Works in Progress Awards
The Post Production Award 10 000 Euros worth of facility services by leading Finnish post house Post Control. The award is given to a project that successfully combines creative and commercial potential.
Winner: Crystal Swan / Хрусталь, Belarus/Germany/US, director Darya Zhuk; producers Birgit Goernbock, Debbie Vandermeulen, Olga Goister, Valery Dmitrotchenko; co-producer Andrey Isachenko; production companies Demarshfilm, Unfound Content, Fusion Features, Vice Films, Belarus Film
Jury statement: Crystal Swan is an intriguing story with a light touch of irony and humor blended with numerous cultural references, amounting to a colorful and fresh take on the good old American dream.
Baltic Event Works in Progress Award This award of 3000 Euros is given to the project with the strongest and boldest artistic vision. The award will help the film gain visibility during its promotion and distribution in the Baltic States by covering related costs in the region.
Winner: Motherland / Gimtine, Lithuania/Latvia, director Tomas Vengris, producer Uljana Kim, co-producer Roberts Vinovskis, production companies: Studio Uljana Kim, Locomotive Productions
Jury statement: Motherland is a unique and nostalgic story about the complexity of relationships and of learning about one’s heritage, propelled by a distinct style of storytelling. It is a film about self discovery through the eyes of a young boy and his first vision of his mother as a human being.
Baltic View Award In partnership with Noir Lumiere, Baltic View presents two in-kind awards worth 3000 Euros each. The selected films are awarded a DCP production + online storage and international promotion with Cinema Events (organised by Baltic View) valued at 3000 Euros per film (terms and conditions apply).
Winners:
International Works in Progress: 43, Georgia/Russia, director Dimitry Tsintsadze, producer Rusudan Glurjidze, co-producer: Nadezhda Gorshkova, production companies Cinetech Film Production, Viva Films
Jury statement: For powerful performances of a disrupted and ruptured family where the potential for redemption could hang out of reach.
Baltic Event Works in Progress: Take It or Leave It / Võta või jäta, Estonia, director Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo, producer Ivo Felt, production company Allfilm
Jury statement: A full of energy and modern take on a familiar theme; an unwanted baby lands in the custody of its inexperienced father.
Think of The Music Award Two projects receive a license each worth 1500 Euros for music represented by Apollo Music, to be used in film and/or promotional materials. The award goes to the projects that have the best and brightest ideas for the use of music.
Winners:
International Works in Progress: Amidst the Fog / Entre La Niebla, Colombia/Brazil, director and producer Augusto Sandino, co-producers Claudio Cao Quintas, Gio Park, Mario Viana Garcia, production companies Schweizen Media Group, Psycut, Viana Producciones
Baltic Event Works in Progress: Captain Morten and the Spider Queen / Morten lollide laeval, Estonia/Ireland/Belgium/UK, director Kaspar Jancis, producer Kerdi Oengo, co-producers Paul Cummins, Mark Mertens, Robin Lyons; production companies: Nukufilm, Telegael, Grid VFX
Work in Progress Jury: Maryna Ajaja, Seattle IFF, USA; Olivier Barbier, Wild Bunch, France; Olivier Heitz, MK2, France; Tõnis Kiis, Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies, USA; Hubert von Spreti, Kick Film GmbH, Germany |
