When East Meets West

25/08/2026

THE SECRET IS OUT! 🫣

WEMW is thrilled to OPEN THE CALL for the 2027 CO-PRODUCTION FORUM featuring the brand new EURIMAGES AWARD, a cash prize of the value of 20.000€!

This year more than ever, WEMW will pay special attention to first and second time directors, with the goal of becoming a unique hub for authentic discovery.

Does your project tick all the boxes?
👉🏻 Head to the WEMW website and APPLY NOW to the CO-PRODUCTION FORUM!

⏰EARLY BIRD DEADLINE (no fee): SEPTEMBER 30, 23:59 CET

⌛️LAST MINUTE DEADLINE (30€ fee): OCTOBER 10, 23:59 CET

12/08/2026

28/07/2026

WEMW is thrilled to announce POLAND and BENELUX as the 2027 EAST & WEST FOCUS!
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We are looking forward to welcoming over 80 film professionals from Poland, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands across ALL SECTIONS of the market

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS for WEMW 2027 will soon open…so make sure to keep an eye out!

More info at the 🔗 https://www.wemw.it/2026/07/28/wemw-2027-new-focus-and-date/
2027 EAST & WEST FOCUS PARTNERS
Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel
Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds
Screen Flanders
Nederlands Filmfonds

07/02/2026

Sometimes you just wish the night would never end.
One more song. One more dance.

Everything goes by so fast — and maybe that’s exactly why it feels so good to get lost in the music 'til the very last beat.

Thank you for dancing with us, for screaming our favorite hits at the top of your lungs, for making WEMW 2026 closing night one to remember.
Thank you, for sharing another edition with us.
We truly hope you enjoyed the ride while it lasted, just like we did at our Closing Party 🫶🏻

And since we have a bit of a thing for nostalgia...we couldn't resist capturing our 80s-themed concert on film while we were at it!📸

30/01/2026

WEMW 2026 | DAY 3 pt. 2

28/01/2026

A multitude of voices, ideas, connections.

Our Focus programme is more than a dedicated series of panels, meetings and networking moments: it’s a journey across borders, seeking to support upcoming talents and uncover hidden possibilities — fostering everlasting collaborations and concrete opportunities between different markets.

This year we were thrilled to turn the spotlight on the Baltic Countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) & the GAS Region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), highlighting projects, professionals, ideas and funds hailing from these territories.
Here's a glimpse into the people and the experiences that shaped our 2026 Focus.

A special thanks to our 2026 EAST & WEST FOCUS PARTNERS
AUSTRIAN FILMS
Eesti Filmi Instituut / Estonian Film Institute
FFA - German Film Board
German Films
Kino centrs
Lithuanian Film Centre
SWISS FILMS

And
ABA - FILM in Austria
Cine Tirol Film Commission
Cinéforom
Film und Medienstiftung NRW
Hessen Film & Medien
Kreativland Tirol
MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg
MDM Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
Switzerland Film Commission
ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL

26/01/2026

WEMW 2026 | DAY 3 part 1

23/01/2026

WEMW 2026 | DAY 2

21/01/2026

WEMW 2026 | CO-PRODUCTION FORUM

21/01/2026

It's awards time✨Congratulations to all the winners of WEMW 2026 Co-Production Forum, Last Stop Trieste, First Cut+, This Is IT and MIDPOINT Shorts!

WEMW CO-PRODUCTION FORUM AWARDS🏆

🔹Film Center Serbia Award: GOING UNDERGROUND by Armands Začs | Latvia
🔹Ciclic WEMW Award: THE LAST DOG ON EARTH by Nina Kopko | Brazil
🔹GoGo2025 Residency Award: WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE YOU by Lina Lužytė | Just a moment, Stellar Film
🔹EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) Producers Workshop Award: DIANA CARAVIA (microFILM, Romania) for The Summer Holiday
🔹CEE Animation Award: HAIR OF HARE by Sander Joon | Estonia
🔹Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes Badge Producers Network: CARNA VUCINIC (Horopter, Serbia) for Koryo and Spotlighted Project at Cannes Docs RAINY DREAMS by Alireza Ghasemi
🔹DAE Talent Development Award: ANI ORDYAN (Order Film Production, Armenia) for My Name Is Enough
🔹Taskovski Films Ltd.Training Award: GOING UNDERGROUND by Armands Začs (Mistrus Media, Latvia)
🔹Pop Up Film Residency Award: Nina Kopko, THE LAST DOG ON EARTH
🔹European Women's Audiovisual Network - EWA Network’s Award for Equality & Inclusion: THE LAST DOG ON EARTH (Vitrine Filmes, Boulevard Filmes, Brazil)

THIS IS IT🏆

🔹Laserfilm Film Post Production Award: DEATH HAS NO MASTER by Jorge Thielen Armand | Venezuela/Canada, Italy, Luxembourg
🔹M74 Post Production Award: EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner | Austria, Germany
🔹Honorable mention: PRIMA DELLA GUERRA by Tommaso Usberti | Italy, France

LAST STOP TRIESTE🏆

🔹HBO Europe Award: BIRDIE by Aneta Ptak | Poland, Iceland
🔹Film Center Montenegro Award: SACRED SONGS by Nona Giunashvili, Mariam Bitsadze | 17/07 Productions, Georgia

FIRST CUT + 🏆

🔹TRT Prize: PATTY by Luise Donschen | Germany

MIDPOINT SHORTS🏆

🔹HAVC & MIDPOINT Institute Development Award: MANCLAVE by Pablo Pagán | Germany

INSPIRATIONAL SPECIAL GIFT by TorinoFilmLab:
Jérémie Palanque

And congrats to our second round of GREEN LOTTERY winners: enjoy your GOTBAGs and your stay at Pineta Nature Resort!

Photos by Matjaž Rušt & Katja Goljat