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Interview with EAVE graduate Tiina-Mari Pitkänen, producer of the series QUEEN OF FUCKING EVERYTHING

EAVE: The series "Queen of Fucking Everything" has achieved unprecedented viewership numbers on YLE in Finland, achieving the biggest single-week number in the country ever. What do you believe contributed most to this overwhelming success?

Tiina-Mari Pitkänen, Rabbit Films, Finland: First of all, I think the topic is relevant at the moment, as many of us are facing financial challenges due to inflation. People are having to rethink their living expenses, and a sense of frustration is bubbling under. It doesn’t help that when you reach out for help, it’s often a robot answering your questions. In the series, Linda is trying to get assistance from different offices, but she faces bureaucratic red tape everywhere. Tiina Lymi, the writer-director, identifies these everyday frustrations well. Of course, we also have an incredible cast. I'm especially happy with Laura Malmivaaras' role as Linda. She was the perfect choice for the role, as she’s previously been seen in more calm, reserved roles. I love how her appearance changes throughout the episodes as the pressure builds. There’s also humour in her performance. Linda wants to keep up appearances—looking nice and stylish is a big part of her job. It's also sad how she can't be honest about her real situation at work, for example. She tries to open up to Anna, her friend at work, but it almost seems like being truthful could ruin their relationship, which is built on the success they’ve shared as real estate agents.

When I first read the script, I laughed and cried. And I think that’s always a good sign! I believe the series resonates with people because it touches on themes that are easy to relate to. We all play different roles in our lives, and there’s an underlying question of honesty. Who can you truly be honest with and trust that they won’t walk away? For Linda, it’s her childhood friend Marke—what a fantastic character! I think we all should have a Marke in our lives.

Partly the series achieved this success because people have been talking about it so much afterward. I’ve heard people discussing it at hairdressers, gyms, horse-riding stables, and so on. With such a wide range of characters, it’s relatable to all kinds of people—young and old, all genders, etc. It also blew up on social media, with lots of memes. Huge thanks to YLE’s fantastic social media team! They’ve done a great job, and it’s clear they’ve had fun creating content for the show.

Lastly, I must say the quality is top-notch. At every level, we had the opportunity to work with high-calibre artists and crew. The artistic quality was always in our sights from start to finish. Personally, I’m thrilled that we managed to showcase Helsinki from so many different angles. One of our goals was to present Helsinki as an exciting part of the Nordic cities.

© Peter Salovaara / Rabbit Films

The female-led show is defined as a “black comedy crime” series, do you think the genre blend had an impact on its success?

Yes, definitely! If you look at the most popular series or films lately, they often mix different genre elements. For example, I recently saw Anora, and after watching, I found it hard to define the genre. It was brilliantly done—it started as a drama with music film elements, blended with humour, then turned into a violent crime story, and ended as a love or breakup story. People are so used to seeing different types of content now that we, as filmmakers, need to be brave and ready to mix genres, but of course, we must do so with good taste and intention.

In Queen of Fucking Everything, some of the scenes are so dark that we have to inject humour into them. It’s both awful and funny at the same time, like when Spora shows up at Linda’s house with his finger cut off, and Marke hasn’t checked the right timetable for freezing it properly so it could be reattached. It makes me laugh every time, thanks to the marvellous performances of Katja Küttner (Marke) and Joonas Heikkinen (Spora). 

 

What were the primary challenges faced during the development and the production phase, especially when compared to producing a feature film?

With a series, of course, there are more filming days than with a feature film nowadays. We had 50 shooting days, mostly in Helsinki and the surrounding area, with a mini-unit crew traveling to Spain for three days to film in Malaga with a local crew. We were fortunate that our DOP, Aarne Tapola, was already familiar with the project, having discussed it with the director and our executive producer Minna Haapkylä. He’s also very flexible to work with, even though we had so many different locations to shoot. My job was also to question whether there were any elements we could cut from the script without compromising the story too much. It’s not always easy to do since the script has already been carefully thought out, but I always try to protect the integrity of the story while suggesting changes that might make sense for the shooting schedule.

There were also some things beyond our control. For instance, we had scenes where Linda was supposed to go skiing. We had a supervisor measuring the ice thickness every week to ensure the location was safe, but last winter was so rainy that there was no snow on the ice when the shoot day arrived. So, Laura Malmivaaras (Linda) had to learn how to ice skate quickly, and she made it look effortless! In the end, we were lucky to have a beautiful fog at the location, which made the scenes look amazing, so it all worked out.

Of course, it was stressful at times when we couldn’t control everything. There were also some last-minute casting changes due to scheduling conflicts. In the end, Janne Reinikainen jumped into the role of Lauri, Linda’s business partner. It turned out to be hilarious, as I think Lauri’s character is one of the funniest in the script—playing someone who’s depressed and has fallen out of the fast-paced world of real estate.

I haven’t produced a feature yet—I’ve only worked on this series and Summer of Sorrow (Munkkivuori), which won the Best Drama Series award in Finland in 2023. But I have worked as a line producer and production manager on several feature films. In comparison, series production tends to be longer, as the filming period is spread out, but it also ends sooner since there are no tours or premieres like with a feature film. We did organize a cast-and-crew event where we watched some of the episodes together, but this doesn’t always happen.

Financially, we were lucky to produce this series with YLE and other NEW8 partners. We also received backing from Business Finland and the Finnish Film Foundation, which made the production process much smoother and allowed us to greenlight the project with confidence.

At the end of the day, it’s important to understand that series production involves more people, and not everyone will be as passionate about the project itself—sometimes they’re just doing their job, and that’s okay.

© Jaakko Kahilaniemi / Rabbit Films

The marketing strategy seems to have played a crucial role in the series' popularity. What promotional approaches did you use to engage the audience?

As we were working with YLE, Finland’s national broadcaster, the marketing of the series was in good hands. YLE has its own marketing team dedicated to building awareness about the series. The first trailers were released in November and ran for about 6-7 weeks on YLE Areena (the streaming service) and on linear TV. We had great timing, as the series launched on January 1, 2025, when people were spending their holidays and more likely to tune in to the first episode.

For the Finnish launch, we used an iconic still that Finnish audiences would recognize, featuring the famous street in downtown Helsinki, with Linda standing there, looking desperate. We also had our international premiere at Content London, where the poster was different. For the international launch materials, we used the slogan Betrayed. Bankrupt. Ready for Revenge.

We also held a press day in November where the main cast attended, followed by radio promotions in the first weeks of January. And, of course, we went big on social media! YLE’s social media team created great stories and posts on Instagram. Before the launch, they introduced all the characters to give the audience a preview. Afterward, they created memes. One meme humorously says “Back to work!” on Epiphany, January 6, which is the last day of the long Christmas holidays for many people. Humour has been a huge part of our social media presence, and I think when it suits your content, it’s a jackpot. It really extends the life cycle of the content!

© Jaakko Kahilaniemi / Rabbit Films

For some years now, EAVE accepts also series projects at the Producers Workshop. You participated in EAVE Producers Workshop in 2019 with the series project “The Town of Tails” by Minna Panjanen. Can you share any updates on that project?

It's still a work in progress. The latest news? It’s evolving into a Christmas detective calendar! The idea now is to feature shorter episodes aimed at an adult audience, adding a fresh twist to the concept.

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Newsflash: 8 Oscars for EAVE Producers in 2025!

After a fantastic festival start for EAVE Producers in 2025, including prestigious awards like 4 Silver Bears, 8 Golden Globes, 5 Sundance awards, we are thrilled to add 7 Academy Awards to the list of success stories!

We are thrilled and immensely proud that FLOW by Gints Zibalodis, produced and co-written by EAVE Marketing Workshop graduate Matiss Kaza won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature! The film's marketing strategy was developed at the EAVE Marketing Workshop in 2022.

"EAVE Marketing Workshop gave us plenty of food for thought about the potential directions the Flow campaign could go in, as well as valuable advice in designating the right target audiences for the film, which was difficult to sell as a concept alone." - Matiss Kaza, Trickster Pictures, Latvia.

FLOW has achieved unprecedented success, becoming the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award. This dialogue-free animated feature, created with open-source software Blender, tells the story of a cat and other animals seeking refuge after a catastrophic flood, scooped several important awards, including the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature, the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature, the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film, Best Animated Independent Feature award at the Annie Awards, and many more. At the Latvian National Film Awards, FLOW secured five awards, highlighting its domestic acclaim, and a statue of the cat protagonist has been installed in Riga in recognition of the film's impact!

The film's innovative storytelling and international recognition have not only set a new benchmark for Latvian cinema, but have also showcased the global appeal of independent animated films.

In addition, THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi won Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song, CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won Best Adapted Screenplay and I'M NOT A ROBOT by Victoria Warmerdam, producer: Interchange graduate Trent won Best Live Action Short Film.

We congratulate all of our producers for their exceptional work and results!

For more information about the different EAVE programmes and how to become part of our network, please visit: www.eave.org.

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Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize for THE BLUE TRAIL

Berlin International Film Festival

EAVE graduates win 4 Silver Bears and a Crystal Bear at the Berlinale 2025!

  • THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE, PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
  • BLUE MOON by Richard Linklater, executive producer: EAVE graduate Macdara Kelleher won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
  • KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
  • THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
  • PUENTES project THE DEVIL SMOKES (AND SAVES THE BURNT MATCHES IN THE SAME BOX) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio, producer: PUENTES graduate Carlos Hernandez Vazquez won the GWFF Best First Feature Award
  • CANNONE EFFIMERO by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Seri, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli won the Berlinale Documentary Award Special Mention
  • EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyed won the Panorama Documentary Audience Award Second Prize
  • SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, producer: TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena won the Crystal Bear for Best Film by the Youth Jury Generation 14plus
  • CIRCUSBOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producer: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld  received a Special Mention by the Generation Kplus Jury 
  • DOWN IN THE DUMPS by Vera van Wolferen, producer: EAVE graduate Noortje Wilschut received a Special Mention for Best Short Film
  • THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producer: EAVE graduate Rachel Daisy Ellis, co-producers: EAVE, PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won the Berliner Morgenpost Readers’ Jury Award
  • THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Juri Semashko, producer: EAVE + graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas won the Tagesspiegel Readers’ Jury Award
  • LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Miha Cernec, Katarina Prpic won the FIPRESCI Award (Prize Winner Perspectives)
  • UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti won the FIPRESCI Award (Prize Winner Panorama)
  • THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE, PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won the Ecumenical Jury Award (Prize Winner Competition)
  • THE HEART IS A MUSCLE by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali won the Ecumenical Jury Award (Prize Winner Panorama)
  • IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger won the CICAE Art Cinema Award and the Teddy Jury Award
  • PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won the AG Kino Gilde – Cinema Vision 14plus award

Berlinale Co-Production Market

  • 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE graduate Aleksandra Kostina won the Gen Z Audience Award 
  • DREAMGIRL by Kaan Müjdeci, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova won the ArteKino International Prize

www.berlinale.de

 

 International Film Festival Rotterdam

  • EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi won the main awards of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film won the Tiger Award, and the FIPRESCI Award.
  • IM HAUS MEINER ELTERN by Tim Ellrich, producer: EAVE graduate Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer won the Special Jury Award

CineMart

  • TEAR GAS by Uta Beria, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume Dreyfus, PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit won the HBF Empowerment Award and the Outward Gaze Award at IFFR CineMart
  • STRATA by Lilian Hess, producer: EAVE graduate Marion Guth won the 4DR Studios Award for Best Immersive Project
  • INBETWEEN WORLDS by Diana Cam Van Nguyen, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin won the ArteKino International Award

https://iffr.com/nl/

 

Sundance Film Festival

  • DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producers: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic, TTB graduate Veronika Kührova won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
  • THE THINGS YOU KILL by Alireza Khatami, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski won the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic
  • MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN by David Borenstein, co-producer: EAVE graduate Radovan Sibrt won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award
  • COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! By Amber Fares, producer: EAVE graduate Valérie Montmartin won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression

https://festival.sundance.org

 

British Academy Film Awards

  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi won Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won Best Film Not In The English Language, Best Supporting Actress
  • WANDER TO WONDER by Nina Gantz, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper, EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart won Best British Short Animation

www.bafta.org/awards

 

Belgian Magritte Film Awards

  • AMAL by Jawad Rhalib, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ellen de Waele was awarded Best Actress (Lubna Azabal)
  • LIFE’S A BITCH by Xavie Seron, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes won Best Actor (Arieh Worthalter)
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski won Best Flemish Film
  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum won Best Original Score
  • THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES by Stéphan Castang won Best Foreign Film in Co-Production

www.lesmagritteducinema.com

 

Irish Film & Television Academy Awards

  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann won Best Lead Actress (Saoirse Ronan)
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won Best Supporting Actor (Brian F O’Byrne)
  • ODDITY by Damian Mc Carthy, producers: EAVE graduate and Irish National Coordinator Katie Holly, EAVE graduate Evan Horan won Best Sound
  • THE APPRENTICE by Ali Abbasi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ditte Milsted, Ruth Treacy won Best Hair & Makeup

www.ifta.ie

 

Spanish Goya Awards

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won Best European Film at the GOYAs, the Spanish Academy Awards.
  • SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora won Best New Actress (Laura Weissmahr)
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado won Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Music, Best Cinematography
  • THE RED VIRGIN by Paula Ortiz, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora won Best Art Direction. Best Costume Design, Best Sound

 www.academiadecine.com

 

Belgian Ensor Awards

  • SKUNK by Koen Mortier, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve won Best Film and Best Make-Up
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski was awarded Best Directing, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Costumes
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve won Best Documentary and Best Newcomer

www.ensors.be

 

Göteborg Film Festival

  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij won the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film  
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski won the FIPRESCI Award
  • SAFE HOUSE by Eirik Svensson, producers: EAVE graduates Annika Hellström, Erika Malmgren won the Audience Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film
  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler won The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award
  • TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo won the Youth Jury Dragon Award

https://goteborgfilmfestival.se/en/

 

Latvian National Film Awards

Numerous awards for EAVE graduates at the Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps in Riga:

  • EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas won Best Feature Film and Best Director, Best Leading Actress (Olga Sepicka-Slapjuma) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Girts Kesteris), and Best Costumes 
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Animated Film, Best Director of an Animated Film, Best Scriptwriter, Best Original Music, Best Sound and the LSM.lv Audience Award
  • TOUCHED BY ETERNITY by Marcis Lacis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Leading Actor (Andris Keiss), Best Make-up Artist
  • TO BE CONTINUED. TEENHOOD. by Ivars Seleckis, Armands Zacs, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Elina Gedina-Ducena won Best Cinematography in a Documentary Film
  • THE EXALTED by Juris Kursietis, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze, EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Evelin Penttilä, Vicky Miha won Best Production Design
  • FIVE AND A HALF LOVE STORIES IN AN APARTMENT IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA by Tomas Vengris, co-producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis won Best Cinematography

www.lielaiskristaps.lv

 

Premier Plans Film Festival Angers

  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Grand Jury Prize of the Premier Plans Film Festival Angers.

www.premiersplans.org

 

Independent Spirit Awards

  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won Best International Film at the 40th Independent Spirit Awards
  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne won the John Cassavetes Award

https://www.filmindependent.org/

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EAVE and TTB project TO THE NORTH in French cinemas

In French cinemas

  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 5.
  • THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis. February 5.
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 12.
  • LE DERNIER SOUFFLE by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras. February 12.
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij. February 19.
  • EAVE and TTB project TO THE NORTH by Mihai Mincan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Radu Stancu, co-producers: TTB and EAVE graduate Konstantinos Vassilaros, EAVE graduate Mikulas Novotny. February 26.

 

In Belgian cinemas

  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 5. 
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 12.
  • RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri. February 12.
  • LE DERNIER SOUFFLE by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras. February 12. 
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij. February 19.
  • QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland. February 19. 
  • PATSERS by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland. February 19. 
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial. February 26.

 

In Dutch cinemas

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial. February 27.

 

In UK cinemas

  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki. February 14. 
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. February 21.

 

In Swiss cinemas

  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 6. 
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 6.
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. February 13.
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij. February 20.

 

In Austrian cinemas

  • BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun. February 2.
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 2.
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza. February 7.
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 6.
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger. February 20.

 

In German cinemas

  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 5.
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger. February 19.

 

In Danish cinemas

  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, Kaarle Aho. February 20.
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 27.
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza. February 27.

 

In Finnish cinemas 

  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 28.

 

In Croatian cinemas

  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 20.

 

  In Lettish cinemas

  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 28.

 

In Norwegian cinemas

  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 28.

 

In Polish cinemas

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. February 28.   
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij. February 28.

 

In Romanian cinemas

  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin. February 28.

 

In Swedish cinemas

  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski. Febuary 28.

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EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE selected for NYICFF

Shortfilmwire Clermont-Ferrand (January 31 – February 8)

  • ON THE ORIGIN OF FEAR by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon, producer: EAVE graduate Yulia Evina Bhara
  • SAUNA DAY by Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Evelin Penttilä

www.shortfilmwire.com

 

Santa Barbara International Film Festival (February 4 – 15)

  • A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques Henri Bronckart
  • BALOMANIA by Sissel Morell Dargis, producers: EAVE graduates Marie Schmidt Olesen, Marieke van den Bersselaar
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • EAVE project MY FATHERS’ DAUGHTER by Egil Pedersen Sápmi, producer: EAVE graduate Mathis Stale Mathisen
  • GLIMMERS by Pilar Palomero, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
  • MARCHING IN THE DARK (from the series EAVE project DRAW FOR CHANGE) by Kinshuk Surjan, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo
  • MR. K by Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • SKIN IN SPRING by Yennifer Uribe, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos
  • THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff, producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski, Elina Litvinova, EAVE graduate and group leader Riina Sildos
  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili, EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh
  • TRIUMPH by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova

https://sbiff.org

 

Berlin International Film Festival (February 13 – 23)

Competition

  • ARI by Léonor Seraille, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • BLUE MOON by Richard Linklater, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, John Keville
  • HOT MILK by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgios Karnavas, executive producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis
  • KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
  • MOTHER’S BABY by Johanna Moder, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann
  • REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot
  • THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • THE SAFE HOUSE (LA CACHE) by Lionel Baier, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault
  • TIMESTAMP by Kateryna Gornostai, producer: EAVE graduate Reinier Selen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marion Guth, François Le Gall
  • YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Tony Copti, EAVE participant Jiries Copti

Perspectives

  • HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF THE OTHER WORLD by Florian Pochlatko, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Dragana Jovovic, Katarina Prpic
  • PUNCHING THE WORLD by Constanze Klaue, producers: EAVE graduates Alexander Wadouh, Gabriele Simon, Martin Heisler, Roxana Richters
  • PUENTES project THE DEVIL SMOKES (AND SAVES THE BURNT MATCHES IN THE SAME BOX) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio, producer: PUENTES graduate Carlos Hernandez Vazquez
  • THE SETTLEMENT by Mohamed Rashad, co-producer: EAVE graduate Kesmat El Sayed

Berlinale Special

  • ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE by Lemohang Mosese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Laura Kloeckner
  • ISLANDS by Jan-Ole Gerster, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
  • KÖLN 75 by Ido Fluk, producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
  • NO BEAST. SO FIERCE. by Burhan Qurbani, producer: EAVE graduate Beata Rzezniczek
  • THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD by Anna Muylaert, executive producer: PUENTES graduate and EAVE participant Leonardo Mecchi

Panorama

  • BEGINNINGS by Jeanette Nordahl, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • CICADAS by Ina Weisse, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sebastien Haguenauer
  • DELICIOUS by Nele Mueller-Stöfen, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES by Shatara Michelle Ford, executive producer: TTB graduate David Yu-Hao Su
  • EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyed
  • LOOKING FOR LANGSTON by Isaac Julien, producer: EAVE graduate Nadine Marsh-Edwards
  • NIGHT STAGE by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher, producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Wink
  • PETER HUJAR’S DAY by Ira Sachs, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
  • THE HEART IS A MUSCLE by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali
  • THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt, co-producers: EAVE graduates Lizette Jonjic, Mariusz Wlodarski
  • UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti

Forum

  • CANNONE EFFIMERO by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Seri, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli
  • EAVE project THE KISS OF THE GRASSHOPPER by Elmar Imanov, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Blondiau, co-producers: EAVE MW and FFF graduates Adolf El Assal, Marta Zaccaron
  • EIGHTY PLUS by Zelimir Zilnik, co-producers: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec and EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar
  • IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
  • MINIMALS IN A TITANIC WORLD by Philbert Aimé Mbabazi Sharangabo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexander Wadouh, Roxana Richters
  • OUR TIME WILL COME by Ivette Löcker, producers: EAVE graduate and Austrian National Coordinator Barbara Pichler, EAVE graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
  • THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Juri Semashko, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
  • TIGER’S POND by Natesh Hegde, co-producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • UNDERGROUND by Kaori Oda, producer: TTB graduate Ryohei Tsutsui

Forum Expanded

  • THE ORCHARDS by Antoine Chapon, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Hakim

Generation

Generation Kplus

  • CIRCUSBOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producers: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld, EAVE graduate Martin Heisler
  • DOWN IN THE DUMPS by Vera van Wolferen, producer: EAVE graduate Noortje Wilschut
  • ONLY ON EARTH by Robin Petré, producers: EAVE graduates Marieke van den Bersselaar, Signe Skov Thomsen
  • TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • THE NATURE OF INVISIBLE THINGS by Rafaela Camelo, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos, executive producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
  • THE THIEF by Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Møller Christoffersen

Generation 14plus

  • DON'T WAKE THE SLEEPING CHILD by Kevin Aubert, producer: CPI graduate Chloé Ortolé
  • OUR WILDEST DAYS by Vasilis Kekatos, producers: EAVE graduate Guillaume Dreyfus, PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes, PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske
  • PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • SANDBAG DAM by Cejen Cernic Canak, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ieva Norviliene, Marija Stojanovic
  • SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, co-producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena
  • VILLAGE ROCKSTARS 2 by Rima Das, co-producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Fran Borgia 

Berlinale Shorts

  • THROUGH YOUR EYES by Nelson Yeo, executive producer: TTB graduate Wilfredo C. Manalang

Berlinale Co-Production Market

Official Feature Project Selection 2025

  • 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina
  • A FEW MILES SOUTH by Ben Pearce, producer: EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
  • A PLACE IN THE WORLD by Ayse Polat, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerherds
  • DREAMGIRL by Kaan Müjdeci, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova
  • GALERNA by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • HAPPY DAYS by Floor van der Meulen, producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen 
  • HOLIDAY by Wissam Charaf, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent
  • KONBINI by Pedro Collantes, producer: TTB graduate Pedro Hernandez
  • LENDE by Katy Lena Ndiaye, producer: EAVE graduate Nezha Cohen
  • THE FUNERAL by Carolina Markowicz, producer: EAVE+ graduate Karen Castanho
  • THE MAGIC HOUR by Radu Muntean, producers: EAVE graduates Annamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu

Berlinale Directors projects

  • THE BLOCK UNIVERSE by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev

Rotterdam-Berlinale Express

  • MEAT by Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair, producer: EAVE graduate Deidre Levins

Company Matching Programme

  • EAVE graduate Alex Lo, Cinema Inutile, USA & Japan
  • EAVE graduate Julie Cöllen, Fünferfilm, Germany
  • EAVE graduate and Polish National Coordinator Aga Wasiak, Lava Films, Poland
  • EAVE graduate Yulia Evina Bhara, KawanKawan Media, Indonesia
  • EAVE graduate and US National Coordinator Melissa Adeyemo and EAVE graduate Yanis Gaye, Yetu (Un)limited, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana

Copro Series

  • OUR PEOPLE by Tereza Nvotova, producers: EAVE graduates Jakub Viktorin
  • RECIPES FOR A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN by Sophie White, producer: EAVE graduate Ailish McElmeel
  • RUTH’S GHOSTS by Jennifer Fox, producer: TTB graduate Frauke Kolbmüller
  • SHIT HAPPENS by Arman T. Riahi, David Wagner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger

Talent Project Market

  • HUM by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
  • THE SERPENT by Diogo Hayashi, producer: EAVE and CPI graduate Julia Alves

Berlinale Talents

  • EAVE graduate Serena Alfieri
  • PUENTES graduate Mayra Faour Auad
  • EAVE participant Gerard Rodriguez
  • EAVE graduate Joy Jorgensen
  • EAVE MW graduate Helene Walland
  • EAVE and CPI graduate Julia Alves
  • CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • EAVE graduate Carla Fotea

Junior Entertainment Talent Slate

  • RIOT GIRL SUMMER, producer: EAVE graduate Daniel Hegarty

EAVE session

“AI Playbook 101: Everyday Tools for the Independent Producer”

on Saturday, February 15th, at 15:30

Speaker: EAVE graduate and group leader Joanna Szymańska

Joanna explores her evolving relationship with AI tools, moving beyond the usual buzzwords like “optimization” and “efficiency.” Through personal experiences and real-world examples, she’ll dive into practical uses of AI for independent producers—from drafting emails and synthesising research to analysing scripts and brainstorming audience design ideas. The session will also touch on how AI can unlock human creativity and how producers can keep up (or at least not fall too far behind) in this rapidly changing technological landscape.

www.berlinale.de

 

Dublin International Film Festival (February 20 – March 2)

  • EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil Ayouch, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
  • SILENT TREES by Agnieszka Zwiefka, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
  • TESTIMONY by Aoife Kelleher, producer: EAVE graduate Rachel Lysaght
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Siljepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
  • THE SURFER by Lorcan Finnegan, producer: EAVE graduate Brendan McCarthy
  • TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

https://diff.ie

 

Ibizacinefest – Ibiza International Independent Film Festival (February 28 – March 9)

  • SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Siljepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili, EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler

https://ibizacinefest.com

 

Glasgow Film Festival (February 28 – March 10)

  • ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Jianjie Lin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • DANIELA FOREVER by Nacho Vigalondo, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
  • ELECTRIC CHILD by Simon Jaquemet, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduates Raymond van der Kaaij, Judith Lichtneckert, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
  • MOTEL DESTINO by Karim Ainouz, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, associate producer: EAVE graduate Simone Oliveira
  • MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
  • PLANET B by Aude Léa Rapi, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • RESTLESS by Joachim Lafosse, producers: EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges, EAVE graduates Alexandre Gavras and Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman, co-producer: EAVE graduate Antonio Lombardo
  • SPILT MILK by Brian Durnin, producer: EAVE graduate James Heath

https://www.glasgowfilm.org/glasgow-film-festival

 

New York International Children’s Film Festival, US (February 28 - March 16)

  • KENSUKE’S KINGDOM by Kirk Hendry, producer: EAVE graduate Stéphan Roelants
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski
  • A BOAT IN THE GARDEN by Jean-François Laguionie, producer: EAVE graduate Stephan Roelants

https://nyicff.org/

 

Borderlines Film Festival, UK (February 28 – March 15)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producer: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert, co-producers: EAVE graduates Clara Vuillermoz, Estelle Robin You
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miira Paasilinna
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
  • MISERICORDIA by Emma Dante, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann
  • POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producers: EAVE graduates Geoff Arbourne,Maria Drandaki
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh

https://borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk/

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THE ENTERTAINMANT SYSTEM IS DOWN by Ruben Östlund is in production

In development / pre-production

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW supports 29 projects in its first round of funding for 2025. The selection includes six feature films, three television series, one film for television, three documentaries, three projects for script development, two projects for pre-production funding, eight projects for sales funding and three cinemas.

  • INVASIVE ARTEN by Alejandro Mathé, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Blondiau
  • MORGEN MEHR by Felix Stienz, producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann
  • WESTEND GIRL by Pola Beck, Stefan Schaller, producer: EAVE graduate Martin Heisler

www.filmstiftung.de/news

 

Film Center Serbia

The Film Center Serbia announced production grants for feature films, long doumentaries and minority co-productions. Among them:

  • JEZA by Sinisa Cvetic, producer: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic
  • KRATKO LETO by Nastia Koria, producer: EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic

www.fcs.rs

 

In production

  • THE ENTERTAINMANT SYSTEM IS DOWN by Ruben Östlund, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jon Nohrstedt, Dan Wechsler, Viktoria Petranyi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo is in production. The contemporary satire takes place during a long-haul flight where the entertainment system stops working. The passengers are forced to confront their own thoughts – and each other – which leads to unexpected and dramatic consequences. Through his satirical lens, Östlund promises to explore “human behaviour and society’s dependence on constant distraction”. The film promises to deliver Östlund’s signature blend of sharp social commentary and compelling storytelling, reads the official press release. “With his unique imagery and incisive social analysis, he will continue to challenge and engage cinema audiences around the world,” it continues. Kirsten Dunst, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Brühl and Vincent Lindon are in the cast. THE ENTERTAINMANT SYSTEM IS DOWN is being produced by Sweden’s Plattform Produktion, Germany's Essential Films and France's Parisienne de Production, in co-production with Sweden's Film i Väst, Sveriges Television and SF Studios, UK's BBC Films and Good Chaos, Germany's ZDF/ARTE, France's ARTE France Cinéma, Norway's Eye Eye Pictures and Denmark's Paloma Productions, and in association with Hungary's Proton Cinema, Switzerland's Bord Cadre, UK's Sovereign Films and USA's Cinema Inutile and Gold Rush Pictures, with backing from, among others, the Danish Film Institute and the Norwegian Film Institute. The feature is slated to hit Nordic cinemas in the autumn of 2026.

sfstudios.se

  • MATA by Rachel Lang, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland is in production. The spy-thriller promises to be a dynamic addition to the French spy genre, combining intense action with psychological depth. MATA follows the story of a French secret agent, played by Eye Haïdara, who is wounded during a covert mission in Niger. During this operation, her colleague Antoine is captured, leaving her both physically and emotionally scarred. Upon her return to France, Mata volunteers for a counter-espionage mission in the Alps. She suspects that this new assignment is somehow linked to her traumatic experience in Africa. As she delves deeper into the mission, Mata becomes increasingly convinced that her superiors are concealing critical information from her. Determined to uncover the truth, she operates outside official channels, risking her career and her personal safety. The screenplay has been penned by Lang, whose expertise in crafting emotionally resonant narratives is expected to bring a unique perspective to the film, particularly with its focus on a female protagonist navigating the traditionally male-dominated world of espionage. MATA is a French-Belgian co-production, highlighting the collaborative efforts of multiple production companies. It is being produced by Chevaldeuxtrois, Nolita Cinema, Wrong Men and Marvelous. Warner Bros France will handle the theatrical distribution, while Netflix has acquired the local streaming rights, ensuring broad accessibility for audiences.

www.wrongmen.be

  • FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jussi Rantamäki, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin is in production. The tense family drama will be shot over 40 days in Ålesund in the picturesque Møre & Romsdal region of Norway. The plot revolves around two families living in a small, remote Norwegian village. One family is Romanian and has moved to the village where the mother was born, while the other is Swedish-Norwegian. Their children, of similar age, attend the same school, and the families initially bond over their shared experiences as parents. However, their seemingly harmonious relationship begins to unravel as differing cultural perspectives on family life, education, and societal values emerge, especially when suspicions arise that the newly arrived couple is harming their own children. The film explores the challenges of reconciling personal beliefs with societal norms in an increasingly globalised world, diving deep into cultural differences, the boundaries of personal privacy, and the limits of tolerance within a close-knit community. FJORD is produced by Cristian Mungiu and Tudor Reu through Mobra Films (Romania), with co-producers including Why Not Productions (France), Eye Eye Pictures (Norway), Snowglobe Film (Denmark), Aamu Film Company (Finland), and Filmgate Films (Sweden). The film has already secured substantial support from key industry bodies, including the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), Creative Europe - MEDIA, Film i Vast, and the Western Norway Film Commission.

www.aamufilmcompany.fi

 

In post-production

  • APART FROM HER by EAVE graduate Stelana Kliris, producers: EAVE graduates Stelana Kliris, Ioanna Bolomyti is in post-production. The story: In 1974, a young woman flees war-torn Cyprus for apartheid South Africa through an arranged marriage but as an unlikely friendship with a local woman unfolds, her hidden truth surfaces, forcing love and prejudice to collide. “This is a deeply personal project where we see the parallel histories of Cyprus and South Africa embodied by one woman’s experience. It’s a story that is still very relevant today, more so than ever perhaps, and a topic that has been treated with the utmost respect. In terms of production, a project of this scale with multiple international cast members is further proof of Cyprus’ capabilities as a world-class filming destination”, Stelana Kliris said. Meraki Films (Cyprus), Over the Fence Films (UK) and Atalante Productions (Greece) are producing the film in partnership with Jupiter Peak Productions (USA) and Copper Island (Cyprus), with the support of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, the Cyprus Film Commission’s incentives scheme, the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center, Creative Greece, European Union, Next Generation EU through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan GREECE 2.0, Creative Europe and the SEE Cinema Network. The producers of the film are Susan Simnett, Jamie Harvey, Ioanna Bolomyti and Stelana Kliris. EAVE graduate Antoine Simkine is associate producer. The film was shot entirely in Cyprus between the village of Pera Oreinis and the capital city of Nicosia over 25 shooting days. The postproduction is currently taking place in Greece, and the film is expected to be delivered by July 2025.

www.meraki-films.com

  • KURAK by Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev†, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff , co-producer: TTB graduate Johann Chapelan is in post-production. The team behind a new Kyrgyz-European co-production is now putting the finishing touches to this drama helmed by directorial duo Erke Dzhumakmatova and the late Emil Atageldiev. Dzhumakmatova, a producer, writer-director and actress with over 25 years of experience in the film industries of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, chairs the Kyrgyz Association of Film Producers, serves as vice-chair of the Union of Cinematographers of Kyrgyzstan, and has been active at the Bishkek International Film Festival since 2023 as a committee member and CAF PITCH programme coordinator. Atageldiev, an an award-winning musician, graduated from VGIK’s Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors in 2010, joined the Union of Cinematographers in 2014 and became a professor at the American University of Central Asia in 2018. Recognised as an Honoured Worker of Cinematography in 2020, he passed away in 2024 from osteosarcoma shortly after completing filming on the project. Shot in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital, the plot of KURAK follows a young woman who works secretly as a webcam model in a closed studio and becomes the target of blackmail by a law-enforcement officer. Terrified of public exposure, she is coerced into an intimate relationship with him. Meanwhile, a mother is devastated when her daughter, after being drugged and assaulted, takes her own life when photos and videos of the attack are shared online. The assailant, the son of a powerful politician, evades justice despite the mother’s desperate attempts to hold him accountable. In a moment of despair and outrage, she decides to take drastic action. Interwoven with these stories are real-life news reports highlighting systemic violence and injustice against women. A news presenter, delivering these stories and pleading for justice, serves as a symbolic figure for the silenced voices of women in Kyrgyzstan left ignored and unanswered. The script was penned by Dzhumakmatova herself – for the first time in Central Asia, a woman director is making a film about violence against women, positioning it as an important social drama railing against the patriarchal environment and mentality. KURAK is set to be the biggest ever co-production in Central Asia in terms of the number of countries involved. It is being staged by Dzhumakmatova for Kyrgyzstan’s Studio Oymo, Kairat Birimkulov for Switzerland’s KBP, Katerina Tarbo-Ignatenko for France/Serbia’s Spirito Libero LLC, Pavel Feldman for the Netherlands’ Human Films and Alexandra Hoesdorff for Luxembourg’s Deal Productions. Co-producing are Milos Djukelic for Serbia’s Red Art Workshop, Paolo Maria Spina for Italy’s Revolver and TTB graduate Johann Chapelan for France’s Girelle Production. The project’s backers include the Department of Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Central Swiss Film Specialist Group IFFG.

dealproductions.com

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MEET EAVE IN MARCH!

@ EAVE Producers Workshop, March 7 - 14, Luxembourg (LU)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp, EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo, EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE Project Manager Sarah van den Hoogen

 

@ ACCESS Workshop 1, March 19 - 24, Winnipeg (CA)

EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo

 

@ Series Mania, March 25 - 26, Lille (FR)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp (TBC)

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Newsflash: EAVE producers scoop 19 awards in Berlin!

We are proud to announce the big success at the 75th Berlinale: EAVE graduates win 4 Silver Bears and a Crystal Bear, in total 19 awards and 2 development awards in 2025!

COMPETITION

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

  • THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot

Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance

  • BLUE MOON by Richard Linklater, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, John Keville

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

  • KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution

  • THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost

PERSPECTIVES JURY

GWFF Best First Feature Award

  • PUENTES project THE DEVIL SMOKES (AND SAVES THE BURNT MATCHES IN THE SAME BOX) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio, producer: PUENTES graduate Carlos Hernandez Vazquez

THE DEVIL SMOKES © Odei Zabaleta

 

BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD

Berlinale Documentary Award Special Mention

  • CANNONE EFFIMERO by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Seri, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli

PANORAMA AWARDS

Panorama Documentary Audience Award Second Prize

  • EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyed

YALLA PARKOUR © PK Gaza

 

GENERATION AWARDS

Crystal Bear for Best Film by the Youth Jury Generation 14plus

  • SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, producer: TTB group leader and group leader Bianca Balbuena

Special Mention by the Generation Kplus Jury  

  • CIRCUSBOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producers: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld, EAVE graduate Martin Heisler

Special Mention for Best Short Film by the Generation Kplus Jury  

  • DOWN IN THE DUMPS by Vera van Wolferen, producer: EAVE graduate Noortje Wilschut

INDEPENDENT JURY PRIZES

Ecumenical Jury prizes

  • THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot (Prize Winner Competition)
  • THE HEART IS A MUSCLE by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali (Prize Winner Panorama)

THE BLUE TRAIL © Guillermo Garza / Desvia

 

FIPRESCI Jury prizes

  • LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Dragana Jovovic, Katarina Prpic (Prize Winner Perspectives)
  • UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti (Prize Winner Panorama)

Teddy Jury Award

  • IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger

CICAE Art Cinema Award

  • IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger (Prize Winner Forum)

AG Kino Gilde – Cinema Vision 14plus

  • PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa

OTHER PRIZES

Berliner Morgenpost Readers’ Jury Award

  • THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot

Tagesspiegel Readers’ Jury Award

  • THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Juri Semashko, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Gen Z Audience Award

  • 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina

ArteKino International Prize

  • DREAMGIRL by Kaan Müjdeci, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova

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EAVE @ the 75th Berlin International Film Festival

EAVE is proud to announce a very strong presence of EAVE projects & producers at this year's Berlin Film Festival: 11 films in COMPETITION, 5 films in the PERSPECTIVES section, 5 in BERLINALE SPECIAL, 11 in PANORAMA, 10 at the FORUM, 12 at the GENERATION sections, 17 at the BERLINALE CO-PRODUCTION MARKET and its sidebar sections, and 2 at the TALENT PROJECT MARKET!

Competition

  • ARI by Léonor Seraille, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • BLUE MOON by Richard Linklater, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, John Keville
  • HOT MILK by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgios Karnavas, executive producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis
  • KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
  • MOTHER’S BABY by Johanna Moder, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann
  • REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot
  • THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • THE SAFE HOUSE (LA CACHE) by Lionel Baier, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault
  • TIMESTAMP by Kateryna Gornostai, producer: EAVE graduate Reinier Selen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marion Guth, François Le Gall
  • YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Tony Copti, EAVE participant Jiries Copti

Perspectives

  • HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF THE OTHER WORLD by Florian Pochlatko, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Dragana Jovovic, Katarina Prpic
  • PUNCHING THE WORLD by Constanze Klaue, producers: EAVE graduates Alexander Wadouh, Gabriele Simon, Martin Heisler, Roxana Richters
  • PUENTES project THE DEVIL SMOKES (AND SAVES THE BURNT MATCHES IN THE SAME BOX) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio, producer: PUENTES graduate Carlos Hernandez Vazquez
  • THE SETTLEMENT by Mohamed Rashad, co-producer: EAVE graduate Kesmat El Sayed

Berlinale Special

  • ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE by Lemohang Mosese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Laura Kloeckner
  • ISLANDS by Jan-Ole Gerster, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
  • KÖLN 75 by Ido Fluk, producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
  • NO BEAST. SO FIERCE. by Burhan Qurbani, producer: EAVE graduate Beata Rzeźniczek
  • THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD by Anna Muylaert, executive producer: PUENTES graduate and EAVE participant Leonardo Mecchi

Panorama

  • BEGINNINGS by Jeanette Nordahl, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • CICADAS by Ina Weisse, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sebastien Haguenauer
  • DELICIOUS by Nele Mueller-Stöfen, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES by Shatara Michelle Ford, executive producer: TTB graduate David Yu-Hao Su
  • EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyed
  • LOOKING FOR LANGSTON by Isaac Julien, producer: EAVE graduate Nadine Marsh-Edwards
  • NIGHT STAGE by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher, producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Wink
  • PETER HUJAR’S DAY by Ira Sachs, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
  • THE HEART IS A MUSCLE by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali
  • THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt, co-producers: EAVE graduates Lizette Jonjic, Mariusz Wlodarski
  • UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti

YALLA PARKOUR © Kinana Films

Forum

  • CANNONE EFFIMERO by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Seri, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli
  • EAVE project THE KISS OF THE GRASSHOPPER by Elmar Imanov, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Blondiau, co-producers: EAVE MW and FFF graduates Adolf El Assal, Marta Zaccaron
  • EIGHTY PLUS by Zelimir Zilnik, co-producers: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec and EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar
  • IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
  • MINIMALS IN A TITANIC WORLD by Philbert Aimé Mbabazi Sharangabo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexander Wadouh, Roxana Richters
  • OUR TIME WILL COME by Ivette Löcker, producers: EAVE graduate and Austrian National Coordinator Barbara Pichler, EAVE graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
  • THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Juri Semashko, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
  • TIGER’S POND by Natesh Hegde, co-producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • UNDERGROUND by Kaori Oda, producer: TTB graduate Ryohei Tsutsui

Forum Expanded

  • THE ORCHARDS by Antoine Chapon, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Hakim

Generation

Generation Kplus

  • CIRCUSBOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producers: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld, EAVE graduate Martin Heisler
  • DOWN IN THE DUMPS by Vera van Wolferen, producer: EAVE graduate Noortje Wilschut
  • ONLY ON EARTH by Robin Petré, producers: EAVE graduates Marieke van den Bersselaar, Signe Skov Thomsen
  • TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • THE NATURE OF INVISIBLE THINGS by Rafaela Camelo, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos, executive producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
  • THE THIEF by Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Møller Christoffersen

Generation 14plus

  • DON'T WAKE THE SLEEPING CHILD by Kevin Aubert, producer: CPI graduate Chloé Ortolé
  • OUR WILDEST DAYS by Vasilis Kekatos, producers: EAVE graduate Guillaume Dreyfus, PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes, PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske
  • PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • SANDBAG DAM by Cejen Cernic Canak, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ieva Norviliene, Marija Stojanovic
  • SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, co-producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena
  • VILLAGE ROCKSTARS 2 by Rima Das, co-producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Fran Borgia 

Shorts

  • THROUGH YOUR EYES by Nelson Yeo,executive producer: TTB graduate Wilfredo C. Manalang

Berlinale Co-Production Market

Official Feature Project Selection 2025

  • 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina
  • A FEW MILES SOUTH by Ben Pearce, producer: EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
  • A PLACE IN THE WORLD by Ayse Polat, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerherds
  • DREAMGIRL by Kaan Müjdeci, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova
  • GALERNA by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • HAPPY DAYS by Floor van der Meulen, producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen 
  • HOLIDAY by Wissam Charaf, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent
  • KONBINI by Pedro Collantes, producer: TTB graduate Pedro Hernandez
  • LENDE by Katy Lena Ndiaye, producer: EAVE graduate Nezha Cohen
  • THE FUNERAL by Carolina Markowicz, producer: EAVE+ graduate Karen Castanho
  • THE MAGIC HOUR by Radu Muntean, producers: EAVE graduates Annamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu

Berlinale Directors projects

  • THE BLOCK UNIVERSE by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev

Rotterdam-Berlinale Express

  • MEAT by Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair, producer: EAVE graduate Deidre Levins

Company Matching Programme

  • EAVE graduate Alex Lo, Cinema Inutile, USA & Japan
  • EAVE graduate Julie Cöllen, Fünferfilm, Germany
  • EAVE graduate and Polish National Coordinator Aga Wasiak, Lava Films, Poland
  • EAVE graduate Yulia Evina Bhara, KawanKawan Media, Indonesia
  • EAVE graduate and US National Coordinator Melissa Adeyemo and EAVE graduate Yanis Gaye, Yetu (Un)limited, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana

Copro Series

  • OUR PEOPLE by Tereza Nvotova, producers: EAVE graduates Jakub Viktorin
  • RECIPES FOR A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN by Sophie White, producer: EAVE graduate Ailish McElmeel
  • RUTH’S GHOSTS by Jennifer Fox, producer: TTB graduate Frauke Kolbmüller
  • SHIT HAPPENS by Arman T. Riahi, David Wagner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger

Talent Project Market

  • HUM by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
  • THE SERPENT by Diogo Hayashi, producer: EAVE and CPI graduate Julia Alves

Berlinale Talents

  • EAVE graduate Serena Alfieri
  • PUENTES graduate Mayra Faour Auad
  • EAVE participant Gerard Rodriguez
  • PUENTES graduate Joy Jorgensen
  • EAVE MW graduate Helene Walland
  • EAVE and CPI graduate Julia Alves
  • CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • EAVE graduate Carla Fotea

Junior Entertainment Talent Slate

  • RIOT GIRL SUMMER, producer: EAVE graduate Daniel Hegarty

SAVE THE DATE!

EAVE session: AI Playbook 101: Everyday Tools for the Independent Producer

on Saturday, February 15th, at 15:30, Gropius Bau, second floor

Speaker: EAVE graduate and group leader Joanna Szymańska

Joanna explores her evolving relationship with AI tools, moving beyond the usual buzzwords like “optimization” and “efficiency.” Through personal experiences and real-world examples, she’ll dive into practical uses of AI for independent producers—from drafting emails and synthesising research to analysing scripts and brainstorming audience design ideas. The session will also touch on how AI can unlock human creativity and how producers can keep up (or at least not fall too far behind) in this rapidly changing technological landscape.

Morning Kick-Off: Producers' Breakfast Club

on Saturday, February 15th, 09:00 – 10:00, Innovation & Producers Café at Gropius Bau

The EFM, ACE Producers and EAVE invite you to kickstart your day at the Producers and Innovation Café, a refreshing and energising space where industry professionals come together to share insights, spark creativity, and build meaningful connections. Dive into an informal “meet & mingle” where producers and innovators from diverse backgrounds come together to exchange ideas, share experiences, and explore new opportunities for collaboration. With a coffee in hand and a pastry to enjoy, you’ll have the chance to network in a relaxed and open environment, perfect for forging new relationships and re-energising existing ones. Join us to fuel your creativity, connect with industry leaders, and start your day on a high note!

MEET EAVE IN BERLIN

EAVE table #216 at the innovation hub on the second floor of the MGB (Martin Gropius Bau) and Creative Europe MEDIA stand (Central Hall, Stand number: 24) of the EFM.

To arrange a meeting, please contact satu@eave.org!

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Participants announced for third year of Access BIPOC Producers!

EAVE and the National Screen Institute in partnership with Canada Media Fund (CMF) are excited to announce the 20 producers selected for Access BIPOC Producers – a training and mentorship program designed to support BIPOC producers in Canada as they scale their businesses and develop projects for international markets. 

Congratulations to the participants: 

  • Alexander Glua (Vancouver, BC) 
  • Alice Teufack (Winnipeg, MB) 
  • Amanda Pileggi (Toronto, ON) 
  • Ana P. Castillo (Winnipeg, MB) 
  • Camille Beaudoin (Port Moody, BC) 
  • Erica Daniels (Winnipeg, MB) 
  • Fabiola Caraza (Saskatoon, SK) 
  • Georgina López (Toronto, ON) 
  • James Yi (Toronto, ON) 
  • Javiera Quintana (Toronto, ON) 
  • Joe Balass (Montreal, QC) 
  • Kristina Wong (Toronto, ON) 
  • Leon Lee (Vancouver, BC) 
  • Priyanka Desai (North Vancouver, BC) 
  • Rolla Tahir (York, ON) 
  • Samantha Pineda Sierra (Vancouver, BC) 
  • Taghreed Saadeh (Edmonton, AB) 
  • Tanya Hoshi (Mississauga, ON) 
  • Temilola Adebayo (Courtice, ON) 
  • Yiqian Zhang (Toronto, ON) 

Read the participants’ bios here. 

This third edition builds on past successes, fostering a path to career and entrepreneurial sustainability for participants and their production companies. Designed to build strong business networks, boost company growth and drive the financing and co-production of intellectual property, this program has consistently delivered on its goals.

“Investing in BIPOC storytellers is essential to Canada’s cultural tapestry. By amplifying these diverse voices, we showcase the multifaceted stories that define Canada, and that resonate at home and around the world,” said Mathieu Chantelois, EVP of Marketing and Public Affairs, CMF. “We’re grateful to the National Screen Institute and EAVE for partnering on this initiative and to the world-class experts who will work with this year’s participants. This program provides crucial opportunities for these creators to grow their projects and businesses, strengthening the industry as a whole.”

This year’s participants have begun work and will meet for their first one-week intensive, in-person workshop in Winnipeg at the end of March.

Through hands-on individual and group assignments, participants will strengthen their leadership and entrepreneurial skills while studying with national and international experts in script consultancy, finance, marketing, sales, interprovincial co-productions and entertainment law.

Renowned industry experts involved in the third edition of Access BIPOC Producers include Diana Elbaum (Beluga Tree); Head of Studies Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media); Jacques Akchoti, Mmabatho Kau (Raindrop Media); Ayman El Amir; Titus Kreyenberg (Unafilm); Karen Harnish (Film Forge); Hédi Zardi (Atlas Workshops); Kelly Wilhelm (OCAD University); and Doug Murray (Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP).

The program curriculum is developed using EAVE’s methodology, tailor-made for delivery in Canada. Recent EAVE graduates have seen a 182% increase in co-production projects after participation. 

“Access BIPOC Producers provides senior-level professional development for producers who want to expand their international business network,” said National Screen Institute executive director Christine Kleckner. “Our partnership with EAVE and CMF has been essential in driving these efforts forward, as we work together to ensure that producers can lead with agency and independence to advance an inclusive and equitable culture in the screen sector.”  

Alumni from the first two editions of Access BIPOC Producers have gone on to produce award-winning films, screen their projects at festivals in Canada and abroad and develop co-productions with fellow alumni. They have credited the program with providing the tools and knowledge required to make their production companies more financially and creatively robust, plan film slates and create lasting connections with peers and more experienced industry colleagues. 

“This program helped me move from [going] project to project to project to developing a slate, which is the beginning of really considering my business and my career with the same level of focus that I do per project,” said alum Sarah Kapoor. 

“We understand each other in a way that other people don’t. We have challenges – we’re children of immigrants. We’ve come here in different ways,” said alum Michelle Mama. “Some of us have accents, [for] some of us English isn’t our first language and there’s a well of empathy, there’s something communal here, that’s holy and special.” 

The program is managed by the National Screen Institute’s Ursula Lawson and Oyinkansola Bolaji-Idowu. 

Congratulations again to the 20 producers selected for the third edition of Access BIPOC Producers! We look forward to supporting your career development and celebrating your achievements for years to come.

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Access BIPOC Producers is presented by EAVE and the National Screen Institute, in partnership with the Canada Media Fund (CMF); Patron Telefilm Canada; Program Partner Department of Canadian Heritage; Host Partner Manitoba Film & Music; Strategic Sponsor Bell Media; Industry Partner Bell Fund; Provincial Partner Ontario Creates; Industry Supporter On Screen Manitoba. National Screen Institute Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council. More sponsors to be confirmed. 

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About EAVE, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs 

EAVE is Europe’s leading training, development and networking organization for producers. In addition to their flagship program, the renowned European Producers Workshop, they are involved in a variety of programs in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 1988, EAVE’s objectives are to provide professional training opportunities and to bring producers from different regions of the world together with the aim of facilitating co-production relationships. EAVE’s unique international network comprises over 2,600 producers and key decision-makers. 

About the Canada Media Fund 

Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances and promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for all audiovisual media platforms. CMF guides Canadian content towards a competitive global environment by fostering industry innovation, rewarding success, enabling a diversity of voice and promoting access to content through public and private sector partnerships. CMF receives financial contributions from the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite and IPTV distributors. 

About the National Screen Institute  

Propelled by a visionary network of donors, private and public organizations, board members and staff, the National Screen Institute supports creators from across Canada to tell unforgettable stories. Through industry-informed training and mentoring in film, television and digital media, students and alumni find their voice and place on the global stage, inspiring us to shape a better world. 

We are committed to training participants from a diverse community of voices including Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and two-spirit (LGBTQ2S+), people with disabilities, those outside large urban centres, those from regional and remote areas and various religious groups. 

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EAVE announces new National Coordinators in 2025!

EAVE is proud to announce 17 new appointments as EAVE country and continent representatives. 

With extensive experience in the international film industry, these key industry professionals will now join the EAVE National Coordinators’ Network.

A warm welcome to our new EAVE ambassadors! They join a dedicated group of European film industry professionals selected from the EAVE network to represent and promote EAVE in their respective countries.

We would also like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the National Coordinators who are concluding their roles for their dedication and invaluable contributions over the years. Their support and expertise remain essential for our network.

Find the complete list of the 39 EAVE ambassadors on our website.

 

EUROPE

AUSTRIA

Barbara Pichler, KGP Filmproduktion

BULGARIA

Vanya Rainova, Portokal

CROATIA

Tamara Babun Zovko, Wolfgang&Dolly

DENMARK

Emile Hertling Péronard, Ánorâk Film / Polarama Greenland

"Each year, when I see the new selection of participants for EAVE’s Producers Workshop, I feel like I’m looking into the future. In fact, all of EAVE’s many programmes are like crystal balls, where we see the people who are about to change our industry - not only in Europe but around the globe. Being one of EAVE’s National Coordinators is for me not just a responsibility, but at huge privilege, and a chance to meet and follow from early on these filmmakers, producers, writers, talents and experts. I look forward with great excitement to see how they will shape the future for all of us."

ESTONIA

Evelin Penttilä, Stellar Film

FINLAND

John Lundsten, Tack Films

GERMANY

Verena Gräfe-Höft, Junafilm

"I am super grateful to represent Germany as coordinator for EAVE. Many years back this workshop was a real game changer for me and my company, so now I’m looking forward to support a new, agile and exciting generation of filmmakers."

HUNGARY

Julia Berkes, Proton Cinema

ITALY

Giovanni Pompili, Kino Produzioni

"I am thrilled to be appointed as the EAVE National Coordinator in Italy. This role represents a wonderful opportunity to foster collaboration within the European audiovisual industry, supporting Italian producers and creative professionals in developing European rooted projects on an international stage and strengthening their network. Cooperation between countries is the only form of antidote to a world that closes its borders."

POLAND

Aga Wasiak, Lava Films

ROMANIA

Radu Stancu, deFilm

TURKEY

Halil Kardas, Film Code Production

UNITED KINGDOM

Reece Cargan, Randan

 

INTERNATIONAL

ENGLISH-SPEAKING CANADA

Karen Harnisch, Film Forge

"The EAVE Producers Workshop was a core formative experience in my development as a producer, and the worldwide community brought together by EAVE has become a critical professional network for me in the years since. I am thrilled to serve as a bridge for Canadian producers to connect with EAVE's many valuable programs, and look forward to playing a small role in cultivating future co-production opportunities between Canadian and international producers."

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Melissa Adeyemo, Ominira Studios

"I am excited to support EAVE in forging lasting and meaningful connections with independent producers in the U.S. during what I believe is a pivotal time, given the recent transformations that continue to reshape the global entertainment landscape."

LATIN AMERICA

Tatiana Leite, Bubbles Project, Brazil

"I'm very honored to be the representative of Latin America in EAVE, an institution that has been strenghtening the producers’ path from all over the world, creating amazing labs, platforms and opportunities for those who are inspired by cinema and want to make inspiring films. Latin America is one of the epicentres of creativity and hopefully new generations of filmmakers and producers will emerge from there making its representation as diverse and strong as it deserves."

ASIA

Liza Diño, Fire and Ice Media, The Philippines

"As the EAVE National Coordinator for Asia, I am thrilled to represent the dynamic and diverse talent of Asian filmmakers within this esteemed international network. This role is an exciting opportunity to amplify Asian voices, foster meaningful global collaborations, and bridge opportunities between Asia and the international film community. I look forward to supporting the growth of emerging talents, connecting them with the resources and partnerships needed to bring their unique stories to a global audience, while also strengthening EAVE’s presence and impact across the region."

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Deadline extension: EAVE+ 2025

Applications are now extended until February 6th, 2025 for the 15th edition of EAVE+!

EAVE+ will take place from April 25 - 30, 2025 in Luxembourg.

Join this compact workshop to and get a comprehensive industry update and an insight into the latest business models. EAVE+ offers 15 producers the opportunity to discuss their company structures and management practices together with high-profile industry experts during 4,5 days to tackle the business side of running a film company.

Sessions will focus on:

  • Company sustainability and how to reinvent yourself in times of change
  • ‘Transforming companies’: a series of company case studies and inspiring new business models
  • The role of the producer as a leader

Together with top-notch experts, we will dive deep into:

  • cashflow management
  • company strategies
  • negotiation with financiers and partners
  • raising finance from investors
  • how to create viable business models for the future

All producers will work on their individual leadership qualities and resilience in private coaching sessions.

“The workshop is very attractive for experienced producers coping with strategical questions how to move forward with your company and productions to make sustainable business environment. It's a big inspiration to share your doubts and questions with fellow producers and experts, also to get advices from different size markets professionals, to discuss future opportunities and goals in the creative industries. I've got many new ideas and inspirations which I consider to apply to my company and to my leadership skills growth.”

Zivile Gallego, Fratila Films, Lithuania

“Terrific workshop to rethink and improve the structure and administration of our company.”  

Jose Alba, Pecado Films, Spain

Applications are open for independent producers with a solid track record and international experience from Europe and the rest of the world until February 6th, 2025. 

The programme is designed for producers who have been running their own company for five years+ and/or who have worked five years+ at senior management level in another company. We strongly recommend that two individuals at senior management level attend from each company

EAVE allocates a specific scholarship for European residents and citizens who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour. EAVE also offers a limited number of scholarships covering the participation fee (incl. accommodation). Priority is given to candidates from LCC countries as defined by Creative Europe (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia. The following third countries would also be considered within Group B, subject to the conditions being fulfilled for their participation in the MEDIA strand: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Georgia, Iceland, Lichtenstein, North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Ukraine).

Thanks to our partnerships, SODEC will offer a scholarship for one participant from Quebec and Canada Media Fund (CMF) will offer a scholarship for 1-2 participants from one Canadian company owned and controlled by persons from Racialized or Indigenous communities. To be eligible, the company needs to have a slate of content and have received production funding from the CMF in the past 4 years. Projeto Paradiso will offer a scholarship for one Brazilian participant attending EAVE+.

EAVE+ is organised once a year in Luxembourg with support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and Film Fund Luxembourg

For more information, please visit here or contact satu@eave.org.

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EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW triumphs at the Golden Globes and at the Lumières Awards

Golden Globes

8 awards for EAVE graduates at the Golden Globes:

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won Best Motion Picture – Musical, Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña), Best Song
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi was awarded Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Adrien Brody)
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Motion Picture – Animated

https://goldenglobes.com

 

 

Swedish Guldbagge Awards

  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze won Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Sound Design
  • HYPNOSIS by Ernst De Geer, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Elise Fernanda Pirir won Best Actor, Best Actor in a supporting role, Best Screenplay
  • THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff, producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski, Elina Litvinova, EAVE graduate and group leader Riina Sildos won Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up, Best Visual Effects and Best Production Design

www.guldbaggen.se

 

 

French Lumières Awards

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), Best Music
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy won Best Documentary
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Animated Film

https://academiedeslumieres.com

 

Gaudi Awards

  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producer: EAVE graduate Adriana Dot, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler won Best Non-Catalan Language Film, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Editing
  • SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora won Best Adapted Screenplay, Best New Performance

https://academiadelcinema.cat/ca/

 

 

Les Arcs European Film Festival

  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger won the Audience Award
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won the Universciné Award for the Hauteur section

https://lesarcs-filmfest.com/fr

 

 

Trieste Film Festival

  • TATA by Lina Vdovii, Radu Ciorniciuc, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan won the Alpe Adria Cinema Award to the Best Documentary in Competition and an Audience Award for Best Documentary
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc won Best Live Action Short Film
  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduates Julia Berkes, Ferenc Pusztai, Viktoria Petranyi, Patricia d’Intino won the Cineuropa Prize and received a Special Mention
  • THE SKY ABOVE ZENICA by Nanna Frank Møller & Zlatko Pranjic, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller won the Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa Prize for Best Documentary in Competition
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the SNCEE Italian Critics’ Prize for Best Film
  • CHARLOTTE, ONE OF US by Rolando Colla, producer: EAVE graduate Claudio Giapponesi received a Special Mention

www.triestefilmfestival.it

 

When East Meets West

  • The EAVE Producers Workshop 2026 Scholarship went to: Jelena Radenkovic, Big Time Production, Serbia
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project TALES OF FRUITS AND MONSTERS by Gregor Božič, producer: EAVE graduate Marina Gumzi won the Film Center Serbia Development Award and the Pop Up Film Residency Award
  • KLÁRA IS HERE by Dávid Csicskár, producer: EAVE graduate Balazs Zachar won the Ciclic WEMW Award
  • BERLINER directed and produced by CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze, producers: Heino Deckert, EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld won the Taskovski # DocsConnect Award
  • BETTER THAN GOLD by Leen Michiels, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten D'Hollander won the DAE Talent Development Award
  • RUNNING WITH BEASTS by Leila Basma, producer: PUENTES graduate Natalia Pavlove  won the Marché du Film Producers Network Award
  • ELECTING MISS SANTA by Raisa Razmerita, producer: EAVE graduates Ion Gnatiuc, Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu won the Film Center Montenegro Award
  • EAVE project DOLCE FAR NIENTE by Elena Kairyté, producers: EAVE graduates Claudio Giaponese and Rūta Jekentaitė won the  Italy-Baltic Co-development Award of € 13.000
  • THE ART OF BITING YOUR TONGUE by Ieva Norvele, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Latvia Aija Berzina won the Italy-Baltic Co-development Award of € 7.000
  • ON THEIR OWN by Tudor Jurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Michele Fornasero, Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu won the Laser Film Postproduction Award
  • AMORES by Grace Passo, producer: EAVE graduate Rachel Daisy Ellis won the TRT Prize
  • KURKUMA by Drishya Gautham, producer: EAVE graduate Mathivanan Rajendran won the HAVC & MIDPOINT Development Award

www.wemw.it

 

 

Max Ophüls Festival Saarbrücken

  • BAGGER DRAMA by Piet Baumgartner, producer: EAVE graduate Karin Koch won Best Director and Best Script
  • TO CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SEE FIRE by Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber won Best Documentary and Best Music in a documentary

https://ffmop.de

 

 

Tromsø International Film Festival

  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier won the Aurora Award for Best Film.

https://www.tiff.no/en

 

 

Premier Plans Film Festival Angers

  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Grand Jury Prize
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel won the Audience Award
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos won the Bouvet Ladubay Prize for Best Actress
  • PUENTES project THE EXILES (LOS TORTUGA) by Belen Funes, producers: PUENTES graduate Alba Bosch-Duran, EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, co-producer: PUENTES, MW and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi won the Activités sociales de l’Énergie Award
  • I DIED IN IRPIN by Anastasiia Falileieva, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky won the Grand Jury Prize in the European Short Films section

www.premiersplans.org

 

 

Ramdan Festival Tournai

  • RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri was awarded the Most Disturbing Fiction Award at the Ramdan Festival Tournai.

www.ramdamfestival.be

 

 

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won the Vanguard Award
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won the Ensemble Performance Award
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi won the Desert Palm Achievement Award (Actor)
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach won the Desert Palm Achievement Award (Actress)

www.psfilmfest.org

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EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW nominated for the Oscars

American Academy Awards – the Oscars

In total 39 nominations for 10 films by EAVE producers:

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis is nominated twelve times for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best International Feature, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Original Score and Best Original Song
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi is nominated ten times for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa is nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score
  • THE APPRENTICE by Ali Abbasi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ditte Milsted, Ruth Treacy is nominated for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza is nominated for Best International Feature and for Best Animated Feature
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski is nominated for Best International Feature
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve is nominated for Best Documentary
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach is nominated for Best Cinematography
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc is nominated for Best Live Action Short Film
  • WANDER TO WONDER by Nina Gantz, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper, EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart is nominated for Best Animated Short

 The award ceremony will take place on March 3, 2025.

www.oscars.org

 

 

BAFTA Film Awards

  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa is leading with 12 nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Casting, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis is nominated 11 times for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Original Score  
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi is nominated 9 times for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza is nominated for Children’s and Family Film and for Best Animated Feature
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann is in for Outstanding British Film and Best Leading Actress
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial is nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language

The BAFTA ceremony will take place in London on 16 February 2025.

www.bafta.org

 

 

Spanish Goya Awards

  • GLIMMERS by Pilar Palomero, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre is nominated for Best Actress (Patricia Lopez Arnaiz), Best Supporting Actor (Antonio de la Torre), Best New Actress (Marina Guerola), Best Adapted Screenplay
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzadois nominated for Best Director, Best Actress (Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyles, Best Original Score 
  • THE RED VIRGIN by Paula Ortiz, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora is nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Aixa Villagran), Best Art Direction, Best Production Supervision, Best Sound, Best Special Effects, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyles, Best Original Song
  • SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora is nominated for Best New Actress (Laura Weissmahr), Best Adapted Screenplay
  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producer: EAVE graduate Adriana Dot, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler is nominated for Best Actor (Alfredo Castro)
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis is nominated for Best European Film
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza is nominated for Best European Film
  • LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE + graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina is nominated for Best European Film
  • ROCK BOTTOM by Maria Trenor, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra Clua is nominated for Best Animated Film
  • CIAO BAMBINA by Afioco and Carolina Yuste, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo d’Ursi is nominated for Best Documentary Short Film
  • LAS NOVIAS DEL SUR by Elena López Riera, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler is nominated for Best Documentary Short Film

www.academiadecine.com

 

 

Directors Guild of America Awards

Nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement:

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi  
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa

Nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film:

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink

Nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary:

  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve

www.dga.org

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EAVE project QUIET LIFE in French cinemas

In French cinemas

  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Riina Sildos, EAVE graduates Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho. January 1.
  • WHERE DO I BELONG TO by Meryam Joobeur, producer: EAVE graduate Sarra Ben Hassen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar. January 1. 
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin. January 15.
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski. January 29.

 

In Belgian cinemas

  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza. January 15. 
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin. January 22.
  • THE DEVIL'S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper. January 22. 
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart. January 29.  

 

In Dutch cinemas

  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina. January 30.

 

In UK cinemas

  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You. January 10. 
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart. January 17.
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. January 24.

 

In Swiss cinemas

  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. January 30.

 

In Austrian cinemas

  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. January 30.

 

In German cinemas

  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski. January 9.  
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink. January 15. 
  • RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri. January 15. 
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. January 30.
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards. January 30.

 

In Polish cinemas

  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. January 30.

 

In Danish cinemas

  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. January 30. 
  • HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas. January 25.

 

In Finnish cinemas

  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa. December 20.
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. January 10.  

 

In Irish cinemas

  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Petranyi. January 25.

 

In Norwegian cinemas

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. January 31.  
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. January 31.

 

In Swedish cinemas

  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. January 31.

 

In Spanish cinemas

  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, Kaarle Aho. January 31.

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EAVE project WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM selected for Sundance and IFFR

Palm Springs International Film Festival (January 2 –13)

  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA Nabil Ayouch, producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producers: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • NASTY, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier
  • THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE+ graduate Philippe Coeytaux
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart

www.psfilmfest.org

 

 

Ramdam Festival Tournai (January 17 – 27)

  • AÏCHA by Mehdi Barsaoui, producer: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • BXL by Ish and Monir Ait-Hamou, producer: EAVE graduate Peter De Maegd
  • DIAMANT BRUT by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora
  • DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Ršumović, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producer: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
  • LARS IS LOL by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, producer: EAVE MW graduate Caroline Hitland
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producers: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
  • PLANET B by Aude Léa Rapi, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri  
  • REAS by Lola Arias, producers: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • THE ASSESSMENT by Fleur Fortuné, producer: EAVE+ graduates Jonas Katzenstein
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • UNE PART MANQUANTE by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques Henri Bronckart
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora 
  • YOUNG HEARTS by Anthony Schatteman, producer: EAVE graduate Xavier Rombaut, co-producers: EAVE graduates Floor Onrust, Annabella Nezri

www.ramdamfestival.be

 

 

Tromsø International Film Festival (January 13 – 19)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
  • LITTLE GIRL BLUE by Mona Achache, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • OHJUS by Miia Tervo, co-producer: EAVE graduate Evelin Penttilä 
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE SOUTHERN CHRONICLES by Ignas Miskinis, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, Kaarle Aho
  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • TRANS MEMORIA by Victoria Verseau, producer: EAVE graduate Malin Hüber
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymir Yatsenko
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries

www.tiff.no

 

 

Solothurner Filmtage (January 22 – 29)

  • ALPHA. by Jan-Willem van Ewijk, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec
  • BAGGER DRAMA by Piet Baumgartner, producer: EAVE graduate Karin Koch
  • BLINDGÄNGER by Kerstin Polte, producers: EAVE graduates Dirk Decker, Dario Schoch
  • ELECTRIC CHILD by Simon Jaquemet, producers: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew
  • LANDESVERRÄTER by Michael Krummenacher, producer: EAVE graduate Ivan Madeo
  • MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduates Karin Koch, Radu Stancu
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin   
  • TRACES OF RESPONSIBILITY by Jann Anderegg, Anja Reiss, producer: EAVE graduate Karin Koch

www.solothurnerfilmtage.ch

 

 

Sundance Film Festival (January 23 – February 2)

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

  • BRIDES by Nadia Fall, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
  • DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producers: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic, TTB graduate Veronika Kührova
  • EAVE project WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM by Amel Guellaty, producers: EAVE graduate Asma Chiboub, TTB graduate Karim Aitouna
  • THE THINGS YOU KILL by Alireza Khatami, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski 
  • SUKKWAN ISLAND by Vladimir de Fontenay, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

World Cinema Documentary Competition

  • COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! By Amber Fares, producer: EAVE graduate Valérie Montmartin
  • MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN by David Borenstein, co-producer: EAVE graduate Radovan Sibrt

Premieres

  • ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU by Cherien Dabis, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marios Piperides
  • JIMPA by Sophie Hyde, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
  • PETER HUJAR’S DAY by Ira Sachs, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle

Spotlight

  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani

Midnight

  • THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt, co-producers: EAVE graduates Mariusz Wlodarski, Lizette Jonjic

Short Film Program

  • B(L)IND THE SACRIFICE by Nakhane, producers: EAVE graduates Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
  • HURIKÁN by Jan Saska, producer: EAVE MW graduate Kamila Dohnalova, co-producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • VOX HUMANA by Don Josephus, Raphael Eblahan, producer: EAVE graduate Alemberg Ang

www.sundance.org

 

 

Trieste Film Festival (January 16 – 24)

Feature Film Competition

  • BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producers: FFF graduate Ketie Danelia, EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin
  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosec, producer: EAVE graduate Rok Secen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Tamara Babun, Jarle Bjørknes, EAVE MW graduate Marta Zaccaron
  • FREEDOM by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu
  • KYUKA: BEFORE SUMMER’S END by Kostis Charamountanis, producers: EAVE graduates Danae Spathara, Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, Ferenc Pusztai, Viktoria Petranyi, Patricia d’Intino
  • LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir Perisic, producers: EAVE graduates Vincent Quenault, Janja Kralj, EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic
  • STEPNE by Maryna Vroda, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anna Katchko, Agnieszka Dziedzic, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmyre Badinier, EAVE+ graduate Philippe Coeytaux

Out of Competition

  • BLAGA’S LESSONS by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producers: EAVE graduates Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova
  • EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator for Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Jelena Mitrovic, EAVE graduate and Norwegian National Coordinator Gary Cranner
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
  • MMXX by Cristi Puiu, producer: EAVE graduate Sergiu Cumatrenco
  • MY LATE SUMMER by Danis Tanovic, producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, Annamaria Antoci
  • SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Marija Razgute, co-producers: EAVE graduates Luisa Romeo, Anna-Maria Kantarius
  • SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon

Short Films

  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc

Special Events

  • BEAUTIFUL BEINGS by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Mani Svansson, Peter Possne, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic
  • EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduates Maria Blicharska, Diana Elbaum

Documentary Competition

  • ALICE ON & OFF by Isabela von Tent, producer: EAVE graduate Irina Malcea-Cândea
  • A PICTURE TO REMEMBER by Olga Chernykh, producer: TTB graduate Flavia Oertwig
  • BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • FAIRY GARDEN by Gergő Somogyvari, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sára László
  • MOTHERLAND by Hanna Badziaka, Alexander Mihalkovich, producer: EAVE graduate Mario Adamson
  • TATA by Lina Vdovii, Radu Ciorniciuc, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • THE SKY ABOVE ZENICA by Nanna Frank Møller & Zlatko Pranjic, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller

WILD ROSES – Focus on Serbia

  • 3 DAYS IN QUIBERON by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter, co-producer: EAVE graduate Undine Filter
  • 78 DAYS by Emilija Gasic, producer: EAVE graduate Milos Ivanovic, EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranic Sucur
  • CELTS by Milica Tomovic, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Vasiljevic
  • INGEBORG BACHMANN by Margarethe von Trotta, producers: EAVE+ graduates Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bettina Brokemper
  • IVANA THE TERRIBLE by Ivana Mladenovic, producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon
  • LANDSCAPES OF RESISTANCE by Marta Popivoda, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic
  • SISI & I by Frauke Finsterwalder, producer: EAVE graduate and EAVE President Danny Krausz
  • SYSTEM CRASHER by Nora Fingscheidt, producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann
  • THE OTHER SIDE OF EVERYTHING by Mila Turajlic, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Chichowsky
  • WHEN THE PHONE RANG by Iva Radivojevic, producer: EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranic Sucur

Queer Visions

  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, Ankica Juric Tilic, Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj

www.triestefilmfestival.it

 

When East Meets West Co-Production Forum (January 19 – 22)

  • BEATRICE by Vallo Toomla, producers: EAVE graduates Evelin Soosaar-Penttilä, Giovanni Pompili, Lithuanian National Coordinator Dagne Vildziunaite, B'EST graduate Alise Gelze
  • BERLINER directed and produced by CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze, producers: Heino Deckert, EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld
  • BETTER THAN GOLD by Leen Michiels, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten D'Hollander
  • BIG WOMEN by Milica Tomović, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic
  • GLOWING by Martin Pav, producer: EAVE graduate Jitka Kotrlova
  • HELTER SKELTER by Paul Vincent de Lestrade, producers: PUENTES graduate Geraldine Sprimont, EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan
  • KLARA IS HERE by David Csicskar, producer: EAVE graduate Balazs Zachar
  • LAI HUI (BACK&FORTH) - RECORDING THE FIELD ALONG THE NEW SILK ROAD by Antoine Prum, producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Tsiako Abesadze, Diana Paroiu, Carla Fotea, EAVE MW graduate Norman Bernien
  • NEARBY FARAWAY by Sonia Liza Kenterman, producers: EAVE graduates Mando Stathi, Alexandra Hoesdorff, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer
  • RUNNING WITH BEASTS by Leila Basma, producer: PUENTES graduate Natalia Pavlove
  • SOMA by Miklos Keleti, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Riina Sildos, EAVE graduates Fleur Knopperts, Denis Vaslin
  • TALES OF FRUITS AND MONSTERS by Gregor Božič, producer: EAVE graduate Marina Gumzi
  • WAR FEVER by Ineke Smits, producers: EAVE graduates Fleur Knopperts, Denis Vaslin

Last Stop Trieste

  • ELECTING MISS SANTA by Raisa Razmerita, producers: EAVE graduates Ion Gnatiuc, Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu

This is IT

  • CUERPO CELESTE by Nayra Ilic, producer: PUENTES and EAVE SLATE graduate Alessandro Amato, EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti
  • HOME by Or Sinai, producer: EAVE graduate Aneta Zagorska
  • EAVE project THE LAST SON by Darko Stante, producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Nina Robnik, Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianiu
  • ON THEIR OWN by Tudor Jurgiu, producer: EAVE graduate Bogdan Craciun
  • THE ART OF BITING YOUR TONGUE by Ieva Norvele, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Latvia Aija Berzina
  • THE WHITE CLUB by Michele Pennetta, producers: EAVE graduate Nadia Trevisan, EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • WOLF PARK by Demelza Kooij, producer: EAVE graduate Mario Adamson

First Cut+   

  • AMORES by Grace Passo, producer: EAVE graduate Rachel Daisy Ellis
  • BORDERLINE by Ignas Jonynas, producer: EAVE graduate Ruta Jekentaite
  • DESPITE THE SCARS by Felix Rier, producer: EAVE graduate Martin Rattini
  • GIRL IN THE NIGHT by Luka Marcetic, producer: EAVE MW graduate Andraz Jeric
  • SUMMER SCHOOL, 2001 by Duzan Duong, producers: EAVE graduates Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova, Jakub Viktorin

EAVE Slate

  • Volos Film Italia | producer: TTB graduate Stefano Centini | Italy
  • Blade Production | producer: Zoran Dzeverdanovic | Slovenia
  • Hotel B Filmes | producer: Juan Camilo Figueroa | Colombia
  • Brava Cine | producer: Valeria Forster Cassigoli | Argentina
  • Climax Films | producer: Caroline Houben | Belgium
  • HER Film | producer: EAVE graduate Malin Hüber | Sweden
  • INVICTUS | producer: EAVE graduate Kalin Kalinov | Bulgaria
  • Pilgrim Film | producer: Andrea Magnani | Italy
  • Rodô Audiovisual | producer: Akira Martins | Brazil
  • Monarca Films | producer: Eugenia Olascuaga | Uruguay
  • Kijora Film | producer: Marta Szymanowska | Poland
  • Plan C Filmproduktion | producer: EAVE graduate Claudia Wohlgenannt | Austria

EAVE events

EAVE Impact Think Tank

The annual EAVE Impact Think Tank took place on January 18 & 19, and we will delve deeper for the second year into Equitable Approaches to Producing.

Over the course of 1.5 days, we explored innovative strategies for integrating inclusive production practices across all stages of content production — from pre-development to release and distribution. Our collective goal was to create a concise, practical guide for producers, providing actionable recommendations on storytelling, community engagement, crew selection, contracts, team building, and more.

Thanks to WEMW and our generous funders, including the Canada Media Fund (CMF), Telefilm Canada and IEFTA, whose contributions have made this gathering possible as well as the Marché du Film where we aim to present this year's results in May.

EAVE panel

"Inclusive Co-Productions: A Roadmap from Development to Release" – January 20, 17:00

The panel in collaboration with the EAVE Impact Think Tank, explored strategies for embedding inclusivity into every stage of the co-production process, from pre-development to release. Drawing on insights from the 2025 EAVE Think Tank, this session provided a practical framework for fostering collaboration and creating ethical co-productions.

Speakers:

  • EAVE graduate Gema Juárez Allen, Gema Films, Argentina
  • EAVE graduate Jennifer Sabbah, Big Sister Production, France
  • EAVE participant Amil Shivji, Kijiweni Productions, Tanzania

Moderator: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit

GMM Residency

The first Global Media Makers (GMM) Residency to engage Ukrainian filmmakers was held from January 16-22. The residency by Film Independent was presented in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Institute, WEMW, and EAVE.

www.wemw.it

 

 

Black Movie Festival Geneva (January 17 – 26)

  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduates Julia Berkes, Ferenc Pusztai, Viktoria Petranyi, Patricia d’Intino
  • Interchange project MIMOSAS by Oliver Laxe, producer: EAVE graduate Felipe Lage Coro 
  • SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke
  • TATA by Lina Vdovii, Radu Ciorniciuc, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon 
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries
  • YOUTH (HARD TIMES) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial

www.blackmovie.ch

 

 

Premiers Plans Festival Angers (January 18 – 26)

  • I DIED IN IRPIN by Anastasiia Falileieva, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • LE DERNIER SOUFFLE by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
  • PUENTES project THE EXILES (LOS TORTUGA) by Belen Funes, producers: PUENTES graduate Alba Bosch-Duran, EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, co-producer: PUENTES, MW and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • TRANS MEMORIA by Victoria Verseau, producer: EAVE graduate Malin Hüber
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymir Yatsenko
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart

www.premiersplans.org

 

 

Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken (January 20 – 26)

  • BAGGER DRAMA by Piet Baumgartner, producer: EAVE graduate Karin Koch
  • LES COURAGEUX by Jasmin Gordon, producer: EAVE graduate Brigitte Hofer
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TO CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SEE FIRE by Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber

https://ffmop.de

 

 

International Film Festival Rotterdam  (January 25 – February 4)

Opening and Closing Film

  • FABULA by Michiel ten Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Sander Verdonk
  • THIS CITY IS A BATTLEFIELD by Mouly Surya, producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew

Tiger Competition

  • EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Vanja Jambrovic, Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi
  • FIRST PERSON PLURAL by Sandro Aguilar, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli
  • IM HAUS MEINER ELTERN by Tim Ellrich, producer: EAVE graduate Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer
  • PERLA by Alexandra Makarová, producers: EAVE graduates Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi
  • WIND, TALK TO ME by Stefan Djordjevic, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Vanja Jambrovic, Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, Miha Černec
  • WONDROUS IS THE SILENCE OF MY MASTER by Ivan Salatic, producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Angelovski

Big Screen Competition

  • BACK TO THE FAMILY by Shaunas Bartas, producers: EAVE graduates Janja Kralj, Izabela Wójcik, Gints Grube, EAVE+ graduate Violetta Kaminska
  • EAVE project IDYLLIC by Aaron Rookus, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten van der Ven
  • ORENDA by Pirjo Honkasalo, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
  • OUR FATHER – THE LAST DAYS OF A DICTATOR by José Filipe Costa, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Filipa Reis
  • SOFT LEAVES by Miwako Van Weyenberg, producer: EAVE graduate Antonio Lombardo

Harbour

  • BALENTES by Giovanni Columbu, producer: TTB graduate Flavia Oertwig
  • EAVE project WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM by Amel Guellaty, producer: EAVE graduate Asma Chiboub, TTB graduate Karim Aitouna
  • GHOST TRAIL by Jonathan Millet, producers: EAVE graduates Nicole Gerhards, Julie Esparbes
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producers: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier, Tony Copti, Marco Valerio Fusco
  • KEY TO HEAVEN by Digna Sinke, producer: EAVE graduate Monique Busman
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • STRANDZHA by Pepa Hristova, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen
  • THE MOROMETE FAMILY 3: FATHER AND SON by Stere Gulea, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu
  • THE MOROMETE FAMILY: ON THE EDGE OF TIME by Stere Gulea, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu
  • WISHING ON A STAR by Peter Kerekes, co-producers: EAVE graduates Vanja Jambrovic and Tibor Keser, TTB graduate Stefano Centini
  • YOUTH (HARD TIMES) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • YOUTH (SPRING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Gilles Chanial, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts

Limelight

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ALPHA. by Jan Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec
  • ELECTRIC CHILD by Simon Jaquemet, producer: EAVE+ graduate Michjela Pini, EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Judith Lichtneckert, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • I SHALL SEE by Mercedes Stalenhoef, producer: EAVE graduate Rogier Kramer
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • MARIANA’S ROOM by Emmanuel Finkiel, producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE RETURN by Uberto Pasolini, producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart

Bright Future

  • 1 GIRL INFINITE by Lilly Hu, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • RED STARS UPON THE FIELD by Laura Laabs, producer: EAVE graduate Maximilian Haslberger

Tiger Short Competition

  • COMMON PEAR by Gregor Bozic, producer: EAVE graduate Marina Gumzi

Shorts & Mid-length

  • UPON SUNRISE by Stevan Ivancic, producers: EAVE graduates Dragana Jovovic, Miha Cernec, Danijel Pek, Carna Vucinic
  • CAMERAS DO NOT RECORD SUCH THINGS by Alexandru Solomon, producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon

CineMart

  • 100 THOUSAND TURKISH LIRAS by Nazli Elif Durlu, producer: EAVE graduate Annamaria Aslanoglu
  • ENKOP (THE SOIL) by Angela Wanjiku Wamai, producer: EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith
  • HOW MELISSA BLEW A FUSE by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator for Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo
  • INBETWEEN WORLDS by Diana Cam Van Nguyen, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • THE PRICE OF GOLD by Eugen Jebeleanu, producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon

CineMart Immersive Projects

  • STRATA by Lilian Hess, producer: EAVE graduate Marion Guth

EAVE events

  • Closed-door EAVE IMPACT THINK TANK in partnership with HBF and IMS on Sunday, February 2

Inclusive Coproduction Funding: Practical Steps for Impact

This Think Tank will explore strategies for funders to integrate policies that make inclusive productions more achievable on the projects they finance. Building on the insights shared in the EAVE Impact Think Tank Report on Inclusive Co-Productions, launched at the Marché du Film in May 2024, this session will serve as a focused follow-up for European decision-makers to review and discuss recommendations and align on key actions to undertake collectively. Our collective goal is to determine best practices that funders can implement to make their funding policies and programs more inclusive, particularly for financing co-productions with the Global South and Indigenous or racialized filmmakers in Europe.

  • EAVE open panel in partnership with HBF & IMS on Monday, February 3, 16:00-17:30

Rethinking co-productions: strategies for a more inclusive industry

This panel aims to equip producers with the tools and strategies to thrive in the world of international co-productions. Leading funding bodies will share practical solutions to open doors to fair funding opportunities, adapt to today’s challenges, and forge partnerships that fuel creative and commercial success. Attendees will gain real, practical insights with clear steps to create more compelling, impact films, and new connections to expand their networks and resources.

Speakers:

  • EAVE graduate Helge Albers - MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
  • TTB graduate Iwana Chronis - Netherlands Film Fund
  • Nedin Mutic - SØRFOND

Moderators: EAVE graduates Tamara Dawit & Anton Calleja

https://iffr.com

 

 

Göteborg International Film Festival (January 24 – February 2)

Nordic Competition

  • KEVLAR SOUL by Maria Eriksson-Hecht, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • LIVE A LITTLE by Fanny Ovesen, producer: EAVE graduate Marie Kjellson
  • ORENDA by Pirjo Honkasalo, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari and Mark Lwoff 
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski

International Competition

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • HONEYMOON by Zhanna Ozirna, producer: EAVE graduate Dmytro Sukhanov
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart

Ingmar Bergman Competition

  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler 

Nordic Documentary Competition

  • ABOUT A HERO by Piotr Winiewicz, producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • TRANS MEMORIA by Victoria Verseau, producer: EAVE graduate Malin Hüber

Focus: Disobedience

  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil Ayouch, producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis

Gala

  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, Kaarle Aho
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann

Voyage

  • AÏCHA by Mehdi Barsaoui, producer: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries

Nordic Film Market

Works in progress

  • A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT by Lauri-Matti Parppei, producer: EAVE graduate Ilona Tolmunen
  • A SWEETNESS FROM NOWHERE by Ester Martin Bergsmark, producer: EAVE graduate Anna-Maria Kantarius
  • ARRU by Elle Sofe Sara, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Fernanda Pirir 
  • THE LOVE THAT REMAINS by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Mani Svansson and Katrin Pors
  • THE SQUIRREL by Markus Lehmusruusu, producers: EAVE graduates Mark Lwoff and Misha Jaari

Discovery

  • ELION by Nagieb Khaja, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Leick Jensen
  • LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW by Tess Quatri, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Pirir
  • WHEN JOHAN JOHANAS DISAPPEARED TO THE MOUNTAINS by Suvi West, producer: EAVE participant Julia Elomäki

Nordic Gateway 

  • GRAMMATIK by Popo Fan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen
  • TORPOR by Meltse Van Coillie, producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert

https://goteborgfilmfestival.se/en/

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LA BALEINE is in production now

In production

LA BALEINE by Sylvère Petit, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc is in production. Written by Sylvère Petit and Nathan Le Graciet, the story takes us back to autumn 1985. A storm awakens the Mediterranean. A village is devastated, the harvest ravaged. The sea has deposited a whale on the beach. It’s dead and is declared a carrier of disease. With his tractor, his harvest trailer and three kitchen knives, ailing, misanthrope wine grower, Corbac, wants to save the cetacean’s skeleton from a sanitary blast of dynamite. Day and night, his daughter Mathilde sees the biggest of creatures paraded, piece by piece, past the church, the school and the distillery, awakening the villagers’ unconscious minds and stirring up violence. Mathilde knows her father: he’ll see it through to the bitter end… Serge Lalou and Sophie Cabon produce LA BALEINE for Les Films d’Ici Méditerranée, in co-production with Iota Production (Isabelle Truc and Lawrence Absalon) Upside Films, Spain’s Imagic Telecom. Pre-purchased by Ciné+, the feature film enjoys support via a CNC advance on receipts, as well as backing from Eurimages, the Gan Film Foundation, the Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée region (where filming will unfold until 14 February, with Michaël Capron heading up photography), Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, the SOFICA companies Cineventure and Cofimage, and Procirep/Angoa. It also benefits from partnerships with the Pelagis Observatory and Paris’ Natural History Museum, and enjoys further backing from Le Groupe Ouest and the Francophone Co-Production Meetings, among other sources.

www.iotaproduction.com

 

In post-production

  • WASHED AND BURIED by Martin Turk, producers: EAVE graduates Ida Weiss, EAVE MW and FFF graduate Marta Zaccaron is in post-production. The film follows Nadja, a successful 40-year-old lawyer, who returns to her remote hometown to fulfil her late grandmother's enigmatic final wish, making her face with long-forgotten places and encounters, as well as hidden family truths that challenge her perception of the past. Produced by Ida Weiss of Bela Film (Slovenia), the film is a co-production with Marta Zaccaron of Incipit Film (Italy) and Inja Korać of Cobra Chicks (Croatia), with national co-producers RTV Slovenija and Senca Studio also attached to the project. The production is financially backed by the Slovenian Film Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission and Creative Europe – MEDIA. The film was shot on location in Val Canale, Italy. The region is known for its local rituals and traditions, which served as inspiration for the film's story.

www.belafilm.si

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DRONELAND receives support

Netherlands Film Fund

In the fourth round of 2024 Netherlands Film Production Incentive invests in 9 feature films, 4 documentaries, and 4 drama series including 7 international co-productions. Among them:

  • BORGES AND ME by Mark Turtletaub, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • DRONELAND by Max Zähle, Felix Koch, producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel
  • THE LIONS ON THE RIVER TIGRIS by Zaradasht Ahmed, producer: EAVE graduate Janneke Doolaard

www.filmfonds.nl

 

ICAA Spain

  • MALLORCA CONFIDENCIAL by David Ilundain, producer: TTB graduate Valerie Delpierre receives support by the Spanish Ministry of Culture through the ICAA (Film and Audiovisual Arts Institute).

www.iniciafilms.com

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MEET EAVE IN FEBRUARY!

@ International Film Festival Rotterdam, February 1 - 5, Rotterdam (NL)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp (February 1 - 2), EAVE Project Manager Sarah van den Hoogen

 

@ European Film Market, February 15 - 18, Berlin (DE)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp, EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo

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39 Oscar nominations for 10 films by EAVE Producers

39 nominations have been announced for 10 films by EAVE producers at the 97th American Academy Awards in 2025!

The winners for the Oscars will be announced in a live ceremony on Sunday, March 2, in Los Angeles.

We are immensely proud that EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW is nominated in two categories: International Feature and Animated Feature!

Here is the full list of nominated films by EAVE producers:

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis is nominated twelve times for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best International Feature, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound, Best Original Score and Best Original Song
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi is nominated ten times for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa is nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score
  • THE APPRENTICE by Ali Abbasi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ditte Milsted, Ruth Treacy is nominated for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza is nominated for Best International Feature and for Best Animated Feature
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski is nominated for Best International Feature
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve is nominated for Best Documentary
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach is nominated for Best Cinematography
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc is nominated for Best Live Action Short Film
  • WANDER TO WONDER by Nina Gantz, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper, EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart is nominated for Best Animated Short

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EAVE @WHEN EAST MEETS WEST 2025

EAVE is happy to announce a vast presence of EAVE graduates at the next edition of When East Meets West in Trieste, Italy (January 19-22, 2025)!

Discover here the activities by EAVE and check out the projects and companies by EAVE graduates presented at the popular co-production platform!

The annual EAVE Impact Think Tank will take place on January 18 & 19, and we will delve deeper for the second year into Equitable Approaches to Producing.

Over the course of 1.5 days, we will explore innovative strategies for integrating inclusive production practices across all stages of content production — from pre-development to release and distribution. Our collective goal is to create a concise, practical guide for producers, providing actionable recommendations on storytelling, community engagement, crew selection, contracts, team building, and more.

Thanks to WEMW and our generous funders, including the Canada Media Fund (CMF), Telefilm Canada and IEFTA, whose contributions have made this gathering possible as well as the Marché du Film where we aim to present this year's results in May.

"Inclusive Co-Productions: A Roadmap from Development to Release" – January 20, 17:00

The panel in collaboration with the EAVE Impact Think Tank, will explore strategies for embedding inclusivity into every stage of the co-production process, from pre-development to release. Drawing on insights from the 2025 EAVE Think Tank, this session provides a practical framework for fostering collaboration and creating ethical co-productions.

Speakers:

  • EAVE graduate Gema Juárez Allen, Gema Films, Argentina
  • EAVE graduate Jennifer Sabbah, Big Sister Production, France
  • EAVE participant Amil Shivji, Kijiweni Productions, Tanzania

Moderator: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit

EAVE SLATE, run by When East Meets West in close partnership with EAVE, has selected 12 European and Latin American companies that are developing a slate of A/V works and will offer them consultancies on how to build a successful company slate and strategic company planning, together with business-to-business exchanges with key players from different industry sectors.

The programme combines the EAVE group work method with a series of plenary sessions and individual consultancies focusing on strategic company planning, potential risk evaluation and company diversification. The main goal is to define realistic short-, mid- and long-term strategies for their companies and how to pick the right projects to include in their company slates.

EAVE SLATE Group leaders and Experts: EAVE graduates Ankica Juric Tilic (Kinorama, Croatia), Michael Kitzberger (Geyrhalterfilm, Austria), Benjamin Domenech (Rei Pictures, Argentina), Sophie Erbs (Gaijin, France)

Guest experts: EAVE graduate Edwin Goldman (Goldman Film, Netherlands), Darragh Matthews (IPR.VC, UK) and EAVE graduate Maria Møller Christoffersen (Beofilm Pictures & Frau Film, Denmark).

The selected companies for the EAVE SLATE are the following:

  • Volos Film Italia | producer: Stefano Centini | Italy
  • Blade Production | producer: Zoran Dzeverdanovic | Slovenia
  • Hotel B Filmes | producer: Juan Camilo Figueroa | Colombia
  • Brava Cine | producer: Valeria Forster Cassigoli | Argentina
  • Climax Films | producer: Caroline Houben | Belgium
  • HER Film | producer: EAVE graduate Malin Hüber | Sweden
  • INVICTUS | producer: Kalin Kalinov | Bulgaria
  • Pilgrim Film | producer: Andrea Magnani | Italy
  • Rodô Audiovisual | producer: Akira Martins | Brazil
  • Monarca Films | producer: Eugenia Olascuaga | Uruguay
  • Kijora Film | producer: Marta Szymanowska | Poland
  • Plan C Filmproduktion | producer: Claudia Wohlgenannt | Austria

Co-Production Forum

EAVE will award one producer with a scholarship for the EAVE Producers Workshop 2026!

The following projects are being produced by EAVE graduates:

  • BEATRICE by Vallo Toomla, producers: EAVE graduates Evelin Soosaar-Penttilä, Giovanni Pompili, Dagne Vildziunaite, B'EST graduate Alise Gelze
  • BERLINER directed and produced by CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze, producers: Heino Deckert, EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld
  • BETTER THAN GOLD by Leen Michiels, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten D'Hollander
  • BIG WOMEN by Milica Tomović, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic
  • GLOWING by Martin Pav, producer: EAVE graduate Jitka Kotrlova
  • HELTER SKELTER by Paul Vincent de Lestrade, producers: PUENTES graduate Geraldine Sprimont, EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan
  • KLARA IS HERE by David Csicskar, producer: EAVE graduate Balazs Zachar
  • LAI HUI (BACK&FORTH) - RECORDING THE FIELD ALONG THE NEW SILK ROAD by Antoine Prum, producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Tsiako Abesadze, Diana Paroiu, Carla Fotea, EAVE MW graduate Norman Bernien
  • NEARBY FARAWAY by Sonia Liza Kenterman, producers: EAVE graduates Mando Stathi, Alexandra Hoesdorff, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer
  • RUNNING WITH BEASTS by Leila Basma, producer: PUENTES graduate Natalia Pavlove
  • SOMA by Miklos Keleti, producers: EAVE graduate, group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, EAVE graduates Fleur Knopperts, Denis Vaslin
  • TALES OF FRUITS AND MONSTERS by Gregor Božič, producer: EAVE graduate Marina Gumzi
  • WAR FEVER by Ineke Smits, producers: EAVE graduates Fleur Knopperts, Denis Vaslin

Works in Progress

LAST STOP TRIESTE

  • ELECTING MISS SANTA by Raisa Razmerita, producers: EAVE graduates Ion Gnatiuc, Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu

THIS IS IT

  • CUERPO CELESTE by Nayra Ilic, producer: PUENTES and EAVE SLATE graduate Alessandro Amato
  • HOME by Or Sinai, producer: EAVE graduate Aneta Zagorska
  • EAVE project THE LAST SON by Darko Stante, producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Nina Robnik, Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianiu
  • ON THEIR OWN by Tudor Jurgiu, producer: EAVE graduate Bogdan Craciun
  • THE WHITE CLUB by Michele Pennetta, producers: EAVE graduate Nadia Trevisan, EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • WOLF PARK by Demelza Kooij, producer: EAVE graduate Mario Adamson

FIRST CUT +

  • AMORES by Grace Passo, producer: EAVE graduate Rachel Daisy Ellis
  • BORDERLINE by Ignas Jonynas, producer: EAVE graduate Ruta Jekentaite
  • DESPITE THE SCARS by Felix Rier, producer: EAVE graduate Martin Rattini
  • GIRL IN THE NIGHT by Luka Marcetic, producer: EAVE MW graduate Andraz Jeric
  • SUMMER SCHOOL, 2001 by Duzan Duong, producers: EAVE graduates Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova, Jakub Viktorin

INSPIRATIONAL LABS

AMAZING INTELLIGENCE | Artificial Intelligence Inspirational Lab

  • EAVE MW graduate Greta Akcijonaite | Greta Garbo Films | Lithuania
  • PUENTES graduate Maria Carla Del Rio Betancourt | Fasten Films | Spain
  • EAVE graduate Danae Spathara | Heretic | Greece

ANIMA SPIRIT | Animation Inspirational Lab

  • EAVE participant Anna M. Bofarull | Kaboga Art & Films | Spain

COLD OPEN | Drama Series Inspirational Lab

  • EAVE graduate Miljenka Cogelja | Pipser | Croatia
  • EAVE graduate Edwin Goldman | Goldman Film | Netherlands
  • EAVE graduate Sergio Grobas | Astra Pictures | Spain

DOCS MEET SERIES | Docuseries Inspirational Lab

  • EAVE FFF graduate Karin Berghammer | berg hammer film | Austria
  • EAVE graduate Patricia D'Intino | Good Kids | Hungary
  • EAVE graduate Renko Douze | Een van de jongens | Netherlands

EAST & WEST | Co-Production Inspirational Lab

  • EAVE graduate Paulo Serpa | MEUS RUSSOS | Brazil
  • PUENTES graduate Angelo Rocco Troiano | Mediterraneo Cinematografica | Italy

FILMS X GAMES | Video Games Production Inspirational Lab

  • EAVE graduate François Le Gall | a_BAHN | Luxembourg
  • EAVE graduate Irena Markovic | Focus Media | Croatia
  • EAVE graduate Joanna Szymanska | Shipsboy | Poland

GENRE RULES | Fantastic Film Inspirational Lab

  • EAVE graduate Cristina Badea | Adenium Film | Romania
  • EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith | PRPL | Netherlands
  • EAVE graduate Milan Stojanovic | Sense Production | Serbia

STREAMERS ECOSYSTEM | Streamers Ecosystem Inspirational Lab

  • TTB graduate Stefano Chiavarini | Piroetta | Italy
  • EAVE graduate Sergei Serpuhov | Baltic Pine Films | Latvia

UNLOCKING CAPITAL | Private Investment Inspirational Lab

  • EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen | Fünferfilm | Germany
  • EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki | Homemade Films | Greece
  • EAVE graduate Natalia Drozd | Yellow Blackbird | Germany
  • EAVE graduate Krystyna Kantor | Shipsboy | Poland
  • EAVE graduate Ines Massa | Materia Cinema | Spain
  • EAVE graduate Marija Razgute | m-films | Lithuania
  • EAVE graduate Daniele Segre | Redibis Film | Italy
  • EAVE graduate Sarah Pennacchi | PILGRIM | Italy
  • EAVE graduate Denis Vaslin | Volya Films | Netherlands

MIDPOINT SHORTS

  • KURKUMA by Drishya Gautham, producer: EAVE graduate Mathivanan Rajendran

Read for a meeting? Meet EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp and EAVE Project Managers Tanika Sajatovic and Ana Ruiz Miralles at the WEMW 2025!

For more information, please visit: https://www.wemw.it/

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Film Independent, WEMW and EAVE announce the first Global Media Makers Residency in Europe for Ukrainian Filmmakers

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization celebrating 40 years of the Spirit Awards, announced today, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, that the first Global Media Makers (GMM) Residency to engage Ukrainian filmmakers will be held January 16-22, during the 15th Edition of When East Meets West in Trieste, Italy.

The residency is presented in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Institute, When East Meets West (WEMW), and the European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE).

“We are thrilled to partner with EAVE and WEMW to bring our communities together in an effort to support an incredible group of filmmakers from Ukraine, who are developing compelling stories with a global reach,” said María Raquel Bozzi, Senior Director of Education and International Programs at Film Independent, “The mission of our organizations and our commitment to supporting new independent voices from around the world are perfectly aligned.”

Kristina Trapp, EAVE CEO, added, “We are excited to launch this first partnership. The residency will offer eight amazing producer-director teams and their projects from Ukraine a perfect package: top notch tutoring from the GMM mentors, shared sessions with EAVE SLATE and EAVE IMPACT THINK TANK, and plenty of networking opportunities at the vibrant WEMW market.”

This intensive week-long residency will serve sixteen talented filmmakers, creative producers, and writer-director teams, with fiction and documentary feature film projects in early development, exploring a wide array of issues of social importance from their country. Leading this residency are esteemed U.S. mentors Mollye Asher (Nomadland), Ruth Atkinson (Script Consultant), Karin Chien (Bitterroot), Caroline Libresco (Food and Country), Alix Madigan (Winter’s Bone), Avril Speaks (Jinn), and Alejandro Valdes-Rochin (Menudo: Forever Young). These industry professionals will provide an overview of independent film best practices in the United States, while exploring their relevance in the Ukrainian and European context. Mentors will also delve into development strategies for the projects participating in the program. In addition, this will be a great time for American and European mentors participating in the different programs at WEMW to compare notes and foster opportunities for crosspollination.

“Over the past years the concrete support to the Ukrainian film industry has been one of the key priorities of When East Meets West,” said Alessandro Gropplero, WEMW Director. “Therefore, today we are so happy to expand our mission and goals, and we are delighted to be part of the first GMM Residency in Europe, as we are sure that all these talented Ukrainian selected teams will get precious feedback, meaningful perspectives, as well as new beneficial connections during our market.”

The Fellows selected to the 2025 GMM Residency in Trieste and their films are:

Ukraine

Director: Serhii Zeinalov

Producer: Diana Nazaruk

Project Title: 533 Days - Separated by The Bridge

Project Type: Documentary Feature

Logline: After Russia’s occupation of Ukraine and the Antoniv Bridge's destruction, its 83-year-old chief engineer begins a new life in his ancestral homeland.

 

Writer/Director: Sabina Asadova

Writer/Director/Producer: Mira Oyetoro

Project Title: Between Strange Borders

Project Type: Documentary Feature

 

Director: Snizhana Gusarevych                               

Producer: Anya Perepelytsia

Project Title: Flowers On Marsovo

Project Type: Documentary Feature

Logline: An observation of a young man whose daily work of preparing fallen soldiers for burial overshadows his own life.

 

Writer/Director: Oleksandr Roshchyn

Producer: Viktor Shevchenko

Project Title: Mamayi

Project Type: Narrative Feature

Logline: During the 2009 election in Ukraine, two television reporters become unwilling instruments in a dirty presidential campaign for pro-Russian candidate Yanukovych.

 

Writer/Director: Marysia Nikitiuk

Producer: Alyona Kaporina

Project Title: Noah

Project Type: Narrative Feature

Logline: Experienced sapper (military engineer) Noah mentors young soldier Andriy who, despite his fears, faces intense battles to protect his comrades on the front line.

 

Director: Nikon Romanchenko

Producer: Julia Sinkevych

Project Title: Reconstruction

Project Type: Narrative Feature

Logline: Maria, an art restorer, struggles to regain her inner strength and finds promise among war-torn ruins.

 

Writer/Director: Alina Panasenko

Producer: Lyuba Knorozok

Project Title: Skein

Project Type: Narrative Feature

Logline: While litigating to protect a historical building, Myroslava suddenly spirals into depression and chaotic erotic affairs, struggling to keep her own life from collapsing.

 

Writer/Director: Nadia Parfan

Producer: Anastasiia Kanarova

Project Title: The Amateur

Project Type: Documentary Feature    

Logline: Volodymyr Zaikovsky, a former seaman who settles in Soviet Ukraine, begins experimenting with cinema as a new country is born in front of his lens.

 

ABOUT GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS

Global Media Makers (GMM) is an in-depth, intensive artist development exchange program that produces residencies for international mid-career writers, directors and producers in film and television. GMM fosters networks between U.S. industry leaders and mid-career film and tv professionals around the world.  GMM is a cultural diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and implemented by Film Independent. Since 2016 the program has nurtured the careers of 214 filmmakers from Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa through the LA Residency where GMM fellows have developed their projects with the support of acclaimed entertainment industry professionals.

Over the last nine years, 33 films supported by GMM have premiered in prestigious film festivals around the world. Recent films that have been developed through GMM’s Flagship LA Residency include Maksud Hossain’s Saba (TIFF & Busan 2024), Subhadra Mahajan and Shyam Bora’s Second Chance (Karlovy Vary & AFI Fest 2024), Mira Shaib and Zeina Badran’s Arzé (Beijing & Tribeca 2024), Min Bahadur Bham’s Shambhala (Berlinale & Locarno 2024), Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan’s Nocturnes (Sundance 2024), Mohamed Kordofani and Amjad Abu Alala’s Goodbye Julia (Cannes 2023).
 

ABOUT THE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) leads the United States’ global efforts to engage individuals through academic, cultural, professional, sports, film, music, and youth exchanges, thereby promoting peace and increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other nations.  Through these people-to-people exchanges and programs, the Bureau supports broader U.S. foreign policy goals, including access to education, economic opportunity and equity, and societal inclusion.
 

ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT

For 40 years, Film Independent has helped filmmakers get their projects made and seen. The nonprofit organization’s core mission is to champion creative independence in visual storytelling in all its forms, and to foster a culture of inclusion, in support of a global community of artists and audiences who embody diversity, innovation, curiosity and uniqueness of vision.

In addition to producing the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the organization helps creative professionals with Artist Development programs, grants and labs. Signature mentorship program Project Involve fosters the careers of talented filmmakers from communities historically excluded from the film industry. Education events and workshops equip filmmakers of all ages and experience levels with tools and resources. Global Media Makers, a cultural exchange program produced in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, provides career-building opportunities for international film professionals. And year-round screening series Film Independent Presents offers a robust program of unique cinematic experiences, including screenings, conversations, Live Reads and Bring the Noise musical events.

For more information or to become a Member, visit filmindependent.org.

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EAVE+ 2025: Apply now to the workshop on sustainable and innovative business strategies!

Applications are now open until February 3, 2025 for the 15th edition of EAVE+!

EAVE+ will take place from April 25 - 30, 2025 in Luxembourg.

Join this compact workshop to and get a comprehensive industry update and an insight into the latest business models. EAVE+ offers 15 producers the opportunity to discuss their company structures and management practices together with high-profile industry experts during 4,5 days to tackle the business side of running a film company.

Sessions will focus on:

  • Company sustainability and how to reinvent yourself in times of change
  • ‘Transforming companies’: a series of company case studies and inspiring new business models
  • The role of the producer as a leader

Together with top-notch experts, we will dive deep into:

  • cashflow management
  • company strategies
  • negotiation with financiers and partners
  • raising finance from investors
  • how to create viable business models for the future

All producers will work on their individual leadership qualities and resilience in private coaching sessions.

“The workshop is very attractive for experienced producers coping with strategical questions how to move forward with your company and productions to make sustainable business environment. It's a big inspiration to share your doubts and questions with fellow producers and experts, also to get advices from different size markets professionals, to discuss future opportunities and goals in the creative industries. I've got many new ideas and inspirations which I consider to apply to my company and to my leadership skills growth.”

Zivile Gallego, Fratila Films, Lithuania

“Terrific workshop to rethink and improve the structure and administration of our company.”  

Jose Alba, Pecado Films, Spain

Applications are open for independent producers with a solid track record and international experience from Europe and the rest of the world until February 3, 2025. 

The programme is designed for producers who have been running their own company for five years+ and/or who have worked five years+ at senior management level in another company. We strongly recommend that two individuals at senior management level attend from each company

EAVE allocates a specific scholarship for European residents and citizens who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour. EAVE also offers a limited number of scholarships covering the participation fee (incl. accommodation). Priority is given to candidates from LCC countries as defined by Creative Europe (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia. The following third countries would also be considered within Group B, subject to the conditions being fulfilled for their participation in the MEDIA strand: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Georgia, Iceland, Lichtenstein, North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Ukraine).

Thanks to our partnerships, SODEC will offer a scholarship for one participant from Quebec and Canada Media Fund (CMF) will offer a scholarship for 1-2 participants from one Canadian company owned and controlled by persons from Racialized or Indigenous communities. To be eligible, the company needs to have a slate of content and have received production funding from the CMF in the past 4 years. Projeto Paradiso will offer a scholarship for one Brazilian participant attending EAVE+.

EAVE+ is organised once a year in Luxembourg with support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and Film Fund Luxembourg

For more information, please visit here or contact satu@eave.org.

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EAVE 2024 HIGHLIGHTS

37 EAVE WORKSHOPS MODULES DELIVERED IN 2024

  • 3 Producers Workshop weeks in Luxembourg / in Norway / in Sweden
  • 2 PUENTES workshop weeks in Italy / in Uruguay
  • 2 TIES THAT BIND workshop weeks in Taiwan / in Italy
  • 4 TIES THAT BIND labs: sales & distribution lab in Busan / ATF x TTB animation lab 3 modules online and in Singapore
  • 1 Marketing Workshop in Luxembourg
  • 1 EAVE+ workshop in Luxembourg
  • 2 Green Film Lab workshops in the UK and in Greece
  • 3 Creative Producer Indaba workshops in Marrakech, in Rotterdam and online
  • 1 EAVE SLATE workshop at WEMW in Trieste
  • 1 EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER workshop online
  • 17 EAVE on Demand workshops all over the globe online and onsite: ACCESS workshop third module in Canada // 3 CHANGE Co-production workshops in Moldova and in Denmark // EAVE on Demand in Quezon City, Philippines // EAVE on Demand in Podgorica, Montenegro // EAVE on Demand in Brussels, Belgium // EAVE on Demand Ukraine 2 online workshop modules // EAVE on Demand RE-ACT in Belgrade, Serbia // Arab Producers Lab in Amman, Jordan // Sámi Producers Lab 2 modules in Guovdageaidnu, Norway and online // 2 local workshops during Producer Workshops in Norway and in Sweden // 2 local workshops during PUENTES in Italy and in Uruguay

EAVE SPECIAL EVENTS IN 2024

  • The EAVE IMPACT Think Tank at WEMW in Trieste was organised around equitable co-production with follow-up sessions in Cannes, in Durban, in Toronto.
  • Introduction of a brand-new EAVE workshop: the AI SKILLS BOOSTER on practical aspects of the use of AI in the audiovisual value chain.
  • We are proud of having organised the first Arab Producers Lab 2024 in partnership with the Royal Film Commission of Jordan.
  • We have partnered up again with Netflix for two workshops: a Grant Program addressed to Ukrainian filmmakers in partnership with the Ukrainian Film Academy and the Sámi Producers Lab in cooperation with the International Sámi Film Institute.
  • EAVE was an ambassador of the European Film Market’s Equity and Inclusion Pathways seminar in 2024 and member of the #DocSafe initiative.
  • We introduced the EAVE Code of Conduct and the Safer Space practices at all EAVE workshops and we continued adapting the EAVE Green Policy.

AWARDS FOR EAVE PRODUCERS IN 2024

  • 13 nominations and 4 American Academy Awards
  • 8 nominations and 2 Golden Globes
  • 29 nominations and 13 European Film Awards, including European Film for EMILIA PEREZ and European Animated Film for EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW
  • 15 awards in Cannes including the Golden Eye for EAVE project THE BRINK OF DREAMS
  • 18 awards at the Berlinale including the Golden Bear for DAHOMEY
  • 5 awards at Sundance
  • Golden Lion for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, 2 Silver Lions, 6 more main awards in Venice
  • 4 Hearts of Sarajevo and 5 more awards in Sarajevo
  • 6 awards in Karlovy Vary
  • 14 awards in Locarno …and many more

OUR PARTNERS IN 2024

Creative Europe | Film Fund Luxembourg | FilmInvest, Norwegian Film Institute, Midtnorsk Filmsenter, Filmfond Nord, Sørnorsk Filmsenter, Midtgard Film Commission, Norwegian Film Commission, MEDIA Desk Norway, Virke Produsentforeningen, Filmnod Blekinge, Region Blekinge, Swedish Film Institute, Karlskrona Kommun and Blekinge Institute of Technology for the EAVE Producers Workshop | Programa Ibermedia, FVG Audiovisual Fund, the Italian Directorate-General for Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities for PUENTES | FVG Audiovisual Fund, Udine Far East Film Festival, TAICCA, SAAVA and ATF Asia TV Forum & Market for Ties That Bind | Realness Institute, International Film Festival Rotterdam’s IFFR Pro, and the Marrakech International Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops for Creative Producer Indaba | CPH:DOX and IMS International Media Support for CHANGE | National Screen Institute - Canada and Canada Media Fund for ACCESS | Ukrainian Film Academy and Netflix for EAVE on Demand Ukraine | Wallonie Bruxelles Images and Brussels International Film Festival for EAVE on Demand Brussels | TorinoFilmLab, Green Film, Museo Nazionale del Cinema and Trentino Film Commission for the Green Film Labs | QCinema, Quezon City Film Development Commission, Quezon City and Quezon City District 1 for EAVE on Demand in the Philippines | MEDIA Desk Creative Europe Montenegro and Film Center of Montenegro for EAVE on Demand in Montenegro | International Sámi Film Institute and Netflix for the Sami Producers Lab | The Royal Film Commission Jordan – RFC for the Arab Producers Lab

We wish you a HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

Thanks to our partners, consultants, experts, pedagogical team, and all the members of the EAVE community for their precious support!

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PUENTES 2025: Deadline extension announced

After 15 successful years of connecting producers from Europe and Latin America during two weeks of the year, EAVE is welcoming applications for the next edition PUENTES.

The deadline to apply has been extended until January 12th!

“EAVE PUENTES has really changed my perspective and has broadened my possibilities as a producer. The network that we have created this year has impacted my career and I believe it is only the beginning of future collaborations with my colleagues. It is a complete program that every producer should go through once in their lives.”

Mariana Pineda, Pororó Films, PY (PUENTES 2024 Participant)

PUENTES provides in-depth support for the professional growth of each participant, giving them practical tools to navigate the cultural nuances of the film markets and fostering the skills needed for effective cross-continental collaboration. From acquisitions and distribution to real-life case studies, participants engage in a mix of plenary sessions, small group work, individual meetings with experts, and networking opportunities as well as special company planning modules.

During the workshop year, participants will be accompanied by the pedagogical team of experts, active professionals in the industry:

  • PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine, ES/AR) known for: UNA MUJER FANTASTICA, LA BODA DE ROSA, NERUDA, PEQUEÑA FLOR, EL LLANTO
  • PUENTES Group Leader Sophie Erbs (Gaijin, FR) known for: LOS PERROS, COSTA BRAVA LEBANON, MILLA, THE HARVESTERS, THE LOAD
  • PUENTES Script Consultant Jacques Akchoti (FR)
  • PUENTES Latam Consultant Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films, UY) known for: MONOS, THE DISCIPLE OF SEED, GIANT, EL 5, THE WAVES

A recent example of a successful film that have come through PUENTES includes MI BESTIA, directed by Camila Beltrán, produced by Lionel Massol (Films Grand Huit, FR) and co-produced by Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto (Inercia Películas, CO). The project was developed through the 2021 PUENTES edition, where the two producers first met.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Applications are open to film professionals from Latin America and Europe who wish to strengthen connections between the two regions.

The selection consists of 10 producers focusing on project development (fiction films only), and 4-5 European film professionals with a focus on career development (not bringing a project).

Latin American and European Film producers focusing on project development:

  • Experienced feature film producers with a strong interest with working with Europe and Latin America. The fiction feature project must be able to demonstrate a clear involvement with Latin America, and vice versa.

European Film Professionals focusing on career development:

  • Citizens or residents of Europe (European Union and the countries that are eligible to apply for training under the MEDIA SUB-programme) that are sales agents, distributors, festival and market representatives, financiers, or European producers focusing on career development who wish to deepen their knowledge on Latin-American co-productions and market.

APPLICATION TIMELINE

Applications are open until January 12th and the selection will be announced at the beginning of April! Preselection interviews will be held In March, and applicants should be available then.

WORKSHOP TIMELINE

PUENTES takes place in the course of two weeks of the year. For the 2025 edition, PUENTES will exceptionally take place in the first week of June and at the beginning of September:

  • First session: June 2 – 8, 2025 in Basilicata (IT – exact location TBC), in partnership with FVG Audiovisual Fund and MiC (Ministero dei Beni Ambientali e Culturali)
  • Second session: September 2025 (exact date TBC) in Uruguay (exact location TBC) in partnership with Bocacha Films and supported by IBERMEDIA

APPLICATION

Click here to start your application and find out more information about the application process.In case of questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with the EAVE team: ana@eave.org

The PUENTES workshop is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and Programa IBERMEDIA, and with the recognition of the Directorate-General for Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.

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13 awards for films by EAVE producers at the European Film Awards

European Film Awards 2024 – 13 awards for films produced by EAVE producers!

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won European Film
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza, won European Animated Feature Film
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc won European Short Film
  • Jacques Audiard for EMILIA PEREZ, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won European Director
  • Karla Sofía Gascón for EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won European Actress
  • Jacques Audiard for EMILIA PEREZ, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won European Screenwriter
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink won the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
  • Juliette Welfling for EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won European Editing
  • Jagna Dobesz for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won European Production Design
  • Tanja Hausner for THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper won European Costume Design
  • Evalotte Oosterop for WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij won European Make-Up & Hair
  • Frederikke Hoffmeier for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won European Original Score

Honorary Award

  • EURIMAGES INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION AWARD for EAVE graduate and Macedonian National Coordinator Labina Mitevska

www.europeanfilmacademy.org

 

 

The Gotham Awards

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producer: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial won Best International Feature.

https://awards.thegotham.org/

 

 

Les Arcs Industry Village

5 awards for EAVE graduates at Les Arcs Industry Village:

  • HAPPY DAYS by Floor Van Der Meulen, producer: EAVE graduate Derk-Jan Warrink scooped the Eurimages Co-production Development Award
  • 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina got the Eurimages Co-production Development Special Award
  • SOLOMAMMA by Janicke Askevold, producer: EAVE graduate Gints Grube won the 22D Music Award
  • STRANGE RIVER by Jaume Claret Muxart, co-producer: EAVE graduate Fabian Altenried, EAVE MW graduate Xavi Font, won the Alphapanda Audience Engagement Award
  • GABIN, A YOUTH IN THE BACKLAND by Maxence Voiseu, producers: EAVE graduates Cecile Lestrade, Palmyre Badinier received a Alphapanda Special Mention

https://lesarcs-filmfest.com

 

 

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Winner of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) 2024:

  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani won Best Film and Best Performance
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduates Vladimer Katcharava, co-producers: EAVE graduates Archil Gelovani, Anamaria Antoci won Best New Performer
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu was awarded Best Screenplay 
  • MONGREL by Chiang Wei Liang & You Qiao Yin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marie Dubas won Best Cinematography
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producer: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial won the Jury Grand Prize
  • TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo won the Young Cinema Award

www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/awards

 

 

Cinémamed

6 awards and Special Mentions for EAVE graduates at the Cinémamed – Brussels’ Mediterranean Film Festival

  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, won the Prix Spécial du Jury, the Prix du Regard citoyen and a Mention du Jury Officiel
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the Prix Cineuropa
  • AICHA by Mehdi Barsaoui, producer: EAVE PCP Dubai graduate Habib Attia received a Mention du Jury RêVolution
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki received a Mention du Jury citoyen

www.cinemamed.be

 

 

Author's Film Festival, Belgrade

  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac won the Grand Prix and Best Screenplay at the Author's Film Festival, Belgrade.
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial, was awarded Best Director

www.faf.rs

 

 

British Independent Film Awards

  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won Best Director and Breakthrough Performance for Susan Chardy at the Best British Independent Film Awards, BIFA 2024.
  • WANDER TO WONDER by Nina Gantz, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper, EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart won Best British Short
  • THE ASSESSMENT by Fleur Fortuné, producer: EAVE + graduates Jonas Katzenstein won Best Production Design

www.bifa.film

 

 

Red Sea International Film Festival

  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart was awarded the Golden Yusr for Best Feature Film and the Best Director award at the Red Sea International Film Festival
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Silver Yusr and the Best Actor award
  • ALAZAR by Beza Hailu Lemma, producer: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit won the Silver Yusr for Best Short Film

https://redseafilmfest.com/en

 

 

Kolkata International Film Festival

  • EAVE project TARIKA by Milko Lazarov, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexandru Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award, the Best Film award in the International Competition category at the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival in India. The Film won also the FIPRESCI award in International Competition.

https://kiff.in/

 

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8 nominations for EMILIA PEREZ at the Golden Globes

American Film Academy Awards – the Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 97th Academy Awards®: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects.

Shortlisted films by EAVE producers:

Documentary Feature Film

  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve

International Feature Film

  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy

Live Action Short Film

  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc

Makeup and Hairstyling

  • THE APPRENTICE by Ali Abbasi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ditte Milsted, Ruth Treacy
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis

Music (Original Score)

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado

Music (Original Song)

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis

Sound

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis

https://press.oscars.org

 

 

Golden Globes

Seven films by EAVE producers have been nominated in several categories:

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis competes for Best Motion Picture – Musical, Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Score, Best Song
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi vies for Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Score
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial competes for Best Director
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski vies for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart competes for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza is nominated for Best Motion Picture – Animated
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney is in for Best Actor

www.goldenglobes.com

 

 

European Shooting Stars

The European Shooting Stars have been announced. EFP (European Film Promotion) has selected the up-and-coming acting talent to be introduced during the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. 6 are known from films produced by EAVE graduates:

  • Marina Makris in: AFRICA STAR by Adonis Floridis, producer: EAVE graduate Marios Piperides
  • Besir Zeciri in: THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • Maarja Johanna Mägi in: AURORA by Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk, producer: EAVE graduate Madis Tüür
  • Elin Hall in: WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • Karlis Arnolds Avot in: SOVIET JEANS by Stanislavs Tokalovs, Juris Kursietis, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina
  • Sarunas Zenkevicius in: BORDERLINE by EAVE graduate Ruta Adele Jekentaite

www.efp-online.com

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PUENTES project REINAS in German cinemas

In French cinemas

  • LIMONOV – THE BALLAD OF EDDIE by Kirill Serebrennikov, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa. December 4.
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. December 4.
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua. December 4.
  • TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT by Filip Posivac, producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova. December 11.
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil Ayouch, producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin. December 18.   

 

In Belgian cinemas

  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. December 4.
  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin. December 18.
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA Nabil Ayouch, producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin. December 18.   
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: TTB and EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt. December 25.  

 

In UK cinemas

  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. December 6.
  • DIE THEORIE VON ALLEM by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, David Bohun, Dario Schoch. December 13.

 

In Dutch cinemas

  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac. December 19.
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza. December 5.

 

In Swiss cinemas

  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. December 12.
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza. December 26.

 

 In Austrian cinemas

  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann. December 5.
  • TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT by Filip Posivac, producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova. December 6. 
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You. December 6.  

 

In German cinemas

  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE + graduate Maria Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin. December 4. 
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann. December 4.
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora. December 12.   
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial. December 18.    
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi. December 18.     

 

In Danish cinemas

  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart. December 19.  

 

In Finnish cinemas

  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. December 13.

 

In Polish cinemas

  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora. December 13.  

 

In Swedish cinemas

  • FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki. December 13.  

 

In Spanish cinemas

  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. December 13. 
  • RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri. December 13.
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza. December 24.

 

In Hungarian cinemas

  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart. December 19.  

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EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR selected for Red Sea Film Festival

Cinemamed Festival (November 28 – December 6)

  • AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producers: EAVE graduates Lise Lense-Møller, Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari
  • AICHA by Mehdi Barsaoui, producer: EAVE PCP Dubai graduate Habib Attia
  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Kristine Knudsen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • EAVE project STRAY BODIES by Elina Psykou, producers: EAVE graduates Rea Apostolides, Ivan Madeo, Veselka Kiryakova
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil Ayouch, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • KYUKA: BEFORE SUMMER’S END by Kostis Charamountanis, producers: EAVE graduates Danae Spathara, Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE + graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart REINE MÈRE by Manele Labidi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Siljepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora 

www.cinemamed.be

 

 

Around the World in 14 Films Festival (December 1 – 9)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
  • MISERICORDIA by Emma Dante, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, Kaarle Aho
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TRANSAMAZONIA by Pia Marais, producers: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB group leader and National Coordinator Asia Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries

https://14films.de

 

 

Tbilisi International Film Festival (December 1 – 8)

  • CHANGE project BLUEBERRY DREAMS by Elene Mikaberidze, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc 
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • MISERICORDIA by Emma Dante, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE+ graduate Philippe Coeytaux
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

www.tbilisifilmfestival.ge

 

 

Ventana Sur, Montevideo (December 2 – 6)

  • PUENTES project STREETS OF GLORIA by Felipe Sholl, producer: EAVE graduate Daniel van Hoogstraten
  • ELENA by Dalia Huerta Cano, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • MARRIAGE BY ABDUCTION by Sophia Mocorrea, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards

 www.ventana-sur.com/en

 

 

International Film Festival Tarragona (December 4 – 8)

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, producer: TTB, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Benjamin Domenech and Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • GHOST TRAIL by Jonathan Millet, producers: EAVE graduates Nicole Gerhards, Julie Esparbes
  • KYUKA: BEFORE SUMMER’S END by Kostis Charamountanis, producers: EAVE graduates Danae Spathara, Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • GLIMMERS by Pilar Palomero, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
  • MISERICORDIA by Emma Dante, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • POLVO SERÁN by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE + graduate Maria Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin
  • QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
  • ROCK BOTTOM by Maria Trenor, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra Clua
  • SKIN IN SPRING by Yennifer Uribe, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos
  • THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS by The Agbajowo Collective, producer: PUENTES graduate Michael Henrichs
  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producer: EAVE graduate Adriana Dot, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora 

www.festivalrec.com

 

 

Red Sea Film Festival (December 5 – 14)

  • ALAZAR by Beza Hailu Lemma, producer: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit
  • AICHA by Mehdi Barsaoui, producer: EAVE PCP Dubai graduate Habib Attia
  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler 
  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, EAVE graduates Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
  • EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart SIMA’S SONG by Roya Sadat, producers: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra, EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko

Red Sea Souk

  • A WINNER IS SEEN AT THE STRAT by Zhannat Alshanova, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • I’LL SMILE IN SEPTEMBER by Aakash Chhabra, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Fran Borgia
  • THE LONELINESS OF THE LIGHT SKIN ONE by Baloji, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland

https://redseafilmfest.com

 

 

 

Les Arcs European Film Festival (December 16 – 23) 

Competition

  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Romania Ada Solomon
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

Short Films Competition

  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc

Islandic Focus

  • A LETTER FROM HELGA by Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir, producer: EAVE graduate Annika Hellström
  • DRIVING MUM by Hilmar Oddson, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
  • HAUT LES CŒURS! by Solveig Anspach, producer: EAVE graduate Diana Elbaum
  • HEARTSTONE by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, producer: EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson
  • NEST by Hlynur Palmason, producer: EAVE graduates Anton Máni Svansson, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewszki 
  • RAMS by Grimur Hakonarson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ditte Milsted
  • WINTER BROTHERS by Hlynur Palmason, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson

Playtime

  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • SAMIA by Yasemin Samdereli and Deka Mohamed Osman, producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski
  • THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff, producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski, Elina Litvinova, EAVE group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko

Hauteur

  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato

Oscar on skis

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Kristine Knudsen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosec, producer: EAVE graduate Rok Secen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Tamara Babun, Jarle Bjørknes, EAVE MW graduate Marta Zaccaron
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate and Polish National Coordinator Jan Naszewski
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart 
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova

Séance speciale

  • UNE NUIT by Axel Lutz, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora 

Sommet

  • THE QUIET ONES by Frederic Louis Hviid, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger
  • REINE MÈRE by Manele Labidi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin

 

Industry Village

  • 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina
  • BABETTE by Franziska Margarete Hoenisch, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • BURNING SKIN by Behrooz Karamizade, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • EAVE project ALL CLEAR by Christina Tynkevich, producer: EAVE graduate Olha Matat
  • HAPPY DAYS by Floor Van Der Meulen, producer: EAVE graduate Derk-Jan Warrink
  • JUST A KID by Vala Omarsdottir, producers: EAVE graduates Joram Willink, Marianne Ostrat
  • SEAVIEW by Katarina Morano, producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • TARFAYA by Sofia Alaoui, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri
  • UNTIL WE FIND YOUR NAME by Vaggelio Soumeli, producers: EAVE graduates Mario Piperides, Konstantina Stavrianou

Work in Progress

  • A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT by Lauri-Matti Parppei, producer: EAVE graduate Ilona Tolmunen
  • GABIN, A YOUTH IN THE BACKLAND by Maxence Voiseu, producer: EAVE graduate Palmyre Badinier
  • HATIXHE AND SHABAN by Visar Morina, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • PERLA by Alexandra Makarová, producers: EAVE graduates Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi
  • REEDLAND by Sven Bresser, producers: EAVE graduates Marleen Slot, Fabian Altenried
  • SOLOMAMMA by Janicke Askevold, producer: EAVE graduate Gints Grube
  • STRANGE RIVER by Jaume Claret Muxart, co-producer: EAVE graduate Fabian Altenried
  • THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT BLUE EYES by Thanasis Neofotistos, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti 
  • THE SPRING by Ivan Ostrochovsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes
  • THE FIRES by Ugla Hauksdottir, producer: EAVE graduate Beata Rzezniczek

EAVE Breakfast

EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles co-hosted a breakfast on December 16th for producers interested in applying to EAVE workshops.

The Breakfast was organised in partnership with ACE Producers, International Screen Institute and Industry Village Les Arcs.

https://lesarcs-filmfest.com

 

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EAVE project NORD EXPRESS is in production

In production

  • EAVE project NORD EXPRESS by Karlis Lesins, producers: EAVE graduates Elina Gedina-Ducena, Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, Pille Rünk, Malgorzata Staron is in production. In this documentary, the Latvian writer-director becomes a “citizen investigator” and goes on the road to find out why, after 30 years and with only a few years to go before the intended launch of the Rail Baltica railway line, the construction of this EU-funded project is significantly behind schedule and over budget and may never be finished at all. NORD EXPRESS adopts the tone of a detective film, looking into the construction of an 870-kilometre-long high-speed railway line that started with a dream to connect the Baltic states to the rest of Europe when, in 1991, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania regained their independence from the Soviet Union. Lesins follows the trail of the Rail Baltica project, trying to get some answers – what has happened, and what is happening? Travelling through all the countries involved, he meets officials, military personnel, investigative journalists, people whose land will be expropriated, employees implementing the project, and potentially benefiting entrepreneurs, who open up to him with their versions of the story. There are also lots of rumours and theories. Is it the Russians, the Chinese or just the banality of bureaucracy that has led to this situation where the project is so behind schedule and at risk of losing EU funding? What happens if this high-profile showcase project goes awry at a time when there is an ongoing war in Europe and the EU itself is under great scrutiny? The cost to the EU could be more than just money. “This journey began for this group of countries with the simple idea that it would be great to have a train connection through Germany, Poland and the Baltic states, from Amsterdam all the way up to Helsinki. A clean and effective way of travelling and of exchanging goods and services. Instead, what we find is this idealistic image has collided with a complicated history of shifting power spheres, stalled development and Russian espionage,” reads the official press release. NORD EXPRESS is a co-production between Latvia’s Mistrus Media, Germany’s Gebrüder Beetz, Poland’s Staron-Film and Estonia’s Allfilm for LTV and MDR/ARTE, with backing from the National Film Centre of Latvia, the Polish Film Institute, the Estonian Film Institute, Latvia’s Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonds and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

www.mistrusmedia.lv

  • PUENTES project IL CILENO by Sergio Castro San Martin, producer: PUENTES graudate Pablo Calisto, PUENTES and EAVE SLATE graduate Alessandro Amato, co-producer: EAVE graduate Daniele Segre is in production. The Italian portion of filming on the Italian-Swiss-Chilean co-production directed by the El Salvador-born filmmaker, has now wrapped in Turin. Produced by dispàrte, EQUECO (Chile) and Cinédokké in association with Redibis Film, the movie focuses on the story of Aldo Marin, a young socialist who fled Pinochet’s Chile in 1976 and found refuge in Italy, in the turbulent city of Turin, which was marred by the political tensions of that decade. Shooting will continue in Switzerland and then for several days in Chile, until early January. IL CILENO is a story described by the director as a coming-of-age tale with noir undertones, which aims to depict a young survivor’s forced transition to adulthood. It’s set in Turin in 1976. Young socialist Aldo Marin and his best friend El Chapa escape the Chilean army and find refuge in Italy. They arrive in the turbulent city of Turin, which is marred by political and social tensions reminiscent of their homeland. While El Chapa soon adapts to living on his wits, forging relationships with the local underworld, Aldo dreams of a different future. He finds work in a factory, convinced that, over time, he’ll manage to earn enough to bring his wife and son to Italy. It’s the hot autumn of terrorism in Italy and Aldo’s destiny sees him cross paths with Luciana, a young university lecturer committed to the fight for women’s rights, and with her brother Enrico, a militant with extra-parliamentary powers. Luciana is prepared to risk everything for her ideals, while Aldo must face up to a past which doesn’t seem to leave him in peace. With an eye on the past and a reflection on present-day challenges the film guides us through the life of a young man torn between two worlds, both of which marred by violence and ideals. IL CILENO is being made with the support of the Film Commission Torino Piemonte - Piemonte Film Tv Development Fund (December 2020), with backing from the 2021-2027 Piedmont European Regional Development Fund (FESR) - Piedmont Film TV Fund Call (2024) and the Italian Ministry for Culture’s Film and Audiovisual Department, together with Ibermedia, Creative Europe MEDIA, FFA - Coproducción Minoritaria, CORFO, OFC – Minority Co-Productions, Ticino Republic and Canton – Canton Fund for Cinematography, and RSI, with sponsorship from the City of Turin.

www.disparte.com

  • FORÊT IVRE by Manon Coubia, co-producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent is in production. The unusual film is set in a mountain refuge and is being filmed over the course of four seasons. The shoot, which kicked off a few months ago, will wrap in April next year, with a few final scenes to be shot to round things off. The mountains, and particularly those in Haute-Savoie, are at the heart of the filmmaker’s cinematic creations, taking pride of place in many of her films. This time around, she follows the overlapping paths of three women who take shifts taking care of a mountain refuge. As the seasons go by amidst the immensity of nature, they have more and more encounters, and bonds are made and broken. Through these three intimate portraits, captured over the course of one season each, the movie observes these women who have chosen to escape from the world down there, at ground level. FORÊT IVRE is being produced by The Blue Raincoat and Manon Coubia, co-producer on the French side is Charlotte Vincent for Aurora Films. The film has received lightweight production support from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation as well as production backing from the Brussels Audiovisual Centre. It has also received support from France’s CNC.

www.aurorafilms.fr

  • KALUNYO by Iglika Triffonova, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon is currently in production. The story, based on the best-selling novel by G. Bozhinov and set during the crumbling of the Ottoman Empire, deals with questions like: Why is our enmity towards the different ones so infatuating? Do our Gods wish us to die or kill in their name? What can a strong, dignified man do in times of bloody harvest? To stop the herd is impossible. To stand aside is unthinkable. “In KALUNYO Iglika Triffonova stays true to her deep interest in the existential questions her characters are facing. The moving emotional story is beautifully interpreted by Oleg Mutu’s camera. The authentic style of talented young production designer Andrea Popova, of Elena Stoyanova (costume designer in all Triffonova’s films) and of renowned make-up artist Petya Simeonova, contribute to the mesmerising atmosphere in each shot,“ the producer says. Rossitsa Valkanova is producing through Bulgarian KLAS Film in co-production with Petra Goedings through the Netherlands’s Phantavision and Ada Solomon through Romania’s microFILM. Тhe project has received financial support from the Bulgarian National Film Center (development and production grants), the Bulgarian cash rebate scheme, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Dutch Incentive scheme, Romania’s Avanpost, as well as from private investors and sponsors. The 32 shooting days are divided into two periods: 11 days in November 2024 on set in Sofia’s NU Boyana Film Studios, and 21 days in May - June 2025 in the Rhodope Mountains and the Kovatchevitsa village. The final postproduction will be completed in October 2025 in the Netherlands as well as in Romania.

www.microfilm.eu

 

In post-production

  • MOTHER by Teona Strugar Mitevska, producer: EAVE graduate Sébastien Delloye, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Macedonian National Coordinator Labina Mitevska is in post-production. In mid-November, shooting wrapped on the seventh feature film by Brussels-based Macedonian filmmaker Teona Strugar Mitevska, with Swedish actress Noomi Rapace playing the mythical figure of Mother Teresa. Fascinated for several years with the complex figure of Mother Teresa, who like Mitevska was born in Skopje in Macedonia (then still the Ottoman Empire), she has chosen to focus on a brief period of her life, a few weeks after the end of the Second World War, before the nun founded her own congregation, the Missionaries of Charity. The film begins in Calcutta in 1948. Time is of the essence; Mother Teresa must prepare the convent for her imminent departure and designate her successor. She chose the only possible candidate for her: Sister Agnieszka. But very soon, Agnieszka admits she must refuse this offer because she is pregnant from a brief love affair. Agnieszka wants an abortion and, in her mind, only Mother Teresa can help. Torn between her beliefs and her compassion, will Mother Teresa be able to carry this heavy secret? The film is produced by Sébastien Delloye for Entre Chien et Loup (Belgium), and co-produced in Macedonia by Sisters and Brother Mitevski, which as its name indicates, brings together the siblings, therefore Teona, as well as Vuk Mitevski and Labina Mitevska, which just received the International Co-Production Eurimages Prize. MOTHER is also co-produced in Sweden by Rainy Days, in Denmark by Frau Film, and in India by Raging Film.

www.entrechienetloup.be

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DUST by Anke Blondé receives support

Screen Flanders

Screen Flanders, the Flemish regional audiovisual investment fund, has selected 14 projects, both films and series, for its latest support session. Among them:

  • JULIAN by Cato Kusters, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel
  • DUST by Anke Blondé, co-producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Danae Spathara, Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • HEYSEL 85 by Ana Teodora Mihai, producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel
  • PATSERS FOR LIFE by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
  • LIFE IS CRUEL FOR BASILIA BELUSHI by Stelios Kammitsis, producers: EAVE graduates Hans Everaert, Fenia Cossovitsa

https://screenflanders.be/en

 

 

Romanian Film Centre

The Romanian Film Centre has announced the following grants:

  • S-A INTAMPLAT SA FIE by Radu Muntean, producer: EAVE graduate Annamaria Antoci
  • UN MECI DE NEUITAT by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producer: EAVE graduate Oana Giurgiu
  • NOAPTEA PLEC, NOAPTEA MA INTORC by Gabriel Achim, producer: EAVE graduate Oana Giurgiu
  • A CINCEA REGULA by Ioachim Stroe, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
  • STEVAN by Matt Sarnecki, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • CINDERELLA UNBOUND by Ilinca Calugareanu, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • WAVE by Mariam Chachia, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • VALLEY OF THE WIDOWS by Katarana Jonisova, Miroslav Jelok, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • THE ETERNAL SOLDIER by Aleksandar Nikolic, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan

http://www.cnc.gov.ro

 

  • LA BALEINE by Sylvère Petit, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc is in pre-production. Written by Sylvère Petit and Nathan Le Graciet, the story takes us back to autumn 1985. A storm awakens the Mediterranean. A village is devastated, the harvest ravaged. The sea has deposited a whale on the beach. It’s dead and is declared a carrier of disease. With his tractor, his harvest trailer and three kitchen knives, ailing, misanthrope wine grower, Corbac, wants to save the cetacean’s skeleton from a sanitary blast of dynamite. Day and night, his daughter Mathilde sees the biggest of creatures paraded, piece by piece, past the church, the school and the distillery, awakening the villagers’ unconscious minds and stirring up violence. Mathilde knows her father: he’ll see it through to the bitter end…  Serge Lalou and Sophie Cabon produce LA BELEINE for Les Films d’Ici Méditerranée, in co-production with Iota Production (Isabelle Truc and Lawrence Absalon) Upside Films, Spain’s Imagic Telecom. Pre-purchased by Ciné+, the feature film enjoys support via a CNC advance on receipts, as well as backing from Eurimages, the Gan Film Foundation, the Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée region (where filming will unfold until 14 February, with Michaël Capron heading up photography), Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, the SOFICA companies Cineventure and Cofimage, and Procirep/Angoa. It also benefits from partnerships with the Pelagis Observatory and Paris’ Natural History Museum, and enjoys further backing from Le Groupe Ouest and the Francophone Co-Production Meetings, among other sources.

www.iotaproduction.com

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MEET EAVE IN JANUARY!

@ CHANGE Workshop 2, January 13 - 17, Chisinau (MD)

EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo

 

@ When East Meets West, January 17 - 21, Trieste (IT)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp (January 18 - 21), EAVE project managers Ana Ruiz Miralles, Tanika Sajatovic

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A New Chapter Begins: Meet the 2025 EAVE Producers Workshop Participants!

As we bid farewell to yet another amazing year, it is with great joy that we introduce next year’s cohort for the EAVE Producers Workshop!

We welcome the 56 producers and professionals from 38 countries (see complete list below) that have been selected out of 304 applications from 65 countries to EAVE!

As part of the selection process, EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller interviewed around 110 professionals from very different contexts and with very different visions, missions, and perspectives.

As she puts it, this procedure “…allows us to take the pulse of today’s industry and get a hint of tomorrow's landscape for content producers and IP creators.” 

“The industry is in major transition, still recovering from COVID, with widespread uncertainty fueled by global conflicts, political upheaval, and collapsing business models yet to be replaced.

Still, the will and skill to try out new financing models, new company structures or clusters is enormously inspiring, as is the creativity when it comes to finding and adapting to new ways of producing – e.g. with the possibilities that AI has opened.

Producers are also finding new sources of finance and income and have a renewed awareness of the potential of multi-format exploitation of concepts or content.

One of the great advantages of bringing so many producers together is that, as a group, they represent a lot of different experiences, ideas, and inspiration – sometimes from unrelated, but still very relevant backgrounds.

We tailor and constantly adapt the workshop to draw on this vast potential, while at the same time attempting to keep the best possible balance between the expertise acquired over years of practice and the will to meet the moment and embrace future changes. One of our goals is to make producers resilient in times of change.”

We are particularly grateful for the generous support of our 2025 scholarship partners:

  • The French CNC supports the participation of 3 international producers at the EAVE Producers Workshop, namely Jiries Copti (Palestine), Milad Khosravi (Iran) and Evodie Ngueyeli N. (Cameroon).
  • Thanks to German regional fund MDM, Albanian producer Blerina Hankollari and Serbian producer Marija Lero will develop their skills at the EAVE 2025 course.
  • PACT is offering a scholarship to one UK producer (Emilie Jouffroy) in the name and memory of EAVE expert Dorothy Viljoen.
  • Our partnerships with Telefilm Canada and SODEC made it possible for two producers from Canada (Sonya di Rienzo and Line Sander Egede) to attend the programme.
  • The support of Projeto Paradiso was granted to Leonardo Mecchi from Brazil.
  • Thanks to our collaboration with the Film Centre of Montenegro, Milena Charan will participate in the programme.
  • The Italian regional fund Fondo Audiovisivo Friuli Venezia Giulia supports the participation of Maria Kontogianni from Greece and Julia Sinkevych from Ukraine

In addition to those, a number of scholarships have been allocated by EAVE, including an EAVE diversity scholarship for European participants who identify as black, indigenous or people of colour. Additional EAVE scholarships were given in priority to participants from European low production capacity countries.

We would like to thank our partners, consultants, pedagogical team, and all the members of the EAVE family for their precious support and wish you all a peaceful holiday season and a good start into the New Year!

Happy Holidays!

The EAVE office is closed from December 23-31, 2024. 

Your EAVE team will be back on January 2, 2025.

 

The selected participants for the EAVE Producers Workshop 2025 are:

ALBANIA

Blerina Hankollari, Artalb Film Productions

 

BELGIUM

Rosa Spaliviero, Twenty Nine Studio & Production

Stephen Vandingenen, A Private View

 

BRAZIL

Lorena Bondarovsky, Conspiração Filmes

Leonardo Mecchi, Enquadramento Produções

 

CAMEROON

Evodie Ngueyeli N., Les Films d'Ebene

 

CANADA

Sonya Di Rienzo, Hawkeye Pictures

Line Sander Egede, Intuitive Pictures / TAK films

 

CROATIA

Tina Tišljar, Eclectica

 

CZECH REPUBLIC

Alzbeta Janackova, Silk Films

 

DENMARK

Tine Mikkelsen, Zentropa

Katrine A. Sahlstrøm, Good Company Pictures

 

ESTONIA

Andreas Kask, Nafta Films

Nele Paves, Estonian Film Institute

 

FINLAND

Julia Elomäki, Tekele productions

Jonna Enroth, Rocky Road Pictures

 

FRANCE

Marie Garrett, Pulsar Content

Paulus Hagemeyer, Coproduction Office

Jonathan Rubin, WE FILM

 

FRANCE/INDIA

Avantika Singh Desbouvries, Salt for Sugar Films / Off Season Films

 

FRANCE/TUNISIA

Kaouthar Hadidi, 3ÈME GENRE PRODUCTION

 

FRANCE/UK

Emilie Jouffroy, Elation Pictures

 

GERMANY

Katharina Bergfeld, Ma.ja.de. Filmproduktions

Sebastian Herbst, arkanum pictures

Jorgo Narjes, X Filme

 

GREECE

Maria Kontogianni, Wild At Heart

Maria Laskaridou, Argonauts Productions

 

ICELAND

Sunna Guðnadóttir, Bjartsýn films

 

INDIA

Angad Singh, Superbad

 

IRAN

Milad Khosravi, Seven Springs Pictures

 

IRELAND

Paul Fitzsimons, Prelude Media Limited t/a Prelude Content

 

ITALY

Lorenzo Cioffi, LADOC

 

JAMAICA

Nadean Rawlins, RAW Management

 

LUXEMBOURG

Aurore Schneidesch, Film Fund Luxembourg

 

MONTENEGRO

Milena Charan, Taurus Production

 

NETHERLANDS

Steven Rubinstein Malamud, GROM Productions

Monique van Kessel, Make Way Film

 

NIGERIA

Lala Akindoju, The Make It Happen Production Company

 

NORWAY

Anita Norfolk, Folk Film

 

PALESTINE

Jiries Copti, Fresco Films

 

POLAND

Natalia Dąbrowska, New Europe Film Sales

 

PORTUGAL

Patricia Faria, Uma Pedra no Sapato

 

SERBIA

Marija Lero, Somnium production

 

SOUTH AFRICA

Layla Swart, Yellowbone Entertainment

 

SPAIN

Anna M. Bofarull, Kaboga Art & Films

Mireia Graell, Ringo Media

Gentzane Martinez de Osaba, Bide Guztiak AIE

Gerard Rodriguez, Japonica Films

 

SWEDEN

Sigrid Helleday, New Land

 

SWITZERLAND

Magdalena Welter, Lomotion

 

TANZANIA

Amil Shivji, Kijiweni Productions

 

TURKEY

Vildan Ersen, Gataki Films

 

UK

Rakasree Basu, Momentum Films

Sarudzayi Marufu, Euras Films

 

UKRAINE

Julia Sinkevych, JS Films

 

US

Lucila Moctezuma

 

The 3 sessions of the EAVE 2025 Producers Workshop will take place in Luxembourg (March 7-14), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (June 23-30) and Thessaloniki, Greece (October 27 – November 3).

Best regards, The EAVE team

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PUENTES 2025: Apply now to the 15th edition of EAVE’s Latin-American-European Co-Production Workshop!

After 15 successful years of connecting producers from Europe and Latin America during two weeks of the year, EAVE is welcoming applications for the next edition PUENTES - apply now until January 5th!

“EAVE PUENTES has really changed my perspective and has broadened my possibilities as a producer. The network that we have created this year has impacted my career and I believe it is only the beginning of future collaborations with my colleagues. It is a complete program that every producer should go through once in their lives.”

Mariana Pineda, Pororó Films, PY (PUENTES 2024 Participant)

PUENTES provides in-depth support for the professional growth of each participant, giving them practical tools to navigate the cultural nuances of the film markets and fostering the skills needed for effective cross-continental collaboration. From acquisitions and distribution to real-life case studies, participants engage in a mix of plenary sessions, small group work, individual meetings with experts, and networking opportunities as well as special company planning modules.

During the workshop year, participants will be accompanied by the pedagogical team of experts, active professionals in the industry:

  • PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine, ES/AR) known for: UNA MUJER FANTASTICA, LA BODA DE ROSA, NERUDA, PEQUEÑA FLOR, EL LLANTO
  • PUENTES Group Leader Sophie Erbs (Gaijin, FR) known for: LOS PERROS, COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON, MILLA, THE HARVESTERS, THE LOAD
  • PUENTES Script Consultant Jacques Akchoti (FR)
  • PUENTES Latam Consultant Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films, UY) known for: MONOS, THE DISCIPLE OF SEED, GIANT, EL 5, THE WAVES

A recent example of a successful film that have come through PUENTES includes MI BESTIA, directed by Camila Beltrán, produced by Lionel Massol (Films Grand Huit, FR) and co-produced by Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto (Inercia Películas, CO). The project was developed through the 2021 PUENTES edition, where the two producers first met.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Applications are open to film professionals from Latin America and Europe who wish to strengthen connections between the two regions.

The selection consists of 10 producers focusing on project development (fiction films only), and 4-5 European film professionals with a focus on career development (not bringing a project):

Latin American and European Film producers focusing on project development:

  • Experienced feature film producers with a strong interest with working with Europe and Latin America. The fiction feature project must be able to demonstrate a clear involvement with Latin America, and vice versa.

European Film Professionals focusing on career development:

  • Citizens or residents of Europe (European Union and the countries that are eligible to apply for training under the MEDIA SUB-programme) that are sales agents, distributors, festival and market representatives, financiers, or European producers focusing on career development who wish to deepen their knowledge on Latin-American co-productions and market.

APPLICATION TIMELINE

Applications are open until January 5 and the selection will be announced at the beginning of April! Preselection interviews will be held In March, and applicants should be available then.

WORKSHOP TIMELINE

PUENTES takes place in the course of two weeks of the year. For the 2025 edition, PUENTES will exceptionally take place in the first week of June and at the beginning of September:

  • First session: June 2 – 8, 2025 in Basilicata (IT – exact location TBC), in partnership with FVG Audiovisual Fund and MiC (Ministero dei Beni Ambientali e Culturali)
  • Second session: September 2025 (exact date TBC) in Uruguay (exact location TBC) in partnership with Bocacha Films and supported by IBERMEDIA

APPLICATION

Click here to start your application and find out more information about the application process.In case of questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with the EAVE team: ana@eave.org

The PUENTES workshop is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and Programa IBERMEDIA, and with the recognition of the Directorate-General for Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.

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Durban FilmMart Institute: Safer Spaces Report

The Durban FilmMart Institute recently hosted a "Safer Spaces Roundtable" to address pressing concerns in the film industry, such as cultural safety, political safety, sexual harassment, and power dynamics. EAVE has been a contributing member of the Safer Spaces Roundtable.

Co-curated by Themba Bhebhe and Marion Schmidt, the event brought together a range of perspectives to collaborate on solutions for a more just and equitable screen landscape. Stay tuned as DFMI continues this crucial conversation.


You can download the Safer Spaces report here.

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PIANOFORTE wins Arts Programming award at the International Emmy Awards

European Film Awards 2024

The European Film Academy has revealed the winners in the first categories of the 37th European Film Awards, which will take place on 7 December in Lucerne.

  • Juliette Welfling for EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won European Editing
  • Jagna Dobesz for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won European Production Design
  • Tanja Hausner for THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper won European Costume Design
  • Evalotte Oosterop for WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij won European Make-Up & Hair
  • Frederikke Hoffmeier for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won European Original Score

EAVE graduate Labina Mitevska, Macedonian producer and actress will be awarded with this year’s Eurimages International Co-Production Award by Eurimages and the European Film Academy.

Labina Mitevska is one of the founders of the family-run production company Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production based in Skopje, North Macedonia. Labina Mitevska will be an honorary guest of the gala for the 37th European Film Awards on 7 December in Lucerne to receive her award in person. The jury says: “This prize is awarded to Labina Mitevska as a tribute to the talent of a family business passionately dedicated to European cinema. It rewards the craftmanship of high-quality independent cinema achieved through numerous outstanding international co-productions that are the pride of the Eurimages Fund.” The siblings Labina, Teona and Vuk successfully launched their company in 2001. Labina is a highly acclaimed actress from the Balkan region, starting her career in Milco Mancevski’s BEFORE THE RAIN, awarded with the Golden Lion in Venice and nominated for an Academy Award. At Sisters and Brother Mitevski Labina is managing director and producer, her sister Teona is director and her brother Vuk, a painter and sculptor, is working as set designer and animator. Labina Mitevska has co-produced her sister's films like GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNIA and THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD, as minority co-producer she was involved in SIERANEVADA by Cristi Puiu and THE WILD PEAR TREE by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, among others. Labina Mitevska is currently working on Dina Duna's SKATEBOARDING IS NOT FOR GIRLS, developed at Cannes' Cinéfondation, and MOTHER, her sister’s new film, starring Noomi Rapace. Labina is the Macedonian National Coordinator for EAVE.

https://europeanfilmawards.eu

 

 

International Emmy Awards

  • PIANOFORTE by Jakub Piątek, producer: EAVE graduate Maciej Kubick won the Arts Programming award at the 52nd International Emmy© Awards. PIANOFORTE is the first Polish documentary to take home this prestigious award.

https://www.iemmys.tv/

 

 

Cinekid

  • EAVE project PUCK by Anna-Karin Garhamn, written and produced by EAVE graduate Caroline Drab won The Council of Europe Series Co-production Development Award
  • MILLIE AND THE SECRET OF THE CROCODILE by Esben Toft Jacobsen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award 
  • KITTENS by Nova van Dijk, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten van der Ven won the Filmmore Post-Production Award 
  • MOUSTACHE by Idriss Nsangou Nabil, producer: EAVE graduate Max de Wolf won the Amarte Best Dutch Short Film Award 9+

https://cinekid.nl/en/

 

 

Tokyo International Film Festival

  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy won the TIFF Ethical Film Award

www.tiff-jp.net

 

 

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

  • BESTIARIES, HERBARIA, LAPIDARIES by Massimo D’Anolfi, Martina Parenti, co-producer: EAVE graduate Louis Mataré won the IDFA Award for Best Directing in the Envision Competition 
  • THE PROPAGANDIST by Luuk Bouwman, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans won the IDFA Award for Best Dutch Film
  • EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu received a Special Mention

 

IDFA Forum

  • DO YOU LOVE ME by Lana Y. Daher, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis won the IDFA Forum Award for Best Rough Cut
  • LOOKING FOR THE MERMAID by Yara Costa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Tiny Mungwe won the IDFA Forum Producers Connection Award

www.idfa.nl

 

 

DOC NYC

  • EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi won the Grand Jury Prize.

www.docnyc.net

 

 

FilmFestival Cottbus

  • WHEN THE PHONE RANG by Iva Radivojević, producer: EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranić Šućur won the Main prize for Best Film and the FIPRESCI Award
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko won the Special Award for Best Director and the Audience Award
  • RIVIERA by Orfeas Peretzis, producers: EAVE graduates Konstantinos Vassilaros, Alexandre Gavras won the Prize for an outstanding individual performance (Eva Samioti)
  • WET MONDAY by Justyna Mytnik, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski won the Prize for the best youth film
  • 78 DAYS by Emilija Gasic, producer: EAVE participant Milos Ivanovic, EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranic Sucur won the Prize for the best debut film 
  • GOOD CHILDREN by Filip Peruzovic, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic won the Ecumenical Jury Prize

www.filmfestivalcottbus.de

 

connecting cottbus

cocoPITCH Projects:

  • SUMMER BLUES by Anna Ansone, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze won the Avanpost Pitch Packaging Award
  • BEAR HUG by Alexandros Skouras, producer: EAVE MW graduate Eleni Oulani won the MIDPOINT Consulting Award

cocoWIP Projects:

  • GIRL IN THE NIGHT by Luka Marcetic, producers: EAVE  MW graduate Andraz Jeric, EAVE graduate Jerca Jeric won the D-Facto Motion WIP Award
  • EAVE project EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH YOU by Ursa Menart, producers: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar, EAVE graduates Katja Lenarcic, Alexander Wadouh, Roxana Richters won the Studio Beep Sound Post-Production Award

www.connecting-cottbus.de

 

 

Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn

  • PINK LADY by Nir Bergman, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi won Best Director
  • EMPIRE OF THE RABBITS by Seyfettin Tokmak, producer: EAVE + graduate Sinisa Juricic was awarded Best Script and Best Cinematography
  • SOME NIGHTS I FEEL LIKE WALKING by Petersen Vargas, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang won Best Original Score 
  • BLACK GOLD by Takashi Sugimoto, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis won Doc@PÖFF’s Special Prize
  • MURMURING HEARTS by Vytautas Puidokas, producer: EAVE graduate Ruta Adele Jekentaite won Doc@PÖFF’S Best Cinematography 
  • THE SOUTHERN CHRONICLES by Ignas Miskinis, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis was awarded Best Baltic Film 
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Baltic Director

 

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event:

Baltic Event Co-production Market

  • THE WORKER by Eliza Petkova, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
  • THE ELF by Hannes Vartiainen, produced by EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll won the Best Project Award

Works in Progress

  • SAND IN YOUR HAIR by Mantas Verbiejus, producer: EAVE graduate Zivile Gallego won the Public Favourite Award
  • THE DARK ARCHITECT by Risto Tuominen, producer: EAVE graduate Ilkka Matila won the European Genre Forum Award
  • VRYKOLAX by Achilleas Gatsopoulos, producer: TTB participant Vassilis Economou received a Special Mention
  • NEIGHBOUR by Oskar Lehemaa, producer: EAVE graduate Evelin Penttilä scooped the Public Favourite Award
  • FABULA RASA by Miriam Suad Bühler, Maurice Sinner, producer: EAVE+ graduate Steffen Gerdes won the Public Favourite Award (Script Pool Tallinn)

https://poff.ee/en

 

 

Arras Film Festival

  • HONEYMOON by Zhanna Ozirna, producer: EAVE graduate Dmytro Sukhanov won the Golden Atlas - Grand Jury Prize at the Arras Film Festival.
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac won the Silver Atlas for Best Director and the Youth Jury Prize - Hauts-de-France Region
  • DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Rsumovic, producers: EAVE graduate, group leader and National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic received a Special Mention
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova won the Audience Award

https://www.arrasfilmfestival.com

 

 

Stockholm International Film Festival

  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger scooped Best First Feature 
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper was awarded Best Cinematography
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora won Best Actress (Malou Khebizi)
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won the FIPRESCI award

www.stockholmfilmfestival.se

 

 

Seville European Film Festival

  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won the Grand Jury Prize, Best Staging and the Puerta América Award 
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won Best Director Award, Best Actress Award (Trine Dyrholm), Best photography (Michal Dymek) and Best Art Director
  • THE FLAME OF A CANDLE by André Gil Mata, producer: PUENTES graduate Clementine Mourao-Ferreira won Best Film in the New Waves section
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Film in the Rampa section
  • SOMEWHERE IN LOVE by Morgan Simon, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin received a Special Mention in the Rampa section
  • THE FORTUNATE ONES by Jeanne Waltz, producer: EAVE graduate Isabel Machado received a Special Mention in the Alumbramiento section
  • YOUNG HEARTS by Anthony Schatteman, producer: EAVE graduate Xavier Rombaut, co-producers: EAVE graduates Floor Onrust, Annabella Nezri won the Future Film Lovers’ Award

https://festivalcinesevilla.eu/en

 

 

Thessaloniki International Film Festival

  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier scooped the Best Feature Film Award the “Theo Angelopoulos” Golden Alexander
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • won the Best Director Award and the Human Values Award of the Hellenic Parliament
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Best Actor Award (Mahmood Bakri)
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos won Best Actress (Joana Santos)
  • THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US by Laila Abbas, producer: EAVE graduate Roshanak Behesht Nedjad won the Best Direction Award - Silver Alexander in the Meet the Neighbours+ competition
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko won the Best Actor Award (Volodymyr Kravchuk)
  • PUENTES project THE EXILES by Belen Funes, producers: PUENTES graduate Alba Bosch-Duran, EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, co-producer: PUENTES, MW and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi won the Best Actress Award and received a Special Mention
  • XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Silver Alexander in the >>Film Forward competition
  • MALDIVES by Daniel Bolda, producer: EAVE+ graduate Nicholas Alavanos received a Special Mention and won the ERT Original Music Award
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in the International Competition and the JF Costopoulos Foundation Award
  • RIVIERA by Orfeas Peretzis, producers: EAVE and TTB graduate Konstantinos Vassilaros, EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Greek Film Premiered at Thessaloniki, the FOS Actress Award (ex aequo) and the Hellenic Film Commission Best Location Award
  • KYUKA – BEFORE SUMMER'S END by Kostis Charamountanis, producers: EAVE graduate Danae Spathara, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE graduate Marija Dimitrova won the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece Award, the Finos Film Award and received the Best Feature Film Award from the Youth Jury

 

Agora Crossroads Co-production Forum and Works in Progress

  • Konstantinos Koukoulis of Plankton won the Thessaloniki EAVE Marketing Workshop Scholarship.
  • PASSPORT by Rakan Mayasi, producer: EAVE graudate May Odeh won the CNC Development Award and the MFI Script 2 Film Workshops Award
  • FOG by Denis Spiridonov, producer: EAVE graduate Katia Khazak, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova won the ArteKino International Award
  • PATTY IS SUCH A GIRL NAME by Giorgos Georgopoulos, producer: EAVE graduate Fenia Cossovitsa won the ERT Agora Works in Progress Award
  • WAKE by Thelyia Petraki, producer: PUENTES graduate Kostas Tagalakis won the Finos Film Award
  • BLEACH by Kaltrina Krasniqi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Bojana Radulovic, Ognen Antov won the Cannes Producers Network Award

www.filmfestival.gr

 

 

Nordic Film Days, Lübeck

  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho was awarded the Audience Award of the Lübecker Nachrichten at the Nordic Film Days, Lübeck.
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij the INTERFILM Church Prize
  • UNMOORED by Caroline Ingvarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlordarski won Best Feature Film Debut
  • LARS IS LOL by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, producer: EAVE MW graduate Caroline Hitland won the Children's and Youth Film Prize of the Gemeinnützige Sparkassenstiftung and the Prize of the children's jury of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck

www.nordische-filmtage.de

 

 

Cairo International Film Festival

  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac won the Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora won the Shadi Abdel Salam Award for Best Film in the International Critics’ Week Competition 
  • ABO ZAABAL 89 by Bassam Mortada, producer: EAVE graduate Kesmat Elsayed won Best Feature Documentary Award, a Special Jury Prize in the African Film Competition and received a Special Mention
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy Best African Feature Award
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen won the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film

https://www.ciff.org.eg

 

 

Amiens International Film Festival

  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart won the Audience Prize and received two Special Mentions at the Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM).
  • DIARIES FROM LEBANON by Myriam El Hajj, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine won the Prix d’Or.
  • SKIN IN SPRING by Yennifer Uribe, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos won the Grand Prix for a Feature Film.

https://www.fifam.fr

 

 

Lecce European Film Festival

  • THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper scooped Best Film and won the FIPRESCI prize
  • BREATHING UNDER WATER by Eric Lamhène, associate producers: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux, EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges won the Special Jury Prize and the Cineuropa Prize
  • WISHBONE by Penny Panagiotopoulou, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha won Best Cinematography
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza was awarded Best Screenplay and the SNGCI Award for Best European Actor
  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina won the Mario Verdone Prize

www.festivaldelcinemaeuropeo.com/en

 

 

Zagreb Film Festival

  • BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik, MW graduate Peter Badac won the KinoKino Award for Best Film by the Children’s Jury at the Zagreb Film Festival.
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj was awarded the Golden Pram for Best Feature Film
  • THE IDES OF AN ISLAND by Carmen Pedrero, producer: EAVE MW graduate Eva Bodas is the European Short Film Candidate for Prix Vimeo European Film Awards 2026

https://zff.hr/

 

 

Cork International Film Festival

  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki won Spirit of the Festival – Best Screenplay at the Cork International Film Festival
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards won Spirit of the Festival – Best Film

https://corkfilmfest.org/

 

 

Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 

  • MEETING WITH POL POT by Rithy Panh, producer: FFF graduate Jovan Marjanovic won the Grand Jury Award João Bénard da Costa 
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the Jury Special Award for Best Female Performance for the Actress Ensemble

www.leffest.com

 

 

Belfast Film Festival

  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato won Best Cinematography at the Belfast Film Festival.

https://belfastfilmfestival.org

 

 

Ljubljana International Film Festival

  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi won the Kingfisher Award for Best Film in the Perspectives Competition at the Ljubljana International Film Festival.
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani won the FIPRESCI Award
  • THE OTHER WAY AROUND by Jonas Trueba, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas won the KMS - Slovenian Art Cinema Association Award
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Film of the Adriatic Festival Network

https://www.liffe.si/en

 

 

Geneva International Film Festival

  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina SildosVicky Miha, Kaarle Aho won the Future Is Sensible Award at the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF).

https://2024.giff.ch/en

 

 

Camerimage Torun

  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won the Golden Frog of the Main Competition at Camerimage Torun.
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi won the Silver Frog 
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won the Bronze Frog
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Martina Brokemper won the FIPRESCI Award

https://camerimage.pl

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TTB project HAPPYEND nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

The winners of the 17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be announced at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards Ceremony on Saturday 30 November 2024 at The Langham, Gold Coast, Australia. The following films by EAVE graduates have been nominated in different categories:

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial is nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Performance
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani is nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Performance 
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu is nominated for Best Screenplay
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB group leader and National Coordinator Asia Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries for Best Cinematography
  • KAMAY by Ilyas Yourish, Shahrokh Bikaran, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo is nominated for Best Documentary
  • MEETING WITH POL POT by Rithy Panh, producer: FFF graduate Jovan Marjanovic is nominated for Best Director
  • MONGREL by Chiang Wei Liang & You Qiao Yin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marie Dubas is nominated for Best Cinematography
  • STRANGER EYES by Yeo Siew Hua, producer: EAVE graduates Fran Borgia, Jean-Laurent Csinidis, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo is nominated for Best Cinematography
  • SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena is nominated for Best Youth Film
  • TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo is nominated for Best Film, Best Screenplay
  • YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts is nominated for Best Documentary

www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/awards

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ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT in UK cinemas

In French cinemas

  • TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen. November 1.  
  • A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart. November 13. 
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora. November 20. 
  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin. November 27.
  • RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri. November 27. 
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: TTB and EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt. November 27.  
  • QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland. November 27.  
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You. November 27.  

 

In Belgian cinemas

  • A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart. November 20.

 

In UK cinemas

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial. November 25.

 

In Dutch cinemas

  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart. November 14.  
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve. November 21. 
  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina. November 28

 

In Swiss cinemas

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. November 21.   
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. November 6.
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann. November 21.

 

In Austrian cinemas

  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards. November 19. 
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. November 22.   
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. November 28.
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. November 28.  

 

In German cinemas

  • TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT by Filip Posivac, producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova. November 6.   
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Martina Brokemper. November 13.
  • MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann. November 21.    
  • THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier. November 21.
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua. November 21.
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. . November 28.  

 

In Lithuanian cinemas

  • TASTY by Egle Vertelyte, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis. November 29.

 

In Romanian cinemas

  • THE MOROMETE FAMILY 3 by Stere Gulea, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu and Tudor Giurgiu. November 22. 
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. . November 29.  

 

In Swedish cinemas

  • THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE + graduate Philippe Coeytaux. November 22.

 

In Spanish cinemas

  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost. November 29.

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PUENTES project STREETS OF GLORIA premieres at Tallinn

Thessaloniki International Film Festival (October 31 – November 10)

  • AGA’S HOUSE by Lendita Zeqiraj, producer: EAVE graduate Bujar Kabashi
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producer: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchou, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
  • ANYWHERE ANYTIME by Milad Tangshir, producers: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
  • BABY by Marcelo Caetano, co-producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
  • BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN by Radu Jude, producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Jiri Konecny
  • BRING THEM DOWN by Christopher Andrews, producer: EAVE graduate Ruth Treacy, EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • COSMOS by Germinal Roaux, producer: EAVE graduate Sandino Saravia Vinay
  • CUCKOO by Tilman Singer, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Tsigka
  • DAY OF THE TIGER by Andrei Tănase, producers: EAVE graduates Anamaria Antoci, Konstantina Stavrianou
  • DORMITORY by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj
  • EMBRYO LARVA BUTTERFLY by Kyros Papavassiliou, producer: EAVE graudate Mario Piperides
  • EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Jelena Mitrovic, Gary Cranner
  • FIVE AND A HALF LOVE STORIES IN AN APARTMENT IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA by Tomas Vengris, co-producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
  • FOREMOST BY NIGHT by Victor Iriarte, producer: Pandora da Cunha Telles
  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne
  • GOOD CHILDREN by Filip Peruzović, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic
  • GREICE by Leonardo Mouramateus, producer: EAVE+ graduate Pandora Cunha Telles
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producers: EAVE graduates Tony Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier, co-producer: Marco Valerio Fusco
  • HONEYMOON by Zhanna Ozirna, producer: EAVE graduate Dmytro Shukanov
  • HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain
  • INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al Rasheed, producer: EAVE graduate Rula Nasser
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • KENSUKE’S KINGDOM by Kirk Hendry, producer: EAVE graduate Stéphan Roelants
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors
  • KYUKA – BEFORE SUMMER'S END by Kostis Charamountanis, producers: EAVE graduate Danae Spathara, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE graduate Marija Dimitrova
  • LARS IS LOL by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, producer: EAVE MW graduate Caroline Hitland
  • LULA LEBLANC by Stergios Paschos, producer: EAVE+ graduate Nicholas Alavanos
  • LUNA PARK by Florenc Papas, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti
  • MADAME PIRATE CODE OF CONDUCT by Morgan Ommer, Dan-chi Huang, producer: PUENTES graduate Estela Valdivieso Chen
  • MALDIVES by Daniel Bolda, producer: EAVE+ graduate Nicholas Alavanos
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • MEDIUM by Christina Ioakeimidi, co-producer: Veselka Kiryakova
  • MELK by Stefanie Kolk, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • MOST PEOPLE DIE ON SUNDAYS by Iair Said, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato, EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel, TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • PLANET B by Aude Léa Rapi, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • PUENTES project THE EXILES by Belen Funes, producers: PUENTES graduate Alba Bosch-Duran, EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, co-producer: PUENTES, MW and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miira Paasilinna
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, co-producers: EAVE graduates Raymond van der Kaaij, Germen Boelens, Julia Alves, Stefano Centini
  • THE HUNGARIAN DRESSMAKER by Iveta Grofova, producers: EAVE graduates Sara Laszlo and Marcell Gerő
  • THE LOST BOYS by Zeno Graton, producer: TTB graduate Valérie Bournonville, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
  • THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES by Michel Hazanavicius, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producers: EAVE graduates Geoff Arbourne,Maria Drandaki
  • TOUCHED by Claudia Rorarius, producer: EAVE graduate Harry FlöterTRIUMPH by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
  • TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producers: EAVE graduates Volodymyr Yatsenko, Anton Iffland Stettner
  • VOURDALAK by Adrien Beau, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Levy
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producer: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, co-producers: EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato
  • XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

 

Agora

Crossroads Co-production Forum 

  • BLEACH by Kaltrina Krasniqi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Bojana Radulovic, Ognen Antov
  • DYING BIRD by Diego Llorente, producer: PUENTES graduate Lara Gonzalez Lobo, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Virginia Bogliolo
  • FOG by Denis Spiridonov, producer: EAVE graduate Katia Khazak, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova
  • FOUR FUNERALS AND A WEDDING by Nikola Mijović, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dagmar Sedlackova
  • THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF by Terézia Halamová, producer: PUENTES participant Natalia Pavlove
  • LA YOLI by Sandra Reina, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
  • NEARBY FARAWAY by Sonia Liza Kenterman, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexandra Hoesdorff, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
  • THE PASSPORT by Rakan Mayasi. Producer: EAVE graduate May Odeh
  • WAKE by Thelyia Petraki, producer: PUENTES graduate Kostas Tagalakis

Works in Progress

  • EAVE project DIRTY LAND directed and produced by EAVE graduate Luis Campos, co-producers: EAVE graudate Luigi Chimienti, PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato
  • MY FATHER’S SHOES by Hristo Simeonov, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • OTTER by Srđan Vuletić, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Daniele Segre
  • PATTY IS SUCH A GIRLY NAME by Giorgos Georgopoulos, producer: EAVE+ graduate Fenia Cossovitsa
  • THEY COME OUT OF MARGO by Alexandros Voulgaris, producer: EAVE graduate Nicholas Alavanos

EAVE SESSION

***AGORA Talk: The Human Factor in partnership with EAVE on November 5th

There is one type of relationship that lies at the very core of any producer’s work, and it is the one between the producer and the director. This panel will examine the importance of the human factor that runs through this key professional relationship, the power relations that exist at its core, its intricacies, boundaries and potential.

Speakers: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou, EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova, EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon

Moderator: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontovrakis

www.filmfestival.gr/en

 

 

Geneva International Film Festival (November 1 – 10)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
  • LIMONOV – THE BALLAD OF EDDIE by Kirill Serebrennikov, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE + graduate Philippe Coeytaux
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora 

https://2024.giff.ch/en/program

 

 

Arras International Film Festival  (November 3 – 12)

  • A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
  • DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Rsumovic, producers: EAVE graduate, group leader and National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • STORMSKERRY MAJA by Tiina Lymi, producer: EAVE graduate Jukka Helle
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • WHITE COURAGE by Marcin Koszalka, producer: EAVE graduate Magdalena Kaminska

www.arrasfilmfestival.com

 

 

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  (November 3 – 19)

Official Selection

  • BUZZHEART by Dennis Iliadis, producer: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou
  • EMPIRE OF THE RABBITS by Seyfettin Tokmak, producer: EAVE+ graduate Sinisa Juricic
  • GIRL AMERICA by Viktor Taus, producer: EAVE MW graduate Peter Badac
  • PINK LADY by Nir Bergman, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
  • READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN by Eran Riklis, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
  • SOME NIGHTS I FEEL LIKE WALKING by Petersen Vargas, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
  • THE BLACK HOLE by Moonika Siimets, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
  • THE EXALTED by Juris Kursietis, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze, EAVE graduates Evelin Penttilä, Vicky Miha
  • THE SHADOW by Jaak Kilmi, producer: EAVE graduate Kristian Taska

First Feature Competition

  • LOTUS by Signe Birkova, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
  • THE WEEPING WALK by Dimitri Verhulst, producer: EAVE MW graduate Eurydice Gysel

Critics' Picks

  • I, THE SONG by Dechen Roder, producer: TTB graduate Johann Chapelan
  • MOOR by Adilkhan Yerzhanov, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
  • NOBODY LIKES ME by Petr Kazda, Tomas Weinreb, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille 
  • PUENTES project STREETS OF GLORIA by Felipe Sholl, producer: PUENTES graduate Daniel van Hoogstraten
  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina SildosVicky Miha, Kaarle Aho

Doc@PÖFF Competition

  • BLACK GOLD by Takashi Sugimoto, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis
  • MURMURING HEARTS by Vytautas Puidokas, producer: EAVE graduate Ruta Adele Jekentaite

Baltic Film Competition

  • BLACK VELVET by Liene Linde, producer: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene 
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaz
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • LIFE & LOVE by Helen Takkin, producer: EAVE + graduate Kristian Taska
  • NEVER ALONE by Klaus Härö, producers: EAVE graduate Ilkka Matila, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Kristian Taska
  • TASTY by Egle Vertelyte, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis
  • SOUTHERN CHRONICLES by Ignas Miskinis, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis
  • TOUCHED BY ETERNITY by Marcis Lacis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza

Standing with Ukraine

  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko

Best of Festivals

  • ALPHA by Jan Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producers: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi

Screen International Critics' Choice

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

Youth Programme

  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci

Children’s Rights Programme

  • SKILL ISSUE by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen

 

Baltic Event Co-Production Market

  • CALL ME CALENDAR by Juris Poskus, producer: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene
  • MY HAPPY FAMILY by Alkim Özmen, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova
  • NEIGHBOUR by Oskar Lehemaa, producer: EAVE graduate Evelin Penttilä
  • NORDEN by Eva Cools, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten D’Hollander
  • SAND IN YOUR HAIR by Mantas Verbiejus, producer: EAVE graduate Zivile Gallego
  • THE DARK ARCHITECT by Risto Tuominen, producer: EAVE graduate Ilkka Matila
  • THE WORKER by Eliza Petkova, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter
  • WOMEN SUICIDE SEASON by Anastasiya Gruba, producers: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina

https://poff.ee/en

 

 

Nordic Film Days Lübeck (November 4 – 10)

  • AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, co-producers: EAVE graduates Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari, Fredrik Lange
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • SKILL ISSUE by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen
  • EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
  • MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
  • SOVIET JEANS by Stanislavs Tokalovs, Juris Kursietis, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • UNMOORED by Caroline Ingvarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlordarski
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

https://nordische-filmtage.de

 

 

Filmfestival Cottbus (November 5 – 10)

  • 78 DAYS by Emilija Gasic, producer: EAVE participant Milos Ivanovic, EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranic Sucur
  • ARNI by Dorka Vermes, producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • AURORA’S SUNRISE by Inna Sahakyan, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
  • B’EST project BACKSTAGE by B’EST graduate Hovhannes Galstyan
  • BIKECHESS by Assel Ashaukimova, producer: EAVE graduate Antoine Simkine
  • BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik, MW graduate Peter Badac
  • BURIAL by Emilija Skarnulyte, producers: EAVE graduates Dagne Vildziunaite, Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • CROSSING THE BLUE by Victoria Aleksanyan, producer: EAVE graduate Armine Anda
  • DETECTIVE BRUNO by Magdalena Niec and Mariusz Palej, producer: EAVE graduate Joanna Szymanska
  • DORMITORY by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Rsumovic, producers: EAVE graduate, group leader and National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic
  • EAVE project ORDINARY FAILURES by Cristina Grosan, producers: EAVE graduates Marek Novak, Marica Stocchi
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project ETERNITY PACKAGE directed and produced by EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva
  • ELECTRA by Daria Kashcheeva, co-producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE by Ivan Marinovic, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
  • GOOD CHILDREN by Filip Peruzovic, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic
  • JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll 
  • MY LATE SUMMER by Danis Tanovic, producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Jozko Rutar, Anamaria Antoci
  • OHJUS by Miia Tervo, co-producer: EAVE graduate Evelin Penttilä 
  • RIVIERA by Orfeas Peretzis, producers: EAVE graduates Konstantinos Vassilaros, Alexandre Gavras
  • SOUTHERN CHRONICLES by Ignas Miskinis, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis
  • TASTY by Egle Vertelyte, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Siljepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
  • THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES by EAVE graduate Armine Anda
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
  • VERTICAL MONEY by Martti Helde, producer: EAVE graduate Elina Litvinova
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova
  • WET MONDAY by Justyna Mytnik, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
  • WHEN THE PHONE RANG by Iva Radivojević, producer: EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranić Šućur

www.filmfestivalcottbus.de

 

connecting cottbus

coco pitch projects 2024

  • A LONG-AWAITED VACATION by Bogdan Theodor Olteanu, producers: EAVE graduates Anda Ionescu, Anamaria Antoci
  • BEAR HUG by Alexandros Skouras, producer: EAVE MW graduate Eleni Oulani
  • BOBA by Darijan Pejovski, producers: EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic, B’EST graduate Ales Pavlin
  • SUMMER BLUES by Anna Ansone, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze
  • THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED by Anna Buryachkova, producer: EAVE graduate Reiner Selen

coco WIP projects 2024

  • EAVE project EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH YOU by Ursa Menart, producers: EAVE graduates Katja Lenarčič, Danijel Hočevar, Alexander Wadouh, Roxana Richters
  • GIRL IN THE NIGHT by Luca Marcetic, producers: EAVE MW graduate Andraz Jeric, EAVE graduate Jerca Jeric
  • THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Yuri Semashko, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas

EAVE session

***In collaboration with EAVE: a special session by EAVE Expert Michael Comyn on Leadership and Resilience.

www.connecting-cottbus.de

 

 

 

Stockholm Film Festival (November 5 – 16)

  • ALPHA by Jan Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
  • LE DERNIER SOUFFLE by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE + graduate Maria Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin
  • SHAHED (THE WITNESS) by Nader Saeivar, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • THE ASSESSMENT by Fleur Fortuné, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora 

www.stockholmfilmfestival.se

 

 

Braunschweig International Film Festival  (November 7 – 11)

  • AMAL by Jawad Rhalib, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ellen de Waele
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
  • HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann

www.filmfest-braunschweig.de

 

 

St Louis International Film Festival  (November 7 – 17)

  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES by EAVE graduate Armine Anda
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado

https://sliff.cinemastlouis.org/2024/

 

 

Cork International Film Festival (November 7 – 17)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina 
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezr
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards 
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTb graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato

https://corkfilmfest.org

 

 

International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg (November 7 – 17)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • SKILL ISSUE by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen 
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards

www.iffmh.de

 

 

Scanorama Lithuania (November 7 – 21)

  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland 
  • STORMSKERRY MAJA by Tiina Lymi, producer: EAVE graduate Jukka Helle
  • THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
  • THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato

www.scanorama.lt/en

 

 

Seville European Film Festival  (November 8 – 16)

  • A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • ALPHA by Jan Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler 
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB group leader and National Coordinator Asia Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries
  • YOUNG HEARTS by Anthony Schatteman, producers: EAVE graduates Floor Onrust, Annabella Nezri

https://festivalcinesevilla.eu

 

 

Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival  (November 8 – 17)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • CU LI NEVER CRIES by Pham Ngoc Lan, co-producers: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduates Verona Meier, Claire Lajoumard
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MEETING WITH POL POT by Rithy Panh, producer: FFF graduate Jovan Marjanovic
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producers: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • TABU by Mugiel Gomes, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach 
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

www.leffest.com

 

 

Ljubljana International Film Festival  (November 8 – 19)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • ALPHA by Jan Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, producer: TTB, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Benjamin Domenech and Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler 
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • MILK by Stefanie Kolk, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Romania Ada Solomon
  • THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper

www.liffe.si

 

 

Lecce European Film Festival (November 9 – 16)

  • BREATHING UNDER WATER by Eric Lamhène, associate producers: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux, EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
  • MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik
  • THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
  • WISHBONE by Penny Panagiotopoulou, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha

www.festivaldelcinemaeuropeo.com/en

 

 

 

AFI Film Fest Santa Monica  (November 10 – 14)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler 
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart 
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB group leader and National Coordinator Asia Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries

https://fest.afi.com

 

 

Cairo International Film Festival (November 13 – 22)

  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DIARIES FROM LEBANON by Myriam El Hajj, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producers: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES project Nima Yousefi
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • SHAHED (THE WITNESS) by Nader Saeivar, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora 

 

 

DOC NYC Festival New York (November 13 – December 1)

  • AFTER THE RAIN: PUTIN’S STOLEN CHILDREN COME HOME, directed and produced by EAVE graduate Sarah McCarthy
  • AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, co-producers: EAVE graduates Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari, Fredrik Lange
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • BALOMANIA by Sissel Morell Dargis, producers: EAVE graduates and Danish National Coordinator Marie Schmidt Olesen, Marieke van den Bersselaar
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi
  • FARMING THE REVOLUTION by Nishtha Jain, producer: EAVE graduate Valérie Montmartin
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER by Jacob Perlmutter, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen

www.docnyc.net

 

 

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam  (November 14 – 24)

  • ABOUT A HERO by Piotr Winiewicz, producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • ABO ZAABAL 89 by Bassam Mortada, producer: EAVE graduate Kesmat Elsayed
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • BESTIARIES, HERBARIA, LAPIDARIES by Massimo D’Anolfi, Martina Parenti, co-producer: EAVE graduate Louis Mataré
  • BRIGHT FUTURE by Viitor Iuminos, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • COHABITANTS by Viesturs Kairišs, executve producer: EAVE graduate Esko Rips
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué
  • DOUBLE TAKE by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate Emmy Oost
  • EAVE project THE BRINK OF DREAMS by Nada Riyadh and EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir, producer: EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir
  • EAVE project WHERE DRAGONS LIVE by Suzanne Raes, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans, co-producer: EAVE graduate Reece Cargan
  • EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
  • FARMING THE REVOLUTION by Nishtha Jain, producer: EAVE graduate Valérie Montmartin
  • GREEN IS THE NEW RED by Anna Recalde Miranda, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mario Adamson
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • IN THE OPEN by Guillaume Massart, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • LOSS ADJUSTMENT by Miguel Calderón, producer: EAVE graduate Agustina Chiarino
  • MY SEXTORTION DIARY by Patricia Franquesa, producer: PUENTES and MW graduate Mireia Graell
  • NESHOMA by Sandra Beerends, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE+ graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • SILENT OBSERVERS by Eliza Petkova, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
  • SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • THE FAREWELL by Alejandro Alonso Estrella, producer: PUENTES graduate Maria Carla del Rio
  • THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • THE JACKET by Mathijs Poppe, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Heene, co-producers: EAVE graduates Noortje Wilschut, Floor Onrust
  • THE LAST EXPEDITION by Eliza Kubarska, producer: EAVE graduate Monika Braid
  • THE NIGHTS STILL SMELL OF GUNPOWDER by Inadelso Cossa, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Kaske, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • THE PROPAGANDIST by Luuk Bouwman, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans
  • THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh
  • TO BE CONTINUED. TEENHOOD. by Ivars Seleckis, Armands Začs, producers: EAVE graduates Elīna Gedina-Ducena, Gints Grübe
  • TRANS MEMORIA by Victoria Verseau, producer: EAVE graduate Malin Hüber
  • TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER by Jacob Perlmutter, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
  • TWST – THINGS WE SAID TODAY by Andrei Ujica, producers: EAVE graduates Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
  • VALENTINA AND THE MUOSTERS by Francesca Scalisi, producer: EAVE graduate Chiara Galloni
  • YALLA, BABA! By Angie Obeid, producer: EAVE graduate Rogier Kramer

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MILK TEETH by Mihai Mincan is in production

In production

  • MILK TEETH by Mihai Mincan, producers: EAVE, PUENTES and TTB graduate Radu Stancu, EAVE graduates Monica Hellström and Konstantinos Vassilaros is in production. The story: As the last person to see her sister before she disappears, Maria (8) finds herself trapped in a world of deceit. Consumed by the loss, she takes it upon herself to find out what really happened, navigating through a universe of muted confusion, in the twilight of the Communist era. As Maria starts feeling that she is getting closer to uncovering the truth, a strange world opens up, threatening to take control of her. The only way to fight against it is to rely on her friends and imagination. MILK TEETH serves as a powerful allegory of Romania’s transition from the Communist era to the hope of a new society after 1989. By representing darkness and void as visual symbolic elements, the film portrays the uncertainty and fear experienced during this period. Maria’s quest for truth mirrors the nation’s desire for justice and accountability. She represents the generation that seeks empowerment, and change becomes vital in a time and place that finally show glimpses of prospects of a free world (producer Radu Stancu). Radu Stancu is producing with Ioana Lascar through Romania’s deFilm in co-production with Cyriac Auriol through France’s Remora Films, Monica Hellström through Danish Strom Pictures, Konstantinos Vassilaros through Greece’s StudioBauhaus and Pavlina Angelova through Bulgaria’s Screening Emotions. The co-production is backed by the Romanian Film Centre, the Romanian Office for Film and Cultural Investments (OFIC), the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (France), the Danish Film Institute, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Greek Film Centre, Media Investment Communication (Romania), ARTE Kino, Avanpost (Romania), Creative Europe MEDIA, ERT Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, Cinema City (Romania), the Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM) and Agence Nationale de Gestion des Œuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA). The project was developed at the Torino Film Lab – Feature Lab 2023 programme, where it received the grand TFL Production Award and the Green Filming Award. The shooting is currently taking place in Romania, at Bucharest, Lupeni and Vulcan (Hunedoara county).

http://www.defilm.ro

  • WASHED AND BURIED by Martin Turk, producer: EAVE graduate Ida Weiss is in production. on location in Val Canale, Italy. The region is known for its local rituals and traditions, which served as inspiration for the film's story. It follows Nadja, a successful 40-year-old lawyer, who returns to her remote hometown to fulfil her late grandmother's enigmatic final wish, making her face her with long-forgotten places and encounters, as well as hidden family truths that challenge her perception of the past. The film is produced by Ida Weiss of Bela Film (Slovenia), in a co-production with Marta Zaccaron of Incipit Film (Italy) and Inja Korać of Cobra Chicks (Croatia), with national co-producers RTV Slovenija and Senca Studio also attached to the project. The production is financially backed by the Slovenian Film Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission, and Creative Europe – MEDIA.

www.belafilm.si

  • TWENTY METERS by Damjan Kozole, producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar is in production. The story revolves around Veronika, a mother of two who killed a corrupt municipal official. With the assistance of her younger daughter, she disposed of the body one night by tossing it into the sea. Nobody suspects she is involved in his disappearance, but the guilt burdens her as well as her family. The script was written by the filmmaker himself and his regular collaborator, Ognjen Svilicic. Danijel Hocevar (Vertigo) serves as the producer. Twenty Meters is being staged as a co-production between Vertigo, RTV Slovenia, Bas Celik (Serbia), Terminal 3 (Croatia), Kino Oko (North Macedonia) and Pro.Ba (Bosnia and Herzegovina). It was supported financially by the Slovenian Film Centre, Film Center Serbia and Creative Europe – MEDIA.

www.vertigo.si

  • FRONTERA by Judith Colell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens is in production. Filming of the historical thriller telling of the adventures of a group of people who, despite the threats to their existence, put their lives at risk and flout the rules imposed upon them in order help Jews escaping from Nazi repression, is taking place over six weeks in the region of Pallars and on location around Barcelona. The plot unfolds in 1943, after General Franco has blocked the route for Jews fleeing over the Pyrenees to escape Nazi repression. At the customs office in a border town, Manel Grau, a civil servant with a Republican past, decides to disobey orders, helped by Juliana, a local resident, and Jerôme, a French people smuggler. They all join forces and begin a crusade to help as many Jews to flee as they possibly can. But then, Manel will be trapped in a dangerous odyssey that will revive within him – and within his wife, Mercé – old ghosts of the still-recent Spanish Civil War. “Today, more than ever, there are millions of people who are forced to flee war, hunger and the brutality being caused by their leaders. On the other side, there are always people who help, people who condemn those who run away, and people who turn a blind eye as if nothing were happening to them – people who put themselves at risk and people who don’t,” explains the director. “I believe that film is a weapon for raising awareness and for condemnation. And, as a fast-paced, action-packed film, FRONTERA is also exactly that.” FRONTERA is a production by Coming Soon Films (Spain), Diagonal TV (Banijay Iberia) and Bulletproof Cupid (Belgium). It has secured support from the ICEC, ICAA, Screen Flanders (a VLAIO initiative in conjunction with the Flanders Audiovisual Fund) and the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter, as well as BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance and the MEDIA programme. It also boasts the involvement of RTVE and 3Cat.

www.bulletproofcupid.be

  • QUE MA VOLONTÉ SOIT FAITE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You is in production. Penned by the director herself, the story revolves around Nawojka, a young woman wrestling with her monstruous desire who’s convinced that she’s under a strange hereditary curse and who tries to extricate herself from the shackles of her family by way of Sandra, her sultry neighbour who’s come home to the village... Produced by Estelle Robin You on behalf of Grande Ourse Films, in co-production with Flavien Giorda and Yann Gonzalez on behalf of Venin Films and with Polish firm Orka Film, the film has been pre-purchased by France Télévisions and Ciné+/OCS. Likewise supported by the Pays de la Loire region and the SOFICA company Indéfilms, Kowalski’s feature-length movie will be shot in the French department of Vendée.

https://grandeoursefilms.fr

  • ANNA by Marko Skop, producer: EAVE graduate Alice Tabery is in production. The psychological drama tells the story of a 30-year-old neurologist, who lives in one apartment with her mother. Their complicated relationship, marked by her mother's unhealthy manipulation, is destroying Anna. Being the daughter of a woman incapable of loving her child has deprived her of the ability to experience authentic and loving relationships, not only with others but also with herself. When she meets a terminally ill patient and his loving wife, she encounters a love that fundamentally changes her life. Marko Škop penned the script together with Zuzana Liová, and he is also the producer of the film through Slovak Artileria. Alice Tabery of Czech Cinepoint is the other producer of the film, while the Slovak Radio and Television is co-producing. The Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund and the Slovak Radio and Television are supporting the project. Filming takes place on locations in Bratislava and the surrounding areas.

www.cinepoint.cz

 

 

In post-production

  • THE WOLF, THE FOX & THE LEOPARD by David Verbeek, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexandra Hoesdorff, Sinisa Juricic is in post-production. The Croatian Minority Co-production is produced by Lemming film (the Netherlands) in co-production with Deal Productions (Luxemburg), Feline Films (Ireland), Nukleus film (Croatia) and Flash Forward Entertainment (Taiwan). THE WOLF, THE FOX & THE LEOPARD is a dystopian story about Isa, who has been found living amongst the wolves. She is brought back to a medical centre only to be kidnapped by a couple of extremists in order to build a new, purer world. The film is a story about strength, faith, and the ability to create an alternate reality. The filming will last for 15 days and will include 108 film workers, of whom 80 are Croatian tax residents. The filmmakers have applied for the incentives of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, through the Filming in Croatia programme.

www.lemmingfilm.com

 

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Twelve projects receive support from Eurimages

Eurimages

The Executive Committee of the Fund has decided to support the co-production of 24 feature films, including 4 documentaries and 1 animation, for a total amount of €6 780 000 at the third Eurimages Project Evaluation Session of 2024. Among the projects, 12 are produced or co-produced by EAVE graduates.

  • 9 MOONS by Patricia Ortega, producer: EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo
  • 20 METERS by Damjan Kozole, producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • CALLE MALAGA by Maryam Touzani, producer: EAVE graduate Fred Burle
  • FIXING THE WAR by Vadym Ilkov, Clare Stronge, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • FUTURE TENSES by Christos Karakepelis, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • I WON’T DIE FOR LOVE by Marta Matute, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
  • MERCY by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Gian-Piero Ringel
  • QUEEN OF THE STONE AGE by David Bernet, producers: EAVE graduates Sarah Born, Dario Schoch
  • TEARS OF NEON by Karolina Bielawska, producers: EAVE graduates Mariusz Włodarski, Agnieszka Wasiak
  • THE STATION by Sara Ishaq, producer: EAVE graduate Fred Burle
  • THE VISITOR by Vytautas Katkus, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
  • WASHED AND BURIED by Martin Turk, producers: EAVE graduates Ida Weiss, EAVE MW and FFF graduate Marta Zaccaron

https://www.coe.int/

 

Hubert Bals Fund

The Hubert Bals Fund has announced its second Script and Project Development Support lineup for 2024. Part of it:

  • HOW MELISSA BLEW A FUSE by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia and Herzegovina Amra Baksic-Camo

https://iffr.com

 

Austrian Film Institute

Supported by the Austrian Film Institute’s (ÖFI) selective funding programmes, the ÖFI+ automatic incentive and the Vienna Film Fund:

  • CALM by Sara Fattahi, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann
  • DRACULA PARK by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
  • DREAMED ADVENTURE by Valeska Griesebach, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • HIDDEN by Goran Redic, producer: EAVE + graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • QUO VADIS, AIDA? – THE MISSING PART by Jasmila Zbanic, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger
  • WELCOME HOME by Andreas Prochaska, producer: EAVE graduate Erich Lackner
  • WHO CARES? by Ina Ivanceanu, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu

www.filmfonds-wien.at

 

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

Supported by the Düsseldorf-based regional film fund Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (FMS).

  • ACH DIESE LÜCKE, DIESE ENTSETZLICHE LÜCKE by Simon Verhoeven, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY by Josie Rourke, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzensten

www.screendaily.com

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MEET EAVE IN DECEMBER!

@ PUENTES Workshop 2, November 26 – December 2, Montevideo (UY)

EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles

 

@ Les Arcs Industra Village, December 14 – 17, Les Arcs (FR)

EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles

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PUENTES 2024 culminates in Uruguay!

The second and final session of PUENTES, EAVE’s European-Latin American co-production workshop, starts today, on November 26th  in Montevideo (Uruguay) and will run until December 2nd!

The carefully curated group of Latin American and European participants will come together once again to develop their projects, enhance their careers and company structures, think globally, and forge strong professional connections between Europe and Latin America, all under the guidance of the experienced PUENTES experts.

Experts and programme

The core tutors include Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine, AR/ES), Script Consultant Jacques Akchoti (FR), LATAM Consultant, Workshop partner and expert Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films, UY) and Group Leader Sophie Erbs (Gaijin, FR).

Nico Avruj (Campo Cine, AR) and Bárbara Francisco (Pasto, AR) will join us as guest experts, sharing their invaluable insights on Latin-American–European co-productions and collaborating with platforms during plenary sessions.

In addition to plenaries, group work sessions, and individual meetings with the experts, the second week of PUENTES will feature a special group session on company planning, titled 'Building a Sustainable Business', led by Group Leader Sophie Erbs.

PUENTES URUGUAY for local professionals

As every year, a special local workshop for Uruguayan producers will take place alongside the international PUENTES program from November 26-29. Local participants and the international group will share plenary sessions and networking events, including 'My Country at a Glance EU,' where our European producers will provide an overview of the financial aspects to consider when co-producing in their respective countries.

VENTANA SUR – PUENTES at the most important film market in Latin America

Thanks to the partnership between EAVE and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, the PUENTES participants have been accredited to participate in the upcoming VENTANA SUR taking place from December 2 - 6 in Montevideo. During the market, they will have the opportunity to request one-to-one meetings with the Proyecta selected producers and participate in other networking events.

Many thanks to our partners!

The PUENTES programme is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and IBERMEDIA.

EAVE would like to express its gratitude to the partners of PUENTES 2024 second workshop: Bocacha Films, Agencia del Cine y Audiovisual del Uruguay – ACAU, Montevideo Audiovisual, Universidad Católica del Uruguay and Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, and to the partners of the first workshop in Udine: Fondo Audiovisivo FVG and MiC Ministero della Cultura.

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Interview with EAVE Marketing Workshop Heads of Studies Alya Belgaroui-Degalet and Sarah Calderón

Alya and Sarah, you are the Heads of Studies of the EAVE Marketing Workshop for the 8th edition this year. Do you remember the first edition and your expectations and feelings about starting this work?

Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: I remember exactly how Tina (EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp) came to me with this big and ambitious project. I was nervous about being up to the task, but working with Sarah made everything easier. Her great efficiency and shared vision reassured me about designing the workshop, and thanks to her and Tina, I felt surrounded by supportive, empowering women, warm and welcoming people who push you to your best.

I have to say that after 8 years it's still a lot of fun. We initially drew from our various marketing experiences, following a film’s journey from production to release. We follow a film from the point of view of international sales and distribution, we prepare for the world premiere with PR and journalists. We also talk about national distribution, and at the end of the sessions we always try to think outside the box, make a suggestion for the next step, for the future. The workshop adapts every year; the first sessions stay the same, but the last ones evolve with new ideas, reflecting marketing’s constant changes.

We work closely with long-standing tutors, like Boris Pugnet and Michael Arnon, and more recent ones that joined us along the way like Manori Ravindran, Elena Neira, Guillaume Boscher and Elie Nebot. The presentations also reflect what we have done in previous years and they are in constant motion because we exchange a lot of information and case studies throughout the year. Many of us work together in other capacities and this allows us to be in constant contact.

Sarah Calderón: I can only mirror Alya’s words. Although at the beginning it seemed like a huge task, being with Alya and backed up by Tina, we all felt the vibe of an incredible team right away. We were very quickly surrounded by an amazing collective of mentors that mix charisma and the highest standards in marketing. Our priority is to keep both at the same level. As co-heads of studies, we really complement each other’s knowledge and skills and we have the same vision about many aspects. When we don’t, we get to easily convince the other one and for the best.

Both Alya and me had children in between this workshop and being co-heads of studies allowed us to assure the good work and support each other in our personal lives. Because of our tandem, we’ve been able to also develop our careers very steadily in parallel to our EAVE tasks. 

Did the pool of participants change over the years?

Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: Yes, in the early years the workshop was more producer orientated because EAVE is so famous for the EAVE Producers Workshop. Now there's still a large proportion of applications from producers, but it’s more balanced and we try to create a balance in the selection as well, because the idea of the workshop is to create a network where the atmosphere is non competitive, where we are happy to meet a big variety of professionals because we can learn from them. So now we have a good balance of producers, distributors, sales agents, professionals working with platforms, funders and representatives from festivals and markets, from many different countries. This mix adds value to our discussions and plenary sessions, representing all areas of marketing.

With Sarah, we have developed this idea even further: At each plenary session, we ask 1-2 participants to take the stage to speak for 15 minutes about their work and achievements. The "EAVE idea" is that we are not in a teacher-student relationship, but that we all have our experiences to share. To balance different profiles, while most participants are around 30, we also welcome younger talents with 2-4 years of experience. Having varied perspectives is enriching, especially in marketing, where image evolves rapidly. A mix of newer participants, often more connected to social media, and experienced participants with more stories creates a dynamic, impactful workshop. The goal is not to debate each country's audience in detail, but to share as many ideas as possible and be honest about which work well and which don’t - drawing from our own mistakes. Learning from mistakes can often be more valuable than from success stories!

Some national funds have told us they changed their funding systems to better support marketing after our workshop. For example, Eurimages came to the workshop last year because they were working on a new funding system with a focus on marketing, and we exchanged a lot with them about what could be helpful for the film. We realised that the new EUR 50,000 support scheme implemented ideas and structures from our workshop.

Sarah Calderón: In the last years we’ve been able to put an important focus on inclusion when it comes to the selection. Many regions in the world don’t have a developed audiovisual marketing trade and their films struggle to break through the noise of the international marketing, so the workshop is crucial for them. Through tactics like the EAVE scholarships and affirmative action, we often welcome BIPOC participants coming from all over the world including South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil and Colombia, for example. The ethnical and cultural background enrich the selection and the perspectives towards audience thinking.

 

Are some projects being successful after the workshop?

Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: THE SETTLERS and LIVING LARGE have been successful Marketing Workshop projects recently: LIVING LARGE won a main award in Annecy and was nominated twice for the European Film Awards 2024, while THE SETTLERS received the FIPRESCI prize at Cannes 2023. HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS won the Queer Lion in Venice, the Silver Q-Hugo at Chicago, and was nominated for the European University Film Award in 2023, THE ORDINARIES was nominated for the LOLA Awards 2023 and for the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary in 2022. TOTEM won Best Children’s Film at Cinekid and scooped the Grand Prize at the NYICFF in 2022.

In terms of projects, we try to pick a mix of projects in development and post production, both independent small projects and larger projects, so we can work deeper or differently depending on the film. This year we have selected 2 documentaries, one per group, and we have even selected TV series, so we are also diversifying in terms of format. We're not just looking at film marketing, but also platform marketing, because that’s a very different market: people watch films on their mobile phones or other devices.

Sarah Calderón: Some years ago, we also had LAMB, represented by New Europe Film Sales, which became a very important film in the arthouse-genre space, it was in Cannes and received the Prize of Originality of Un Certain Regard, it also won at the 2021 European Film Awards, won Best Film at the 2022 Edda Awards, and was sold everywhere.

Through our alliance with Europa International, we train several sales agents to work hand-on-hand with producers. We have had The Match Factory, True Colours, Charades, Autlook Film Sales, mk2, Goodfellas, Films Boutique, Intramovies, Heretic, LevelK, and more.

We are now looking to intensify and scout projects in postproduction stage and in the series space. We need more advanced projects to work with more certainty and clear images in certain sessions. Marketing in development stage is crucial but sometimes it can get a bit vague and we want to be crystal clear about the use of marketing tools across all stages. We are currently looking into possible institutional partnerships to boost the participation of postproduction stage and series.

 

What do you find relevant for producers and for marketing professionals to learn, to focus on in order to be successful in today’s film business?

Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: How you differentiate yourself from others, how your film is special – that’s what you should emphasise in order to do good marketing. You should also create an audience, a fan base or followers as quickly as possible who will follow the project from the beginning and be there when it is released. Those are my two most important pieces of advice. Always think differently and don’t be afraid to not use the same tools for different marketing efforts. Don’t be afraid to say: let’s talk about this film in a different way.

Sarah Calderón: For us is all about a strategic structure along the production phases and giving importance to the marketing narrative and the images. What we try to show along the week is how your project can grow from the simplest concepts to implementing sophisticated tools in digital promotion, like AI and VOD marketing. These new things will never work if the basis is cracking. Alya, Michael, Manori and myself work in areas like international positioning, early audience identification, PR to get the basis very clear. Participants end up realising how important it is to start early and they leave the workshop with a very clear structure of what they need to do at every step.

Another important part of our job as heads of studies is opening to new mindsets. For example, Elena Neira, specialist in VOD marketing, does a wonderful job making us dive into the mindset of the streamers and making us shape contents for them. She also uses Think Data reports, developed by The Film Agency, to open up ways to use data and gain capacity of negotiation and empowerment. Through EAVE’s investment, participants get a free subscription of six months to Think Data reports allowing them to discover the competitive advantage of working with data analysis and shading a light into the VOD numbers.

How do you tackle AI at the workshop? Do you personally use AI in your daily job?

Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: We introduced a plenary and a group work session on AI at the Marketing Workshop. AI is scary for many people because it is a new tool that we need to understand. It takes some time to get used to it, but that was also the case when the mobile phone or the internet came along. Once you understand it, it’s not that complicated. We aim to explore how AI tools can be useful in daily life or marketing. I often use ChatGPT to correct English in important emails and brainstorm new ideas, like a film title, as a final step to add fresh perspectives to my own work, to help me think differently. When working on a film, we use AI to create initial poster concepts based on keywords, helping producers visualize the mood, though it won’t replace designers or photographers.

At mk2, we are focused on the future of AI in cinema. We even introduced an AI experience room in the theatre where visitors can explore new tools for 10 minutes before a film. An mk2 team member keeps us updated on the latest AI tools, which is a great resource. He, Elie Nebot is working now with us at the EAVE Marketing Workshop opening our minds and eyes to the fascinating opportunities AI can bring to film and audiovisual marketing.

Sarah Calderón: Yes, we are actually implementing AI as the most recent adoption giving participants an overview of the opportunities, but also showing them a critical approach. We invite them to be early adopters while remaining very critical in many ways and to define their red lines according to the emerging legislations and good practices. We also make them aware of the impact on the environments and in politics and try to promote a responsible use always in synch with humans. This year we used mainly ChatGPT and Midjourney at the working sessions and participants worked on their own teaser posters, stills, thumbnails, titles, loglines and briefings for designers / photographers. They felt much more confident with the tools and discovered the usages in a very positive way.

We create synergies with other workshops like the EAVE AI Skills Booster and the EAVE Producers Workshop where we can exchange with other experts like Espinar Gabriel, Creative Director of The Film Agency and Petri Kemppinen, tech consultant. In this way we can stay fresh and informed about the developments of AI.

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AI in Film Marketing at EAVE Producers Workshop - Insights of an Exploration

We are happy to share with you The Film Agency's blog post by Eduardo Carneiro that summarizes key takeaways from the EAVE Producers Workshop in Karlskrona, Sweden, in October 2024,

The session entitled "The Use of AI in Marketing Tools" by TFA Creative Director Espinar Gabriel highlighted how Artificial Intelligence can enhance creativity, streamline marketing processes, and offer new tools for film professionals, while still respecting the human touch, and addressing the ethical concerns surrounding its adoption.

EAVE also tackles AI at the annual EAVE Marketing Workshop taking place right now in Luxembourg. A plenary session "Artificial Intelligence Opportunities in Marketing" and a group work session "Artificial Intelligence Tools" by Elie Nebot (MK2 Films, FR) will expand on the topic in detail. In December 2024, EAVE will present its first online AI SKILLS BOOSTER workshop dedicated to film professionals interested in delving into AI, headed by Petri Kemppinen (Good Hand Production, FI).

One of the central themes of the presentation at the Producers Workshop was the emphasis on AI as a tool to augment human creativity rather than replace it. Studios have already integrated AI technologies for over a decade, allowing filmmakers and marketers to work more efficiently. However, there is still resistance in the independent film sector, which could widen the gap between major studios and smaller production houses.

The Art of Prompting for film and Series AI Marketing

Before talking about the tools, it’s important to highlight the effectiveness of them as a critical skill for filmmakers and marketers. Espinar Gabriel explained that successful AI applications require clear and specific instructions. Whether it is generating a visual concept or summarizing a script, users need to collaborate with AI by providing detailed context and iterating on outputs. 

Here’s a clear and easy-to-follow structure to help improve your prompts and avoid brief or vague instructions:

  • Act as if you were [Role]
  • [Verb] [What] [Why]
  • [Topics to cover]
  • [Format]
  • [Style]
  • [Tone]
  • [Audience]
  • [Context]
  • [Other considerations]
  • Ask me any questions you deem necessary so you can provide the best possible response

This skill, termed "the art of prompting", is expected to become one of the most valuable assets for film professionals moving forward!

Essential Tools: Text-to-Text, Text-to-Image, and Text-to-Video

Several AI tools were described during the workshop, with practical examples demonstrating their relevance to film marketing. The tools are categorized as follows:

  1. Text-to-Text Tools (Early-Stage Strategy and Planning):

AI models such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini are particularly useful for speeding up time-consuming tasks such as benchmarking, writing (Loglines and Synopsis), identifying selling arguments, generating creative ideas for digital campaigns, and many others.

  1. Text-to-Image Tools (Pre-Sales Images): 

Tools like DALL·E, Firefly, and MidJourney can help develop early-stage visual concepts such as poster designs, mood boards, teaser images, script covers, and many others pre-sale materials. These are vital for marketing and sales efforts, giving filmmakers the ability to create visually appealing marketing content even before the film is shot.

  1. Text-to-Video Tools (Pre-Sales Videos): 

Emerging AI technologies like Runway and LTX Studio enable filmmakers to generate dynamic videos from stills or create sizzle reels, providing a cost-effective way to produce marketing materials such as trailers and promotional content in early stages of the project development.

AI for Script Analysis and Audience Insights (Script Stage or Acquisitions)

Largo.ai, a tool that the TFA team frequently uses, was presented as a prime example of AI for script analysis and market forecasting. By analyzing script pages, Largo.ai offers insights into emotions, genres, and audience potential, helping producers make data-driven decisions. The tool also allows marketers to benchmark their projects against comparable films and predict audience behavior, offering valuable strategic guidance in the pre-production phase. TFA has been utilizing this tool for several years, and rather than replacing their roles or diminishing the client base, it has proven to be a valuable asset. Its insights have enriched our analyses, providing an additional dataset that complements and enhances human expertise.

AI First Steps about Ethics in film and series AI marketing

The workshop highlighted the growing relevance of AI in film marketing and distribution. From script analysis to visual content creation, AI tools offer unprecedented opportunities for filmmakers and marketers to innovate at every stage of a project.

However, these technologies must be adopted responsibly, with a focus on ethical considerations such as transparency and bias prevention. As a company policy, TFA discloses transparently to clients when they’ve used any AI tool with their projects and campaigns.

Moreover, TFA encourages industry professionals to work within established guidelines, such as the EU Directive and Hollywood Guilds agreements, to ensure responsible AI application.

Those who embrace AI's potential while safeguarding creative integrity will lead the future of film marketing, making it more dynamic and efficient.

Disclaimer: This content was created with the help and proof-reading of ChatGPT.

Special thanks to The FIlm Agency for allowing us to share the above content.

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Apply now: EFM Market Badge Inclusion Initiative 2025

Dear EAVE Producers,

As part of the European Film Market’s Diversity & Inclusion initiative towards a more inclusive market and film industry, the EFM we will be granting EFM Market Badges and Festival Accreditations to organisations, collectives and institutions that champion and represent equity-seeking and Global South film professionals.

EAVE has been selected as one of those organisations and we are launching a special call for applications for 4 EAVE graduates who identify as part of equity-seeking and/or Global South communities in order to receive free EFM Market Badges & Berlinale Festival Accreditations.*

The EFM Market Badge and Festival Accreditation mainly provides access to festival screenings and the European Film Market venues in Berlin.

If you wish to apply, please send your CV, company profile and short motivation statement to lilla@eave.org by November 19th.

Further details of the benefits provided by EFM physical Market Badges and festival accreditation can be found on EFM’s accreditation page.

The Market Badge + Festival Accreditation is recommended for filmmakers, producers, sales agents, buyers, employees of production and distribution companies, curators, commissioning editors, cinema programmers, film teachers, researchers, legal professionals, and others working directly within the film industry.

* NB: Badges are intended for in-person attendance, and they are non-transferable and not convertible! Apply only if you intend to use the badge!

The EFM Market Badge Inclusion Initiative  is supported by Creative Europe Media, the European Film Market (EFM) and the Berlinale, and aims at creating outreach and greater pathways into a more inclusive market and film industry at large for equity-seeking film professionals from across the globe.

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EAVE session in Thessaloniki: The Human Factor

AGORA Talk: The Human Factor

In partnership with the European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs

on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 15.00 - 16.30 at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival

In the world of European film production we often talk about our environment as a “people’s industry”. We discuss the necessity of maintaining good working relations with one another, especially since the co-production model is the prevalent way of making films happen. There is one type of relationship that lies at the very core of any producer’s work, and it is the one between the producer and the director. This panel will examine the importance of the human factor that runs through this key professional relationship, the power relations that exist at its core, its intricacies, boundaries and potential.

Speakers:

  • EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou, Producer/Founder - Neda Film
  • EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova, Producer - Portokal
  • EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, Producer - Hi Film Productions
  • Moderator: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Producer

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29 nominations at the European Film Awards 2024 for EAVE graduates

We are thrilled to announce that the following films by EAVE graduates were nominated for the 37th European Film Awards!

The European Film Awards, presented jointly by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions, honour the greatest achievements in European cinema.

The nominations are based on the voted of 5.000 members of the European Film Academy who have been watching the films included in the Annual Selection. Now the Academy members will vote for the winners.

The European Film Awards ceremony will take place on December 7th, in Lucerne.

European Film Awards

European Film

  • BYE BYE TIBERIAS by Lina Soualem, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufková, producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart  

European Documentary

  • BYE BYE TIBERIAS by Lina Soualem, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve

European Animated Feature Film

  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufková, producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski

European Short Film

  • IF THE SUN DROWNED INTO AN OCEAN OF CLOUDS by Wissam Charaf, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
  • WANDER TO WONDER by Nina Gantz, written and produced by: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper

European Director

  • Jacques Audiard for EMILIA PEREZ, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • Pedro Almodóvar for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado 
  • Maura Delpero for VERMIGLIO, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart  

European Actress

  • Renate Reinsve for ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink 
  • Karla Sofía Gascón for EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • Trine Dyrholm for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • Vic Carmen Sonne for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski 
  • Tilda Swinton for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado

European Screenwriter

  • Jacques Audiard for EMILIA PEREZ, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • Magnus von Horn & Line Langebek for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • Pedro Almodóvar for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado

European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink

European Young Audience Award

  • LARS IS LOL by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, producer: EAVE MW graduate Caroline Hitland

 

Special Awards

European University Film Award

  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink

Nominations for the Lux Audience Award 2025

  • ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchou, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj

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EAVE MARKETING WORKSHOP kicking off today!

This year, the EAVE MARKETING WORKSHOP welcomes its 31 participants from November 5 - 10, in Luxembourg where they will have plenary sessions in the morning, and will actively work every afternoon on developing marketing strategies on the 8 projects selected.

This hands-on, collaborative approach not only provides networking opportunities and fosters a sense of community among our diverse international participants, but also offers a comprehensive overview of modern marketing practices - from targeting and positioning to international sales strategies and national publishing. It covers every stage of the publishing process, including festivals and the latest industry trends, such as the use of AI tools like MidJourney and ChatGPT.

“I feel much more confident with certain tools in my work: specifically AI, press communication and using data to identify audiences. I think my feature film project took a leap forward.”

Nicola Ofoego, Black Mic Mac, France - Marketing Workshop Participant 2023

The group will be guided by our marketing specialists, top-notch active professionals in the industry:

Our two Heads of Studies:

  • Alya Belgaroui-Degalet  (MK2 Films, FR), who will speak about the importance of international marketing strategies for sales
  • Sarah Calderón (The Film Agency, ES), who will dive into the digital world to present us with online alternative Marketing strategies

Our PR experts:

  • Michael Arnon (Wolf Consultants, DE) and Manori Ravindran (The Ankler, Screen International, Broadcast, UK), who will delve into the world of International PR and Press

Our Social Media expert:

  • Guillaume Boscher (Netflix, FR), who will share his social media marketing tips and how to purposely use different social media platforms

Our AI expert:

  • Elie Nebot (MK2 Films, FR), who will expose the marketing opportunities that can be found in AI

Our VOD expert:

  • Elena Neira (La Otra Pantalla, ES), with whom we will analyse data in order to think about marketing for VOD streaming platforms

Our Distribution expert:

  • Boris Pugnet (Space Odyssey, FR), who will speak about national distribution strategies and trailers

Two of the Marketing Workshop participants have been granted the EAVE Diversity scholarship (a special scholarship designated to European residents and citizens who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour).

We warmly welcome the Marketing Buddy of last year’s EAVE Producers Workshops who has trained over one year as specialized marketing professional, Clemens Köstlin.

Eva Bodas is benefitting from the LA INCUBADORA scholarship while Bawa Kadade Riba from the Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab – EAVE scholarship.

The selected participants and the eight projects that will serve as a tool for the group sessions are:

  • Adebowale Ajibulu, Just Production and Media, Nigeria/South Africa
    • Project: DAUGTHER OF AZANIA (Fiction Feature)
  • Rafa Alberola, ECAM, Spain
  • Audun Amundsen, GonzoDocs, Norway
    • Project: CLICK THE LINK BELOW (Documentary Feature)
  • Stanisław Bardadin, Documentary and Feature Film Studios (WFDiF), Poland
  • Geremia Biagiotti, Intramovies, Italy
  • Mariam Bitsadze, 17/07 Productions, Georgia
    • Project: SACRED SONGS (Documentary Feature)
  • Eva Bodas, Entre Las Piedras, Spain
    • Project: LOS OLVIDADOS (Fiction Feature)
  • Lucie Cottet, MK2, France
  • Yemi Daramola, Darimedia Distribution Limited, United Kingdom
  • Milena Dzambasovic, Film Road Production, Serbia
    • Project: WOOL (Fiction Series)
  • Yeniffer Fasciani, Feelsales (Content Line S.L.), Spain/Chile
  • Guram Gabuniya, Custom Production, Georgia
  • Sergio García de Leaniz, Eurimages, France/Spain
  • Haizea Viana G, VIVA FILMS MEDIA, Spain
  • Bawa Kadade Riba, CulturePlus Production, Niger
  • Alisa Kalyuzhna, Green Light Films, Ukraine
  • Lediona Kasapi, WE ARE HERE, Albania/Germany
  • Marina Kosa, Tanto, Brazil
  • Clemens Köstlin, Coproduction Office, Germany
    • Project: I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE (Fiction feature)
  • Roosa Kurikka, MARFA Creative Agency, Finland
  • Julie Lupfer, Gaumont, France
  • Anna Moragriega Farrés, Pausa Dramática Films, Spain
  • Josefina Mothander, The Swedish Film Institute, Sweden
  • Zala Opara, Vertigo Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Katrin Ann Orbeta, Mash&Co, Italy
  • Víctor Palacios, Colectivo MEJODA/Distrito Pacífico, Colombia
  • Alice Royoux, AMOUR FOU, Austria/France
    • Project: MILA/MARIJA (Fiction Feature)
  • Paulina Speltz, Film Fund Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • Elise Tamisier, Septième Lame Film, Frace
    • Project: GREAT FEAR ON THE MOUNTAIN (Fiction Feature)
  • Laura Valentiner-Bohse, Monolit Film, Denmark
  • Kristian Van der Heyden, Harald House, Belgium

 

Let’s dive in with engaging exercises and design thinking techniques!

EAVE Marketing Workshop is funded by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and supported by Film Fund Luxembourg.

EAVE thanks our partners for this edition: Thessaloniki Crossroads, LA INCUBADORA, CICAE, Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab, M:BRANE, Europa International, Erich Pommer Institute and Europa Distribution.

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TIES THAT BIND unveils the 2024 selection and kicks off today in Taipei!

For its 16th edition, TIES THAT BIND (TTB), the leading workshop programme connecting professionals from Asia and Europe, announces the selection of 25 participants including directors coming from 20 countries.

TTB takes place over a year through 2 workshops offering comprehensive knowledge of the European and Asian film industries and markets. The participants benefit from high-level development under the guidance of top-notch experts from both continents and have the opportunity to meet with key decision makers during the edition of TCCF – Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Taipei), and FOCUS ASIA, the Industry Section of the Udine Far East Film Festival (Italy).

The first workshop kicks off on Sunday, November 3, 2024 and the participants will work together in a group led by EAVE graduate Jonas Weydemann (Weydemann Bros., DE) and TTB graduate Bianca Balbuena (Epicmedia, PH). The two group leaders will guide the participants’ discussion and analysis of each other’s projects from both an Asian and European perspective.

TTB Head of Studies Christophe Bruncher (Ici et Là Productions, FR) has put together a team of leading industry professionals. Script consultant Clare Downs (UK) will introduce the main script development tools to strengthen the participants’ understanding of narrative principles, in order to enable them to navigate their writers through the script development process. 

Marcin Luczaj (New Europe Film Sales, PL) will present the sales agents' current perspective while Olivier Père (Arte France Cinéma, FR) will share all about ARTE. Sharleen Liu (Mirror Fiction, TW) will elaborate on the potential of the IP.

Producer Marie Dubas (Deuxième Ligne Films, FR) in a joint session with Patrick Mao Huang (Flash Forward Entertainment, TW), will give detailed advice on the projects’ financing plans. Bianca Balbuena (Epicmedia, PH), Marie Dubas (Deuxième Ligne Films, FR), Stefano Centini (Volos Film (IT/TW), Lorna Tee (An Original Picture / Barunson, NL/SK), Weijie Lai (E&W Films, SG) and Thomas Pibarot (sales consultant, FR) will join the co-production case study of the film VIET AND NAM (PH-SG-FR-NL-IT-DE-USA-VN).

Marie Dubas (Deuxième Ligne Films, FR) and Weijie Lai (E&W Films, SG) will moreover present the case study of the film MONGREL (FR-TW-CA-FR).

In addition to these sessions, all selected participants will have individual meetings with Claire Lajoumard (Acrobates Films, FR), Martin Horyna (Karlovy Vary Film Festival, CZ), Estelle De Araujo (The Party Film Sales, FR), Alex Lo (Cinema Inutile, JP/USA), Mai Meksawan (Diversion, TH) and Yasmine Talli (mk2 Films, FR).

The following 10 participants focusing on project development with feature films in development and 5 participants focusing on career development wanting to extend their knowledge and network towards Asia have been selected to participate in TTB 2024:

  • Mun Bel Choo, Sixtymac Pictures, Malaysia
    Project: THE PASSPORT by Ananth Subramaniam

  • Sam Weishi Chua, Protocol, Singapore
    Project: MIDNIGHT BLUE SPRING by Giselle Lin

  • Karolina Davidova, 13ka, Czech Republic
    Project: INBETWEEN WORLDS by Diana Cam Van Nguyen

  • Valérie Delpierre, Inicia Films, Spain
    Project: SNOW COUNTRY by Víctor Iriarte

  • Vassilis Economou, Asphalt, Greece

  • Vincenzo Filippo, Lupin Film srl, Italy

  • Soe Arkar Htun, Kefka Film Production, Myanmar
    Project: MANGOES ARE TASTY THERE by Sai Naw Kham

  • Olena Yershova, TatoFilm, Turkey/Ukraine
    Project: BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW by Jeffrey Wong

  • Dragana Jovovic, Non-Aligned Films, Serbia
    Project: FORGET THE OCEAN, WHY NOT TRY SURFING THESE INSANE RIVER WAVES by Marko Grba Singh

  • Agnieszka Pucilo, New Europa Film Sales, Poland

  • Maeva Savinien, SWT | Stories We Tell, France

  • Avantika Slingh Desbouvries, Salt for Sugar Films, France
    Project: COLD ASHES CAN CAUSE FOREST FIRES by Ashmita Guha Neogi

  • Daniel Tenné, 70 STEPS, Germany

  • Amanda Manyin Tseng, ENLA Media, Taiwan
    Project: HONEY MILK by Chien-Yu Lin

  • Jerry Zhang, Mochi, Japan
    Project: ZOMBIE LOOP by Takafumi Sabake
     

TIES THAT BIND is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European. TIES THAT BIND is held in conjunction with Taiwan Creative Content Festival - TCCF.

For more information please contact: TTB Coordinator, Alessandra Pastore: tiesthatbind@eave.org

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EAVE project DREAM OF GRAPE GARDENS receives support

Finnish Film Foundation

The Board of The Finnish Film Foundation granted production support to 8 new films, including documentaries and short film in October. Among them:

  • ABLE ARCHER ’83 by Jani Peltonen, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho
  • MÖRKÖ by Emilia Hernesniemi, producer: EAVE graduate Venla Hellstedt
  • ON LAND AND SEA by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Jussi Rantamäki, EAVE group leader Didar Domehri
  • OUR LOVE by Hannah Reinikainen, Lia Hietala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Marianne Mäkelä
  • TRUTH.COM by Tonislav Hristov, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho

ses.fi/en

 

Wallimage

Wallimage Coproductions supports 10 new audiovisual projects spanning fiction, animation and documentary forms. Among them:

  • VIGILANTE by Olivier Pairoux, producer: EAVE graduate Anabella Nezri

www.kwassa.be

 

Sørfond

Supported by the Norwegian Sørfond:

  • ALL BEFORE YOU by Annemarie Jacir, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG by Abinash Bikram Shah, producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier
  • NOVIEMBRE by Tomas Corredor, producer: PUENTES graduate Diana Bustamante
  • QASHQAI TRIBE: ONCE UPON A TIME IN SHIRAZ by Hamed Zolfaghari, producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier
  • THE STATION by Sara Ishaq, producer: EAVE graduate Ingrid Lill Hogtun 

www.sorfond.no/news/sørfond-grants-for-ten-projects-in-2024

 

Catapult Film Fund

  • EAVE project DREAM OF GRAPE GARDENS by Sahra Mani, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang received Development Grant .

https://www.catapultfilmfund.org/

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EAVE project L’ILE DE LA DEMOISELLE is in production

In production

  • BORGES AND ME by Marc Turtletaub, co-producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit is in production. The picture is based on the titular memoir penned by bestselling New York Times author Jay Parini. Parini’s memoir tells of the author’s 1970 trip through the Scottish Highlands with famed Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. In BORGES AND ME, Parini finds himself stuck in a Morris Minor chauffeuring the brilliant, blind Borges through Scotland. Quiet and conservative, Parini – a 23-year-old student dreaming of becoming a writer – is at a loss to make sense of the wild, irrepressible Borges, then 70. As the journey takes a surreal turn, their differences magnify until, in the tradition of a classic road movie, the two ultimately find common ground. The film is being produced by Alex Polunin from Ossian International (UK) and Michael B Clark, Turtletaub himself and Tim Foley for Big Beach (USA), and co-produced by Leontine Petit and Erik Glijnis from Lemming Film (Netherlands) as well as Dries Phlypo from A Private View (Belgium), with financing provided by Big Beach. Stephen Burt is attached as the executive producer.

www.lemmingfilm.com

  • EAVE project L’ILE DE LA DEMOISELLE by Micha Wald, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner and Eva Kuperman, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras is in production. Lying somewhere between witchcraft trial and survival story, L’ILE DE LA DEMOISELLE is an ambitious historical drama, set in the 16th century – more specifically, in 1542, the year Jacques Cartier embarked on his second mission to Canada. Pregnant by another man than her husband-to-be, the captain of the expedition, young Marguerite de la Rocque, is abandoned on a desert island off the coast of Newfoundland with the man who raped her and her female companion. She will spend two years there, somehow overcoming hunger, the bitter cold, despair and madness. The film is being staged by Anton Iffland Stettner and Eva Kuperman for Stenola Productions and co-produced by Alexandre Gavras for KG Productions. Backing comes from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre, RTBF, Proximus, BeTV, Shelter Prod, the CNC, the Brittany region, Canal+, Ciné+ and Creative Europe – MEDIA. The shoot, which kicked off on 21 October, will wrap on 10 December, and will take place in both Brittany and Brussels.

www.stenola.eu

  • EAVE project NORD EXPRESS by Karlis Lesins, producers: EAVE graduates Elina Gedina-Ducena, Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube is in production. The construction of the Rail Baltica railway and the Talsinki Tunnel in the Baltic region would finally unite the European Union into a single transport network. An investigation by two journalists, however, reveals how fragile and conflict-ridden this project is. Could it instead become the biggest failure in the history of the EU? Supported by Latvia State Culture Capital Foundation and the National Film Center of Latvia.

www.mistrusmedia.lv

 

In post-production

  • GOD WILL NOT HELP by Hana Jusic, producer: EAVE graduate group leader and National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, co-producers; EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Romania Ada Solomon, EAVE group leader Didar Domehri is in post-production. In her script, Jusic sets the plot at the beginning of the 20th century, in inland Dalmatia, where a Chilean woman named Teresa comes to an isolated community of cattle herders, claiming that she is the widow of the village elder’s brother, who has died in a mining accident. Her arrival disrupts the community’s rigid structure, but also brings notions of freedom and relief. The main producer of the film is Ankica Juric Tilic for her Croatian company, Kinorama. The co-producers are Ada Solomon (for Romania’s Micro Film), Didar Domehri (for France’s Maneki Films), Yorgos Tsourgiannis (for Greece’s Horsefly), Ales Pavlin and Andrej Štritof (for Slovenia’s Perfo), and Ines Vasiljevic (for Italy’s Nightswim). The script was developed at the Cinéfondation residency and the TorinoFilmLab workshop, while the project was also rewarded by ReAct. GOD WILL NOT HELP has received financial support from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Romanian National Film Center, Italy’s Ministry of Culture, the Greek Film Centre, the CNC, the Slovenian Film Centre and Eurimages. It also received technical support from Viba Film, and has been pre-bought by Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) and Greek Radio-Television (ERT).

www.kinorama.hr

  • BETWEEN BORDERS by Erik Tikan, producer: EAVE graduate Elina Litvinova is in post-production. The documentary follows an Estonian man called Erko, who joined the Ukrainian forces early on. Erko is in charge of transporting wounded soldiers to hospitals. With most of his time spent on the front lines, his absence creates tension back home, causing difficulties and uncertainty for his wife and their young daughter. Tikan accompanies Erko both in Ukraine and in Estonia, delving into the psychological toll the war is taking on volunteers and their families. BETWEEN BORDERS is a co-production between Estonian production outfit Three Brothers (Maris Salumets, Elina Litvinova) and media organisation Levila (Daniel Vaarik).

www.threebrothers.ee/

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Variety MENA Talent of the Year Award for EAVE project THE BRINK OF DREAMS

BAFTA Cymru Awards

  • CHUCK CHUCK BABY by Janis Pugh, producer: EAVE graduate Anne Beresford won the Breakthrough Cymru Award for Best Feature/Television Film at the BAFTA Cymru Awards, the biggest annual celebration of creative excellence across film and television in Wales.

www.bafta.org/

 

Prix Europa

  • BEHIND THE LINES (part of the series EAVE project DRAW FOR CHANGE) by Alisar Hasan & Alaa Amer, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo won the Special Commendation of The Video Documentary.

www.prixeuropa.eu

 

Viennale

  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards won the Vienna Film Award for Best Austrian Film.
  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin won the Erste Bank MehrWERT Award

www.viennale.at/en

 

The Gotham

  • Eisei Shu, the producer of TIES THAT BIND Project OMIONNA, received a Special Mention as Global Producer of the Year at the inaugural Gotham Week Honors.

thegotham.org

 

Young Horizons Film Festival

  • KENSUKE’S KINGDOM by Kirk Hendry, producer: EAVE graduate Stéphan Roelants won the European Children’s Film Association Jury Award
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski won the Film Experts’ Jury Award
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won the Discoveries Competition Award and the Youth Jury Award
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj received a Honourable Mention from the Discoveries Competition Jury

Young Horizons Industry

  • SNEAKERMANIA produced by Helsinki-Filmi, Aleksi Bardy won the ORKA Production Award – Services
  • MEGA PALS, co-produced by Coin Film, EAVE + graduate Herbert Schwering won the FIXAFILM Award

https://industry.younghorizons.pl

 

Zurich Film Festival

  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won the Golden Eye in the Feature Film Competition at the Zurich Film Festival.
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Jianjie Lin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen received a Special Mention
  • MARCHING IN THE DARK (part of the series EAVE project DRAW FOR CHANGE) by Kinshuk Surjan, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo received an Extra Special Mention
  • THE COURAGEOUS by Jasmin Gordon, producer: EAVE graduate Brigitte Hofer won the Critics' Award and the Zurich Churches Award

https://zff.com/en

 

Sitges Fantastic Film Festival

  • 3 awards for THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival. The film won Best Film and received the José Luis Guarner Critics' Award and the Carnet Jove Jury Award.
  • ELSE by Thibault Emin, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland won Best Special, Visual or Makeup Effects and the Citizen Kane Award for Best New Director 
  • BODY ODYSSEY by Grazia Tricarico, producer: EAVE+ graduate Michela Pini won Best Direction in the Noves Visions section
  • FREE THE CHICKENS by Matus Vizar, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin won Best Animated Short Film
  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin won Best European Fantastic Genre Feature Film at the Méliès d’Argent Awards
  • PUENTES project MI BESTIA by Camila Beltran, producer: PUENTES graduate Lionel Massol, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Perez Nieto won Best Feature Film / Blood Window Award for Best Ibero-American Production

https://sitgesfilmfestival.com

 

CinÉast

  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato was awarded the Special Jury Prize at CinÉast – Luxembourg’s Central and Eastern European Film Festival. 
  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian Nationel Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi received the Special Mention of the Press Jury
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc won the Audience Award for Best Short Fiction Film
  • HELLO SUMMER by Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharova, producer: EAVE MW graduate Kamila Dohnalova won the Audience Award for Best Short Animated Film

www.cineast.lu

 

Festival du Nouveau Film Montréal

  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin receives the Daniel Langlois innovation award at the Festival du Nouveau Film Montréal.

https://nouveaucinema.ca/fr

 

BFI London Film Festival

  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney received a Special Mention
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos won the Sutherland Award in the First Feature Competition

https://www.bfi.org.uk/

 

Film Fest Gent

  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack at the Film Fest Gent.
  • POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won Film Composer of the Year and Discovery of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards
  • 78 DAYS by Emilija Gasic, producer: EAVE graduate Milos Ivanovic, EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranic Sucur won the Explore Award

www.filmfestival.be

 

Warsaw International Film Festival

  • THE BLACK HOLE by Moonika Siimets, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki won the Free Spirit Award at the Warsaw International Film Festival
  • LIONESS by Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo, producer: EAVE graduate Guntis Trekteris won the Special Jury Award for Best Screenwriter
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart received a Special Mention
  • MADE IN ETHIOPIA by Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan, producer: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit received a Special Mention
  • MY LATE SUMMER by Danis Tanovic, producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Jozko Rutar, Anamaria Antoci received a Honourable Mention

https://wff.pl

 

Chicago International Film Festival

  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the Golden Hugo for Best Film
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial won the Silver Hugo - Jury Prize
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt won the Silver Hugo for Best Director and Best Editing
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij won the Silver Hugo for Best Female Performance
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney received a Special Mention
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards won the Gold Hugo in the New Directors Competition
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart won the Silver Hugo in the New Directors Competition
  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler won the Roger Ebert Award
  • FOUR MOTHERS by Darren Thornton, producer: EAVE graduate Martina Niland won the Silver Q-Hugo in the Outlook Competition
  • VOX HUMANA by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang won the Gold Hugo for Best Live Action Short.

www.chicagofilmfestival.com

 

Riga International Film Festival

  • SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke won Best Film in the Feature Film Competition
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza received a Special Mention

https://rigaiff.lv/en

 

Rome Film Festival

  • BRING THEM DOWN by Christopher Andrews, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin won Best Screenplay
  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler won Best Actress – “Monica Vitti” Award (Ángela Molina)
  • READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN by Eran Riklis, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi won the Jury Special Award and FS Audience Award
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Izabela Igel received a Special Mention

www.romacinemafest.it

 

Filmfest Hamburg

Three awards for EAVE graduates at the Filmfest Hamburg:

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won the Douglas Sirk Award
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier won the International Cinema Co-production Award 
  • NINETEEN by Giovanni Tortorici, producer: PUENTES graduate Agustina Costa Varsi won the NDR Young Talent Award
  • STEPNE by Maryna Vroda, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anna Katchko, Agnieszka Dziedzic won the Scythian Deer Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival Award
  • LARS IS LOL by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, producer: EAVE MW graduate Caroline Hitland won the Michel Award for Best Children's and Youth Film

www.filmfesthamburg.de

 

Cinemed – Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival

  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Golden Antigone, rewarding the best fiction feature, at the 46th Cinemed – Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival. It also won the Student Award for Best Debut Work
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduates Vladimer Katcharava, co-producers: EAVE graduates Archil Gelovani, Anamaria Antoci was awarded the Critics’ Prize
  • THE VIRGIN AND CHILD by Binevsa Berivan, co-producer: EAVE graduate Xavier Rombaut won the Audience Award and the Social Energy Activities Award

https://www.cinemed.tm.fr

 

Astra Film Festival, Sibiu

  • TATA by Radu Ciorniciuc, Lina Vdovii, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan won Best Directing in the Central and Eastern European Competition at the Astra Film Festival, Sibiu.
  • ALICE ON&OFF by Isabela Trent, producer: EAVE graduate Irina Malcea-Candea won Best Documentary in the Romanian Competition
  • ZAGOR’S DEATH by Adrian Dohotaru, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan received a Special Mention in the Romanian Competition

www.astrafilm.ro/en

 

European Work in Progress, Cologne

  • MADE IN EU by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova won the MMC Studios Award at the European Work in Progress, Cologne

www.european-work-in-progress.eu

 

Film Festival Cologne

  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Martina Brokemper won the Film Festival Cologne winning the NRW Award.

https://filmfestival.cologne/en

 

Batumi International Art-house Film Festival

  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduates Vladimer Katcharava, co-producers: EAVE graduates Archil Gelovani, Anamaria Antoci won Best Film and a Special Jury Mention for Actor Data Chachua at the Batumi International Art-house Film Festival.

www.biaff.org

 

Namur Film Festival

4 awards for EAVE graduates at the Namur Film Festival:

  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the Golden Bayard for Best Film and the Bayard for Best Cinematography
  • THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES by Michel Hazanavicius, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman won the Bayard for Best Screenplay
  • WHO DO I BELONG TO by Meryam Joobeur, producer: EAVE graduate Sarra Ben Hassen won the Bayard for Best First Work
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer:TTB graduate Judith Nora won Best Acting Award
  • THE FOURTH WALL by David Oelhoffen, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexandru Dumreicher-Ivanceanu won the RTBF Prize

https://www.fiff.be/palmares

 

Polish Film Festival Gdynia

10 awards for EAVE graduates at the Polish Film Festival Gdynia.

  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum received the Grand Prize Golden Lion, the Audience Award and the award for Best Sound
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won the Silver Lion, Best Supporting Actress (Trine Dyrholm), Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design
  • WHITE COURAGE by Marcin Koszalka, producer: EAVE graduate Magdalena Kaminska won Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role

https://festiwalgdynia.pl/en/
 

Festival of Slovenian Film, Portoroz

  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosenc, producer: EAVE graduate Rok Secen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marta Zaccaron, Tamara Babun won seven Vesna Awards: Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Leading Actress, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Music, Best Production Design at the Festival of Slovenian Film, Portoroz.
  • EAVE project NOT A WORD by Hanna Slak, producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué won 3 Vesna Awards for Best Director, Best Make-up, Best Minority Co-production
  • BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik, MW graduate Peter Badac won Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc received a Special Mention
  • THE VOLTA CINEMA by Martin Turk, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marta Zaccaron won the Art Kino Network of Slovenia (AKMS) Award

https://fsf.si/2024/en

 

El Gouna Film Festival

  • Variety MENA Talent of the Year Award for EAVE project THE BRINK OF DREAMS by Nada Riyadh and EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir, producer: EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir

elgounafilmfestival.com

 

Athens International Film Festival

  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won the Golden Athena for Best Film and the Fischer Audience Award at the Athens International Film Festival.
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the Best Screenplay Award
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen received a Special Mention
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani received a Special Mention
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink won the Greek Film Critics Association Award

http://en.aiff.gr

 

Doclisboa

  • THE SHARDS by Masha Chernaya, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani won the City of Lisbon Award for Best International Competition Film
  • THE NIGHTS STILL SMELL OF GUNPOWDER by Inadelso Cossa, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Kaske, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Elisa Pirir won the Portuguese Authors Society Portuguese Competition Jury Award
  • DAD’S LULLABY by Lesia Diak, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Dagne Vildziunaite received a Honourable Mention

https://doclisboa.org

 

CFAP Prize

EAVE graduate Rogier Kramer, producer at Labyrint Film, has been awarded the CFAP Prize 2024 worth €25,000 by the Dutch Cultureel Fonds Audiovisuele Producenten.

Selected from a shortlist of 10 outstanding producers, Rogier was recognized for his pioneering work in queer cinema and his profound impact on creators and audiences alike.

https://cfap.nl/

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ARMAND nominated for the European University Film Award

American Academy Awards – The Oscars

These 28 films by EAVE graduates are nominated so far to represent their country in the International Feature Film category at the Oscars:

  • 8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA by Marko Raat, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Dora Nedeczky – Estonia
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink – Norway 
  • BAGHDAD MESSI by Sahim Omar Kalifa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland – Iraq
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy – Senegal
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza – Lithuania  
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis – France
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil Ayouch, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin – Morocco
  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosenc, producer: EAVE graduate Rok Secen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marta Zaccaron, Tamara Babun – Slovenia
  • FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki – Finland
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza – Latvia
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt – Portugal
  • IN HER PLACE (EL LUGAR DE LA ORTA) by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi – Chile
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj – Belgium
  • KIDNAPPING INC. by Bruno Mourral, producer: EAVE+ graduate Yanick Letourneau - Haiti
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors - Argentina
  • MEMORY LANE by Jelle de Jonge, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert – Netherlands
  • MY LATE SUMMER by Danis Tanovic, producers: FFF graduate Jovan Marjanovic, Miha Cernec, Anamaria Antoci, Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar – Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE + graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin – Switzerland
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua – Nepal
  • SUPERMARKET by Nemanja Bečanović, producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Angelovski
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper – Austria
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski – Denmark
  • THE HUNGARIAN DRESSMAKER by Iveta Grofova, producers: EAVE graduates Sara Laszlo and Marcell Gerő – Slovakia
  • THE LAST by Sebastián Peña Escobar, producer: EAVE graduate and PUENTES group leader Augustina Chiarino, PUENTES graduate Sebastián Peña Escobar, EAVE+ graduate and PUENTES group leader Fernando Epstein - Paraguay
  • TRIUMPH by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou – Bulgaria
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart  - Italy
  • WATERDROP by Robert Budina, producer: EAVE graduate Daniele Segre - Albania
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova – Czech Republic

www.oscars.go.com

 

European Film Awards

Nominated for European Animated Feature Film

  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufková, producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski

Nominated for the European University Film Award

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink was nominated for the European University Film Award.

The European Film Awards Ceremony takes place on December 7 in Lucerne.

www.europeanfilmacademy.org

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EAVE project NOT A WORD in French cinemas

In French cinemas

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial. October 2.
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann. October 2.
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Martina Brokemper. October 2.
  • EAVE project NOT A WORD by Hanna Slak, producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué. October 9.
  • TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen. October 30.

 

In Belgian cinemas

  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producer: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski. October 16.

 

In UK cinemas

  • HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize, producer: EAVE graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain. October 11.
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. October 25.   
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. October 25.  

 

In Dutch cinemas

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. October 17.  
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. October 17.
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink. October 24.

 

In Swiss cinemas

  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. October 26.
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. October 25. 
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart. October 24.

 

In Austrian cinemas

  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. October 13.
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi. October 13.

 

In German cinemas

  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You. October 2.
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. October 23.  

 

In Irish cinemas

  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. October 25.  

 

In Luxembourgish cinemas

  • LÄIF A SÉIL by Loic Tanson, producers: EAVE graduate Bernard Michaux, EAVE+ Head of Studies and EAVE group leader Jani Thiltges. October 27.  

 

In Norwegian cinemas

  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina. October 25.

 

In Swedish cinemas

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink. October 25.

 

In Hungarian cinemas

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink. October 31.

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EAVE project TARIKA premieres worldwide at BFI London

Young Horizons International Film Festival (September 28 – October 6)

  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski
  • KENSUKE’S KINGDOM by Kirk Hendry, producer: EAVE graduate Stéphan Roelants
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • NEW TALES OF FRANK by Johannes Schmid, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger

Young Horizons Industry

  • HOLY MARY produced by EAVE graduate Martina Niland
  • MEGA PALS, co-produced by EAVE+ graduate Herbert Schwering
  • SNEAKERMANIA produced by EAVE graduate Aleksi Bardy

https://industry.younghorizons.pl

 

Busan International Film Festival (October 2 – 11)

  • CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producers: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina 
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producer: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
  • LIMONOV – THE BALLAD OF EDDIE by Kirill Serebrennikov, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
  • SHAHED (THE WITNESS) by Nader Saeivar, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE+ graduate Philippe Coeytaux
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TTB project TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell, co-producers: TTB graduate Foo Fei Ling, EAVE and TTB graduates Fran Borgia and Yulia Evina Bhara, EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora 
  • YOUTH by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts

EAVE TIES THAT BIND events at the Busan International Film Festival:

  • Panel session "Cinematic Crossroads Revisited: Adapting Strategies in Global Cinema" organised by Ties That Bind & European Film Promotion and curated by Katarzyna Siniarska (Head of Sales, New Europe Film Sales)
  • Round table talks with Asian distributors for European sales and TTB graduates

www.biff.kr

 

Zurich Film Festival (October 3 – 13)

  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • ES GEHT UM LUIS by Lucia Chiarla, producer: EAVE graduate Marcel Lenz
  • IM SCHATTEN DER TRÄUME by Martin Witz, producer: EAVE graduate Ivan Madeo
  • LANDESVERRÄTER by Michael Krummenacher, producer: EAVE graduate Ivan Madeo
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MARCHING IN THE DARK (part of the series EAVE project DRAW FOR CHANGE) by Kinshuk Surjan, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo
  • MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • TATA by Lina VdovIi, Radu Ciorniciuc, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • THE ASSESSMENT by Fleur Fortuné, producer: EAVE + graduates Jonas Katzenstein
  • THE COURAGEOUS by Jasmin Gordon, producer: EAVE graduate Brigitte Hofer
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh
  • TO CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SEE FIRE by Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer, producer: EAVE graduate Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi
  • TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER by Jacob Perlmutter, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

https://zff.com/en

 

Sitges Film Festival  (October 3 – 13)

  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin 
  • ELECTRIC CHILD by Simon Jaquemet, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko

https://sitgesfilmfestival.com

 

CinÉast - Central and Eastern European Film Festival, Luxemburg  (October 3 – 20)

  • BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
  • FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE by Ivan Marinovic, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Milan Stojanovic, Jozko Rutar, Miha Cernec, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
  • FREEDOM by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu
  • HOLY WEEK by Andrei Cohn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • JANUARY by Viesturs Kairiss, producers: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron, EAVE and EAVE+ graduates Gints Grube, EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas, EAVE graduate Inese Boka-Grube
  • KIX by David Mikulan, Balint Revesz, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic, EAVE graduate Patricia d'Intino
  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges
  • NASTY by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producer: EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduates Vladimer Katcharava, co-producers: EAVE graduates Archil Gelovani, Anamaria Antoci
  • TONY, SHELLEY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT by Filip Posivac, producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti, PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato

www.cineast.lu

 

Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal  (October 9 – 20)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun 
  • CU LI NEVER CRIES by Pham Ngoc Lan, co-producers: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduates Verona Meier, Claire Lajoumard
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • KALAK by Isabella Eklöf, co-producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Leontine Petit
  • KYUKA: BEFORE SUMMER’S END by Kostis Charamountanis, producers: EAVE graduates Danae Spathara, Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • LIMONOV – THE BALLAD OF EDDIE by Kirill Serebrennikov, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost 
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries, co-producer: TTB graduate Mai Scarlet

www.nouveaucinema.ca

 

BFI London Film Festival  (October 9 – 20)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani
  • BRING THEM DOWN by Christopher Andrews, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • COLLECTIVE MONOLOGUE by Jessica Sarah Rinland, associate producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • CROCODILE TEARS by Tumpal Tampubolon, producers: EAVE graduates Claire Lajoumard, Harry Flöter
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • EAVE project TARIKA by Milko Lazarov, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexandru Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • FOUR MOTHERS by Darren Thornton, producer: EAVE graduate Martina Niland
  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • KAMAY by Shahrokh Bikaran, Ilyas Yourish, producers: EAVE graduates Hanne Phlypo, Karsten Stöter
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney 
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US by Laila Abbas, producer: EAVE graduate Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
  • THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • WHO DO I BELONG TO by Meryam Joobeur, producer: EAVE graduate Sarra Ben Hassen

www.bfi.org.uk

 

Gent International Film Festival  (October 9 – 20)

  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • CU LI NEVER CRIES by Pham Ngoc Lan, co-producers: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduates Verona Meier, Claire Lajoumard
  • SKILL ISSUE by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • POISON by Désirée Nosbusch, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Martina Brokemper
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries, co-producer: TTB graduate Mai Scarlet
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

www.filmfestival.be

 

Warsaw Film Festival  (October 11 – 20)

  • AFTER US, THE FLOOD by Arto Halonen, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina
  • AKIKO, THE FLYING MONKEY by EAVE graduate Veit Helmer
  • BLACK VELVET by Liene Linde, producer: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene
  • BREATHING UNDERWATER by Eric Lamhène, producer: EAVE graduate Claude Waringo
  • MY LATE SUMMER by Danis Tanovic, producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Jozko Rutar, Anamaria Antoci
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • THE BLACK HOLE by Moonika Siimets, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
  • THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE+ graduate Philippe Coeytaux
  • YEAR OF THE WIDOW by Veronika Liskova, producer: EAVE graduate Miljenka Cogelja

www.wff.pl

 

MIA Market (October 14 – 18)

Project selection 2024

  • THE DISCREET CHARM OF FORGERY, producer: PUENTES graduate Claudio Esposito
  • HOMESICK, producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • DREAMCATCHERS, producer: PUENTES graduate Claudio Esposito
  • FISH, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • MIDNIGHT INN, producer: TTB graduate Stefano Centini
  • PLEASURE, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • VIKTORIA FRANKENSTEIN, producer: EAVE graduate Gabriele Simon

Professional Training Labels Outlook (October 15)

A journey through Europe’s leading institutions and organizations that support development and offer advanced training for audiovisual professionals. Together, we will explore the most innovative programs and the most interesting initiatives in support of production.

EAVE Expert and AI Skills Booster Workshop Head of Studies Petri Kemppinen introduced EAVE’s brand new workshop on Artificial Intelligence, launching in December.
Speakers:

  • Marianne Guillon | Director Series Mania Institute (France)
  • Thomas Gammeltoft | Head of European Writers Club (Denmark)
  • Nathalie Scholten | Finance and Development Director, ACE Producers (The Netherlands)
  • Barbora Struss | Ceo, MIDPOINT Institute (Czech Republic)
  • Petri Kemppinen | Head of Studies, EAVE AI Skills Booster (Luxembourg)

Moderator: Alessandro Gropplero | President/FVG Audiovisual Fund & EAVE Ties That Bind.

miamarket.it/en/

 

La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival (October 14 – 20)

  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen 
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze 
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • TREASURE by Julia Von Heinz, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski 

www.fif-85.com

 

Chicago International Film Festival (October 16 – 27)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • EAVE project THE BRINK OF DREAMS by Nada Riyadh and EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir, producer: EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries, co-producer: TTB graduate Mai Scarlet
  • VOX HUMANA by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

www.chicagofilmfestival.com

 

Riga International Film Festival (October 17 – 27)

  • 8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA by Marko Raat, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Dora Nedeczky  
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, David Bohun, Dario Schoch
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza 
  • MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke
  • STORMSKERRY MAJA by Tiina Lymi, producer: EAVE graduate Jukka Helle
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Martina Brokemper
  • THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • TWITTERING SOUL by Deimantas Narkevicius, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

https://rigaiff.lv/en

 

DOK Leipzig (October 17 – 23)

  • ANIMALIA PARADOXA by Niles Atallah, producer: PUENTES graduate Catalina Vergara
  • BALOMANIA by Sissel Morell Dargis, producer: EAVE graduate and Danish National Coordinator Marie Schmidt Olesen
  • CHANGE project BLUEBERRY DREAMS by Elena Mikaberidze, producers: CHANGE graduate Elen Margvelashvili, EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc
  • HEIMAT IST EIN RAUM AUS ZEIT by Thomas Heise, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
  • MARCHING IN THE DARK (from the series EAVE project DRAW FOR CHANGE) by Kinshuk Surjan, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo

Selected for Dok Leipzig Co-Pro Market

  • THE FREE SPEECH RISES by Daphné Leblond, Lisa Billuart-Monet, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc 
  • QUEERINALE, WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME? by Matteo Castellino, producer: EAVE graduate Stefano Tealdi
  • THE LAND WE BREATHE by Manuel Inacker, producers: EAVE graduates Olaf Jacobs, Vanja Jambrovic, Tibor Keser

www.dok-leipzig.de

 

Rome Film Festival (October 17 – 29)

  • ABOUT LUIS by Lucia Chiarla, producer: EAVE graduate Marcel Lenz
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • BRING THEM DOWN by Christopher Andrews, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • NASTY by Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu, Tudor D Popescu, producer: EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu

www.romacinemafest.it

 

Viennale (October 17 – 29)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • CIDADE; CAMPO by Juliana Rojas, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DEMBA by Mamadou Dia, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian Nationel Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger
  • SHAHED (THE WITNESS) by Nader Saeivar, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • STRANGER EYES by Yeo Siew Hua, producers: EAVE graduates Fran Borgia, Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • THE MILLION DOLLAR BET by Thomas Woschitz, producer: EAVE graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • THINGS WE SAID TODAY by Andrei Ujica, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • YOUTH (SPRING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts

www.viennale.at/en

 

Cinemed Montpellier (October 18 – 26)

  • AICHA by Mehdi Barsaoui, producer: EAVE PCP Dubai graduate Habib Attia
  • CHANGE project BLUEBERRY DREAMS by Elena Mikaberidze, producers: CHANGE graduate Elen Margvelashvili, EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc
  • DIARIES FROM LEBANON by Myriam El Hajj, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine
  • EAVE project THE BRINK OF DREAMS by Nada Riyadh and EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir, producer: EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir
  • LAST BREATH by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduates Vladimer Katcharava, co-producers: EAVE graduates Archil Gelovani, Anamaria Antoci
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki 
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

www.cinemed.tm.fr

 

Cinekid Festival (October 19 – November 3)

  • BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik, MW graduate Peter Badac
  • CARAMEL’S WORDS by Salvador Simo, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Charlet
  • EAVE project PUCK by Anna-Karin Garhamn, written and produced by EAVE graduate Caroline Drab 
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • I ACCIDENTALLY WROTE A BOOK by Nora Lakos, producer: EAVE graduate Claudia Sümeghy
  • KITTENS by Nova van Dijk, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten van der Ven
  • LINA’S FRIENDS by Frederik Sonck, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert
  • MILLIE AND THE SECRET OF THE CROCODILE by Esben Toft Jacobsen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
  • RISE OF THE WATER FOX by Carlos E Lesmes, producer: EAVE graduate Evelin Penttilä
  • SCRUMPLE by Jamille van Wijngaarden, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • THE LEGEND OF SALAMANDERS by Catherine Maximoff, producers: EAVE graduates Patrice Nezan, co-producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • THE SORCERER’S EYE by Aik Karapetian, producers: EAVE graduates Inese Boka-Grube, Gints Grube

https://cinekid.nl/

 

Valladolid International Film Festival (October 20 – 28)

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • BECOMING ANA by Marta Nieto, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
  • BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • LAST BREATH by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras 
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • THINGS WE SAID TODAY by Andrei Ujica, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries, co-producer: TTB graduate Mai Scarlet
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora 
  • YOUTH (HARD TIMES) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts

www.seminci.com

 

Astra Film Festival, Sibiu (October 20 – 27)

  • A CAUTIONARY TALE by Ilinca Calugareanu, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • AN ALMOST PERFECT FAMILY by Tudor Platon, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Romania Ada Solomon
  • IMAGINARY. YOUTH by Ruxandra Gubernat, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • LEO RECORDS: STRICTLY FOR OUR FRIENDS by Ioana Grigore, producer: EAVE graduate Marcian Lazar
  • SMILING GEORGIA by Luka Beradze, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • SONGS OF THE SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zurba, producer: EAVE graduate Anne Köhncke
  • TATA by Radu Ciorniciuc, Lina Vdovii, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan

www.astrafilm.ro/en/2024

 

Moustier Film Festival (October 21 – 27)

  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • RETRO THERAPY by Elodie Lélu, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc
  • THE PRICE OF MONEY: A LARGO WINCH ADVENTURE by Olivier Masset-Depasse, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri-Bronckart
  • UNE PART MANQUANTE by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

www.cinemabelge.be

 

El Gouna Film Festival (October 24 – November 1)

  • AN URBAN ALLEGORY by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Henochsberg
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil Ayouch, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • GHOST TRAIL by Jonathan Millet, producers: EAVE graduates Nicole Gerhards, Julie Esparbes
  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne
  • LAST BREATH by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • TATA by Radu Ciorniciuc, Lina Vdovii, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US by Laila Abbas, producer: EAVE graduate Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
  • EAVE project THE BRINK OF DREAMS by Nada Riyadh and EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir, producer: EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic, Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
  • WHO DO I BELONG TO by Meryam Joobeur, producer: EAVE graduate Sarra Ben Hassen

elgounafilmfestival.com

 

Tokyo International Film Festival  (October 28 – November 6)

  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart

www.tiff-jp.net

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MEET EAVE IN NOVEMBER!

@ CHANGE Workshop 1, October 28 – November 1, Chisinau (MD)

EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo

 

@ Thessaloniki International Film Festival, November 3 - 6, Thessaloniki (GR)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp

 

@ TIES THAT BIND Workshop 1, November 3 - 8, Taipei (TW)

TTB Head of Studies Christophe Bruncher

 

@ Marketing Workshop, November 6 – 10, Luxembourg (LU)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp (November 7-8), EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles

 

@ PUENTES Workshop 2, November 26 – December 2, Montevideo (UY)

EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles

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Creative Producer Indaba: Film producers selected for the prestigious professional development programme between Africa and Europe

Realness Institute has announced the 15 participants selected for the 4th edition of the Creative Producer Indaba (CPI), the prestigious industry programme designed to advance the work of independent producers from Africa along with international producers, as it continues to foster collaboration and innovation in film production on the continent.

The Creative Producer Indaba is hosted by Cape Town-based Realness Institute in collaboration with EAVE, IFFR Pro, and Atlas Workshops.

With Projeto Paradiso and Spcine, the programme includes a Brazilian producer interested in African projects. Additionally, support from the Austrian Film Institute, Canada Media Fund, Telefilm, Focal, Jeune Création Francophone, the Mayotte Film Office and Région Réunion enables the participation of Austrian, Canadian, Swiss, and Francophone producers with similar interests.

This year’s programme features two workshops. The first workshop includes an online session this month, followed by in-person sessions at the Festival International du Film de Marrakech, Morocco, in December. The second workshop will take place at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), the Netherlands, in January/February 2025, with final online sessions in April 2025.

The CPI programme has been designed by Elias Ribeiro, Executive Director of Realness, bringing together an inspiring mix of professionals, united by their commitment to creating compelling, diverse, and globally relevant African stories. The cohort will be guided by Group Leaders and Creative Producers Mehret Mandefro and Diana Elbaum, and Story Consultant and Creative Producer 2022 alumnus Tracey Lee Rainers. Some Experts mentoring and working with the participants are Sata Cissokho, Constanza Arena, Isioma Idigbe, and Juliane Schulze.

Producers looking for their next landmark venture, using this opportunity to network, collaborate, and explore potential projects to engage with, include Layla Swart, Salamina Mosese, and Vanessa Sinden from South Africa, Kamy Lara (Angola), and Moimi Wezam (DRC).

  • Layla Swart is a leading producer and editor in Africa, whose company Yellowbone Entertainment has been behind award-winning films such as Sew the Winter to my Skin and Knuckle City.
  • Salamina Mosese is a media professional who has produced successful feature films, including Baby Mamas and Love, Sex & 30 Candles
  • Vanessa Sinden is a senior producer at Triggerfish Animation, who has produced Africa’s top animated films, working with platforms like Disney+ and Netflix.
  • Kamy Lara has produced films that provoke thoughtful reflection, having recently completed her documentary Fuckin' Globo.
  • Moimi Wezam, the founder of ZERO ATTITUDE FLIX, has produced numerous successful short films and achieved significant recognition in the film industry. His documentary ZERO has been broadcast on Amazon Prime Video and has been selected for several film festivals worldwide.

African producers with projects in development will be actively seeking international collaborators and financial backing to bring their visionary creations to life. These include Dhia Jerbi (Tunisia), Ephraim Gordon (South Africa), Juliana Kabua (Kenya), Mohammed Alomda (Sudan), and Miral Ezzat El Fakharany (Egypt).

  • Dhia Jerbi is a creative documentary filmmaker and producer who is committed to building partnerships between the Mediterranean’s two shores. His work has been screened across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
  • Ephraim Gordon is an accomplished producer with notable projects, including Barakat, South Africa's official submission to the 94th Academy Awards. His work spans across film, TV, and theatre.
  • Juliana Kabua is a producer of several short films featured at international festivals, including Stero (2024), which premiered at IFFR. She is known for her commitment to authentic African storytelling.
  • Mohammed Alomda is a key figure in Sudan's new wave cinema, whose work includes co-producing You Will Die at Twenty, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. He produces films across Sudan, East Africa, and the Arab world.
  • Miral Ezzat El Fakharany is a producer with over 18 years of experience across the MENA, GCC, and USA regions. She has a background in feature films, TV series, and commercials.

International producers who will be looking to invest and engage with African film projects include Dieynaba SY (La Réunion), Julia Alves de Oliveira (Brazil), Kathryn Fasegha (Canada),  Maéva Ranaivojaona (Austria), and Niza Lou Waldburger (Switzerland).

  • Dieynaba SY is a producer with a background in African languages and audiovisual production who founded the Lanbéli Production Company.
  • Julia Alves de Oliveira is a producer with a focus on arthouse films and international co-productions, whose recent works have earned acclaim at festivals such as Cannes. She specialises in international collaborations, with a special interest in African projects.
  • Kathryn Fasegha is an award-winning filmmaker from Calgary. known for her feature films "Treacherous Heart" and "2 Weeks in Lagos". Her first film, "Treacherous Heart," premiered in 2012 and won the award of “Best Drama in Diaspora” at the Nollywood and African Film Critics' Awards. Her second film, "2 Weeks in Lagos," premiered in 2019 at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an AMAA award in 2020. Kathryn is a Theatre Arts graduate and is the current president of Black Actors and Film Guild Canada, Alberta chapter.
  • Maéva Ranaivojaona works as a screenwriter, director, and producer at Subobscura Films, a company focused on themes of colonisation, post-colonialism, and projects that challenge cinematic language. Subobscura Films produces documentaries, fiction, and art films that highlight marginalised perspectives.
  • Niza Lou Waldburger is managing director and producer at Vega Film, one of Switzerland’s most renowned production companies, which specialises in producing and distributing films across Europe. She works between Zurich and the French Caribbean, bringing a global perspective to her projects.

For more information visit the Realness Institute website at https://www.realness.institute/creative-producer-indaba

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ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch kicks off!

EAVE Ties That Bind (TTB), the leading Asia Europe Coproduction Workshop supported by Creative Europe - MEDIA, has proudly renew the partnership with Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) to the second edition of the ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch, a new initiative targeting producers with (young adult) animated projects from Asia and Europe with the potential and desire to explore new financing and co-production opportunities, new markets, and new audiences in both continents.

Out of the impressive number of submissions received – over 122 from 25 different countries/regions, the Animation Lab selection committee – featuring Justin Deimen (Goldfinch Finance APAC, SG), Juraj Krasnohorsky (Artichoke/CEE Animation, SK), Kanji Kazahaya (Culture Connect Co., JP) and Matija Sturm (CEE Animation Workshop, SI) – have announced the final line-up of 8 projects in development coming from 4 European and 4 Asian countries/regions.

The ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch will take place over 2 separate programmes offering comprehensive knowledge of the European and Asian animation industries and markets. The participants will benefit from high-level development under the guidance of top-notch experts from both continents and have the opportunity to pitch their project in front of key decision makers during the upcoming edition of the Asia TV Forum & Market in Singapore.

The first online programme, made by 2 modules (October 28-29 & November 18-19), kicks off today and over two 2-days labs, selected participants will be able to attend a rich and diverse workshop crafted by the Lab curator Juraj Krasnohorsky (Artichoke/CEE Animation, SK), who has put together a team of leading industry professionals: Ervin Han will present a general overview of Asian-European financing landscape, Tonje Skar Reiersen (MICROFILM, Norway) will elaborate on the “Good Practice of Co-Production”, while Juraj Krasnohorsky (Artichoke/CEE Animation) will share tips to package and pitch a project.

All participants will thereon have individual consultations with experts that will give feedback on their project (Kanji Kazahaya), revise their pitch & project packages (Juraj Krasnohorsky) and their financing strategies (Tonje Skar Reiersen and Justin Deimen).

The second on-site programme will take place from December 3 - 6, 2024 within the frame of ATF in Singapore, and it will feature experts’ lectures, individual consultancies, a pitching component and a series of prearranged one-to-one meetings between selected teams and decision makers & financiers.

The following 8 projects wanting to extend their knowledge and network towards Asia and Europe have been selected to participate in the ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch:

  • All Good, The Glow Animation Studio, Spain
  • Blub blub blub, Cat in Edge Productions, Philippines
  • Down at Motel 629, Momo Film Co, Singapore
  • Kanzan and Jittoku, Mimoid Inc., Japan
  • King Wray, Studioset Production, Romania
  • Mah Jong Pai, Pipapo Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
  • Mechozaurs: The Voice From Afar, Laniakea Pictures, Poland
  • Riamise, IBRIDO Studio, Italy

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ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch 2024 will take place in the framework of the Asia TV Forum & Market, Asia’s leading content market and conference, and it will be organised by ATF and Ties That Bind with the support of sponsors Film Development Council Philippines (FDCP), Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), ICEX - ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones and in collaboration with CEE Animation Workshop.

TIES THAT BIND, based in Udine, is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union.

Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF)

Into its 25th edition, Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) – the region’s co-production & entertainment content market and conference – is the proven industry platform to acquire knowledge, network, buy, sell, finance, distribute and co-produce across all platforms. It is the premier stage in Asia to engage with the entertainment industry’s top players from around the world. It’s where the best minds meet, and the future of Asia’s content is shaped. For more information, please visit www.asiatvforum.com

About EAVE 

European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, EAVE, is a professional training, project, development, and networking organisation for audiovisual producers. Working with a worldwide network of partners we are involved in programmes for producers worldwide.

About FVG Audiovisual Fund 

First experience in the Italian panorama, the aim of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Regional Fund is to support the development of local film companies and promote the regional audiovisual works in national and international markets. The Fund operates in three main sectors: training, to encourage the participation of local audiovisual professional in national and international courses for directors, scriptwriters, producers, editors, camera operators, and sound engineers; development, to cover all the activities between the idea and the production phase, from the script writing and the research, to the casting, the fundraising and the presentation of a promo; distribution, along with the promotion of the projects, this last action includes a financial support to cover the production expenses, so as to create more competitive products. Along with the ordinary management of the fund, the FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND has organized several events aimed at creating platforms for cinema professionals from all around the world and developing the local audiovisual industry.

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Curtains up: EAVE 2024 Producers Workshop in Karlskrona, Sweden

The EAVE 2024 Producers Workshop’s third and final session will take place in Karlskrona, Sweden, from October 14-21!

The newest members of the EAVE network, after a year of training to develop their producing skills, are now ready to present themselves and their projects to the international market in meetings specially curated by EAVE.

We will welcome 89 “future partners” – leading international industry professionals - to meet the 56 rising producing talents from 36 countries and discuss the 26 fiction, documentary and series projects developed during this year’s EAVE Producers’ Workshop under the guidance of EAVE’s top experts.

Workshop Highlights

  • Unpacking AI for Human Producers by Maciej Zemocjin (independent AI and VP expert, PL)
  • The Use of AI in Marketing Tools by Espinar Gabriel (The Film Agency, ES)
  • A series of different perspectives to Virtual Production by Maciej Zemocjin & Katarzyna Stegnerska (ATM Virtual, PL), Chris Couzens (Sony, UK), Henrik JP Åkesson (Filmnod Blekinge, SE), Anton Johansson (Istudio Visuals, SE) and Andrea Nordwall (Belkinge Institute of Technology, SE)
  • A Filmmaker in a TV company by Max Malka (Banijay Finland, FI)
  • Reframing Narratives: Storytelling Through an Inclusive Lens by Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media, CA)
  • Supranational Support to Film and TV Series: Council of Europe and Eurimages by Iris Cadoux (Eurimages), Patrizia Simone (Eurimages) and Alex Traila (Council of Europe).
  • Producing with Sweden with Charlotta Denward (Swedish Film Institute), Madeleine Ekman, Piodor Gustafsson (Black Spark Film & TV / Rainy Days Productions), Henrik JP Åkesson (Filmnod Blekinge, SE); moderator: Julia Gebauer (Way Creative Films)

Building bridges with the Swedish industry

Parallel to the main workshop schedule, EAVE offers a special tailor-made programme for 10 selected participants from Sweden, as well as open plenary sessions for a wider Swedish audience of film industry professionals, creating also synergies with Carl Film Forum, which takes place in Karlskrona from October 14-15.

Many thanks to our valuable partners who make the workshop possible!

The EAVE 2024 Producers Workshop’s third and final session in Karlskona is organized in partnership with Filmnod Blekinge, Region Blekinge, Swedish Film Institute, Karlskrona Kommun and Blekinge Institute of Technology.

The first two sessions of the EAVE 2024 Producers Workshop took place from March 7-14 in Luxembourg and from June 7-14 in Trondheim, Norway.

For more information, please contact satu@eave.org.

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CHANGE Co-Production Training Course: Selection Announcement for 2024/2025

EAVE, IMS and CPH:DOX are proud to announce the fourth round of the CHANGE programme, empowering documentary film projects from the European Eastern Partnership countries. For the 2024/2025 line-up, eight teams from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine will join the co-production training workshop series.

CHANGE is a collaboration between CPH:DOX, the world’s leading documentary film festival supporting independent and innovative filmmaking, EAVE, one of Europe’s leading training, development, and networking organisation for producers, and International Media Support (IMS), a non-profit organisation working to promote journalism and documentary film to reduce conflict, strengthen democracy and facilitate dialogue.

The CHANGE programme seeks to increase equality and access in the international film market by fostering inter-regional co-productions. It connects filmmakers, producers, and projects from the European Eastern Partnership countries with global film professionals at CPH:DOX, creating opportunities for collaboration and elevating diverse voices on the international stage.

The programme aims to improve the participants’ skills in refining their projects’ content, core themes and goals. It also focuses on strengthening their abilities in regional and international collaboration and co-production, and navigating the financing structures and the production environment. By the end of the programme, participants are ready to encounter the international market and present their projects on a global platform.

The selected projects in the fourth round explore new and diverse topics and perspectives ranging from large-scale political narratives to seemingly hyper-local stories. They address critical themes and offer nuanced perspectives on issues such as pollution, corruption, patriarchy, and war in a post-colonial context. The projects showcase the courage and creativity of the talented cohort filmmakers, who confront resistance with bravery on some of the most pressing challenges of our time.

CHANGE - Co-production training course will open in Chisinau, Moldova in October 2024 and will combine masterclasses and group work sessions, as well as individual meetings for the 8 selected producer-director teams. The same participants will continue to work together in the second workshop in January 2025 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The programme will culminate with a third workshop and presentation of the projects to the international industry at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen in March 2025.

The selected projects are:

  • Kura, prod. Afag Yusifli, dir. Murad Allahverdi, Azerbaijan
  • Missing In Action, prod. Aliona Kachkan, dir. Kateryna Holovko, Marharyta Melnychuk, Ukraine
  • My Name Is Enough, prod. Ani Ordyan, dir. Marina Arzumanova, Armenia
  • Eyes Wide Open (working title), prod. Nino Orjonikidze, dir. Sopho Apriamashvili, Georgia
  • Whispers of Womanhood, prod. Olga Slusareva, dir. Rati Tsiteladze, Georgia
  • Entr’actes, prod. Olha Tuharinova, dir. Yuriy Shylov, Ukraine
  • Leave Easy Come Back Safe, prod. Sasha Family Kulak, dir. Sasha Family Kulak, Masha Maroz, Belarus
  • Import/Export MD, prod. Sergiu Scobioala, dir. Max Ciorbă, Moldova

 

THE PARTNERSHIP BEHIND CHANGE

 EAVE is a professional training, project development and networking organisation for audiovisual producers. Founded in 1988, our objectives are to provide professional training opportunities and to bring producers from different regions of the world together with the aim of facilitating co-production relationships. We believe that the support of independent voices, creative imagination and culturally driven companies within the global media industries is an urgent necessity in the 21st century. Through our work we aim to contribute towards the creation of strong networks of producers and to encourage the exchange of knowledge and skills which will strengthen independent production across the world.

 International Media Support (IMS) is a non-profit organisation working to promote journalism and documentary film to strengthen the capacity of media to reduce conflict, strengthen democracy and facilitate dialogue. Our work is geared towards helping locally-based public interest media operating in armed conflicts, humanitarian crises and rapid political change, both positive and negative, to provide the public and “civic organisations” with public interest content they can trust and use. We work in more than 40 countries across four continents with a staff of about 170 people.

 CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, is a world leading documentary film festival supporting independent and innovative filmmaking and presenting the best and brightest in contemporary non-fiction film. The festival is known and widely respected for radically changing the documentary landscape with a focus on challenging the genre with cross over to other art forms, and for advancing art as an active voice in civil society. Annually presenting approx. 200 films, the annual festival’s audience has grown to more than 125,000, and our industry platform, championing high-end cinematic and hybrid filmmaking welcomes annually nearly 2,000 industry professionals from a wide variety of sectors across creative documentary, hybrid non-fiction, visual arts, journalism and science. CPH:INDUSTRY includes a pitch platform CPH:FORUM, CPH:MARKET services for finished films and a talent development programme CPH:LAB.

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Apply now for EAVE SLATE 2025!

EAVE SLATE is an intense and compact workshop on strategic company planning and how to build a successful company slate.

This innovative programme, run by When East Meets West, the co-production platform of Trieste Film Festival, in close partnership with EAVE, will select up to 12 European and Latin American companies that are developing a slate of A/V works and will offer them consultancies on how to build a successful company slate and strategic company planning, together with business-to-business exchanges with key players from different industry sectors.

The programme combines the EAVE group work method with a series of plenary sessions and individual consultancies focusing on strategic company planning, potential risk evaluation and company diversification. The main goal is to define realistic short-, mid- and long-term strategies for their companies and how to pick the right projects to include in their company slates.

The EAVE Slate will take place in Trieste (Italy), during WEMW from 17th to 21st January 2025. All participants selected will be granted physical access to the market venue.

The call for applications for EAVE Slate 2025 is now open!

Deadline: 5 November, 2024 23.59 CET
Fee: EUR 450

Check further details on eligibility, submission criteria, fee waivers and scholarships on the application page.

EAVE SLATE INFO DAY

If you wish to get more info about EAVE Slate, please join the WEMW INFO DAY on Thursday October 22 from 15.00 to 16.00 (CET timezone). To confirm your attendance please fill in the registration form no later than October 18.

 

EAVE SLATE is one of the “EAVE Boosters”: short, concise & intensive workshops to boost your skills and companies, developing new innovative business models (EAVE SLATE) and new digital skills following the latest tech advancements (EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER). Both non project-based workshops respond to the needs of a changing industry that requires new skills and business models.

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MY NOTES ON MARS is in pre-production

Slovenian Film Centre

The Slovenian Film Centre 11 films. Among them:

  • AZRA by Tijana Zinajic, producer: EAVE graduate Lija Pogacnik
  • EN MESEC by Janez Burger, producer: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec
  • MILA by Andrina Mracnikar, producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • S POGLEDOM NA MORJE by Katarina Morano, producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar

www.film-center.si

 

  • MY NOTES ON MARS by Lili Horvat, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu is in pre-production. The first English-language film by Hungarian director Lili Horvát is a sci-fi romance starring Andrew Scott and Greta Lee. The script written by Horvat follows a woman who disappears when hiking only to appear later, changed, while her husband is now trying to rekindle their relationship. Hungary’s Poste Restante is producing the film in co-production with Paris and London-based Paradise City, Amour Fou (Austria and Luxembourg), and Obala Art Centar (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) is among the institutions backing the project. MY NOTES ON MARS is due to shoot in Budapest and Vienna in the spring of 2025.

https://www.amourfoufilm.com

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EAVE project PETITE ROSE started shooting

In production

  • EAVE project PETITE ROSE (BLUE FLOWER) by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles, produced by EAVE graduate Fanny Drew is in production. The co-production between Canada, Belgium and Bulgaria started shooting in September in Montreal. It was selected as part of the Venice Gap-Financing Market in 2023 and received support from Eurimages, Telefilm Canada and SODEC earlier this year. Dulude-De Celles had her fiction feature debut Une Colonie (2018) premiere at the Berlinale. Colonelle films’ Sarah Mannering and EAVE graduate Fanny Drew will produce. The film should be ready for a major film festival drop past the midway point in 2025. The film tells the story of a man, Mihai, who works for an important art collector in Montreal. The latter wants to acquire a work by Nina, a young Romanian prodigy painter. Mihai is therefore called to return to Romania for the first time, 30 years after leaving this country to settle in Quebec.

https://www.colonellefilms.com/

  • LES BARONNES by Nabil Ben Yadir and Mokhtaria Badaoui, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland is in production. Co-written according to an idea by Nabil Ben Yadir’s mother Mokhtaria Badaoui and Stéphane Malandrin, the story is that of 65-year-old Fatima whose world collapses when she learns her husband has been leading a double life in Morocco for the past dozen years. Furious and determined not to be outdone by fate, she decides to pick up where she left off 50 years earlier, when she was supposed to play Hamlet. Together with her fellow "Baronnes" - her best friends Mériem, Romaissa and Inès, three other grandmothers from Molenbeek – she makes a decision which will shake up their lives, the lives of those around them, their neighbourhood and the entire country. The film will be punctuated by dances and musical scenes, set to be directed by the Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Ckerkaoui. LES BARONNES is being produced by 10.80 films, and co-produced by EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux from Samsa Film (Luxembourg), A Team Productions (Belgium), Komoko and Special Touch Studio (France). It has secured backing from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre, Film Fund Luxembourg, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Screen Brussels, BNP Paribas Film Finances, RTBF, Proximus, VOO & BETV, VRT, TV5 Monde and Creative Europe.

https://www.cinergie.be/organisation/10-80-films

  • KIKA by Alexe Poukine, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland is in production. The film paints the portrait of a young woman whose partner has just died and who is stupefied to realise she’s pregnant. Not only is her heart in pieces, she’s also totally broke, so she’s forced to sort out her priorities: first of all, dig herself out of this hole, and secondly, think about whether or not to keep the child. Having kicked off on 15 September, shooting on KIKA will continue until 5 November in the Brussels region. The film enjoys support from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre, screen.brussels, RTBF, Voo, Proximus, the CNC, the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, Creative Europe MEDIA, Eurimages, and Cineventure.

https://wrongmen.be

  • WIRBEL by Tomas Hubacek, producer: EAVE graduate Jan Macola is shooting. Hubacek’s debut feature is a mystery-infused drama film set in the landscapes of the Central Bohemian Highlands. The feature explores the themes of home, identity and humanity’s relationship with nature. The film follows Martin, a burnt-out man who inherits a decaying house in the Czech countryside. While sorting through the property, he discovers ancient maps and meets the enigmatic Agnes. As Martin traces Agnes’s path, he unearths the forgotten rituals of the displaced inhabitants and the forces that once protected the land from destruction. His journey mirrors a personal transformation, reflecting the healing of the wounded landscape. “For me, the atmosphere of a place is central,” Hubacek explained, reflecting on his approach. “The story is shaped by the landscape, not just set in it.” The project, which has been seven years in the making, saw Hubáček and his team scouting locations across the Central Bohemian Highlands, the Plzeň region and Slovakia. The dramatic volcanic peaks and expansive fields will serve as both backdrop and character in this film, which blends elements of drama, arthouse and genre cinema. The movie is set in the former Sudetenland in the Czech-German border region, though it serves as a universal representation of areas across Europe affected by population displacements in the 20th century. WIRBEL is being produced by Mimesis Film (Czech Republic) and co-produced by Slovak outfit sentimentalfilm. The Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Pilsen region have all supported the project.

www.mimesis.cz

  • PARKINGS by Valéry Rosier, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sébastien Hagenauer is in production. The film speaks of the intertwined destinies of several loners who are all struggling, to a greater or lesser extent, in their lives: there’s a radio presenter who’s hiding a painful recent past, a retired woman who’ll do anything to avoid being alone, an animal undertaker, a taxi driver who’s self-conscious about his bald patch… All unfolding in a region where pets seem to be disappearing… PARKINGS is produced by Benoît Roland on behalf of Wrong Men (Belgium), who are shooting an endless number of films this year. The movie is co-produced in France by Sébastien Hagenauer on behalf of 10:15 Productions, with the support of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre, RTBF, Pictanovo and Creative Europe MEDIA. Having kicked off on 3 September in the Tournai region, shooting on the movie will continue until 23 October.

https://wrongmen.be

  • BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney is shooting. The remake of the 2003 South Korean sci-fi comedy Save The Green Planet! is currently being produced by Element Pictures, Square Peg, and Fruit Tree in Wycombe. Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are in the cast.

www.elementpictures.ie

  • MOM’S ALIVE TODAY by Josip Lukic, producers: EAVE graduates Tena Gojic, Dragana Jovovic and Bujar Kabashi is shooting. The Croatian filmmaker tells the story of the strong, but pathological, relationship between a Millennial man and his mother. The story revolves around a Millennial man, Jakov, who has a hard time dealing with his own existence, marked by a looming crisis both on the personal and the social level. He abruptly decides to come back to his hometown to take care of his schizophrenic mother, with whom he has a deep, but mostly pathological, relationship. The connection they have prevents him from growing up and taking control of his own life, which brings him to the edge of a nervous breakdown. MOM’S ALIVE TODAY is a co-production between Croatia, Serbia and Kosovo. It is being produced by EAVE graduate Tena Gojić from Dinaridi Film, Dragana Jovović, Stefan Ivančić and Ognjen Glavonić from Non-Aligned Films, and Bujar Kabashi from Mobius. The project was presented at the 2023 CineLink Industry Days at the Sarajevo Film Festival, and it has also received support from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Center Serbia, the Kosovo Cinematography Center and the City of Split.

www.nonalignedfilms.com

  • HOTEL ALCOHOL by Jan Cvitkovic, producer: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec is in production. A drunk, a madman and a junkie fail to win the ‘Olympics’ in the psychiatric hospital. After a dispute with the Senior Doctor, they run away in frustration. Running out of medication, they occupy a pharmacy where they each experience their own enlightenment. “Since childhood, my life has been closely intertwined with people with special needs, alcoholics, mental patients and drug addicts. With strange and outcasted people. I want to bring their world closer to people and demystify it, in a serious way, interspersed with comic elements, because I believe that taboos can be broken through the prism of intelligent humour,” says Cvitkovic. HOTEL ALCOHOL is produced by Staragara in co-production with Propeler Film (Croatia), Independent Partners Film (Germany) and Solsticij (Slovenia). The project is supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, RTV Slovenija, Nordmedia, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and Creative Europa MEDIA. The 33-days shooting of this Slovenian/German/Croatian co-production takes place in Idrija, Ajdovscina and in Gorizia (Italy).

www.staragara.com

 

 

In post-production

  • SAND IN YOUR HAIR by Mantas Verbiejus, producer: EAVE graduate Živile Gallego is shooting. The story, penned by Verbiejus himself in tandem with Gediminas Cibulskis, follows Malvina, a former ballerina in her mid-eighties once celebrated for her gracefulness on stage, but who now languishes in a monotonous routine. After she unexpectedly meets Kipras, a talented painter of her age, he becomes the catalyst for change. Together, they defy society’s expectations about seniors, transcending age and challenging taboos. As they escape from relatives and institutions, they discover that freedom isn’t merely physical; it’s about breaking free from invisible chains. Their journey unfolds as a pas de deux – a dance of resilience, rebellion and redemption. Can love overcome loneliness, and can two ageing hearts rewrite their own ending?

www.fralitafilms.com

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Golden Mimosa for Best Director for EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS

Venice International Film Festival

The Golden Lion, 2 Silver Lions, 6 main awards in the main competitions and 15 collateral awards for EAVE graduates at the Venice International Film Festival:

Competition

  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE participant Lara Costa-Calzado won the Golden Lion for Best Film
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the Silver Lion — Grand Jury Prize
  • THE BRUTALIST by Brady Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi won the the Silver Lion for Best Director
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani won the Special Jury Prize

Orizzonti

  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon won the Orizzonti Award for Best Film
  • THE WITNESS by Nader Saeivar, producers: EAVE graduates Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi won the Orizzonti Extra Armani Beauty Audience Award.
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producers: EAVE graduates Tony Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier, co-producer: Marco Valerio Fusco won the Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay

Giornate degli Autori

  • ALPHA. by Jan-Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Louis Mataré won the Europa Cinemas Label award
  • MANAS by Marianna Brennand, producer: EAVE graduate Luís Galvão Teles won the GdA Director’s Award

Collateral awards

  • DON’T CRY BUTTERFLY by Duong Dieu Linh, co-producer: EAVE graduate Yulia Evina Bhara won the Grand Prix of the SIC Settimana Internazionale della Critica
  • THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi won the Arca CinemaGiovani Award, the Premio CinemaSarà Award, the FIPRESCI Award, and the UNIMED Award
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Romania Ada Solomon won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film from Orizzonti and the International Film Critics’ Week and Special Mention for Best Cinematography Authors Under 40 Award – In Memory of Valentina Pedicini
  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE group leader and National Coordinator Estonia Riina Sildos, EAVE graduates Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho won the Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the NUOVOIMAIE TALENT AWARD, the Green Drop Award, the “Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award” and La Pellicola d'Oro Award
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors won the Edipo Re Award
  • MY EVERYTHING by Anne-Sophie Bailly, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin won the Authors Under 40 Award – In Memory of Valentina Pedicini Best Directing
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger won the Premio Fondazione FAI Persona Lavoro Ambiente
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE participant Lara Costa-Calzado won the Brian Award

www.labiennale.org/en/cinema

 

Toronto International Film Festival

EAVE graduates won 2 awards at the Toronto International Film Festival:

  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler won the Platform Award
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won the First Runner-up of the People’s Choice Award

www.tiff.net

 

San Sebastian Film Festival

  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos wins the Silver Shell for Best Director (ex aequo) and receives the RTVE Another Look Award Special Mention
  • THE WAILING by Pedro Martin-Calero, producer: EAVE graduate and PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido wins the Silver Shell for Best Director (ex aequo)
  • GLIMMERS by Pilar Palomero, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre wins the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance (Patricia López Arnaiz) and the Signis Award
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors wins the Horizontes Latinos Award
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani wins the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award
  • BAGGER DRAMA by Piet Baumgartner, producer: EAVE graduate Karin Koch won the Kutxabank – New Directors Award
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial  wins the RTVE Another Look Award
  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost won the Sebastiane 2024 Award
  • EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora won the prestigious National Cinematography Award at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival.

  • POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney received the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2024 for Best Film of the Year. The Greek director receives this recognition from the international critics for the first time.

Industria

  • A LOOSE END by Daniel Hendler, producer: PUENTES graduate Ezequiel Borovinsky wins the WIP Latam Industry Award
  • CUERPO CELESTE by Nayra Ilic, producer: PUENTES and EAVE  SLATE graduate Alessandro Amato, EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti wins the Egeda Platino Industria Award For The Best WIP Latam
  • DEAR BASTIANO by Maria Elorza Deias, producer: EAVE participant Marian Fernandez Pascal wins the Ikusmira Berriak Award

www.sansebastianfestival.com

 

All African Independent Film Festival

  • EAVE project MAMI WATA by C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi, producer: EAVE graduate Oge Obasi won Africa's Best Independent Film

https://aaiffafrica.com/

 

Emile Awards  - European Animation Awards

The Emile Awards Ceremony was held on Monday the 23rd of September 2024, at the historic Apollon Municipal Theatre of Hermoupolis of Syros Island, Greece.

  • MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE by Signe Baumane, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis won Best Screenplay
  • ELECTRA by Daria Kashcheeva, co-producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky won Best Animation in the Short Film category

https://www.animationworld.net/news/7404

 

Holland Film Meeting

  • FREE FALL by Bregt Pepijn Verhagen, producers: EAVE graduates Fleur Knopperts and Denis Vaslin won the Global Audience Award. The winner of the Global Audience Award receives promo/trailer and poster created by award-winning international film advertising agency Intermission Film.

www.filmfestival.nl/

 

Filmkunstmesse Leipzig

  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won Best Film (International) at the Filmkunstmesse Leipzig
  • ELLBOGEN by bAsli Özarslan, producers: EAVE graduate Jamila Wenske was awarded Best Film (Young Cinema)

https://filmkunstmesse.de

 

Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival

4 awards for EAVE graduates at the Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival:

  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj won the Golden Mimosa for Best Director
  • WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL by Mladen Djordjevic, producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Maria Drandaki, Anamaria Antoci received a Special Recognition of the Jury
  • FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE by Ivan Marinovic, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Milan Stojanovic, Jozko Rutar, Miha Cernec, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic won the FEDEORA Award for Best Film
  • MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges won the the Special FEDEORA Award

https://fccg.me

 

Golden Rose National Film Festival, Varna

  • TRIUMPH by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou won the Golden Rose Trophy for Best Feature Film, won Best Screenplay, Best Actress, received the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers’ Award, the Audience Award and received a Special Mention for Art Director
  • THE TRAP by Nadejda Koseva, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Herbert Schwering won the Special Jury Award, Best Cinematographer, Best Actor and received a Special Mention for Art Director
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato won the The City of Varna Award, Best Director and the Youth Jury Award
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova won Best Music
  • TWO BY TWO by Andrey Paounov, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Herbert Schwering received a Special Mention for Short Film
  • THE VISIT by Veselin Boydev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova won the Bulgarian Film Critics’ Guild Award for Best Short Film

www.zlatnaroza.bg

 

Finale Pilzen

  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin won the Golden Kingfisher for Best Documentary and the Student Jury Award for Best Documentary Film.

https://www.festivalfinale.cz/

 

Baltic Sea Docs

  • EMPTINESS by Viesturs Kairiss, producer: EAVE graduate Gints Grube won the IDFA and Baltic Sea Docs Collaboration Award for Baltic Filmmakers at the Baltic Sea Docs.

http://www.mistrusmedia.lv

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PUENTES project REINAS in race for the Oscars

European Film Awards

The European Film Academy Board announced 16 additional films to be part of the Academy’s Feature Film Selection 2024.

The below list is the complete line-up of feature films produced by EAVE graduates, shortlisted for the EFA nominations.

The nominations for the European Film Awards will be revealed on 5 November, after the European Film Academy members have watched the selected films and voted on the nominations in the categories ‘European Film’, ‘European Director’, ‘European Actress’, European Actor’, ‘European Screenwriter’ and ‘European Documentary’.

Winners will be announced on 7 December 2024 in Lucerne.

In addition to voting, the selected films will be considered for the Excellence Awards in the categories European Cinematography, European Editing, European Production Design, European Costume Design, European Make-up & Hair, European Original Score, European Sound and European Visual Effects which will be determined by an eight-member jury consisting of representatives of the different arts and crafts.

Selected Feature Films (new films in italics):

  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • EAVE project MY FATHERS’ DAUGHTER by Egil Pedersen Sápmi, producer: EAVE graduate Mathis Stale Mathisen
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producer: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • MISERICORDIA by Emma Dante, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
  • MR. K by Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab, producers: EAVE graduates Hanne Phlypo, Leontine Petit
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE END by Joshua Oppenheimer, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Conor Barry, Miira Paasilinna, executive producer: EAVE graduate John Keville
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE INVISIBLE FIGHT by Rainer Sarnet, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Kissa, co-producers: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou, B’EST graduates Alise Gelze, Helen Vinogradov
  • THE OTHER WAY AROUND by Jonas Trueba, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE participant Lara Costa-Calzado
  • THERE’S STILL TOMORROW by Paola Cortellesi, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE+ graduate Philippe Coeytaux
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart  
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato

www.europeanfilmawards.eu

 

 

American Academy Awards – The Oscars

These 23 films by EAVE graduates are nominated so far to represent their country in the International Feature Film category at the Oscars:

  • 8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA by Marko Raat, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Dora Nedeczky – Estonia
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink – Norway 
  • BAGHDAD MESSI by Sahim Omar Kalifa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland – Iraq
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy – Senegal
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza – Lithuania  
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis – France
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil Ayouch, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin – Morocco
  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosenc, producer: EAVE graduate Rok Secen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marta Zaccaron, Tamara Babun – Slovenia
  • FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki – Finland
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza – Latvia
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt – Portugal
  • IN HER PLACE (EL LUGAR DE LA ORTA) by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi – Chile
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj – Belgium
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors - Argentina
  • MEMORY LANE by Jelle de Jonge, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert – Netherlands
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE + graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin – Switzerland
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua – Nepal
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper – Austria
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski – Denmark
  • THE HUNGARIAN DRESSMAKER by Iveta Grofova, producers: EAVE graduates Sara Laszlo and Marcell Gerő – Slovakia
  • TRIUMPH by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou – Bulgaria
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart  - Italy
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova – Czech Republic

www.oscars.go.com

 

Lux Audience Award

The five nominees for the 2024 LUX Audience Award were selected. All films are produced by EAVE graduates:

  • ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchou, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj

www.luxaward.eu

 

 

Coprocity Development Prize

Among the 10 projects in the running for the Coprocity Development Prize are the following EAVE graduates:

  • BLACK WATER by Aga Woszczynska, producer: EAVE graduate Agnieszka Wasiak, co-producers: EAVE graduates Liisa Karpo and Elina Litvinova
  • HYSTERIA by Asimina Proedrou, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • MATHER by Mina Mileva and EAVE graduate Vesela Kazakova, producer: Mina Mileva
  • MONTE ZOMBIE by Danilo Beckovic, producer: EAVE graduate Marko Paljic
  • SHE DID NOT SHOW REMORSE by Selma Vilhunen, producer: EAVE graduate Venla Hellstedt
  • STINK EYE by Cristina Sanchez Salamanca, producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Pérez Nieto
  • WHILE OUR SUN BURNS by David Krøyer, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rea Apostolides

www.coprocity.com

 

 

International Emmy® Awards

Nominations for the 2024 International Emmy® Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Winners will be announced on November 25, 2024.

  • PIANOFORTE by Jakub Piątek, producer: EAVE graduate Maciej Kubick was nominated in the Arts Programming category.

https://www.iemmys.tv/

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PUENTES project MI BESTIA in French cinemas

In French cinemas

  • PUENTES project MI BESTIA by Camila Beltran, producer: PUENTES graduate Lionel Massol, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Perez Nieto. September 4.
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. September 11. 
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries, co-producer: TTB graduate Mai Scarlet. September 25.
  • BEAUTIFUL BEINGS by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Mani Svansson and Peter Possne, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi. September 25.
  • DANCING ON THE EDGE OF A VOLCANO by Cyril Aris, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine. September 25.  

 

In Belgian cinemas

  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve. September 11.
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. September 25.

 

In Swiss cinemas

  • CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producers: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts. September 4
  • THE MIRACULOUS TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORKING CLASS INTO FOREIGNERS by Interchange graduate Samir. September 5. 
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. September 12.
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. September 21

 

In Austrian cinemas

  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. September 4.
  • ELLBOGEN by by Asli Özarslan, producers: EAVE graduate Jamila Wenske. September 12.
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. September 12.

 

In German cinemas

  • ELLBOGEN by by Asli Özarslan, producers: EAVE graduate Jamila Wenske. September 5.
  • SAMIA by Yasemin Samdereli and Deka Mohamed Osman, producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies. September 19.  
  • LA BELLA ESTATE by Laura Luchetti, producer: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili. September 19.   

 

 

In Polish cinemas

  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler. September 27.

 

In Danish cinemas

  • AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producers: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE graduates Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari. September 26.  

 

 

In Irish cinemas

  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann. September 27.

 

 

In Norwegian cinemas

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink. September 27.

 

 

In Romanian cinemas

  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin. September 27.

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Ties That Bind project HAPPYEND premiere in Toronto

Baltic Sea Docs (September 3 - 8)

  • ALREADYMADE by Barbara Visser, producer: EAVE graduate Monique Busman
  • BALOMANIA by Sissel Morell Dargis, producers: EAVE graduates Marie Schmidt Olesen, Marieke van den Bersselaar
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel

Industry

  • BETWEEN BORDERS by Erik Tikan, producer: EAVE graduate Elina Litvinova
  • EMPTINESS by Viesturs Kairiss, producers: EAVE graduates Elīna Gediņa-Ducena, Gints Grube

COMING SOON

  • EAVE project NORD EXPRESS by Karlis Lesins, producers: EAVE graduates Elīna Gediņa-Ducena, Gints Grube

www.nkc.gov.lv/en

 

Toronto International Film Festival (September 5 – 15)

Platform

  • DANIELA FOREVER by Nacho Vigalondo, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland (opening film)
  • MR. K by Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh 
  • THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producer: EAVE graduate Adriana Dot, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giovanni Pompili, Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • TRIUMPH by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou

Discovery

  • BONJOUR TRISTESSE by Durga Chew-Bose, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Viez
  • NINETEEN by Giovanni Tortorici, producer: PUENTES graduate Agustina Costa Varsi
  • EAVE project MY FATHERS’ DAUGHTER by Egil Pedersen Sápmi, producer: EAVE graduate Mathis Stale Mathisen
  • PUENTES project HORIZONTE by César Augusto Acevedo, producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Andrea Perez Nieto, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno, PUENTES, MW and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
  • SHOOK by Amar Wala, producer: EAVE graduate Karen Harnisch
  • THE COURAGEOUS by Jasmin Gordon, producer: EAVE graduate Brigitte Hofer
  • THE QUIET ONES by Frederik Louis Hviid, co-producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • THE PARTY’S OVER by Elena Manrique, producers: EAVE graduates Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, Hans Everaert
  • U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producers: EAVE graduates Volodymyr Yatsenko, Anton Iffland Stettner

Centrepiece

  • A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • ANYWHERE ANYTIME by Milad Tangshir, producers: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani
  • CROCODILE TEARS by Tumpal Tampubolon, producers: EAVE graduates Claire Lajoumard, Harry Flöter
  • DON’T CRY, BUTTERFLY by Duong Dieu Linh, producer: TTB graduate Wilfredo C. Manalang
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors
  • PUENTES project THE EXILES (LOS TORTUGA) by Belen Funes, producers: PUENTES graduate Alba Bosch-Duran, EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, co-producer: PUENTES, MW and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi
  • SEVEN DAYS by Ali Samadi Ahadi, producer: EAVE graduate Frank Geiger
  • SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, producer: TTB group leader and National Coordinator Asia Bianca Balbuena
  • THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS by The Agbajowo Collective, producer: PUENTES participant Michael Henrichs
  • THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff, producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies,  Michael Krotkiewski, Elina Litvinova, EAVE group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE participant Alex C. Lo
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

Wavelengths

  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries, co-producer: TTB graduate Mai Scarlet
  • YOUTH (HARD TIMES) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts

Gala Presentations

  • THE RETURN by Uberto Pasolini, producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis

Special Presentations

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • BRING THEM DOWN by Chris Andrews, producers: EAVE graduates Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacy
  • CARNIVAL IS OVER by Fernando Coimbra, producer: EAVE graduate Goncalo Galvao Teles
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE ASSESSMENT by Fleur Fortuné, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
  • THE END by Joshua Oppenheimer, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Conor Barry, Miira Paasilinna, executive producer: EAVE graduate John Keville
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

TIFF Docs

  • WISHING ON A STAR by Peter Kerekes, co-producers: EAVE graduates Vanja Jambrovic and Tibor Keser

Primetime

  • FAMILIES LIKE OURS by Thomas Vinterberg, co-producers: EAVE graduate Hubert Toint, PUENTES participant Flavia Biurrun
  • THE LISTENERS by Janicza Bravo, executive producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney

Midnight Madness

  • ELSE by Thibault Emin, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland

https://tiff.net

 

Cinematik International Film Festival, Piestany (September 10 – 15)

  • AFERIM! by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchou, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
  • BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN by Radu Jude, producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Jiri Konecny, associate producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH OF THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
  • EAVE and TTB project TO THE NORTH by Mihai Mincan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Radu Stancu, co-producers: TTB and EAVE graduate Konstantinos Vassilaros, EAVE graduate Mikulas Novotny
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • HORIA by Ana-Maria Comanescu, producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon
  • I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS by Radu Jude, producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduates Jiri Konecny, Jonas Dornbach
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • MEN OF DEEDS by Paul Negoescu, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • SMILING GEORGIA by Luka Beradze, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Blondiau
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE HUNGARIAN DRESSMAKER by Iveta Grofova, producers: EAVE graduates Sara Laszlo and Marcell Gerő
  • THE HYPNOSIS by Ernst De Geer, producer: PUENTES and EAVE graduate Elise Fernanda Pirir
  • THE ISLAND by EAVE graduate Anca Damian
  • THE PEASANTS by DK and Hugh Welchman, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jelena Angelovski, Jan Naszewski
  • THERE’S STILL TOMORROW by Paola Cortellesi, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • TTB project MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihailescu, producers: EAVE graduate Diana Paroiu & EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
  • TTB project TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell, co-producers: TTB graduate Foo Fei Ling, EAVE and TTB graduates Fran Borgia and Yulia Evina Bhara, EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith
  • UPPERCASE PRINT by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon

www.cinematik.sk

 

Filmkunstmesse Leipzig (September 16 – 20)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • MOTEL DESTINO by Karim Ainouz, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, associate producer: EAVE graduate Simone Oliveira
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • THE ASSESSMENT by Fleur Fortuné, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE HYPNOSIS by Ernst De Geer, producer: PUENTES and EAVE graduate Elise Fernanda Pirir
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE participant Lara Costa-Calzado
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TONY, SHELLEY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT by Filip Posivac, producers: EAVE graduates Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova, Jakub Viktorin

https://filmkunstmesse.de

 

Golden Rose National Film Festival, Varna (September 19 – 26)

  • ACROSS THE NAKED HILLS by Dimitar Kutmanov, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
  • EAVE project CITIZEN SAINT by Tinatin Kajrishvili, producer: EAVE graduate Lasha Khalvashi, co-producers: Borislav Chouchkov, Carine Chichkowsky, Denis Vaslin
  • HEAVIER TRIP by Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho
  • OPERATION SABRE by Vladimir Tagić, Goran Stanković, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen
  • THE CAPTURE by Adi Voicu, producer: EAVE graduate Marcian Lazar, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
  • THE POOL by Pavlina Bozhkova, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
  • THE REPTILES by Kristina Spassovska, producer: EAVE graduate Maya Vitkova-Kosev
  • THE TRAP by Nadejda Koseva, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Herbert Schwering
  • THE VISIT by Veselin Boydev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
  • THE WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL by Mladen Djordjevic, producer: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Maria Drandaki, Anamaria Antoci, Nevena Savic
  • TRIUMPH by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
  • TWO BY TWO by Andrey Paounov, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Herbert Schwering
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato

www.zlatnaroza.bg

 

Bucharest International Film Festival (September 19 – 29)

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • CLARA by Sabin Dorohoi, producer: EAVE graduate Daniel Burlac
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney 
  • SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
  • STRANGER EYES by Yeo Siew Hua, producer: EAVE graduates Fran Borgia, Jean-Laurent Csinidis 
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries, co-producer: TTB graduate Mai Scarlet

www.biff.com.ro

 

Calgary International Film Festival (September 19 – 29)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • BONJOUR TRISTESSE by Durga Chew-Bose, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Viez
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosenc, producer: EAVE graduate Rok Secen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marta Zaccaron, Tamara Babun
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • HEAVIER TRIP by Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho
  • LIFE’S A BITCH by Xavier Seron, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel, TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin
  • THE APPRENTICE by Ali Abbasi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ditte Milsted, Ruth Treacy
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

https://www.ciffcalgary.ca/

 

Helsinki International Film Festival (September 19 – 29)

  • 8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA by Marko Raat, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Dora Nedeczky
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • BLACK TEA by Abderrahmane Sissako, co-producers: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault, TTB graduate Tsai Hsin-Hung
  • BLAGA’S LESSONS by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producers: EAVE graduates Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Jianjie Lin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producers: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Filipa Reis, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Oliver Damian
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA Nabil Ayouch, producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
  • FLOCKS by Hannaleena Hauru, Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL by Thien An Pham, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marie Dubas, Adria Mones
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel, TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • ROBOT DREAMS by Pablo Berger, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
  • SEBASTIAN by Mikko Mäkelä, co-producers: EAVE graduates Aleksi Bardy, Leontine Petit, Rosie Crerar, Ciara Barry
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • THE BURITI FLOWER by João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Alves
  • THE DELINQUENTS by Rodrigo Moreno, producer: EAVE graduate Ezequiel Borovinsky, EAVE and TTB graduate Gilles Chanial, co-producer: EAVE graduate Julia Alves   
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, executive producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE participant Lara Costa-Calzado
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • THE SUMMER WITH CARMEN by Zacharias Mavroeidis, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti 
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TWICE COLONIZED by Lin Alluna, producer: EAVE graduate Emile Hertling PéronardWHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • YOUTH (SPRING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE and TTB graduates Gilles Chanial and Denis Vaslin, EAVE graduate Fleur Knopperts

Finnish Film Affair

  • CULT OF TWO by Henna Välkky, Samuel Häkkinen, producer: EAVE graduate Mika Ritalahti
  • DOLLHOUSE, producer: EAVE graduate Mika Ritalahti
  • EARTH SONG by Erol Mintas, producer: EAVE graduate Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer
  • EAVE project SUMMER IS CRAZY by Ulla Heikkilä, producer: EAVE graduate Marja Pihlaja
  • FLOWERS OF FAREWELL by Pavel Andonov, producer: EAVE participant Ilona Tolmunen
  • GRAVE by Anna Pieri Zuercher, Pietro Zuercher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Michela Pini
  • I DREAM I HUG STRANGERS by Tamara Aalto, producer: EAVE graduate Mika Ritalahti
  • LITTLE MR. SANDMAN by Heikki Kujanpää, producer: EAVE graduate Madis Tüür
  • NEVER ALONE by Klaus Härö, producer: EAVE+ graduate Ilkka Matila, co-producer: EAVE graduate Loredana Rehekampff, EAVE+ graduates Andreas Schmied, Kristian Taska
  • NONDAY, producer: EAVE graduate Markku Flink
  • OF HUMANS AND OTHER INSECTS by Ida-Maria Olva, producer: EAVE graduate Pilvi Waltzer
  • RAVEN by Laura Hyppönen, producer: EAVE SLATE and TTB graduate Merja Ritola
  • RIDING WITH DEATH by Nina Forsman, Sakari Suuronen, producer: EAVE graduate Markku Tuurna
  • SECOND VICTIMS by Zinnini Elkington, producer: Johannes Rothaus Norregaard
  • SHE DID NOT SHOW REMORSE by Selma Vilhunen, producer: EAVE graduate Venla Hellstedt
  • SILVERWHITE by Martti Helde, producer: EAVE graduate Elina Litvinova
  • THE BEAUTY OF ERRORS by Jukka Kärkkäinen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Carsten Aanonsen
  • WOMEN NAMED PAULIINA by Paullina Punkki, producer: EAVE graduate Essi Haukkamaa

www.hiff.fi

 

San Sebastian Film Festival (September 20 – 28)

Competition

  • GLIMMERS by Pilar Palomero, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
  • IN HER PLACE by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
  • LAST BREATH by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
  • ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
  • SERPENT’S PATH by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miira Paasilinna, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, Kaarle Aho, John Keville
  • THE WAILING by Pedro Martin-Calero, producer: EAVE graduate and PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido

Special Screenings

  • THE RED VIRGIN by Paula Ortiz, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora

Donostia Award Screenings

  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE participant Lara Costa-Calzado

RTVE Galas

  • MAY I SPEAK WITH THE ENEMY? By Alexis Morante, producers: EAVE+ graduates José Alba, Odile Antonio-Baez

New Directors

  • AZKEN ERROMANTIKOAK by David Pérez Sañudo, producer: EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo
  • BAGGER DRAMA by Piet Baumgartner, producer: EAVE graduate Karin Koch
  • IN THE NAME OF BLOOD by Akaki Popkhadze, producer: EAVE graduate Sebastien Aubert, co-producer: EAVE graduate Tinatin Kajrishvili
  • SURFACING by Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato, producer: EAVE graduate and PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido, FFF graduate Cristina Zumarraga

Horizontes Latinos

  • CIDADE; CAMPO by Juliana Rojas, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors
  • MAYBE IT’S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US by Sofía Paloma Gómez, Camilo Becerra, producer: PUENTES graduate Georgina Baisch 
  • MOST PEOPLE DIE ON SUNDAYS by Iair Said, co-producers: PUENTES and EAVE SLATE graduate Alessandro Amato, EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti
  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • SKIN IN SPRING by Yennifer Uribe, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez CamposTHE FRESHLY CUT GRASS by Celina Murga, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • WHEN CLOUDS HIDE THE SHADOW by José Luis Torres Leiva, producer: PUENTES graduate Catalina Vergara
  • ZAFARI by Mariana Rondon, producer: PUENTES, MW and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

  • ACROSS THE WATERS by Viv Li, producer: PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit, EAVE graduate Guillaume Dreyfus
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • SOUTHERN BRIDES by Elena Lopez Riera, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

Perlak

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • MARCO by Jon Garano, Aitor Arregi, producer: EAVE MW graduate Gemma Vidal

Made in Spain

  • BREAK A LEG written and directed by EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra Clua
  • HOLY MOTHER by Antonio Chavarrias, producer: EAVE graduate Hubert Toint
  • JUSTICIA ARTIFICIAL by Simon Casal, producer: EAVE+ graduate Pandora Da Cunha Telles
  • MAMIFERA by Liliana Torres, producer: EAVE graduate Carla Sospedra Salvado
  • ROCK BOTTOM by Maria TRenor, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra Clua

Industria

Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum

  • DESERT ANIMALS by Santiago Loza, producer: PUENTES graduate Georgina Baisch
  • HARD-BOILED SCHOOL by Hernan Roselli, producer: PUENTES graduate Maria Victoria Marotta

Ikusmira Berriak

  • DEAR BASTIANO by Maria Elorza Deias, producer: EAVE participant Marian Fernandez Pascal

WIP Europa

  • TTB project CHINA SEA by Jurgis Matulevicius, producer: TTB graduate Ieva Cern, EAVE graduate Jakub Kostal, EAVE participant Marta Gmosinska

WIP LATAM

  • A LOOSE END by Daniel Hendler, producer: PUENTES graduate Ezequiel Borovinsky
  • CUERPO CELESTE by Nayra Ilic, producer: PUENTES and EAVE  SLATE graduate Alessandro Amato, EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti

PUENTES Breakfast

PUENTES consultant Agustina Chiarino and EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles have hosted a breakfast on September 25th for producers interested in applying to PUENTES, EAVE’s European-Latin American co-production workshop.

www.sansebastianfestival.com

 

Finale Pilzen (September 20 – 25)

  • #ANNAISMISSING by Pavel Soukup, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Kostal
  • AFTER PARTY by Vojtěch Strakatý, producer: EAVE graduate Marek Novak
  • CALM IN THE CANOPY by Michal Hogenauer, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarína Krnáčová
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski
  • FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE by Ivan Marinovi, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic
  • HER BODY by Natalie Cisarovska, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarína Krnáčová
  • I DON’T LIKE YOU ANYMORE by Zdenek Jirasky, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • INTENSIVE LIFE UNIT by Adela Komrzy, producer; EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova
  • MR AND MRS STODOLA by Petr Hatle, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE by Signe Baumane, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
  • PHOTOPHOBIA by Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, produced by EAVE graduates Katarína Tomková, Tomas Michalek
  • RESISTANCE IS FUTILE by Armands Zacs, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze
  • ROLE MODEL by Nejc Gazvoda, producer: FFF graduate Ondrej Zima, PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli
  • SEA SALT by Leila Basma, producer: PUENTES participant Natalia Pavlove
  • SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute 
  • SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
  • THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
  • THE HUNGARIAN DRESSMAKER by Iveta Grofova, producers: EAVE graduates Sara Laszlo and Marcell Gerő
  • THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • YEAR OF THE WIDOW by Veronika Liskova, producer: EAVE graduate Tomáš Michálek, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miljenka Cogelja
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova

Czech Film Springboard

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp was one of the experts of the Czech Springboard in 2024.

  • EXIT SANTIAGO by Jan Foukal, producer: FFF graduate Ondrej Zima
  • THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF by Terezia Halamova, producer: PUENTES participant Natalia Pavlove

https://film.festivalfinale.cz

 

Netherlands Film Festival Utrecht (September 20 – 27)

  • A RINGING IN THE EARS by Gabriel Lester, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maarten D’Hollander
  • ALREADYMADE by Barbara Visser, producer: EAVE graduate Monique Busman
  • BERABER by Mete Gümürhan, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
  • BEYOND SILENCE by Marnie Blok, producer: EAVE and CPI graduate Ellen Havenith
  • BON BINI: BANGKOK NIGHTS by Pieter van Rijn, producer: EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart
  • CASTING CALL by Sharif Abd el Mawla, producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen
  • DE JACHT OP MERAL Ö by Stijn Bouma, producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen
  • MEMORY LANE by Jelle de Jonge, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
  • DWARS by Katelijne Langezaal, producers: EAVE graduates Fleur Knopperts, Denis Vaslin
  • FLATASTIC by Alica Saey, co- producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen
  • FLOATING WITH SPIRITS by Juanita Onzaga, producers: EAVE graduates Emmy Oost, Donato Rotunno, EAVE MW graduate An Oost
  • FUTURE ME by Vincent Boy Kars, producer: EAVE graduate Olivia Sophie van Leeuwen
  • GERLACH by Aliona van der Horst, Luuk Bouwman, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans
  • HAPPY PALACE by Nicole van Kilsdonk, producer: EAVE graduate Janneke Doolaard
  • HARDCORE NEVER DIES by Jim Taihuttu, producer: EAVE graduate Sander Verdonk, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
  • HER BODY by Natalie Cisarovska, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarína Krnáčová
  • KRAZY HOUSE by Flip van der Kuil, Steffen Haars, producer: EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart
  • LAURA H. by Kadir Ferati Balci, Flynn Von Kleist, producer: EAVE graduate Monique Busman
  • LEAF by Thom Lunshof, producer: TTB graduate Els Vandevorst
  • MELK by Stefanie Kolk, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • MOUSTACHE by Idriss Nabil, producer:  EAVE graduate Max de Wolf
  • NICE LADIES by Mariia Ponomarova, producer: EAVE graduate Rogier Kramer
  • OCCUPIED CITY by Steve McQueen, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
  • PARADIJS by Bobbie Koek, producer: EAVE graduate Janneke Doolaard
  • PULANG by Martin Schwab, producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen
  • RE/ENTRY by Ben Brand, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten van der Ven
  • RWINA by Flip van der Kuil, Stephan Miras, Gonzalo Fernandez Carmona, producer: EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart
  • SNOR by Zainab Goelaman, producer: EAVE and CPI graduate Ellen Havenith
  • SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • TEEKAY, DE SALTO KONING by Aiman Hassani, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans
  • THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING by Ineke Houtman, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alise Gelze
  • THE MIRACLE by Nienke Deutz, co-producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen
  • TORCH SONG by Jeroen Houben, producers: EAVE graduates Floor Onrust, Noortje Wilschut
  • TRAUMA PORN CLUB by Michael Middelkoop, producer:  EAVE graduate Max de Wolf
  • TREE OF LIES by Raluca Lupascu, producer: EAVE graduate Janneke Doolaard
  • WHEN FUCKING SPRING IS IN THE AIR by Danyael Sugawara, producer: Interchange graduate Trent
  • WHERE WE STAY by Florence Bouvy, producer: EAVE and CPI graduate Ellen Havenith
  • WHITE BERRY by Sia Hermanides, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
  • WHITE FLASH by Laura Hermanides, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
  • WOLF by Jim Taihuttu, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julius Ponten
  • YILDIZ by Ayla Çekin Satijn, producer: EAVE graduate Rogier Kramer

Holland Film Meeting

EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo was part of the jury.

New Dutch Selection

  • FREE FALL by Bregt Pepijn Verhagen, producers: EAVE graduates Fleur Knopperts and Denis Vaslin
  • HEVI by Reber Dosky and Emily Reekers, producer: EAVE MW graduate René Goossens

The Dutch Gallery Selection

  • VLAM by Daphne Lucker, producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink and Koji Nelissen
  • FABULA by Michiel ten Horn, producers: EAVE graduates Sander Verdonk, Thomas den Drijver, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Harry Flöter

www.filmfestival.nl/

 

Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ Film Festival (September 21 – 27)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosenc, producer: EAVE graduate Rok Secen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marta Zaccaron, Tamara Babun
  • SAFE PLACE by Juraj Lerotic, producer: EAVE graduate Miljenka Cogelja, co-producers: EAVE graduates Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik
  • SOLITUDE by Ninna Palmadottir, producer: EAVE graduate Lilja Osk Snorradottir, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic 

www.manaki.com.mk

 

Gdynia Film Festival (September 23 – 28)

  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski

https://festiwalgdynia.pl/en

 

Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience (September 25 – October 3)

  • #ANNAISMISSING by Pavel Soukup, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Kostal
  • BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik, MW graduate Peter Badac
  • CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producers: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Filipa Reis, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Oliver Damian
  • EAVE project MY FATHERS’ DAUGHTER by Egil Pedersen Sápmi, producer: EAVE graduate Mathis Stale Mathisen
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski
  • EVEN MICE BELONG IN HEAVEN by Denisa Grimmová, Jan Bubenícek, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimír Lhoták
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • WHEN FUCKING SPRING IS IN THE AIR by Danyael Sugawara, producer: Interchange graduate Trent
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

https://ff-schlingel.de/

 

Filmfest Hamburg (September 26 – October 5)

  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • BLINDGÄNGER by Kerstin Polte, producers: EAVE graduates Dirk Decker, Dario Schoch, Andrea Schütte, Sarah Born
  • DIAGNOSIS: DISSENT by Denys Tarasov, producer: EAVE graduate Artem Koliubaiev
  • NINETEEN by Giovanni Tortorici, producer: PUENTES graduate Agustina Costa Varsi
  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
  • EAVE project STRAY BODIES by Elina Psykou, producers: EAVE graduates Rea Apostolides, Ivan Madeo, Veselka Kiryakova
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA Nabil Ayouch, producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • HEAVIER TRIP by Jukka Vidgren, Juuso Laatio, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors
  • MARIANENGRABEN by Eileen Byrne, producer: EAVE graduate Bernard Michaux, co-producer: EAVE graduate Roberto Cavallini
  • NOTHING IN ITS PLACE by Burak Cevik, producer: EAVE graduate Ipek Erden 
  • QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
  • REPRODUCTION by Katharina Pethke, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen
  • SEVEN DAYS by Ali Samadi Ahadi, producer: EAVE graduate Frank Geiger
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • SKILL ISSUE by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • SPIRIT IN THE BLOOD by C. May Borgstrom, producer: EAVE graduate Verena Gräfe-Höft
  • STEPNE by Maryna Vroda, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anna Katchko, Agnieszka Dziedzic
  • STRANGER EYES by Yeo Siew Hua, producers: EAVE graduates Fran Borgia, Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • THE ACT OF KILLING by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen and Anne Köhncke
  • THE APPRENTICE by Ali Abbasi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ditte Milsted, Ruth Treacy
  • THE ASSESSMENT by Fleur Fortuné, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
  • THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
  • THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, Kaarle Aho
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE LOOK OF SILENCE by Josua Oppenheimer, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
  • THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES by Michel Hazanavicius, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman
  • THE OTHER WAY AROUND by Jonas Trueba, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE participant Lara Costa-Calzado
  • TRANSAMAZONIA by Pia Marais, producers: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, Tom Dercourt
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • WAY HOME by Charlotte Sieling, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Leick Jense, Andrea Schütte, Dirk Decker
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato

www.filmfesthamburg.de

 

Reykjavik International Film Festival (September 26 – October 6)

  • 78 DAYS by Emilija Gasic, producer: EAVE graduate Milos Ivanovic, EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranic Sucur
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué
  • EAVE project STRAY BODIES by Elina Psykou, producers: EAVE graduates Rea Apostolides, Ivan Madeo, Veselka Kiryakova
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • FIVE AND A HALF LOVE STORIES IN AN APARTMENT IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA by Tomas Vengris, co-producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • GREICE by Leonardo Mouramateus, producer: EAVE+ graduate Pandora Da Cunha Telles
  • KIX by David Mikulan, Balint Revesz, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic, EAVE participant Patricia d'Intino 
  • ROCK BOTTOM by Maria TRenor, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra Clua
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE participant Lara Costa-Calzado
  • THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES, directed and produced by EAVE graduates Armine Anda
  • THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff, producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies,  Michael Krotkiewski, Elina Litvinova, EAVE group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos
  • THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries, co-producer: TTB graduate Mai Scarlet

http://riff.is

 

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MEET EAVE IN OCTOBER!

@ Producers Workshop 3, October 14 – 21, Karlskona (SE)

EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Moller, EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp, EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo, EAVE Project Managers Sarah van den Hoogen, Tanika Sajatovic

@ CHANGE Workshop 1, October 28 – November 1, Chisinau (MD)

EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo

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ARAB PRODUCERS LAB kicking off in Jordan!

EAVE, in partnership with the Royal Film Commission - Jordan, has launched an immersive EAVE on Demand workshop for Arab producers and directors working on their first or second narrative feature films: the Arab Producers Lab (APL).

Lab days: September 28th until October 4th, 2024.

The objective is to improve the participants’ skills in international co-production film finance and management, project development as well as sales and distribution, and to confront them with the reality of the international market, also taking in account the local current reality and providing them with the necessary skills in order to succeed on a highly competitive international market.
 
The Lab focuses on strengthening the skills of producers by enabling them to understand and contribute to the entire creative production process. During the lab’s five intensive days, the producers and directors will experience training sessions through the film they are working on. The sessions include one-on-one and group sessions with internationally acclaimed producing experts focusing on packaging, financing, co-production, international markets and sales, as well as more specific territories like the MENA and EU.

The tutors of the workshop are Titus Kreyenberg (unafilm, DE), Rula Nasser (The Imaginarium Films, JO) and Hédi Zardi (FR).
 
Each round will include 6 to 8 participating producers and writer/director teams with feature narrative projects aiming to equip Arab producers with the necessary skills to engage in the creative production process actively, prioritizing talent identification, script development, and project advancement. The Lab provides comprehensive insights into MENA, European, and global markets, aiding producers in audience identification, product packaging, partnership building, and securing production and distribution financing. 
 
Additionally, it offers insight into financial and corporate development, underlining the importance of long-term viability for competitiveness. The Lab fosters cooperation, co-financing, and co-production among Arab producers as crucial strategies for success in a competitive landscape. It also creates opportunities for Arab producers to collaborate with industry leaders, expanding networks, improving quality, and increasing production feasibility. Furthermore, The Lab enhances understanding of rapid changes in media industries, including shifts in distribution, exhibition, and emerging market opportunities such as video on demand (VOD) and digital distribution.

Ultimately, the Lab aims to empower Arab producers to establish unique industry voices and contribute to its evolution.

More information: https://www.film.jo/arab-producers-lab

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WEMW 2025 OPENS ALL CALLS FOR ENTRIES INCLUDING EAVE SLATE

For 15 years When East Meets West has been a meeting point of opposites, the intersection between East and West, physical and digital, creativity and innovation. Bridging past and future, WEMW 2025 (Trieste, January 19-22) will continue pushing the boundaries between established practices and emerging paradigms, all the while keeping the need to explore the Other at its core.
Balancing tradition with innovation, WEMW is now launching 5 different sections with a total of 15 calls for 15 different initiatives, ranging from the established Co-Production Forum and Work in Progress sessions to the cutting-edge Labs, all designed to foster collaboration, inspire creativity, and drive the industry forward.

 

1. CO-PRODUCTION FORUM 

—deadline: October 18, 2024

WEMW 2025 will select 20 projects in development (live-action features, creative documentaries and short animated projects) from all over Europe and beyond, with special attention to the 2025 East & West spotlight countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

All selected projects will be pitched in front of more than 500 decision makers and professionals from over 60 countries, and will compete for two main cash prizes: the Film Center Serbia Development Award and the CICLIC WEMW Award (granted by the French Centre-Val de Loire Region). Thanks to the WEMW network of partners, the Co-Production Forum will also feature a series of other major awards, including EAVE Producers Workshop Scholarship, the Pop Up Film Residency Award, the Marché du Film Producers Network Badges and the DAE Talent Development Prize.

FIND OUT MORE

 

2. WORKS IN PROGRESS

—deadline: November 5, 2024

Starting from today there will also be the possibility to submit a project to the WIP sections organised by WEMW and Trieste Film Festival, and present selected scenes in post-production to an exclusive panel of festival programmers, sales agents, TV commissioning editors and distributors.

LAST STOP TRIESTE will select documentary projects in a stage of fine-cut, previously developed or presented in one of our partners platform:  Ex-Oriente Film Workshop, BDC Discoveries, Docu Rough Cut Boutique, Baltic Sea Docs, ZagrebDox PRO and WEMW Co-Production Forum.
All selected docs will be in the running for the HBO Europe Award, the Film Center Montenegro Award, and the Arte Video Award.

THIS IS IT, run in partnership with L’Atelier - Milano Film Network, will focus on feature films and hybrid works with a strong visual and artistic approach produced or co-produced by Italian producers, or coming from any of the East & West 2025 spotlight territories: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. All selected films will compete for the Laser Film Award.

FIND OUT MORE

 

3. EAVE SLATE 

—deadline: November 5, 2024

EAVE Slate will select up to 12 European and Latin American companies that are developing a slate of A/V works and will combine the EAVE group work method with a series of plenary sessions and individual consultancies focusing on strategic company planning, potential risk evaluation and company diversification.

FIND OUT MORE

 

4. INSPIRATIONAL LABS

—deadline: November 5, 2024

European, Latin American and Canadian producers will also be able to apply to one of our Inspirational Labs, a series of initiatives run in collaboration with leading training programmes and meant to encourage producers to develop new content and explore new business models:

  • AMAZING INTELLIGENCE, finding a way between human ability and AI efficiency, in partnership with ACE Producers
  • ANIMA SPIRIT, a journey into the exciting and complex world of animated film production, in partnership with CEE Animation Workshop
  • COLD OPEN, a hands-on workshop if you’re interested in moving into drama series contents, in partnership with MIDPOINT Institute
  • DOCS MEET SERIES, a key to produce high-end creative docuseries within an international perspective, in partnership with EURODOC
  • EAST & WEST, a complete journey through the main co-production and distribution opportunities offered by the European and international film landscape, in partnership with WEMW
  • FILMS x GAMES, an expert look into the opportunities of video game production,  in partnership with SpielFabrique
  • GENRE RULES, an extensive guide to the inner workings of genre cinema, in partnership with the Fantastic Film Forum of the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
  • IMPACT ZONE, a co-creation workshop to make your film an impactful change in society, in partnership with ESoDoc
  • STREAMERS ECOSYSTEM, a dive into the trends and insights of the ever-evolving digital landscape
  • UNLOCKING CAPITAL, empowering producers to work with private investors
  • VIRTUAL INNOVATION, a 360-degree look into the endless possibilities of virtual production, in partnership with European Virtual Production Alliance

FIND OUT MORE

 

5. FIRST CUT LAB TRIESTE 

—deadline: November 5, 2024

First Cut Lab Trieste 2025 is open to films that previously participated in When East Meets West’s Coproduction Forum. It offers the selected teams (director/producer/editor) a creative framework, both challenging and protective, where to open up new perspectives and to explore the whole artistic potential of their films. They screen their rough cut in a private session, and receive expert feedback from three international film industry advisors, as well as tailor-made advice from a consultant editor.

FIND OUT MORE

 

WEMW 2025 is organised once again by the FVG Audiovisual Fund in collaboration with the Trieste Film Festival, EAVE, Creative Europe Desk Italy and thanks to the precious and constant support of Creative Europe MEDIA, MIC - Direzione Generale per il Cinema, CEI – Central European Initiative, Film Center Serbia, Ciclic - Centre-Val de Loire Region, and the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

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EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER: Deadline extended until September 30

Unlock the future of filmmaking with EAVE’s groundbreaking AI Skills Booster workshop — your ultimate gateway to mastering AI in the audiovisual industry!

EAVE is excited to announce the launch of the EAVE AI Skills Booster designed for audiovisual producers and interested film professionals. The cutting-edge 3-day online workshop aims to enhance your knowledge and practical skills around the role of AI in the audiovisual value chain.

When and where?

The workshop will take place over 3 half days from December 2 – 4 (14.30 - 18.00 CET every day) on Zoom*.

This comprehensive training, led by top-tier industry experts and academics, offers participants a 360-degree perspective on the latest AI tools used across script development, production, post-production, sales, marketing, and legal considerations. The programme will also address important legal and ethical aspects of AI integration.

*The workshop will not be recorded, so your participation during the workshop hours is required.

Only those participants who have paid their registration fee will be admitted to the Zoom.

Workshop Programme

The module is moderated and devised by PETRI KEMPPINEN of Good Hand Production, Finland.

Speakers:

  • NUNO BERNARDO, CEO, Beactive Production, Portugal

EAVE graduate and Portuguese national coordinator Nuno Bernardo will give a general overview to available tools for presentation materials, streamlining pre-production and production process, VFX and post-production. He will also tackle ethical questions: how to maintain human creative control.

  • KATRI MANNINEN, Screenwriter and PhD Student, Finland

Katri Manninen will focus on content creation through her personal talk on how a seasoned screenwriter develops concepts with the help of AI.

  • JOANNA SZYMANSKA, CEO and producer at Shipsboy, Poland

Joanna Szymanska is actively exploring AI tools in film production, diving into how they can be applied at every stage of the process. In this workshop, she’ll share insights from her ongoing journey—what worked, what didn’t, and the key learnings for producers looking to ethically integrate AI into their workflow.

  • ESPINAR GABRIEL, Creative Director, The Film Agency, Spain

Espinar Gabriel will focus on how to create images for pitch decks and pre-production materials, enhancing the marketing and visual presentation of audiovisual projects with AI tools.

  • MACIEJ ZEMOJCIN, Virtual Production and AI in Films Specialist, Poland

Maciej Zemojcin has a vast experience in virtual production and technological film production aspects. He will talk about creation of realistic VP experiences and application of various AI driven tools. In his talk he will also touch upon the ethical and legal considerations in the use of AI.

  • ELENA NEIRA, Professor and Researcher Specialised in Digital Distribution,  Spain

Elena Neira will talk about AI-driven analytics that feed decisions about content development, marketing strategies, and audience targeting.

  • KATRINE SCHIERBECK, The Law Factory, Denmark 

What should we know about the legal approaches to AI on both sides of the ocean. EU AI Act, IP and Creative Rights, Deepfakes and Synthetic Media, Environmental Impact. What is the dilemma related to different approaches of Europe and US.

This workshop is an unmissable opportunity for audiovisual industry professionals to stay ahead of the curve and learn how to integrate AI into their workflows, ensuring both innovation and compliance with emerging legal standards.

Fees and Deadlines

Extended registration deadline: September 30

o    Fee: 200 EUR

***Please contact us if several people from the same company wish to attend!

How to Register

Register Now through the registration form and take part in this immersive learning experience!

A limited number of scholarships are available specifically for selected BIPOC participants and for participants from low production capacity countries (priority to LCC group B countries as defined by Creative Europe/Media) or countries with no existing support mechanisms!

Don't miss the chance to bring your AI knowledge and skills up to date under the  guidance of leading experts in the field.

For more information and registration details, visit the EAVE website or contact us at julie@eave.org.

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Pathways to Equity: The Special Edition Seminar Podcast

„Pathways to Equity: The Special Edition Seminar Podcast" by Industry Insights - the EFM Podcast is now available to listen to!

 

Among others, EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp talks about EAVE's work towards Equity & Inclusion in the film industry. EAVE is one of the ambassadors of the EFM's Equity and Inclusion Pathways seminar.

Funded by Creative Europe Media and taking place yearly at the EFM 2023, 2024 and 2025, the Equity & Inclusion Pathways Seminar is an industry-wide consultation forum that brings together European decision-makers, advocacy groups, stakeholders and change-makers with the aim of shifting the needle regarding equity, inclusion and accessibility in terms of policymaking, strategy, measures and actions.

Featuring the Seminar’s 3 moderators (Nadia Denton, Yolanda Rother and Sailesh Naidu), one of the Ambassadors, Kristina Trapp (CEO of EAVE), the leadership of OMNI Inclusion Data, Helge Albers (MOIN Film Fund) and a speaker and representative of an advocacy group, Julian Carrington (REMC - Racial Equity Media Collective), this episode explores the mission, vision, objectives and challenges to implementing effective, long-lasting and sustainable DEI and accessibility policies at institutional level across the European screen industries.

This season of Industry Insights - the EFM Podcast is produced in cooperation with Goethe-Institut and co-funded by Creative Europe MEDIA.

This episode is hosted by Nadia Denton.

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Register now to the brand-new EAVE Booster workshop to upgrade your AI skills!

Unlock the future of filmmaking with EAVE’s groundbreaking AI Skills Booster workshop — your ultimate gateway to mastering AI in the audiovisual industry!

EAVE is excited to announce the launch of the EAVE AI Skills Booster designed for audiovisual producers and interested film professionals. The cutting-edge 3-day online workshop aims to enhance your knowledge and practical skills around the role of AI in the audiovisual value chain.

When and where?

The workshop will take place over 3 half days from December 2 – 4 (14.30 - 18.00 CET every day) on Zoom*.

This comprehensive training, led by top-tier industry experts and academics, offers participants a 360-degree perspective on the latest AI tools used across script development, production, post-production, sales, marketing, and legal considerations. The programme will also address important legal and ethical aspects of AI integration.

*The workshop will not be recorded, so your participation during the workshop hours is required.

Only those participants who have paid their registration fee will be admitted to the Zoom.

Workshop Programme

The module is moderated and devised by PETRI KEMPPINEN of Good Hand Production, Finland.

Speakers:

  • NUNO BERNARDO, CEO, Beactive Production, Portugal

EAVE graduate and Portuguese national coordinator Nuno Bernardo will give a general overview to available tools for presentation materials, streamlining pre-production and production process, VFX and post-production. He will also tackle ethical questions: how to maintain human creative control.

  • KATRI MANNINEN, Screenwriter and PhD Student, Finland

Katri Manninen will focus on content creation through her personal talk on how a seasoned screenwriter develops concepts with the help of AI.

  • JOANNA SZYMANSKA, CEO and producer at Shipsboy, Poland

Joanna Szymanska is actively exploring AI tools in film production, diving into how they can be applied at every stage of the process. In this workshop, she’ll share insights from her ongoing journey—what worked, what didn’t, and the key learnings for producers looking to ethically integrate AI into their workflow.

  • ESPINAR GABRIEL, Creative Director, The Film Agency, Spain

Espinar Gabriel will focus on how to create images for pitch decks and pre-production materials, enhancing the marketing and visual presentation of audiovisual projects with AI tools.

  • MACIEJ ZEMOJCIN, Virtual Production and AI in Films Specialist, Poland

Maciej Zemojcin has a vast experience in virtual production and technological film production aspects. He will talk about creation of realistic VP experiences and application of various AI driven tools. In his talk he will also touch upon the ethical and legal considerations in the use of AI.

  • ELENA NEIRA, Professor and Researcher Specialised in Digital Distribution,  Spain

Elena Neira will talk about AI-driven analytics that feed decisions about content development, marketing strategies, and audience targeting.

  • KATRINE SCHIERBECK, The Law Factory, Denmark 

What should we know about the legal approaches to AI on both sides of the ocean. EU AI Act, IP and Creative Rights, Deepfakes and Synthetic Media, Environmental Impact. What is the dilemma related to different approaches of Europe and US.

This workshop is an unmissable opportunity for audiovisual industry professionals to stay ahead of the curve and learn how to integrate AI into their workflows, ensuring both innovation and compliance with emerging legal standards.

Fees and Deadlines

Early bird deadline: September 16

o   Registration with 150 EUR early bird fee 

Regular registration deadline: September 23

o   After the early bird deadline, you can still register until September 23rd with the regular fee of 200 EUR

***Please contact us if several people from the same company wish to attend!

How to Register

Register Now through the registration form and take part in this immersive learning experience!

A limited number of scholarships are available specifically for selected BIPOC participants and for participants from low production capacity countries (priority to LCC group B countries as defined by Creative Europe/Media) or countries with no existing support mechanisms!

Don't miss the chance to bring your AI knowledge and skills up to date under the  guidance of leading experts in the field.

For more information and registration details, visit the EAVE website or contact us at julie@eave.org.

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IGI by Natia Nikolashvili receives support

Slovenian Film Centre

Slovenia Announces Minority Co-production and Documentary Grants:

  • DELAVSKA SVETOVALNICA by Niki Autor, producer: EAVE graduate Jerca Jeric
  • OSMI MART by Srdan Dragojevic, producer: EAVE graduate Bostjan Virc
  • MOLZNICA by Miroslav Sikavica, producer: EAVE graduate Lija Pogacnik
  • NARODNA DRAMA by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Ida Weiss

http://www.film-center.si

 

Estonian Film Institute

The Estonian Film Institute grants the following films in 2024. A part of the grants will be financed in two stages, in 2024 and 2025.

  • BEATRICE by Vallo Tomla, producer: EAVE graduate Evelin Penttilä
  • LINNURII GI ALAM by Marko Raat, producer: EAVE+ graduate Pille Rünk
  • MIDAGI TOELIST by Evar Anvelt, producer: EAVE graduate Esko Rips
  • MORTEN by Ivan Pavljutshkovkinokompanii, producer: EAVE graduate Anneli Ahven
  • MUSTA PORINÄKKU by Jaak Kilmi, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kristian Taska

www.filmi.ee

 

Georgian National Film Center

The Georgian National Film Center has launched a new category of production grants and gave approximately 340,000 EUR for the production of a long animated film. The winner is IGI by Natia Nikolashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava through 20 Steps Productions. The result of this initiative of the new management of GNFC was announced in the spring of 2024. GNFC plans to allot funding for the production of long animated films on an annual basis.

http://www.20steps.ge

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RESONANCE by Yordan Petkov is in production

In production

  • KALEVALA: THE STORY OF KULLERVO by Antti J Jokinen, producer: EAVE+ graduate Marko Röhr is in production. The big screen adaptation of the Finnish national epic poem Kalevala consists of Karelian and Finnish folklore and mythology. Set in the 1100s in North Karelia, it will be mainly shot in Nurmes, where extensive period- appropriate sets will be built including houses, storehouses, and courtyards. The film is being produced by Johanna Enäsuo and Marko Röhr for Reel Media (Finland) with Jokinen’s own banner Storm Inc. (Finland). The feature is made in collaboration with SF Studios, the Finnish Film Foundation and Yleisradio. It also received backing from the North Karelia Cooperative Society (PKO), the Nordisk Film & TV Fond and the Regional Council of North Karelia.

http://www.matilarohr.com

  • SAND IN YOUR HAIR by Mantas Verbiejus, producer: EAVE graduate Živile Gallego is shooting. The story, penned by Verbiejus himself in tandem with Gediminas Cibulskis, follows Malvina, a former ballerina in her mid-eighties once celebrated for her gracefulness on stage, but who now languishes in a monotonous routine. After she unexpectedly meets Kipras, a talented painter of her age, he becomes the catalyst for change. Together, they defy society’s expectations about seniors, transcending age and challenging taboos. As they escape from relatives and institutions, they discover that freedom isn’t merely physical; it’s about breaking free from invisible chains. Their journey unfolds as a pas de deux – a dance of resilience, rebellion and redemption. Can love overcome loneliness, and can two ageing hearts rewrite their own ending?

www.fralitafilms.com

  • ROMERIA by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora is in production. Written by Simón herself and with clear personal connotations, the film’s plot follows Marina who travels to the Galician city of Vigo to meet the family of her biological father. Like her mother, he died of AIDS when she was very young. Through meeting her uncles, aunts and grandparents, Marina tries to reconstruct a coherent account of her father and the love story he had with her mother. However, she fails to do this because they are all too ashamed of the couple's drug problems, something that Marina reminds them of with her presence. But the teenage love story she has with her cousin allows her to reimagine her parents and connect with them. With her mother's diary, she invents a story that frees her from the stigma her family feels towards them and fulfils her desire to understand the past. According to the filmmaker, “I’m lucky to be part of a big family full of stories that have been my source of inspiration. I find family relations fascinating because we don't choose them. Family is the source of many conflicts, traumas and fights, but also of love, trust and deep loyalty.” She concludes, “Romería is not only the story of my family, but of a whole generation that disappeared at the end of the last century touched by AIDS and of all the orphans left behind with no roots, past or memories.” ROMERIA is produced by María Zamora - who at the next San Sebastian Film Festival will receive the Spanish Ministry of Culture's 2024 National Cinematography Award - for ELASTICA in co- production with Ventall Cinema (Germany), Dos Soles Media and Romería Vigo A.I.E.. ROMERIA is funded by the Spanish Film Institute (ICAA), Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals, Xunta de Galicia, Eurimages, Europa Creativa MEDIA, FFA, Community of Madrid, RTVE, Vodafone, Movistar Plus+, Netflix, 3Cat, ZDF/ARTE and The Post Republic.

www.elasticafilms.com

  • LA DANSE DES RENARDS by Valéry Carnoy, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes is in production. With this first feature film, the director is exploring young masculinities, dictates and pressure. In a sports-focused boarding school, we meet Camille, a young boxing pro who was recently crowned French champion and whose best friend Matteo recently saved him from a mortal accident. An unspoken anguish slowly overcomes Camille, to the point of calling into question his passion for boxing and his close friendship with Matteo. Meanwhile, foxes are proliferating in the forest bordering the school and begin causing trouble on the school grounds. LA DANSE DES RENARDS is being shot between 5 August and 17 September in Brussels, Godinnes and Charleville Mézières. The film is produced by Julie Esparbes on behalf of Hélicotronc The movie is co-produced by Inès Daïen Dasi on behalf of Les Films du Poisson. The film enjoys support from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre, the French CNC, Canal+, Ciné+, screen.brussels, Wallimage, the Tax Shelter initiative, RTBF, Proximus, BeTV and the Grand Est region.

www.helicotronc.com

  • RESONANCE by Yordan Petkov, co-producer: EAVE SLATE graduate and EAVE participant Mina Dreki is in production. The story follows an hermit on a mission and an ambitious young policeman, who find themselves strangely entangled by the howling sirens of a malfunctioning Early Warning System. The end of the world, however, is a solitary occupation. “The look and feel of Resonance is defined by what we have turned to calling an ‘Eastern’ or a Western with a distinct East European sensibility. The cinematic language of Resonance takes its cues from the main character of the film. He is a person who is patient, observant, disciplined, and perhaps, most crucially, stoic. These qualities will hold true for the camera as well. As a film that explores our relationship with nature and the consequences of our indecencies towards it, Yordan Petkov said. Bulgaria’s Garti Films, Portokal and Klas Film are producing in co-production with Marni Films (Greece) and Ikinci Yeni Film (Turkey). The project is supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Greek Film Centre, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Creative Europe MEDIA Development Support, and SEE Cinema Network. The project was developed at TorinoScriptLab (2021) and Biennale College Cinema (2021), and it was pitched at Brussels UP: Up & Coming (2021), Evia Film Project (Special Jury Prize for Creative Vision 2022), Sofia Meetings (Gruvi Marketing Award 2023) and cocoPitch/Connecting Cottbus, Cannes Producers Network Award 2023. The film is currently being shot for 22 days near Sofia. The postproduction will be completed in May 2025.

www.marnifilms.gr

 

In post-production

  • LA FEMME LA PLUS RICHE DU MONDE by Thierry Klifa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart is in post-production. Very loosely based on the Bettencourt affair, the story follows the richest woman in the world (Isabelle Huppert) and a writer-photographer known throughout Paris (Laurent Lafitte) as they meet during a photo shoot and go on to become inseparable. Their loving friendship amuses and intrigues the billionaire’s personal and professional entourage, setting their tongues wagging and ultimately disconcerting them… LA FEMME LA PLUS RICHE DU MONDE is produced by Mathias Rubin on behalf of Récifilms, in co-production with Belgium’s Versus Productions. Pre-purchased by Netflix, the movie enjoys backing from the SOFICA companies Sofitvciné, Cinémage, Cinéaxe and Cofimage, as well as support from Wallimage and Screen.Brussels. Having kicked off on 17 June, the 22-day film shoot has been split equally between France and Belgium.

www.versusproduction.be

  • DESIRE LINES by Dane Komljen, producers: EAVE graduates Natasa Damnjanovic, Miljenka Cogelja has wrapped shooting. The film is done as a paneuropean co-production from Serbia, the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Germany. Branko obsessively trails his brother through neon-lit Belgrade nights, trying to fathom his unusual behaviour. On this path, Branko realises that he is the strange one, an observer, an apparition. Branko keeps walking and leaves the city behind, crossing landscapes and borders on his way to a very special place where everyone and everything has a story to share. “It took eight years and five countries from inception to the shooting of DESIRE LINES“, producer Natasa Damnjanovic said. „What was meant to be the director’s sophomore feature came after another feature film and one documentary, with a short film in between. Perseverance and passion are essential in this line of work, but few professions can match the sense of fulfilment it offers.” The film was shot in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina by Belgrade-born Berlin-based cinematographer Ivan Marković and German cinematographer Jenny Lou Ziegel. The 30 shooting days were scheduled from 5 July to 20 August 2024. Natasa Damnjanovic and Vladimir Vidic are producing through Serbia’s Dart Film in co-production with Marc Thelosen of Dutch SeriousFilm, Dane Komljen and Armin Hadzic through Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Mak Film and Marletti, as well as Miljenka Cogelja through Croatia’s Pipser and Zsuzsanna Kiraly through Germany’s Flaneur Films. The institutional support has come from: Hubert Bals Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA, Film Center Serbia, Netherlands Film Fonds, Audio-visual Center of Republika Srpska, Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Culture and Sport, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg and Eurimages.

www.dartfilm.com

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4 Hearts of Sarajevo for EAVE graduates

Locarno Film Festival

14 awards for EAVE graduates at the Locarno Film Festival and 5 Locarno Pro Awards:

International Competition

  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won the Leopard for Best Direction (Laurynas Bareisa) and the Leopard for Best Performance (Gelmine Glemzaite, Agne Kaktaite, Giedrius Kiela, Paulius Markevicius)
  • GREEN LINE by Sylvie Ballyot, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis won the MUBI Award for a Debut Feature
  • SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora received a Special Mention
  • YOUTH (HARD TIMES) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts received a Special Mention
  • AGORA by Ala Eddine Slim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Julie Viez won the Pardo Verde
  • SKILL ISSUE (DER FLECK) by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen received a Pardo Verde Special Mention

Cineasti del Presente Competition

  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler won the Award for Best Emerging Director and received a Special Mention
  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi won the Leopard for Best Performance (Anna Mészöly) and received a Special Mention
  • WHEN THE PHONE RANG by Iva Radivojević, producers: EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranić Šućur received a Special Mention

Other awards

  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin, EAVE+ graduate Valerie Delpierre won the UBS Audience Award
  • YOUTH (HARD TIMES) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts won the FIPRESCI Award

 

Locarno Pro Awards

  • MARES by Ariadna Seuba, produced by EAVE graduate Marieke van der Bersselaar won the Jannuzzi Smith Award.
  • STILL LIFE WITH GHOSTS by Enrique Buleo, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen won the Le Film Français Award
  • BOURGEOIS PARANOIA by Lukas Nathrath, producer: EAVE participant Linus Günther won the Alphapanda Market Breakout Award
  • 6 MOIS 6 JOURS by Michale Boganim, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier won the Script Consultancy Residency at DreamAgo offered by the Valais Film Commission
  • ITHACA by Alessandro Grande, producers: EAVE graduates Alessandro Amato, Luigi  Chimienti won the Ticino Film Commission Residence Award

www.locarnofestival.ch

 

 

Sarajevo Film Festival

  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Maria Drandaki, Veselka Kiryakova won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress
  • HOLY WEEK by Andrei Cohn, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor
  • LIKE A SICK YELLOW by Norika Sefa, producer: EAVE graduate Besnik Krapi won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Documentary Film
  • A PICTURE TO REMEMBER by Olga Chernykh, producer: TTB graduate Flavia Oertwig won Best Documentary Film
  • YOUR LIFE WITHOUT ME by Anna Rubi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Annika Hellström won the Human Rights Award 
  • THE SKY ABOVE ZENICA by Nanna Frank Møller & Zlatko Pranjic, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller won the Special Environmental Awareness Award
  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosenc, producers: EAVE graduates Tamara Babun, Rok Secen, Jarle Bjørknes, EAVE MW and FFF graduate Marta Zaccaron won the CICAE Award
  • EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Jelena Mitrovic, EAVE graduate and Norwegian National Coordinator Gary Cranner won the Ivica Matić Award for Best Film from Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2023

 

www.sff.ba

 

Cinelink Industry Days

  • BIG WOMAN by Milica Tomovic, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at CineLink Industry Days.
  • AIR IN A BOTTLE by Aida Begic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen won the Film Center Serbia Cinelink Award
  • EAVE project UPTIGHT ASS by Matija Gluscevic, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic, TTB graduate and EAVE participant Carna Vucinic won the ArteKino International Prize
  • ANGELMAKER by Cristina Grosan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Anda Ionescu won the TV Drama Vision Pitch Award
  • LULLABY by Keti Machiaviarani, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Anda Ionescu won the Female Voices CineLink Award
  • HONEY BUNNY by Igor Jelinović, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic won the TRT Award
  • ELECTING MISS SANTA by Raisa Razmerita, producer: EAVE graduate Ion Gnatiuc, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anda Ionescu, Anamaria Antoci won the DOK Leipzig Preview Award and the Movies That Matter Award
  • BALTIC UXO by Agne Dovydaityte and Alexander Belinski, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite won the Docu Talent Award at Docu Talents from the East, organised by the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
  • The 2025 EMERGING PRODUCERS were announced by the representatives of Ji.hvala IDFF:
    • CHANGE graduate Vahagn Khachatryan / Armenia
    • EAVE MW graduate Danilo Lazovic / Serbia
    • EAVE SLATE graduate Ashley Smith / Sweden

https://www.cinelinkindustrydays.com

 

 

Melbourne International Film Festival

  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won the Bright Horizons Special Jury Award.

https://miff.com.au

 

 

New Horizons International Film Festival

  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi won the Grand Prix at the New Horizons International Film Festival, Wroclaw.

 

Polish Days

  • SACRED LAW by Bartosz Kruhlik, producer: EAVE graduate Kuba Kosma won the Fixafilm Postproduction Award at the Polish Days of New Horizons International Film Festival.
  • FOUR WINTERS IN EDIFICIO CUBA by Aleksandra Maciuszek, producers: EAVE graduates Valerie Montmartin, Claudia Calviño won the No Problemo Music Award
  • ROMANTIC PSYCHOS by Lukasz Grzegorzek, producer: EAVE graduate Natalia Grzegorzek won the No Problemo Music Award

www.nowehoryzonty.pl

 

 

The Norwegian International Film Festival

3 awards for EAVE graduates at the Haugesund Film Festival:

  • THERE IS STILL TOMORROW by Paola Cortellesi, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa scooped the Eurimages Audentia Award and the Audience Award
  • POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won Best Foreign-language Film

 

Nordic Co-Production Market

  • HALIMA by Naima Mohamud, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Norwegian National Coordinator Gary Cranner won the Best Project Award. This recognition not only earns the project a spot at the Producers Network at next year’s Cannes Marché du Film, but also comes with €3,500 in in-kind support from Totalpost Finland.

https://www.filmfestivalen.no/

 

 

Durban International Film Festival

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial won Best Feature Film at the Durban International Film Festival.
  • THE WAIT by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali won Best South African Short Film
  • THE BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA by Daphne Matziaraki & Peter Murimi, producer: CPI graduate Toni Kamau won the Amnesty International Durban Human Rights Award
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy received a Special Mention from the Amnesty International Jury

http://ccadiff.ukzn.ac.za

 

Durban FilmMart

  • DEAR TARKOVSKY by Firas Khoury, producer: EAVE graduate Asma Chiboub won the TRT award.
  • MY FATHER KILLED BOURGUIBA by Fatma Riahi, producer: EAVE graduate Sara Ben Hassen won the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Award
  • BENIMANA by Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, producer: EAVE graduate Samantha Biffot won the Sørfond Award
  • HOW MANY NIGHTS HOW MANY DAYS? by Alaa Dajani, producer: EAVE and CPI graduate Kesmat El Sayed won the FIDADOC Award

https://www.durbanfilmmart.co.za/

 

 

 

Dokufest Prizren

  • AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producers: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE graduates Fredrik Lange, Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari won the Audience Award at the DokuFest Prizren
  • EAVE project STRAY BODIES by Elina Psykou, producers: EAVE graduates Ivan Madeo, Veselka Kiryakova received a Special Mention in the Balkan Dox Competition
  • LIKE A SICK YELLOW by Norika Sefa, producer: EAVE graduate Besnik Krapi won the National Competition.

https://dokufest.com/en

 

 

THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES produced and directed by EAVE graduate Armine Anda won Best Animated Film at the Ariano International Film Festival and Best Short Animation at the Lucania Film Festival, Italy.

https://www.facebook.com/thesongofleaves

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THE DEVIL’S BATH in race for the European Film Awards and for the Oscars

European Film Awards

The European Film Academy Board chose the first films to be part of the Academy’s Feature and Documentary Film Selection 2024. In a second part, further titles will be announced in September.

Selected Feature Films:

  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producer: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE INVISIBLE FIGHT by Rainer Sarnet, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Kissa, co-producers: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou, B’EST graduates Alise Gelze, Helen Vinogradov
  • THE OTHER WAY AROUND by Jonas Trueba, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
  • THERE’S STILL TOMORROW by Paola Cortellesi, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE+ graduate Philippe Coeytaux
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

The Documentary Film selection:

  • BYE BYE TIBERIAS by Lina Soualem, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell, producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué
  • MARCHING IN THE DARK (part of the series EAVE project DRAW FOR CHANGE) by Kinshuk Surjan, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phylpo
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve

www.europeanfilmawards.eu

 

American Academy Awards – The Oscars

First 3 EAVE titles submitted for the Oscars’ race:

  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper – AUSTRIA
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza – LATVIA
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza - LITHUANIA

www.cineuropa.org

 

Nordic Council Film Prize

Nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize

  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
  • TWICE COLONIZED by Lin Alluna, producer: EAVE graduate Emile Hertling Péronard

www.norden.org

 

Soeul Drama Awards

  • SOVIET JEANS by Stanislavs Tokalovs, Juris Kursietis, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina is nominated in the International Competition Category of the 2024 Soeul Drama Awards.

https://www.seouldrama.org

 

 

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B’EST project OTAR’S DEATH in Belgian cinemas

In French cinemas

  • THE PRICE OF MONEY: A LARGO WINCH ADVENTURE by Olivier Masset-Depasse, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri-Bronckart. August 1.
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. August 21.
  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne (script consultant: EAVE expert Clare Downs). August 21.
  • PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi). August 28.

 

In Belgian cinemas

  • THE PRICE OF MONEY: A LARGO WINCH ADVENTURE by Olivier Masset-Depasse, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri-Bronckart. August 7.
  • SWIMMING HOME by Justin Anderson, producer: EAVE + graduate Giorgos Karnavas. August 7.
  • UPON ENTRY by Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastian Vasquez, producer: EAVE graduates Alba Sotorra, Carles Torras, August 14.
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. August 21.

 

In UK cinemas

  • PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi). August 30.

 

In Austrian cinemas

  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart. August 7.
  • GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed Kordofani, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingrid Lill Hogtun. August 14.
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. August 21.
  • LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina. August 21. 
  • SIDONIE IN JAPAN by Elise Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Sébastian Haguenauer. August 21.
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. August 21.

 

In German cinemas

  • GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed Kordofani, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingrid Lill Hogtun. August 14.
  • B’EST project OTAR’S DEATH by Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Blondiau. August 31.
     

 

In Italian cinemas

  • PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi). August 29.

 

In Spanish cinemas

  • SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot. August 30.

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EAVE project THE ISLE OF THE DEMOISELLE selected for Venice Gap Financing Market

Dokufest Prizren (August 2 – 10)

  • AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producers: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE graduates Fredrik Lange, Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari
  • CHANGE project A BIT OF A STRANGER by Svitlana Lishchynska, producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Kapustina
  • HOLD STILL by Berke Bas, producer: EAVE graduate Enis Köstepen
  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • EAVE project STRAY BODIES by Elina Psykou, producers: EAVE graduates Ivan Madeo, Veselka Kiryakova
  • LIKE A SICK YELLOW by Norika Sefa, producer: EAVE graduate Besnik Krapi
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • EAVE project THE BRINK OF DREAMS by Nada Riyadh and EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir, producer: EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir
  • THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producers: EAVE graduates Geneviève De Bauw, Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • THE SKY ABOVE ZENICA by Nanna Frank Møller & Zlatko Pranjic, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller

https://dokufest.com

 

 

Locarno Film Festival (August 7 – 17)

Piazza Grande

  • ELECTRIC CHILD by Simon Jaquemet, co-producers: EAVE + graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduate Judith Lichtneckert
  • MEXICO 86 by César Diaz, producers: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan, PUENTES graduate Géraldine Sprimont, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE + graduate Maria Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin, EAVE+ graduate Valerie Delpierre
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • SULLA TERRA LEGGERI - WEIGHTLESS by Sara Fgaier, producer: EAVE graduate Serena Alfieri

International Competition

  • AGORA by Ala Eddine Slim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Julie Viez
  • CENT MILLE MILLARDS by Virgil Vernier, producer: EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts
  • DEATH WILL COME by Christoph Hochhäusler, producers: EAVE+ graduates Bettina Brokemper, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • GREEN LINE by Sylvie Ballyot, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
  • TRANSAMAZONIA by Pia Marais, producers: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt, TTB graduate Stefano Centini
  • YOUTH (HARD TIMES) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts

Out of Competition

  • EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
  • MY DARLING FAMILY by Isild Le Besco, producer: EAVE+ graduate and TTB Head of Studies Christophe Bruncher
  • THE MIRACULOUS TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORKING CLASS INTO FOREIGNERS by Interchange graduate Samir
  • THE PASSION ACCORDING TO BÉATRICE by Fabrice du Welz, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin

Cineasti del presente 

  • SKILL ISSUE (DER FLECK) by Willy Hans, producer:  EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen
  • HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
  • LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, Ferenc Pusztai, EAVE graduate and Hungarian Nationel Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi, EAVE participant Patricia d’Intino
  • RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • MONOLOGO COLECTIVO by Jessica Sarah Rinland, associate producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • REAL by Adele Tulli, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Uzu
  • WHEN THE PHONE RANG by Iva Radivojević, producers: EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranić Šućur

Pardi di Domani: International Competition

  • 400 CASSETTES by Thelyia Petraki, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • B(L)IND THE SACRIFICE by Nakhane, producers: EAVE graduates Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
  • ON THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF AN HOMAGE by Xandra Popescu, producer: EAVE graduate  and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • ON WARY WINGS GO BY by Anu-Laura Tuttelberg, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
  • THE NATURE OF DOGS by Pom Bunsermvicha, producer: TTB graduate Nguyen Thi Xuan Trang
  • WHAT MARY DIDN’T KNOW by Konstantina Kotzamani, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Vassilaros

Pardi di Domani: Concorso Corti d'Autore

  • A SON & A FATHER by Andrés Ramírez Pulido, producer: PUENTES graduate Jorge Forero

Open Doors: Screenings

  • EAMI by Paz Encina, producer: PUENTES graduate Gabriela Sabaté, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

Panorama Suisse

  • BACK TO ALEXANDRIA by Tamer Ruggli, producer: EAVE graduates Francine Lusser, Laurine Pelassy
  • BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin
  • JAKOBS ROSS by Katalin Gödrös, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • MOUNTAIN RIDE by Dominique Margot, producer: EAVE graduate Brigitte Hofer
  • RIVERBOOM by Claude Baechtold, producer: EAVE graduate Katia Monla
  • SONGS WITHIN by Katalin Gödrös, producer: EAVE + graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • THE FORTUNATE ONES by Jeanne Waltz, producer: EAVE graduate Isabel Machado
  • THE VANISHING OF BRUNO BREGUET by Olmo Cerri, producer: EAVE graduate Karin Koch

Locarno Kids: Screenings

  • A BOAT IN THE GARDEN by Jean-François Laguionie, producer: EAVE graduate Stephan Roelants
  • AKIKO, THE FLYING MONKEY directed and produced by EAVE graduate Veit Helmer
  • BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik, MW graduate Peter Badac
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski

Locarno Pro

Open Doors Projects Hub

  • LA LEVEDAD DE ELLA by Rosa María Rodriguez, producer: EAVE+ graduate Martha Orozco
  • OVNIS EN EL TROPICO by Rob Mendoza, produced by PUENTES graduate Isabel Carrasco
  • EL UNICO TIEMPO by Paz Encina, produced by PUENTES graduate Gabriela Sabaté 

First Look

  • STILL LIFE WITH GHOSTS by Enrique Buleo, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen
  • MARES by Ariadna Seuba, produced by EAVE graduate Marieke van der Bersselaar

Alliance 4 Development

  • 6 MONTHS 6 DAYS by Michale Boganim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • BOURGEOIS PARANOIA by Lukas Nathrath, producer: EAVE participant Linus Günther
  • HOTEL DES THERMES by Maéva Ranaïvojaona and Georg Tiller, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • ITHACA by Alessandro Grande, producers: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato, EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti
  • UNDERCURRENTS by Beatrice Minger, produced by EAVE+ graduate Michela Pini

www.locarnofestival.ch

 

 

 

Melbourne International Film Festival (August 8 – 25)

  • ALAZAR by Beza Hailu Lemma, producer: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert, co-producers: EAVE graduates Clara Vuillermoz, Estelle Robin You
  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • CIDADE; CAMPO by Juliana Rojas, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • CLOSE YOUR EYES by Victor Erice, producers: EAVE+ graduates José Alba, Odile Antonio-Baez, EAVE FFF graduate Cristina Zumárraga
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze 
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • HURIKAN by Jan Saska, producer: EAVE MW graduate Kamila Dohnalova, co-producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producer: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • MOTEL DESTINO by Karim Ainouz, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, associate producer: EAVE graduate Simone Oliveira
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • OCCUPIED CITY by Steve McQueen, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE + graduate Maria Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin, EAVE+ graduate Valerie Delpierre
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney 
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Léontine Petit 
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojša Slijepčević, producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Boštjan Virc, Danijel Pek, Katarina Prpić
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards 
  • TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER by Jacob Perlmutter, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski 
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTb graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries

https://miff.com.au

 

 

Sarajevo Film Festival (August 16 – 23)

Feature Film Competition

  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki
  • DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Ršumović, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic
  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosenc, producers: EAVE graduates Tamara Babun, Rok Secen, Jarle Bjørknes, EAVE MW and FFF graduate Marta Zaccaron
  • HOLY WEEK by Andrei Cohn, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler 
  • THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards

Out of Competition – Feature Films

  • MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producers: EAVE graduates Snezana van Houwelingen, Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Lija Pogacnik, Vlado Bulajic

Documentary Film Competition

  • A PICTURE TO REMEMBER by Olga Chernykh, producer: TTB graduate Flavia Oertwig
  • DAD’S LULLABY by Lesia Diak, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
  • FRAGMENTS OF ICE by Maria Stoianova, producer: EAVE graduate Carsten Aanonsen
  • LIKE A SICK YELLOW by Norika Sefa, producer: EAVE graduate Besnik Krapi
  • PAVILION 6 by Goran Dević, producer: EAVE graduate Hrvoje Osvadić
  • YOUR LIFE WITHOUT ME by Anna Rubi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Annika Hellström

Short Film Competition

  • ALIVE by Vladlen Odudenko, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymyr Yatsenko
  • BONACA by Luka Vlaho, roducers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia and Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo
  • GAIA by Nermin Hamzagić and Enis Čišić, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia and Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo

Out of Competition - Short Films

  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojša Slijepčević, producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Boštjan Virc, Danijel Pek, Katarina Prpić

Special Screenings

  • THE VOURDALAK by Adrien Beau, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • ARNI by Dorka Vermes, producer: EAVE graduate Balazs Zachar

In Focus

  • MMXX by Cristi Puiu, producer: EAVE graduate Sergiu Cumatrenco
  • WHEN THE PHONE RANG by Iva Radivojević, producer: EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranić Šućur
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, co-producer: EAVE graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
  • CELEBRATION by Bruno Anković, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic

Kinoscope

  • SKILL ISSUE by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producer: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize, producer: EAVE graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain
  • HANDLING THE UNDEAD by Thea Hvistendahl, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic

Summer Screen

  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil Ayouch, producers: EAVE graduates Marleen Slot, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney

Children’s Programme

  • BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, Vlado Bulajić, Lija Pogačnik, MW graduate Peter Badač

Teen Arena

  • PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin, EAVE+ graduate Valerie Delpierre
  • DISCO AFRIKA: A MALAGASY STORY by Luck Razanajaona, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza

Dealing with the Past

  • MEETING WITH POL POT by Rithy Panh, producer: FFF graduate Jovan Marjanovic
  • THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES by Michel Hazanavicius, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman
  • DIARIES FROM LEBANON by Myriam El Hajj, producers: EAVE graduates Myriam Sassine, Carine Ruszniewski
  • EL SHATT – BLUEPRINT FOR UTOPIA by Ivan Ramljak, producer: EAVE graduate Tibor Keser

Human Rights Day

  • THE SKY ABOVE ZENICA by Nanna Frank Møller & Zlatko Pranjic, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller

Adriatic Audience Award

  • MILK by Stefanie Kolk, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper, EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart
  • HYPNOSIS by Ernst De Geer, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza

BH Film

  • GYM by Srđan Vuletić, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, Bojan Mastilovic
  • LAST COWBOY by Tadej Čater, producer: EAVE graduate Lija Pogacnik, Vlado Bulajic
  • MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producers: EAVE graduates Snezana van Houwelingen, Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Lija Pogacnik, Vlado Bulajic
  • MY LATE SUMMER by Danis Tanovic, producers: FFF graduate Jovan Marjanovic, Miha Cernec, Anamaria Antoci, Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar
  • THE SKY ABOVE ZENICA by Nanna Frank Møller & Zlatko Pranjic, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller

https://www.sff.ba/en

 

CineLink Industry Days

CineLink Co-production Market

  • AIR IN A BOTTLE by Aida Begić, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen
  • BIG WOMEN by Milica Tomovic, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic
  • CONFIRMATION by Darko Sinko, producers: EAVE graduates Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik
  • DIVINE POISON by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • LULLABY by Keti Machaviarani, Nestan Kvinikadze, producer: EAVE graduate Effie Skrobola
  • MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef
  • SOFT HOURS by Anna Gyimesi, producer: EAVE graduate Edyta Janczak-Hiriart
  • SOMEONE’S DAUGHTER by Stasa Bajac, producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Angelovski
  • EAVE project UPTIGHT ASS by Matija Gluscevic, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic, TTB graduate and EAVE participant Carna Vucinic

CineLink Work-in-Progress

  • FRONTLINE by Alisa Kovalenko, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Monica Hellström
  • HONEY BUNNY by Igor Jelinović, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic
  • LUST by Ralitza Petrova, producer: EAVE graduate Anna Byvald
  • ONE MONTH directed and produced by EAVE graduate Maya Vitkova-Kosev

CineLink Drama

  • ANGELMAKER by Cristina Grosan, producer: EAVE graduate Anda Ionescu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marek Novak
  • MALA YUGOSLAVIA by Teona Strugar Mitevska, Sonja Prosenc, producer: EAVE graduate and Macedonian National Coordinator Labina Mitevska

Docu Rough Cut Boutique

  • ELECTING MISS SANTA by Raisa Razmerita, producer: EAVE graduate Ion Gnatiuc, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anda Ionescu, Anamaria Antoci
  • CHANGE project KARTLI by Tamar Kalandadze, Julien Pebrel, producer: EAVE graduate Ketevan Kipiani
  • SUPER PARADISE by Steve Krikris, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg

Docu Talents from the East

  • BALTIC UXO by Agne Dovydaityte, Alexander Belinski, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite
  • GIVE LOVE CREATE by Márton Vizkelety, producer: EAVE graduate Julianna Ugrin
  • STILL NIA by Paula Onet, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producer: Cédric Bonin

Avant Premiere Series

  • SMASHING IT by Alen Šimić, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia and Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo
  • THE HOLLOW by Danis Tanović, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia and Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo
  • KOMAR by Una Gunjak, Vedran Rupić and Timur Makarević, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia and Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo
  • OPERATION SABRE by Vladimir Tagić, Goran Stanković, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen

https://www.cinelinkindustrydays.com

 

 

The Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund (August 17 – 23)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • BLACK TEA by Abderrahmane Sissako, co-producers: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault, TTB graduate Tsai Hsin-Hung 
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze 
  • EAVE project MADAME LUNA by Daniel Espinosa, producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski
  • FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
  • FAMILY THERAPY by Sonja Prosec, producer: EAVE graduate Rok Secen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Tamara Babun, Jarle Bjørknes, EAVE MW graduate Marta Zaccaron
  • FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
  • GLORIA! By Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • SOLITUDE by Ninna Palmadottir, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • STORMSKERRY MAJA by Tiina Lymi, producer: EAVE graduate Jukka Helle
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THERE IS STILL TOMORROW by Paola Cortellesi, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa

www.filmfestivalen.no

 

New Nordic Films – Nordic Film and Co-production Market (August 20 – 23)

Market Screenings

  • ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Kristine Knudsen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • FLOCKS by Hannaleena Hauru, Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • KEVLAR SOUL by Maria Eriksson Hecht, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • LONG GOOD THURSDAY by Mika Kaurismäki, producer: EAVE graduate Jukka Helle
  • THE MOUNTAIN by Asthildur Kjartansdottir, producer: EAVE graduate Anna G. Magnusdottir
  • SEBASTIAN by Mikko Mäkelä, co-producers: EAVE graduates Aleksi Bardy, Leontine Petit, Rosie Crerar, Ciara Barry
  • SILENT TRILOGY by Juho Kuosmanen, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
  • WAY HOME by harlotte Sieling, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Leick Jensen
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

Nordic Co-Production Market

  • A WEEK IN PARADISE by Katia Winter, producer: EAVE graduate Erika Wasserman
  • ALSO A LIFE by Anders Emblem, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • BENEDIKTE & THEO by Aslak Danbolt, producer: EAVE MW graduate Thea Røhr Østvold
  • BURN OSLO BURN by Gustav Johansson, producer: EAVE graduate Anna Wallmark
  • FIVE DAYS AT THE SEA by Ivana Skrabalo, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic
  • HALIMA by Naima Mohamud, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Norwegian National Coordinator Gary Cranner
  • HIMALAYA MY HEART by Sunil Munshi, producers: EAVE graduate and Swedish National Coordinator Julia Gebauer, EAVE graduate Siri Hjorton Wagners
  • LOVE DUET by Suzanne Osten, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Norwegian National Coordinator Gary Cranner
  • NOTHING HOLY by Ashley Horner, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mathis Stale Mathisen
  • ROACH COACH by Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen, Trond Jacobsen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guntis Trekteris
  • SHE DID NOT SHOW REMORSE by Selma Vilhunen, producer: EAVE graduate Venla Hellstedt, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mathis Stale Mathisen
  • THE WEDNESDAY CLUB by Zaida Bergroth, producer: EAVE graduate Oskari Huttu

Works in Progress

  • CONFESSIONS OF A SWEDISH MAN by Hampus Linder, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo
  • EARTH SONG by Erol Mintas, co.producer: EAVE graduate Tanja Georgieva Waldhauer
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE HOME by Mattias J Skoglund, producer: EAVE graduate Siri Hjorton Wagner, co-producer: EAVE graduate Elena Litvinova
  • EAVE project SUMMER IS CRAZY by Ulla Heikkilä, producer: EAVE graduate Marja Pihlaja
  • THE POLAR BEAR PRINCE by Mikkel B Sandemose, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viviane Vanfleteren
  • STRANGER by Mads Hedegaard, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Norwegian National Coordinator Gary Cranner
  • ZARZIS, WAVES OF SILENCE by Farzad Samsami, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anna Byvald

EAVE presentation

August 22, in the Haugesund Public Library

  • Presentation of EAVE, the European programme for networking and professional training of producers and film workers. In collaboration with Satu Elo (EAVE) and producer Gary Cranner (Mantra Films, NO). 

www.newnordicfilms.no

 

 

SANFIC Chile (August 18 – 25)

  • THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, David Bohun, Dario Schoch
  • THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier

https://sanfic.com

 

 

MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival (August 18 – 25)

  • AMOR by Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri, producer: EAVE graduate Stefano Tealdi
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • PHOTOPHOBIA by Ivan Ostrochovsky, Pavol Pekarcik, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Tomkova, Tomas Michalek
  • SMILING GEORGIA by Luka Beradze, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Blondiau

http://makedox.mk

 

 

Film Francophone d’Angoulême (August 27 – September 1)

  • EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA Nabil Ayouch, producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producers: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri

www.filmfrancophone.fr

 

 

Baltic Film Days, Riga (August 29 – 31)

  • SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
  • SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat

www.nkc.gov.lv/en

 

 

Venice International Film Festival (August 30 – September 9)

Competition

  • APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani
  • KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors
  • MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • STRANGER EYES by Yeo Siew Hua, producer: EAVE graduates Fran Borgia, Jean-Laurent Csinidis, EAVE participant Alex C. Lo
  • THE BRUTALIST by Brady Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE participant Lara Costa-Calzado
  • VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts

Out of Competition

  • FAMILIES LIKE OURS by Thomas Vinterberg, co-producers: EAVE graduate Hubert Toint, PUENTES participant Flavia Biurrun
  • ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958 - 1989 by Göran Hugo Olsson, producer: EAVE graduate Marja Pihlaja
  • MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, EAVE graduate Anne Köhncke
  • THINGS WE SAID TODAY by Andrei Ujica, producers: EAVE graduates Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu

Biennale College Cinema

  • HONEYMOON by Zhanna Ozirna, producer: EAVE graduate Dmytro Shukanov

Orizzonti

  • EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: Riina Sildos and Elina Litvinova
  • AÏCHA by Mehdi Barsaoui, producer: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
  • DICIANNOVE by Giovanni Tortorici, producer: PUENTES graduate Agustina Costa Varsi
  • TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE participant Alex C. Lo
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producers: EAVE graduates Tony Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier, co-producer: Marco Valerio Fusco
  • MY EVERYTHING by Anne-Sophie Bailly, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • SHAHED (THE WITNESS) by Nader Saeivar, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
  • WISHING ON A STAR by Peter Kerekes, co-producers: EAVE graduates Vanja Jambrovic and Tibor Keser

Orizzonti Extra

  • AFTER PARTY by Vojtech Strakaty, producer: EAVE graduate Marek Novak
  • THE WITNESS by Nader Saeivar, producers: EAVE graduates Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi

www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2024/lineup

 

Giornate degli Autori Competition

Competition

  • ALPHA. by Jan-Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Louis Mataré

Out of Competition

  • BASILEIA by Isabella Torre, co-producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin

Notti Veneziane

  • QUASI A CASA by Carolina Pavone, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli

www.giornatedegliautori.com

 

Settimana della Critica

Competition

  • ANYWHERE ANYTIME by Milad Tangshir, producers: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri
  • DON’T CRY, BUTTERFLY by Duong Dieu Linh, producer: TTB graduate Wilfredo C. Manalang
  • PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger

Special Events

  • PLANET B by Aude Léa Rapi, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland

Short films in competition

  • COWBOY BILLI by Fede Gianni, producers: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili, EAVE participant Lara Costa Calzado

Special Events Closing Short Film

  • SUNDAY NIGHT by Matteo Tortone, producer: EAVE graduate Alessandro Carroli

https://www.sicvenezia.it/

 

Venice Gap-Financing Market

  • AMA by Yuki Kawamura, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • AMOEBA by Siyou Tan, producers: EAVE graduate an TTB group leader Fran Borgia, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Luisa Romeo
  • BLACK WATER by Aga Woszczynska, producer: EAVE graduate Agnieszka Wasiak
  • DEATH HAS NO MASTER by Jorge Thielen-Armand, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff
  • DUST by Anke Blondé, producer: EAVE graduate Joanna Szymanska, co-producers: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE + graduate Giorgios Karnavas 
  • GLOBAL PROJECT by Ivo M. Ferreira, producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno
  • LEGITIMA by Elisa Miller, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • LIFE OF SIMON JASHI by Dmitry Mamuliya, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene
  • MARIE & JOLIE by Erige Sehiri, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • MOVIE KINTSUGI(WT) by Eva Knopf, producer: EAVE graduate Maximilian Haslberger
  • THE BLOOD COUNTESS by Ulrike Ottinger, producer: EAVE + graduates Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bettina Brokemper
  • EAVE project THE ISLE OF THE DEMOISELLE by Micha Wald, producers: EAVE graduates Eva Kuperman, Anton Ifftand Stettner
  • THE STATION by Sara Ishaq, co-producer: EAVE graduate Derk-Jan Warrink
  • THREE BLACK NIGHTS by Theo Court, producer: PUENTES and EAVE graduate Giancarlo Nasi
  • TRISTES TROPICOS by Gaston Solnicki, producer: EAVE graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
  • TWINS by Eva Neymann, producer: EAVE graduate Dmytro Shukanov

Immersive projects

  • CECI EST MON COEUR by EAVE graduate Stéphane Hueber-Blies & Nicolas Blies, producers: EAVE graduates Marion Guth, François Le Gall
  • 275 MILLION BIRTHS AND DEATHS by Zam Zadeh, producers: EAVE graduates An Oost, Magalie Dierick
  • TEMPUS ALTERNA by Nimrod Shanit, producers: EAVE graduates Marion Guth, Stéphan Hieber Blies

http://veniceproductionbridge.org

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MEET EAVE IN SEPTEMBER!

@ Holland Film Meeting, September 20 - 22, Utrecht (NL)

EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo

@ Czech Spring Board, September 20 - 22, Pilsen (CZ)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp

@ San Sebastian Film Festival, September 24 - 26, San Sebastian (ES)

EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles

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AFRICAN VISIONS UNLEASHED: EAVE sessions at Durban FilmMart

We are pleased to share the recordings of 2 EAVE sessions taking place at the Durban FilmMart on July 20, 2024.

EAVE continues its mission to foster conversations around equitable and inclusive co-productions as part of our work to positively impact the European film industry and prepare for a more sustainable future.

The 2024 EAVE Impact Think Tank at WEMW in Trieste, Italy, on January 20-21, 2024, in partnership with When East Meets West and Marché du Film, focused on equitable approaches to co-production structures in the European and global screen sector.

The topic emerged as crucial for further discussion at the 2023 Think Tank, which focused on anti-racism, creating safe spaces in professional training and creating positive inclusion standards, and where many participants had flagged issues related to inequities between producers when co-producing film and TV content.

At the 2024 Think Tank, an assembly of producers and sectoral experts reviewed case studies on best practices and challenges before focusing on policy changes and ways of working recommendations to ensure that future co-productions are inclusive and ethical for all parties.

After presenting our findings in Cannes, at the Marché du Film (as part of its impACT and Co-Production Day programs), we brought two sessions to the Durban FilmMart on the African continent and will continue the discussion in Canada, during the Toronto International Film Festival.

Moreover, a brand new African consortium called Yetu (Un)Limited was introduced at Durban: a collaboration between African producers (EAVE graduates Melissa Adeyemo, Yanis Gaye, Carol Kioko, Creative Producer Indaba graduate Chloé Ortolé) who met at the EAVE Producers Workshop 2023!

Check out the sessions below and join the conversation!

 

Forging Alliances: Navigating Equitable Coproductions for African Producers

A panel of African producers unpack the recommendations of the 2024 EAVE Report on Inclusive Coproductions. Discover actionable strategies they use to establish equitable collaborations with international partners, fostering integrity and innovation in their projects.

Speakers: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit, Mohamed Saïd Ouma, Amil Shivji

 

 

Yetu (Un)Limited, an African Film Studio: Growing a Virtuous and Sustainable Ecosystem for African and Diasporic Cinema  

Launched by a consortium of 5 emerging creative producers, YETU (Un)Limited is a unique multi-venture film studio founded on a sustainable business model and endogenous creative processes. They aim to foster elevated cinematic storytelling to meet the need of a growing, diverse, African global audience. How do you set up such a business on the continent, across different markets and realities? What risks and challenges must you face and what rewards would you gain from an economical ethos based on solidarity rather than competition?

Moderator: EAVE CEO Tina Trapp, Speakers:  EAVE graduate Melissa Adeyemo, EAVE graduate Yanis Gaye

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Renewed partnership and special offer –  Asian Project Market | Busan International Film Festival

Are you interested in EXPLORING THE ASIAN MARKET?

We are happy to announce that thanks to the partnership between Asian Contents & Film Market, EAVE Ties That Bind and European Film Promotion, 5 European Producers will be invited to join the 27th Asian Project Market in the framework of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) of the Busan International Film Festival.

The invitations will be granted only to delegates looking to contribute to the selected projects of APM & Busan Story Market. These participants should be looking for new Asian film projects or original IPs to co-produce or co-finance and should not mainly aim to present their own projects in Busan.

Each producer will be able to scout the best new Asian projects in development at the APM, network with more than 2,000 film professionals from all over the world and attend festival screenings. The invitation by Asian Project Market covers 4 hotel nights (Oct. 5-9).

The Asian Project Market (APM, October 5-8) is a co-production platform that offers filmmakers of official APM projects the opportunity to meet international leading film professionals including financiers, co-producers, or sales agents. In 2023, 30 projects were presented in more than 824 scheduled meetings. For your information, please find more information about the completed projects this year. [See the completed projects in 2024]

Established in 2006, Asian Contents & Film Market (Oct. 5 – 8) serves as a total film market covering all stages of the film industry from pre-production to film sales. Since 2022, ACFM has presented Busan Story Market as a marketplace for film and audiovisual adaptation of original IP ranging from literary books to webtoons, web novels, story, and more. This year, Busan Story Market will introduce about 50 original IPs as an official selection with powerful Korean and Asian IP holders.

During the four days of the APM, Asian Contents & Film Market and Busan Story Market, the invited producers will be also able to join a tailor made programme of round tables involving international key decision makers attending the Asian Contents & Film Market curated by EAVE in collaboration with European Film Promotion

If you are interested, please send your CV and APM application form with the goal & purpose of your attendance in APM and Busan to apmguest@biff.kr before August 20th.

For further information, please see:

27th Asian Project Market (5-8 October 2024) | apm.biff.kr

Asian Contents & Film Market 2024 (5-8 October 2024) | acfm.kr

29th BUSAN International Film Festival (2-11 October 2024) | biff.kr

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Eurimages supports CHANGE project KARTLI and EAVE project BLUE FLOWER

Eurimages

Eurimages Support Decisions June 2024: the Executive Committee of the Fund supports co-production of 31 feature films, including 6 documentaries and 3 animations.

Among them:

  • BELLS OF KABUL by Chabname Zariab, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • CHANGE project KARTLI by Tamar Kalandadze and Julien Pebrel, producer: CHANGE graduate Ketevan Kipiani
  • DUST by Anke Blondé, producer: EAVE graduate Joanna Szymanska, co-producers: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE + graduate Giorgios Karnavas 
  • EAVE project BLUE FLOWER by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles, producer: EAVE graduate Fanny Drew
  • GABIN, A YOUTH IN THE BACKLAND by Maxence Voiseux, producers: EAVE graduates Cécile Lestrade, Palmyre Badinier
  • HATIXHE AND SHABAN by Visar Morina, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar, EAVE graduate Marija Dimitrova
  • IMAGO by Déni Oumar Pitsaev, producer: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guégan, PUENTES graduate Géraldine Sprimont
  • KIKA by Alexe Poukine, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
  • LA BALEINE by Sylvère Petit, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc 
  • ON LAND AND SEA by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pros, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • ON THEIR OWN by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu, producer: EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu
  • ONE YEAR OF SCHOOL by Laura Samani, producers: EAVE graduates Nadia Trevisan, Thomas Lamberta
  • OUR GIRLS by Mike van Diem, producer: EAVE graduate Derk-Jan Warrink 
  • PERMANENT BEING by Juan Palacios, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • SALVATION by Emin Alper, producers: EAVE graduates Enis Köstepen, Stienette Bosklopper
  • SEVDA by Ufuk Emiroglu, producers: EAVE graduate Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman
  • SJAP & KING by Mascha Halberstad, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
  • THREE SISTERS by Massoud Bakhshi, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher Ivanceanu, EAVE graduate Frank Geiger
  • TIGER MARTINDALE’S SURVIVAL EXPERTS by Pavels Gumennikovs, producer: EAVE graduate Sergei Serpuhov
  • TO THE VICTORY! by Valentyn Vasyanovych, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
  • VALESKA by Jakob M. Erwa, producer: EAVE President Danny Krausz 
  • WOLF GRRRLS by Claudia Estrada Tarasco, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra
  • YES by Nadav Lapid, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach

9 series co-productions received support from the Council of Europe’s new Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, for a total amount of €3 500 000. Among them:

  • BFF created by Agnė Adomėnė and Urtė Oettinger, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • DRONELAND created by Nicolas Steil, co-producer: EAVE graduate Laurette Schillings
  • MOLOCH created by Lukas Hanulak, Vratislav Slajer and Stefan Titka, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Kostal
  • HIDDEN ASSETS (season 3) created by Peter McKenna, executive producer: EAVE graduate Peter de Maegd
  • THE GOLDEN HOUR (season 2) by created by Simon de Waal, producers: EAVE graduates Xavier Rombaut, Lize Lefaible

https://www.coe.int/en/web/eurimages/co-production-funding-in-2024

 

 

Netherlands Film Fund

Netherlands Film Fund announced the recipients of funding in the second round of its 2024 Film Production Incentive. 16 fiction features, 3 documentaries, 1 animated feature and 5 drama series.

  • BEHIND THE GREEN CURTAIN by Neasa Ni Chianain, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phylpo
  • COUP DE FOUDRE by Indra Siera, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert  
  • OUR GIRLS by Mike van Diem, producer: EAVE graduate Derk-Jan Warrink 
  • SJAP & KING by Mascha Halberstad, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
  • THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Miguel Angel Jiménez, producers: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, co-producers: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit, EAVE graduate Adrian Mones
  • THE GIRL WHO LEARNED TO KNEEL by Hagai Levi, producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel
  • THE SOULS by Tallulah Schwab, producers: EAVE graduates Ellen Havenith, Katrin Kissa
  • THE SQUIRREL by Markus Lehmusruusu, producer: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • TATORT – DAYS OF WRATH by Hans Steinbichler, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit

In the second round of 2024 4 international co-productions with Dutch share receive grant by the Netherlands Film Fund:

  • RABBIT HAYES by Anna McPartlin, producers: EAVE graduates Leontine Petit, Joram Willink  
  • THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonça Filho, co-producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit 
  • THE SMELL OF APPLES by John Trengove, producer: EAVE graduate Elias Ribeiro, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • THE LIONS ON THE RIVER TIGRIS by Zaradasht Ahmed, producer: EAVE graduate Janneke Doolaard

www.filmfonds.nl

 

 

IFFR Hubert Bals Fund

Rotterdam’s HBF+Europe programme announces 2024 recipients for post-production support. 5 co-productions were selected:

  • AMOEBA by Siyou Tan, producers: EAVE graduate an TTB group leader Fran Borgia, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • AS SHADOWS FADE by Burcu Aykar, producer: EAVE graduate Enis Köstepen
  • EL MUNDO ES NUESTRO by Francisco Márquez, producer: PUENTES and EAVE graduate Alexa Rivero
  • MARIE & JOLIE by Erige Sehiri, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • SEIS MESES EN EL EDIFICIO ROSA CON AZUL by Bruno Santamaría, producers: PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin

https://iffr.com

 

 

screen.brussels

Seven Belgian feature films win backing from screen.brussels. Following its 25th session, screen.brussels will be supporting 14 new projects: 6 feature films, 3 documentaries and 2 animated projects and 2 TV series.

  • KIKA by Alexe Poukine, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
  • LA DANSE DES RENARDS by Valéry Carnoy, producers: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes  
  • MADAME by Thierry Klifa, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • LA GRANDE RÊVASION by Rémi Durin, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri
  • DANS LEUR MONDE by Isabelle Rey, producer: EAVE graduate Geneviève De Bauw

https://screen.brussels/en/news/session-25

 

 

Wallimage

Wallimage supports two projects by Hélocotronc:

  • LA DANSE DES RENARDS by Valéry Carnoy, producers: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes, PUENTES graduate Tom Dercourt  
  • ETHERNEL by Olivier Tollet and Nicolas Boucart, producers: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes, PUENTES graduate Tom Dercourt    

www.wallimage.be

 

 

Moin Film Fund

The Moin Film Fund (formerly Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein) supports 2 projects by EAVE graduates:

Development support

  • THE WEREWOLF & RENÉE by Katrin Gebbe, producer: EAVE graduate Verena Gräfe-Höft

Production support

  • DER HEIMATLOSE by Kai Stänicke, producer: EAVE graduate Dirk Decker

www.ffhsh.de

 

 

FFA

The German FFA commission supports the documentary THE LANGUAGE OF COSTUME by Cuini Amelio Ortiz, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert

The German-French film funding commission and the German FFA commission put their weight behind 2 film projects by EAVE graduates:

  • MIMESIS by Kaouther Ben Hania, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
  • ZIKADEN by Ina Weisse, producer: EAVE graduate Sebastien Haguenauer

www.ffa.de

 

 

Film Fund Luxembourg

Film Fund Luxembourg supports the development and the production of 16 projects: 3 fiction features, 3 animated features, 2 documentary features, 4 fiction series, 1 animated series, 1 fiction short, 1 documentary short and 1 VR project.

  • CAPITALES EUROPE – LA BATASILLE DES SIÈGES by EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno
  • DE BURGO by Julien Becker, Jyri Kähönen and Samira Radsi, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff 
  • DEIWEN DAISCHTEREN by Eric Lamhène, producer: EAVE+ Head of Studies and EAVE group leader Jani Thiltges
  • FADE TO BLACK by Anne Simon, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher Ivanceanu
  • MARGINAL 2 by Loïc Tanson, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Luxembourg Bernard Michaux
  • RECRUCIFIED by Theo Papadoulakis, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher Ivanceanu

https://gouvernement.lu

 

 

Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission

  • PTASZEK by Paneta Ptak, producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron receives production support by the Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund.

www.staronfilm.pl

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LA FEMME LA PLUS RICHE DU MONDE by Thierry Kilfa is shooting

In production

  • ON THEIR OWN by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Tudor Giurgiu and Bogdan Craciun is in production. The plot: Driven by poverty, Flavia’s parents left home to work abroad so she has been living alone since she was 14. But now her parents are also getting a divorce and she loses her coolness. In an emotional crisis, she decides to take care of two runaways and tries to build a surrogate family. “It is a touching coming-of-age story about a generation who had to deal with the absence of their parents. Tudor Cristian Jurgiu has a peculiar sensibility and tenderness when dealing with youngsters who are facing adulthood problems. We loved the story, it’s universal and I’m sure Tudor can prove he is a talent to watch”, producer Tudor Giurgiu said. The project was supported in Romania by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), in Italy by the Italian Ministry of Culture as well as the Italian tax credit scheme, and also by Eurimages and Creative Europe MEDIA (for development). The Romanian/Italian co-production produced by Tudor Giurgiu and Bogdan Craciun of Libra Films in co-production with Simone Catania and Francesca Portalupi of Indyca will be shot in Romania from end of July to August 2024, and in Italy in September 2024.

www.librafilm.net

  • LA FEMME LA PLUS RICHE DU MONDE by Thierry Kilfa, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart is shooting. Very loosely based on the Bettencourt affair, and written by the director in league with Cédric Anger and Jacques Fieschi, the story follows the richest woman in the world (Isabelle Huppert) and a writer-photographer known throughout Paris (Laurent Lafitte) as they meet during a photo shoot and go on to become inseparable. Their loving friendship amuses and intrigues the billionaire’s personal and professional entourage, setting their tongues wagging and ultimately disconcerting them… LA FEMME LA PLUS RICHE DU MONDE is produced by Mathias Rubin on behalf of Récifilms, in co-production with Belgium’s Versus Productions. Pre-purchased by Netflix, the movie enjoys backing from the SOFICA companies Sofitvciné, Cinémage, Cinéaxe and Cofimage, as well as support from Wallimage and Screen.Brussels. Having kicked off on 17 June, the 22-day film shoot has been split equally between France and Belgium.

https://www.versusproduction.be/en

 

In post-production

  • MISS CARBON by Augustina Marci, producer: EAVE graduate Merry Colomer is in post-production. The film tells the true story of the first female miner in a region where women had no access to this kind of work. MISS CARBON is a story about overcoming, passion and dreams that do not understand gender, as Carlita managed to become the first female miner in a town where women were forbidden to access the main source of income in the region: the coal mine. For there was a superstition that women could cause a collapse and mining work was reserved exclusively for men. But, as a trans woman, she managed to enter the mine, breaking the system from within and igniting a spark of social revolution. According to director Agustina Macri, "the courage shown by Carlita to fulfil her dream of being a miner and also a woman is something that pierced my soul from the day I read the script for the first time. With her strength and spirit, she is a prime example of what dreaming can achieve and that there is still a lot of ground to overcome as women and transwomen. But she, in that sense, brings hope.” And for producer Merry Colomer from Morena Films, “having a coffee with Erika was enough to know that this was a story I wanted to help tell: full of truth, light, and brave women. From a corner of Patagonia, Miss Carbón comes to confront the world with the present and the near future. And it’s wonderful to help contribute to this challenge.” MISS CARBON is a feature film by the Spanish company Morena Films in co-production with the Argentinean companies Pensa and Rocca Cine and The Warning of Rivard AIE, with the participation of the platforms Movistar Plus+ and Filmin. Filming took place over six weeks on location in the Basque Country and Patagonia. 

www.morenafilms.com

  • WHAT WE DID AT CHRISTMAS by Adonis Florides, producer: EAVE graduate Marios Piperides is in post-production. The film’s story takes place in Cyprus 1963. Young Marina’s adolescent dreams are abruptly disrupted when the intercommunal conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots breaks out, causing her family to be trapped in their house on Christmas Eve. “The film was inspired by the many stories circulating the director’s family about the time of the intercommunal conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in 1963-64. The film does not want to portray the horrors of war or other forms of violence in a graphic way. Instead, its main goal is to show how people's relationships are formed in such circumstances and how such an experience can shape the life of a young person. The film’s atmosphere is tragically absurd and claustrophobic (with elements of black humour) as the story takes place mainly within the walls of the family's bourgeois home,” producer Marios Piperides said. Marios Piperides and Janine Teerling of AMP Filmworks Ltd are producing with the support of the Deputy Ministry of Culture of Cyprus and in partnership with A.B. Seahorse Film Productions Ltd (Cyroys). The 23 shooting days in May and June were spent on one location, a 1950s house in the Kaimakli area in Nicosia, Cyprus.

www.filmworks.com.cy

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6 awards for EAVE graduates in Karlovy Vary!

Festival of Mediterranian Film Split

  • FRENZY by Emin Alper, producer: EAVE graduate Enis Köstepen won the Special Jury Prize.

http://fmfs.hr/en/

 

 

Transilvania International Film Festival

  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne won the Transilvania Trophy of the main competition.
  • THE OTHER SON by Sebastián Quebrada, producer: EAVE graduate Federico Sande Novo won Best Director
  • SUMMER BROTHER by Joren Molter, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust received a Special Mention in the main competition, won the Audience Award and the Ecumenical Jury Award
  • ALICE ON & OFF by Isabela Von Tent, producer: EAVE graduate Irina Malcea-Cândea won the Romanian Days Award for Best First Feature, the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in Romanian Days and received a Special Mention in the What's Up, Doc? Competition
  • THE MOROMETE FAMILY 3 by Stere Gulea, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu and Tudor Giurgiu received the Award for the Most Popular Romanian Film in the Festival

https://tiff.ro/en

 

 

New Directors New Films Festival, Espinho

  • ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchoiu, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki received 2 Honorable Mentions for Directing and for Performance.

https://site.fest.pt/en

 

 

Art Film Fest Kosice

2 main awards for EAVE graduates in the International Competition of the Slovak Art Film Fest:

  • GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed Kordofani, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingrid Lill Hogtun won the Blue Angel Award for the Best Feature Film and received a Special recognition for acting (Eiman Yousif and Siran Riak)
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won Best Director and Best Actress in the Blue Angel category

https://artfilmfest.sk/en

 

 

FIDMarseille

  • BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun won the Grand Prize of FIDMarseille
  • GOLD SONGS by Ico Costa, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Alves won the Vacances Bleues Foundation European High Schoolers’ Prize and a Special Mention

https://fidmarseille.org

 

 

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel won the Best Director Award 
  • THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper won the Best Actor Award (Ton Kas and Guido Pollemas)
  • XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki received a Special Jury mention
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, co-producers: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, Archil Gelovani, Anamaria Antoci won the Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury 
  • STRANGER by Zhengfan Yang, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve scooped the Proxima Grand Prix
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova wins the Právo Audience Award

KVIFF Eastern Promises

  • LOVER, NOT A FIGHTER by Martina Buchelová, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Zackova wins Works in Progress Sound Post-production Award and the KVIFF Eastern Promises – Marché du Film Producers Network Award
  • KLARA IS HERE by Dávid Csicskár, producer: EAVE graduate Balazs Zachar wins MIDPOINT & KVIFF Development Award

KVIFF Talents

  • INBETWEEN WORLDS by Diana Cam Van Nguyen, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • CASTING by Terézia Halamová, producer: PUENTES participant Natália Pavlove

www.kviff.com

 

Galway Film Fleadh

  • AMAL by Jawad Rhalib, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ellen de Waele won the Generation Jury Award at the Galway Film Fleadh
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel won Best International Documentary
  • POISON by Désirée Nosbusch, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff received the Peripheral Visions Award

www.galwayfilmfleadh.com

 

Polish Days

Two awards for EAVE graduates at the Polish Days and the New Horizons Studio+:

  • SACRED LAW by Bartosz Kruhlik, producer: EAVE graduate Kuba Kosma won the Postproduction Award
  • ROMANTIC PSYCHOS by Lukasz Grzegorzek, producer: EAVE graduate Natalia Grzegorzek won the No Problemo Music Award

www.nowehoryzonty.pl

 

Munich Film Festival

  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi won the CineMasters Award of the Munich Filmfest
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the CineCoPro Award
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards received a Honorable Mention
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries won the CineRebels Award

www.filmfest-muenchen.de

 

 

Brussels International Film Festival

  • PUAN by Maria Alché, Benjamin Naishtat, producers: EAVE graduates Barbara Sarasola-Day, Giovanni Pompili, PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite won the Prix du Jury in the International competition of the Brussels International Film Festival.
  • JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll won the Prix du Jury in the Director’s Week of the festival

www.briff.be

 

Pula International Film Festival

6 awards for EAVE graduates at the Pula International Film Festival: 

  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj won the Golden Arena for Best Film and Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor in the Croatian Minority Co-production Competition
  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler won the Golden Arena for Best Lead Actress
  • WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL by Mladen Djordjevic, producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Maria Drandaki, Anamaria Antoci won the Golden Arena for Best Lead Actor
  • LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir Perisic, producers: EAVE graduates Vincent Quenault, Janja Kralj, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic received a Special Mention for Supporting Actor
  • LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina won the Greater Adria Programme award

www.pulafilmfestival.hr

 

European Film Festival Palic

4 awards for EAVE graduates at the European Film Festival Palic:

  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij won the Palic Tower for Best Director
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, co-producers: EAVE graduates Vladimer Katcharava, Archil Gelovani, Anamaria Antoci won the Best Film Award in the Parallels and Encounters competition program
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won the Fipresci award
  • THE MAGNET MAN by Gust Van den Berghe, producers: EAVE graduates Tomas Leyers, Gilles Chanial, Leontine Petit received a Special Mention

www.palicfilmfestival.com

 

Mediterrane Film Festival, Valletta

  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Jury’s Choice prize of the Mediterrane Film Festival, Valletta
  • SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Léontine Petit won Best Production Design

www.mediterrane.com

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KINDS OF KINDNESS in cinemas across Europe

In French cinemas

  • PUAN by Maria Alché, Benjamin Naishtat, producer: EAVE graduates Barbara Sarasola-Day, co-producers: Giovanni Pompili, PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite. July 3.
  • MATRIA by Alvaro Gago, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora. July 3.
  • THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, executive producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij. July 3.
  • GONDOLA, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Veit Helmer. July 24. 

 

In Belgian cinemas

  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. July 3.
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, producer: TTB, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Benjamin Domenech and Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin. February 9.

 

In UK cinemas

  • ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. July 26.

 

In Dutch cinemas

  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. July 4.

 

In Swiss cinemas

  • CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts. July 4.
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. July 4.

 

In Austrian cinemas

  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. July 4.

 

In German Cinemas

  • EAVE project NOT A WORD by Hanna Slak, producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué. July 3.
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. July 3.
  • SIDONIE IN JAPAN by Elise Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Sébastian Haguenauer. July 11.

 

In Finnish cinemas

  • ROBOT DREAMS by Pablo Berger, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas. July 26.

 

In Irish cinemas

  • ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. July 26.

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Strong presence of EAVE producers and 2 EAVE sessions at Durban

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (July 5 – 13)

  • ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur, EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki
  • CUCKOO by Tilman Singer, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Tsigka
  • ISLA ALIEN by Cristóbal Valenzuela Berríos, producer: EAVE graduate Sarah Pennacchi
  • KRAZY HOUSE by Steffen Haars, Flip Van der Kuil, producer: EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart
  • KRYPTIC by Kourtney Roy, producer: EAVE graduate Amber Ripley 
  • MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduate Yvonne Wellie
  • ODDITY by Damian Mc Carthy, producers: EAVE graduate and Irish National Coordinator Katie Holly, EAVE graduate Evan Horan
  • PUENTES project MI BESTIA by Camila Beltran, producer: PUENTES graduate Lionel Massol, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Perez NietoSHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE by Yannis Veslemes, producer: EAVE+ graudtae Fenia Cossovitsa
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • THE LAST ASHES by Loïc Tanson, associate producers: EAVE+ Head of Studies and EAVE group leader Jani Thiltges, EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux

www.nifff.ch

 

 

Galway Film Fleadh (July 9 – 14)

  • AMAL by Jawad Rhalib, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ellen de Waele
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • EAVE project NOT A WORD by Hanna Slak, producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué
  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne
  • GONDOLA, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Veit Helmer 
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
  • KENSUKE’S KINGDOM by Kirk Hendry, producer: EAVE graduate Stéphan Roelants
  • MALU by Pedro Freire, producer: PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite
  • MY SEXTORTION DIARY by Patricia Franquesa, producer: PUENTES and MW graduate Mireia Graell
  • ODDITY by Damian Mc Carthy, producers: EAVE graduate and Irish National Coordinator Katie Holly, EAVE graduate Evan Horan
  • PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • POISON by Désirée Nosbusch, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff
  • THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
  • THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Geneviève de Bauw
  • THE HYPNOSIS by Ernst De Geer, producer: PUENTES and EAVE graduate Elise Fernanda Pirir
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producers: EAVE graduates Geoff Arbourne,Maria Drandaki
  • TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER by Jacob Perlmutter, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
  • WE STRANGERS by Anu Valia, producer: PUENTES graduate Joy Jorgensen

www.galwayfilmfleadh.com

 

 

Revelations Perth Film Festival  (July 3 – 14)

  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney

www.revelationfilmfest.org

 

 

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (July 7 – 14)

  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • A STRANGE PATH by Guto Parente, producer: EAVE graduate Ticiana Augusto Lima
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy 
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • LÉGUA by João Miller Guerra, Filipa Reis: producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Filipa Reis
  • PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • SOLITUDE by Ninna Palmadottir, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lilja Ósk Snorradóttirco-producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES produced and directed by EAVE graduate Armine Anda
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producers: EAVE graduates Geoff Arbourne,Maria Drandaki
  • XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

www.gaiff.am

 

 

Pula International Film Festival (July 11 – 18)

  • ARTIFICIAL JUSTICE by Simon Casal, producer: EAVE+ graduate Pandora da Cunha Telles
  • EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo
  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE by Ivan Marinovic, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic, co-producers: Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
  • LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir Perisic, producers: EAVE graduates Vincent Quenault, Janja Kralj, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
  • M by Vardan Tozija, producer: EAVE graduate Patrice Nezan
  • SHOOTING BLANKS by Ziga Virc, producer: EAVE graduate Sinisa Juricic
  • SIRIN by Senad Sahmanovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alem Babic
  • SOLITUDE by Ninna Palmadottir, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebosja Slijepcevic, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
  • VENI VIDI VICI by Daniel Hoesl, Julia Niemann, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger
  • WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL by Mladen Djordjevic, producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Maria Drandaki, Anamaria Antoci

www.pulafilmfestival.hr

 

 

European Film Festival Palic (July 20 – 26)

  • 8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA by Marko Raat, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Dora Nedeczky
  • A PLACE IN THE SUN Mette Carla Albrechtsen, producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • FIVE & A HALF LOVE STORIES IN AN APARTMENT IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA by Tomas Vengris, co-producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • KYUKA BEFORE SUMMER’S END by Kostis Charamountanis, producers: EAVE graduates Danae Spathara, Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • MATRIA by Alvaro Gago, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, co-producers: EAVE graduates Vladimer Katcharava, Archil Gelovani, Anamaria Antoci
  • SEABREAKER by Eloy Dominguez Seren, producer: EAVE graduate Felipe Lage
  • EAVE project STRAY BODIES by Elina Psykou, producers: EAVE graduates Ivan Madeo, Veselka Kiryakova, Rea Apostolides
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE MAGNET MAN by Gust Van den Berghe, producers: EAVE graduates Tomas Leyers, Gilles Chanial, Leontine Petit
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT by Filip Posivac, producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

www.palicfilmfestival.com

 

 

Durban International Film Festival (July 18 – 28)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • THE NIGHTS STILL SMELL OF GUNPOWDER by Inadelso Cossa, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Kaske, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • THE WAIT by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali

Projects selected for the Durban FilmMart:

  • BENIMANA by Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, producer: EAVE graduate Samantha Biffot
  • DEAR TARKOVSKY by Firas Khoury, producer: EAVE graduate Asma Chiboub
  • HOW MANY NIGHTS HOW MANY DAYS? by Alaa Dajani, producer: EAVE and CPI graduate Kesmat El Sayed
  • MY FATHER KILLED BOURGUIBA by Fatma Riahi, producer: EAVE graduate Sara Ben Hassen

EAVE sessions taking place at the Durban Film Market on July 20, 2024:

  • Forging Alliances: Navigating Equitable Coproductions for African Producers

Join a panel of African producers as they unpack the recommendations of the 2024 EAVE Report on Inclusive Coproductions. Discover actionable strategies they use to establish equitable collaborations with international partners, fostering integrity and innovation in their projects.

Speakers: Mohamed Saïd Ouma and EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit

  • Yetu (Un)Limited, an African Film Studio: Growing a Virtuous and Sustainable Ecosystem for African and Diasporic Cinema 

Launched by a consortium of 5 emerging creative producers, YETU (Un)Limited is a unique multi-venture film studio founded on a sustainable business model and endogenous creative processes. They aim to foster elevated cinematic storytelling to meet the need of a growing, diverse, African global audience. How do you set up such a business on the continent, across different markets and realities? What risks and challenges must you face and what rewards would you gain from an economical ethos based on solidarity rather than competition?

Moderator: EAVE CEO Tina Trapp, Speakers:  EAVE graduate Carol Kioko,  EAVE graduate Melissa Adeyemo, EAVE graduate Yanis Gaye

http://ccadiff.ukzn.ac.za

 

 

New Horizons International Film festival, Wroclaw (July 18 – 28)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchoiu, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Maria Drandaki, Veselka Kiryakova 
  • ATLANTICS by Mati Diop, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Riubin, Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy 
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze 
  • CU LI NEVER CRIES by Pham Ngoc Lan, co-producers: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduates Verona Meier, Claire Lajoumard
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • DORMITORY by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj
  • EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • FIVE & A HALF LOVE STORIES IN AN APARTMENT IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA by Tomas Vengris, co-producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
  • FREEDOM by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu
  • GONDOLA, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Veit Helmer
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • GREICE by Leonardo Mouramateus, producer: EAVE+ graduate Pandora Cunha Telles
  • HOLY WEEK by Andrei Cohn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • HOME by Leonor Teles, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis
  • KALAK by Isabella Eklöf, co-producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Leontine Petit 
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney 
  • POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • PUAN by Maria Alché, Benjamin Naishtat, producers: EAVE graduates Barbara Sarasola-Day, Giovanni Pompili, PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite
  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost 
  • SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • SILENT TREES by Agnieszka Zwiefka, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
  • SLEEPING WITH A TIGER by Anja Salomonowitz, producer: EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda
  • SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
  • SWIMMING HOME by Justin Anderson, producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • THE DELINQUENTS by Rodrigo Moreno, producer: EAVE graduate Ezequiel Borovinsky, EAVE and TTB graduate Gilles Chanial, co-producer: EAVE graduate Julia Alves
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
  • THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier 
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, executive producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduate Yvonne Wellie
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • THE SUMMER WITH CARMEN by Zacharias Mavroeidis, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti
  • THE SURFER by Lorcan Finnegan, producer: EAVE graduate Brendan McCarthy
  • TWITTERING SOUL by Deimantas Narkevicius, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite
  • VENI VIDI VICI by Daniel Hoesl, Julia Niemann, producer: EAVE group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries  
  • WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina

Selected to Polish Days during the New Horizons International Film Festival:

  • ANGELS DON’T EXIST by Jola Kudela, producer: EAVE graduate Beata Rzezniczek
  • ANOTHER SOUL by Marcin Filipowicz, producers: EAVE graduates Izabela Wojcik, Violetta Kaminska
  • BLACK WATER by Aga Woszczynska, producer: EAVE graduate Agnieszka Wasiak
  • ROMANTIC PSYCHOS by Lukasz Grzegorzek, producer: EAVE graduate Natalia Grzegorzek
  • SACRED LAW by Bartosz Kruhlik, producer: EAVE graduate Kuba Kosma
  • SIMONA KOSSAK by Adrian Panek, producer: EAVE graduate Magdalena Kaminska
  • TELL ME WHAT YOU FEEL by Lukasz Ronduda, producer: EAVE graduate Natalia Grzegorzek

www.nowehoryzonty.pl

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MEET EAVE IN AUGUST!

@ The Norwegian International Film Festival, August 19 - 23, Haugesund (NO)

EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo

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Call for Applications: EAVE PRODUCERS WORKSHOP 2025 - deadline August 19, 2024

Who is it for?

EAVE is aimed at producers (fiction, documentary and TV series), who are already working in the film and television industries who wish to expand their operation internationally by increasing their knowledge of producing and co-producing in Europe and by building up a pan European professional network. We also welcome applications from associated branches of the industry – e.g. commissioning, funding, legal and finance, festivals & markets, media administration. Each year 56 participants are selected from most of the EU countries and beyond and take part in three one-week long workshops.

Please check the section “Who should apply” for more detailed information.

How does it work?

Half the participants attend the course with projects and it is an excellent means of development through intense focus on the project with colleagues and experts throughout the year. The other half come to EAVE in order to focus on developing their companies or careers. Most participants attending with a project also bring their writer for the first two weeks which enables producer and writer to benefit together from one-to-one sessions with script experts.

During the first two workshops, participants work within groups led by experienced producers and with several experts on script analysis, development and production financing, legal aspects of co-production, marketing, pitching, packaging and more. In the third workshop some 50 Future Partners (commissioning editors, national and regional media funds, financiers, sales agents, etc.) join the participants to discuss the projects, companies and careers of the participants, a process which offers unusual access to Europe's Key Industry Players. 

EAVE graduates join a unique network of active European producers which forms one of the backbones of the industry. Furthermore, EAVE participants and members benefit from our partnerships with the leading European film festivals and markets where EAVE facilitates graduate participation. 

Timeline

The interviews with a pre-selection of candidates will take place in autumn 2024 and the selection will be announced in December 2024. The 3 workshops take place in March 7-14, 2025 in Luxembourg (LU), June 2025 (location and exact dates TBC), and October 2025 exact dates TBC) in Thessaloniki (GR).

EAVE MARKETING BUDDIES PROGRAMME

The EAVE Marketing Workshop participants are joined every year by selected graduates of the renowned EAVE Producers Workshop, who have trained over one year as specialized marketing professionals.

EAVE is a residential workshop programme with a strong focus on network building.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: August 19, 2024

Check out www.eave.org or contact satu@eave.org for more information.

Start your application here: https://eave.org/apply/epwform-2025

 

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CHANGE - Co-production training course 2024-2025

EAVE, CPH:DOX, and IMS are calling for eight teams with documentary projects in development from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

We offer CHANGE - Co-production training course 2024-2025, a tailor-made programme taking place over three residential workshops with the aim to stimulate and qualify inter-regional co-production and to connect documentary projects to regional and international markets. Participants are tutored by regional and international experts.

The first two workshops will consist of five full days of group work, plenaries, and individual meetings; the third workshop will take place in the framework of CPH:DOX and consists of workshop days, pitching of the projects at CPH:FORUM as well as debrief of the pitching and development of strategies for the teams and projects after the workshop.

Between the workshops, participants will be working on project development with specific tasks and assignments.

 

THE WORKSHOPS

DEVELOPMENT  |  October 28 – November 1, 2024 in Chisinau

We dig deep into the core of what the teams want to tell, enforce the storytelling, and focus on the ambition for each film in terms of impact, awareness, change.

CO-PRODUCTION  |  January 13-17, 2025 in Tbilisi

We expand the participants’ knowledge of each other’s reality, production environment, financing structures. The pros and cons of co-production are used to strengthen each project, preparing them to meet the international market.

ENCOUNTER  |  March 22-26, 2025 during CPH:DOX in Copenhagen

The projects will be presented at CPH:FORUM in round-table format and encounter the international market leading to the formulation of tailored strategies for each project.

 

THE PARTICIPANTS

Upcoming teams – director and producer – with a documentary project in development from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine can apply and we are committed to equal opportunity to all. We focus on projects set in these countries, projects that are open for co-production, and we welcome projects in the crossing field between documentary and journalism.

The working language is English, and participants should be comfortable with reading, writing, and speaking English.

The film project shall:

  • Demonstrate to cover topics of public interest in a professional and ethical way.
  • Have an idea of how to reach intended audiences and be a call for action.
  • Seek to have an impact on the public debate leading to potential social, political, or cultural change.
  • Priority is given to productions focusing on issues of gender equality, marginalised groups and minorities, diversity, social change, current affairs, and human rights.

There is no participation fee as CHANGE provides tutoring, travel, lodging, and living. Participants will cover local transportation themselves.

Application deadline: Monday 12th August 2024

The application form can be downloaded here. For further information, please contact Anna Krasztev-Kovács, anna@cphdox.dk.

This call is organised in collaboration with the National Film School of Denmark and the film festivals/organisations:

  • Docudays UA – Ukraine
  • MOLDOX – Moldova
  • CinéDOC-Tbilisi – Georgia
  • Golden Apricot – Armenia
  • Northern Lights - Belarus

Some of the applicants might be invited for an online interview in August, to further clarify the application. Final selection will be announced in early September 2024.

 

THE PARTNERSHIP BEHIND CHANGE

EAVE is a professional training, project development and networking organization for audiovisual producers. Founded in 1988, our objectives are to provide professional training opportunities and to bring producers from different regions of the world together with the aim of facilitating co-production relationships. We believe that the support of independent voices, creative imagination and culturally driven companies within the global media industries is an urgent necessity in the 21st century. Through our work we aim to contribute towards the creation of strong networks of producers and to encourage the exchange of knowledge and skills which will strengthen independent production across the world.

CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, is one of the biggest documentary film festivals in the world. A festival that continues to develop and expand, presenting a program that ranges from the works of major international directors to new talents, from large-scale theatrical releases to film/video works in the field between cinema and visual art. The festival’s platform for professionals, CPH:INDUSTRY, attracting 2.000+ professional delegates annually, has established itself as a fundamental European documentary marketplace, offering a wide range of activities and services connecting independent documentary film producers and filmmakers with the major international funds, broadcasters, streaming platforms, sales agents, as well as art curators, science foundations, impact bodies, traditional and alternative exhibitors, investors and philanthropists in the fields related to cinema – and beyond.

IMS, International Media Support, is promoting journalism and documentary film to strengthen the capacity of media to reduce conflict, strengthen democracy and facilitate dialogue. Our work is geared towards helping locally-based public interest media operating in armed conflicts, humanitarian crises and rapid political change, both positive and negative, to provide the public and “civic organizations” with public interest content they can trust and use. We work in more than 40 countries across four continents with a staff of about 150 people.

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Deadline Extension - TIES THAT BIND 2024/2025!

The call for applications for the 16th edition of TIES THAT BIND, EAVE's Asia - Europe Co-Production Workshop 2024/2025 is now EXTENDED until July 29th!

We are very proud to renew the partnership with TAICCA - Taiwan Creative Content Agency and to unveil the new dates and location of the Asian session of the workshop!!

What is TTB?

TIES THAT BIND is the leading training programme for European-Asian co-production. The participants will work with top-notch industry professionals from both continents. The sessions will focus on script development, co-production between Asia and Europe, public and private financing in the two regions, pitching, marketing and distribution. They will meet leading Asian and European sales agents, funders and potential co-producers during FOCUS ASIA in Udine.

Target Group

TTB is targeted at European & Asian producers focusing on project development. We will select 5 European and 5 Asian producers. In addition to feature fiction films, we are open to TV series or animation fiction films in development. We encourage you to bring your directors to the workshop.

We also welcome applications from European professionals interested in working with Asia such as sales agents, financiers, distributors, festival programmers, co-production market representatives, or European producers who wish to focus on their career development. We will select 5 career participants to be an active part of the group. In order to benefit from all aspects of the programme, they will be able to partner with project participants and attend the meetings with the experts and decision makers together.

2 Workshops

  • Workshop 1 will take place November 3 - 8, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan, within the framework of the TCCF - Taiwan Creative Content Fest.
  • Workshop 2 will take place April 27 - May 1, 2025, in Udine, Italy, within the framework of the Udine Far East Film Festival & FOCUS ASIA.

Participation fees & conditions

  • Participants focusing on project development: 600 Euro*
  • Participants focusing on career development: 400 Euro

The fee includes the tuition costs, accommodation and subsistence costs during the workshop stay.

*Participants focusing on project development will have the possibility to attend the workshop with the project director. In this case, the participation fee for directors is 200 Euro and includes tuition and subsistence costs during the workshop stay.

To name just some of the success stories from the last few years, TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell Eu (Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prix 2023), MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihailescu (Berlinale Forum 2023), LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE by Martika Escobar (World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit at Sundance 2022), AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Makbul Mubarak (FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at Venice Horizons 2022), TO THE NORTH by Mihai Mincan (Venice Horizons 2022), ARNOLD IS A MODEL STUDENT by Sorayos Prapapan (Filmmakers of the Present Locarno 2022), MONEYBOYS by C.B. Yi (Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2021), HOLY EMY by Araceli Lemos (Special Mention Award in Locarno 2021), WHETHER THE WEATHER IS FINE by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Youth Jury Award in Locarno 2021), THE SEEN AND UNSEEN by Kamila Andini (Grand Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury at Berlinale 2018), A YELLOW BIRD by K. Rajagopal (Cannes Critics’ Week 2016).

"Ties That Bind is a great workshop, building bridges between Europe and Asia in a super professional and nice environment!
We managed to build a new and credible strategy for the development and the production of our project. Thanks to the workshop we also managed to find new potential business partners from Asia and new projects."

- Guillaume Dreyfus, Tripode Productions, France - TTB participant 2023/2024

"I am very happy with how my project and I have evolved during the Ties That Bind workshop.
While I understand that the growth for the project takes time, I could see significant personal growth within myself, and I feel much more confident."

- Mina Moteki, Kowatanda Films, Japan - TTB participant 2023/2024

Find out all about the application criteria and regulations and apply by filling in the form here.

EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: July 29, 2024

The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be announced by late September 2024.

TIES THAT BIND is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival and TAICCA, and supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union. A special thanks goes to SAAVA and ATF Asia TV Forum & Market for hosting the workshop since 2015 in Singapore and for continuing offering special support for the future plans of Ties That Bind.

For more information please contact: 

TTB Coordinator – Alessandra Pastore: tiesthatbind@eave.org

www.eave.org, www.tiesthatbind.eu

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SÁMI PRODUCERS LAB: OPEN CALL

International Sami Film Institute and Netflix invite emerging and mid-career Sami producers to apply for a unique workshop designed by the training organization EAVE.

This program, set to start in October 2024, offers several modules, including a residential session in Guovdageaidnu, Norway/Sápmi, and online follow-ups over a period of six months.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The workshop addresses project development, financing, budgeting, applications, and reporting; co-production, sales & distribution, defining the target audience; and company and business planning.

Starting in October 2024 with a residential module in Guovdageaidnu, followed by two online modules in November 2024 and January/February 2025.

Program Highlights:

  • Skills Development: Enhance your abilities in film development, financing, budgeting, funding applications and reports, co-production, distribution planning, and business strategy.
  • Methodology: The workshop will use the successful EAVE methodology, with group work, plenary sessions, and individual consultations. It will focus on real projects to produce tangible outcomes and have concrete case studies.
  • Networking: Build lasting professional relationships through our intensive group work and expert sessions.

First module: Residential in Guovdageaidnu

The first module and kick-off are set for Guovdageaidnu, Sápmi/Norway, at International Sami Film Institutes premises. It will be a four-day program from October 7th to 10th, 2024.

Second and third modules: Online sessions

The second and third modules are half–day online sessions.

2nd module dates: November 21st and 22nd, and November 25th to 29th, 2024

3rd module dates: January 27th to 31st, and February 3rd and 4th, 2025

Confirmed Key Experts

  • Head of Studies: Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media, CA)
  • Group Leader: Emile Hertling Péronard (Ánorâk Film / Polarama Greenland, GL/DK)
  • Expert on funding/applications & reports/company planning: Petri Kemppinen (P1 Kemppinen, FI)

HOW TO APPLY

We seek ten emerging and mid-career Sami producers developing documentary-, feature-, or short film projects.

Applicants should have produced at least one short film or completed a university course on film production (or have equivalent education or work experience in the film or media industry).

Application Requirements:

  • Company profile
  • CV/professional background
  • Project portfolio, including synopsis, script, or treatment (max 2 pages)
  • Estimated production budget and finance plan
  • Personal statement outlining your motivations and what you aim to gain from the program.

Submit your application through this application site: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/prodlab

Submission deadline: August 12th, 2024

Selection Process:

Applications will be reviewed by ISFI, focusing on your motivation, professional potential, and project viability. You can expect to receive a response by mid-August.

Apply Now!

For questions or more information, please contact:

Maren Benedicte Nystad Storslett,

Project coordinator, International Sami Film Institute,

maren@isfi.no / +47 971 22 760.

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The Global Media Makers Residency For Ukrainian Filmmakers in Trieste

 

Global Media Makers (GMM), a cultural exchange program designed to foster relationships between American and international film professionals, is supported through a partnership between Film Independent and the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

In partnership with the US Embassy in Ukraine, Ukrainian Institute, When East Meets West (WEMW) and the European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE), Global Media Makers will hold its first intensive residency in Europe in Trieste, Italy for Ukrainian filmmakers:

The Global Media Makers Residency in Trieste
January 16 – 22, 2025

The Global Media Makers Residency in Trieste will be led by U.S. film executives and filmmakers and is intended for filmmaking teams from Ukraine, particularly creative producers and writer-director teams.

In addition to receiving notes on their projects’ treatments from their colleagues and the U.S. mentors, the Residency will delve into the skills a successful filmmaker must have to develop strong material, put together a package, and collaborate, with an entrepreneurial approach to filmmaking.

Through interactive sessions, the Residency will also provide a space for participants to create a competitive dossier, hone their pitching skills, and prepare them to apply for national and international film residencies, platforms, funds and co-production markets.

The Residency will also provide an overview of U.S. independent film development strategies and explore how these practices can be applied in the Ukrainian and European context. Each participant will also receive two virtual project-based meetings with a U.S. filmmaker to receive notes on their treatment or later on their script.

Upon completion of the Residency, each participant will become a Film Independent, Global Media Makers Fellow and receive a one-year Film Independent Membership, giving them exclusive Film Independent Spirit Awards voting privileges, access to free year-round virtual screenings and film education programs, as well as extended labs & programs submission deadlines. As an alum of the State Department, participants will become part of a global professional network and eligible for other grant opportunities.

Application Parameters

To qualify, eligible applicants must:

  • Be 18 years of age or older at time of application
  • Be a citizen of Ukraine
    • Ukrainian nationals who also hold U.S. citizenship are not eligible for this program.
  • Be currently residing full time in Ukraine
    • U.S. citizens, residents or green card holders are not eligible for this program
  • Be mid-career filmmakers with at least one to three produced projects as writer, producer or director (in short or feature film, television and/or serial web content). Please note that college graduates from the classes of 2022 to 2023 are not eligible to apply.
  • Submit an online application with a project, fiction or documentary, currently inndevelopment that addresses issues of local importance in the applicant’s home country
  • Submit with your application the following:
    • A treatment (up to ten pages, no less than eight pages) of your project
      • The project must be the applicant’s original creation or has acquired the rights to develop the IP
      • Selected participants are required to focus on and develop the project with which they applied to the program. Global Media Makers cannot support projects which have not been reviewed by the program’s selection committee
    • A previously-completed work sample through a Vimeo or YouTube link and password
    • A biography
    • A statement of interest

Please note that proficiency in English (B1 level, intermediate) is preferred to participate in the program but not required. However, all materials, including treatment or screenplay, must be submitted in English although the project does not need to be intended to be produced in English.

Application opens: Monday, July 15, 2024
Application Submission Deadline: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Link to Application

Please note:

  • Selected participants must be available to attend all components of the hybrid program, both virtual and in person.
  • Global Media Makers fully covers the cost of travel including ground transportation, airfare, per diems, and accommodation for the participants in Trieste.
  • The GMM Intensive Residency in Trieste is an immersive and demanding program and participants must commit to the full curriculum and may not be accompanied by family members or dependents.

For inquiries, please contact Will Holt, Education & International Programs Associate: wholt@filmindependent.org

ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT

Film Independent is the nonprofit arts organization that champions creative independence in visual storytelling and supports a global community of artists who embody diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision. Film Independent helps filmmakers make their movies, builds an
audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film industry. Film Independent’s Board of Directors, filmmakers, staff, members and fellows constitutes an inclusive community of individuals across ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race and sexual orientation. Anyone passionate
about film can become a Member, whether you are a filmmaker, industry professional or a film lover.

In addition to producing the Spirit Awards, Film Independent produces Film Independent Presents, a year-round screening series for its members that offers unique cinematic experiences for the Los Angeles creative community and the general public.Through annual screenings and events, Film Independent provides access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry. Film Independent’s Artist Development program offers free Labs for selected writers, directors, producers and documentary filmmakers and presents year-round networking opportunities. Project Involve is Film Independent’s signature program dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry.

For more information or to become a Member, visit filmindependent.org.

ABOUT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) builds relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries through academic, cultural, sports, professional and private exchanges, as well as public-private
partnerships and mentoring programs. These exchange programs improve foreign relations and strengthen the national security of the United States, support U.S. international leadership, and provide a broad range of domestic benefits by helping break down barriers that often divide us.

For more information about the Global Media Makers program, please visit our website: www.filmindependent.org/programs/global-media-makers

ABOUT WHEN EAST MEETS WEST

WEMW is a 3-day co-production market that takes place yearly in Trieste (IT) at the end of January within the frame of the Trieste Film Festival. The event is an innovative multi-layered audiovisual industry platform, connecting film professionals across Europe and beyond offering them new opportunities to diversify their business models and find inspiration for innovative and sustainable approaches to their work. WEMW combines aspects of accelerators, pitching components, works in progress sections, business meetings and consultations, mentoring sessions, and company planning modules, maximizing the range of capacity building, financing, co-production and distribution opportunities for producers.

The WEMW ecosystem focuses on different stages of the film production cycle and different formats, and addresses projects from their initial phase of development until the first exposure, along with companies keen to diversify and make more sustainable their projects’ slate strategy
and business plan.

ABOUT EAVE

European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, EAVE, is a professional training, project development and networking organization for audiovisual producers. Working with a worldwide network of partners, EAVE is involved in programmes for producers around the globe.

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PUENTES 2024 selection announced!

We are thrilled to announce the selection of participants for the 2024 edition of EAVE PUENTES!

This highly successful training program for European-Latin American co-production will bring together a talented groüup of 15 film professionals to develop their projects, careers, company structures and co-production skills with top-notch industry experts over one year and two workshops.

The first session of PUENTES will take place in the city of Udine, Italy, from July 15-21, and is made possible through a strong partnership between EAVE, FVG Audiovisual Fund, and MiC.

In parallel to the main PUENTES workshop, an additional local group of 11 Italian fiction and documentary producers, as well as other film professionals interested in collaborating with Latin America, will participate in PUENTES ITALIA from July 16 – 19.

The PUENTES pedagogical team includes Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine, AR/ES), group leader Sophie Erbs (Gaijin, FR), script consultant Jacques Akchoti (FR), and producer Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films, UY). They will be joined by Tatiana Leite (Bubbles Project, BR), Raquel Cabrera (The Film Agency, ES), Marcin Łuczaj (New Europe Film Sales, PL), Aleksandra Zakharchenko (Marché du Film, FR) and Alessandro Amato (dispàrte, IT).

The programme will consist of plenary sessions, company planning sessions, case studies, consultations on marketing and sales strategies, group work, individual meetings and networking sessions. A special networking session, "My Country at a Glance," will aim to build strong bridges between the international and local groups during both workshops.

The 15th edition of PUENTES will culminate with a second workshop in Montevideo (Uruguay), in November 25 – December 2 (TBC), in partnership with Bocacha Films. Following this final week of the workshop, the 2024 participants will attend VENTANA SUR (dates TBC) thanks to the partnership between EAVE and the Marché du Film. Additionally, a special workshop for Uruguayan participants will be held during the second week of the workshop.

We are pleased to introduce the 15 selected participants and the 10 projects that will be developed during one year:

  • Mayra Auad, Mymama Entertainment, Brazil
    • Project: BEYOND RIGHTS 
  • Flavia Biurrun, Saga Film, Belgium / Uruguay 
  • Jonathan Bouzali Dayan, Phototaxia Pictures & KUTER, Mexico / Portugal / Argentina
    • Project: COSPLAY 
  • Irene Cadavid Mancera, Urban Sales - Reservoir Docs, France 
  • Michael Henrichs, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Germany
    • Project: TOKYO POR SIEMPRE 
  • Julieta Juncadella, Vitrine Filmes (ES), Una Presencia (AR),  Spain / Argentina
    • Project: INSIDE THE NOISE 
  • Joanna Lombardi, El árbol Azul, Peru
    • Project: VULTURES 
  • Camila Molina, Color Monster, Bolivia
    • Project: MY KINGDOM IN THIS WORLD 
  • Natália Pavlove, Other Stories, Slovakia / Czech Republic
  • Mariana Pineda, Pororó Films, Paraguay
    • Project: FALOPIA
  • Radu Stancu, deFilm, Romania
    • Project: EL DORADO
  • Murielle Thierrin, Aldabra Films, France / French Guiana            
  • Mirlanda Torres, La Selva Cine, Colombia
    • Project: THE YEAR OF NOISE
  • Angelo Rocco Troiano, Mediterraneo Cinematografica, Italy
    • Project: THE WIND'S CAVE
  • Alberto Valverde, ECAM, Spain

In addition, 9 Italian professionals have been selected for PUENTES ITALIA. 3 of them are bringing a documentary project in development to the workshop, 2 of them a fiction feature and 4 are focusing on exploring the opportunities of working with Latin America:

  • Lara Calligaro, Lume
    • Project: BROTHERHOOD GRAND PRIX (fiction film)
  • Giulia Campagna, ZaLab
  • Luigi Antonio Conte, Rizoma Film
  • Camila Gazzola, Amartia Film
  • Jakob Krese, Zero Stress Production
    • Project: CARAVANERAS (documentary feature)
  • Giacomo Lamborizio, Ring Film
  • Ilaria Malagutti, Mammut Film
    • Project: EL HOMBRE NECESARIO (Documentary feature)
  • Filippo Schiaffino, Onira
    • Project: FOREIGN SKIES (fiction film)
  • Emiliano Trovati, Fase 3
    • Project: MYRA (Creative Documentary)

We welcome our participants to EAVE and wish them an inspiring PUENTES year!

The PUENTES workshop is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union, IBERMEDIA, and with the recognition of the Directorate-General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture.

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1970 by Darko Lungulov receives funding

Film Fund Luxembourg

Film Fund Luxembourg supports 25 projects through its latest round of funding: nine fiction features, four animated features, four documentary features, two fiction series, one documentary series, two fiction shorts, one animated short, one VR project and one transmedia project. Among them:

  • 1970 by Darko Lungulov, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, EAVE group leader and EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
  • CAMPEONA by Lucia Valverde, producer: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault
  • DEATH HAS NO MASTER by Jorge Thielen Armand, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff
  • DIE BLUTGRÄFIN by Ulrike Ottinger, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • FUTURE RITES by Sandra Rodriguez and Alexander Whitley, producer: EAVE graduate Marion Guth
  • JESUS LEOPARD by Patrick-Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • LIZARDQUEEN by Jacques Molitor, producer: EAVE graduate André Fetzer
  • ORA ET LABORA by Claude Lahr, producer: EAVE graduate André Fetzer
  • WHAT REMAINS by Yeşim Ustaoğlu, producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno
  • WHO CARES by Ina Ivanceanu, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu

www.filmfund.lu

 

 

Finnish Film Foundation

The Finnish Film Foundation has granted production support to 4 film projects by EAVE graduates.

  • AMANDA OF THE NIGHT by Alli Haapasalo, producer: EAVE graduate Aleksi Bardy
  • THE ETERNITY MAN by Ivan Nikolaichuk, producer: EAVE graduate Ilkka Matila
  • THE SQUIRREL by Markus Lehmusruusu, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
  • EDERLEZI by Carmen Baltzar, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

http://ses.fi/en

 

 

Croatian Audivisual Centre

  • MOM, DAD AND ME by Vanja Juranic, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic receives support from the Croatian Audivisual Centre.

www.havc.hr

 

 

Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film Centre

The Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film Centre has announced the results of the first 2024 session of its Film Commission, which supports the production of the following films by EAVE graduates:

  • A BAS LE SOLEIL by Lucien Lepoutre, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri
  • ALI N’A PAS L’ÂGE by Géraldine Doignon, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc
  • CAGE by Paul Vincent de Lestrade, producers: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan, PUENTES graduate Geraldine Sprimont
  • COMME UNE GRANDE by Adriana Da Fonseca, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri
  • DIAMANT PALACE by Noé Reutenauer, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes
  • DIEU RECONNAÎTRA LES SIENS by Hassan Legzouli, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • DISSONANCE by Aline Magrez, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • GENÈSES by Nastasja Saerens, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc
  • GIRLS OF TOMORROW by Nora Philippe, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri
  • JONAH WAS HERE by Nathalie Teirlinck, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • LA MONTAGNE DU SILENCE by Thomas Damas, Nil-Enzo Clémentin, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc
  • MOTHER by Teona Strugar Mitevska, producer: EAVE graduate Sebastien Delloye
  • MIRKOURI by Ish and Moins Ait-Hamou, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • PAROLE D’HOMME(S) by Marie Mc Court, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri
  • PLACE OF GHOSTS by Bretten Hannam, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • ROUGE by Zoé Arene, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
  • SAMIA by Bruno Tracq, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland

https://audiovisuel.cfwb.be/en

 

 

IDM Film Commission Südtirol

  • WOODWALKERS 2 by Sven Unterwaldt, co-producer: EAVE President Danny Krausz receives financial support by IDM Film Commission Südtirol, following the first call of 2024.

www.film.idm-suedtirol.com

 

 

In pre-production

  • THE REVOLUTION ACCORDING TO KAMO by Kornel Mundruczo, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi, EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Beata Rzezniczek is in pre-production. Shooting for the Georgian-language film is due to start in 2025. The film’s story spans 30 years, from 1891-1922, and paints the portrait of the birth of the world’s most murderous dictator through the eyes of his best friend, ally, devoted disciple and henchman. The two grew up together in the small town of Gori, close to Tblisi – Stalin, or Soso as he was then known, in extreme poverty, and Kamo as part of a wealthy merchant family. Although Soso leaves Gori to attend a seminary, the two are reunited in their late teens in Tiflis (modern-day Tbilisi), where the charismatic Soso has become an agitator and leader in the new revolutionary movement to bring down the monarchy. Kamo is dragged alongside Soso into a world of gangland violence, murder and social upheaval. “It’s an epic movie about history, but it also sits firmly in the gangster-movie genre,” said Mundruczo. “It’s less about a man being born evil, but about the mechanics of power and how one man rises to the top. But it’s also about a passionate friendship between these two men who knew each other since they were boys.” THE REVOLUTION ACCORDING TO KAMO will be produced by UK outfit Good Chaos and France’s Hype Studios together with MK Productions (France), Komplizen Film (Germany), Madants (Poland), Proton Cinema (Hungary) and Takes Film (Georgia).

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DON’T LET ME DIE by Adrian Epure is in post-production

In production

  • SAVONS LES MEUBLES by Catherine Cosme, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes, co-producer: EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Britta Rindelaub and PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit is in production. With SAVONS LES MEUBLES, the director returns to the themes already present in her short films, namely the family and siblings. The film centres on Lucile and Paul, in their forties, who are called back home to their parents because their mother is dying. They were not aware of her illness, but also discover another secret: their mother has usurped Lucile’s identity and fallen deeply into debt. In this emergency, before their mother passes away, Lucile and Paul will have to find their way to forgiveness and save a lot more than just the furniture. The film is produced by EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes for Hélicotronc and co-produced by Swiss Alva Films and French Tripode Productions. It has received support from the Fédération Wallonie -Bruxelles (light productions fund), Be TV, the RTBF, Proximus, the Tax Shelter via Shelter Prod, the Loterie nationale, the Région Occitanie and the Office Fédéral de la Culture suisse.

https://tripodeproductions.fr/

 

In post-production

  • DIE ABENTEUER DER LAUSITZERIN WILMA by Maren-Kea Freese, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert is in post-production. The film tells the story of Wilma, a woman in her fifties who has spent most of her life in rural Germany, in the region of Lusatia, which is known for its lignite mining and has been plagued by high rates of unemployment since the mining activities were abandoned. Wilma is one of the people who end up without a job. This sees her spiral into a crisis, after which she decides that she needs a change of scenery. She then arrives in Vienna, exploring the big city and seeking out fresh inspiration. She gains renewed energy and embarks on a new life project. DIE ABENTEUER DER LAUSITZERIN WILMA is being staged by Ma.ja.de Filmproduktion in co-production with TV channel MDR. It has been funded by the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, DFFF and Creative Europe.

https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/463597/

  • DON’T LET ME DIE by Adrian Epure, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Thomas Lambert is in post-production. The script written by Epure together with Ana Gheorghe follows Maria, who discovers the body of a neighbour with no family in front of her apartment building, and decides to arrange her funeral. Though the woman was a stranger, her disappearance haunts Maria. She needs to know who Isabela Ivan was. Ana Gheorghe and Alexandru Teodorescu of Saga Film are producing in co-production with Angel Ivanov and Virginia Venkova of Handplayed (Bulgaria), and Thomas Lambert of Tomsa Films (France). National coproducers include Ana Ciobanu of Arrogant Films and Theo Nissim of Conceptual Lab by Theo Nissim. The project was supported by the Romanian Film Centre with 520,000 RON in 2022 and also by the Bulgarian National Film Center. It also received the Alex Leo Șerban Scholarship at the Transilvania IFF in 2022 and the SEE Cinema Network development grant in 2023. The script was developed through Next Step - Semaine de la Critique and the Residence du Festival de Cannes.

www.sagafilm.ro

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Best Talent Project for A GIRL UNKNOWN in Shanghai

Tribeca Film Festival

  • BIKECHESS by Assel Aushakimova, producer: EAVE graduate Antoine Simkine won Best International Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival
  • SAMIA by Yasemin Samdereli, producerss: EAVE graduates Michele Fornasero, David Herdies receives a Special Jury Mention for an International Narrative Feature
  • SOME RAIN MUST FALL by Qiu Yang, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua won Best Performance in an International Narrative Feature and Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature
  • DON’T YOU LET ME GO by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Agustina Chiarino won the Nora Ephron Award
  • MADE IN ETHIOPIA by Xinyan Yu, Max Duncan, producer: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit received a Special Jury Mention for a Documentary Feature

https://tribecafilm.com

 

 

Krakow Film Festival

  • INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel won the Silver Horn in the International Documentary Competition and the FIPRESCI Award
  • SILENT TREES by Agnieszka Zwiefka, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert won the Golden Hobby-Horse for a Feature-length Film and a Special Mention in the International Documentary Competition

www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/en

 

 

DocuDays UA

  • NICE LADIES by Mariia Ponomarova, producer: EAVE graduate Rogier Kramier received a Special Mention.
  • THE KIOSK by Daniel Stopa, producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron received a Special Mention.
  • CHANGE project A BIT OF A STRANGER by Svitlana Lishchynska, producers: CHANGE graduate Anna Kapustina, EAVE graduate Fredrik Lange won the Andriy Matrosov Priz.

https://docudays.ua/

 

 

Annecy Film Festival

  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Jelenekova received the Jury Prize of the Contrechamp Competition
  • HURIKÁN by Jan Saska, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky, EAVE MW graduate Kamila Dohnalova won the Audience Award in the Short Films Official Competition
  • MY LIFE IN VERSAILLES “VERSAILLES GHOST” by Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat, Nathaniel H’limi, producer: PUENTES graduate Lionel Massol won the Jury Prize for Best TV Series
  • HELLO SUMMER by Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharova, producer: EAVE MW graduate Kamila Dohnalova won the Young Audience Award

www.annecy.org

 

 

Shanghai International Film Festival

  • A GIRL UNKNOWN by ZOU Jing, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri won the Best Talent Project.

https://www.siff.com/

 

 

Filmfest Emden-Norderney

  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You won the Creative Energy Award at the International Filmfest Emden-Norderney.

www.filmfest-emden.de

 

 

Animafest Zagreb

  • THE MIRACLE by Nienke Deutz, producer: EAVE graduate Derk-Jan Warrink won the Grand Prix in the Grand Competition Short Film section at the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb

http://www.animafest.hr/en

 

 

Bishkek International Film Festival

  • INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al Rasheed, producer: EAVE graduate Rula Nasser was awarded Best Acting (Mouna Hawa) at the Bishkek International Film Festival
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier won Best Cinematography

https://bishkekfilmfest.com.kg

 

 

Biografilm Festival Bologna

  • EAVE project STRAY BODIES by Elina Psykou, producers: EAVE graduates Ivan Madeo and Veselka Kiryakova, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rea Apostolides won the Manifesto Award at the Biografilm Festival Bologna.

www.biografilm.it

 

 

SEEfest Los Angeles

  • EAVE project NON-ALIGNED: SCENES FROM THE LABUDOVIC REELS by Mila Turajlic, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Chichkowsky wins the BRIDGING THE BORDERS AWARD 
  • FREEDOM by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu wins the BARCO HDR MASTER LIGHTSTEERING COLOR GRADE PRIZE
  • BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub receives a Honorable Mention
  • EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo wins a Honorable Mention

https://seefilmla.org

 

 

IndieLisboa

  • THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, executive producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij received the Feature Film Grand Prize City Of Lisbon Special Mention
  • GOLD SONGS by Ico Costa, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Alves won the MAX Award for Best Portuguese Feature Film and received a Special Mention from the Universities Jury
  • GREICE by Leonardo Mouramateus, producer: EAVE+ graduate Pandora Telles won the Nova FCSH Award for Best Director in a Portuguese Film
  • LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE + graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina won the Silvestre Award for Best Feature Film
  • BANZO by Margarita Cardoso, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis won the Arvore de Vida Award and the Universities Award for Best Portuguese Feature Film
  • TALES OF OBLIVION by Dulce Fernandes, producer: EAVE+ graduate Pandora Telles received a Special Mention
  • WE MADE A FILM by Tota Alves, producer: EAVE participant Andreia Nunes received a Special Mention and the Audience Award
  • CIDADE; CAMPO by Juliana Rojas, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, co-producer: EAVE graduate Simone Oliveira won the QUEERARTLAB Award

https://indielisboa.com

 

 

Lithuanian Silver Crane Awards

14 awards for EAVE graduates at the Lithuanian National Silver Crane film awards:

  • SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute, co-producers: EAVE graduates Luisa Romeo, Anna-Maria Kantarius won 6 awards – Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Leading Actress, Best Leading Actor, Best Editor
  • TWITTERING SOUL 3D by Deimantas Narkevicius, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite also won 6 awards – Best Cinematography, Best Costumes, Best Music, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Make-up
  • MY FREEDOM by Ilze Kunga-Melgaile, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina was awarded Best Supporting Actor
  • FIVE AND A HALF LOVE STORIES IN AN APARTMENT IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA by Tomas Vengris, co-producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis won Best Supporting Actress

www.lrt.lt/en

 

 

Austrian Film Awards

10 awards for EAVE graduates at the Austrian Film Awards:

  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper won Best Feature Film, Best Leading Actress (Anja F Plaschg), Best Supporting Actress (Maria Hofstätter), Best Cinematography (Martin Gschlacht), Best Film Editing, Best Score (Anja F Plaschg), Best Production Design and Best Make-up
  • SISI & I by Frauke Finsterwalder, co-producer: EAVE President Danny Krausz won Best Costume Design
  • ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber won the Viewers’ Choice Award

https://www.oesterreichische-filmakademie.at

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GREEN BORDER in cinemas around Europe

In French cinemas

  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina. June 12.
  • EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo. June 12.
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. June 26.

 

In Belgian cinemas

  • GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed Kordofani, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingrid Lill Hogtun. June 12.
  • BEING MARIA by Jessica Palud, executive producer: EAVE participant Alex C. Lo. June 19.

 

In UK cinemas

  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum. June 17.
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. June 28.

 

In Dutch cinemas

  • BLACK TEA by Abderrahmane Sissako, co-producers: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault, TTB graduate Tsai Hsin-Hung. June 13.

 

In Swiss cinemas

  • INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al Rasheed, producer: EAVE graduate Rula Nasser. June 6.

 

In German cinemas

  • TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen. June 6.
  • A SILENCE by Joachim Lafosse, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman, EAVE group leader and EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges, co-producer: EAVE graduate Antonio Lombardo. June 13.

 

In Irish cinemas

  • TREASURE by Julia Von Heinz, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski. June 14.
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. June 28.

 

In Romanian cinemas

  • THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic. June 28.

 

In Swedish cinemas

  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. June 28.

 

In Spanish cinemas

  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum. June 7.
  • PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi. June 7.
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. June 28.

 

In Hungarian cinemas

  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum. June 27.

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EAVE Marketing Workshop projects LIVING LARGE and HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS selected for Karlovy Vary

Zlin Film Festival (May 30 – June 5)

  • CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo 
  • PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • EAVE project PSYCHOBITCH by Martin Lund, producer: EAVE graduate Ruben Thorkildsen
  • ROBOT DREAMS by Pablo Berger, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas

https://www.zlinfest.cz

 

 

Internationales Filmfest Emden Norderney (June 5 – 12)

  • AKIKO, DER FLIEGENDE AFFE, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Veit Helmer
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • ELBOW by Asli Özarslan, producer: EAVE graduate Jamila Wenske, co-producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume Dreyfus, Delphine Schmit
  • GONDOLA, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Veit Helmer
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • EAVE project NOT A WORD by Hanna Slak, producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué
  • MEINEN HASS BEKOMMT IHR NICHT by Kilian Riedhof, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • PERSIAN LESSONS by Vadim Perelman, producer: EAVE graduate Sol Bondy, Jamila Wenske
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project TOTEM by Sander Burger, producers: EAVE graduates Fleur Knopperts, Denis Vaslin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno
  • TREASURE by Julia Von Heinz, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski

www.filmfest-emden.de

 

 

Tribeca Film Festival New York (June 5 – 16)

  • BIKECHESS by Assel Aushakimova, producer: EAVE+ and MW graduate Antoine Simkine
  • DON’T YOU LET ME GO by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate, PUENTES group leader Agustina Chiarino
  • FUCK-A-FAN by Muriel d'Ansembourg, producer: TTB graduate Els Vandevorst
  • MADE IN ETHIOPIA by Xinyan Yu, Max Duncan, producer: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit
  • SAMIA by Yasemin Samdereli, producerss: EAVE graduates Michele Fornasero, David Herdies
  • SOME RAIN MUST FALL by Qiu Yang, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • SWIMMING HOME by Justin Anderson, producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • THE DAMNED by Thordur Palsson, producers: EAVE graduates Guđmundur Arnar Guđmundsson, Anton Mani Svansson, Benoit Roland
  • THE DEVIL'S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • TREASURE by Julia Von Heinz, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski

https://tribecafilm.com

 

 

Sydney Film Festival (June 5 – 16)

  • ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producers: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE graduates Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt 
  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • PUAN by Maria Alché, Benjamin Naishtat, producers: EAVE graduates Barbara Sarasola-Day, Giovanni Pompili, PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite
  • THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producer: EAVE graduates Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Geneviève De Bauw
  • THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTb graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries

http://sff.org.au

 

 

Biografilm Bologna (June 7 – 17)

  • REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • EAVE project STRAY BODIES by Elina Psykou, producers: EAVE graduates Ivan Madeo, Veselka Kiryakova, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rea Apostolides
  • THE LOST NOTEBOOK by Ida Marie Gedbjerg Sørensen, producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER by Jacob Perlmutter, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen

www.biografilm.it

 

 

Annecy International Animated Film Festival (June 9 – 15)

Feature Films

  • THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES by Michel Hazanavicius, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman
  • A BOAT IN THE GARDEN by Jean-François Laguionie, producer: EAVE graduate Stéphan Roelants
  • ROCK BOTTOM by Maria Trenor, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra Clua

Feature Films Contrechamp

  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Jelenekova

Short Films – Competition: Official

  • FREE THE CHICKENS by Matus Vizar, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • HURIKÁN by Jan Saska, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky, EAVE MW graduate Kamila Dohnalova
  • MAYBE ELEPHANTS by Torill Kove, producer: EAVE graduate Lise Fearnley

Perspectives

  • I DIED IN IRPIN by Anastasiia Falileieva, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky

Young Audiences

  • HELLO SUMMER by Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharova, producer: EAVE MW graduate Kamila Dohnalova

TV Films

  • MY LIFE IN VERSAILLES “VERSAILLES GHOST” by Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat, Nathaniel H’limi, producer: PUENTES graduate Lionel Massol

www.annecy.org

 

 

Midnight Sun Film Festival Helsinki (June 12 – 16)

  • BLAGA’S LESSONS by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producers: EAVE graduates Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova 
  • FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
  • FOUR LITTLE ADULTS by Selma Vilhunen, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi
  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll
  • KALAK by Isabella Eklöf, co-producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Leontine Petit
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
  • LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir Perisic, producers: EAVE graduates Vincent Quenault, Janja Kralj, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic

https://msfilmfestival.fi/en

 

 

Festival of Mediterranian Film Split (June 13 – 22)

  • AMAL by Jawad Rhalib, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ellen de Waele
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze 
  • DORMITORY by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • FRENZY by Emin Alper, producer: EAVE graduate Enis Köstepen
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart 
  • PUAN by Maria Alché, Benjamin Naishtat, producers: EAVE graduates Barbara Sarasola-Day, Giovanni Pompili, PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite
  • PUENTES project EL PARAISO by Enrico Maria Artale, producer: PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri
  • ROBOT DREAMS by Pablo Berger, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
  • SIDONIE IN JAPAN by Elise Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Sébastian Haguenauer
  • THE SUCCESSOR by Xavier Legrand, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman

http://fmfs.hr/en/

 

 

Shanghai International Film Festival (June 14 – 23)

  • EAVE project SILENCE OF THE SEASHELL by Kamar Ahmad Simon, producer: EAVE graduate Sara Afreen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Weydemann, Yvonne Wellie
  • A GIRL UNKNOWN by ZOU Jing, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • HER SECOND CHANCE by Vito Palmieri, producer: EAVE graduate Chiara Galloni

https://www.siff.com/

 

 

 

Transilvania International Film Festival (June 14 – 24)

  • A CAUTIONARY TALE by Ilinca Calugareanu, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
  • ALICE ON & OFF by Isabela Von Tent, producer: EAVE graduate Irina Malcea-Cândea
  • AMAL by Jawad Rhalib, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ellen de Waele
  • ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchoiu, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne
  • GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • HOLY WEEK by Andrei Cohn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • HYPNOSIS by Ernst De Geer, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Elise Fernanda Pirir
  • HORIA by Ana-Maria Comanescu, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • NASTY. MORE THAN TENNIS by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu 
  • SOVIET JEANS by Stanislavs Tokalovs, Juris Kursietis, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina
  • SUMMER BROTHER by Joren Molter, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
  • THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MAX LINDER, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Edward Porembny
  • THE MOROMETE FAMILY 3 by Stere Gulea, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu and Tudor Giurgiu
  • THE OTHER SON by Sebastián Quebrada, producer: EAVE graduate Federico Sande Novo
  • THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • UN SILENCE by Joachim Lafosse, producer: EAVE graduate Anton Iffland-Stettner and Eva Kuperman in co-production with EAVE group leader and EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges

https://tiff.ro/en

 

 

Sheffield Doc/Fest  (June 14 – 19)

  • THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producer: EAVE graduates Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Geneviève De Bauw
  • EAVE project WHERE DRAGONS LIVE by Suzanne Raes, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans, co-producer: EAVE graduate Reece Cargan
  • PAVILION 6 by Goran Devic, producer: EAVE graduate Hrvoje Osvadic
  • RELENTLESS MEMORY by Paula Rodriguez, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen
  • DREAMS TRAVEL WITH THE WIND by Inti Jacanamijoy, producer: PUENTES graduate Jorge Forero
  • MADE IN ETHIOPIA by Xinyan Yu, Max Duncan, producer: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit
  • DEMOCRACY NOIR by Connie Field, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
  • MY SEXTORTION DIARY by Patricia Franquesa, producer: PUENTES graduate Mireia Graell
  • OUR LAND, OUR FREEDOM by Meena Nanji, Zippy Kimundu, producer: EAVE graduate Eliane Ferreira, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Gudula Meinzolt

http://sheffdocfest.com

 

 

New Directors New Films Festival, Espinho (June 19 – 26)

  • MELK by Stefanie Kolk, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit 
  • ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchoiu, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

https://site.fest.pt/en

 

 

Frameline Festival San Francisco (June 19 – 29)

  • CIDADE; CAMPO by Juliana Rojas, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze 
  • GONDOLA, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Veit Helmer

www.frameline.org

 

 

Art Film Fest Kosice (June 21 – 28)

  • 8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA by Marko Raat, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Dora Nedeczky
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze 
  • EAVE project CITIZEN SAINT by Tinatin Kajrishvili, producer: EAVE graduate Lasha Khalvashi, co-producers: Borislav Chouchkov, Carine Chichkowsky, Denis Vaslin
  • EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
  • ESSENTIAL TRUTHS OF THE LAKE by Lav Diaz, producer: producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew 
  • DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne
  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina 
  • FREEDOM by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu
  • GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed Kordofani, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingrid Lill Hogtun
  • KALMAN’S DAY by Szabolcs Hajdu, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi, EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
  • ROBOT DREAMS by Pablo Berger, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
  • THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE UNIVERSAL THEORY by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, David Bohun, Dario Schoch
  • TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT by Filip Posivac, producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova
  • TREASURE by Julia Von Heinz, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski 
  • TTB project MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihailescu, producers: EAVE graduate Diana Paroiu & EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nina Frese

https://artfilmfest.sk/en

 

 

Mediterrane Film Festival, Malta (June 22 – 30)

  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney   
  • BACKSTAGE by Afef Ben Mahmoud and Khalil Benkirane, co-producer: EAVE graduate Lil Høgtun
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Léontine Petit
  • THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper 
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTb graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries

https://mediterrane.com

 

 

Taipei Film Festival (June 22 – July 8)

  • CIDADE; CAMPO by Juliana Rojas, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • CU LI NEVER CRIES by Pham Ngoc Lan, co-producers: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduates Verona Meier, Claire Lajoumard
  • EUREKA by Lisandro Alonso, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach 
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • HOLLY by Fien Troch, producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Heene, Donato Rotunno, Frans Van Gestel
  • HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain
  • THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, executive producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

https://www.taipeiff.taipei

 

 

FID Marseille (June 25 – 30)

  • AMUSEMENT PARK by Ricardo Alves Jr., producer: EAVE graduate Julia Alves
  • BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun
  • GOLD SONGS by Ico Costa, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Alves
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt 
  • MAKAMISA: PHANTASM OF REVENGE by Khavn De La Cruz, producer: TTB graduate Stephan Holl
  • THE FLAME OF A CANDLE by André Gil Mata, producer: PUENTES graduate Clementine Mourão-Ferreira

FIDLab

  • FAUSTO by Jazmin Lopez, producer: PUENTES graduate Leandro Listorti
  • FRAGMENTS OF THIS BEAUTY by Burak Cevik, producer: EAVE graduate Ipek Erden
  • LA NUIT by Beatrice Gibson, producer: PUENTES graduate Valentina Novati
  • OBJET A by Ann Oren, producer: EAVE participant Fabian Altenried
  • TALES OF FRUITS AND MONSTERS by Gregor Bozic, producer: EAVE graduate Marina Gumzi

https://fidmarseille.org

 

 

Brussels International Film Festival (June 25 – July 3)

  • HUMAN | ANIMAL by Alessandro Pugno, producer: EAVE graduate Daniele Segre
  • JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll
  • KATIKA BLUU by Stéphane Vuillet & Stéphane Xhroüet, producer: PUENTES graduate Anthony Rey
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney   
  • PUAN by Maria Alché, Benjamin Naishtat, producers: EAVE graduates Barbara Sarasola-Day, Giovanni Pompili, PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite
  • THE PERMANENT PICTURE by Laura Ferrés, producer: EAVE graduate Adria Mones

Brussels Co-Production Market

Gap Financing Sessions

  • FOLK PLAY by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen
  • SERAFIMA by Veiko Ounpuu, producer: EAVE graduate Esko Rips

Up: Up-and-Coming Producers

  • BEAR HUG by Alexandros Skouras, producer: EAVE MW graduate Eleni Oulani
  • DEMANDS OF A TEENAGE HEART by Lisa Meyer, producer: EAVE graduate Mario Adamson

Short Film Sessions

  • MARIE, SWEETIE by Vivian Säde, producer: EAVE graduate Pille Rünk
  • THE GALIPOT’S LAIR by Raphaël Delorme-Duc, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc

www.briff.be

 

 

Munich Film Festival (June 28 – July 7)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • DORMITORY by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
  • FRISCH by Damian John Harper, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
  • HEARTLESS by Nara Nomande, Tião, producer: EAVE graduate Nadia Trevisan
  • HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
  • HOLLY by Fien Troch, producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Heene, Donato Rotunno, Frans Van Gestel
  • IM ROSENGARTEN by Leis Bagdach, producer: EAVE graduate Arek Gielnik
  • IN THE LAND OF BROTHERS by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • KALAK by Isabella Eklöf, co-producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Leontine Petit
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • MOTEL DESTINO by Karim Ainouz, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • POISON by Désirée Nosbusch, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff
  • PUAN by Maria Alché, Benjamin Naishtat, producers: EAVE graduates Barbara Sarasola-Day, Giovanni Pompili, PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite
  • SONGS WITHIN by Katalin Gödrös, producer: EAVE + graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • SIDONIE IN JAPAN by Elise Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Sébastian Haguenauer
  • SUPERMAD by Elsa van Damke, producer: EAVE graduate Solmaz Azizi
  • SWIMMING HOME by Justin Anderson, producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
  • THE HYPERBOREANS by Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, producer: PUENTES graduate Catalina Vergara
  • THE PRACTICE by Martin Rejtman, producer: TTB, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi
  • THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
  • THE SUCCESSOR by Xavier Legrand, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman 
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • ZWEI ZU EINS by Natja Brunckhorst, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTb graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

www.filmfest-muenchen.de

 

 

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 28 – July 6)

Crystal Globe Competition

  • BANZO by Margarida Cardoso, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Filipa Reis
  • CELEBRATION by Bruno Ankovic, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic
  • PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producers: EAVE graduates Vladimer Katcharava, Anamaria Antoci
  • PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
  • THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
  • XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

Proxima Competition

  • NOTHING IN ITS PLACE by Burak Cevik, producer: EAVE graduate Ipek Erden
  • STRANGER by Zhengfan Yang, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producer: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, co-producers: EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato

Special Screenings

  • I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
  • IN THE LAND OF BROTHERS by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
  • WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova

Horizons

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
  • BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
  • BYE BYE TIBERIAS by Lina Soualem, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze 
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Jelenekova
  • EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi 
  • GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne
  • GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt 
  • JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • MY SUMMER WITH IRENE by Carlo Sironi, producer: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur
  • NASTY by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu 
  • ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
  • SILENT TRILOGY by Juho Kuosmanen, producer EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
  • THE OTHER WAY AROUND by Jonas Trueba, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
  • THE RESCUE: THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD by Daniela Goggi, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli
  • VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTb graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries
  • THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
  • WHO DO I BELONG TO by Meryam Joobeur, producer: EAVE graduate Sarra Ben Hassen

Out of the Past

  • ACTRESS by Theodora Remundova, producer: EAVE graduate Alice Tabery

Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema

  • A STUDY OF EMPATHY by Hilke Rönnfeldt, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Møller Christoffersen

Pragueshorts at KVIFF

  • ELECTRA by Daria Kashcheeva, co-producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
  • POND by Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust, producer: EAVE graduate Sarah Born

www.kviff.com

 

 

Festival La Rochelle Cinéma (June 30 – July 9)

  • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
  • BABY by Marcelo Caetano, co-producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
  • EAVE project COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON by Mounia Akl, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine
  • CREATURA by Elena Martín Gimeno, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE participant Ariadna Dot
  • CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze 
  • DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
  • EL PROFESOR by Benjamin Naishtat, producer: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili
  • GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart
  • STORMSKERRY MAJA by Tiina Lymi, producer: EAVE graduate Jukka Helle
  • THE FLAME OF A CANDLE by André Gil Mata, producer: PUENTES graduate Clementine Mourão-Ferreira
  • THIS IS WHAT I REMEMBER by Aktam Aryn Kubat, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
  • TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, sales: Salaud Morisset
  • TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
  • WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

https://festival-larochelle.org

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