FILM+ CLOSSING SESSIONS: three intensive days of panel discussions, one2one meetings, screenings, case studies and masterclasses coordinated by international and Romanian tutors and filmmakers

The FILM+ 6th Edition is concluding with the… CLOSING SESSIONS, the last section of this year mentorship and support program dedicated to independent film projects from Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Serbia and Greece.

Between May 5^th-7^th, more than 20 representatives of the 18 selected projects gathered in Bucharest at Cișmigiu Hotel and attended meetings, interactive workshops, general tutoring sessions, as well as specialized one2one trainings for all three Labs (Work in Progress, Production and Development).

GUEST SPEAKERS and TUTORS on FILM+ CLOSING SESSIONS:

Olga Lamontanara (ESP Head of Coproduction Forum & Producer), Mihai Chirilov (Artistic Director TIFF Cluj), Bogdan Mureșanu (Director), Paul Tyler (Story Creation Consultant – Handeling Ideas), the film producers Ada Solomon, Anamaria Antoci, Radu Stancu and Amra Bakšić Čamo (Producer & Head of CineLink Sarajevo) and tutors Dana Bunescu, Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Roxana Szel, Dragoș Apetri and Alexandru Solomon.

The 6th edition of FILM+ focused on 18 projects created by young filmmakers from the East-European region: 4 documentary feature films, 1 fiction feature film, 1 fiction medium length, 11 fiction shorts and 1 animated short.

Projects from Bulgaria: ”Classics Never Go Out Of Style, But… They Do” by Ivelin Kostadinov (fiction short); Curse of the Dutchman” by Angel Radev & Noura Al Kadri (Bulgaria, fiction short);

• Projects from Greece: ”Lethe” by Nefeli Rapti (fiction short);
• Projects from Moldova: ”The Poor Dove” by Călin Laur (fiction feature); ”Open. Closed” by Teodora Mihăilă & Cătălina Pistol (Moldova | Romania, animated short)
• Projects from Romania: ”Man of Velour” by Emil Vasilache (medium length); ”Last Man Standing” by Maria Bălănean (documentary feature); ”Unacknowledged” by Elena Borcea (documentary feature); ”Karina” by Ilinca Hărnuț (fiction short); ”You don’t have to eat it” by Doru Vatavului (fiction short); ”Reunion” by Vasile Todinca (fiction short); ”Aurică, A Dog’s Life” by Mihai Dragolea (fiction short); ”Berliner Kindl” by Lucia Chicoș (fiction short); ”I Want To Smash The Greenhouse” by Teona Galgoțiu (fiction short); ”More Than Love” by Maria Cîrstea (documentary feature);
• Projects from Serbia: ”Boro / Ramiz” by Ana Dragic (documentary feature); ”Cats” by Danilo Stanimirovic (fiction short); ”September Dawn” by Ivan Djurovic (fiction short).

The main tutors of this edition were: Paul NEGOESCU and Tudor Cristian JURGIU – Development Lab; Ana DRĂGHICI and Anamaria ANTOCI – Production Lab; Alexandru RADU – Work in Progress Lab.

CLOSSING SESSIONS Partners: AVANPOST, Hotel Cișmigiu, Rotary Club București Cișmigiu, Screening Emotions (BG), Sense Production (RS)

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The FILM+ program offers support for different types of audio-visual projects: individual mentoring provided by industry professionals, chosen to fit the specific needs of each project (scripting, directing, editing, sound, production); specific support based on the development stage of each project (development, filming, post-production); networking between the participants and film industry professionals and companies.

The program was initiated by the NGO Asociaţia Graphis 122 and is implemented together with partners and professionals involved in the mentorship program.

FILM+ has no claim over the ownership rights of the projects.

The FILM+ 6th edition is made with the support of the Creative Europe – MEDIA programme of the European Union* and Romanian National Film Center (CNC)

* The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the National Agency and Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

For more details: contact@film-plus.ro

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Happy to begin 2022 with great news!

FILM+, the alternative program supporting independent film productions from Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Serbia announces the new partnership with AVANPOST – https://avanpost.co/, the largest, high-end production and post-production facility in Bucharest.

„We are happy that AVANPOST accepted to be involved in our venture, willing to support with determination and good energy the independent low budget film productions and their young creators” – Ana Drăghici, the coordinator of the FILM+ program.

The first film entered in post-production with AVANPOST is one of the completed projects from Work in Progress Lab – ”Aurică, viață de câine / Aurică, a dog’s life” by Mihai Dragolea, a short fiction starring Iulian Postelnicu.

Soon, more Film+ projects #6 will benefit from the AVANPOST’s professional assistance.

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The FILM+ program initiated by the Graphis 122 Association is implemented together with partners and specialists involved in the mentoring program.

The sixth edition is co-financed by the Creative Europe – MEDIA program of the European Commission.

* The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the National Agency and Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

INFO: contact@film-plus.ro

FILM+ ONLINE SESSIONS: three days of workshops, interactive talks and work meetings with Romanian filmmakers and tutors.

The FILM+ 6th Edition started with the ONLINE SESSIONS, one of the important sections of this year’s mentorship and support program, dedicated to independent film projects submitted by emerging talents from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, the Republic of Moldova and Greece.

Between 20th and 23rd October, the 20 representatives of the 18 projects selected in the FILM+ 2021- 2022 program benefited from interactive talks, general tutoring sessions and will take part in specialized workshops (Work in Progress Lab, Production Lab, Development Lab) and tailored individual mentorship.

The TUTORS of this edition are: Paul NEGOESCU and Tudor Cristian JURGIU – Development Lab main tutors; Ana DRĂGHICI and Anamaria ANTOCI – Production Lab main tutors and Alexandru RADU – Work in Progress Lab main tutor.

Also, the FILM+ ONLINE SESSIONS participants had the opportunity to meet, talk and work with some great GUEST TUTORS: the filmmakers Monica STAN, Ruxandra GHIȚESCU and Radu MUNTEAN, the editor Roxana SZEL and the producer Bianca OANA. The film critic Cătălin OLARU moderated the introductive COFFEE TALK session with Radu MUNTEAN, an ice-breaking discussion with one of the most acclaimed Romanian director.

The 6th edition of FILM+ selected 18 projects from the 91 entries proposed by young filmmakers from the region: 4 documentary feature films, 1 fiction feature film, 1 fiction medium length, 11 fiction shorts and 1 animated short. All 18 projects are now part of three main program’s modules: Development Lab, Production Lab and Work in Progress Lab.

Development Lab (7 projects): ”Boro / Ramiz”, by Ana Dragic (Serbia, documentary feature); ”Man of Velour”, by Emil Vasilache (Romania, medium length); (”Classics Never Go Out Of Style, But… They Do”), by Ivelin Kostadinov (Bulgaria, fiction short); ”Last Man Standing”, by Maria Bălănean (Romania, documentary feature); ”Unacknowledged”, by Elena Borcea (Romania, documentary feature); ”The Poor Dove”, by Călin Laur (Moldova, fiction feature); ”Lethe”, by Nefeli Rapti (Greece, fiction short).

Production Lab (5 projects): ”Cats”, by Danilo Stanimirovic (Serbia, fiction short); ”Open. Closed”, by Teodora Mihăilă & Cătălina Pistol (Moldova | Romania, animated short); ”Karina”, by Ilinca Hărnuț (Romania, fiction short); ”You don’t have to eat it”, by Doru Vatavului (Romania, fiction short); ”Reunion”, by Vasile Todincă (Romania, fiction short).

Work in Progress Lab (6 projects): ”Aurică, A Dog’s Life”, by Mihai Dragolea (Romania, fiction short); ”Berliner Kindl”, by Lucia Chicoș (Romania, fiction short);            ”September Dawn”, by Ivan Djurovic (Serbia, fiction short); ”Curse of the Dutchman”, by Angel Radev & Noura Al Kadri (Bulgaria, fiction short); ”I Want To Smash The Greenhouse”, by Teona Galgoțiu (Romania, fiction short), ”More Than Love”, by Maria Cîrstea (Romania, documentary feature)

The FILM+ program offers support for different types of audio-visual projects: individual mentoring provided by industry professionals, chosen to fit the specific needs of each project (scripting, directing, editing, sound, production); specific support based on the development stage of each project (development, filming, post-production); networking between the participants and film industry professionals and companies.

The program was initiated by the Graphis 122 Association and implemented together with partners and professionals involved in the mentorship program.

FILM+ has no claim over the ownership rights of the projects.

The 6th edition is co-financed through the Creative Europe – MEDIA program of the European Commission* and Romanian Film Center

* The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the National Agency and Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

For more details: contact@film-plus.ro

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FILM+, the alternative program supporting independent film productions from Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Serbia announces the participants of the 6th edition, following the open call for projects submitted this summer. The program also includes a fifth country from now on, Greece, and will cover a year of mentoring and support in its three labs dedicated to development, production and post-production.

From the 91 projects proposed by filmmakers, 18 projects were selected for this edition: 5 documentary feature films, 11 fiction feature films, an animated short and a medium length fiction film.

“We are happy for this year’s rich selection, so we set a record of projects that we are committed to supporting in a single edition: 18. We have also extended the boundaries of our program to the fifth country, Greece. Participants of the sixth edition of FILM+ will have all our carefully customized support for each of the modules: development, production and post-production. We are committed to help filmmakers with the structures, guidance and help they need to make a successful start in the industry. All the more so in this period marked by difficulties.”, says Ana Drăghici, the coordinator of the FILM+ program.

FILM+ 2021 – 2022 selection:

Work in Progress: 5 fiction shorts

• • Aurică, A Dog’s Life/ Aurică, viață de câine, by Mihai Dragolea – Romania
  • Berliner Kindl, by Lucia Chicoș – Romania
  • September Dawn, by Ivan Djurovic – Serbia
  • The Course of the Dutchman, by Noura Al Kadri – Bulgaria
  • I Want To Smash The Greenhouse/ Vreau să sparg sera, by Teona Galgoțiu – Romania

Production: 4 fictions short films, one animated short film

• • Cats, by Danilo Stanimirovic – Serbia
  • Open. Closed/ Închis. Deschis, by Teodora Mihaila &Catalina Pistol – Moldova | Romania, animated short
  • Karina, by Ilinca Hărnuț – Romania
  • You Don’t Have To Eat It/ Nu mânca dacă nu-ți place, by Doru Vatavului – Romania
  • Reunion/ Revedere, by Vasile Todincă – Romania

Development: 4 documentary features, a medium length film and a fiction short film

• • Boro / Ramiz, by Ana Dragic – Serbia, documentary feature
  • Man of  Velvet/ Bărbatul de velur, by Emil Vasilache – Romania, medium length
  • Classics Never Go Out Of Style, But… They Do, by Ivelin Kostadinov – Bulgaria, fiction short
  • Last Man Standing, by Maria Bălănean  – Romania,  documentary feature
  • Unacknowledged, by Elena Borcea – Romania,  documentary feature
  • The Poor Dove, by Călin Laur – Moldova,  fiction feature

Two other projects were selected in the new Expanded section which debuted last year

• • Lethe, by Nefeli Rapti – Grecia, fiction short
  • More Than Love, by Maria Cîrstea – Romania, documentary feature

Conceived as a working, support and promotion laboratory dedicated to independent film, animation and video art projects, FILM+ is the only Romanian and regional project for professional training, which has a practical character, focused on the development, creation and promotion of small budget independent audiovisual productions, made by emerging talents from Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, the Republic of Moldova and Greece who will benefit from the experience gained by Romanian film professionals.

The workshop, consultancy and support lab for micro-budget short and feature film projects was founded in 2016 by a group of young Romanian film professionals – DoP Ana Drăghici, film and audiovisual consultant Alex Trăilă, director Paul Negoescu and producer Anamaria Antoci – with the aim of providing resources and expertise on a collaboration platform to support the filmmakers, being the first program in Central and South Eastern Europe that brings together resources and expertise in a collaboration platform funded by the European Commission’s Creative Europe – Media program.

Representatives of selected projects from the five countries will meet this year in a one-week bootcamp that will include masterclasses, individual guidance sessions and laboratories held by leading professionals from the region. Consequently each project will  have a specific timeline and work schedule tailored to its needs. The program will also include new masterclasses and mixed working sessions in the first half of 2022.

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The program initiated by the Graphis 122 Association is implemented together with partners and specialists involved in the mentoring program.

FILM+ has no claim over the ownership rights of the projects.

The sixth edition is co-financed by the Creative Europe – MEDIA program of the European Commission.

* The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the National Agency and Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

INFO : contact@film-plus.ro

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FILM +, the workshop, consultancy and support lab for independent small budget film productions, invites emerging talents – short and feature film directors from Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova – to apply to the 6th edition of the program, regardless of the genre (fiction, animation, documentary, experimental) and the stage of the project at the time of the application (development, production, post-production).

The filmmakers can register their projects by filling the online forms.

• DEADLINE: July 25th
• ONLINE SUBMISSIONS: – https://film-plus.ro/how-to-apply/

FILM + provides the applicants physical resources, as well as the expertise of the tutors and partners for the support of the selected projects, as follows:

• FILM + Development
  The selected projects for this module will have guidance and consultancy for the script development and preparation for the financing and production stage. The project’s budget is not a subject of eligibility. https://film-plus.ro/development-lab-registration/

• FILM + Production
  Dedicated to projects in an advanced stage of preparation, that need support and consultancy for the filming and production stages (directing, photography, sound, according to the specific needs of the project) as well as access to physical resources such as filming equipment, filming locations, team completion etc For this section, the application form will be accompanied by script, long-form synopsis (ending of the film included)/ final draft, simplified budget and financing plan. The film budget should not exceed 30,000 Euro. https://film-plus.ro/production-lab-registration/
  
• FILM + Work-in-Progress
  Selected filmmakers for this stage will receive support for the completion of their projects, with targeted consultancy for the stage of the projects, artistic post-production or technical post-production, according to the needs of the project (editing, post-processing. photography, sound, special effects, graphics, etc), as well as access to physical resources (sound studio, image processing, graphics, etc). For this category, the application form will be accompanied by a synopsis, a first cut of the movie, a simplified budget, and a financing plan. The film budget should not exceed 30,000 Euro.
  https://film-plus.ro/work-in-progress-registration/

The submission deadline is July 25th.

All results will be announced no later than mid-September.

The FILM + program was founded in 2016 by a team of young Romanian film professionals: Ana Drăghici (director of photography), Alex Trăilă (film and audiovisual consultant), Paul Negoescu (director) and Anamaria Antoci (producer) with the sole purpose of providing resources and expertise on a collaboration platform which supports filmmakers.

FILM + has supported, during the previous editions, the development of over 50 projects and has provided young filmmakers with the opportunity to take part in the FILM + section  Pop-Up, in workshops and masterclasses held by well-known filmmakers such as Alexander Nanau, Corneliu Porumboiu, Radu Jude, Ralitza Petrova, Andrei Ujică, Paul Tyler,  Srdan Golubović, Selin Karli, Ada Solomon, Alexander Nanau, Masha Markovic, and many other important cinema personalities.

The 5th edition of FILM+, launched at Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020, included 16 projects from over 100 submissions.

18 filmmakers from Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Serbia benefited for the 16 projects of support, individual and group sessions throughout the edition. They reunited online for a Virtual Bootcamp (October 26-31), consisting of masterclasses and virtual labs held by: directors Alexander Nanau, Adrian Sitaru, Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Masha Markovic, Paul Negoescu, Srdan Golubovic and Tudor Cristian Jurgiu, producers Ada Solomon and Anamaria Antoci, editors Andrei Gorgan and Roxana Szel, cinematographer Ana Drăghici and film industry Alex Trăilă, followed by a work schedule tailored for each project.

The program initiated by the Graphis 122 Association in 2016 was implemented together with partners and specialists involved in the mentorship program.
FILM+ has no claim over the ownership rights of the projects.

The 6th edition is co-financed through the Creative Europe – MEDIA program of the European Commission*.

* The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the National Agency and Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

The FILM + Work in Progress LAB talents have presented their projects during Sofia Meetings, a prestigious professional event dedicated to the independent European film industry. The event was held online on Festival Scope from May 27th to May 31st.

Sofia Meetings is a co-production market with a Works in Progress section which has the mission to increase the exposure of European films and talents and support promising European projects along with developing a space for networking within the A/V industry. Sofia Meetings is supported by Creative Europe MEDIA programme of the European Union, Bulgarian National Film Center, Sofia Municipality and Ministry of Culture.

The four films presented by the FILM + participants are:

• “Spring Song” (Serbia, feature film) – Natalija Avramovic

• “Scene logăneștene” (Moldova/România, feature film) – Nicolae Gaburici

• “Lament for the Silent Fool” (Bulgaria, feature film) – Dimitar Kutmanov

• “Everything For Riana” (Romania, documentary) – Mihai Gavril Dragolea