In Brigitta Kanyaro’s debut feature, “Vagabondess,” the Romania-native Austria-based director takes her protagonist Camelia, a millennial mom, on the road in a bid to prevent her daughter from meeting her biological father. The road trip allows the film to explore issues of motherhood and migration in the age of fourth-wave feminism and TikTok.
The film features in the Co-Production Market of Cinelink, the industry section of Sarajevo Film Festival, and is looking to woo co-producers.
During the pandemic, Kanyaro was frustrated because she was unable to visit her family in her home country. She used to dislike taking the bus to visit them under normal circumstances, but suddenly that bus ride sounded like a most welcome idea. “That in combination with the very specifically weird relationship I have with my mother – mommy issues – meant I wanted to explore this bizarre kind of sister-like relationship where boundaries are not set,...
The film features in the Co-Production Market of Cinelink, the industry section of Sarajevo Film Festival, and is looking to woo co-producers.
During the pandemic, Kanyaro was frustrated because she was unable to visit her family in her home country. She used to dislike taking the bus to visit them under normal circumstances, but suddenly that bus ride sounded like a most welcome idea. “That in combination with the very specifically weird relationship I have with my mother – mommy issues – meant I wanted to explore this bizarre kind of sister-like relationship where boundaries are not set,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Tara Karajica
- Variety Film + TV
Twenty participants from 13 European countries selected for scheme organised by the Erich Pommer Institut.
A new career enhancement programme for female producers in the European drama series sector has revealed its first cohort of 20 participants.
The inaugural edition of the Series’ Women edition, organised by the Erich Pommer Institut (Epi), includes producers from 13 European countries and will foster access to industry markets, support the building of professional networks and offer access to top industry experts as mentors to take the producers’ careers to the next level.
Among those selected are Belgium’s Sarah Marks, a producer on Tim Mielants’ comedy-drama...
A new career enhancement programme for female producers in the European drama series sector has revealed its first cohort of 20 participants.
The inaugural edition of the Series’ Women edition, organised by the Erich Pommer Institut (Epi), includes producers from 13 European countries and will foster access to industry markets, support the building of professional networks and offer access to top industry experts as mentors to take the producers’ careers to the next level.
Among those selected are Belgium’s Sarah Marks, a producer on Tim Mielants’ comedy-drama...
- 3/22/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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