Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival’s industry section, Eastern Promises, has unveiled its lineup of 35 film projects, which will be showcased during the Works in Progress, Works in Development – Feature Launch, First Cut+ Works in Progress and Odesa International Film Festival Works in Progress presentations. The most promising projects will receive awards totaling Euros 125,000.
The showcasing of projects to industry professionals will take place in Karlovy Vary during Kviff Industry Days. On July 4, are Works in Progress and Works in Development – Feature Launch; on July 5, First Cut+ Works in Progress and Oiff WiP Selection.
For Works in Progress, 10 fiction and documentary feature films in the late stage of production or post-production from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and North Africa have been selected. The prize will be decided by jury members Dennis Ruh (European Film Market), Óscar Alonzo (Latido Films...
The showcasing of projects to industry professionals will take place in Karlovy Vary during Kviff Industry Days. On July 4, are Works in Progress and Works in Development – Feature Launch; on July 5, First Cut+ Works in Progress and Oiff WiP Selection.
For Works in Progress, 10 fiction and documentary feature films in the late stage of production or post-production from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and North Africa have been selected. The prize will be decided by jury members Dennis Ruh (European Film Market), Óscar Alonzo (Latido Films...
- 6/13/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The second edition of the new programme has awarded the upcoming film projects by Ferit Karahan and Hajni Kis. The second edition of First Cut+, the new programme aiming to boost the competitiveness and marketability of feature films which previously participated in the First Cut Lab, has wrapped and announced its award winners. Running online due to the pandemic as part of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s Eastern Promises Industry Days, First Cut+ has attracted more than 150 industry professionals during the online screening of the eight participating films (see the news), which are currently in post-production. The winner of the newly introduced First Cut+ Award (read the news) is Turkish-Romanian co-production Deskmate by Ferit Karahan, who will be receiving extra marketing related consultations by four First Cut+ mentors: Alexis Hamaide (L’Avventura Studio), Michael Arnon and Laurin Dietrich (Wolf Consultants) and Boris Pugnet (Tiramisu). Co-penned by Karahan and Gülistan.
Although the public part of this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival — the key event for the film business in Central and Eastern Europe — was canceled, the festival pressed ahead with its industry section, Eastern Promises, which ran July 6-8 in an online format.
Eastern Promises selected 41 projects in development, production and post-production from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa, and presented them to potential co-producers, sales companies, international buyers and festival programmers.
An addition to the section this year was First Cut Plus, which featured eight films in post-production from Central and Eastern Europe. It also delivered a mentoring program that sought to improve the projects’ marketing and commercial chances. The sessions covered promotion, marketing, press, trailer-making, festival launch and sales strategy.
Ilaria Gomarasca, former festivals manager at Pyramide Intl., is head of First Cut Plus, and one of its mentors.
Eastern Promises selected 41 projects in development, production and post-production from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa, and presented them to potential co-producers, sales companies, international buyers and festival programmers.
An addition to the section this year was First Cut Plus, which featured eight films in post-production from Central and Eastern Europe. It also delivered a mentoring program that sought to improve the projects’ marketing and commercial chances. The sessions covered promotion, marketing, press, trailer-making, festival launch and sales strategy.
Ilaria Gomarasca, former festivals manager at Pyramide Intl., is head of First Cut Plus, and one of its mentors.
- 7/10/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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