EAVE September News 2023
- HOTEL ALKOHOL by Jan Cvitkovic is in development
In Development September 2023 - EAVE project MAYSOON is shooting
In Production and in Post-production September 2023 - POOR THINGS receives the Golden Lion
Awards September 2023 - New feature films announced for European Film Awards shortlist
Nominations September 2023 - EAVE project MAMI WATA in US cinemas!
In Cinemas September 2023 - EAVE projects NOT A WORD and THE REEDS premiere in Toronto!
Festivals September 2023 - MEET EAVE IN OCTOBER!
. - WHEN EAST MEETS WEST 2024 - The first round of calls for entries is now open!
press release - EAVE producers win big at the 80th Venice Film Festival!
press release - Do not miss your chance to apply to the ATF x TTB Asia Europe Animation Lab & Pitch 2023!
Deadline extended till September 15 & scholarships now available! - EAVE projects released in 2023 are now available on Festival Scope Pro!
press release
HOTEL ALKOHOL by Jan Cvitkovic is in development
Croatian Audiovisual Centre
- WIND, TALK TO ME by Stefan Dordjevic, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic is supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre with a Minority Co-production Grant.
North Macedonia Film Agency
- MOTHER by Teona Strugar Mitevska, producer: EAVE graduate and North Macedonian National coordinator Labina Mitevska receives support by the North Macedonia Film Agency.
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- FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski is in pre-production. The film tells the story of a man who has everything until one tragic summer day, when he realises too late that the infant daughter, he thought he dropped off at nursery is actually still locked in the back of the car. „Every year, all around the world, dozens of children die in exactly this way. Often, the facts are the same: one day, the loving parent gets confused by a change to their daily routine and while busy, forgets the child inside a vehicle. Experts call this phenomenon ‘Forgotten Baby Syndrome’ and it is a legally recognised condition across the world, not in Slovakia. FATHER will be a subjective film, consisting of several long shots. The audience will experience the father’s moment-to-moment reality, first on the day of the tragedy and then during the crucial moments of the following months, “ director Tereza Nvotova said. The drama based on tragic real events is produced by Slovak DANAE Production in co-production with Czech’s moloko film, Polish Lava Films and the Czech Television. The film is supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund and the Polish Film Institute. Shooting will take place in two phases during January and July 2024.
EAVE project MAYSOON is shooting
In production
- EAVE project MAYSOON by Nancy Biniadaki, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart is in production. The film is set more than a decade after the Arab Spring, when the young Egyptian Maysoon leads a happy life in Berlin with her boyfriend Tobi and two children. Due to private problems and repressed events from her political past, her life begins to falter, and Maysoon has to fear losing everything once again: Family, home, freedom. "I want to tell the story of a woman who has to fight for things we take for granted, reflecting two important themes - the independence of every human being and especially of a woman, and being a stranger in a society," says Nancy Biniadaki. The script was developed in the Script to Film Workshop of the Mediterranean Film Institute and won the Initiative Film Development Award at the Crossroads Co-Production Forum in Thessaloniki. MAYSOON participated in the 2021 Berlinale Co-Production Market. The film is a European cinema co-production by Watchmen Productions, in co-production with Graal Films and unafilm, rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, GFC (Greece) and ERT (Greece). MAYSOON is created with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and is funded by Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Medienboard Berlin- Brandenburg, Hessen Film & Medien, DFFF German Federal Film Fund , the Hellenic Broadcaster and the Greek Film Centre.
- SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach is in production. Co-written by the Norwegian director and his usual accomplice Eskil Vogt, the story kicks off when Nora and Agnès’ mother passes away, and their father Gustav subsequently reappears in their lives. A film director of former renown, he has written a screenplay in which he would like Nora, who is now an actress, to play the main part, but the latter refuses categorically. During a retrospective on his work at a French festival, Gustav meets a young Hollywood star who declares herself blown away by one of his previous films and who expresses a desire to work with him. He offers her the role initially written for Nora, seeing this as an unhoped-for opportunity to relaunch his career. The film shoot in Norway becomes an opportunity for Gustav to face his demons, as well as one last chance to reconnect with his daughters… SENTIMENTAL VALUE is produced by Mer Film and Eye Eye Pictures (Norway), Ex Nihilo and MK Productions (France), Komplizen Film (Germany) and Zentropa (Denmark and Sweden). Having kicked off in August, filming will continue until October in Norway, France and Germany.
- MEXICO 86 by César Diaz, producers: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan, PUENTES graduate Géraldine Sprimont, co-producers: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert and PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit is in production. With MEXICO 86, Diaz continues to explore the history of his country of origin, through the trajectory of Maria, a Guatemalan revolutionary activist exiled for many years in Mexico where she continues her political work. When her 10-year-old son comes to live with her, she will have to make a difficult choice between her role as a mother and that of activist. The film is shooting from 28 August till 20 October, between Guatemala and Mexico. MEXICO 86 is co-produced by Delphine Schmit for Tripode Productions (France) and Hans Everaert for Menuetto Film (Belgium). The film received support from the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, the Vlaams Audiovisuel Fonds, screen.brussels, the RTBF, Proximus, Be TV, Shelter Prod, the National Lottery, the New Dawn funds, Canal+, France TV and Creative Media.
- FROST by Pavle Vuckovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic is shooting. The film written by Pavle Vuckovic follows detective Mirjana, who goes to eastern Serbia to investigate a girl's disappearance. Over the course of time, her police investigation turns into a personal quest. The film explores through elements of detective film, thriller and fantasy, the culture, beliefs, Christian tradition and superstitions of the region. Stefan Mladenovic is producing through Serbia’s Plan 9 together with Zezelj Gojkovic through Serbia’s Film District, in co-production with Ivica Vidanovic and Nevena Savic through Serbia’s Cinnamon Films, Miroslav Mogorovic through Serbia’s Art&Popcorn, Tomi Salkovski through North Macedonia’s Black Cat Production and Maja Kecojevic through Montenegro’s Parangal Film. Support comes from Film Center Serbia, the North Macedonia Film Agency and the Film Centre of Montenegro. Shooting started in the monastery of Pavlovac on the Kosmaj Mountain in the beginning of September and it is planned to wrap within 30 shooting days, other locations are in the vicinity of Belgrade, as well as in Negotin and Lepenski Vir.
In post-production
- AURORA by Rain Tolk and Andres Maimik, producer: EAVE graduate Madis Tüür is in post-production. The film is made using the character-based improvisation method, which has not yet been widely applied in Estonia. The story and the characters have been created through improvisation in real environments and real-life situations. The film tells the story of Aurora, the daughter of a religious leader, who enters a secret extramarital affair that challenges her life arrangements. She tries to please everyone, but when it's time for a lavish wedding anniversary celebration, an uninvited guest arrives. Secrets begin to reveal themselves at the wrong time and in the wrong place. "As Estonian poet and philosopher Tonu Ennepalu writes: We live between boredom and pain. When feelings go over our heads, we long for stability and peace, but when this stability is too much, we long for madness, freedom, and raw feelings," say the directors. Madis Tüür is producing through Estonian company Kuukulgur Film, in partnership with Pimik and High Voltage rental. The project has been financed by the Estonian Film Institute, the Estonian Cultural Endowment, the Ida-Viru Film Fund and the Tartu Film Fund.
POOR THINGS receives the Golden Lion
Venice International Film Festival
7 awards in the main competitions and 18 collateral awards for EAVE graduates at the Venice International Film Festival:
Competition
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney scooped the Golden Lion for Best Film
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum won the Special Jury Prize
Orizzonti
- EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi won Best Film in the Orizzonti section
- PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi was awarded Best Director
- PUENTES project EL PARAISO by Enrico Maria Artale, producer: PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri won Best Actress (Margarita Rosa De Francisco) and Best Screenplay
- CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producers: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Filipa Reis, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Oliver Damian was awarded Best Actor (Tergel Bold-Erdene)
Collateral awards
- THE VOURDALAK by Adrien Beau, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Levy received a Special mention for the Actress (Ariane Labed) at the International Critics’ Week
- WE SHOULD ALL BE FUTURISTS by Angela Norelli, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli won Best Technical Contribution at the International Critics’ Week and a Special Mention by FEDIC for Best Short Film
- HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain won the Giornate degli Autori Director’s Award, a Special Mention by Authors Under 40 Award – In Memory of Valentina Pedicini and the Nave d’Argento for Best OTP Fanheart3 Award
- THROUGH THE NIGHT by Delphine Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart received the People Choice’s Award at Giornate degli Autori
- PHOTOPHOBIA by Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Tomkova, Tomas Michalek won the Europa Cinemas Label at Giornate degli Autori
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj won the Queer Lion Award and a Special Mention by Premio Fondazione Fai
- PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi won Best Directing Award by Authors Under 40 Award – In Memory of Valentina Pedicini
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won the UNIMED Award
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum won the ARCA CinemaGiovani Award (Best Film of Venezia), the Premio CinemaSarà and the Leoncino d'Oro Award (Cinema for UNICEF)
- PUENTES project EL PARAISO by Enrico Maria Artale, producer: PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri won the ARCA CinemaGiovani Award (Best Italian Film in Venice)
- THE RED SUITCASE by Fidel Devkota, producer: EAVE graduate Ram Krishna Pokharel won the Premio Bisato d’Oro for Best Feature Film handed over by the Jury of independent critics and a Special Mention from the Premio Fondazione Fai
Venice Final Cut
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producers: EAVE graduates Tony Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier, co-producer: Marco Valerio Fusco won the Laser Film award and the Studio A Fabrica award
Toronto International Film Festival
EAVE graduates won 3 awards at the Toronto International Film Festival:
- KANAVAL by Henri Pardo, producer: EAVE MW and FFF graduate Adolf El Assal won the Amplify Voices Award for Best BIPOC Canadian Feature and received a Honourable Mention by the Best Canadian Feature Film jury
- ELECTRA by Daria Kashcheeva, co-producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky won the Short Cuts Award for Best Film
Greenlandic film awards
Innersuaq - the Greenlandic national film award voted exclusively by members of FILM.GL - was awarded to EAVE graduate Emile Hertling Péronard for his extensive work in promoting Greenlandic film, and he received also the Best Documentary award for TWICE COLONIZED.
Filmkunstmesse Leipzig
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, David Bohun, Dario Schoch won Best Film (national) at the Filmkunstmesse Leipzig:
Polish Film Festival Gdynia
- Three awards for IMAGO by Olga Chajdas, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Wojcik, Violetta Kaminska, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel at the Polish Film Festival Gdynia: the film scooped the Silver Lion, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Lena Gora) and Best Music.
MakeDox Skopje
- BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan won the Onion Award for Best Film in the Main Competition of the MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival, Skopje.
Cinematik Piestany
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff received the Meeting Point Europe Award in the main competition of the Cinematik Piestany.
CineFest Miskolc
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper won the main award, the Imre Pressburger Prize at the CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival.
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff won the Grand Prize Zukor Adolf Award.
Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival
- Five awards for SAFE PLACE by Juraj Lerotic, producer: EAVE graduate Miljenka Cogelja at the Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival. The film won awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor as well as the FEDEORA Award and the "Zoran Živković" Plaque for Best Film.
- EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo won the Golden Mimosa for Best Screenplay and the Golden Mimosa for Best Actress (Asja Zara Lagumdzija).
- LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir Perisic, producers: EAVE graduates Vincent Quenault, Janja Kralj, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic received a Special Jury Award for actor Jovan Ginic.
Lantern & Light International Children’s Film Festival
- THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES directed and produced by EAVE graduate Armine Anda received the LLICFF Golden Flame Animation Award and the LLICFF Producers Award.
Bucharest International Film Festival
- INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL by Thien An Pham, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marie Dubas, Adria Mones won Best Director
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen won the Jury's Special Mention.
New feature films announced for European Film Awards shortlist
European Film Awards
After 19 feature films have already been chosen as part of the European Film Awards’ Feature Film Selection 2023, the European Film Academy announced 21 further films that have been added to the shortlist for the European Film Awards now comprising 40 strong European feature films. The nominations of the European Film Awards will be revealed on 7 November.
Here is the full list of the 24 feature films, 4 documentary films by EAVE producers:
Feature Film Selection
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
- ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchou, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, produced by EAVE+and PUENTES graduate Britta Rindelaub and Film Finance Forum graduate Ketie Danelia
- BLAGA’S LESSONS by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producers: EAVE graduates Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova
- CLOSE YOUR EYES by Víctor Erice, produced by EAVE+ graduates José Alba and Odile Antonio-Baez
- CLUB ZERO by Jessica Hausner, producer: EAVE graduate Johannes Schubert, co-producers: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen, EAVE participant Clemens Köstlin
- DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH OF THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
- EAVE project BEHIND THE HAYSTACKS by Asimina Proedrou, produced by EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti
- EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Jelena Mitrovic, Gary Cranner
- EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, EAVE and TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- HOLLY by Fien Troch, producer: EAVE graduates Antonino Lombardo, Elisa Heene, Donato Rotunno, Frans Van Gestel
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, Beata Rzezniczek, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, associate producers: EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj
- HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE + graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
- SAFE PLACE by Juraj Lerotic, producers: EAVE graduates Miljenka Cogelja, Vlado Bulajic, EAVE participant Lija Pogacnik
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, co-produced by EAVE graduate Anna-Maria Kantarius, EAVE and PUENTES graduate Marija Razgute, co-produced by EAVE graduate Luisa Romeo
- STEPNE by Maryna Vroda, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anna Katchko, Agnieszka Dziedzic, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
- SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- 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, Adis Djapo
- THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kroger, producers: EAVE graduates David Bohun, Sarah Born, Heino Deckert, Dario Schoch
Documentary Film Selection
- APOLONIA, APOLONIA by Lea Glob, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron
- BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
- MOTHERLAND by Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka, producer: EAVE participant Mario Adamson
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
American Academy Awards – The Oscars
These films by EAVE graduates – including three films developed at EAVE workshops - are nominated to represent their country in the International Feature Film category at the Oscars:
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach – Turkey
- BLAGA’S LESSONS by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producers: EAVE graduates Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova – Bulgaria
- BYE BYE TIBERIAS by Lina Soualem, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi - Palestine
- EAVE project CITIZEN SAINT by Tinatin Kajrishvili, producer: EAVE graduate Borislav Chouchkov – Georgia
- DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH OF THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler – Romania
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, produced by EAVE, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES graduates Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin– Chile
- EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Jelena Mitrovic, Gary Cranner– Bosnia and Herzegovina
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff – Finland
- GODLAND by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson, Peter Possne, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri – Iceland
- HANGING GARDENS by Ahmed Yassin Aldaradji, producer: EAVE graduate May Odeh - Iraq
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, Beata Rzezniczek, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, associate producers: EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj - North Macedonia
- MY FREEDOM by Ilze Kunga-Melgaile, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina, PUENTES and EAVE graduate Marija Razgute – Latvia
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sander Verdonk – Belgium
- OPPONENT by Milad Alami, producers: EAVE graduates Annika Rogell, Peter Possne, Ruben Thorkildsen – Sweden
- PHOTOPHOBIA by Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Tomkova, Tomáš Michálek - Slovakia
- RIDERS by Dominik Mencej, producers: EAVE graduates Miha Černec, Danijel Pek, Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanović, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar - Slovenia
- SIRIN by Senad Sahmanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Alem Babic – Montenegro
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute – Lithuania
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat –Estonia
- SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit – Netherlands
- THE LAST ASHES by Loïc Tanson, associate producers: EAVE graduate, group leader and EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges, EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux – Luxembourg
- THE PEASANTS by DK and Hugh Welchman, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jelena Angelovski, Jan Naszewski - Poland
- THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic - Denmark
- THIS IS WHAT I REMEMBER by Aktan Arym Kubat, producers: EAVE graduates Carine Chichowski, Fleur Knopperts, Denis Vaslin – Kyrgyzstan
- TRACES by Dubravka Turic, producers: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Ieva Norvilliene, EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic – Croatia
- TTB PROJECT AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Makbul Mubarak , producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Yulia Evina Bhara, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards– Indonesia
LUX Audience Award
The five finalists for the 2024 LUX Audience Award were unveiled on the occasion of the Venice International Film Festival.
Three finalists are produced by EAVE graduates:
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
African Movie Academy Awards
- EAVE project MAMI WATA by C.J. Obasi, produced by EAVE graduate Oge Obasi has received a remarkable 12 nominations at the 2023 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA): it has been nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, National Film and Video Censors Board Award for Best Nigerian Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Make-Up, Ousmene Sembene award for Best Film in African Language, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Editing
EAVE project MAMI WATA in US cinemas!
In French cinemas
- DAUGHTER OF RAGE by Laura Baumeister, co-producer EAVE graduate Dag Hoel. September 13.
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff. September 20.
- EAVE project NON-ALIGNED: SCENES FROM THE LABUDOVIC REELS by Mila Turajlic, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Chichkowsky. September 27.
In Belgian cinemas
- THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE by Patric Chiha, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Jean-Yves Roubin, Ebba Sinzinger. September 6.
- LUKA by Jessica Woodworth, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Brosens, Diana Elbaum, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts. September 13.
https://filmsboutique.com/film/luka
- THE (EX)PERIENCE OF LOVE by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes. September 20.
- WILL by Tim Mielants, co-producers: EAVE graduates Hans Everaert, Tomas Leyers. September 27.
- THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER by Joanna Hogg, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. September 27
In Dutch cinemas
- WILL by Tim Mielants, co-producers: EAVE graduates Hans Everaert, Tomas Leyers. September 28.
- IF ONLY THE NIGHT WOULDN’T FALL by Marc Schmidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo. September 28.
In Swiss cinemas
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre. September 21.
- NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED by Alain Ughetto, producer: EAVE graduate Enrica Capra. September 21.
In Austrian cinemas
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff. September 15.
- THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE by Patric Chiha, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Jean-Yves Roubin, Ebba Sinzinger. September 15.
In German cinemas
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff. September 13.
- BURNING DAYS by Emin Alper, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper. September 28.
In Finnish cinemas
- REBEL by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, co-producer: EAVE graduate Diana Elbaum. September 22.
https://goodfellas.film/movie/rebel
In Lithuanian cinemas
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute. September 22.
In Romanian cinemas
- 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. September 22.
In US cinemas
- EAVE project MAMI WATA by C.J. Obasi, produced by EAVE graduate Oge Obasi. September 29.
EAVE projects NOT A WORD and THE REEDS premiere in Toronto!
Toronto International Film Festival (September 7 – 17)
Centrepiece
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- A HAPPY DAY by Hisham Zaman, producer: EAVE graduate Renée Mlodyszewski
- CHUCK CHUCK BABY by Janis Pugh, producer: EAVE graduate Anne Beresford
- CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Filipa Reis, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Oliver Damian
- EAVE project THE REEDS by Cemil Agacikoglu, producer: EAVE graduate Sezgi Üstün San, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, produced by EAVE, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES graduates Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al Rasheed, producer: EAVE graduate Rula Nasser
- JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll
- KANAVAL by Henri Pardo, producer: EAVE MW and FFF graduate Adolf El Assal
- SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- THE DELINQUENTS by Rodrigo Moreno, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Gilles Chanial
Discovery
- ACHILLES by Farhad Delaram, producer: EAVE graduate Caroline Nataf
- HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
- SOLITUDE by Ninna Palmadottir, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lilja Osk Snorradottir
Wavelengths
- DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
- INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL by Thien An Pham, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marie Dubas, Adria Mones
- MUSIC by Angela Schanelec, producer: EAVE + graduate Giorgos Karnavas
- THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, executive producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, , EAVE participant Julia Alves
- YOUTH (SPRING) by Wang Bing, producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
Special Presentations
- EL RAPTO by Daniela Goggi, producer: PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE + graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- THE PEASANTS by DK and Hugh Welchman, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jelena Angelovski, Jan Naszewski
Midnight Madness
- WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL by Mladen Djordjevic, producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Maria Drandaki, Anamaria Antoci
Primetime
- ESTONIA by Miikko Oikkonen, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos
Platform
- EAVE project NOT A WORD by Hanna Slak, producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué, co-producer EAVE TTB Head of Studies Christophe Bruncher, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar
- THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens
Short Cuts
- ELECTRA by Daria Kashcheeva, co-producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
Cinematik International Film Festival (September 12 – 17)
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
- BLAGA’S LESSONS by Stephan Komandarev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
- EAVE project NON-ALIGNED: SCENES FROM THE LABUDOVIC REELS by Mila Turajlic, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Chichkowsky
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
- INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al Rasheed, producer: EAVE graduate Rula Nasser
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- SAFE PLACE by Juraj Lerotic, producer: EAVE graduate Miljenka Cogelja
- SISI & I by Frauke Finsterwalder, producer: EAVE President Danny Krausz
- REBEL by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- THE (EX)PERIENCE OF LOVE by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes
- WHITE PLASTIC SKY by Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabó, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
Bucharest International Film Festival (September 15 – 22)
- ARSENIE. AN AMAZING AFTERLIFE by Alexandru Solomon, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska
- INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL by Thien An Pham, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marie Dubas, Adria Mones
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
Batumi International Festival Georgia (September 17 – 24)
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- BEAUTIFUL HELEN by George Ovashvili, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- BLAGA’S LESSONS by Stephan Komandarev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
- EAVE project CITIZEN SAINT by Tinatin Kajrishvili, producer: EAVE graduate Borislav Chouchkov, Carine Chichkowsky, Denis Vaslin
- IMAGO by Olga Chajdas, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Wojcik, Violetta Kaminska, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH by Dominik Moll, producer: EAVE graduate Henri-Jacques Bronckart
Filmkunstmesse Leipzig (September 18 – 22)
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- DELEGATION by Asaf Saban, producers: EAVE graduates Agnieszka Dziedzic, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, EAVE + graduate Yoav Roeh
- HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, produced by EAVE, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES graduates Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- THE SIREN by Sepideh Farsi, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, David Bohun, Dario Schoch
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
Gdynia Film Festival (September 18 – 23)
- ANXIETY by Monika Sobien-Gorska, producers: EAVE graduates Violetta Kaminska, Izabela Wojcik, co-producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
- DELEGATION by Asaf Saban, producers: EAVE graduates Agnieszka Dziedzic, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, EAVE+ graduate Yoav Roeh
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska
- FIN DEL MUNDO by Piotr Dumala, producer: EAVE graduate Piotr Kobus
- IMAGO by Olga Chajdas, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Wojcik, Violetta Kaminska, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel
Helsinki International Film Festival (September 19 – 29)
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- APOLONIA, APOLONIA by Lea Glob, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN by Pierre Földes, producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
- BREAKING SOCIAL by Fredrik Gertten, producer: EAVE graduate Margarete Jangård
- COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST by Martin Skovbjerg, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors and TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska
- EISMAYER by David Wagner, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
- FOUR LITTLE ADULTS by Selma, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi
- HUMAN FLOWERS OF FLESH by Helena Wittmann, producer: TTB and EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen
- JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele
- PORNOMELANCOLIA by Manuel Abramovich, producers: EAVE graduates Gema Juarez Allen, Rachel Daisy Ellis
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- REBEL by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juárez Allen
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
- THE SIREN by Sepideh Farsi, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
- SOMEDAY WE’LL TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTING by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter
- 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
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
- WHEN IT MELTS by Veerle Baetens, producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Ellen Havenith
San Sebastian Film Festival (September 20 - 28)
Competition
- A SILENCE by Joachim Lafosse, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman, EAVE group leader and EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
- KALAK by Isabella Eklöf, producer: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Leontine Petit
- LA PRACTICA by Martin Rejtman, producer: PUENTES graduate Josefina Undurraga
- PUAN by Maria Alché, Benjamin Naishtat, producer: EAVE graduates Bárbara Sarasola-Day, Giovanni Pompili, PUENTES graduates Tatiana Leite, Giancarlo Nasi, Federico Eibuszyc
- THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossen
- THE SUCCESSOR by Xavier Legrand, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman
Out of competition
- DANCE FIRST by James Marsh, producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
New Directors
- ACHILLES by Farhad Delaram, producer: EAVE graduate Caroline Nataf
- BAURYNA SALU by Askhat Kuchinchirekov, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anna Kachko
- LAST SHADOW AT FIRST SIGHT by Nicole Midori Woodford, producers: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Bostjan Virc
Horizontes Latinos
- BLONDI by Dolores Fonzi, co-producer: EAVE graduate and PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda Del Nido
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, produced by EAVE, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES graduates Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juárez Allen
- THE ECHO by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
- INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL by Thien An Pham, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marie Dubas, Adria Mones
- THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, executive producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, EAVE participant Julia Alves
- THE TRIAL by Ulises de la Orden, producer: EAVE graduate Dag Hoel
- THROUGH THE NIGHT by Delphine Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Perlak
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
- ESTOY BIEN by Alicia Scherson, producer: PUENTES graduate Catalina Vergara
- LITTLE WAR, produced and directed by EAVE graduate Barbara Sarasola-Day
- PUENTES project THE DAYS OFF by Lucila Mariani, producer: PUENTES graduate Leandro Listorti
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
WIP Latam
- MOST PEOPLE DIE ON SUNDAYS by Iair Said, producer: EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti
- PUENTES project MI BESTIA by Camila Beltrán, producers: PUENTES graduates Lionel Massol, Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto
- REAS by Lola Arias, producers: EAVE graduates Gema Juarez Allen, Ingmar Trost
WIP Europe
- ROCK BOTTOM by Maria Trenor, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra
- SIMA’S SONG by Roya Sadat, producers: EAVE graduates Alba Sotorra, Frank Hoeve
Netherlands Film Festival Utrecht (September 22 – 29)
- ALS DE NACHT MAAR NIET VALT by Marc Schmidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo
- SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- THE IMAGINARY FRIEND by Steye Hallema, co-producers: EAVE graduate Emmy Oost, EAVE MW graduate Ann Oost
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project TOTEM by Sander Burger, producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, co-producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno
Golden Rose National Film Festival, Varna (September 20 – 28)
- BLAGA’S LESSONS by Stephan Komandarev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
- LUKA by Jessica Woodworth, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Brosens, co-producers: EAVE graduates Diana Elbaum, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
- THE GOOD DRIVER by Tonislav Hristov, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho
- THE LAST SEAGULL by Tonislav Hristov, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho
- VASIL by Avelina Prat, producer: TTB graduate Vesela Kazakova
Finale Pilzen (September 22 – 27)
- EAVE and TTB project TO THE NORTH by Mihai Mincan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Radu Stancu, co-producers: EAVE and TTB graduate Konstantinos Vassilaros, EAVE graduate Mikulas Novotny
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE ORDINARIES by Sophie Linnenbaum, producer: EAVE MW graduate Britta Strampe
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- IMAGO by Olga Chajdas, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Wojcik, Violetta Kaminska, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel
- LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG by Antonio Lukich, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
- POWER by Matyas Prikler, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
- RABIYE KURNAZ VS. GEORGE W. BUSH by Andreas Dresen, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
- RUNNER by Andrius Blazevicius, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- THE KILLING OF A JOURNALIST by Matt Sarnecki, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
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Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ Film Festival (September 23 – 29)
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience (September 23 - 30)
- EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Jelena Mitrovic, Gary Cranner
- OKTHANKSBYE by Nicole van Kilsdonk. Producer: EAVE participant Rogier Kramer
- NEW TALES OF FRANZ by Johannes Schmid, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger
- ROCK. PAPER. GRENADE by Iryna Tsilyk, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
- TONY, SHELLEY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT by Filip Posivac, producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova
Athens International Film Festival (September 27 – October 9)
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST by Martin Skovbjerg, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors and TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
- LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir Perisic, producers: EAVE graduates Vincent Quenault, Janja Kralj, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- MATRIA by Álvaro Gago, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele
- SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
- THE ECHO by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, David Bohun, Dario Schoch
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
Zurich Film Festival (September 28 – October 7)
- A SILENT STORY by Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen, producer: EAVE graduate Anne Köhncke
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- CHUCK CHUCK BABY by Janis Pugh, producer: EAVE graduate Anne Beresford
- DAVOS 1917 by Jan-Eric Mack, Anca Miruna Lazarescu, Christian Theede, producer: EAVE graduate Ivan Madeo
- EL RAPTO by Daniela Goggi, producer: EAVE graduate Benjamin Domenech
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
- INGEBORG BACHMANN by Margarethe von Trotta, producers: EAVE+ graduates Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bettina Brokemper
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- LA NOUVELLE FEMME by Léa Todorov, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- LAST SONG FOR STELLA by Kilian Riedhof by Kilian Riedhof, producers: EAVE graduates Ivan Madeo, Danny Krausz
- MELK by Stefanie Kolk, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen
- THE DELINQUENTS by Rodrigo Moreno, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Gilles Chanial
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
- THE PRACTICE by Martin Rejtman, producer: PUENTES, TTB and EAVE + graduate Giancarlo Nasi
Filmfest Hamburg (September 28 – October 7)
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- BLAGA’S LESSONS by Stephan Komandarev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
- CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producers: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Filipa Reis, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Oliver Damian
- DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
- FALLING INTO PLACE by Aylin Tezel, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
- HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
- 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
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- LAST SHADOW AT FIRST LIGHT by Nicole Midori Woodford, producer: EAVE graduate Jeremy Chua, Bostjan Virc, Yulia Evina Bhara
- L'ÊTRE HUMAIN by Michael Klier, producer: EAVE graduate Jana Cisar
- LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir Perisic, producers: EAVE graduates Vincent Quenault, Janja Kralj, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- OF LIVING WITHOUT ILLUSION by Katharina Lüdin, producer: EAVE graduate Ivan Madeo
- PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- THE DELINQUENTS by Rodrigo Moreno, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Gilles Chanial
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, David Bohun, Dario Schoch
- YOUTH (SPRING) by Wang Bing, producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
Reykjavik International Film Festival (September 28 – October 8)
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
- APOLONIA, APOLONIA by Lea Glob, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron
- BAAN by Leonor Teles, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis
- CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer, producers: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux, EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- EUREKA by Lisandro Alonso, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
- HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas
- INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL by Thien An Pham, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marie Dubas, Adria Mones
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juárez Allen
- THE (EX)PERIENCE OF LOVE by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes
- 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
- YOUTH (SPRING) by Wang Bing, producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
Ourense Film Festival (September 29 – October 6)
- THE ECHO by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi
- THE FUTURE by Noam Kaplan, producer: EAVE+ graduate Yoav Roeh
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen
New York Film Festival (September 29 – October 12)
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, produced by EAVE, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES graduates Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- EUREKA by Lisandro Alonso, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL by Thien An Pham, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marie Dubas, Adria Mones
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- OCCUPIED CITY by Steve McQueen, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, executive producer: EAVE, PUENTES, TTB graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, , EAVE participant Julia Alves
- THE PRACTICE by Martin Rejtman, producer: PUENTES, TTB and EAVE + graduate Giancarlo Nasi
- YOUTH (SPRING) by Wang Bing, producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts
Namur Film Festival (September 30 – October 7)
- FREEDOM by Tudor Giurgiu, producer: EAVE graduate Oana Giurgiu
- LE PARADIS by Zeno Graton, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
- SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- THROUGH THE NIGHT by Delphine Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- VINCENT MUST DIE by Stéphan Castang, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- WILL by Tim Mielants, co-producers: EAVE graduates Hans Everaert, Tomas Leyers
MEET EAVE IN OCTOBER!
@ Carl Film Forum, October 4, Karlskrona (SE)
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp, EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo
@ EAVE Producers Workshop 3, October 23 - 30, Rotterdam (NL)
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp, EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo, EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller
WHEN EAST MEETS WEST 2024 - The first round of calls for entries is now open!
WEMW CO-PRODUCTION FORUM
Deadline: October 18, 2023
>> Open to live-action features, docs & short animated projects!
WEMW 2024 will take place on January 21-24, 2024 in Trieste (Italy) and will select 20 projects in development (documentaries, live action features and - for the very first time - short animated projects) from all over Europe and beyond, in particular for the second consecutive year from the 2024 East & West spotlight countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine & Spain, Portugal, Latin America.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Producers from Europe*, Latin America**, Canada, USA are eligible to apply
- Projects can be live-action features, creative documentaries, short animated projects in development/financing stage with preferably 10% of the total production budget already in place
- Projects must have international co-production potential
SUBMISSION
>> live-action features & creative documentaries applications must include:
- online application form
- treatment in English (max 5-8 pages)
- financing plan/total production budget
- teaser/visuals/mood board of the submitted project (optional)
- previous work(s) of the director
>> short animation applications must include:
- online application form
- treatment in English (max 5-8 pages) or script
- financing plan/total production budget
- teaser/animation test/visuals/art design/moodboard of the submitted project (if available)
In order to submit your application and the required materials you need to create your own account and fill in the online form following this link: https://vp.eventival.com/trieste/wemw2024
There is no submission fee and the deadline is October 18, 2023, 23.59 CET.
AWARDS
All selected projects will compete for two main cash prizes of the value of 5.000€ each: the Film Center Serbia Development Award and the CICLIC WEMW Award (granted by the French, Centre-Val de Loire Region). Thanks to the WEMW network of partners, the Co-Production Forum will also feature a series of other major awards, including the EAVE Producers Workshop scholarship, the brand-new Laser Post-Production Award, the Marché du Film Producers Network Badges, the #DocsConnect Taskovski Training Award and the Pop Up Film Residency Award. Moreover, all female identifying directors will be eligible for the EWA Network's I HAVE A DREAM Award.
CONTACTS
For any further info about the WEMW CO-PRODUCTION FORUM please write to: projects@wemw.it
WORK IN PROGRESS SECTIONS
LAST STOP TRIESTE
Documentary Fine-Cut-Session
Deadline: November 20, 2023
WEMW and Trieste Film Festival announce the tenth edition of LAST STOP TRIESTE, a work in progress section for documentary projects in a stage of a fine cut, previously developed or presented in one of our partner events: Ex-Oriente Film, Balkan Discoveries at the Balkan Documentary Centre, Docu Rough Cut Boutique at Sarajevo Film Festival/Sofia, ZagrebDox PRO, Baltic Sea Forum and When East Meets West.
Selected documentaries will be showcased in Trieste to an exclusive panel of festival programmers, sales agents and commissioning editors, and each selected team will be offered feedback sessions. More info about the guidelines at the following LINK.
AWARDS
All selected docs will be in the running for the HBO Max Award, a cash prize of the value of 1.000€.
CONTACTS
For any further info about LAST STOP TRIESTE please write to: lst@wemw.it
This is IT
Feature Work-in-Progress Session
Deadline: November 20, 2023
>> New 5.000€ cash prize announced!
Section exclusively dedicated to long feature fiction films and hybrid works with a strong visual and artistic approach produced/co-produced by Italian producers or coming from any of the 2024 East & West spotlight territories (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine & Spain, Portugal, Latin America).
Selected teams will have the chance to screen 8' of their films in post-production (or at least partially shot) to an exclusive panel of international decision makers, including festival programmers, sales agents and distributors. More info about the guidelines at the following LINK
AWARDS
All selected works in progress will compete for the brand-new ARTEVIDEO Award, a cash prize of the value of 5.000€.
CONTACTS
For any further info about This is IT please write to: thisisit@alpeadriacinema.it
UPCOMING CALLS!
Alongside the programmes targeting projects in development and post-production, WEMW 2024 will soon launch a second round of calls for submissions for the following workshops and labs:
- EAVE Slate >> innovative programme that will offer consultancies on how to build a successful company slate and strategic company planning to companies that are developing a slate of A/V works
- Inspirational Labs >> a series of mini-workshops run in collaboration with leading training programmes and international partners, and meant to stimulate selected participants to develop new content and explore new business models
- First Cut Lab Trieste >> the consultancy programme designed for first and second feature films in the editing phase
More news will be announced soon, so stay tuned!
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* Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
** Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela
WEMW 2024 is organized once again by the FVG Audiovisual Fund in collaboration with the Trieste Film Festival, EAVE, Creative Europe Desk Italy and thanks to the precious and constant support of Creative Europe MEDIA, MIC - Direzione Generale per il Cinema, CEI – Central European Initiative, Film Center Serbia, Ciclic - Centre-Val de Loire Region, and the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
EAVE producers win big at the 80th Venice Film Festival!
EAVE producers triumphed at the Venice Film Festival in 2023 by claiming a total of 7 main awards, including the Golden Lion for Best Film and the award for Best Film in the Orizzonti section.
What's more, an additional 18 collateral awards have been handed out, independently presented by associations of film critics, clubs and cultural associations, and cinema professionals.
A special mention deserves EL PARAISO by Enrico Maria Artale, a film developed in 2018 as part of EAVE's Latin American-European co-production workshop PUENTES. The film received the award for Best Actress and Best Screenplay in the Orizzonti section, and also won the ARCA CinemaGiovani Award.
This remarkable achievement reflects the dedication and creative excellence that defines the EAVE network. Congratulations!
Competition
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney received the Golden Lion for Best Film
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum received the Special Jury Prize
Orizzonti
- EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi wins Best Film in the Orizzonti section
- PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi wins Best Director
- PUENTES project EL PARAISO by Enrico Maria Artale, producer: PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri wins Best Actress (Margarita Rosa De Francisco) and Best Screenplay
- CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producers: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent, EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Filipa Reis, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Oliver Damian wins Best Actor (Tergel Bold-Erdene)
Collateral awards
- THE VOURDALAK by Adrien Beau, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Levy received a Special mention for the Actress (Ariane Labed) at the International Critics’ Week
- WE SHOULD ALL BE FUTURISTS by Angela Norelli, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli received Best Technical Contribution at the International Critics’ Week and a Special Mention by FEDIC for Best Short Film
- HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain won the Giornate degli Autori Director’s Award, a Special Mention by Authors Under 40 Award – In Memory of Valentina Pedicini and the Nave d’Argento for Best OTP Fanheart3 Award
- THROUGH THE NIGHT by Delphine Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart received the People Choice’s Award at Giornate degli Autori
- PHOTOPHOBIA by Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Tomkova, Tomas Michalek won the Europa Cinemas Label at Giornate degli Autori
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj won the Queer Lion Award and a Special Mention by Premio Fondazione Fai
- PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Jenni Jauri, Marco Valerio Fusco, Maria Stevnbak Westergren, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi won Best Directing Award by Authors Under 40 Award – In Memory of Valentina Pedicini
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won the UNIMED Award
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum won the ARCA CinemaGiovani Award (Best Film of Venezia), the Premio CinemaSarà and the Leoncino d'Oro Award (Cinema for UNICEF)
- PUENTES project EL PARAISO by Enrico Maria Artale, producer: PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri won the ARCA CinemaGiovani Award (Best Italian Film in Venice)
- THE RED SUITCASE by Fidel Devkota, producer: EAVE graduate Ram Krishna Pokharel won the Premio Bisato d’Oro for Best Feature Film handed over by the Jury of independent critics and a Special Mention from the Premio Fondazione Fai
Venice Final Cut
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producers: EAVE graduates Tony Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier, co-producer: Marco Valerio Fusco won the Laser Film award and the Studio A Fabrica award
Do not miss your chance to apply to the ATF x TTB Asia Europe Animation Lab & Pitch 2023!
TIES THAT BIND Workshop and Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) are joining forces to launch the first edition of the ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch, the brand-new Asia/Europe lab tailored specifically to the needs of the animation industry. This new initiative will bring together producers with projects from Asia and Europe with the potential and desire to explore new financing and co-production opportunities, new markets, and new audiences in both continents.
What is the TTB x ATF Animation Lab & Pitch?
The Animation Lab & Pitch brings together selected producers with animation projects from Asia and Europe, offering an insight into the animation markets, financing, and co-production possibilities in both continents.
An intensive online prep session in autumn segueing to an onsite lab, an open pitch, and further onsite individual meetings and consultancies with renowned industry decision-makers in December; the aim of the training is to prepare the participants for the market launch and pitch of their projects.
Target Group
We will select 8—10 selected animation projects (4—5 each from Asia-Pacific* countries and Europe*). Accepted formats include feature-length animated films, as well as TV formats (series or mini-series) and short films in development or financing stage. Preference will be given to projects with great creative potential, exciting visuals, interest and potential for co-production, and potential for travel across borders and continents. The program is not open to pre-school content. Preference will be given to animation for youth, families, and adults.
2 Sessions
1) 5-day online prep session by experts will take place in late October/early November 2023 online.
The main objectives of the online one-week intensive training are:
- Understand how to prepare and structure a package for the international market
- Get an insight into funding opportunities between Europe and Asia
- Receive feedback on your financing plans, strategies and project pitch
- Refine the preparation and delivery of a quality pitch
2) In-person lab & pitch @ATF will take place December 6—8, 2023 in Singapore.
The main objectives of the three-day on-site presence at the ATF market in Singapore are:
- Participate in lab sessions by key decision makers
- Networking with fellow attendees
- Pre-stage guidance from a mentor for the Open Pitch
- Participate in the ATF Open Pitch to showcase projects
- Join in the curated matchmaking session with Asian / European experts / decision-makers
Condition of participation & available scholarships
The extended deadline is September 15th, 2023.
There is no submission/ participation fee.
Selected participants should cover their travel and accommodation to Singapore during the ATF market.
Partial travel & accommodation scholarships are available for a limited number of Asian and European participants, with priority given to applicants from countries not providing any funding support for this kind of activities, or participants in any other proven situation in need of financial support.
Each selected projects will receive up to 2 all-access passes to ATF.
The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be announced by early October.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
https://au.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=100227547&
ATF x TTB is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, ATF and supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union. It is supported by the Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA), a non-profit organization that seeks to unify film producers from the region.
For more information please contact:
Animation Lab 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.
ATF
Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) – the region’s leading entertainment content event – is the platform of calibre to acquire knowledge, network, buy, sell, finance, distribute and co-produce across all platforms. It is the premier stage in Asia to engage with the entertainment industry’s top players from around the world. It’s where the best minds meet and the future of Asia’s content is shaped.
ATF facilitates opportunities to discover vital trends, crucial statistics and significant foresight particularly in TV’s digital, kids and formats arenas. Its business match-making programme open doors to new connections in the region. With over 5,700 international buyers and sellers from more than 60 countries and regions, ATF presents valuable business prospects for top-of-the-line benefits.
For more information, please visit www.asiatvforum.com
* Reference:
European countries eligible
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Europe
APAC countries eligible
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Asia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania
Please contact RX Global – atf.conference@rxglobal.com – to enquire about the countries currently listed in compliance with the Economic & Trade Sanctions Policy
EAVE projects released in 2023 are now available on Festival Scope Pro!
Many projects developed through EAVE's flagship programme, the EAVE Producers Workshop, as well as through EAVE Marketing Workshop and our international programmes TIES THAT BIND and PUENTES, have been successfully produced, critically acclaimed and distributed internationally.
The co-operation with FESTIVAL SCOPE PRO promotes hand-picked, recently finalised films developed at EAVE workshops.
The goal is to give more visibility to the finished films developed at various EAVE programmes and enhance their circulation.
Check out here the films developed at EAVE and released in 2023 - among them Berlin and Cannes success stories and festival hits!
Most of them are available on FESTIVAL SCOPE PRO now!
TIES THAT BIND project TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell Eu, produced by Fei Ling Foo, Fran Borgia, Yulia Evina Bhara, Jonas Weydemann, Ellen Havenith, won the Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prize in 2023.
EAVE project MAMI WATA by C.J. Obasi, produced by Oge Obasi won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography at Sundance this year.
PUENTES project THE FISHBOWL by Glorimar Marrero Sánchez, produced at development stage by Camille Vandenbunder won the Grand Jury Prize in the Ibero-American competition of Seattle International Film Festival in 2023.
EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Gálvez, producers: Giancarlo Nasi, Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, Stefano Centini, Matías Roveda, Emily Morgan, Thierry Lenouvel, co-producers: Katrin Pors, Ingmar Trost, Mikkel Jersin, Eva Jakobsen, Kristina Börjeson, Anthony Muir, Fernando Bascuñánat won the FIPRESCI prize in Cannes and it has been chosen to represent Chile in the Oscar race for Best International Feature.
and many others...
WHAT IS FESTIVAL SCOPE PRO?
FESTIVAL SCOPE PRO is a B2B platform for film professionals. FESTIVAL SCOPE PRO selects titles from the most prestigious festivals around the world and make them available to be viewed online, on demand.
An all-around tool to access the full potential of the international festival circuit.
If you are a film professional involved in acquisitions, programming, international co-productions, promotion or reviewing of films and you want to try the service, please feel free to register here: https://pro.festivalscope.com/sign-up
For more information about the different EAVE programmes please visit: www.eave.org.
