The Kcc will earmark a total of €1.3 million to support the projects, which are at different stages of production, with the ultimate aim of empowering the Kosovar film industry. The Kosovo Cinematography Center (Kcc) has announced the recipients of its 2019 annual round of funding pre-approvals. Divided into various different programmes, a total of 29 projects have received Kcc support with a budget totalling €1.3 million. More precisely, six feature films, including the sophomore efforts by Dren Zherka (Echo) and Fisnik Maxhuni (Zvicra), along with the newest movie by Albanian director Bujar Alimani (The Delegation), the Midpoint-developed debut film by Montenegrin helmer Senad Šahmanović, and two Macedonian projects by Vardan Tozija (Amok) and former Lim participant Dina Duma, are among the recipients. In the Feature Films programme, the selected projects are Colors by Burbuqe Berisha, written by Xheraldina Vula (producer: Agron Vula); Hotline by Dren Zherka (Bujar Kabashi); I...
- 10/21/2019
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
More than 85 films have been submitted to the Oscar race for Best International Film, the new name for what until now has been known as the Best Foreign-Language Film category.
Other films may have been submitted by their home countries without being publicly announced. The deadline for submissions was Oct. 1, and the Academy will announce the full list of qualifying films a few days after that deadline, after vetting all entries to make sure they qualify.
Typically, a handful of films that weren’t announced by their home countries end up on the list, and often one or two that were announced are disqualified by the Academy. With 16 countries that submitted films last year or in 2017 yet to announce, the number of submissions this year has already reached last year’s total of 87, and could conceivably approach the 2017 record of 92.
The clear front-runners in the first batch of entries are...
Other films may have been submitted by their home countries without being publicly announced. The deadline for submissions was Oct. 1, and the Academy will announce the full list of qualifying films a few days after that deadline, after vetting all entries to make sure they qualify.
Typically, a handful of films that weren’t announced by their home countries end up on the list, and often one or two that were announced are disqualified by the Academy. With 16 countries that submitted films last year or in 2017 yet to announce, the number of submissions this year has already reached last year’s total of 87, and could conceivably approach the 2017 record of 92.
The clear front-runners in the first batch of entries are...
- 10/1/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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