CineLink 2012 call for entries attracted over 80 projects in development from 18 different countries in Southeastern Europe. Our selection committee selected 17 projects altogether for the CineLink and the CineLink + lineups, criteria being respective authors potential and strength of the story on one side and potential benefit for the project from our development workshops and the coproduction market on the other.
CineLink project, the backbone of the festival's Industry Section, is a development and financing platform for carefully selected local feature projects destined for European co-production. With average conversion rate of its selected projects from development to production of over 60% in the past 9 years, CineLink grew into one of the most successful development and financing platforms in Europe. Films developed trough CineLink are now almost regulary part of prestigious festivals selections and distribution catalogues around the world. Selection and diversification in development are central to this success, while focus on local productions with international potential, emerging talent and modern cinematic language proved essential to the program's raising profile in the film industry.
Eight projects selected in the CineLink lineup will participate in the Project Development Workshop organized in collaboration with the Binger Filmlab and Croatian Audiovisual Center, where the directors and producers will work on the scripts as well as the financial, legal and marketing aspects of their projects.
Nine projects selected in the CineLink Plus lineup will be presented directly at the CineLink Co-Production Market during the Sarajevo Film Festival in July.
Projects presented in both line-ups are eligible for CineLink Development Awards totalling EUR 50.000 in cash and services, courtesy of our partners and sponsors: ARTE, CNC (Centre national de la cinematographie), Eurimages and Synchro Film and Video.
CINELINK PROUDLY PRESENTS:
CineLink Selection 2012
A BLAST
Writers: Syllas Tzoumerkas and Youla Boudali
Director: Syllas Tzoumerkas
Producer: Maria Drandaki
Greece
BRIDES
Writer / Director: Tinatin Kajrishvili
Producer: Tinatin Kajrishvili
Georgia
COWBOYS
Writer / Director: Tomislav Mršić
Producer: Suzana Pandek
Croatia
A GOOD WIFE
Writers / Directors: Mirjana Karanović & Stevan Filipović
Producer: Snezana Penev
Serbia
LIGNITE
Writer: Effi Gavrilou
Director: Gregory Rentis
Producer: Maria Tsigka
Greece
MEN DON'T CRY
Writer / Director: Alen Drljević
Producer: Damir Ibrahimović
Bosnia and Herzegovina
PANAMA
Writer: Pavle Vučković & Jelena Vuksanović
Director: Pavle Vučković
Producer: Tatjana Žeželj
Serbia
THE MINER
Writer / Director: Hanna A. W. Slak
Producer: Dunja Klemenc
Slovenia
CineLink Plus Selection 2012
4 BLOWS
Writer / Director: Peter Kerek
Producer: Anca Puiu
Co-Producer: Alexander Wadouh
Romania
CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN
Writer / Director: Gabriel Dettre
Producers: Viktor Huszar & Ferenc Pusztai
Hungary
DUST CLOTH
Director: Ahu Öztürk
Producers: Çiğdem Mater & Nesra Gürbüz
Turkey
FATHER
Writer / Director: Visar Morina
Producers: Jonas Katzenstein & Maximilian Leo & Visar Krusha
Kosovo/Germany
QUIET PEOPLE
Writer / Director: Ognjen Sviličić
Producer: Damir Terešak
Croatia
S.K.
Writers: Laszlo Nemes & Clara Royer
Director: Laszlo Nemes
Producer: Gabor Sipos, Gabor Rajna
Hungary
SOUTH FACING WALL
Writer / Director: Kutlug Ataman
Producer: Kutlug Ataman
Co-Producer: Sezgi Ustun - Zeynofilm
Turkey
THAT TRIP WE TOOK WITH DAD
Writer / Director: Anca Miruna Lazarescu
Producer: Verona Meier
Romania/Germany
THERE, OUTSIDE
Writer / Director: Emre Yeksan
Producer: Ozgur Dogan
Turkey
