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From August 28th to 31st, the Documentary Industry Days of OIFF will take place in Gdynia, Poland. The event is organized by the 14th Odesa International Film Festival and B2B Doc in cooperation with the Gdynia Film Center.

The programme includes the presentation of Film Scouting projects. The list of participants includes:

• Alex Rodins’ Art Message (dir. Helen Yasinskaya) – Belarus
• Echoes of Avey (dir. Atanur Nabiyeva) – Azerbaijan
• Milena: Between Strange Borders (dir. Sabina Asadova, Mira Oyetoro) – Ukraine
• Sky Nomads (dir. Aytaj Khalig Suleymanova) – Azerbaijan
• The First Swallow (dir. Sandro Visotski, Joanna Rój) – Poland, Georgia
• Unknown No.1 (dir. Markiian Miroshnychenko) – Ukraine

Additionally, as part of the Documentary Industry Days, the Launch Pad Pitching will take place with the following projects:

• Ashes Settling in Layers on the Surface (dir. Zoya Laktionova) – Ukraine, France, Slovenia
• Foto Galatasary (dir. Anahit Ghazarvan) – Armenia
• Grounding (dir Merri Mkrtchyan) – Armenia
• Heart Don’t Be Afraid (dir. Ana Kvichidze) – Georgia
• Leave Easy Come Back Safe (dir. Masaha Maroz, Sasha Kulak) – France
• Letters (dir. Andrei Kutsila) – Poland
• MEMO ’94 (dir. Kornii Hrytsiuk) – Ukraine
• Operation “Champion” (dir. Mariam Nikolaishvili) – Georgia
• The Amateur Photographer’s Family Portrait (dir. Nurlan Hasanli) – Azerbaijan
• Vera Means Belief (dir. Pavel Braila) – Moldova, Lithuania

Moreover, there will be the Cutting Edge Pitching with the following projects:

• A Picture to Remember (dir. Olga Chernykh) – Ukraine, France, Germany
• Divia (dir. Dmytro Hreshko) – Ukraine, Poland
• Ever Since I Knew Myself (dir. Maka Godaladze) – Georgia, Germany
• Flowers of Ukraine (dir. Adelina Borets) – Ukraine, Poland
• Swinging Fields (dir. Sareen Hairabedian) – USA, France, Ireland
• Up in the Air (dir. Oksana Syhareva) – Ukraine, Czech Republic, Lithuania
• Zinema (dir. Kornii Hrytsiuk) – Ukraine, Luxembourg

Workshops, panel discussions, and masterclasses with filmmakers from B2B doc countries and international industry professionals are also part of the Days of Documentary Industry.

Documentary Industry Days of OIFF will continue until August 31st.