Giulia Regini with the short film CUT FROM THE SAME COW (produced by Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia) will represent Italy at FUTURE FRAMES – Generation NEXT of European Cinema during the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
European Film Promotion (EFP) and Karlovy Vary International Film Festival are casting a spotlight on some of the most outstanding young directors from National Film Schools across Europe: 10 film students and graduates have been selected to participate in the 9th edition of EFP FUTURE FRAMES - Generation NEXT of European Cinema.
The European national film promotion institutes are invited to nominate candidates for the programme. The selection of the final 10 is being made by KVIFF's artistic director Karel Och and his team of programmers. The young directors will be offered a two-part schedule, starting with an online pre-programme including pitching training and industry meetings. During the festival, EFP will introduce the young directors and their films to the public, film industry and press. The three-day on-site event running from 2 July will be rounded off by a master class.
The 2023 edition of EFP FUTURE FRAMES - Generation NEXT of European Cinema, will introduce the following up-and-coming directors:
Czech Republic: Anna Izabela Wowra Stuck Together | Denmark: Amalie Maria Nielsen The Shift | Germany: Sophia Mocorrea The Kidnapping of the Bride | Italy: Giulia Regini Cut From the Same Cow | Lithuania: Rinaldas Tomasevicius -15 | The Netherlands: Joris Tobé Frantic Attempts | Portugal: Inês Pedrosa & Melo Home, Revised | Slovak Republic: Monika Mahútová Standing Still | Spain: Christian Avilés Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays | Switzerland: Kim Allamand Heart Fruit.
EFP FUTURE FRAMES - Generation NEXT of European Cinema, in collaboration with Karlovy Vary Film Festival (KVIFF), is made possible thanks to the support of Creative Europe - the MEDIA Programme of the European Union and Allwyn, a leading multi-national lottery operator, as well as the participating national film promotion institutes, EFP's member organisations: Cinecittà (Italy), Czech Film Center, Danish Film Institute, German Films, Lithuanian Film Centre, Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual I.P. / ICA (Portugal), Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales / ICAA (Spain), SEE NL (The Netherlands), Slovak Film Institute and SWISS FILMS. The main media partner is Variety, with Cineuropa and Fred Film Radio as additional media partners.