Eliza Petkova’s German-Bulgarian co-production The Employee was among the many winners at Business@Tallinn & Baltic Occasion, the skilled platform of Tallinn Black Nights Movie Pageant (PÖFF).
The fifth movie from Bulgarian director Petkova, The Employee gained the €20,000 Eurimages Co-Manufacturing Improvement Award within the Baltic Occasion Co-Manufacturing Market. At the moment in improvement with a €2m price range of which €450,000 is already secured, The Employee follows a Roma man who leaves his Bulgarian household for work in Germany, the place he constructs a façade of dwelling an opulent life whereas he struggles as an undocumented employee.
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It’s produced by Nicolas Kronauer, for manufacturing corporations ROW Photos and Fourmat Movie. The jury credited “a journey throughout which the director invitations us to rethink the that means of neighborhood and masculinity.”
The jury additionally gave a €20,000 Eurimages Particular Co-Manufacturing Improvement Award to a Ukrainian mission – Ivan Tymchenko’s English Lesson, through which a number of youngsters inform their tales of warfare throughout an internet lesson. Produced by Svitlana Soloviova for SvitlorforFilm and written by Olga Voitenko, the movie additionally obtained a €1,000 grant from Many Extra Movies.
For the primary time at PÖFF all classes additionally handed out Public Favorite Awards, voted for by business attendees. Norway-Sweden-Denmark co-production Push The Button by Anton Kallrot obtained the Public Favorite Award within the Co-Manufacturing Market.
The Works in Progress strand introduced 17 initiatives throughout Worldwide, Baltic Occasion and Simply Movie classes.
Stefanos Tsivopoulos’ Greek mission Late Shift (a.okay.a. Kindness) gained the Greatest Worldwide Undertaking prize, with €6,000 of Studio Beep providers and €1,000 journey allowance. The movie additionally handles the subject of migration, as a single mom from Romania with a historical past of activism struggles to suit into Greek society. The jury famous “charming performing by the lead actress… harnessing chilly and stark cinematography that pulls the viewers in.” At the moment in post-production, Late Shift has €455,000 of its €602,000 price range already in place.
Gabriele Urbonaite’s Latvia-Lithuania co-production Renovation gained the Greatest Baltic Undertaking award, with the identical prize because the Worldwide Undertaking. “Capturing the anxious nature of younger adults of their 30s, this piece brings forth wealthy components of self-discovery and the burgeoning but complicated feelings of affection and companionship,” stated the jury. Ezequiel Erriquez Mena’s Emi gained the €2,500 Simply Movie Works in Progress award.
The prizes have been handed out at a ceremony on the Kino Soprus in Tallinn on Friday, November 22. The principle PÖFF ceremony takes place this night (Saturday, November 23), with the competition wrapping up the next day.
Business@Tallinn & Baltic Occasion 2024 awards
European Style Discussion board
Most Promising Undertaking – The Darkish Architect (Fin) dir. Risto Tuominen; prod. Ilkka Matila, MRP Matila Rohr Productions
Particular point out – Vrykolax (Gr) dir. Achilleas Gatsopoulos; prods. Minos Nikolakakis, Vassilis Economou, Apshalt
Public Favorite Award – Neighbour (Est) dir. Oskar Lehemaa; prod. Evelin Penttila, Stellar Movie
Script Pool
Most Promising Undertaking – Kingpins (Lat) dir. Kristians Riekstins; prod. Alise Rogule, Mima Movies
Public Favorite Award – Fabula Rasa (Ger-Lux-Can) wris. Miriam Suad Buhler, Maurice Sinner; prod. Steffen Gerdes, Pink Balloon Movie, maze footage
Works in Progress
Greatest Worldwide Undertaking – Late Shift (a.okay.a. Kindness) (Gr) dir. Stefanos Tsivopoulos; prod. Nikos Smpiliris, Boo Manufacturing
Particular point out – Wolves (Switz) dir. Jonas Ulrich; prod. Nicole Ulrich, Dynamic Body
Public Favorite Award – Inside (Ger) dir. Pascal Schuh; prods. Timo Ackermann, Katrin Haase, Olivier Arnold, U5 Filmproduction & Co.
Greatest Baltic Undertaking – Renovation (Lat-Lith) dir. Gabriele Urbonaite; prods. Uljana Kim, Alise Rogule, Studio Uljana Kim, Mima Movies
Public Favorite Award – Sand In Your Hair (Lith) dir. Mantas Verbiejus; prod. Zivile Gallego, Fralita Movies
Greatest Simply Movie Undertaking – Emi (Arg-Ur) dir. Ezequiel Erriquez Mena; prod. Laura Mara Tablon, Ceremony Cine
Public Favorite Award – The River (Chile-Arg) dir. Cristobal Garcia; prods. Francisco Bisanez, Santiago Ortuzar, Vortice Movies
Baltic Occasion Co-Manufacturing Market
Greatest Undertaking – The Employee (Ger-Bul) dir. Eliza Petkova; prod. Nicolas Kronauer, ROW Photos, Fourmat Movie
Eurimages Particular Co-Manufacturing Improvement Award – English Lesson (Ukr-Est-Swe-Cze) dir. Ivan Tymchenko; prod. Svitlana Soloviova, SvitloforFilm
Public Favorite Award – Push The Button (Nor-Swe-Den) dir. Anton Kallrot; prods. Ylva Olaison, Jonathan SIlen, Madeleine Ekman, OGAT Movie
Producers Community Prize – Yann Sochaczewski, Miriam Kunde for Amy – Nice Adventures on Little Paws!; Ruta Petronyte, Justinas Pocius for The Flood
Enterprise Estonia Movie Award – The Code of Thule (Est) dir. Liliana Torres; prods. Helen Lohmus, Rene Ezra, Oree Movies