22/09/2017 - The German East-West co-production market has announced the feature projects set to participate in its 19th edition

Director Valentin Hotea, who has been selected with his project I Hate Berlin (© Cristian Radu Nema/Mediafax Foto)

The 19^th edition of connecting cottbus (coco) has announced the ten selected feature-length pitching projects set to compete at the East-West co-production market (9-10 November), which will be held during the 27^th FilmFestival Cottbus (7-12 November). The best pitched project will receive a €1,500 award along with an accreditation for the 2018 Cannes Producers Network, while a jury will award a €25,000 prize in post-production services by The Post Republic. Finally, a scholarship will be awarded for script development at the MIDPOINT Feature Launch.

The selection has been made out of a record 125 submitted projects hailing from 32 countries. Half of the projects are coming from first-time directors, while the other half includes names such as Polish directors Jan P Matuszyński (The Last Family [+see also:
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interview: Kuba Czekaj
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Additionally, for the first time, MIDPOINT will present four projects alongside the coco pitching projects.

The selected connecting cottbus pitching projects are:

Blok62 - Vanja Vascarac (Croatia)
Producer: Danijel Pek
Production company: Antitalent

Cat in the Wall [+see also:
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Producers: Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova
Production company: Activists 38

I Hate Berlin – Valentin Hotea (Romania)
Producers: Ada Solomon, Diana Paroiu
Production company: Hi Film Productions

Images of Love - Tomasz Winski (Czech Republic)
Producers: Radovan Síbrt, Jakub Pinkava
Production company: Pink Productions

Leave No Traces - Jan P Matuszyński (Poland)
Producer: Leszek Bodzak
Production company: Aurum Film Bodzak Hickinbotham

Night Tide - Ismail Safarali (Azerbaijan)
Producer: Maria Ibrahimova
Production company: Cinex

Sorry, Poland - Kuba Czekaj (Poland)
Producers: Gosia Sandecka, Olga Szymanska
Production company: Magnet Man Film

The Floor is Lava - Katerina Gornostai (Ukraine)
Producer: Gennady Kofman
Production company: MaGiKa-film

The Russian Doctor - Vano Burduli (Georgia/Russia)
Producers: Vano Burduli, Pavel Odynin
Production company: Paradox Films

When I’m Done Dying - Nisan Dag (Turkey)
Producer: Muge Ozen
Production company: Solis Film

The Island - Dumitru Grosei (Moldova) – out of competition
Producer: Valentina Iusuphodjaev
Production company: Brio Film Production