Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Awards:
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Award
€ 2000
ERT – Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Award
€ 2000 to a Greek project by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
MFI Script2Film Workshop Award
Scholarship for the Doc Lab (worth € 2000)
DAE - Documentary Association of Europe Award
Consultancy session and a free membership
Aylon Productions Digital Services Award
Digital transfer of archival material up to 1 hour (2K)
Beldocs Networking Award
Accommodation and free accreditation for the upcoming
Beldocs International Documentary FF (September 2021)
Panel of Financiers:
Lars Säfström, SVT, Sweden Natalia Arshavskaya, Current Time TV, USA Silvia De Felice, RAI Cultura, Italy Adel Ksiksi, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, Qatar, Sabine Bubeck-Paaz, ZDF / ARTE, Germany, Magdalena Borowska, TVP, Poland Ondrej Starinsky, Slovak TV, Slovakia, Jan Rofekamp, Films Transit International, Canada/Greece, Philippa Kowarsky, Cinephil, Israel, Rasmus Steen, IMS - International Media Support, Denmark, Devin Karambelas, PBS, USA, Aleksandra Derewienko, CAT&Docs, France, Irene Taskovski, Taskovski Films, UK, Jonas Pedersen Hardebrant, Doc Lounge, Sweden, Maria Koufopoulou, ERT, Greece, Choy Lin Mok, TRT World, Turkey
The selected projects are:
CADILLAC DREAMS
Director: Elene Mikaberidze, Producer: Elene Margvelashvili – Parachute Films, Co-producer: Baptiste Brunner – YN Productions, Georgia | France
CONCRETE LAND
Director: Asmahan Bkerat, Producer: Sahar Yousefi - Nava Projects, Co-producer: Bassam Alasad – Tabi360, Canada | Jordan
DEPOT-VENTE
Director: Cherine Karam, Producers: Ashley Smith, Clara Harris, Mario Adamson – Sisyfos Film Production, Sweden | Scotland
FIVE FOOTBALL DREAMS (doc series)
Directors: Bassel Ghandour, Yassmina Karajah, Producer: Hashem Sabbagh - Football Dreams Holding, Jordan
FORBIDDEN
Director - Producer: Anelise Salan - The L Studio, Romania
FREE WATERS
Director: Emilia Milou, Producer: Angelos Tsaousis - Filmografik Productions, Greece
HOME IS WHERE THE FILMS ARE
Director: More Raça, Producer: Sunaj Raça - N.SH. Arena, Co-producer: Alfredo Federico, Kosovo | Italy
POISON DIPLOMACY (doc series)
Director: Jennifer Deschamps, Producer: Valérie Montmartin - LITTLE BIG STORY, France
POST LOVE
Director: Alexis Taillant, Producer: Nadège Labé - Wendigo Films, France
PRACTICES IN HARMONY
Director: Anna Kis, Producer: Lili Horvat, Dóra Csernátony - Poste Restante, Hungary
SECOND GENERATION
Directors - Producers: Rodrigo Hernandez, Elpida Nikou - Muzungu Producciones, Co-producers: Kellen Quinn (USA), Poh Si Teng (Consulting producer - USA), Spain | Greece
SECRETS OF THE OWL
Director: Eirini Vourloumis, Producers: Leonidas Liambeys - Long Run Productions, Eirini Vourloumis, Greece
THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN
Director: Adina Sădeanu, Producers: Αna Maria Pirvan (Executive Producer), Adina Sădeanu - Axis Media Production, Co-producers: Hanka Kastelicová - HBO Europe, Iva Tkalec, Val Grégoire - Squarefish, Romania | Belgium
WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS
Director: Hanna Heilborn, Producers: Elin Kamlert, Tobias Janson (Executive producer) - Story AB, Sweden
