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PAPAS GETS EURIMAGES FUNDING, GÜMÜRHAN AND SINKO GO TO COTTBUS

Another great week for FFF projects! Florenc Papas\’ Open Door has received funding from Eurimages, and Mete Gümürhan\’s Mnk Boy and Darko Sinko\’s Inventory received invitations to the Connecting Cottbus co-production market the MIDPOINT Feature Launch.

Papas, from the first generation of FFF, currently shooting his film Open Door is among 30 winners of Eurimages Fund\’s competition, at the 148th Board Meeting held in Skopje last week. His project has received €45,000. For more information about the winners, check out the story at Cineuropa.

Two second generation FFF projects, Mnk Boy by Mete Gümürhan from Turkey and Inventory by Darko Sinko from Slovenia, took part in the MIDPOINT Feature Launch and were among four winners of the Connecting Cottbus Award, meaning that they are invited to pitch at Connecting Cottbus  East West Co-production Market in November under the banner MIDPOINT Selection 2017. For more information about MIDPOINT\’s programme and winners, click here.

Congratulations to our participants!

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