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Volker Schlöndorff's documentary 'The Forest Maker' is the opening film of the 27th edition of the Bulgarian event running through March 31.

by Austrian director Marie Kreutzer.

Legendary actress Geraldine Chaplin, daughter of screen icon Charlie Chaplin, will receive the Sofia Municipality Special Award for her impressive career spanning six decades and, together with the director Jessica Woodworth, present her latest film.

“Like in previous years, the upcoming Sofia Meetings Co-Production Forum will be a fine mixture of talented upcoming directors and more established names,” says Mira Staleva, head of the Sofia Meetings. “Directors like Lech Kowalski, Amman Abbasi, Andrey Paounov and the directing duo Tomad Weinreb and Petr Kazda will present their new films in the work-in-progress section.

, Director Eric Nazarian, Producer Eric Nazarian, Panos Papahadzis, Maria Laskaridou /Argonauts Productions S.A.

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