12 documentary projects have been selected by the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) for their 18th Ex Oriente Film Workshop.
From a record 108 submissions, the 12 selected films from Central and #Eastern Europe# will receive developmental tutorage from respect industry figures including #Salomé Jashi#, #Emma Davie#, #Peter Kerekes#, and #Giona Nazzaro#. The workshop lasts a duration of 3x 3 week-long workshops across a 9-month span wit the first occurring online 22-27 June 2020.
Below are the films and countries selected. For more information about each film, find – HERE
The films
- Baby in the Woods (Dir. Ioana Grigore; Prod. Marcian Lazar) – Romania
- Blix (Dir. Greta Stocklassa; Prod. Radovan Síbrt) – Czech Republic, Sweden
- Dniester – The Irreversible Flow of Life (Dir. Iurie Tocmas; Prod. Ieva Goba) – Moldova, Latvia
- Happily (un)Faithful (Dir. Diana Fabiánová; Prod. Silvia Panáková) – Slovakia
- I Want It All (Dir. Katarzyna Wiśniowska; Prod. Tomasz Morawski) – Poland
- Kix – A Story of a Street Kid (Dir. Balint Revesz; Prod. Viki Réka-Kiss) – Hungary
- Lagoons. A Battle for Paradise (Dir. Serhiy Lysenko; Prod. Anna Kapustina) – Ukraine
- Marriage on Paper (Dir. Renata Lučić; Prod. Tamara Babun) – Croatia
- Mastery (Dir. Kateřina Turečková; Prod. Vít Janeček) – Czech Republic
- Nice Ladies (Dir. Mariia Ponomarova; Prod. Rogier Kramer) – Ukraine, Netherlands
- Once Upon a Family (Dir. Sead Sabotic; Prod. Bojana Radulovic) – Montenegro
- Smiling Georgia (Dir. Luka Beradze; Prod. Nino Chichua) – Georgia
