BALKAN FILM MARKET Brochure

TIRANA ALBANIA 2017

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2-7 OCTOBER 2017

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Dear friends I personally believe that the Western Balkans are a diamond in Europe - a myriad of cultural treasures, languages and traditions that have often provoked emotional clashes and high drama, drama that has often resulted in great filmmaking.

From an institutional point of view, we face a rather interesting reality. If we view each country separately, we get a fragmented picture with serious political obstacles preventing cooperation. However, it is the minority film co-productions that have provided a unique opportunity, allowing each of our countries to push forward and build a considerable Western Balkan support network.

The Balkan Film Market has been conceived as a platform in service to this mission, beneficial to everyone, where every initiative is welcomed since it enriches the cooperation framework. There is space for competition among our countries only when it comes to making an ideal needed to further develop our cinema especially when it comes to creating favorable conditions for European productions targeting the Balkans.

The image of our countries will only benefit from such collective initiatives.

The truth is that in the last decade, movies that are listed with the brand MADE IN BALKANS, have managed to be accepted and showcased in the best film festivals around the world. As a result of developments in digital technology across the Balkans, major public as well as private investments have created a dynamic and ambitious industry.

The boom in broadcasting that our region has undergone in recent decades is exceptional. Film institutions are now integrated into the European system.

Across the region, film festivals have come to life and thrived becoming unprecedented success stories in the Balkans and beyond. Film schools and regional workshops are helping to build a much needed professional infrastructure for Balkan filmmakers. Yet as we gradually advance with our engagement to the European level, much still remains to be done to better coordinate and facilitate the cooperation between our countries.

As a result of the perpetual need for cooperation, the idea of the BALKAN FILM MARKET was born. Conceived and designed as an open platform for promotion and financing of co-productions, the BALKAN FILM MARKET provides an opportunity for all public or private entities that optimistically look ahead to a brighter future in the Balkan film industry. Perhaps the best contribution required for the success of the Balkan Film Market is simply to make it your own.

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Ilir BUTKA Chairman Albanian National Center of Cinematography

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Welcome Beyond good food, striking scenery and ancient ruins, the Balkan peninsula, surrounded by east and west, has often become the battleground of clashing civilizations. Ravaged by conflict since the beginning of time, it’s only natural that our region would produce intense drama.

Oftentimes the best Balkan filmmakers have scrupulously channeled this collective energy into breathtaking dramatic films which have crossed many borders and cultural boundaries, achieving a lasting impact on European cinema.

In the most recent era of political and technological transformation, we are in the right time and the right place to join forces and carry on such an artistic mission. The Balkan Film Market, lays out the groundwork for a platform where regional filmmakers can join in, share and prosper. This is just a start.

Yet with a contribution from each one of us, it can flourish into an astonishing and memorable body of film masterpieces. I believe we can rebrand our region from what was once known as a Europe’s powder keg into an eruption of compelling stories, filled with the authentic drama of human survival.

Time and time again, history shows that our region has managed to emerge from the ashes of the past, and blossom into an era of arts and and culture, paving the way for the rest of Europe to follow our lead. I only hope we can catch the fair winds of our present time and carry on together.

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Andamion MURATAJ Artistic Director

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BALKAN FILM MARKET

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF Albanian Ministry of Culture

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF EURIMAGES Council of Europe- European Cinema Support Fund

ORGANIZED BY

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

PARTNERS

SPONSORS

SPECIAL THANKS

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WITH THE SUPPORT OF

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FOREWORD

The BFM is envisioned as a unique event standing on three main pillars: Education, Development and Collaboration. An elaborate set of panels targeting youth, gender, technology and coproduction with Europe, combined with several networking events, will open numerous windows of opportunity for Balkan filmmakers to get informed, promote and attract funding for their upcoming projects as well as explore sales and distribution possibilities in this prime regional market.

The BFM will present a variety of educational alternatives, workshops and master classes. Panel discussions will explore the multiple educational opportunities, institutions and facilities in the region.

Based on the success of our local ALBASCRIPT 2016 workshop, the newly expanded ALBASCRIPT PLUS opens to include narrative features and shorts from filmmaking talents residing in the Balkan region.

PITCH BALKAN is a major event that gives filmmakers a chance to present partly financed projects with a wider Balkan relevance to industry professionals.

A line-up of leading European talent, heads of audio-visual institutions, producers, deal makers and distributors have confirmed their attendance to this event.

The BFM is organized in collaboration with the Albanian National Center of Cinematography, Creative Europe Desk Albania, and EURIMAGES. The BALKAN FILM MARKET is made possible with generous support of the Ministry of Culture of Albania and MiBACT – the Italian Cultural Ministry’s Directorate of Cinema.

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The BALKAN FILM MARKET brings together audio-visual professionals from European and the Balkan countries to share stories, foster professional relationships and strengthen marketing efforts of local productions. The ultimate goal of the BFM is to boost co-production and distribution into this diverse region rich with untapped potential.

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BALKAN FILM MARKET 2017 PROGRAM

10:00 OFFICIAL OPENING

17:30 – 19:30 FOCUS: ITALY - THE PARTNER ACROSS THE SEA

20:00 ITALIAN RECEPTION

BFM 1st Edition - Welcome Message Present: Mirela Kumbaro, Albanian Minister of Culture, Ilir Butka, Head of Albanian National Film Center of Cinematography, Arben Papadhopulli, Head of Media Desk Albania, Andamion Murataj, BFM Artistic Director.

Where we stand in regional co-productions and what the future holds. A presentation of a new era of partnership between Italy and Balkan countries.

Present: Alberto Cutillo, Italian Ambassador in Albania, Roberto Stabile, International Department ANICA, Ilir Butka, Head of Albanian National Film Center of Cinematography, Adriana Frisenna, Director of the Italian Culture Institute in Tirana.

Present: Mirela Kumbaro, Albanian Minister of Culture, Alberto Cutillo, Italian Ambassador in Albania, Roberto Stabile, International Department ANICA, Adriana Frisenna, Director of the Italian Culture Institute in Tirana.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 3 10:30 WHO IS WHO - PORTA BALKANICA

A short Presentation of the Balkan film institutions and entities attending Balkan Film Market.

Participants Elektra Venaki, Head of Greek Film Center, Boban Jevtiç, Head of Serbian Film Center, Sehad Čekić, head of the Montenegro Film Center, Arben Zharku, Head of Kosovo Film Center, Anita Stojcheska, Senior Associate for Film Industry in Macedonia, Ilir Butka, Head of Albanian Film Center, Moderator: Majlinda Tafa

11:45 CROSS BORDER COPRODUCING

Advantages and disadvantages for our region, language, culture proximity, diversity. How to use the advantages and overcome the barriers?

Participants Boban Jevtiç General Manager Serbian Film Center, Elektra Venaki General Director of Greek Film Center. Konstantina Stavrianou Producer GRAAL. Sabina Kodra Producer ERAFILM. Moderator: Majlinda Tafa

14:00 WHO IS WHO - VIA EUROPA

Presentation of European institutions and entities in attendance.

Eurimages, CNC, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Swedish Film Institute, Olffi.

Participants Susan Newman-Baudais, Julien Ezanno, Brigitta Manthey, Helene Granqvist, Joëlle Levie.

Moderator: Majlinda Tafa

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MONDAY OCTOBER 2

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14:30 CO-PRODUCING WITH EUROPE

How to structure co-productions. Where to start and what to look for. Public financing vs. equity investing.

What are European producers looking for. Goals and strategy of envision a coproduction with European partner.

Participants: Francois Margolin, Andras Muhi Monica Mecs, Pascal Judelewicz, Enrico Vannucci-Eurimages. Moderator: Julien Ezanno

20.00 RECEPTION FILM CENTER SERBIA WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4 11:00 BALKAN - ONE TERRITORY, ONE MARKET Sales and Distribution

Balkan audience as a primary target for Balkan made films. Distribution Strategies. What do festivals and markets expect from Balkan films. How to defy expectation and maintain authenticity?

Participants Paola Corvino INTRAMOVIES. Konstantinos Kontovrakis HERETIC. Sreten Živojinovič CINEMANIA. Dimitar Nikolov CUTAWAY etc. Moderator: Laura Brian

14:30 EURIMAGES

Discussion Funding production of smaller countries.

16:30 FUTURE BALKAN educational opportunities

Experiences, challenges and new developments on film and media education. Full programs vs. crash courses. Participants: Arash T. Riahi SOURCES 2, Danijel Hočevar MIDPOINT, Alessandro Gropplero WEMW. Stefan Arsenijevic FFF, Dimitris Emanuelidis MFI, Giovanni Robbiano FAMU, Joëlle Levie MEDICI. Moderator: Iris Elezi

18:00 ALBANIAN MINORITY \CO-PRODUCTION PITCHING

Albanian producers and Balkan directors that have applied for Albanian minority co-production funding will pitch their projects in front of the Albanian funding body and international producers and distributors attending BFM

20:00 RECEPTION KOSOVA CINEMATOGRAPHY CENTER

16:30 BALKAN WOMAN FILMMAKERS

Voices to be heard from regions women writers, directors and producers.

Participants: Ioanna Sarri, Lendita Zeqiri, Maria Drandaki, Sabina Kodra etc.

Organizer and Moderator: Helene Granqvist

18:00 ITALIAN REGIONAL FUNDS AND FILM COMMISSIONS

Opportunities for cooperation.

Participants: Luciano Sovena, President of Roma Lazio Film Commission, Maurizio Sciarra, President of Apulia Film Commission, Ilir Butka, Chairman of Albanian National Center of Cinematography

19:00 CLOSING CEREMONY

Present: Mirela Kumbaro, Albanian Minister of Culture, Ilir Butka, Head of Albanian National Film Center of Cinematography, Andamion Murataj, BFM Artistic Director, Rafaela Rica, BFM Manager

19:00 CLOSING CEREMONY

Present: Mirela Kumbaro, Albanian Minister of Culture, Ilir Butka, Head of Albanian National Film Center of Cinematography, Andamion Murataj, BFM Artistic Director, Rafaela Rica, BFM Manager

Announcing of Pitch Balkan Awards and Albanian Minority Coproductions Awards 20:00 RECEPTION Albanian national Center of Cinematography

Wrap Up Party

FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 15:00 GIFFONI EXPERIENCE

16:00 FILM INCENTIVES AND TAX CREDIT IMPACT IN LOCAL ECONOMY

Children cinema and education, New campus and its impact. Participants: Claudio Gubitosi, Ceo Giffoni Experience, Darko Basheski, Giffoni Macedonia, Namik Ajazi, Giffoni Albania.

Participants: David P Kelly Productions, London, Andrew Barnes, Associate Director, Olsberg SPI London, Arben Zharku Kosovo Film Centre. Darko Basheski Macedonia.

Moderator: Nick Holdsworth

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 5

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BALKAN FILM MARKET 2017 / CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAM The Balkan Regional Media Desks Meeting MONDAY OCTOBER 2 10:30 - 12:00 CHALLENGES OF THE BALKAN REGIONAL MEDIA DESKS INCLUDING ITALY

“How we see the position of our countries towards the Creative Europe Programme. Short statistics of each country. Main issues faced with the potential applicants in our countries. What suggestions to bring to the Agency based on the concerns of the sector in each country”. Short presentation and discussion with the invited Media Desk Heads. Q&A with the audience.

12:15 - 13:15 SUCCESS STORIES OF BALKAN SECTOR IN THE MEDIA PROGRAMME

What is a good project? What makes a project win?

What are the challenges for the implementation?

What are the concerns for insuring the matching funds and reporting? Q&A with the audience.

14:30 – 15:30 UNSUCCESSFUL STORIES OF BALKAN SECTOR IN THE MEDIA PROGRAMME

What is the perception of an applicant that has failed one or several times when applying to the Media Programme. What do they think about the criteria of the call for which they have applied, the evaluation process of their proposal. What they would require to the EACEA Agency and the Commission. Why do they think their project failed? Q&A with the Audience.

15:30 – 16:00 CO-PRODUCTION FUND OF THE CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA PROGRAMME 16:15 – 17:30 BALKAN NATIONAL FILM CENTERS IN MEDIA SUB PROGRAMME

Policies of the Creative Europe Programme in the Balkan region.

After 3 years of participating in the Media sub programme: Has this programme had a large and positive impact in the sector, or is it increasing fake expectations? How the programme has changed the audiovisual realities & perspective on the Balkan countries? What still need to be done in terms of regional cooperation towards the programme? Whatare their suggestion to the European Commission and the EACEA Agency for the calls and their criteria? What to change or reformulate for the future of the programme?

Q&A with the audience: Media Programme, calls and criteria Commission`s policies on the audiovisual sector, role of Media desks in building partnerships and networking among Balkan potential applicants, and miscellaneous.

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BALKAN FILM MARKET 2017 / PITCH BALKANPROGRAM TUESDAY OCTOBER 3 14:30 PITCH BALKAN

Trainin Local Teams Instructor Helene Granqvist assists the Pitch Balkan teams to fine tune the pitch for the main event.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4 09:00 PITCH BALKAN

TRAINING DAY (1st session) Pitch Balkan Teams Pitching Instructor: Helene Granqvist

14:30 PITCH BALKAN

TRAINING DAY (2nd session) Pitching Instructor: Helene Granqvist

THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 10:00 PITCH BALKAN 12:30 SIGN UP

Main Session Moderator: Monika Franczak Sign up for One-to-One Meetings

FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 10:00 PITCH BALKAN

ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS (ongoing)

SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 11:00 PITCH BALKAN

Last Follow Up Meetings

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BALKAN FILM MARKET 2017 / ALBASCRIPT PLUSPROGRAM MONDAY OCTOBER 2 10:30 ALBASCRIPT PLUS OPENING day 1

TUESDAY OCTOBER 3 09:00 ALBASCRIPT PLUS, day 2 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4 09:00 ALBASCRIPT PLUS, day 3 THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 09:00 ALBASCRIPT PLUS Day 4 14:30 MASTER CLASS with Julien Ezanno ALBASCRIPT PLUS CO-PRODUCTION FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 09:00 ALBASCRIPT PLUS Day 5 11:00 MASTER CLASS ALBASCRIPT PLUS with Arash T. Riahi SOURCES 2 SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 10:00 ALBASCRIPT PLUS

Workshop Wrap Up

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MEDIA DESK ALBANIA CREATIVE EUROPE

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REGIONAL BALKAN MEETING OF MEDIA DESKS CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAM October 2, 2017 at Hotel Plaza Tirana In the context of Balkan cooperation in the field of creative industries, as an exigency not only of the Creative Europe Media Sub Program, but also as an internal need of sectors professionals in the Balkans, in the perspective of a growing and interacting cooperation in the region, Media Desk Albania with the support of the European Commission, the EACEA Agency that administers the Creative Europe Program, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Albania, the Albanian National Centre of Cinematography and its counterparts in the Balkans, organizes a multi-dimensional Meeting of the Creative Europe Program Media Desks of the western Balkans.

This meeting, which will be attended by representatives of the audiovisual and cinematographic sectors of the Balkans and Albania, will be held in several discussion panels throughout the day, offering to sector professionals a broader picture of the opportunities offered by the Creative Europe Program for the film and audiovisual sector, including the Balkans, as an important part of this sector.

At this meeting will participate the Heads of Media Desk Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia, Greece, Italy, together with the Heads of the National Cinematographic Centers of the above-nominated countries, and the representative of the European Commission, Mrs.Åse Meyer, Policy officer in Creative Europe MEDIA Sub programme, DG CNECT (DirectorateGeneral for Communications, Networks, Content and Technology). This one day meeting, will focus on some important issues on the Creative Europe Program as well as in the perspectives of the creative and film industry sector in the western Balkans: regional cooperation, finding new opportunities for partnerships, the Albanian and Balkans applicants opinion regarding the Creative Europe Media Calls for Proposal criteria, successes and failures of Balkan applicants in the CE program, EU policies related to cinematographic and audiovisual development in the Balkans and Albania, the sector’s expectations from the Creative Europe program until its end in 2020 and suggestions for improving this program. The meeting will also offer debates - questions and answers with all participants in the panels, pointing out any worries of sector’s professionals, as well as highlighting the different realities of creative and film industry in the Balkan region.

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The MEDIA subprogramme supports the European film and audio-visual industries in the development, distribution and promotion of their work. It helps to launch projects with a European dimension and nurtures new technologies; it enables European films and audio-visual works including feature films, television drama, documentaries and new media to find markets beyond national and European borders and it funds training and film development schemes. There are 14 schemes under the MEDIA sub-programme, among them “Support to international co-production funds”, which is one of Meyer’s responsibilities as a Policy Officer for the MEDIA Sub-programme.

Åse Meyer Policy Officer at the European Commission, Creative Europe - MEDIA Subprogramme (DG for Communications, Network, Content and Technology).

Arben Papadhopulli Head of Creative Europe Media Desk Albania

Contact arben_papadhopulli@yahoo.com mediadeskalbania@gmail.com www.evropakrijuese.al

Arben Papadhopulli, graduated in Culture and Media Management at the University of Arts of Albania (1996), He has graduated with a French DESS on European Cultural Policies and Economy (Paris Dauphine University 1999) and a Postgraduate Diploma on European Project Management (delivered by the Council of Europe and Kulturkontakt in Austria). Arben has a wide professional experience in media, creative industry and the cultural sector in Albania, the Balkan region and is working also as an independent expert for EU institutions such as the Council of Europe and EACEA (European Commission). After his first experience in the film industry, assisting the Italian Cecchi Gori Group in the 1995 acclaimed film shot in Albania, LAMERICA, directed by Gianni Amelio, from 1998 – 2000, he was appointed General Director of Art and Culture Project Department in the Ministry of Culture of Albania, and was working at the same time as an independent expert for the Council of Europe, under the MOSAIC Programme “The Exercise of Mapping the Cultural Policies in Albania and the Western Balkans.” From 2001, Arben manages also one of the most important BBC World Service Foundation oversees (the Pine Street / Rruga me Pisha Foundation in Albania), producing and broadcasting high quality audiovisual independent programmes. He has served as an expert for the Swiss Culture Programme in the Western Balkans, and was a lecturer at the University of Arts of Belgrade “the Master Programme of UNESCO and Lion II University in France).

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After receiving a “Diploma in Advanced European Studies” promoted by the European College of Parma Foundation, Andrea Coluccia went to Brussels for a one year research project titled “Creative and Cultural Industry in Puglia and Europe: Policy and Funding Opportunity” on behalf of the Puglia Region in 2011. Coluccia then started his career as an expert in the field of cultural and creative European policies and EU Funding Programs. In 2013, he became a consultant for the Puglia Region Brussels Office in a project related to the participation of the Region to the EU decision making process. In 2014 he started working in Bari for the Creative Europe Desk MEDIA Italy.

Andrea Coluccia Head of Media Desk Bari, Italy

Contact a.coluccia@europacreativa-media.it

Martina Petrovic Head of Media Desk Croatia

Martina Petrovicćhas a major in International Relations and a minor in Psychology. Martina has gained most of her working experience at the Ministry of Culture, Department for International Cultural Cooperation, being responsible for various cultural exchange programmes between Croatia and other countries; among many activities, she was responsible for the organisation of Croatian film presentation during international film festivals in Berlin and Cannes. From 2008, she has been actively involved in establishing the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, where she has stayed, after being chosen by the European Commission on one hand and the Board of Committee of the Croatian AV Centre on the other, as the Head of MEDIA Desk Croatia. Following immediate and successful results in terms of ensuring the financing by the MEDIA Programme, Petrovic has worked thoroughly on the promotion of the Croatian film, resulting in receiving the first Albert KapovićAward by the Croatian Producers Association, given at the opening of Zagreb Film Festival in 2010. As the Head of MEDIA Desk Croatia (today’s Creative Europe Desk – MEDIA Office) , Martina Petrovic has been actively involved in organizing innovative and active presentations/workshops – important tools for education and networking – between Croatian but also European film professionals.

Contact martina.petrovic@mediadesk.hr

She served as a chief of Audiovisual Production in Lambrakis Press Group and chief editor of the cinema site in the biggest portal in Greece, www.in.gr (19992005)

Elektra Vanaki Head of Media Desk Greece General Director of the Greek Film Center

Elektra was a columnist in HiTECH, a monthly magazine in Greece. Vanaki’s writings present the possibilities of sound diegesis and new technologies in the filming process. Elektra Vanaki’s papers have been published in many collective books, official editions and renowned magazines. She is the founder of altcine.com.

Contact evenaki@gfc.gr

Nevena Negojevic Head of Media Desk Serbia

Contact nevena@media.kreativnaevropa.rs

Born in Kraljevo, Serbia in 1985, Nevena Negojevic graduated in Archaeology at the Faculty of Philosophy (University of Belgrade) and obtained her masters degree at the UNESCO Chair for Cultural Policies and Management at the University of Arts in Belgrade. Negojevic has ten years experience in project development and managing, fundraising and organizational development with extensive knowledge and direct experience in management and fundraising activities in cultural and creative sectors. Negojevic worked in various organizations and institutions as a consultant in project development (with special focus on EU funds) and fundraising. Currently, she is working as a coordinator of the Creative Europe Desk Serbia, MEDIA Office.

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Vanaki is a researcher and lecturer in many Academic Establishments in Athens, former chief editor of cinema section in www.in.gr, the biggest Greek portal and film editor. Elektra Venaki has 25 years of experience in film and digital video editing in Greece. Among her collaborations, there are many awarded films in Thessaloniki International Festival, especially in the Documentary Section.

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Born in 1979, in Podgorica, Montenegro, Sehad is the Managing Director of the newly established Film Center of Montenegro. During his career, he has worked on numerous art and film projects. He was producer on Marija Perovic’s LOOK AT ME (2008) and Nemanja Becanovic’s THE ASCENT (2011). Last year, he produced and co-wrote LOWDOWN for director Pavle Simonovic.

Sehad also works as an assistant professor on the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje, University of Montenegro. Since 2013, he is a member of the European Film Academy.

Sehad Čekić Head of Media Desk Montenegro Managing Director of Montenegro Film Centre

Contact sehad.cekic@gmail.com

Vladimir Stojcevski Head of Media Desk Macedonia

Film producer Vladimir Stojcevski was born in 1976 in Skopje, Macedonia. He studied Production at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts and obtained a Master in Economics, with focus on Public Sector Culture Management. From 2005 to 2008, Stojcevski worked as a producer with the “Award Entertainment” and “Award Film and Video” companies. From 2008, he is a lecturer of at the University of Audiovisual Arts in Skopje and in the Film Academy at the University “Goce Delcev” in Shtip. From April 2016, Stojcevski is the Head of Media Desk Macedonia, the Creative Europe Media Subprogramme, under the umbrella of the Macedonian Film Agency. He is the producer of the feature film OH MY LOVE (2017), directed by Kole Angelovski, the documentary film THE CHILDREN OF MY FATHER (2015) by director Besfort Imami, A DAY TO BE HAPPY (2014) by director Ljubica Popovska and THE PURSUIT OF LUCK (2013) directed by Marija Dzidzeva.

In 2012, he was line producer of the feature omnibus film “Skopje Remixed”, which consisted of nine short films made by nine young directors.

Vladimir Stojcevski is part of the organization team of the South-East European Film Festivals in Paris and Berlin, “SEE a Paris” (2011-2016) and “SEE in Berlin” (2015-2016), the International Theatre Festival “Actor of Europe” (20092015) held in Prespa, Macedonia and the Women’s Rights Nights (2010-2017) festival.

Contact vladimir.stojcevski@ced.mk

Zoran Galić Head of MEDIA Desk Bosnia and Hercegovina

Contact zoran.galic@kreativnaevropa.ba

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Zoran is a film producer born in Jajce (BiH) in 1979. He graduated in film and television direction at the Academy of Arts (University of Banja Luka), and holds an MA in Creative Film and TV Production at the Faculty of Dramatics Arts in Belgrade. Since 2004, he has been directing and producing commercials, music videos and short films. From 2007, he has been working mostly as a producer.

In 2003 he founded Vizart Film production in Banja Luka. Since then, he has produced feature and short fiction films, documentaries and an animated film with themes ranging from comedy, to thriller noir, drama, experimental and socially engaged films.

PAGE 28 Eurimages is the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe. Established in 1989, it currently numbers 37 of the 47 member states of the Strasbourg-based Organisation, plus Canada as Associate member.

Eurimages promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature-length films, animation and documentary films. In doing so, it encourages co-operation between professionals established in different countries.

Eurimages has a total annual budget of €25 million spread in four calls for projects per year, for three support schemes:

• cinema co-production, • theatrical distribution

• exhibition • Promotion

EURIMAGES LAB PROJECT AWARD At the end of 2015 Eurimages Fund joined forces with four European festivals to establish the “EURIMAGES LAB PROJECT AWARD” for innovative projects exploring new forms of expression, as from 2016.

This award, amounting to €50,000, will be presented by the Karlovy Vary International Film festival, the Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the European Film Festival des Arcs within the framework of their “Works in Progress” events.

EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD

EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD - PRIX EURIMAGES

Eurimages has joined forces with co-production markets in Rotterdam (CineMart), Berlin (Berlinale Co-Production Market), Sarajevo (CineLink), Rome (New Cinema Network), Amsterdam (Cinekid), Bordeaux (Cartoon Movie), Copenhagen (CPH:FORUM), Cluj (Transilvania Pitch Stop), San Sebastian (Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum) and Tallinn (Baltin Event) to award the “EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD”. The award, a cash prize of €20,000 euros for feature and animation films at Rotterdam, Berlin, Sarajevo, Amsterdam, Rome, Bordeaux, Cluj, San Sebastian and Tallinn film festivals, and €15,000 for documentaries at Copenhagen film festival, has been created to promote the Fund’s role in encouraging international co-production from the initial stages of a project.

In 2007, the Eurimages Fund became a patron of the European Film Academy and created an award for co-production – the Eurimages Prize – aimed at rewarding each year the work of one or two producers having participated in the co-production of Eurimages supported projects. The main objective of this award is to acknowledge the decisive position which coproduction occupies within the European film industry.

COUNCIL OF EUROPE EURIMAGES Agora Building Allée des Droits de l’Homme F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex +33 3 88 41 26 40 (switchboard) Eurimages@coe.int www.coe.int

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BALKAN FILM INSTITUTIONS

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by Gentian Koçi

Albanian National Center of Cinematography Since 1997 Established in 1997, the Albanian National Center of Cinematography (ANCC) is the main public film granting institution in the country.

Elvis walks home by Fatmir Koçi

The ANCC’s goal is to finance and promote Albania’s film production, encouraging new visions and emerging voices. ANCC is also the administrator of the film productions inherited from “KINOSTUDIO Shqipëria e Re” 1952-1991.

During its twenty years in existence ANCC has financed about 300 films and other projects. To mark this anniversary and aiming to take the regional co-productions to a whole new level, ANCC launches Balkan Film Market as a platform that brings together audiovisual professionals from European and Western Balkan countries, to share stories and forge cooperation in this rich and diverse region with yet untapped potential.

Broken

by Edmond Budina

Annual budget (for film support) in euro (2017): Euro 1,015,038 Annual Budget for Minority Co-productions: Euro 90,226 Number of Films financed under the Minority scheme: 10

Number of Film Production Companies: 73 Number of Film Distribution Companies: 32 Number of Film Festivals: 8

Chrom by Bujar Alimani

Distant Angels

by Gjergj Xhuvani

Contact Aleksandër Moisiu 77, 1012-Albania +355 42 378 004 Info@nationalfilmcenter.gov.al www. nationalfilmcenter.gov.al

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Bulgarian National Film Center Since 1991 King of the Belgians

by Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth

The Bulgarian National Film Center is an administrative body under the Ministry of Culture; a corporate body - Executive Agency, located in Sofia, supported in part by the state budget and in part by revenues from the Agency’s own activities. The Agency shall: - support the creation, distribution, and showing of Bulgarian films in the

country and abroad - organize and support festivals, panoramas, and viewings of Bulgarian

and foreign films in the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as showing of Bulgarian films abroad - exercise production rights over Bulgarian films, when such rights have Miracle

by Egle Vertelyte been granted to the Agency by virtue of a legal act or a contract - support the training and qualification of film industry personnel - support the activity of CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA-Bulgaria - cooperate with similar organisations in other countries, as well as funds

and programs of the Council of Europe and the European Union - cooperate for the protection of copyright and related rights in the film industry sector - prepare drafts for statutory laws in the film industry sector - carry out information related activities, collect and summarize data on the making, distribution and showing of films and make that data public.

Requiem for Mrs. J

by Bojan Vuletic

Annual budget (for film support) in euro (2017): 13 200 000 BGN (EUR 6 750 000) Annual Budget fo Minority Co-productions: 1 080 000 BGN (EUR 511 000) Number of Films financed under the Minority Co-Production Scheme since its creation: 2009 – 2011, 11 films; 2012 – 2016, 24 films.

Number of Film Production Companies: 694 Number of Film Distribution Companies: 198 Number of Film Festivals 13

Son of Sofia

by Elina Psykou

Contact 2 A, Dondukov Blvd., 7th floor 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria tel.: + 359 (2) 9150 811 email: nfc@nfc.bg www.nfc.bg Western

by Valeska Grisebach

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Croatian Audiovisual Centre Since 2008

The Constitution

by Rajko Grlić

Quit Staring at my Plate

by Hana Jusic

The Croatian Audiovisual Centre is the Government-backed strategic agency for the audiovisual sector in Croatia. It aims to stimulate a successful, vibrant audiovisual industry as well as to promote the widest possible enjoyment and understanding of audiovisual works throughout Croatia. It was founded in 2008 as a result of the new Law on Audiovisual Activities unanimously passed by the Croatian Parliament in July 2007.

It is funded by the grant-in-aid from the Government and through contributions of all those using audiovisual works, such as broadcasters, digital, cable and satellite operators, Internet providers, telecoms, etc.

My Life Without Air

by Bojana Burnać

Annual budget (for film support) in euro (2017): 4.684.496,42 EUR Annual Budget fo Minority Co-productions: 878.059,16 EUR Number of films financed under the Minority Co-Production scheme since its creation: 102 in all categories (48 features)

Agape

by Branko Schmidt

Number of Film Production Companies: 126 Number of Film Distribution Companies: 15 Number of Film Festivals: 62

Contact Nova Ves 18, 10000 Zagreb +385 1 6041 080 info@havc.hr www.havc.hr A Brief Excursion

by Igor Bezinovic

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Greek Film Centre Since 1970 Amerika Square

by Yannis Sakaridis

The Greek Film Centre is the main institution that exercises cinematic policy in Greece. Its main goals are: a) The protection, support and development of film production in Greece, b) The promotion and diffusion of Greek film productions, both domestically and internationally, c) The promotion of Greece abroad as an appropriate location for filming cinematic and audiovisual productions, as well as the attraction of foreign cinematic and audiovisual productions in Greece, in general.

Daybreak

by Gentian Koçi

Annual budget (for film support) in euro (2017): € 2,300,000 Annual Budget for Minority Co-productions: No specific budget allocated.

In 2015, 8 projects were supported for a total of € 144,000.

In 2016, 7 projects were supported for a total of € 146,000.

Number of Films financed under the Minority Co-Production plan since its creation:16

Number of Film Production Companies: 113 Number of Film Distribution Companies: 19 Number of Film Festivals: 28

The Last Resort / L’ Ultima Spiaggia

by Thanos Anastopoulos & Davide del Degan

Wednesday 4.45

by Alexis Alexiou

Contact 9 Chatzopoulou Str. 11524 +30 210 367 85000 info@gfc.gr www.gfc.gr Son of Sofia

by Elina Psykou

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Macedonian Film Agency Since 2008

Directions

by Stephan Komandarev

Frog

by ElmirJukic

The Liberation of Skopje

by Rade Sherbedzija

Primary objective of the Macedonian Film Agency is to stimulate and support the development of the Macedonian film industry. In order to achieve its goals the Agency aims at providing a continuous support to the production of films of national interest, stimulating international filming co-productions, encouraging expert and professional education of film industry professionals, stimulating the creation of national screenplays, promoting Macedonian cinematography at renowned international film festivals and events as well as attracting foreign producers by offering them favorable conditions, thereby promoting Republic of Macedonia as a filming location. In order to fund the production of feature films, short films, documentaries or animation films, the Agency in January of the current year publishes a call which lasts during the year and twice a year, in April and in October the Agency decides upon the submitted projects. In order to fund film industry projects of national interests, the Agency during the current year publishes a call for funding projects which support the writing of screenplays and a call for funding projects for organizing domestic festivals and other film events of national character, for distribution of films, for the development of cinema theatres in Republic of Macedonia, for cinema exhibition of films, for expert and professional education and training of individuals in film industry professions, for development of educational programs for promotion of film culture, projects supporting the membership of Republic of Macedonia in international film organizations, the production of other audiovisual works and the publication of publications in relation to the film industry sector.

Annual budget (for film support) in euro (2017): approx. 6M euro Annual Budget for Minority Co-productions: no separate fund Number of films financed under the Minority Co-Production Scheme since its creation: 54

Sieranevada

by Cristi Puiu

Number of Film Production Companies: 24 Number of Film Distribution Companies: 4 Number of Film Festivals: 20

Contact 8 Mart No.4 1000, Skopje tel:+389 2 3224 100 contact@filmagency.gov.mk www.filmfund.gov.mk The Return

by Kastriot Abdily

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by Visar Morina

Kosovo Cinematography Center Since 2004 Kosovo Cinematography Center (KCC) is a public fund and central authority for cinematography. KCC supports feature films, short films, documentary films, animated films, script development, minority coproductions and post production. In the last five years KCC has had a transcendental development and has supported approximately 100 films in different categories.

Eho

by Dren Zherka

My Life Without Air

by Bojana Burnac

Annual budget (for film support) in euro (2017): Around 1,000,000.00 Eur Annual Budget fo Minority Co-productions: 100,000.00 – 150,000.00 Euro Number of films financed under the Minority Co-Production Scheme since its creation: 11

Unwanted

by Edon Rizvanolli

Number of Film Production Companies: 154 Number of Film Distribution Companies: 3 Number of Film Festivals: 5

Contact Qafa-Galeria No.15 10000 Prishtinë, Kosovë +381 38 213 – 227 info@qkk-rks.com www.qkk-rks.com

Film Centre of Montenegro is newly established public institution with the aim of creating the proper, stimulating environment for Montenegrin film community and its promotion in the Europe and the world. Its main activities include: the management of the film fund; the support of the new film productions; the promotion of Montenegrin cinema and its potential for international productions; training programmes for film professionals directed towards raising the level of their professional skills; as well as the series of activities around film festivals and film literacy.

Montenegro is a member of Creative Europe and its MEDIA subprogramme since 2015.

Annual budget (for film support) in euro (2017): 800.000 Euros Annual Budget fo Minority Co-productions: 250.000 euros Number of Films financed under the Minority Co-Production plan since its creation:

Number of Film Production Companies: 20 Number of Film Distribution Companies: 3 Number of Film Festivals: 8

Contact Filmski centar Crne Gore Sehad Čekić, director Njegoševa bb, 81250 Cetinje, Montenegro +382 41 232 583 info@fccg.me www.fccg.me

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Film Centre of Montenegro Since 2017

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Romanian Film Center Since 1990

Baccalaureat directed by Cristian Mungiu

Ana, mon amour directed by Calin Peter Netzer

Scarred Hearts directed by Radu Jude

The National Center of Cinematography is organized and operates as a specialized body for central public administration in the field of cinematography, a public institution of national interest, which is a legal entity within the Ministry of Culture and National Identity. It grants direct credits for film production and project development. It grants non-reimbursable financial support for the assurance of cinematographic culture and education programs, for the distribution and capitalization of Romanian films within and outside Romania, and for art cinematography. It develops specialized statistic indices and it assures the collection of statistic data for its field of activity. It offers specialized support to the producers, distributors and exploiters of cinematography, to access internal and international funding.

Number of Film Production Companies: 83 Number of Film Distribution Companies: 51 (received public support in 2016) Number of Film Festivals: 43 (received public support in 2016)

Sierra Nevada directed by Cristi Puiu

Contact 52 Popa Soare St., apt 4 023984 Bucharest 2, Romania + 40 21 326 6480 info@romfilmpromotion.ro Magic Mountain directed by Anca Damian

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Film Center Serbia Since 2004 Afterparty

by Luka Bursać

Film Center Serbia is a governmental institution of national importance that provides professional assistance to filmmakers. FCS prepares and implements the strategy for encouraging the carrying out, organization and financing of preparation, development, production, distribution and display of local and foreign films; collects financial resources with intent to distribute them through open competitions in order to encourage filmmaking activities in accordance with the law; supports and encourages production of films by young authors and newcomers; promotes Serbian film and creativity at international festivals and events; encourage participation of Serbian producers in international co-productions; promotes and organizes national and international film festivals and events; publishes and supports books about film; develops and promotes film culture; performs production and financial control and analysis; promotes protection, display and study of film heritage; supports and organizes vocational and professional training for film makers; promotes values and encourages significant measures to protect children and youth, as well as gender, race, and ethnic minority equality; keeps a centralized record of all film making activity in Serbia.

Humidity

by Nikola Ljuca

On the Milky Road

by Emir Kusturica

Annual budget (for film support) in euro (2017): 4.200.000 EURO Annual Budget fo Minority Co-productions: 585.000 EURO Number of films financed under the Minority Co-Production plan since its creation: 55

Number of Film Production Companies: 220 Number of Film Distribution Companies: 15 Number of Film Festivals: 40

The Samurai in Autumn

by Danilo Bećković

Contact Koče Popovića 9 11000 Belgrade Tel: +381 11 262 51 31 e-mail: fcs.office@fcs.rs www.fcs.rs Requiem for Mrs. J

By Bojan Vuletić

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PITCH BALKAN

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DAJNA Feature ALBANIA

TOTAL BUDGET € 544 699 FUNDING SECURED € 54 469 FUNDING BODY ANIMA PICTURES

LOGLINE Confronted by social changes that have finally reached the isolated society where she lives, a young woman in contemporary northern Albania decides to challenge her traditions and family

Director’s BIO Born in southern Albania and raised in Athens, Greece, Christos Netsos holds a BA from the Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and a Masters degree from the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne where he shot two acclaimed short films. His films were supported by the Greek Film Center as well as the Filmstiftung NRW in Germany. Christos explores how ethics, as well as physical and mental resistance can be expressed through images. He is now preparing his first feature film DAJNA which received a scholarship from the Robert Bosch Stiftung, participated at the Crossroads Co-Production forum in Thessaloniki, the First Films First, as well as the L.A. Greek Film Festival IPDF forum.

Christos NETSOS director

Ermir KETA producer

+49 157 551 68461 christos.netsos@gmail.com

ANIMA PICTURES +355692069852 ermir.keta@anima.al

TOTAL BUDGET FUNDING SECURED FUNDING BODY

€ 210,000 € 22,000 ANCC

LOGLINE Emili wakes up in hospital, badly beaten, her young son kidnapped by her abusive husband, Robert.

But since Emili cannot remember the trauma, Yllka, the mother of Robert, tries to convince the police someone else attacked her. In order to uncover the truth, Emili must recall what happened to her.

Director’s BIO Born in Albania, Ajola Daja studied screenwriting at the Marubi Film Academy in Tirana. After graduation she founded A. R. Production and collaborated on various film projects, changing hats from the producer of the upcoming creative documentary LIGHT (2017) to co-writing of the upcoming feature film OPEN DOOR. She developed and directed the short films ANA and BROTHER AND SISTER.

Ajola DAJA writer and director

Iris ELEZI producer

A.R. Production +355695203319 ajoladaja.ad@gmail.com

I’s continuum +355682053221 iriselezi@gmail.com

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EMILY K Feature ALBANIA

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FIREFLIES Feature ALBANIA

TOTAL BUDGET FUNDING SECURED FUNDING BODY

€ 504 000 € 78 700 ANCC

LOGLINE As if cleansing his soul, a very old man returns to his memories while seeking forgiveness from the people he has harmed.

Director’s BIO Born in Albania, Artur Gorishti studied acting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Albania. His performance in the classic Albanian film THE WARM HAND earned him the national film award for Best Actor in 1983. As an actor, he was featured in the acclaimed SLOGANS (2001), FATHER AND GODFATHER (2007) and BOTA (2014). Since 2006, Gorishti has continued his career on North American screens.

Over the years, he has established himself as a writer and photographer with images that blur the boundaries between film and photography. Albania’s National Gallery of Arts awarded him its first photography award in 1998. As a writer he published DOORS, a collection of short stories. Based on some of these published stories, Gorishti went on to write and direct his short films BREATH (2015), THE TRAP (2016).

Artur GORISHTI writer and director

Alessandro D’ALESSANDRO producer

silverdream production +355 67 464 6099 arturgorishti@gmail.com

4 ROOMS SRL +39 348 5495179 info@4roomsfilm.it

BUDGET € 510.000 FUNDING SECURED € 140.000 FUNDING BODY Kosovo Cinematography Center

LOGLINE In order to relieve herself from the trauma, Sara an actress, embodies the character of Hana, acting in a foreign film dealing with rape based on her own experiences during the Kosovo War.

Director’s BIO Born in Kosovo in 1984, Ujkan Hysaj founded AJO PICTURES a production company for television commercials and movie production in 2011. Although he entered the world of art by drawing cartoons and comic books, he slowly made the transition to film editor. As a film director and producer, he has worked on a number of short and documentary films that have participated in international film festivals such as the Melbourne Film Festival, Cinequest, Warsaw, Tampere, Cleveland, Cine de Huesca and Abu Dhabi. His last short film KOLONA has been screened in sixty international film festivals and received multiple awards.

Ujkan HYSAJ director AJO PICTURES +38649366122 ujkanhysaj@ajopictures.com

Kushtrim KOLIQI producer

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HANA Feature KOSOVO

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MATI Feature GREECE

TOTAL BUDGET FUNDING FUNDING BODY

£ 1 000 000 £ 125 000 Private Investment

LOGLINE Diana, widowed in her late twenties, travels to the Greek island of Corfu to deal with her loss.

There the village Yaya (Grandmother) introduces her to the black magic ‘Kako Mati’ and offers her a heartbreaking choice – bring back her husband but end someone else’s life.

Director’s BIO Daphne Schmon is an award-winning Greek-American director whose family hails from the island of Corfu. She founded Seek Films in 2009 and her first feature documentary CHILDREN OF THE WIND won seven awards in the festival circuit, including “Best Documentary” and “Best Emerging Filmmaker” at the world’s premiere action sports film festival X-Dance. The film was also nominated for the “CNN Best Documentary Award” at the American Black Film Festival. She has led teams in nine countries, including Kenya (SHIFTING GROUND) and Venezuela (DOWN TO EARTH) directing documentaries, commercials and music videos. ALL OF ME marks Daphne’s narrative directorial debut and premiered at the Marché Du Film 2017.

Daphne SCHMON director

Emily CARLTON writer

Seek Films +44 749 252 5058 daphne@seek-films.com

Seek Films emily@seek-films.com

TOTAL BUDGET €109,637.57 FUNDING SECURED € 47,072.84 FUNDING BODY Film Center of Serbia G 358 Production Jewish Historic Museum of Belgrade Federation of Jewish Communities of Serbia

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PAST COLLECTORS Documetary SERBIA

LOGLINE An accidental discovery of an old box of family photographs, provokes a meeting between the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor and the grandson of a concentration camp commander. The duo will face each other at the Auschwitz Memorial in an attempt to discover a depth of trauma and personal pain invoked by their heritage. A poetic dialogue between reason, resentment, acceptance and forgiveness.

Director’s BIO Born in Belgrade in 1967, Gabriella Nikolic received her BFA in Fine Arts and Multimedia Arts from the University of Toronto-OCAD in 1994. She founded her company G358 Production and is currently working on the documentary film QUANTUM OF CLEAN. Gabriella is a frequent guest speaker on the subject of the representation of the Holocaust in art. She lives and works between Canada and Serbia.

Gabriella NIKOLIC director / producer G358 PRODUCTION +381 60 0818 788 gabriella.nikolic@gmail.com

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SNOW WHITE DIES AT THE END Feature FYROM

TOTAL BUDGET € 431 000 FUNDING SECURED € 268 000 FUNDING BODY Macedonian Film Agency

LOGLINE Although people in the Balkans generally ‘fart backwards’, some of them still fall in love, treasure their friendships, keep their word, and pursue happiness.

Director’s BIO Born in Macedonia, Kristijan Risteski, holds a BFA in film directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, at The Cyril & Methodius State University in Skopje. He is a film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Risteski is a partner in Vertigo Visual production company and his directing and producing credits include five features, six shorts, two medium-length films, two television series, as well as more than two hundred fifty television commercials.

Kristijan RISTESKI director and writer

Darko POPOV producer

+389 75 287 400 risteski@vertigo.com.mk

VERTIGO VISUALS +389 78 255867 daropopov@gmail.com

TOTAL BUDGET â‚Ź 1.500 000 FUNDING SECURED â‚Ź 180 000 FUNDING BODY Development Grant Tax Rebate / Bank Loan

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SUNBURN Feature Czech/Croatian

LOGLINE A British family go on holiday to an idyllic Croatian villa to resolve their personal problems but find themselves forced to share it with a young local couple. Sexual and psychological tensions rise under the hot sun as lies and secrets are uncovered, building to a violent, tragic climax.

Directors BIO Slobodanka was born in Serbia and has lived in Prague for the last two decades. She has made two feature films along with many commercials and music videos. She is currently shooting a drama series with Bionaut for TV Nova.

Slobodanka RADUN director

Danny HOLMAN producers

slobodanka.radun@gmail.com

M: +420 608 972 337 T: +420 777 035 401 www.bionaut.cz

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THE SATELLITES Feature SERBIA

TOTAL BUDGET € 505 681 FUNDING SECURED € 51 594 FUNDING BODY Serbian Film Centre Cinnamon Production doo

LOGLINE Wherever I am, that is my home. I am my own home. This film seeks to portray the self-destruction and salvation of Serbian post-war generation.

Directors BIO Born in Novi Sad, Nenad Mikalacki is a graduate of film and TV directing at the National University of Drama and Film (UNATC) in Bucharest/Romania. He wrote and directed short films and documentaries, among them MR. MR, THE LAST SWAN LAKE and AT HOME, the winner of Robert Bosch Stiftung coproduction prize in 2009. He participated in IPDF Los Angeles 2015, Script2Pitch MFI workshops 2014, Balkan film connection 2014, Berlinale Talent Campus 2013, Euro Connection short film co-production market at Clermont-Ferrand film festival 2013, Sarajevo Talent Campus 2008 and Ex Oriente 2008. In 2009 he founded production company Druid dedicated to creation of art house films.

Nenad MIKALACKI director

Nevena SAVIC producer

+381 63 592042 home@druidfilm.org

Cinnamon Films 381 64 85 88 574 nevena@cinnamonfilm.com

TOTAL BUDGET € 523 650 FUNDING SECURED € 62 500 FUNDING BODY Film Center Serbia Radio Television of Vojvodina

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THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY Feature SERBIA

LOGLINE In an environment where going on holiday is a matter of honor, a family that has lost all its money will be ready for anything. To lock themselves in their own apartment and stay there for 10 days. Even to reconnect with each other. (Based on true events).

Director’s BIO Born 1978, Gvozden Djuric graduated in Film and Theatre Directing from the Novi Sad Academy of Arts.

After he completed his studies, he pursued further training taking directing and screenwriting master classes with Alexander Payne and Bella Tarr. He has directed numerous short fiction and documentary film and received multiple awards. Djuric also has directed music videos, commercials and corporate films. He has had an active life in theater where directed multiple plays and is currently working together with his colleague Uros Tomic on a television series development deal with HBO Europe.

Gvozden DJURIC writer and director

Uros TOMIC producers Rooftop Party Pictures +381 62 12 18 861 rooftop.party.pictures@gmail.com

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Υ1 - THE SILENCE OF THE DEEP Documentary GREECE

TOTAL BUDGET € 133.400 FUNDING SECURED € 19.000 FUNDING BODY Faos TV Productions, Teamfaos TV Productions

LOGLINE During a time of war, a shipping fleet becomes the remaining free territory of its country of origin, the crew its only protector. When one of this fleets most heroic ships sinks and is lost in the seabed for seven decades, how important is its discovery?

Director’s BIO Philippos Vardakas holds a Master in Creative Documentary from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain. He wears many hats and has has a long experience working in various shorts documentaries and television spots as cinematographer, director and producer. He produced and directed the short film DEBTFOOLS which won several awards in international festivals.

Philippos VARDAKAS director

Stelios EFSTHATHOPOULOS producer

+30 6946141744 filippos.faos@gmail.com

Team Faos tv Productions +306977784671 stelef@hotmail.com

TOTAL BUDGET € 55.000 FUNDING SECURED € 25,000 FUNDING BODY Kosovo Cinematography Center

LOGLINE After the 1999 Kosovo war, architect Rexhep Luci was in charge of the urbanization plan for the capital city of Prishtina. In September 2000, he was murdered inside his apartment building. Seventeen years later, what does his death reveal about a state in which everything still remains to be built?

Directors BIO Graduating from the Visual Art School of Lyon, Mathieu Jouffre (aka Matko Bulent) is a filmmaker who has collaborated on many short films and documentaries for cinema and television, between France and the Balkans. For a decade he has traveled across the region and currently lives and works in Kosovo. In 2016, he completed his feature documentary DRUMS OF RESISTANCE.

Mathieu JOUFFRE writer / director

Besa LUCI writer / producers

+386 49 315 139 matkobulent@gmail.com

MB Office +386 49 149 145 besaluci@gmail.com

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WHAT KILLED THE ARCHITECT? Documentary KOSOVA

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YATAGAN Feature BULGARIA

TOTAL BUDGET € 548 500 FUNDING SECURED € 178 952 FUNDING BODY Bulgarian National Film Center

LOGLINE A police inspector labels an innocent youth as a terrorist, but is later forced to conspire with his victim, as both create an intricate body of lies to steal money from incompetent government bodies.

Director’s BIO Born in Bulgaria in 1987, Vladimir Borisov has an extensive experience in television and advertising, including key local TV series. His short film A DREAM (2012) was selected as part of the project “Changing negative attitudes towards Roma communities” financed by the Open Society Institute – Budapest. He directed the episodes THE LESBIAN and THE ALCOHOLIC for the television series “Real Stories” for highly rated channel bTV.

Vladimir BORISOV director

Christo DERMENDJIEV producer A-PLUS FILMS 359 899 822929 christo@a-plusfilms.com

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The winners of Pitch Balkan.

Votes casted by 82 attendees of Balkan Film Market.

AVERAGE POINTS

TITLE OF PROJECT

DIRECTOR

PRODUCER

COUNTRY

7.63

Snow White Dies at the End

Kristijan Risteski

Darko Popov

Macedonia

7.23

Sunburn

Slobodanka Radun

Danny Holman

Czech / Croatia

7.21

There Will be Hell to Pay

Gvozden Djuric

Uros Tomic

Serbia

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Giovanni ROBBIANO

MENTORS

Born in Genova in 1958, Giovanni Robbiano is a screenwriter, director and producer as well as film trainer. He studied film at Bologna’s University and later at Columbia University School of Arts in New York. After returning to Italy he worked as a screenwriter, writing for both TV and feature films. He directed three feature films FIGURINE (1997), 500! (2001) and HERMANO (2004).

His screenplay TUTTI I RUMORI DEL MARE (2012) directed by Federico Brugia won prizes in Annecy, Bari, BAFF and was selected in many international festivals.

Robbiano has been teaching film at Bologna University (It), IULM in Milan (It),Genoa University (It), Evry Val d’Esonne University UEVE (Fr).

He has been a trainer for the EEUU Media Program since 2000, teaching at MFI in Greece, Midpoint and SMS (Lithuania). Robbiano is the head of international department at FAMU in Prague. He recently joined the faculty at FIOFA Film Institute of Ohrid Film Academy, in Macedonia.

Blerta ZEQIRI Blerta Zeqiri is a writer/director from Kosovo known for the short film THE RETURN that won the Best International Short Fiction Award in the Sundance 2012. She graduated from the filmmaking department of University Paris 8 in France. She has written and directed several shorts, many of which were selected in top festivals such as Oberhausen Short Film Festival, Palm Springs Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, Leeds international Film Festival, Sarajevo International Film Festival etc. Blerta teaches scriptwriting and directing at Academy Evolution in Prishtina. She often mentors to workshops in the Balkan region. Blerta Zeqiri is a member of the European Film Academy and just completed her debut feature film THE MARRIAGE.

Amedeo D’ADAMO

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MENTORS

Amedeo D’Adamo teaches film directing and marketing at the Catholic University in Milan and Brescia, as well as film producing in “Réseau Du Cinéma”Master at the Italian Swiss University in Switzerland. He teaches at the Documentary Summer School at Locarno Film Festival. He often mentors in various programs including the MAIA Film Producing Workshop. As a filmmaker, Amedeo’s work has traveled to many festivals such as Rome, Miami, Austin, Torino, Bologna and others. His published work includes essays on Science Fiction, film and TV music.

His new book Empathetic Space On Screen: Crafting Powerful Place and Setting is a key title forthcoming in December 2017 from Palgrave: it is about how to write stories where the character is expressed in the film’s production design, cinematography, costume and music.

He was the founding Dean and then President of the Los Angeles Film School. He holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University.

Dimitris EMMANOUILIDES Born in Greece, Dimitris Emmanouilides is a screenwriter and script consultant based in Athens. He wrote the feature films APPROACH (2016), THE HEIRESS (2009) and co-wrote MEMBRANE (in development). He also wrote the short films SHOULDER FOR HIRE (2007), DESTROY ALL BRAINS! (2003), ERROR (2001) and co-wrote the short films MESECINA (2009) and TRANSIT (2007).He wrote several episodes for the TV series STORIES FROM THE OTHER SIDE (2007) & REAL LOVE (2008).

Dimitris Emmanouilides works as a script development mentor for MFI Script 2 Film Workshops in Greece.

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Fokion BORGIS writer

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AMERCEMENT Feature GREECE

Panos TRAGOS writer

LOGLINE Vangelis, a small time marijuana dealer, is forced to survive in a world of strong male competition.

Director’s BIO Fokion Borgis was born in Athens, in 1979 and studied communications. Fascinated with cinema at preschool age, the self-taught filmmaker started making his first home-made movies around 2002. After a series of television documentaries and music videos, he made the short FAMILY TREE and won the “Best Newcomer Director” award at the 35th International Short Film Festival of Drama. Borgis followed up with the short THE SECOND MAN starring the late director Nicholas Triantafyllidis in a semicautobiographical part.

Panos Tragos was born in Athens, Greece, in 1983. Tragos has co-directed the short documentary ERIC (2016) (co-director: Faidon Gkretsikos) and has assisted in other productions in various positions including BRACUZA (2017) (assistant director) and KATEDAFISEIS (2015). AMERCEMENT is his first feature film script (co-writer: Fokion Bogris).

Contact

Contact

Fokion Bogris Director / Scriptwriter fbogris@gmail.com

Panos Tragos Scriptwriter panostragos@gmail.com

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BUNKER Feature MACEDONIA

Marko CRNOGORSKI writer

Jana PAUNOSKA writer

LOGLINE Faced with a corrupt healthcare system, teenager Toni locks himself and his amnesiac veteran father, Nikola, in a shelter inside their apartment.

Director’s BIO Marko Crnogorski studied film directing at the European Film Academy in Skopje and attended several screenwriting workshops. He wrote and directed several short films that have traveled to over fifty International film festivals and received multiple awards.

Jana Paunoska studied acting at the European Film Academy in Skopje. She has attended several acting and scriptwriting workshops. As a working actress, she the has worked in many theater shows, television and films. As a screenwriter, her scripts has been selected to several pitching competitions and labs.

Contact

Contact

Marko Crnogorski +38977895838 markocrnogorski@yahoo.com

Jana Paunoska +38978455421 jpaunoska@yahoo.com

Parta KELMENDI Writer and Director LOGLINE A fierce fighter quietly faces the challenges life throws her. This young female needs to finish school and educate herself but her biggest challenge is her family.

Directors BIO Born in Prishtina in 1982, Parta completed her studies in Film Directing at the Academy of Arts of the University of Prishtina. Parta has attended many international workshops and has worked in the main television networks in Kosovo. Over the years, she written extensively and has directed several documentaries and short films. Lately she has been involved in programing for local festivals.

Contact +377 44 155 921 parta.kelmendi3@gmail.com

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CLOSE THE DOOR Feature KOSOVO

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HOTLINE Feature KOSOVO

Dren ZHERKA Writer/Director LOGLINE A young woman, stuck in a web of misogyny, begins sinking into a quicksand of desolation. In order to escape, she must decide how deep she is willing to sink.

Directors BIO Dren Zherka was born 1980 in Kosovo. After he gathered film experience in Kosovo in 2003, he moved to New York and since 2007 is living in Berlin. Zherka studied film directing in Filmarche in Berlin besides studying European Ethnology in Humboldt University. EHO was his debut feature film in 2016, that went on to win the Silver Zenith in the First Films Category in Montreal World Film Festival and was shown in several festivals such as the Mumbai Film Festival, Hofer Filmtagen, Prifest, and Durban International among others.

Contact +30 914 96243 +178 924 1264 www.magusfilms.de www.drenzherka.com

Saimir GONGO Writer and Director LOGLINE In desperate need to get his life back together, a divorced father and unemployed actor, goes against his moral convictions and takes part in an unusual kidnapping.

Directors BIO Born in 1977 in Albania, Saimir Gongo studied directing and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Albania. For a while he worked as an actor as well as a director of commercials and television shows for major Albanian television networks. His sharp eye for social themes in the Albanian scene came to prominence when his play THE HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS become an overnight success at the Albanian National Theatre.

Contact +355 68 383 0248 saimir77@yahoo.com

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HOSTAGE Feature ALBANIA

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LIFE IN CONCRETE Feature ALBANIA

Ermela TELI Writer and Director LOGLINE Under the terror of the communist dictatorship, with help from his wife and friends, Frano, an Albanian composer secretly records his music themes. Suddenly the secret service agents violently break in and charge him under the notorious law of “agitation and propaganda against the communist state�.

Directors BIO Born in 1981 in Tirana, Albania, Ermela Teli received a degree in Theater in 2004 and her Master degree in Film and TV in 2015 from the University of Arts, Tirana-Albania. She has pursued further training in documentary production and film theory. Since her first film as an actress in 1999, Ermela has played in many theater and film productions, in Albania and abroad. As a filmmaker, Ermela has been writing and directing her own films, documentaries and video audio installations.

Contact +4176 468 01 55 +355 69 873 82 59 teliermela@gmail.com

Radu ROMANIUC Writer LOGLINE A village policeman in his late thirties tries to make a good life for himself, but his past choices and a chain of disastrous, violent events combine to pressure him into a very, very bad place.

Directors BIO Radu Romaniuc studied acting at the University of Film and Theatre in Bucharest where he graduated with high honors. He appeared on the stage of The National Theatre in Bucharest, The Metropolis Theatre and various other independent venues. He is an established actor in Romania and has been active in radio, television and film. As a writer Radu Romaniuc has published short stories in Argos Magazine, Catchy Magazine, Suspense Magazine and the anthology The Best Mystery and Horror (Here Benet 2015). His work has been translated in English for Jaberwocky Magazine. He worked with the STRADA FILM COMPANY in Bucharest as a script advisor for the feature film BY THE RAILS (2016) directed by Cătălin Mitulescu. His short screenplay THE SUICIDALS received financing by CNC Romania, and is under development by the production company AXEL FILM COMPANY in Bucharest, and his short script Underneath is also under development with the help of Film Plus Romania.

Contact +4072414573 ugene_rre@yahoo.com

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MEN OF DEEDS Feature ROMANIA

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THE FIRST WIFE Feature ABANIA

Elkjana GJIPALI Writer and Director LOGLINE After twenty years of happy marriage and raising an eighteen year old daughter, husband ANDI confesses to his wife EMA that he has had an affair with another woman, a woman who now is pregnant.

A devastated EMA doesn’t give up. In an unusual setting, they try to work it out maintain the family.

Directors BIO Elkjana Gjipali studied flm and television studies at the Academy of Arts Tirana, Albania. Over the years she has gained film industry training with TOR Production Poland as well as business planning, intellectual property and copyright law. As filmmaker, she has written and directed several short films.

Recently, Elkjana has gained a solid experience in producing feature works becoming a notable name in the Albanian film industry.

Contact +355672221657 elkjana@hotmail.com

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THE END OF THE WORLD Feature SERBIA

Aleksandra UROSEVIC Writer LOGLINE A family lives what seems to be a harmonious and isolated existence on a secluded lake. But the death of their father exposes a family secret while a newly built road brings civilization to their hidden piece of paradise.

Directors BIO Born in Prishtina in 1985, Aleksandra graduated from the Academy of Arts in Belgrade in 2008, with a BA in direction and MA in multimedia art. She graduated from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, 2011, with a MA in new art media, video art. She works at Radio Television of Serbia, directing the oldest show for children in Balkans, “Dobro Jutro Deco”. Urosevic is the author of theater plays produced and performed in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Canada. Her radio drama “The Elevator” won first prize at the Radio Festival in Teheran, Iran, in 2007. Her theatre play “I’ll Pick Up My Stuff and Leave” was awarded the Branislav Nusic Award for Best Drama in 2013. Alexsandra Urosevic has written a book for children APPROXIMATELY EXACTLY which was published by Laguna in 2015.

Contact +381 63 719 26 73 ivanovicmilos11@gmail.com www.platformapresents.com

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THRAX Feature BULGARIA

Hristo HRISTOV Writer LOGLINE Four kids searching for a videogame virtual treasure discover a real one, and have to protect it from greedy villains, while finding the greatest treasure of all - friendship.

Directors BIO Born in Bulgaria in 1971, Hristo Hristov has extensive writing experience in television comedy and is the author of numerous children and radio plays. Hristov has created some of the most successful and highly rated Bulgarian television comedies.

Contact +359 899 899 038 icoprevodacha@mail.bg

Blerina GOCE writer and director LOGLINE A young pianist has to grow up and confront his deepest fears that could prevent him from holding his first public concert.

Directors BIO Born in Albania, Blerina Goce received a Master’s Degree in Literary Studies from Centre for Albanological Studies in 2014. She attended several film workshops and training courses while her short films were selected in several international festivals and received multiple awards.

Contact +355 69 239 2129 gocebler@gmail.com

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CONCERTO Short ALBANIA

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IN THE STORMY YEARS Short ALBANIA

Kejdi DEMNERI Writer LOGLINE In the communist era of Albania, a young couple find themselves accidentally isolated in a defense bunker they had entered to make love. Now their love and intimacy will have to face a new enemy - the instinct of survival.

Directors BIO Born in 1993 in Albania, Kejdi Demneri received his Bachelor Degree in film and television directing from the University of Fine Arts in Tirana, Albania. He worked as director and writer for Cube Studios and Max Production Studios. In 2016, he founded his own company 4-Makers Studio.

Contact

+355 69 67 84 273 KejdiD@yahoo.com

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SMOKE RISING Short GREECE

Konstantinos KALOGRIDIS Writer and director LOGLINE The return of an Odysseus in an inhospitable Ithaca.

Directors BIO Born in Athens Greece, Konstantinos Kalogridis earned a certificate degree for film and television studies from New York College of Athens, Greece in September 2011. Prior to that, he studied Applied Informatics And Multimedia at Technological and Educational Institute of Crete October, 2007. For more than seven years, he has worked in film and advertising. Kalogridis has directed several projects and many of his works were accepted in festivals.

Contact

+30 6945 397670 bruwiz@hotmail.com

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THE POST Feature MACEDONIA

Kiril MAKSIMOSKI writer LOGLINE While on duty, a lone soldier stranded on an isolated outpost confronts boredom, anxiety and the beginning of the regional war.

Directors BIO Born in 1979 in Gostivar, Macedonia Maksimoski lived in Karlovac, Croatia from 1981-1991. It was in Croatia that he became involved for the first time with performance art through participation in the drama section of the “Zorin Dom” theatre. From 1993 until the present, Maksimoski lives in Skopje, Macedonia.

In 2004, Maksimoski joins the alternative theatre “Steps” in Skopje and is an active member as an actor until 2009. Maksimoski is the author of several short films, screenplays, poems and short stories.

Contact +389 75 953 432 kmaksimoski@gmail.com

NART ZEQIRAJ Writer and director LOGLINE While attempting to flee the country, two young people meet at the bus luggage compartment.

Directors BIO Born in 1994 in Prishtina, Kosovo, Nart Zeqiraj moved to Paris duing the Kosovo War only to return when the country gained independence. Nart studied film directing at the University of Prishtina and while a student worked in many productions as an assistant director and sound designer. At eighteen, he wrote and directed his first short film ZIBIDI that was selected in over forty film festivals and received multiple awards.

Contact +368 49 200 408 info@nartstudio.com

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TRANSBUS Short KOSOVO

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ALBANIAN MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS

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Albanian National Center of Cinematography MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS An opportunity was created in 2015, with the announcement of the Albanian minority co-productions scheme, in which the ANCC provides support to an Albanian production company as a minority partner within an international co-production.

Albanian Minority co-productions supported by ANCC under the new scheme are:

TITLE OF PROJECT

DIRECTOR

Money Game

ALBANIAN PRODUCER

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

FINANCED IN

Antonio Morabito Filter Film

Italy

2017

The House

Lendita Zeqiri

Ska-Ndal

Kosovo

2016

The Blackbirds Field

Arzana Kraja

Action Production

Kosovo

2016

Cold November

Ismet Sijarina

Albasky Film

Kosovo

2016

The Vanished

Arben Thaรงi

B&G Film Pro

Macedonia

2015

The Marriage

Blerta Zeqiri

Bunker Film+

Kosovo

2015

Believing that partnering within the foundation of the Balkan Film Market will further impact our future work, aiming toward the overall growth of regional co-productions, the ANCC Selection Committee announced the winners of the 2017 Albanian Minority Co-production call, after an open pitching session that took place during BFM. Applying projects:

Director: Igor Aleksov Albanian Production Company: Albasky Film Country of Origin: Macedonia Logline: The story of two people trying to escape from themselves and the world.

Holy Boom Director: Maria Lafi Albanian Production Company: ’90Production Country of Origin: Greece Logline: A depiction of life in the Patissia neighborhood of Athens during Orthodox Easter. We will watch the lives of its tenants, as they dream and undertake new adventures until the end of the holy week.

Hive Director: Blerta Basholli Albanian Production Company: Bunker Film + Country of Origin: Kosovo Logline: Fahrije, a woman whose husband is missing since the war in Kosovo, launches a small agricultural business to provide for her family. But in this traditional patriarchal environment, her ambition for empowerment is not seen as a positive thing. Though her business is initially profitable, her bees seem unusally aggressive towards her. In her effort to make peace with the bees, Fahrije begins making peace with herself too, something necessary as she must face a very hostile reality.

May be ‌ Director: Kastriot Abdyli Albanian Production Company: EJF Production Country of Origin: Macedonia Logline: A story of brutality and deceit characterized by the constant battle for power and wealth in postcommunist countries. Criminals replace the violent regime while the dreams and hopes of common people die.

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Lena and Vladimir

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Vera Dreams of the Sea Director: Kaltrina Krasniqi Albanian Production Company: Era Film Country of Origin: Kosovo Logline: When a famous judge Fatmir Gashi (65) commits suicide on the day of his retirement, his widow Vera (64), the sign language interpreter on Kosova’s public television, decides to take possession of her late husband’s lands, creating turmoil among his family still living in his native village.

SKYPE Director: Isa Qosja Albanian Production Company: Country of Origin: Kosovo

Kube Studio

Logline: A drama about solitude, isolation, the youthful abandonment of the homeland, the alienation of the individual, between the two worlds of Highland and Metropolis. The only relation of the small to the big world: SKYPE.

Three Territories of Summer Director: Masa Neskovic Albanian Production Company: Foto Kozmos Country of Origin: Serbia Logline: A boy and a girl spend their last days of happy summer as the date of her leaving rapidly approaches.

The Angel’s Breath Director: Jani Bojadji Albanian Production Company: Papadhimitri Film Production Country of Origin: Macedonia Logline: Alexander, a respected journalist of a political daily in Athens, heads to Macedonia in search for the truth about his father, Lazar, a political refugee from Greece.

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The Happiness Effect Director: Borjan Zafirovski Albanian Production Company: Lissus Media Country of Origin: Macedonia Logline: Every hour matters for the twenty-one year old Leon, diagnosed with terminal leukemia. Believing he has enough time to leave a positive mark on the world, Leon embarks in the project of his life, to create and distribute a viral video that will have a positive impact on the lives of many people. His brother Igor, finally fulfils Leon’s dream and discovers his own happiness in the process.

Zana Director: Antoneta Kastrati Albanian Production Company: On Film Production Country of Origin: Kosovo & USA Logline: A dark psychological drama depicting the modern battle of black magic with the trauma of the Kosovo war victims.

After a public pitch in front of the attendees of Balkan Film Market, the ANCC Selection Committee delibarated and decided to grant support to 3 projects, as followos

TITLE OF PROJECT

DIRECTOR

ALBANIAN PRODUCER

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

AMOUNT APPROVED

Zana

Antoneta Kastrati

On Film Production

Kosovo & USA

approx.

41,000.00

Holy Boom

Maria Lafi

’90Production

Greece

approx.

37,000.00

The Happiness Effect

Borjan Zafirovski

Lissus Media

Macedonia

approx.

33,000.00

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BFM PANELS

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MEDIA CREATIVE EUROPE CHALLENGES OF THE BALKAN REGIONAL MEDIA DESKS INCLUDING ITALY. “How we see the position of our countries towards the Creative Europe Programme.

Short statistics of each country. Main issues faced with the potential applicants in our countries. What suggestions to bring to the Agency based on the concerns of the sector in each country”. Short presentation and discussion with the invited Media Desk Heads.

Q&A with the audience.

SUCCESS STORIES OF BALKAN SECTOR IN THE MEDIA PROGRAMME What is a good project? What makes a project win? What are the challenges for the implementation? What are the concerns for insuring the matching funds and reporting?

Q&A with the audience.

UNSUCCESSFUL STORIES OF BALKAN SECTOR IN THE MEDIA PROGRAMME What is the perception of an applicant that has failed one or several times when applying to the Media Programme. What do they think about the criteria of the call for which they have applied, the evaluation process of their proposal. What they would require to the EACEA Agency and the Commission. Why do they think their project failed? Q&A with the Audience.

CO-PRODUCTION FUND OF THE CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA PROGRAMME Policies of the Creative Europe Programme in the Balkan region.

BALKAN NATIONAL FILM CENTERS IN MEDIA SUB PROGRAMME After 3 years of participating in the Media sub programme: Has this programme had a large and positive impact in the sector, or is it increasing fake expectations? How the programme has changed the audiovisual realities & perspective on the Balkan countries? What still needs to be done in terms of regional cooperation towards the

programme? What are their suggestion to the European Commission and the EACEA Agency for the calls and their criteria? What to change or reformulate for the future of the programme?

Q&A with the audience: Media Programme, calls and criteria Commission`s policies on the audiovisual sector, role of Media desks in building partnerships and networking among Balkan potential applicants, and miscellaneous.

BALKAN FILM MARKET FOCUS: ITALY - THE PARTNER ACROSS THE SEA Where we stand in regional co-productions and what the future holds? A presentation of a new era of partnership between Italy and Balkan countries.

Present: Mirela Kumbaro, Albanian Minister of Culture Alberto Cutillo, Italian Ambassador in Albania Roberto Stabile, International Department ANICA WHO IS WHO - PORTA BALKANICA A short Presentation of the Balkan film institutions and entities attending Balkan Film Market.

Moderator Majlinda Tafa CROSS BORDER COPRODUCING Advantages and disadvantages for our region, language, culture proximity, diversity.

How to use the advantages and overcome the barriers?

Participants Boban Jevtiç General Manager Serbian Film Center, Elektra Venaki General Director of Greek Film Center. Konstantina Stavrianou Producer GRAAL. Sabina Kodra Producer ERAFILM. FOCUS: ITALY THE PARTNER ACROSS THE SEA Presentation of European Institutions and entities in attendance.

Eurimages, CNC, Medienboard BerlinBrandenburg, Swedish Film Institute, Olffi, etc. Participants Susan Newman-Baudais,

CO-PRODUCING WITH EUROPE How to structure co-productions. Where to start and what to look for. Public financing vs. equity investing. What are European producers looking for. Goals and strategy of envision a co-production with European partners.

Participants Francois Margolin, Andras Muhi Monica Mecs, Pascal Judelewicz, Enrico Vannucci-Eurimages.

Moderator: Julien Ezanno PROMOTING CINEMA IN THE ADRIATIC-IONIAN AREA (closed door meeting) The Interreg V-B ADRION Initiative Lessons learned and opportunities for the future.

Participants The ADRION Program affected countries BALKAN - ONE TERRITORY, ONE MARKET Sales and Distribution Balkan audience as a primary target for Balkan made films. Distribution Strategies.

What do festivals and markets expect from Balkan films. How to defy expectation and maintain authenticity.

Participants Paola Corvino INTRAMOVIES. Konstantinos Kontovrakis HERETIC. Sreten Živojinovi CINEMANIA. Dimitar Nikolov CUTAWAY etc.

Moderator Laura Briand FUTURE BALKAN educational opportunities Experiences, challenges and new Developments on film and media education.

Full programs vs. crash courses.

Participants Arash T. Riahi SOURCES 2, Danijel Hočevar MIDPOINT, Alessandro Gropplero WEMW. Stefan Arsenijevic FFF, Dimitris Emanuelidis MFI, Giovanni Robbiano FAMU, Joëlle Levie MEDICI etc Moderator Iris Elezi

ALBANIAN MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION PITCHING Albanian producers and Balkan directors that have applied for Albanian minority coproduction funding will pitch their projects in front of the Albanian funding body and international producers and distributors attending BFM.

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Julien Ezanno, Brigitta Manthey, Helene Granqvist, Joëlle Levie.

Moderator: Majlinda Tafa

BALKAN WOMAN FILMMAKERS Voices to be heard from regions women writers, directors and producers.

Participants Ioanna Sarri, Lendita Zeqiri, Maria Drandaki, Sabina Kodra etc.

Organizer and Moderator Helene Granqvist‎ ITALIAN REGIONAL FUNDS AND FILM COMMISSIONS Opportunities for cooperation. with Luciano Sovena – President of Roma Lazio Film Commission Maurizio Sciarra – President of Apulia Film Commission Ilir Butka – Chairman of Albanian National Center of Cinematography GIFFONI EXPERIENCE Children cinema and education, New campus and its impact.

Participants Claudio Gubitosi Ceo Giffoni Experience, Darko Basheski Giffoni Macedonia, Namik Ajazi Giffoni Albania FILM INCENTIVES AND TAX CREDIT IMPACT IN LOCAL ECONOMY Participants David P Kelly Productions, London, Andrew Barnes, Associate Director, Olsberg SPI London, Arben Zharku Kosovo Film Centre. Darko Basheski Macedonia.

Moderator Nick Holdsworth

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BFM Master Class

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WOMAN IN FILM

CASE STUDY

Helene Granqvist

Everyday Rebellion with Arash T. Riahi

CO- PRODUCTION WITH FRANCE

Co-Productions at Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg

With Julien Ezanno

With Brigitta Manthey

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MIBACT

ANICA

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Ministry of Cultural Heritage Activities and Tourism Since 1974 The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) was set up in 1974 as the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Environments.

MiBACT oversees heritage protection throughout the state. By law, it has exclusive responsibility for heritage protection. It has initiated several unique funding strategies such as fee structures, tax incentives based on visitor behaviour studies, and public-private partnerships to counteract the deteriorating culture budget and support its treasured cultural assets.

Since 2000, MiBACT has been entrusted with the full range of core cultural functions: heritage, museums, libraries and archives, visual arts, performing arts and cinema, cultural institutions, copyright, with the only exception being communications (radio television and the press).

The General Directorate for Cinema is the MIBACT directorate that supports the cinematographic activity in Italy. It’s support is offered to:

• film projects (short/full length) for production.

• films already shot, in order to reinforce the financial structure

of the production, for the distribution.

• other companies in the sector in order to consolidate,

boost and innovate their respective activities.

• films in form of tax credit – up to 30%. Up to 40%

for independent distributors.

MIBACT

Annual budget in euro (2017): 400 Million Number of film festivals: 147

Contact

Via del Collegio Romano, 27 00186 Roma Numero Verde: 800 99 11 99 URP: (+39) 066723.5338 .5339 .5340 .5283 Centralino MiBACT: (+39) 06.6723.1

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Anica, Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Audiovisive e Multimediali Italian Film And Audiovisual Multimedia Industries Association Founded in 1944, ANICA is the association that represents the Italian film and audiovisual multimedia industries in dealings with political and union institutions while establishing relations with all the key players in the promotion of films and communication products in Italy and abroad.

Within Italy’s Federation Confindustria Cultura Italia, ANICA is a member of Confindustria (the Italian Industry Confederation), actively representing the film industry.

The association is divided into three sections: producers, distributors and technical enterprises (printing and development, film studios and soundsets, equipment rental, editing, audio and video post-production, dubbing and transport). From 2016, Cartoon Italia, the association that represents the Italian Animation industries, is ANICA adherent.

Anica is a permanent member of FAPAV, the Italian Audiovisual and Multimedia Protection Federation. ANICA has enhanced offices, offering services to meet the needs of members that deal with the changing economic and technological environment: tax benefits for those who invest in the production and distribution of Italian Cinema, access to credit, relations with regional and local institutions, studies and quantitative analysis and context information related to specific instruments for the audiovisual sector. In terms of international promotion Anica, in collaboration with the competent public institutions, is developing an activity of consolidation in mature markets and opening new opportunities for the internationalization of the audiovisual companies and of the Italian audiovisual product.

ANICA

As Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ representative in Italy, ANICA selects Italy’s Oscar candidate for best foreign film. The association is also a founding partner of the “David di Donatello” Award.

ANICA belongs to the Association for the International Collective Management of Audiovisual Works (AGICOA).

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During the 73th edition of Venice International Film Festival, Albanian National Center of Cinematography and respective film institutions of Balkan countries got together and discussed the opportunities of cooperation with Italy.

Aiming to promote new development in the film industry of Balkan countries, ANICA in partnership with MiBACT, organized on September 5th 2016 the conference “FOCUS BALKAN�.

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Y L A T I FOCUS

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Italian-Albanian Co-Productions FEATURES L’AMERICA by Gianni AMELIO / Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori / MIBACT / ANCC – 1994

SWORN VIRGIN by Laura BISPURI / Vivo Film, Colorado Film Prod., Bord Cadre Films, Erafilm / MIBACT - 2015

HOTEL DAJTI by Carmine FORNARI / CAVIAR PRODUZIONI / MIBACT / Fasada – 2001

DISTANT ANGELS by Gjergj XHUVANI / OnFilm Prod., Buka / ANCC -2015

LETTERS IN THE WIND by Edmond BUDINA / ASP, Dodici Dicembre, Erafilm / MIBACT -2003

BROKEN by Edmond BUDINA / B Film, Revolver, K.T.FILM&MEDIA / MIBACT / ANCC – 2016

DEAR ENEMY by Gjergj XHUVANI / Akkord Film, AGV, Les Films de Cinéma / ANCC -2003

FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS

by Antonio MORABLTO / La Luna Srl, Peacock Film Ag, SkaNdal, Agresywna Banda / MIBACT / ANCC -2016

EAST WEST EAST by Gjergj XHUVANI / High Point, AGV & Fast Rewind / MIBACT / ANCC – 2009 HONEY MOONS by Goran PASKALJEVIC / Nova Film, SkaNdal / AFC / ANCC -2009 BALKAN BAZAR by Edmond BUDINA / Erafilm, Mediaplex Italia / ANCC -2011 THE LAST WISH by Namik AJAZI / Mediavision, C.I.C. Communications / ANCC – 2014 BOTA by Iris ELEZI & Thomas LOGORECI / Erafilm, Partner Media / MIBACT / ANCC -2014

A SHELTER AMONG THE CLOUDS

by Robert BUDINA / Erafilm, / ANCC – 2017 THE UNFINISHED PORTRAIT OF C.B.

by Namik AJAZI / Mediavision, Movimento Film / MIBACT / ANCC -2017 MONEY GAME

by Antonio MORABLTO / Filter Film / MIBACT2017/ ANCC -2017

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SHORTS, REALIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH AFC CONTROMANO by Andamion MURATAJ / Lissus & AFC – 2014 SUE PROPRIE MANI

by Adrian PACI & Roland SEJKO / Propaganda & AFC – 2014 HUMANISTA

by Nico ANGIULI & Fabrizio BELLOMO / OnFilm Prod. & AFC -2014

FULL LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES LA NAVE DOLCE by Daniele VICARI / Indigo, AFC, Rai, SkaNdal – 2012 THE SHIP by Roland SEJKO /Propaganda, Ist. Luce / ANCC – 2012 THE AWATING by Roland SEJKO / Digitalb, Ist. Luce / ANCC – 2015

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BALKAN FILM MARKET

WHO IS WHO TIRANA - ALBANIA

MEDIA DESK ALBANIA

2-7 OCTOBER 2017

PAGE 111 Åse MEYER Policy Officer at the European Commission

Sehad ČEKIĆ Managing Director of Montenegro Film Centre

Arben PAPADHOPULLI Head of Creative Europe arben_papadhopulli@yahoo.com mediadeskalbania@gmail.com

ase-marit.meyer@ec.europa.eu

sehad.cekic@gmail.com

Vladimir STOJCEVSKI Head of Media Desk Macedonia

Electra VANAKI General Director of the

vladimir.stojcevski@ced.mk

evenaki@gfc.gr

a.coluccia@europacreativa-media.it

Zoran GALIĆ Head of MEDIA Desk Bosnia and Hercegovina

Nevena NEGOJEVIC Head of Media Desk Serbia

zoran.galic@kreativnaevropa.ba

nevena@media.kreativnaevropa.rs

Martina PETROVIC Head of Media Desk Croatia

Greek Film Center

Andrea COLUCCIA Head of Media Desk Bari, Italy

martina.petrovic@mediadesk.hr

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BFM ATENDEES

PAGE 113 Paola CORVINO Distributor paola.corvino@intramovies.com

Luciano SOVENA President of Roma Lazio Film Commission

Roberto STABILE Head of International Department A.N.I.C.A. roberto.stabile@anica.it

Maurizio SCIARRA President of Apulia Film Commission

Andrรกs MUHI Producer

Francois MARGOLIN Producer

andras.muhidr@gmail.com

fmargolin@yahoo.fr

Arash T. RIAHI Producer/Director

Konstantinos KOTOVRAKIS Distributor

arash@goldengirls.at

konstantinos@heretic.gr

Konstantina STAVRIANOU Producer kstavrianou@graal.gr

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Helene GRANQVIST Mentor - Pitch Balkan

dim.emmanouilides@gmail.com

izer.aliu@me.com

Monika MÉCS Producer

Amedeo D’ADAMO Mentor - Albascript+

mmecs@hotmail.com

amedeo.dadamo@gmail.com

Monika FRANCZAK Producer

Laura BRIAND Producer

monisken@gmail.com

Dimitris EMMANOUILIDES Mentor - Albascript+

Maria DRANDAKI Producer

Danijel HOCEVAR Producer danijel@vertigo.si

PAGE 115 Giovanni ROBBIANO Mentor - Albascript+

Stefano TEALDI Producer

Blertaze@gmail.com

giorobbiano@gmail.com

Ernő MESTERHÁZY Producer mecsmonika@gmail.com

Blerta ZEQIRI Mentor - Albascript+

Alessandro GROPPLERO Director When East Meets West - Trieste

Anna RÓŻALSKA Producer arozalska@gmail.com

alessandro@audiovisivofvg.it

Joëlle LEVIE OLFFI levie.joelle@yahoo.fr

Yianna SARRI AGORA - TIFF

Brigitta MANTHEY Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg b.manthey@medienboard.de

PAGE 116 Veton NURKOLLARI Artistic Director - DokuFest veton@dokufest.com

Enrico VANNUCCI Deputy Executive Director Eurimages

Marina A. MARZOTTO President - AGPCI presidenza@agpci.eu

Susan Newman BAUDAIS Eurimages susan.newman@coe.int

enricovannucci@coe.int

Boban JEVTIC Director - Film Center Serbia boban.jevtic@fcs.rs

Edoardo FRACCHIA Director / Producer

Gent PRIZERENI Kinostudio Dardan info@dardan.al

Julien EZANNO CNC France julien.ezanno@cnc.fr

Dionis PAPADHIMITRI Papadhimitri Film Production gmail.com

PAGE 117 Claudio GUBITOSI Director - GIFFONI

Drita LLOLLA Director Seanema Film Festival

Alberto LA MONICA EMCF/Apulia Film Commission

drita.llolla@gmail.com

Roland SEJKO Istituto Luce Cinecittà r.sejko@cinecittà.it

Agron DOMI Director - Tirana Film Festival gondomi@yahoo.com

Vjosa BERISHA Director - PriFilm Fest

Arben ZHARKU Director - Kosovo Cinematographic Center arben.zharku@qkk-rks.com

Stefan ARSEJENIVIC First Films First

Maria DIMITROVA List Production / Producer

stefan-ars@yahoo.co.uk

dimitrova@krugfilm.mk

PAGE 118 Teresa CAVINA Director - Ottranto Film Festival

Isa QOSJA Director

Jordan RIVER Producer - CNA

isaqosja@yahoo.com

3398445463 jordan.river@deltastarpictures.com

t.cavina@gmail.com

Nick HOLDSWORTH Journalist

Cecilia FERRARA Director - BFE ferrara.ce@gmail.com

PAGE 119 Iceberg Communication organizer of Balkan Film Market Rr. Dervish Hima, Ambasador 3 Shk 1, Kati 4, Ap 32 Tirana, Albania Tel: +355 4 22 67 681 Mob: +355 69 20 90244 E-mail:contact@icebergcommunication.com Web: www.icebergcommunication.com

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GUEST

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Maria LAFI

Director

Producer

Ismet SIJARINA

Bujar ALIMANI

Eno MILKANI

Director

Director

Producer

yllipepo@yoahoo.com

ismetsijarina@gmail.com

David P KELLY

Producer

enomilkani@gmail.com

Robert BUDINA

Ed TOPI

Bajrush KAJTAZI

Director

Director Dea Film Fest

Producer

robertbudina@gmail.com

bajrush@4m.media

PAGE 122 Sabina KODRA Producer

Andrea GORI

Darko BASHESKI

Producer

Director - Giffoni Macedonia d.baseski@gmail.com

Goce CVETANOVSKI

Sreten Zivojinovic

Producer

Angelo TROIANO

Distributor

Producer

goce.cvetanovski@gmail.com

sreten@cinemania-group.si

Simona Nobile

Antonio FLAMINI

Namik AJAZI

Scriptwriter

Distributor

Director - Giffoni Albania

simona.nobile1@gmail.com

niko_ajazi@yahoo.com

PAGE 123 Dritan HUQI Producer tanhuqi@gmail.com

Giampietro BALIA

Luciano SCHITO

Festival Programmer

Director - Otranto FFF

giampietro.balia@poff.ee

luciano.schito@ sion.it

Eroll BILIBANI

Zvonimir MUNIVRANA

Spartak PECANI

Executive Director-DokuFest

Producer

Director

erollb@dokufest.com

Vjollca DEDEI Producer vjollca.dedei@gmail.com

zmunivrana@gmail.com

Joni SHANAJ Director jonishanaj@gmail.com

takpecani@yahoo.com

Paskal SEMINI Producer paskalsemini@gmail.com

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PAGE 124 Erion KAME

Erion BUBULLIMA

JoĹžko RUTAR

Scriptwriter / Director

Director

Producer

erionbubullima@gmail.com

jozko.rutar@gmail.com

Yll UKA

Valon BAJGORA

Milan STOJANOVIC

Producer

Producer

Producer

yll@ikone-studio.tv

valon@ikone-studio.tv

milan@senseproduction.rs

Francesca MANNO

Adele BUDINA

Lendita ZEQIRI

Producer

Producer

Director

f.manno@summerside-international.com

adelebudina@gmail.com

lendita.zeqiraj@gmail.com

PAGE 125 Gentian KOÇI

Corrado AZZOLLINI

Director

Producer corrado.azzollini@amra.it

Vassilis ECONOMOU Journalist 24fpsverite@gmail.com

Refet ABAZI Actor refetabazi@gmail.com

Genti KAME Director / Actor +355 69 40 30 120 contact@gentikame.com

Ylljet ALICKA Writer +355 672815007 ylljet.alicka@gmail.com

Antonello FARETTA

Barbara MILLUCCI

Genc PERMETI

Producer

Journalist

Producer

faretta@noeltan.it

millucci@yahoo.com

gencpermeti@hotmail.com

PAGE 126 Fatos BERISHA

Cristina PISCITELLI

Director

Apulia Film Commission

Kastriot EJLLI Director -

jottimail@gmail.com

mission.it

Shkumbin ISTREFI

Francoise LEVIE

Klara MUHI

Producer

Director

Producer

isstra@gmail.com

levie.joelle@yahoo.fr

drmuhi.klari@gmail.com

Andrew BARNES

Belina JANO

Keti STAMO

Olsberg - SPI

Producer - Animated Society

Sriptwriter

andrew@o-spi.com

belinajano@gmail.com

ketistamo@gmail.com

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ALBANIAN FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES

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Pika Pro Albert Malltezi Rr Dervish Hima, Nr 4, Tirane 0692086666 amalltezi@pikaproduction.com

GULF PRODUCTION SHPK Omid Karimi Rr Bilal Sina, Pll Shehu Konstruksion, Farke 0696002000 turkeshiemira@gmail.com

Era Film Sabina KODRA Rr. M. Shyri, P. 1, Ap. 156, Tiranë 0692055550 sabinakodra@gmail.com

PARTIZANI PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION Enxhi Mero Rr Andon Zako Cajupi, Pll11, K 1.Tirane 0699501722 partizaniproduction@gmail.com

Action Production GertaQyrku Rr “Brigada E VIII”, Pll Teknoprojekt, 0692039544 gertaqurku@yahoo.com Tunnelfilm Florenc Papas Rr Muhamet Gjollesha, 71/2/31, Tirane 0699337607 tunnelfilm@gmail.com ART FILM Emir Gramo Rr e Durresit, Pll 11, Tirane 0684016821 turkeshiemira@gmail.com ON FILM PRODUCTION Dritan Huqi Rr Sami Frasheri, Shk 19, Ap 336, kt 2 0692056175 tanhuqi@gamil.com D’ART+ Gledis Bica Njesia Bashkiake nr 10, Rr Shyqyri Berxholli, Pll 18, Shk 2, Ap 24 0676013103 gledisbica@gmail.com ORA FILM KujtimCashku Rr Aleksander Moisiu, Nr 78-Kinostudio 0692057119 kujtim@afmm.edu.al BLEDI STRAKOSHA MEDIA BlediStrakosha Rr Bardhok Biba, Qendra Tregetare Galeria, Tirane 0696291251 bledistrakosha@yahoo.com

SKA-NDAL Elida RASHA Rr. Zh. D’Ark, Pall. I ri përball DP, Tiranë 04 2232585/ 0692238956 rashaelida@yahoo.it ALBASKY FILM Paskal Selimi Rr Naim Frasheri, Pll 61/7, Ap 13/1, Tirane 0684626416 paskalsemini@gmail.com Bunker Film + Piro Milkani Rr. M. Peza, Pll 2, Shk 3, Ap 20, Tiranë 0682080356 pmilkani@hotmail.com Kube Studio Erfort Kuke Rr Mihal Duri, Nr 123/3, Tirane 0672050031 ekuke@kubestudios.com EJF Production JonidJ orgji Autostrada Tirane-Durres, Km 6, God. 33, Kashar, Tirane 0694063304 jjorgji@gmail.com YILDIZFILM Gentjana Yildizoglu Rr Don Bosko, Tirane 0698889911 yildizfilm2016@gmail.com Bota Shqiptare Genti GJONAJ Blvd. Gj. Fishta, Kulla 2, Tiranë 04 2253173 0682065280 gentgjonaj@yahoo.com

Hija Film Irdit Kaso Rr Petro Nini, Objekti nr 9, kt 1, Tirane 0696740567 irdit.kaso1@gmail.com Kinostudio Dar Dan Ina Zoto Rr Dhaskal Tod’hri, Godina 33, Kaqshar, Tirane 0696090690 info@dardan.al GENTIUS FILM Genti Kame Teatri Kame 1037, Ibe, Tirane 0694030120 contact@gentikame.com Tirana Film Institute Agron Domi Pll 1 Maji, Shk 18/54, Tirane 0672088771 gondomi@yahoo.com B&G Film Production Besnik Bisha Rr e Atjonit, Pll Filipeu 2, K 5, Ap 23, Tirane 0692059993 besnikbisha@yahoo.com KONCENTRAT Ervin Çoba LGJ Tom Kola, Shkoder 0695243841 koncentratmcs@gmail.com Pro Motion Studio Valbona Xhelili Rr Teodor Keko, Pll 2 Al, Tirane 0689010854 xhelilivalbona@yahoo.com Edit4 Violana Murataj Rr Shyqyri Berxholli, Pll Aurora, H 1, K2,A 6, Tirane 0662459840 violanamurataj@gmail.com

MEDIAVISION Namik AJAZI Blv Zogu I I, Godina 57, Shk 2, Ap 14, Tirane 04 2415996 niko_ajazi@yahoo.com TEO FILM AtinaLaco Rr Sheh Ahmet Pazari, Pll Klan, Ap 8, Tirane 0697574968 teofilm.contact@gmail.com ARTALB FILM Gentian Koçi Rr Mustafa Mehidri, Ndertesa 64, Al-1005, Shkoze, Tirane 0692321352 kocigenti@gmail.com R&T ADVERTISING Adrian Ruci Rr Budi, Pll Rogerd, K 2, Tirane 0692032073 aruci@rtadvertising-al.com Urban Distribution Andri Ibrahimaj Rr Tefta Tashko Koco, Nr 2, Tirane 0698231301 andriibrahimi@gmail.com A.R Production Ajola Daja Rr Sulejman Delvina, Pll 53/1, Shk 2, Ap 10. Tirane 0695203319 ajoladaja.ad@gmail.com O2 Movie Production Erion Bubullima Rr. Ismail Qemali, Nr 8, Tirane 0672326002 erionbubullima@gmail.com 90 Production Bujar Alimani Rr kastriot Muca, Pll 5, Fier 0697252161 alimanifilm@hotmail.com KAVALO STUDIO Endri Dani Rr S.Delvina, Pll 4, shk 1, Ap 12, Tirane 0693014189 endri_dani@hotmail.com

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Mov(i)e On Artan Malaj Rr Ali Visha, Pll 4(Dajti Fn), Ap 4, Tirane 0692184338 artanmalaj@gmail.com

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PROJEKT-SXHJ Elida Maku Lgj, Daniel Matlia, pll Curri, Kati i 5, Shkoder 0672070957 elida_pajovi@yahoo.com

SHOWS AND PUBLICITY PRODUCTION Marco Truppa Rr Mihal Grameno, Tirane 0693070200 saimir77@yahoo.com

i’s continnum Iris Elezi Rr Ibrahim Dervishi, Vila 2, Tirane 0682053221 iriselezi@gmail.com

A.B FILB Adele Budina Rr Myslym Shyri, 51/2/41, Tirane 0693531988 adelebudina@gmail.com

Papadhimitri Film Production Dionis PAPADHIMITRI Rr. M. Shyri, P.55/1, Sh.1, Ap.3, Tiiranë 04 246425 0672060422 papadhimitrifilmproduction@gmail.com

FILTERFILM Parid Andoni Rr Naim Frasheri, Nr 9, Tirane 0692030309 paridjanis@yahoo.com

MULTI MEDIA STUDIO NOSITI Edmond Topi Rr Grigor Heba, Nr 12/17, Tirane 0692036190 infonositi@gmail.com BLACK BOX Tan Kazazi Rr Abdyl Frasheti, P 1, Shk 3, Ap 12, Tirane 0676094339 tan_kazazi@hotmail.com VIDEO LINE Endrit Delisula Rr Musa Karapici, Pll 1, Ap 5/2, Tirane 0692269858 edelisula@gmail.com Fotokozmos Dhori Jani Rr Bashkimi, pll nr 1917, Durres 0675566806 fotokozmos@albaniaonline.com Leart Production Luljeta (luli) Bitri Rr Frank Bardhi, Pll 3, Shk D, Tirane 0674646098 lulibitri@yahoo.com Anima Pictures Amantia Peza Rr Pjeter Bogdani, Nr 37, Tirane 0696086005 amantia.peza@anima.al

CINEMANIA Jaklid Gace Rr Pjeter Bogdani, Nr 14, Tirane 0685098650 contact@cinemania-al.com IDEA Ilir Harxhi BLV Zogu i I, 62/3, Tirane 0662000061 harxhiilir@yahoo.com EuroFilm Vladimir Prifti Rr. E Dibrës nr. 176, Tiranë 0674155207 CREATIVE BOX Ermir Destani Rr. “Fortuzi”, P. 33, shk. 4, Tiranë 0692277994 ermir.destani@gmail.com A. A. Aida Kasemi Rr. “A. Moisiu” Tiranë 0682048417 aidakasemi@yahoo.com Big Screen Production Gerian Kuka Rr. “George Bush”, Tiranë 0692021870 gerian.kuka@aed.al

ELEMENT STUDIOS Regis Canaimeri Rr. “Ali Pashë Gucia”, Tiranë 0692318142 elementstudios.al@gmail.com Media Vizion Genc Dulaku rr. “Don Bosco”, nr. 5, Tiranë 0692026371 gdulaku@icc-al.org Lissus Media Andamion Murataj rr. “M. Shyri”, Tirane 0697447031 lissusmedia@gmail.com

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CineCastKastriotHasa Kastriot Hasa Rr. “Th. Ziko”, P. 6, Tiranë 0692862643 alkhasa@aol.com

PAGE 140 BFM TEAM MEDIA DESK TEAM

Andamion MURATAJ

Rafaela RICA

BFM Director

Event Organiser

Majlinda TAFA

Kozeta KULLAKSHI

BFM Coordinator

BFM Hospitality

Eda SHEHU

Lavdi BAKIU

BFM Accreditation

Technology provider

Arben PAPADHOPULLI

Erjona HANKU

MEDIA DESK ALBANIA director

MEDIA DESK ALBANIA coordinator

PAGE 141 Urgjenca Mjekësore: (Ambulanca e urgjencës) / Emergency Services 127 / 25 33 64 / 22 22 35 / 25 33 65 128 / 22 22 22 Servis në rrugë / Road Service:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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Speed Taxi Adresa: Rruga Ibrahim Rugova, Tirana +355 42 222 555 +355 69 64 22 211 Makina me qera / Car Rental: Lumani Enterprise: Blvd. Dëshmorët e Kombit.

Rogner Hotel tel: 223 50 21 / 068 40 95 875 / 068 60 11 888 www.lumani-enterprise.com EUROPACAR: Rruga e Durrësit, L, 61 tel: 224 61 92 / 222 78 88 / 222 63 70 www.europacar.com ALBRENTCAR: Rr. Sami Frashëri, Pallatet Agimi tel/fax: 222 81 66 / 069 20 91 272 AVIS: Blvd. Dëshmorët e Kombit, Rogner Hotel tel: 223 50 11 fax: 223 50 24 HERTZ: Tirana International Hotel, Sheshi Skënderbej tel: 225 50 28 / tel/fax: 223 51 09 For all informations please call: Tel: +355 4 2256588 fax: +355 4 2256588

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A SHORT HISTORY OF ALBANIAN CINEMA

The story of Albanian cinema is related to the ripple effect generated by the birth of the seventh art form itself. The brothers Lumière invention quickly echoed in the Balkans through the pioneer work carried out by the Manaki brothers, of Albanian origin, also known as the Lumière brothers of the Balkans.

In 1909, artist Kolë Idromeno was the first Albanian ever to screen a motion picture in Shkodra. Later on, foreign films were commonly shown in the theaters of Albania’s main cities. In 1943, director Mihallaq Mone shot a 10-minute motion picture for the first time in Albania, in Pogradec. It was entitled A MEETING BY THE LAKE and featured actors such as Merita Sokoli, the Xhaçka sisters and then-renowned Albanian actor from Romania Kristaq Antoniu.

At the start of the 20th century, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire brought disarray into the Balkans, as nations scrambled to redefine their borders. As the Albanian territory became a battleground for the Balkan Wars during the First and Second World Wars, foreign film operators embedded in their respective armies, were sent over by news agencies to document the mayhem in the area and captured footage that stands out as priceless evidence of those chaotic times.

Albanian organized national film production began in 1947, as the National Filmmaking Enterprise was founded, which promptly started producing documentaries, newsreels and reports. With the founding of the “New Albania” Film Studio in 1952, feature length motion pictures and documentaries would soon be produced as well. An entire generation of filmmakers trained in Eastern European universities laid the foundations for a national cinema upon returning to Albania. The feature length SKANDERBEG, in 1953, was coproduced with the Soviet “Mosfilm” studio. The first Albanian short

film, FËMIJËT E SAJ (Her Children) was produced in 1957, by director Hysen Hakani.

A year later, in 1958, director Kristaq Dhamo shot Albania’s first feature length film, TANA. These events marked the beginning of an energetic process, which would create the conditions for the transmission, from one generation to another, of a national filmmaking culture and tradition. During the 1960-1980 period, filmmaking served ideological purposes, but the very systematic practice of the art created stability and wasn’t devoid of excellence.

In the 1980s, Albania produced yearly as many as 14 feature length films, 30 documentaries and over 500 newsreels - figures comparable to those of other countries in the region and other small countries in Western Europe.

However, because the country was politically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world, Albanian filmmaking lost touch with contemporary cinema, becoming impervious to avant-garde influences from other countries. As feature films had to deal with topics and subjects dictated by politics, all artistic alternatives were suppressed. After the fall of communism in the early 1990s, young and not so young authors, based on the filmmaking experience gathered during previous decades, started to make up for the time and opportunities Albanian cinema had lost, with new motivation and ambition. Today, the community of Albanian filmmakers has to face new challenges, as it tries to make Albanian filmmaking part of the global filmmaking industry.

The last decade has brought about international success and a new spirit to Albanian cinema, with several productions being of the auteur category, enriching the national film scene with new individualities eager to find new forms of expression.

www.aqshf.gov.al Founded in 1947 after the nationalization of the private cinemas by the Albanian government, The Central State Film Archive of Albania (AQSHF) is now the legal custodian of the Albanian cinematographic production from1947 and onwards, largely consisting of the productions from one single state-owned entity, the “Kinostudio-New Albania”, which started its activity in 1952. After many years being a department of the “Kinostudio”, the AQSHF was established in 1997 by the Ministry of Culture, as a cultural institution with the mission to preserve and promote the national film heritage.

AQSHF stores and preserves several film collections of Albanian and foreign production, of all genres, such as features, short and animations, documentaries, newsreels, as well as

a collection of unedited footage, all in 35mm original elements of picture and sound. In addition to the film collection AQSHF stores and preserves other material that is of relevance to the history of Albanian productions, such as film scripts and technical scripts, director’s notes, editing lists, original still photographs, promotional materials, music score sheets, original posters etc.

This original documentation also entails bibliographic and reference information, press materials, publications related to the films, photos from the history of Albanian cinematography, biographical data on Albanian film directors, technical documentation; anything and everything that’s related to Albanian film history. AQSHF is member of FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives since 1963.

THE ALBANIAN CINEMA PROJECT’S Under the near half-century regime of dictator Enver Hoxha, Albania remained cut off from the rest of the world until 1990. Most Albanian films made under the communist regime before 1991 were seldom subtitled into other languages and rarely screened outside Albania.

The Albanian Cinema Project’s preservation initiative aims to change this fact, bringing a ‘new’ national cinema to international screens while attempting to preserve these endangered treasures.

Begun by filmmakers Iris Elezi, Thomas Logoreci and California archivist Regina Longo, the Albanian Cinema Project was born after dangerous mold growth and vinegar syndrome, two elements that destroy film quickly, were discovered in the Central State Film Archive of Albania.

In the last few years, the archive has faced considerable difficulty in maintaining proper conditions of temperature and humidity within the

vaults where these precious films are stored. The Albanian film archive is the custodian of all the East European country’s motion picture productions.

Begun in 1947, the facility consists mostly of material from the “New Albania” film studio, started in 1952 and closed in 1992. Currently the archive film collection includes 6,422 films, 4.329 being Albanian titles and 2,093 productions from around the world: a total of 44,000 film cans. Working with the support of the Albanian Ministry of Culture, the US Embassy in Tirana, the Albanian National Center of Cinematography, the Albanian Film Commission, the Association of Moving Image Archivists and concerned members of the international film and film archives community, the ACP is dedicated to preserving, restoring and promoting Albanian film heritage.

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THE CENTRAL STATE FILM ARCHIVE OF ALBANIA (AQSHF)

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It’s a wrap for the first edition of Balkan Film Market, and at the same time it is the beginning of work for the second edition. We are honored from your distinguished participation and involvement. We had a vision and did our best to organize it, but it was your commitment and your full-hearted support that made the first edition of BMF a story to be told.

We are not market organizers by profession. We tried to cater to the needs of regional filmmakers and contribute towards creating the environment where authentic ideas

can flourish. The stories developed at Albascript Plus and the projects pitched during BFM will be molded into distinct films. We are pleased to have modestly contributed towards such a courageous endeavor.

We know that we will improve our act.

Your feedback and suggestion are strongly encouraged and welcomed.

Together we can make the BFM a scouting ground for films of lasting impact. Let us turn BFM into a rewarding experience for all.

www.balkanfilmmarket.com

Qendra Kombëtare e Kinematografisë, Rr. “Aleksandër Moisiu”, nr.77, 1012, Tiranë, Albania Tel. +355 4 2378 004 e-mail: info@nationalfilmcenter.gov.al e-mail: info.qkk@gmail.com www.nationalfilmcenter.gov.al