Crossroads Co-production Forum: November 5 - 9
The Crossroads Co-production Forum selects projects in development and its objective is to support fiction films which have a link to the Mediterranean regions and Southeastern Europe by introducing them to a network of financiers, co-producers and leading industry specialists from all over the world, during a 4-day event in Thessaloniki.
The TIFF64 AGORA Crossroads Co-production Forum selection lineup brings us 15 diverse projects, from 14 countries in various stages of development from Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region including one project from Guest Country, Lithuania.
The 2023 selection features debut and sophomore feature films as well as more experienced directors presenting their third and even fifth film projects. A common theme among the projects is nature, love, war, female emancipation and ghosts presenting several genre films or genre elements. The selection also features 10 female directors of different ethnic backgrounds.
Crossroads Co-production Forum projects:
Director / Scriptwriter: Kristina Spassovska, Production: Maya Vitkova-Kosev - Viktoria Films, Bulgaria
Director / Scriptwriter: Sondos Shabayek, Production: Kesmat Elsayed - SEERA FILMS Gmbh / See Media Production, Germany, Egypt
Director / Scriptwriter: Isabella Margara, Production: Kyriaki Virou - AbFab Productions, Greece
Directors / Scriptwriters: Lida Vartzioti, Dimitris Tsakaleas, Production: Ioanna Bolomyti - Atalante Productions SA, Greece
Director / Scriptwriter: Vojtěch Novotný, Production: Tomáš Pertold - Perfilm, Czech Republic
Director / Scriptwriter: Marat Sargsyan, Production: Klementina Remeikaite - afterschool production, Lithuania
Director / Scriptwriter: Alina Serban, Production: Ada Solomon - microFILM, Romania
Director: Anna Korom, Scriptwriters: Anna Korom, András Soós, Production: Anna Szijártó - Kinomoto Kft., Hungary
Director / Scriptwriter: Yuliia Hontaruk, Production: Elena Saulich - Babylon 13, Ukraine
Director: Luka Papić, Scriptwriters: Luka Papić, Vladimir Vulević, Production: Srđa Vučo - Ranč production, Serbia
Director / Scriptwriter: George Peter Barbari, Production: Christelle Younes - Bee On Set Productions, Lebanon
Directors / Scriptwriters: Maria Hatzakou, Alexandra Matheou, Production: Maria Hatzakou - Merricat Film, Greece
Director: Gregoris Rentis, Scriptwriters: Gregoris Rentis, Nikolas Kouloglou, Pauline Wolff, Production: Myrto Stathi, Mando Stathi - Byrd, Greece
Director / Scriptwriter: Anna Jadowska, Production: Maria Blicharska - Blick Productions, France, Poland
Director: Kyros Papavassiliou, Scriptwriters: Yiannis Gaitanides, Kyros Papavassiliou, Production: Kyros Papavassiliou, Maria Varnakkidou - dryTree films, Co-production: Konstantina Stavrianou - Graal, Cyprus, Greece
Crossroads Co-Production Forum Jury:
Bassam Alasad | Producer, Creative Media Solutions - Jordan
Britta Rindelaub | Producer, Alva Film - Switzerland
Lina Yannopoulou | Producer, Argonauts Productions S.A. - Greece
Arte Kino International Award Juror:
Rémi Burah | CEO, Arte France Cinéma - France
Crossroads Co-Production Forum - Mentor:
Amanda Livanou | Producer, Neda Film - Greece
