Creative Europe MEDIA Desks
Visual of the event called Big Stories from Small Countries and taking place from 8-10 May
The Creative Europe MEDIA programme is a good example of promoting cultural diversity through the support to the development, promotion and distribution of European films, series, documentaries and videogames within Europe and beyond. Since 1991, the MEDIA Programme has invested more than € 2,6 billion in European creativity and cultural diversity by supporting the European audiovisual sector.
Organised by a group of Creative Europe MEDIA desks, the event “Europe Day - Big Stories from Small Countries” aims to highlight four successful films supported by MEDIA and coming from five small European countries: Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia. Without the MEDIA support, that encourages co-productions, films from countries with low production capacity would not be able to achieve that much visibility and competitiveness.
On 8 May at 20:00 CET, four MEDIA-supported films will be made available online for free, for a period of 48 hours, for film lovers in Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia to have a chance to enjoy less known cinematographies from these EU neighbours from far and near. All the films were produced by the five participating countries and have won awards at international film festivals. Successful at home and abroad, they show us that great art can be created by sharing ideas, skills and means.
Films
- Nightlife (Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia)
Crime drama directed by Damjan Kozole, 2016 (production: Vertigo, SCCA/pro.ba, Sisters and Brother Mitevski)
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nocnozivljenje
- The Bridges of Time (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia)
Cultural historical documentary directed by Audrius Stonys & Kristine Briede, 2018 (production: VFS Films, Studio Nominum, Vesilind)
- The High Sun (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia)
Romantic drama directed by Dalibor Matanić, 2015 (production: Kinorama, co-productions: Gustav Film, SEE Film Pro)
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thehighsun
- The Pretenders (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
Arthouse thriller directed by Vallo Toomla, 2016 (production: Amrion, Studio Uljana Kim, Locomotive Productions)
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/pretenders1
Promocode for all films: MEDIA2020
Make your Europe Day special by enjoying big stories from small countries and by discovering cinema treasures that touch your heart and soul!
Join us for the virtual film adventure! Join #CreativeEuropeAtHome!
Organisers: Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Offices in Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia.