CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator Selects 10 Projects For Latest Program – Deadline

The CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator today announced the projects that will take part in the sixth edition of the prestigious training program for non-fiction filmmakers with a female identity.

The ten selected projects come from Eastern and Western Europe, Iran, Georgia, the USA and the Philippines [see below for details on each of them]. The filmmakers behind the projects will participate in three separate “modules” and will work with “renowned directors, writers and producers on an in-depth analysis of their films, covering multiple aspects of the project’s development,” according to a press release. “This includes fine-tuning their scripts and narrative structures, creating compelling trailers and preparing production strategies for international audiences and markets.”

The first module is scheduled for June 19-24 on the Greek island of Euboea; The second module will take place in September in Serbia, while the last module will take place in Italy during the When East Meets West event in Trieste in January 2024.

“Returning as main mentors for CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator 2023 are Diana El Jeiroudi, a renowned Syrian writer, director and producer based in Germany, and Brigid O’Shea, an industry strategist and co-founder of the Documentary Association of Europe (DAE) )”, the release notes. “Other lecturers and experts are Gianluca Matarrese (director, producer and actor from Italy), Hubert Sauper (director, screenwriter and producer from Austria) and Salomé Jashi (director and producer from Georgia), Joanna Solecka (marketing and advertising strategist from Poland) and Charlene Branger (Publisher from Belgium).”

Biljana Tutorov, Program Director of CIRCLE, commented: “After five years of existence and numerous completed and award-winning films, I believe that CIRCLE has developed a unique sensitivity that brings together those interested in film as an art form, language and engagement… Our new .” The cohort is promising and we can’t wait for a new circle of contacts, creative work and inspiration to begin.”

Tutorov called the selection process “tough” and said the last 10 selected people were chosen from 130 applications from 52 countries. She thanked Suzy Gillet (Writer and Producer, UK), Patricia Drati (Producer and Director, Denmark), Laura Klöckner (producer and curator, Germany), Jelena Mišeljić (producer and film scholar, Montenegro) and Aleksandar Govedarica (sales representative, Canada) for their assistance in the selection.

The 2023 edition of the CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator is supported by Creative Europe – MEDIA and WEMW Co-Pro Forum, Cannes Docs – Marché du Film, Documentary Association of Europe (DAE) Foundation, European Women’s Audiovisual Network, International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA ). ), Greek Film Center, Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Agora, CED MEDIA Croatia Office, CED MEDIA Slovenia Office, Motovila, Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, Cineuropa, International Documentary Film Festival Beldocs and EURODOC.

Selected projects for the CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator 2023/2024:

Donut

Director, Producer: Anna Khazaradze (Georgia); Additional Producer: Nino Chichua

Production Company: 1991 Productions (Georgia)

Burning interwar period

Producer: Anda Ionescu (Romania); Directors: Andra Tarara, David Schwartz

Production company: Tangaj Production (Romania)

Kafka in Belgrade

Director: Maša Nešković (Serbia); Producers: Ena Bajraktarević, Maja Medić

Production company: Marienbad Film (Serbia); Co-Producer: Hrvoje Osvadić (15th umjetnost, Croatia)

love school

Director, Producer, Author: Julia Maryanska (Poland, USA); Co-Producer: Marc J Francis

production company: Re/culture media

No women street

Director: Fanny-Laure Bouvet (Switzerland); Producer: Youmi Haefelin-Roch
Production company: Kumoshika (Switzerland)

Portrait of a friendship

Director: Faezeh Nikoozad (Iran, Germany); Producers: Julia Cöllen, Karsten Krause, Frank Scheuffele

Production company: Fünferfilm (Germany)

Scissors stone paper

Director, Producer, Writer: Christina Phoebe

Production company: Scribble Films (Greece); Co-production company: Late Bloomers (Greece)

sisters

Director: Tereza Bernátková; Producers: Natalia Povlove, Dagmar Sedlackova

Production company: MasterFilm (Czech Republic); Co-production: FAMU

places of resistance

Director, Producer, Writer: Lisa Smith (UK)

Production Company: Patrin Films Ltd (UK)

Untie the knot

Director, Producer: Chona Mangalindan (Philippines)

Production Company: MONSOON FILMS (Philippines)