Works in Progress 2013

Cenu Works in Progress 2013 získal film Brma Paemnebi/Blind dates v režii Levana Koguashviliho.

Aghios Nikolaos / Saint Nicholas
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Loukianos Moshonas
Greece/France, 55 min

Release date:2014
This film is director´s debut
Film language:Greek
Film´s website:http://zamizdat.tumblr.com/athens
Genre:Fiction
Shooting format:Video
What´s missing:scenes, splices, editing, conformation, sound editing, sound mixing

Film synopsis:
Saint Nicholas is a former bourgeois neighborhood in Athens, marked by several waves of immigration. Loukianos (a young man coming from this bourgeoisie) hires Andy (his Albanian neighbor and an astute connoisseur of the area) to rebuild his basement apartment. Τhe renovation works become an endless game that eventually brings them closer. Over time, they start sharing an odd complicity.

Loukianos Moshonas - Filmography:
Loukianos Moshonas was born in 1985 in Athens and raised there. He is half-Greek, half-French. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lyon and Paris, before attending the Famu film school in Prague. In 2009 he attended the Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains in Lille. Works 2011 - Charles et Quentin, fiction, 27’ Panorama 2012, Le Fresnoy, Studio National, Tourcoing 2008 - Que Rien de Tout Ceci, fiction, 23’ FID 2009, Festival International du Documentaire, Marseille Projects His Wing, Indubitable within Me, feature fiction (writing) Torino Film Lab - Script and Pitch

Producer´s Filmography:
2013 - Nevers - directed by Emilie Lamoine, 70’ Projects : His Wing, Indubitable within Me, - directed by Loukianos Moshomas feature fiction (writing) Torino Film Lab - Script and Pitch 2009

Producer´s Statement:
Saint Nicholas is simultaneously in writing, shooting and editing. It started out as a self-produced documentary, and, throughout two intense shootings, the film slid towards an actual work of fiction. Now we want to go the extra mile, without losing the raw flavor of the images and the project as a whole With the material we currently have, Loukianos is able to write new scenes and to revamp existing ones. Hence, we plan to carry out a third shooting in the Fall to push the film further. For post production, we are either looking for industrial support and/or funding. Finally, we want the distribution strategy to be alive, as is the film’s nature: rooted in Greece and travelling abroad.


Producer: Paul Conquet
Screenplay: Loukianos Moshonas
Camera: Paul Guilhaume
Cast: Loukianos Moshonas, Altino Katro

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Paul Conquet / Producer of the film
Zamizdat
3 rue d´Olivet
75007 Paris
France

[email protected] / www.zamizdat.com
Phone at the festival: +33623811209

Loukianos Moshonas / Director of the film
Zamizdat
3 rue d´Olivet
75007 Paris
France

[email protected] / www.zamizdat.com

Working version of the film
Some rough-cut footage (with English subtitles) will be available in the video library

Brma Paemnebi / Blind dates
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Levan Koguashvili
Georgia, 93 min

Release date:September 2013
Film is in postproduction
Film language:Georgian
Genre:Tragicomedy
Shooting format:HD
What´s missing:Financing for postproduction, sales agent

Film synopsis:
Sandro is a 40-year old Tbilisi teacher, who still lives with his parents. His mother constantly bugs him to grow up and get married, but Sandro has little luck with the women he and his single friend Iva look up on dating sites. After yet another unsuccessful date, Sandro meets hairdresser Manana and falls in love with her. However, Manana turns out to be married and her husband Tengo turns out to be released on probation...We see the characters in different situation in the modern Georgia...

Levan Koguashvili - Filmography:
Street Days / 86min/ 35mm/ 2010 Rotterdam IFF - Competition goEast IFF Wiesbaden, Golden Lilly for the Best Film. Edinburgh IFF, Rosebud competition Moscow IFF Palic IFF of the European Cinema, Tolerance Award Iasi Film Festival, Main Prize for the Best Film. San Paulo IFF. Melbourne IFF. 2010 Georgian Candidate for the 2011 Oscar’s Best Foreign Film Awards The film was sold to USA, CIS countries, theatrically distributed in Georgia, Belgium and Russia. The Debt / 15min./ video / fiction Sundance IFF, competition 2006 Tribeca IFF, competition 2006 Manheim IFF, Special Mention, 2006 Hampton’s IFF Student Film Award 2006

Producer´s Filmography:
Olena Yershova executive produced "MY JOY” by Sergei Loznitsa (Germany – Ukraine – The Netherlands) which was presented in competition at Cannes in 2010 and received numerous awards worldwide. With her own company Tatofilm, which operates both in Turkey and Ukraine, she finishes the fiction feature LOVE ME (a Ukrainian-Turkish co-production), the documentary ODESSA by Florin Iepan (a Romanian-German-Ukrainian co-production). She is also producer of project MOTHERLAND by Senem Tuzen (Best Project at Meetings on the Bridge (Istanbul IFF) 2012, Best project at the Crosroads Coproduction market and Best Pitch at the Connecting Cottbus market.

Producer´s Statement:
We have almost final cut, open to all postproduction support. The whole budhet is around 650 000 euro. We are aiming to premiere in Venice IFF. We want to show sentimental, funny and often strange life and smile about it. Smile, but not to ridicule. It helps us to get closer to the characters, to identify with them, to understand and accept their problems. The positive, warm tone of the film is important. In Georgia, despite of all the wars, misery and constant political and social problems, the people are warm. We’ve experienced this reality and want to share this. We think making such film is important as in our pragmatic and often cold times "warmth” of human relationships helps.


Producer: Olena Yershova, Levan Koguashvili, Suliko Tsulukidze
Screenplay: Levan Koguashvili, Boris Frumin
Camera: Tato Kotetishvili
Cast: Ia Sukhitashvili

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Olena Yershova / Producer of the film
KINOIBERIKA
72, street Cherche Midi
75006 Tbilisi
Georgia
Tel. +90 537 300 8702
[email protected]
Phone at the festival: +90 537 300 8702

Working version of the film
Some rough-cut footage (with English subtitles) will be available in the video library

Daire / Circle

Directed by:Atil Inac
Turkey, 105 min

Release date:09.2013
This is the film´s final distribution title
Film is in postproduction
Film language:Turkish
Film´s website:dairefilm.com
Genre:Drama
Shooting format:HD
What´s missing:Upon completion of the edit, we are now open for co–production proposals for the remaining processes of the film (music licensing, color grading, final mix and dcp release). Shooting budget is 350.000 Euros. Roughly 50.000 Euros is sought after to complete the film.

Film synopsis:
In the hard-boiled world, where will the soft-shelled end up? A cozy kind of extermination is on the stage and keeping a low profile. The decadence around us is nothing less than clandestine annihilation of the civil man. Circle is a peculiar story of an ordinary man caught between an untimely romance and brave new hostile world in which hopelessness, submission, courage become existential methods. Tragicomic story of three people Feramus, Betül and Arif who conjure up interesting solutions to the extraordinary situations and obstacles generated by the turn of the social wheel is set in a brand new yet unused airport which is an allegory for a dysfunctional sociopolitical system.

Atil Inac - Filmography:
As a seasoned bilingual Turkish/English director and writer, Atil has established a reputation as a multi talented story teller balancing projects in Los Angeles, Istanbul and the Middle East. He recently accepted 2010 Best Film Awards for Buyuk Oyun in several world film festival in USA [A Step into The Darkness] which had its world premiere at the Montreal Film Festival, Inaç’s second feature film shot in Iraq and Southeast Turkey in 2009 and Took part at programs/official selections of 20 IFFs. Inac graduate from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey in Philosophy with studies at Claremont University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Producer´s Filmography:
is a founder of The Lacivert Film Company, she has been producing and managing several award wining projects and productions which have brought success. As the executive producer of "A Step Into the Darkness” which had its world premiere at the Montreal Film Festival and took part at programs/official selections of 20 IFFs. "Circle” (2010 - ) Producer - Currently Post Production. WHEN EAST MEETS WEST 2012 in Italy, Trieste 2012 / Istanbul Film Festival – Meetings On The Bridge in 2011/EEFA Network Scholarship Program, Sofia, Kiev, Talin 2012. (Best Project Award) "Partner” (2010 -) Co Producer – Currently Post Production "A Step into the Darkness” (2009) Executive Producer.

Producer´s Statement:
"Circle” was written and shot in the forthcoming shadow of the current social outburst in Turkey. It is both cinematic and philosophical portrayal of the pains and selective sidelining of a particular class of people in the process of their uprooting. As for the distribution strategy, we are confident of a world premiere in one of the top Film Festivals after which we will push for a well coordinated festival exposure to promote and distribute "Circle”. We have credible and high expectations for "Circle” to apprehend the recognition that it deserves to be depicting the newborn veiled drama that is shaking and shaping the sprit of a region along with the hearts of masses.


Producer: Derya Tarim
Screenplay: Atil Inac
Camera: Hayk Kirakosyan
Music: Emre Dundar; Licensed Songs By David Darling
Cast: Fatih Al, Nazan Kesal, Erol Babaoğlu, Görkem Kanbolat, Mehmet Ulay, Nalan Koruçim, Beren Demirkaya, Nihat Alpteki, Çağlar Çorumlu, Selen Uçer, Cat Gece

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Derya Tarim / Producer of the film
Lacivert Film
Yeni Çarşı Cad. No:21 Kısmet Apt. Kat:1 – D:2 Galatasaray – Beyoğlu
34425 Istanbul
Turkey
Tel. +902122445732 / Fax. +902122446732
[email protected] / www.lacivertfilm.com
Phone at the festival: +905323051064

Tolga Avcil / Producer of the film
Lacivert Film
Yeni Çarşı Cad. No:21 Kısmet Apt. Kat:1 – D:2 Galatasaray – Beyoğlu
34425 Istanbul
Turkey
Tel. +90 212 244 5732 / Fax. +90 212 244 6732
[email protected] / www.lacivertfilm.com
Phone at the festival: +90 533 779 9769

Working version of the film
The completed film will be available on DVD at the Video Room of the Film Industry Office

Křídla Vánoc / Wings of Christmas

Directed by:Karin Babinská
Czech Republic, 110 min

Release date:14.11.2013
This is the film´s final distribution title
Film is in postproduction
Film language:Czech
Film´s website:www.kridlavanoc.com
Genre:feauture
Shooting format:digital Alexa
What´s missing:sound and visual postproduction

Film synopsis:
We all carry dreams and secret wishes inside us. We know about some; some of them we’d like to suppress and some we allow to ourselves to be said out loud or even lived out. Heroes of our story will get a chance to wish
something and their lives will aim in those directions they have determined.
A chain of "accidents” will grant them what they’d wished and they get their chance to live it up. In our lives we are responsible not only for
everything we do but also for what we say, what we think and what we are
yearning for.
The greater part of our film takes place in a shopping mall during Christmas time. Stories of four friends who work there will intermingle.

Karin Babinská - Filmography:
Karin Babinská (1974) studied film and television directing at the Film and TV Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) from 1993-1999. During her studies she made several short films, one of which, Jakub and Veronika, won numerous awards at international film festivals. First feature - Dolls - Finale Plzen 2007 – Zlaty lednacek – Best Czech Film 2007, 39.Film And TV Festival Ota Hofman - Prize Oty Hofmana Best Film In Category From 13 To 18 Years, Special Mention - M.Dolezalová for part Iska, Femina Film – Special Prize For Feature Film 8. Year Festival Mezipatra 2007 – Special Mention Of Jury 75 Other INT. Festivals INCL. Montreal

Producer´s Filmography:
Cineart is one of the leading production companies in the Czech market concentrating on the production of feature films theatrically distributed. Its´ aim is to develop and produce 7 feature films within next 3 years. Cineart TV Prague reguralry gains support from the State Fund for Support of the Czech Cinematography (all 11 feature films produced by Cineart were supported!). Also the co-operation with Česká televize, Czech public TV broadcaster, has been nearly on all feature films produced by Cineart. All economics and cash-flow of the company is balanced during all its activities and all obligations towards partners and crew members are fulfilled.

Producer´s Statement:
A distinctibe and very artistic film with outstanding performances is in post-production phase now. At the moment,the director closely works on a visual part (editing) with an editor A.Fišárek. After the editing phase,has to be also done the visual effects, colour grading and soundtrack. The entire budget for the film was 21 million and was fully used. The distribution company is Falcon for Czech rep.. The film is intended for wide audience from age 15.


Producer: Veronika Schwarczová
Screenplay: Karin Babinská
Camera: Martin Douba
Music: Richard Krajčo
Cast: Richard Krajčo, Vica Kerekes, David Novotný, Jakub Prachař,Viktor Preiss, Lenka Vlasáková, Vanda Hybnerová

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Karin Babinská / Producer of the film, Director of the film
Cineart TV Prague
Ke Hrádku 11
148 00 Praha
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 777 220 365
[email protected] / www.kridlavanoc.com
Phone at the festival: +420 775 705 842

Veronika Schwarczová / Producer of the film
Cineart TV Prague
Ke Hrádku 11
148 00 Praha
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 777 220 365
[email protected] / www.kridlavanoc.com
Phone at the festival: +420 777 220 365

Working version of the film

Maria Stock / Maria Stock

Directed by:Jan Březina
Czech Republic, 50 min

Release date:2013
This is the film´s final distribution title
Film is in postproduction
This film is director´s debut
Film is finished
Film language:Czech
Film´s website:https://www.facebook.com/MariaStockFilm?fref=ts
Genre:romantic spiritual story
Shooting format:digital, HD, 2,39:1
What´s missing:Final stages of postproduction.

Film synopsis:
Autumn and white winter lit intimate story from the vanished village of MARIA STOCK. A father, a daughter, a missing mother and a young unintentional pilgrim open a delicate relationship drama in a godforsaken country. A story of those who were found and others who have been lost in the past, struggling to find a way out from the vicious circle of darkness.

Jan Březina - Filmography:
Jan Březina (1980) got devoted to filmmaking while studying Film Studies at Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. He is now finishing studies at FAMU’s Directing Department. Maria Stock is his graduation film. První kroky/ First steps, 2008, 12 min; presented at "Night of the film hopes" on NOVA TV. Třináctý týden/Thirteenth week, 2010, 24 min; jury award at "Night of the film hopes" on NOVA TV, presented at the festival "Ostrava Kamera Oko", presented at "Fresh Film Fest". Důlky pro prsa/Hollows for Breasts, 2011, 24 min; presented at "FInále Plzeň" festival.

Producer´s Filmography:
The film is a graduation film from the Film and TV school of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Producer´s Statement:
The film is nearly complete, with final stages of postproduction taking place. The goal is to present the film at an A-level film event and subsequent art house distribution.


Producer: Marek Novák
Screenplay: Jan Březina & Markéta Jindřichová
Camera: Jan Skriečka
Cast: Jan Strejcovský, Kamila Trnková, David Svoboda, Pavel Opočenský, Ondřej Pavelka, Petr Vozka, Jiří Štrébl

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Marek Novák / Producer of the film
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Smetanovo nábřeží 2
110 00 Prague
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 607 240 966
[email protected] / http://www.famu.cz
Phone at the festival: +420 607 240 966

Jan Březina / Director of the film
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Smetanovo nábřeží 2
110 00 Prague
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 776 765 576
[email protected] / http://www.famu.cz
Phone at the festival: +420 776 765 576

Working version of the film
The completed film will be available on DVD at the Video Room of the Film Industry Office

Modris / Modris
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Juris Kursietis
Latvia-Greece-Germany, 100 min

Release date:February/March 2014
Film is in postproduction
This film is director´s debut
Film language:Latvian/Russian
Film´s website:http://modrisfilm.com/
Genre:Drama
Shooting format:Digital
What´s missing:Sound Design - Sound Mixing - Original music - Image Post-production

Film synopsis:
Based on true events.

Modris (17) is no better and no worse than any of his peers. He lives with and is raised by his mother, but their relationship is poor. Maybe, this is due to his obsession with slot machines. The downhill movement begins when he pawns his mother’s electric heater in order to squeeze out a win on the slot machines. The simmering conflict with his mother boils over and she betrays him to the police. It is when his adventures with the justice system start and he starts looking for his father.

Juris Kursietis - Filmography:
Will Have It Tomorrow (42 min. fiction, 2008), The Escape From Cuba (60 min. doc. 2009), January 13th (26 min. doc. 2009) Hackers (26 min. doc. 2010). Also has directed commercials since 2008.

Producer´s Filmography:
Vicky Miha has been working as a producer and assistant producer in Greece and in the UK for the past five years. Credits include Dogtooth by Yorgos Lanthimos (Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Film 2011 / Prix Un Certain Regard Cannes 2009), 4 Black Suits by Renos Haralambidis (Preselection for the European Film Awards) and A Greek Type Of Problem by Brigitte Rouan (French - Greek co-production), as well as various short films. She is a member of the Eurodoc Network and she has participated in various international workshops (Focal Digital Production Challenge, Ekran, MFI Script 2 Film Workshop, EP2C Post-Production Workshop).

Producer´s Statement:
The film has been supported by Media, Eurimages, National Film Centre of Latvia, State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia and NRW2 Film-und Medien Stiftung, selected at Connecting Cottbus 2011, Ekran 2012, EP2C 2012. The film has just (end of May, 2013) had the 1st cut. We need financing for sound mixing, clearing music rights, original music recordings, image post-production. We are searching for international sales and tv presales. Our goal is to have a ready film by end of autumn 2013 and secure a premiere at an important festival at the beginning of 2014.


Producer: Vicky Miha - Juris Kursietis - Ingmar Trost
Screenplay: Juris Kursietis
Camera: Bogumil Godfrejow
Music: Liga Celma
Cast: Kristers Piksa - Rezija Kalnina

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Vicky Miha / Producer of the film
Red Dot Media
Dzelzavas iela 120s
LV-1021 Riga
Latvia
Tel. 00302106100730 / Fax. 00302106106790
[email protected] / www.reddotmedia.lv
Phone at the festival: 00306938795796

Juris Kursietis / Producer of the film, Director of the film, Screenwriter of the film
Red Dot Media
Dzelzavas iela 120s
LV-1021 Riga
Latvia
Tel. 0037167188440
[email protected]
Phone at the festival: 0037126767280

Working version of the film
Some rough-cut footage (with English subtitles) will be available in the video library

Neposlushni / The Disobedient

Directed by:Mina Đukić
Serbia, 122 min

Release date:October 2013
This is the film´s final distribution title
Film is in postproduction
This film is director´s debut
Film language:Serbian
Film´s website:www.kiselodete.com
Genre:Road movie, coming of age drama
Shooting format:ARRI ALEXA

Film synopsis:
Lazar (24) and Leni (24) are close friends from early childhood. Leni is forced to spend summer in their small provincial home town working in her parents Pharmacy. She anxiously waits for Lazar who is coming back after 3 years of styding abroad. Once they reunite they decide to start a random bicycle trip around the scenries of their childhood in order to either exhaust or reinvent their relationship which is inevitably reaching its turning point.

Mina Đukić - Filmography:
1. RAT FILE- short (Golden Medal for BEST SHORT FILM on International Short and Documentary Film Festival, Belgrade 2006.Award for best short film, Film Festival Sopot. SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL) 2.YUGO, A SHORT AUTOBIOGRAPHY–documentary (30 min.) ZagrebDox Film Festival, HOT DOCS Film Festival Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival 2011 – The Golden Plaque Belgrade for the Best Film of National Competition 3.TILVA ROŠ- feature (110min) Producer. Sarajevo Film Festival-Heart of Sarajevo Locarno Film Festival- competition, Nomination for EFA Discovery of the year THE DISOBEDIENTS- feature (100 minutes) Director, Screenwriter. Expected October 2013. Selected for Cinelink Sarajevo

Producer´s Filmography:
2010 TILVA ROŠ (TILVA ROS) feature film writer/director/producer genre: teen-drama Supported by Serbian Ministry of Culture European Academy Awards – nominated for European Discovery Award 2011 Best Film: Sarajevo Film Festival 2010 (Bosnia and Hertzegovina) Estoril Film Festival 2010 (Portugal) Moscow 2 in 1 Film Festival 2010 (Russia) Belfort Film Festival 2010 (France) Locarno Film Festival – in competition 2010 Rotterdam International Film Festival 2011 *in post-production 2013 NEPOSLUŠNI (THE DISOBEDIENT) feature film producer genre: road movie/coming-of-age drama Supported by Serbian Ministry of Culture Cinelink 2010

Producer´s Statement:
The principal photography of THE DISOBEDIENT was finished in September 2012. and the film’s been in the editing room ever since. We locked the final cut and started some basic work on the sound post-production but we lack the funding to fully finish the film by ourselves. That’s why we are looking for the partners for the finishing stage of post-production. We’re also looking for the world sales and distribution companies, our plan is to try and finish the film till the fall this year, premiere at one of the important fall/winter festivals, and start our distribution from there.


Producer: Mina Djukic, Nikola Lezaic
Screenplay: Mina Djukic
Camera: Djordje Arambasic
Music: Archive
Cast: Hana Selimovic, Mladen Sovilj, Minja Subota, Daniel Sike

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Mina Djukic / Producer of the film, Director of the film
Film House Kiselo Dete
Dalmatinska 17
11 000 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel. +38 163 541 214
[email protected] / www.kiselodete.com
Phone at the festival: +38 163 541 214

Working version of the film
Some rough-cut footage (with English subtitles) will be available in the video library

Norviyia / Norway
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Yiannis Veslemes
Greece, 75 min

Film is in postproduction
This film is director´s debut
Film language:Greek
Genre:Fantasy/Comedy
Shooting format:Red Epic
What´s missing:Editing (advanced), music (in progress), VFX (in progress), no grading, sound design (very early), sound mix (no)

Film synopsis:
1984. Zano arrives at the city for the first time. He is a vampire and a photophobic yet a fine dancer. Wasted and consumed he dances the night away in Athens, -a city that exists in no map-. And the only thing he needs is a "warm girl”. At disco Zardoz, an outlaw’s downtown joint, he will meet Alice, a prostitute and Peter, a Norwegian drug-dealer. He takes on this shady job with them and that leads him to Mount Parnitha. To the kingdom of Mathousalas, inside the earth’s core.
Norway is a battle between good and bad taste, between the cheap and the precious. Norway wears shiny shoes, dances among colorful scum and bites only when she chooses to. "Norway comes down to the Mediterranean”.

Yiannis Veslemes - Filmography:
Yiannis Veslemes is a director and music composer. He was born in Athens in 1979 where he has studied cinema. He has directed short films, tv commercials and music videos. He releases music under the moniker Felizol. FILMOGRAPHY TUGO TUGO (b/w 16mm 14 min 1998) LIGHTWELL (color 35mm 14 min 2000) GOAL (color 35mm 25 min 2003) OSIKI (color 35mm 14 min 2009) NORWAY (color 35mm 75 min 2012).

Producer´s Filmography:
2009, DOGTOOTH, Feature film, Fiction, Director Yorgos Lanthimos, GR, (Grand Prix of Un Certain Regard, Cannes Festival 2009/Prix de la Jeunesse Cannes Festival 2009, Nominated for an Academy Aware for a Best Foreign Language Film) LUTON feature film, fiction, Director: Michalis Konstantatos, a co-production with Faliro House Productions (GR), Endorphine (GER), 2|35 (GR) Arktos S.A (GR). (in post production ) 2009, OSIKI, Short Film, Fiction, Director Yiannis Veslemes, Producer, a co-production with ERT(GR), BOO Productions (GR), Tugo Tugo (GR) (Best New Talent and Best Art Direction awards in Drama International Film Festival)2013.

Producer´s Statement:
Norway is currently at the stage of post production. Editing, Image and Sound post production, music, and visual FX are still in progress. Our objectives include securing a festival premiere, an international sales agent and completion funds. Norway is the debut feature of Yiannis Veslemes. It is a HORSEFLY production in co production with FALIRO HOUSE PRODUCTIONS, ERT S.A, LOGLINE, MARNI FILMS, DEEPGREENSEA, TUGO TUGO, 2|35, ECHO STUDIOS.


Producer: Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Screenplay: Yiannis Veslemes
Camera: Christos Karamanis
Music: Felizol
Cast: Vangelis Mourikis, Alexia Kaltsiki, Daniel Bolda, Markos Lezes, Sofi Zanninou, Vasilis Kamitsis, Yannis Bostaantzoglou

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Yorgos Tsourgiannis / Producer of the film
Horsefly Productions
107, Asklipiou St
11472 Athens
Greece
Tel. +306 932 415 705 / Fax. +302 106 729 179
[email protected] / www.horsefly.gr
Phone at the festival: +306 932 415 705

Working version of the film
Some rough-cut footage (with English subtitles) will be available in the video library

Parádně pokecal / Totally talking
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Tomáš Pavlíček
Czech Republic, 80-85 min

Release date:July 2014
This film is director´s debut
Film language:Czech
Film´s website:www.masterfilm.cz
Genre:Romantic comedy
Shooting format:16mm
What´s missing:Sales agent, foreign distributors and broadcasters

Film synopsis:
This soulful romantic comedy tells a story of Stepan (25), who survives his stagnant life without any actual effort to change it. After his third attempt to graduate from university shamefully fails and is dumped by his girlfriend, he takes shelter in a small town, where he lingers on due to a job in local call-center, he sleeps and eats a lot and his only friend happens to be an ugly dog with a scar under its eye. But everything is to change when Stepan picks up a call in his office and hears the mysterious voice of Marie (26). Our film is a story - a generational testimony about searching for meaning of anything in this world and the importance of the ablity to make our own decisions.

Tomáš Pavlíček - Filmography:
Student films of Tomas Pavlicek are regularly accepted to film festivals both in the Czech Republic and abroad (Český tučnák, Kamera Oko, Syracuse New York Film Festival, ShadowLine Festival Salermo etc.) His sophomore film "Departure: On time" was included on DVD selection of the most interesting Czech films of 2011 (Czech Film Center). His film "The Fastest Matthew In The World" was appreciated with the "Best Student Comedy" award at Novomestsky hrnec smichu festival in Nove Mesto nad Metuji. He was also the main director and co-ordinator of FAMU feature film "Prague, my love&qquot;.

Producer´s Filmography:
MasterFilm ltd. is a young Prague based film and TV production company founded in 2011 focusing on young talented authors . Nowadays, we are preparing for instance an extensive project dedicated to famous czech cinematographer Jaroslav Kucera and many other projects.

Producer´s Statement:
The film is now being produced by MasterFilm ltd. in co-production with FAMU and Czech TV (in process). The financing is about to be completed now (c. 200.000 Euros) - yet we are still waiting for the Czech Cinematographic Fund to re-open. Roughly 31.000 Euros are missing to complete the film. We plan to start the cinema-distribution of the movie by releasing it at a not yet specified competitive film festival. We are absolutely convinced about the quality and originality of our screenplay as well as about importance of reflection of the dilemmas of today`s youth in a movie that is funny, thoughtful and quite innovative in matters of form.


Producer: Tomáš Michálek
Screenplay: Tomáš Pavlíček
Camera: Ladislav Moulis
Music: Petr Marek
Cast: Vítek Rohr, Václav Vydra, Lukáš Pavlásek

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Tomáš Michálek / Producer of the film
MasterFilm, s.r.o.
Bubenská 1
170 00 Praha
Česká republika
Tel. +420 602 630 466
[email protected] / www.masterfilm.cz
Phone at the festival: +420 602 630 466

Jakub Mahler / Producer of the film
MasterFilm, s.r.o.
Praha
Česká republika

[email protected] / www.masterfilm.cz

Working version of the film

Performer / The Performer

Directed by:Maciej Sobieszczański, Łukasz Ronduda
Poland, 70 min

Release date:2014
This is the film´s final distribution title
Film is in postproduction
This film is director´s debut
Film language:Polish
Film´s website:http://www.wajdastudio.pl/en/filmography/performer
Genre:Drama, mix fiction, documentary and video-art
Shooting format:2.35
What´s missing:In September 2013 the picture will be locked.

Film synopsis:
THE PERFORMER is a dynamic, full of punk energy story based on life of artist Oskar Dawicki (playing himself).

We meet Oskar at the turning point of his life, when he learns that his mentor Zbigniew Warpechowski (himself) is dying. When it comes to his art, Dawicki doesn’t compromise - he’s ready to put his health or life at risk.

THE PERFORMER presents a mix of the performance art with the art of acting, and combining documentary film-making with a fictional narrative.

It is also the first art exhibition in the world in the form of a feature film: Oscar Dawicki’s works are connected on the screen not only by time and space, but also by narrative, drama and emotion.

Maciej Sobieszczański, Łukasz Ronduda - Filmography:
Maciej Sobieszczański - screenwriter, playwright and director. Finalist of the Hartley Merrill (now SCRIPT PRO) competition. He is the author of "The Simple Story About Love," for which its director Arkadiusz Jakubik was awarded the Grand Prix at Gdynia FF. Director of "Birthday", the adaptation of Etgar Keret’s short story "The Champion of the World". Łukasz Ronduda - curator at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. A PhD lecturer conducting lectures and seminars on art history, aesthetics, history and theory of film. Together with Łukasz Gorczyca, he wrote the novel "Half Empty", whose main character is Oskar Dawicki.

Producer´s Filmography:
The Wajda Studio, a production outlet based in Warsaw, Poland, was founded in 2001 by two directors, some of the most acclaimed Polish artists - Andrzej Wajda, Oscar Lifetime Achievement Laureate, and Wojciech Marczewski, an outstanding director and educator. Wajda Studio is focused on art house films and international co-productions. The Studio makes a difference through artistic supervision from the best Polish and European artists. Among the achievements of Wajda Studio there are more than 70 documentary and feature films, and over 200 shorts screened and awarded at major festivals including Berlinale, San Sebastian, Karlovy Vary, IDFA, DOKLeipzig and European Film Awards nomination.

Producer´s Statement:
THE PERFORMER is extraordinary meeting of film and art world. The budget is around 250.000 Eur, and is fully secured from Polish Film Institute, Polish Broadcaster - TVP and art foundation financial input as well as in kind contributions of crew and rental and post production companies. Major art institutions (Musuem of Modern Art in Warsaw, National Museum, Raster Gallery) support the project. The film is in postproduction stage, picture lock is scheduled for September 2013. We are looking for sales agent/international distributor. We would like to present the project to festivals representatives.


Producer: Kuba Kosma
Screenplay: Maciej Sobieszczański, Łukasz Ronduda
Camera: Łukasz Gutt
Music: Maciej Cieślak
Cast: Oskar Dawicki, Agata Buzek, Andrzej Chyra, Zbigniew Warpechowski, Anda Rottenberg, Krzysztof Globisz, Jakub Gierszał and others

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Joanna Solecka / Producer of the film, Head of Public Relations, Festivals & Sales
Wajda Studio
ul. Chelmska 21
00 724 Warsaw
Poland
Tel. + 48 22 851 10 56
[email protected] / www.wajdastudio.pl
Phone at the festival: +48 501 102 878

Working version of the film

Roxanne / Roxanne

Directed by:Vali Hotea
Romania/Hungary, 97 min

This is the film´s final distribution title
Film is in postproduction
This film is director´s debut
Film language:Romanian
Genre:Fiction Drama
Shooting format:35mm
What´s missing:covering the music usage rights & post production (color correction & grading)

Film synopsis:
Bucharest, 2009.
Twenty years after Romanian Revolution, Tavi Ionescu, a nice but quite immature guy for his late 30’s, finds out from his Securitate (Romanian Secret Police) file that he could be the father of a son he didn’t knew about.
Starting his own secret investigation, Tavi is caught by a complicated past that now comes to reveal ugly hidden truths, messing up his life and the life’s of the ones close to him.
For the first time in his life, Tavi is forced to take really mature decisions.

Vali Hotea - Filmography:
2006 - 2007 Homicide Squad - TV mini-series * APTR Prize for the best Tv mini-series 2004 Dream Trip - TV Drama * UCIN - Prize for the best TV fiction * Selected at Prix Europa, Berlin 2000 ROBERTA - TV series * APTR Prize for the best TV fiction 1999 Hot Snow - drama, 18 min * Selected at F.I.P.A., Biarritz, France * "Gold Olive” Prize for Best Cinematographer * Broadcasted by TV5 1998 The Legacy - TV Musical, 60 min 1997 The Lesson - drama, 13 min * UCIN Prize for short film * APTR Debut Prize * Broadcasted by TV5 1994 The Big Adventure - 7 min * ARTE TV Prize - Henri Langlois Film Festival, Poitiers, France * Broadcasted by ARTE TV

Producer´s Filmography:
2013 Child’s Pose (d. Călin Peter Netzer), Golden Bear & FIPRESCI Award at Berlin IFF 2012 Everybody in Our Family (d. Radu Jude), Heart of Sarajevo – Sarajevo IFF, Special Jury Mention – Odessa IFF, Blue Angel for Best Director & Best Male Performance – Art Film Festival, Bayard d’Or du Meilleur Film & du Meilleur Comedien – Namur IFF, Golden Pram for Best Feature Film - Zagreb IFF, Grand Prix – CinEast IFF, FIPRESCI Award – Miskolc IFF, Best Narrative Feature – Philadelphia IFF 2012 A Month in Thailand (d. Paul Negoescu), premiered in Venice IFF, FIPRESCI Award at Sofia IFF 2011 Best Intentions (d. Adrian Sitaru) – Best Director & Actor – Locarno IFF

Producer´s Statement:
The project is currently in the middle of the post production process. "Roxanne" is a Romanian- Hungarian co-production and the budget is 669.000 euros from which we still need to raise 50.000 euros. We already acquired the music rights for using 2 versions of the song "Roxanne" (the original one by The Police & one by Sting from the album "Symphonicities") but we are still missing 15.000 euros for covering the entire costs. In terms of post production we have an agreement with ABIS Studio (Ro) so we cannot change the laboratory, but we are still looking for 35.000 euros for covering the costs for color corrections, grading & deliveries.


Producer: Ada Solomon
Screenplay: Ileana Muntean & Vali Hotea
Camera: Alexandru Sterian
Cast: Serban Pavlu, Mihai Calin, Diana Dumbrava, Valeria Seciu, Anghel Damian, Corina Moise, Adrian Vancica

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Ioana Draghici / Producer of the film
Hi Film Productions
Sf. Stefan Street 7
023996 Bucharest
Romania
Tel. +4021 252 48 67 / Fax. +4021 252 48 66
[email protected] / www.hifilm.ro
Phone at the festival: +40721 21 61 28

Vali Hotea / Director of the film
Hi Film Productions
Sf. Stefan Street 7
023996 Bucharest
Romania
Tel. +4021 252 48 67 / Fax. +4021 252 48 66
[email protected] / www.hifilm.ro

Working version of the film
Some rough-cut footage (with English subtitles) will be available in the video library

Rozkoš / Delight

Directed by:Jitka Rudolfová
Czech Republic, 110 min

Release date:15.9. 2013
This is the film´s final distribution title
Film is in postproduction
Film language:Czech
Film´s website:www.filmrozkos.cz
Genre:Drama
Shooting format:Digital RED
What´s missing:Final mix, final visual postproduction

Film synopsis:
The film’s main theme is obsession. An obsession with love, with art,
with originality, with copying, with success, with money and…with
oneself. Sooner or later every obsession leads us to ruin if we lose our
rational upper hand over it, if we let ourselves be dragged down by it.
But it is only when being dragged down, in spite of all the cuts and
bruises, that we find a unique DELIGHT, if only for a few short moments
– and what else is life really about?

Jitka Rudolfová - Filmography:
Jitka Rudolfova - Born in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou where she graduated from a grammar school. After that she studied Film College in Písek and graduated at the department of directing at the Prague Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU). "Dreamers” (Zoufalci) is her graduate film co-produced with Negativ Film Productions. Since the beginning of her studies at FAMU her films have been awarded with various awards, such as The Best Film Award of the first year of Famufest in 2004 (Maso na talíři), The Best Documentary Film Award at Famufest in 2005 (Lucie už je v posteli), Magnesia Award at the Fresh Film Fest in 2005 (Svatyně)and etc.

Producer´s Filmography:
CINEART is one of the leading production companies in the Czech market concentrating on the production of feature films theatrically distributed. Its´ aim is to develop and produce 8 feature films within next 3 years. CINEART is one of the market leaders. The producer and company´s owner Viktor Schwarcz is well-known and respected for his support of directors shooting their first feature films. Viktor Schwarcz concentrates on executive production of the developement and film production, contacts with Czech and Slovak co-producing companies, financial aspect of the production (Czech Film Foundation,Česká televize-Czech TV).Cineart is successful in gaining support from European fundings.

Producer´s Statement:
This film - it is kind of like a drug. What at first seems to be weak and trivial is capable of expanding and growing into a serious problem that can appear to be absolutely incomprehensible and absurd to those who have never experienced anything like it. "Too many cooks spoil the broth.”


Producer: Viktor Schwarcz
Screenplay: Jitka Rudolfová
Camera: Ferdinand Mazůrek
Music: Filip Míšek

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Jitka Rudolfová / Director of the film
Cineart TV Prague
Ke Hrádku 11
148 00 Praha
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 608 051 587
[email protected] / www.filmrozkos.cz
Phone at the festival: +420 608 051 587

Jordi Niubo / Coproducer
IO Post
Dienzenhoferovy sady 1
15000 Praha 5
Czech republic
Tel. +420 604703308
/ http://iopost.cz/web/
Phone at the festival: +420 604703308

Working version of the film

Sadilishteto / The Judgment
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Stephan Komandarev
Bulgaria, 105 min

Release date:2014
Film language:Bulgarian
Film´s website:www.thejudgmentmovie.bg
Genre:Drama
Shooting format:2,35:1
What´s missing:world sales agent; festival for world premiere

Film synopsis:
The Judgment is a story about Mityo and his son Vasko, who live in a poor area near to the Bulgarian-Turkish-Greek border. For 25 years Mityo has lived with the burden of a terrible secret - as a soldier on the Bulgarian border, he was forced to kill a young couple from GDR that tried to escape to the West – from Bulgaria to Turkey. Nowadays, Mityo is on the border again, but this time smuggling illegal immigrants in the opposite direction – from Turkey to Bulgaria and the EU. He had lost everything that has mattered to him - his wife, his work, the confidence of his son, Vasko. In order to get Vasko back, Mityo has to find forgiveness and pay for his sin.

Stephan Komandarev - Filmography:
Stephan Komandarev is a Bulgarian director and producer, member of the EFA. Selected filmography: 2008 – "The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner”. The film received over 35 international film awards and was Shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscar Academy Award (2009) 2003, Alphabet of hope - documentary – Best Documentary Film Award - GoEast Festival; 2002, Bread Over the Fence”, documentary. - 45th International Leipzig Festival – Best East European Documentary Film Award; GoEast Festival– Best Documentary Film Award and Special Mention of FIPRESCI. 2000, Dogs’ Home - - 51st Berlin Film Festival, International Forum of New Cinema

Producer´s Filmography:
Argo Film Ltd. is a film production company based in Sofia, founded by Stephan Komandarev. Selected filmography: 2013 - "The Judgment” – feature film, Bulgarian-German-Croatian-Macedonian co-production (In post production) 2009 - "The Town of badante women” – documentary - Dokufest – Kosovo 2010; Internazionale a Ferrara Festival – Italy 2010; Bratislava IFF - Slovakia 2010 2003 - "Alphabet of hope” - documentary - 2003 – Golden Rython for Best Bulgarian Documentary Film; Best Producer Award; • IDFA 2003 – Amsterdam – official selection] • GoEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2004 – Best Documentary Film Award of the Hertie Foundation

Producer´s Statement:
‘The Judgment’ is Bulgarian-German-Croatian-Macedonian co-production and has been developed under the Media supported programs: ScriptEast, EAVE and MFI and in collaboration with Sofia meetings, It is supported by: EA ’National Film Center’ – Bulgaria, Bulgarian National Television, German Film Funds: MDM, Medienboard Berlin Brandenbourg and DFFF, Croatian Audio-Visual Centre, Macedonian Film Fund, EURIMAGES, MEDIA programme of the EU and SEECN. The idea of the film is based on previous award-winning documentaries of Stephan Komandarev. The budget of the film is 1 887 620 euros. Currently the film is in post-production and is planned to be completed in the end of summer of 2013.


Producer: Stephan Komandarev
Screenplay: STEPHAN KOMANDAREV, MARIN DAMYANOV, EMIL SPAHIYSKI
Camera: Krasimir Andonov
Music: Stefan Valdobrev
Cast: ASSEN BLATECHKI, MIKI MANOJLOVIC, OVANES TOROSIAN, VASIL VASILEV-ZUEKA, INA NIKOLOVA, PARASKEVA DJUKELOVA, METO JOVANOVSKI

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Stephan Komandarev / Producer of the film, Director of the film
Argo film
Yantra Str. 5B ap.11
1124 Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel. + 359 878 308 238
[email protected] / www.argofilm.eu
Phone at the festival: + 359 878 308 238

Working version of the film

Schmitke / Schmitke
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Štěpán Altrichter
Germany / Czech Republic, 90 min

Release date:Spring 2014
Film is in postproduction
This film is director´s debut
Film language:German / Czech
Film´s website:www.radimprochazka.com
Genre:Comedy
Shooting format:Digital, 4K, 1:1,85
What´s missing:Festival premiere confirmed

Film synopsis:
A jurney into the mind of an unfortunate man.
Julius Schmitke, not a spring chicken anymore but not as old as he feels, always has a little rainy cloud just above his head. He’s an unfortunate man. But in Schmitkes life there is also something lurking behind the bushes. Some mysterious growling of a bear from the subconscious, from the woods. He’s sent to the Czech-German border to the Ore Mountains to repair a similarly unfortunate old windmill. And things start to get strange. Very very strange.

Štěpán Altrichter - Filmography:
2011 little miss neukölln (documentary, HD, 15min ) Awards : - Robert Geisendörfer Preis – Kinderfernsehpreis 2012 – best german TV-film for children of the year - Berlin Award – best film from berlin - @ interfilm, 27. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin 2011 - best documentary + audience award - @ Flensburger Kurfilmtage 2011 - nominated for the best documentary@ Prix Europa 2011 Did michael knight end the cold war? ( fiction, HD/35mm, 20min, czech republic ) Festivals: - Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2010 - International Competition – - 13th Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2010 - International Competition +31 other

Producer´s Filmography:
Rules of lies(Robert Sedlacek 2009) Czech Lion - best screenplay The greatest Czechs(robert Sedlacek 2010)Czech film critics award Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids’ Tearful Valleys(dir:Karel Vachek 2011) IFF Jihlava - FNE Visegrad prix

Producer´s Statement:
Film was recently shot and is now in postproduction. After completion of the film is our goal to be accepted to A-category festivals. Our film still has no distributor or TV station, so we are oppen to find partners . Main reason to the film is to become immortal with making a good film, which stays forever and also to deal with subjects that are pain for the recent society and for ourselves as well. Good ilustration is the comment of the director: "story of an aging man who, because of his antipathy and inability to take part in today’s ultra-fast virtual world, brings Chekhov to mind in his personification of the fear and desire that is typical of our age"


Producer: Tomáš Vach, Radim Procházka, Jörg Trentmann
Screenplay: Tomáš Končinský, Štěpán Altrichter, Jan Fusek
Camera: Christian Pirjol
Music: Johannes Repka
Cast: Peter Kurt, Johann Jürgens, Jakub Žáček, Helena Dvořáková

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Tomáš Vach / Producer of the film, Director of the film
Produkce Radim Procházka
Řehořova 54
13000 Prague
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 737 110 732 / Fax. +420 603 862 161
[email protected] / www.radimprochazka.com
Phone at the festival: +420 737 110 732

Radim Procházka / Producer of the film
Produkce Radim Procházka
Řehořova 54
13000 Prague
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 603 862 161 / Fax. +420 603 862 161
[email protected] / www.radimprochazka.com
Phone at the festival: +420 603 862 161

Working version of the film
Some rough-cut footage (with English subtitles) will be available in the video library

Spomenik Majklu Dzeksonu / Monument to Michael Jackson
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Darko Lungulov
Serbia, 100 min

Release date:Fall 2013
Film is in postproduction
Film language:Serbian
Genre:Comedy
Shooting format:Digital
What´s missing:Sound post-prod, color grading, original music, cgi

Film synopsis:
In a dying town in Serbia, an old communist-era monument is removed from the Square. Marko, daydreamer, is on the verge of divorce from the love of his life, Ljubinka. She is disappointed in him and the life in Serbian small-town. Out of despair, he comes up with the idea to replace the communist-era statue with a monument to Michael Jackson in order to save his dying town and seduce his wife again. Marko convinces his close friends to help him. But the town’s mayor has his own plans and uses right-wing group "Clean Serbia” to crash Marko’s dream.The insane turn of events unexpectedly leads to the fulfillment of Marko’s plan, but in an absurd and darkly ironic fashion.

Darko Lungulov - Filmography:
Darko Lungulov’s debut feature"Here and There” won Tribeca Festival award and 15 other international awards. It was screened at more than 50 festivals including Karlovy Vary 2009 ( Variety Critic’s Choice -Europe Now selection) and sold to 20 territories ( theatrically distributed in USA, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Switzerland). It is playing on Showtime Channel, USA for 2 years now. Film Critics International Federation Serbia voted Darko Lungulov for Best Director in 2009. ‘Here and There’ was voted by Serbian Film Academy for foreign language Oscar candidate. Darko’s script for Monument to Michael Jackson was awarded at Script Corner of Manaki Film Festival, Macedonia.

Producer´s Filmography:
Snezana Penev shared 9 international awards as a producer of the film "WHO GUARDS THE GUARDIANS”. She has produced two internationally acclaimed feature films: "HERE AND THERE”(2009) by Darko Lungulov (awarded at Tribeca film festival) and Arielle Javitch‘s debut "LOOK, STRANGER” starring Anamaria Marinca (2010) (world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival), documentary "BATTERY MAN" (Best Pitch at IDFA) Currently she is producing a feature documentary "IN THE DARK” (Greenhouse development program, supported by Jan Vrijman) and two feature fiction films: "MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON” (post-production stage) and "A GOOD WIFE” debut film by Mirjana Karanovic(development)

Producer´s Statement:
Monument to Michael Jackson was produced in co-production between Serbia, Germany and Macedonia. It was supported by Eurimages. The shooting was completed in the fall 2012 and it is currently in the editing stage. In order to complete the film we are still missing sound design and mix, cgi and color grading. We are looking to meet potential partners and film festival representatives.


Producer: Snezana Penev
Screenplay: Darko Lungulov
Camera: Red Epic
Music: Dejan Pejovic
Cast: Boris Milivojevic, Natasa Tapuskovic, Dragan Bjelogrlic, Mirjana Karanovic

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Snezana Penev / Producer of the film
Papa films
Visnjiceva 4a
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel. +381641612313
[email protected]
Phone at the festival: +381641612313

Darko Lungulov / Director of the film, Screenwriter of the film
Papa Films
Visnjiceva 4a
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel. +381607205190 / Fax. +381112620338
[email protected] / http://hereandtherethemovie.com
Phone at the festival: +381607205190

Working version of the film
Some rough-cut footage (with English subtitles) will be available in the video library

Tarorinak mi hekiat / The Scary Tale
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Maria Saakyan
Armenia/Russia, 90 min

Release date:December 2014
Film is in postproduction
Film language:Russian
Genre:Musical fantasy
Shooting format:4K
What´s missing:CG, good partner and World Sales!

Film synopsis:
ILYA (11) struggles with the death of his mother a famous ballerina. Once NASTYA, a young dancer, shows him a door to a Magic Kingdom of Dance. To enter he must learn to dance. Evil Serpentina uses Nastya to force Ilya to give his mom’s ballet slippers with the power to seize the Kingdom. Ilya concedes, but is deceived. Distraught, Ilya begins to dance. The love for his mother and Nastya flows from him, the door of the Kingdom opens. Ilya learns his mom is the Queen. Serpentina returns, turns everything into stone and wants to kill the Queen. Ilya protects her. Serpentina’s sword pierces his heart. His blood spills onto the Land frees the Kingdom. Nastya brings him back to life with a kiss.

Maria Saakyan - Filmography:
2013-14 THE SCARYTALE (post-pro), 90min, DCP 2012-13 AID ES CHEM a.k.a. I’M GOING TO CHANGE MY NAME,96min,35mm/DCP - HAYAK National Academy Award BEST Film 2013,Best camera 2012 ENTROPHY, DCP, 75min-prize at Viborg FF,Russia 2007 THE LIGHTHOUSE, 78 min, 35mm-Special mention Moscow FF,Best Debut Golden Apricot, Grand-Prix Split IFF, I Prize Moscow Human Rights FF 2003 THE FAREWELL, short-Best short Golden apricot, Armenia,Special mention Fano IFF,Special mention Trieste IFF, Best camera-Kodak,VGIK Official selection:IFF Rotterdam,Telluride,Premiers Planes,Oberhausen, Fano, Pesaro, Moscow,Sofia, ArtFilm, Trieste,London TIFF,Sao Paulo, Taipei, Ourense, Goteborg, Belgrade,Torino IFF etc.

Producer´s Filmography:
2012-13 AID ES CHEM a.k.a. I’M GOING TO CHANGE MY NAME, 96min, 35mm/DCP - HAYAK – National Academy Award -BEST Film 2013, Best camera Work 2013 2013 The Florist – development, Feature Fiction, Armenia/Russia 2013 TERRITORIA (development), Feature Fiction, Armenia/France, Producer; 2013 SCARYTALE (post-Production), Feature Fiction, Armenia/Russia, Co-Producer; 2013 SPIRAL (Post-Production), Feature Documentary, Armenia, Director/Producer; 2012 WARNING SIGNS (production), Feature Documentary, US-Armenia, Producer; 2011 HERE, Feature Fiction, USA-Armenia, Co-Producer and Story Advisor; Fests: HERE – Sundance, Berlin, Karlovy Vary, Milano, Stockholm etc.

Producer´s Statement:
CURRENT STATUS Editing stage, financing PRODUCTION BUDGET 200 000 EURO spent, 250 000 EURO needed for post-production: finalizing editing, computer graphics, special FX, music recording, sound and color correction. MAIN GOAL – to have a vibrant, fantasy film, dedicated to magic and music. For kids and adults, who want to believe in magic. DISTRIBUTION - TV and theatrical release in Russia and CIS, even probably much wider – the is a very small amount of dialogues, festivals, VOD, as a part of promotion we are planning also to have a Ballet with the same name and story.


Producer: Maria Saakyan, Jeff Kalousdian
Screenplay: Maria Saakyan, Givi Shavgulidze
Camera: Aleksander Kuznetsov
Music: Henry Purcell, Bach, Prokofiev
Cast: Tamam Hamza, David Agadjanyan, Klaudia Korshunova, Yero Murian, Lucie Abdalyan, Asya Yagmuryan

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Maria Saakyan / Producer of the film, Director of the film
20 years later Films
Vardanants 16-25, Yerevan, Armenia
321000 Yerevan
Armenia/Russia
Tel. +37455967450
[email protected]
Phone at the festival: +79853615096

Working version of the film

Toloka / Toloka

Directed by:Mykhailo Illienko
Ukraine, 110 min

Release date:March 2014
This is the film´s final distribution title
Film language:Ukrainian
Genre:Romantic ballade
Shooting format:2K Arri RAW Digital Video
What´s missing:75 % of runtime, postproduction

Film synopsis:
Three Cossacks fell in love with beautiful Katherine and she promises her love to the one who will save her brother, held in captivity in Crimea. The Cossacks accept the challenge. Two of them die on their mission, but the last one succeeds. Only then does Katherine confess that the rescued man is her lover, not a brother. Katherine shall wait for her brother for more than 400 years and witness dramatic events of Ukrainian history. She survives only by virtue of rebuilding her house, which is ruined many times. "Toloka” in Ukrainian means a process of building of a house by common free labor of all community members. In our film toloka is a symbol of revival.

Mykhailo Illienko - Filmography:
"Firecrosser” (2011), The official submission of Ukraine to the Best Foreign Language Film of the 85th Academy Awards 2013, Grand Prix of the Kyiv International Film Festival 2011. "Diposable Eternity” (2003) – animated short length film "The Seventh Tour” (1998) "Fuchzhou” (1993) - Diploma to Mykhailo Illienko for participation with his outstanding film "Fuchzhou” (International Festival of Auteur Films "View Into the World” in Belgrade 1998) "Every Hunter Wants to Know…” (1985) "Myrgohod and it’s Inhabitants” (1983) "Soft-Boiled Boots” (1978) Member of the National Academy of Art of Ukraine, honoree of the National Olexander Dovzhenko Film Award.

Producer´s Filmography:
"A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa. New Version" (2010), directed by Yuri Illienko

Producer´s Statement:
In December 2012 Illienko Films LLC launched production of a full length feature film "Toloka” (dir. Myhailo Illienko). The project with a production budget of 3,5 million USD is financially supported by Ukrainian State Film Agency and "Big Family” Charitable Foundation and is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the great Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. The theatrical release is planned for March 2014. As for May, 31 2013 the film production s completed for 25% and we are interested in involvement of the international co-producer and sales agent.


Producer: Philip Illienko, Andriy Rizol
Screenplay: Myhailo Illienko
Camera: Olexaner Kryshtalovych
Cast: Ivanna Illienko, Bohdan Beniuk, Dmytro Linartovych, Serhiy Romaniuk, Oleh Primohenov

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Philip Illienko / Producer of the film
Illienko Films LLC
Mykhailo Kotsiubinsky Str. 9, office 22
01030 Kyiv
Ukraine
Tel. +380674417250 / Fax. +380442347540
[email protected]
Phone at the festival: +37259552449

Ivanna Illienko / Actress
Prague
Czech Republic
Tel. +420776860879
[email protected]
Phone at the festival: +420776860879

Working version of the film

Ukili kamshat / Ukili kamshat
(This is the film’s working title and may change)

Directed by:Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Kazakhstan, 110 min

Release date:February 2014
Film language:Russian
Genre:Drama
Shooting format:HD

Film synopsis:
John, Erbol and their little sister move from the city to a cheaper house in village. Then the troubles begin. The former owner sold the house to two owners at the same time and so the local policeman claims the ownership as well. The policeman has no papers for the house, however he is dead sure it belongs to him.John disagrees.The policeman turns the entire village inhabitants against aliens.Their life becomes unbearable.The policeman convinces the neighbors that cattle disappearances are John’s fault.The situation boils up.Once, John beats up one of the offenders. And gets immediately to the prison. Erbol is left alone with his sister and tries to defend the house on his own.

Adilkhan Yerzhanov - Filmography:
Adilkhan Yerzhanov - born in Dzhezkazgan (Kazakhstan). Graduated from the Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts. Director of some shorts and full-length features. His films "Realtor” (full-length), "Karatas” & short "Self-portrait", "Bakhytzhamal", "Brothers Short" participated and won awards at national and international film festivals. His second full-length film "COntrsuctors" was recently world-premiered in the main competition of the 13th goEast Festival in Wiesbaden.

Producer´s Filmography:
Serik Abishev, producer of all Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s films, short films - "Bakhytzhamal”, "Self-portrait”, ”Brothers Shorty”, "Disc Seller”, "Karatas”, and full-length features - "Rieltor / Realtor”, "Constructors”, "Mels & Kubich are looking for Dias”. Olga Khlasheva, foreign relations coordinator for "Tueur a gages” by D.Omirbaev, "Nomad” by S.Bodrov, "Hunter” by S.Aprymov,"Ulzhan. Das vergessene Licht” by Volker Schloendorf, and producer of "Constructors” by A.Yerzhanov, "Mels & Kubich are looking for Dias", by A.Yerzhanov

Producer´s Statement:
Social inequality is somewhere gathering its pace. Other acute issues are hidden behind that inequality such as the conflict of traditional culture (rural) and urban (municipal). The plot sheds light upon this very issue – where deprived citizens face the interest of a local community, which acknowledges nothing but the ties of kinship and ancient patriarchal laws. It is not only relevance that attracts me in this project (the existing despotism and iniquity sometimes look just like grotesque absurd) but the philosophic background of the whole story is of greater significance – in fact, this is a fable about the struggle for the house of one’s own.


Producer: Serik Abishev, Olga Khlasheva
Screenplay: Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Camera: Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev
Cast: Aidyn Sakhamanov, Yerbolat Yerzhanov

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Olga Khlasheva / Producer of the film
Kazakhfilm JSC
176 Al-Farabi ave
050023 Almaty
Kazkhstan

[email protected] / www.kazakhfilmstudios.kz
Phone at the festival: +77778047057

Serik Abishev / Producer of the film
Short Brothers
Almaty

[email protected]
Phone at the festival: +77078375367

Working version of the film

Zero / Zero

Directed by:Gyula Nemes
Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, 90 min

Release date:February 2014
This is the film´s final distribution title
Film is in postproduction
Film language:Hungarian, Czech, English
Genre:Drama
Shooting format:16mm colour
What´s missing:Editing and post-production

Film synopsis:
"If bees disappeared from the surface of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live." Albert Einstein

Zero is a film about globalisation telling, with overstatement and style, a provocative story of a man fighting to save his bees with everything at his disposal. A young man in his thirties turns his life around by becoming a forest beekeeper after having managed an artificial honey factory. But his bees are chased away and killed by the proximity of mobile telephone relay antennas. He launches a campaign to protect the environment, in which his actions become increasingly radical and publicised. But even this struggle could become a type of component of the establishment...

Gyula Nemes - Filmography:
Gyula Nemes has directed several short and medium-length films and made his feature film debut in 2006 with "My One And Onlies”, which was screened at the Critic’s Week in Venice. He won Best Documentary in Karlovy Vary in 2008 for Lost World. Selected filmography: 2010 Negative History of Hungarian Cinema 2008 Lost World - Karlovy Vary IFF 2008 – Best Documantary - Hamburg 2009 – Main Prize - Festival Ann Arbor 2009 – Best International Film - Rotterdam IFF 2009 2006 Moje jediné / My One and Onlies - Venice IFF 2006 Critics’ Week 2004 The Dike of Transience - Karlovy Vary IFF 2004 – Documentary Competition - Rotterdam IFF 2005

Producer´s Filmography:
The films of ENDORFILM were presented and awarded at numerous international festivals including two times Berlinale and two times national candidature for Oscar – this year it was Made in Ash by Iveta Grofova, opening film of the East of the West Competition in Karlovy Vary last year. Selected filmography: Made in Ash (Slovakia’s Academy Award candidate 2013); A Night Too Young (Berlinale 2012); Theatre Svoboda (Moscow IFF 2012); Matchmaking Mayor (Berlinale 2011); I Love My Boring Life (Jihlava IDFF 2009, Best Czech Documentary Film Award); Wingless (Macedonia’s Academy Award candidate 2008); Sister (2008); Rail Yard Blues (2006); The Beauty Exchange (Jihlava IDFF 2003, Audience Award).

Producer´s Statement:
Hungarian-Czech-German co-production with the budget of 1.330.689 EUR. Produced by the director for Playtime, Zero is co-produced by the Czechs from Endorfilm (Jiri Konecny), by the Germans from 42 Film (Eike Goreczka), and the Hungarians from Katapultfilm (Ivan Angelusz) and from Mediawave 2000 (Gyorgy Durst, Peter Reich). The film’s supporters so far include the National Film Fund (Hungary), the Czech Motion Film Fund, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, and the MEDIA Programme. Shooting took place in Hungary and Burkina Faso from December to May.


Producer: Gyula Nemes, Ivan Angelusz, Jiri Konecny, Eike Goreczka
Screenplay: Tamas Beregi, Gyula Nemes
Camera: Balasz Doboczi
Music: Cornelius Renz
Cast: Krisztian Kovacs, Martina Kratka, Udo Kier, Orsi Toth

CONTACT AT THE FESTIVAL:

Jiří Konečný / Producer of the film
endorfilm
Primeticka 4
140 00 Praha 4
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 241 730 780, +420 602 358 373 / Fax. +420 241 730 780
[email protected] / www.endorfilm.cz
Phone at the festival: +420 602 358 373

Gyula Nemes / Producer of the film, Director of the film, Screenwriter of the film
Playtime Zero Kft.
Pusztaszeri út 13-15.
1025 Budapest
Hungary
Tel. +36209856277
[email protected]
Phone at the festival: +36209856277

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