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VILLAGE23May2022
MONDAY
23 MAY INTERNATIONAL

11:30-13:00 EVERY DAY, A FOCUS ON A PAVILION AT THE VILLAGE
INTERNATIONAL. TODAY, THE SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN PAVILION
PANEL | IMPACT X CANNES NEXT |
Imagining a sustainable industry - The SEE Pavilion
9th Annual Nostradamus Report
HOSTED BY EIGHT COUTRIES IN THE REGION OF SOUTH EAST
Marina Stage EUROPE, THE SEE PAVILION BRINGS TOGETHER EIGHT QUITE
DIFFERENT BUT GEOGRAPHICALLY LINKED COUNTRIES TO
10:00-11:45 PROMOTE THEIR FILM INDUSTRIES, SEPARATELY AND TOGETHER.
THE PAVILION OFFERS A TOUR OF THE REGION IN ONE VISIT
CANNES DOCS: DOCS-IN-PROGRESS BOSNIA and Herzegovina,
Chile Showcase in association Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Go Again; HBO series Game of latest films at the Pavilion
with ProChile, Chiledoc Montenegro, North Thrones and Succession; and the — including three features
Macedonia, Serbia and BBC’s McMafia. screening at the Marché: Mimi
11:45-13:00 The Cyprus Cinema Advisory (North Macedonia, Croatia,
Slovenia are the eight Committee comes under the Kosovo), directed by Darijan
CIRCLE SHOWCASE in association countries represented at the South- country’s Ministry of Education, Pejovski; Koma (North
with CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator East European (SEE) Pavilion in Culture Sport and Youth and Macedonia), directed by Agim
Cannes. operates a number of film- Abdula; and Things Unsaid, (North
Palais H A priority for Bosnia and production funding schemes. At Macedonia, Serbia) directed by
Herzegovina is Film it in Sarajevo, Cannes it is promoting the country Eleonora Veninova.
14:00-16:00 an initiative that promotes the as The “all in 1” Filming Serbia is promoting The

PANEL | Constant Gardeners:
The Realities of Today’s Film Sector

in Europe 
Main Stage

14:30-16:00

PANEL | FESTIVALS HUB |
Strengthening Our Industry Core:

A Conversation Between Sales
and Festivals
Marina Stage

14:15-16:15

Pitching Sessions
GOES TO CANNES | Thessaloniki

International Film Festival
Palais K

country’s capital as a “city of film” Destination, offering its “locations, Association of Film Festivals of
and offers a 30% cash rebate on incentives and resources” together Serbia at the SEE Pavilion. The
eligible expenses spent on the as a one-stop shop. Mediterranean Association has gathered together
production of audiovisual works in Fever, a co-production with the country’s seven most
the Sarajevo Canton. Cyprus, France, Germany and representative festivals “to
The initiative also involves Palestine, from Palestinian director encourage and improve public
promoting the city’s filming Maha Haj, is in official selection in screening in the field of domestic
locations — particularly its Un Certain Regard this year. cinematography, the promotion of
historical and contemporary Film in Montenegro is an official domestic films realised with the
architecture — and its mixed programme of the Film Centre of support of the Film Center of
natural landscapes, describing Montenegro, aimed at encouraging Serbia” and the “mutual promotion
Sarajevo as a “city turned studio”. foreign film and TV productions and exchange of expertise”.
Bulgaria has a similar promotion, “to discover Montenegro as an One of the Slovenian Film Centre’s
its Film Incentive Scheme offering up-and-coming filming missions in Cannes is to promote
a 25% rebate on costs incurred by destination”. Strategically located the country as a place where “the
productions, including TV series. and characterised by a mild most stunning scenery can be
Part of the country’s Film Industry continental climate Montenegro reached within two hours or so”. As
Act, the Scheme is administered by offers spectacular locations, with well as the country’s ability to “tell
the Bulgarian National Film Ancient Roman, Oriental, any story within two hours”, the
Center. Mediterranean, Modernist and Film Center is also highlighting:
ALL PHOTOS © ÉRIC BONTÉ/1000IMAGES Croatia’s Production Incentive contemporary looks sitting side by Slovenia’s 25% cash rebate; it’s four
Programme launched in 2012 and side. Relatively untouched by film, different climates, “alpine, sub-
which, according to the Croatian crews, the Film Centre says that alpine, sub-mediterranean and
Audiovisual Centre, has with the recently introduced 25% continental”; and that “84% of
contributed to attracting some cash rebate “Montenegro stands locals speak a foreign language and
major productions including Star ready to be uncovered”. for almost 70% of them, one of
Wars: The Last Jedi; Otto Bathurst’s The North Macedonia Film these foreign languages is
Robin Hood; Mamma Mia! Here We Agency is presenting the country’s English”. ✦
Julian Newby

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