09/02/2015 - The Scope50 community is asked to watch ten carefully selected films and vote in each country for the best one, which will be released

Scope50, the new project developed by Gutek Film (Poland) and Festival Scope in collaboration with Aero Films (Czech Republic), Stadtkino (Austria), Soda Pictures (UK) and Cinefil Co (Hungary) and supported by EU Creative Europe Audience Development, is intended to rethink the acquisition and the release processes for independent European films, and stimulate audiences. In each country, 50 active film lovers were chosen to build the Scope50 community, watch ten carefully selected films and vote in each country for the best one, which will be released.

“We were surprised and encouraged to further develop the project, when we received hundreds of applications and requests from cinephiles to participate in the first edition of Scope50. What was encouraging for us was also a great support from leading European sales agents who offered their films to participate in our project,” said Gutek Film’s creative director and head of acquisitions, Jakub Duszynski.

“It is super exciting to start a new model for the industry from scratch. This time with Scope50, we will build and project with, and for, the public, together with amazing distributors daring to try something new. It is extremely rewarding,” said Mathilde Henrot and Alessandro Raja, founders of Festival Scope.

Films participating in the project include: the Berlinale Panorama premiere Out of Nature [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ole Giæver
film profile], Spain’s big winner at San Sebastian Magical Girl [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Carlos Vermut
film profile], the French hit from last year Hippocrates [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Thomas Lilti
film profile] and the Cannes Camera d’Or winner Party Girl [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Marie Amachoukeli, Claire B…
film profile], as well as Free Fall [+see also:
trailer
film profile] from Hungary, Blind [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Eskil Vogt
interview: Eskil Vogt
film profile] from Norway, Goodnight Mommy [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Severin Fiala and Veronika …
film profile] from Austria and many, many other titles that premiered recently at major festivals but have not been picked up for distribution yet. 

For the second edition, Festival Scope and Gutek Film are planning to expand the project by enlarging the number of participating audiences, as well as including new European territories.