CineLink Winners at Sarajevo 2025

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VERDICT: A rich array of awards was distributed to film projects at the 23rd CineLink Industry Days in Sarajevo.

The 23rd CineLink Industry Days awarded the following prizes during the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival to projects in different formats and stages of development from Southeast Europe and the MENA region.

In its 23rd edition, for CineLink Co-Production Market, CineLink Work in Progress and CineLink Drama prizes totaled €171,000 and €80,000 in kind.

CINELINK AWARD WINNERS 

CINELINK CO-PRODUCTION MARKET AWARDS 

EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
PLACES HALF EMPTY
Director: Dorka Vermes
Writer: Sára Törley-Havas
Producers: Evelyn Balogh, Botond Lelkes
Production Company: Non Lieu Kft.
Country: Hungary
Award in the amount of €20,000

FILM CENTER MONTENEGRO CINELINK AWARD 
STONE OVER STONE
Director: Hilal Baydarov
Writers: Hilal Baydarov, Georg Tiller
Producers: Maéva Ranaïvojaona, Georg Tiller, Hilal Baydarov
Production Company: Subobscura Films
Co-production Company: Ucqar Film
Countries: Austria, Azerbaijan
Award in the amount of €10,000

FILM CENTER SERBIA CINELINK AWARD
POGANA
Director: David Kapac
Writers: Andrija Mardeši?, David Kapac
Producers: Rea Raj?i?, Tina Tišljar
Production Company: Eclectica
Co-Production Companies: Vertigo
Countries: Croatia, Slovenia
Award in the amount of €10,000

ARTEKINO INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 
TWO LITTLE NIGHTMARES
Director: Nebojša Slijep?evi?
Writers: Nebojša Slijep?evi?, Na?a Petrovi?
Producers: Danijel Pek, Katarina Prpi?
Production Company: Antitalent
Co-Production Companies: Sense Production, Studio Virc, Contrast Films, Les Films Norfolk
Co-Producers: Milan Stojanovi?, Boštjan Virc, Katya Trichkova, Noelle Levenez
Countries: Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, France
Award in the amount of €6,000

CINELINK CO-PRODUCTION MARKET & CINELINK DRAMA

FEMALE VOICES CINELINK AWARD 
RAIN COUNTRY
Director: Zeynep Köprülü
Writers: Zeynep Köprülü, Haziran Düzkan
Producers: Utku Zeka, Zeynep Köprülü, Cansu Menlikli
Production Company: Periferi Film
Country: Türkiye
Award in the amount of €20,000

CINELINK DRAMA 

COUNCIL OF EUROPE SERIES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD 
RED WATER
Creator: Ljubica Lukovi?
Writers: Ljubica Lukovi?, Jurica Pavi?i?
Director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovi?
Producer: Danijel Pek
Production Company: Antitalent
Country: Croatia
Award in the amount of €50,000

CROATIAN AUDIOVISUAL CENTER DRAMA AWARD
WONDERFUL
Creators and Writers: Katarina Mitrovi?, Isidora Veselinovi?, Vladimir Tagi?
Directors: Vladimir Tagi?, Isidora Veselinovi?
Producer: Marija Stojanovi?
Production Company: Sense Production
Country: Serbia
Award in the amount of €15,000

TV DRAMA VISION PITCH AWARD 
GORILLA
Creator: Gabor Krigler
Writers: Eszter Angyalosy, Cyril Tysz
Director: Christian Gudegast
Producer: Ivana Mikovi?
Production Company: Firefly Productions
Country: Serbia

CINELINK WORK IN PROGRESS AWARDS 

HBO AWARD 
WHO ARE WE
Director: Miroslav Terzi?
Producer: Snežana van Houwelingen
Production Company: This and That Productions
Co-Production Companies: Nightswim, Invictus, PTD, Kinorama
Countries: Serbia, Italy, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Croatia
Award in the amount of €30,000

TURKISH NATIONAL RADIO TELEVISION AWARD 
YESTERDAY THE EYE DIDN’T SLEEP
Director:  Rakan Mayasi
Producer: Jennifer Ritter, Rakan Mayasi
Production Company:  Atata
Countries: Belgium, Palestine, Lebanon
Award in the amount of €10,000

POST REPUBLIC AWARD 
WHERE TO?
Director: Assaf Machnes
Producers: Tomer Mecklberg, Haim Mecklberg, Oren Rogovin, Mohamad Babi
Production Company: 2 Team Productions
Co-Production Companies: Lev Cinema, Rogovin Brothers, Iconoclast Germany
Country: Israel, Germany
Award in the amount of €30,000 in kind

AVANPOST MEDIA AWARD 
17
Director:  Kosara Miti?
Producer:  Tomi Salkovski
Production Company:  Black Cat Production
Coproduction companies: Art&Popcorn, December
Countries: North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia
Award in the amount of €30,000 in kind

CINELINK WORK IN PROGRESS AND DOCU ROUGH CUT BOUTIQUE AWARDS 

THINK-FILM IMPACT PRODUCTION AWARD 
LOST AND FOUND: Romania’s Hidden Adoption Market
Director: Laurentiu Garofeanu
Producer: Laurentiu Garofeanu
Editor: Iulian Ghervas
Production company: Mekanism Media (RO)
Country: Romania
Length: 90 min
Award in the amount of €20,000 in kind

EAVE + AWARD 
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