20-10-2015

FNE at Cottbus Film Festival: Feature Film Competition

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    COTTBUS: The feature film competition at the 25th Anniversary of the Cottbus Film Festival, which runs 3-8 November 2015, relies heavily on its Central European roots, with films from Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia having an especially strong presence.

    The main competition selection also gives a nod to the festival’s spin-off industry event, Connecting Cottbus, with several alumni coming through the coproduction market over the past four years finding a spot in the competition.

    A total of 12 films representing 14 countries will screen in the main competition. The films range from off-beat comedy to social drama. The films will be competing for a top prize of 25,000 EUR, out of 42,500 EUR to be handed out to the feature film competition and a total of 77,750 EUR to be given out at the festival.

    The list of films in the feature film competition follows:

    The Ungiven (Croatia)
    Directed by Branko Schmidt
    Produced by Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
    Supported by Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    The Wednesday Child (Hungary, Germany)
    Directed by Lili Horváth

    Family Film (Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia, France, Slovakia, Croatia)
    Directed by Olmo Omerzu
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    Coproduction: Normal 0 21 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Arsmedia, 42Film, Punkchart Films, Rouge International, Studio Dim
    Normal 0 21 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Supported by the Eurimages fund, the Czech State Cinematography Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Slovenian Film Center, MDM MitteldeutscheMedienförderung and the MEDIA Programme.

    Demon (Poland)
    Directed by Marcin Wrona
    Produced by Magnet Man film Ltd.
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Heavenly Nomadic (Kyrgystan)
    Directed by Mirlan Abdykalykov

    Chemo (Poland)
    Directed by Bartek Prokopiewicz
    Produced by Filmokracja
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    The High Sun (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia)
    Directed by Dalibor Matanic
    Produceed by Kinorama
    Coproduction: Gustav Film in association with SEE Film Pro from Serbia Project
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and the MEDIA Programme, the Slovenian Film Centre and Viba Film Ljubljana

    The Land of Oz (Russia)
    Directed by Vasily Sigarev

    Three Days in September (Macedonia, Kosovo)
    Directed by Darijan Pejovski

    Fair Play (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic)
    Directed by Andrea Sedlácková
    Produced by Negativ
    Coproduction: Arina, Czech Television, RWE, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska , i/o post, Barrandov Studios, DEPARTURES Film
    Supported by the State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic

    Siska Deluxe (Slovenia, Czech Republic, Macedonia)
    Directed by Jan Cvitkovic
    Produced by Perfo Production
    Coproduction: Evolution Films, Kino Oko
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Center, the Czech Film Fund and the Macedonian Film Agency

    Liza, the Fox Fairy (Hungary)
    Directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros

    Produced by Arsmedia, 42Film, Punkchart Films, Rouge International, Studio Dim

    Supported by the Eurimages fund, the Czech State Cinematography Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Slovenian Film Center, MDM MitteldeutscheMedienförderung and the MEDIA Programme