22. 5. 2025
NEAR LIGHT - Second Lives of Murderers: Interview with the Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award 2025 winners
EX ORIENTE FILM
EAST DOC PLATFORM
NEAR LIGHT - Second Lives of Murderers took home the newly presented Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award at East Doc Platform 2025. Read our interview with Niccolò Salvato (director) and Mara Cracaleanu (producer).
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22. 5. 2025
ERIAC supports filmmaker Sami Mustafa at Ex Oriente Documentary Workshop
EX ORIENTE FILM
We are delighted to announce that filmmaker Sami Mustafa has been selected as the recipient of a special scholarship for the Ex Oriente workshop, made possible through a new partnership with the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture .
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20. 5. 2025
East Doc Link heads to Belgrade for its second networking event
The second event of the East Doc Link initiative, supported by the International Visegrad Fund will take place in Belgrade on May 21-27, as part of the Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival.
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15. 5. 2025
Ex Oriente Film 2025: Selected projects
EX ORIENTE FILM
We’re excited to unveil the selected projects for this year’s Ex Oriente Features and Ex Oriente Series workshops! These bold and personal documentaries from across Europe delve fearlessly into complex realities and urgent themes shaping our world today.
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15. 5. 2025
The East Doc Platform Award at Docs Barcelona goes to Berliner
EAST DOC PLATFORM
We are happy to announce that the East Doc Platform Award at Docs Barcelona goes to Berliner. This project will have an opportunity to join the East Doc Platform 2026 in Prague and get individual meetings within the East Doc Market.
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12. 5. 2025
The Ex Oriente Documentary Laboratory 2025 is here
EX ORIENTE FILM
In just a few weeks, a new edition of Ex Oriente workshop programs - Ex Oriente Features and Ex Oriente Series - will bring together the most promising creative documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe.
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11. 5. 2025
Silver Eye Award at Millennium Docs Against Gravity goes to Eyelashes and Sand Crystals
EAST DOC
We are pleased to announce that the Silver Eye Award at Millennium Docs Against Gravity has been awarded to Ukrainian project Eyelashes and Sand Crystals by Daryna Mamaisur – a poetic reflection on a herbarium displaced by war.
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9. 5. 2025
Inner Landscapes: Interview with the East Doc Platform Award winners
EAST DOC PLATFORM
Inner Landscapes took home the main award at East Doc Platform 2025. Discover the story behind the film that explores human connection in a divided world. Read our interview with Zofia Sawicka (director) and Zofia Kujawska (producer).
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14. 4. 2025
Short Pitch Program 2025: Selection revealed
EAST DOC
We’re excited to announce the selected projects for this year’s Short Pitch Program, which will take place on May 10, 2025, in Warsaw, Poland, as part of Millennium Docs Against Gravity film festival.
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1. 4. 2025
Join the Ex Oriente Film Documentary Laboratory 2025 with your docuseries project
EX ORIENTE FILM
Extended deadline alert! You now have until April 15 to apply with your docuseries project for the Ex Oriente Film 2025! Take advantage of in-depth mentoring, connect with key industry players, and shape your vision into a compelling docuseries.
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