SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN INTRO

FILM FESTIVAL TEAM

à BERLIN #3 FILMS

Salutation Jordan Plevnes 2 Salutation Harald Siebler 3 Prof. Dr. Christian Voß 4

Frank Morawietz 4 PROGRAM Festival Idea 4 Team Berlin und Team Paris 5 FILMS 6

Opening Movie THE REST IS SILENCE JURIES (Restul e Tracere) 6 UNWANTED (T‘padashtun) 7 BP UNDERGROUND 8 THE LAST DAY BEFORE JUNE 9

SOMA & LIL 10 EVENTS HAWAII 11 LIFE BETWEEN THE WATERS (Jeta mes ujërave) 12 NOTHING BUT THE WIND (Nista, samo vjetar) 13 LINES 14 OH, MY LOVE (Ah, ljubov moja) 15 ALL SHE WROTE 16 GOAT’S EARS AKA OUT OF THE WOODS 17 SNOW 18 ISKRA 19 SLOVENIA, AUSTRALIA AND TOMORROW THE WORLD 20 THE CONSTITUTION 21 Festival Program 22 Round Table 24 Prize for ‘Best Film’ 25 COOPERATORS / SUPPORTERS COOPERATORS International Young Jury 26 International Jury 28 Villa Kult 30 Closing Event 31 Europa Prima Award 2018 32 SEE Legend / SEE Actress 33 Cooperators 34 LOCATIONS Supporters 35 Locations 36

SEEFF à Berlin 1 INTRO EUROPEANIZATION OF THE BALKANS, OR BALKANIZATION OF EUROPE?

During the first round of the French presidential election, the entire nation seemed to shudder as the key concern emerged: will pro-European forc- es succeed in protecting shared achievements, or will anti-European campaigns dominate political realities? That same day, over a hundred artists from the Eu- ropean candidate countries in the Balkans gath- ered in Brussels’ Grand-Place for the closing ceremonies of the Balkan Trafik festival. It was stirring to witness these ancestral foes, side by side – Serbs, Albanians, Macedonians, , Bosnians, Kosovars – eager to be ad- mitted to Jean Monnet’s “common European home.” The tectonic shifts that have rattled the very foundations of this home over the last few months will doubtless mark world memory. I wonder: who will lead the funeral cortège for the idea of Europe – the large states, or that assemblage of small countries still believing in the viability of the European ideal? This was the central issue debated by a dozen academics who came together during this influential Balkan “extra-mural” event, soon to travel throughout Europe with the SEEFF (South East European Film Festival), now in its second edition in Berlin and in its seventh edition in Paris. The pro-European Balkan dream began to turn into a nightmare when, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, former Yugoslav territories were bloodied by brutal conflicts. Though long anticipated, the vision of a“normalized”, com- mon Europe grew to resemble a mirage. Our world has been profaned by the catastrophes that George Orwell pre- dicted. Today, although the victims of communism and fascism are known and cannot be disputed, there has yet to be a tally of the millions, more likely bil- lions, of victims of neoliberalism. The tyranny of global capitalism, encouraged by the new tenant in the White House, is forcibly dominating and destroying humanity, here and now. And with that, the idea of the construction of Europe. Rather than the Europeanization of the Balkans, a Balkanization of Europe is underway. The occult powers embodied by far right extremist movements de- monstrably threaten to bury the concept of universal love. Such preoccupations are clearly expressed in the choice of full-length feature films, animated films and documentaries from the 15 Eastern European coun- tries, on show during the SEEFF in Berlin (25 – 28 May) and in Paris (31 May – 3 June). I invite you to take this rare opportunity to check the heartbeat of a continent since, according to Nicolas Bouvier, “the heart of Europe is in the Balkans, and the mind of Europe between Paris and Berlin.” This year, as our Festival gains increasing visibility on the international scene, I cannot help but be reminded of the words of the noted Balkan archeologist and art historian, Branko Gavela: “Chained within the body, the human spirit grows out of matter, like a flower from the stone.”

Jordan Plevnes, President and founder of the South European Film Festival

May 2018

2 SEEFF à Berlin A WINDOW TO A UNITED EUROPE INTRO

Dear Friends of the South East European Film Fes- tival,

Films are messengers. They cross boarders with the ability of changing prejudice and opening eyes, minds and hearts for other cultures. The South East European Film Festival àBerlin is now in its third year and I warmly welcome you once again to a cinematic journey into the Balkan region of Europe.

It has become apparent that over the last years, that forces against a united Europe have steadily grown. The more important it is, that we focus on the things that connect us with each other and remain open-minded towards our differences. I have the following proposition: when you watch the incredible selection of films we have this year, watch as though you are looking through a window, not merely onto a screen. The films will show you life and culture in a way no other medium ever could.

SEEFF is a platform for exchange. It is a microcosm in which is possible what should ideally be happening all over Europe, all over the world - people learn- ing about each other’s lives and beliefs, without feeling threatened in their own. If we, people from more than 17 countries involved in the festival, reach out to each other and try not to hold on to our projections or judge, then we can make each other stronger in our effort of overcoming boarders and clos- ing gaps.

Help yourself, help others, help Europe in coming together - that is my wish for this year and the future of the festival. I am sure, that if we will be able to do this, others can do it too and so will Europe.

All the best, Harald Siebler, Festival director “South East European Film Festival à Berlin”

May 2018

SEEFF à Berlin 3 INTRO Prof. Dr. Christian Voß

Cooperation Manager of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Frank Morawietz Cooperation Manager of crossborder factory gUG

Festival Idea

SEEFF à Berlin creates a platform for cultural exchange with South East Europe. Therefore, film productions from 15 different countries, such asAl- bania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldovia, , , , Slovenia, and Turkey are being presented in order to focus on a region, where Europe and it’s ideals are constantly questioned and in discussion.

Film as a medium allows a ruthless but also poetical insight of the reality and society life of these participating countries. Local film ­makers reflect on the people’s living conditions and the life scheme in their country of origin.

4 SEEFF à Berlin TEAM BERLIN Harald Siebler Festival director movie members GmbH Johannes Wierz Editorial staff and Coordinator of website TEAM movie members GmbH Frank Morawietz Cooperation Manager of Crossboarder Faktory gUG Felix Neunzerling Cooperation Manager of Zoommedienfabrik, Berlin Militsa Tekelieva Press coordinator Zoommedienfabrik, Berlin Francisco Klotz Zoommedienfabrik, Berlin Nikolaus Logothetis motion graphics Daniel Stübner TEAM PARIS technical coordinator Mascha Wolf Jordan Plevnes graphic-design Festival president of SEE à Paris Yves Boisset Berlin’s Volunteers Honorary president of SEE à Paris Isabel Pastor Goran Apostoloski Natasa Pivec Benjamin Roßmann Conzeil artistique Dragan Milinkovic Fimon – Street Food Market Volunteers Coordinator of Artistic council Yasmina Barthel Zoran Zivkovic – Montenegro Carla Dengg Miki Manojlovic – Serbia Lilli Schamoni Abdulah Sidran – Bosnia and Her- zegovina Nikolay Stoyanov – Bulgaria Dimitris Kerkinos – Greece Qani Mehmeti – Kosovo Thanks to all the supporters!! Karpo Godina – Slovenia Ylljet Aliçka – Albania Suncica Unevska Gvozdenovik – Macedonia Bulent Kucukerdogan – Turkey Eugen Serbanescu – Romania Ana Opacic – Croatia

Organisation in Paris Hazis Vardar, Konstantin Plevnes, Ann Hanssens, Elena Bojadzieva, Christian Robyn, Ilija Plevnes, Tanja Todorova, Goce Cvetanovski

SEEFF à Berlin 5 THE REST IS SILENCE

Romania 2017 | Feature fi lm, 114 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Nae Caranfi l

FILMS Opening Film: Thursday 24 May · Embassy of Romania

Bucharest, 1911. Grigore Ursaru, a nineteen year old actor thrilled with the emergence of the cinema, decides to become a director and make The War of Independence, a reconstruction of the 1877 struggle between the Romanians, Russians and the Turks, which led to Romania achieving its independence.

To realise this highly ambitious project to make «the longest fi lm ever pro- duced» and «to conquer the world», he wages an ideological, political and familial campaign to prove cinema has a promising future and is about to become an art in its own right. In an unequal yet ever changing society with extremes of poverty and opulence, his project is continually held up both by the local authorities and the big production companies like Gammoned. Con- stantly feuding with his father and in love with a frivolous and mercurial woman, the persistent young man does not however let his emotions get in the way of his dream.

Nae Caranfi l was born in 1960 in Bucharest, Romania. He is a writer and direc- tor, known for Der Rest ist Schweigen (2007), Closer to the Moon (2014) and Filantropica (2002).

Crew Screenwriter & director: Nae Caranfi l Producer: Cristian Comeaga Cinematog- raphy: Marius Panduru Costume Designer: Doina Levinta Editor: Dan Nanoveanu Music: Laurent Couson Production design: Calin Papura Cast Marius Florea Vizante, Ovidiu Niculescu, Mirela Zeta, Sandu Mihai Gruia, Valentin Popescu, Nicu Mihoc, Gavril Patru, Silviu Biris, Vlad Zamfi rescu, Samuel Tastet, Florin Zam- fi rescu, Alexandru Hasnas, Ioana Bulca, Eric Coustaud

6 SEEFF à Berlin UNWANTED T‘padashtun

Romania 2017 | Feature fi lm, 114 min. | Subtitle: English Kosovo 2017 | Feature fi lm, 85 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Nae Caranfi l Directed by: Edon Rizvanolli

Friday 25 May · 18:00 · Babylon - Large Auditorium FILMS

screening in attendance of the director

A lonely boy, who lives in Amsterdam with his refugee mother from Kosovo, keeps getting into trouble while yearning for her acceptance. But the traumas caused by the war, which his mother hides away from him, turn his world upside down.

Edon Rizvanolli is an actor and editor, known for T’padashtun (2017), Shuffl e - Poli- tike, laknurë dhe rokenroll (2005) and Hitman (2012).

Crew Writer & Director: Edon Rizvanolli Producer: Edon Rizvanolli Co-Producer: Anne- miek van Gorp, René Goossens Cinematography: Danny Noordanus Editor: Edon Riz- vanolli Cast Adriana Matoshi, Jason De Ridder, Niki Verkaar, Celia Nufaar, Hugo Koolschijn, Besnik Krapi, Edon Rizvanolli, Lilja Björk Hermannsdottir, Bislim Mucaj, Xhejlane Terbunja, Shkum- bin Istrefi , Dennis Overeem, Roos Netjes, Kiefer Zwart, Silvana Span, Blerta Ismaili

SEEFF à Berlin 7 BP UNDERGROUND

Hungary 2017 | Documantary, 52 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Esther Turan and Anna Koltay

FILMS Friday 25 May · 19:30 · Babylon - Small Auditorium

BP Underground is a documentary fi lm exploring the underground youth subcul- tures of Budapest, Hungary in the 90s and 2000s, right after the iron curtain fell. The underground scene of Budapest and its musical subcultures are a vital and essential part of wider Hungarian culture. This fi lm deals with how these small scenes built bigger communities and how they affected our society – and still do to this day. It uncovers how Budapest contributed to this phenomenon. What were the unwritten rules of these subcultural groups? What were their unique symbols, special uniforms, legendary venues, and heroic fi gures. What’s the personal story behind all this? The directors, Anna Koltay and Esther Turan, as integral parts of these movements themselves, use their insight and access to bring untold stories to light: their story and one they share with many young Hungarians today.

Esther Turan is a founding member of Moviebar Productions; One of Hungary’s leading, award-winning fi lm production companies. As a Hungarian Film Acad- emy graduate and TV directing major she has turned towards producing and became a producer. She is deeply involved in the creative process of every pro- ject. Her experience includes a wide range of productions from auteur-driven no budget features and shorts, through major TVCs for well-known brands to Ameri- can and European feature fi lms and TV series.

Anna Koltay is an actress and director, known for Sacra Corona (2001), BP Under- ground (2017) and Julianus barát (1991).

Crew Writer & Director: Anna Koltay, Esther Turan Producer: Anna Koltay, Esther Tura- ni Co-Producer: Judit Romwalter, Viktoria Trepper Cinematography: Daniel Balint Editor: Réka Pálfalvi Music: Rendben Man – Máté Felcser

8 SEEFF à Berlin THE LAST DAY BEFORE JUNE

Moldavia 2018 | Documentary, 75 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Igor Chistol

Friday 25 May · 20:30 · Babylon - Large Auditorium FILMS WORLDPREMIERE screening in attendance of the director and producer

An ex-military pilot starts new life as a farmer in Moldavian countryside. Having realised that his wife, who had gone to to earn more money, will never come back, he decide to send his 2 daughters to her and her new Italian hus- band.

Igor Kistol is an actor and director, known for The last day before June (2018), Botched (2007) and Les percutés (2002).

Crew Writer & Director: Igor Kistol Co-writer: Valeriu Andriutã Producer: Roman Can- tiri Cinematography: Roman Cantir Editor: Iulia Andriutã, Evgheni Dudceac Music: Maria Afanasieva, Dorin Buldumea, Anatol Stefanet Set Decoration: Mariana Stefanet Sound De- partment: Roman Bordei Costume: Mariana Stefanet Cast Valeriu Andriutã, Tudor Andronachi, Dana Ciobanu

SEEFF à Berlin 9 SOMA & LIL

Cyprus 2017 | Documantary, 11 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Nicolas Iordanou and Sylvia Nicolaides

FILMS Friday 25 May · 21:45 · Babylon - Small Auditorium

screening in attendance of the co-director

A documentary about the cello improvisation duo Soma & Lil, based in Den- mark. It follows the discovery of their induvidual style, deviating from the tra- ditional written music for the cello. It shows their unique expression and their personal and ever-changing approach to compositon and music.

Nicolas Iordanou is a photographer and fi lmmaker, born in Paphos, Cyprus. He studied Photography at Columbia College Chicago.

Sylvia Nicolaides is an artist and fi lmmaker, she received her Bachelor’s Fine Arts Degree from Chelsea College of Art and Design (University of the Arts) London and her second Master’s Degree in Audio-Visual Studies in the Acad- emy of Performing Arts, in the Film and Television department (FAMU) in Prague, Czech Republic.

In 2013 they participated in the exhibition ‘Catharsis/Rebirth’ in Paphos, Cy- prus and co-directed a short fi lm presentation from it, which was selected and presented in the Louvre Museum in Paris as part of the Michelangelo Pisto- letto’s exhibition ‘Annee Un – Le Paradis Sur Terre’.

Crew Writer & Director: Nicolas Iordanou und Sylvia Nicolaides Producer: Anna Koltay, Esther Turani Cinematography: Nicolas Iordanou Editor: Sylvia Nicolaidesi Music: Soma & Lil

10 SEEFF à Berlin HAWAII

Romania 2017 | Feature fi lm, 116 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Jesus del Cerro

Friday 25 May · 22:00 · Babylon - Small Auditorium

screening in attendance

of the director FILMS

Hawaii is a story on the struggle of inheriting $3 million in communist-era Ro- mania when owning just $1 could already mean losing your freedom. It touches on the theme of how money, if not happiness, could at least buy the freedom to choose unhappiness.

Jesús del Cerro is a writer, producer and director born in Madrid (Spain). He started working in popular Spanish TV series like “Medico de Familia”, “Poli- cias”, “ Compañeros” and “Un Paso adelante” . This one was a huge success all over the world and was sold to more than 70 countries like Germany, , Italy or Netherlands. In 2008 Jesús directed “Carlitos and the chance of the lifetime” his fi rst feature fi lm, it was a success in the Spanish box offi ce and won more than 20 international fi lm festivals like Giffony fi lm festival. In 2009 Jesús starts to work in Romania, over there he directed eight features fi lms and the documentary “Pregnant in Romania” In 2011 he won with “Nasa” the Gopo award to the most successful movie of the year in Romania. In November 2017 he will launched his last movie “Hawaii” with Dragos Bucur and Cristina Flutur. In 2018 he will launched his fi rst American movie “Attraction” fi lmed in Puerto Rico, Los Angeles and Paris with Chris Atkins, Tara Read and Dina de Laurentiis. Actually he is working in the animation movie “First Goal” that will be launched in 2019.

Crew Writer & Director: Jesús del Cerro Co-writer: Manuel Feijóo, Beatriz G. Cruz, Rux- andra Ghitescu Producer: Dragos Bucur, Jesús del Cerro Cinematography: Tudor Vladimir Panduru Editor: Ovidiu Vacaru Production Design: Calin Papura Music: Juan Carlos Cuello Costume: Ana Ioneci Cast Dragos Bucur, Cristina Flutur, Andi Vasluianu, Constantin Cojocaru, Rodica Lazar, Gigi Ifrim, Catalin Catoiu, Dragos Sora, Nora Cupcencu, Christopher Landry, Codrina Patru

SEEFF à Berlin 11 LIFE BETWEEN THE WATERS Jeta mes ujërave

Albania 2017 | Feature fi lm, 75 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Ardit Sardiku

FILMS Saturday 26 May · 14:00 · Babylon - Small Auditorium

screening in attendance of the director

A disaffected mechanic and his unemployed wife experience days of uncer- tainty and fear after their teenage daughter suddenly disappears. Suspecting that she has run off with a stranger from the Internet, they begin a frantic yet futile search for her, receiving only perfunctory assistance from the local police. During the search, they are forced to recognize the deep sense of alienation that has separated them from their daughter and from one another.

Ardit Sardiku is an Albanian director and producer, having made several short fi lms, such asSing in Me, Muse (2016), The War of Waves (2016) and Hapless (2013). Life Between the Waters is his fi rst feature fi lm as a director. He also worked on the visual effects of the 2017 horror movie Get Out.

Crew Writer & Director: Ardit Sadiku Producer: Ardit Sadiku Cinematography: Endrit Shkreta Editor: Mustafa Yasin Yalva Production Design: Marjo Cani Music: Marcus Fong Sound Design: Jay Bodley Cast Jorida Meta, Kastriot Shehi, Enxhi Cuku, Klodian Hoxha, Ermela Ruri, Simon Shkreli, Lorenc Kaja, Gerald Sejdini, Elmaz Pepa

12 SEEFF à Berlin NOTHING BUT THE WIND Nista, samo vjetar

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2017 | Feature fi lm, 100 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Timur Makarević

Saturday 26 May · 16:00 · Babylon - Small Auditorium FILMS

screening in attendance of the producer

What’s that saying? The heart is where home is? Home is where the heart is? Vedran fl ed to Sweden alone from a war-torn Bosnia in 1992. Today he sees himself as Swedish, and he had no plans ever to return to Sarajevo. But then he is forced to re-visit his hometown 18 years after leaving it and is confronted with the memories of his childhood. Against his will, Sarajevo is changing him. But he is forced to return, and is confronted with the memories of his child- hood. A journey forcing him thinking about himself - who he really is.

Timur Makarević was born in 1976 in Jajce. He fi nished high school of applied arts and began studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. After the war, he left the studio and started working at the Soros Center for Contemporary Art in Sarajevo, where he still works. He was additionally educated in France and Italy. He has made several short fi lms, art video fi lms and many music vid- eos. His documentary Moderna Bosna won the award for the best fi lm of the Student Film Festival in Belgrade in 2001.Shoes is his third director’s work.

Crew Writer & Director: Timur Makarevic Production: Chinema Film Sweden, Digital Cube, Madants, SCCA/pro.ba Co-Producer: Amra Baksic Camo, Adis Djapo Cinematog- raphy: Cristian Nicolescu , Beata Rzezniczek , Klaudia Smieja , Joakim Strand, China Åh- lander Editor: Barbu Balasoiu Music: Una Gunjak Production Design: Karl Frid, Pär Frid Sound Design: Sanja Dzeba Costume: Igor Camo Cast Izudin Bajrovic, Alisa Cajic, Boris Glibusic, Boris Ler, Nusmir Muharemovic, Aldin Omerovic, Dzana Pinjo

SEEFF à Berlin 13 LINES

Greece 2016 | Feature fi lm, 88 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Vassilis Mazomenos

FILMS Saturday 26 May · 18:00 · Babylon - Small Auditorium

Greece now days. Seven different stories about seven persons who have al- ready reached their limits and fi nally fall apart. Despite their seemingly obvious connection they are simultaneously connected through a common desperate action: the last phone call to the psychological support center called “life line”. It’s their last hope. As no one can really help them, even then, they all remain another part of the contemporary Greek tragedy.

Vassilis Mazomenos is an acclaimed Greek writer, producer, director. Member of both the European Film Academy and the Hellenic Film Academy. Founder and director of Horme pictures, he is the director of eight feature fi lms and the producer of many shorts. Mazomenos works also as a production designer. Considered the most “special” than all Greek fi lm makers of his generation, known for his visual and artistic experimentation and his infl uences from the early German expressionism. His fi lms have been presented and awarded in many International festivals such as Montreal World Film Festival, the Inter- national Film Festival Of India, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the Cairo International Film Festival, the Puchon International Film Festival in South Korea, the Sitges International Film Festival, the Belgrade International Film Festival, the Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal, the Chicago Interna- tional Art house fi lm festival, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival , the Hellenic Film Academy Awards and many others.

Crew Writer & Director: Vasilis Mazomenos Producer: Lampros Georgopoulos, Nancy Kokolaki, Vasilis Mazomenos Cinematography: Giorgos Papandrikopoulos Editor: Thanos Koutsandreas Music: Alexandros Christaras, Michalis Nivolianitis Production Design: Miha- lis Samiotis Sound Design: Yiannis Skandamis Costume: Natasha Sarris Cast Themis Panou, Tasos Nousias, Anna Kalaitzidou, Thodoros Katsafados, Kostas Berikopoulos, Thanassis Chalkias, Vasilis Georgosopoulos, Leonidas Kakouris, Thekla Gaiti

14 SEEFF à Berlin OH, MY LOVE Ah, ljubov moja

Macedonia 2017 | Feature fi lm, 104 min. | Subtitle: English | German Premiere Directed by: Kole Angelovski

Saturday 26 May · 20:00 · Babylon - Small Auditorium FILMS

screening in attendance of the fi rst assistant director

“Oh My Love” is a fi lm about a famous singer, who after a successful tour through Turkey and turbulent emotional problems, after breaking the long- standing love affair, comes to a hotel to rest in peace and quiet, away from the public and journalists. But her former lover comes to see her for last time and from this point everything goes wrong. Surprising meetings, unexpected personalities and situations...

Nikola-Kole Angelovski was born on March 14, 1943 in Skoplje, Macedonia, Yu- goslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Ah, ljubov moja (2017), Kolnati sme, Irina (1973) and Vikend na mrtovci (1988).

Crew Writer & Director: Nikola-Kole Angelovski Production: Award Film & Video Pro- ducer: Dimitar Nikolov-Taki, Goran Stoilkovic, Vladimir Stojcevski Cinematography: Robert Jankulovski Editor: Blazhe Dulev Music: Venko Sarafi mov Production Design: Ilina An- gelovska Sound Design: Darko Spasovski Costume: Lira Grabul , Rade Vasilev Cast Nina Dean, Atanas Atanasovski, Aleksandar Mikic, Marija Kondovska, Sonja Stam- boldzioska, Robert Ristov, Zarko Dimoski, Erdoan Maksut, Krste Jovanovski, Kristina Lasova, Valentin Kostadinovski, Eva Skenderovska, Edmond Sotir, Andon Jovanovski

SEEFF à Berlin 15 ALL SHE WROTE

Bulgaria 2018 | Feature fi lm, 97 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Niki Iliev

FILMS Saturday 26 May · 22:00 · Babylon - Small Auditorium

screening in attendance of the director

When Aaron, an ex-fi ghter, turns to music after years of being knocked around and left with permanent mental disabilities, he falls for Jana, an off-centered Bulgarian immigrant living in New York. While he recognizes that she is as crazy as him, Jana does not share the same opinion. But her brother, Bobby, an up- coming wannabe fi ghter, decides to convince her she is, in order to get Aaron in the ring against him.

Niki Iliev is an actor and model, he followed the fi lm path taken by his father Bulgarian fi lm director Boyko Iliev. He was born on October 10, 1981 in Sofi a, Bulgaria and attended the New Bulgarian University, graduating in fi lm direct- ing. However, Niki changed paths and pursued acting instead of directing. Since 2003, Niki has enjoyed a steady run of several fi lm shorts and television outings and movies. He utilized his knowledge of fi lm-making for the 2012 fi lm The Foreigner which he directed.

Crew Writer & Director: Niki Iliev Producer: James Tumminia , Niki Iliev Cinematogra- phy: Boris Slavkov Editor: Evtim Todorov Music: Borislav-Borche Boyadjiev, Velickov Dimi- tar Schmidt Production Design: Elitsa Vutova Sound Design: Velickov Dimitar Costume: Marionela Marinova Cast Gary Dourdan, Bashar Rahal, James Tumminia, Luke Cousins, Niki Iliev, Anton Pori- azov, Diana Lyubenova, Roy Hill, Vladimir Mihailov

16 SEEFF à Berlin GOAT‘S EARS AKA OUT OF THE WOODS

Serbia 2017 | Feature fi lm, 107 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Marko Kostic

Sunday 27 May · 13:30 · Babylon - Small Auditorium FILMS

screening in attendance of a starring actress

Out of the Woods is a black comedy about a particular woman in a particular country. Stojanka (62) lives in a small village in Banat, on the edge of the Deli- blato Sands. As with all her compatriots, her circumstances are wretched – a daily struggle to scrape out an existence and an even worse struggle to make sense of such a life. At one point in her past, Stojanka – like the country in which she lives – stood at a crossroads and took the wrong turning. Today, determined not to cry over spilt milk, she has survived, but has been unable to fi nd any happiness. Through the minutiae of daily life which follow one on another, always defying expectations, Stojanka uses every opportunity she can, to make clear decisions and follow them through in her own eccentric way. Sometimes she succeeds and sometimes she fails. But through all these events Stojanka realises that identity is not set in stone: it is a living process and it is never too late to repair what can be repaired. And not only for the benefi t of those on whom the world depends, but for one’s own.

Marko Kostic, born in Belgrade, Serbia, graduated Film and TV-direction on Faculty of Drama Arts in Belgrade. Director, scriptwriter, producer, lecturer, fi lm theoretician, blogger (www.markokostic.com). He was awarded for many times in Serbia and abroad. His fi rst feature fi lm The Paper Prince was screened at more than seventy international fi lm festival and won a total of thirteen awards. Besides fi lm, he works as director in theater and for televsion.

Crew Director: Marko Kostic Writer: Vladislava Vojnovic Producer: Vladislava Vojnovic Cinematography: Darko Stanojev Production Design: Natasa Visic Cast Gorica Popovic, Milica Spasojevic, Slobodan Custic, Pavle Markovic, Nikola Kojo, Monika Romic, Nenad Maricic

SEEFF à Berlin 17 SNOW

Turkey 2017 | Feature fi lm, 100 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Emre Erdoğdu

FILMS Sunday 27 May · 14:00 · Babylon - Large Auditorium

Müzeyyen is a young woman who lives a drug-fuelled, chaotic life outside the norms of society. Her brother Ali interrupts his own successful, bourgeois life in Bolu, and goes to Antalya to meet with his recently- discovered sister. There, the legitimate child - Ali - will be tested through unguessed - at sins, while the illegitimate one - Müzeyyen - will be tempted in turn by Ali’s hope.

Emre Erdogdu was born in 1990 in Bolu/Turkey. He dropped out college (Istan- bul Marmara University) and followed his goals. He always dreamed about cin- ema. After a few short fi lms and directing experiences, he wrote and directed his fi rst feature medium length fi lm “The First Day of Human History” in 2015 and his fi rst feature “Snow” in 2017.

Crew Writer & Director: Emre Erdogdu Producer: Emre Erdogdu, Ercan Kucuk Cinema- tography: Ercan Kucuk Editor: Ayris Alptekin Music: Utkucan Saripinar Production Design: Levent Uçma Cast Hazar Ergüçlü,, Ozan Uygun, Halil Babür, Dogac Yildiz, Nazli Bulum, Arsevi Özkurt, Erhan Sefaci, Fulya Aksular, Nazan Diper, Ahmet Cüneyt Yalaz, Serhat Paril, Aytug Civan, Ümit Çirak, Mert Denizmen

18 SEEFF à Berlin ISKRA

Montenegro 2017 | Feature fi lm, 81 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Gojko Berkuljan

Sunday 27 May · 15:30 · Babylon - Small Auditorium FILMS

screening in attendance of the screenwriter

Petar is a retired detective and all he has left is his daughter Iskra. His pen- sioner’s days are interrupted when Iskra disappears. The pursuit to fi nd his daughter begins and the investigation takes Petar back to his past.

Gojko Berkuljan was born in , Montenegro in 1990. He fi nished el- ementary and high school in that city. Considering his family’s preference for art, before the completion of the Elementary School he is awakened by an interest that will bring him to the entrance exam at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, to the Department of Film and Television Directing four years later. Dur- ing his basic studies, he made four short fi lms, two documentary fi lms, and after graduation a series of video spots and video works. He fi nalizes his fi rst long-length fi lm “ISKRA”, as well as being in the post-production stage of a documentary under the working title “Keepers of Our Treasures”. He is the winner of the Student Prize awarded by the University of Montenegro, as well as the Student Award of the City of Cetinje for 2011.

Crew Director: Gojko Berkuljan Writer: Gojko Berkuljan, Ana Vujadinovic Producer: Igor Djuranovic , Srdjan Milosevic , Marija Nikcevic Co-Producer: Ivica Vidanovic Cinematog- raphy: Nemanja Dabanovic Editor: Gojko Berkuljan , Srdjan Dido Stanojevic Music: Rade Vukcevic Cast Danilo Celebic, Jovan Dabovic, Irina Dragojevic, Aleksandar Gavranic, Slavko Kliko- vac, Mladen Nelevic, Milivoje Obradovic, Marta Picuric, Dragan Racic, Aleksandar Radu- lovic, Jelena Simic, Branka Stanic, Mirko Vlahovic, Zoran Vujovic

SEEFF à Berlin 19 SLOVENIA, AUSTRALIA AND TOMORROW THE WORLD

Slovenia 2017 | Feature fi lm, 116 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Marko Nabersniki

FILMS Sunday 27 May · 17:00 · Babylon - Large Auditorium

screening in attendance of the director

A story of a family and the pursuit of happiness in the world of business. Boris is a married man and a father. He works as an electricity technician in a large manufacturing company, the only member of his family to have a regular job. His wife, Vesna, is unemployed and cannot fi nd work except for short-term em- ployments. Boris harbours hope that not all is lost yet, dreaming of providing for his family and giving them a life free of worry. He fi nds incentive in the busi- ness model of Cosmica, a new kind of company dealing with sales, consulting and investments in securities. The company promises its members a chance to make some money on the side and a new hope sparks in Boris’ heart. However, success doesn’t come overnight and soon, Boris fi nds himself torn between the elusive idea of success in business and the needs of his family. Boris starts an affair that puts even more strain on his life, jeopardising his marriage.

Marko Nabersnik was born in 1973 in Maribor, Yugoslavia. He is a director and writer, known for Petelinji zajtrk (2007), Sanghaj (2012) and Pavle (2001).

Crew Writer & Director: Marko Nabersnik Production: Ales Pavlin , Andrej Stritof Co- Producer: Robert Naskov Cinematography: Milos Srdic Editor: Jan Lovse Music: Igor Va- silev Novogradska Production Design: Miha Ferkov Sound Design: Saso Kalan Costume: Janeta Coh Cast Jure Ivanusic, Minca Lorenci, Aljosa Ternovsek, Vlado Novák, Milada Kalezic, Mojca Simonic, Bojan Emersic, Tadej Tos, Simon Serbinek

20 SEEFF à Berlin THE CONSTITUTION

Croatia 2016 | Feature fi lm, 93 min. | Subtitle: English Directed by: Rajko Grlic

Sunday 27 May · 17:00 · Babylon - Small Auditorium FILMS

screening in attendance of the director

Four very different people live in the same building but avoid each other be- cause of differences in how they live their lives, what they believe in, and where they come from. They would probably never exchange a word, but misfortune pushes them towards each other. Their lives entangle in ways that profoundly challenge deep-held beliefs and prejudices surrounding material status, sexual orientation, nationality and religion. Slowly, and even painfully, they begin to open up to each other and recognize the essential humanity each of them possesses.

Rajko Grlic was born in1947 in , Yugoslavia. He is a writer and director, known for Karaula (2006), Neka ostane medju nama (2010) and Ustav Republike Hrvatske (2016)

Crew Writer & Director: Rajko Grlic Co-writer: Ante Tomic Producer: Ivan Maloca Co-Producer: Rudolf Biermann, Mike Downey, Dejan Miloshevski, Jani Sever, Sam Tay- lor Cinematography: Branko Linta Editor: Andrija Zafranovic Music: Duke Bojadziev Set Decoration: Zeljka Buric Sound Design: Laurent Chassaigne Sound Department: Anamarija Filipovic-Srhoj Makeup Department: Jolanda Buhin, Ana Bulajic-Crcek Cast Nebojsa Glogovac, Dejan Acimovic, Ksenija Marinkovic, Bozidar Smiljanic, Mladen Hren, Matija Cigir, Zdenko Jelcic, Robert Ugrina, Zeljko Königsknecht, Jelena Jovanova

SEEFF à Berlin 21 FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Time Program Location

Thursday 24 May Opening Ceremony at the Embassy of Romania with the opening fi lm THE REST IS SILENCE (Restul e Tracere), Romania 2007, 114 min, dir. Nae Caranfi l

Friday 25 May PROGRAM 15:00 STREETFOODMARKET with specialties from In front of the all participating countries & book presenta- Babylon cinema tion of Dušan Makavejev’s EROS, IDEOLOGY, Berlin MONTAGE in attendance of the authors

18:00 UNWANTED (T‘padashtun) Babylon Kosovo 2017, 85 min, dir. Edon Rizvanolli, in Large Auditorium attendance of the director

19:30 BP UNDERGROUND Babylon Hungary 2017, 52 min, dir. Esther Turan and Small Auditorium Anna Koltay

20:30 THE LAST DAY BEFORE JUNE Babylon Moldavia 2018, 75 min, dir. Igor Chistol, Large Auditorium WORLD PREMIERE in attendance of the director and the producer

21:45 SOMA & LIL Babylon Cyprus 2017, 11 min, dir. Nicolas Iordanou Small Auditorium and Sylvia Nicolaides, in attendance of the co-director

22:00 HAWAII Babylon Rumänia 2017, 116 min, dir. Jesus del Cerro, in Small Auditorium attendance of the director

Saturday 26 May

14:00 LIFE BETWEEN THE WATERS (Jeta mes Babylon ujërave) Albania 2017, 75 min, dir. Ardit Small Auditorium Sardiku, in attendance of the director

16:00 NOTHING BUT THE WIND (Nista, samo Babylon vjetar) Bosnia and Herzegovina, 100 min, Small Auditorium dir. Timur Makarevic, in attendance of the producer

18:00 LINES Babylon Greece 2017, 88 min, dir. Vassilis Mazomenos Small Auditorium

22 SEEFF à Berlin Time Program Location

20:00 OH, MY LOVE (Ah, ljubov moja) Babylon Macedonia 2017, 104 min, dir. Kole Angelovski, Small Auditorium in attendance of the fi rst assistant director

22:00 ALL SHE WROTE Babylon Bulgaria 2018, 97 min, dir. Niki Iliev, Small Auditorium in attendance of the director

Sunday 27 May

13:30 GOAT’S EARS AKA OUT OF THE WOODS Babylon Serbia 2017, 107min, dir. Marko Kostic Small Auditorium in attendance of a starring actress PROGRAM

14:00 SNOW Babylon Turkey 2017, 100 min, dir. Emre Erdoğdu Large Auditorium

15:30 ISKRA Babylon Montenegro 2017, 81 min, dir. Gojko Berkuljan, Small Auditorium in attendance of the screenwriter

17:00 SLOVENIA, AUSTRALIA AND TOMORROW Babylon THE WORLD Large Auditorium Slovenia 2017, 116 min, dir. Marko Nabersniki, in attendance of the director

17:00 THE CONSTITUTION Babylon Croatia 2016, 93 min, dir. Rajko Grlic, in at- Small Auditorium tendance of the director

19:00 AWARD CEREMONY Babylon International Jury and International Young Jury Large Auditorium

22:00 CLOSING PARTY Kara Kas Bar

Host for the talks and Q & A sessions Johannes Rüger Johannes Rüger, also known as Jovan Svabić, fell in love with the Balkans more than ten years ago. Since 2002, he worked journalistically as a radio host and later on as an editor and reporter for different online-publications. First research trips brought him to Bosnia and to Kosovo. Johannes lived in Belgrade from 2011 to 2016, where he directed the public relations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedo- nia, and Serbia for a German peace organization, wrote columns for several Belgradian Newspapers, and produced documentaries. Since 2017, he is back in Germany and is an passionate asserter for the Balkans in Berlin.

SEEFF à Berlin 23 ROUND TABLE in cooperation with the Franco-German Youth Offi ce

Friday 25 May 2018, 11:00 – 12:30 Franco-German Youth Offi ce (DFJW/OFAJ), Berlin

Molkenmarkt 1 à BERLIN

We invite you to a discussion with Ivan Đurić, Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Serbia, and Matteo Bonomi, Italian political scientist and Balkan expert, at the PROGRAM Franco-German Youth Offi ce in Berlin on Friday, 25 May 2018 .

Following the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofi a (Bulgaria) on 17 May 2018, which was attended by the Heads of State and Government of the EU Member States and the political leaders of the six Western Balkan states, we will discuss with the two guests the current and future relations between the European Union and the Western Balkan states. What is the role of the Berlin process and the upcoming EU-Balkan Summit in London in July 2018 for the European integration process of the Western Balkans?

The event will be held in English. Afterwards we invite you to a small reception and informal discussions.

+ + + All interested people are invited! + + +

24 SEEFF à Berlin PRIZE FOR ‚BEST FILM‘

A friend of the festival, who wants to remain anonymous, will donate the SEEF- Ring, made from about 1 ounce of pure gold, as the price for the winner of the ‘Best fi lm’ Award. The ring will have 27 stars on it, symbolic of the 27 countires in the European Union

The prize will be given under the following aspects:

1.) Which of the fi lms meets the demand „to be a communicator between the cultures“ the best?

2.) Which of the actors/actresses brings her/his fate and life circumstances closest to the audience? PROGRAM Other critiria will be regarded as well, such as:

Artistic aspect Technical and creative aspects Direction Direction of actors Actor performance Overall result and marketing potential – Germany and International

This is a symbolic representation of the SEEFF-Ring, as the real one is still in the making.

SEEFF à Berlin 25 INTERNATIONAL YOUNG JURY

The International Young Jury will award the following prizes Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Actor

Nadin Celovic “All my life, I have been interested in the Balkan Culture as my family came to Germany in 1993, flee- ing the BosnianPROGRAM War. Every single summer I have JURIES spent in Bosnia and in Serbia, sometimes in Croa- tia as well. The differences between Balkan Culture and German culture fascinate me to the point where I made that subject a main topic of my academic studies.

I have always loved theatre and all things related to acting. When I was younger, I participated in many drama class activities, from kindergarden to grade 12.”

Jakob Gašperin Jakob Gašperin is researching national identity in the EU law in the light of European legal and politi- cal integration as a doctoral candidate at Humboldt University in Berlin where he also attained his master studies (LL.M.). Prior to that he had been studying at Utrecht University (the Netherland) and University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) where he had completed diploma law studies. Apart from being closely engaged with theatre he was a mem- ber of the amateur »small school of fi lm art« for several years and is continuously bewitched and committed enthusiast of the fi lm art. in American Horror Films of the 1970s (2009).

26 SEEFF à Berlin Armand Desponts He is studying Economics, International Relations and Law at SciencesPo Paris and is constantly developing an interest for visual literacy in the fi elds of Photogra- phy, Design and Cinematography. He is currently in Germany as an exchange student at the Free Universitsy of Berlin studying both political science and fi lm studies. PROGRAM

Mascha Wolf

I obtainesd my International Baccalaureate and will be- JURIES gin studying ‘Politics and International Relations with English’ in September in London. In 2014, I interned at the politics department of the german online newspa- per ‘Spiegel - Online,’ and in 2016 at the political party ‘Bündnis 90 - Die Grünen’ in the German Bundestag. In addition to this I am working with the UN Human Rights organisation ‘THINK EQUAL’. The organisation aims to bring human rights education to primary and secondary Schools. I have always been fascinated by fi lm and acting, leading me to choose Theatre as a subject of study in school and persuing acting in my free time.

SEEFF à Berlin 27 INTERNATIONAL JURY

The International Jury will award the following prizes: Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Actor

Brigitta Manthey After graduating in English / American Studies and Theater Studies, Brigitta Manthey was a longtime freelancer for the television play of Sender Freies Ber- lin and subsequently directed the fi lm department of the Literary Colloquium Berlin (LCB). She also worked on publications, as well as a lecturer, journalist and documentary fi lmmaker. Since 1995 Brigitta Manthey has been a speaker for fi lm promotion of the Medienboard Berlin-Branden- burg, responsible for co-productions with Eastern, Central and Southern Eu-

JURIES rope and for the German-Polish Film Fund. Brigitta Manthey shared her previ- ous expertise as a long-standing member of the Talent Development Board of Kuratorium junger Deutscher Film (KjdF) and Filmförderung der Bundesr- egierung (BKM), as an expert on the European training program for fi lm pro- ducers EAVE, as well as in national and Eastern European festival juries. .

Nadine Micic Nadine Micic is a young actress from Sarajevo, who graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo in 2017 with her rendition of Lars Norén‘s “Demons’“, currently part of the Sarajevo Chamber theatre 55’s repertoire. During the course of her studies, Nadine took on roles in ‘“Drunks“ by Ivan Viripaev, Milan Ogrizovic’s “Hasanaginica’“, L.N. Tolstoj‘s ‘“Ana Karenina’“ and many more. Her pro- fessional cinematic debut was in Timur Makarevic’s fi lm “Nothing but the wind“‘ . Althought she is in the begining of her career, Nadine also secured a leading role in a feature lenght fi lm, Timur Makarevic’s “The lake“, the fi rst Bosnian horror. The fi lm is currently in post production. Loving acting and children made her lead several courses in theatre for chil- dren. Currently she is working on three theatre plays , wich are Fassbinder’s „The bitter tears of Petra von Kant“, Koljada‘s „Murlin Murlo“ and Nusic‘s „Folk deputy“‘.

28 SEEFF à Berlin Stelios Ziannis Stelios Ziannis was born and raised in Greece. Since 1970 in Germany. From 1982 to 1985 studied folklore and Eastern Europe history at the LMU Munich. Since 1988 production of independent short fi lms and fea- ture fi lms. From 1989 to 1999 Sales & Acquisitions manager at Futura/Film Verlag of the authors in Mu- nich. From 1999 to 2008 head of international sales and acquisitions international cinema in Munich-Leipzig. Since 2009 managing director, Aktis Film International GmbH, Leipzig. Since 2013 also owner. Filmography: 1985 „Tzimi – Geschichte aus der Vorstadt“, D: Robert Hültner, feature fi lm (producer, actor), 2008 „Auf- bruch der Filmemacher“, D: Dominik Wessely, documentary, (co-producer), 2016 „Sin Muertos no Hay Carnaval“, D: Sebastián Cordero, Ecuador/Mexico/ EN (co-producer) “Ecuadorian Oscar Entry” 2017, 2017 „Posoki – Directions – Geschichten einer Nacht“ by Stephan Koman- darev, Bulgaria/DE/Rep. Macedonia, (producer, rental), “Un Certain Regard”, Cannes 2017, Toronto IFF, Busan IFF, Sarajevo iff, black nights iff etc. Further fi lm productions with Romania, Poland, Czech. Republic and other Eastern European countries. JURIES

O cial partner of the SEEFF à Berlin

SEEFF à Berlin 29 VILLA KULT

Renate Roginas, manager of the Villa Kult oHG, awards with and as part of the South East European Film Festival à Ber- lin a fellowship for an artist residence in the department of Film.

This will be awarded to one of the directors, screenwriters or producers of the 15 fi lms in competition. They will have to apply for the fellowship with a new idea for a fi lm. EVENTS

30 SEEFF à Berlin CLOSING EVENT Sunday 27 May 2018, 22:00 at Kara Kas Bar Kara Kas Bar Kurfürstenstr. 9, 10785 Berlin

Öffnungszeiten: Mi bis Sa ab 20 Uhr

Programm: facebook.com/karakasbar

U-Bahn Kurfürstenstraße / Bülowstraße / Gleisdreieck

www.karakasbar.com

FESTIVALBAR SEEFF À BERLIN 2018 CLOSING EVENT: 27TH OF MAY - 10 PM

KARA KAS BAR EVENTS KURFÜRSTENSTRASSE 9 OPENING HOURS: 10785 BERLIN WED-SAT from 8 pm

SEEFF à Berlin 31 EUROPA PRIMA

Paris, 02.04.2018

To: Ms. Béatrice Angrand, Europa Prima Winner 2018 and Mr. Markus Ingenlath, Europa Prima Winners 2018

Proclamation of the Europa Prima award of the South - East European Film Festival SEE a Berlin 2018

Dear Ms. Angrand, Dear Mr. Ingenlath We are honored to inform you, that the Executive board of the South Eastern European Festival (www.seeaparis.com/www.see-ff.net) de- cided to proclaim you as a Europa Prima Winners for 2018. Your considerable contribution inthe promotion of European idea in the South East European countries during your entire professional career was the base of this decision to valorize your vision of united Europe. Best regards, EVENTS

President of the festival Honorary President of the festival Jordan Plevnes Yves Boisset

Beatrice Angrad She is General Secretary of the Franco-German Youth Offi ce since 2009.

Dr. Markus Ingenlath He is General Secretary of the Franco-German Youth Offi ce since 2012.

32 SEEFF à Berlin SEE LEGEND 2018

In memoriam Lucian Pintilie 09.11.1933 - 16.05.2018

With grief we experienced the death of the Roma- nian cinema veteran Lucian Pintilie. A loss for the fi lm world and especially for our cur- rent edition SEEFF # 3, where Lucian Pintilie should be awarded as „See fi lm legend 2018” at the open- ing event. Now the award will hopefully keep awake the memory of him . The prize is awarded to him post mortem. The eulogy is held by the Ambassador of Romania H.E Emil Hurezeanu.

Lucian Pintilie was a Romanian fi lm director, actor and screenwriter. Pintilie stud- ied at the Bucharest Theatre and fi lm School and, after completing his stud- ies, staged numerous pieces at the Bucharest theater Bulandra. As an actor, he worked 1963 in the fi lm Valurile Dunării by the director Liviu Ciulei. His debut as a fi lm director was the movie „Duminică la Ora 6“. Reconstituirea” was his second fi lm in Romania. Directors such as Pintilie and Radu Gabrea represent the short but internationally acclaimed departure of the

Romanian fi lm at the end of the 1960s. EVENTS

SEE ACTRESS 2018

Tzvetana Maneva She is one of the most famous Bulgarian actresses off all time. She was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Her father, George Manev, is an actor, too. Maneva fi nished her education in 1966. Her debut was in ‘Kaloyan’. First mar- riage was with the operator Nickolay Penchev. That relationship produced one daughter - Nadejda, born in 1969. She is known for movies like: ‘Avtostop’, ‘Dami kanyat’, ‘12 miga ot Tzvetana’ (which is a documentary movie about her), ‘Opasen char’, ‘Voynata na taralejite’, ‘Edna kaloriya nejnost’, ‘Izpepelyavane’ and so on. Mrs Maneva has also played in the theatre. Her famous appearances are in ‘Opera za Tri Grosha’, ‘Svekurva’, ‘Nora’, ‘Albena’, ‘Medeia’ and so on. For her 60th birthday the theatre director - Margarita Mladenova invited Tzvetana and another famous Bulgarian actress - Maria Kavardjikova to play in David Hare’s play ‘Breath of Life’ - ‘I Chovekut Stana Jiva Dusha’.

SEEFF à Berlin 33 COOPERATORS movie members GmbH The movie members GmbH provides the framework for a variety of activities in the cultural and social fi eld. The objective of this company is to combine culture in the fi lm, television and theatre area with social and commercial con- siderations. movie members possess a grown international structure and the assembly of content- and work-related skills.

Humboldt-University of Berlin The Humboldt-University of Berlin is one of the new – making centers in Berlin. Young people have been studying here for over 200 years. Today it is one of the world’s most prestigious universities and educates people from all over the world. Christian Voß holds the chair for South-Slavic Language and Cultures at Hum- boldt University Berlin since 2006. His research is focusing on the Slavic-Greek language border in the Southern Balkans and addresses the interface of So- ciolinguistics, History and Ethnology. He is principal investigator of projects on gender, language contact and language politics in the Balkans fi nanced by German Research Foundation and founder and editor of the series “Studies on Language and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe”. From 2008 until 2016 he served as vice-dean at the Philosophical Faculty II at Humboldt University.

crossborder factory Crossborder factory is a European think-and-do tank. Our goal is the strength- ening of intercultural competence and European commitment. Crossborder factory provides a platform for European citizens who wish to actively partici-

COOPERATORS / SUPPORTERS pate in the work of shaping a democratic, peaceful, open-minded and solidary Europe that is capable of acting.

ZOOM MEDIENFABRIK The ZOOM MEDIENFABRIK was founded in Berlin in 1996. Specialis- ing in public relations for fi lm productions, the agency works for Ameri- can majors (incl. G.I. JANE, INSPECTOR GADGET), European productions (incl. TAKING SIDES, THE PIANIST) as well as for independent German dis- tributors (PATHS IN THE NIGHT, AFTER THE TRUTH, BONHOEFFER) and pro- duction companies (incl. CP Medien, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Studio Babelsberg).

34 SEEFF à Berlin SUPPORTERS

Anja Dihrberg Casting, Babylon, Botschaft von Rumänien, Druckerei Bunter Hund, ETL- Freund & Partner, Interfi lm, Kara Kas Bar, Myer’s Hotel Berlin, Restaurant Ravello COOPERATORS / SUPPORTERS COOPERATORS

SEEFF à Berlin 35 LOCATIONS à BERLIN

Babylon Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30 10178 Berlin Phone: +49 30 247 278 04 www.babylonberlin.de

Embassy of Romania in Berlin Dorotheenstraße 62-66 10117 Berlin Phone: +49 30 212 392 02 berlin.mae.ro

Kara Kas Bar Kurfürstenstraße 9 10785 Berlin Phone: +49 176 39952912 karakasbar.com

Festival Offi ce: movie members GmbH Gewerbehof in der alten Königstadt, Haus D 10405 Berlin [email protected] Tel. +49 30 284 442 98 www.seeff.de LOCATIONS

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