EAVE July News 2016

• EAVE project SILENCE OF THE SEASHELL receives WCF Europe support
  In Development/Pre-Production July 2016
• Untitled documentary by EAVE graduate Ada Solomon in production
  In Production July 2016
• Crowdfunding AGUJERO NEGRO (BLACK HOLE) and LIGHT YEARS
  Crowdfunding July 2016
• 4 films by EAVE producers in the LUX Film Prize 2016 selection
  Nominations July 2016
• 3 awards for EAVE project ONE WEEK AND A DAY in Jerusalem
  Awards July 2016
• TONI ERDMANN in Austrian and German cinemas
  In Cinema July 2016
• EAVE projects TOGETHER FOR EVER and MIMOSAS in festivals around the world
  Festivals July 2016
• Call for applications: EAVE Producers Workshop 2017 - deadline September 16, 2016
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• PUENTES – Europe / Latin America Co-Production Workshop 2016/2017: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
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• Upcoming Deadlines
  Calls for application for: EP2C Post-Production Workshop; POWR Baltic Stories Exchange; Berlinale Talents; LES ARCS COPRODUCTION VILLAGE; connecting cottbus; East Silver Market, EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH
• EAVE @ Locarno 2016
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EAVE project SILENCE OF THE SEASHELL receives WCF Europe support

The World Cinema Fund (WCF) jury made their selection out of 131 submissions from a total of 46 countries and awarded production funds totalling 355,000 €. Six of the selected films are produced by EAVE graduates.

WCF Production Funding

• LA CAMA by Monica Lairana, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen
• EAVE project ROJO by Benjamin Naishtat, producers: EAVE graduates Barbara Sarasola Day, Marleen Slot, Ingmar Trost
• PUENTES project THE HEIRESSES by Marcelo Martinessi, producer: PUENTES graduate Karen Fraenke

WCF Europe

• CANDELARIA by Jhonny Hendrix, co-producers: EAVE graduates Verona Meier and Dag Hoel
• PUENTES project LOS PERROS by Marcal Said, producers: EAVE graduates Tom Dercourt and Sophie Erbs
• EAVE project SILENCE OF THE SEASHELL by Kamar Ahmad Simon, producer: EAVE graduate Sara Afreen, co-producer: EAVE graduate and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann 

www.berlinale.de

 

The Hamburg-based film fund Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH) is supporting two films made by EAVE graduates:

• 3 DAYS IN QUIBERON by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter 
• TEUFEL by Marvin Kren, producer: EAVE graduate Ralph Schwingel

www.ffhsh.de

 

• EN ATTENDANT LES HIRONDELLES by Karim Moussaoui, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards is supported by the German-French Funding Commission.
• REFUGE by Eran Riklis, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper

www.ffa.de

 

HBF+Europe Minority Coproduction Support sheme, HBF selects four projects, represented by co-producers from Greece, France and the Netherlands. The selection includes three feature films by EAVE graduates:

• I AM NOT A WITCH by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Juliette Grandmont
• EAVE project ROJO by Benjamin Naishtat, producers: EAVE graduates Barbara Sarasola-Day, Marleen Slot, Ingmar Trost
• THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW by Soudade Kaadan, co-producer EAVE graduate Claire Lajoumard

https://iffr.com/en/professionals/blog/hbfeurope-minority-coproduction-support-selection

 

• MOON HOTEL KABUL, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Anca Damian, co-producers: EAVE graduates Tom Dercourt and Sophie Erbs is in pre-production. The plot: A seemingly meaningless rendezvous of Ivan with Ioana in a hotel room in Kabul produces a vital revolution in Ivan's unshakeable process of living. They spend a night of conversation and sex, and after Ivan's arrival back in Bucharest, Ioana is found dead, with her wrists cut. The project has received support from the Romanian National Cinema Center, the MEDIA Programme and Eurimages. The Romanian/French coproduction set to be shot in Romania and Morocco in August-September 2016. 

www.aparte-film.net 

 

• THE LAST ONES by Veiko Ounpuu, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Kissa is supported by the Estonian Film Institute. According to the director, the project is a Western-like Northern film about love, crime and revenge, that portrays the moral erosion, that follows when industrial revolution takes over places and people, whose lives were previously attuned to nature. The Estonian/Finnish/Swedish co-production is set in Lapland. It will be shot in Finnish. The film will begin shooting at the end of 2016, with the main shooting taking place in August and September 2017, and concluding in March 2018.

www.homelessbob.ee

 

• COMPATIBILITY, written, directed and produced by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev is in pre-production. The script is based on real events and follows the routes of several cab drivers and their clientele during 24 hours in Sofia. The story also focuses on an urgent heart transplant need suggesting that “the whole society needs a transplant itself as it has no chance for life other than with a new heart.” Bulgaria’s Argo Film is producing in cooperation with Germany’s Aktis Film Production and Macedonia’s Sector Film. The film is supported by the Macedonian Film Agency, German Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and the Bulgarian National Film Center. Shooting is planned to start in October 2016. 

www.argofilm.eu

 

• DOG by Florin Serban, producer: EAVE graduate Oana Iancu is in pre-production. Serban wrote the script, but will not reveal the synopsis until the post-production phase. The budget is approximately 750,000 EUR is in place. An international co-producer is yet to be confirmed. The Romanian National Centre for Cinema (CNC) is supporting the project. Shooting will take place on location and will wrap in September. 

www.fantascopefilms.ro

 

Five new titles co-produced by The Netherlands and Belgium have been selected for support as part of the co-production agreement linking the Netherlands Film Fund and the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF). Among them are:

• HET TWEED GELAAT by Jan Verheyen, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert  
• MENEER PAPIER by Ben Tesseur, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot

www.vikingfilm.nl | www.eyeworks.be

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Untitled documentary by EAVE graduate Ada Solomon in production

• Radu Jude is in production with an untitled independent 90 minute documentary about the photo collection of Costica Acsinte (1897-1984). Producer is EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon. The film will use approximately 2,000 photos from the collection's total of 7,500 photos. Costica Acsinte enrolled as a war photographer during WWI and developed not only his own photos but also the plates taken by the Romanian, French and Russian aerial observers. After the war he continued documenting the life of ordinary people so that today, apart from the collection of war photos, there are countless photos held by the families of those who have been photographed.

www.hifilm.ro

• ETERNAL ROAD by Antti-Jussi Annila, producer: EAVE+ graduate Ilkka Matila has begun filming in Estonia. The film is based on a best-selling Finnish novel. The story is set in 1930 during the Stalinist era, when people were accused of being communists and exiled to the Soviet Union. Annila co-wrote the script with Aku Louhimies and the author of the novel, Antti Tuuri. The film is scheduled for a fall 2017 release.

www.matilarohr.com

• DIANE A LES ÉPAULES by Fabie Georgeart, producer: EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts is shooting. The screenplay, written by the director, follows Diane, a woman who does not hesitate when agreeing to bear her best friends’ child. Of all the times for it to happen, Diane finds herself falling for her electrician’s charms under these, less than ideal, circumstances… DIANE A LES ÉPAULES is supported by the CNC, the Cofinova 13 Sofica and the Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes and Ile-de-France regions, production funding from the Lot-et-Garonne department as well as funding for the writing process from Angoa. The 36-day shoot will take place in Lot-de-Garonne and the Parisian area.

www.cineuropa.org

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Crowdfunding AGUJERO NEGRO (BLACK HOLE) and LIGHT YEARS

AGUJERO NEGRO (BLACK HOLE), written and directed by Diego Araujo, produced and co-written by PUENTES graduate Hanne-Lovise Skartveit is in pre-production.

„The shoot starts in three weeks (August 8th to 27th) and we still need $25,000 for the film to be 100% financed. We have launched a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo to raise the last funds that we need for the shoot. Making independent film is hard everywhere, but here in Ecuador the film community is facing particular challenges this year. Ecuador is going through an economic crisis and the first victims of the government's  budget cuts were culture and the arts. AGUJERO NEGRO is director Diego Araujo and producer Hanne-Lovise Skartveit's second feature, a romantic comedy in black and white about a 30-year-old writer struggling to grow up, which we think will appeal to both cinephiles and (closeted) romantics who appreciate a fresh take on the genre. With the cast and crew we have put together, we believe that AGUJERO NEGRO will be both a visually, sonically and emotionally powerful - and funny! - film. While image and sound is planned in great detail to convey the subjective emotional journey of the main character, the actors will be given the freedom to improvise over scripted dialogue, contributing to the fresh, heartfelt and playful tone we want the film to have.“

www.indiegogo.com/projects/agujero-negro/x/24607#/

 

Help EAVE graduate Samm Haillay get ?#‎LightYearsFilm? by ?#‎BAFTA? winning ?#‎EstherMayCampbell? into cinemas by supporting ?#‎thirdfilms? and pre-buying tickets as well as lots of other rewards here www.crowdfunder.co.uk/lightyears for more info on the film check out the website www.lightyearsfilm.co.uk

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4 films by EAVE producers in the LUX Film Prize 2016 selection

The European Parliament announced the contenders for the Official Competition of this year’s LUX Prize. Among them are four films by EAVE graduates:

• AS I OPEN MY EYES by Leyla Bouzid, producer: EAVE graduate Anthony Rey
• TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda
• SIERANEVADA by Cristi Puiu, co-producers: EAVE graduates Zdenka Gold and Croatian national Coordiantor Labina Mitevska, executive producer: EAVE graduate Oana Giurgiu.
• SUNTAN by Argyris Papadimitropoulos, producer: EAVE graduate Phaedra Vokali co-producer: EAVE graduate Theodora Valenti.

Ten films are running for The LUX Prize 2016. In September, three films will be chosen for the final competition. The winner, voted by Members of the European Parliament, will be awarded in December at Strasbourg.

www.luxprize.eu/v1

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3 awards for EAVE project ONE WEEK AND A DAY in Jerusalem

Five awards for EAVE graduates at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival:

• NIGHTLIFE by Damjan Kozole, producer: EAVE group leader Danijel Hocevar, co-producers: EAVE graduates and Macedoninan National Coordinator Labina Mitevska, Bosnian National Coordinator Amra Baksic Camo and Adis Djapo won the Best Director Award in the International Competition.
• ZOOLOGY by Ivan I. Tverdovsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille won the Special Jury Prize.
• The Grand Prix of the East of the West Competition went to B`EST project HOUSE OF OTHERS by Rusudan Glurjidze, producer: B’EST graduate Zurab Magalashvili
• PERSEVERANCE by Miha Knific, producer: EAVE graduate Sinisa Juricic received Eurimages Lab Project Award

www.kviff.com

• EAVE project MIMOSAS by Oliver Laxe, producer: EAVE graduate Felipe Lage Coro won a special mention at the Art Film Fest in Slovakia. 

www.artfilmfest.sk

• Success for EAVE project ONE WEEK AND A DAY by Asaph Polonsky, producer: EAVE graduate Saar Yogev at the Jerusalem Film Festival: The film scooped the Haggiag award for Best Israeli Feature Film, the FIPRESCI Award for Best Israeli Debut and the award for Best Script.
• The FIPRESCI Award for Best International First Film went to ALBUM by Mehmet Can Mertoglu, co-producers: EAVE graduate & Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduate Oana Iancu.
• PUENTES project DOLORES by Gonzalo Tobal, producer: PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech won the second prize at the Sam Spiegel Jerusalem International Film Lab.

www.jff.org.il

• Five awards for ALL THE BEST by Snježana Tribuson, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic at the Pula Film Festival. The film won the Golden Arena for Best Visual Effects, the Golden Arena for Best Costume Design, the Golden Arena for Best Scenography, the Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor, and the Breza Award for Best Debut
• The Golden Arena for Best Feature Film in the programme Neighbors and Friends went to ILLEGITIMATE by Adrian Sitaru, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci.
• HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM! by Ziga Virc, co-producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Ingmar Trost received a special mention in this section.
• LAZAR by Svetozar Ristovski, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille won the Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award.
• A GOOD WIFE by Mirjana Karanovic producers: EAVE graduates Snežana Penev and Sinisa Juricic won the Golden Arena for Best Film in the Croatian Minority Co-Production Programme.

www.pulafilmfestival.hr

• THAT TRIP WE TOOK WITH DAD, written and directed by: Anca M. Lazarescu, producers: Ties That Bind graduate David Lindner and EAVE graduate Verona Meier, co-producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Taschler and Nandor Lovas received 2 Special Mentions for Best Music and One Future Prize at the Filmfest Munich.

www.filmfest-muenchen.de

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TONI ERDMANN in Austrian and German cinemas

• VIVA by Paddy Breathnach, producer: EAVE graduate Robert Walpole. French start: July 6.

www.viva-movie.com

• I, OLGA HEPNAROVA by Petr Kazda, Tomas Weinreb, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille. French start: July 6.

www.arizonafilms.fr

In Belgian Cinemas:

• I AM THE PEOPLE by Anna Roussillon, producer: Ties That Bind graduate Karim Aituna. Belgian release: July 13.

www.hautlesmainsproductions.fr

 

In British Cinemas:

• THE COMMUNE by Thomas Vinterberg, co-producer: EAVE graduate Laurette Schillings. UK start: July 25.

www.topkapifilms.nl

 

In Dutch Cinemas:

• KIKI by Sara Jordenö & Twiggy Pucci Garçon, producer: EAVE graduate Annika Rogell. Dutch release: July 21.

www.story.se

 

In German and Austrian Cinemas:

• TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda. German and Austrian start: July 14 and 15.

www.komplizen-film.de

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EAVE projects TOGETHER FOR EVER and MIMOSAS in festivals around the world

Cinema City International Film Festival Novi Sad (June 29 – July 5)

• A GOOD WIFE by Mirjana Karanovic producers: EAVE graduates Snežana Penev and Sinisa Juricic
• ALOYS by Tobias Nölle, producers: EAVE+ graduate Christof Neracher and EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts
• HUMIDITY (VLAZNOST) by Nikola Ljuca, producers: EAVE graduates Natasa Damnjanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warring, Leontine Petit, EAVE+ graduate Joost De Vries
• THE WAKHAN FRONT by Clément Cogitore, co-producer: Ties That Bind graduate Valerie Bournonville 

http://eng.cinemacity.org

 

FID International Film Festival of Marseille (July 12 - 18)

• DANS LES PAS DE TRISHA BROWN by Marie-Hélène Rebois, producer: EAVE graduate Olivier Charvet
• Interchange project MIMOSAS by Oliver Laxe, producer: EAVE graduate Felipe Lage Coro

FIDlab Projects

• A SHORT FILM FOR THE DEAD by Daniel Hui, producer: Ties That Bind graduate Bee Thiam Tan
• BRAGUINO by Clément Cogitore, producer: EAVE graduate Cédric Bonin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho

www.fidmarseille.org

 

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 1 - 9)

• 5 OCTOBER by Martin Kollar, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny 
• A DATE FOR MAD MARY by Darren Thornton, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
• A GOOD WIFE by Mirjana Karanovic producers: EAVE graduates Snežana Penev and Sinisa Juricic
• ALOYS by Tobias Nölle, producers: EAVE + graduate Christof Neracher and EAVE graduate Jean des Forêts 
• BELGICA by Felix van Groeningen producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings and Frans van Gestel
• CLOSE RELATIONS by Vitaly Mansky, proeducer: EAVE graduate Simone Baumann
• DOUBLE by Catrinel Danaiata, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
• EAVE project THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI by Juho Kosmanen, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicklas Wikström Nicastro 
• Interchange project MIMOSAS by Oliver Laxe, producer: EAVE graduate Felipe Lage Coro
• EAVE project UNITED STATES OF LOVE by Tomasz Wasilewski, producer: EAVE graduate Piotr Kobus
• FAMILY FILM by Olmo Omerzu, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny 
• FRENZY by Emin Alper, producer: EAVE graduate Enis Köstepen
• HOMO SAPIENS by Nikolaus Geyrhalter, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger
• B`EST project HOUSE OF OTHERS by Rusudan Glurjidze, producer: B’EST graduate Zurab Magalashvili
• HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM! by Ziga Virc, co-producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Ingmar Trost
• I, OLGA HEPNAROVA by Petr Kazda, Tomas Weinreb, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
• B`EST project MELLOW MUD by Renars Vimba, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze 
• MOTHERLAND by Senem Tüzen, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova 
• NEON BULL by Gabriel Mascaro, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
• NIGHTLIFE by Damjan Kozole, producer: EAVE group leader Danijel Hocevar, co-producers: EAVE graduates and Macedoninan National Coordinator Labina Mitevska, Bosnian National Coordinator Amra Baksic Camo and Adis Djapo
• OSCURO ANIMAL by Felipe Guerrero, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juárez Allen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marleen Slot, Ingmar Trost, Vicky Miha
• SATISFACTION 1720 by Henrik Ruben Genz, producer: EAVE graduate Martin Persson
• THE FIRST, THE LAST by Bouli Lanners, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart 
• THE LAND OF - THE NEXT SKIN by Isaki Lacuesta, Isa Campo, co-producer: EAVe graduate Dan Wechsler
• EAVE project TOGETHER FOR EVER by Lina Luzyte, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite 
• TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda 
• UNDER THE SUN by Vitaly Mansky, co-producer: EAVE graduate Simone Baumann 
• WHOSE COUNTRY by Mohamed Siam, producer: EAVE graduate Talal Al-Muhanna
• ZOOLOGY by Ivan I. Tverdovsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille

www.kviff.com/en

 

Galway Film Fleadh (July 7 – 12)

• ABSOLUTION by Petri Kotwica, co-producer: EAVE graduate Lesley McKimm
• A DATE FOR MAD MARY by Darren Thornton, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
• ALOYS by Tobias Nölle, producers: EAVE+ graduate Christof Neracher and EAVE graduate Jean des Forêts
• ARMI ALIVE! By Jörn Donner, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff 
• DAS WETTER IN GESCHLOSSENEN RÄUMEN by Isabelle Stever, producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost 
• HISTORY’S FUTURE by Fiona Tan, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
• IMAGINE WAKING UP TOMORROW AND ALL MUSIC HAS DISAPPEARED by Stefan Schwietert, producer: EAVE graduate Helge Albers
• IT’S NOT YET DARK  by Frankie Fenton, producer: EAVE graduate Lesley McKimm
• LES SAUTEURS (THOSE WHO JUMP) by Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner, Abou Bakar Sidibé, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
• LOST IN FRANCE by Niall McCann, producers: EAVE graduates Nicky Gogan, Paul Welsh
• MI AMIGA DEL PARQUE by Ana Katz producer: EAVE graduate Agustina Chiarino
• MOON DOGS by Philip John, producer: EAVE graduate Jacqueline Kerrin
• SANCTUARY by Len Collin, producer: EAVE graduate Edwina Forkin
• THE COMMUNE by Thomas Vinterberg, co-producer: EAVE graduate Laurette Schillings
• THE LAST KING by Nils Gaup, co-producer: EAVE graduate Lesley McKimm
• THE MINE by Aleksi Salmenperä, producers: EAVE graduates Aleksi Bardy, Annika Sucksdorff

EAVE was proud to organize once more a special session at the Fleadh Forum, in partnership with Screen Leaders. 
The LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP A Film Finance Case Study Panel will be composed of: EAVE graduate Katie Holly (Blinder Films), Lauranne Bourrachot (Chic Films), Vanessa Saal (Protagonist Pictures) and will be chaired by Keith Potter (Irish Film Board).

The Following EAVE producers were selected as part of EAVE`s partnership with the Galway Film Fair:

• Vasilis Chrysanthopoulos, Plays2place Productions, Greece
• Milena Dzambasovic, This and That, Serbia
• Marion Guth, A_Bahn, Luxembourg
• Venla Hellstedt, Illume Oy, Finland
• Gabija Budreckyte, Kinomind Films, Lithuania 
• Annabella Nezri, Kwassa Films, Belgium
• Guna Stahovska, Platforma, Latvia

www.galwayfilmfleadh.com

 

Jerusalem Film Festival (July 7 - 17)

• 11 MINUTES by Jerzy Skolimowski, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney 
• ALBUM by Mehmet Can Mertoglu, co-producers: EAVE graduate & Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduate Oana Iancu
• APPRENTICE by Boo Junfeng, producer: EAVE graduate Fran Borgia, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt, EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE Marketing Workshop graduate Jonas Katzenbach
• BANG GANG by Eva Husson, producer: EAVE graduate Didar Domehri
• DEATH IN SARAJEVO by Danis Tanovic, producer: EAVE National Coordinator Bosnia and Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, executive producer: EAVE graduate Adis Djapo 
• EAVE project ONE WEEK AND A DAY by Asaph Polonsky, producer: EAVE graduate Saar Yogev
• EAVE Project THE HERE AFTER by Magnus von Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs
• FAMILY FILM by Olmo Omerzu, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny 
• LES CHEVALIERS BLANCS by Joachim Lafosse, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart 
• LOVE & FRIENDSHIP by Whit Stillman, producer: EAVE graduate Katie Holly, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
• OSCURO ANIMAL by Felipe Guerrero, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juárez Allen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marleen Slot, Ingmar Trost, Vicky Miha
• SIERANEVADA by Cristi Puiu, co-producers: EAVE graduates Zdenka Gold and Labina Mitevska, executive producer: EAVE graduate Oana Giurgiu 
• THE ARDENNES by Robin Pront, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert
• THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER by Brady Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Swedish National Coordinator Helena Danielsson

www.jff.org.il

 

Odessa International Film Festival (July 15 - 23)

• EAVE project MIMOSAS by Oliver Laxe, producer: EAVE graduate Felipe Lage Coro
• ILLEGITIMATE by Adrian Sitaru, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
• TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda 

www.oiff.com.ua

 

European Film Festival Palic  (July 16 – 22)

• AFTERLIFE by Virág Zomborácz, producer: EAVE graduate Ferec Pusztai
• DAWN by Laila Pakalnina, producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron
• HUMIDITY (VLAZNOST) by Nikola Ljuca, producers: EAVE graduates Natasa Damnjanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warring, Leontine Petit, EAVE+ graduate Joost De Vries 
• FAMILY FILM by Olmo Omerzu, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny 
• MOM AND OTHER LOONIES IN THE FAMILY by Ibolya Fekete, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards 
• THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE by Alanté Kavaité, producers: EAVE graduates Zivile Gallego, Marleen Slot and EAVE+ graduate Antoine Simkine 
• THE WEDNESDAY CHILD by Lili Horvath, producer: EAVE graduate Károly Fehér 
• TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda 
• WHEN WE TALK ABOUT KGB by Maxì Dejoie, Virginija Vareikyte, producer: EAVE graduate and Lithuanian National Coordinator Dagne Vildziunaite

www.palicfilmfestival.com

Pula International Film Festival (July 9 - 16)

• A GOOD WIFE by Mirjana Karanovic producers: EAVE graduates Snežana Penev and Sinisa Juricic
• ALL THE BEST by Snježana Tribuson, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic 
• ALOYS by Tobias Nölle, producers: EAVE+ graduate Christof Neracher and EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts
• FAMILY FILM by Olmo Omerzu, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny 
• FULL CONTACT by David Verbeek, producers: EAVE graduates Léontine Petit, Sinisa Juricic
• HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM! by Ziga Virc, co-producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Ingmar Trost
• INTERRUPTION by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Maria Dandraki, Sinisa Juricic 
• LAZAR by Svetozar Ristovski, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille 
• LIFE IS A TRUMPET by Antonio Nuic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec
• ILLEGITIMATE by Adrian Sitaru, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
• MAMMAL by Rebecca Daly, producers: EAVE graduates Gilles Chanial, Macdara Kelleher, Reinier Selen
• THE HIGH SUN by Dalibor Matanic, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Miroslav Mogorovic and EAVE graduate Petra Vidmar
• THE REAPER by Zvonimir Juric, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic 
• THE YARD by Måns Månsson, producers: EAVE graduates Charlotte Most and Matthias Krause

www.pulafilmfestival.hr

 

New Horizons Festival Wroclaw (July 23 – August 2)

• APPRENTICE by Boo Junfeng, producer: EAVE graduate Fran Borgia, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt, EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE Marketing Workshop graduate Jonas Katzenbach
• ARABIAN NIGHTS TRILOGY by Miguel Gomes, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
• DAWN by Laila Pakalnina, producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron
• EAVE project BROTHERS by Wojciech Staron, producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron 
• Interchange project MIMOSAS by Oliver Laxe, producer: EAVE graduate Felipe Lage Coro
• EAVE Project THE HERE AFTER by Magnus von Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs
• EAVE project UNITED STATES OF LOVE by Tomasz Wasilewski, producer: EAVE graduate Piotr Kobus
• ILLEGITIMATE by Adrian Sitaru, producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
• I, OLGA HEPNAROVA by Petr Kazda, Tomas Weinreb, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
• LE TOUT NOUVEAU TESTAMENT by Jaco Van Dormael, producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges and EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator David Grumbach
• OSCURO ANIMAL by Felipe Guerrero, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juárez Allen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marleen Slot, Ingmar Trost, Vicky Miha
• SIERANEVADA by Cristi Puiu, co-producers: EAVE graduates Zdenka Gold and Macedonian National Coordinator Labina Mitevska, executive producer: EAVE graduate Oana Giurgiu 
• TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon and EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda 
• PUENTES project BLACK FROST by Maximiliano Schonfeld, producer: PUENTES graduate Barbara Francisco 
• PUENTES project LUCIFER by Gust Van den Berghe, producer: EAVE graduate Tomas Leyers 
• RAMS (HRÚTUR) by Grimur Hákornason, co-produced by EAVE participant Ditte Milsted 
• THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER by Brady Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Swedish National Coordinator Helena Danielsson
• THE COMMUNE by Thomas Vinterberg, co-producer: EAVE graduate Laurette Schillings
• THE SALT OF THE EARTH by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, producer: EAVE graduate Gian-Piero Ringel 
• THE TREASURE by Corneliu Porumboiu, producer: EAVE graduate Marcela Ursu 

www.nowehoryzonty.pl

 

Revelations Perth Film Festival  (July 7 – 17)

• THE BANKSY JOB by Ian Gray and Dylan Harvey, producer: EAVE graduate and British National Coordinator Christine Alderson

www.revelationfilmfest.org

 

Durban International Film Festival  (July 16 – 26)

• EAVE Project THE HERE AFTER by Magnus von Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs
• FULL CONTACT by David Verbeek, producers: EAVE graduates Léontine Petit, Sinisa Juricic
• LE TOUT NOUVEAU TESTAMENT by Jaco Van Dormael, producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges and EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator David Grumbach
• KIKI by Sara Jordenö & Twiggy Pucci Garçon, producer: EAVE graduate Annika Rogell
• LES SAUTEURS (THOSE WHO JUMP) by Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner, Abou Bakar Sidibé, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
• NEON BULL by Gabriel Mascaro, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
• ZURICH by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, co-producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter, line producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Röpke

www.cca.ukzn.ac.za

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Call for applications: EAVE Producers Workshop 2017 - deadline September 16, 2016

EAVE is aimed at producers, both fiction and documentary, who are already working in the film and television industries who wish to begin to operate on a European wide basis 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 fifty participants are selected from most of the EU countries and beyond and take part in three one-week long workshops.

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. 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 50-60 Decision Makers (commissioning editors, national and regional media funds, 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 Decision Makers. 

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PUENTES – Europe / Latin America Co-Production Workshop 2016/2017: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Apply now for the eighth edition of PUENTES – Europe / Latin America Co-Production Workshop before August 22, 2016! 

PUENTES is targeted at Latin American & European producers with projects, 10 of which will be selected for the workshop. We are also open to receive the applications of other European professionals interested in working with Latin America (sales agents, financiers, distributors, festival programmers, co-production market representatives) or European producers without project. 4 of them will be selected to be an active part of the group.

The 14 selected participants will attend 2 workshops. The first one will be held in Montevideo (November 24-28, 2016) in partnership with Mutante Cine. The dates for the second workshop will be announced shortly. Thanks to a special partnership, all participants are able to attend VENTANA SUR (November 29-December 3, 2016, in Buenos Aires).

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Upcoming Deadlines

EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR APPLICANTS FROM CENTRAL GERMANY EP2C POST PRODUCTION WORKSHOP 

OCTOBER 26 – 31, 2016, HALLE Germany

Deadline for applying: July 31, 2016

Are you a producer or a post-production supervisor looking for a smoother post-production for your film? EP2C, European Post Production Connection, is organizing the 7th edition of their workshop from October 26th - 31st 2016 in Halle, Germany

EP2C is a project-based workshop, mainly designed for producers and post-production supervisors. During one week, technical, financial and artistic post-production but also changes & challenges of the digital world are addressed in lectures, group sessions and individual project based meetings. The workshop welcomes 22 participants (14 producers and 8 post-production supervisors) and many international experts specialised in various aspects of post-production and international co-productions, sharing their experiences and advise your projects. Producers with a feature film project, fiction or documentary can apply at development stage on which they will work during the workshop.

The workshop provides financial, technical, artistic information and management tips in the main areas of post-production supervision:Image workflow and visual effectsSound workflowFinancing your the post-production of your filmsMonitoring schedule and resourcesLegal issues related to the post-production stage (such as clearance of music)Creative aspects of post-productionPromotion, deliverables and archiving

The participations fee, which includes accommodation and food, is 900€. There are scholarships available. For more information, visit the website of EP2C. For any further information regarding applications for the 2016 workshop, please contact the EP2C team at: info@ep2c.com

Call for participants: POWR Baltic Stories Exchange – a pitch forum for scriptwriters

November 20th – 23rd 2016, Tallinn, Estonia

Deadline for application – September 11th 2016

POWR is looking to select 8 feature film projects in the early stages of development that are actively seeking producers. Upon selection they will be developed and presented at the POWR Baltic Stories Exchange, which takes place during the Baltic Event Co-production Market.POWR Workshop is aimed at giving mainly Nordic and Baltic scriptwriters an informal and international forum to present their projects and their writing talent during the largest regional film market in North-Eastern Europe. This year we invite the country of focus @Baltic Event 2016, Luxembourg, to apply to POWR as well!

We develop the 8 projects through group sessions and pitch preparation at our 2-day workshop in an open, generous, and sharing atmosphere, headed by the 2 tutors, Valeria Richter (Denmark) and Gino Ventriglia (Italy). The pitch will be approx. 5 minutes per project followed by a round table session where you will meet selected producers and other film industry representatives, who will give their feedback and advice. POWR is an intensive and fun experience, mixing project work and networking events.

The workshop is organized by Baltic Event in collaboration with the region’s Creative Europe MEDIA Desks and TorinoFilmLab.

Download the application form here. Contact: balticevent@poff.ee

Berlinale Talents: Call for Entries 2017

Deadline: 1 September 2016, 23:59 (CET) Berlinale Talents is the festival’s creative networking platform for film and TV drama series professionals from around the world. It consists of the Summit with master classes and interactive panel discussions as well as various Studio programmes and Project Labs. 250 international creatives from 12 different disciplines are invited to Berlin to expand their horizons through invaluable input. They share experiences with experts and among each other and become a part of the ever-growing community of Berlinale Talents alumni.

Browse the 2016 events and watch full-length recordings of past editions. Apply now at: www.berlinale-talents.de

LES ARCS COPRODUCTION VILLAGE - SUBMISSION CALL

Submission call for projects in development and films in post-production 

Our submission call will open August 29, 2016

This 3-day long event is open to professionals interested in new partnerships with the projects selected by the team of Les Arcs festival.

A selection of 22 projects of European feature films in development presented to professionals interested in a financial or a production participation.

• one-to-one meetings organized in the morning, giving the opportunity to the selected producers to meet their potential partners (producers, sales agents, distributors, national and regional funds…)
• conferences organized at the end of each day and followed by cocktails and parties, to develop informal relationships in a casual atmosphere
• leasure activities between professionals, such as the European Cinema Ski Cup, contributing to the networking 

Find out more: village-copro@lesarcs-filmfest.com

www.lesarcs-filmfest.com

connecting cottbus

Save the date and submit your feature projects now! 

Deadline: July 30, 2016

connecting cottbus, the East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus will take place on November 10 and 11 and searches for the most exciting pitch projects until July 30, 2016 

Cottbus, May 6, 2016 – connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus, is currently accepting project submissions for its 2016 pitching session until July 30. Furthermore producers, sales agents and other industry representatives are invited to participate without specific projects. Founded in 1999, coco is one of the leading international meeting points for film professionals in an East- West-European context aiming to foster co-production with a special focus on East-West feature film projects. Films such as THE HIGH SUN or ONE FLOOR BELOW (both Cannes Un Certain Regard 2015) as well as MOTHERLAND (Venice Film Festival 2015) or A GOOD WIFE (Sundance Film Festival 2016) were pitched in Cottbus before they were successfully produced and released. connecting cottbus also offers up-to-date information, discussions on current topics and networking events with particular attention to the financing and market landscape. 

Until July 30, 2016, producers can apply with a feature film project that either originates in or is content wise related to Eastern Europe and shows potential for an East-West co-production. The projects to be presented at coco will be selected until mid-September. Producers, sales agents, distributors, festival representatives, commissioning editors and financiers are welcome to reserve their seats as guests without project by submitting their application form by October 14, 2016. 

This year, 11 film projects from or related to Eastern Europe will get the chance to present themselves to an industry audience at connecting cottbus. The coco Best Pitch Award of €1,500 plus an accreditation to the Cannes Producers Network 2017 goes to the producer of the best pitch and is awarded by all industry participants. A jury of three industry representatives will award the coco Post Pitch Award of €25,000, an in-kind award donated by the German post-production house The Post Republic. We are looking forward to seeing you in Cottbus in November! 

http://www.connecting-cottbus.de/

 

East Silver Market 2016: Call for submissions – Deadline for rough cuts

Submission deadline for projects in rough cut stage: July 31, 2016

East Silver, a documentary market specialized in Eastern and Central European documentary film, is still open for submissions for upcoming projects in rough cut stage! Submit your film to the largest internationally recognized database of creative documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe.

Submit your documentary via our online ENTRY FORM

This call is open for documentaries produced/co-produced in the region of Central and Eastern Europe after January 1, 2015. Only films that have not been previously submitted for East Silver market are eligible. Your submission will be also valid for the 20th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 2016.

In case you didn’t include the 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:Institute of Documentary Film / East Silver, Stepanska 14, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic

EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH 2017 – Call for short film projects

Application deadline – 30th of September 2016

European Short Pitch is an initiative aimed at promoting the European coproduction of short films. It combines a scriptwriting workshop in residency and a coproduction forum bringing together scriptwriters, directors and industry professionals from all over Europe.

Selected on the basis of their short film projects, 16 European talents gather to discuss, rewrite, and learn to promote their stories on a European level with the support of 4 tutors. They eventually pitch their projects in front of a panel of professionals: over 55 producers, financers, buyers, and distributors.

European Short Pitch aims to bring young European talents into the spotlight, give them a high-end promotion opportunity, and develop short film coproduction in Europe. This initiative is about enhancing economic viability and European visibility for short film projects.From the previous editions (2007-2016), around 220 projects were presented that have resulted so far in the making of 82 short films – many of them having a very successful international career.

Who can apply?

European Short Pitch is open to creative teams developing international short film projects. It is therefore open to writers, directors, and producers.Writer-directors developing a project on their own are very welcome to participate in the programme. Yet it is strongly advised to already have nationally a production company interested or attached to the project, especially at the time of the coproduction forum (23rd -26th March 2017).

The author(s) of the script has to be between 18 and 35 years of age on the closing date of the call for projects (30th of September 2016).

His/her nationality or country of residence should be one of the member countries of the Creative Europe Programme (European Union + Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Iceland, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway and Turkey). European Short Pitch will also select up to 3 projects from non-member countries of the Creative Europe Programme where NISI MASA has a member organisation: Kosovo, Macedonia, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine. Applicants must confirm their availability for the different sessions. The working language of European Short Pitch is English; thus, a good knowledge of English is essential in order to participate.

The list of professionals invited for the previous editions are available on www.nisimasa.com

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EAVE @ Locarno 2016

EAVE IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE YET ANOTHER YEAR FULL OF SYNERGIES WITH THE LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL! 23 FILMS PRODUCED AND CO-PRODUCED BY EAVE PRODUCERS SELECTED IN THE OFFICIAL AND SIDEBAR SECTIONS OF THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME & A STRONG PRESENCE OF EAVE PRODUCERS ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL. PLUS THE EAVE PUENTES WORKSHOP AND THE PRODUCERS’ MEETING.

EAVE @ Locarno 2016

PIAZZA GRANDE

• Ties That Bind project INTERCHANGE by Dain Iskandar Said, producer: Ties That Bind graduate Nandita Solomon
• DANS LA FORÊT by Gilles Marchand, co-producers: EAVE graduates Olle Wirenhed and Oskar Söderlund
• VOR DER MORGENRÖTE by Maria Schrader, producer: EAVE graduate and board member Danny Krausz
• COMBOIO DE SAL E AÇUCAR by Licinio Azevedo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Philippe Avril and Elias Ribeiro
• VINCENT by Christophe Van Rompaey, co-producer: EAVE graduate Aurélie Bordier 

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

• BANGKOK NITES by Katsuya Tomita, co-producer: EAVE graduate Philippe Avril
• INIMI CICATRIZATE (SCARRED HEARTS) by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
• LA IDEA DE UN LAGO by Milagros Mumenthaler, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
• MARIJA by Michael Koch, co-producer: EAVE graduate Christof Neracher
• SLAVA (GLORY) by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
• GODLESS by Ralitza Petrovam co-producers: EAVE graduates Katrin Pors and Mikkel Jersin

CINEASTI DEL PRESENTE

• AFTERLOV by Stergios Paschos, co-producer: EAVE graduate Phaedra Vokali
• AKHDAR YABES (WITHERED GREEN) by Mohammed Hammad, producer: Interchange graduate Racha Najdi
• IL NIDO by Klaudia Reynicke, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina

PARDI DI DOMANI

• VALPARAISO by Carlo Sironi, producer: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili
• KOMMITTÉN (THE COMMITTEE) by Gunhild Enger, Jenni Toivoniemi, producer: EAVE graduate Marie Kjellsson
• SETEMBRO by Leonor Noivo, co-producer: EAVE participant Vanya Rainova

SIGNS OF LIFE

• SVI SEVERNI GRADOVI (ALL THE CITIES OF THE NORTH) by Dane Komljen, producers: EAVE graduates Natasa Damnjanovic, Adis Djapo, Bosnian National Coordinator Amra Baksic-Camo, co-producer: EAVE graduate Zoran Galic

FUORI CONCORSO

• UNE JEUNE FILLE DE 90 ANS by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Yann Coridian, co-producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman

I FILMI DELLE GIURE

• SOY NERO by Rafi Pitts, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis Lopez
• THE LOBSTER by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney, co-producers: EAVE graduate Léontine Petit and EAVE graduate Derk-Jan Warrink

SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE

• COMMUNION by Anna Zamecka, producer: EAVE graduate Anna Wydra

PANORAMA SUISSE

• ALOYS by Tobias Nölle, producers: EAVE+ graduate Christof Neracher and EAVE graduate and French National Coordinator Jean des Forêts

ALLIANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT

• SCELSI, LE PREMIER MOUVEMENT DE L’IMMOBILE  by Sebastiano d’Ayala Valva, producer: EAVE graduate Nicolas Lesoult
• ELISABETH by Guido Chiesa, producer: EAVE graduate Marie Gutmann
• COMRADE STALIN SAVED MY LIFE by Kamila Kubiak, Olivier Patté, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska
• CHILDREN OF TE ICE by Tommaso Arrighi, co-producer: EAVE graduate and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann

OPEN DOORS HUB

• CINEMA, CITY AND CATS by Ishtiaque Zico, producers: EAVE graduate Fran Borgia and Ties That Bind graduate Jeremy Chua
• DAY AFTER TOMORROW by Kamar Ahmad Simon, producer: EAVE graduate Sara Afreen

www.pardolive.ch

 

PUENTES seventh edition in Locarno

The seventh edition of PUENTES – EAVE’s Europe/Latin America Co-Production Workshop - comes to its culmination in Locarno. The second PUENTES workshop will take place in Locarno (Switzerland) from August 4 – 8, 2016, in the framework of the Festival del film Locarno.

This year’s edition will feature an open PUENTES session in cooperation with the Industry Days and the Open Doors Initiative of the Festival del film Locarno. Puentes Head of Studies and Group Leader Jean des Forêts (Petit Film, FR) will moderate a session on current and future challenges of European international film financing with prominent guests such as Roberto Olla (Eurimages, EU), Eva Diederix (Elle Driver, FR), Christophe Salvaing (Sofica Cinémage, FR) and Joseph Rouschop (Tarantula, BE), among others.

Another open PUENTES session will be held by Sarah Calderón (The Film Agency, ES) who will elaborate on different ways how to approach digital marketing strategies for film. 

During the second workshop in Locarno a special emphasis will be given to strategic company planning. Linda Beath (Ideal Filmworks Italia, IT) will address the issues of strategic planning in two groups of 7 participants each, and the participants will learn how to think strategically about their companies.

The participants will also learn about revenue forecasting during the group session with Christophe Salvaing (Sofica Cinémage, FR) who will give feedback on the revenue forecasts of their projects. 

The PUENTES participants started to develop their projects under the guidance of leading industry experts during the first workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay (Nov 25 – 29, 2015) in partnership with Ventana Sur. 

During the second workshop the participants will continue to develop and package their projects exploring sources of finance as well as examining marketing and distribution networks across both Europe and Latin America. Furthermore, the participants will meet the decision makers during both sessions.

In addition to the producers with project and for the second year now, PUENTES welcomes professionals without projects from sales, distribution, festivals and markets in the workshop group, allowing them to build a unique professional network across the both continents.

We are also happy to announce the latest news that PUENTES 2015 project DOLORES by Gonzalo Tobal (Rei Cine, Argentina) won the second prize of $20.000 at the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab in Jerusalem, Israel.  

Furthermore, PUENTES project BROKEN YEARS, produced by Ozcar Ramírez González (Arte Mecánica Producciones, Mexico) has been selected for IFP NO BORDERS co-production market in NYC in the framework of a special partnership between IFP and EAVE. 

Another recently awarded PUENTES 2015 project AMAZONA by Clare Weiskopf (CasaTarántula, Colombia) won a honourable mention at the Bogota Audiovisual Market (BAM) and Senal Colombia's broadcasting and marketing support. 

Full list of Workshop 2 experts: 

The PUENTES participants will work in Locarno on the development and financing of the selected projects under the guidance of top industry professionals from both continents, such as:

• Linda Beath, Ideal Filmworks Italia, Italy
• Sarah Calderón, The Film Agency, Spain
• Jean des Forêts, Petit Film, France
• Eva Diederix, Elle Driver, France
• Fernando Epstein, Mutante Cine, Uruguay
• Jorge Goldenberg, Script Consultant, Argentina
• Miguel Machalski, Script Consultant, France
• Roberto Olla, Eurimages, EU
• Joseph Rouschop, Tarantula, Belgium
• Christophe Salvaing, Sofica Cinémage, France

Full list of participants:

The following participants from Europe and Latin America will meet again in Locarno:

• Sebastian Barriuso, Creative Artisans Media, Cuba/Canada. Project: 1989, director: Sebastian & Rodrigo Barriuso
• Lorenzo Benítez, 3boxmedia, Spain
• Agnieszka Dziedzic, Koi Studio, Poland
• Victoria Gutierez, Cinema23 / Premios Fénix, Spain/Mexico
• Aranka Matits, Featurette, Germany
• Carolina Mosquera, Cabecitanegra Producciones, Colombia. Project: Almost Never too Late, director: Alfonso Acosta
• Giancarlo Nasi, Quijote/Rampante, Italy/ChileProject: Blanquita Bueno, director: Fernando Guzzoni
• Ozcar Ramírez González, Arte Mecánica Producciones, Mexico. Project: The Broken Years, director: Gerardo Tort
• Alexa Rivero, Altamar Films, France
• Gabriela Sabaté, Sabate Films, Paraguay. Project: Killing the Dead, director: Hugo Gimenez
• Tathiani Sacilotto, Persona Non Grata Pictures, Brazil. Project: A Bela America, director: Antonio Ferreira
• Joséphine Schroeder, Pequén Producciones, France/Chile
• Géraldine Sprimont, Need Productions, Belgium. Project: Uspantan, director: César Diaz
• Nima Yousefi, Hob, Sweden. Project: Clara Sola, director: Nathalie Álvarez 

PUENTES is organised by EAVE in partnership with Mutante Cine, Ventana Sur, the Industry Days and the Open Doors Initiative of the Festival del film Locarno, and with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union. 

 

FROM PRODUCERS TO PRODUCERS

The annual invitation by the Swiss producers for a peer to peer exchange with producers from other countries at the Locarno Film Festival

What are the opportunities and risks for smaller European countries to (co)-produce successful films within the international community?

A model without automatic support

How should one reward a box office success and festival success? The Danish Film Institute abolished automatic funding five years ago for another model. That option was initially deplored by the Danish film producers, but is now established as solid market oriented scheme.

Claus Ladegaard, Head of Film Funding at the Danish Film Institute, will explain the currentscheme, and a renowned Danish producer will tell about his experience with it. The debate will focus on the selection and funding criteria and their effect on the box office results of the films. A reconciliation between art and commerce?

Favorable conditions to be attractive for coproductions

In addition, the debate is intended to shed light on how small countries can be attractivefor co-productions. Per Neumann, founder and CEO of European Film Bonds, will present strategic opportunities and relate some successful co-productions and the needed know how to make them successful.

A broad scope of themes to be shared and discussed in a moderated presentation and debate for the first half of the meeting, and in an informal part – a cocktail reception – in the second half.

Registration deadline: 29 July 2016. The event is free of charge but prior registration is compulsory at: www.focal.ch/FPtP_ch

MEET THE EAVE TEAM IN LOCARNO (AUGUST 5 - 8):

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp 

EAVE Workshop Manager Satu Elo

Contact: satu@eave.org 

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