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Arevik Avanesyan, Writer/Director, Alice and the rabbits

FRED meets Arevik Avanesyan, one of the writers/directors participants at the Talents Sarajevo PACK AND PITCH PROJECT. Arevik is Armenian and she presented to potential producers her film project ALICE AND THE RABBITS. The film tell the story of Alice, whose mother sells handmade rabbits as a symbol of fertility. Alice is only 17, but to her mother’ s dismay it ‘s her that gets pregnant.

Festival section: Talents Sarajevo – Pack and Pitch Projects

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Eleonora Veninova, Writer,  The House of Three Flags

FRED meets Eleonora Veninova, one of the writers participants at the Talents Sarajevo PACK AND PITCH PROJECT. Eleonora is from Macedonia but she got the idea of the film project THE HOUSE OF THREE FLAGS during her MA studies in California. The film will tell the story of an American family waking up in Yugoslavia in 1991 to find their house divided by three newly formed countries. The father has to outwit the local Communist leader in order to save his family from the misery of needing a passport to go for a pee.

Festival section: Talents Sarajevo – Pack and Pitch Projects

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Minos Nikolakakis – Director – A Village of two

FRED meets Minos Nikolakakis , one of the directors/writers participants tot he Talents Sarajevo PACK AND PITCH PROJECT. Minos Nikolakis presented to the audience and potential producers his project A VILLAGE OF TWO which takes place in a remote Greek Village, full of ancient superstition, where a city doctor gets entangled in an all-consuming love affair with a peasant girl that doesn’t grow old. Right after Nikolakakis’ interview with Chiara Nicoletti, he was awarded with the PACK&PITCH Award so he will participate with his project in the Cinelink Coproduction market next year.

Festival section: Talents Sarajevo – Pack and Pitch Projects

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Nikos Kyritsis, Director/Writer,  “17”

FRED meets Nikos Kyritsis , one of the directors/writers participants at the Talents Sarajevo PACK AND PITCH PROJECT. Nikos Kyritsis is one of the two Greek directors to be presenting his project “17” to potential producers and co-producers. 17 narrates the story of teenage Zaharias, who, abandoned by his girlfriend, struggles with his feelings for his baby and his best friend who is helping him to raise it. FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti interviewed Nikos Kyritsis some minutes before the award ceremony and the interview is divided in two parts because Nikos was awarded with the second prize, the possibility of receiving mentoring and a guide to find a producer for his project.

Festival section: Talents Sarajevo – Pack and Pitch Projects

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Vassilis Economou – Talent Sarajevo 2014 Film Critic

FRED meets Vassilis Economou from Greece, one of the film critics of this year’s Talents Sarajevo programme, who reviews THREE WINDOWS AND A HANGING by Isa Qosja.

Festival section: Talents Sarajevo

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Amra Baksic Camo,  Head of Cinelink

FRED meets head of CineLink Amra Baksic Camo from the 20th Sarajevo Film Festival, and tells us all about this section thought out as a way for filmmakers to reach out to any possible international co-production.

Festival section: Industry

Reporter:  Matt Micucci

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Sead Vegara – Talent Sarajevo 2014 Film Critic

Sead Vegara, one of the young film critics from the 2014 Talents Sarajevo, speaks to us about the film NINE POSITIONS OF LONELINESS by Enver Puška

Festival section: Talents Sarajevo

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Oana Ghera – Talent Sarajevo 2014 Film Critic

FRED meets Oana Ghera from Romania, one of the film critics at Talents Sarajevo 2014. She reviews A SONG FOR MY MOTHER by Erol Mintaş

Festival section: Talents Sarajevo

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Isabel Davis – Head of International BFI

With the United Kingdom being the partner country at this year’s partner country at the 20th Sarajevo Film Festival industry programme, FRED has the pleasure of talking with Isabel Davis, BFI’s head of international, who talks to us about co-production opportunities with the UK including its benefits but also its selection process.

Festival section: Industry

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Gabriela Filippi – Talent Sarajevo 2014 Film Critic

FRED meets Gabriela Filippi from Romania, one of the film critics of this year’s Talents Sarajevo programme, who reviews MISS VIOLENCE by Alexandros Avranas.

Festival section: Talents Sarajevo

Reporter: Matt Miccucci

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