Industry sidebar for Agora, Thessaloniki Intl. The film festival revealed its choice of the Agora Works in Progress program.
From November 2nd to 6th, eight films on the post-production stages of Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region will be presented to sales agents, distributors, producers, streaming platforms and festival programmers.
The aim is to help these films secure finish funds, attract sales agents, secure festival premieres and establish partnerships.
This program will peak with the Agora Works in Progress Awards.
The ju judge award is the 119 Marvila Studios Award (sound mixing service). AuthorWave Post-Production Award (Creative Image Post Services); ERT Agora Works in Progress Award (2,000 euros for a Greek project).
There are also independent awards. Onassis Film Awards (10,000 euros for the Agora Crossroads co-production forum or ongoing Greek project for Agora Works).
The selected Agora is working on a film in progress:
Black Money for a White Night
Director: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Produced by: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Abraxas Film, Co-produced by: Irini Vougioukalou, Konstantina Stavrianou, Graal Films
Bulgaria, Greece
A boy with bright blue eyes
Director: Tanasis Neofotistos, Production: Ioanna Bolomyti, Argonauts Productions SA, Co-produced by: Atalante Productions SA, Ye Films Ltd., Sektor Film, Studio Corvus, Sense Production, Luna Film, Willa, Astrakan Films & Cold Iron Pictures
Greece, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, USA
The last call
Director: Sherif Francis, Production: Dionysis Samiotis, Tanwire Production, Co-produced by Costas Lambropoulos, Greece
Lion on my back
Director: Tonia Miyajima, Production: Western Style Tonia, Cat-like Bark, Co-produced by: Catalgina Ozga, Nicholas Steil, Iris Productions, Marinos Charalanbu, Vladimiros Subutic, Abaton Films
Cyprus, Luxembourg, Greece
Promised space
Director: Ivan Marković, Production: Jasmina Schercic Vocaloupo Films, Co-produced by Zsofi Lili Kovacs, Fiskultura Films, Jelena Radenković, Big Time Production, Daniel Mattes, Anti-Archive
France, Germany, Serbia, Cambodia
Tonight is eternal
Director: Fernando Souza, Productions: Quentin Laurent, Les Films de Oeire Souvagi, Co-produced by Lucas Senecote, La Oil Vif Films, Mina Moteki, Kowatanda Films, Fernando Souza, Dichos Los Ojososososau
France, Japan, Spain
Trip to Jerusalem
Directors: Michel Zarazil, Gabby Zarazil, Productions: Gabby Zarazil, Michel Zarazil, Madame Le Tapis
Lebanon
How to get rid of freedom
Director: ChristoS Margonis, Productions: Eleni Kossyfidou, Blackbird Productions, Co-produced by: Marinos Charalambous, Boycott Films, Greece, Cyprus