After a revamp of its categories, FEST — Pitching Forum returns in full form with a total of 25 selected projects for its 2021 edition.
These films were selected among a strong batch of applications, submitted by filmmakers from all over the world: producers, writers, and directors looking for the financing and co-production opportunities FEST has to offer. After hard deliberation, 25 were chosen, split between three categories:
- FEATURE GEMS — Fiction, documentary and animation feature films (min. runtime of 55 minutes) in early stages of development;
- WORK IN PROGRESS — Fiction, documentary and animation feature films (min. runtime of 55 minutes) in advanced production stages;
- MAKE IT SHORT — Fiction, documentary and animation short films (max. runtime of 55 minutes) in both early and advanced production stages.
The finalists will now be part of an intense training period, mentored by industry professionals, so they have the best performance possible during their final pitching presentations. Afterwards, the winners will be awarded several different prizes, and the tools to make their projects come true.
Check out the selected projects below!
FEATURE GEMS
Aiurê, Kurt Shaw, Rita de Cácia Oenning da Silva
Augusta & Katia, Ludmila Mônaco Martinez, Luís Galvão Teles
Flowers of Ucraine, Glib Lukianets, Adelina Borets
For Buraz, Sabina Vajraca, Annika Dawson
Losers and Princesses, Marta Nowakowska, Kordian Kadziela
Milarepa, Louis Nero, Ludmila Gabusi
No Border,Jovan Todorovic, Vladimir Simic
Son of the Streets, Mohammed Almughanni, Glib Lukianets
The Messenger,Cláudio Marques, Marília Hughes Guerreiro
The Portal,Chadi Abo
Trip to Kiev, Ursula Romero Gerberding, Ione Hernandez
MAKE IT SHORT
Aplauso, Guilherme Daniel
At the Counter, Anna Huth, Daniel Stopa
Not Today, Yağmur Mısırlıoğlu, Nefes Polat
O Pomar, Ana Manana, Joana Lourenço
The Best Model, Marina-Evelina Cracana
The Story of Shoes, Anja Kofmel
The World or Nothing, Virgílio Pinto
WORK IN PROGRESS
Bukra, Diana Antunes, Marina Reino
Genghus Heroes, Nick Aquilino
Happy Campers, Amy Nicholson
I'm not Lakit, Amy Nicholson
Live Till I Die, Marina-Evelina Cracana
Rocco - Boxing With My Father, Teresa Iaropoli, Elettra Fiumi
Waste Island, Mitchell Stafiej
