26-01-2018

FESTIVALS: Seven CEE Titles Complete Berlinale’s Panorama Selection

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    BERLIN: Seven titles from CEE countries will compete in the Panorama section of the 68th Berlin IFF (15-25 February 2018). These projects were produced or coproduced by an impressive list of countries: Slovenia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Georgia, Bulgaria, Poland, Macedonia and Romania.

    These seven projects are added to a title that was previously announced – Profile, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, a coproduction between USA, UK and Cyprus, produced by Bazelevs Entertainment.

    SELECTED PROJECTS:

    What Comes Around / Al Gami'ya (Lebanon, Egypt, Greece, Qatar, Slovenia) Documentary
    Directed by Reem Saleh
    World premiere

    When the War Comes / Až přijde válka (Czech Republic, Croatia) Documentary
    Directed by Jan Gebert
    World premiere

    Genesis / Genezis (Hungary)
    Directed by Árpád Bogdán
    World premiere

    Horizon / Horizonti (Georgia, Sweden, Germany)
    Directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili
    Horizon by Tinatin KajrishviliProduced by Gemini and Artizm
    Coproduced by Momento Film
    Supported by the Georgian National Film Center, the Swedish Film Institute
    World premiere

    I See Red People / Je vois rouge (France, Bulgaria)  Documentary
    Directed by Bojina Panayotova
    World premiere

    When the Trees Fall / Koly padayut dereva (Ukraine, Poland, Macedonia)
    Directed by Marysia Nikitiuk
    Produced by Directory Films
    Coproduced by Message Film, Fokus In
    Winner of the Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast award
    World premiere

    Lemonade (Romania, Germany, Canada, Sweden)
    Directed by Ioana Uricaru
    Produced by Mobra films
    Coproduced by 42 Film, Peripheria, Filmgate Films
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), Eurimages, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Telefilm, Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles, CAVCO, SODEC - Crédits d’impôts, Film i Vast, Creative Europe Programme - MEDIA of the European Union
    World premiere