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MONTENEGRO / Director Srđan Vuletić shooting his new feature

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Bosnian director Srđan Vuletić has started shooting The Otter in Montenegro’s capital, Podgorica. In an interview with Cineuropa, Vuletić explains that his new feature “is about an introverted 16-year-old girl, Hana, who is supposed to have the happiest day of her life when the boy she is in love with invites her for a trip …

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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / Alana Hadid joins a Palestinian production company, Watermelon pictures

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Alana Hadid, fashion designer and sister of Bella and Gigi Hadid, has announced the launch of an independent film production and distribution company, Watermelon Pictures. Described as a being owned by Palestinians, Watermelon will promote cultural representation, social advocacy and amplify the voices of under-represented film-makers around the world. Why the name? The company explained …

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ITALY / The Italian film industry calls on the government to act

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After the recent reform of the Media Law (see our article), 21 film and audiovisual unions came together on April 5th to express their anger at government delays in public funding. Nearly 1,500 directors, producers and distributors, plus representatives of all the industry’s professions took part in the meeting. They want the government to issue …

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CROATIA / Igor Jelinović’s first feature in post-production

Honey Bunny

After a 25-day shoot in Zagreb, Split and on the island of Hvar, Igor Jelinović’s first feature, Honey Bunny, is now in post-production. Written and directed by Jelinović, the film tells the story of a woman who, having cheated her sister from inheriting the family home on the island of Hvar, decides to take care …

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EUROPE / Eurimages supports 26 co-productions

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Eurimages has just announced the results of its first Project Evaluation Session. 26 projects, including 5 documentaries and one animation, have been selected by the executive committee. In total €6,992,000 will be allocated for them. Among the drama films selected, Spanish director Carla Simón’s new film Romeria received €500,000. It is about an orphan adopted …

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THE ARAB WORLD / 14 projects chosen for MAFF’s Industry Days

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The 10th Industry Days, part of the Malmo Arab Film Festival, will be held from April 23rd to 26th. 14 projects from 14 countries have been selected from the 36 applications received. The selected projects will compete in three categories: short films in development, feature-length dramas in development and films in post-production. The Industry Days’ …

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA / A series about the war in Bosnia, “A Life’s Worth”, is being prepared

A Life’s Worth d'Ahmed Abdullahi

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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