The Docu Expertise from the East Award was given to Georgian director Rati Tsiteladze’s “A Tune With out Residence” on Monday at CineLink Business Days, a part of the Sarajevo Movie Pageant.
The movie facilities on Adelina, a younger transgender lady from a Georgian village who flees to Vienna. As she navigates newfound freedom, the scars of her previous and the hostility her mom faces again house for supporting her complicate her new life.
The movie is produced by Olga Slusareva at ArtWay Movie.
The jury mentioned: “Distinctive visuals will entice the viewers, who will then discover a heartfelt portrayal of a life lived with honesty, regardless of the hazard posed to the protagonist.”
The Avanpost Publish-Manufacturing Award went to Armenian-Swiss co-production “Flying Cows” by administrators Vahagn Khachatryan and Aren Malakyan, produced by Vahagn Khachatryana and Irene Muñoz Martin.
This atypical highway film begins with Apo trying to find his cow in a village in Nagorno-Karabakh, in opposition to the backdrop of the battle between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Amidst the chaos, Apo finds his cow giving start to a calf, Zemfo. Throughout the evacuation, he sells his cows to Kurdish patrons. Mom and calf are separated, marking the beginning of Zemfo’s journey.
The jury mentioned: “This partaking, emotive mission guarantees an animal’s journey that’s scary, surreal and troubling. ‘Flying Cows’ polarized the jury, eliciting robust responses from all of us; what we agreed on is that it’s going to proceed to take action on its journey to audiences.”
The DAFilms.com Distribution Award went to “Land of Fireplace” by Czech director Nikola Klinger, produced by Kristina Husová.
Within the nation struck by wildfires, a grieving father’s quest for justice for his murdered daughter intertwines with tales of loss, resilience and religious cleaning, as native communities face tragedy by way of conventional rituals and demolition derby races.
The jury mentioned: “A vibrant forged of characters deserve a broad viewers. ‘Land of Fireplace’ is subsequently a deserving recipient of this award, because it takes in a darkish North American story with an authentic European perspective. The mixture of the ache of the story and the harshness of the environment make for a robust watch.”
Throughout the occasion, representatives of the Ji.hlava Movie Pageant revealed the names of the Rising Producers 2026. This system goals at selling proficient European documentary movie producers and gives them with a spread of networking, academic and promotional help all year long. Seventeen European producers can be accompanied by a producer from Ethiopia, which is the visitor nation. This system consists of three workshops – going down in Jihlava in October, through the Berlinale in February, and at a venue but be introduced for the third session in spring.
EMERGING PRODUCERS 2026Dominic Spitaler, AustriaMaarten D’Hollander, BelgiumPavla Klimešová, Czech RepublicJulie Meigniez, FranceEvi Stamou, GreeceAnna Tóth, HungaryAngelo Rocco Troiano, ItalyRingailė Leščinskienė, LithuaniaYann Tonnar, LuxembourgIvana Shekutkoska, North MacedoniaAnita Vedå, NorwayMaria Krauss, PolandBernardo Lopes, PortugalTomáš Gič, SlovakiaCaroline Drab, SwedenAzra Djurdjevic, SwitzerlandEugene Rachkovsky, UkraineNahusenay Dereje, Ethiopia (visitor nation)
