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Pictures of Infinity

dir. Helen Hall

More than 100 years ago the great visionary scientist Nikola Tesla made a startling discovery of a new source of energy. Although mostly unknown to the rest of the world, he called this his ‘greatest achievement’. Independent scientists now say it is the blueprint for a new era of sustainable energy

Voice/Over

dir. Bálint Révész

Voice/Over is a political satire, a playful ride into the inventive and uncanny realm of manipulation and populism with the help of Viktor Orbán.

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at East Doc Platform 2024

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Riding with Ghosts

dir. Piotr Małecki, Maciek Nabrdalik

Famous war photographer, after years spent among violence and suffering tries to find peace and meaning of life at home with his loved ones. The demons of the past keep him from returning to balance.

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at Watch Docs 2023

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Operation “Champion”

dir. Mariam Nikolaishvili

The 28-year-old wheelchair fencer Gvantsa has to choose between staying disabled but successful or doing surgery to get healthy and start a new life again.

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at B2BDoc Launch Pad 2023

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The Amateur Photographer's Family Portrait

dir. Nurlan Hasanli

A director uses his own family to tell the story of an amateur photographer's struggle to capture a portrait of his extensive family, but uniting them proves to be an even greater challenge.
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recognition
at B2BDoc Launch Pad 2023

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Colors in My Eye

dir. Dragana Latinovic,

A visually impaired young woman from a small town in Serbia fighting for her place in society and in the art scene.

at Beldocs Pitching Forum 2023

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Divia

dir. Dmytro Hreshko

An observational conceptual documentary about the impact of war and the russian aggression on nature and ecology on the de-occupied territory of Ukraine.

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special mention
at Beldocs Pitching Forum 2023

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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Side Chicks

Intizor Otaniyozova

Meet Intizor, who lives in Kazakhstan and speaks only Russian and English learned from Dostoyevsky and Beyoncé. On the road trip to her indigenous Khorezm-Uyghur roots Intizor is planning to finally find peace by killing the national concept of which she is fucking tired of.
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at East West Talent Lab | goEast 2023

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The village of swimming cows (example project)

Lucia Kašová

For the underprivileged majority, it is a world of devastating climate catastrophe, permanent economic crisis, and daily hard work. For the new elite, it is an apocalyptic version of the postcolonial American Dream.

at East Doc Platform 2023

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Under The Volcano

Sara Rastegar, Simone Pozzi

Off the coast of Sicily, the summit of Stromboli rises from the sea. Its regular explosions have lit up the night ever since ancient times. What are people looking for when they came to settle in this place where everything could be destroyed at any moment?
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at Nebulae | Doclisboa 2022

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Punk Under Communist Regime

Andrej Kosak

A story about the punk scene in Slovenia, between 1977-85. The bands were formed by teenagers which triggered a wave of repression by the Communist party. This was the first blow against the regime in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

recognition
at Make Dox 2022

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The 50th and 1/2 State

Zgjim Terziqi, Valmira Hyseni

Even before the US led NATO intervention of ethnic cleansing of Kosovo by the Milošević regime in 1999, Kosovo might have been a “candidate” for the label of the most pro American country in the world. But after the war, its undoubtedly the champion of pro-Americanism.

recognition
at Make Dox 2022

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Harvest Moon

Rama Ayasraa

Social activists and farmers struggle against urbanization and policies to achieve needed food sovereignty in Jordan. We follow their quest during a full growing season, where they are unveiling a magical harvesting world bringing wheat cultivation and its lost heritage back to its original homeland.
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at Sunny Side of the Doc 2022

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Sunken.

Dimitris Gkotsis

An environmental ticking bomb, 20km away from Athens.

at Evia Film Project | Thessaloniki IDFF

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I Made a Mistake Coming Here

Kseniya Halubovich

The government of Belarus “opened” a new way for migrants to respond to the economic sanctions of the countries of Western Europe. The refugees were trapped in a great geopolitical conflict.

at B2B Doc Launch Pad Pitching 2022

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How to Talk to Lydia?

Rusudan Gaprindashvili

A film about warehouse intelligence system (Artificial Workflow IQ) "LYDIA" and guest workers from Eastern Europe in Germany. Precisely, how linguistic and acoustic qualities of German speaking technology, feeds into the everyday experiences and emotions of workers.
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at Beldocs in Progress 2022

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Elena in Deleyna

Elena Stoycheva

In the depopulating village of Deleyna, starting director Elena is trying to capture the story of the last grocery store, where young shopkeeper Krassi is striving for his existence. But he wants to be more than a mere film character to her and all villagers hope for the better.
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at East West Talent Lab 2022

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Underground Top Charts

Lidija Špegar

Documentary road-movie about unique wandering artist from Siberia, who calls himself "Tarakai". An ironic tragicomedy about unknown vagabond who found himself in paintings of his wandering, which made him a genious of the place. But will he remains himself as an artist after the fame he've got?

Doclisboa Nebulae 2021

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Life and Death of a Christmas Tree

dir. Arturas Jevdokimovas

What could be the link between a Christmas tree, Georgia, Denmark and Lithuania? The well familiar festive plant, the princess of all the trees travels through countries and cultures, while the joyful hustle and bustle hides a billion-dollar business and the characters’ daily struggle for survival.

Beldocs Work in Progress, Belgrade 2021

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Siberian Wanderer

dir. Vadim Vitovtsev

Flahertiana Forum, Perm 2021

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On Term

dir. Mihai Nichiforeac

If you are a young man in Moldova today, will you complete your mandatory military service...or will you try to get out of it?

Astra Film Lab, Sibiu 2021

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Foma

dir. Eugeniya Pakhomov

Psychology student from Moscow traces a famous mysterious artist that probably never existed. An international investigation reveals the people who have created the fraud and profited from the legend.

B2B Doc Launch Pad, Kiev 2021

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We Wiil Not Fade Away

Alisa Kovalenko

Five Ukrainian teenagers are suffocating in the war zone and dream to travel the world. One day, an old adventurer takes them from their little mining town to the highest mountain: the Himalayas.

Docudays UA 2021

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Blix

Greta Stocklassa

Sometimes just telling the truth is not enough.

at East Doc Platform 2021

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Three meals a day

A. Sukhovey, N. Zhogova

How many women does it take to feed one thousand men on the train that runs through the taiga at 80 km/h? Just one. How does she do it? No idea. But she manages to do it three times a day.

at Flahertiana Forum 2020

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Smiling Georgia

L. Beradze, N. Chichua, A.Khazaradze

Elderly population of village No Name is left teethless after a failed 2012 pre-election campaign. Will their lives change as new promises are made in sight of the approaching elections of 2020?

at DocLisboa Invited Country 2020

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Fight

L. Movsisyan, S. Margaryan, I. Mkrtchyan

15-year-old Karine dreams of becoming a veterinarian, but for her conservative Armenian family “it’s not a feminine job”. She needs to choose to follow her dreams or listen to patriarchal family.
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at B2B Doc Producers meet Producers 2020

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Lost and Found

L. Garofeanu

Sold as a baby, Jessie Fraud is now on a mission to expose the truth about the market in Romanian babies.
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at Astra Film Lab 2020

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Plai. Path Trough the Mountains

E. Dzhyshyashvili

This story is about Dmytro and Hanusia, a couple who saved more than they have lost under pressure of their burdensome being
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at Docudays 2020

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The Schubert Effect

A. Elkan

A tragicomic documentary roller-coaster about the life of the unpredictable Siberian Ed Wood and his multiple attempts to change his life and filmmaking in Russia.
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at East Doc Platform 2020

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We have all these mountains

V. Petri, V. Cosma

Following the daily life of a rural community in Transylvania the film explores the theme of death and how it is perceived by the local people, mixing drama with humour in a powerful visual approach.

at Astra Film Lab 2019

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Honeyland

L. Stefanov, T. Kotevska

The last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland when the nomadic beekeepers break the basic rule -Take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees.

Consultancy Award 2017

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PtD Prize

Pitch the Doc Prize is an award given to boost the progress of the credited project, providing it with dedicated curation and support in building the international recognition and visibility.

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Projects from Ukraine

Ukrainian documentaries are invariably a vital part of the European market and must remain present and visible to the international documentary community.

That is why we launched a SHOWROOM dedicated to Ukrainian docu projects.

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Eastories

New program for documentary filmmakers from countries of Visegrad Group, Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans.

Eastories aims to facilitate co-production contacts, provide practical support and strengthen projects activity as prospective partners in international markets.

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