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Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Waves,’ Sundance Hit ‘DJ Ahmet’ Among Czech Buzz Titles at EFM
The Oscar-shortlisted period drama ‘Waves’ and the Sundance hit ‘DJ Ahmet’ are among the Czech buzz titles on offer at this year's EFM.
DJ Ahmet Director: Georgi M. UnkovskiProducers: Ivan Unkovski, Ivana ShekutkoskaA Czech minority co-production arriving off a buzzy Sundance premiere, this auspicious debut follows a 15-year-old boy from a remote North Macedonian village who uses music as an escape from an overbearing father and the expectations of his community.Sales: Films Boutique Mr. Nobody Against Putin Director: David BorensteinProducer: Helle FaberComing off a premiere in Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition, this Czech minority co-production follows a Russian teacher who secretly documents his small-town school’s transformation into a war recruitment center after the Ukraine invasion.World sales: DR SalesU.S. Tales From the Magic Garden Directors: David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec Producers: Martin Vandas, Alena Vandasová, Juraj Krasnohorský, Henrieta Cvangová, Kolja Saksida, Jean-Francois Le Corre, Mathieu CourtoisBowing in the Berlinale’s Generation Kplus section, this stop-motion animation — a four-country co-production — tells the story of three children who discover the power of imagination after spending the night at their grandfather’s house after the death of their grandmother.Sales: New Europe Film Sales
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