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
