The International Film Festival Rotterdam
The supernatural drama from first-time Greek director Evi Kalogiropoulou was named the best project in the industry section of the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Two working-class women fight for freedom and their own identity against a dystopian patriarchal society in
Cora, an upcoming project from Greek director Evi Kalogiropoulou, which has won the 2021 CineMart co-production award of the Rotterdam film festival.
Kalogiropoulou and Greek production house Neda Film will receive $24,000 ($20,000) in development cash to go towards completing
Cora, which is planned as Kalogiropoulou s directorial debut. The filmmaker s short film
Motorway 65 was in official competition at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival in October.
film profile], has just had its world premiere in the Tiger Competition of this yearâs International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Cineuropa: What is it that connects you to and inspires you in the history of Yugoslavia, and what is it in Sonja s story that pulled you to make the film?
Marta Popivoda: For me, Socialist Yugoslavia is an exciting political project, and for its time, it was a very progressive supranational state. Also, Yugoslavia had its own authentic socialist revolution! It gave us ideas of anti-fascism, the non-aligned movement, workers self-management, and a general idea of social justice. But we also had the bitter experience of the partial practical failure of some of these ideas.
Rotterdam Film Festival Crowns Industry Winners Deadline 2/5/2021
This year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has named the winners from its industry-focused programs Pro Days and Cinemart, which were held online this year.
A live-streamed event from Rotterdam saw various awards handed out, including the €20,000 Eurimages Co-production Development Award, which went to
Cora by Evi Kalogiropoulou, produced by Neda Film (Greece). The jury described the film as “a supernatural drama featuring two unexpected female characters struggling for freedom and identity in a unique and colourful industrial setting”.
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