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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!

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Now Open: Application Call for the 2024 Funding Round of SEE Cinema Network

The time has come: SEE Cinema Network just announced its call for applications for the 2024 Funding Round! 

Calling for fiction feature film projects in development stage, in the form of international co-productions between at least 2 SEE CINEMA NETWORK member states.

Do not miss the chance to apply and be placed among a wide list of 100+ highly-esteemed projects of the region that have received our Network’s support!

Project submissions end on 15 September 2024.

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‘Don’t Let Me Die’ by Andrei Epure enters post-production

We have an exciting update for the upcoming project by Andrei Epure, titled Don’t Let Me Die (Nu ma lasa sa mor). The feature film has already entered its post-production stage and is bound to be completed by the end of the year.

Filming was completed within 26 days during February/March 2024, mostly set at the Romanian Black Sea.

Don’t Let Me Die, Epure’s feature film directorial debut, was among the SEE Cinema Network 2023 Funding Round recipients.

SEE Cinema Network wants to congratulate the team for its efficient work and wishes all the best for its remaining steps towards international distribution.

Production Info
Producer: Saga Film (RO)
Co-producers: Handplayed (BG), Tomsa Films (FR), Arrogant Films (RO), Conceptual Lab by Theo Nissim (RO)

Credits
Director: Andrei Epure
Screenwriters: Andrei Epure, Ana Gheorghe
Director of Photography: Laurentiu Raducanu
Production Designer: Alexandra-Alma Ungureanu
Costume Designer: Alexandra-Alma Ungureanu
Editor: Dragos Apetri
Cast: Cosmina Stratan, Elina Löwensohn, Ricky and Anishka (stray dogs), Silviu Debu, Ozana Oancea, Isabela Neamtu, Mihaela Sîrbu, Elias Ferkin, George Albert Costea, Georgi Yordanov, Ioana Craciunescu, Dan Ursu, Tiberiu Harsan, Cezar Grumazescu, Ana Dumitrascu, Nicoleta Lefter, Stefan Voicu, Marina Palii, Liviu Pintileasa, Alexandru Calangiu, Andrei Seusan.

Photo credits: Serban Dinescu

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Embryo Larva Butterfly receives 4 nominations at Iris Awards 2024

Embryo Larva Butterfly, a film proudly supported by SEE Cinema Network, is a 4-time nominee at this year’s Iris Awards organized by the Hellenc Film Academy.

The Network wants to sincerely congratulate everyone involved in the making of the film and helping achieve great recognition in various fields, as observed in its nominations and wins in various events, including the very prestigious Iris Awards.

The film is nominated in the following categories:

  • Best Makeup, Hairstyling & Visual Effects Design (George Alahouzos)
  • Best Sound (Costas Fylaktidis, Christos Kyriakoulis)
  • Best Editing (Giannis Halkiadakis)
  • Best Greek Minority Co-production Film (Konstantina Stavrianou, Rena Vougioukalou)

The awards ceremony will take place on June 26 in Athens.

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SEE Cinema Network at the 5th Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days (19 April 2024)

Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days 2024 is the co-production, training and networking platform of the 22nd Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival. The 5th edition of Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days will be held between 18–20 April 2024 in the sunny city of Limassol, Cyprus.

SEE Cinema Network will be there. Come join us this Friday, April 19 at at Rialto Theatre for a panel discussion around the strengthening of the South Eastern European film industry through regional collaboration. Our team is more than excited to present you the benefits of funding support from SEE Cinema Network as well as answer all of your questions.

We want to sincerely thank the festival team for the invitation and we cannot wait to experience firsthand the many networking opprtunities this year’s edition has in store!

Also, among the 8 projects selected to participate in the pitching sessions of the co-production forum, Dot.on.the.Map Meeting Point, we can find Four Funerals and a Wedding, our Montenegrin funding recipient of the 2023 Round. The project is directed by Nikola Mijovic and produced by Maja Kecojevic (co-producers: Pavle Vuckovic, Stefan Mladenovic, Vladimir Anastasov and Angela Nestorovska). Production companies: Parangal Film, Plan 9, Sektor Film.

Congratulations to the team of the project and we hope to be a very fruitful experience towards its completion.

SEE you soon in Cyprus!

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Happy Holidays from SEE Cinema Network

SEE Cinema Networks wishes you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous new year, filled with health, hope and unstoppable creativity and inspiration for you and all your loved ones.

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Embryo Larva Butterfly wins at the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Embryo Larva Butterfly won 2 awards at the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, as it was announced yesterday during the award ceremony. The film is supported by SEE Cinema Network.

Embryo Larva Butterfly received distinctions in the following categories:

  • Fischer Audience Award (Film Forward competition program)
  • Best Original Score ERT

Maria Apostolakea (l),
Kyros Papavassiliou (r)

The Network wants to congratulate all the team behind the film and especially the director Kyros Papavassiliou. We are very excited and committed to keep working together towards supporting exceptional works and #collaboration in the SEE region.

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SEE Cinema Network announces its 2023 Funding Round recipients

During 36th General Assembly on November 8th in Thessaloniki, coinciding with the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, SEE Cinema Network unveiled a total funding of €63,000 for its 2023 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:

(AL) THE CONSEQUENCES OF FREEDOM
Director: Lorin Terezi
Delegate Producer: TUNNELFILM LTD

(BG) RESONANCE
Director: Yordan Petkov
Delegate Producers PORTOKAL, GARTI FILMS

(CY) MY NAME IS LILY
Director: Yianna Americanou
Delegate Producer: MERAKI FILMS

(GR) MY SOUL STARTLED
Director: Syllas Tzoumerkas
Delegate Producer: Homemade Films SMPC

(ME) FOUR FUNERALS AND A WEDDING
Director: Nikola Mijovic
Delegate Producer: Parangal Film

(MK) SPRING CLEANING
Director: Marija Apcevska
Delegate Producer: DFPM KINO OKO d.o.o.e.l

(RO) DON’T LET ME DIE
Director: Andrei Epure
Delegate Producer: Saga Film

In a commitment to transparency and in line with European statistical recording standards, the Network will also this year announce gender percentages for main contributors—specifically, directors and producers. In the latest financings, women’s participation stands at 30%.

Our Network congratulates all the awarded projects and wishes good luck and many more exciting achievements to come.