For the seventh year running EFP is presenting a selection of Academy Award entries from Europe with clear potential for US and wide international distribution. These European highlights of the year will include Polish Ida by Paweł Pawlikowski. EFP's screenings will be held at the Wilshire Screening Room in Beverly Hills.
The screenings are supported by MEDIA Programme and the EFP member organizations. A record 83 countries have submitted films this year for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category of the 87th Academy Awards.
The CEE countries listed below are participating in the LA Screenings:
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Rhapsody
Directed by Ivan Nitchev
Produced by Cinepaz EOOD
Supported by Bulgarian National Film Centre
Croatia
Cowboys
Directed by Tomislav Mršić
Produced by Kabinet, in coproduction with the Croatian Radiotelevision
Supported by Croatian Audiovisual Film Centre
Czech Republic
Fair Play
Directed by Andrea Sedláčková
Produced by Negativ
Supported by Czech Film Fund
Estonia
Tangerines
Directedby Zaza Urushadze
Produced by Allfilm and Cinema 24
Supported by Estonian Film Institute
Finland
Concrete Night
Directed by Pirjo Honkasalo
Produced by Bufo Ltd in coproduction with Platform Production (Sweden) and Magic Hour Films
Lithuania
The Gambler
Directed by Ignas Jonynas
Produced by Studio Uljana Kim, Locomotive Productions
Supported by Lithuanian Film Centre
Poland
Ida
Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Produced by Opus Film, Canal Plus and Phoenix Film Investment
Supported by Polish Film Institute
Romania
The Japanese Dog
Directed by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
Produced by Libra Film
Supported by Romanian CNC
Slovak Republic
A Step Into the Dark
Directed by Miloslav Luther
Produced by Trigon Productions and Slovak Radio and TV
Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund
