The projects are 20 Steps Underground (Georgia), The Bridge (Croatia) and Keep the Fire (Germany). EEFA will provide the selected films with access to producers and distributors at the Berlinale.
EEFA also awarded a documentary project in the final session of the EEFA Training Network 2010 during Black Nights Film Festival at Tallinn: I Worked for Radio Free Europe, from Bulgaria. EEFA will provide the same access at the Sunny Side of the Docs 2011.
EEFA Training Network 2010 is a program developed for the second year with the support of MEDIA International and Romanian National Centre for Cinematography.
Profiles of the selected films follows:
{mosimage}20 STEPS UNDERGROUND - Georgia
Director
Beso Solomanashvili
Producer
Vladimer Katcharava
Writers
Irakli Solomanashvili, Beso Solomanashvili
Company Profile
20 STEPS FILM is an independent production company. It was founded in 2010 in Tbilisi, Georgia by producer - Vladimer Katcharava , director - Beso Solomanashvili , scriptwriter - Irakli Solomanashvili, Production Manager - Dali Narimanidze and editor/ project coordinator -Ekaterine Kartsivadze . The Company's goal is to develop the film industry in Georgia. It focuses on development and co-production of independent feature, documentary and animation films that will appeal both to domestic and international audiences. "20 Steps Film" provides production service in Georgia.
Current projects: 2010, "20 Steps Underground", feature film - in development., 2010, "Bebo", short animation - in development, 2010, "Parabellum", feature film - in development.
Short synopsis
Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. In the central avenue of the city two worlds, divided by 20 steps, exist in parallel. A protest rally is taking place on the top of the passage, meanwhile, underground, in the passage, hopeless people have found their shelter, living by dog-eat-dog rules and spend their days in the passage earning their living. They are terrorized by brute force. 11- year-old VASKA, son of a hooker, is the only one to try to overcome the 20 stone steps.
Contact
Address: 10a, Akhmeteli Str, PC : 0159, TBILISI
Vladimer Katcharava
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Beso Solomanashvili
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{mosimage}THE BRIDGE - Croatia
Director
Bobo Jelčić
Producer
Zdenka Gold
Writer
Bobo Jelčić
Company Profile
SPIRITUS MOVENS
The production company Spiritus Movens was established in 2006 by Zdenka Gold. The company is specialized in production of independent films as well as in festival production and cultural events organization. It gathers young authors and professionals by providing them the best possible conditions and expertise for production of artworks.
In past few years, the company's focus was on film festivals, and since 2009 its focus has been shifting to the film production. At the moment we have Silvestar Kolbas's and Dubravka Manola's feature-length documentary '20 days on Tibet' in post-production, Marko Stanic's feature-length documentary '15YES 85NO' in production, Bobo Jelcic's feature film 'The Bridge' in pre-production and Marko Stanic's feature-length documentary ‘Mediterranean Trilogy" in development phase. Spiritus Movens is also providing a local production support for foreign production companies who want to shoot films in Croatia. In October 2010 we were local production support during preparations and two weeks shooting in Croatia for Dutch film Nick, directed by Fow Pyng Hu, produced by De Productie and IDTV Film.
Short Synopsis
Slavko is in doubt whether to go to his Muslim friend's funeral, 15 years after the war ended. He would like to stay inconspicuous, but the situation is making it impossible. The town is still divided in Muslim and Croatian part, and he is only trying to provide a decent life for his family. But, he decides to go because a friend is a friend, no matter the consequences...
Contact
Address head office: Janka Rakuše 5, 10 000 Zagreb
Address office: Prilaz Gjure Deželića 13/I, 10 000 Zagreb
MB: 2153815
OIB: 77639720266
Employed persons: 2
Person in charge: Zdenka Gold
Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., mobile phone: +385 (0)98-353968
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KEEP THE FIRE - Germany
Director
Lutz Heiniking Jr.
Producer
Andrea Staerke
Writer
Lutz Heineking Jr.
Company Profile
*eitelsonnnenschein
*eitelsonnnenschein is a German film production company with offices in Berlin & Cologne. Founded by the award winning director/producer Lutz Heineking Jr. & his brother producer Peter Heineking and specialized in commercial production, with costumers such as Siemens, Nissan, Vodafone and many more.
"Keep the fire" is one of several feature film projects, the company *eitelsonnnenschein launches their entertainment department..
The short movies produced, written and directed by Lutz Heineking Jr. have been shown at festivals around the world and won several awards.
Nb: *eitelsonnenschein is a German saying for "everything seems to be all right" literally translated: vain sunshine.
Short Synopsis
Keep The Fire (working title) - A concept for an improvised feature. A Film about the art of "getting crazy" without losing your civil rights .This is the story of a group of international mixed people sitting all in the same airplane, ready to take off. The captain of the plane declares that he will not be able to fly tonight. Overall it's New Years Eve, afternoon. All passengers are trapped at the airport on an island-no alternative transportation can be provided. The people will have to spend the New Years Eve at the airport. The story focuses on 6 of them and will look at what they do with 24h taken or given...
Contact
eitelsonnenschein GmbH
Lutz Heineking, Jr. - eitelsonnenschein GmbH
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eitelsonnenschein GmbH, West.
Niehler Kirchweg 124
50733 Cologne - Germany
Tel/Fax +49 221 99 88 11 0 / +49 221 99 88 11 99
eitelsonnenschein GmbH, East.
Chausseestraße 6
10115 Berlin - Germany
Tel/Fax +49 30 30 87 46 12/ +49 30 84 71 06 43
Andrea Staerke - Media Consultant
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2 rue neuve
06300 Nice - France
Tel + 33 493 80 70 08 /+ 33 6 71 26 56 28
