The first Women in Film Best Pitch Award  by Film Center Serbia and the European Women´s Audiovisual Network (EWA):

The Winner is the project „Fortnight“.

I had the honor to hand out the prize of €4000.- to Aga Woszczynska  and Agnieszka Wasiak on March 4th, 2017 in Belgrade.

 

 

 

Fortnight (Poland)
Writers: Aga Woszczynska, Piotr Litwin
Director: Aga Woszczynska
Producer: Agnieszka Wasiak
Co-producer: Films De Force Majeure (FR),
Kinoproduzioni (IT)
Production Company: Lava Films

SYNOPSIS
Anna and Adam, young married couple from Poland, spend a fortnight in Southern Italy. At the beginning of their stay, an accident happens. A man dies in front of their eyes. They observe the tragic accident but they don’t offer help, they remain passive. Anna and Adam continue their stay in total denial. Yet, for how long can they go without remorse? Slowly, they start to lose control over their lives. Feeling of guilt, at first rejected and subconscious begins to reign over their seemingly stable relationship.

The female writer/producer Murielle Thierrin gets a boost for her project „Sugarcane“ at the Berlinale. It is beautiful to see how supporting each other can be cheerful and inspiring.

The winner of the first female scriptwriter residency program of the European Women´s Audiovisual Network (EWA) is at the Berlinale market.

The EWA scriptwriter residency programme is a great initiative dedicated to supporting the female screenwriting talents among EWA members, and helping them enter the industry with the best script possible.

 

The winner Murielle Thierrin gets financial consulting by EWA´s director Alessia Sonaglioni, script consultancy by the script consultant Suzanne Pradel and profits from match-meetings with producers at the European Film Market of the Berlinale.

It will be my pleasure to work with one of the three finalists for the Scriptwriter Residency Programme in Berlin by the European Women´s Audiovisual Network (EWA).

„Sugarcane Flower“ written by Murielle Thierrin and Fabrice Pierre

An amazing love story

Logline: When a young single mother’s fight for emancipation gives birth to a jazz musical masterpiece. A period drama that takes place in 1928 in Barbados.

Screenwriter and producer, Murielle Thierrin studied management and finance in Paris, then scriptwriting at the University of California (UCLA).Back in France, she created her own production company, ALDABRA Films.

„Bat & the Kid“ written by Claire Leona

A funny and speedy comedy

Logline: Famous film director, Bat, and her fifteen year old lead actor’s relationship falls prey to vicious social media rumours and places her life, her husband and friends in emotional turmoil.

Claire Leona Apps‘ mother is Canadian and her father is English, however she was raised in Hong Kong and Indonesia. She relocated to Britain, where she graduated in Pure Mathematics at Imperial College before completing an MA at the London Film School, graduating as a director.

„Four Hands“ written by Laetitia Mikles

An inspiring biopic

Logline: Helen (20) has a dream. She wants to go to university, get a diploma, become a writer and defend her political ideas. But Helen is blind. And deaf.

Laetitia Mikles is a director, a scriptwriter and a film critic. After her studies in sociology and in documentary filmmaking, she shot documentaries of creation.

Liebe Geschäftspartner, Kollegen und Freunde,

Ein turbulentes Jahr geht zu Ende. 
Seit Januar 2016 unterstützt Silke Hoffmann unser Team und zusammen durchforsten wir für Sie den Buchmarkt nach interessanten Stoffen zur filmischen Adaption.

Seit diesem Jahr helfen wir Ihnen auch in Sachen Social Media, Marketing, Crowdfunding und Audience Building, um Ihre Projekte gut auf dem Markt zu präsentieren.

Suzanne Pradel hat zahlreiche Projekte dramaturgisch in der Entwicklung betreut, von denen einige dieses Jahr dem Publikum präsentiert wurden:

Wie kann uns das Wissen über unsere eigene Geschichte dazu inspirieren, eine bessere Zukunft zu gestalten? Dieser Frage ist der Dokumentarfilm „WARUM FRAUEN BERGE BESTEIGEN SOLLTEN“ von Renata Keller nachgegangen, der von Berlin über Hamburg, London, Paris und Melbourne gut beim Publikum ankam und für rege Diskussionen sorgte.
Die DVD des Films ist erhältlich bei: https://absolutmedien.de/film/4052/rum+Frauen+Berge+besteigen+sollten

Die internationale Koproduktion „GALLOPING MIND“ des belgischen Regisseurs Wim Vandekeybus reiste dieses Jahr zum Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Filmfestival Cottbus und Cairo International Film Festival und erfreute dort die Zuschauer. Trailer zum Film: http://www.gallopingmind.com

Das Buch „DAS LEBEN VERSTEHEN“ des Bestseller-Autors und Philosophen Wilhelm Schmid spürt wichtigen Lebensfragen nach, die sich aus seinen über 10 Jahre hinweg geführten Gesprächen mit Patienten und Ärzten in einem Schweizer Krankenhaus ergeben haben.
Interview mit dem Philosophen über die Frage „Braucht mein Leben ein Ziel?“: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAPv_SZlfqU

BuchScout freut sich, dass das experimentelle Studio-Musical „MANN MIT FLÜGEL“ von Árpád Bondy zu Silvester am Theater Pforzheim uraufgeführt wird.
http://www.theater-pforzheim.de/veranstaltungen/ansicht-veranstaltungen/event/show/e/eventTitle/2123/mann-mit-fluegel.html

Und auch für 2017 haben wir zahlreiche Adaptionen und Spielfilme nach Originalstoffen in der Pipeline. Es bleibt also spannend.

BuchScout wünscht Ihnen ein besinnliches Weihnachtsfest und für das Neue Jahr unzählige glückliche Momente! Wir danken Ihnen für die vertrauensvolle Zusammenarbeit und freuen uns darauf, mit Ihnen neue spannende Projekte aus der Wiege zu heben.

Ihr BuchScout Team

The 1. prize goes to the film SISTERS of the director Emin Alper and the producer Nadir Operli (Liman Film).
This artistic film tells a unique story of three sisters, revealing the practice of sending poor girls to work as servants for rich families. A strikingly beautiful representation on how people from an inferior class are trapped in their social status. The story is socially relevant as the gap between rich and poor people is growing all over Europe.

The 2. prize goes to the film TRUST/ Güven of the director Sefa Öztürk Colay and the producer Serkan Acar (FilmFabrik).
This project is an interesting mix of two genres with a multi layering of suspense. Thus the story explores relational problems in a very unique way as it questions what connects us other than trust.

The jury thanks all participants for presenting their projects to us.

Members of the Jury (l to r):

Serkan Yildirim (Erbay Media), Sabina Mitevska (Sister And Brothers Mitevski Production)
Suzanne Pradel (BuchScout Agency Berlin)
Arten Zharku (Kosova Cinema-tography Center)