The Factory aims at the emergence of new talents on the international scene, allowing young filmmakers couples, locals and internationals, to meet and create together. After Taiwan in 2013, Copenhagen and Helsinki in 2014, Chile in 2015, South Africa in 2016, Lebanon in 2017 and Tunisia in 2018, the Directors’ Fortnight, Obala Art Center and DW join to continue the adventure this coming year with SEE Factory. This Factory is supported by Film Center Serbia, Film Centre of Montenegro, Ministry of Culture and Sport, Canton Sarajevo, North Macedonian Film Agency and Slovenian Film Centre, in association with Atlantic Grupa, Academy of Performing Art, Sarajevo and SCCA/pro.ba on South Eastern Europe side and Cineli Digital on the French side. The Fortnight is proud to present the result of these discussions, five short films co-directed by four tandems young directors.
SEE Factory
Factory 2019
“Apart from allowing merging young directors to cowrite and codirect short films, the Factory project is also meant to enlighten actors of the local cinema industry in the hosting countries. It’s the first time we’re able to explore at the same time five different countries, five countries in the same region, five countries which used to be one… Since I first came to Sarajevo for the Festival, a couple of years ago, I’ve been dreaming to do a Factory in the region. It became a reality. For almost two months, I had the chance to work with incredible local producers, crews, actors to produce young directors from Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro Serbia and Slovenia – coupled with directors from Greece, Romania, Israel and Brazil… They all have been working non-stop, on five different films, with five different couples who didn’t know each other, stories, situations. They’re open, generous, more than professional, creative, and on top, funny! Every single day we did try to understand the region, we did learn, enjoy, benefit… Every single day has been a gift. We now have five wonderful short films, five stories, five different universes with a common spirit, should I dare to say, the Balkan one? This adventure has been an incredible experience which did open our eyes, our minds and our hearts. From now on, we’re all just dying to come back and shoot films in the region !”
Dominique Welinski, Amra Baksic Camo, Armin Hadzic
The duos
Maša Šarović (Serbia) & Sharon Engelhart (Israel)
Film : In your Hands
Dušan Kasalica (Montenegro) & Teodora Ana Mihai (Romania / Belgium)
Film : The Package
Urška Djukić (Slovenia) & Gabriel Tzafka (Greece / Denmark)
Film : The Right One
Neven Samardžić (Bosnia & Herzegovina) & Carolina Markowicz (Brazil)
Film : Spit
Eleonora Veninova (North Macedonia) & Yona Rozenkier (Israel/Switzerland)
Film : The Sign
Contact
Dominique Welinski
dwelinski@gmail.com