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BRUSSELS
INTER 20-29.06
2019
FLAGEY
BOZAR
GALERIES
PALACE
VILLAGE
BRIFF
UGC
NATIONAL
FILM BRIFF .BE
FESTIVAL
4TH CO-PRODUCTION
FORUM 24-25.06
YOUNG PRODUCERS
DOMINGO
FRANCE
WHEN HIS WIFE LEAVES HIM, DOMINGO, 55, IS DETERMINED TO PROVE THAT HE’S NOT A FAILURE. SO HE SETS
OUT TO REALIZE HIS LIFELONG DREAM OF BECOMING A SOCCER COMMENTATOR. EVERY SUNDAY, HE COMMEN-
TATES ON AMATEUR NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHES. WHILE IMPROVING HIS TECHNIQUE, HE REPEATEDLY TRIES TO
GET A JOB WITH THE LOCAL TV STATION. YET HE COULD NEVER IMAGINE HOW MUCH HIS IMPASSIONED COM-
MENTARIES ARE CHANGING THE LIFE OF HIS ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD...
RAUL LOPEZ ECHEVERRIA LESLIE JACOB ADASTRA FILMS
Director Producer Production company
Born in Mexico City in 1975, Raul After a Bachelor’s degree in Eng- Founded in 2008 by Sébastien Au-
graduated from the Image and lish, Literature and Foreign Civili- bert and David Guiraud, Adastra Films
Sound Department of the University zations at La Sorbonne (Paris), she is a production company based in
of Guadalajara in 1998. In graduated from the University Cannes, France. The company pro-
2003, his short film La Puerta is of Nice Sophia Antipolis with a duced the French-Georgian feature
awarded Best Short Film at the Master’s degree in “International Brides (awarded at the Berlinale
Independent International Film business: French and Italian rela- 2014), the US feature The Strange
Festival of New York. tionships” during which she studied Ones (awarded at SXSW 2017) and
He has directed some documen- the production systems of France 16 short films, including 4 selec-
taries acclaimed in Spanish-speak- and Italy. She worked as an in- tions at Sundance and a program
ing countries and Latin-American tern at the Latina Film Commission of shorts broadcasted on Netflix.
festivals such as El Ultimo (Italy) before entering the French Up until today, Adastra Films has re-
Bolero (selected at Guadalajara, Fil- Riviera Film Commission for two ceived more than 300 awards world-
mar, Cinesul...). In 2015, his fiction years. During that period, she wide for its films or as a company,
short film Domingo was selected kept on working as a freelance including “Best Emerging Producer”
for several international short film location manager on Adastra’s by France Televisions in 2014. It is also
festivals, including Biarritz Latin- short films. She joined the team in part of the “Future Leaders in Pro-
American Festival where the film early 2016 as a full time assistant duction” according to Screen Daily
was awarded a Special Mention producer. In 2017 she success- during the 68th edition of Cannes
and bought by France 3 TV channel. fully managed the short film The Film Festival. In 2018, its new pro-
Since 2013, he is part of the selection Ambassador and other projects as ject A Girl’s Room was selected for
committee of the Guadalajara Film a line producer. She’s then promoted EAVE and received the Eurimages
Festival. Raul also teaches filmmaking as a producer in the company. She’s development award at Baltic Event.
at the University of Guadalajara. currently developing 5 feature film
projects.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 651 262 € SECURED : 287 803 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 150 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : OCTOBER 2019
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR A COPRODUCER WILLING TO BRING EQUITY OR COVER THE POST-PRODUCTION. THE
WHOLE FILM WILL BE SHOT IN MEXICO BUT IT’S OPEN TO HAVE HEADS OF DEPARTMENT COMING FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES.
KERTTU - IF I WOULD TALK TO YOU
FINLAND
A RETIRED FINNISH LANGUAGE TEACHER STARTS WORKING AT A REFUGEE CENTRE, DESPITE HER
HUSBAND’S OPPOSITION. WHEN AN AFGHAN FAMILY IS THREATENED WITH FORCED REPATRIATION,
SHE MUST CHOOSE SIDES.
KIRSI MARIE LIIMATAINEN JOHANNA KOKKO ILANGA FILMS
Director Producer Production company
Kirsi Marie Liimatainen is a Johanna Kokko is a Finnish Ilanga Films is run by the writ-
Finnish writer-director and actress, writer and producer. er-director and producer Kirsi
producer. She studied acting at She studied acting at the Uni- Marie Liimatainen. The
the University of Tampere and versity of Tampere in Finland. company’s feature length
worked as an actress in Finland. In 2018, Johanna graduated documentary Comrade, where
From 1999-2006, she studied with a bachelor in Culture and are you today? (2016) was
directing at the Babelsberg Arts studies at the Helsinki released theatrically in both
Film University in Germany. University of Applied Sciences. Germany and Finland. The film
Her films have been shown at She has worked as a theatri- was funded by FFA, BKM, SES
A list film festivals and she par- cal producer at the Finnish and YLE. Kerttu will be Kirsi’s first
ticipated in the Residence du National Theatre in Helsinki. feature length fiction helmed
Festival Cannes and the Berli- In 2021, Johanna will produce at her own production com-
nale Talent Project Market. Her Liimatainen’s theatre trilogy - pany. She will produce the film
last film Comrade, Where Are supported by the Finnish Art together with Johanna Kokko.
You Today? won the German Council - for the “KOKO” theatre
Directors Award, Metropolis, for in Helsinki.
best documentary film in 2017.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 1 289 851 € SECURED : 18 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 250 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : JULY - AUGUST 2020
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
DUE TO THE UNIVERSAL CHARACTER OF THE FILM, THE PROJECT IS SEEKING FOR INTERESTED PARTNERS (FINANCE,
CO-PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION) FROM ALL OVER EUROPE – ESPECIALLY FROM BELGIUM, GERMANY, UK, THE
NETHERLANDS, FRANCE AND OTHER SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES. KIRSI MARIE LIIMATAINEN’S LAST THREE FILMS WERE
PRODUCED IN GERMANY AND HER DOCUMENTARY “COMRADE, WHERE ARE YOU TODAY?” WAS A CO-PRODUCTION
BETWEEN GERMANY & FINLAND.
LES PETITES MAINS (LITTLE HANDS)
FRANCE
MAIA IS 20 YEARS OLD, LIVES IN TBILISI AND IS A VIRTUOSIC PIANO PLAYER. WHEN SHE GETS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO AUDITION IN THE CONSERVATORY FOR MUSIC IN PARIS, SHE TAKES HER CHANCE,
SUPPORTED BY HER MOTHER WHO IS CONVINCED OF HER BIG TALENT. AGAINST ALL ODDS, MAIA GETS
ELIMINATED IN THE LAST ROUND IN PARIS. UNABLE TO ADMIT HER FAILURE TO HER MOTHER WHO
STAYED IN GEORGIA, SHE LIES... THUS BEGINS THE STORY OF HER EMANCIPATION IN FRANCE.
NATALIE BEDER NELSON GHRENASSIA YUKUNKUN PRODUCTIONS
Director Producer Production company
Natalie Beder is actress, Nelson Ghrenassia has a degree - Le coup des larmes
studied at the Théâtre Nation- at the Ecole Supérieure d’Art Clémence Poesy / 2019 / 24’
al of Bordeaux, and director. dramatique of Paris, a Master
She worked with numerous Dramaturgy (Paris III) and a Master 2
pro Digital Media Cinema (Paris I). He
- On reviendra l’été
directors in theatre as well Pierre Giafferi / 2019 / 70’
also studied at La Fémis and is mem-
as cinema, such as Catherine ber of multiple expert commissions
Corsini, Louis-Julien Petit, (CNC subsidies after realisation, - Yasmina
Valérie Donzelli, Léa Drucker regions South and Bretagne). He is Claire Cahen et Ali Esmil / 2018
and André Wilm. In 2016 she a founding member of Yukunkun / 20’
directed the short film Des Productions and produces docu-
millions de larmes, selected mentaries and around 20 short films
since 2010, such as Le bleu blanc
- Le bleu blanc rouge de mes
at Locarno, awarded with cheveux
rouge de mes cheveux (nominated
15 international prizes and for the César 2018), Des millions Josza Anjembe / 2017 / 20’
pre-selected for the César 2017. de larmes (2016), Des fleurs (2018)
Les petites mains is her and Le coup des larmes (2019). He - Des millions de larmes
first feature project, co- is currently working on multiple Natalie Beder / 2016 / 20’
written with Bastien Daret. shorts and feature films. He is also
awarded with the Prix Paris Jeunes
Talents (2009) and finalist for the
Prix Procirep du producteur de
court métrage in 2019 and 2017.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 1 372 396 € SECURED : 10 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 150 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : 2020
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
BELGIAN CO-PRODUCER, FRENCH DISTRIBUTOR AND INTERNATIONAL SALES.
JE M’APPELLE CLARA (MY NAME IS CLARA)
TUNISIA
AYDA IS... CLARA, TELEOPERATOR IN A CALL CENTER. SHE IS UNABLE TO RECONCILE HERSELF WITH HER
PROFESSION, BUT SHE IS FORCED TO DO SO TO OVERCOME HER FINANCIAL PRECARIOUSNESS.
TO SATISFY HER EGO AND GAIN THE ESTEEM OF OTHERS, SHE LIES AND BUILDS A DREAM LIFE. BUT ONE
DAY SHE FINDS HERSELF UNEMPLOYED AND DECIDES TO MAKE HER PROFESSIONAL DREAMS COME
TRUE, BUT VERY QUICKLY SHE GETS CAUGHT UP IN HER REALITY.
SARRA ABIDI SYNERGY PRODUCTIONS
Director & Producer Production company
A master’s degree from the prestigious
Synergy Production is a film and audiovisual
INSAS film school in Brussels after a master’s
production company and was created in 2007.
degree from the Tunis School of Fine Arts,
This structure has a strategy to support young
Sarra Abidi worked on a series of projects,
Tunisian filmmakers. The company produced
directed two short films Rendez-vous,
111, Rue de la poste, a documentary of 52
Le dernier Wagon and a medium-length minutes; Le dernier wagon, a short film of 26
documentary 111, Rue de la Poste.
minutes; Ordre… Désordre, a documentary of
She releases Benzine as her first feature film.
52 minutes; and Benzine, a fiction feature film of
She is currently working on two projects as
90 minutes. Two projects are in progress, Sulfur a
director and producer, a feature documen-
feature-length documentary in post-production
tary Sulfur is in the post-production phase
phase and My name is Clara a feature-length fiction
and My name is Clara, a feature fiction, is in
film in it’s development phase
it’s development phase.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 473 156 € SECURED : 118 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 185 550 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : OCTOBER 26TH 2020 - DECEMBER 5TH 2020
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
THE PROJECT IS STILL IN THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND THE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR HOPES TO COLLABORATE WITH
CO-PRODUCERS WHO SHARE HER ARTISTIC VISION AND WITH WHOM IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO APPLY FOR EUROPEAN
AND INTERNATIONAL FUNDS FOR WHICH THE PROJECT IS NOT ELIGIBLE AS A TUNISIAN PRODUCTION. THE PRODUCER/
DIRECTOR EXPECT TO HAVE A PARTNER WITH WHOM SHE CAN MAKE THE PRODUCTION DESIGN AND GUARANTEE THE
FEASABILITY AND VISIBILITY OF THE FILM.
LE VOYAGE DE TALIA (TALIA’S JOURNEY)
BELGIUM - SENEGAL
TALIA, A 19 YEARS OLD BELGIAN WITH AFRICAN ROOTS, VISITS HER HOME COUNTRY FOR THE FIRST
TIME: SENEGAL. PARTLY TO FIND HER GRANDMOTHER, SHE STAYES AT THE LUXOURIUOUS FAMILY VILLA
OF HER SENEGALESE FAMILY. BUT HER GRANDMOTHER IS NOT AROUND AND THE VILLA BECOMES A
GOLDEN PRISON. ONE DAY, SHE MEETS MALIKA, A MYSTERIOUS SELLER OF BIRDS. THE TWO OF THEM
DECIDE TO EMBARKE ON A SEARCH FOR TALIA’S GRANDMOTHER.
CHRISTOPHE ROLIN MARC RECCHIA BANDE DE CINE
Director Producer Production company
Christophe Rolin makes films Marc Recchia and Christophe Bande De Cine is a very
outside of the traditional Rolin produce their own films young production compa-
ny with the goal to produce
production circuit. He likes in the production company fiction films or documentaries.
to film with natural light, Bande De Cine. They represent a ‘guerrilla’
improvise with non-profes- On the Brussels Co-Produc- cinema and a collaborative crea-
sional actors and prefers tion Forum, they will present tion with limited resources.
natural decors. His last short their first feature film: Talia’s
film Dem Dem!, made in - Talia’s Journey
Journey (Le Voyage de Talia).
(Le Voyage de Talia)
collaboration with the film- They already shot the first feature in development
makers of Ciné Banlieue part of the film in Senegal
Dakar, was selected at and are looking for partners - Dem Dem ! (2017)
Carthage Film Festival in to finance the second part. by Marc Recchia, Pape Lopy and
Tunesia, Clermont-Ferrand In Senegal, they collaborate Christophe Rolin, short film, 14
prizes, 35 nominations and 2 TV
and Palm Springs and was with Souleymane Kebe of broadcasts
broadcasted on TV5 Monde Sunuy Films for the executive
(France) and VRT (Belgium). production. - Sleepless Djigit (2014)
His preferred themes are by Marc Recchia and Christophe
the quest for identity and Rolin, documentary, nominated
migration. at Göttingen IEFF, Taiwan IEFF and
Siberia DOC
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 186 000 € SECURED : 60 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 60 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : 1ST PART ALREADY FILMED (MARCH 2019) - 2ND PART TO BE FILMED IN NOVEMBER 2019
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
ALL PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS INTERESTED TO SUPPORT A PROJECT OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL
PRODUCTION CIRCUIT AT THE STAGE OF PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION.
DIE SURREALISTEN (THE SURREALISTS)
AUSTRIA
PAUL (39) IS A RETICENT, POLITE YOUNG MAN, A DREAMER, AN UNDECIDED ONE, A MAN WHOSE LIFE
SOMEHOW RUNS THROUGH HIS FINGERS. AFTER A LONG STAY IN BELGIUM HE RETURNS TO HIS HOME
TOWN TOGETHER WITH HIS DAUGHTER ROSI¬NA (7). HIS WIFE, WHO STILL WORKS IN BRUSSELS, PUTS
A BLOCK ON HIS ACCOUNT, SO HE LIVES WITH HIS OLD FRIENDS MAX AND OTTO. “THE SURREALISTS”
FOLLOWS PAUL, WHILE HE’S DRIFTING THROUGH THE SMALL TOWN OF GRAZ FOR A WEEK, SEVEN
BEWITCHED DAYS, THAT REVEAL THE PRECARIOUSNESS OF HIS EXISTENCE. THIS IS HOW THE
PANORAMA OF ANECDOTES, WHICH ARE SATIRICALLY TINTED AT THE BEGINNING, DEEPENS TO
WONDROUS ENCOUNTERS AND MELANCHOLIC POE-TRY.
MARKUS MÖRTH MARKUS MÖRTH FILM - UND MEDIEN-
Director & Producer PRODUKTION COMPANY GmbH
Director and producer Markus Mörth Production company
studied directing at the Hochschule für
The production company was founded in 2010
Fernsehen und Film in Munich. Since
and has since then produced documentary
2006 he works as a writer and director
features (cinema and TV) and fiction films. Its
for cinema and TV, primarly for the ORF
focus is on actual and human topics which
- Austrian broadcast station. His most
are carefully developed with experienced
relevant projects have been the short film
playwrights. Currently the company devel-
Allerseelen (All soul’s day) (first-steps-
ops the documentary Die Grazer Gruppe and
award) and the feature film Geschwister
several fiction projects with young Austrian
(Siblings) which was a German-Austrian
writers.
coproduction with ZDF, ARTE and ORF.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 699 068 € SECURED : 30 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 100 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : JULY - AUGUST 2020
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
THE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER IS SEARCHING FOR A CO-PRODUCTION COMPANY AND PLAN TO SHOOT PARTS OF THE
FILM IN BRUSSELS. HE IS ALSO INTERESTED TO DEVELOP THE STORY FURTHER WITH THE PARTNER AND FIND AN
INTERESTING CAST AND CREW FROM BOTH COUNTRIES (AUSTRIA – BELGIUM).HEUTE IST DER LETZTE TAG VOM REST DEINES LEBENS
(TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE)
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA, BACK IN 1984. THE REBELLIOUS, 17-YEAR-OLD, PUNKED-OUT ULLI RUNS AWAY FROM HOME
AND SETS OUT FOR A WILD HITCHHIKING TRIP ACROSS ITALY. TOGETHER WITH HER BEST FRIEND,
THE PROMISCUOUS DEVIL-MAY-CARE EDI, ULLI WANTS TO LIVE EVERY DAY LIKE IT’S THE LAST OF HER
LIFE. BUT SOON HER ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY IS OVERSHADOWED BY DRUGS, RAPISTS AND EVEN
SICILIAN MOBSTERS; ULLI WILL HAVE TO LEARN THE HARD WAY TO GROW UP FAST.
BENJAMIN SWICZINSKY ROLAND HABLESREITER TRANSMITTER FILM
Director Producer Production company
Benjamin Swiczinsky, born 1982 Born 1981, studied at the Redemption Blues (2018)
in Austria, studied Animation Vienna Film Academy and documentary feature, by
at the Filmakademie Baden- has since been working as a Peter Stastny, co-production
Württemberg. In 2011 he producer and screenwriter.
co-founded the animation As the founder of Transmitter Tracking Edith (2017)
studio NÖT. Film he has been developing documentary feature with
His film Heldenkanzler has feature films and documen- animated sequences, by Peter
won numerous awards at taries and worked as a line Stephan Jungk, co-production
international film festivals. He producer on international
directed animated TV-series for productions shot in Austria, Covert Affairs (2013)
German, Austrian and Belgium such as Covert Affairs and TV-series (NBC), season 4
television as well as the title Grimm. His latest documentary episodes 4 & 10, line production
sequence for the Tom Hanks Tracking Edith by Peter S. Jungk
movie A Hologram for the King. was released cinematically in Grimm (2013)
the UK, Germany and Austria. TV-series (NBC), season 4
episodes 4 & 6, line production
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 2 500 000 - 3 000 000 € SECURED : 30 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 500 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : ANIMATION PRODUCTION FROM SEPTEMBER 2020 UNTIL FEBRUARY 2022
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
WITH GERMAN PARTNER BALANCE FILM ALREADY ON BOARD, WE ARE LOOKING BOTH FOR BROADCASTERS AND
AN ADDITIONAL PARTNER FOR A TRILATERAL CO-PRODUCTION. IDEALLY THE LATTER HAS A RICH POOL OF 2D
ANIMATION TALENT IN HIS/HER COUNTRY TO BRING TO THE PROJECT.WEDDING ON MY STREET
GEORGIA
WEDDING ON MY STREET IS A STORY - THE MYTH OF RETURNING HOME. A MODERN ODYSSEY, BUT
UNLIKE THE HERO IN AN ANCIENT GREEK MYTH, MERAB RETURNS TO A DESERTED CITY.
SHOTA GAMISONIA VLADIMER CHIKHRADZE 20 STEPS PRODUCTIONS
Director Producer Production company
Shota Gamisonia studied at Vladimer Chikhradze stud- 20 Steps Productions, Ltd. is
the Boris Shchukin Theatre ied at the Caucasus School an independent production
Institute (1999-2003) and of Business, Faculty of company. It was founded in
specialised in theatre and Business Administration. He 2010 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The
cinema acting. Between worked as a line producer for company’s goal is to contrib-
2007 and 2010 he studied at Eva Husson’s Girls of the Sun ute to the development of
Higher Courses for Script- (2017), which was produced the film industry in Georgia.
writers and Directors and by 20 Steps Productions. It focuses on develop-
followed a workshop for ment and co-production of
directing a feature film independent feature, docu-
under the leadership of mentary and animated films
Khotinenko VI, Finn PK, that will appeal both to
Fenchenko VA with a spe- domestic and international
cialty in film and television audiences.
director. He is the director
and screenwriter of the short
film The Sea of Desires (2010).
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 1 000 000 € SECURED : 220 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 423 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : SEPTEMBER 2020
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR A CO-PRODUCER WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH PRODUCTION AND POST-
PRODUCTION. PART OF THE FILM TAKES PLACE IN EUROPE SO A CO-PRODUCER WHO WILL FINANCE THE
SHOOTINGS IN EUROPE.GAP FINANCING
BLACK STAR
FRANCE
BLACK STAR IS THE FICTIONALIZED STORY OF DINA, WHO WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY BLACK WOMAN TO DANCE
AT THE CRAZY HORSE SALOON IN THE 60’S. IN THIS PARISIAN STRIPTEASE MECCA, SHE GAVE HER BODY TO THE
PUBLIC, BECAME THE LIVING FANTASY OF AN ENTIRE ERA, YET DESPITE BARING IT ALL, HER AURA OF MYSTERY
WAS NEVER LOST... IT’S BEEN OVER 50 YEARS SINCE BLACK STAR’S DANCE MOVES BEWITCHED ONE AND ALL,
THE AGE OF AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE, WHOSE DESIRES, VICTORIES AND WOUNDS SHE WAVED LIKE A FLAG.
PHILIPPE LACÔTE DIANE JASSEM KORO FILMS
Producer
Director Production company
After her studies in theatre, Diane Jassem
Born in Abidjan, Philippe started working in cinema with 3B Production. Koro Films produced two
Lacôte was raised near- After that, she worked with the French-German feature films: 100 kilos d’étoiles
by cinema Le Magic. He L’Atelier Paris-Ludwigsburg where she met her by Marie-Sophie Chambon
started his career as a radio future associate Céline Chapdaniel. There- (released in the summer of
reporter before commit- after she worked for Realitism Film where, 2019 by Bac Films) and La Nuit
ting himself to cinema. together with Céline Chapdaniel, she Venue by Frédéric Farrucci (cur-
Starting from 1996 he produced 100 kilos d’étoiles by Marie-Sophie
rently in post-production). The
Chambon and La Nuit Venue by Frédéric
directed multiple short Farrucci. production company co-pro-
films such as Somnambule, duces the next film of Kamen
Le Passeur (selected at CELINE CHAPDANIEL Kalev Février with Waterfront
IFFR) and To Repel Ghosts Producer Film, of which the shooting
(selected at TIFF). In 2008 starts in Bulgaria this summer.
he directed the documen- After graduating from the Superior School of The producers are currently
tary Chroniques de guerre Commerce in Reims and a first experience at developing two other feature
en Côte d’Ivoire. Run, his France5, Céline Chapdaniel started at the Atel- films: Black Star by Philippe
first feature fiction film ier Paris- Ludwigsburg where she specialised
Lacôte and Mama Karma by
in European co-productions for feature films.
was selected for the Un After her training, she started at Polaris Film Sophie Garric and wish to focus
Certain Regard competi- where she got the opportunity to work on on international projects in the
tion at Cannes 2014. international projects. At the same time, she future.
started her own production company Koro Films
with which she produced feature films such
as 100 kilos d’étoiles by Marie-Sophie Cham-
bon and La Nuit Venue by Frédéric Farrucci.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 4 000 000€ SECURED : IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : 2020
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
THIS PROJECT WITH A BUDGET OF 4 MILLION EUROS WILL HAVE A MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION IN BELGIUM.
OTHER CO-PRODUCTION COUNTRIES ARE GERMANY, SENEGAL AND IVORY COAST.LAS NIÑAS (GIRLS)
SPAIN
CELIA, 11, STUDIES IN A NUNS SCHOOL IN ZARAGOZA AND LIVES WITH HER MOTHER. BRISA, A NEW
COMPANION RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM BARCELONA, PUSHES
HER TOWARDS A NEW STAGE IN HER LIFE:
PUBERTY. ON THIS TRIP, IN THE SPAIN OF THE EXPO AND THE OLYMPICS OF THE YEAR 92,
CELIA DISCOVERS THAT LIFE IS MADE OF MANY TRUTHS AND SOME LIES.
PILAR PALOMERO VALERIE DELPIERRE, HEAD OF INICIA FILMS
Director Producer & Production company
Born in Zaragoza (Spain). Pilar Inicia Films was created by Valérie Delpierre in 2006. She aims to de-
graduated in Hispanic Literature velop projects specially focusing on international co-productions
and in Cinematography and works and the development of new talents. Some of her productions
as screenwriter and film teacher.
are the documentary Thy father’s chair by Alex Lora, premiered at
Her short films have been screened
IDFA 2016 and bought by international channels after a successful
at festivals such as Warsaw
International Film Festival, tour of festivals; La Intérprete, documentary by Antonio P. Molero,
St. Louis International Film Festi- premiered at the Festival du Films Du Monde de Montreal;
val, Festival de Cine de Huesca and B, de Barcenas, a feature film by David Ilundaín, which had an
Busan International Short Film important media impact and numerous awards in Spain, as well as
Festival among others. In 2013 three nominations at the Goya Awards 2016. More recently, she has
Pilar began a MFA in filmmaking at produced Estiu 1993, a feature film directed by Carla Simón, premiered
Film Factory (Sarajevo) under at Berlinale 2017 where it won the prize for best Opera Prima, and Los
the leadership of Hungarian desheredados, a short film by Laura Ferrés, premiered at La Semaine
filmmaker Béla Tarr. She is currently de la Critique in Cannes on May 2017 and GreyKey, by Enric Ribes (Best
developing her debut film Las Niñas
documentary shortfilm at Malaga FF 2019 and will be premiered at
(Girls) as writer-director in collabo-
Krakow FF in May 2019). At the moment she is on pre-production of the
ration with Inicia Films and BTeam
Pictures. She has been selected as feature film Las niñas (Girls) by Pilar Palomero and One for all the new,
one of the Berlinale Talents 2017. a film of David Ilundaín as well as develloping the first feature
of Alex Lora.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 1 335 080 € SECURED : 1 214 670 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 120 410 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : JULY - AUGUST 2019
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR AROUND 10% OF THE BUDGET (TOTAL=1.200.000). IT COULD COVER THE
POST-PRODUCTION COST AS WELL AS MUSIC PLAYING AND RECORDING (MAIN THEME).ZGJOI (HIVE) ALBANIA
IN SEARCH FOR HER HUSBAND, WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE THE WAR IN KOSOVO, FAHRIJE
NEEDS TO PROVIDE FOR HER KIDS. FIGHTING AGAINST A PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY WHO DOES
NOT SUPPORT HER SHE NEEDS TO MAKE A DECISION, TO CONTINUE OR WAIT VAGUELY.
BLERTA BASHOLLI PASKAL SEMINI ALBASKY FILM
Director Producer Production company
Blerta Basholli, was born Paskal Semini was born Albasky Film production
in Pristina, Kosovo in 1983. in 1961 in Durres, Alba- company was established
In 2008 she was admit- nia. From 1985-1989, in October 2014 in Tirane,
ted to the Film Graduate study and graduated as Albania. This company
Program at Tisch School of director at University has produced and co-pro-
Arts - NYU, where she was of Belle Arts in Tirane, duced national and world-
awarded the Deans Fel- Albania. From 2011-2014, wide films. The mission of
lowship. While living and he teached the Theory of Albasky Film is to trans-
studying in New York City, Directing at University of forming dreams into real-
she worked on several film Belle Arts, Tirane. In 2014 ity. From 2014 to present,
projects. he founded the Albasky Albasky Film has produced
Co-producing the feature Film production compa- several shorts, features and
film Everything is Broken ny and produced several documentaries.
Up And Dances by Nony shorts, features and docu- Co-producing the feature
Geffen, a Kosovo-Israel co- mentaries film. Co-produc- movie Cold November
production was her most ing the feature movie Cold was the most relevant film
relevant film experience. November was the most experience.
relevant film experience.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 551 735 € SECURED : 223 780 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 260 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : OCTOBER 2019
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
PRODUCTION LAB, EDIT & FINE TUNING, EDITING STUDIO, MUSIC & MUSIC STUDIO, POST PRODUCTION SOUND, POST
PRODUCTION COLOR GRADING, SPECIAL EFFECTS, GRAPHICS, MAIN AND END TITLES, SUBTITLING FRENCH & ENGLISH,
TRAILERS LONG & SHORT, DCP MASTERING AND PUBLICITY.DILUAT (INK WASH)
ROMANIA
VERA IS AN ASPIRING PAINTER GETTING HER PHD IN FINE ARTS. ALTHOUGH 30 YEARS OLD, SHE IS STILL
FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY HER PARENTS AND IS LIVING IN HER GRANDMOTHER’S APARTMENT.
THE APARTMENT IS ABOUT TO BE SOLD, HER PHD IS ALMOST OVER AND SHE KEEPS DESPERATELY POSTPONING
ANY BIG DECISIONS REGARDING HER LIFE. THROUGH A SERIES OF COINCIDENCES, SHE ACCEPTS A PAINTING JOB,
DECORATING AN UNFINISHED HOTEL LOCATED IN THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS.
SARRA TORAKIDIS ANCA PUIU MANDRAGORA SRL
Director Producer Production company
Sarra Torakidis graduated Romanian producer together Mandragora is one of the most
with her husband, director Cristi dynamic film production com-
in Film Directing in 2013, at
Puiu, founded the Mandragora
the National University of panies in Romania. Founded
film production company in 2004.
Theatre and Film I.L. by Cristi and Anca Puiu in 2004,
Their first project, The Death of
Caragiale, in Bucharest. it shortly became a success-
Mr. Lăzărescu was internation-
ful projects generator, start-
She wrote and directed ally widely acclaimed and is
considered the film that started ing with its first production, he
several short movies that
the “Romanian New Wave Cinema”. Death of Mr. Lăzărescu, consid-
have been selected in ered the first major film in the
They continued with many more
festivals around the world. short and feature films such as: so-called “Romanian New Wave”
Ink wash is her debut Megatron (Marian Crișan, “Palme and the spark that ignited a
feature. d’Or” Festival de Cannes 2008), Au- national film renaissance that
rora (Cristi Puiu, Festival de Cannes continues to this day.
2010), Morgen (Marian Crișan, Mandragora is strongly com-
Locarno 2010), Rocker (Marian
mitted to making movies that
Crișan, San Sebastian 2012), Vikto-
explore new ways in the cinema
ria (Maya Vitkova, Sundance 2014),
Self Portrait of a Dutiful Daughter discourse. It also launches new
(Ana Lungu, IFF Rotterdam 2015), talents, encouraging personal
Back Home (Andrei Cohn, Sara- and coherent approaches of
jevo IFF 2105) and many others... the young talented filmmakers.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 600 805 € SECURED : 223 147 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 150 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2020DZIESMA PAR DZELZS AIZKARU (IRON SONG)
ROMANIA
THIS IS A PASSIONATE LOVE STORY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE YOUNG AMERICAN WRITER SALLY WHO
FELL IN LOVE WITH THE LATVIAN FILMMAKER ARTHUR WHILE VISITING THE USSR IN THE END OF THE 1960’S.
THE PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES AND THE WALLS OF IDEOLOGY WHICH HAS BEEN CREATED TO STOP PEOPLE FROM
MEETING EACH OTHER TURNS THIS INTO AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE STORY IN IMPOSSIBLE TIMES. TO BE TOGETHER,
ONE HAS TO PAY THE PRICE FOR IT.
OSKARS RUPENHEITS ANTRA CILINSKA JURIS PODNIEKS
Director Producer STUDIO (JPS)
Oskars Rupenheits is one of the Antra Cilinska works as a
Production company
most interesting young film director and producer. She start-
ed her work in the film industry Juris Podnieks Studio (JPS) works
directors in Latvia. In 2009 he got
as an editor at Riga Film Studio as an independent production
a Master’s Degree in Filmmak-
working with the outstanding company, offering a wide range of
ing at the National Film School
Latvian documentary film director facilities, but the main focus of our
of Latvia and then studied in
Juris Podnieks. Since 1993, Antra “boutique studio” is sound post-
the London International Film
has directed and produced a lot production. JPS started its work
School at London Metropoli-
of documentaries for local and as an independent entity in 1990,
tan University. After graduation,
international audiences. Since when it produced a five-hour pro-
Oskars completed several
2010, Antra’s main interest is in gramme for Channel 4 (UK). The
short films and his debut full
producing feature films. She company carries the name of the
lenght film The Foundation Of
has been a part of the Russian- outstanding Latvian documentary
Criminal Excellency. The film
French-Latvian co-production film director Juris Podnieks, who
attracted 90000 people in Latvia
Two Women (starring Ralph died in a diving accident in 1992.
and was nominated for the best film
Fiennes) and she has produced and Today JPS produces documen-
in the National film competition,
co-produced two other features taries, animation and features.
and got the prize for best script.
alongside the documentaries.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 2 450 492 € SECURED : 831 030 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 380 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : 2020
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR A CO-PRODUCTION PARTNER TO SHARE THE COSTS AND CREATIVE INVOLVEMENT TO
MAKE THE PROJECT HAPPEN.KIKEN
URUGUAY
ON THEIR WAY TO BRAZIL, TINA AND ALANIS ARRIVE BY MISTAKE TO A FISHING VILLAGE IN URUGUAY.
A HUGE JAPANESE SHIP HAS RUN AGROUND BY THE BEACH WITH A SHINY SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES ANIMALS
AND INHABITANTS TO MERGE WITH EACH OTHER AND SUBMERGE IN THE SEA UNTIL THEY DIE. WHEN THEY TRY
TO LEAVE THE VILLAGE, TINA LOSES ALANIS AND MUST RETURN TO LOOK FOR HER.
CARLOS AMEGLIO MARIANA SECCO SALADO
Director Producer Production company
Carlos Ameglio began his Founder of Salado’s Film Founded in 1994 in Uruguay,
career as a director at twelve Department, Mariana Secco is Salado is a leading film, commercial
and media production company
years old filming short films. a producer, line producer and
with branches in Argentina. Their
A few years later, he became film distributor. Recognized by work is internationally recognized
part of a small group of Variety Magazine as one of the and is the recipient of multiple
10 Talents to Watch, she was industry awards, most recently
filmmakers that gave rise to
a jury member in various film including the Cannes Lion Grand
the first cinematic movement Prix in 2015. Working for markets in
festivals.
in Uruguay. Nowadays, he is She is currently the Uruguayan the US, Europe and throughout Lat-
one of the most renowned representative for the Ibero- in America, the Uruguayan Cham-
directors in the region. ber of Commerce recognized us as
American Producers Federa- the “Main exporter of audiovisual
tion, a member of the Uruguay- services” in Uruguay. Growing up
an’s Producers Association and around Montevideo’s Cinemateca
was member of the Board of Uruguaya, one of the world’s most
Directors of the Uruguayan Film impressive film collections, Carlos
Commission and Promotion Ameglio and Mariana Secco were
early on introduced to a sophisti-
Office.
cated world of film appreciation.
Since 2003 they have become
known for successfully production
and distribution of independent
feature films.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 1 182 022 € SECURED : 356 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 250 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : SEPTEMBER 2020SKJALFTI (QUAKE)
ICELAND
AS SHE RECOVERS FROM A SUDDEN AND SEVERE EPILEPTIC ATTACK, REPRESSED MEMORIES THAT
SAGA, SINGLE MOTHER IN HER LATE THIRTIES, UNCONSCIOUSLY BLOCKED AS A CHILD SUDDENLY
START TO COME BACK, REVEALING PAINFUL TRUTHS ABOUT HERSELF AND HER PAST.
TINNA HRAFNSDOTTIR HLIN JOHANNESDOTTIR URSUS PARVUS
Director Producer Production company
Tinna Hrafnsdóttir is an Icelandic Hlín Jóhannesdóttir is an anthropol- Ursus Parvus is a film production
director, screenwriter and produc- ogy and media graduate from the company founded in 2015 and based
er both in theatre and film. She is University of Iceland. She has been in Iceland. The company produces
also a two time Edda Awards nomi- working in film production since fiction and documentaries. Ursus
nated actress, holds a MBA degree 2000, as a producer since 2005. Hlín Parvus is producing the film Quake,
from Reykjavik University, runs her has worked with many of Iceland´s by Tinna Hrafnsdóttir, a feature
own independent theatre com- most successful directors on fea- based on the bestselling novel Grand
pany, Háaloftid, and film produc- ture films and documentaries. She Mal by the proficient writer Audur
tion company, Freyja Filmwork. has produced several films (features, Jonsdottir (shooting early 2020). The
Tinna is currently developing Quake, docs and shorts) internationally and company is engaged in the produc-
her first feature. Along with that, she is locally. She owns the Production com- tion of a feature documentary by Andri
working as an actress in the Netflix se- pany Ursus Parvus (2015) in Iceland. Snaer Magnason, The Hero‘s Journey
ries Valhalla Murders and The Minister Her most recent production is the to the 3rd Pole and a fiction feature
(Saga Film). Tinna was the casting di- critically acclaimed full-length fea- by Jon Gustafsson, Shadowtown an
rector of the Sundance award winning ture film The Swan, which premiered Icelandic-Canadian coproduction,
film And Breathe Normally (2018), in Toronto and won the 2017 Cairo to be premiered 2019. The Icelan-
and the TV series Daddy’s Weekends International Film Festival Best Movie dic Film Centre is a supporter on all
(2019). She also teaches filmmaking Award and the Kolkata International these projects. Ursus Parvus is already
at the Icelandic Film School. Tinna Film Festival award for Best Director. involved in two co-productions, one
has made two award winning short Hlín is the co-founder and head of fiction feature with BIND, a company
films, Munda (2017) and Helga (2016). production of JONAA.org. She is also from the Netherlands and one docu-
The project has already received the Chair of The Icelandic Film & TV mentary with LPMA from Finland.
script funding from The Icelandic Film Academy and serves as the Head of
Centre. Quake is her first feature and Production at The Icelandic Film
received full production grant from IFC. School.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 1 698 952 € SECURED : 1 060 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 180 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2020
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
QUAKE IS BASED ON AN ICELANDIC NOVEL AND WILL BE FILMED COMPLETELY IN ICELAND. THE PROJECT WOULD
BENEFIT FROM 2 OR 3 WAY COPRODUCTION, OFFERING POSITIONS OF ALL POST-PRODUCTION (SOUND AND
PICTURE) SOUND RECORDING AND EVEN MORE CREATIVE ROLES, DEPENDING ON HOW THE STRUCTURE FALLS IN PLACE.
CURRENTLY THE PLAN IS TO ACQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 400 - 600.000 EURO THROUGH CO-PRODUCERS, HAVING RAISED
1.1 MILLION EURO IN ICELAND.SLUGA (THE SERVANT)
ROMANIA
A KID TRIES TO FIND HIS FATHER DURING THE LAST YEAR OF WORLD WAR II.
MARIAN CRISAN SIMONA PATRASCU ROVA FILM
Director & Producer Producer Production company
Marian Crisan was born in 1976 in Born in 1982 in Bucharest, Is an independent film pro-
Salonta, West Romania. He received Simona Patrascu received her duction company based
his Bachelor’s Degree in Film and
TV Directing at UNATC Bucharest
master degree in Multimedia in Bucharest, Romania,
in 1999. His short film Megatron and Audio Video Production founded by film director
won the Palme d’Or for Best Short at the Journalism Faculty Marian Crisan in 2005. Rova
Film at the 2008 Cannes Film Fes- of the Bucharest University. Film produced the film
tival. In 2010, his first feature film She was Unit Production Orizont, and the short films
Morgen won the Special Jury Prize
Manager for the feature films: Portret de Familie (Best
at the 63rd Locarno Film Festival
and was also the Romanian entry Berliner (2019) Romanian Short, UCIN,
for the 84th Academy Awards. Bucuresti Non Stop (2015) 2007) and The Amateur (Best
The Campaign is his fourth feature, Love Building (2013). short at Festival de Cinema
after drug drama Rocker in 2012, Independent L’Alternativa
and crime thriller Orizont in 2015. Barcelona 2008). Rova Film is
He produced the feature films Ber-
liner (2018), Orizont (2015) and
currently in post-production
the short films Portret de Familie with the documentary The
(Best Romanian Short, UCIN, 2007) Soviet Garden (Moldova),
and The Amateur (Best short at directed by Dragos Turea,
Festival de Cinema Independ- and Marian Crisan’s fourth
ent L’Alternativa Barcelona 2008).
feature film Berliner.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 1 110 000 € SECURED : 450 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 200 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2020
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
CREW, CAST, SOUND POST-PRODUCTION, VFX AND SALES.SOUS TERRE (UNDER THE EARTH)
FRANCE
ALICE, A 30-YEAR-OLD ACOUSTICS ENGINEER, LIVES ALONE IN PARIS. ONE MISSION LEADS HER TO TEAM UP
WITH GABY, 35, WHO WORKS FOR THE GENERAL INSPECTION OF PARIS’ CATACOMBS. GABY HAS A TRUE PASSION
FOR HIS WORK: HE MAINTAINS THE OLD UNDERGROUND NETWORK, CARVED IN LIMESTONE 60 FEET UNDER THE
CITY. ONCE ON THEIR MISSION’S PATH, ALICE AND GABY GET ENGULFED INTO AN UNLISTED STONE PIT AFTER AN
UNDERGROUND COLLAPSE. WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH THE EXTERNAL WORLD THEY WILL HAVE TO FIND
A WAY OUT.
CORINNE GARFIN MARIA BLINCHARSKA BLICK PRODUCTIONS
Director Producer Production company
After her cinema studies in Polish-French producer spe- Blick Productions was created
the universities Paris 1 and cialized in international co- in 2015. Experienced in interna-
Paris 7, Corinne Garfin has productions, co-founder of tional productions, Maria Blich-
written and directed multiple Donten & Lacroix Films in 2006 arska and Damien Mc Donald,
short films, selected in inter- and Blick Productions in 2015. both graduated from La Fémis/
national festivals and broad- Graduated in Cultural Man- Filmakadémie, decided to join
casted by France Télévisions. agement, Literature, Euro- forces in order to defend qual-
Her film Judicael’s Collection pean School of Business in ity filmmaking, which deals with
was selected in over 40 interna- Strasbourg, Film School in universal issues, questioning the
tional film festivals and received world through images. It is with
Poland and the French-
seven awards. Alongside Isild Le passion and perseverance that
German Atelier de Production
they engage in fiction, docu-
Besco, Safy Nebbou and Ismaël at La Fémis. Member of EFA, ACE
mentary and animation aiming
Ferroukhi she co-directed Producers, EAVE, Eurodoc. She to reveal theirs authors’ talent
a collection of short films was also selected for Producers to the international audiences.
called Childhoods (2007). on the Move at Cannes 2017. Projects currently in develop-
She is also co-writer of suc- ment : Comrades, animation
cessful TV series such as film by Oliver Patté and co-
Les Bureaux des Légendes directed by Rafael Lewandowski,
(Canal+). Extrema Ratio, feature film by
Philip Martin Lacroix and Mira,
feature film by Anna Jadowska.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 1 600 000 € SECURED : 15 000 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 430 000 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : JANUARY 2021
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
MINORITY BELGIAN PRODUCER: SHOOTING IN FRENCH, PARTLY POSSIBLE IN BELGIUM OR/AND WITH BELGIAN CREW.WOMEN DO CRY
BULGARIA
IN A SOCIETY THAT DOESN’T RECOGNIZE THE WORD “GENDER” AND VIOLENCE AT HOME IS
A NORMALITY, A FAMILY FULL OF WOMEN RESOLVES ITS INNER DRAMA. A LESBIAN, A HIV
POSITIVE AND A WORKAHOLIC, WOMEN WHO CAN’T FIT IN THE REQUESTED STEREOTYPE OF
A MOTHER AND A WOMAN, PROVOKE THEIR FATHER TO MAKE A DIFFICULT CONFESSION.
MINA MILEVA & VESELA KAZAKOVA ACTIVIST38
Directors & Producers Production company
Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova is a directors/producers Strongly present internation-
tandem that created a strong wave of political activism in their ally Activist38 is attracted to
own country with two internationally acclaimed feature documen-
taries Uncle Tony (AFI) and The Beast is still alive (IDFA, Goteborg).
socially and politically charged
Both films have been subjected to censorship. Currently the con- projects. In Bulgaria, it has gained
troversial tandem is finishing their first fiction film - the Bulgarian/ notoriety with two authored
UK/French co-production Cat in the wall, which deals with East documentaries by the directors/
European migrants in London. The film is MEDIA supported and got producers team Mina Mileva and
the ARTE Cinelink Award and the Coco Post-Pitch award in Cottbus.
Vesela Kazakova, that gained them
Mina Mileva graduated from animation film directing in La Cambre the nickname “The Demonic Duo”.
in Brussels and Sofia’s Film Academy. Mina worked in the British
animation industry for more than a decade as an animation direc- The company is currently produc-
tor, animator and line producer. Her work includes Christmas Carol: ing fiction films and series. The
The Movie, Bob the Builder, Disney’s The Tigger Movie and Jungle CE’s programme MEDIA supported
Book, BBC and Chanel 4 and BBC BAFTA nominated children’s series.
Vesela Kazakova, an award-winning actress, graduated from act-
Cat in the wall is now in post-
ing and producing respectively in the National Academy for Thea- production after receiving the Ile
tre and Film Arts and University of Economics in Sofia, Bulgaria. Her de France Film Commission post-
main roles in the cinema brought her the Silver George Award at production fund.
the Moscow Film Festival in 2005, and the Berlinale Shooting Stars
Award in 2006. Vesela Kazakova is EAVE 2013 graduate, and part of
Emerging Producers’13.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
BUDGET : 406 259 € SECURED : 211 258 € ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 204 258 €
PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : SEPTEMBER 2019
TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR
INTERNATIONAL PARTNER INSPIRED BY THE UNIVERSAL APPEAL OF THE SUBJECT WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO INVEST
IN-KIND OR OTHER RESOURCES, CAMERA AND/OR SOUND EQUIPMENT, SOUND RECORDIST AND PERHAPS,
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