EAVE April News 2013
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EAVE April Highlights - In Development / Pre-production April 2013
Projects by EAVE producers in development - In Production April 2013
Projects by EAVE producers shooting now - In Post-production April 2013
Projects by EAVE producers now in post-production - Festivals and Markets April 2013
Projects by EAVE producers in festivals around the world - Awards and Nominations April 2013
9 German film awards for EAVE producers - In Cinemas, on TV and BOX OFFICE April 2013
CHILD’S POSE box office hit in Romania - EAVE News
News on EAVE events and partnerships - EAVE Upcoming Deadlines
Calls for application - Other Upcoming Deadlines
Calls for application - TIES THAT BIND to kick-off in Udine next week!
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EAVE April News 2013
EAVE April News 2013
**** EAVE graduates shooting in Croatia, France, UK, Chile and The Netherlands ****
**** Six German film awards for OH BOY ****
**** WHAT RICHARD DID gets the Golden Tulip in Istanbul ****
**** BOY EATING THE BIRD’S FOOD Best Greek film ****
**** Best Feature Film in Bronze for EAVE 2005 project LORE ****
**** Upcoming Deadlines for PUENTES and B`EST 2013****
In Development / Pre-production April 2013
The Turkey-Germany Co-Production Development Fund supports two projects by EAVE graduates:
- MEMORIES OF THE WIND by Özcan ALPER, co-producer: EAVE 1998 graduate Guillaume de Seille
- SILENCE by Seren Yüce: co-producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Ralph Schwingel
Among the funded films in the first 2013 round of the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) are:
- ZURICH by Sacha Polak, producer: Marleen Slot, co-producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter
- LOS ANGELES – DIE ENGEL by Damian John, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Weydemann
The German-French Funding Commission is spending about 1 M Euro for four co-productions. Among them is:
- THE TRIAL by Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Dirk Decker
The Croatian Audiovisual Centre granted €2.16m to 12 feature films, three of them are produced by Kinorama of EAVE 2007 graduate Ankica Juric Tilic: HIGH SUN by Dalibor Matanic, LOVE OR DEATH by Daniel Kušan and INFERNO by Vinko Möderndorfer
Among the 12 projects to be supported by BLS - the Alto Adige Film Fund & Commission, within the context of the first call for proposals of 2013 is:
- FUORI MIRA by Erik Bernasconi, producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Andres Pfaeffli
www.bls.info/en/film-location/funding
- JIMMY by Ella Vakkasova, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter is in development. The German-Russian co-production about a musical prodigy is supported by FFA, MDM, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Fond Kino. The film has a budget of 1.6 M €. Shooting is planned on locations in Russia and Central Asia.
- AFERIM! by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate & Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon is in development. Aferim! is set in the 19th century, a time when Gypsy slavery was common. The story revolves around a regional policeman, Costandin, who is hired by a local boyar to find Carfin, a Gypsy slave who had run away from his estate after having an affair with the boyar’s wife. Accompanied by his adolescent son and his deputy Ghita, Costandin sets out to find the fugitive, starting a journey full of adventures. The film mixes elements of a picaresque novel with elements of a classic American Western.
- LOS HONGOS by Oscar Ruiz Navia, producers: PUENTES 2012 graduate Diana Bustamante and EAVE 1998 graduate Guillaume de Seille is shooting later this year. The film is presently in pre-production, while principal photography will start in June. Ruiz Navia's second feature film, produced by Colombian company Contravia Films, and co-produced by Burning Blue (Colombia), Arizona Films (France) and Mantarraya Producciones (Mexico), participated in FrameWork 2011 and won a TFL Production Award of 50.000 Euro in the same year.
www.burningblue.com.co | www.arizonafilms.net
- LE BAISER DE MARSEILLE by Valérie Mitteaux, producer: EAVE Film Finance Forum 2010 graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis has successfully finished its crowdfunding campaign. Shooting is planned for summer. The teaser of the project can be watched here: http://fr.ulule.com/baiser-de-marseille
- EAVE 2012 project OUR SUN by Joost van Ginkel, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Ellen Havenith, co-producer EAVE 2012 graduate Kalin Kalinov is in development. Supported by The Netherlands Film Fund, the project was selected for CineMart (IFFR) and Sofia Meetings (SIFF).
- EAVE 2012 project STAGE FRIGHT by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE 2012 graduate Maria Dandraki and EAVE 2007 graduate Siniša Juricic, co-producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Ellen Havenith is in development. The thriller won the C.N.C development award and has been awarded 80,000€ at the TorinoFilmLab.
- FIXEUR by Adrian Sitaru, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan is in development. The feature inspired by true events tells the story of Radu, a young Romanian journalist, who is given the chance to work as a „fixeur” for a French TV crew willing to do a report on two minor Romanian prostitutes expelled from Paris. Radu is producing all the information the French crew needs, but when he gets to meet one of the girls he begins questioning if he was doing the right thing. The script is written by Adrian and Claudia Silisteanu. The film is produced by 4Proof Film which is now looking for a French coproducer. The budget is approximately 700,000 EUR, partially covered by the 65,610 EUR production grant received from the National Centre for Cinema.
In Production April 2013
- PHOTOSHOP by Silvana Mendušic producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Darija Kulenovic Gudan is in production. The project is supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the City of Zagreb, the Croatian Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts. PHOTOSHOP is set to be finished by July. The Film has a budget of approximately 46,000 EUR.
- QUIET PEOPLE by Ognjen Svilicic, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Janja Kralj is shooting. Production companies: KinoElektron and Maxima Film, co-producers are Biberche Productions and Trice Films.www.kinoelektron.com
- BYPASS by Duane Hopkins, producer: EAVE 2002 graduate Samm Haillay is filming and has another four weeks to go until its wrap. Hopkins' second feature film was developed at FrameWork 2009 and won a Torino Film Lab Production Award of 130.000 Euro. BYPASS is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI), Film Agency Wales and Film i Väst (Sweden).
- MIRAGE D’AMOUR AVEC FANFARE, directed and produced by EAVE 1988-1989 graduate Hubert Toint is shooting in the Chilean Atacama Desert. The film is produced by Saga Film in coproduction with Polaris Film (France) and PS Production (Switzerland), with funding from the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, the RTBF, Wallimage and the Federal Office of Swiss Culture. Filming should end on May 25th.
- QUI VIVE by Marianne Tardieu, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Céline Maugis is in production. The story centres on Chérif, a newcomer in the world of security, who lets thieves know about the shop where he works, thereby unwillingly triggering a tragedy. The film is supported by CNC, Brittany Film Commission and Région Pays de la Loire. Shooting on locations in Brittany and the Loire Region takes place in April.
BRAND NEW-U by Simon Pummell, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Reinier Selen is in production. The story follows the 33-year-old Slater, who obsessively chases Nadia, the love of his life. When she suddenly disappears Slater wants to report her missing, but realises he knows nothing about her. The only clue he has is Brand New-U, a strange organisation that deals in new personalities. The film is shot in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands. Besides support from the Netherlands Film Fund, the production is supported by European MEDIA program, British Film Institute and Irish Film Board.
In Post-production April 2013
- EPIC by Ben Hopkins, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Vladimer Katcharava is in post-production. The black comedy about a washed-up Oscar-winning British film director who is invited to make a national epic in an obscure republic in the Caucasus is produced by 20 Steps Production, Brandstorm Entertainment, Film And Music Entertainment (F&ME) and Metrafilms. Funding comes from Hessen Invest, British Film Institute (BFI), Arte Germany, Georgian National Film Centre (GNFC) and Cine Plus.
- AGA by Hiner Saleem, co-producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter, is in post-production. The Western about the difficulties of building a democracy after the fall of Saddam Hussein is produced by Agat Films and Cie / Ex Nihilo, Arte France Cinéma, Chaocorp, HS Productions, and Rohfilm. The film is financed by Canal +, Eurimages and Abu Dhabi Film Commission.
- BUDDHA’S LITTLE FINGER by Tony Pemberton, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter is in post-production. The film is about a young Russian gangster who loses his memory during an interrogation process in prison and believes that he is a Russian revolutionary poet in 1919. Funding comes from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), MEDIA Programme, Telefilm Canada, eOne, Cine Plus and SODEC.
- RUN BOY, RUN produced and directed by EAVE 1994 graduate Pepe Danquart, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Hanneke van der Tas is in post-production. The Adaptation of Israeli author Uri Orlev’s Holocaust novel of the same name is funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Eurimages, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (fff-bayern), German Federal Film Board (FFA), German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), Hessen Invest and Franco-German Co-production Support Committee.
www.quintefilm.de | www.vandertastic.com
Festivals and Markets April 2013
Festivals
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (April 4 – 7)
- MUSSELS IN LOVE by Willemiek Kluijfhout, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Reinette van de Stadt
- SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE by Ilian Metev, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Siniša Juricic
- THE LAST SHEPHERD by Marco Bonfanti, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Franco Bocca Gelsi
Titanic International Film Festival Budapest (April 5 – 13)
- 8-BALL by Aku Louhimies, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Tero Kaukomaa
- A NIGHT TOO YOUNG by Olmo Omerzu, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Jiri Konecny
- AVALON by Axel Petersén, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Erika Wasserman
- CITADEL by Ciarán Foy, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly
- EAVE 2005 project LORE by Cate Shortland, producers: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter and EAVE 2005 graduate Paul Welsh
- IN THE FOG by Sergei Loznitsa, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Heino Deckert
- EAVE 2010 project THE ACT OF KILLING by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen and EAVE 2011 graduate Anne Köhncke
- WHAT RICHARD DID by Lenny Abrahamson, producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Ed Guiney
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (April 7 – 19)
- CITADEL by Ciarán Foy, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly- VANISHING WAVES by Kristina Buozyte, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Ieva Norviliene
Vues d’Afrique Montreal (April 8 – 17)
- KINSHASA KIDS by Marc-Henri Wajnberg, producer: EAVE 2007 Serge Guez
- VIRGIN MARGARIDA by Lícinio Azevedo, co-producer: EAVE 1999 graduate Marianne Dumoulin
Next International Film Festival Bucharest (10 - 14)
- ANOTHER CHRISTMAS by EAVE 2008 graduate Tudor Giurgiu
- PANIHIDA BY Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Jonas Weydemann
- SUPERMAN, SPIDERMAN OR BATMAN produced and directed by EAVE 2008 graduate Tudor Giurgiu
- THE INVADER by Nicolas Provost, producer: EAVE 2000 graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Buenos Aires International Film Festival (April 10 – 21)
- AVANTI POPOLO by Michael Wahrmann, executive producer: PUENTES 2011 graduate Renata Moura
- CALL GIRL by Mikael Marcimain, executive producer: EAVE 2002 graduate and Swedish National coordinator Helena Danielsson
- CITADEL by Ciarán Foy, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly Dreileben
- LEONES by Jazmin Lopez, producers: EAVE PUENTES 2011 graduate Benjamin Domenech, EAVE 2007 graduate and PUENTES Head of Studies Jean des Forêts, EAVE 2007 graduate Marleen Slot and EAVE 1995 graduate Leontine Petit
- MUSEUM HOURS by Jem Cohen, co-producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- PARADISE: LOVE by Ulrich Seidl, producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- PUENTES 2011 project TANTA AGUA (SO MUCH WATER) by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge, producer: PUENTES 2011 graduate Agustina Chiarino, co-producer: PUENTES 2012 graduate Tania Zarak
- SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE by Ilian Metev, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Siniša Juricic
- EAVE 2010 project THE ACT OF KILLING by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen and EAVE 2011 graduate Anne Köhncke
Filmfest DC Washington (April 11 – 21)
- LA PLAYA D.C. by Juan Andrés Arango, producer: PUENTES 2012 graduate Diana Bustamante
- MUSEUM HOURS by Jem Cohen, co-producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- PARADISE: LOVE by Ulrich Seidl, producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- TANGO LIBRE by Frédéric Fonteyne, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Tomas Leyers
- THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY by Sophie Fiennes, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly
- THE WALL by Julian Roman Pölsler, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Antonin Svoboda
CPH:PIX Copenhagen (April 11 - 24)
- 38 WITNESSES (38 TEMOINS) by Lucas Belvaux, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman
- CALL GIRL by Mikael Marcimain, executive producer: EAVE 2002 graduate and Swedish National coordinator Helena Danielsson
- CITADEL by Ciarán Foy, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly
- EAVE 2005 project LORE by Cate Shortland, producers: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter, EAVE 2005 graduate Paul Welsh
- HARMONY LESSONS by Emir Baigazin, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate and Russian National Coordinator Anna Katchko, co-producers: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter
- MUSEUM HOURS by Jem Cohen, co-producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- PARADISE: LOVE by Ulrich Seidl, producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN by Felix van Groeningen, co-producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Celine Baggen
Off Plus Camera Film Festival Krakow (April 12 - 17)
- A MONTH IN THAILAND by Paul Negoescu, producer: producer: EAVE 2007 graduate & Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
- BOY EATING THE BIRD’S FOOD by Ektoras Lygizos, executive producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- GOODBYE FIRST LOVE by Mia Hansen-Løve, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Verona Meier
Chicago Latino Film Festival (April 12 – 25)
- LA SIRGA by Andrés Vega, producer: PUENTES 2012 graduate Diana Bustamante
- PUENTES 2010 project POLVO (DUST) by Julio Hernández Cordón, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Fernanda del Nido
Nashville Film Festival (April 14 – 21)
- 3 (TRES) by Pablo Stoll Ward, producers: PUENTES 2010 graduate Agustina Chiarino
- IN THE FOG by Sergei Loznitsa, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Heino Deckert
- PARADISE: LOVE by Ulrich Seidl, producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
San Francisco International Film Festival (April 15 - May 9)
- FATAL ASSISTANCE by Raoul Peck, co-producer: EAVE 1994 graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- LA PIROGUE by Moussa Touré, producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Caroline Daube
- LA SIRGA by Andrés Vega, producer: PUENTES 2012 graduate Diana Bustamante
- MUSEUM HOURS by Jem Cohen, co-producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE by Ilian Metev, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Siniša Juricic
- EAVE 2010 project THE ACT OF KILLING by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen and EAVE 2011 graduate Anne Köhncke
- THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY by Sophie Fiennes, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly
Tribeca Film Festival (April 17 - 28)
- ALBERI by Michelangelo Frammartino, co-producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Andres Pfaeffli
- ÄTA LUNCH by Sanna Lenken, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Annika Rogell
- DARK TOUCH by Marina de Van, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman, executive producer: EAVE 2001 graduate Martina Niland
- HARMONY LESSONS by Emir Baigazin, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate and Russian National Coordinator Anna Katchko, co-producers: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter
- JUST A SIGH by Jérôme Bonnell, co-producer: co-producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Ed Guiney
- MICHAEL H. PROFESSION: DIRECTOR by Yves Montmayeur, producers: EAVE 2007 graduate Serge Guez, EAVE 2007 graduate Ebba Sinzinger
- MÖBIUS by Eric Rochant, co-producer: EAVE 1992 graduate and Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
- RAW HERRING by Leonard Retel Helmrich and Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich, producers: EAVE 2010 graduate In-soo Radstake, EAVE 1994 graduate Esther van Messel
- RUN & JUMP by Steph Green, producer: EAVE 2001 graduate Martina Niland
- THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN by Felix van Groeningen, co-producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Celine Baggen
- WAJDA by Haifaa Al Mansour, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Verona Meier
- WHAT RICHARD DID by Lenny Abrahamson, producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Ed Guiney
Mooov Belgium (April 17 – 28)
- ARAF – SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN by Yesim Ustaoglu, producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Serkan Çakarer
- KINSHASA KIDS by Marc-Henri Wajnberg, producer: EAVE 2007 Serge Guez
- LA PIROGUE by Moussa Touré, producer: EAVE 209 graduate Caroline Daube
- LA PLAYA D.C. by Juan Andrés Arango, producer: PUENTES 2012 graduate Diana Bustamante
- LE REPENTI by Merzak Allouache, co-producer: EAVE 1999 graduate Marianne Dumoulin
- PUENTES 2011 project TANTA AGUA (SO MUCH WATER) by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge, producer: PUENTES 2011 graduate Agustina Chiarino, co-producer: PUENTES 2012 graduate Tania Zarak
- TABU by Miguel Gomes, co-producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Jonas Dornbach
- EAVE 2010 project THE ACT OF KILLING by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen and EAVE 2011 graduate Anne Köhncke
- THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY by Sean McAllister, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Rachel Lysaght
- WAJDA by Haifaa Al Mansour, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Verona Meier
Go East Wiesbaden ( April 18 – 24)
- CIRCLES by Srdan Golubovic, co-producer: EAVE group leader Danijel Hocevar
- DOMESTIC by Adrian Sitaru, produced by EAVE 2011 graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
- IN BLOOM by Aana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß, co-producer: EAVE 1998 graduate Guillaume de Seille
- PANIHIDA by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu, producer: producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Jonas Weydemann
International Film Festival Liège (April 19 – 22)
- OPÉRATION LIBERTAD by Nicolas Wadimoff, co-producer: INTERCHANGE 2011 graduate Samir
- LE REPENTI by Merzak Allouache, co-producer: EAVE 1999 graduate Marianne Dumoulin
- COMING HOME (À MOI SEULE) by Frédéric Videau, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Michel Klein
- SPAIN by Anja Salomonowitz, producer: EAVE 1992 graduate & group leader Danny Krausz
- CRAWL by Hervé Lasgouttes, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Antonin Dedet
Visions du Réel, Nyon (April 19 - 26)
- AMERICAN VAGABOND by Susanna Heike, producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Henrik Underbjerg
- DEMOCRACY YEAR ZERO by Christophe Cotteret , producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Benoît Roland
- DEBTS INC. by Eva Eckert, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Michael Kitzberger
- DIFFERENT EYES by Silvio Soldini, producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Andres Pfaeffli
- GRAVES by Vincent Dieutre, producer: EAVE 1997 graduate Caroline Helburg
- MEINE KEINE FAMILIE by Paul-Julien Robert, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Oliver Neumann
- ONCE I ENTERED A GARDEN by Avi Mograbi, producer: INTERCHANGE 2011 graduate Samir
- PREMONITION by Marie Frering, producer: EAVE 1992 graduate Philippe Avril
- SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE by Ilian Metev, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Siniša Juricic
- THE LAUNDRY ROOM by Floriane Devigne, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
- TU VAS MOURIR (C’EST PAS GRAVE) by Sébastien Baverel & Rémi Pinaud, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Sébastien Hussenot
Finale Plzen (April 22-28)
- BOHEMIAN IS ALL GREEK TO ME by Peter Zach, producer: EAVE 2000 graduate Jana Cisar
- FORGET ME NOT by David Sieveking, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Martin Heisler
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz (April 23 - 28)
- EAT SLEEP DIE by Gabriela Pichler, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate China Åhlander
- CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO by Aida Begic, co-producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter
- SHELL by Scott Graham, producer: EAVE 2003 graduate David Smith, co-produced by EAVE 2003 graduate Helge Albers
- BOY EATING THE BIRD’S FOOD by Ektoras Lygizos, executive producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- ARAF – SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN by Yesim Ustaoglu, producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Serkan Çakarer
- IT'S ALL SO QUIET by Nanouk Leopold, producer: EAVE 1994 graduate Stienette Bosklopper
- A GIRL AND A TREE by Vlado Škafar, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Frenk Celarc
- BEYOND THE HILL by Emin Alper, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Enis Köstepen
- IN THE FOG by Sergei Loznitsa, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Heino Deckert
- CINÉMA INCH’ALLAH! by Vincent Coen & Guillaume Vandenberghe, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Bart Van Langendonck
- SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE by Ilian Metev, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Siniša Juricic
- VALHALLA RISING, producer: EAVE 1998 graduate and UK National Coordinator Christine Alderson
- FAR END OF THE MILKY WAY by Leopold Grün & Dirk Uhlig, co-producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter
- VANISHING WAVES by Kristina Buozyte, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Ieva Norviliene
Other festivals
European Cinema Festival Lecce (April 8 – 13)
- DIE LEBENDEN (THE DEAD AND THE LIVING) by Barbara Albert, co-producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Jonas Dornbach
http://festivaldelcinemaeuropeo.it
Achtung Berlin (April 17 - 24)
- OH BOY by Jan Ole Gerster, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Alexander Wadouh
Newport Beach Festival (April 25 - May 2)
- THE HYPNOTIST by Lasse Hallström, producers: EAVE 1997 graduate Börje Hansson and EAVE 1995 graduate Peter Possne
www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/2012
Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival (April 25 - May 5)
- AS TIME GOES BY IN SHANGHAI by Uli Gaulke, producer: EAVE 2002 graduate Helge Albers
Awards and Nominations April 2013
Nominations
- VANISHING WAVES by Kristina Buozyte, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Ieva Norviliene received nine nominations in the 2013 Lithuanian Silver Cranes – the country’s national film and TV awards handed out by the Lithuanian Film Academy.
AwardsGerman Film Awards
9 German film awards went to EAVE producers – congratulations!
- OH BOY by Jan Ole Gerster, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Alexander Wadouh is the outstanding winner of the German Film Awards. The film was awarded Best Feature Film in Gold, Best Script and Best Direction. Tom Schilling was awarded Best Actor, Michael Gwisdek received the prize for Best Supporting Actor
- EAVE 2005 project LORE by Cate Shortland, producers: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter and EAVE 2005 graduate Paul Welsh won the prize for Best Feature Film in Bronze.
- DAS LEBEN IST NICHTS FÜR FEIGLINGE by André Erkau, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Dirk Decker received the award for Best Supporting Actress.
- THE WALL by Julian Roman Pölsler, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Antonin Svoboda won the Best Sound Award.
www.deutsche-filmakademie.de; www.deutscher-filmpreis.de
- IN BLOOM by Aana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß, co-producer: EAVE 1998 graduate Guillaume de Seille wins the main Prize of the Go East Festival Wiesbaden. The Award of the City of Wiesbaden for Best Director was awarded to CIRCLES by Srdan Golubovic, co-producer: EAVE group leader Danijel Hocevar.
- WHAT RICHARD DID by Lenny Abrahamson, producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Ed Guiney received the Golden Tulip for Best international Film at the 32nd Istanbul International Film Festival.
- The 1000 VOLT Postproduction award of the Work in Progress Section at Meetings on the Bridge in Istanbul went to EAVE 2013 participant Nesra Gürbüz for the project SIVAS by Kaan Müjdeci.
film.iksv.org/en/meetingsonthebridge
- BOY EATING THE BIRD’S FOOD by Ektoras Lygizos, executive producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Konstantinos Kontovrakis was chosen the Best Film by the Hellenic Film Academy (HFA). The film also won the Best Actor and Best New Director awards.
www.facebook.com/boyeatingthebirdsfood
Cinéma du Réel
- ARE YOU LISTENING! by Kamar Ahmad Simon, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Sara Afreen won the Grand prix at Cinéma du Réel in Paris-
- LA CLÉ DE LA CHAMBRE À LESSIVE by Floriane Devigne et Fred Florey, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler won the Grand Prix for best film at Vision du Reel.
- EAVE 2010 project CRULIC – THE PATH TO BEYOND, directed and produced by EAVE 2010 graduate Anca Damian, won the Grand Prix at the 12th edition of Lisbon Animated Film Festival- MONSTRA
http://www.monstrafestival.com/
- FATHER by Marat Sargsyan, producer: EAVE 2012 graduate Dagne Vildziunaite won the Prize George Foundation for the best medium length film.
http://www.visionsdureel.ch/index.php?id=1412&L=2
- HARMONY LESSONS by Emir Baigazin, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate and Russian National Coordinator Anna Katchko, co-producers: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter received the Special Jury Diploma for the Best Debut Feature at Triebeca Film Festival
- THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN by Felix van Groeningen, co-producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Celine Baggen won Best Screenplay for a Narrative Feature Film
In Cinemas, on TV and BOX OFFICE April 2013
In cinema
- KINSHASA KIDS by Marc-Henri Wajnberg, producer: EAVE 2007 Serge Guez started in France on April 3.
- LA CITE ROSE by Julien Abraham, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman has been in French cinemas since March 27.
- BEERLAND by Matt Sweetwood, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Olaf Jacobs started in German cinemas on April 25
- DAS LEBEN IST NICHTS FÜR FEIGLINGE by André Erkau, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Dirk Decker was released in Germany on April 4.
- MEINE KEINE FAMILIE by Paul-Julien Robert, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Oliver Neumann is screened in Austrian theatres from April 19.
- THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN by Felix van Groeningen, co-producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Celine Baggen had its German release on April 25.
- IT'S ALL SO QUIET by Nanouk Leopold, producer: EAVE 1994 graduate Stienette Bosklopper can be seen in Dutch cinemas from April 25
- IN THE FOG by Sergei Loznitsa, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Heino Deckert started in the UK on April 26.
- MEN ON THE BRIDGE by Asli Özge, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Mete Gümürhan has been in French cinemas from April 3.
-JAURÈS by Vincent Dieutre, producer: EAVE 1997 graduate Caroline Helburg was released in France on April 3.
- LE REPENTI by Merzak Allouache, co-producer: EAVE 1999 graduate Marianne Dumoulin started in France on April 10.
- EAVE 2010 project THE ACT OF KILLING by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen and EAVE 2011 graduate Anne Köhncke can be seen in France from April 10.
- LA PLAYA D.C. by Juan Andrés Arango, producer: PUENTES 2012 graduate Diana Bustamante was released in France on April 17.
- WHAT RICHARD DID by Lenny Abrahamson, producer: EAVE 1991 graduate Ed Guiney started in French theatres on April 17.
- LA SIRGA by Andrés Vega, producer: PUENTES-AUSTRALAB 2012 graduate Diana Bustamante is on in France from April 24.
- THE WALL by Julian Roman Pölsler, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Antonin Svoboda was released in Belgium on April 10.
- THURSDAY TILL SUNDAY by Dominga Sotomayor, producer: PUENTES 2011 graduate Benjamin Domenech started in the UK on April 5.
- IN DARKNESS by Agnieszka Holland, co-producer: EAVE 2002 graduate Leander Carell started in the Netherlands on April 16.
- WADJDA by Haifaa Al Mansour, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Verona Meier has been in Dutch theatres since April 16.
- EAVE 2010 project THE ACT OF KILLING by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, producer: EAVE 2010 graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen and EAVE 2011 graduate Anne Köhncke can be seen in Holland from April 23.
- OH BOY by Jan Ole Gerster, producer: EAVE 2012 paricipant Alexander Wadouh started in The Netherlands on April 30.
- A PERDRE LA RAISON by Joachim Lafosse, producers: EAVE 2000 graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart & EAVE 1992 graduate and EAVE Head of Studies Jani Thiltges has been in Swiss cinemas since April 11.
- PARADISE: LOVE by Ulrich Seidl, producer: EAVE 2003 graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder started in Switzerland on April 11.
- WADJDA by Haifaa Al Mansour, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Verona Meier has been in Swiss theatres since April 11.
- OSLO, AUGUST 31 by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Sigve Endresen started in Germany on April 4.
- EAVE 2007 project RENDEZVOUS IN BELGRAD by Bojan Vuletic, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Oliver Röpke was released in Germany on April 11.
- EAVE 2004 project UNE ESTONIENNE A PARIS by Ilmar Raag, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos started in German cinemas on April 25.
On TV
- DAS GEHEIMNIS DER ZUGVÖGEL by Martina Treusch, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Olaf Jacobs was broadcasted by RBB on April 8.
- GENERATION WENDE by Ariane Riecker, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Olaf Jacobs was shown on MDR on April 16 and 23.
- CASTLES AND PALACES OF EUROPE by Jeremy JP Fekete, a series co-produced by EAVE 1992 graduate Stefano Tealdi could be seen on Arte in April.
- MADAME TYSON directed and produced by EAVE 2007 graduate was screen at ARTE on April 7.
BOX OFFICE
- CHILD’S POSE by Calin Peter Netzer, producers: EAVE 2007 graduate & Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE 2011 graduate Oana Giurgiu is one of the most successful Romanian films of the last decade, with 60.142 viewers after the third week since its domestic premiere. The film’s opening weekend debut was spectacular, as it registered over 19,000 viewers, a record for a Romanian film in the last decade.
EAVE News
TIES THAT BIND just finished the first workshop 2013!
The first workshop of TIES THAT BIND just came to a close in Udine (Italy) during the Udine Far East Film Festival from April 21-27, 2013. The second workshop will take place in Busan (South Korea) during the Busan International Film Festival in parallel to the Asian Project Market from October 5-11, 2013.
The programme brings together five producers with feature fiction projects from Asia and five from Europe. During the two workshops they will work together with top level experts from both continents on script development, co-production between Asia and Europe, financing in the two regions, legal aspects of co-production, marketing, pitching and promotion, and meet with decision makers during both sessions.
The following producers were selected for TIES THAT BIND 2013:
- Bianca Balbuena, Epicmedia, Philippines; project: The Sigbin Chronicles, director: Joanna Vasquez Arong
- Aurélien Bodinaux, Néon Rouge Production, Belgium; project: The River of Cloud, director: Haolun Shu
- Jeremy Chua, Akanga Film Asia, Singapore; project: A Yellow Bird, director: K. Rajagopal
- Shoko Hirano, TEP/whitetree productions, Japan; project: Fat Chance, director: Shoko Kashiwagi
- Lihong Kong, All Ways Pictures, China; project: The Story of Mr. Zhang – Betrayal, director: Jiongjiong Qiu
- Vanna-Pond Noigasame, Extravirgin, Thailand; project: Malaria & Mosquitoes, director: Towira Pimpaka
- Judith Nora, Silex Films, France; project: Dog Days, director: Jordan Schiele
- Merja Ritola, Periferia Productions, Finland; project: Kyoto Girls, director: Matti Kinnunen
- Reinette Van de Stadt, Trueworks, The Netherlands; project: Hong Kong Sister, director: Yan Ting Yuen
- Niko von Glasow, Palladio Film, Germany; project: A Girl from Tibet, director: Niko von Glasow
The 10 selected producers will work on the development of their projects under the guidance of top industry professionals from both continents.
The first TIES THAT BIND workshop in Udine will offer in-depth insight into audiovisual market and operating conditions, legal frameworks, financing, sales, distribution and exhibition practices in Asia and Europe, it will provide opportunities for networking between the participants and their companies to create medium and long term co-financing and co-production relationships and it will enable the access to a network of producers, markets, festivals and decision makers in both continents.
TIES THAT BIND is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival/Asian Film Market/Asian Project Market, and supported by MEDIA Mundus.
For more information please contact:
EAVE - Tanika Sajatovic, International Coordinator: tanika@eave.org
FVG Audiovisual Fund – Alessandro Gropplero, International Relations: alessandro@audiovisivofvg.it
www.eave.org, www.tiesthatbind.eu
The Film Agency and The PR Factory team up to offer producers and sales agents a package service of press + digital marketing.
EAVE members have a special 15% discount for Cannes 2013!
EAVE experts Sarah Calderón and Barbara Van Lombeek, together with EAVE 2012 graduate Patricia Motte, join forces in order to provide international publicity and digital marketing package at main festivals.
The Film Agency’s digital marketing package handles the activation of your films’ fan base on Facebook and Twitter during main festivals for a fee of 1500 EUR per film (of which 500 EUR are invested in Facebook Ads).
The PR Factory’s international publicity team of three, multilingual (FR/EN/DE/NL/ES/IT/CAT) film PR and distribution experts, maximises the visibility of films in the trade magazines (Screen, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Le Film Français, Ecran Total…) and a comprehensive database of over 10.000 international film journalists. Flat rates in Cannes range from 3000 EUR to 8000 EUR per film, depending on the selection.
Together, they combine a truly unique expertise in film marketing and distribution, with a proven track record on the films of the likes of, to name but a few, Karma Films, Coproduction Office, 20th Century Fox, Alternative Films, Cinéart / Twin Pics, StudioCanal / Working Title…
More details on www.thefilmagency.eu and www.theprfactory.com
Contact:
Sarah Calderón (EN/ES/FR ) sarah@thefilmagency.eu Cell Office: +34 606 911 693
Barbara Van Lombeek (EN/FR/NL/DE) barbara@theprfactory.com Cell Office: +32 486 54 64 80 Cell Cannes: + 33 6 45 07 41 54
Patricia Motte (EN/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAT) patricia.motte@me.com Cell Office : +32 475 340 399 Skype : patricia.motte.lorente
Address in Cannes :
THE PR FACTORY
25, Rue Bivouac Napoléon
F-06400 Cannes
EAVE Upcoming Deadlines
PUENTES: EAVE EUROPE / LATIN AMERICA PRODUCERS WORKSHOP 2013
Deadline Approaching: May 31, 2013!
Continuing the great success of the PUENTES workshops for European and Latin American producers, we are delighted to announce the fifth edition of PUENTES, connecting professionals from Europe & Latin America.
PUENTES is targeted at Latin American & European producers with projects, bringing them together with potential financiers, distributors, sales agents, and reinforcing artistic and industrial cooperation between Europe & Latin America.
The workshop modules bring together 5 European & 5 Latin American producers with their feature projects in development for 2 workshops in Locarno, Switzerland (August 8-14, 2013) in partnership with the Locarno International Film Festival and its Industry Days, and in Montevideo, Uruguay (November 29-December 4, 2013) in cooperation with Mutante Cine. Thanks to our partnership with VENTANA SUR (December 3-6, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), free accreditations will be offered to the selected participants who want to attend the market after the second workshop.
PUENTES combines producer training, project development, and networking. During the two workshops producers will work together with ‘state of the art’ experts from both continents on script development, co-production between Latin America and Europe, financing in the two regions, legal aspects of co-production, marketing, pitching and promotion, and meet with decision makers during both sessions.
The workshop will enable feature film producers from both continents to work together in two workshops and will offer the 10 selected participants:
- top level professional and project development,
- work on the comprehensive development, production and distribution of European and Latin American projects,
- cooperation and co-production on these and future projects,
- networking between the participants and their companies to create medium and long term co-financing and co-production relationships,
- access to a network of producers, financiers, markets, festivals, distributors and sales agents in both continents.
Target group:
Experienced feature film producers from Europe and Latin America wishing to work on an international scale and to create long term creative and business relationships between Europe and Latin America. Interested producers should apply with a feature film project in development stage.
European producers applying must be able to demonstrate a clear involvement with Latin America and vice versa. In exceptional cases, we can also consider applications of producers without project. Applications with project will be given priority.
Project criteria:
- feature-length fiction film (for theatrical release)
- projects suitable for an international co-production and looking for co-producers
- preferably a minimum of 20% should be in place
- projects suggested by European applicants should have a link to Latin America (thematic, cultural, technical) and the producer should be motivated to work with / in Latin America and vice versa
- projects suggested by applicants should have a potential for co-production
- producers must have completed at least one film released theatrically in the last 3 years
- 1st draft of the script must be available in English for the first workshop and at the latest by July 15, 2013.
Application documents:
- Completed Application Form (available for download on www.eave.org)
- 1 page Letter of Motivation concerning your participation at the workshop
- 1-2 page CV of the Producer and the Director
- Brief description of the production company
- A list of the company's productions: in development, pre-production, production and of those released
- 1 page Note of Intention of the Producer and 1 page Note of Intention of the Director concerning the development of your project
- 1 page Synopsis
- 8-10 pages Treatment
Scripts are to be sent only on request, but should be ready for the first workshop by July 15.
All documents have to be sent in English – the working language of the workshop will be English.
Participation fee and conditions:
Thanks to the support of MEDIA Mundus, the participation at Puentes is free of charge. Each participant will be offered accommodation during the workshop stay (hotel & part of the meals). We will also provide a limited number of partial travel scholarships.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: May 31, 2013
The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be published early July, 2013. Selection interviews might be held via SKYPE.
If you wish to have further information, please contact: tanika@eave.org
B’EST - Producers’ Workshop Baltic Bridge East by West
CALL FOR PROJECTS
The Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST) is an initiative to be held in 2013 by the organizers of the Baltic Event (Estonia), and RFilms and CTB Film Company (Russia) in cooperation with EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), and with the support from MEDIA Mundus.
B’EST consists of two workshops, which will take place on September 11-15 in St. Petersburg within the framework of St. Petersburg International Film Festival and November 26-29 in Tallinn, within the framework of Baltic Event. The workshop will bring together 10 producers with feature film projects from the European Union (5 participants) and the CIS countries and Georgia (5 participants) and will offer the selected participants:
- 5-day workshop-training, which includes plenaries on the script development process, financing in the Eastern and Western Europe, legal aspects of co-production, marketing strategies, as well as individual meetings with script, pitching and finance/marketing consultants
- meetings with decision-makers and potential co-production partners in St. Petersburg, Russia
- online sessions with the producers and tutors concerning the development of the scripts and the projects during the 2-month gap between the workshops
- 2-day follow-up session regarding the development of the projects and the final preparation for pitching at Baltic Event
- presentation of the projects at Baltic Event and meetings with potential financiers, co-producers, sales agents, and distributors
Target group:
- experienced feature film producers wishing to work on an international scale and create long-term creative and business relationships between Western and Eastern Europe
- interested producers should apply with a feature film project in development stage
Project criteria:
- full-length feature film with potential for theatrical distribution
- suitable for an international co-production and looking for co-producers
- preferably national support in place
- projects from the European Union and Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldavia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are accepted
- projects should have a link to the other region (thematic, cultural, technical) and the producer should be motivated to work with / in the other region
Special conditions:
- participation includes an accreditation fee of 200 Euros
- once a project is selected, the producer should be present at both workshops
- the programme covers travel and accommodation costs
- finalized films must mention their participation at B’EST in the credits
- all documents have to be sent in English – the working language of the workshop is English
- submission of the project is considered as acceptance of special conditions
Requested materials for submission:
- completed application form (please find the form here)
- synopsis (1 page) in English
- treatment in English
- screenplay in English (first draft)
- director’s note on aesthetics and structure (1-2 pages)
- biography/filmography of the director
- biography/filmography of the producer
- production company profile (max. 300 words)
- budget outline in English
- financing plan
- motivation letter from the producer
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: June 15, 2013.
The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be published by the end of July 2013.
Please send all the requested materials to:
For applications from the European Union: Riina Sildos, balticevent@poff.ee
For applications from the CIS countries and Georgia: Natalia Drozd, drozd@ctb.ru
Other Upcoming Deadlines
THE CINEMAS DU MONDE PAVILION 2013 FESTIVAL DE CANNES: FILMS SELECTED FOR THE 5TH EDITION
For the 5th anniversary of the FABRIQUE DES CINÉMAS DU MONDE, 9 talented young directors from emerging countries will benefit from the patronage of Raoul Peck.
- ALGERIA Mohammed Latrèche, Avant de Partir (produced by Ziani Boualem - LibreImage)
- ARMENIA Nora Martirosyan, Territoria (produced by Jeff Kalousdian - 20 YearsLater Production)
- BRAZIL Gustavo Pizzi, Loveling (produced by Gustavo Pizzi - Baleia Filmes)
- BURKINA FASO Michel K. Zongo, La Sirène de Faso Fani (produced by Michel K.Zongo – Diam Production)
- COLOMBIA Monica Bravo, The Taste in Our Tongues (produced by Jhonny Hendrix- Antorcha Films)
- HAITI Pierre Lucson Bellegarde, Carmen (produced by Donald Charles - NouProduction)
- KENYA / SOUTH AFRICA Wanuri Kahiu, Jambula Tree (produced by StevenMarkovitz - Big World Cinema)
- PHILIPPINES Joanna Arong, with EAVE 2013 project The Sigbin Chronicles (produced by Bianca Balbuena- Old Fool Films)
- RWANDA Joel Karekezi, The Mercy Of The Jungle (produced by Joel Karekezi -Karekezi Film Production)
Thanks to the partnership between EAVE and the Pavillon CINEMAS DU MONDE, 11 selected EAVE producers will meet the project representatives in prescheduled meetings. The selected EAVE prodcuers are: Matija Radeljak, Reinette van de Stadt, Jennifer Sabbah, Alexander Wadouh, Martin Heisler, Ellen Havenith, Anastasia Pavlovich, Amy Ricker, Denis Vaslin, Lina Badenes and Jeremy Chua.
Get more information at www.lescinemasdumonde.com
Call for entries Full Moon - Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
Deadline: June 15
The second edition of Full Moon- Horror and Fantasy Film Festival will take place in August 14-18, in Biertan. Presented by the same team behind Transilvania International Film Festival, Full Moon is the only film festival in Romania focused exclusively on horror and fantasy pictures.
To submit films for consideration by the Festival Film Selection Committee, please visit the official website www.fullmoonfestival.ro
Call for scriptwriter’s workshop PUGLIAEXPERIENCE 2013
One day to the application deadline: April 30“Puglia Experience 2013” is an itinerant scriptwriting workshop for professional scriptwriters from all over the world. The main tutor is the scriptwriter James V. Hart, author of many films, such as “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” by Francis Ford Coppola and assisted by special guests as Claire Dobbin, international script editor, chairperson of the Melbourne International Film Festival and Christopher Vogler, veteran story consultant for major Hollywood film companies and author of “The Writer's Journey” and “Memo from the Story Department”. This edition of the workshop is organised in partnership with eQuinoxe Europe e.V., an independent, non-profit association founded in 2001 to support European filmmakers on an international level.
The workshop will end with a final pitching session with a panel of international film and TV producers.
More information: http://en.apuliafilmcommission.it/projects/puglia-experience
Deadline for the Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2013
The deadline for the Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2013 is fast approaching.
The time limit is 25 minutes and films of all genres are accepted.ASFF allows for both budding and established filmmakers to connect with new, worldwide audiences and interact with some of the biggest personalities in the film industry today. High profile ASFF attendees in 2012 included representatives from Warp, BAFTA, Channel 4 and Raindance. Over 200 films will be screened at this unique event, in 15 iconic locations across the historic city of York in the UK from 7-10 November 2013.
For more information please visit www.asff.co.uk/.
Everything you always wanted to know about post-production...
The EP2C post-production workshop in BRUSSELS, Belgium from 16-21 October 2013.
Application deadline: 21 June 2013
Are you a producer or a post-production supervisor looking for a smoother post-production for your feature films? EP2C is a week-long workshop dedicated to the understanding and management of the post-production process of feature films. We stand on the firm belief that a well-scheduled, -budgeted and -run post-production can save a lot of time, work and money as well as avoid unnecessary artistic compromise, especially in the case of demanding and multi-country co-productions.
• Pedagogical team: EP2C cooperates with leading experts including producers, post-production supervisors, sales agents, distributors, music supervisors, VFX specialists, colorists and lawyers.http://www.ep2c.com/workshop-skills-Pedagogical+team-year-2013-post_production_training-en.html
• Participants:EP2C is intended for 22 participants (14 producers with projects and 8 post-production supervisors).
• How: The schedule will be divided between plenary sessions, group sessions and individual meetings. Producers come to the workshop with a project (fiction or documentary) that will be further developed with the help of the pedagogical team and experts.
• Partners: Designed by Entre Chien et Loup (Diana Elbaum & Sébastien Delloye) and supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the 2013 edition will be organised in Brussels, Belgium thanks to the support of the Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds.
The EP2C 2013 edition is organised with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, VAF (Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds), TorinoFilmLab, Entre Chien et Loup and in cooperation with the Rotterdam Lab, Meetings on the Bridge – Istanbul Film Festival, Cinema en Construction, OLFFI, EAVE, Produire au Sud, Arri Media Services, Filmmore, Digital Production Challenge.
Information on applications and scholarships: www.ep2c.com
Contact: info@ep2c.com
CROSSROADS Co-production Forum
APPLICATION DEADLINE JULY 31, 2013
Celebrating its 9th edition, the CROSSROADS Co-production Forum announcing its Call for Entries for its next event, taking place during the 54th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in November 2013.
CROSSROADS’ goal is to support the producers of feature-length fiction film projects that originate from and/or deal with the Mediterranean, Central and South-eastern Europe regions. Qualifying features should be produced or co-produced by a country in this area or contain story elements from the aforementioned regions. Mediterranean and European producers with a feature film script are given the chance to encounter a new network of financiers, co-producers and leading industry specialists. The programme is varied and provides the opportunity to meet, formally and informally, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents and consultants.
Countries that are eligible to submit are: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, FYROM, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.
In its previous editions, CROSSROADS included projects by filmmakers such as Athina Rachel Tsangari, Annemarie Jacir, Amos Gitai, Yesim Ustaoglu, Constantine Giannaris, Alexis Alexiou, Gabriel Achim, Michel Kammoun, Radu Jude, Zeki Demirkubuz, Florin Serban and Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth among others.
Invited industry experts include producers, distributors, sales agents, film fund & festival representatives, organisations and institutions from all over the world.
Each year the Crossroads Jury gives an award to the best Crossroads film project: a co-production award with the Two Thirty Five company, providing complete image & sound post-production services. The producer of the winning project is also granted a Producer’s Network accreditation for the 2014 Cannes IFF.
A second prize will be awarded by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), worth 7000 euros cash.
Sofia Meetings will select a project that will participate in their next session in March 2014 and the MFI (Mediterranean Film Institute) is offering a scholarship to its Script 2 Film Workshop for one of the projects. Also, Initiative Film is offering development consultation to a Greek project of its choice.
Completed Crossroads films of past years include: Ajami by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani, Pandora’s Box by Yesim Ustaoglu, Youth by Tom Shoval, Knifer by Yannis Economidis, The Future Lasts Forever by Özkan Alper, Amnesty by Bujar Alimani, Tilva Rosh by Nikola Lezaic, Everybody in Our Family by Radu Jude, Süt by Semih Kaplanoglu, Adalbert's Dream by Gabriel Achim, Beyond the Hill by Emin Alper, and When I Saw You by Annemarie Jacir (Palestine/Jordan/Greece).
All submissions must be received by July 31st, 2013 and all relevant information and the online
Registration Form can be found at our website: http://www.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=en-US&page=664
For more information please contact Angeliki Vergou at vergou@filmfestival.gr
Last chance to submit films for Guanajuato IFF 2013
just a little reminder that you have only a few days to submit your films for the XVI Guanajuato International Film Festival, celebrated from July 19th – 28th, 2013, in San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato Capital.
We would love to still be able to consider your latest productions for our 2013 competition and hope you can register & send them to us in the next days.
Don’t hesitate to contact us anytime regarding any further questions you might have, we look forward to hearing from you and receiving your material!
REGISTER@ WWW.GUANAJUATOFILMFESTIVAL.COM & WWW.WITHOUTABOX.COM
TIES THAT BIND to kick-off in Udine next week!
TIES THAT BIND to kick-off in Udine next week!
We are delighted to announce that in a week the TIES THAT BIND Asia - Europe Producers Workshop will kick-off in Udine!
The ten selected producers, 5 from Asia – Philippines, Singapore, Japan, China and Thailand – and 5 from Europe – Belgium, France, Germany, Finland and the Netherlands – will meet for the first workshop in Udine (Italy) during the Udine Far East Film Festival from April 22-26, 2013.
The 10 selected producers will work on the development of their projects under the guidance of top industry professionals from both continents.
- Linda Beath, Ideal Filmworks Italia, Italy
- Christophe Bruncher, Ici et Là Productions, France
- Clare Downs, Script Consultant, United Kingdom
- Roger Garcia, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong
- Elise Jalladeau, Charivari Films, France
- Sibylle Kurz, Pitching and Communication Skills, Germany
- Albert Lee, Emperor Motion Pictures, Hong Kong
- Mathew Scott, Cool Hand Media, Hong Kong
- Silvia Simonutti, Wild Bunch, France
- Nathalie Streiff, Institut Français, France
- Lorna Tee, October Pictures, Hong Kong
- Marie-Pierre Vallé, Wild Bunch, France
- Álvaro Vega, Doblesentido, Spain
At workshop 1, various plenary sessions will address key issues of project development and company management in Europe and Asia.
Linda Beath will dedicate her session to presenting financing landscape in Europe and Lorna Tee will analyse the financing landscape in Asia. Clare Downs will elaborate on strategies for script development and also give a film analysis on Oldboy by Chan-wook Park. Sibylle Kurz will introduce the principles of pitching. Silvia Simonutti and Marie-Pierre Vallé will elaborate on world sales and the state of the Asian market. Álvaro Vega will give an introduction into marketing strategies for producers. Mathew Scott will interview Roger Garcia focusing on independent cinema and the festival circuit. Mathew Scott will also interview Albert Lee regarding the greater China market. Nathalie Streiff will present the French World Cinema Fund “Aide aux Cinémas du Monde”.
All experts will also have individual meetings with the participants for further discussions on topics they had previously addressed in their plenary sessions. During the individual meetings they will address more specific issues related to the participants’ projects.
Daily group work sessions will be at the core of the workshop. The participants will work in one group in which they will discuss and analyse each other's projects under the guidance of their group leader Elise Jalladeau and Ties that Bind Head of Studies Christophe Bruncher.
In addition, a special training day for producers, directors and authors from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region will be organized. Two Ties that Bind experts, Clare Downs and Sibylle Kurz, will elaborate on script development and pitching strategies. These sessions will be followed by a networking event between the representatives of the regional film industry and the Ties that Bind participants.
The following producers were selected for TIES THAT BIND 2013:
- Bianca Balbuena, Epicmedia, Philippines; project: The Sigbin Chronicles, director: Joanna Vasquez Arong
- Aurélien Bodinaux, Neon Rouge Production, Belgium; project: The River of Cloud, director: Haolun Shu
- Jeremy Chua, Akanga Film Asia, Singapore; project: A Yellow Bird, director: K. Rajagopal
- Shoko Hirano, TEP/white tree productions, Japan; project: Fat Chance, director: Shoko Kashiwagi
- Lihong Kong, All Ways Pictures, China; project: The Story of Mr. Zhang – Betrayal, director: Jiongjiong Qiu
- Vanna-Pond Noigasame, Extra Virgin, Thailand; project: Malaria & Mosquitoes, director: Towira Pimpaka
- Judith Nora, Silex Films, France; project: Dog Days, director: Jordan Schiele
- Merja Ritola, Periferia Productions, Finland; project: Kyoto Girls, director: Matti Kinnunen
- Reinette van de Stadt, Trueworks, The Netherlands; project: Hong Kong Sister, director: Yan Ting Yuen
- Niko von Glasow, Palladio Film, Germany; project: A Girl from Tibet, director: Niko von Glasow
The second TIES THAT BIND workshop will take place Busan (South Korea) during the Busan International Film Festival in parallel to the Asian Project Market from October 7-10, 2013.
During the two workshops the selected participants will work together with top level experts from both continents on script development, co-production between Asia and Europe, financing in the two regions, legal aspects of co-production, marketing, pitching and promotion, and meet with decision makers during both sessions.
TIES THAT BIND is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival/Asian Film Market/Asian Project Market, and supported by MEDIA Mundus.
For more information please contact:
EAVE - Tanika Sajatovic, International Coordinator: tanika@eave.org
FVG Audiovisual Fund – Alessandro Gropplero, International Relations: alessandro@audiovisivofvg.it
www.eave.org, www.tiesthatbind.eu
Call for Applications: B’EST - Producers’ Workshop Baltic Bridge East by West
B’EST - Producers’ Workshop Baltic Bridge East by West
CALL FOR PROJECTS
The Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST) is an initiative to be held in 2013 by the organizers of the Baltic Event (Estonia), and RFilms and CTB Film Company (Russia) in cooperation with EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), and with the support from MEDIA Mundus.
B’EST consists of two workshops, which will take place on September 11-15 in St. Petersburg within the framework of St. Petersburg International Film Festival and November 26-29 in Tallinn, within the framework of Baltic Event. The workshop will bring together 10 producers with feature film projects from the European Union (5 participants) and the CIS countries and Georgia (5 participants) and will offer the selected participants:
- 5-day workshop-training, which includes plenaries on the script development process, financing in the Eastern and Western Europe, legal aspects of co-production, marketing strategies, as well as individual meetings with script, pitching and finance/marketing consultants
- meetings with decision-makers and potential co-production partners in St. Petersburg, Russia
- online sessions with the producers and tutors concerning the development of the scripts and the projects during the 2-month gap between the workshops
- 2-day follow-up session regarding the development of the projects and the final preparation for pitching at Baltic Event
- presentation of the projects at Baltic Event and meetings with potential financiers, co-producers, sales agents, and distributors
Target group:
- experienced feature film producers wishing to work on an international scale and create long-term creative and business relationships between Western and Eastern Europe
- interested producers should apply with a feature film project in development stage
Project criteria:
- full-length feature film with potential for theatrical distribution
- suitable for an international co-production and looking for co-producers
- preferably national support in place
- projects from the European Union and Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldavia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are accepted
- projects should have a link to the other region (thematic, cultural, technical) and the producer should be motivated to work with / in the other region
Special conditions:
- participation includes an accreditation fee of 200 Euros
- once a project is selected, the producer should be present at both workshops
- the programme covers travel and accommodation costs
- finalized films must mention their participation at B’EST in the credits
- all documents have to be sent in English – the working language of the workshop is English
- submission of the project is considered as acceptance of special conditions
Requested materials for submission:
- completed application form (please find the form here)
- synopsis (1 page) in English
- treatment in English
- screenplay in English (first draft)
- director’s note on aesthetics and structure (1-2 pages)
- biography/filmography of the director
- biography/filmography of the producer
- production company profile (max. 300 words)
- budget outline in English
- financing plan
- motivation letter from the producer
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: June 15, 2013.
The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be published by the end of July 2013.
Please send all the requested materials to:
For applications from the European Union: Riina Sildos, balticevent@poff.ee
For applications from the CIS countries and Georgia: Natalia Drozd, drozd@ctb.ru
