CineLink Industry Days announces selection for Work in Progress 2023

The selection includes 10 new feature-length films: 8 fiction and 2 documentary which will be presented to international high-profile industry professionals (funders, sales agents, distributors, broadcasters and festival programmers) with the aim of assisting their completion and enhancing their distribution possibilities.

The projects will compete for two awards: the Post Republic Award (30,000 EUR in kind), and the Turkish National Radio Television Award (25,000 EUR in cash). The jury deciding the awards: Sébastien Chesneau – Cercamon, Esra Demirkiran – TRT Sinema, Petra Gobel – The Post Republic, Jim Kolmar – South by Southwest Film Festival, Jean-Marc Zekri – Directors’ Fortnight.

For the first time, CineLink Industry Days will feature an exciting new award, the CineLink Impact Award, presented by Think-Film Impact Production. This award is open to all projects in the post-production phase, participating in the CineLink Work-in-Progress or Docu Rough Cut Boutique. Its primary goal is to provide valuable support in developing a comprehensive impact campaign for the most promising project. The Award comprises of in-kind consultation services worth €20,000. The winner will be chosen by the CineLink Impact Jury: Amy Shepherd - Think-Film Impact Production, Rory Thost - Participant Media, and Faridah Gbadamosi - Tribeca Enterprise.

“In the ever-evolving landscape of cinema, resilience and diversity stand as pillars of strength, shaping a new and compelling selection of film projects in our Work in Progress Section. Each film is an amalgamation of unique narratives, visual languages and creative voices, that celebrate the richness of human experiences and power of the moving images and sounds.” says Amra Bakšić Čamo, Head of CineLink.

The complete list of selected projects for Work in Progress can be found below.

AS IF YOU WERE NEVER HERE

(fiction)

Director: Eti Tsicko

Producers: Ayelet Kait, Amir Harel

Co-Producers: Vladimer Katcharava, Flavia Oertwig 

Production Company: Lama Films 

Co-Production Companies: 20 Steps, Intrigó Internacional 

Israel, Georgia, Italy

BLINDSIGHT

(fiction)

Director: Adrian Sitaru

Producer: Anamaria Antoci 

Co-Producers: Arda Çiltepe, Semih Gülen 

Production Companies: Domestic Film, Tangaj Production 

Co-Production Company: Vigo Film 

Romania, Turkey

THE EDITORIAL OFFICE

(fiction)

Director: Roman Bondarchuk 

Producers: Darya Bassel, Dar'ya Averchenko Production Companies: Moon Man, South Films

Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia

GYM

(fiction)

Director: Srđan Vuletić

Producer: Ishak Jalimam

Co-Producers: Ankica Jurić-Tilić, Željko Šošić, Bojan Mastilović

Production Company: realstage

Co-Production Companies: Kinorama, Dogma Studio, Iridium Film
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia

KANTO

(fiction)

Director: Ensar Altay

Producer: Suleyman Civliz 

Co-Producer: Yelda Yanat Bağcı

Production Company: Fikirdöküm

Turkey

 

(fiction)

Director: Daniel Bolda 

Producers: Nicholas Alavanos, Daniel Bolda 

Production Companies: Filmiki Sa, Edelweiss Film

Greece

ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE HEMME DIES

(fiction)

Director: Murat Fıratoğlu

Producer: Nefes Polat, Murat Fıratoğlu 

Production Company: Nefes Films 

Turkey

 

(fiction)

Director: Maja Miloš

Producer: Jelena Mitrović

Co-Producers: Ines Vasiljević, Jožko Rutar, Danijel Hočevar, Boris T. Matić, Lana Matić, Ivan Bakrač, Denis Vaslin

Production Company: Film House Baš Čelik

Co-Production Companies: Nightswim, Zavod Spok, Vertigo, Propeler Film, Quadrifolium Film, Volya Films
Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Italy, Netherlands

 

(documentary)

Director: Boris Despodov

Producer: Boris Despodov

Production Company: Arthouse Blockbusters

 

(documentary)

Director: Myriam El Hajj

Producers: Myriam Sassine, Carine Ruszinievski 

Production Company: Abbout Productions

Co-Production Company: Gogogo Films 

Lebanon, France