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22-08-2018

Eighteen Films from CEE in EFA Feature Film Selection

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    SEVILLE: Eighteen films from CEE are among the 49 films chosen for the EFA Feature Film Selection. The nominations for the 2018 EFA Awards will be announced at the Seville European Film Festival on 10 November 2018, while the 31st European Film Awards will take place in Seville on 15 December 2018.

    EFA members from the 20 countries with the most members have voted one national film directly into the selection list. To complete the list, a Selection Committee consisting of the EFA Board and invited experts Giorgio Gosetti (Italy), Elise Jalladeau (Greece), Christophe Leparc (France), Jacob Neiendam (Denmark), Edvinas Pukšta (Lithuania) and Alik Shpilyuk (Ukraine) has included further films.

    CEE Films in the EFA Feature Film Selection:

    Ága (Bulgaria, Germany, France)
    Directed by Milko Lazarov
    Produced by Red Carpet
    Coproduced by 42Film, Arizona Films Productions, the Bulgarian National Television (www.bnt.bg) and ZDF/Arte
    Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, the French CNC and German MDM

    Ayka (Russia, Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan)
    Directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy
    Produced by Pallas Film GmbH
    Coproduced by Otter Films, KNM, Kinodvor, Eurasia, Juben Pictures
    Supported by the Russian Ministry of Culture, Eurimages, the Polish Film Institute, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung

    Cold War / Zimna Wojna (Poland, UK, France)
    Directed byPaweł Pawlikowski
    Produced by Opus Film
    Coproduced by Apocalypso Pictures
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute, MK2 Films, Film4, British Film Institute, Eurimages 

    Donbass (Germany, France, Ukraine, the Netherlands. Romania)
    Directed by Sergei Loznitsa
    Produced by Ma.ja.de. Fiction
    Coproduced by Arthouse Traffic, JBA Production, Graniet Film, Wild at Art, Digital Cube
    Associate producer: Atoms & Void
    Supported by Eurimages, the French CNC’s World Cinema Support

    Dovlatov (Russia, Poland, Serbia)
    Directed by Alexey German Jr.
    Produced by SAGa film, Metrafilms
    In association with Channel One Russia and with the participation of Lenfilm film studio, Poland’s Message Film and  Art & Popcorn Motion Picture Company
    Supported by Eurimages, the Polish Film Institute, Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian Cinema Fund and the Government of Saint Petersburg

    Fugue / Fuga (Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden)
    Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska
    Produced by Mental Disorder 4
    Coproduced by Axman Production, CommonGround Pictures, Odra Film, Mazovia Film Fund, Film I Vast
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Men Don’t Cry / Muškarci ne plaču (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany)
    Directed by Alen Drljevic
    Produced by Deblokada Sarajevo
    Coproduced by Iridium Film, Menderley Films, Produkcija Živa, Cineplanet

    Milada (Czech Republic)
    Directed by David Mrnka
    Produced by Loaded Vision Entertainment
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund

    Mug / Twarz (Poland)
    Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska
    Produced by Nowhere
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    One Day / Eg nap (Hungary)
    Directed by Zsofia Szilagy

    Pity / Oiktos (Greece, Poland)
    Directed by Babis Makridis
    Produced by Neda Film, Madants, Beben Films
    Coproduced by the Onassis Foundation, ERT SA, the Greek Film Center, Film Produkcja, Studio Produkcyjne ORKA, Foss 
    Supported by the Polish Film InstituteEurimages

    Pororoca (Romania, France)
    Directed by Constantin Popescu
    Produced by Scharf Film & Advertising
    Coproduced by Irreverence Films
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Eurimages, the French CNC’s Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, l’Institut Français

    Scary Mother / Sasishi deda (Georgia, Estonia)
    Directed by Ana Urushadze
    Produced by Studio Artizm
    Coproduced by Allfilm
    Produced by the Georgian National Film Center

    The Captain / Der Hauptmann (Germany, France, Poland)
    Directed by Robert Schwentke
    Produced by Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, Opus Film
    Coproduced by Facing East, Worst Case Entertainment, Hands-on Producers, Maria Films

    The Wild Pear Tree / Ahlat agaci (Turkey, France, Germany, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden)
    Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    Produced by Zeyno Film
    Coproduced by Memento Films Prod., Detail Film, RFF International, Sisters and Brother Mitevski, 2006 Produkcija Sarajevo, Film i Väst, Chimney Pot, ARTE France Cinéma, Imaj, Türkiye Radyo Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), Doha Film Institute, Nu-Look Yapım, Kale Grubu production
    Supported by the Macedonian Film Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina Film Fund

    Touch Me Not / Nu mă atinge-mă (Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France)
    Directed by Adina Pintilie
    Produced by Manekino Film
    Coproduced by RohFilm Productions, PINK,  Agitprop Ltd and Les Films de l'Étranger
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, EURIMAGES, Torino Film Lab, MDM (Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung) Germany, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Czech Film Fund, Strasbourg Urban Community, MEDIA 

    Under the Tree / Undir trénu (Iceland, Denmark, Poland, Germany)
    Directed by Gunnar Sigurdsson
    Produced by Netop Films
    Coproduced by Profile, Madants, One Two Films

    Borg/McEnroe / Borg (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Janus Metz
    Produced by SF Studios production
    Coproduced by Film i Väst, Sveriges Television, Nordisk Film, Yellow Film & TV, Sirena Film

    Click HERE for the full list of selected films.