22-10-2018

FESTIVALS: Twelve Films Compete at Cottbus FF

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    Year of the Monkey by Vladimir Blazevski Year of the Monkey by Vladimir Blazevski

    COTTBUS: The 28th Cottbus Film Festival, running 6 – 11 November 2018, spans the CEE region from Estonia to Serbia for the main competition.

    Among the 12 films selected for the competition, three films were originally presented at the sister industry event, connecting cottbus. The festival's director Bernd Buder pointed out that half of the competition films are by female directors and many have a female protagonist at their core.

    Along with the main competition, Cottbus has a long-standing short film competition and a newer competition of films for youth.

    The list of films in the main competition follows:

    Ayka (Russia, Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan)
    Directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy
    Produced by Pallas Film GmbH
    Coproduced by Otter Films, KNM, Kinodvor, Eurasia, Juben Pictures
    Supported by the Russian Ministry of Culture, Eurimages, the Polish Film Institute, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
     
    The Delegation (Albania, France, Greece, Kosovo)
    Directed by Bujar Alimani
     
    One Day (Hungary)
    Directed by Zsófia Szilágyi

    Year of the Monkey (Macedonia, Serbian, Slovenia, Kosovo)
    Directed by Vladimir Blazevski
    Produced by Pank Film Production
    Coproduced by Kiselo Dete, Strup Produkcija
    Supported by Eurimages, SEE Cinema Network, the Macedonian Film AgencyFilm Center Serbia, Kosovo Film Centre and the Slovenian Film Centre

    Irina (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Nadejda Koseva
    Produced by Art Fest
    Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, Creative Europe – MEDIA, SEE Cinema Network, ScripTeast 

    Crystal Swan (Belarus, Germany, US, Russia)  
    Directed by Darya Zhuk
     
    Trash on Mars (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Benjamin Tuček
    Produced by Nyasa Film Productions
    Coproduced by Sound Square
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund
     
    Rejected (Kazakhstan)
    Directed by Zhanna Issabayeva
     
    Jumpman (Russia, Ireland, Lithuania, France)
    Directed by Ivan I. Tverdovsky
    Produced by New People Company
    Coproduced by Film and Music Entertainment, Tremora, Arizona Production
    Supported by the Ministry of Culture of Russia, the Lithuanian Film Center, Eurimages

    The Load (Serbia, France, Croatia, Iran, Qatar)
    Directed by Ognjen Glavonić
    Produced by Non-Aligned Films
    Coproduced by Cinéma Defacto, Kinorama,Three Gardens Film
    Supported by Aide aux cinémas du monde — CNC, Eurimages, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Visions Sud Est, Film Center Serbia, Hubert Bals Fund, Doha Film Institute, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina 

    Via Carpatia (Poland, Macedonia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Klara Kochańska, Kasper Bajon
    Produced by MD4
    Coproduced by Chimney Poland, Kijora Film, Sound Mind – Michał Fojcik, Sektor Film Skopje (www.sektor.com.mk), Heaven’s Gate (Czech Republic – no website)
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    Take It or Leave It (Estonia)
    Directed by Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo
    Produced by Allfilm
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute