Winners Announced at Heart of Europe Forum — Including Realitatea Film’s“The Prince”

The Heart of Europe International TV Festival & Forum announced its Best Pitch winners in Warsaw. Among the standout projects was The Prince, developed by Realitatea Film and Rlive TV, which won in the TV Series category.

On Wednesday, September 18th, the winners of the Best Pitch competition, held as part of the 4th Heart of Europe International TV Festival & Forum, were announced in Warsaw.

The competition attracted over 100 submissions across three categories: Feature Film, Documentary, and Series. Of these, 27 projects were selected for presentation during the Heart of Europe Forum.

The winning pitches were chosen by three separate juries, each composed of international experts from the audiovisual industry. Here are the winners:

FORUM / DOCUMENTARY
Special Mention: „Come Back Home, Redhead”
Pitch: Julia Smoleń – Director

Special Mention: „Dekonstrukt”
Pitch: Mateusz Góra – Director, Kamil Wilk – Director

Winner: „Step Into the Comfort Zone”
Pitch: Yuriy Dvizhon – Director, Olesia Lukianenko – Producer

FORUM / FICTION FILM
Winner: „Sine Morbo”
Pitch: András Kocsányi – Director, Éva Török – Producer, Screenwriter

FORUM / TV SERIES
Special Mention: „Girl From Tallinn”
Pitch: Jevgeni Supin – Producer

Special Mention: „Good Enough”
Pitch: Jean-Nicolas Gilles-Hopfer – Creative Co-Producer

Winner: „The Prince”
Pitch: Sergiu Scobioala – Producer, Traian Stoianov – Actor, Rlive TV Representative
The winners will be granted the opportunity to participate in partner industry events.