Karlovy Vary Film Festival Unveils Eastern Promises Projects
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival’s Eastern Promises industry platform has unveiled 27 film projects that will be showcased during its Works in Progress, Works in Development – Feature Launch and First Cut+ Works in Progress presentations.
The most promising projects, selected by international juries, will receive awards with a total value of 115,000 EUR. The showcasing of projects to industry professionals will take place in Karlovy Vary, during this year’s KVIFF Industry Days on July 3 (Works in Progress and Works in Development – Feature Launch) and July 4 (First Cut+ Works in Progress).
For Works in Progress, 11 fiction and documentary feature films in the late stage of production or post-production from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa have been selected.
The following projects will compete for prizes of a total value of 100,000 EUR: “Distances” (Poland)Director: Matej BobrikProducer: Agnieszka Skalska “The Fifth Resurrection of Farid” (Egypt)Director: Khalid A.
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