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Cineuropa.org, your essential News and Information source for European films, informs you weekly about the upcoming film markets and festivals in Europe, the deadlines of application to film funds and the awards of the last weekend.

Special Events

Berlin (Germany)
Peacefulfish Global Film Finance Forum
Forum will take place on February 8

Europe (Training)
Script&Pitch Workshops
Deadline for applications: February 20

La Rochelle (France)
IDIFF - International Digital Film Forum
Forum will take place between February 6-8

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Deadlines for Markets

Thessaloniki (Greece)
EDN's Pitching - Docs in Thessaloniki
Deadline to submit films: February 1
Pitching will take place between March 21-25

Toronto (Canada)
8. Toronto Documentary Forum
Deadline to submit films: February 1
Pitching will take place on April 25-26

Sarajevo (Bosnia)
Cinelink - Coproduction Market of the Sarajevo Film Festival
Deadline to submit projects: February 15
Market will take place between August 23-25

Málaga (Spain)
Mercadoc - Documentary Market
Deadline to submit projects: February 21
Deadline for companies to register: March 21
Market will take place between May 3-5

Olomouc (Czech Republic)
Market of Popular-Scientific Documentary
Deadline to submit films: February 28
Market will take place between April 17-22

Nyon (Switzerland)
Visions du réel - Documentary market
Deadline to submit films: March 1
Market will take place between 20-26 April

Deadlines for Film Funds

Promotion support for the DVD release of Arab MEDA films: no deadlines, annual program

Support for the production and distribution of 'Making of' for Arab MEDA films: no deadlines, annual program

Jan Vrijman Fund: February 1

MEDIA - i2i Support to facilitate access to financing from banks and other financial institutions (Call for proposals 13-2006): February 2

MEDIA - New Talent for projects developed within a MEDIA training program (Call for proposals 16-2006): February 12

Hubert Bals Fund: March 1

Eurimages: March 5

MEDIA - Support to pan-European training networks (Call for proposals 18-2006): March 9

World Cinema Fund (Production): March 15

Deadlines for Film Festivals

Olomouc (Czech Republic)
42. Popular-Scientific Documentary Film Festival
Deadline to submit films: January 31
Festival will take place between April 17-22

Marseille (France)
International Documentary Film Festival
Deadline to submit films: March 18
Festival will take place in July 2007

Deadlines for Events, Training and Other Initiatives

Training (Eastern Europe)
EX ORIENTE
Deadline to apply: February 1
3 workshops throughout the year

Cannes (France)
MIPDOC with The Marketplace
Deadline to apply: February 15
Market will take place on April 14-15

Potsdam/Berlin (Germany)
INSIGHT OUT - Training on Digital Production in Film and Television
Deadline to apply for European Professionals: February 23
Seminar will take place between March 19 - 24

Kuurne (Belgium)
DigiTraining Plus: New Technologies for European Cinemas
Deadline to apply: February 23
Training will take place between March 28 - April 1

Cannes (France)
MIP-TV & MILIA with The Marketplace
Deadline to apply: March 8
Markets will take place between April 16-20

Training (Europe)
Mediterranean Film Institute Script Workshops
Deadline to apply: March 16
Training will take place between June and December

Murcia (Spain)
Cartoon Master: New Digital World
Supplying content for the new distribution platforms (VOD, mobile, IPTV).
As the audience changes its viewing habits, broadcasters implement new strategies.
The moves of ISPs, network operators and US giants Microsoft and Apple.
How can technological tools reduce production costs?
Deadline to register: March 16
Conference will take place in March 27-29

Upcoming Film Festivals

European Coordination of Film Festivals
(Members of the European Coordination of Film Festivals)

Manosque (France)
20. Rencontres Cinéma du Réel ŕ L'Imaginaire
January 30 - February 4

Berlin (Germany)
20. Transmediale - Festival for Art and Digital Culture
January 30 - February 4

Awards

Poland
Eagle nominations 2007

Trieste (Italy)
18. Free Will and Karaula top feature winners

Angers (France)
19. Angers makes Lafosse happy

Helsinki (Finland)
6. Docpoint Film Festival

Würzburg (Germany)
33. International Film Week

Switzerland
And the winner is ... Vitus

France
Cesars 2007: Bouchareb, Canet and Ferran head nominations

Spain
Volver and Pan's Labyrinth shine at the Goyas

Sundance
Sundance smiles on Babluani

Sundance
Sundance audiences warm up for Once

Cineuropa's Festivals News

Turin (Italy)
Nanni Moretti to head Turin after all

Malaga (Spain)
Lola to open

Hungary
Dual award system takes centre stage

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