Back Council of Europe Development Award : 1st winner at Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT

The Council of Europe Series Co-production Development Award, worth €50,000, goes to the project "The adventures of a turbo-folk princess"
Council of Europe Development Award : 1st winner at Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT

The co-production market Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT has hosted the first Council of Europe's 2024 Series Co-Production Development Awardswhich intends to foster creative collaborations in series co-production and empower independent producers.

 

The Award, worth €50,000, went to the following  project: 

 

"THE ADVENTURES OF A TURBO-FOLK PRINCESS"

Musical dramedy from North Macedonia

SCRIPTWRITERS : Andreyt Volkashin, Peter Vulchev

PRODUCTION COMPANIES : OXO PRODUCTION, EQUAL FILM

Synopsis : After she accidentally poisons her gangster fiancé, the talented singer Vaska, who is terrified of singing, runs away from home to participate at the biggest Balkan pop-folk song contest, mentored by the short-tempered prostitute Eboni.

 

The jury was composed of: 

 

  • Alessia SONAGLIONI, Programme Manager of the Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, Council of Europe
  • Beatriz CAMPOS, Managing Director, Anonymous Content, Spain 
  • Patricia ARPEA, Deputy Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Italian International Film, Italy 
  • Audrey KAMGA, Sales Manager, ARTE, France

 

The jury decided in favour of this title because “through its uniqueness, bravery, and freshness, gives a voice to underrepresented stories”. 

 

Three other Development Awards will be distributed. To learn more, visit the webpage of our selected co-production markets : https://www.coe.int/en/web/programme-for-series-co-productions/results

Toledo 20 June 2024
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