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KVIFF’s Eastern Promises Honors Central European Projects With 2025 Development Awards

The festival’s industry showcase awarded seven development prizes to emerging film and series ideas with funding aimed at strengthening Central European co-productions.

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Overview

  • Ștefan Bîtu-Tudoran’s feature debut “Battalion Records” won the €20,000 Eurimages Co-production Development Award.
  • Yelizaveta Smith’s Ukrainian drama “In Vacuo” received the Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award.
  • David Gašo’s Croatian absurdist comedy “History of Illness” secured the MIDPOINT & KVIFF Development Award with a €10,000 prize.
  • The Eastern Promises section featured 40 film and series projects and marked the debut runs of the Central Stage showcase and Pop-Up Series Incubator.
  • KVIFF Talents continues to support six mid-career film and series teams selected from more than 200 submissions for year-long mentoring and financial backing.