Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days Team With Uniqa SEE Future Foundation to Launch Female Filmmakers Support Program
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Uniqa SEE Future Foundation has teamed with Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days to launch the Female Filmmakers Support Program, whose purpose is to boost the careers of women in the film industry in South-East Europe.
The program will operate in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania and Montenegro, but it is possible for women from other countries to apply, provided that they have a producer or co-producer from one of those countries.
The call for applications, which closes on Feb. 19, is open to female directors or co-directors and at least one other key associate (a screenwriter, director of photography, composer or editor) who identifies as a woman.
The program’s objectives are to develop and support women in the film industry in South-East Europe in the production of independent film, to increase the representation and diversity of women in the regional film industry, and to facilitate networking, skills development and funding opportunities for women in film.
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