Film Sales Support extends its promotional push for European films at two major North American festivals, the Tribeca Film Festival, April 19 – 30, and the Canadian International Documentary Festival Hotdocs in Toronto, April 27 - May 7. European Film Promotion’s scheme for the promotion and marketing of European films at markets outside of Europe granted €14,500 to world sales companies representing six films at the respective festivals. FSS is made possible with the financial support of the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union.

One of the supported movie is Ice Mother by Bohdan Sláma, the comedy-drama, which looks at quite a different aspect of family life: After years of taking care of her ungrateful family, newly widowed Hana finds unexpected romance among ice swimmers – an invigorating Czech tradition.

The other two feature films receiving FSS for Tribeca are: the family drama Son of Sofia by Greek director Elina Psikou and Swiss movie The Divine Order by director/writer Petra Volpe .

Three documentaries selected for Hotdocs are: Italian The Challenge, Kenyan Thank You for the Rain and Danish BOBBI JENE, about the dancer, who after 10 years in the world-renowned Israeli Batsheva Dance Company decides to return to the US to explore new forms of artistic expression.