Pics: Maurice Wolf

B2B Doc arranged a workshop in Gdynia to prepare the projects selected to pitch at the Launch Pad Pitching 2023. 10 strong projects from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan worked hard together with our tutors:

• Ashes Settling in Layers on the Surface / dir.Zoya Laktionova / Ukraine

• Foto Galatasaray / dir. Anahit Ghazaryan / Armenia

• Grounding / dir. Merri Mkrtchian, prod. Liza Petrosyan / Armenia

• Heart Don't Be Afraid / dir. Ana Kvichidze, prod. Avtandil Khorava / Georgia

• Letters / dir. Andrei Kutsila, prod. Sofiia Zadorozhna / Belarus, Poland

• Memo'94 / dir. Kornii Hrytsiuk, prod. Anna Palenchuk / Ukraine - ONLINE

• Operation Champion / dir. Mariam Nikolaishvili, prod. Irina Gelashvili / Georgia

• Leave Easy Come Back Safe / dir. Masha Maroz & Sasha Kulak, prod. Louis Beaudemont / Belarus, France

• The Amateur Photographer's Family Portrait / dir. Nurlan Hasanli / Azerbaijan

• Vera Means Belief / dir. Pavel Braila / Moldova
  

The group of professional tutors consisted of:

Monika Franzcak, Script Doctor & Chairperson of the B2B Doc Board

Kasia Boniecka, Editor

Max Tuula, Producer

Anna Dziapshipa, Director & Producer

Stephane Siohan, Producer

Paweł Klepacz, Editor

The workshop took place in Gdynia as a part of the Documentary Industry Days 2023.