Karlovy Vary Vary International Film Festival’s Industry Strand has announced 14 projects from Central Europe participating in the central stage of its new co-production platform.
The 14 projects include new development, production, or post-production jobs from filmmakers such as Andreas Horvath, Nader Saeivar, and László Csuja.
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Iranian director Nader Saiber brings German and Turkish co-production hijamat, It is edited by Palme D’Or winner and longtime collaborator Jafar Panahi. Saeivar won the Audience Award at Venice last year Witness (2024) And the best script in Panahi-oriented Cannes Three faces. The film is currently looking for a production and distribution partner.
Austrian director Andreas Horvas, his function Lillian It premiered in 2019 in two weeks by Cannes Director, and Will Showcase Lime worksadaptation in the development of novels of the same name Nestbeschmutzer by Thomas Bernhardt.
Hungary’s László Chuja debuts its featured Blossom Valley Winning the Juju Award at Kviff and second grade features kind It will premiere at Sundance’s World Cinema Competition Some good newsa new project in his development.
Czech director Julius Schevczyk will be present Masalic: Coup d’etata standalone sequel Prominent patientsIt premiered in Berlin and won 12 Czech Lion Awards.
Polish director Jagoda Serk introduces her new drama with the first two films premiering in Berlin and Rotterdam, respectively Lacombebased on a novel of the same name by Polish author Margolzata Lebda.
Ukrainian director Yelizaveta Smith, Militan Tropos (co-directed by Alina Gorlova and Simon Mozgovyi) It will be premiering recently in two weeks as Director of Cannes. vacuum.
The new Central Stage Initiative was created by the KVIFF Film Industry Office, a collaboration from a selected National Film Institute of Eight Central European countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. Selected projects are presented through interactive conversations about the filmmaker’s career paths and the possibilities for co-production across participating countries.
Each project will have access to post-production work through a partnership with Studios UPP and Soundquare and will also qualify for the 20,000 Euro Eurimage Co-Production Award.
“We have introduced this new format to address a notable gap in the cinema landscape in Central Europe. Emerging filmmakers often receive significant support, but mid-career filmmakers usually have fewer visibility and fundraising opportunities despite comparable projects. Audiences say Hugo Rosák, head of the Kviff Industry Office.
Central Stage Project 2025
Limeworks (Austria)
dir, script, prod: Andreas Horvath
Masalic: Coup (CZ-pol-slovak)
dir: Julius ševičík
Script: Juliusševčík, Petr Kolechko
Prod: Vanessa Biermannová, Rudolf Biermann
Around the fire (cz-neth-slovak)
Director, script: Michal Hogenauer
Prod: Marek Novák
First date (cz-bulg-pol)
Director, script: Simon Holi
Prod: Marek Novák
hijamat (ger-turkey)
Director, script: Nader Saeivar
Prod: Nur Akkus, Tatiana Tsyganova, Emre Oskay
Some good news (Hunlom)
dir: László Chuja
Script: Eva Zabasinsky, László Chuja
Prod: Anna Sijártó
Ongoing Democracy Work (Hun-Czech-Ger)
Director, script: Mihály Schwechtje
Prod: Petrovits genua
Stars (half)
dir, script: piotr adamski
Prod: Anna Gawlita, Marta Szymanowska
Greedy (Pol)
Directed and scripted by Strawberry Zelk
Prod: Joanna Szymańska
Love (slovak-cz-cro)
dir: Marco Scop
Script: Zuzana Liová, Markoskop
Prod: Markoškop, Ján Meliš, Alice Zárubová Tabery, Marina andreeškop
Purgatory (Slovenia – Austria)
dir: manga virc
Script: Iza Strehar
PROD: Manga Virc, Iza Strehar
The happiest day (Slovenia-nor-it)
Director, script: Sonja Prosenc
Product: Hide deadline
Vacuum (Ukraine)
Director, script: Yelizaveta Smith
Prod: Eugene Rachkovsky
Making-of (ukr-czech-slovak)
Director, script: Ivan Tymchenko
Prod: Svitlana Soloviova, Elizabeth Janáčková
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