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    • Thessaloniki, November 22, 2005

    BALKAN FUND AWARD PRESENTATION
    Constantine Giannaris’ “Welcome Aboard” is one of the projects that was awarded yesterday by the Balkan Fund in the context of the 46th Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Receiving the award from screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga, Mr. Giannaris expressed his gratification with the success of the Balkan Fund, as an extremely constructive institution for the promotion of new talent.


    Specifically, the awards which include a prize of 10.000 €, were given to the following projects:

    - Α Conversation with Serafim, screenwriter and director Silviu Purcarete, producer Ozana Oancea - Libra Films (Romania)
    - Asphyxiation, screenwriter and director Asli Ozge, producer Deniz Kunkut - DKFY (Turkey)
    - Cum in the Rye, screenwriter Dimitrije Vojnov, director and producer Srdjan Dragojevic - Delirium Films (Serbia & Montenegro)
    - Welcome Aboard, screenwriter and director Constantine Giannaris, producer Yorgos Likiardopoulos - Highway Productions (Greece)

    The ceremony was presented by the Balkan Fund coordinator, director and producer Lucia Rikaki, and artistic director and Doctor of screenplay and creative production Christina Kallas-Kalogeropoulou. On behalf of the Jury, Gyula Gazdag, the artistic director of the Sundance Film Institute, mentioned that the most valuable part of the institution is not the awards, but the discourse that develops between screenwriters, producers and directors who are given the opportunity to present their ideas. As he said, “the Balkan Fund aims to inspire them, so when they have the chance to meet up again with the decision makers they will be able to have a better understanding of what investors are looking for and articulate their ideas in a more persuasive manner”. He also added that it is important for filmmakers to see their participation in the Balkan Fund as a step forward, something that will help them in the development of their screenplays. “During the three days of the Balkan Fund, we had the wonderful chance to discover very attractive ideas from very interesting people”, said Mr. Gazdag.

    This year, its third in operation, the Balkan Fund proceedings included twelve projects that were selected from among 50 candidates. The Balkan Fund aims to help filmmakers from the Balkan region and develop their future films with the best possible professional specifications.