26-10-2017

Three Polish Projects at Connecting Cottbus

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    COTTBUS: Poland has a strong presence at the 2017 edition of the East-West coproduction market Connecting Cottbus, taking place 9 and 10 November 2017 during the Cottbus Film Festival, running 7 – 12 November. Poland is represented by three projects from among the 19 projects coming to Cottbus.

    Connecting Cottbus takes on two new initiatives this year, with four projects coming from the MIDPOINT script development programme and another four works-in-progress.

    Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia and the Czech Republic each have one project in the main pitching section, while Slovenia is represented by one project in the MIDPOINT section.

    The complete list of projects follows:

    Selected Projects – Pitching Session

    Blok 62 (Croatia)
    Directed by Vanja Vascarac
    Produced by Danijel Pek, Antitalent

    Cat in the Wall (Bulgaria, UK)
    Directed by Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova
    Produced by Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova, Activist 38

    I Hate Berlin (Romania)
    Directed by Valentin Hotea
    Produced by Ada Solomon and Diana Parolu, Hi Film Productions

    Images of Love (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Tomasz Winski
    Produced by Radovan Sibrt and Jakub Pinkava, Pink Productions

    Leave No Traces (Poland)
    Directed by Jan P. Matuszynski
    Produced by Leszek Brodzak, Aurum Film Bodzak Hickinbotham

    Night Tide (Russia, Azerbaijan)
    Directed by Ismail Safarali
    Produced by Maria Ibrahimova, Cinex

    Sorry Poland (Poland)
    Directed by Kuba Czekaj
    Produced by Gosia Sandecka and Olga Szymanska, Magnet Man Film

    The Floor is Lava (Ukraine)
    Directed by Katerina Gornostai
    Produced by Gennady Kofman, MaGiKa-Film

    The Island (Moldova)
    Directed by Dumitru Grosei
    Produced by Valentina Iusophodjaev, Brio Film Production
    (out of competition)

    The Russian Doctor (Georgia, Russia)
    Directed by Vano Burduli
    Produced by Vano Burduli and Pavel Odynin, Paradox Films

    When I’m Done Dying (Turkey)
    Directed by Nisan Dag
    Produced by Muge Ozen, Solis Film

    WIP Section

    Crystal Swan (Belarus, Germany, USA)
    Directed by Darya Zhuk
    Produced by Birgit Gernboeck, Demarsh Film

    Hier (Germany)
    Directed by Baling Kenyeres
    Produced by Jamila Wenske, One Two Films

    Speedway (Poland)
    Directed by Dorota Kedzierzawska
    Produced by Arthur Reinhart, Kid Film

    Voroshilovgrad (Ukraine)
    Directed by Yaroslav Lodygin
    Produced by Vladimir Yatsenko, LIMELITE

    MIDPOINT Selection

    Inventory (Slovenia)
    Directed by Darko Sinto
    Produced by Vlado Bulajic

    Mnk Boy (Netherlands, Turkey)
    Directed by Mete Gumurhan
    Written by Sibel Altinbas
    Produced by Bas Broertjes

    Waterwolf (Belgium)
    Directed by Ann-Julie Vervaeke
    Produced by Anastassia Oudovitchenko

    Zana (Kosovo)
    Directed by Antoneta Kastrati
    Produced by Casey Johnson

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