19th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
3-12 March, 2017
DOC MARKET AWARDS
The awards of the Docs in Progress section of the TDF’s Doc Market were presented on Wednesday March 8, 2017, at the packed “Room with a view” Café of the Olympion complex, in the framework of the 19th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
The awards were bestowed by the international Docs in Progress jury that consisted of Yuri Averof (producer, Anemon Productions, Greece), Monika Mikušova (programme acquisitions, RTV Slovakia, Slovakia) and Francis Kandel (programme acquisitions, Canal +, France).
The first award of up to 15.000 euro in post-production services sponsored by 2|35 Inc Post-Production House was given to the film Castle by Hamed Zolfaghari – Iran (Production Company: Crazy Woodpecker Film Studio, Producers: Hamed Zolfaghari, Nina Amin Zadeh).
The second MuSou award for music and sound services, amounting up to 6.500 euro, was given to the film Kiruna 2.0 by Greta Stocklassa - Czech Republic (Production Company: Analog Vision s.r.o., Producer: Veronika Kührová, Michal Kráčmer, Co-producer: Ondřej Šejnoha, FAMU).
The Docs in Progress section of the TDF’s Doc Market presents projects from Central Europe, the Balkans and the Mediterranean region that participate in closed sessions for Thessaloniki’s invited industry professionals, sales agents, distributors, producers and festival representatives.