MIOB

What is MIOB?

MIOB is a network of seven European film festivals founded in 2017. All of the festivals serve as industry gathering places and are also open to the public, meaning there are engaging Q&As and relevant (film) workshops following the screenings. All of the film festivals curate programs and films that often do not find a place in regular theatrical release, despite their international success. Since 2020, MIOB has been funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe – MEDIA program.

What is the goal?

MIOB aims to promote European cinema in all its diversity. To this end, young filmmakers are connected and supported by screening their works at the MIOB festivals. New developments in the European film world are also discussed to drive change. For example, topics such as environmental and climate protection or diversity in program curation are brought to the forefront.

What are the MIOB Awards?

MIOB presents two awards each year:

The MIOB New Vision Award honors an artistically outstanding arthouse film by a new generation of young directors that has already screened at one of the MIOB festivals. The goal is to generate broad international attention for the winner through the award (which comes with a prize of €3,000). The network members select the winner.

In addition to the FFC, the other MIOB members are:

Crossing Europe is Austria’s third-largest film festival. Every April, around 130 feature films, documentaries, and short films are screened here.

The Palić Festival in Subotica is one of the most important cultural events in Serbia and ranks among the most significant film festivals in Southeast Europe. The festival is one of the few that screens exclusively European films.

Located in the French Alps, the Les Arcs European Film Festival is considered one of Europe’s most important independent film festivals.

The Scanorama European Film Forum in Lithuania brings together over 40,000 film fans every year. Since 2017, the festival has been awarded the EFFE label for outstanding festivals by the European Festivals Association.

The Trieste Film Festival is the most important film festival for Central and Eastern European cinema in Italy. For over 30 years, it has been screening films that are often unknown to Italian and, more broadly, Western audiences.

The Festival de Sevilla (Associated Member) is one of the largest film festivals in Spain. In November, films from around the world are screened in Seville, the capital of Andalusia.

More information here at miob.info