showcasing 109 films from 56 countries of production, including about a dozen projects with German participation.
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LineUp projects with German participation:
- AN ARMY OF WOMEN by Julie Lunde Lillesæter, 84min, WS: TOGETHER films, P: Differ Media, 3B-Produktion, Lost Footage Films, [Rebellions]
- THE CRANES CALL by Laura Warner, 90min, WS: Abacus Media Rights LTD, P: HiddenLight Productions LTD, [Rebellions]
- DEMOCRACY NOIR by Connie Field, P: Clarity Films, ma.ja.de. Filmprod., Real Lava, [People&Community]
- DISTANT FEELER by Juan David González Monroy, Anja Dornieden, 36min, [Alternate Realities]
- ETERNAL YOU by Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck, 87min, WS: dogwoof, P: beetz brothers film production, D: farbfilm verleih, [Debates]
- GOOGOOSH – MADE OF FIRE by Niloufar Taghizadeh, 94min, WS: NEW DOCS, P: Windcatcher Productions, [Rhythmus]
- HOLLYWOODGATE by Ibrahim Nash’at, 92min, WS: Cinephil, [Journeys]
- OF CARAVAN AND THE DOGS by Askold Kurov, Anonymous 1, 89min, P: Askold Kurov, WS: RISE AND SHINE, [Debates]
- OUR LAND, OUR FREEDOM by Meena Nanji, Zippy W Kimundu, 100min, WS: First Hand Films, coP: AUTENTIKA FILMS, [Memories]
- TEACHES OF PEACHES by Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer, 102min, WS: MAGNETFILM GmbH, P: avanti media fiction GmbH, D: farbfilm verleih GmbH, [Rhythmus]
- TRACES OF RESPONSIBITLITY by Anja Reiss, Jann Anderegg, 120min, P: DSCHOINT VENTSCHR, [Alternate Realities]
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- WE EXIST, WE RESIST out of the series DRAW FOR CHANGE by Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, 15min VR, P: CLIN D’OEIL films, [VirtualReality] also available as 52min documentary WE ARE FIRE!, series co-produced by ma.ja.de.
GERMAN DELEGATIONThis year again, there will be a German delegation, organized by Björn Jensen.
More information _German only_
The 19 MeetMarket will take place June 13+14, 2024. Drawn from 533 submissions, the this slate includes 50 projects in production, development and rough cut stage encompassing 44 countries of production and co-production. Two of them are with German participation:
- THE GODS MUST BE MISTAKEN by Jakob Krese, P: Ivana Naceva (Nosorogi), Annika Mayer (Majmun Films) coP: Vanja Jambrovic, Marina Gumzi, (Slovenia, Germany)
A Yugoslav family reflects on over half a century of upheaval, hope, destruction and new-beginnings. A dialogue about missing gods, an end that is not, the necessity to never give up and the price that must be borne. - SCARLET GIRLS by Paula Cury Melo, P: Cury Melo (Cristal Cine), Samuel Didonato (Cristal Cine), coP: Natalia Imaz (parabellum film), Omar Lara (Disruptiva Films), (Dominican Republic, Germany, Mexico)
What does it mean to be a woman in a country where abortion is banned in all circumstances? In this lyrical documentary, women and girls speak about the challenges and consequences regarding unsafe abortion in the Dominican Republic. - WAR ON WOMEN by Maris Salumets, P: Elina Litvinova (Three Brothers), Tereza Nvotova (Talking Stone Production) (Estonia, Slovakia)
A single mom goes on a global quest to reveal a network of organisations behind the recent rise of the ultra-conservative movement and its attacks on our constitutional rights.
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