News about audiovisual in BALKANS region (Albanie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Croatie, Serbie, Grèce, Macédoine, Roumanie, Slovénie)
The Swedish production company Yellow Bird, affiliated to Banijay Nordic, is in pre-production for A Life’s Worth, a drama series written by Mona Masri and Oliver Dixon and directed by Ahmed Abdullahi. Adapted from Magnus Ernström’s novel of the same name, it is set in late 1993, during the war in Bosnia. Swedish UN soldiers …
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The 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (March 7th to 17th), complete with 250 international documentaries, has announced its award winners. There were 12 documentaries in the international section, competing for three awards. The prestigious Golden Alexander went to My Stolen Planet by director Farahnaz Sharifi and the Silver Alexander to Lidia Duda’s Forest. The jury …
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The Slovenian Film Centre has announced that 8 feature films it is supporting will be shot in 2024. One of the films listed, Girl of the Night, began filming in February. It is about a young kleptomaniac who foolishly steals a bike from a young woman who believes she is a crime-fighting superhero – for …
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The 9th Beyond Borders, the international documentary festival held on the Greek island of Kastellorizo, will run from August 25th to September 1st, and to publicize the event the organisers have revealed the Festival poster. This year’s theme will be the concept “twice a stranger”. As the press release says, this notion reflects “the exchange …
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AGORA, the professional section of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, has announced the projects selected for the Pitching Forum and for AGORA Docs in Progress. Held in parallel with the festival, from March 8th to 16th, AGORA encourages collaboration, innovation and cultural exchange. It impacts nearly 500 industry professionals each year. Twelve projects from 11 …
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Writer / director Ioana Mischie is currently in post-production on her trans-media documentary Government of Children II. Produced by Studioset and Storyscapes, this project encourages children to express their view on the world’s problems – and also give possible solutions. In this ground-breaking concept, children from various ethnic, social and educational backgrounds in Romania but …
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Two Croatian co-productions, Between Revolutions and The Sea in Between, won awards at the Trieste Film Festival ( January 19th to 27th). The Sea in Between, a short drama film by Lun Sevnik, won the PAG platform Jury Award. The Slovenian, Croatian and Czech co-production was recognized for its ability to capture “the soul of …
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