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• WEMW opens call for its 10th Co-production Forum and announces brand new lab!

• 1 settimana ago
• After a very successful season with many films previously presented at WEMW premiering at major festivals (to mention a few: Flesh Out by Michela Occhipinti and Stitches by Miroslav Terzić at Berlinale Panorama, Solo by Artemio Benki at the ACID Cannes, The Father by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Maternal by Maura Delpero at Locarno Film Festi[...]

 

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• WHEN EAST MEETS WEST summer news

• 3 mesi ago
• A breath of fresh air to start your summer! WEMW is planning several new events and partnerships for the next 2020 edition to be held in Trieste on January 19/21, 2020. After the successful 2019 edition, WEMW 2020 will have a new exciting East & West focus on Hungary, Romania, Moldova & Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Starting from early September producers from all over Europe and Nor[...]

 

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• “Brotherhood” wins the 2019 edition of When East Meets West

• 8 mesi ago
• The Czech project “Brotherhood” is the winner of the ninth edition of When East Meets West. The project directed by Francesco Montagner and produced by Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova (Nutprodukce) is the story of three adolescent sons of a radical Salafi preacher, facing their father's sentence for terrorism, questioning their believes and seeking different paths for their future. The international W[...]

 

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• WEMW unveils all juries and the final line up of LAST STOP TRIESTE, THIS IS IT and FIRST CUT LAB

• 8 mesi ago
• The ninth edition of When East Meets West kicks off in less than one 1 week, on January 20th with an exciting double focus on the Benelux countries and Central Eastern Europe. After having revealed the pitching forum project selection, WEMW is proud to announce that Lorenzo Esposito (KVIFF and CINÉMA DU RÉEL programmer), Georges Goldernstern (CINÉFONDATION), Peter Kerekes, Simon Ofenloch (ZDF) and[...]

 

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• The 22 projects selected for 2019 edition

• 9 mesi ago
• 22 film projects from 14 countries will be presented at the ninth edition of When East Meets West, the Italian co-production forum taking place on January 20-22, 2019 in the frame of the Trieste Film Festival. This year WEMW will bring together more than 450 industry professionals from over 35 countries, particularly from the 2019 East & West spotlight territories: Central Eastern Europe (Czec[...]

 

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• FCL - only one week left to apply!

• 10 mesi ago
• Only 1 week left to apply for First Cut Lab! We are looking to select 3 long feature fiction films in editing phase from Eastern Europe and Italy. Selected producer/director teams will receive tailor-made advice from a consulting editor and expert feedback from top international film professionals (creative producers, festival programmers, sales agents, etc). Deadline is 6th of December. Curious[...]

 

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• Get your online accreditation for the upcoming 2019 edition of WEMW!

• 10 mesi ago
• Accreditation campaign for the upcoming 2019 edition of When East Meets West is open! Starting from today you can get your online INDUSTRY accreditation for the upcoming edition of When East Meets West, taking place in Trieste in January 20-22, 2019 in collaboration with the Trieste Film Festival. The INDUSTRY accreditation will include access to the public pitching, the series of panels and ca[...]

 

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• Co-production Forum: EXTENDED DEADLINE

• 11 mesi ago
• As a result of the strong interest in the co-production forum, the deadline has been extended to November 7 to allow as many producers as possible to submit their project. The upcoming edition of WEMW (January 20-22, 2019) will launch a new East & West double focus and will bring together over 450 film professionals from more than 35 countries and, in particular, from the 2019 spotlight regio[...]

 

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• WHEN EAST MEETS WEST opens call for the WEMW Co-production Forum and First Cut Lab

• 1 anno ago
• After a successful season at major festivals for several films previously presented at WEMW (to mention a few, Chris the Swiss by Anja Kofmel at Semaine de la Critique Cannes, History of Love by Sonja Prosenc at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Her Job by Nicos Labot at Toronto International Film Festival), When East Meets West is happy to launch the call for entries for the upcoming e[...]

 

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• WEMW announces the 2019 East & West focus

• 1 anno ago
• After the successful 2018 focus on South East Europe and the Nordic countries, When East Meets West is back to work on the new edition to be held on January 20/22, 2019. WEMW 2019 will keep the same formula primarily based on a double focus on one Eastern and one Western European region. The main idea is to bring to Trieste a large delegation of key players and decision makers from each annual sp[...]

 

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• Small Body wins the 2018 edition of When East Meets West

• 2 anni ago
• The Italian project Small Body is the winner of the eighth edition of When East Meets West. The project directed by Laura Samani and produced by Nadia Trevisan (Nefertiti Film) is a rough fairy-tale about Agata and her dangerous journey to bring her stillborn baby back to life, just enough time for one breath. The international WEMW jury consisting of Benjamin Illos (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), P[...]

 

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• All awards and jury members at a glance!

• 2 anni ago
• The WEMW 2018 final line-up includes 11 fiction feature films and 10 documentaries selected amongst 287 applications from 43 territories. The WEMW 2018 jury, including Benjamn Illos (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs - France), Petri Kemppinen (Nordisk Film & TV Fond - Norway), Riina Sildos (Amrion - Estonia) and Mila Turajlic (Dribbling Pictures - Serbia) will deliver the Cannes Producers Network Pr[...]