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  • Czech Lion Awards

    2024-03-14
    Czech Lion AwardsThe cyberpunk science fiction film Restore Point by Robert Hloz received 4 awards, including Best Cinematography and Best Editing:Robert HlozCZ/SK/PL/RS, 2023, 107 Min2041: In the "Restore Points" - a backup technology for human lives - people who have died a violent death are revived. While investigating a double…
  • Call for submission will be open from April, 30th

    2024-02-28
    The call for submissions for the festival will be open from  April 30th 2023. You are welcome to submit your film online. the link to the submission will be open then.
  • Berlinale

    2024-02-16
    Film and film festivals are bridge builders and platforms for dialogue. There must be no room for hatred, hate speech and marginalisation here. This was emphasised yesterday by Berlinale Managing Director Mariette Rissenbeek, Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth and Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner in their speeches at…
  • MIOB Network meeting in Vienna

    2024-02-12
    MIOB - Moving Images Open Borders - is a network of seven film festivals: FilmFestival Cottbus (DE)Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz (AT)Festival de Sevilla (ES)European Film Festival Palić (RS)Les Arcs European Film Festival (FR)Scanorama European Film Forum (LT)Trieste Film Festival (IT) A network meeting was recently held in Vienna to…
  • Winners of Czech Film Critics' Awards 2023 announced

    2024-02-07
    Excellent films will be screened at the FilmFestival Cottbus! The Association of Czech Film Critics has honoured seven films this year: The animated film Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light by director Filip Pošivač won the Audiovisual Achievement Award and Pošivač received the Newcomer of the Year Award. The film…
Impressions of the 33rd FFC

Impressions of the 33rd FFC

MONDAY The festival week began on Monday with the presentation of the first Lusatian child protection award, the Gondula Award, in our festival centre, the…
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Where to meet us

Where to meet us

Throughout the year, the team of the filmfestival cottbus are guests at numerous European film festivals.
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Call for submission will be open from April, 30th

The call for submissions for the festival will be open from  April 30th 2023. You are welcome to submit your film online. the link to the submission will be open then.

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