the Year, the European Film Academy). Bogdan is currently preparing to start the production of his second feature film, the thriller
Roxana Szel is a film editor and a university lecturer at the ”I.L.Caragiale” Film and Theatre National University, the Multimedia department, Film Editing & Sound section. She edited 5 feature films, 3 documentaries and a few short films: the graduation short film of the film director
Corneliu Porumboiu,
Călătorie la oraș – which received the 2 nd prize of the Cinéfondation section in 2004 at the Cannes Film Festival. Roxana was nominated for the Gopo Best Editing Award for:
Police Adjective / Polițist adjectiv and
Dogs /
Câini and received the UCIN award for Best Editing, for
Dogs /
Câini.
During the residency the 9 finalists will have a schedule made of sessions dedicated to writing the screenplay, feedback round tables with the other participants and individual consulting sessions on the screenplay with one of the three special guests of the edition:
Andreea Borțun (film director, screenwriter),
Alexandru Baciu (screenwriter and script doctor) and
Ionuț Mareș (journalist, film critic, festival programmer).
Last, but not least, before choosing the winner and giving the award, the finalists will go through a pitch session, where they will present the projects in front of the three jury members. The award is of600 EUR and the production of the film. The award in money will be offered only to those screenwriters who don`t want to take on the director role as well.
members of the jury will take place from July 27 to 31 and the screenwriting residency from the Cobor biodiversity Farm will take place from August 3 to 8. The pitch of the final projects will be held on August 10. This year the only people attending the event will be the 9 finalists and the members of the jury, under the strict following of the safety measures imposed by the Ministry of Health.
