Projects from Croatia, Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine made it to the final selection of the 16th Docu Talents from the East presented during the Cinelink Industry Days at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival.

Since its inception in 2005, Docu Talents has been a launchpad for a number of documentaries with past films presented at the likes of Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, Rotterdam, and Sundance.

The Docu Talent Award 2020 went to Elevation – a co-production between Ukraine, Romania, and Poland by a Ukrainian director Max Rudenko. A visually stunning film, the documentary centers around a passionate trainer of ski jumping in the Carpathian Mountains.

Also during the 16th Docu Talents from the East, Ji.hlava IDFF revealed the 18 Emerging Producers of 2021, with Israel as the guest country. This programme focuses on the up-and-coming generation of European documentary film producers and will include two sessions – at Ji.hlava IDFF in October 2020 and in February 2021 during Berlinale.

Featured Image: Elevation, a film by Max Rudenko