Berlinale 2021 will be organised in two different sessions with the European Film Market taking place 1 - 5 March and the film festival taking place in summer, COVID-19 permitting. The European Film Forum will take place on Tuesday 2nd March from 10am Irish time.
Five MEDIA supported films were nominated in nine categories for the Golden Globes this year. Irish company Cartoon Saloon are up for Best Motion Picture, Animated for WOLFWALKERS.
Congratulations to Cartoon Saloon on their Golden Globes nomination for Wolfwalkers for Best Motion Picture, Animated! Proudly supported by
Creative Europe Slate Development Funding.
Video of Co-Production Case Study of Wolfwalkers featuring Paul Young and Gerry Shireen from Cartoon Saloon. The film is Apple’s first animated feature making it an insightful co-production case study for producers.
While cinemas in Ireland are closed, there are still great MEDIA films available to watch online from Irish and European platforms.
Sanz y el Secreto de su Arte (1918) is a hybrid drama documentary about ventriloquist and puppeteer Francisco Sanz Baldoví who wanted to create the perfect automaton. Free worldwide screening on Friday 5th February at 5pm Irish time with live music as part of ‘A Season of Classic Films.’
In the second article in our series on getting prepared for the next Creative Europe Programme, we focus on finding a European partner. Whether you have an animation project or are running a film festival, you will need to have European partners onboard to be in with a chance of securing Creative Europe funding.
The MEDIA programme has been supporting European films and the audiovisual industry for 30 years. Since 1991, Creative Europe MEDIA has invested over €2.6 billion in the film and audiovisual industries to support the development, promotion and distribution of European works within Europe and beyond.