This year was a bumper year for the Sofia Meetings, which saw hundreds of film professionals from across Europe gather for not only pitching sessions but meetings of pan-European organisations including FERA, Europa Cinemas and Europa Distribution.

The event is supported by Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and Bulgarian National Film Center.

List of Awarded Projects:

Second Film Projects Programme

Hungarian Filmlab Award – 10,000 EUR in post production services for Best Project:

The Ladder (UK)
Director: Ali Jaberansari

Plus Minus One Projects Programme

Focusfox Studio (Hungary) Post Production Award – 10,000 EUR in post production services at Focusfox Studio for Best Project:

Neighbours (Georgia)
Director: Grigol Abashidze
Producers: Lasha Khalvashi and Tinatin Kajrishivili

Synchro Film, Video & Audio (Vienna) Award – Special Mention: 5,000 EUR in post production services (the awarded services should be redeemed within four-year period):

Misty Illumination (Turkey)
Director: Huseyin Karabey
Producer: Su Baloglu

Production: Artizm, Gemini
Supported by the Georgian Film Fund

YAPIMLAB (Turkey) Young Producer Award – 5,000 EUR for one week project consultancy in Istanbul and presentation to Turkish producers:

Pig (Bulgaria)
Director: Dragomir Sholev
Producer: Elena Mosholova
Co-writer: Martin Iliev
Production: Gorilla Films

Mediterranean Film Institute Award – a scholarship by the MFI to participate in MFI Script 2 Film Workshops:

The T-Factor (Italy)
Director: Francesco Costabile