Writer-director Robert Budina, is currently in post-production with his third feature: Waterdrop. Set in a small Albanian town, the main character is the director of urban planning at the town hall. Together with her husband and the mayor, she works a successful system of corruption. But when her 16-year-old son is charged with raping a …
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CROATIA / The Pula Film Festival announces its selection
Considered the oldest national film festival in the world, the 70th Pula Film Festival will be held from July 15thto 22nd. This year there are 80 films on the programme, including 14 Croatian features in competition. In the competitive category there are 11 fiction features, 2 documentaries and an animated film. The film opening the …
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BOSNIA – HERZEGOVINA / CineLink Industry Days: chosen projects announced
The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the 11 projects selected for the co-production forum, CineLink Industry Days, which will be held from August 14th to 18th. This event is a commercial platform for audiovisual and cinema professionals from all over Europe. The aim is to showcase new talent and expand co-production possibilities in Europe and …
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FRANCE / FIDLab unveils its chosen projects
FID, the Marseille international film festival, has unveiled the 10 projects selected for the 15th FIDLab which will be held on July 6th and 7th during the 34th FID (July 4th – 9th). Described by its organizers as a workspace for project leaders, FIDLab provides a framework in which they can discuss their project with …
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SPAIN / “Caída Libre”, Laura Jou’s 2nd feature
Having made her first feature Life Without Sara Amat (2019), Spanish director Laura Jou is now in post-production with her second: Caída Libre (Free falling). Produced by Corte y Confección, Suspense Entertainment and Ejercicios de Equilibrio AIE, the film focuses on a national rhythmic gymnastics coach, Marisol. Known for her perfectionism and her rigorous discipline, …
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MOROCCO / New parliamentary bill for the film industry
The Moroccan government has drawn up a draft bill on the film and audiovisual industries. The aim is to create a legal framework enabling Moroccan film-makers to “accompany the major developments, in particular digital and technological, in the cinematographic sector” and thus create a true film industry. In particular the bill creates new powers for …
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ISRAEL / The award winners of the 25th Docaviv
On May 17th Israel’s largest documentary film festival, Docaviv, announced the winners of its 25th edition. The jury of the National Competition – film-makers Paweł Łoziński, Alon Marom and Paul Sng, the producer Anath Kandell and Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival programmer Angeliki Petrou – gave the Best Film Award to Inbal Perlmutter: If You Let …
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