T +34 94 332 68 37 F +34 94 327 54 15 [email protected] www.mediaeusk.eu Verónica Sánchez

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