Category: BALKANS

News about audiovisual in BALKANS region (Albanie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Croatie, Serbie, Grèce, Macédoine, Roumanie, Slovénie)

BULGARIA / The documentary “Silent Observers” begins production

Red Carpet

Co-produced by Red Carpet (Bulgaria) and Wood Water Films (Germany), a documentary Silent Observers by Eliza Petkova is currently in production. Filming began on March 29th in an isolated Bulgarian village in the Pirin mountain range. The film is scheduled for release in 2024. Silent Observers is set in a village where the inhabitants and …

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CROATIA / HAVC, a look back at 15 years of existence

HAVC

The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) celebrates its 15th anniversary this year – an opportunity to organize screenings through the year of important films which have marked its existence. Titles such as People from the Milky Way by Miroslav Mikuljan (2010), Dear Lastan by Irena Škorić (2014) or Bigger Than Trauma by Vedrana Pribačić and Mirta …

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ITALY – SERBIA / Co-production agreement signed

Forum pour la coopération économique et scientifique

On March 21st during the Forum for Economic and Scientific Cooperation in Belgrade, a film co-production agreement was signed by Maja Gojković, the Serbian Government’s Vice-President and Minister of Culture, and Antonio Tajani, Vice-Chair of Italy’s Council of Ministers’ and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This agreement concerns every type of cinematographic and …

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ROMANIA / Radu Jude’s next film begins post-production

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After winning the Golden Bear at the 2021 Berlinale, Radu Jude returns with a new film, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, currently in post-production. Divided into two parts, the film follows an overworked and underpaid production assistant who is researching a video on safety in the workplace commissioned by …

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ROMANIA / TV5 Monde Plus: launch of a Romanian version

TV5-Monde-Plus

On March 15th TV5 Monde launched the Romanian version of its digital platform TV5 Monde Plus. All programmes are now subtitled in Romanian. With more than 7,000 hours of programmes available, the on-demand platform is accessible free of charge on all devices: computers, tablets, mobile applications and connected TVs. This launch is a new stage …

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ALBANIA / Start of production for “Man of the House”

Lissus Media

Andamion Murataj’s first feature Man of the House has officially begun production. Man of the House is about Fran who, although born a woman, has chosen to live as a celibate man in the recognised tradition of Albanian Sworn Virgins. By taking a vow of chastity Fran is given the status of a man, allowing …

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BULGARIA / Winners of the 20th Sofia Meetings

Sofia Meetings 2023

The 20th Sofia Meetings co-production market was held from March 22nd to 26th as part of the Sofia International Film Festival (March 16th – 31st). Every year more than 700 producers, distributors and professionals in the region come together for these 5 days. Sofia Meetings offers screenings, workshops, conferences and pitching sessions in which project …

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