‘Baltic UXO,’ ‘The Big Chief’ Win Docu Talent From the East Awards

“Baltic UXO” and “The Big Chief” won awards Sunday at Docu Talents From the East during the Sarajevo Film Festival‘s CineLink Industry Days.

Eight documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe, set for theatrical release in the next 12 months, were presented at Docu Talents From the East.

Lithuanian-German-Latvian co-production “Baltic UXO,” directed by Agnė Dovydaitytė and Alexander Belinski, and produced by Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė, took the top award, which came with $5,000, in cooperation with Current Time TV.

The film looks at how 1.6 million tons of munitions, including chemical weapons, were dumped into the Baltic Sea and the North Sea after World War II. The film explores

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