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‘Yiannis’ by Kyros Papavassiliou selected for funding through HFAC

Great news for YIANNIS, the Cypriot awardee of the 2024 Funding Round of SEE Cinema Network: The project has secured an additional funding of 150.000€ for its production purposes, through the CO-PRODUCTION WINDOW programme of the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center (HFAC), activated through the Recovery and Resiliency Facility.

The programme aims to support the production of short and feature films (fiction, documentaries, animation) in co-production with foreign (non-Greek) producers. It also aims to create synergies with European production that will accelerate the employment and involvement of national (Greek) artists and technicians, as well as attract foreign capital to the national (Greek) audiovisual industry. It is mainly aimed at the minority participation, in an international co-production, of a producer established in Greece, without excluding the reverse.

Director of YIANNIS, Kyros Papavassiliou © Aris Rammos

Congratulations are in order for producing company Drytree Films and Graal Films, the Greek co-producer, for the selection of the project. Our Network wishes good luck and great success in the film’s completion and release in the near future!

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‘Resonance’ by Yordan Petkov completes filming; enters post-production

Yordan Petkov’s feature debut RESONANCE has finished its principal photography. The project was shot in 22 days near Sofia, Bulgaria between July and August 2024 and is currently being edited in Athens, Greece. Post-production is slated to be complete by May 2025.

The story of the film follows an hermit on a mission and an ambitious young policeman, who find themselves strangely entangled by the howling sirens of a malfunctioning Early Warning System. The end of the world, however, is a solitary occupation.

A co-production between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, Resonance was supported by SEE Cinema Network under the 2023 Funding Round. The Network congratulates the team behind the creation for the most efficient evolution of the projects and wishes best of luck regarding its completion, in anticipation of its first steps towards international distribution.

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SEE Cinema Network announces the 2024 Funding Round recipients

During the 37th General Assembly on 6 November 2024 in Thessaloniki, coinciding with the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, SEE Cinema Network unveiled a total funding of €72,000 for its 2024 Funding Round candidates. The selected projects were announced officially during the Agora Awards of the Festival.

Each awarded project will receive 9000€ in funding for its development purposes.

The selected projects are:

ALBANIA
AFTER DARK
Director: Erenik Beqiri
Producer: On Film Production
Albania / Greece / France / Italy / Denmark

BULGARIA
CONTRE JOUR
Director: Antonia Milcheva
Producer: Contrast Films
Bulgaria / Romania

CYPRUS
YIANNIS
Director: Kyros Papavassiliou
Producer: Drytree Films Ltd
Cyprus / Greece / Romania

GREECE
WAKE
Director: Thelyia Petraki
Producer: Out of the Box Films
Greece / Cyprus / Serbia

KOSOVO
VESTIGE
Director: Rita Krasniqi
Producer: Kot Productions
Kosovo / North Macedonia / France

MONTENEGRO
SOBE
Director: Pavle Simonović
Producer: Protos Film
Montenegro / Serbia

NORTH MACEDONIA
I DISAGREE
Director: Kristijan Risteski
Producer: Focus Pocus Films
North Macedonia / Cyprus / France

ROMANIA
EDELWEISS
Directors: Adriana Racasan, Tudor Giurgiu
Producer: Point Film
Romania / Cyprus

In a commitment to transparency and in line with European statistical recording standards, SEE Cinema Network will also announce gender percentages for main contributors — namely, directors, producers and scriptwriters. In the latest financings, women’s participation stands at an impressive 43% of the total contributors, an increased percentage of 44% from last year.

Our Network congratulates all the recipients and wishes good luck and many more exciting achievements for each supported project.

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SEE Cinema Network at the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Today, Thursday 31 October 2024, marks the start of the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, one of the most prestigious and longevous film festivals of the South Eastern Europe region. This year, we are beyond excited to announce that 2 projects previously supported by SEE Cinema Network are part of the festival’s eclectic film catalogue: LUNA PARK by Florenc Papas and INK WASH by Sarra Tsorakidis!

Ink Wash competes in the “Meet the Neighbors+” section. Do not miss Ink Wash on Wednesday 6 November at 17.00 (Stavros Tornes Hall) or Thursday 7 November at 16:00 (John Cassavetes Hall).
Tickets available here.

Luna Park is screened under the “Survey Expanded: Un-Family-ar” section. You can experience the film on Monday 4 November at 21:00 (Pavlos Zannas Hall) and Wednesday 6 November at 17.00 (Makedonikon Cinema).
Tickets available here.

Also, on Wednesday 6 November, the members off SEE Cinema Network will be gathered for their 37th General Assembly where the recipients of the 2024 Funding Round will be selected. Winners will be announced during the TiFF65 Agora Awards later that day.

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‘Ink Wash’ by Sarra Tsorakidis wins at the 40th Warsaw International Film Festival

Another major achievement for the movie INK WASH by Sarra Tsorakidis. The film was recently awarded the prestigious FIPRESCI Award for Best Debut from Eastern Europe of the 40th Warsaw International Film Festival by FIPRESCI Jury members Alessandro Amato (IT), Leo Ortuno (FR), Marcin Radomski (PL).

After its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and its European premiere at Warsaw, the film will soon be shown at the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TiFF), one of the most prominent film festivals of South Eastern Europe. Ink Wash will be a part of the Meet The Neighbors+ competition section of the festival.

SEE Cinema Network wholeheartedly congratulates the creative and producing team of Ink Wash for its indeniably successful festival run and wishes for many more accomplishments to come. The project was proudbly supported by the Network during its 2022 Funding Round.

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7th Balkan Can Kino Film Symposium hosts Special Screening of Short Films supported by SEE Cinema Network

SEE Cinema Network is coming to the 7th Balkan Can Kino Film Symposium which takes place from 24-27 October 2024 in Athens, Greece.

Among its many events, a very Special Screening of recent short films by female filmmakers from South Eastern Europe is scheduled for this Sunday, 27 October 2024 at ZOOTROPE (Kimolou 17, Athens 11362). All films have received funding support from SEE Cinema Network.

The theme of escaping (from) reality is the imaginary thread that connects the four distinct short fiction stories in this special screening. Against the tension and fascination of the unknown, the elements of nature, the planet itself and the natural environment in all its glory -the sea, the forest, the water, the sky, the stars- are juxtaposed. Other times acting symbolically and magically, other times as a canvas of images and landscapes with humans in the foreground, these elements highlight the intensity of emotions and the relationships between the protagonists: be it friendship, brotherly and sisterly love, the love between partners or desire.

The films shown in this screening are the following:

  • To The Moon And Back (2018) by Stelana Kliris, 11′
  • Life Lasts Three Days (2017) by Katarina Koljevic, 28′
  • Only The Devil Hates Water (2022) by Lidija Mojsovska, 17’
  • To Vancouver (2021) by Artemis Anastasiadou, 23′

There is free entrance to all activities and screenings of the film symposium. Find out more information here,

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‘Planet 7693’ by Gojko Berkuljan has its official festival premiere

Great news for the family film PLANET 7693, directed by Gojko Berkuljan! On October 12th, the official festival premiere of the project will take place during the 20th Kids Fest in Serbia. Soon, the film will also be released nationwide in the Montenegrin cinemas.

A synopsis of ‘Planet 7693’:
Luka lives with his quite harmonious and pleasant family in a very interesting neighborhood in the suburbs. During a turbulent period, big misunderstandings and conflicts start to emerge within the family. Left alone, Luka immerses himself in fiction, trying to find a solution for all the problems.

Planet 7693 was a recipient of the 2021 Funding Round support of SEE Cinema Network.

Congratulations to the creative team and crew behind the film and we wish them great success towards reaching a wide audience of many ages, both nationally and internationally.

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Major achievements for ‘WATERDROP’ by Robert Budina

This awards season is coming off to a great start for the SEE CINEMA NETWORK-supported project, WATERDROP by Robert Budina.

A recipient of the 2022 Funding Round support, it just had its national premiere in Albania on 12 September and now, it is officially selected to be the Albanian submission to be considered for the International Feature Film category of the upcoming 97th Academy Awards. The film is also slated to have its international premiere during the International Competition section of the 40th Warsaw Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals in the Central and Eastern European region.

Our Network wants to congratulate the team behind Waterdrop for their incredible achievements so far and wish them great success in their ongoing festival and cinematic run.

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’17’ by Kosara Mitic wraps filming

17, the debut feature-film project of director Kosara Mitic has officially wrapped filming. Film shootings took place between April and May 2024 in various locations in Skopje and Bitola, North Macedonia.

The project, proudly supported by SEE Cinema Network through its 2022 Funding Round, is an international co-production between North Macedonia (Black Cat Production), Serbia (Art & Popcorn) and Slovenia (December).

Centered around Sara, a 17-year old girl, the coming-of-age film is “focused on high school students and teenagers, a critical and vulnerable demographic. In a world saturated with social media, where shocking values prevail, 17 challenges viewers to confront the uncomfortable truths of adolescence“, the director explained in a statement.

Photo posted in Kosara Mitic’s Instagram account.

Our Network would like to congratulate the director, cast and crew of “17” for their most effective work on the project. We are looking forward for more exciting news to follow.

Applications for the 2024 Funding Round of SEE Cinema Network are open! Submit your feature film project now and do not miss the chance to be among this year’s recipients of the Network’s support.

Cover photo: ©Black Cat Production

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‘Ink Wash’ by Sarra Tsorakidis will have its world premiere during the 2024 TIFF

SEE Cinema Network goes to… Toronto! 🍁

The 49th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced its 2024 Discovery programme. Among the selected films for participation, Ink Wash, the feature-film directorial debut of Sarra Tsorakidis, will have its world premiere during the section.

The 49th edition of TIFF will be held from 5-15 September 2024.

An international co-production between Romania (Mandragora), Greece (Bad Crowd) and Denmark (Angel Films) Ink Wash was also among the recipients of the 2022 Funding Round of SEE Cinema Network.

Another great accomplishment for a film proudly supported by our Network – we want to sincerely congratulate the team behind Ink Wash and we wish for many more recognitions to come!