14/02/2017 - BERLIN 2017: The Paris-based outfit is at Berlin presenting the second feature-length project by Vladimir Perisic, and has unveiled Strange Birds in the Forum

A promo image for Lost Country

The 67^th Berlinale (9-19 February 2017) has really been smiling upon French production company KinoElektron, managed by Janja Kralj. Indeed, the Paris-based outfit has unveiled Strange Birds [+see also:
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Having made a splash in the Critics’ Week at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival with his feature debut, the fascinating and relentless Ordinary People, Serbian director Perisic once again worked on writing the script for his new project with France’s Alice Winocour (the co-screenwriter of such films as Mustang [+see also:
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The KinoElektron offices are currently buzzing with activity, as the company is also co-producing Frost [+see also:
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(Translated from French)