EAVE February News 2023
- PUENTES project STREETS OF GLORIA receives support
In Development February 2023 - EAVE project SOUVENIRS OF WAR is in post-production
In Production and in Post-production February 2023 - EAVE graduates win 4 SILVER BEARS at the Berlinale 2023!
Awards February 2023 - 14 nominations at the Belgian Magritte Awards
Nominations February 2023 - BACKLASH: MISOGYNY IN THE DIGITAL AGE in Canadian cinemas
In Cinemas February 2023 - EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE ORDINARIES selected for Göteborg
Festivals February 2023 - MEET THE EAVE TEAM IN MARCH!
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obituary - EAVE @ the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival
press release - There is still time to apply to PUENTES 2023! - Extended deadline: February 25
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“We would like our producers to be agents of change, active parts of shaping the industry of today and tomorrow and we have the same goal for EAVE as an organization.” - Breaking News - SUNDANCE 2023: 5 awards for EAVE producers!
press release - Extended deadline - EAVE+ 2023 call for applications open until February 7th
press release
PUENTES project STREETS OF GLORIA receives support
Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film Centre
The Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film Centre has granted support to five so-called lightweight productions, i.e. works with limited budgets, mainly produced in Belgium and completed in a relatively short space of time. Among them:
- PAS DE DEUX by Claudio Pazienza, producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno
Lithuanian Film Centre
Lithuanian Film Centre announces first grants for 2023. Among them:
- BALTIC UXO by Alexander Belinski, Agne Dovydaityte, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite
- KANTRI VISAGINE by Emilija Petkunaite, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite
Slovenian Film Centre
The Slovenian Film Centre announced production grants for 7 feature films and 2 documentaries. Among them:
- 20 METROV by Damjan Kozole, producer: EAVE + graduate Danijel Hocevar
- OHO by Damjan Kozole, producer: EAVE + graduate Danijel Hocevar
screen.brussels
screen.brussels supports seven projects, including three live-action feature films, one animated feature film, one documentary, and two television series. Among them:
- MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- TKT by Solange Cicurel, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- LES SNULS by Guillermo Guiz and Gilles Dal, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri
- PUENTES project STREETS OF GLORIA by Felipe Sholl, producer: PUENTES graduate Daniel van Hoogstraten is in pre-production. The plot: Gabriel moves to Rio after suffering a great loss. In denial about his grief, he becomes obsessed with an escort boy, Adriano, who disappears. Gabriel then starts an investigation on Adriano, which leads to him becoming an escort himself. Support comes from TELECINE Brazil. Shootings will happen from March 20th to April 20th.
- PUENTES project WHEN RAIN FALLS by Yanillys Perez, producer: PUENTES graduate Thibaud Billiard received funding by the Dominican Republic’s FONPROCINE. Resistencia (9) yearns for her mother’s love as she is left alone to parent her younger sisters, Esperanza (7) and Mía (5), while her mother Marta (30), struggles to make money in a mine, in hopes of returning to her home country. The project won World Cinema Fund Audience strategy at Locarno Film Festival, Open Doors 2022 and the Morelia Laboratorio de Guion 2021 at Sundance.
- EAVE project TINGINYS by Maximilien Dejoie and Virginija Vareikyte, producers: EAVE graduates Roberto Cavallini and Dagne Vildziunaite received development funding from the Film Commission Torino Piemonte. Escaping the Spanish flu pandemic, Marilee and her brother James are forced to fend for themselves away in a log cabin deep in the forest. To prevent her brother from going back home, Marilee tells him the tale of Tinginys, a fantastic creature who is said to wreak havoc in the woods. Will the two children manage to survive on their own? A project by Albolina Film in co-production with Just a moment, with the development support of Creative Europe MEDIA & Film Commission Torino Piemonte.
EAVE project SOUVENIRS OF WAR is in post-production
In production
- MAMIFERA by Liliana Torres, producer: EAVE graduate Carla Sospedra is in production. MAMIFERA, which is the Spanish word for a female mammal, centres on an unwanted pregnancy. It focuses on Lola, who accidentally gets pregnant at a time when Spanish law required women to reflect for three days before proceeding to terminate a pregnancy. The law, dating from 2010, was rescinded in 2022. The feature spans three days in Lola’s life, supported by her partner. The film is produced by Miriam Porté at Distinto Films, the company behind Avelina Prat’s Vasil, and co-produced with Carla Sospedra’s Edna Cinema. Sospedra is a producer of Isabel Coixet’s documentary THE YELLOW CEILING. “I want to contribute to de-stigmatising non-motherhood by explaining some of the inner reasons that can lead to it. I would also like this project to serve as a mirror for other women who have decided not to be mothers and who feel alone and misunderstood,” Torres said. MAMIFERA is Torres’ first purely fiction feature with a professional cast. Her two previous titles were hybrid drama - documentaries.
- EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduate Gints Grube, co-producer EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas is in production. The film tells the story of the Latvian-German silent film actress Maria Leiko. The film is a co-production between Latvian Mistrus Media, Lithuanian Broom Films and France’s Lilith Films. Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre, Valsts kulturkapitala fonds.
- LARGO WINCH: THE PRICE OF MONEY by Olivier Masset-Depasse, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart is in production. This cinematographic opus has been adapted from volumes 13 and 14 of the comic hit series The Price of Money, and The Law of the Dollar, which return to their comic book roots by dragging the hero into a complicated investigation against a backdrop of globalisation and other mergers and acquisitions, confronting him with his own contradictions. Devastated by the kidnapping of his 15-year-old son, Largo Winch is trying to hold it together when one of his associates brutally takes his own life in the middle of a press conference. Just as the world seems to be turning against him and his industrial empire folding, he discovers that the two events may be linked: if he finds those responsible for his bankruptcy, maybe he’ll see his son again? Largo doesn’t yet realise that his quest will lead him directly to hell. The film is carried by Belgian producer Jacques-Henri Bronckart on behalf of Versus Production and Nathalie Gastaldo Godeau for Pan-Européenne (France). Shooting kicked off on 6 February in Bulgaria.
- IRON BOX by Julia von Heinz, co-producer: EAVE graduate Agnieszka Wasiak is shooting. Heinz’ first primarily English-language film. Shooting begins on location this month for what’s described as a “multi-generational comedy”, where Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham will play a father and daughter who return to the former’s home of Poland, from where he escaped the Holocaust. A co-production between Germany, the USA, Poland and France, the film will be produced by von Heinz and Fabian Gasmia for Seven Elephants and Dunham herself for Good Thing Going. Further producers are Kings & Queen, Lava Films and Haïku Films. Additional financing comes from national media institutions such as Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the CNC. Adapted from Australian writer Lily Brett’s novel Too Many Men and set in the mid-1990s, the plot finds the two main characters, Ruth and Edek, with opposing motivations as they decamp to Poland. The former wants to explore her family history in more depth, whilst Edek has his own particular agenda, one “filled with distraction and entertainment”. This is all set against the backdrop of a country itself in transition, shaking off its socialist past. The story also evokes the director’s prior film, which saw a young German woman travelling to Israel, where she discovers much about her grandparents’ experience in World War II.
In post-production
- EAVE project SOUVENIRS OF WAR by Georg Zeller, producer: EAVE graduate Moritz Bonatti is in post-production. A generation after the official end of the conflict in Bosnia, SOUVENIRS OF WAR explores how three men search in touristic activities for a way to catharsis. For Muhamed, the encounters with his guests in Srebrenica are moments of relief in the enduring tensions between survivors and deniers of the genocide, Adnan, after two decades of hard-core reconciliation work, sees a chance for a lighter narrative in his new job as a „war-tour“ guide, whereas for Adis, his air-soft ground on authentic battlefields makes come true a childhood dream. Set in the romantic landscapes of the hidden gem of the Balkans and on the background of male friendships, paternity and masculine role models in a post-war society, the film is tragic and comic at once and reveals how human encounters may be the key to a peaceful future.
- THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann is in post-production. Academy Award-nominee Saoirse Ronan is set to star in director Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir THE OUTRUN. Ronan stars as Rona who, fresh out of rehab, returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery. Fingscheidt’s debut feature SYSTEM CRASHER premiered at the 2019 Berlinale where it won the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize. The film later won eight German Film Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay among many other international awards. THE OUTRUN has been developed by Sarah Brocklehurst’s Brock Media, which will produce the feature alongside Ronan, Jack Lowden and Dominic Norris under their recently founded banner, Arcade Pictures, and with Mogambo’s Ignacio Salazar-Simpson and Ricardo Marco. They are joined by co-producers Jonas Weydemann and Jakob D. Weydemann of Weydemann Bros. BBC Film and Screen Scotland supported the development of the project. Protagonist Pictures is executive producing and arranging the financing.
- SUNLIGHT by Claire Dix, producers: EAVE graduates Katie Holly and Lesley McKimm has finished post-production and will premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival in March. Described by the creative team as an “emotional, uplifting heart warmer”, the picture follows former addict Leon (Ward), who loves his best friend Iver (Carney) more than anything else in the world. Iver’s the reason he’s clean and romping about the place like a wild pinball. So when Iver gets a terminal diagnosis and decides to leave this Earth early, Leon’s not about to let him go without a fight, even if it means being a royal pain in the arse. He forces Iver to agree to one last day in Dublin, hoping to convince him to live. Will he succeed? The outcome knocks both of them off course: some things are so wrong they’re right… SUNLIGHT receives funding from Screen Ireland’s POV Female Creative Talent Scheme. It is being executive-produced by EAVE graduates Katie Holly and Yvonne Donohoe for Blinder Films, and Lesley McKimm and Niamh Fagan for Screen Ireland.
EAVE graduates win 4 SILVER BEARS at the Berlinale 2023!
Berlin International Film Festival
- THE PLOUGH (LE GRAND CHARIOT) by Philippe Garrel, producer: EAVE graduate Laurine Pelassy receives the Silver Bear for Best Directing
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre wins the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
- MUSIC by Angela Schanelec, co-producer: EAVE graduate Natasa Damnjanovic, executive producers: EAVE graduates Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Danae Spathara, EAVE + graduate Giorgos Karnavas wins the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, producer: PUENTES graduate Lionel Massol, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska scoops the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
- THE ECHO by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis wins Best Director Award in the Encounters Section and Berlinale Documentary Award
- SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot receives a Special Mention Generation Kplus
- AND THE KING SAID, WHAT A FANTASTIC MACHINE by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, associate producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen receives a Special Mention Generation 14plus
- BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan wins the FIPRESCI AWARD
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen scoops the Ecumenical Jury Award
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi wins Panorama Audience Award Second Place
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre wins the Guild Film Prize
- SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot wins the Teddy Jury Award
- AND THE KING SAID, WHAT A FANTASTIC MACHINE by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, associate producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen wins the AG Kino Gilde – Cinema Vision 14plus
Berlinale Co-Production Market
- IVAN & HADOUM by Ian de la Rosa, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora receives the Eurimages Co-production Development Award
Sundance
5 awards for EAVE graduates at the Sundance Film Festival:
- EAVE project MAMI WATA by C.J. “Fiery” Obasi, producer: EAVE graduate Oge Obasi wins World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi wins World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat wins Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute, co-producers: EAVE graduates Luisa Romeo, Anna-Maria Kantarius wins Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic
- WHEN IT MELTS by Veerle Baetens, producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Ellen Havenith wins World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Best Performance
https://www.sundance.org/blogs/2023-sundance-film-festival-announced
French César Awards
9 Césars for EAVE graduates at the French Academy Awards:
- THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH by Dominik Moll, producer: EAVE graduate Henri-Jacques Bronckart scoops 6 Césars: Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Bouli Lanners), Best Male Newcomer (Bastien Bouillon), Best Sound
- PACIFICTION by Albert Serra, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dirk Decker, EAVE+ graduate Andrea Schütte wins Best Actor (Benoît Magimel), Best Cinematography
- GRANNY'S SEXUAL LIFE by Urška Djukic and Emilie Pigeard, producer: EAVE graduate Bostjan Virc wins Best Short Animation
Spanish Goya Awards
- THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD by Joachim Trier, producer: PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, executive producers: EAVE graduate Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar won Best European Film at the GOYAs, the Spanish Academy Awards
Danish Robert Awards
11 Roberts for HOLY SPIDER at the Danish Film Awards:
- HOLY SPIDER by Ali Abbasi, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, executive producer: EAVE graduate Ditte Milsted won Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Actress (Zar Amir-Ebrahimi), Best Supporting Actor (Arash Ashtiani), Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects
- A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS by Simon Lereng Wilmont, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellström, co-producer: EAVE participant Darya Bassel won Best Documentary Feature
- GODLAND by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri won Best Costume Design
- NEST by Hlynur Palmason, producer: EAVE graduates Anton Máni Svansson, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin won Best Short Fiction
- TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE graduate Danae Spathara, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler was awarded Best English Language Film
- THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD by Joachim Trier, producer: PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, executive producers: EAVE graduate Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar won the Robert for Best Non-English-Language Film
Max Ophüls Festival Saarbrücken
Six Awards for EAVE graduates at the Max Ophüls Festival Saarbrücken:
- BREAKING THE ICE by Clara Stern, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National CoordinatorMichael Kitzberger wins the Max Ophüls Award, the Best Screenplay Award and the Youth Jury Award
- FRANKY FIVE STAR by Birgit Möller, producer: EAVE graduate Jamila Wenske wins the Ecumenical Jury Award
- EISMAYER by David Wagner, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber wins the Critic’s Award and the Audience Award
International Film Festival Rotterdam - CineMart
Two awards for EAVE graduates at the International Film Festival Rotterdam IFFR:
- WHEN THE KIDS SING THE HITS by Mina Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic scoops the VIPO Award at the IFFR Pro CineMart
- ANTI-MUSE by Baloji, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland wins the 4DR Studios Award
Göteborg Film Festival
Six Awards for EAVE graduates at the Göteborg Film Festival:
- THE BLUE CAFTAN by Maryam Touzani, producers: EAVE graduate Kartin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin wins the Dragon Award for Best International Film
- FOUR LITTLE ADULTS by Selma, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi wins the Dragon Award for Best Acting
- COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST by Martin Skovbjerg, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors and TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin wins the Sven Nykvist Cinematography Award
- LET THE RIVER FLOW by Ole Giaever, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic wins the FIPRESCI Award and the Audience Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film
- APOLONIA, APOLONIA by Lea Glob, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron wins the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary
https://goteborgfilmfestival.se/en/
Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
- CHIEN DE LA CASSE by Jean-Baptiste Durand, producer: EAVE graduate Anaïs Bertrand won the Prix Jeanne Moreau at the Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers.
14 nominations at the Belgian Magritte Awards
Belgian Magritte Awards
Nominated for Les Magritte du cinéma, the Belgian Academy Awards:
- À L’OMBRE DES FILLES by Etienne Comar, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
- ANIMALS by Nabil Ben Yadir, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
- CLOSE by Lucas Dhont, producer: EAVE graduate Laurette Schillings, EAVE+ graduate Frans van Gestel
- LA NUIT DU 12 by Dominik Moll, producer: EAVE graduate Henri-Jacques Bronckart
- LA RUCHE by Christophe Hermans, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- L’ENNEMI by Stephan Streker, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach
- MADELEINE COLLINS by Antoine Barraud, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- PUENTES project CLARA SOLA by Nathalie Alvarez Mesén, producer: EAVE graduates Nima Yousefi, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Géraldine Sprimont
- REBEL by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- RIEN À FOUTRE by Julie Lecoustre & Emmanuel Marre, producer: EAVE + graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- SOY LIBRE by Laure Portier, producer: PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit, EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guégan
- THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS by Charlotte Vandermeersch, Felix Van Groeningen, producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
- TORI AND LOKITA by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, co-producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert
- WHERE IS ANNE FRANK? by Ari Folman, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
Swiss Film Awards
3 films by EAVE graduates are nominated for the Swiss Film Awards:
- A PIECE OF SKY by Michael Koch, producer: EAVE+ graduate Christof Neracher
- EL AGUA by Elena Lopez Riera, Producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
- L’ÎLOT by Tizian Büchi, producer: EAVE + graduate Britta Rindelaub
BACKLASH: MISOGYNY IN THE DIGITAL AGE in Canadian cinemas
In French cinemas
- TCHAIKOWSKI’S WIFE by Kirill Serebrennikov, co-producer: EAVE graduate Yohann Comte. February 15.
- ANIMALS by Nabil Ben Yadir, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland. February 15.
https://mubi.com/de/films/animals-2021
- THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD by Teona Strugar Mitevska, producers: EAVE graduate and Macedonian National Coordinator Labina Mitevska, EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduates Danijel Hocevar, Benoît Roland, Maria Møller Christoffersen, Sébastien Delloye. February 9.
www.sistersandbrothermitevski.com
In Belgian cinemas
- RETURN TO SEOUL by Davy Chou, producers: Interchange and B’EST graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin. February 8.
In UK cinemas
- BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN by Pierre Földes, producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt. February 17.
In Swiss cinemas
- TCHAIKOWSKI’S WIFE by Kirill Serebrennikov, co-producer: EAVE graduate Yohann Comte. February 15.
- MATTER OUT OF PLACE by Nikolaus Geyrhalter, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger. February 23.
- WHEN IT WILL BE LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE by Sonja Heiss, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 23.
- WHERE IS ANNE FRANK? by Ari Folmann, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges. February 23.
- CLOSE by Lucas Dhont, producer: EAVE graduate Laurette Schillings, EAVE+ graduate Frans van Gestel. February 2.
In Austrian cinemas
- HOLY SPIDER by Ali Abbasi, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, executive producer: EAVE graduate Ditte Milsted. February 2.
In German cinemas
- PACIFICTION by Albert Serra, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dirk Decker. February 1.
- DANIEL RICHTER by EAVE graduate Pepe Danquart. February 1.
- HUMAN FLOWERS OF FLESH by Helena Wittmann, producer: TTB and EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen. February 1.
- WHEN IT WILL BE LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE by Sonja Heiss, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 22.
- WHERE IS ANNE FRANK? by Ari Folmann, producer: EAVE + Head of Studies Jani Thiltges. February 22.
- GIRL PICTURE by Alli Haapasalo, producer: EAVE graduate Leila Lyytikäinen. February 22.
www.citizenjaneproductions.fi/en/home/
In Spanish cinemas
- THE BLUE CAFTAN by Maryam Touzani, producers: EAVE graduate Kartin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin. February 24.
In Canadian cinemas
- BACKLASH: MISOGYNY IN THE DIGITAL AGE by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist, producer: EAVE+ graduate Eric Ruel. February 23.
EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE ORDINARIES selected for Göteborg
Shortfilmwire Clermont-Ferrand (January 27 – February 4)
- BONNE SOIREE by Antoine Giorgini, producer: EAVE graduate Marie Dubas
- LES DENTS DU BONHEUR by Joséphine Darcy Hopkins, producers: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan, PUENTES graduate Geraldine Sprimont
- LIONS by Beru Tessema, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
- ON A ENTERRÉ NOS PÈRES by Hekuran Isufi, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
- MATAPANG by Léa-Jade Horlier, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
Göteborg International Film Festival (January 27 – February 5)
- A CHIARA by Jonas Carpignano, co-producers; EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- APOLONIA, APOLONIA by Lea Glob, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron
- AURORA’S SUNRISE by Inn Sahakyan, producer: EAVE + graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
- BURIAL by Emilija Skarnulyte, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite
- BURNING DAYS by Emin Alper, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
- COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST by Martin Skovbjerg, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors and TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer, producers: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux, EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- DOGBORN by Isabella Carbonell, producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies
- EARTHLINGS by Steven Doughton, producer: EAVE graduate Anna Byvald
- EAVE MW project THE ORDINARIES by Sophie Linnenbaum, producer: EAVE MW graduate Britta Strampe
- EISMAYER by David Wagner, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- GIRL by Adura Onashile, producers: EAVE graduates Ciara Barry, Rosie Crerar
- HUMAN FLOWERS OF FLESH by Helena Wittmann, producer: TTB graduate and EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen
- GODLAND by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
- LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG by Antonio Lukich, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
- MORE THAN EVER by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards, co-producer: EAVE group leader and EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
- MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE by Signe Baumane, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
- PACIFICTION by Albert Serra, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dirk Decker
- PAMFIR by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, producers: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina, co-producer: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, EAVE graduate Artem Koliubaiev, EAVE MW and FFF graduate Adolf El Assal
- RULE 34 by Julia Murat, producer: PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite
- SORCERY by Christopher Murray, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- I HAVE ELECTRIC DREAMS by Valentina Maurel, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- THE BLUE CAFTAN by Maryam Touzani, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- THE COW WHO SANG A SONG INTO THE FUTURE by Francisca Alegria, producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
- THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER by Joanna Hogg, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD by Teona Strugar Mitevska, producers: EAVE graduate and Macedonian National Coordinator Labina Mitevska, EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar, EAVE graduates Benoît Roland, National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduates Maria Møller Christoffersen, Sébastien Delloye
- TORI AND LOKITA by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, co-producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert
- UNDER THE FIG TREES by Erige Sehiri, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, EAVE graduates Palmyre Badinier, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
- WHEN IT MELTS by Veerle Baetens, producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Ellen Havenith
- VESPER by Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
- WHEN THE WAVES ARE GONE by Lav Diaz, producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate Katrin Pors
Nordic Film Market
Works in progress
- CHILDREN OF THE LOWEST HEAVEN by Birgitte Stærmose, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller
- COMEBACK by Petri Kotwica, producer: EAVE graduate Aleksi Bardy
- HUNTERS ON A WHITE FIELD by Sarah Gyllenstierna, producer: EAVE graduate Charlotte Most
- SOLITUDE by Ninna Palmadottir, producer: EAVE graduate Lilja Osk Snorradottir
- STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH by Mikael Hafström, producer: EAVE graduate Helena Danielsson
- STORMSKERRY MAJA by Tiina Lymi, producers: EAVE graduates Jukka Helle, Markus Selin
Discovery
- MOTHERS, produced by EAVE graduate Helen Vinogradov
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (February 8 – 18)
- DAUGHTER OF RAGE by Laura Baumeister, co-producer EAVE graduate Dag Hoel
- LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG by Antonio Lukich, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
- RETURN TO SEOUL by Davy Chou, producer: Interchange and B’EST graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- SAFE PLACE by Juraj Lerotic, producers: EAVE graduates Miljenka Cogelja, Vlado Bulajic
- THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD by Teona Strugar Mitevska, producers: EAVE graduate and Macedonian National Coordinator Labina Mitevska, EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar, EAVE graduates Benoît Roland, National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduates Maria Møller Christoffersen, Sébastien Delloye
- TRACES by Dubravka Turic, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- TTB PROJECT AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Makbul Mubarak, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Yulia Evina Bhara
Berlin International Film Festival (February 16 – 26)
Competition
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre, sales: Luxbox
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, producer: PUENTES graduate Lionel Massol, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, sales: Charades
- INGEBORG BACHMANN by Margarethe von Trotta, producers: EAVE+ graduates Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bettina Brokemper, line producer: EAVE graduate André Fetzer, sales: The Match Factory
- MUSIC by Angela Schanelec, co-producer: EAVE graduate Natasa Damnjanovic, executive producers: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE graduate Danae Spathara, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, sales: Shellac
- SOMEDAY WE’LL TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter, sales: Match Factory
- THE PLOUGH (LE GRAND CHARIOT) by Philippe Garrel, producer: EAVE graduate Laurine Pelassy, sales: Wild Bunch International
- TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT by Christoph Hochhäusler, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper, sales: The Match Factory
- TÓTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen, sales: Alpha Violet
Encounters
- FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki, sales: The Match Factory
- THE ECHO by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- WHITE PLASTIC SKY by Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabó, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi, sales: Films Boutique
Panorama
- INSIDE by Vasilis Katsoupis, producer: EAVE + graduate Giorgos Karnavas, executive producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- MATRIA by Álvaro Gago, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- OPPONENT by Milad Alami, producers: EAVE graduates Annika Rogell, Peter Possne, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ruben Thorkildsen, sales: Indie Sales
- SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- SISI & I by Frauke Finsterwalder, producer: EAVE graduate and EAVE President Danny Krausz, sales: The Match Factory
- STAMS by Bernhard Braunstein, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun, sales: Rise and Shine World Sales
- THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE by Patric Chicha, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jean-Yves Roubin, Ebba Sinzinger, sales: Les Films du Losange
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen, sales: Luxbox
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
- THE SIREN by Sepideh Farsi, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, sales: Wild Bunch International
Forum
- BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
- CALLS FROM MOSCOW by Luis Alejandro Yero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Pirir
- CIDADE RABAT by Susana Nobre, co-producer: EAVE graduate Janja Kralj
- IN UKRAINE by Piotr Pawlus, Tomasz Wolski, co-producer: EAVE graduate Arek Gielnik
- THE INTRUSION by Flora Dias, Juruna Mallon, producer: PUENTES graduate Leonardo Mecchi, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Eva Chillon
- THE TRIAL by Ulises de la Orden, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dag Hoel
- TIES THAT BIND project MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihailescu, producers: EAVE graduate Diana Paroiu, EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nina Frese, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler, associate producer: EAVE graduate Antoine Simkine, sales: Lights On
Forum Expanded
- TARTUPALUK (PROTOTYPE) by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, producer: EAVE graduate Emile Hertling Péronard
Berlinale Special
- INFINITY POOL by Brandon Cronenberg, producer: EAVE graduate Karen Harnisch
Generation
- AND THE KING SAID, WHAT A FANTASTIC MACHINE by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, associate producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen, sales: Heretic
- A GREYHOUND OF A GIRL by Enzo d’Alò, producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE graduate, group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos
- DELEGATION by Asaf Saban, producers: EAVE graduates Agnieszka Dziedzic, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- I WOKE UP WITH A DREAM by Pablo Solarz, producer: EAVE graduate Agustina Chiarino, EAVE+ graduate Fernando Epstein, sales: Gloriamundi
- KIDDO by Zara Dwinger, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten van der Ven
- LE PARADIS by Zeno Graton, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
- MA MERE ET MOI by Emma Branderhorst, producer: EAVE graduate Joram Willink
- MIRROR MIRROR by Sandulela Asanda, producers: EAVE graduates Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
- POND by Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust, producers: EAVE graduates Sarah Born, Dario Schoch
- SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, sales: LevelK
- SICA by Carla Subirana, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra, PUENTES graduate Xavi Font, sales: Latido Films
- TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME by Jow Zhi Wei, producer: TTB group leader Fran Borgia and TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, sales: Pluto Film
- WHEN IT WILL BE LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE by Sonja Heiss, producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Jean-Yves Roubin
Berlinale Co-Production Market
- AMOEBA by Siyou Tan, producer: TTB group leader Fran Borgia
- CHEAPER THAN STEALING by Pedro Collantes, producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Botran
- EAVE project EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH YOU by Ursa Menart, producer: EAVE graduate Katja Lenarcic
- EAVE project SKIFF by Cecilia Verheyden, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Heene
- GOD BLESS YOU by Gustavo Pizzi, producer: PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite
- HASSE by Jan Matthys, producer: EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
- IVAN & HADOUM by Ian de la Rosa, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
- PASTORAL PATHWAYS by Ahmet Necdet Çupur, producers: EAVE graduates Nicole Gerhards, Enis Köstepen
Copro Series
- DAVOS by Jean-Eric Mack and Anca Miruna Lazarescu, producer: EAVE graduate Ivan Madeo
- EXPORT ONLY by Cristina Iliescu, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
- MY FIRST FAMILY created/written by Maya Zaydman & Ori Sivan, directed by: Randa Chahoud, producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier
- SCHOOL OF CHAMPIONS by Dominik Hartl and Johanna Moder, producer: EAVE graduate Sarah Born
- THE ACID CLINIC created by Jens Dahl; written by Jens Dahl, Dorte Warnøe Høgh & Adam August, producer: EAVE graduates Nina Bisgaard, EAVE participant Johannes Rothaus Nørregaard
- THE ISLAND written by Nick Osborne, producer: EAVE graduate Arabell Page Croft
- TIPPING POINT by AJ Annila, producer: EAVE graduate Kristin Ulseth
Talent Project Market
- BABY by Nikos Kyritsis, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
- EAVE project ANIMAL by Milada Tesitelova, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Zackova
- HOOPED by Adolf El Assal, producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE FFF graduate Adolf El Assal
Berlinale Directors
- NIGHT SWEAT by Maria Solrun, producer: EAVE graduate Nina Frese
World Cinema Market
- LOS ANGELES by Joaquin Cociña, Cristóbal León, producer: PUENTES graduate Catalina Vergara
Rotterdam-Berlinale Express
- BRACE YOURSELF by Thati Pele, producer: EAVE graduates Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
- THE BURNING GIANTS by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, producers: TTB graduates Mai Meksawan, Bee Thiam Tan
Company Matching Programme
- EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Amour Fou Vienna/Amour Fou Luxembourg (Austria/Luxembourg)
- EAVE graduate, group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, Amrion Production (Estonia)
- TTB graduate Bradley Liew, Epicmedia (Philippines)
- EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko, ForeFilms (Ukraine)
- EAVE graduate Giancarlo Nasi, Quijote Films (Chile)
Berlinale Talents
- EAVE graduate Julie Zackova
- EAVE MW graduate Ana Belén Asfura
- TTB graduate Charlotte Lelong
- EAVE MW and FFF graduate Adolf El Assal
- EAVE graduate Johannes Schubert
- EAVE graduate Kesmat Elsayed
- TTB graduate Celine Zen
European Film Market
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre, sales: Luxbox
- A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON by Gentian Koci, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
- A GREYHOUND OF A GIRL by Enzo d’Alò, producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE graduate, group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos
- APOLONIA, APOLONIA by Lea Glob, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron, sales: CAT&Docs
- BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, sales: CAT&Docs
- CLOVES AND CARNATIONS by Bekir Bülbül produced by EAVE graduate Halil Kardaş, coproduce by TTB graduate Bożena Bogdziewicz-Önkol, sales agent: Alpha Violet
- COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST by Martin Skovbjerg, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors and TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, sales: TrustNordisk
- DAUGHTER OF RAGE by Laura Baumeister, co-producer EAVE graduate Dag Hoel
- DELEGATION by Asaf Saban, producers: EAVE graduates Agnieszka Dziedzic, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- DIRTY DIFFICULT DANGEROUS by Wissam Charaf, producer: EAVE graduate Charlotte Vincent, sales: Intramovies
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, sales: Charades
- DRIFT by Anthony Chen, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, sales: Memento International
- EISMAYER by David Wagner, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber, sales: Loco Films
- ERIK STONEHEART by Ilmar Raag, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Aleksi Bardy, Roberts Vinovskis, sales: Pink Parrot Media
- FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki, sales: The Match Factory
- FOUR LITTLE ADULTS by Selma, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi, sales: LevelK
- FRANKY FIVE STAR by Birgit Möller, producer: EAVE graduate Jamila Wenske
- INGEBORG BACHMANN by Margarethe von Trotta, producers: EAVE+ graduates Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bettina Brokemper, sales: The Match Factory
- I WOKE UP WITH A DREAM by Pablo Solarz, producer: EAVE graduate Agustina Chiarino, sales: Gloriamundi
- JANUARY by Viesturs Kairiss, producers: EAVE graduates Inese Boka-Grube, Gints Grube, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron, sales: The Yellow Affair
- JOIKA by James Napier Robertson, co-producer: EAVE Marketing Workshop graduate Alex Cole-Baker, associate producer: EAVE graduate and Polish National Coordinator Jan Naszewszki, sales: Embankment
- LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG by Antonio Lukich, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko, sales: Celluloid Dreams
- M by Vardan Tozija, producers: EAVE graduates Darko Popov, Valon Bajgora, Patrice Nezan
- MATTER OUT OF PLACE by Nikolaus Geyrhalter, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger, sales: Autlook Filmsales
- MATRIA by Álvaro Gago, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- MELCHIOR THE APOTHECARY by Elmo Nüganen, producers: EAVE graduate Esko Rips, EAVE+ graduate Kristian Taska, B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis, sales: Global Screen
- NARCOSIS by Martijn de Jong, producer: Interchange graduate Trent, sales: Coccinelle Film Sales
- OPPONENT by Milad Alami, producers: EAVE graduate Annika Rogell, Peter Possne, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ruben Thorkildsen, sales: Indie Sales
- PIECE OF MY HEART by Dana Nechushtan, producers: EAVE graduates Frans Van Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schilling, sales: Beta Cinema
- SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, sales: LevelK
- SICA by Carla Subirana, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra, PUENTES graduate Xavi Font, sales: Latido Films
- SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- SISI & I by Frauke Finsterwalder, producer: EAVE graduate Danny Krausz, sales: The Match Factory
- SISTERS by Tereza Bernatkova, producer: EAVE graduate Dagmar Sedlackova, sales: True Colours
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints Producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat, Sales: Autlook Filmsales
- SOMEDAY WE’LL TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter, sales: Match Factory
- STAMS by Bernhard Braunstein, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun, sales: Rise and Shine World Sales
- THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE by Patric Chicha, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jean-Yves Roubin, Ebba Sinzinger, sales: Luxbox
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen
- THE DAM by Ali Cherry, producer: EAVE graduate Janja Kralj, co-producer: EAVE graduate Martin Hampel
- THE FOX by Adrian Goiginger, producer: EAVE graduate Erich Lackner, sales: Beta Cinema
- THE SIREN by Sepideh Farsi, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, sales: Wild Bunch International
- THE UNCLE by David Kapac, Andrija Mardesic, producer: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, sales: Bendita Film Sales
- TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT by Christoph Hochhäusler, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper, sales: The Match Factory
- TITINA by Kajsa Naess, producer: EAVE graduate Lise Fearnley, sales: Les Films du Losange
- TÓTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen, sales: Alpha Violet
- TRACES by Dubravka Turic, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- TWICE COLONIZED by Lin Alluna, producer: EAVE graduate Emile Hertling Péronard
- UNDER THE FIG TREES by Erige Sehiri, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, EAVE graduates Palmyre Badinier, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, sales: Luxbox
- WHEN IT WILL BE LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE by Sonja Heiss, producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Jean-Yves Roubin
- WHEN THE WAVES ARE GONE by Lav Diaz, producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, sales: Films Boutique
- WHITE PLASTIC SKY by Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabó, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi, sales: Films Boutique
Fiction Toolbox Programme
The Fiction Toolbox Programme is designed specifically to endow fiction creatives from marginalized and underrepresented groups with market intelligence, business tools and connections. Among the participants of the 2023 edition:
- EAVE graduate Elisa Pirir
- EAVE participant Yanis Gaye
Ibizacinefest – Ibiza International Independent Film Festival (February 17 – 26)
- EL AGUA by Elena Lopez Riera, Producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST (February 24 – March 5)
- CHIARA by Susanna Nicchiarelli, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli
- DER PASSFÄLSCHER by Maggie Peren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
- ILLYRICVM by Simon Bogojevic-Narath, producer: EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- INFINITY POOL by Brandon Cronenberg, producer: EAVE graduate Karen Harnisch
- LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG by Antonio Lukich, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
- PORNOMELANCOLIA by Manuel Abramovich, producers: EAVE graduates Gema Juarez Allen, Rachel Daisy Ellis
- REBEL by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- RETURN TO SEOUL by Davy Chou, producer: Interchange and B’EST graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- THE BLUE CAFTAN by Maryam Touzani, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS by Charlotte Vandermeersch, Felix Van Groeningen, producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
- THE FOX by Adrian Goiginger, producer: EAVE graduate Erich Lackner
- TORI AND LOKITA by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, co-producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
- TRACES by Dubravka Turic, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
MEET THE EAVE TEAM IN MARCH!
@ EAVE Producers Workshop, March 3 - 10, Luxembourg (LU)
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp (March 3-7), EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo, EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller
@ EAVE+, March 31 - April 5, Luxembourg (LU)
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp, EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo, EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
EAVE Yoga Corner
Dear EAVE Yogis,
You are welcome to join the EAVE Online Yoga sessions on THURSDAYS!
EAVE Online Yoga sessions offer a calm place where you can practice yoga in a small group of yogis. The focus is on gentle flow and breathing.
THURSDAYS: Online classes
19:30 – 21:00 CET
MONDAYS: In-Person classes at Tagtigall in Berlin
18:30 – 20:00 CET
20:30 – 22:00 CET
Discounted price for the EAVE graduates:
110 Euro for a 10-class card
Please register by email: yogatanika@gmail.com
Hope to see you soon on the yoga mat!
Namaste, Tanika
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/yogatanika/
Obituary Amira Lekic
The EAVE family mourns the passing much too soon of producer Amira Lekic, member of the EAVE network since 2011.
Amira Lekić was born in Woodstock, Canada in 1975 and received a BA in International Relations from the University of Windsor.
In 1999, Lekić moved to Sarajevo to work for international development organisations such as Save the Children.
In 2007, she moved to Sarajevo-based independent production house Deblokada, where she worked as an executive producer on Andrea Štaka's CURE - THE LIFE OF ANOTHER and Jasmila Žbanić's FOR THOSE WHO CAN TELL NO TALES and LOVE ISLAND.
Lekić began working as an independent executive producer and production manager in 2015, and has since worked on numerous SCCA/pro.ba and Deblokada projects, including Danis Tanović's DEATH IN SARAJEVO and Alen Drljević's MEN DO NOT CRY, as well as projects by other production companies in Croatia and in Slovenia.
Amira also worked on the production of the film QUO VADIS, AIDA? by Jasmile Žbanić, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Film.
She was executive producer of the EAVE project THE WHITE FORTRESS (TABIJA) by Igor Drljaca.
She was a long-time member of the Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of EAVE.
Those who were lucky enough to meet Amira and work with her, will never forget her positive energy, humour and warmth.
Our sincere condolences go out to Amira's family, friends and colleagues. We will miss you dearly!
EAVE @ the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival
EAVE is proud to announce a very strong presence of EAVE projects & producers at this year's Berlin International Film Festival: 8 films in COMPETITION, 3 films in the ENCOUNTERS section, 10 films in PANORAMA, 8 at the FORUM, 13 at the GENERATION sections, 1 in BERLINALE SPECIAL, 15 projects at the BERLINALE CO-PRODUCTION MARKET and its sidebar sections, 3 at the TALENT PROJECT MARKET and 52 films by EAVE PRODUCERS at the EUROPEAN FILM MARKET!
Competition
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre, sales: Luxbox
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, producer: PUENTES graduate Lionel Massol, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, sales: Charades
- INGEBORG BACHMANN by Margarethe von Trotta, producers: EAVE+ graduates Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bettina Brokemper, line producer: EAVE graduate André Fetzer, sales: The Match Factory
- MUSIC by Angela Schanelec, co-producer: EAVE graduate Natasa Damnjanovic, executive producers: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE graduate Danae Spathara, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, sales: Shellac
- SOMEDAY WE’LL TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter, sales: Match Factory
- THE PLOUGH (LE GRAND CHARIOT) by Philippe Garrel, producer: EAVE graduate Laurine Pelassy, sales: Wild Bunch International
- TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT by Christoph Hochhäusler, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper, sales: The Match Factory
- TÓTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen, sales: Alpha Violet
Encounters
- FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki, sales: The Match Factory
- THE ECHO by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- WHITE PLASTIC SKY by Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabó, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi, sales: Films Boutique
WHITE PLASTIC SKY © Salto Films, Artichoke, Proton Cinema
Panorama
- INSIDE by Vasilis Katsoupis, producer: EAVE + graduate Giorgos Karnavas, executive producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- MATRIA by Álvaro Gago, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- OPPONENT by Milad Alami, producers: EAVE graduates Annika Rogell, Peter Possne, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ruben Thorkildsen, sales: Indie Sales
- SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- SISI & I by Frauke Finsterwalder, producer: EAVE graduate and EAVE President Danny Krausz, sales: The Match Factory
- STAMS by Bernhard Braunstein, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun, sales: Rise and Shine World Sales
- THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE by Patric Chicha, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jean-Yves Roubin, Ebba Sinzinger, sales: Les Films du Losange
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen, sales: Luxbox
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
- THE SIREN by Sepideh Farsi, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, sales: Wild Bunch International
Forum
- BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
- CALLS FROM MOSCOW by Luis Alejandro Yero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Pirir
- CIDADE RABAT by Susana Nobre, co-producer: EAVE graduate Janja Kralj
- IN UKRAINE by Piotr Pawlus, Tomasz Wolski, co-producer: EAVE graduate Arek Gielnik
- THE INTRUSION by Flora Dias, Juruna Mallon, producer: PUENTES graduate Leonardo Mecchi, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Eva Chillon
- THE TRIAL by Ulises de la Orden, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dag Hoel
- TIES THAT BIND project MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihailescu, producers: EAVE graduate Diana Paroiu, EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nina Frese, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler, associate producer: EAVE graduate Antoine Simkine, sales: Lights On
THE INTRUSION © Enquadramento Produções, Pomme Hurlante Films
Forum Expanded
- TARTUPALUK (PROTOTYPE) by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, producer: EAVE graduate Emile Hertling Péronard
Berlinale Special
- INFINITY POOL by Brandon Cronenberg, producer: EAVE graduate Karen Harnisch
Generation
- AND THE KING SAID, WHAT A FANTASTIC MACHINE by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, associate producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen, sales: Heretic
- A GREYHOUND OF A GIRL by Enzo d’Alò, producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE graduate, group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos
- DELEGATION by Asaf Saban, producers: EAVE graduates Agnieszka Dziedzic, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- I WOKE UP WITH A DREAM by Pablo Solarz, producer: EAVE graduate Agustina Chiarino, EAVE+ graduate Fernando Epstein, sales: Gloriamundi
- KIDDO by Zara Dwinger, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten van der Ven
- LE PARADIS by Zeno Graton, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
- MA MERE ET MOI by Emma Branderhorst, producer: EAVE graduate Joram Willink
- MIRROR MIRROR by Sandulela Asanda, producers: EAVE graduates Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
- POND by Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust, producers: EAVE graduates Sarah Born, Dario Schoch
- SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, sales: LevelK
- SICA by Carla Subirana, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra, PUENTES graduate Xavi Font, sales: Latido Films
- TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME by Jow Zhi Wei, producer: TTB group leader Fran Borgia and TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, sales: Pluto Film
- WHEN IT WILL BE LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE by Sonja Heiss, producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Jean-Yves Roubin
Berlinale Co-Production Market
- AMOEBA by Siyou Tan, producer: TTB group leader Fran Borgia
- CHEAPER THAN STEALING by Pedro Collantes, producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Botran
- EAVE project EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH YOU by Ursa Menart, producer: EAVE graduate Katja Lenarcic
- EAVE project SKIFF by Cecilia Verheyden, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Heene
- GOD BLESS YOU by Gustavo Pizzi, producer: PUENTES graduate Tatiana Leite
- HASSE by Jan Matthys, producer: EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
- IVAN & HADOUM by Ian de la Rosa, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
- PASTORAL PATHWAYS by Ahmet Necdet Çupur, producers: EAVE graduates Nicole Gerhards, Enis Köstepen
Copro Series
- DAVOS by Jean-Eric Mack and Anca Miruna Lazarescu, producer: EAVE graduate Ivan Madeo
- EXPORT ONLY by Cristina Iliescu, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
- MY FIRST FAMILY created/written by Maya Zaydman & Ori Sivan, directed by: Randa Chahoud, producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier
- SCHOOL OF CHAMPIONS by Dominik Hartl and Johanna Moder, producer: EAVE graduate Sarah Born
- THE ACID CLINIC created by Jens Dahl; written by Jens Dahl, Dorte Warnøe Høgh & Adam August, producer: EAVE graduates Nina Bisgaard, EAVE participant Johannes Rothaus Nørregaard
- THE ISLAND written by Nick Osborne, producer: EAVE graduate Arabella Page Croft
- TIPPING POINT by AJ Annila, producer: EAVE graduate Kristin Ulseth
Talent Project Market
- BABY by Nikos Kyritsis, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
- EAVE project ANIMAL by Milada Tesitelova, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Zackova
- HOOPED by Adolf El Assal, producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE FFF graduate Adolf El Assal
ANIMAL © Unit and Sofa
Berlinale Directors
- NIGHT SWEAT by Maria Solrun, producer: EAVE graduate Nina Frese
World Cinema Market
- LOS ANGELES by Joaquin Cociña, Cristóbal León, producer: PUENTES graduate Catalina Vergara
Rotterdam-Berlinale Express
- BRACE YOURSELF by Thati Pele, producer: EAVE graduates Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
- THE BURNING GIANTS by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, producers: TTB graduates Mai Meksawan, Bee Thiam Tan
Company Matching Programme
- EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Amour Fou Vienna/Amour Fou Luxembourg (Austria/Luxembourg)
- EAVE graduate, group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, Amrion Production (Estonia)
- TTB graduate Bradley Liew, Epicmedia (Philippines)
- EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko, ForeFilms (Ukraine)
- EAVE graduate Giancarlo Nasi, Quijote Films (Chile)
Berlinale Talents
- EAVE graduate Julie Zackova
- EAVE MW graduate Ana Belén Asfura
- TTB graduate Charlotte Lelong
- EAVE MW and FFF graduate Adolf El Assal
- EAVE graduate Johannes Schubert
- EAVE graduate Kesmat Elsayed
- TTB graduate Celine Zen
European Film Market
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre, sales: Luxbox
- A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON by Gentian Koci, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
- A GREYHOUND OF A GIRL by Enzo d’Alò, producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE graduate, group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos
- APOLONIA, APOLONIA by Lea Glob, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron, sales: CAT&Docs
- BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, sales: CAT&Docs
- CLOVES AND CARNATIONS by Bekir Bülbül produced by EAVE graduate Halil Kardaş, coproduce by TTB graduate Bożena Bogdziewicz-Önkol, sales agent: Alpha Violet
CLOVES AND CARNATIONS © Bo Dream Productions, Filmcode Production
- COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST by Martin Skovbjerg, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors and TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, sales: TrustNordisk
- DAUGHTER OF RAGE by Laura Baumeister, co-producer EAVE graduate Dag Hoel
- DELEGATION by Asaf Saban, producers: EAVE graduates Agnieszka Dziedzic, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- DIRTY DIFFICULT DANGEROUS by Wissam Charaf, producer: EAVE graduate Charlotte Vincent, sales: Intramovies
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, sales: Charades
- DRIFT by Anthony Chen, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, sales: Memento International
- EISMAYER by David Wagner, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber, sales: Loco Films
- ERIK STONEHEART by Ilmar Raag, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Aleksi Bardy, Roberts Vinovskis, sales: Pink Parrot Media
- FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki, sales: The Match Factory
- FOUR LITTLE ADULTS by Selma, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi, sales: LevelK
- FRANKY FIVE STAR by Birgit Möller, producer: EAVE graduate Jamila Wenske
- INGEBORG BACHMANN by Margarethe von Trotta, producers: EAVE+ graduates Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bettina Brokemper, sales: The Match Factory
- I WOKE UP WITH A DREAM by Pablo Solarz, producer: EAVE graduate Agustina Chiarino, sales: Gloriamundi
- JANUARY by Viesturs Kairiss, producers: EAVE graduates Inese Boka-Grube, Gints Grube, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron, sales: The Yellow Affair
- JOIKA by James Napier Robertson, co-producer: EAVE Marketing Workshop graduate Alex Cole-Baker, associate producer: EAVE graduate and Polish National Coordinator Jan Naszewszki, sales: Embankment
- LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG by Antonio Lukich, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko, sales: Celluloid Dreams
- M by Vardan Tozija, producers: EAVE graduates Darko Popov, Valon Bajgora, Patrice Nezan
- MATTER OUT OF PLACE by Nikolaus Geyrhalter, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger, sales: Autlook Filmsales
- MATRIA by Álvaro Gago, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- MELCHIOR THE APOTHECARY by Elmo Nüganen, producers: EAVE graduate Esko Rips, EAVE+ graduate Kristian Taska, B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis, sales: Global Screen
- NARCOSIS by Martijn de Jong, producer: Interchange graduate Trent, sales: Coccinelle Film Sales
- OPPONENT by Milad Alami, producers: EAVE graduate Annika Rogell, Peter Possne, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ruben Thorkildsen, sales: Indie Sales
- PIECE OF MY HEART by Dana Nechushtan, producers: EAVE graduates Frans Van Gestel, Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schilling, sales: Beta Cinema
- SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, sales: LevelK
- SICA by Carla Subirana, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra, PUENTES graduate Xavi Font, sales: Latido Films
- SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, sales: New Europe Film Sales
- SISI & I by Frauke Finsterwalder, producer: EAVE graduate Danny Krausz, sales: The Match Factory
- SISTERS by Tereza Bernatkova, producer: EAVE graduate Dagmar Sedlackova, sales: True Colours
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints Producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat, Sales: Autlook Filmsales
- SOMEDAY WE’LL TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter, sales: Match Factory
- STAMS by Bernhard Braunstein, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun, sales: Rise and Shine World Sales
- THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE by Patric Chicha, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jean-Yves Roubin, Ebba Sinzinger, sales: Luxbox
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen
- THE DAM by Ali Cherry, producer: EAVE graduate Janja Kralj, co-producer: EAVE graduate Martin Hampel
- THE FOX by Adrian Goiginger, producer: EAVE graduate Erich Lackner, sales: Beta Cinema
- THE SIREN by Sepideh Farsi, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, sales: Wild Bunch International
- THE UNCLE by David Kapac, Andrija Mardesic, producer: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, sales: Bendita Film Sales
- TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT by Christoph Hochhäusler, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper, sales: The Match Factory
- TITINA by Kajsa Naess, producer: EAVE graduate Lise Fearnley, sales: Les Films du Losange
- TÓTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen, sales: Alpha Violet
- TRACES by Dubravka Turic, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- TWICE COLONIZED by Lin Alluna, producer: EAVE graduate Emile Hertling Péronard
- UNDER THE FIG TREES by Erige Sehiri, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, EAVE graduates Palmyre Badinier, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, sales: Luxbox
- WHEN IT WILL BE LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE by Sonja Heiss, producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Jean-Yves Roubin
- WHEN THE WAVES ARE GONE by Lav Diaz, producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, sales: Films Boutique
- WHITE PLASTIC SKY by Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabó, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi, sales: Films Boutique
Fiction Toolbox Programme
The Fiction Toolbox Programme is designed specifically to endow fiction creatives from marginalized and underrepresented groups with market intelligence, business tools and connections. Among the participants of the 2023 edition:
- EAVE graduate Elisa Pirir
- EAVE participant Yanis Gaye
MEET EAVE IN BERLIN
EAVE at the Creative Europe MEDIA stand (C2, located in the Martin Gropius Bau) of the EFM: February 16 - 22
Tina Trapp, CEO: February 18 - 21
Satu Elo, Deputy CEO: February 16 - 22, +352 661 44 52 10
There is still time to apply to PUENTES 2023! - Extended deadline: February 25
The call for EAVE PUENTES, the most relevant and successful training programme for developing European-Latin American co-production is now EXTENDED until February 25!
The 2023 edition of PUENTES is the fourth one under the guidance of PUENTES Head of Studies and producer Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine – AR/ES), known for her prestigious track record of co-productions involving Europe and Latin America such as Oscar-winner UNA MUJER FANTASTICA, NERUDA, AGUA FRÍA DE MAR and PEQUEÑA FLOR.
Among the core experts is producer and EAVE graduate Didar Domehri (Maneki Films – FR) as group leader, and Jacques Akchoti (FR) as script consultant. They will be joined by guest experts from both Europe and Latin America, such as Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films, UY) and others.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
The workshop is targeted at Latin American & European film professionals interested in developing strong bonds between Europe and Latin America. The selected group of applicants is composed by 10 producers focusing on project development (fiction films only), and 4-5 European film professionals (sales agents, financiers, distributors, festival programmers, coproduction market representatives) or European producers focusing on career development (not brining a specific project).
Latin American and European Film producers focusing on project development:
EAVE is looking for experienced feature film producers in their own countries wishing to work on an international scale and to create long-term creative and business relationships between Europe and Latin America. Interested producers should apply with a feature fiction film project in development stage. European producers applying must be able to demonstrate a clear involvement with Latin America and vice versa.
European Film Professionals focusing on career development:
EAVE is open to receive applications from related European film professionals (such as sales agents, distributors, festival and market representatives, financiers) or European producers focusing on career development and wishing to work on an international scale and to create long term creative and business relationships with Latin America.
TIMELINE
Applications are EXTENDED until February 25, and the selection will be announced by end of April 2023.
PUENTES takes place in the course of two weeks of the year. The first workshop of the 2023 edition will take place in Italy, in late June – July (exact dates and location TBC), in partnership with FVG Audiovisual Fund and MiC (Ministero dei Beni Ambientali e Culturali).
The second workshop will be held in Uruguay in late November (TBC), in partnership with Bocacha Films and supported by IBERMEDIA. Thanks to a special partnership, the PUENTES participants will attend VENTANA SUR after workshop 2 in order to strengthen their ties between Europe and Latin America even further by meeting and networking with European and Latin American producers alike.
Click here to start your application!
“EAVE Puentes is yet another well-crafted EAVE program that empowers producers from Europe and Latin America to work in one common network.”
Marija Razgutė, CEO and producer of M-Films (LT)
“PUENTES is an amazing reality check, held in a professional and warm framework that provides with lots of tools to evaluate and work on the intersection of our professional career and personal life.”
Facundo Lema – Talent Manager at IFFR
The PUENTES workshop is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and IBERMEDIA, and with the recognition of the Directorate-General for Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.
Happy Anniversary EAVE! Interview with EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp about EAVE’s Core Values and strategic goals
EAVE is releasing a new trailer of its renowned PRODUCERS WORKSHOP right when entering the year of its 35th anniversary.
The EAVE Producers Workshop is a year-long training programme for audiovisual producers from across Europe and beyond, funded by Creative Europe - MEDIA, a sub-programme of the European Union, as well as the Film Fund Luxembourg. As an organisation, EAVE offers a range of other activities and workshops outside of its core programme.
EAVE’s Chief Executive Kristina Trapp shares her thoughts on this occasion.
EAVE has announced its Core Values in 2021. Why was it important to make a statement about these values, after over 30 years in the industry?
There has always been a special ‘philosophy’ and spirit at EAVE, which makes EAVE so unique and which is commonly shared by our team and experts since its inception. When welcoming new experts or guests to the programme, we realized how special and rare this atmosphere of generosity really is and that many professionals in this industry are not used to this kind of honesty, openness and solidarity, while it is really important to us.
That is why we felt the need to put our values on paper, to formulate them and for that matter also to rethink, question and sharpen our strategy and priorities.
In a way, the pandemic has accelerated this evolution… It was in general a moment in time when everyone was rethinking and questioning their professional and personal choices and practices. At the same time, I felt that EAVE needed to clearly define and continue to push our core values to make them a reality, whether it was in terms of our environmental policy, work-life balance or equality and inclusion - all major priorities for EAVE.
How do these values manifest themselves in EAVE’s programmes?
For our producers, EAVE is more than just a programme, it is a place, a ‘safe space’ that we create, where they can open up to think about their careers and projects. This protected space is the foundation for creativity and a deeper connection. Very often participants say: “I came to EAVE”, as if they referred to a place, not only a training programme.
The whole group work method is based on sharing and horizontal peer-to-peer learning from fellow professionals all over the world. The premise is that the group of participants is as diverse as possible – not only in terms of gender, age, geographical spread, ethnicity, socio-economic background, but also in terms of company set-ups, business models, project formats or genre.
This is also how they can build a professional support network based on trust, solidarity, mutual respect, inclusion and sharing – probably the main asset people get out of EAVE.
And these are not just words…
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it became visible how strong this EAVE support network really is and how effective – EAVE graduates from all over the world were actively supporting Ukraine, hosting families, donating money, offering jobs to Ukrainian professionals and organising supplies, communication and concrete help and support in all aspects of daily life and far beyond film production. It was incredible.
click to discover the new EAVE trailer!
What impact is EAVE having on the industry and can you give some practical examples?
What we want to achieve with EAVE is to have an impact towards a more conscious, engaged and sustainable industry by promoting inclusion, diversity, gender equality, green agendas and healthier, more sustainable work environments, as well as setting a new positive standard in the European industry through our own example.
Specifically, for example, at EAVE we have implemented a comprehensive green policy in all areas of our operations by reducing travel, using public transport and trains wherever possible, drastically reducing meat consumption at our events, offering local and seasonal food, reducing waste, recycling, stopping printing and using online elements.
For example, we inspired partner hotels to set up a recycling system for us, which they didn’t have in place before and which they decided to keep after the workshop.
We also created a guide for ‘healthy vegan dishes” to be used by our partner hotels that has been a real inspiration for these conference hotels and they have also made a lot of progress on how to reduce food waste at buffets and coffee breaks by fine-tuning quantities based on consumption in previous days.
As you can see, we have been successful in influencing the hotels’ thinking and they have been inspired to rethink how they operate. At the same time, with each hotel, we are learning how to better guide them ourselves.
We have also partnered with TorinoFilmLab for the Green Film Lab, a series of workshops focusing on sustainable production.
Specifically on the topic of mental health and work-life balance, we have been incorporating morning yoga sessions into our workshops since 2009. Our yoga instructor and EAVE coordinator Tanika Sajatovic also offers online yoga to our graduates throughout the year at a special rate.
We have trained therapists among our experts and offer optional sessions on mindfulness and stress reduction. Moreover, we organise childcare during the workshops to ensure a very family-friendly environment. Our participants and experts are always very grateful for such options. We have also partnered up with Red Balloon Alliance, which offers childcare at major film festivals in Europe!
© Frank Schoepgens
EAVE is rapidly expanding and is training various underrepresented communities through EAVE on Demand workshops. Is this part of the implementation of the core values?
Yes, indeed. A good example of a tailor-made EAVE programme for underrepresented communities is our ACCESS programme in Canada for producers who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour, organised together with the National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI) and with support from the Canada Media Fund (CMF)or the EAVE ON DEMAND workshops for Sami indigenous producers in cooperation with the Sami International Film Institute. Our programme CHANGE has a powerful impact on especially female documentary producers in the Eastern Partnership countries.
Looking at the European film industry, it is shocking to see how ‘white’ and not representative of the world we live in this industry is – despite the fact that it claims to be inclusive - especially when it comes to power positions and decision making.
At EAVE, it is one of our priorities to actively contribute to change, which is why EAVE’s diversity strategy with concrete actions is so important - for us as an organization and for me personally.
We would like our producers to be agents of change, active parts of shaping the industry of today and tomorrow and we have the same goal for EAVE as an organization as we acknowledge our role of EAVE in setting positive industry standards. This includes for us an ‘ethical’ approach to producing.
Why do you think it’s important to talk about diversity in the film industry in general?
Storytelling plays a huge role in how we understand and shape our culture. Film is certainly one of the most impactful creative mediums and should reflect – in front of and behind the camera – the world we live in. However, if we look at the film industry especially in Europe, and especially at positions of power and decision-making, as well as where the money goes, we can see that our industry is much less diverse and inclusive than it claims to be. This needs to change and EAVE is committed to be an active part of this change.
What does diversity and inclusion mean when it comes to EAVE workshops and how can EAVE take its diversity strategy to the next level?
Diversity is the guiding principle when it comes to our selection of participants. We believe that the more diverse the group of participants at EAVE is, the more inspiring the experience actually is for everyone.
We have seen with the success of our green policy how impactful and important it is to actually formulate a clear strategy with concrete and meaningful actions and a long-term strategic plan and how it helps to get everyone on board on all levels – staff, experts, board, participants, and providers.
EAVE's long-term diversity strategy that we are working on with EAVE alumna Tamara Dawit (VP growth & inclusion, Canada Media Fund) includes for example anti-racism training for the EAVE board, staff and trainers; diversifying the pool of consultants; out-reach to BIPOC organizations; sessions on ethical production; focus groups and surveys among BIPOC alumni; measures to improve accessibility for disabled professionals at EAVE workshops and very recently an EAVE IMPACT Think Tank this January at WEMW in Trieste on « creating safe spaces for professional training and positive inclusion standards for the industry » the results of which we will soon share. We are also happy to announce that diversity scholarships have been created for EAVE Producers Workshop, EAVE+ and EAVE Marketing Workshop specifically targeting European residents and citizens who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour.
There’s still a lot of work ahead of us, but it is a great opportunity for everyone!
What is in the crystal globe for EAVE? How do you see the future?
I am very much looking forward to welcoming the latest 'cohort' of producers and professionals of the EAVE Producers Workshop 2023 that we had to chose out of over 260 applications from all over the world. It wasn’t an easy selection with so many strong, inspiring, talented candidates.
And I am also looking forward to welcoming some new consultants to our expert pool that we are continuously enlarging and diversifying.
One thing I know for sure is that the future with EAVE will never be boring: there are exciting new partnerships on the horizon and we are always trying to improve what we do and evolve as an organisation.
Breaking News - SUNDANCE 2023: 5 awards for EAVE producers!
We are happy to share that 5 awards have been handed out at 2023 Sundance FIlm Festival - including World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography for EAVE project MAMI WATA!!
THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi wins the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat wins the Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary
SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute, co-producers: EAVE graduates Luisa Romeo, Anna-Maria Kantarius wins the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic
EAVE project MAMI WATA by C.J. “Fiery” Obasi, producer: EAVE graduate Oge Obasi wins the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography
WHEN IT MELTS by Veerle Baetens, producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Ellen Havenith wins the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Best Performance
Congratulations to everyone!
Extended deadline - EAVE+ 2023 call for applications open until February 7th
Extended Deadline announced!
Applications are now open until February 7, 2023 for the 13th edition of EAVE+
EAVE+ offers 15 producers the opportunity to discuss their company structures and management practices together with high-profile industry experts during 4,5 days to tackle the business side of running a film company.
The upcoming edition will focus on company sustainability and how to reinvent yourself in times of crisis. Under the title ‘transforming companies’ we will feature a series of company case studies and inspiring new business models and tackle the role of the producer as a leader.
Together with top-notch experts, we will also explore topics such as cashflow management, company strategies, negotiation with financiers and partners, and raising finance from investors and how to create viable business models for the future. All producers will work on their individual leadership qualities and resilience in private coaching sessions.
EAVE+ will take place from March 31 – April 5, 2023 in Luxembourg.
« [At EAVE+] we could brainstorm and think "out of the box" with a great team of producers and experts and come back to the office with very specific plans to "rebuild" Fasten Films. Do not miss it. »
Adria Mones – Fasten Films, Spain, EAVE+ 2022
Applications are open for independent producers with a solid track record and international experience from Europe and the rest of the world until February 7, 2023.
The programme is designed for producers who have been running their own company for five years + and/or who have worked five years + at senior management level in another company. We strongly recommend that two individuals at senior management level attend from each company
The workshop will tackle topics such as: How to structure my company more efficiently? How to grow as a company? How to reinvent yourself in times of crisis? How to sustain a viable business? How to diversify your company slate? What kind of leader am I? How to improve my team management? How to achieve a better life work balance?
Transforming Companies, new business models and company constellations will be one of the main topics throughout the workshop, that we will explore via a number of inspiring company case studies.
EAVE+ is organised once a year in Luxembourg with support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and Film Fund Luxembourg.
For more information, please visit https://eave.org/programmes/eave-13th-edition or contact satu@eave.org
Apply here: https://eave.org/apply/introduction/eaveplus-23/plus
EAVE graduates: If you already have an EAVE profile, please log into your account to complete the application. If you do not remember your login information, please contact: members@eave.org
