Amra Baksic Camo – Head of CineLink #21stSFF

Amra Baksic Camo – Head of CineLink

FRED’s Matt Micucci interviews Amra Baksic Camo, head of CineLink from the 21st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival.

We ask her about Sarajevo’s co-production market, about its history and how it has evolved through the years. She also tells us a little bit about the selection process and the ways in which the program helps the directors and producers develop their films and with the way in which the festival is organised, alongside the industry program at the Sarajevo Film Festival, everyone is a winner – not just the winning project!

CINELINK: The CineLink Co-Production Market presents the most promising regional feature projects in a development and financing stage. The selection has traditionally been focused on Southeast Europe but is since a few years also open for projects from the Caucasus region. In addition, three projects will be presented in partnership with the Doha Film Institute, IMCINE and The Arab Fund for Arts & Culture.

CineLink Work in Progress continuously showcases future success stories on the festival circuit. We have seven new exciting titles in post production that will be shown to specially invited international decision-makers. This section is also open to projects from the North African and Middle Eastern countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

CineLink offers awards funds totalling more than 160.000 Euros in cash and services and boosts a impressive track record with previous projects going on to major international recognition – If I Want to Whistle I Whistle by Florin Serban (Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear and Alfred Bauer Prize, Berlinale 2010), Harmony Lessons by Emir Baigazin (Silver Bear, Berlinale 2013), Mold by Ali Aydın (Lion of the Future, Venice 2012), White Shadow by Noaz Deshe (Lion of the Future, Venice 2013), The Lamb by Kutluğ Ataman (CICAE Art Cinema Award, Berlin Panorama 2014), A Blast by Syllas Tzoumerkas and Cure by Andrea Štaka (both competing at Locarno 2014) just to name a few.