Female Filmmakers Support Programme

The UNIQA SEE FUTURE Foundation, in cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days, proudly announces the selection of seven film projects as part of the Female Filmmakers Support Programme. Launched in 2024, this initiative supports and empowers women filmmakers from the six Southeast European countries where UNIQA Insurance Group operates: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, and Bulgaria. 

The Female Filmmakers Support Programme was created to strengthen the presence and visibility of women in the regional film industry, offering financial support, mentorship, and opportunities for professional development. Selected participants also gain access to CineLink Industry Days through the Industry Training and Skills Programme. 

The seven selected projects were officially announced at Slano Film Days 2026, film event held in Slano, Croatia, in the presence of a professional audience of filmmakers, producers, and festival representatives. 

Selected projects: 

BODY IN PLURAL 
(essay) 
Director: Marta Popivoda (Serbia) 
Production: Theory at Work (Serbia) 

CITIZENS OF BEAUTY 
(documentary) 
Director: Mila Turajlić (Serbia) 
Production: Dribling Pictures (Serbia) 

ANATOMY OF INDIFFERENCE 
(documentary) 
Director: Ilinca Calugareanu (Romania) 
Production: Tangaj Production (Romania) 

HOW MELISSA BLEW A FUSE 
(feature) 
Director: Una Gunjak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 
Production: SCCA/pro.ba (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 

LEECH 
(feature) 
Director: Katarina Bulajić (Montenegro) 
Production: Giggling Goat Production (Montenegro) 

UNTIL THE DAY ENDS 
(feature) 
Director: Jelena Maksimović (Serbia) 
Production: Taurunum Film (Serbia)

THE SWAMP
(feature) 
Director: Daria Blažević (Croatia) 
Production: Kadromat (Croatia) 

These projects were selected for their strong artistic vision, originality, and commitment to telling compelling stories. They will receive tailored financial and professional support, helping them move forward in production and post-production. 

This initiative was first introduced at the Slano Film Days in 2024.
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Tue Steen Müller
Tue Steen Müller

Müller, Tue Steen
Documentary Consultant and Critic, DENMARK

Worked with documentary films for more than 20 years at the Danish Film Board, as press officer, festival representative and film consultant/commissioner. Co-founder of Balticum Film and TV Festival, Filmkontakt Nord, Documentary of the EU and EDN (European Documentary Network).
Awards: 2004 the Danish Roos Prize for his contribution to the Danish and European documentary culture. 2006 an award for promoting Portuguese documentaries. 2014 he received the EDN Award “for an outstanding contribution to the development of the European documentary culture”. 2016 The Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania. 2019 a Big Stamp at the 15th edition of ZagrebDox. 2021 receipt of the highest state decoration, Order of the Three Stars, Fourth Class, for the significant contribution to the development and promotion of Latvian documentary cinema outside Latvia. In 2022 he received an honorary award at DocsBarcelona’s 25th edition having served as organizer and programmer since the start of the festival.
From 1996 until 2005 he was the first director of EDN (European Documentary Network). From 2006 a freelance consultant and teacher in workshops like Ex Oriente, DocsBarcelona, Archidoc, Documentary Campus, Storydoc, Baltic Sea Forum, Black Sea DocStories, Caucadoc, CinéDOC Tbilisi, Docudays Kiev, Dealing With the Past Sarajevo FF as well as programme consultant for the festivals Magnificent7 in Belgrade, DOCSBarcelona, Verzio Budapest, Message2Man in St. Petersburg and DOKLeipzig. Teaches at the Zelig Documentary School in Bolzano Italy.

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