Milica Tomovic’s ‘Big Women,’ Philip Sotnychenko’s ‘Times New Roman’ Win Big at Sarajevo Industry Awards
variety.comChristopher Vourlias Milica Tomović’s “Big Women” and Philip Sotnychenko’s “Times New Roman” won big at the Sarajevo Film Festival‘s CineLink, its industry section that featured projects from Southeast Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Serbian director Tomović’s sophomore feature, which is produced by Dragana Jovović of Non-Aligned Films and Jelena Radenković for Big Time Production, won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, a cash prize of €20,000 ($22,200).
The film follows two wild women who embark on an unexpected trip to the coast of Montenegro, where they’ll settle forgotten bills, rediscover their friendship and uncover long-buried secrets.
It’s the director’s follow-up to her critically lauded Berlinale and Sarajevo player “Celts.” Sotnychenko’s second feature (pictured, top), which is produced by Valeria Sochyvets for Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema, won the Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award, a cash prize in the amount of €20,000 ($22,200).
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