The 29th Baltic Sea Docs closed on 7 September after a week of workshops, pitching and screenings, awarding eight documentary projects from the Baltic Sea region, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Forum manager #Zane Balčus# said the event’s preparatory workshop and partnerships continue to anchor BSD as a key regional platform for creative documentaries.
Awarded projects
- Baltic Sea Docs Award (consultancy): Missing in Action — dirs. Kateryna Holovko, Marharyta Melnychuk; prods. Aliona Kachkan, Eugene Rachkovsky (TABOR).
- BBposthouse Award (post services, €3,000): Threads of My Ancestors — dir. Carlos E. Lesmes; prods. Merili Laur (Tin Can).
- DOK.fest München Award (festival & DOK.forum accreditation): Operation Champion — dir. Mariam Nikolaishvili; prod. Irina Gelashvili (Radium Films).
- East Doc Platform Award (EAST DOC meetings): Kind of Adults — dirs. Peter Akar, Rita Balogh; prods. Rita Balogh, Gül Togay (Other Films).
- IDFA × BSD Collaboration Award (for Baltic filmmakers): The Perfect — dir. Laura Liventaal; prod. Hõbe Ilus (Sui).
- Movies That Matter Award (festival accreditation): Women and War — dirs. Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski; prod. Maciej Kubicki (Telemark).
- Sheffield DocFest Award (festival accreditation): Creaturama – Epic of the Animals — dir./prod. Juha Suonpää (Swamphead).
- TV3 Group Award (TV3 channel & TV3 Play screening): Creaturama – Epic of the Animals — dir./prod. Juha Suonpää (Swamphead).
