The FilmFestival Cottbus, dedicated to Eastern European cinema – which will take place for the 30th time, in a hybrid setting, from 3-8 November – has announced its competition line-up. Among the 12 entries, Serbian director Oleg Novković's newest film, The Living Man [+lee también:
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Another Cottbus regular, Russian filmmaker Ivan I Tverdovskiy, will also return to the festival competition with his Venice Giornate degli Autori entry Conference [+lee también:
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Three films in the line-up stand out on account of their strong female protagonists: Lina Lužyte's The Castle [+lee también:
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Also coming from Moscow to Cottbus is Romanian director Marian Crisan's political comedy The Campaign [+lee también:
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The 12 films will be competing for the Main Prize of €25,000 and the Special Prize for Best Director, as well as the LUBINA prize sculpture.