Le volet Agora Works in Progress de Thessalonique présente huit titres prometteurs
par Cineuropa
- La sélection de cette année met en avant les cinéastes émergents et les formes audacieuses autour de récits politiquement engagés ou réalistes et de satires absurdes
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The Agora Works in Progress section of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (30 October-9 November) has revealed its eight selected projects, once again spotlighting emerging voices and daring cinematic forms from across Europe, the Mediterranean and beyond.
This year’s line-up reflects the diversity and creative ambition that define the Agora’s industry activities, featuring politically engaged narratives, realist dramas, absurd satires and genre-bending explorations of various topics. Together, they embody a strong commitment to independent storytelling and distinctive visual identities, offering a preview of bold films soon to make their way to the international circuit.
Agora Works in Progress thus continues to serve as a vital platform for filmmakers in the final stages of production, connecting them with sales agents, festival programmers and potential co-producers from around the world.
Below is the full list of selected projects for Agora Works in Progress 2025:
Last Call – Sherif Francis (Greece)
Production: Dionyssis Samiotis (Tanweer Productions)
Co-production: Kostas Lambropoulos
Black Money for White Nights – Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov (Bulgaria/Greece)
Production: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov (Abraxas Film)
Co-production: Irini Vougioukalou, Konstantina Stavrianou (Graal Films)
Ways to Get Rid of Some Freedom – Chrisanthos Margonis (Greece/Cyprus)
Production: Eleni Kossyfidou (Blackbird Productions)
Co-production: Marinos Charalambous (Boycott Films)
Promised Spaces – Ivan Marković (France/Germany/Serbia/Cambodia)
Production: Jasmina Sijercić (Bocalupo Films)
Co-production: Zsofi Lili Kovacs (Fiskultura Films), Jelena Radenković (Big Time Production), Daniel Mattes (Anti-Archive)
The Lion at My Back – Tonia Mishiali (Cyprus/Luxembourg/Greece)
Production: Tonia Mishiali (Bark Like a Cat Films)
Co-production: Katarzyna Ozga, Nicolas Steil (Iris Productions), Marinos Charalambous, Vladimiros Subotić (Avaton Films)
The Boy with the Light-blue Eyes – Thanasis Neofotistos (Greece/Cyprus/North Macedonia/Croatia/Serbia/Romania/USA)
Production: Ioanna Bolomyti (Argonauts Productions SA)
Co-production: Atalante Productions SA, YE Films Ltd, Sektor Film, Studio Corvus, Sense Production, Luna Film, Willa, Astrakan Films, Cold Iron Pictures
Tonight Is Forever – Fernando Souza (France/Japan/Spain)
Production: Quentin Laurent (Les Films de l’Oeil Sauvage)
Co-production: Lucas Senecaut (L’Oeil Vif Films), Mina Moteki (Kowatanda Films), Fernando Souza (Dichosos los Ojos)
Trip to Jerusalem – Michel Zarazir, Gaby Zarazir (Lebanon)
Production: Gaby Zarazir, Michel Zarazir (madame le tapis)
(Traduit de l'anglais)
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