Beldocs Pitching Forum 2025
DOCS IN DEVELOPMENT 2025
Before Now, Later
Director: Karim Kassem
Countries: Lebanon
In Beirut, a father leaves his car outside a hospital he has been visiting and gets a parking ticket. As he attempts to pay it, he realizes there is no way to do so.
Original language: Arabic
Subtitles: English
Length: 90 min
Expected date of delivery : 10/10/2026
Production company: Screen Productions
Contact information: kassem.karim6@gmail.com
Cuba. Deprivation
Director: Staņislavs Tokalovs
Countries: Latvia, Cuba
The film’s plot is made up of two narratives: the story of Raul (58), a Cuban immigrant living in Latvia, who returns to his homeland after a 20-year hiatus to meet his dying mother for the last time, and the story of his stepson Stanislav (37), the film’s author, who goes along to understand how his biological father’s departure from the family and living with his stepfather have affected his personality.
Original language: Latvian, Russian, Spanish
Subtitles: English
Length: 90 min
Expected date of delivery: 01/07/2026
Production company: VFS Films
Contact information: liva@vfs.lv
Echoes
Director: Anna Dziapshipa
Countries: Georgia
The film explores post-war landscapes, similarities among the injustices committed in peripheral parts of the world, across various continents and historical times, and seemingly different people.
Original language: Georgian, Russian, Vietnamese
Subtitles: English
Length: 72-90 min
Expected date of delivery: 01/01/2027
Production company: Sakdoc Film
Contact information: anna@sakdoc.ge
End of Gravity
Director: Igor Zupe
Countries: Slovenia, Serbia, Sweden, USA
End of Gravity is a documentary that follows the journey of an artist who is also a trained cosmonaut and is determined to end his life in the gravitational zero field. His mission is to bring culture and art, rather than weapons and war to outer Space, which will inevitably be inhabited by future generations. The film explores the reasons and motives behind his self-sacrifice for the cosmification of art and the culturization of space, the two of his higher goals. Set in the present, the year 2045 and video documentation of visionary art performances from across Europe, End of Gravity is a hybrid documentary. End of Gravity is also a „future-mentary“ film because it is based on real events yet to occur. It poses the key question of how to think, feel, and co-create a peaceful future in Space.
Original language: Slovenian, English
Subtitles: English
Length: 85 min
Expected date of delivery: 01/03/2027
Production company: Blade Produciton
Contact information: info@bladeproduction.com
For Whom the Bells Toll?
Director: Denis Karam, Zlatko Ivanisevic
Countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina
In a world fractured by greed, hatred, corruption, and prejudice, this is a moving and inspiring tale of a group of monks from a monastery nestled in the heart of the Balkans. With unwavering resolve and peaceful determination, they fight for their rights and the rights of all living beings on Earth. Regardless of diverse political, social, and religious backgrounds, this story reminds us all to hold on to our beliefs —in narratives like this and beyond. This feature doc. is a story about ‘a life on the edge’ in the Monastery of Visoki Decani in Kosovo, told by the local monks and their abbot – archimandrite and hegumen father Sava Janjic.. This group of monks lives by a profound and universal philosophy: to serve and save their faith but also all the people, regardless of their religious beliefs.
Original language: English, Serbian, Albanian
Subtitles: English
Length: 80 min
Expected date of delivery: 05/12/2025
Production company: ProudCloud Productions
Contact information: denis@proudcloudproductions.com
My name is Enough
Director: Marina Arzumanova, Ani Grigoryan
Countries: Armenia
In a small Armenian village where ancient traditions meet with modern medical technology, ASHKHEN – a young mother of two children – is struggling with a deeply rooted cultural crisis. As she approaches her twelfth week of pregnancy, the whole village is awaiting the results of the ultrasound imaging that will soon reveal the gender of her unborn child.
The neighbors and relatives are employing folk traditions to predict her baby’s sex – studying her gait, the shape of her belly, counting months according to ancient methods. At the first glance seemingly innocent customs are the result of a heavy truth: the village’s alarming gender imbalance is already visible in the local school, where boys far outnumber girls.
Original language: Armenian
Subtitles: English
Length: 70 min
Expected date of delivery: 21/09/2026
Production company: Order Film Production
Contact information: aniordyan95@gmail.com
Phantom Limb
Director: Catherine Norman Tahirović
Countries: Bosnia and Hercegovina
In 2013, a symbolic statue of a Yugoslav woman fighter in Sarajevo was brutally vandalized, her right arm sawn off—yet authorities simply filed away the case, leaving the monument silently scarred. That same year, a photographer arrived in Sarajevo eager to capture a new future for herself, but found each frame haunted by unresolved histories. Over the years, she collected images heavy with unanswered questions, but then one day she came face to face with the statue’s silent gaze. In that moment, a crescendo of images from past and present violently collided together in one question: Where did our memories go?
Original language: English, Bosnian
Subtitles: English, Bosnian
Length: 80 min
Expected date of delivery : 30/03/2026
Production company: Kleme Production
Contact information: catnormantahirovic@gmail.com
The Amateur
Director: Nadia Parfan
Countries: Ukraine
Set in Ukraine from 1985 to 1995, the film follows a merchant marine turned amateur filmmaker documenting Ukraine’s underground music scene and its path to independence. Based on Volodymyr Zaikovsky’s real-life journey, the protagonist evolves from an ordinary man to an artist, confronting the political, economic, and personal costs of his craft. As Zaikovsky explores the underground music scene, he captures cultural revolutions and meets queer punk icon Vika Vradii (aka Sestrychka Vika). In 1989, the Chervona Ruta rock festival became a symbol of rebellion, with Vika winning the competition. Amid Ukraine’s struggle for freedom, the Soviet regime falls, and the nation declares independence. Zaikovsky transitions to making music videos, while Vika’s journey fades into obscurity.
Original language: Ukrainian
Subtitles: English
Length: 85 min
Expected date of delivery: 13/12/2026
Production company: Phalanstery Films
Contact information: margo.kulichova@gmail.com
The center of the world
Director: Marko Šantić
Countries: Croatia, Slovenia
In Split’s old town Blanša and her nephew Doni watch as their home transforms into a playground for tourists. By day the streets choke with crowds and by night the noise robs them of sleep. Armed only with her phone, Blanša fights back, capturing the chaos from her window and hoping to be heard. Doni, dreaming of black holes and unknown worlds, wonders if the city itself might one day disappear. The centre of the world is a cinematic journey into city’s fading soul, where memories struggle to survive amid the overwhelming forces of modern tourism.
Original language: Croatian
Subtitles: English
Length: 80 min
Expected date of delivery: 09/05/2026
Production company: Jaka Produkcija
Contact information: marko.santic.09@gmail.com
The Story of The Wild Rose
Director: Liis Nimik, Kristen Aigro
Countries: Estonia, Sweden
A Mexican telenovela takes Estonia by storm in 1993 and reaches viewership records that remain unchallenged to this day. 2/3 of the Estonian population, men and women, young and old, were watching the first imported telenovela on national TV every evening, while the streets and villages were completely empty. “The Wild Rose” from Mexico was half-accidentally bought because the TV didn’t have money for better content. The main character Rosa, a poor “indigenous” girl ends up in a wealthy mansion and finds out that life there isn’t a fairytale afterall. Using both archive materials and re-enactments, we embark on a road trip around Estonia in 1994, witnessing the collective euphoria created by the Wild Rose during the transition from collectivism to individualism. Our guide through this journey is a 10-year old girl, who intensively experiences the collision of the two worlds around her.
Original language: Estonian, Spanish
Subtitles: English
Length: 88 min
Expected date of delivery: 01/02/2027
Production company: Klara Films
Contact information: liis@klarafilms.ee
The Touch
Director: Dragan Jovićević
Countries: Serbia
For one group of people, the touch of death is a daily routine. For the other, it is a trauma. But for both of them, this touch leaves indelible marks. A creative documentary about the diving unit, in search of the missing people.
Original language: Serbian
Subtitles: English
Length: 72 min
Expected date of delivery: 19/05/2028
Production company:GREIFER
Contact information: greiferfilm@gmail.com
DOCS IN PROGRESS 2025
Afraid of Beauty
Director: Jelena Medić
Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Andrea (40), single mom to a 10-year-old daughter, is pursuing a long-held dream of acting, which was delayed by the war. For the past three years, she has been attending an evening acting school with six other middle-aged women. Together, they work on a play called “My Husband““, where only Andrea’s character has a caring husband. In her private life, after nine years of divorce, she embarks on her first romantic relationship. But her parents and ex-husband are trying to sabotage it. During filming women’s confessions for the theater play, Andrea admits that she’s afraid of the beauty. On a weekend trip with two fellow actresses, she opens up about her ex-husband’s cruel act of spray-painting „“WHORE““ on her car when he found out she’s dating.
Original language: Serbian
Subtitles: English
Length: 70 min
Expected date of delivery: 20/08/2025
Production company: Budni
Contact information: produkcijabudni@gmail.com
Between two worlds
Director: Ana Gurdiș, Doy-Romanta Dochitan
Countries: Moldova
Between Two Worlds follows twin siblings Doy and Ana-Maria, who grew up in Moldova but now lead vastly different lives. Doy, a non-binary photographer, embraces their identity, challenging norms in Moldova’s conservative society while documenting LGBTQ+ events. Despite their courage, Doy grapples with loneliness, using self-filmed journals to navigate their struggles. Ana-Maria, living in Italy, has chosen a traditional path, focused on her family and motherhood, with limited ties to their homeland. Through intimate footage and personal archives, the film explores their contrasting lives, revealing tensions, shared memories, and the search for identity and belonging.
Original language: Romanian, Italian
Subtitles: English
Length: 70-90 min
Expected date of delivery: 15/12/2025
Production company: The MOLDOX Association
Contact information: anagurdis12@gmail.com
Blue safari
Director: Luka Papić
Countries: Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia
Blue Safari is a docu-fiction that explores the blurred line between inner turmoil and external influences on the romantic lives of those on the margins of Serbian society, offering both a social commentary on love and an emotional commentary on society. Kene (36), the host of a podcast that explores the romantic lives of Serbian outsiders and misfits, hits rock bottom after a tough breakup and, not knowing what to do, decides to follow his eccentric guests’ advice and do exactly what they tell him, no matter how wrong it may seem.
Original language: Serbian
Subtitles: English
Length: 85 min
Expected date of delivery: 06/01/2026
Production company: Ranch Production
Contact information: kinoverige@gmail.com
Comfort limit
Director: Alexander Koridze
Countries: Georgia
For the last two hundred years, the fates of Russia and Georgia have been closely intertwined. Russia, as a metropolis, has consistently drawn its closest neighbors into the whirlpool of political events. History has a way of repeating itself. Now, just like hundred years ago, Georgia again risks losing its fragile democracy due to the threat posed by a formidable neighbor. The history of the two countries is seen through the lens of Russian refugees fleeing the authoritarian regime in Russia to seek refuge in Georgia. However, the shadow of the Northern Empire also looms over this small country with weak democratic institutions, and now the threat to democracy haunts not only Russians but also the citizens of Georgia.
Original language: Russian, Georgian, English
Subtitles: English
Length: 70 min
Expected date of delivery: 07/01/2025
Production company: Virusi
Contact information: sparklaboratory@hotmail.com
Granddaughter
Director: Afag Yusifli
Countries: Azerbaijan
A 77-year-old grandma and an 83-year-old grandpa have been living with their oldest grandchild, Afag, for 14 years. One living with them and last remaining in Azerbaijan. All 8 grandchildren have moved abroad for various economic reasons. In the patriarchal society where she lives, it is completely new for a woman to be a director. The only film university in the country, founded in 1923, does not have even a specialty for documentary. Thus, she should continue her education in abroad. If she cannot do this, she will not also be able to find her independency. Because living with elderly people is witnessing the purest form of love, but also constantly giving up her freedom. She must make a decision. Leaving grandparents is not easy. Afag is faced with a moral dilemma. What will happen if she leaves, and what if she stays? Should she leave or choose to stay?
Original language: Azerbaijani
Subtitles: Azerbaijani with English subtitles
Length: 66-70 min
Expected date of delivery: 28/02/2026
Production company: Buta Film
Contact information: yusifli.afaq@gmail.com
In Passing
Director: Gailė Garnelytė
Countries: Lithuania
For more than a decade, Artūras Morozovas has been photographing people in vulnerable situations – people affected by the war in Ukraine, as well as people experiencing social isolation in Lithuania. In the film, we meet Rita, a mother of three children who lost her husband to suicide and has a disability; Danutė, who lives alone in the forests; soldiers Lisa and Jaška, brutally murdered by the Russians, as well as Ivan, whose home was recently destroyed by a Bomb. Despite Artūras’s desire to remain impartial and objective, a close bond forms between the photographer and his characters, so the film is about the miracle of human connection and hope.
Original language: Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Russian
Subtitles: English
Length: 62
Expected date of delivery: 01/06/2025
Production company: Artišokai
Contact information: akvilezilionyte@gmail.com
No Offence
Director: Lucija Marčec
Countries: Croatia
Set in Međimurje, at Croatia’s north border, the film explores the challenges of coexistence between Croats, Roma, and Nepalese communities living without contact. Throughout one year the film follows three Croatian grandmas named Ana, three young Roma football players, and three Nepalese workers in the meat industry who almost literally feed everyone else. The narratives of “us and them” take shape as an exploration of collective identity follows the cyclic rhythm of never-ending discrimination: those once seen as victims, like the Roma, now utilize the same tools to victimize the Nepalese. With humor and breaking the 4th wall our protagonists share their opinions on the filmmaking process-an invitation to empathize and rethink the typical discourse of segregation and belonging, the film becomes the intercultural dialogue that the region lacks.
Original language: Croatian, Romani, English
Subtitles: English
Length: 60 min
Expected date of delivery: 01/02/2026
Production company: The Academy of Dramatic Art, Zagreb
Contact information: lucija.marcec@gmail.com
Nothing For You To Change
Director: Đorđe Vojvodić
Countries: Montenegro, Serbia
LUKA (29), a college dropout in economics and a member of a rock band from Podgorica, still lives with his parents and has no plans to move out or start his own family anytime soon. His older brother, the director of this film, documents Luka over the course of four seasons, attempting to push him to grow up and become independent, while also encouraging their parents to finally face the reality that both of their sons need to find their own paths. This film thus becomes a kind of catalyst and tool for change, capturing an intimate confrontation with oneself and one’s closest family members.
Original language: Montenegrin, Serbian
Subtitles: English
Length: 90 min
Expected date of delivery: 01/09/2025
Production company: Protos Film
Contact information: miljan@protosfilm.me
Sentence from birth
Director: Daniela Miron, Diana Vlas
Countries: Republic of Moldova
You can lose your freedom, but not your right to be a mother. “Sentence from Birth” documentary follows four women from different social backgrounds, all incarcerated and living in the House of Mother and Child at Penitentiary No. 16. Despite their diverse stories—ranging from embezzlement to human trafficking – they share one bond: each is a young mother, raising a child who will serve their sentence until the age of three.
The seemingly ordinary family-style setting is a unique space where women, some with little education and others with high school diplomas, care for their children in the prison system. After the child turns three, with the mother’s consent and the approval of the guardianship authority, the child is placed with a designated caregiver or specialised institution.
Original language: Romanian, Russian
Subtitles: English
Length: 75 min
Expected date of delivery: 13/07/2026
Production company: CIRESICA MIRON
Contact information: daniela.miron2301@gmail.com
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