10/03/2014 - Sofia's industry section's latest batch of projects includes films by Pavel G. Vesnakov, Georgi Djulgerov, Stephan Komandarev, Dušan Milić and Pavle Vučković

After selecting projects for the Second Feature Fiction Film, Projects in Bank and Plus Minus One (see news) categories, the industry section of the Sofia International Film Festival, Sofia Meetings (13-16 March), has announced its final segment, Works in Progress.

The selection comprises eight fiction films, six coming from Bulgaria and two from Serbia; and four documentaries from Bulgaria, including two co-productions.

Fiction projects include Buffer Zone [+see also:
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FULL LIST OF PROJECTS

FICTION FILMS:

Barely an Ocean (Bulgaria) - director: Pavel G. Vesnakov; producers: Monica Balcheva, Konstantin Bojanov; production company: Argentum Lux Films

Buffer Zone (Bulgaria) - director: Georgi Djulgerov; producers: Svetla Tsotsorkova, Nadejda Koseva; production company: Front Film

The Judgement (Bulgaria-Germany-Croatia-Macedonia) - director: Stephan Komandarev; producers: Stephan Komandarev, Boris T. Matić, Angela Nestorovska, Vladimir Anastasov, Alexander Rijs, Christine Haupt, Katya Trichkova, Polly Gencheva; production companies: Argo Film, Neue Mediopolis Filmroduktion, Propeler Film, Sektor Film

The Lesson (Bulgaria) - directors: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov; producers: Magdelena Ilieva, Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva; production company: Abraxas Film Ltd

Panama (Serbia) - director: Pavle Vučković; producer: Tatjana Žeželj Gojković; production company: Collapse Films (Serbia)

The Sinking of Sozopol (Bulgaria) - director: Kostadin Bonev; producers: Georgi Balkanski, Vladimir Andreev; production companies: Magic Shop, ET Popov, E and G Grip, Bulgarian National TV

Travelator (Serbia) - director: Dušan Milić; producers: Dušan Milić, Goran Šušljik; production companies: Film Deluxe, Eye to Eye

The Woman of My Life (Bulgaria) - director: Antoniy Donchev; producer: Ivan Tonev; production company: Magic ARS Digital Studio

DOCUMENTARY FILMS:

Life Is an Eternal Swing (Belgium-Bulgaria) - director: André Chandelle; producers: Serge Kestemon, Véra Chandelle, Rossitsa Valkanova; production company: Fabrikata Film Production

Listen (Bulgaria) - director: Diana Ivanova; producer: Diana Ivanova; production company: ACTINK

Love and Engineering (Finland-Germany-Bulgaria) - director: Tonislav Hristov; producers: Kaarle Aho, Thomas Tielsch, Martichka Bozhilova; production companies: Making Movies Oy, Filmtank GmBH, AGITPROP

The Japanese Sandman (Bulgaria-France) - director: François Nouguies; producers: Stéphanie Airaud, Patricia Brignone, Antonie Bergemeier; production company: Le Dernier Film Prod