Agora proudly announces its selection for the Agora Works in Progress program. From November 2 to 6, 2025, eight films from Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region will be showcased, offering an exciting look into the future of cinema from these vibrant areas.
Agora provides a unique platform for filmmakers, with plenty of extensive networking and co-production opportunities within the global film industry. As an international meeting point, Agora operates in a hybrid format, featuring a range of industry activities that emphasize collaboration both within Europe and globally.
The Agora Works in Progress focuses on films in the post-production stage that have a connection to the Mediterranean region and Southeastern Europe. These selected films are presented to key players in the industry, including sales agents, distributors, producers, streaming platforms, and festival programmers. The aim is to help these films secure finishing funds, attract sales agents, secure festival premieres, and establish crucial partnerships.
This year’s Agora Works in Progress program presents an exciting lineup featuring eight remarkable films. The selection challenges conventional cinematic forms, introducing original narratives that transcend genres and offer a view to a compelling and thought-provoking cinematic universe. Spanning from politically engaged works, realist explorations and satire as well as bold interpretations of genre, the films reflect a wide spectrum of contemporary storytelling style. Each is articulated through a refined narrative style, visual narrative form, and a commitment to independent, unique storytelling perspective.
The Agora Works in Progress Awards include:
Let’s take a glance at the selected Agora Works in Progress films 2025:
BLACK MONEY FOR WHITE NIGHTS
Directors: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Production: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov - Abraxas Film, Co-production: Irini Vougioukalou, Konstantina Stavrianou - Graal Films,
Bulgaria, Greece
THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT-BLUE EYES
Director: Thanasis Neofotistos, Production: Ioanna Bolomyti - Argonauts Productions S.A,
Co-production: Atalante Productions S.A., YE Films Ltd., Sektor Film, Studio Corvus, Sense Production, Luna Film, Willa, Astrakan Films & Cold Iron Pictures
Greece, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania and US
LAST CALL
Director: Sherif Francis, Production: Dionyssis Samiotis - Tanweer Productions, Co-production: Kostas Lambropoulos, Greece
THE LION AT MY BACK
Director: Tonia Mishiali, Production: Tonia Mishiali - Bark like a cat films, Co-production: Katarzyna Ozga, Nicolas Steil - Iris Productions, Marinos Charalambous, Vladimiros Subotić - Avaton Films, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Greece
Project Photo © Christos Hadjichristou
PROMISED SPACES
Director: Ivan Marković, Production: Jasmina Sijercić-Bocalupo Films,
Co-production: Zsofi Lili Kovacs - Fiskultura Films, Jelena Radenković - Big Time Production, Daniel Mattes- Anti-Archive, France, Germany, Serbia, Cambodia
TONIGHT IS FOREVER
Director: Fernando Souza, Production: Quentin Laurent - Les Films de l'Oeil Sauvage, Co-production: Lucas Senecaut- L'Oeil Vif Films, Mina Moteki-Kowatanda Films, Fernando Souza - Dichosos los Ojos, France, Japan, Spain
TRIP TO JERUSALEM
Director: Michel Zarazir, Gaby Zarazir, Production: Gaby Zarazir, Michel Zarazir - madame le tapis, Lebanon
WAYS TO GET RID OF SOME FREEDOM
Director: Chrisanthos Margonis, Production: Eleni Kossyfidou-Blackbird Productions, Co-production: Marinos Charalambous - Boycott Films, Greece, Cyprus
Films that have participated in previous editions of the Agora Works in Progress include: BEARCAVE - Krysianna Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos (Venice FF- Giornate degli Autori 2025 - Europa Cinemas Label Award), GROWING DOWN - Bálint Dániel Sós (Berlinale Perspectives 2025), MEAT - Dimitris Nakos (Toronto IFF 2024), THE SUMMER WITH CARMEN - Zacharias Mavroeidis (Venice FF - Giornate degli Autori 2023), MEDIUM - Christina Ioakeimidi (Sarajevo FF 2023), THE SEA AND ITS WAVES - Liana & Renaud (Cannes FF - ACID Cannes 2023), HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN? - Dušan Zorić, Matija Gluščević (Venice FF - International Film Critics’ Week), PELIKAN - Filip Heraković (Tallinn Black Nights FF), HOW IS KATIA? - Christina Tynkevych (Locarno FF - Cineasti del Presente 2022 - Special Jury Prize, Best Actress), MOTHER LODE - Matteo Tortone (Venice FF - International Critics’ Week 2021), MOON, 66 QUESTIONS - Jacqueline Lentzou (Berlinale Encounters 2021), SWEAT - Magnus von Horn (Cannes FF - Cannes Label 2020), LAST DAYS OF SPRING - Isabel Lamberti (Cannes FF - ACID Cannes 2020, San Sebastián IFF - New Directors Award), PAPICHA - Mounia Meddour (Cannes FF - Un Certain Regard 2019) and more.
