Agora Works in Progress

Agora Works in Progress: 06-10.11.2022

The Agora Works in Progress selects films from the countries of Southeastern Europe, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean region, giving the opportunity to the creative teams to present to potential financiers, sales agents, distributors and festival programmers and be discovered at the stage just before completion.This year’s Agora Works in Progress presents 8 projects from Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kosovo*, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkiye.

Agora Works in Progress Projects

I'M HERE, I'M FINE

Director/Scriptwriter: Emine Emel Balci, Producer: Dilek Aydin - Heimatlos Films,
Co-producers: Derya Turkmen, Jens Meurer - Egoli & Tossell Pictures, Turkiye, Germany
Crossroads Co-production Forum participant 2020

MEDIUM (Working Τitle)

Director: Christina Ioakeimidi, Producers: Yorgos Noussias, Louizos Aslanidis - Ekso Productions, Co-producer: Veselka Kiryakova - Red Carpet Films, Greece, Bulgaria
Crossroads Co-production Forum participant 2020

OBSERVING

Director : Janez Burger, Producers : Miha Černec, Jozko Rutar, Nina Robnik - Staragara Production, Co-producers: Igor Prinčič -Transmedia Production, Robert Jazadziski - Kaval Film, Boris T. Matic - Propeler Film, Slovenia, Italy, North Macedonia, Croatia

POLYDROSO

Director: Alexandros Voulgaris, Producers: Nicholas Alavanos, Christina Stavropoulou - Filmiki Productions, Greece

SILENCE OF SIRENS

Director: Gazmend Nela, Producers: Arben Shala - Frame, Valon Bajgora, Yll Uka - Ikonë Studio, Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin - Alva Film,Co-producers: Tomi Salkovski - Skopje Film Studio, Paskal Semini - AlbaSky Film, Kosovo*, Switzerland

SWEET SORROW

Director: Kosta Djordjevic, Producer : Milos Ivanovic - Kinematografska kuća,
Co-producer: Ivana Marinić-Kragić - Marinis Media, Serbia, Croatia
Crossroads Co-production Forum participant 2018

THE SEA AND ITS WAVES

Directors: Liana & Renaud ,Producer: Mathieu Mullier-Griffiths - Kafard Films, France, Lebanon
Crossroads Co-production Forum participant 2013

THE SUMMER WITH CARMEN

Director : Zacharias Mavroeidis, Producer: Ioanna Bolomyti - Atalante Productions SA, Greece
Crossroads Co-production Forum participant 2020

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

Awards

Authorwave Post-production Award
Creative Image Post Services

MuSou Music Group Award
Sound/music post-production services

119 Marvila Studios Award
Sound mixing services

Yafka VFX Award
VFX services

Onassis Cinema Award
10.000 euro to a Greek project participating in the Agora(Crossroads Co-production Forum and Works in Progress)

ASTERISK*
Marketing Award

ERT Agora Works in Progress Award
2.000 euro to a Greek project

Jury

Agathe Corbin | Acquisition Manager, Urban Sales – France
Lenka Tyrpakova | Programmer, Karlovy Vary IFF – Czechia
Konstantinos Vassilaros | Producer, StudioBauhaus – Greece