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Christopher Vourlias Slovak directors Ivan Ostrochovsky and Pavol Pekarčík’s Ukraine war drama “Photophobia,” which won the Europa Cinemas Label Award after its Venice Days premiere and is Slovakia’s entry in the best international feature film Oscar race, has been acquired by Prague-based sales agent Filmotor. Set on a cold February morning in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, “Photophobia” follows 12-year-old Niki and his family as they arrive at the Kharkiv metro station to take shelter from the terrifying war raging outside.

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Venice Winner Péter Kerekes Returns to Lido With Astrology-Themed ‘Wishing on a Star,’ Debuts First Clip: ‘Everyone’s Looking for Love’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Marta Balaga Instead of “Wishing on a Star,” Slovak filmmaker Péter Kerekes makes his dreams come true, returning to Lido – and Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section – with his latest film. In 2021, Kerekes picked up the Horizons award for best screenplay alongside Ivan Ostrochovský for “107 Mothers.” Now, he is back in Venice with “Wishing on a Star,” but he didn’t immediately jump at the chance to follow Luciana de Leoni D’Asparedo, a Neapolitan astrologer who asks her clients to take life-changing trips on their birthdays in order to be “reborn.” “It felt like an absurd story,” jokes Kerekes. “My Austrian producer Ralph Wieser kept asking me to work with Erica Barbiani on a film about astrology.