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Docu Rough Cut Boutique Announces Projects Selected For 2025 Edition
Created by the Sarajevo Film Festival and Balkan Documentary Center, the programme is organized in three working modules: Sofia (March 2025), Cluj (June 2025) and Sarajevo (August 2025)
Docu Rough Cut Boutique is the leading regional programme for documentaries in post-production coming from Southeast Europe and the Caucuses, famous for its boutique format of only five selected projects.
Created by the Sarajevo Film Festival and Balkan Documentary Center, the programme is organized in three working modules: Sofia (March 2025), Cluj (June 2025) and Sarajevo (August 2025).
Statement by artistic directors of Docu Rough Cut Boutique, Rada Šešić and Martichka Bozhilova: „After years of working with passion and persistence, the great selection of 5 outstanding rough cuts will gather soon at the 15th edition of the Docu Rough Cut Boutique. The small number of projects we take, required us to make some tough decisions, and we are very proud of the selected five. It is exciting that several directors are working on their feature-length debuts, and all of them are trying hard to find their singular cinematic voice. Coming from diverse corners of Southeast European countries with bold and ambitious ideas, each team of a director and an editor, joined by the producer in the last session, will aim to put their projects on a global scale. Our team is eager to assist the projects in creating their profound and original final cut. At the last step during the Cine Link Industry Days presentation, we work together to find a suitable sales agent, broadcaster, and festival for the films' world premiere. Congratulations to the selected teams!“
Selected Projects for the 2025 Edition:
ANOTHER FILM ABOUT THE WAR, FATHER AND HOME
Director: Damir Markovina
Producer: Tamara Babun Zovko
Editors: Marta Bregeš, Vladimir Gojun
Production company: Wolfgang&Dolly
Country: Croatia
CORDON
Director: Anton Mezulić
Producer: Oliver Sertić
Editor: Dora Slakoper
Production company: RESTART
Co-production company: Cinephage Productions
Countries: Croatia, France
THE GODS MUST BE MISTAKEN
Director: Jakob Krese
Producers: Ivana Naceva
Editor: Annika Mayer
Production company: PÓTEM
Co-production companies: Majmun Films, Zero Stress Production, Restart
Countries: Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Croatia
LOST AND FOUND: The Business of Selling Children in Romania
Director/Producer: Laurentiu Garofeanu
Editor: Iulian Manuuel
Production company: Mekanism Media
Country: Romania
THE TASTE OF DEMOCRACY
Directors: Akar Peter, Ambrus Fatér
Producer: Rita Balogh
Editor: Mariann Rudas
Production company: OTHER FILMS
Country: Hungary