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Film Experts and Directors Compile a List of the 50 Greatest Belarusian Films of All Time
17 Dec 2024
The list of the best Belarusian films ever made was put together by film experts and active filmmakers at the initiative of the Belarusian Independent Film Academy (BIFA). The list was prepared to mark the 100th anniversary of Belarusian cinema, celebrated on December 17 of this year.
Selected Participants for the Pitching of Belarusian Film Projects at the Berlinale's European Film Market
13 Dec 2024
At the European Film Market (EFM) of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, 10 projects of full-length films by Belarusian authors will be presented. Pitching at the EFM for the international film community is organized by the Belarusian Independent Film Academy (BIFA) for the second time. The event will take place on February 15, 2025, in the main building of the European Film Market – Martin Gropius Bau.
The Belarusian Independent Film Academy is collecting projects for the next pitching session at the European Film Market "Berlinale"
30 Oct 2024
The Belarusian Independent Film Academy invites directors to submit their film projects, at various stages of development, as applications for participation in the upcoming pitching session for the international film community. The event will take place within the European Film Market of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025. Up to ten participants will be selected from the submitted applications for pitching.
ARTISTS FOR ANDREI
25 Aug 2024
We are calling on the Serbian authorities to prevent extradition of filmmaker Andrei Gnyot to Belarus, where he faces imprisonment, torture and even the death penalty.
We Need an Independent Belsat!
31 Jul 2024
The Belarusian Independent Film Academy Speaks Out in Support
Belarusian Independent Film Academy (BIFA) signed the document on the foundation of the Federation of Film Academies Europe (FACE)
16 Jul 2024
European Film Academies Join Forces in Federation
Release Andrei Gnyot! Urgent Call for the Release of Belarusian Filmmaker Andrei Gnyot
11 Jul 2024
The Belarusian Independent Film Academy demands that filmmaker and activist Andrei Gnyot be released from Serbian prison and not be extradited back to Belarus. In Belarus he faces imprisonment, torture and even the death penalty.
The Belarusian Independent Film Academy Organizes a Pitch Event at the Berlinale European Film Market
1 Feb 2024
Belarusian film projects will be pitched on February 16 at the European Film Market of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. There are 7 fiction, documentary and animated feature film projects at various stages of work selected for participation. The authors will be coached for the EFM presentation by Leena Pasanen and Stefano Tealdi, experts from Finland and Italy, both invited by the film academy.
Belarusian independent filmmakers opened an Industry Programme at the DOC Leipzig
9 Oct 2023
DOK Leipzig’s Industry program was opened on October 9 with the participation of Belarusian Independent Film Academy representatives. Film Academy co-founders took part in the panel titled 'Displaced by Dictatorship and War: Belarusian Independent Filmmakers in Europe.' The discussion aimed to draw renewed attention to exiled Belarusian documentary filmmakers amid the country's escalating political climate and curbs on artistic freedom.
Expression of Support for Agnieszka Holland
5 Oct 2023
Polish film director Agnieszka Holland has faced unprecedented attacks in recent months from Poland’s right-wing ruling party, led by the Minister of Justice. He has described her work as modern Nazi propaganda. This sickening campaign concerns the director’s latest film, GREEN BORDER, which won an award at the Venice Film Festival. In recent days, this campaign has resulted in threats of physical violence against the director. The situation has escalated to the point where she is now forced to pay for security while in Poland.
