Agora Docs in Progress: March 5-9, 2023
The Docs in Progress segment remains the main event in the Balkans for directors and producers from South-Eastern Europe, the Balkan and Mediterranean regions to present their documentary films to buyers, co-producers, festival representatives and sales agents at the stage just before completion.
This year’s Agora Docs in Progress will feature 11 documentary films from France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Uruguay:
Director: Christos Karakepelis, Co-writer: Natasa Segkou, Producer: Maria Drandaki - Homemade Films, Greece
Director: Caroline von der Tann, Producer: Antonella Di Nocera - Parallelo 41 Produzioni, Italy
Director-producer: Anelise Salan - The L Studio Film, Producer: Bogdan Craciun - Andarams Films, Romania
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum 2021 - Beldocs Award
Directors: Jana Durajova, Lena Kusnierikova, Producers: Zuzana Mistrikova, Lubica Orechovska - PubRes, Arkaitz Basterra - PubRes International, Slovakia
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum 2022 - Beldocs Award
Director: Ksenia Ciuvaseva, Producer: Natalia Imaz - parabellum film, Co-producers: Maxim Cîrlan - MOLDOX AO, Mihajlo Jevtić - Film the World, Sales Company: Taskovski Films, Germany, Moldova, Serbia
Director: Alexis Taillant, Producer: Nadège Labé - Wendigo Films, France
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum 2021 - DAE Award
Director: Nikoleta Paraschi, Producer: Maria Karagiannaki - Chase The Cut, Co-producer: Nikoleta Paraschi, Greece
Director / Producer: Paulo Carneiro - BAM BAM CINEMA, Co-producer: Alex Piperno - La Pobladora Cine, Portugal, Uruguay
Director: Olia Verriopoulou, Producer: Gaëlle Jones - Perspective Films, France, Greece
Director: Myriam El Hajj, Producer: Myriam Sassine - Abbout Productions, Co-producer: Carine Ruszniewski - Gogogo Films, Lebanon, France, Qatar
Director: Rand Beiruty, Producer: Jude Kawwa - Shaghab Films, Co-producer: Alex Tondowski - Tondowski Films, Germany, Jordan
AGORA DOCS IN PROGRESS - CONSULTATION
Anna Glogowski, Consultant, Festival Programmer - France
AGORA DOCS IN PROGRESS - AWARDS
2|35 Post- Production Main Award Post-Production Services
Onassis Film Award € 5000 to a Greek project participating in the Agora (Thessaloniki Pitching Forum or Agora Docs in Progress)
MuSou Music Company Group Award Services in Music & Sound
Greek Film Center Award € 3000
Neaniko Plano Award Subtitles in English or French
AGORA DOCS IN PROGRESS - JURY
Maëlle Guenegues, Sales Agent, CAT&Docs - France
Laurien ten Houten, Industry Relations and Talks Manager at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam [IDFA] - The Netherlands
Ilias Georgiopoulos, Distributor, Danaos Cinema & Danaos Films - Greece
