12/07/2017 - Seven projects by established filmmakers will take part in the CineLink Co-Production Market

The Sarajevo Film Festival's CineLink Co-Production Market, which will take place this year from 14-17 August, has announced the second group of selected projects.

These projects by established directors from Southeast Europe, which are in the advanced stages of development and financing, include The Users by Barbarians [+see also:
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interview: Ivan Ikic
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interview: George Ovashvili
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interview: George Ovashvili
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interview: Damjan Kozole
film profile] by Slovenia's Damjan Kozole (Nightlife [+see also:
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interview: Damjan Kozole
film profile], Slovenian Girl [+see also:
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film profile], Ave [+see also:
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interview: Konstantin Bojanov
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interview: Gabriel Achim
film profile], Adalbert's Dream [+see also:
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interview: Gabriel Achim
film profile]), The Great Tram Robbery by legendary Serbian filmmaker Slobodan Šijan (Who's Singin’ Over There?), and Snow White Dies at the End by Macedonia's Kristijan Risteski.

The new batch of titles complements the first selection, announced in April (see the news), which are in the early development phase and are being helmed by first- and second-time filmmakers from the region. All selected projects will participate in the CineLink Industry Days throughout the Sarajevo Film Festival, from 12-17 August.

Amra Bakšić Čamo, head of CineLink, said: “It is a great pleasure to see this year’s CineLink programme taking shape. Over the two phases of the selection, we have encountered numerous projects that feature relevant narratives, and which are expressions of brave voices and the variety of work going on in the regional film industry.” 

Here is the full list of projects in the second selection:

The Great Tram Robbery – Slobodan Šijan (Serbia)
Producer: Marko Paljić (Gargantua Films)

Half-Sister [+see also:
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Producer: Danijel Hočevar (Vertigo)

Night – Gabriel Achim (Romania)
Producer: Anca Puiu (Mandragora) 

The Pass – Siddiq Barmak, George Ovashvili (Georgia/France)
Producer: George Ovashvili
Production companies: Wagonnet (Georgia), Arizona Productions (France)

Snow White Dies at the End – Kristijan Risteski (Macedonia)
Producers: Kristijan Risteski, Jovica Panovski (Vertigo Visual)

The Users – Ivan Ikić (Serbia)
Producer: Milan Stojanović (Sense Production)

Your Eyes – Konstantin Bojanov (Bulgaria/France/India)
Producers: Frederic Corvez, Konstantin Bojanov, Palmyre A Badinier
Production companies: Urban Factory (France), Argentum Lux Films (Bulgaria)