Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival has awarded two prizes at Sarajevo Film Festival’s Docu Talent Awards, and selected 17 European producers for its Emerging Producers 2025 programme.
In the Docu Talents from the East industry programme as part of Sarajevo’s CineLink, the jury chose Agne Dovydaityte and Alexander Belinski’s Baltic Uxo for the $5,000 Docu Talent award.
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The Lithuanian-German-Latvian co-production, which is in post-production ahead of a planned Q1 2025 festival launch, explores the legacy of the 1.6m tons of Second World War munitions that were dumped in the Baltic Sea.
In the Docu Talents from the East industry programme as part of Sarajevo’s CineLink, the jury chose Agne Dovydaityte and Alexander Belinski’s Baltic Uxo for the $5,000 Docu Talent award.
Scroll down for the full list of Emerging Producers
The Lithuanian-German-Latvian co-production, which is in post-production ahead of a planned Q1 2025 festival launch, explores the legacy of the 1.6m tons of Second World War munitions that were dumped in the Baltic Sea.
- 8/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
“Baltic Uxo” and “The Big Chief” won awards Sunday at Docu Talents From the East during the Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days.
Eight documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe, set for theatrical release in the next 12 months, were presented at Docu Talents From the East.
Lithuanian-German-Latvian co-production “Baltic Uxo,” directed by Agnė Dovydaitytė and Alexander Belinski, and produced by Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė, took the top award, which came with $5,000, in cooperation with Current Time TV.
The film looks at how 1.6 million tons of munitions, including chemical weapons, were dumped into the Baltic Sea and the North Sea after World War II. The film explores the ecological effects on marine life and the coastal landscapes.
The jury said the project “looks very professional, features beautiful cinematography, and seems to turn a hidden secret into a universal story.” They added: “We can imagine the success of the planned impact campaign, connecting...
Eight documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe, set for theatrical release in the next 12 months, were presented at Docu Talents From the East.
Lithuanian-German-Latvian co-production “Baltic Uxo,” directed by Agnė Dovydaitytė and Alexander Belinski, and produced by Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė, took the top award, which came with $5,000, in cooperation with Current Time TV.
The film looks at how 1.6 million tons of munitions, including chemical weapons, were dumped into the Baltic Sea and the North Sea after World War II. The film explores the ecological effects on marine life and the coastal landscapes.
The jury said the project “looks very professional, features beautiful cinematography, and seems to turn a hidden secret into a universal story.” They added: “We can imagine the success of the planned impact campaign, connecting...
- 8/18/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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