EAVE April News 2015
- EAVE projects EMILIA and NOTHING DOING IN BAGHDAD in pre-production
In Development / Pre-Production April 2015 - EAVE project THE MAN WHO KNEW 75 LANGUAGES now in production
In Production April 2015 - NIGHTLIFE in post-production.
In Post-Production April 2015 - GAME GIRLS now crowd-funding
Crowd-funding April 2015 - EAVE project MY SKINNY SISTER nominated for EFA Young Audience Award
Nominations April 2015 - Grand Jury Prize for EAVE project MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON in Nashville and Rouen
Awards April 2015 - EAVE project DAWN in Swiss cinemas
In Cinema April 2015 - EAVE project MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON in festivals around the world
Festivals April 2015 - New Forces for TIES THAT BIND in 2015!
. - Upcoming Deadlines
Call for application for: EP2C; JUNIOR CO-PRODUCTION MARKET; IDFA Bertha Fund Classic; Docu Talents; East Silver Market; EX ORIENTE FILM - New Forces for TIES THAT BIND in 2015!
Press release - EAVE project MONSTERMAN featured on FESTIVAL SCOPE
Press release
EAVE projects EMILIA and NOTHING DOING IN BAGHDAD in pre-production
The German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund supports the following co-productions by EAVE graduates:
- EAVE project 16 co-produced by EAVE participant Ipek Kent
- CROWS by Erol Mintas co-producer: EAVE graduate Verena Gräfe-Höft
- IDLE MOMENTS by M. Cem Öztüfekçi, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg
- THE MEMOIRS OF ANTOINE KÖPE by Nefin Dinç, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg
The German Film Funding Agency (FFA) funds three films by EAVE graduates:
- AXOLOTL BLOCKBUSTER by Helene Hegemann, producer: EAVE graduate Hanneke van der Tas
- IRON SKY 2 - THE COMING RACE by Timo Vuorensola, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Damian
- DER JUNGE KARL MARX by Raoul Peck, co-producers: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter and EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman ist supported by the French-German Funding Commission.
The German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) has published its funding decisions. Among them are:
- SCHROTTEN by Max Zähle, producer: EAVE graduate Dirk Decker
- GESTRANDET by Lisei Caspers, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Peter Rommel
- SEX & CRIME by Paul Florian Müller, producer: EAVE graduate and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
- DIE BLUMEN VON GESTERN by Chris Kraus, producer: EAVE graduate Danny Krausz
Among the funded films in the first round of Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) are:
- THE NILE HILTON INCIDENT by Tarik Saleh, producers: EAVE graduate Kristina Aberg and EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
- AQUARELA by Victor Kossakovsky, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
- The Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein supports ROMEO, produced by EAVE graduate Dirk Decker
The Netherlands Film Production Incentive scheme has selected a total of 19 new film projects. Among them are:
- REHEPAPP by Rainer Sarnet, co-producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Kissa, EAVE graduate and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
- SIV SLEEPS ASTRAY by Catti Edfeldt, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- US by Rene Eller, producer: EAVE graduate Julius Ponten
SØRFOND grants support for 2 projects produced by EAVE graduates:
- LUXEMBOURG produced by EAVE graduate and Russian National Coordinator Anna Katchko
- La FAMILIA produced by EAVE graduate Dag Hoel
http://www.filmfrasor.no/sorfond/
- L’ECONOMIE DU COUPLE by Joachim Lafosse, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart gets support by Wallimage.
- THE SURVIVALIST by Janis Nords, producer B’EST graduate Alise Gelze gets support from the National Film Centre of Latvia.
- EAVE project EMILIA by Donatas Ulvydas, producer: EAVE graduate Zivile Gallego is in pre-production. Set in the early 1970s in Soviet-occupied Lithuania, Emilia is the story of an aspiring young actress who pursues her career in a theatre torn between loyalty to the system and dreams of freedom. Drawing strength from a mystery buried deep in the memories of her childhood, Emilia walks a fine line between passion, intrigue and betrayal, only to become a symbol of national defiance. The film is supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre. Shooting is planned for July.
- EAVE project NOTHING DOING IN BAGHDAD by Maysoon Pachachi, produced by EAVE graduate Talal Al-Muhanna is set to start shooting after receiving CNC /Institut français 'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde' production support. The film also received funding from Brot für die Welt, Visions Sud Est and the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC).
EAVE project THE MAN WHO KNEW 75 LANGUAGES now in production
- DIE BLUMEN VON GESTERN by Chris Kraus, producer: EAVE graduate Danny Krausz is shooting in Berlin. In this turbulent romantic comedy, a German Holocaust historian and descendant of a famous Nazi criminal is deeply troubled because of his origins, his career and his general misanthropy. In the midst of his existential and marital crisis, he meets a French research assistant whose grandmother was killed in the concentration camp at Auschwitz. Her unconventional attitude and openness are quite irritating to him, but when he gets closer to her, his whole life is turned upside down. The script had already been awarded the acclaimed Thomas Strittmatter Prize. The shoot is taking place in Berlin, Stuttgart, Vienna, Riga and New York. The project received production support from MFG Baden-Württemberg, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, the Federal Film Board, the German Federal Film Fund, the Austrian Film Institute, the Filmfonds Wien, FISA – Filmstandort Austria and Eurimages.
- PILGRIMAGE by Brendan Muldowney, producer: EAVE graduate Conor Barry, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Boussiou commenced a seven-week shoot in April on the west coast of Ireland and the Ardennes region of Belgium. Based on a script by Jamie Hannigan and set in 13th-century Ireland, the movie follows a small group of monks as they undertake a treacherous pilgrimage to escort their monastery’s holiest relic to Rome. The film was developed with the assistance of the Irish Film Board (IFB) and Creative Europe, and will be financed by the IFB, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Wallimage and the Wallonia Cultural Fund.
- EAVE project THE MAN WHO KNEW 75 LANGUAGES by Anne Magnussen and Pawel Debski, producer: EAVE graduate Živile Gallego is in production. The animated documentary is about the language genius Georg Julius Justus Sauerwein who sacrificed his academic career to live among the most oppressed groups in Europe, the linguistic minorities. He fought for people’s right to speak their mother tongue and the use of the mother tongue in primary education. Because of his great linguistic talent he was headhunted to be the tutor of the beautiful and talented Princess Elisabeth of Wied in Germany who became the first queen of Romania and a famous writer of books, articles and poems. The film received funding from the Lithuanian Film Centre. Filming started in Lithuania and moves to Poland.
NIGHTLIFE in post-production.
- NIGHTLIFE by Damjan Kozole EAVE group leader Danijel Hocevar is in post-production. The story is about an affluent upper-middle class couple. Lea is a college professor of solid principles, Milan a successful attorney. But their life, defined by an attractive apartment, a dignified air and a son who studies abroad, starts falling apart late one night when Milan is found semi-conscious in suspicious circumstances. The project was supported by the Slovenian Film Center, the Macedonian Film Agency and Film Fund Sarajevo.
GAME GIRLS now crowd-funding
- There are only a few days left to help us fund the development of GAME GIRLS by Alina Skrzeszewska, producer: EAVE participant Jean-Laurent Csinidis. Check out the IndieGogo page and listen to filmmaker Alina Skrzeszewska introduce her wonderful documentary project about the women from Skid Row, Downtown L.A.65% of the objective reached, already over 160 backers… But there still is a long way to go: we need your support!
More info here
EAVE project MY SKINNY SISTER nominated for EFA Young Audience Award
The Sarajevo Film Festival's co-production market, CineLink, has announced the results of its first call for entries. Among them are:
- CROWNS by Erol Mintas, producer: EAVE graduate Asli Erdem
- LANKARAN by Elvin Adigozel, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- SOLDIERS by Ivana Mladenovic, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
The European Film Academy has nominated three films for the EFA Young Audience Award. Two of them are produced by EAVE producers:
- EAVE project MY SKINNY SISTER by Sanna Lenken, producer EAVE graduate Annika Rogel
- YOU’RE UGLY, TOO by Mark Noonan, producer: EAVE graduate Conor Barry
Grand Jury Prize for EAVE project MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON in Nashville and Rouen
- The Golden Olive Tree of the Lecce European Film Festival went to SONG OF MY MOTHER by Erol Mintas, producers: EAVE graduate Asli Erdem and EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille.
- EAVE project MY SKINNY SISTER by Sanna Lenken, producer: EAVE graduate Annika Rogell won three awards (Best Screenplay Award, Fipresci Jury Award, Audience Award).
www.festivaldelcinemaeuropeo.com
- The Firebird Award, the top prize in the Young Filmmakers’ Competition, which comprises the main section of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, went to SWORN VIRGIN by Laura Bispuri, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler.
- LIZA, THE FOX-FAIRY by Károly Ujj Mészáros co-producer: EAVE 2003 graduate and group leader Roshanak Behesht Nedjad won the 7th Orbit Award at the BIFFF Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
www.bifff.net/bifff-2015-awards
- BLIND by Eskil Vogt, producer: EAVE graduate Sigve Endresen was awarded the prize for Best Norwegian Film of the Year by the Norwegian Film Critics’ Association.
https://nb-no.facebook.com/Blindfilmen
- AFTERLIFE by Virág Zomborácz, producer: EAVE graduate Ferenc Pusztai won the Best Actor award at the Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino Pavasaris”.
- THE LESSON by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva received the Best Actress Award.
- THE LOOK OF SILENCE by Joshua Oppenheimer, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen was awarded Best Director.
- DAS EWIGE LEBEN by Wolfgang Murnberger, producer: EAVE graduate Danny Krausz won the Young Blood competition of the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival.
- TURIST by Ruben Östlund, producer: EAVE graduate Marie Kjelsson won Best Director Best at the Dublin International Film Festival.
- GLASSLAND by Gerard Barrett, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney was awarded Best Irish Film.
- XENIA by Panos Koutras, producers: EAVE graduate Alexandra Boussiou, EAVE graduate Sébastien Delloye is the big winner at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards winning six awards, including the golden trifecta of Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
- TOTO AND HIS SISTERS by Alexander Nanau, producer: EAVE graduate Marcian Lazar won the Best Documentary Award at the Romanian Gopo Awards.
- MEMORIES FROM GEHENNA by Thomas Jenkoe, produer: EAVE participant Jean-Laurent Csinidis received the French Competition award at Cinéma du Réel where the film had its world premiere (Prix de l'Institut Français - Louis Marcorelles). The film was also selected at Brive Medium Length Film Festival in European competition.
www.films-de-force-majeure.com
- TO THE AMAZON by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolas Van Hemelryck, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Van Hemelryck won the Tribeca Film Fund support and got support by Dok Incubator.
www.totheamazon.co/p/equipo_6.html
- EAVE project MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON by Darko Lungulov, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana Penev received the Grand Jury Prize and Best Actor Award at Nashville Film Festival. The Film also won the Grand Jury Prize at the A l'Est du Nouveau
https://nashvillefilmfestival.org / http://www.alest.org/en/
EAVE project DAWN in Swiss cinemas
In French Cinemas:
- JAUJA by Lisandro Alonso, producer: EAVE 2008 graduate Helle Ulsteen was released in France on April 22 and in the UK on April 10.
- EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE by Wim Wenders, producer: EAVE graduate Gian-Piero Ringel started in France on April 22.
- BLIND by Eskil Vogt, producer: EAVE graduate Sigve Endresen. French release: April 29
https://nb-no.facebook.com/Blindfilmen
- THE KISS FROM MARSEILLE by Valérie Mitteaux, producer: EAVE participant Jean-Laurent Csinidis is screened in Lille on 6 April and La Ciotat on 9 April, together with RELAPSE by Jérôme Nunes.
www.films-de-force-majeure.com
In Belgian Cinemas:
- TOUS LES CHATS SONT GRIS by Savina Dellicour, producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno started in Belgium on April 29.
In British Cinemas:
- TURIST by Ruben Östlund, producer: EAVE graduate Marie Kjelsson started in the UK on April 10.
- GLASSLAND by Gerard Barrett, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney was released in the UK on April 17.
In Swiss Cinemas:
- THE BRIDGES OF SARAJEVO by Aida Begic, Leonardo di Costanzo, Jean-Luc Godard, Kamen Kalev, Isild Le Besco, Sergei Losnitza, Vincenzo Marra, Ursula Meier, Vladimir Perisic, Christi Puiu, Marc Recha, Angela Schanelec, Teresa Villaverde, producer: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg. Swiss release: April 16.
- AS WE WERE DREAMING by Andreas Dresen, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Peter Rommel. Swiss release: April 2.
- EAVE project DAWN directed and co-produced by EAVE graduate Romed Wyder, producer: Interchange graduate Samir started in Swiss theatres on April 29.
In Italian Cinemas:
- WHITE GOD by Kornél Mundruczó, producers: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi and EAVE graduate Eszter Gyarfas, script consultant: EAVE expert Martin Daniel: Italian release: April 9.
In Spanish Cinemas:
- RETURN TO ITHACA by Laurent Cantet, producer: EAVE graduate Didar Domehri. Spanish release April 17.
In Hungarian Cinemas:
- SNOW IN PARADISE by Andrew Hulme, producer: EAVE 1998 graduate and UK National Coordinator Christine Alderson. Hungarian release April 16.
In German Cinemas:
- A BLAST by Syllas Tzoumerkas, co-producers: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith was released in Germany on April 16.
- EAVE project THE JUDGMENT, produced by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev started in German Theatres on April 20.
Screenings In Austria:
- During the "European year for Development" JAKARTA DISORDER by Ascan Breuer, produced by Arash T. Riahi will be part of the "political education" action days in April 2015 and be screened for schools in Vienna, Krems, Wiener Neustadt, Graz, Villach and Salzburg.
EAVE project MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON in festivals around the world
Istanbul Film Festival (April 4 - 19)
- A BLAST by Syllas Tzoumerkas, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith
- CASANOVA VARIATIONS by Michael Sturminger, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
- NO ONE’S CHILD by Vuk Rsumovic, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- PUENTES project LUCIFER by Gust Van den Berghe, producer: EAVE graduate Tomas Leyers
- PUENTES project VIOLENCIA by Jorge Forero, producer: PUENTES graduate Diana Bustamante, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors
- SONG OF MY MOTHER by Erol Mintas, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- THE LESSON by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva
- THE PRESIDENT by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, producer: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator David Grumbach, EAVE graduate Vladimer Katchamara
- THE REAPER by Zvonimir Juric, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- THESE ARE THE RULES by Ognjen Svilicic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Janja Kralj
- THE VISIT by Michael Madsen, producer: EAVE group leader Lise Lense-Møller
- TOKYO FIANCEE by Stefan Liberski, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- UNTIL I LOSE MY BREATH by Emine Emel Balci, co-producer EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg
Meetings on the Bridge - 2015 Work in Progress selected films:
- BLUE BICYCLE by Ümit Köreken, co-producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- EAVE project DUST CLOTH, producer EAVE graduate Nesra Gürbüz
- FRENZY by Emin Alper, producer: EAVE graduate Enis Köstepen
Turkish-German Co-Production Development Fund
- BIRTH OF PURPLE by Jessica Krummacher, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg
- BLUE BICYCLE by Ümit Köreken, co-producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
Bozener Filmtage (April 9 - 14)
- DIE BÖHMS by Maurizius Staerkle Drux, producer: EAVE graduate Joachim Ortmanns
- HEDI SCHNEIDER IS STUCK by Sonja Heiss, producer EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- SWORN VIRGIN by Laura Bispuri, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
Buenos Aires International Film Festival (April 15 – 25)
- ABOVE AND BELOW by Nicolas Steiner, producers: EAVE graduate Helge Albers and EAVE graduate and group leader Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
- A GERMAN YOUTH by Jean-Gabriel Périot, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
- LA ONCE, director and producer: PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
- OVER THE YEARS by Nikolaus Geyrhalter, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger
- RULES OF THE GAME by Claudine Boris and Maurice Chagnard, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman
- SWORN VIRGIN by Laura Bispuri, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
- THE LOOK OF SILENCE by Joshua Oppenheimer, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
- THE WONDERS by Alice Rohrwacher, EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- UNDER ELECTRIC CLOUDS by Alexey German, co-producers: EAVE+ graduates Artem Vasiliev, Violetta Kaminska and EAVE graduate Izabela Wojcik
Filmfest DC Washington (April 16 – 26)
- LUCIA DE B by Paula von der Oest, producer: EAVE graduate Reinier Selen
- THE CHAMBERMAID LYNN by Ingo Haeb, producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- THE TREATMENT by Hans Herbots, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert
CPH:PIX Copenhagen (April 9 - 22)
- AMOUR FOU by Jessica Hausner, producer: Film Finance Forum graduate André Fetzer, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
- AS WE WERE DREAMING by Andreas Dresen, produced by EAVE graduate and group leader Peter Rommel
- CORN ISLAND von George Ovashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- EAVE project THE TREE by Louw Venter, producer: EAVE graduate Elias Ribeiro
- EL CINCO by Adrián Biniez, producers: EAVE graduates Agustina Chiarino and Fernando Epstein, co-producer EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts
- GRAND CENTRAL by Rebecca Zlotowski, producer: EAVE graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- JAUJA by Lisandro Alonso, producer: EAVE graduate Helle Ulsteen
- LOS HONGOS, by Oscar Ruiz Navia, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg
- PARIS OF THE NORTH by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- SWORN VIRGIN by Laura Bispuri, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
- THE LESSON by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva
- THE WONDERS by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- THREE WINDOWS AND A HANGING by Isa Qosja, producer: EAVE graduate Shkumbin Istrefi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
- THE WORD by Anna Kazejak, producer: EAVE graduate Lukasz Dzieciol
- THE STAG by John Butler, producer: EAVE graduate Robert Walpole
- UNDERDOG by Ronnie Sandahl, producer: EAVE graduate Annika Hellström
- UNTIL I LOSE MY BREATH by Emine Emel Balci, co-producer EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg
- WHITE GOD by Kornél Mundruczó, producers: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi and EAVE graduate Eszter Gyarfas, script consultant: EAVE expert Martin Daniel
goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, Wiesbaden (April 22 - 28)
- CORN ISLAND von George Ovashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- EAVE project MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON by Darko Lungulov, producers: EAVE graduate Snezana Penev and EAVE graduate Aneta Lesnikovska
- EAVE project WHY ME? by EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu, produced by EAVE graduate Oana Giurgiu, co-producer EAVE graduate Emoke Vagasi
- DRIFTER by Gábor Hörcher, co-producer: EAVE graduate and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
- NO ONE’S CHILD by Vuk Rsumovic, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- THE BLACKS by Goran Devic, Zvonimir Juric, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- THE CHICKEN by Uma Gunjak, co-producers: EAVE graduate Sinisa Juricic and B’EST graduate Jelena Goldbach
- THE LESSON by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva and EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
- THE REAPER by Zvonimir Juric, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- UNDER ELECTRIC CLOUDS by Alexey German, co-producers: EAVE+ graduates Artem Vasiliev, Violetta Kaminska and EAVE graduate Izabela Wojcik
www.filme.filmfestival-goeast.de
San Francisco International Film Festival (April 23 - May 7)
- Ties That Bind project FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE by Diep Nguyen Hoang, producer: TIES THAT BIND graduate David Lindner
- SAND DOLLARS by Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas, producer: PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
- SWORN VIRGIN by Laura Bispuri, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
- THE LOOK OF SILENCE by Joshua Oppenheimer, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
- THE WONDERS by Alice Rohrwacher, EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
Tribeca Film Festival (April 15 - 26)
- EL CINCO by Adrián Biniez, producers: EAVE graduates Agustina Chiarino and Fernando Epstein, co-producer EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts
- NECKTIE YOUTH by Sibs Shongwe-La Mer, producer: EAVE graduate Elias Ribeiro
- SWORN VIRGIN by Laura Bispuri, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
- TOTO AND HIS SISTERS by Alexander Nanau, producer: EAVE graduate Marcian Lazar
Mooov Belgium (April 24 – May 3)
- CORN ISLAND von George Ovashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- Ties That Bind project FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE by Diep Nguyen Hoang, producer: TIES THAT BIND graduate David Lindner
- EL CINCO by Adrián Biniez, producers: EAVE graduates Agustina Chiarino and Fernando Epstein, co-producer EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts
- REFUGIADO by Diego Lerman, co-producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Damian
- UNTIL I LOSE MY BREATH by Emine Emel Balci, co-producer EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg
International Film Festival Liège (April 23 – 26)
- LA NEF DES FOUS by Patrick Lemy & Eric D'Agostino, producer: EAVE graduate Aurélien Bodinaux
- LOS ÁNGELES by Damian John Harper, producer: EAVE graduate and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
- THE TREATMENT by Hans Herbots, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz (April 23 – 28)
- ALWAYS TOGETHER by Eva Tomanova, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny
- A BLAST by Syllas Tzoumerkas, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, EAVE + graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith
- CORN ISLAND von George Ovashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- CURE by Andrea Staka, co-producer: EAVE graduate Amira Kresevljakovic.
- FREE SPACES by Ina Ivanceanu, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
- IN THE FOG by Sergei Loznitsa, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
- LETTERS TO MARIA by Maite García Ribot, producer: EAVE graduate Paco Poch
- MY JOY by Sergei Loznitsa, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert, co-producers: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- RULES OF THE GAME by Claudine Bories, Patrice Chagnard, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman
- THE LESSON by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva
- THE REAPER by Zvonimir Juric, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- THESE ARE THE RULES by Ognjen Svilicic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Janja Kralj
- THE VISIT by Michael Madsen, producer: EAVE group leader Lise Lense-Møller
- TUSSEN 10 EN 12 - BETWEEN 10 AND 12 by Peter Hoogendoorn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Tomas Leyers
Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival (April 24 - May 4)
- ABOVE AND BELOW by Nicolas Steiner, producer: EAVE graduate Helge Albers and EAVE graduate and group leader Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
- BLOOD SISTERS by Malin Andersson, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sorensen
- CHUCK NORRIS VS COMMUNISM by Ilinca Calugareanu, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean Gorgan
- EXOTICA, EROTICA, ETC. by Evangelina Krainoti, producer: B’EST graduate Charlotte Vincent
- PERVERT PARK by Lasse Barkfors, Frida Barkfors, producer: EAVE graduate Anne Köhnke
- THE QUEEN OF SILENCE by Agnieszka Zwiefka, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
- TOTO AND HIS SISTERS by Alexander Nanau, producer: EAVE graduate Marcian Lazar
Finale Plzen (April 26 – May 2)
- SCHMITKE by Stephan Altrichter, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Susann Schimk
- TRABANT VS. SOUTH AMERTICA by Dan Priban, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny
European Cinema Festival Lecce (April 13 – 18)
- EAVE project MY SKINNY SISTER by Sanna Lenken, producer EAVE graduate Annika Rogel
- SONG OF MY MOTHER by Erol Mintas, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
http://festivaldelcinemaeuropeo.it
Visions du Réel, Nyon (April 17 – 25)
- ABOVE AND BELOW by Nicolas Steiner, producer: EAVE graduate Helge Albers and EAVE graduate and group leader Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
- A GERMAN YOUTH by Jean-Gabriel Périot, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
- BADJAO – WALKING UNDER WATER by Eliza Kubarska, producer: EAVE graduate Monika Braid
- BAKHMARO by Salomé Jashi, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
- CALIFORNIA CITY by Bastian Günther, producer: EAVE graduate Arek Gielnik
- I AM THE PEOPLE by Anna Roussillon, producer: TIES THAT BIND graduate Karim Aituna
- IMAGINGE WAKING UP AND ALL MUSIC HAS DISAPPEARED by Stefan Schwietert, co-producer: EAVE graduate Helge Albers and EAVE graduate and group leader Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
- THE VISIT by Michael Madsen, producer: EAVE group leader Lise Lense-Møller
Cyprus Film Days (April 17 - 26)
- A BLAST by Syllas Tzoumerkas, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg and EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith
- THE CHAMBERMAID LYNN by Ingo Haeb, producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- THREE WINDOWS AND A HANGING by Isa Qosja, producer: EAVE graduate Shkumbin Istrefi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
Frontières@Brussels (April 7 – 19)
- WHITE POINT by Akseli Tuomivaara, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari and Mark Lwoff
- THE LODGERS by David Turpin, producer: EAVE graduate Ruth Treacy
In the framework of the partnership with Frontières, EAVE organised a panel session on ”European vs. US genre film financing". Panelists were EAVE participant Jan Doense, (The House of Netherhorror, NL); Gaëlle Mareschi (Kinology, FR); Peter Phok (Slow Burn Productions, US); Todd Brown (XYZ Films, US). The panel was moderated by EAVE graduate Ruth Treacy (Tailored Films, IRL)
Udine Far East Film Festival (April 23 – May 2)
- Ties That Bind project THE EXECUTIONER by Tom Waller, producer: Ties That Bind graduate Michael Pritchett
Festival A l'Est du Nouveau (April 17-24)
- EAVE Project EAVE project MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON by Darko Lungulov, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana Penev
Nashville Film Festival (April 16-25)
- EAVE Project EAVE project MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON by Darko Lungulov, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana Penev
https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/
New Forces for TIES THAT BIND in 2015!
New Forces for TIES THAT BIND in 2015!
We are delighted to announce this year’s selection for TIES THAT BIND! Out of 65 applications from Europe and Asia, 10 producers with their feature films in development have been selected to participate along with 5 other high-profileEuropean professionals from sales, distribution, funding, festivals and markets.
As a novelty this year, TIES THAT BIND launches its 7th edition in cooperation with the Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA), a non-profit association that seeks to unify media producers in the region.
Find out more about the selection, the first workshop in Udine and the partnership with SAAVA: http://eave.org/programmes/ties-that-bind-2015/www.tiesthatbind.eu
Upcoming Deadlines
EP2C post-production workshop
Application deadline: June 20, 2015
This year EP2C is heading to Luxembourg for its 6th edition. From the 19th to the 23rd of October we will welcome 22 participants who will work closely with some 20 top-level international experts. The workshop is designed for producers with a fiction or documentary project (in advanced development or pre-production), and is open to post-production supervisors. Together, they will be immersed in all technical, financial and artistic challenges of post-production during lectures, group sessions and individual meetings with the tutors.
Participation fees: 900 Euros (including accommodation and meals, not including travel costs)
Scholarships available.
For more information please visit www.ep2c.com or contact us at info@ep2c.com.
CALL FOR ENTRY: JUNIOR CO-PRODUCTION MARKET 2015
Please submit your projects in development for our Junior Co-production Market.
The deadline for submission is: June 15th 2015
The Junior Co-production Market is a 2-day international co-production market that enables funders, broadcasters and professionals to assess new and innovative children's projects across the film, television and cross-media sectors.The dates of the Junior Co-production Market are: October 22nd & 23rd 2015.The deadline to submit your project is June 15th 2015. Your project can be a film, television programme/series or cross media project. You will pitch your project in a public pitch and in pre-arranged one-on-one meetings to key decision-makers within the children’s media industry. These will include financiers, sales agents, distributors, commissioning editors, producers, funding bodies, branding companies, entertainment companies, et cetera. Your project must have a minimum of 10% financing already in place.Please click here to read more about the JCM and here to read our regulations.
You can complete your entry form here.
Call for Entry: IDFA Bertha Fund Classic
Deadline for submission: May 15, 2015
The IDFA Bertha Fund supports documentary filmmakers in and from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe (eligible countries) by offering them financial contributions to develop and realize their projects. The fund is looking for new creative documentary projects from these countries, which can be submitted in the following categories: (1) IBF Classic: Project Development (max. contribution €5,000), and (2) IBF Classic: Production and post-production (max. contribution €17,500).
Applications for documentary festivals are not accepted for the May deadline. Applications for IDFA Bertha Fund Europe are only accepted for the February 2016 deadline.
Regulations
The deadline to submit a project for the second selection round of 2015 is May 15. There are different regulations for every category. For the regulations, the online entry form and submission FAQ please visit our website.
Submit through MyIDFA
In order to submit a project to the IDFA Bertha Fund, you need a MyIDFA user account, for which you can register on the IDFA website. With this account you can then submit entry forms to the IDFA Bertha Fund, as well as to IDFA, Docs for Sale and IDFA Forum. For more information feel free to contact us at idfaberthafund@idfa.nl.
Docu Talents from the East
July 7, 2015 / Karlovy Vary IFF / Czech Republic
Call for submissions: DEADLINE : May 15, 2015
Join us for the 11th edition of Docu Talents from the East 2015 for the chance to present your contribution to the diverse landscape of documentary film! Organized by the Jihlava IDFF, in cooperation with the Karlovy Vary IFF, this event is a remarkable platform for creative, Central and Eastern European documentary projects. This particular occasion aims at exploring twelve selected, feature-length documentaries that are planned for theatrical distribution between August 2015 to July 2016. With each film being in the stages of production or post-production, directors and producers will receive the chance to introduce their respective documentary through a presentation to an audience of film industry members and experts.
More information can be found at: http://www.dokument-festival.com/industry/docu-talents-from-the-east
East Silver Market 2015 - Call for Submissions
12th East Silver Market, Jihlava: Submission deadline: June 30, 2015
East Silver, a documentary market specialized in Eastern and Central European documentary, is open for submissions! Submission deadline: June 30, 2015 Submit your film to the largest internationally recognized database of creative feature and television documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe.
This call is open for completed documentaries produced/co-produced in the region of Central and Eastern Europe after January 1, 2014. Only films that have not been previously submitted for East Silver market are eligible.
Your submission will be also valid for the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 2015.
In case you didn’t included an online link to your film in the submission form, please send 2 DVD screeners with English subtitles / English voiceover, with trailer and any additional press and promo materials (if available) to: East Silver, Stepanska 14, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
All the selected films are digitized and made available in a video library to more than 300 guests - buyers, sales, distributors, TV representatives and film festival selectors. While the the whole selection is promoted through East Silver film database at www.DOKweb.net,
East Silver also annually issues a printed catalogue with profiles and basic information about all the films in the market.
Further benefits include online streaming display (accessible to film professionals only), a possibility to receive festival distribution support through East Silver Caravan (reaching over 100 film festivals worldwide), as well as Silver Eye market award given to the best films in three categories (short, mid-length, feature).
APPLY FOR EX ORIENTE FILM 2015!
Submissions for 2015 Ex Oriente Film workshop are open.
EX ORIENTE FILM WORKSHOP DEADLINE IS: June 1, 2015
Submissions are now open for Ex Oriente Film 2015, the year-long international workshop supporting the development and funding of creative documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe. At the three workshop sessions taking place in the course of one year, directors and producers develop their projects and funding strategies and benefit from the assistance and valuable advice provided by leading European and US producers, directors, experts and commissioning editors. The Ex Oriente Film training programme culminates with the East European Forum co-production meeting, allowing documentary filmmakers to pitch their projects and to meet with Europe's and North America`s leading commissioning editors, independent producers, distributors, buyers and film fund and festival representatives. In the twelve years of its existence, more than 150 documentary projects from Eastern and Central Europe went through the Ex Oriente Film workshop, including award-winning films from the key European festivals, such as The Domino Effect, Blind Loves, At the Edge of Russia, Rabbit a la Berlin, Village Without Women, Bakhmaro 2015 / 2016 Workshop Timeline:
- 1st Session: July 20 – 25, 2015 (Rijeka, Croatia, in cooperation with REFINERI workshop)
- 2nd Session: October 26 – 31, 2015 (Jihlava, Czech Republic, within Jihlava IDFF)
- 3rd Session & East European Forum: March 7 – 13, 2016 (Prague, Czech Republic, within East Doc Platform and One World IFF)
Projects we look for: Creative feature length (52 ?up) documentary projects in development and production tackling contemporary topics, challenging genre and media boundaries and audience participation. We welcome filmmakers who set out to conduct intense and engaged experiences and to change the way we think about topical issues, audiences, ways of storytelling and the world itself.
Participants: About 12 projects will be selected out of all submissions, which totals 24 participants (director- producer teams) attending the workshop. The workshop is designed primarily for directors and producers from Central and Eastern Europe and/ or for creative documentary projects dealing with stories from Central and Eastern Europe.
Conditions of Participation: Directors and producers participate with their own creative documentary projects. It is required that all workshop sessions be attended by both the director and the producer. Participants must be proficient in English.
Participation Fee: The participation fee is EUR 1,800 per selected project (includes accommodation, coffee breaks and lunches during all the three workshop sessions for 1-2 pers.).
Scholarships: Participants may apply for scholarship to cover part of the participation fee. Applicants must prove that there is no access to scholarship in their own country and that the project is not supported by any development funding.
New Forces for TIES THAT BIND in 2015!
We are delighted to announce this year’s selection for TIES THAT BIND! Out of 65 applications from Europe and Asia, 10 producers with their feature films in development have been selected to participate along with 5 other European professionals interested in working with Asia.
As a novelty this year, TIES THAT BIND launches its 7th edition in cooperation with the Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA), a non-profit association that seeks to unify media producers in the region. The association's mission is to advance creative development across the region, promote Southeast Asian audiovisual content and capabilities internationally, as well as stimulate business collaborations between its members.
Justin Deimen, Co-Founder and Director of the Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA) says of the collaboration: "Having been through the programme last year, I know how relevant and beneficial the producing workshops can be on both a professional and a personal level. SAAVA is proud to partner with Ties That Bind, and we look forward to bringing this unique cross-cultural platform to Singapore in order to foster more co-productions within the Southeast Asian region."
Kristina Trapp, EAVE’s CEO says: “We are thrilled to work together with SAAVA and are convinced that their expertise and network will be a great asset to the programme. This partnership builds on the successful cooperation with the Busan International Film Festival to whom we express our gratitude and whose management team and programmers we strongly support in their struggle for freedom of expression and independence.”
Ties That Bind will partner SAAVA in its inaugural edition of the Southeast Asian Film Financing Forum (SAFF), a project market held alongside the Singapore Media Festival 2015 (Nov 26 – Dec 6) matching the best Southeast Asian projects and filmmakers with financiers, festivals, and co-producers from around the world while being the regional touchstone for media investment and industry trends.
The first Ties That Bind workshop will take place in Udine (Italy) from April 28 – May 2, 2015 within the framework of the Udine Far East Film Festival (April 23 - May 2, 2015). The second workshop will be organized in Singapore during the Southeast Asian Film Financing Forum.
The programme will bring together 15 producers and other professionals from Europe and Asia to work on feature film projects in development. They will be working together throughout the year with leading experts from both continents on script development, pitching, co-production, financing, legal aspects, marketing, distribution and sales, and will meet with decision makers during both sessions.
The selected participants for TIES THAT BIND 2015 are:
- Aiess Alonso, Quantum Films, Philippines; Project: A Wrong Season, director: Carlo Francisco Manatad
- Muhammad Bahir, Wayang Works, Malaysia; Project: Motif, director: Nadiah Hamzah
- Gilles Chanial, Les Films Fauves, Luxembourg; Project: Dobari, director: TBC
- Iwana Chronis, International Film Festival Rotterdam – Hubert Bals Fund, The Netherlands
- Christopher Granier-Deferre, Poisson Rouge Pictures, United Kingdom; Project: Fox Spirit, director: Maja Bodenstein
- Kasia Karwan, Premium Films, Poland/France
- Eun-Zi Kim, DCM World, Germany
- Donsaron Kovitvanitcha, 185º Equator, Thailand; Project: Arnold is a Model Student, director: Sorayos Prapapan
- Jen Nee Lim, Pilgrim Pictures, Singapore; Project: For Adults Only, director: Leon Cheo
- Kyoko Miyake, Brakeless, Japan/United Kingdom; Project: The Promise, director: Kyoko Miyake
- Freddy Olsson, Göteborg Film Festival / Bokomotiv, Sweden
- Niko Post, Line Up Entertainment, The Netherlands; Project: Bangkok Detour, director: Martijn Heijne
- Florian Caspar Richter, Propeller Film, Germany; Project: Junana, director: Chantal Bertalanffy
- Elli Toivoniemi, Tuffi Films, Finland; Project: Wife, director: Selma Vilhunen
- Jérémy Zelnik, Arcs 1950 Coproduction Village / Paris Coproduction Village / Dibona Films, France
The selected participants will work together under the guidance of top industry professionals from both continents.
- Christophe Bruncher, Ici et Là Productions, France
- Gin Kai Chan, Silver Media Group, Singapore
- Clare Downs, Script Consultant, United Kingdom
- Roger Garcia, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong
- Shanty Harmayn, Salto Films, Indonesia
- Elise Jalladeau, Charivari Films, France
- Sibylle Kurz, Pitching and Communication Skills, Germany
- Álvaro Vega, DobleSentido, Spain
In addition, the participants will meet prominent industry guests during the networking coffee breaks throughout the week, such as:
- Paolo Bertolin, Venice International Film Festival, La Biennale di Venezia - Settore Cinema, Italy
- Vincenzo Bugno, World Cinema Fund, Germany
- Nam Dongchul, Busan International Film Festival, Korea
- Jongsuk Thomas Nam, Buchon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), Korea
- Nathalie Streiff, Institut Français, France
- Adam Torel, Third Window Films, United Kingdom/Japan
- Marie-Pierre Vallé, Wild Bunch, France
TIES THAT BIND is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival and Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA), in partnership with Festival Scope. THIES TIES BIND is supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union.
For more information please contact:
EAVE - Tanika Sajatovic, International Coordinator: tanika@eave.org
FVG Audiovisual Fund – Alessandro Gropplero, International Relations: alessandro@audiovisivofvg.it
www.eave.org, www.tiesthatbind.eu
EAVE project MONSTERMAN featured on FESTIVAL SCOPE
PARALLEL TO ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT DOXA VANCOUVER, FINNISH DOCUMENTARY MONSTERMAN IS NOW AVAILABLE ON FESTIVAL SCOPE.
MONSTERMAN (DIRECTOR: ANTTI HAASE), PRODUCED BY ILLUME OY, VENLA HELLSTEDT AND JOUKO AALTONEN, tells the moving story of the heavy metal monster band Lordi, that unexpectedly won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, and its front man Tomi Putaansuu aka Mr. Lordi. The project was developed at EAVE in 2012 by producer Venla Hellstedt: "EAVE has given me the courage to be 100% more ambitious about my project and fulfil its international potential in the production stage. Moving on to the marketing of a completed film, I am happy to be able to refer potential collaborators to the Festival Scope website".
Many projects developed through EAVE's flagship programme, the EAVE Producers Workshop, as well as our international programmes, TIES THAT BIND, PUENTES and B'EST, have been successfully produced, critically acclaimed and distributed internationally. The co-operation with FESTIVAL SCOPE promotes hand-picked, recently finalised films developed through EAVE. This will give more visibility to the finished films that have gone through the EAVE programmes and enhance their circulation. Other recent films developed at EAVE and featured through the EAVE & FESTIVAL SCOPE partnership are:
Ties That Bind project LITTLE FATHER, SMALL FATHER AND OTHER STORIES is the second feature of director Di Phan Dang after Phan’s Cannes-premiered debut, “Bi, Don’t Be Afraid!”, It is co-produced by EAVE graduates Claire Lajoumard and Denis Vaslin and has premiered in Berlinale Competition.
EAVE project MY SKINNY SISTER by Sanna Lenken, producer: EAVE graduate Annika Rogel received the Crystal Bear for Best Film, International Jury Generation Kplus Special Mention in Berlin and the Audience Award at the Gothenburg Film Festival.
EAVE project WHY ME?, EAVE graduate Tudor Giurgiu’s legal thriller based on a real-life case of political corruption, produced by EAVE graduate Oana Giurgiu, co-producer EAVE graduate Emoke Vagasi premiered in the Panorama section of the Berlinale.
Jorge Forero’s stunning debut VIOLENCIA (developed at EAVE PUENTES), producer: PUENTES graduate Diana Bustamante, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors was selected for this year’s Berlinale Forum.
Find out more about the films in promotion: https://www.festivalscope.com/label/eave-1
FESTIVAL SCOPE is a B2B platform for film professionals. FESTIVAL SCOPE selects titles from the most prestigious festivals around the world and make them available to be viewed online, on demand.
For more information about the different EAVE programmes please visit: www.eave.org
