EAVE February News 2024
- SPLEEN-OFF by Claude Schmitz receives support
In Development February 2024 - REDOUBT by John Skoog is in post-production
In Production and in Post-production February 2024 - 18 awards at the Berlinale for EAVE graduates!
Awards February 2024 - EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS in UK and German cinemas
In Cinemas February 2024 - PUENTES project EL PARAISO travels to Santa Barbara
Festivals February 2024 - MEET EAVE IN MARCH!
@ EAVE Producers Workshop, March 7 - 14, Luxembourg - PUENTES: Extended Deadline for Applications
press release - EAVE @ the 74th Berlin International Film Festival
press release - EAVE+ Extended Deadline for applications
press release
SPLEEN-OFF by Claude Schmitz receives support
Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film Centre
The Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film Centre has granted support to five so-called lightweight productions, i.e. works with limited budgets, mainly produced in Belgium and completed in a relatively short space of time. Among them:
- SPLEEN-OFF by Claude Schmitz, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
REDOUBT by John Skoog is in post-production
In production
- CAP FAREWELL by Vanja d’Alcantara, producer: EAVE graduate Isabelle Truc, Denis Vaslin is in production. After exploring the steppes of Central Asia and the cliff landscapes of Japan in these two previous films, the director is now setting up shop in Belgium to follow Toni, a young 24-year-old woman who is released from prison and finds herself having to return home to live with her mother Betty, with whom relations are strained. Determined to reconnect with her daughter Anna, whom Betty has raised in her absence, Toni gets a job in her uncle’s brasserie nearby the port. But she soon finds herself mired once again in the smuggling shenanigans of her childhood sweetheart Max, who’s the reason she first went to prison, and who’s also Anna’s father. Pulled in all directions, Toni must fight to break free from this toxic environment and to take up her place as a mother and free woman. The film is produced by Isabelle Truc on behalf of Iota Production, who’ll soon be releasing Elodie Lélu’s first fiction feature RÉTRO THERAPY. CAP FAREWELL is co-produced by Canadian producers Robert Lacerte and Marc Daigle of ACPAV and by Denis Vaslin of Volya Films in the Netherlands. It enjoys support from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre, Wallimage, Magellan Films, UMedia, RTBF, BeTV, Proximus, SODEC, Téléfilm Canada, Canadian distributor Maison 4:3, the Netherlands Film Fund. The movie will be shot between 26 February and 5 April between Belgium and the Netherlands.
In post-production
- THE SHADOW by Jaak Kilmi, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kristian Taska is in post-production. The story, penned by Indrek Hargla, zooms in on Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and unlikely detective in Estonia, the “Wild West” of the Tsar's crumbling empire in the 1890s. Juhan is fighting crime and his own inner demons. He is considered mad and pronounced crazy. But by standing for justice and truth, at the end of the day, he comes out the sanest of them all. In the movie, he has to solve several gruesome murder cases behind which is – the witnesses say – the devil itself. THE SHADOW is being produced by Kristian Taska for Taska Film (Estonia), Tanel Tatter and Veiko Esken for Apollo Film Productions (Estonia), and Armin Karu for HansaFilm (Estonia). Tuuli Roosma, of Reede (Estonia), is co-producing. It has received backing from the Tartu Film Fund and was awarded development support from the Estonian Film Institute.
- REDOUBT by John Skoog, producer: EAVE participant Caroline Drab, co-producers: EAVE graduates Kaarle Aho, Leontine Petit, Dan Wechsler, is in post-production. The picture draws inspiration from Karl-Göran Persson, a real-life farmer known as a good Samaritan on the verge of madness, who lived near the helmer’s home town of Kvidinge during World War II. After receiving a warning by the Swedish government of potential strikes by the Soviet army, he sets off to turn his house into a fortified shelter for fellow villagers. The story, however, will unfold during the second half of the 20th century, “post-World War II, but before the internet became something for everyone and before the fall of the Berlin Wall”. The movie was shot in two parts, with the first taking place in summer and the second set ten years later, in winter. REDOUBT is being produced by Erik Hemmendorff and Caroline Drab for Ruben Östlund’s banner Plattform Produktion (Sweden), in co-production with Film i Skåne (Sweden), Film i Väst (Sweden), SVT (Sweden), BCD Film (Sweden), Bufo (Finland), Lemming Film (Netherlands), No-Mad Films (Italy) and Paloma Production (Denmark), and in association with Bord Cadre Films (Switzerland) and Sovereign Films (UK).
- BLUE BLOOD by Juris Kursietis, producers: EAVE graduates Alise Gelze, Evelin Penttilä and Vicky Miha is on post-production. When world-renowned German organist Anna uncovers her Latvian husband's involvement in a sprawling corruption scandal, her meticulously curated life alongside their prosperous family starts to unravel. The deepening contrast in their perspectives on corruption, shaped by their Western and Eastern backgrounds, intensifies, jeopardising the core of Anna and Andris' relationship. Will she be able to live with this new image of her husband? BLUE BLOOD is produced by Alise Gelze of Latvian White Picture and coproduced by Evelin Penttila of Estonian Stellar Film and Vicky Miha of Greek asterisk. The project is co-financed by Creative Europe MEDIA, the National Film Centre of Latvia, the State Culture Fund of Latvia, the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and the Greek Film Centre.
- YOUTH ETERNAL by Armands Zacs, producer: EAVE graduate Alise Gelze is in post-production. It is summer and a group of millennials is at a music festival, relishing their seemingly carefree lives, while their close friends, Ieva and Alex, are embarking on parenthood. Kitija is suffering from depression and fails to find support as the friends start to become more alienated from each other. Anna is trying to take care of her mental health by quitting weed, which turns out to be a challenge to her relationship with Kaspars, who grows it in their house. Unable to influence Martin's self-destructive lifestyle, Dainis starts to document it on video, becoming a participant and a creator of a reality show of his own. The friends start a wild journey into the new reality of becoming responsible for themselves and those around them. The project is produced by Alise Ģelze through Latvian White Picture and financed by the National Film Centre of Latvia and European REACT-EU Funding as part of the Union’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. YOUTH ETERNAL was shot by Estonian cinematographer Erik Pollumaa mostly in Riga and in the suburbs of Riga in the summer of 2023, and it has a Greek editor, Yorgos Zafeiris.
18 awards at the Berlinale for EAVE graduates!
Berlin International Film Festival
18 awards at the Berlinale and 4 awards at the Berlinale Co-production Market for EAVE graduates!
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy wins the main prize, the Golden Bear
- THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier wins the Silver Bear Jury Prize
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Bettina Brokemper wins the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
- DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué wins Best Film in the Encounters Section and receives a Special Mention for the Berlinale Documentary Award
- CIDADE; CAMPO by Juliana Rojas, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, co-producer: EAVE graduate Simone Oliveira wins Best Director Award in the Encounters Section
- SOME RAIN MUST FALL by Qiu Yang, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE participant Alex Lo wins Best Jury Award in the Encounters Section
- CU LI NEVER CRIES by Pham Ngoc Lan, co-producers: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduates Verona Meier, Claire Lajoumard wins the GWFF Best First Feature Award
- CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze wins the Panorama Audience Award, second prize and the Teddy Jury Award
- PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: EAVE + graduate Britta Rindelaub and EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin scoops the Grand Prix of the International Jury in the Kplus Competition
- YOUNG HEARTS by Anthony Schatteman, producer: EAVE graduate Xavier Rombaut, co-producers: EAVE graduates Floor Onrust, Annabella Nezri wins the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film - Special Mention
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart wins the FIPRESCI Award and the Ecumenical Jury Award
- EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producers: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube wins the Ecumenical Jury Award
- INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel receives the Ecumenical Special mention
- THE STRANGER’S CASE by Brandt Andersen, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi won the Amnesty International Film Award
- DISCO AFRIKA: A MALAGASY STORY by Luck Razanajaona, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards receives the AG Kino Gilde – Cinema Vision 14plus Honorable Mention
Berlinale Co-Production Market
- SCREAMING GIRL by Antonio Lukich, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymyr Yatsenko wins the Eurimages Co-production Development Award
- ICH BIN MARIKA by Hajni Kis, producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi wins the ArteKino International Prize
- ASTANA INTERNET STARS by Assel Aushakimova, producer:EAVE+ and MW graduate Antoine Simkine receives the VFF Talent Highlight Award Honorable Mention
- HOLD TIME FOR ME by Fradique, producer: EAVE participant Laura Kloeckner won the World Cinema Fund Audience Strategies Award
British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won 5 awards at the BAFTAs, the British Academy Film Awards. The film was awarded Best Leading Actress (Emma Stone), Best Production Design, Best Special Visual Effects, Best Make-up & Hair and Best Costume Design.
French César Awards
- CHIEN DE LA CASSE (JUNKYARD DOGS) by Jean-Baptiste Durand, producer: EAVE graduate Anaïs Bertrand wins Most Promising Actor (Raphaël Quenard), Best First Feature Film
Spanish Goya Awards
EAVE graduates scoop 7 Goyas at the Spanish Academy Awards:
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre won Best New Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Ane Gabarain)
- ROBOT DREAMS by Pablo Berger, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas won Best Animated Film and Best Adapted Screenplay
- THE RYE HORN by Jaione Camborda, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora, EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens won Best New Actress (Janet Novas)
- THE ETERNAL MEMORY directed and produced by PUENTES graduate Maite Alberdi won Best Ibero-American film
Danish Robert Awards
13 Roberts for EAVE graduates at the Danish Film Awards:
- THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic won Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Mads Mikkelsen), Best Supporting Actor (Simon Bennebjerg), Best Cinematography, Best Make-Up, Best Visual Effects
- APOLONIA, APOLONIA by Lea Glob, co-producer: EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron won Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Original Score
- CLOSE by Lucas Dhont, producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the Robert for Best Non-English-Language Film
Belgian Ensor Awards
EAVE graduates win big at the Ensors, the Belgian Academy Awards:
- WIL by Tim Mielants, producers: EAVE graduates Hans Everaert, Tomas Leyers, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel takes Best Film, Best Director and 5 more awards
- 1985 by Wouter Bouvijn, producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert wins 10 awards
- OINK by Mascha Halberstad, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won Best Animated Film
- SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won the Audience Award
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele Best was awarded Best French-Language Film
- MASCOTTE by Remy van Heugten, producer: EAVE graduate Joram Willink wins Best Co-production
Latvian National Film Awards
Numerous awards for EAVE graduates at the Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps in Riga:
- THE BRAZEN by Aik Karapetian, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis won Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Original Score
- SOVJET JEANS by Stanislavs Tokalovs and Juris Kursietis, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Latvia Aija Berzina won Best TV Series, Best Scriptwriter, Best Leading Actor (Karlis Arnolds Avots)
- MY FREEDOM by Ilze Kunga Melgaile, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Latvia Aija Berzina won Best Leading Actress (Erika Eglija-Gravele) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Darius Meskauskas)
- RULE OF THE HEART by Roze Stiebra, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis Best Animated Film, Best Director of an Animated Film and Best Production Design in an Animated Film
- BLACK VELVET by Liene Linde, producer: EAVE graduate Marta Bite, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene won Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sabine Tikmane)
- THE INVISIBLE FIGHT by Rainer Sarnet, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Kissa, co-producers: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou, B’EST graduates Alise Gelze, Helen Vinogradov won Best Costumes
Göteborg Film Festival
4 Awards for EAVE graduates at the Göteborg Film Festival:
- EAVE project MADAME LUNA by Daniel Espinosa, producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies wins the Sven Nykvist Cinematography Award
- THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic scoops the FIPRESCI Award and Audience Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film
- THERE'S STILL TOMORROW by Paola Cortellesi, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won the Dragon Award in the International Competition
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HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat won the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award 2024 (Icelandic composer Edvard Egilsson)
EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS in UK and German cinemas
In French cinemas
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum. February 7.
- 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre. February 14.
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates David Bohun, Sarah Born, Heino Deckert, Dario Schoch. February 21.
- BLACK TEA by Abderrahmane Sissako, co-producer: TTB graduate Tsai Hsin-Hung. February 28.
- WHEN IT MELTS by Veerle Baetens, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Ellen Havenith. February 28.
- EUREKA by Lisandro Alonso, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 28.
In Belgian cinemas
- AMAL by Jawad Rhalib, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ellen de Waele. February 7.
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum. February 7.
- THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier. February 21.
- THE SIREN by Sepideh Farsi, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach. February 28.
In UK cinemas
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, producer: TTB, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Benjamin Domenech and Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin. February 9.
- EUREKA by Lisandro Alonso, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 16.
- THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic. February 16.
- THE CASTLE by Martin Benchimol, producer: EAVE graduate Gema Juarez Allen. February 21.
In Swiss cinemas
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates David Bohun, Sarah Born, Heino Deckert, Dario Schoch. February 1.
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. February 1.
- SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat. February 1.
In Austrian cinemas
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum. February 2.
- 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 graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler. February 23.
- ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber. February 23.
In German cinemas
- MY SAILOR, MY LOVE by Klaus Härö, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho. February 8.
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project THE SETTLERS by Felipe Galvez, producer: TTB, PUENTES, MW and EAVE+ graduate Giancarlo Nasi, PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Benjamin Domenech and Santiago Gallelli, TTB graduate Stefano Centini, co-producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin. February 15.
In Finnish cinemas
- HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molla Manning Walker, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontrovrakis, executive producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas. February 23.
In Norwegian cinemas
- THE PROMISED LAND by Nikolaj Arcel, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic. February 16.
In Polish cinemas
- VINCENT MUST DIE by Stéphan Castang, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin. February. 23.
In Swedish cinemas
- HOLLY by Fien Troch, producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno, Frans Van Gestel. Febuary 23.
PUENTES project EL PARAISO travels to Santa Barbara
Shortfilmwire Clermont-Ferrand (January 27 – February 4)
- L’ENVOÛTEMENT by Nicolas Giuliani, producer: EAVE graduate Michel Klein
- PAVANE by Pauline Gay, producer: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan, PUENTES graduate Geraldine Sprimont
- SUPERNOVA by Leslie Lagier, producers: PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit
- WANDER TO WONDER by Nina Gantz, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (February 8 – 17)
- BLAGA’S LESSONS by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producers: EAVE graduates Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova
- COLD by Erlingur Thoroddsen, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Heene
- ESTONIA by Måns Månsson, Juuso Syrjä, producer: EAVE graduate Matti Halonen
- EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo
- LE VOURDALAK by Adrien Beau, producer: EAVE graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- MEDIUM by Christina Ioakeimidi, co-producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Veselka Kiryakova
- PHOTOPHOBIA by Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Tomkova, Tomas Michalek
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- PUENTES project EL PARAISO by Enrico Maria Artale, producer: PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri
- EAVE project THE REEDS by Cemil Agacikoglu, , producer: EAVE graduate Sezgi Üstün San, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
Berlin International Film Festival (February 16 – 26)
Competition
- ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert, co-producers: EAVE graduates Clara Vuillermoz, Estelle Robin You
- BLACK TEA by Abderrahmane Sissako, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault, TTB graduate Tsai Hsin-Hung
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- GLORIA! By Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
- SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, co-producer: EAVE graduate Bettina Brokemper
- THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
- WHERE DO I BELONG TO by Meryam Joobeur, producer: EAVE graduate Sarra Ben Hassen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
Encounters
- ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
- CIDADE; CAMPO by Juliana Rojas, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, co-producer: EAVE graduate Simone Oliveira
- DEMBA by Mamadou Dia, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
- DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué
- SOME RAIN MUST FALL by Qiu Yang, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE participant Alex Lo
- THROUGH THE GRAVES THE WIND IS BLOWING by Travis Wilkerson, co-written and co-produced by EAVE graduate Ivan Peric
Panorama
- AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producers: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE graduates Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari, Fredrik Lange
- ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- BALDIGA – ENTSICHERTES HERZ by Markus Stein, producer: EAVE graduate Olaf Jacobs
- BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Jianjie Lin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
- CHANGE project A BIT OF A STRANGER by Svitlana Lishchynska, producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Kapustina
- CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
- CU LI NEVER CRIES by Pham Ngoc Lan, co-producers: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduates Verona Meier, Claire Lajoumard
- DIARIES FROM LEBANON by Myriam El Hajj, producers: EAVE graduates Myriam Sassine, Carine Ruszniewski
- I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
- I SAW THREE BLACK LIGHTS by Santiago Lozano Álvarez, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Gudula Meinzolt
- THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
Forum
- EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kęstutis Drazdauskas
- HOLY WEEK by Andrei Cohn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
- INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
- OASIS OF NOW by Chee Sum Chia, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Fran Borgia
- SLEEPING WITH A TIGER by Anja Salomonowitz, producer: EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda
- REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- REPRODUCTION by Katharina Pethke, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen
- SKIN IN SPRING by Yennifer Uribe, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos
- THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedláčková, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
- THE NIGHTS STILL SMELL OF GUNPOWDER by Inadelso Cossa, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Kaske, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Elisa Pirir
- TRACES OF MOVEMENT BEFORE THE ICE by René Frölke, producer: EAVE graduate Ann Carolin Renninger
Forum Special
- THOSE DAYS IN TEREZIN by Sibylle Schönemann, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
Generation
- ABOVE THE DUST by Wang Xiaoshuai, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- DISCO AFRIKA: A MALAGASY STORY by Luck Razanajaona, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
- ELBOW by Asli Özarslan, producer: PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske, co-producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume Dreyfus, Delphine Schmit
- MY SUMMER WITH IRENE by Carlo Sironi, producer: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili
- PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin, EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
- YOUNG HEARTS by Anthony Schatteman, producer: EAVE graduate Xavier Rombaut, co-producers: EAVE graduates Floor Onrust, Annabella Nezri
Berlinale Special
- CUCKOO by Tilman Singer, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Tsigka
- THE STRANGER’S CASE by Brandt Andersen, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi
Berlinale Co-Production Market
- ANTONIVKA by Kateryna Gornostai, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Dagne Vildziunaite
- A WOMAN BUILDS by Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka, producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Fran Borgia
- DIVORCE DURING THE WAR by Andrius Blazevicius, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Marija Razgute
- FOLK PLAY by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producer: EAVE participant Ulysse Payet
- FRAGMENTS OF THIS BEAUTY by Burak Cevik, producer: EAVE graduate Ipek Erden
- THE GIRL WITH THE LEICA by Alina Marazzi, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli
- IDDA’S BREATH by Irene Dionisio, producer: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili
- ICH BIN MARIKA by Hajni Kis, producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
- LAST TRIP by Ziad Kalthoum, producer: EAVE graduate May Odeh
- MARRIAGE By ABDUCTION by Sophia Mocorrea, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
- REMAINS OF LIFE by Sevda Shishmanova, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
- SCREAMING GIRL by Antonio Lukich, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymyr Yatsenko
- THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TRUSTING LIFE by Ahmad Ghossein, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine
- TO DIE ON YOUR FEET by Maria Paz Gonzalez, producer: EAVE +, TTB and PUENTES graduate Giancarlo Nasi
Series Market Selects
- SOVIET JEANS by Stanislavs Tokalovs, Juris Kursietis, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina
- ZORRAS (TRAMPS) by Aritz Moreno, Ana Vázquez, produced in collaboration with EAVE graduate Merry Colomer
Co-Pro Series
- DEATH TO LOVE by Carlota Pereda, producer: EAVE graduate Merry Colomer
- MIRRORS by AIDA BEGIC, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo
- THE CORONER’S ASSISTANT by Elina Psykou, producer: EAVE+ graduate Fenia Cossovitsa
- THE PALM LINE by Fulvio Bernasconi, producer: EAVE + graduate Christof Neracher
- THE WEREWOLF & RENÉE by Katrin Gebbe, producer: EAVE graduate Verena Gräfe-Höft
- WOLVES by Sina Ataeian Dena, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
Rotterdam-Berlinale Express
- HOLD TIME FOR ME by Fradique, producer: EAVE participant Laura Kloeckner
- LES DIPLOMATES by Andreas Fontana, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
Talent Project Market
- ASTANA INTERNET STARS by Assel Aushakimova, producer: EAVE + and MW graduate Antoine Simkine
- POGANA by David Kapac, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic
- EAVE project BAD GAYS by Loïc Hobi, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Graf
- UPTIGHT ASS by Matija Gluscevic, producer: TTB graduate and EAVE participant Carna Vucinic
Company Matching Programme
- Hobab, Sweden (Nima Yousefi)
- Special Touch Studios, France
- Ukbar Filmes, Portugal (Pandora Da Cunha Telles)
Berlinale Talents
- TTB graduate Taro Imai
- EAVE graduate Michael Graf
- EAVE graduate Fani Skartouli
- EAVE MW graduate Tetiana Mala
- EAVE MW graduate Kamila Dohnalova
- EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic
- EAVE graduate Clemens Köstlin
- TTB graduate Huang Junxiang
- TTB graduate and EAVE participant Čarna Vučinić
- EAVE graduate Laurine Pelassy
Script Station
- AWAITING BIRDS by Sofia Quiros, producer: PUENTES graduate Mariana Murillo
- MARCH 14TH by Alberto Gross Molo, producer: EAVE MW graduate David Aymerich
SESSIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH EAVE
ACE Round Table Consultancy Sessions
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp presented EAVE and its various programmes at the round table “Strategies on how to develop your project at International Training Platforms” in cooperation with ACE Producers.
ONLY WRITERS IN THE BUILDING
Only Writers In The Building is an international showcase of eleven talented writers committed to working professionally in the TV series industry, who have trained their drama writing skills within TorinoFilmLab and MIDPOINT Institute series-oriented intensive programmes. In collaboration with EAVE.
EFM Roundtable: #DocSafe Initiative
Presentation of #DocSafe, an initiative towards a Global Code of Conduct to make our documentary industry a safer space for all.
Speakers: Magdalene Reddy (DFMI), Nivedita Das (BGDM), EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp and Jane Mote (The Whickers) will share their experience and perspective with the group.
European Equity & Inclusion Pathways Seminar
EAVE is an ambassador of the EFM’s Equity and Inclusion Pathways seminar, funded by Creative Europe MEDIA and taking place yearly at the European Film Market 2023, 2024 and 2025. The Equity & Inclusion Pathways Seminar is an industry-wide consultation forum that brings together European decision-makers, advocacy groups, stakeholders and change-makers with the aim of shifting the needle regarding equity, inclusion and accessibility in terms of policymaking, strategy, measures and actions.
Ibizacinefest – Ibiza International Independent Film Festival (February 17 – 26)
- EL AGUA by Elena Lopez Riera, Producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas
Dublin International Film Festival (February 22 – March 2)
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- 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 graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler
- EAT / SLEEP / CHEER / REPEAT by Tanya Doyle, producer: EAVE graduate Daniel Hegarty
- EAVE project MAMI WATA by C.J. “Fiery” Obasi, producer: EAVE graduate Oge Obasi
- FOUR LITTLE ADULTS by Selma Vilhunen, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS by Goran Stolevski, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Dimitrova, Beata Rzezniczek, Jan Naszewski, National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, National Coordinator Serbia Milan Stojanovic, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE + graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- OINK by Mascha Halberstad, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele
- REAWAKENING written, directed and produced by EAVE graduate Virgina Gilbert
- THE DELINQUENTS by Rodrigo Moreno, producer: EAVE graduate Ezequiel Borovinsky, EAVE and TTB graduate Gilles Chanial, co-producer: EAVE graduate Julia Alves
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates David Bohun, Sarah Born, Heino Deckert, Dario Schoch
Glasgow Film Festival (February 28 – March 10)
- ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska
- 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 graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, 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
- FOUR LITTLE ADULTS by Selma Vilhunen, producers: EAVE graduates Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu
- LA CHIMERA by Alice Rohrwacher, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producers: TTB and EAVE graduate and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Timm Kröger, producers: EAVE graduates David Bohun, Sarah Born, Heino Deckert, Dario Schoch
- THE INVISIBLE FIGHT by Rainer Sarnet, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Kissa, co-producers: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou, B’EST graduates Alise Gelze, Helen Vinogradov
- THE VOURDALAK by Adrien Beau, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
https://www.glasgowfilm.org/glasgow-film-festival
MEET EAVE IN MARCH!
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp , EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo, EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE Project Manager Sarah van den Hoogen
PUENTES: Extended Deadline for Applications
Applications for PUENTES, EAVE’s training programme for developing Latin-American-European co-productions is now extended until February 26th!
What ties together successful films such as REINAS, THE FISHBOWL, EL PARAISO, BLANQUITA, JESUS LOPEZ, KILLING THE DEAD, CLARA SOLA or LA CIVIL? All these films were developed at PUENTES in recent years. Apply today and join the network of EAVE producers!
Approaching the industry from a producer's perspective, PUENTES focuses on evaluating artistic potential, formulating marketing and distribution strategies, guiding through the development process and identifying market and financing opportunities in both Latin America and Europe.
The core experts include PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine – AR/ES), known for her prestigious track record of co-productions involving Europe and Latin America (UNA MUJER FANTASTICA, LA BODA DE ROSA, NERUDA, PEQUEÑA FLOR, BLONDI, etc.), group leader and EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs (Gaijin – FR, Producer of LOS PERROS, COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON, MILLA, THE HARVESTERS, THE LOAD, etc.), script consultant Jacques Akchoti (FR), and Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films – UY, Producer of THE HEIRESSES, GIANT, SO MUCH WATER, EL 5, THE WAVES, I WOKE UP WITH A DREAM, 3, MONOS, etc.). They will be joined by various guest experts from both Europe and Latin America.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
The workshop is targeted to film professionals from Latin America and Europe who wish to strengthen connections between the two regions.
The selected cohort consists of 10 producers focused on project development (fiction films only), along with 4-5 European film professionals with a focus on career development (not bringing a project), including sales agents, financiers, distributors, festival programmers, co-production market representatives, and European producers.
Latin American and European Film producers focusing on project development:
- Experienced feature film producers with a strong interest with working with Europe and Latin America. The project must be able to demonstrate a clear involvement with Latin America, and vice versa.
European Film Professionals focusing on career development:
- EU Citizens or residents that are sales agents, distributors, festival and market representatives, financiers, or European producers focusing on career development who wish to deepen their knowledge on Latin-American co-productions and market.
TIMELINE
Applications are open until February 26th, and the selection will be announced by end of April 2024.
PUENTES takes place in the course of two weeks of the year. The first workshop of the 2024 edition will take place in Italy from July 15 – 21, 2024 in partnership with FVG Audiovisual Fund and MiC (Ministero dei Beni Ambientali e Culturali).
The second workshop will be held in Uruguay late November/early December (TBC), in partnership with Bocacha Films and supported by IBERMEDIA. Thanks to a special partnership, the PUENTES participants will attend VENTANA SUR after workshop 2, in order to strengthen their ties between both continents through networking in the most important market for audiovisual content in Latin America.
TESTIMONIALS
“Through this workshop, I gained insights into both my limitations and my untapped potential. Moreover, I had the pleasure of connecting with colleagues from across the globe, and I'm eagerly anticipating the prospect of collaborating with them on exciting new co-productions.”
Claudio Esposito, The Piranesi Experience, IT (PUENTES Participant 2023)
“PUENTES changed the way I approached film production. It creates a web of knowledge and contention on which one can rely on.”
Leandro Listorti, Maravillacine, AR (PUENTES Participant 2023)
APPLICATION
Click here to Start your application and find out more information about the selection criteria.
In case of questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with the EAVE team: ana@eave.org
The PUENTES workshop is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and Programa IBERMEDIA, and with the recognition of the Directorate-General for Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.
EAVE @ the 74th Berlin International Film Festival
EAVE is proud to announce a very strong presence of EAVE projects & producers at this year's Berlin Film Festival: 9 films in COMPETITION, 6 films in the ENCOUNTERS section, 11 films in PANORAMA, 11 at the FORUM, 6 at the GENERATION sections, 2 in BERLINALE SPECIAL, 22 projects at the BERLINALE CO-PRODUCTION MARKET and its sidebar sections, 3 projects at the TALENT PROJECT MARKET
Competition
- ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert, co-producers: EAVE graduates Clara Vuillermoz, Estelle Robin You, sales: The Match Factory
- BLACK TEA by Abderrahmane Sissako, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault, TTB graduate Tsai Hsin-Hung, sales: Gaumont
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévi, sales: Les Films du Losange
- GLORIA! By Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina, sales: Rai Cinema International
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, sales: Totem Films
- SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, sales: Totem Films
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, co-producer: EAVE graduate Bettina Brokemper, sales: Playtime
- THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier, sales: Memento International
- WHERE DO I BELONG TO by Meryam Joobeur, producer: EAVE graduate Sarra Ben Hassen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, sales: Luxbox
Encounters
- ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova, sales: Beta Cinema
- CIDADE; CAMPO by Juliana Rojas, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, co-producer: EAVE graduate Simone Oliveira
- DEMBA by Mamadou Dia, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards, sales: The Party Film Sales
- DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué, sales: Shellac
- SOME RAIN MUST FALL by Qiu Yang, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE participant Alex Lo, sales: Goodfellas
- THROUGH THE GRAVES THE WIND IS BLOWING by Travis Wilkerson, co-written and co-produced by EAVE graduate Ivan Peric
Panorama
- AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producers: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE graduates Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari, Fredrik Lange
- ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber, sales: Pluto Film
- BALDIGA – ENTSICHERTES HERZ by Markus Stein, producer: EAVE graduate Olaf Jacobs, sales: Autentic
- BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Jianjie Lin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen, sales: Films Boutique
- CHANGE project A BIT OF A STRANGER by Svitlana Lishchynska, producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Kapustina
- CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze, sales: Totem Films
- CU LI NEVER CRIES by Pham Ngoc Lan, co-producers: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduates Verona Meier, Claire Lajoumard, sales: Square Eyes
- DIARIES FROM LEBANON by Myriam El Hajj, producers: EAVE graduates Myriam Sassine, Carine Ruszniewski, sales: MAD Solutions
- I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin, sales: Square Eyes
- I SAW THREE BLACK LIGHTS by Santiago Lozano Álvarez, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Gudula Meinzolt, sales: ArtHood Entertainment
- THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, sales: Protagonist Pictures
A BIT OF A STRANGER © Albatros Communicos Ukraine, ZDF, Vilda Bomben AB, Film I Vast
Forum
- EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kęstutis Drazdauskas
- HOLY WEEK by Andrei Cohn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler, sales: Shellac
- INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel, sales: Lightdox
- OASIS OF NOW by Chee Sum Chia, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Fran Borgia, sales: Diversion
- REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost, sales: Luxbox
- REPRODUCTION by Katharina Pethke, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen, sales: Pluto Film
- SKIN IN SPRING by Yennifer Uribe Alzate, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutierrez Campos
- SLEEPING WITH A TIGER by Anja Salomonowitz, producer: EAVE graduate Antonin Svoboda
- THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedláčková, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
- THE NIGHTS STILL SMELL OF GUNPOWDER by Inadelso Cossa, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Kaske, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Elisa Pirir, sales: Syndicado Film Sales
- TRACES OF MOVEMENT BEFORE THE ICE by René Frölke, producer: EAVE graduate Ann Carolin Renninger
MARIA'S SILENCE © Mistrus Media, photo: Lauris Aizupietis
Forum Special
- THOSE DAYS IN TEREZIN by Sibylle Schönemann, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
Generation
- ABOVE THE DUST by Wang Xiaoshuai, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- DISCO AFRIKA: A MALAGASY STORY by Luck Razanajaona, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards, sales: Sudu Connexion
- ELBOW by Asli Özarslan, producer: PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske, co-producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume Dreyfus, Delphine Schmit
- MY SUMMER WITH IRENE by Carlo Sironi, producer: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili
- PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin, EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre, sales: The Yellow Affair
- YOUNG HEARTS by Anthony Schatteman, producer: EAVE graduate Xavier Rombaut, co-producers: EAVE graduates Floor Onrust, Annabella Nezri, sales: Films Boutique
REINAS © Alva Film, Inicia Films, Maretazo Cine, photo: Diego Romero
Berlinale Special
- CUCKOO by Tilman Singer, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Tsigka, sales: Neon
- THE STRANGER’S CASE by Brandt Andersen, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi, sales: Mister Smith Entertainment
Berlinale Co-Production Market
- ANTONIVKA by Kateryna Gornostai, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite
- A WOMAN BUILDS by Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka, producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Fran Borgia
- DIVORCE DURING THE WAR by Andrius Blazevicius, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Marija Razgute
- FOLK PLAY by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producer: EAVE participant Ulysse Payet
- FRAGMENTS OF THIS BEAUTY by Burak Cevik, producer: EAVE graduate Ipek Erden
- THE GIRL WITH THE LEICA by Alina Marazzi, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli
- IDDA’S BREATH by Irene Dionisio, producer: EAVE graduate Giovanni Pompili
- ICH BIN MARIKA by Hajni Kis, producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
- LAST TRIP by Ziad Kalthoum, producer: EAVE graduate May Odeh
- MARRIAGE By ABDUCTION by Sophia Mocorrea, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
- REMAINS OF LIFE by Sevda Shishmanova, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
- SCREAMING GIRL by Antonio Lukich, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymyr Yatsenko
- THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TRUSTING LIFE by Ahmad Ghossein, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine
- TO DIE ON YOUR FEET by Maria Paz Gonzalez, producer: EAVE +, TTB and PUENTES graduate Giancarlo Nasi
Series Market Selects
- SOVIET JEANS by Stanislavs Tokalovs, Juris Kursietis, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina
- ZORRAS (TRAMPS) by Aritz Moreno, Ana Vázquez, produced in collaboration with EAVE graduate Merry Colomer
Co-Pro Series
- DEATH TO LOVE by Carlota Pereda, producer: EAVE graduate Merry Colomer
- MIRRORS by AIDA BEGIC, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo
- THE CORONER’S ASSISTANT by Elina Psykou, producer: EAVE+ graduate Fenia Cossovitsa
- THE PALM LINE by Fulvio Bernasconi, producer: EAVE + graduate Christof Neracher
- THE WEREWOLF & RENÉE by Katrin Gebbe, producer: EAVE graduate Verena Gräfe-Höft
- WOLVES by Sina Ataeian Dena, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
Rotterdam-Berlinale Express
- THE DIPLOMATS by Andreas Fontana, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
- HOLD TIME FOR ME by Fradique, producer: EAVE participant Laura Kloeckner
Talent Project Market
- ASTANA INTERNET STARS by Assel Aushakimova, producer:EAVE+ and MW graduate Antoine Simkine
- POGANA by David Kapac, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic
- EAVE project BAD GAYS by Loïc Hobi, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Graf
- UPTIGHT ASS by Matija Gluscevic, producer: TTB graduate and EAVE participant Čarna Vučinić
Company Matching Programme
- Hobab, Sweden (Nima Yousefi)
- Ukbar Filmes, Portugal (Pandora Da Cunha Telles)
Berlinale Talents
- TTB graduate Taro Imai
- EAVE graduate Michael Graf
- EAVE graduate Fani Skartouli
- EAVE MW graduate Tetiana Mala
- EAVE MW graduate Kamila Dohnalova
- EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic
- EAVE graduate Clemens Köstlin
- TTB graduate Huang Junxiang
- TTB graduate and EAVE participant Čarna Vučinić
- EAVE graduate Laurine Pelassy
Script Station
- AWAIITING BIRDS by Sofia Quiros, producer: PUENTES graduate Mariana Murillo
- MARCH 14TH by Alberto Gross Molo, producer: EAVE MW graduate David Aymerich
Jury Members
Part of the GWFF Best First Feature Award Jury: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors
SESSIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH EAVE
ACE Round Table Consultancy Sessions
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp will present EAVE and its various programmes at the round table “Strategies on how to develop your project at International Training Platforms” in cooperation with ACE Producers.
Saturday, February 17th, 11:00 - 12:00
ONLY WRITERS IN THE BUILDING
Only Writers In The Building is an international showcase of eleven talented writers committed to working professionally in the TV series industry, who have trained their drama writing skills within TorinoFilmLab and MIDPOINT Institute series-oriented intensive programmes. In collaboration with EAVE.
Monday, February 19th, 16:00 – 18:00
EFM Roundtable: #DocSafe Initiative
Presentation of #DocSafe, an initiative towards a Global Code of Conduct to make our documentary industry a safer space for all.
Speakers: Magdalene Reddy (DFMI), Nivedita Das (BGDM), EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp and Jane Mote (The Whickers) will share their experience and perspective with the group.
Sunday February 19th, 16:30-18:00 (fully booked)
European Equity & Inclusion Pathways Seminar
EAVE is an ambassador of the EFM’s Equity and Inclusion Pathways seminar, funded by Creative Europe MEDIA and taking place yearly at the European Film Market 2023, 2024 and 2025. The Equity & Inclusion Pathways Seminar is an industry-wide consultation forum that brings together European decision-makers, advocacy groups, stakeholders and change-makers with the aim of shifting the needle regarding equity, inclusion and accessibility in terms of policymaking, strategy, measures and actions.
The change and advances that this Seminar aims to bring about for the European film industry are resolutely structural and involves not only integrating marginalised groups into a European film sector that is free of biases, barriers and exclusions but also valuing the hitherto unrealised potential of the contributions of marginalised film professionals to the industry as well as redistributing resources and decision-making power more equitably.
Tuesday, February 20th, 9.00-13:45 (closed and by invitation only)
MEET EAVE IN BERLIN
EAVE at the Creative Europe MEDIA stand (Central Hall, Stand number: 24) of the EFM: February 15 - 21
Kristina Trapp, CEO: February 16 - 21
Satu Elo, Deputy CEO: February 15 - 21, +352 661 44 52 10
EAVE+ Extended Deadline for applications
The EAVE+ Call for Applications is now extended until February 9th, 2024!
Join this compact workshop to get a comprehensive industry update and an insight into the latest business models. EAVE+ offers 15 producers the opportunity to discuss their company structures and management practices together with high-profile industry experts during 4,5 days to tackle the business side of running a film company.
The upcoming edition will focus on company sustainability and how to reinvent yourself in times of change. Under the title ‘transforming companies’ we will feature a series of company case studies and inspiring new business models and tackle the role of the producer as a leader.
Together with top-notch experts, we will also explore topics such as cashflow management, company strategies, negotiation with financiers and partners, and raising finance from investors and how to create viable business models for the future. All producers will work on their individual leadership qualities and resilience in private coaching sessions.
EAVE+ will take place from April 19-24, 2024 in Luxembourg.
“It brought us inspiring perspectives from our Business and challenged us to make brave reflections about our own strategies.”
Mariana Oliva, Maria Farinha Filmes, Brazil
“Terrific workshop to rethink and improve the structure and administration of our company.”
Jose Alba, Pecado Films, Spain
Applications are open for independent producers with a solid track record and international experience from Europe and the rest of the world until February 9th, 2024.
The programme is designed for producers who have been running their own company for five years+ and/or who have worked five years+ at senior management level in another company. We strongly recommend that two individuals at senior management level attend from each company
The workshop will tackle topics such as: How to structure my company more efficiently? How to grow as a company? How to sustain a viable business? How to diversify your company slate? What kind of leader am I? How to improve my team management? How to achieve a better life work balance?
EAVE allocates a specific scholarship for European residents and citizens who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour. EAVE also offers a limited number of scholarships covering the participation fee (incl. accommodation). Priority is given to candidates from LCC countries as defined by Creative Europe (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia).
Thanks to our partnerships, SODEC will offer a scholarship for one participant from Quebec and Canada Media Fund (CMF) will offer a scholarship for 1-2 participants from one Canadian company owned and controlled by persons from Racialized or Indigenous communities. To be eligible, the company needs to have a slate of content and have received production funding from the CMF in the past 4 years. Projeto Paradiso will offer a scholarship for one Brazilian participant attending EAVE+.
EAVE+ is organised once a year in Luxembourg with support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and Film Fund Luxembourg.
For more information, please visit here or contact satu@eave.org.
