55th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
October 31 – November 9, 2014
AGORA INDUSTRYNovember 1 - 8, 2014
13 projects at the 10th CROSSROADS CO-PRODUCTION FORUM
10 films in AGORA WORKS IN PROGRESS
205 international titles in the AGORA FILM MARKET
October 31 – November 9, 2014
AGORA INDUSTRYNovember 1 - 8, 2014
13 projects at the 10th CROSSROADS CO-PRODUCTION FORUM
10 films in AGORA WORKS IN PROGRESS
205 international titles in the AGORA FILM MARKET
AGORA INDUSTRY (November 1-8, 2014) is an industry event offering various networking opportunities for the global film industry in an informal, welcoming and professional atmosphere. As an international meeting and trading event, AGORA INDUSTRY runs parallel to the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and offers to its visiting industry professionals a variety of industry activities:
The Agora Film Market with a Digital Video Library (November 1-8)
The Crossroads Co-Production Forum (November 4-8)
The Agora Works in Progress - Screening of films in post-production (November 6)
All Industry activities focus on the countries of Central Europe, the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
We are celebrating this year the 100 years of Greek Cinema and so special attention has been given to film projects and films under production or post-production from Greece.
CROSSROADS, the Co-Production Forum headed by Marie-Pierre Macia, has selected 13 projects this year, based on the quality of the script, the creative team and the likelihood of it being produced. All selected projects are either produced or co-produced by a country in South-eastern and Central Europe or the Mediterranean area, or contain story elements linked to these regions. The selected projects come from the following countries: Egypt, France, FYROM, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and Romania.
The producers of these 13 projects will be introduced to a variety of industry professionals from all over the world. The program is varied and provides opportunities to meet other producers, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents and consultants. CROSSROADS’ goal is to support the producers of feature-length film projects that are linked to the Mediterranean and Balkan regions in finding the right partners to finance and accomplish their projects.
We are very happy to welcome the new project of seasoned filmmaker George Panoussopoulos to whom Thessaloniki Int’l Film Festival hosted a tribute of his work in 2005 and new work by Dimitris Koutsiabasakos who returns with a feature film after his latest feature film The Guardian’s Son (2006). From the international spectrum Paul Negoescu who was competing in Thessaloniki’s International Competition back in 2012 with A Month in Thailand will present his new project, as well as Ahmad Abdalla who has been selected twice in the International Competition with his films Heliopolis (2009) and Microphone (2010) and Rags & Tatters in Open Horizons (2013). Andrea Segre who won the LUX Prize in 2011 with the film Shun Li and the Poet will also be presenting his new film project. Eight out of thirteen projects are first feature films from Greece and abroad.
The Crossroads Awards are:
- The Greek post-production house Two Thirty Five offers the main prize of a co-production award (image and sound post) to the winning project
- CNC offers 7.000 euro for project development
- ARTE France is offering for the first time an award of 6.000 euro to a project of their choice.
- The Producer’s Network of the Cannes Film Festival offers a free accreditation for the Producer’s Network in the Cannes Film Festival 2015.
- Sofia Meetings of the Sofia IFF will select one project to be presented in March at the Sofia Meetings 2015.
- The Mediterranean Film Institute Script 2 Film Workshops offers a scholarship for its next round of Script 2 Film Workshops to one of the projects
- Initiative Film, a scrip-development consultancy firm in France, offers its services to one of the projects.
- CINEMED will include at least 1 Greek project in the Development Grant selection according to its state of development and follow the films from Crossroads and Works in Progress in regards to its program selection.
The 2014 Crossroads jury consists of:
Ewa Puszczynska, producer - Opus Films, Poland
Thania Dimitrakopoulou, sales agent – Match Factory, Germany
Elise Jalladeau, producer/Audiovisual Attachee of the Embassy of France in Greece, France
This year’s projects are:
1. 40% Director: Andrea Segre, Production: Andrea Stucovitz, JOLEFILM, Italy
In collaboration with the MFI Script2Film Workshop
2. ARK Director: Aristotelis Maragkos, Production: Vasilis Chrysanthopoulos, plays2place productions, Greece
3. GREENHOUSE Director: Nikos Kritikos, Production: Fotini Economopoulou, Oh My Dog Greece
4. KIDS FROM THE EAST Director: Aramisova, Production: Michal Kracmer, Cinedix, Czech Republic/ Slovak Republic
5. KILA Director: Dimitris Koutsiabasakos, Production: Yorgos Kyriakos, View Master, Greece
6. NEVER LET IT GO Director/Producer: Paul Negoescu, Papillon Film, Romania
In collaboration with SOFIA MEETINGS of the Sofia International Film Festival
7. A PACK OF SHEEP Director: Dimitris Kanellopoulos, Production: KOnstantina Stavrianou/Graal Films, Elina Psykou/Guanaco, Greece
8. THE SECRET INGREDIENT Director: Gjorce Stavreski, Production: Emilija Chochkova, Fragment Films, FYROM
9. SONS OF SUNDAY Director: Rami Kodeih, Production: Rita Dhager, Senorita Films, France
10. TAILOR Director: Sonia Liza Kenterman, Production: Fenia Cossovitsa, Blonde Audiovisual S.A, Greece
11. TEA Director: Ahmad Abdalla, Production: Mohamed Hefzy, Film Clinic, Egypt
12. THERE, WHERE NO ONE KNEW HOW TO CRY
Director: Yorgos Panousopoulos, Production: Eleni Kossyfidou, Black Bird Productions Greece
13. TRAMONTANE Director: Vatche Boulghourjian, Production: Georges Schoucair, Abbout Production, Lebanon
The AGORA WORKS IN PROGRESS are closed sessions for Thessaloniki’s invited industry professionals, presented to sales agents, distributors, producers and festival representatives. 10 films have been selected from Greece, Georgia, Germany, France, Lithuania, Palestine, South Africa and Turkey.
Graal S.A, will provide the winning film of the Works in Progress section with a co-production award of post–production services up to 70.000 Euro. Previous recipient of the Graal Award was Asaf Korman’s first feature film Next to Her, which had its premiere at the 2014 Directors’ Fortnight.
The 2014 Agora Works in Progress Jury consists of:
Arnaud Gourmelen, Festival Programmer – Directors’ Fortnight, France
Gabor Greiner, Sales Agent – Films Boutique, Germany
Konstantina Vonorta, producer - Graal, Greece
This year’s films are:
1. DO YOU LOVE ME, Director: Lina Luzyte, Production: Dagne Vildziunaite, Just a Moment, Co-producers: Alien Film Production, Arizona Productions Lithuania/Romania/France
2. HEATWAVE, Director: Joyce A. Nashawati, Production: Fenia Cossovitsa, Blond Audiovisual S.A, Co-producers: GOOD Lap Production, To Be Continued, Greece/France
Heatwave participated in the Crossroads Co-production Forum in 2010.
3. LOVE, THEFT AND OTHER ENTANGLEMENTS, Director: Muayad Alayan, Production: Rami Alayan, Palcine Productions, Palestine
4. MEMORIES OF WIND, Director: Ozcan Alper, Production: Soner Alper, Nar Film, Co-producers: ABK Studios, Riva Film, Arizona Films Turkey/Georgia/ Germany/France
5. NAUSEA, Director: Zeki Demirkubuz, Production: Basak Emre, Mavi Film, Turkey
6. NIMA (working title), Director: The Boy, Production: Eleni Bertes, Logline Film Essentials Greece
7. SUNTAN Director: Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Production: Phaedra Vokali, Marni Films, Greece
8. SYMPTOM, Director-Producer: Angelos Frantzis, The Gardens/Filmiki Productions, Greece
9. TERRITORIAL PISSINGS, Director: Sibs Shongwe-La Mer, Production: Elias Ribeiro, Urucu Media, South Africa OUT OF COMPETITION
10. URSA MINOR, Director-Producer: Elissavet Chronopoulou, Greece
For more information please contact
Yianna Sarri This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Angeliki Vergou This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Agora Industry is sponsored and supported by:
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Ewa Puszczynska, producer - Opus Films, Poland
Thania Dimitrakopoulou, sales agent – Match Factory, Germany
Elise Jalladeau, producer/Audiovisual Attachee of the Embassy of France in Greece, France
This year’s projects are:
1. 40% Director: Andrea Segre, Production: Andrea Stucovitz, JOLEFILM, Italy
In collaboration with the MFI Script2Film Workshop
2. ARK Director: Aristotelis Maragkos, Production: Vasilis Chrysanthopoulos, plays2place productions, Greece
3. GREENHOUSE Director: Nikos Kritikos, Production: Fotini Economopoulou, Oh My Dog Greece
4. KIDS FROM THE EAST Director: Aramisova, Production: Michal Kracmer, Cinedix, Czech Republic/ Slovak Republic
5. KILA Director: Dimitris Koutsiabasakos, Production: Yorgos Kyriakos, View Master, Greece
6. NEVER LET IT GO Director/Producer: Paul Negoescu, Papillon Film, Romania
In collaboration with SOFIA MEETINGS of the Sofia International Film Festival
7. A PACK OF SHEEP Director: Dimitris Kanellopoulos, Production: KOnstantina Stavrianou/Graal Films, Elina Psykou/Guanaco, Greece
8. THE SECRET INGREDIENT Director: Gjorce Stavreski, Production: Emilija Chochkova, Fragment Films, FYROM
9. SONS OF SUNDAY Director: Rami Kodeih, Production: Rita Dhager, Senorita Films, France
10. TAILOR Director: Sonia Liza Kenterman, Production: Fenia Cossovitsa, Blonde Audiovisual S.A, Greece
11. TEA Director: Ahmad Abdalla, Production: Mohamed Hefzy, Film Clinic, Egypt
12. THERE, WHERE NO ONE KNEW HOW TO CRY
Director: Yorgos Panousopoulos, Production: Eleni Kossyfidou, Black Bird Productions Greece
13. TRAMONTANE Director: Vatche Boulghourjian, Production: Georges Schoucair, Abbout Production, Lebanon
The AGORA WORKS IN PROGRESS are closed sessions for Thessaloniki’s invited industry professionals, presented to sales agents, distributors, producers and festival representatives. 10 films have been selected from Greece, Georgia, Germany, France, Lithuania, Palestine, South Africa and Turkey.
Graal S.A, will provide the winning film of the Works in Progress section with a co-production award of post–production services up to 70.000 Euro. Previous recipient of the Graal Award was Asaf Korman’s first feature film Next to Her, which had its premiere at the 2014 Directors’ Fortnight.
The 2014 Agora Works in Progress Jury consists of:
Arnaud Gourmelen, Festival Programmer – Directors’ Fortnight, France
Gabor Greiner, Sales Agent – Films Boutique, Germany
Konstantina Vonorta, producer - Graal, Greece
This year’s films are:
1. DO YOU LOVE ME, Director: Lina Luzyte, Production: Dagne Vildziunaite, Just a Moment, Co-producers: Alien Film Production, Arizona Productions Lithuania/Romania/France
2. HEATWAVE, Director: Joyce A. Nashawati, Production: Fenia Cossovitsa, Blond Audiovisual S.A, Co-producers: GOOD Lap Production, To Be Continued, Greece/France
Heatwave participated in the Crossroads Co-production Forum in 2010.
3. LOVE, THEFT AND OTHER ENTANGLEMENTS, Director: Muayad Alayan, Production: Rami Alayan, Palcine Productions, Palestine
4. MEMORIES OF WIND, Director: Ozcan Alper, Production: Soner Alper, Nar Film, Co-producers: ABK Studios, Riva Film, Arizona Films Turkey/Georgia/ Germany/France
5. NAUSEA, Director: Zeki Demirkubuz, Production: Basak Emre, Mavi Film, Turkey
6. NIMA (working title), Director: The Boy, Production: Eleni Bertes, Logline Film Essentials Greece
7. SUNTAN Director: Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Production: Phaedra Vokali, Marni Films, Greece
8. SYMPTOM, Director-Producer: Angelos Frantzis, The Gardens/Filmiki Productions, Greece
9. TERRITORIAL PISSINGS, Director: Sibs Shongwe-La Mer, Production: Elias Ribeiro, Urucu Media, South Africa OUT OF COMPETITION
10. URSA MINOR, Director-Producer: Elissavet Chronopoulou, Greece
For more information please contact
Yianna Sarri This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Angeliki Vergou This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Agora Industry is sponsored and supported by:
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