23-10-2013

FESTIVALS: REGIOFUN 2013 Puts Producers and Regional Funds in the Spotlight

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    KATOWICE: The 4th edition of REGIOFUN, the International Festival of Film Producers running through 27 October, highlights the growing role of regional funds in film production, with eight films made in cooperation with those funds competing for its main prize.

    The prize of 5,000 EUR will be decided by the audiences and presented to the film’s producers.

    Along with competitions of feature films and short films, the festival will present a five-film retrospective from the Karlovy Vary IFF.

    The following films are screening in the main competition:

    In the Shadow (Czech Republic/Poland/Slovakia), dir. David Ondricek , prod. www.negativ.cz, www.centralafilm.pl, www.trigon-production.sk

    Matei Child Miner (Romania), dir. Gulea Alexandra, prod. Europolis Film S.r.l.

    Call Girl, (Sweden), dir. Mikael Marcimain

    You and Me (Italy), dir. Bernardo Bertolucci

    The Passion of Michelangelo (Chile), dir. Esteban Larrain

    Kid (Belgium), dir. Fien Troch

    Horse of God (Belgium/France/Morocco/Tunisia), dir. Nabil Ayouch

    The Congress (Germany/Poland/Belgium/Israel/Luxembourg/France), dir.Ari Folman, prod. Opus Film