EAVE July News 2023
- EAVE project SKIFF and TTB project TITANIC OCEAN receive funding
In Development July 2023 - THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff is in production
In Production and in Post-production July 2023 - BLAGA’S LESSONS wins the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary
Awards July 2023 - PUENTES project BLANQUITA now in French cinemas
In Cinemas July 2023 - TTB project TIGER STRIPES competing at New Horizons
Festivals July 2023 - MEET EAVE IN AUGUST!
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EAVE project SKIFF and TTB project TITANIC OCEAN receive funding
Eurimages
In its second Project Evaluation Session of 2023 the Executive Committee of the Eurimages Fund has decided to support 33 feature films, including 3 documentaries and 2 animations. Of the 33 projects supported during the session, 18 are to be directed or co-directed by women. 26 projects were produced by EAVE graduates:
- ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU by Cherien Dabis, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mario Piperides
- BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduate Vlado Bulajic, EAVE participant Lija Pogacnik
- BROTHERS by Türker Süer, co-producer: EAVE graduate Enis Köstepen
- CINDARELLA'S STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, EAVE graduates Carla Fotea, Diana Paroiu
- EAVE project SKIFF by Cecilia Verheyden, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Heene, Léontine Petit
- FATHER by Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc, co-producers: EAVE graduates Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, Olivia Sophie van Leeuwen
- FIRST COMES LIFE, THEN THE MOVIES by Francesca Comencini, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
- GOAT GIRL by Ana Asensio, co-producer: TTB graduate Pedro Hernandez
- HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, co-producers: EAVE graduates Eugenia Mumenthaler, Andres Pfaeffli
- KEVLAR SOUL by Maria Eriksson-Hecht, co-producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, EAVE participant Pilvi Waltzer
- L'ENFANT BELIER by Marta Bergman, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urška Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Miha Černec, Katarina Prpić
- MAN VS FLOCK by Tamara Kotevska, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sinisa Juricic
- MUM by Nikola Lezaic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sinisa Juricic
- NO MERCY - THE UNSPARING GAZE by Isa Willinger, co-producers: EAVE graduate Sabine Gruber, EAVE+ graduate Peter Drössler
- PARADISE by Jérémy Comte, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fabien Westerhoff, Julie Viez
- SEA OF GLASS by Alexis Alexiou, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova
- SORELLA DI CLAUSURA by Ivana Mladenovic, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, EAVE graduates Carla Fotea, Diana Paroiu
- THE GIRL FROM KÖLN by Ido Fluk, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
- THE LITTLE SEAMSTRESS by Magnus von Horn, co-producers: EAVE graduates Mariusz Wlodarski, Agnieszka Wasiak
- TRANSIT TIMES by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu, co-producers: EAVE graduate and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduate Yvonne Wellie
- VERMIGLIO, OR THE MOUNTAIN BRIDE by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- WAIT TILL YOU HEAR MINE by Pelin Esmer, co-producers: EAVE graduates Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu, Bogdan Craciun
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
- YUGO FLORIDA by Vladimir Tagic, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
- YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco
https://www.coe.int/en/web/eurimages/
Netherlands Film Fund
Netherlands Film Fund announced the recipients of funding in the second round of its 2023 Film Production Incentive. 12 fiction features, nine documentaries, three drama series and one documentary series, including 13 international co-productions are supported.
- ARMAND by Halfdan Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Derk-Jan Warrink
- MORESNET by Frank van Passel and Jonas van Geel, producer: EAVE graduate Martin Heisler
- PARADISE by Bobbie Koek, producer: EAVE graduate Janneke Doolaard
- EAVE project SKIFF by Cecilia Verheyden, co-producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- THE FAVOURITE by Karin Junger, co-producers: EAVE graduates Xavier Rombaut, Marten D’Hollander
- THE IDYLL by Aaron Rookus, co-producers: EAVE graduate Xavier Rombaut
- THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
- VÄRN by John Skoog, co-producers: EAVE graduates Leontine Petit, Kaarle Aho, Beata Rzezniczek
In the second round of 2023 two international co-productions are selected within the Minority co-production feature film and documentary and Minority co-production short animation and research & experiment scheme:
- VÄRN by John Skoog, co-producers: EAVE graduates Leontine Petit, Kaarle Aho, Beata Rzezniczek
- THE WALLED OFF HOTEL by Amer Shomali, Clarens Grollman, co-producer: EAVE graduate May Odeh
Six Projects were selected in the second round of New Dawn:
- BXL by Ish Aït Hamou & Mouhir Aït Hamou, producer: EAVE graduate Peter De Maegd
- MARCHING IN THE DARK by Kinshuk Surjan, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo
- MEXICO 1986 by Cesar Diaz, producer: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan, PUENTES graduate Géraldine Sprimont.
HBF+Europe
Rotterdam’s HBF+Europe programme announces 2023 recipients, new post-production support scheme. Four minority co-productions were selected:
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- COTTON QUEEN by Suzannah Mirghani, producers: EAVE graduate Caroline Daube, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
- QUATRO MENINAS by Karen Suzane, producer: EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith
- TEAR GAS by Uta Beria, producer: EAVE graduate Delphine Schmit
- A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, producer: PUENTES graduate Thomas Miculet
- A WINNER IS SEEN AT THE START by Zhannat Alshanova, producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
Two co-productions selected in collaboration with Flemish Audiovisual Fund:
- HEIZEL by Hans Herbots, co-producers: EAVE graduates Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings, Frans van Gestel
- LAST LETTERS FROM MY GRANDMA by Olga Lucovnicova, producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
Lithuanian Film Centre
The Lithuanian Film Centre has announced the second grants for 2023:
- GRUODIS by Grzegorz Paprzycki, producer: EAVE graduate Zivile Gallego
- NR.24 by John Andreas Andersen, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
- SMELIO UZTVANKA by Cejen Cernic Canak, producer: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene
CNC
- LES PETITS VOLEURS by Joachim Lafosse, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman, EAVE+ Head of Studies and group leader Jani Thiltges has been selected in the CNC’s third advance on receipts session of 2023.
screen.brussels
Seven Belgian feature films win backing from screen.brussels. Following its 22nd session, screen.brussels will be supporting 14 new projects: 7 feature films, 6 documentaries and 1 animated series.
- BXL by Ish Aït Hamou & Mouhir Aït Hamou, producer: EAVE graduate Peter de Maegd
- LA VOCATION by Guérin Van de Vorst and Sophie Muselle, producers: EAVE graduates Benoît Roland, Ellen De Waele
- L’ENFANT BÉLIER by Marta Bergman, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- MEXICO 1986 by César Diaz, producers: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan, PUENTES graduate Geraldine Sprimont
- TÊTES BRÛLÉES by Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
- TWA TIMOUN by Jonas D’Adesky, producers: EAVE graduates Aurelien Bodinaux, Nezha Cohen
https://screen.brussels/en/news/session-22
Moin Film Fund
The Moin Film Fund (formerly Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein) supports 2 projects made by EAVE graduates:
Script funding:
- WELTENEXPRESS by Malte Thomsen, producer: EAVE graduate Verena Gräfe-Höft
Development support:
- LOVE ESCAPE by Anja Gurres, producer: EAVE graduate Dirk Decker
FFA
The German-French film funding commission and the German FFA commission put their weight behind 3 film projects by EAVE graduates:
- PASTORAL PATHWAYS by Ahmet Necdet Cupur, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
- TTB project TITANIC OCEAN by Konstantina Kotzamani, producer: TTB and EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producers: EAVE graduates Luisa Romeo, Radu Stancu, Nina Frese
- DAS ANGSTTIER by Lola Randl, producer: EAVE graduate Jamila Wenske
THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff is in production
In production
- THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff, producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies, co-producers: EAVE graduate Elina Litvinova and EAVE graduate, group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos is in pre-production. The feature is inspired by the life of Sally Bauer, the first European woman to swim across the English Channel in 1939. Filming on the project will commence in August in Sweden, Estonia, Belgium and the UK. The story is set at a time when Europe is on the brink of war. While society and her family urge her to follow her duties as a mother, she breaks free from conventions to pursue her dreams. THE SWEDISH TORPEDO receives backing from the Swedish Film Institute, Creative Europe, the Nordisk Film & TV Fond, the Finnish Film Foundation, YLE, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, the Estonian Film Institute, Konstnärsnämnden and the Norrköpings filmfond.
- REINE MÈRE by Manele Labidi, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin is in production. Blending social chronicle and bittersweet comedy, the film paints the portrait of a Tunisian family living in France in the early 1990s and uses comedy to explore questions such as the search for identity, generational conflicts and latent racism in France. Penned by the director, the story revolves around Amel and his family who learn, one day, that their landlord wishes to take back his apartment within a few months’ time. As his eldest daughter Mouna starts to have visions of Charles Martel and their application for a new socially-funded home drags on, Amel has no other choice but to reinvent himself… REINE MÈRE is produced by Jean-Christophe Reymond on behalf of Kazak Productions, in co-production with Arte France Cinéma, and by Belgium’s Frakas Productions. Pre-purchased by Arte, Canal+, Amazon Prime Video, RTBF and Proximus, the feature film is likewise supported by the Ile-de-France and Grand Est regions, the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
- BLUE BANKS by Andreea Cristina Bortun, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis starts its shooting in Romania. The plot: Lavinia, a single mother, is trying to make a better living for herself and her son, in a poor Romanian village. On her own terms. She’s impulsive, she miscalculates, she doesn’t know very well how to love. However, Dani, her 13 years old son, needs his mother more than ever during this period of his life, at the threshold between childhood and adolescence. In the course of the four seasons, Dani and Lavinia's relationship is put to the test. Gabi Suciu is producing through Atelier de Film (Romania) in co-production with Jean-Laurent Csinidis and Jerome Nunes through Films de Force Majeure (France) and Ales Pavlin & Andrej Stritof through Perfo Production (Slovenia). The Romanian coproducers are Avanpost (Vlad Radulescu), Petra Films (Andreea Cristina Bortun) and Forest Film (Adrian Paduretu). Alexandra Tinjala and Adriana Bumbes are associate producers. The project has been backed by the Romanian Film Centre, CNC Aide aux Cinemas du Monde and PACA Region SUD (France), as well as the Slovenian Film Centre, MEDIA Creative Europe and Eurimages.
www.films-de-force-majeure.com
In post-production
- TOTALLY BOSS by Ingomar Vihmar, producer: EAVE graduate Esko Rips is shooting. The story: Oliver and Sass, who are 13 years old, create a nose-shaped glasses holder in their handicraft class, which unexpectedly catches the interest of a mysterious big investor. At the same time, Oliver's recently laid-off father is struggling to find a new job. As the boys are too young to run a business independently, they come up with the plan to hire Oliver's father to manage their company and thus save his parents' troubled marriage. “The family comedy tells the story of relationships between children and parents from a contemporary and fresh perspective, raising the question of what a family needs in order to be happy? Throughout the film, the roles mix and transform, and we see children behaving like adults and parents behaving like children”, Ingomar Vihmar said. Esko Rips is producing through Nafta Films, Support comes from the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Creative Europe Media, the Tartu Film Fund, Elisa Estonia and Nafta Films.
- SNAJKA: DIARY OF EXPECTATIONS by Tea Vidovic Dalipi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Stefano Tealdi is in post-production. The documentary follows the personal journey of the director and her husband Mirsad, who comes from an extremely traditional Roma family from Kosovo, while Tea stems from a modern, urban Croatian family. Oliver Sertic is producing through Croatia’s Restart in co-production with Stefano Tealdi through Italy’s STEfilm and Bujar Kabashi through Kosovo’s Möbius, and in association with Tabahana Film from Kosovo. Support from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre through production and international cooperation grants, the Piemonte Film Fund, the City of Zagreb, and the City of Ferizaj.
BLAGA’S LESSONS wins the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Crystal Globe competition
- BLAGA’S LESSONS by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producers: EAVE graduates Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova won the top award, the Crystal Globe and Best Actress (Eli Skorcheva) and the Grand Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- BRUTAL HEAT by Albert Hospodářský, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Tomkova received a Special Jury mention
- DANCING ON THE EDGE OF A VOLCANO by Cyril Aris, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine received a Special Jury mention
- EAVE project CITIZEN SAINT by Tinatin Kajrishvili, producer: EAVE graduate Lasha Khalvashi, co-producers: Borislav Chouchkov, Carine Chichkowsky, Denis Vaslin won a Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury
- GURAS by Saurav Rai, producer: EAVE graduate Ram Krishna Pokharel received the Special Jury Prize
- IMAGO by Olga Chajdas, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Wojcik, Violetta Kaminska, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel won the FIPRESCI Award
Eastern Promises
- TASTY by Egle Vertelyte, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis won the Works in Progress TRT Award
- BIKECHESS by Assel Aushakimova, producer: EAVE + graduate Antoine Simkine received the Works in Progress Karlovy Vary IFF Award
- FLIGHT FROM KABUL by Sahraa Karimi, producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamík Hrycová received the MIDPOINT Works in Development - Feature Launch Award
Tribeca International Film Festival
- A STRANGE PATH by Guto Parente, producer: EAVE graduate Ticiana Augusto Lima wins Best International Narrative Feature, Best Performance in an International Narrative Feature, Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature, Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature
Galway Film Fleadh
- APOCALYPSE CLOWN by George Kane, producer: EAVE graduate Morgan Bushe won Best Irish Feature at Galway Film Fleadh
- THE LAND WITHIN by Fisnik Maxville, producer: EAVE + graduate Britta Rindelaub received the Peripheral Visions Award
Cinedays Macedonia
EAVE graduates scoop the main awards of the Cinedays Festival of European Film:
- A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON by Gentian Koci, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou won the Golden Sun Award for Best Film in the SEE programme
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE ORDINARIES by Sophie Linnenbaum, producer: EAVE MW graduate Britta Strampe won the Golden Star for Best Film and the Blue Star for Best Screenplay
- TEMPS MORT by Ève Duchemin, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri won the Silver Star for Best Director
Munich Filmfest
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele won the Cinerebels Award of the Munich Filmfest.
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff won the Audience Award
- www.filmfest-muenchen.de
Brussels International Film Festival
- FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki won the Jury Prize in the Directors' Week
- THE OTHER LAURENS by Claude Schmitz, producers: EAVE graduates Jeremy Forni, Benoit Roland won the Grand Prize in the National Competition, Best Actor (Olivier Rabourdin), Best Photography Award
- 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 won Best Actress (Jelena Kordić Kuret) and Best Sound Award
- LUKA by Jessica Woodworth, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Brosens won Best Photography Award
Pula International Film Festival
8 awards for EAVE graduates at the Pula International Film Festival:
- ESCORT by Lukas Nola, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic The Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor (Kresimir Mikic) and the Golden Arena for Best Production Design
- EAVE project NON-ALIGNED: SCENES FROM THE LABUDOVIC REELS by Mila Turajlic, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Chichkowsky Golden Arena for Best Croatian Minority Coproduction
- SAFE PLACE by Juraj Lerotic, producers: EAVE graduates Miljenka Cogelja, Vlado Bulajic won the Golden Arena for Best Director and the Golden Arena for Best Cinematography (Marko Brdar)
- TRACES by Dubravka Turic, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Ieva Norvilliene, EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic won the Golden Arena for Best Editing, the Golden Arena for Best Makeup and the Golden Arena for Best Sound Design:
- 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 won the Golden Arena for Best Leading Actor (Adnan Omerovic)
European Film Festival Palic
- EAVE project CITIZEN SAINT by Tinatin Kajrishvili, producer: EAVE graduate Borislav Chouchkov won Best Film in the Parallels and Encounters Programme at the European Film Festival Palic
- CLUB ZERO by Jessica Hausner, producer: EAVE graduate Johannes Schubert, co-producers: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen, EAVE participant Clemens Köstlin received a Special Mention
- COLD AS MARBLE by Asif Rustamov, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille won a Special Mention in the Parallels and Encounters Programme
- INSIDE by Vasilis Katsoupis, producer: EAVE + graduate Giorgos Karnavas, executive producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis received a Special Mention
Golden Apricot International Film Festival
- THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES, directed and produced by EAVE graduate Armina Anda received the Golden Apricot as best short film in Golden Apricot IFF 2023 Armenia.
Mediterranean Film Festival, Valletta
- ALCARRAS by Carla Simon, producers: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili, EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora won Best Feature Film at the first edition of the Mediterranean Film Festival, Valletta
- SAFE PLACE by Juraj Lerotic, producers: EAVE graduates Miljenka Cogelja, Vlado Bulajic won Best Director
Paris Champs Élysées Film Festival
- ÉTAT LIMITE by Nicolas Peduzzi, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Ruszniewski won the Grand Prix du Jury and the Prix de la Critique du Meilleur Long Métrage Français Indépendant at the Paris Champs Élysées Film Festival
http://www.champselyseesfilmfestival.com/2023
Durban International Film Festival
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen won Best Director Award
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele won Best African Feature Film Award
Durban FilmMart
- COCONUT by Karabo Lediga, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Africa Bongiwe Selane won the JCC Carthage Pro / Chabaka Prize and the TRT Cinema Award.
PUENTES project BLANQUITA now in French cinemas
In French cinemas
- UNE NUIT by Alex Lutz, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri-Bronckart. July 5.
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. July 12.
- PUENTES project BLANQUITA by Fernando Guzzoni, producer: PUENTES, EAVE+ and MW graduate Giancarlo Nasi. July 26.
- THE COW WHO SANG A SONG INTO THE FUTURE by Francisca Alegria, producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt. July 26.
In Swiss cinemas
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska. June 29.
- DAUGHTER OF RAGE by Laura Baumeister, co-producer EAVE graduate Dag Hoel. July 5.
In Austrian cinemas
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre. June 30.
In German Cinemas
- EAVE project OUR RIVER ... OUR SKY by Maysoon Pachachi, producer: EAVE graduate Talal Al Muhanna. July 6.
TTB project TIGER STRIPES competing at New Horizons
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (June 30 – July 8)
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele
- TTB project TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell, co-producers: TTB graduate Foo Fei Ling, EAVE and TTB graduates Fran Borgia and Yulia Evina Bhara, EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith
- WHEN IT MELTS by Veerle Baetens, producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Ellen Havenith
- WHITE PLASTIC SKY by Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabo, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (July 9 – 16)
- THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Armine Anda
- LUKA by Jessic Woodworth, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Brosens
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival (July 10 – 16)
- OKTHANKSBYE by Nicole van Kilsdonk, producer: EAVE participant Rogier Kramer
Galway Film Fleadh (July 11 – 16)
- A GREYHOUND OF A GIRL by Enzo d’Alò, producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE graduate, group leader and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos
- ALONG THE WAY by Mijke de Jong, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- APOCALYPSE CLOWN by George Kane, producer: EAVE graduate Morgan Bushe
- EAVE project BEHIND THE HAYSTACKS by Asimina Proedru, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti
- DAUGHTER OF RAGE by Laura Baumeister, co-producer EAVE graduate Dag Hoel
- IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT by Stephen Gerard Kelly, Garry Keane, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine
- LONELY OAKS by Fabiana Fragale, Jens Mühlhoff, Kilian Kuhlendahl, producer: EAVE graduate Melanie Andernach
- NIGHTMAN by Mélanie Delloye, producer: EAVE graduate Sébastien Delloye
- REMEMBER TO BLINK by Austeja Urbaite, producer: EAVE graduate Zivile Gallego
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- I HAVE ELECTRIC DREAMS by Valentina Maurel, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- THE LAND WITHIN by Fisnik Maxville, producer: EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Britta Rindelaub
- WHITE PLASTIC SKY by Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabo, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
Revelations Perth Film Festival (July 12 – 16)
- TTB project MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihailescu, producers: EAVE graduate Diana Paroiu & EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nina Frese
Pula International Film Festival (July 15 – 23)
- ESCORT by Lukas Nola, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- MOTHER by Sophia Zornitsa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marcel Lenz
- EAVE project NON-ALIGNED: SCENES FROM THE LABUDOVIC REELS by Mila Turajlic, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Chichkowsky
- SAFE PLACE by Juraj Lerotic, producers: EAVE graduates Miljenka Cogelja, Vlado Bulajic
- SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- TRACES by Dubravka Turic, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Ieva Norvilliene, EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic
- 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
International Film Festival Palic (July 15 – 21)
- ALCARRAS by Carla Simon, producers: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili, EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
- AS WE WERE DREAMING by Andreas Dresen, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Rommel
- EAVE project CITIZEN SAINT by Tinatin Kajrishvili, producer: EAVE graduate Lasha Khalvashi, co-producers: Borislav Chouchkov, Carine Chichkowsky, Denis Vaslin
- COLD AS MARBLE by Asif Rustamov, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux
- EAVE project ORDINARY FAILURES by Cristina Grosan, producers: EAVE graduates Marek Novak, Marica Stocchi
- EMBRYO LARVA BUTTERFLY by Kyros Papavassiliou, producer: EAVE graduate Marios Piperides
- GENTLE by Anna Nemes and Laszlo Csuja, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- INGEBORG BACHMANN by Margarethe von Trotta, producers: EAVE + graduates Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bettina Brokemper
- INSIDE by Vasilis Katsoupis, producer: EAVE + graduate Giorgos Karnavas, executive producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- PLANET B by Pieter Van Eecke, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo
- POWER by Matyas Prikler, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- RABIYE KURNAZ VS. GEORGE W. BUSH by Andreas Dresen, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
- 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
- THE LAST SEAGULL by Tonislav Hristov, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho
- THE UNCLE by David Kapac, Andrija Mardesic, producer: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic
- WHOSE DOG AM I? by Robert Lakatos, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
- WINTER STORY by Carl Olsson, producer: EAVE graduate Anne Köhncke
Durban International Film Festival (July 20 – 30)
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele
- RETURN TO SEOUL by Davy Chou, producer: Interchange and B’EST graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
- TTB PROJECT AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Makbul Mubarak, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Yulia Evina Bhara
Durban FilmMart (July 21 – 24)
Among the Talents Mentors: EAVE participant Yanis Gaye.
- COCONUT by Karabo Lediga, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Africa Bongiwe Selane
- BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH by Nadia Rais, producer: EAVE graduate Sarra Ben Hassen
- HOTEL HILLBROW by Malusi S Bengu, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali
New Horizons International Film festival, Wroclaw (July 20 – 30)
International Competition
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- HUMAN FLOWERS OF FLESH by Helena Wittmann, producer: TTB and EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen
- IMAGO by Olga Chajdas, producer: EAVE graduates Izabela Wojcik, Violetta Kaminska, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel
Gala Screenings
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
- HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE + graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER by Joanna Hogg, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
Masters
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- EUREKA by Lisandro Alonso, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- MUSIC by Angela Schanelec, producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas.
- SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- THE ECHO by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- 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
Discoveries
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska
- INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al Rasheed, producer: EAVE graduate Rula Nasser
- INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL by Thien An Pham, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marie Dubas, Adria Mones
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juárez Allen
- TTB project TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell, co-producers: TTB graduate Foo Fei Ling, EAVE and TTB graduates Fran Borgia and Yulia Evina Bhara, EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith
Selected to Polish Days during the New Horizons International Film Festival in Wrocław:
- THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MAX LINDER, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Edward Porembny
- WHITE COURAGE by Marcin Kozalka, producer: EAVE graduate Magdalena Kaminska
- FIN DEL MUNDO by Piotr Dumala, producer: EAVE graduate Piotr Kobus
- BROTHER by Maciej Sobieszczanski, producers: EAVE graduates Izabela Wojcik, Magdalena Kaminska
MEET EAVE IN AUGUST!
@ The Norwegian International Film Festival, August 21 - 25, Haugesund (NO)
EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo
EAVE Interview with Mariana Oliva and Luana Lobo about innovative filmmaking at Maria Farinha Films
EAVE+ graduate power women Mariana Oliva and Luana Lobo, co-CEOs and Partners of Maria Farinha Filmes (BR), gave an inspirational masterclass on Innovative Leadership and Company Sustainability recently at the EAVE Producers Workshop in Alpbach, Austria. We had the pleasure to talk with Mariana Oliva and Luana Lobo after the event to share their best practices with the EAVE network.
EAVE: Maria Farinha Filmes is a Brazilian production company with 25 employees and more than 25 projects on its slate. What does sustainability mean for your company?
MFF: Maria Farinha Filmes is committed to social transformation through entertainment. Therefore, it is a certified B Corporation and a member of the UN Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and the SDGs Strategic Alliance. For each production, there is an active search for diversity in all teams, the payment of fair and decent wages for all professionals and contracted suppliers, the adoption of sustainable and reusable options on our film sets, and the offsetting of all carbon emissions.
Maria Farinha Filmes' work is a vital outreach and impact movement that unites activists, artists, conscious companies, and institutions to raise awareness and inspire transformation. For this reason, the production company has a non-negotiable rule: all productions must touch at least one SDG (the Sustainable Development Goals that are part of a global agenda adopted during the United Nations Summit, composed of 17 objectives and 169 targets). We believe inspiring new ways to imagine the future is fundamental to our process while seeking stories and crafting how to tell them. And we recognize that in order to reach and inspire diverse audiences in Brazil and overseas, we need to connect to people's needs, dreams, and conversations, staying informed about the transformation that is already happening among different generations and groups.
That means diversifying in formats, business models, and languages we work with - fiction, documentaries, reality shows, features, and series - through constant research and knowledge from the market, adapting our financial strategies as new possibilities arise to get those messages out into the world. In summary, we consider our production company a boutique studio, with all the intelligence needed from the development of a project to the launch, but with startup skills. We choose to implement collective intelligence in all decision-making processes, including content diversity, business strategy, audience insights, and executive production.
Can you describe the leadership structure in your company? How does it work in practice and what are the challenges and advantages?
At Maria Farinha Films we have adopted an approach to leadership through the implementation of a circular leadership structure. This innovative model is based on the principles of collaboration, empowerment, and shared decision-making.
The concept of a circular leadership structure emerged from our collective aspiration to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment where every team member's contributions are valued. Instead of a traditional hierarchical setup, we distribute leadership responsibilities across various roles and individuals, promoting a sense of autonomy and equal participation.
In practice, our circular leadership structure functions through the establishment of cross-functional teams that are accountable for different aspects of our operations, projects, and strategic initiatives. This decentralized decision-making process fosters innovation, adaptability, and creativity, as it draws upon the diverse perspectives and skills of our team members.
One of the primary advantages of a circular leadership structure is its ability to harness the collective intelligence and talents of our team. By involving individuals from different backgrounds, roles, and levels of experience in decision-making processes, we gain access to a wide range of ideas, insights, and expertise. This approach enhances our problem-solving capabilities, promotes a culture of continuous learning, and strengthens our capacity to tackle complex challenges.
What did the diversification of your team and of the leadership group bring into your company in terms of values and impact? Did you start the company with such a diverse team or did you diversify on the way? What thinking process led you to do that?
Our team is composed of 25 people: mostly women, representing 80% of the team, as well as a majority in the corporate board and leadership group. Currently, 35% of the team identify either as Black, Mixed-race, Indigenous or Asian. In addition to the in-company team, Maria Farinha values diversity in the teams we hire for the production of our projects, also valuing local communities that operate in regions further away from Brazil's main economic centers, from the initial research phase to the launch.
The process of diversifying our team was driven by a core belief in the power of diverse perspectives. We understood that by bringing together individuals from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities, we could create a more vibrant and innovative work environment. Embracing diversity was not only a reflection of our commitment to equality and fairness, but also a strategic decision to enhance the quality of our work.
We remain committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment within our team, leadership group, and throughout our production processes, striving to be a reference of equity and representation within the entertainment industry. With that in mind, Maria Farinha Films is the first production company in Latin America to be part of the Global Compact and The Women's Empowerment Principles of UN Women (WEPs).
Can you describe the sensitivity reading method?
Recognizing the power of stories in shaping the world and strengthening the production company's commitment to a diverse and inclusive language, all Maria Farinha projects are developed through our very own sensitivity reading method.
Our method of analysis aims to diagnose and point out sensitivities, in an active listening of diverse voices and experiences, to deconstruct stereotypes, strengthening the creation of imaginaries that welcome all diversity in our society. The method does not aim to modify or interfere in the creative process, but to inspire new perspectives by offering repertoire to ensure a narrative concerned with inclusion and diversity of audiences. The company relies on a diverse network of specialists, ensuring a leading role for the culture of the widely diverse represented communities.
All consultants in the network are properly paid, strengthening the economy and development of these diverse cultures.
© Aruanas/ Maria Farinha Films and Globoplay
Maria Farinha Films is a certified B Corporation and part of the Global UN Compact. Which was the biggest social impact you achieved and that you are the proudest of?
To answer this question, let's take a closer look at "Aruanas" (created by Estela Renner and Marcos Nisti showrunners and partners of Maria Farinha Filmes), a series co-produced by Rede Globo and Maria Farinha Filmes. The series is an environmental thriller inspired by real facts, which tells the story of 4 activists who run an NGO dedicated to socio-environmental causes. In the first season, they investigate a report of an environmental disaster in the Amazon rainforest, getting involved in an intense plot as they try to balance work and personal dramas.
When shown on broadcast TV, the first season reached over 34 million people in Brazil, celebrating activism while making an urgent call to society to protect the Amazon. The series is the basis of a movement supported by more than 20 global socio-environmental organizations such as UNEP, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, WWF, International Conservation, and OXFAM. Before its premiere, in an unprecedented strategy, more than 2 million activists from around the world were invited to watch the content firsthand.
Screened on broadcast TV in one of the countries where activists are killed the most (according to a Global Witness survey, in 2019, 90% of the environmental activist murders in the country occurred in the Amazon), the series made headlines in major newspapers worldwide. They reached Trending Topic on Twitter Global with 89% of positive reactions on social networks. According to a quantitative survey by Qantas, the production company's mission was accomplished – 91% of the audience who watched Aruanas felt sympathetic to the activists' struggle and felt like engaging in some cause.
Besides shedding light on urgent global issues, Greenpeace advised the production, and the series was faithful to the activism it portrays on the screen, following all the premises of sustainable production, from the offsetting of greenhouse gases to the choice and training of the cast:
- 47% of the team involved in the production were women.
- The 5 main characters are women; 3 of them are black.
- During the Amazon shooting time, 65.6% of the cast was local.
- "Aruanas" also features Manu Trigo, the first child actress with cerebral palsy to participate in a Globo TV series.
- The production used the ZCO2 blockchain platform to neutralize its greenhouse gas emissions – the emissions calculations were audited by SGS, a global leader in this type of certification. Carbon credits from forests in the Amazon were also used.
- 90% of the costumes worn by the entire cast were second-hand.
How do you work on audience engagement?
At Maria Farinha Films, we prioritize the audience experience from the beginning. We have dedicated departments for market research and audience insights that play a crucial role in shaping our projects. By understanding the profile of our target audience, we create content that truly resonates and sparks meaningful conversations, connecting to the needs and concerns of many audiences.
But it doesn't stop there. Our commitment to audience engagement extends to our marketing and distribution strategies. And some initiatives are crucial to democratize our content. We provide accessibility resources and ensure that our content is available across various platforms including broadcast TV and digital platforms. Our goal is to make our productions accessible to as many people as possible.
At Maria Farinha Films, we are passionate about connecting with our audience, promoting positive change, and delivering exceptional storytelling experiences. We invite our audience to be a part of the conversations we spark through our content and join a movement.
Apply now for TIES THAT BIND 2023/2024!
The call for applications for the 15th edition of TIES THAT BIND Asia - Europe Co-Production Workshop in 2023 is now open until 25 August 2023.
We are very proud to renew the partnership with TAICCA - Taiwan Creative Content Agency and to unveil the new dates and location of the Asian session of the workshop!
TAICCA: “Ties That Bind offers expertise and networking opportunities and is a great platform for Asian and European professionals to connect. We are very delighted to continue the partnership for the third year to consolidate the ties between Asia and Europe.”
Kristina Trapp, EAVE: “2021 has been the start of our privileged partnership with TAICCA for TIES THAT BIND and the experience has been amazing. Taipei is a perfect home for our programme that offers a bridge between Asia and Europe for producers and professionals from both continents to create strong professional networks and cooperations.”
Sabrina Baracetti, Far East Film Festival: “We are happy to renew the collaboration with TAICCA which is confirmed to be a strategic partner both for the Udine festival and for Focus Asia and Ties That Bind. A collaboration that from this year becomes multi-year allowing adequate and stimulating planning!"
Paolo Vidali, Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund: ”TTB has grown steadily over its 15+ year life. Year by year we have adjusted the offer to have constant and organic growth. The upcoming edition will face changes that will allow it to achieve even more ambitious objectives.”
What is TTB?
TIES THAT BIND is the leading training programme for European-Asian co-production. The participants will work with top-notch industry professionals from both continents. The sessions will focus on script development, co-production between Asia and Europe, public and private financing in the two regions, pitching, marketing and distribution. They will meet leading Asian and European sales agents, funders and potential co-producers during FOCUS ASIA in Udine.
Target Group
TTB is targeted at European & Asian producers focusing on project development. We will select 5 European and 5 Asian producers. In addition to feature fiction films, we are open to TV series or animation fiction films in development. We encourage you to bring your directors to the workshop.
We also welcome applications from European professionals interested in working with Asia such as sales agents, financiers, distributors, festival programmers, co-production market representatives, or European producers who wish to focus on their career development. We will select 5 career participants to be an active part of the group. In order to benefit from all aspects of the programme, they will be able to partner with project participants and attend the meetings with the experts and decision makers together.
2 Workshops
- Workshop 1 will take place November 5 - 9, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan, within the framework of the TCCF - Taiwan Creative Content Fest.
- Workshop 2 will take place April 28 - May 2, 2024, in Udine, Italy, within the framework of the Udine Far East Film Festival & FOCUS ASIA.
Participation fees & conditions
- Participants focusing on project development: 600 Euro*
- Participants focusing on career development: 400 Euro
The fee includes the tuition costs, accommodation and subsistence costs during the workshop stay.
*Participants focusing on project development will have the possibility to attend the workshop with the project director. In this case, the participation fee for directors is 200 Euro and includes tuition and subsistence costs during the workshop stay.
To name just some of the success stories from the last few years, TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell Eu (Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prix 2023), MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihailescu (Berlinale Forum 2023), LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE by Martika Escobar (World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit at Sundance 2022), AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Makbul Mubarak (FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at Venice Horizons 2022), TO THE NORTH by Mihai Mincan (Venice Horizons 2022), ARNOLD IS A MODEL STUDENT by Sorayos Prapapan (Filmmakers of the Present Locarno 2022), MONEYBOYS by C.B. Yi (Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2021), HOLY EMY by Araceli Lemos (Special Mention Award in Locarno 2021), WHETHER THE WEATHER IS FINE by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Youth Jury Award in Locarno 2021), THE SEEN AND UNSEEN by Kamila Andini (Grand Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury at Berlinale 2018), A YELLOW BIRD by K. Rajagopal (Cannes Critics’ Week 2016).
“TIES THAT BIND was an incredible experience. I have gained from it more than anything I could have hoped for. Beyond having concrete tools and meetings to develop my project, I met with a great group of fellow producers who were so generous in sharing their experience to mutually support each other and appreciate the strengths and difficulties of cross-cultural collaborations.”
Charlotte Lelong, Trance Films, France, Ties That Bind 2022
“TIES THAT BIND was one of the greatest networking experiences I have had so far! The group was diverse and TTB created an open environment where the exchange happened easily. Close ties have been formed that I know will last and grow.”
Josune Hahnheiser, Black Forest Films, Germany/Singapore, Ties That Bind 2022
Find out all about the application criteria and regulations on the EAVE website: www.eave.org
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 25 August 2023
Find out all about the application criteria and regulations and apply by filling in the form here.
The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be announced by late September 2023.
TIES THAT BIND is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival and TAICCA, and supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union. A special thanks goes to SAAVA and ATF Asia TV Forum & Market for hosting the workshop since 2015 in Singapore and for continuing offering special support for the future plans of Ties That Bind.
For more information please contact:
TTB Coordinator – Alessandra Pastore: tiesthatbind@eave.org
www.eave.org, www.tiesthatbind.eu
EAVE
European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, EAVE, is a professional training, project, development and networking organisation for audiovisual producers. Working with a worldwide network of partners we are involved in programmes for producers worldwide.
FVG Audiovisual Fund
First experience in the Italian panorama, the aim of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Regional Fund is to support the development of local film companies and promote the regional audiovisual works in national and international markets. The Fund operates in three main sectors: training, to encourage the participation of local audiovisual professional in national and international courses for directors, scriptwriters, producers, editors, camera operators, and sound engineers; development, to cover all the activities between the idea and the production phase, from the script writing and the research, to the casting, the fundraising and the presentation of a promo; distribution, along with the promotion of the projects, this last action includes a financial support to cover the production expenses, so as to create more competitive products.
Along with the ordinary management of the fund, the FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND has organized several events aimed at creating platforms for cinema professionals from all around the world and developing the local audiovisual industry.
Far East Film Festival
Established in Udine (Italy) in 1999 after the success achieved in 1998 by the Hong Kong Film focus, Far East Film is about to reach its 24th edition, and still represents a unique opportunity to experience current trends in East and South-East Asian filmmaking.
Every year, during its nine days of screenings, Far East Film offers the chance to watch the most successful recent Asian releases as well as staging important retrospectives. In the pleasant, informal and relaxing festival mood, the newest feature films from the Far East are presented along with tributes and focuses on specific directors.
Since 2016, FEFF also hosts its own industry section called FOCUS ASIA that brings together over 120 producers, investors, sales and buyers from Asia and Europe, and which includes a Project Market for films in development and a series of Panels & Case Studies dedicated to the latest trends in European and Asian cinema.
TAICCA - Taiwan Creative Content Agency
Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), established in June 2019 and supervised by the Ministry of Culture, is a professional intermediary organization that promotes the development of Taiwan’s content industries. TAICCA supports various cultural content industries in Taiwan, including film and television, pop music, publishing, ACG, and fashion, artworks and cultural technologies.
With advanced information and communication technology infrastructure and emerging technologies in Taiwan, TAICCA manages the National Development Fund to develop intellectual property (IP), incubate culture technologies, and facilitate startups.
Through international distribution channels, TAICCA strives to promote Taiwan’s cultural brand in the world. TAICCA enhances Taiwan’s cultural content industries and creates new value for Taiwan’s national brand. Profitable and eco-friendly, the creative industries are now valued as a key economic indicator worldwide.
APPLY NOW: GREEN FILM LAB at MIA Market
Green Film Lab promotes environmentally sustainable practices in audiovisual production and guides professionals on how to apply a green protocol and get a certification through 3-day workshops held in different European regions, in collaboration with film institutions and funds.
At the next round the workshop will be held in Rome (Italy), thanks to the collaboration between TorinoFilmLab, Green Film and MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo. It will take place between 13th and 15th October, on the tail end of the ninth edition of MIA Market.
GREEN FILM LAB looks for
- FILM AND SERIES INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS involved in the pre-production and production stages, interested in getting and improving their skills in sustainable practices on set and applying WITH or WITHOUT a project
- PROFESSIONALS with at least 2 years of experience in sustainability willing to get an intensive training on the audiovisual industry mechanisms
- DELEGATES from Funds, Film Commissions, Film Institutions interested in knowing more about sustainability on set.
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS 4TH SEPTEMBER 2023
Click HERE to visit the detailed call for applications.
For more information www.torinofilmlab.it, severine.petit@torinofilmlab.it
The participants will learn how to apply the current best practices in terms of energy saving, transport, accommodation, catering, set decoration, waste management, recycling and communication. The training is based on the Green Film Rating System and its two main features: the sustainability plan and the certification process for audiovisual projects. Each workshop, held in English, is open to 24 participants.
Among the pedagogical experts involved in the workshop: the Head of Studies EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili - Italian producer and TFL alumnus, Louise Marie Smith (UK) - founder and managing director of Neptune Environmental Solutions, Lucie Trémolières - French-based writer and director for all kinds of dramatic media with a special focus on different emotional responses to the environmental crisis and Dörte Schneider Garcia - Portugal-based experienced assistant director and green consultant.
Green Film Lab is organised by TorinoFilmLab and Green Film, promoted by the National Museum of Cinema and Trentino Film Commission, in collaboration with EAVE.
Supported by Creative Europe - MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union.
Call for applications: EAVE Producers Workshop 2024 - deadline August 21, 2023
EAVE, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, is one of the leading training and development providers for producers in Europe, renowned for its EAVE Producers Workshop.
Who is it for?
EAVE is aimed at producers (fiction, documentary and TV series), who are already working in the film and television industries who wish to expand their operation internationally by increasing their knowledge of producing and co-producing in Europe and by building up a pan European professional network. We also welcome applications from associated branches of the industry – e.g. commissioning, funding, legal and finance, festivals & markets, media administration. Each year fifty participants are selected from most of the EU countries and beyond and take part in three one-week long workshops.
Please check the section “Who should apply” for more detailed information.
How does it work?
Half the participants attend the course with projects and it is an excellent means of development through intense focus on the project with colleagues and experts throughout the year. The other half come to EAVE in order to focus on developing their companies or careers. Most participants attending with a project also bring their writer for the first two weeks which enables producer and writer to benefit together from one-to-one sessions with script experts.
During the first two workshops, participants work within groups led by experienced producers and with several experts on script analysis, development and production financing, legal aspects of co-production, marketing, pitching, packaging and more. In the third workshop some 50 Future Partners (commissioning editors, national and regional media funds, financiers, sales agents, etc.) join the participants to discuss the projects, companies and careers of the participants, a process which offers unusual access to Europe's Key Industry Players.
EAVE graduates join a unique network of active European producers which forms one of the backbones of the industry. Furthermore, EAVE participants and members benefit from our partnerships with the leading European film festivals and markets where EAVE facilitates graduate participation.
Timeline
The interviews with a pre-selection of candidates will take place in autumn 2023 and the selection will be announced in December 2023. The 3 workshops take place in March 7-14, 2024 in Luxembourg (LU), June 2024 (exact dates and place TBC), and October 14-21, 2024 in Karlskrona (SE).
EAVE MARKETING BUDDIES PROGRAMME
The EAVE Marketing Workshop participants are joined every year by selected graduates of the renowned EAVE Producers Workshop, who have trained over one year as specialized marketing professionals.
EAVE is a residential workshop programme with a strong focus on network building. Should local travel restrictions occur, alternative digital solutions will be proposed.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: August 21, 2023
Check out www.eave.org or contact satu@eave.org for more information.
Start your application here: https://eave.org/programmes/information/application_pw_2024
