WEMW 2025 opens all calls for entries and announces new East & West Focus!

15 programmes and new opportunities for a special 15th edition between East & West, past and future, creativity and innovation

The Global Media Makers Residency For Ukrainian Filmmakers in Trieste

In partnership with the US Embassy in Ukraine, Ukrainian Institute, WEMW and EAVE, Global Media Makers will hold its first intensive residency in Europe in Trieste for Ukrainian filmmakers on Jan 16-22, 2025

“Lenin’s Pawn” and “Strange Sea” are the winners of the 2024 edition of WEMW

The 14th edition of When East Meets West came to an end after four intense full days of pitching sessions, works in progress, inspirational labs, talks, meetings and hugs.

WEMW Co-Production Forum line-up revealed! 22 new stories from all over the world will be presented at the upcoming Co-Production Forum

The 22 projects in development – 10 feature documentaries and 12 fiction features – were selected out of 410 submissions and will be presented, most of them for the very first time, to more than 500 on-site decision makers and professionals from all over the world

WEMW extends deadline for the Works in Progress, EAVE Slate and Inspiration Labs!

The deadline for submission to the open calls for Last Stop Trieste, This is IT, EAVE Slate and Inspirational Labs has been extended to November 25, 2022 to allow as many producers as possible to finalise their applications…

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST 2023 – Special for Ukrainian projects & professionals

After the most urgent and needed event Ukrainian Films Now organized last May in Cannes, in collaboration with EAVE, First Cut Lab, Cannes Marché du Film and many other regional and national European Funds, WEMW would love to continue supporting the Ukrainian film community and it will dedicate a special focus to Ukrainian projects…

WEMW opens the second round of calls for the EAVE Slate and Inspirational Labs! Take our QUIZ to find your way!

A few weeks to go before the deadline of the first round of calls dedicated to projects in development and works in progress, and it’s already time to launch a second round of WEMW programmes focusing on career boost, acceleration in strategic company development and reinforced company sustainability.

WEMW 2023 opens the first round of calls for entries and launches the new East & West focus

After two editions marked by unpredictable difficulties but at the same time by new approaches and innovative perspectives, WEMW (Trieste, 22-25 January 2023) launches its thirteenth edition with the primary wish to consolidate the wide range of existing programmes and activities, and with the main goal to help…