10 feature film projects selected at Transilvania Pitch Stop
10 projects in development will be presented to industry professionals (producers, distributors, sales agents, representatives of film funds & more) at the Transilvania Pitch Stop this year. The 13th edition of the program includes the presentation of projects in front of potential partners and financiers during the Transilvania International Film Festival (12 - 21 June, 2026).
Five projects will benefit from a script consulting session provided by David Pope, and all projects will be coached by the renowned pitch consultant Agathe Berman prior to their presentation.
The program is open to feature-length fiction film projects of 1st and 2nd time filmmakers coming from Romania, Republic of Moldova, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece, Türkiye, Georgia, the Republic of Cyprus and Albania.
The 10 projects are competing for the awards kindly provided by our industry partners:
Grand Prize offered by Chainsaw Europe - Post-production services worth 25,000 Euro
TPS Development Award offered by Avanpost worth 5,000 Euro
CNC Moldova Award worth 1,500 Euro
Connecting Cottbus cocoLAB: East-West Emerging Producers Award - The selection of a producer from Romania or the Republic of Moldova to participate in the cocoLAB 2026 program dedicated to emerging producers.
The new Luno Award - post-production services offered by Luno (editing, online conform & mastering, Dolby Vision color grading, sound editing & sound design, Foley, ADR, Dolby Atmos 11.1.8 mixing, and final deliverables preparation)
Monica Goti (Alpe Adria Cinema), Antoine Simkine (Les Films d'Antoine) and Viorel Chesaru (Chainsaw Europe) will be part of the international jury who will decide the winners.
The ten projects selected for the 13th edition of Transilvania Pitch Stop are:
Fathers (Bulgaria)
Directed by Martin Iliev
Produced by Angel Ivanov (Handplayed)
Colors of Freedom (Hungary)
Directed by Kristóf Zsolt Tóth
Produced by Alexandra Dévai (Hello:Yes Productions)
Another Story About My Son (Romania)
Directed by Adrian Silișteanu
Produced by Iriana Adnana (Domestic Film)
Maya Vitkova Kosev (Viktoria World Sales and Distribution)
Decebal’s Wedding (Romania)
Directed by Matei Lucaci-Grünberg
Produced by Gabriela Suciu (Atelier de Film)
Sun Offspring (Romania)
Directed by Octavian Şaramet
Produced by Mara Cracaleanu (Melancholia Pictures)
A Brighter Word Than Bright (Türkiye)
Directed by Belkıs Bayrak
Produced by Belkıs Bayrak (Saba Film), Murat Yaşar Bayrak (Saba Film), Guillaume De Seille (Arizona Films), Valmira Hyseni (Plan Bee Films)
The Guardians of the Old Lady (Türkiye)
Directed by Selda Taşkın
Produced by Gökçe Işıl Tuna (Motiva Film), Sezgi Üstün San (Sezzfilm), Melanie Bloksdor (Schiwago Film)
Rain Country (Türkiye)
Directed by Zeynep Köprülü
Produced by Utku Zeka (Periferi Film)
The Silent Shore (Ukraine)
Directed by Iryna Asonova
Produced by Rafael Thomaseto (Driven Equation), Jānis Kalējs (Film Angels Studios), Lev Karpov (Constant Production)
Times New Roman (Ukraine)
Directed by Philip Sotnychenko
Produced by Valeria Sochyvets (Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema), Sashko Chubko (Viatel)
