Parallel to the 26th FilmFestival Cottbus (8-13 November, 2016), the co-production market connecting cottbus will take place for the 18th time on 9-11 November, 2016, in Cottbus. In 2016, 10 selected film projects from Central and Eastern Europe will again be presented in individual pitches. In addition to these pitches, workshops, discussion rounds and panels will be held offering up-to-date information on the financing, marketing and production of films. connecting cottbus mainly addresses film professionals: national and international producers, global an regional distributors, film promoters and festival representatives. 10 projects will be presented. During the (pre)selection, the submitted projects will be assessed and chosen foremost in regard to their realisability. The production expeeriences of the producers play an important role, as does the communicability of the films´ subject matter. connecting cottbus increasingly concerned with projects that can be co-produced internationally and are therefore attractive to the participating national and international producers. Global distributors and festival representatives are given the oppportunity to scout and follow projects in early stage. An example of the successful realisation a projects presented at connecting cottbus in 2011 is the Croatian-Slovenian-Serbian co-production THE HIGH SUN by Dalibor Matanic. The film was screened as part of the competion feature film at the FilmFestival Cottbus in 2015. The film was awarded with the main prize for best film, special prize for an outstanding actress to Tihana Lazovec and with the fipresci prize. SISKA DELUXE, pitched in 2013 at connecting cottbus, is a second sucessful current exampel. It was awarded with the audiance award at the Cottbus festival last year.In 2016, connecting cottbus would like to change the market venue, implement a new database and re-launch a fresh and modern website.