20/10/2022 - The 18th edition of Agora’s co-production section has selected 14 projects from South-Eastern Europe, whose teams are aiming to develop them further and expand their international scope

Thessaloniki’s Agora Crossroads Co-Production Forum is about to hold its 18^th edition, which will unspool from 6-10 November. The forum aims to offer support to fiction-film producers connected to the regions of the Mediterranean, and Southeastern and Central Europe. The producers of the selected projects will have the chance to showcase and discuss their projects with co-producers, distributors, sales agents and top-notch pundits in the field of production.

This year, the selection includes 14 projects and their attached directors and producers. Some of the recent Crossroads participants whose films have reaped awards are Nightsiren [+see also:
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interview: Tereza Nvotová
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interview: Christina Tynkevych
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interview: Ameen Nayfeh
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The Crossroads Co-Production Forum jury comprises: Alessandro Amato, producer and CEO at dispàrte (Italy); Christina Pelekani, marketing and distribution consultant, and co-founder of Endorphin Film Sales (Greece); Myriam Sassine, producer at Abbout Productions and Beirut DC/Beirut Cinema Platform (Lebanon); and Annamaria Lodato, head of international relations at ARTE France. The Crossroads awards are provided by Greek post-production house Two Thirty Five, the Onassis Foundation, the CNC, ArteKino, Finos Film, the Cannes Marché du Film’s Producers Network, Sofia Meetings, the MFI, Initiative Film and EAVE.

The selected projects are as follows:

Achinos - Iris Baglanea (Greece)
Producer: Ioanna Bolomyti (Atalante Productions SA)

An Old Man Replaced - Thanos Samaras (Greece)
Producer: Romanna Lobach (AKRAN Creative Company)

Dog Days - Imanol Rayo (Spain)
Producer: Iker Ganuza (Lamia Producciones)

The First Cypriot Astronaut - Stavros Pamballis (Cyprus/UK)
Producer: Marinos Charalambous (Boycott Films)
Co-producers: Joyce Pierpoline (Pierpoline Films, Inc), Bernhard Pucher (Iron Box Films)

Five Murders Without a Cause - Kostas Gerampinis (Greece)
Producer: Vasilis Chrysanthopoulos (PLAYS2PLACE)

Holiday - Wissam Charaf (France/Italy/Lebanon)
Producers: Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak (Aurora Films)
Co-producers: Marco Valeiro Fusco (Intramovies), Pierre Sarraf (Né à Beyrouth films)

Life in a Beat - Amerissa Basta (Greece/North Macedonia)
Producers: Ioanna Soultani (Soul Productions), Dimitris Nakos
Co-producers: Dejan Krajcevski (Krug Film), Panos Bisdas (Authorwave)

Loose - Tudor Jurgiu (Romania/Greece)
Producer: Bogdan Craciun (Libra Film)
Co-producer: Konstantina Stavrianou (Graal SA)

Lost Years - Aron Horvath (Slovenia)
Producers: Andraž Jerič (Temporama), Jerca Jerič

Love Thy Neighbor - Siegrid Alnoy (France)
Producer: Xénia Maingot (Eaux Vives Productions)

Lover, Not a Fighter - Martina Buchelová (Slovakia/Czech Republic)
Producers: Michaela Kaliská, Erika Paulinská (NINJA Films)
Co-producer: Julie Žáčková (Unit and Sofa Prague)

Rien Ne Va Plus - Daniel Bolda (Greece)
Producer: Nicholas Alavanos (Filmiki Productions)

Vater - Anna Morozova (Ukraine)
Producer: Kyrylo Nechmonia (Mir&Co Production)

Y - Alexandru Baciu, Maria Popistașu (Romania)
Producer: Anamaria Antoci (Tangaj Production)