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SOFIA 2018 Industry

Sofia Meetings announces its selection of projects

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- The teams behind the 29 selected projects will meet with film professionals over the course of four days, from 15-18 March

Sofia Meetings announces its selection of projects
Director Meritxell Colell

The industry platform of the Sofia International Film Festival (7-18 March), Sofia Meetings, recently announced the 29 projects in its selection. The teams behind these projects, many hailing from European countries and all of them first, second or third features, will meet with more than 150 industry executives from different parts of the world during the four-day industry event.

A further eight first-film projects will be presented in the First Films First event. Here is the full list of the projects competing for awards:

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Second Film Projects 

Amnesty [+see also:
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]
 - Jonas Karasek (Slovakia)
Producers: Maroš HečkoNataša ĎuričováPeter Veverka (Azyl Production)

Beggar - Nadejda Koseva (Bulgaria)
Producer: Vladimir Andreev (Borough Film)

Bunker - György Kristóf (Slovakia)
Producers: Katarína Krnačova, György Kristóf (Silverart)

Duo - Meritxell Colell (Spain)
Producer: Belén Sánchez (Polar Star Films

Earthquake - Idan Haguel (Israel)
Producers: Saar YogevNaomi Levari (Black Sheep Film Productions) 

The Crown of Creation - László CsujaAnna Nemes (Hungary)
Producer: András Muhi (FocusFox Studio

Plus Minus One Projects

Crissea IV - Vladimir Dembinski (Romania)
Producer: Tudor Giurgiu (Libra Film Productions)

Ja Sam Ana - Ado Hasanovic (Italy)
Producer: Massimo D'orzi (Il Gigante Cinema)

March.April.May - Andrey Gryazev (Russia)
Producer: Vlad Ketkovich (Ethnoscope)

Saving One Who Was Dead - Václav Kadrnka (Czech Republic)
Producer: Václav Kadrnka (Sirius Film

The Good Driver - Tonislav Hristov (Bulgaria/Finland)
Producers: Kaarle Aho (Making Movies), Andrea Stanoeva (Soul Food)

The Pass - Siddiq Barmak (Georgia/France)
Producers: George Ovashvili (Wagonnet), Guillaume de Seille (Arizona Films)

The Pleasure Is All Mine - Sacha Amaral (Brazil/Argentina)
Producer: Tomás Cohen (Ritmo Visual Filmes) 

To Flee - Lubomir Bakchev (Bulgaria/France)
Producers: Rossitsa Valkanova (Klas Film), Éric Nebot (Eagle Team Entertainment), Frédéric Jove (Les Films Velvet)

Wolf - Nathalie Biancheri (Ireland)
Producer: Jessie Fisk (Feline Films)

Projects in Bank

Avanos - Panagiotis Charamis (Greece) 
Producer: Konstantinos Baliotis (2D2R)

Azis (working tittle) - Niya AleksandrovaDimitar Gochev (Bulgaria)
Producer: Dimitar Gochev (Dreams Industry) 

Darkling [+see also:
film review
interview: Dušan Milić
film profile
]
- Dusan Milic (Serbia/Bulgaria)
Producer: Snezana Penev (Film Deluxe Intl)

Defining Oliver - Vladimir Mitrevski (Macedonia)
Producer: Ognen Antov (Dream Factory)

How I Learned to Fly - Radivoje Andrić (Serbia)
Producers: Maja PopovicMilan Stojanovic (Sense Production)

Orange - Barış Kaya (Turkey)
Producer: Bilal Bağcı (Peri Istanbul) 

Patrol Cars - Stephan Komandarev (Bulgaria)
Producers: Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova (Argo Film

Jewish Girl - Sharon Bar Ziv (Israel/Bulgaria)
Producer: Borislav Chouchkov (Chouchkov Brothers)

The Kids Are Coming - Mustafa Nuri (Turkey/France) 
Producers: Sezgi Üstün SanÖzlem Özçelik (Sezzfilm), Daniel Chabannes (Epicentre Films

The Trojan Crisis - François Nouguies (Bulgaria/France)
Producer: Martichka Bozhilova (Agitprop

The Other Side of the Story - Münir Karataş (Turkey)
Producer: Nurcan Güzel (Mor Film)

The Storm before the Calm - Marcin Bortkiewicz (Poland)
Producer: Sebastian Petryk (PS Film)

This Is Awful - Lyubomir Pechev (Bulgaria)
Producer: Alexander Kenanov (B2Y Productions)

Yarushka - Valentin Ganev (Bulgaria)
Producers: Evtim MiloshevLuybomir NeykovIvan SpasovGabriel Georgiev (Dream Team Films

First Films First 

Dajna - Christos Netsos (Albania)
Producer: Ermir Keta (Anima Pictures Tirana)

Inventory [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Darko Sinko
film profile
]
- Darko Sinko (Slovenia)
Producer: Vlado Bulajić (December Film)

Life Beats Reality - Andreea Vălean (Romania)
Producer: Andreea Vălean (Amoidee) 

Man and Dog [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ştefan Constantinescu
film profile
]
- Ştefan Constantinescu (Romania/Sweden)
Producers: Ada SolomonDiana Paroiu (Hi Film Productions), Jörgen Andersson (Doppelganger)

Mnk Boy - Mete Gümürhan (Turkey/Netherlands)
Producers: Zeynep Aşkın KorkmazKaan KorkmazBas BroertjesAydin Dehzad (Kaliber Film, Filmalti)

Murina - Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (Croatia)
Producer: Zdenka Gold (Spiritus Movens

Peter and the Wolf - Thanasis Neofotistos (Greece)
Producer: Ioanna Bolomyti (Argonauts Productions

Zuhal [+see also:
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trailer
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]
 - Nazli Elif Durlu (Turkey)
Producer: Anna Maria Aslanoğlu (Istos Film)

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