COTTBUS: Director/writer Filip Heraković once again teams up with Croatian production company Wolfgang & Dolly for his sophomore feature Night Waves. The project was presented at the 25th edition of connecting cottbus, 8 - 10 November 2023.

COTTBUS: The Estonian project At Your Service wound up the pitching session at the 25th edition of connecting cottbus, which took place 8 – 10 November 2023. The film will be the second feature directed by German Golub and is being produced by Stellar Film.

COTTBUS: One of the two Bulgarian projects showcased at the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus (8 – 10 November 2023) is the Bulgarian/Greek coproduction Resonance. The slightly larger of the low budget productions, Resonance has nearly 40 percent of its budget lined up for a summer 2024 shoot.

COTTBUS: MIDPOINT CoCo Award winner Excavators was presented at the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus held 8 – 10 November 2023. The Cypriot/American coproduction is a drama/mystery written and directed by Argyro Nicolaou.

COTTBUS: Polish director Damian Kocur presented his sophomore film project La Manche at the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus. La Manche is produced by Kijora Film.

COTTBUS: The Slovak/German coproduction My World Upside Down was pitched at the 25th edition of connecting cottbus, which ran 8 – 10 November 2023. The Slovak creative team led by director Daniel Rihák and producer Martina Sakova’s WHAT IF Films has teamed up with Berlin-based Projector 23, established by Sakova and Martin Kleinmichel.

COTTBUS: Veteran Hungarian producer András Muhi brought his new project Tactile Universe to the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus, which took place 8 – 10 November 2023. The psychological drama is written and directed by Szilárd Bernáth, and produced by Focus Fox.

COTTBUS: Bulgarian production company Activist 38 returns to Cottbus with their project Mather, which was presented at the 25th edition of connecting cottbus, held 8-10 November 2023. The film is directed by the company’s producers, Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova.

COTTBUS: Transylvania Pitch Stop CoCo Award winner Pyrrhic made its pitch at the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus, which was held 8 – 10 November 2023. The debut feature from writer/director Cosmin Nicolae is produced by Velvet Moraru and Ioana Moraru for Romania’s Icon Production.

KARLOVY VARY: The Karlovy Vary IFF will have a new additional festival hub in 2024, and the Karlovy Vary region may see additional funding for film production. FNE spoke with Petr Kulhanek, Governor of the Karlovy Vary Region while he was attending the 57th edition of the festival which runs through 8 July 2023.