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The Finnish Film Foundation grants production support to a variety of new projects The Finnish Film Foundation has awarded €6.3 million in production support to nine new projects, including Never Alone by director Klaus Härö, set during the 1942 war, which received €800,000.

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HAVC Funded Over 1,000 Films in 15 Years of Existence The Croatian Audiovisual Center (HAVC) celebrates its 15th anniversary with the program H15 - 15 Years in Our Film. The program will be held in cinemas across the country until the end of 2023 and will include special screenings during various film festivals.

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Italy and Serbia Sign Film Coproduction Agreement Italy and Serbia have signed a film co-production agreement. The agreement was signed at the Forum of Business and Scientific Cooperation between Serbia and Italy.

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BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund opens as part of £54 million worth of support measures for British films and talent The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced that £36.6 million will be made available to the independent UK film sector through the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund.

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Going European unveils its first selection The training program Going European, launched by the CNC in collaboration with Séries Mania, Conecta Fiction & Entertainment and CineLink, has selected five international series creator duos to co-write, co-develop and co-produce international series.

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Teams behind 25 pitches ready to take the stage at the m:brane youth film financing forum Today the m:brane youth film financing forum kicks off with 25 pitches from 18 different countries and three continents.

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Thirteen countries to present a total of 22 projects at the sixth MAFF The Co-production Forum of the Málaga Film Festival, MAFF, aims to promote the artistic growth of projects, expand networks and find funding for first and second works. The forum presents 22 projects from 13 countries.

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Fifteen films in post-production take part in the sixth Malaga WIP The sixth Malaga Work in Progress event will take place during the MAFIZ festival in Spain. The event presents fifteen films from ten different countries in Europe and Latin America to film industry professionals such as sales agents, programmers and producers.

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Under the Sky of Damascus wins at the 25th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival The 25th edition of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival has announced its winners. Under the Sky of Damascus won the Golden Alexander Award for Best Documentary and is now up for an Academy Award.

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'Everything Everywhere All at Once' shines at an emotional Oscar ceremony The film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' was the big winner at the Oscar ceremony. The film won seven awards, including for direction and screenplay. It was an emotional evening with moving acceptance speeches from Jamie Lee Curtis and Key Huy Quan, among others.

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The Oscars were invented to break the Hollywood unions: the true, surprising history of the Academy Awards The Oscars were founded in 1929, but did you know that the awards ceremony was originally intended to break Hollywood unions? This article tells the story of how Louis B.

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Jared Leto and Tom Hanks win prizes at Razzie Awards Jared Leto and Tom Hanks have won awards at the Razzie Awards, which are given annually for the worst film performance of the year.

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