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DAY 1
1 Ralima and Pitaya Sithi-Amnuai
(Sahamongkolfilm International Group)
2 Naoko Satoh and Mayumi Furuyama
(Nippon Television Network
Corporation)
3 Thierry Lestrade and Matthieu Zinglé
(Decipro)
4 Monique R. White and Roby Macondes
(California Pictures)
5 Karina Korenblum, Dorian Magagnin
and Sébastien Chesneau (Cercamon
World Sales)
ALL PHOTOS © ÉRIC BONTÉ/1000IMAGES together at last year’s Cannes Film
Tuesday 14 May 2019
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INTERNATIONAL
EVERY DAY, A FOCUS ON A PAVILION AT THE VILLAGE
INTERNATIONAL. TODAY, THE MONTENEGRO PAVILION.
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The Film Centre of Montenegro is witnessing growth in the quality of films and talent in its country
THE FILM CENTRE OF MONTENEGRO IS A PUBLIC
INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED IN 2014, WITH THE
AIM OF PROMOTING THE MONTENEGRIN FILM
COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD.
HE principal activites Romanian-Belgian Teodora Ana overview of the locations on offer
of the Film Centre of Mihai. in Montenegro as well as
Montenegro include: “We are very enthusiastic about the information on production services
the management of film and proud of the collaboration and other technical information
T the country’s film of our countries and their central relating to the local industry.
fund; the support of new film film institutions,” director of the Ralph Feinnes’ Coriolanus and
productions; the promotion of Film Centre of Montenegro, Sehad Daniel Craig-starrer Casino Royale
Montenegrin cinema and its Čekić, says. “This is the first are two high-profile movies that used
potential for international official presentation of work by Montenegro as a location and Čekić
productions; training programmes Montenegrin filmmakers within says more international productions
for film professionals directed the Cannes Film Festival are showing interest in the country.
towards raising the level of their programme.” “Growth in production leads to
professional skills; and a series of Montenegro recently introduced a growth in skills in various areas of
activities around film festivals and production incentive that provides filmmaking so it’s something we
film literacy. a rebate of up to 25% of eligible want to invest in for the future, to
This year, Directors’ Fortnight expenditures spent in Montenegro ensure we can offer a skilled film
features five short films produced — and the affect has been positive. community that is capable of
under the SEE Factory initiative, “The 25% cash rebate has adapting to the changes that the
which brings together Montenegro, increased the interest in industry is constantly experiencing.”
Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Montenegro as a film location and He adds: “The quality of our films is
Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. we are getting more inquiries about constantly increasing and exchange
Five directors from these countries shooting conditions in the with the international film
alongside five directors from the country,” Čekić says. “Montenegro community is growing. Growth in
rest of the world shot the films in has spectacular locations, the number of Montenegrin films
on European and world screens, as
breathtaking nature and very rich
Sarajevo at the end of 2018 and
more visible on the world stage, our country are the key goals.
well as attracting foreign crews to
cultural heritage, and it’s becoming
into early 2019. The initiative came
both for tourism and for
Raising funding and stronger
Festival and the result is five short
filmmaking.”
promotion as well as presence at
films highlighting filmmaking
more international film festivals
talent from the five countries.
To help deal with these enquiries
and events is our strategy going
Montenegro’s contribution is Love
the Film Centre is introducing a
Supreme from directors Dušan
new publication, Montenegro –
forward.”✦
Film Destination, that will give an
Kasalica of Montenegro and
Julian Newby
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