AGORA Works in Progress: November 2- 6
The AGORA Works in Progress selects projects in post-production stage, which have a link to the Mediterranean regions and Southeastern Europe, and presents them to sales agents, distributors, producers, streaming platforms and festival programmers with the objective to raise finishing funds, secure sales agents, festival premieres and book meetings with potential partners.
This year’s AGORA Works in Progress lineup includes 8 films from 15 countries across Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region currently in post-production.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.
AGORA Works in Progress Films
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, 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
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
AGORA Works in Progress Jury
Dorian Magagnin | Acquisitions & Festivals Manager, Cercamon - UAE
Danae Spathara | Producer, Heretic - Greece
Barbara Wurm | Head of Berlinale Forum, Berlin IFF - Germany
AGORA Works in Progress Tutors
Zeynep Güzel | Filmmaker, Consultant – Germany
Katarina Tomkova | Producer, Kaleidoscope / Punkchart films - Slovakia
AGORA Works in Progress Awards
Jury Awards
Independent Awards
