looking back ...

A festival is only as good as its films, and a film only as good as its idea. And every good idea needs a chance to see how it would fare on the market.

presenting the latest films and the newest projects

Within the framework of such a highly successful festival as the FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema, the obvious next step is to allow producers to go beyond merely presenting their latest films to the festival audience. Give them the opportunity to present their newest project ideas to colleagues and financiers in attendance, to discuss the chances of realizing these ideas, and to find new partners!

a fine platform

For a number of years now, the East West Co-production Market Connecting Cottbus has provided a fine platform for production companies from Eastern, Central and Western Europe to exchange ideas. In conversations, panels and presentations, participants learn about the working methods, production facilities and market conditions in different countries. From more than 80 submissions entered each year, a jury selects projects to be presented to professionals attending the co-production market.

more than 140 participants each year

As a result, more and more projects are finding partners, getting developed or securing co-financing. Further projects are in production or have already wrapped. This is the goal of Connecting Cottbus, which is attended by more than 140 accredited participants each year.