15-01-2020

FNE at Berlinale 2020: Films From FNE Partner Countries Selected For 70th Berlinale

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    Charlatan by Agnieszka Holland Charlatan by Agnieszka Holland

    BERLIN: Films and TV series from Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are among the new titles announced by the 70th Berlin International Film Festival (20 February-1 March 2020) on 14 January 2020.

    Among these titles there is Agnieszka Holland’s new film Charlatan, a coproduction between the Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland and Slovakia, which will have its world premiere during a Berlinale Special Gala Screening at the Berlinale Palast. The film was selected for the Berlinale Coproduction Market in 2017.

    The Berlinale Co-Production Market announced the selected projects for its pitch event Co-Pro Series.

    Hungarian animation filmmaker Réka Bucsi is a member of the Berlinale Shorts jury. Films selected for Berlinale Shorts were also announced yesterday.

    Projects from FNE Partners Selected for the Berlinale:

    Berlinale Shorts:
    Atkūrimas (Lithuania)
    Directed by Laurynas Bareisa

    Berlinale Special - Berlinale Special Gala Screening at Berlinale Palast:
    Charlatan (Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia)
    Directed by Agnieszka Holland
    Produced by Marlene Film Production
    Coproduced by Film & Music Entertainment (F.&.M.E.), Madants, Furia Film
    Supported by the Czech State Cinematography Fund, the Polish Film Institute, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Berlinale Series:
    Freud (Austria, Germany, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Marvin Kren
    Produced by Satel Film
    Coproduced by Bavaria Fiction, Mia Film
    Supported by Filmfonds Wien (Vienna Film Fund)
    Broadcaster: ORF, Netflix

    Co-Pro Series:
    Babyland (Bulgaria)
    Written by Simona Nobile, Dianne Jones, Martichka Bozhilova
    Produced by Agitprop