EAVE November News 2024
- PIANOFORTE wins Arts Programming award at the International Emmy Awards
Awards November 2024 - TTB project HAPPYEND nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Nominations November 2024 - ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT in UK cinemas
In Cinemas November 2024 - PUENTES project STREETS OF GLORIA premieres at Tallinn
Festivals November 2024 - MILK TEETH by Mihai Mincan is in production
Production News November 2024 - Twelve projects receive support from Eurimages
In Development November 2024 - MEET EAVE IN DECEMBER!
Meet our team at workshops and festivals! - PUENTES 2024 culminates in Uruguay!
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EAVE session - 29 nominations at the European Film Awards 2024 for EAVE graduates
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PIANOFORTE wins Arts Programming award at the International Emmy Awards
European Film Awards 2024
The European Film Academy has revealed the winners in the first categories of the 37th European Film Awards, which will take place on 7 December in Lucerne.
- Juliette Welfling for EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won European Editing
- Jagna Dobesz for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won European Production Design
- Tanja Hausner for THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper won European Costume Design
- Evalotte Oosterop for WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij won European Make-Up & Hair
- Frederikke Hoffmeier for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won European Original Score
EAVE graduate Labina Mitevska, Macedonian producer and actress will be awarded with this year’s Eurimages International Co-Production Award by Eurimages and the European Film Academy.
Labina Mitevska is one of the founders of the family-run production company Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production based in Skopje, North Macedonia. Labina Mitevska will be an honorary guest of the gala for the 37th European Film Awards on 7 December in Lucerne to receive her award in person. The jury says: “This prize is awarded to Labina Mitevska as a tribute to the talent of a family business passionately dedicated to European cinema. It rewards the craftmanship of high-quality independent cinema achieved through numerous outstanding international co-productions that are the pride of the Eurimages Fund.” The siblings Labina, Teona and Vuk successfully launched their company in 2001. Labina is a highly acclaimed actress from the Balkan region, starting her career in Milco Mancevski’s BEFORE THE RAIN, awarded with the Golden Lion in Venice and nominated for an Academy Award. At Sisters and Brother Mitevski Labina is managing director and producer, her sister Teona is director and her brother Vuk, a painter and sculptor, is working as set designer and animator. Labina Mitevska has co-produced her sister's films like GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNIA and THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD, as minority co-producer she was involved in SIERANEVADA by Cristi Puiu and THE WILD PEAR TREE by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, among others. Labina Mitevska is currently working on Dina Duna's SKATEBOARDING IS NOT FOR GIRLS, developed at Cannes' Cinéfondation, and MOTHER, her sister’s new film, starring Noomi Rapace. Labina is the Macedonian National Coordinator for EAVE.
International Emmy Awards
- PIANOFORTE by Jakub Piątek, producer: EAVE graduate Maciej Kubick won the Arts Programming award at the 52nd International Emmy© Awards. PIANOFORTE is the first Polish documentary to take home this prestigious award.
Cinekid
- EAVE project PUCK by Anna-Karin Garhamn, written and produced by EAVE graduate Caroline Drab won The Council of Europe Series Co-production Development Award
- MILLIE AND THE SECRET OF THE CROCODILE by Esben Toft Jacobsen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
- KITTENS by Nova van Dijk, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten van der Ven won the Filmmore Post-Production Award
- MOUSTACHE by Idriss Nsangou Nabil, producer: EAVE graduate Max de Wolf won the Amarte Best Dutch Short Film Award 9+
Tokyo International Film Festival
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy won the TIFF Ethical Film Award
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
- BESTIARIES, HERBARIA, LAPIDARIES by Massimo D’Anolfi, Martina Parenti, co-producer: EAVE graduate Louis Mataré won the IDFA Award for Best Directing in the Envision Competition
- THE PROPAGANDIST by Luuk Bouwman, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans won the IDFA Award for Best Dutch Film
- EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu received a Special Mention
IDFA Forum
- DO YOU LOVE ME by Lana Y. Daher, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis won the IDFA Forum Award for Best Rough Cut
- LOOKING FOR THE MERMAID by Yara Costa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Tiny Mungwe won the IDFA Forum Producers Connection Award
DOC NYC
- EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi won the Grand Jury Prize.
FilmFestival Cottbus
- WHEN THE PHONE RANG by Iva Radivojević, producer: EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranić Šućur won the Main prize for Best Film and the FIPRESCI Award
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko won the Special Award for Best Director and the Audience Award
- RIVIERA by Orfeas Peretzis, producers: EAVE graduates Konstantinos Vassilaros, Alexandre Gavras won the Prize for an outstanding individual performance (Eva Samioti)
- WET MONDAY by Justyna Mytnik, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski won the Prize for the best youth film
- 78 DAYS by Emilija Gasic, producer: EAVE participant Milos Ivanovic, EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranic Sucur won the Prize for the best debut film
- GOOD CHILDREN by Filip Peruzovic, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic won the Ecumenical Jury Prize
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cocoPITCH Projects:
- SUMMER BLUES by Anna Ansone, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze won the Avanpost Pitch Packaging Award
- BEAR HUG by Alexandros Skouras, producer: EAVE MW graduate Eleni Oulani won the MIDPOINT Consulting Award
cocoWIP Projects:
- GIRL IN THE NIGHT by Luka Marcetic, producers: EAVE MW graduate Andraz Jeric, EAVE graduate Jerca Jeric won the D-Facto Motion WIP Award
- EAVE project EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH YOU by Ursa Menart, producers: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar, EAVE graduates Katja Lenarcic, Alexander Wadouh, Roxana Richters won the Studio Beep Sound Post-Production Award
Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn
- PINK LADY by Nir Bergman, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi won Best Director
- EMPIRE OF THE RABBITS by Seyfettin Tokmak, producer: EAVE + graduate Sinisa Juricic was awarded Best Script and Best Cinematography
- SOME NIGHTS I FEEL LIKE WALKING by Petersen Vargas, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang won Best Original Score
- BLACK GOLD by Takashi Sugimoto, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis won Doc@PÖFF’s Special Prize
- MURMURING HEARTS by Vytautas Puidokas, producer: EAVE graduate Ruta Adele Jekentaite won Doc@PÖFF’S Best Cinematography
- THE SOUTHERN CHRONICLES by Ignas Miskinis, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis was awarded Best Baltic Film
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Baltic Director
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event:
Baltic Event Co-production Market
- THE WORKER by Eliza Petkova, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
- THE ELF by Hannes Vartiainen, produced by EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll won the Best Project Award
Works in Progress
- SAND IN YOUR HAIR by Mantas Verbiejus, producer: EAVE graduate Zivile Gallego won the Public Favourite Award
- THE DARK ARCHITECT by Risto Tuominen, producer: EAVE graduate Ilkka Matila won the European Genre Forum Award
- VRYKOLAX by Achilleas Gatsopoulos, producer: TTB participant Vassilis Economou received a Special Mention
- NEIGHBOUR by Oskar Lehemaa, producer: EAVE graduate Evelin Penttilä scooped the Public Favourite Award
- FABULA RASA by Miriam Suad Bühler, Maurice Sinner, producer: EAVE+ graduate Steffen Gerdes won the Public Favourite Award (Script Pool Tallinn)
Arras Film Festival
- HONEYMOON by Zhanna Ozirna, producer: EAVE graduate Dmytro Sukhanov won the Golden Atlas - Grand Jury Prize at the Arras Film Festival.
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac won the Silver Atlas for Best Director and the Youth Jury Prize - Hauts-de-France Region
- DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Rsumovic, producers: EAVE graduate, group leader and National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic received a Special Mention
- WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova won the Audience Award
https://www.arrasfilmfestival.com
Stockholm International Film Festival
- PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger scooped Best First Feature
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper was awarded Best Cinematography
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora won Best Actress (Malou Khebizi)
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won the FIPRESCI award
Seville European Film Festival
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won the Grand Jury Prize, Best Staging and the Puerta América Award
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won Best Director Award, Best Actress Award (Trine Dyrholm), Best photography (Michal Dymek) and Best Art Director
- THE FLAME OF A CANDLE by André Gil Mata, producer: PUENTES graduate Clementine Mourao-Ferreira won Best Film in the New Waves section
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Film in the Rampa section
- SOMEWHERE IN LOVE by Morgan Simon, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin received a Special Mention in the Rampa section
- THE FORTUNATE ONES by Jeanne Waltz, producer: EAVE graduate Isabel Machado received a Special Mention in the Alumbramiento section
- YOUNG HEARTS by Anthony Schatteman, producer: EAVE graduate Xavier Rombaut, co-producers: EAVE graduates Floor Onrust, Annabella Nezri won the Future Film Lovers’ Award
https://festivalcinesevilla.eu/en
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier scooped the Best Feature Film Award the “Theo Angelopoulos” Golden Alexander
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
- won the Best Director Award and the Human Values Award of the Hellenic Parliament
- TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Best Actor Award (Mahmood Bakri)
- ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos won Best Actress (Joana Santos)
- THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US by Laila Abbas, producer: EAVE graduate Roshanak Behesht Nedjad won the Best Direction Award - Silver Alexander in the Meet the Neighbours+ competition
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko won the Best Actor Award (Volodymyr Kravchuk)
- PUENTES project THE EXILES by Belen Funes, producers: PUENTES graduate Alba Bosch-Duran, EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, co-producer: PUENTES, MW and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi won the Best Actress Award and received a Special Mention
- XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Silver Alexander in the >>Film Forward competition
- MALDIVES by Daniel Bolda, producer: EAVE+ graduate Nicholas Alavanos received a Special Mention and won the ERT Original Music Award
- ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in the International Competition and the JF Costopoulos Foundation Award
- RIVIERA by Orfeas Peretzis, producers: EAVE and TTB graduate Konstantinos Vassilaros, EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Greek Film Premiered at Thessaloniki, the FOS Actress Award (ex aequo) and the Hellenic Film Commission Best Location Award
- KYUKA – BEFORE SUMMER'S END by Kostis Charamountanis, producers: EAVE graduate Danae Spathara, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE graduate Marija Dimitrova won the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece Award, the Finos Film Award and received the Best Feature Film Award from the Youth Jury
Agora Crossroads Co-production Forum and Works in Progress
- Konstantinos Koukoulis of Plankton won the Thessaloniki EAVE Marketing Workshop Scholarship.
- PASSPORT by Rakan Mayasi, producer: EAVE graudate May Odeh won the CNC Development Award and the MFI Script 2 Film Workshops Award
- FOG by Denis Spiridonov, producer: EAVE graduate Katia Khazak, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova won the ArteKino International Award
- PATTY IS SUCH A GIRL NAME by Giorgos Georgopoulos, producer: EAVE graduate Fenia Cossovitsa won the ERT Agora Works in Progress Award
- WAKE by Thelyia Petraki, producer: PUENTES graduate Kostas Tagalakis won the Finos Film Award
- BLEACH by Kaltrina Krasniqi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Bojana Radulovic, Ognen Antov won the Cannes Producers Network Award
Nordic Film Days, Lübeck
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho was awarded the Audience Award of the Lübecker Nachrichten at the Nordic Film Days, Lübeck.
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij the INTERFILM Church Prize
- UNMOORED by Caroline Ingvarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlordarski won Best Feature Film Debut
- LARS IS LOL by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, producer: EAVE MW graduate Caroline Hitland won the Children's and Youth Film Prize of the Gemeinnützige Sparkassenstiftung and the Prize of the children's jury of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Cairo International Film Festival
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac won the Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora won the Shadi Abdel Salam Award for Best Film in the International Critics’ Week Competition
- ABO ZAABAL 89 by Bassam Mortada, producer: EAVE graduate Kesmat Elsayed won Best Feature Documentary Award, a Special Jury Prize in the African Film Competition and received a Special Mention
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy Best African Feature Award
- BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen won the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film
Amiens International Film Festival
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart won the Audience Prize and received two Special Mentions at the Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM).
- DIARIES FROM LEBANON by Myriam El Hajj, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine won the Prix d’Or.
- SKIN IN SPRING by Yennifer Uribe, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos won the Grand Prix for a Feature Film.
Lecce European Film Festival
- THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper scooped Best Film and won the FIPRESCI prize
- BREATHING UNDER WATER by Eric Lamhène, associate producers: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux, EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges won the Special Jury Prize and the Cineuropa Prize
- WISHBONE by Penny Panagiotopoulou, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha won Best Cinematography
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza was awarded Best Screenplay and the SNGCI Award for Best European Actor
- GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina won the Mario Verdone Prize
www.festivaldelcinemaeuropeo.com/en
Zagreb Film Festival
- BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik, MW graduate Peter Badac won the KinoKino Award for Best Film by the Children’s Jury at the Zagreb Film Festival.
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj was awarded the Golden Pram for Best Feature Film
- THE IDES OF AN ISLAND by Carmen Pedrero, producer: EAVE MW graduate Eva Bodas is the European Short Film Candidate for Prix Vimeo European Film Awards 2026
Cork International Film Festival
- ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki won Spirit of the Festival – Best Screenplay at the Cork International Film Festival
- THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards won Spirit of the Festival – Best Film
Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
- MEETING WITH POL POT by Rithy Panh, producer: FFF graduate Jovan Marjanovic won the Grand Jury Award João Bénard da Costa
- VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart won the Jury Special Award for Best Female Performance for the Actress Ensemble
Belfast Film Festival
- WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato won Best Cinematography at the Belfast Film Festival.
https://belfastfilmfestival.org
Ljubljana International Film Festival
- LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi won the Kingfisher Award for Best Film in the Perspectives Competition at the Ljubljana International Film Festival.
- APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani won the FIPRESCI Award
- THE OTHER WAY AROUND by Jonas Trueba, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas won the KMS - Slovenian Art Cinema Association Award
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Film of the Adriatic Festival Network
Geneva International Film Festival
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina SildosVicky Miha, Kaarle Aho won the Future Is Sensible Award at the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF).
Camerimage Torun
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski won the Golden Frog of the Main Competition at Camerimage Torun.
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi won the Silver Frog
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won the Bronze Frog
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Martina Brokemper won the FIPRESCI Award
TTB project HAPPYEND nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
The winners of the 17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be announced at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards Ceremony on Saturday 30 November 2024 at The Langham, Gold Coast, Australia. The following films by EAVE graduates have been nominated in different categories:
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial is nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Performance
- APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani is nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Performance
- HESITATION WOUND by Selman Nacar, producers: EAVE graduates Guillaume de Seille, Oana Giurgiu is nominated for Best Screenplay
- VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB group leader and National Coordinator Asia Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries for Best Cinematography
- KAMAY by Ilyas Yourish, Shahrokh Bikaran, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo is nominated for Best Documentary
- MEETING WITH POL POT by Rithy Panh, producer: FFF graduate Jovan Marjanovic is nominated for Best Director
- MONGREL by Chiang Wei Liang & You Qiao Yin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marie Dubas is nominated for Best Cinematography
- STRANGER EYES by Yeo Siew Hua, producer: EAVE graduates Fran Borgia, Jean-Laurent Csinidis, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo is nominated for Best Cinematography
- SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena is nominated for Best Youth Film
- TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo is nominated for Best Film, Best Screenplay
- YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts is nominated for Best Documentary
www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/awards
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT in UK cinemas
In French cinemas
- TOTEM by Lila Avilés, co-producer: EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen. November 1.
- A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart. November 13.
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora. November 20.
- ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin. November 27.
- RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri. November 27.
- GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: TTB and EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt. November 27.
- QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland. November 27.
- ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You. November 27.
In Belgian cinemas
- A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart. November 20.
In UK cinemas
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial. November 25.
In Dutch cinemas
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart. November 14.
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve. November 21.
- GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina. November 28
In Swiss cinemas
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. November 21.
- CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. November 6.
- THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann. November 21.
In Austrian cinemas
- THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards. November 19.
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy. November 22.
- CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze. November 28.
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. November 28.
In German cinemas
- TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT by Filip Posivac, producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova. November 6.
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE + graduate Martina Brokemper. November 13.
- MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann. November 21.
- THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier. November 21.
- SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier, executive producer: Ruben Thorkildsen, associate producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua. November 21.
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. . November 28.
In Lithuanian cinemas
- TASTY by Egle Vertelyte, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis. November 29.
In Romanian cinemas
- THE MOROMETE FAMILY 3 by Stere Gulea, producers: EAVE graduates Oana Giurgiu and Tudor Giurgiu. November 22.
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. . November 29.
In Swedish cinemas
- THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE + graduate Philippe Coeytaux. November 22.
In Spanish cinemas
- REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost. November 29.
PUENTES project STREETS OF GLORIA premieres at Tallinn
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (October 31 – November 10)
- AGA’S HOUSE by Lendita Zeqiraj, producer: EAVE graduate Bujar Kabashi
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producer: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchou, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
- ANYWHERE ANYTIME by Milad Tangshir, producers: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, PUENTES graduate Carla Altieri
- ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
- BABY by Marcelo Caetano, co-producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
- BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN by Radu Jude, producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Jiri Konecny
- BRING THEM DOWN by Christopher Andrews, producer: EAVE graduate Ruth Treacy, EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- COSMOS by Germinal Roaux, producer: EAVE graduate Sandino Saravia Vinay
- CUCKOO by Tilman Singer, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Tsigka
- DAY OF THE TIGER by Andrei Tănase, producers: EAVE graduates Anamaria Antoci, Konstantina Stavrianou
- DORMITORY by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
- 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
- EMBRYO LARVA BUTTERFLY by Kyros Papavassiliou, producer: EAVE graudate Mario Piperides
- 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
- FIVE AND A HALF LOVE STORIES IN AN APARTMENT IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA by Tomas Vengris, co-producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
- FOREMOST BY NIGHT by Victor Iriarte, producer: Pandora da Cunha Telles
- GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne
- GOOD CHILDREN by Filip Peruzović, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic
- GREICE by Leonardo Mouramateus, producer: EAVE+ graduate Pandora Cunha Telles
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producers: EAVE graduates Tony Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier, co-producer: Marco Valerio Fusco
- HONEYMOON by Zhanna Ozirna, producer: EAVE graduate Dmytro Shukanov
- HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain
- INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al Rasheed, producer: EAVE graduate Rula Nasser
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
- KENSUKE’S KINGDOM by Kirk Hendry, producer: EAVE graduate Stéphan Roelants
- KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producers: PUENTES graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors
- KYUKA – BEFORE SUMMER'S END by Kostis Charamountanis, producers: EAVE graduate Danae Spathara, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE graduate Marija Dimitrova
- LARS IS LOL by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, producer: EAVE MW graduate Caroline Hitland
- LULA LEBLANC by Stergios Paschos, producer: EAVE+ graduate Nicholas Alavanos
- LUNA PARK by Florenc Papas, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti
- MADAME PIRATE CODE OF CONDUCT by Morgan Ommer, Dan-chi Huang, producer: PUENTES graduate Estela Valdivieso Chen
- MALDIVES by Daniel Bolda, producer: EAVE+ graduate Nicholas Alavanos
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- MEDIUM by Christina Ioakeimidi, co-producer: Veselka Kiryakova
- MELK by Stefanie Kolk, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- MOST PEOPLE DIE ON SUNDAYS by Iair Said, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato, EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
- ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
- PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel, TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
- PLANET B by Aude Léa Rapi, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- PUENTES project THE EXILES by Belen Funes, producers: PUENTES graduate Alba Bosch-Duran, EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, co-producer: PUENTES, MW and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi
- RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
- THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miira Paasilinna
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
- THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, co-producers: EAVE graduates Raymond van der Kaaij, Germen Boelens, Julia Alves, Stefano Centini
- THE HUNGARIAN DRESSMAKER by Iveta Grofova, producers: EAVE graduates Sara Laszlo and Marcell Gerő
- THE LOST BOYS by Zeno Graton, producer: TTB graduate Valérie Bournonville, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
- THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES by Michel Hazanavicius, producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
- TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producers: EAVE graduates Geoff Arbourne,Maria Drandaki
- TOUCHED by Claudia Rorarius, producer: EAVE graduate Harry FlöterTRIUMPH by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
- TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producers: EAVE graduates Volodymyr Yatsenko, Anton Iffland Stettner
- VOURDALAK by Adrien Beau, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Levy
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
- WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producer: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, co-producers: EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato
- XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
Agora
Crossroads Co-production Forum
- BLEACH by Kaltrina Krasniqi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Bojana Radulovic, Ognen Antov
- DYING BIRD by Diego Llorente, producer: PUENTES graduate Lara Gonzalez Lobo, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Virginia Bogliolo
- FOG by Denis Spiridonov, producer: EAVE graduate Katia Khazak, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova
- FOUR FUNERALS AND A WEDDING by Nikola Mijović, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dagmar Sedlackova
- THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF by Terézia Halamová, producer: PUENTES participant Natalia Pavlove
- LA YOLI by Sandra Reina, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
- NEARBY FARAWAY by Sonia Liza Kenterman, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexandra Hoesdorff, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
- THE PASSPORT by Rakan Mayasi. Producer: EAVE graduate May Odeh
- WAKE by Thelyia Petraki, producer: PUENTES graduate Kostas Tagalakis
Works in Progress
- EAVE project DIRTY LAND directed and produced by EAVE graduate Luis Campos, co-producers: EAVE graudate Luigi Chimienti, PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato
- MY FATHER’S SHOES by Hristo Simeonov, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
- OTTER by Srđan Vuletić, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Daniele Segre
- PATTY IS SUCH A GIRLY NAME by Giorgos Georgopoulos, producer: EAVE+ graduate Fenia Cossovitsa
- THEY COME OUT OF MARGO by Alexandros Voulgaris, producer: EAVE graduate Nicholas Alavanos
EAVE SESSION
***AGORA Talk: The Human Factor in partnership with EAVE on November 5th
There is one type of relationship that lies at the very core of any producer’s work, and it is the one between the producer and the director. This panel will examine the importance of the human factor that runs through this key professional relationship, the power relations that exist at its core, its intricacies, boundaries and potential.
Speakers: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou, EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova, EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
Moderator: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontovrakis
Geneva International Film Festival (November 1 – 10)
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
- LIMONOV – THE BALLAD OF EDDIE by Kirill Serebrennikov, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
- MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
- THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmye Badinier, EAVE + graduate Philippe Coeytaux
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora
https://2024.giff.ch/en/program
Arras International Film Festival (November 3 – 12)
- A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
- DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Rsumovic, producers: EAVE graduate, group leader and National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic
- MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- STORMSKERRY MAJA by Tiina Lymi, producer: EAVE graduate Jukka Helle
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
- WHITE COURAGE by Marcin Koszalka, producer: EAVE graduate Magdalena Kaminska
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 3 – 19)
Official Selection
- BUZZHEART by Dennis Iliadis, producer: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou
- EMPIRE OF THE RABBITS by Seyfettin Tokmak, producer: EAVE+ graduate Sinisa Juricic
- GIRL AMERICA by Viktor Taus, producer: EAVE MW graduate Peter Badac
- PINK LADY by Nir Bergman, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
- READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN by Eran Riklis, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
- SOME NIGHTS I FEEL LIKE WALKING by Petersen Vargas, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
- THE BLACK HOLE by Moonika Siimets, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina Sildos, EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
- THE EXALTED by Juris Kursietis, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze, EAVE graduates Evelin Penttilä, Vicky Miha
- THE SHADOW by Jaak Kilmi, producer: EAVE graduate Kristian Taska
First Feature Competition
- LOTUS by Signe Birkova, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
- THE WEEPING WALK by Dimitri Verhulst, producer: EAVE MW graduate Eurydice Gysel
Critics' Picks
- I, THE SONG by Dechen Roder, producer: TTB graduate Johann Chapelan
- MOOR by Adilkhan Yerzhanov, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- NOBODY LIKES ME by Petr Kazda, Tomas Weinreb, co-producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume de Seille
- PUENTES project STREETS OF GLORIA by Felipe Sholl, producer: PUENTES graduate Daniel van Hoogstraten
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Riina SildosVicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
Doc@PÖFF Competition
- BLACK GOLD by Takashi Sugimoto, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis
- MURMURING HEARTS by Vytautas Puidokas, producer: EAVE graduate Ruta Adele Jekentaite
Baltic Film Competition
- BLACK VELVET by Liene Linde, producer: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaz
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
- LIFE & LOVE by Helen Takkin, producer: EAVE + graduate Kristian Taska
- NEVER ALONE by Klaus Härö, producers: EAVE graduate Ilkka Matila, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Kristian Taska
- TASTY by Egle Vertelyte, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis
- SOUTHERN CHRONICLES by Ignas Miskinis, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis
- TOUCHED BY ETERNITY by Marcis Lacis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
Standing with Ukraine
- INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
- THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
Best of Festivals
- ALPHA by Jan Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producers: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
Screen International Critics' Choice
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
Youth Programme
- PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
Children’s Rights Programme
- SKILL ISSUE by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen
Baltic Event Co-Production Market
- CALL ME CALENDAR by Juris Poskus, producer: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene
- MY HAPPY FAMILY by Alkim Özmen, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova
- NEIGHBOUR by Oskar Lehemaa, producer: EAVE graduate Evelin Penttilä
- NORDEN by Eva Cools, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten D’Hollander
- SAND IN YOUR HAIR by Mantas Verbiejus, producer: EAVE graduate Zivile Gallego
- THE DARK ARCHITECT by Risto Tuominen, producer: EAVE graduate Ilkka Matila
- THE WORKER by Eliza Petkova, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter
- WOMEN SUICIDE SEASON by Anastasiya Gruba, producers: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina
Nordic Film Days Lübeck (November 4 – 10)
- AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, co-producers: EAVE graduates Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari, Fredrik Lange
- ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
- SKILL ISSUE by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen
- EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
- MILK TEETH by Sophia Bösch, producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
- SOVIET JEANS by Stanislavs Tokalovs, Juris Kursietis, producer: EAVE graduate and Latvian National Coordinator Aija Berzina
- THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
- UNMOORED by Caroline Ingvarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlordarski
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
Filmfestival Cottbus (November 5 – 10)
- 78 DAYS by Emilija Gasic, producer: EAVE participant Milos Ivanovic, EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranic Sucur
- ARNI by Dorka Vermes, producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
- AURORA’S SUNRISE by Inna Sahakyan, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
- B’EST project BACKSTAGE by B’EST graduate Hovhannes Galstyan
- BIKECHESS by Assel Ashaukimova, producer: EAVE graduate Antoine Simkine
- BLOCK 5 by Klemen Dvornik, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik, MW graduate Peter Badac
- BURIAL by Emilija Skarnulyte, producers: EAVE graduates Dagne Vildziunaite, Elisa Fernanda Pirir
- CROSSING THE BLUE by Victoria Aleksanyan, producer: EAVE graduate Armine Anda
- DETECTIVE BRUNO by Magdalena Niec and Mariusz Palej, producer: EAVE graduate Joanna Szymanska
- DORMITORY by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
- DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Rsumovic, producers: EAVE graduate, group leader and National Coordinator Croatia Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic
- EAVE project ORDINARY FAILURES by Cristina Grosan, producers: EAVE graduates Marek Novak, Marica Stocchi
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project ETERNITY PACKAGE directed and produced by EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva
- ELECTRA by Daria Kashcheeva, co-producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
- EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING by Gabor Reisz, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
- FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE by Ivan Marinovic, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic
- GOOD CHILDREN by Filip Peruzovic, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic
- JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll
- MY LATE SUMMER by Danis Tanovic, producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Jozko Rutar, Anamaria Antoci
- OHJUS by Miia Tervo, co-producer: EAVE graduate Evelin Penttilä
- RIVIERA by Orfeas Peretzis, producers: EAVE graduates Konstantinos Vassilaros, Alexandre Gavras
- SOUTHERN CHRONICLES by Ignas Miskinis, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis
- TASTY by Egle Vertelyte, producer: B’EST graduate Lukas Trimonis
- THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Siljepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Danijel Pek, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
- THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES by EAVE graduate Armine Anda
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
- VERTICAL MONEY by Martti Helde, producer: EAVE graduate Elina Litvinova
- WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova
- WET MONDAY by Justyna Mytnik, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
- WHEN THE PHONE RANG by Iva Radivojević, producer: EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranić Šućur
connecting cottbus
coco pitch projects 2024
- A LONG-AWAITED VACATION by Bogdan Theodor Olteanu, producers: EAVE graduates Anda Ionescu, Anamaria Antoci
- BEAR HUG by Alexandros Skouras, producer: EAVE MW graduate Eleni Oulani
- BOBA by Darijan Pejovski, producers: EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic, B’EST graduate Ales Pavlin
- SUMMER BLUES by Anna Ansone, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze
- THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED by Anna Buryachkova, producer: EAVE graduate Reiner Selen
coco WIP projects 2024
- EAVE project EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH YOU by Ursa Menart, producers: EAVE graduates Katja Lenarčič, Danijel Hočevar, Alexander Wadouh, Roxana Richters
- GIRL IN THE NIGHT by Luca Marcetic, producers: EAVE MW graduate Andraz Jeric, EAVE graduate Jerca Jeric
- THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Yuri Semashko, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
EAVE session
***In collaboration with EAVE: a special session by EAVE Expert Michael Comyn on Leadership and Resilience.
Stockholm Film Festival (November 5 – 16)
- ALPHA by Jan Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- ANIMALE by Emma Benestan, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
- BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
- LE DERNIER SOUFFLE by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
- PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
- PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger
- PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE + graduate Maria Britta Rindelaub, EAVE participant Thomas Reichlin
- SHAHED (THE WITNESS) by Nader Saeivar, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- THE ASSESSMENT by Fleur Fortuné, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora
Braunschweig International Film Festival (November 7 – 11)
- AMAL by Jawad Rhalib, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ellen de Waele
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
- JE’VIDA by Katja Gauriloff, producer: EAVE graduate Joonas Berghäll
- PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
- HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON by Ariane Louis-Seize, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann
St Louis International Film Festival (November 7 – 17)
- ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- THE SONG OF FLYING LEAVES by EAVE graduate Armine Anda
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
- THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado
https://sliff.cinemastlouis.org/2024/
Cork International Film Festival (November 7 – 17)
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- ARCADIA by Yorgos Zois, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Maria Drandaki
- ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
- GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
- RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezr
- RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- SHAMBHALA by Min Bahadur Bham, co-producer: EAVE graduate Verona Meier
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
- THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
- THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
- VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTb graduate Bradley Liew and TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduate Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
- WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato
International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg (November 7 – 17)
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- SKILL ISSUE by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Julia Cöllen
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum
- MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
- THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
Scanorama Lithuania (November 7 – 21)
- GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
- INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
- PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anamaria Antoci
- QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- STORMSKERRY MAJA by Tiina Lymi, producer: EAVE graduate Jukka Helle
- THE EDITORIAL OFFICE by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: Darya Bassel, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlackova, Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
- THE EMPIRE by Bruno Dumont, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
- THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij
- WINDLESS by Pavel G. Vesnakov, producers: EAVE graduates Veselka Kiryakova, Luigi Chimienti and PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato
Seville European Film Festival (November 8 – 16)
- A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- ALPHA by Jan Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
- HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
- THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
- VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB group leader and National Coordinator Asia Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries
- YOUNG HEARTS by Anthony Schatteman, producers: EAVE graduates Floor Onrust, Annabella Nezri
https://festivalcinesevilla.eu
Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival (November 8 – 17)
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
- 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
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne
- GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
- MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- MEETING WITH POL POT by Rithy Panh, producer: FFF graduate Jovan Marjanovic
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producers: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
- REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- TABU by Mugiel Gomes, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Hungary Viktoria Petranyi
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
- VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Ljubljana International Film Festival (November 8 – 19)
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- ALPHA by Jan Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- CROSSING by Levan Akin, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- 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
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
- HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
- LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Viktoria Petranyi
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- MILK by Stefanie Kolk, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik
- SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Romania Ada Solomon
- THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
Lecce European Film Festival (November 9 – 16)
- BREATHING UNDER WATER by Eric Lamhène, associate producers: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux, EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza
- GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik
- THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
- WISHBONE by Penny Panagiotopoulou, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
www.festivaldelcinemaeuropeo.com/en
AFI Film Fest Santa Monica (November 10 – 14)
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina
- GRAND TOUR by Miguel Gomes, producers: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Tom Dercourt
- HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
- INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
- VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- VIET AND NAM by Truong Minh Quy, producers: TTB group leader and National Coordinator Asia Bianca Balbuena, TTB graduates Bradley Liew, Stefano Renting, EAVE graduate Marie Dubas, EAVE+ graduate Joost de Vries
Cairo International Film Festival (November 13 – 22)
- BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Lin Jianjie, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- DIARIES FROM LEBANON by Myriam El Hajj, producer: EAVE graduate Myriam Sassine
- MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha, producers: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES project Nima Yousefi
- PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
- REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE + graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- SHAHED (THE WITNESS) by Nader Saeivar, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, producer: EAVE graduate Dan Burlac
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora
DOC NYC Festival New York (November 13 – December 1)
- AFTER THE RAIN: PUTIN’S STOLEN CHILDREN COME HOME, directed and produced by EAVE graduate Sarah McCarthy
- AFTERWAR by Birgitte Stærmose, producer: EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, co-producers: EAVE graduates Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari, Fredrik Lange
- ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
- BALOMANIA by Sissel Morell Dargis, producers: EAVE graduates and Danish National Coordinator Marie Schmidt Olesen, Marieke van den Bersselaar
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi
- FARMING THE REVOLUTION by Nishtha Jain, producer: EAVE graduate Valérie Montmartin
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER by Jacob Perlmutter, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (November 14 – 24)
- ABOUT A HERO by Piotr Winiewicz, producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
- ABO ZAABAL 89 by Bassam Mortada, producer: EAVE graduate Kesmat Elsayed
- ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
- BESTIARIES, HERBARIA, LAPIDARIES by Massimo D’Anolfi, Martina Parenti, co-producer: EAVE graduate Louis Mataré
- BRIGHT FUTURE by Viitor Iuminos, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
- COHABITANTS by Viesturs Kairišs, executve producer: EAVE graduate Esko Rips
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Michel Balagué
- DOUBLE TAKE by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate Emmy Oost
- EAVE project THE BRINK OF DREAMS by Nada Riyadh and EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir, producer: EAVE graduate Ayman El Amir
- EAVE project WHERE DRAGONS LIVE by Suzanne Raes, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans, co-producer: EAVE graduate Reece Cargan
- EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
- FARMING THE REVOLUTION by Nishtha Jain, producer: EAVE graduate Valérie Montmartin
- GREEN IS THE NEW RED by Anna Recalde Miranda, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mario Adamson
- INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
- IN THE OPEN by Guillaume Massart, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
- I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin
- LOSS ADJUSTMENT by Miguel Calderón, producer: EAVE graduate Agustina Chiarino
- MY SEXTORTION DIARY by Patricia Franquesa, producer: PUENTES and MW graduate Mireia Graell
- NESHOMA by Sandra Beerends, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
- REAS by Lola Arias, producer: EAVE+ graduate Gema Juarez Allen, EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- SILENT OBSERVERS by Eliza Petkova, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
- SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- THE FAREWELL by Alejandro Alonso Estrella, producer: PUENTES graduate Maria Carla del Rio
- THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
- THE JACKET by Mathijs Poppe, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Heene, co-producers: EAVE graduates Noortje Wilschut, Floor Onrust
- THE LAST EXPEDITION by Eliza Kubarska, producer: EAVE graduate Monika Braid
- THE NIGHTS STILL SMELL OF GUNPOWDER by Inadelso Cossa, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Kaske, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- THE PROPAGANDIST by Luuk Bouwman, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans
- THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh
- TO BE CONTINUED. TEENHOOD. by Ivars Seleckis, Armands Začs, producers: EAVE graduates Elīna Gedina-Ducena, Gints Grübe
- TRANS MEMORIA by Victoria Verseau, producer: EAVE graduate Malin Hüber
- TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER by Jacob Perlmutter, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
- TWST – THINGS WE SAID TODAY by Andrei Ujica, producers: EAVE graduates Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
- VALENTINA AND THE MUOSTERS by Francesca Scalisi, producer: EAVE graduate Chiara Galloni
- YALLA, BABA! By Angie Obeid, producer: EAVE graduate Rogier Kramer
MILK TEETH by Mihai Mincan is in production
In production
- MILK TEETH by Mihai Mincan, producers: EAVE, PUENTES and TTB graduate Radu Stancu, EAVE graduates Monica Hellström and Konstantinos Vassilaros is in production. The story: As the last person to see her sister before she disappears, Maria (8) finds herself trapped in a world of deceit. Consumed by the loss, she takes it upon herself to find out what really happened, navigating through a universe of muted confusion, in the twilight of the Communist era. As Maria starts feeling that she is getting closer to uncovering the truth, a strange world opens up, threatening to take control of her. The only way to fight against it is to rely on her friends and imagination. MILK TEETH serves as a powerful allegory of Romania’s transition from the Communist era to the hope of a new society after 1989. By representing darkness and void as visual symbolic elements, the film portrays the uncertainty and fear experienced during this period. Maria’s quest for truth mirrors the nation’s desire for justice and accountability. She represents the generation that seeks empowerment, and change becomes vital in a time and place that finally show glimpses of prospects of a free world (producer Radu Stancu). Radu Stancu is producing with Ioana Lascar through Romania’s deFilm in co-production with Cyriac Auriol through France’s Remora Films, Monica Hellström through Danish Strom Pictures, Konstantinos Vassilaros through Greece’s StudioBauhaus and Pavlina Angelova through Bulgaria’s Screening Emotions. The co-production is backed by the Romanian Film Centre, the Romanian Office for Film and Cultural Investments (OFIC), the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (France), the Danish Film Institute, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Greek Film Centre, Media Investment Communication (Romania), ARTE Kino, Avanpost (Romania), Creative Europe MEDIA, ERT Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, Cinema City (Romania), the Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM) and Agence Nationale de Gestion des Œuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA). The project was developed at the Torino Film Lab – Feature Lab 2023 programme, where it received the grand TFL Production Award and the Green Filming Award. The shooting is currently taking place in Romania, at Bucharest, Lupeni and Vulcan (Hunedoara county).
- WASHED AND BURIED by Martin Turk, producer: EAVE graduate Ida Weiss is in production. on location in Val Canale, Italy. The region is known for its local rituals and traditions, which served as inspiration for the film's story. It follows Nadja, a successful 40-year-old lawyer, who returns to her remote hometown to fulfil her late grandmother's enigmatic final wish, making her face her with long-forgotten places and encounters, as well as hidden family truths that challenge her perception of the past. The film is produced by Ida Weiss of Bela Film (Slovenia), in a co-production with Marta Zaccaron of Incipit Film (Italy) and Inja Korać of Cobra Chicks (Croatia), with national co-producers RTV Slovenija and Senca Studio also attached to the project. The production is financially backed by the Slovenian Film Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission, and Creative Europe – MEDIA.
- TWENTY METERS by Damjan Kozole, producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar is in production. The story revolves around Veronika, a mother of two who killed a corrupt municipal official. With the assistance of her younger daughter, she disposed of the body one night by tossing it into the sea. Nobody suspects she is involved in his disappearance, but the guilt burdens her as well as her family. The script was written by the filmmaker himself and his regular collaborator, Ognjen Svilicic. Danijel Hocevar (Vertigo) serves as the producer. Twenty Meters is being staged as a co-production between Vertigo, RTV Slovenia, Bas Celik (Serbia), Terminal 3 (Croatia), Kino Oko (North Macedonia) and Pro.Ba (Bosnia and Herzegovina). It was supported financially by the Slovenian Film Centre, Film Center Serbia and Creative Europe – MEDIA.
- FRONTERA by Judith Colell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens is in production. Filming of the historical thriller telling of the adventures of a group of people who, despite the threats to their existence, put their lives at risk and flout the rules imposed upon them in order help Jews escaping from Nazi repression, is taking place over six weeks in the region of Pallars and on location around Barcelona. The plot unfolds in 1943, after General Franco has blocked the route for Jews fleeing over the Pyrenees to escape Nazi repression. At the customs office in a border town, Manel Grau, a civil servant with a Republican past, decides to disobey orders, helped by Juliana, a local resident, and Jerôme, a French people smuggler. They all join forces and begin a crusade to help as many Jews to flee as they possibly can. But then, Manel will be trapped in a dangerous odyssey that will revive within him – and within his wife, Mercé – old ghosts of the still-recent Spanish Civil War. “Today, more than ever, there are millions of people who are forced to flee war, hunger and the brutality being caused by their leaders. On the other side, there are always people who help, people who condemn those who run away, and people who turn a blind eye as if nothing were happening to them – people who put themselves at risk and people who don’t,” explains the director. “I believe that film is a weapon for raising awareness and for condemnation. And, as a fast-paced, action-packed film, FRONTERA is also exactly that.” FRONTERA is a production by Coming Soon Films (Spain), Diagonal TV (Banijay Iberia) and Bulletproof Cupid (Belgium). It has secured support from the ICEC, ICAA, Screen Flanders (a VLAIO initiative in conjunction with the Flanders Audiovisual Fund) and the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter, as well as BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance and the MEDIA programme. It also boasts the involvement of RTVE and 3Cat.
- QUE MA VOLONTÉ SOIT FAITE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You is in production. Penned by the director herself, the story revolves around Nawojka, a young woman wrestling with her monstruous desire who’s convinced that she’s under a strange hereditary curse and who tries to extricate herself from the shackles of her family by way of Sandra, her sultry neighbour who’s come home to the village... Produced by Estelle Robin You on behalf of Grande Ourse Films, in co-production with Flavien Giorda and Yann Gonzalez on behalf of Venin Films and with Polish firm Orka Film, the film has been pre-purchased by France Télévisions and Ciné+/OCS. Likewise supported by the Pays de la Loire region and the SOFICA company Indéfilms, Kowalski’s feature-length movie will be shot in the French department of Vendée.
- ANNA by Marko Skop, producer: EAVE graduate Alice Tabery is in production. The psychological drama tells the story of a 30-year-old neurologist, who lives in one apartment with her mother. Their complicated relationship, marked by her mother's unhealthy manipulation, is destroying Anna. Being the daughter of a woman incapable of loving her child has deprived her of the ability to experience authentic and loving relationships, not only with others but also with herself. When she meets a terminally ill patient and his loving wife, she encounters a love that fundamentally changes her life. Marko Škop penned the script together with Zuzana Liová, and he is also the producer of the film through Slovak Artileria. Alice Tabery of Czech Cinepoint is the other producer of the film, while the Slovak Radio and Television is co-producing. The Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund and the Slovak Radio and Television are supporting the project. Filming takes place on locations in Bratislava and the surrounding areas.
In post-production
- THE WOLF, THE FOX & THE LEOPARD by David Verbeek, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexandra Hoesdorff, Sinisa Juricic is in post-production. The Croatian Minority Co-production is produced by Lemming film (the Netherlands) in co-production with Deal Productions (Luxemburg), Feline Films (Ireland), Nukleus film (Croatia) and Flash Forward Entertainment (Taiwan). THE WOLF, THE FOX & THE LEOPARD is a dystopian story about Isa, who has been found living amongst the wolves. She is brought back to a medical centre only to be kidnapped by a couple of extremists in order to build a new, purer world. The film is a story about strength, faith, and the ability to create an alternate reality. The filming will last for 15 days and will include 108 film workers, of whom 80 are Croatian tax residents. The filmmakers have applied for the incentives of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, through the Filming in Croatia programme.
Twelve projects receive support from Eurimages
Eurimages
The Executive Committee of the Fund has decided to support the co-production of 24 feature films, including 4 documentaries and 1 animation, for a total amount of €6 780 000 at the third Eurimages Project Evaluation Session of 2024. Among the projects, 12 are produced or co-produced by EAVE graduates.
- 9 MOONS by Patricia Ortega, producer: EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo
- 20 METERS by Damjan Kozole, producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
- CALLE MALAGA by Maryam Touzani, producer: EAVE graduate Fred Burle
- FIXING THE WAR by Vadym Ilkov, Clare Stronge, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
- FUTURE TENSES by Christos Karakepelis, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
- I WON’T DIE FOR LOVE by Marta Matute, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
- MERCY by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Gian-Piero Ringel
- QUEEN OF THE STONE AGE by David Bernet, producers: EAVE graduates Sarah Born, Dario Schoch
- TEARS OF NEON by Karolina Bielawska, producers: EAVE graduates Mariusz Włodarski, Agnieszka Wasiak
- THE STATION by Sara Ishaq, producer: EAVE graduate Fred Burle
- THE VISITOR by Vytautas Katkus, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute
- WASHED AND BURIED by Martin Turk, producers: EAVE graduates Ida Weiss, EAVE MW and FFF graduate Marta Zaccaron
Hubert Bals Fund
The Hubert Bals Fund has announced its second Script and Project Development Support lineup for 2024. Part of it:
- HOW MELISSA BLEW A FUSE by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia and Herzegovina Amra Baksic-Camo
Austrian Film Institute
Supported by the Austrian Film Institute’s (ÖFI) selective funding programmes, the ÖFI+ automatic incentive and the Vienna Film Fund:
- CALM by Sara Fattahi, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann
- DRACULA PARK by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon
- DREAMED ADVENTURE by Valeska Griesebach, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- HIDDEN by Goran Redic, producer: EAVE + graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
- QUO VADIS, AIDA? – THE MISSING PART by Jasmila Zbanic, producer: EAVE graduate, group leader and Austrian National Coordinator Michael Kitzberger
- WELCOME HOME by Andreas Prochaska, producer: EAVE graduate Erich Lackner
- WHO CARES? by Ina Ivanceanu, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Supported by the Düsseldorf-based regional film fund Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (FMS).
- ACH DIESE LÜCKE, DIESE ENTSETZLICHE LÜCKE by Simon Verhoeven, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY by Josie Rourke, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzensten
MEET EAVE IN DECEMBER!
@ PUENTES Workshop 2, November 26 – December 2, Montevideo (UY)
EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles
@ Les Arcs Industra Village, December 14 – 17, Les Arcs (FR)
EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles
PUENTES 2024 culminates in Uruguay!
The second and final session of PUENTES, EAVE’s European-Latin American co-production workshop, starts today, on November 26th in Montevideo (Uruguay) and will run until December 2nd!
The carefully curated group of Latin American and European participants will come together once again to develop their projects, enhance their careers and company structures, think globally, and forge strong professional connections between Europe and Latin America, all under the guidance of the experienced PUENTES experts.
Experts and programme
The core tutors include Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine, AR/ES), Script Consultant Jacques Akchoti (FR), LATAM Consultant, Workshop partner and expert Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films, UY) and Group Leader Sophie Erbs (Gaijin, FR).
Nico Avruj (Campo Cine, AR) and Bárbara Francisco (Pasto, AR) will join us as guest experts, sharing their invaluable insights on Latin-American–European co-productions and collaborating with platforms during plenary sessions.
In addition to plenaries, group work sessions, and individual meetings with the experts, the second week of PUENTES will feature a special group session on company planning, titled 'Building a Sustainable Business', led by Group Leader Sophie Erbs.
PUENTES URUGUAY for local professionals
As every year, a special local workshop for Uruguayan producers will take place alongside the international PUENTES program from November 26-29. Local participants and the international group will share plenary sessions and networking events, including 'My Country at a Glance EU,' where our European producers will provide an overview of the financial aspects to consider when co-producing in their respective countries.
VENTANA SUR – PUENTES at the most important film market in Latin America
Thanks to the partnership between EAVE and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, the PUENTES participants have been accredited to participate in the upcoming VENTANA SUR taking place from December 2 - 6 in Montevideo. During the market, they will have the opportunity to request one-to-one meetings with the Proyecta selected producers and participate in other networking events.
Many thanks to our partners!
The PUENTES programme is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and IBERMEDIA.
EAVE would like to express its gratitude to the partners of PUENTES 2024 second workshop: Bocacha Films, Agencia del Cine y Audiovisual del Uruguay – ACAU, Montevideo Audiovisual, Universidad Católica del Uruguay and Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, and to the partners of the first workshop in Udine: Fondo Audiovisivo FVG and MiC Ministero della Cultura.
Interview with EAVE Marketing Workshop Heads of Studies Alya Belgaroui-Degalet and Sarah Calderón
Alya and Sarah, you are the Heads of Studies of the EAVE Marketing Workshop for the 8th edition this year. Do you remember the first edition and your expectations and feelings about starting this work?
Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: I remember exactly how Tina (EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp) came to me with this big and ambitious project. I was nervous about being up to the task, but working with Sarah made everything easier. Her great efficiency and shared vision reassured me about designing the workshop, and thanks to her and Tina, I felt surrounded by supportive, empowering women, warm and welcoming people who push you to your best.
I have to say that after 8 years it's still a lot of fun. We initially drew from our various marketing experiences, following a film’s journey from production to release. We follow a film from the point of view of international sales and distribution, we prepare for the world premiere with PR and journalists. We also talk about national distribution, and at the end of the sessions we always try to think outside the box, make a suggestion for the next step, for the future. The workshop adapts every year; the first sessions stay the same, but the last ones evolve with new ideas, reflecting marketing’s constant changes.
We work closely with long-standing tutors, like Boris Pugnet and Michael Arnon, and more recent ones that joined us along the way like Manori Ravindran, Elena Neira, Guillaume Boscher and Elie Nebot. The presentations also reflect what we have done in previous years and they are in constant motion because we exchange a lot of information and case studies throughout the year. Many of us work together in other capacities and this allows us to be in constant contact.
Sarah Calderón: I can only mirror Alya’s words. Although at the beginning it seemed like a huge task, being with Alya and backed up by Tina, we all felt the vibe of an incredible team right away. We were very quickly surrounded by an amazing collective of mentors that mix charisma and the highest standards in marketing. Our priority is to keep both at the same level. As co-heads of studies, we really complement each other’s knowledge and skills and we have the same vision about many aspects. When we don’t, we get to easily convince the other one and for the best.
Both Alya and me had children in between this workshop and being co-heads of studies allowed us to assure the good work and support each other in our personal lives. Because of our tandem, we’ve been able to also develop our careers very steadily in parallel to our EAVE tasks.
Did the pool of participants change over the years?
Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: Yes, in the early years the workshop was more producer orientated because EAVE is so famous for the EAVE Producers Workshop. Now there's still a large proportion of applications from producers, but it’s more balanced and we try to create a balance in the selection as well, because the idea of the workshop is to create a network where the atmosphere is non competitive, where we are happy to meet a big variety of professionals because we can learn from them. So now we have a good balance of producers, distributors, sales agents, professionals working with platforms, funders and representatives from festivals and markets, from many different countries. This mix adds value to our discussions and plenary sessions, representing all areas of marketing.
With Sarah, we have developed this idea even further: At each plenary session, we ask 1-2 participants to take the stage to speak for 15 minutes about their work and achievements. The "EAVE idea" is that we are not in a teacher-student relationship, but that we all have our experiences to share. To balance different profiles, while most participants are around 30, we also welcome younger talents with 2-4 years of experience. Having varied perspectives is enriching, especially in marketing, where image evolves rapidly. A mix of newer participants, often more connected to social media, and experienced participants with more stories creates a dynamic, impactful workshop. The goal is not to debate each country's audience in detail, but to share as many ideas as possible and be honest about which work well and which don’t - drawing from our own mistakes. Learning from mistakes can often be more valuable than from success stories!
Some national funds have told us they changed their funding systems to better support marketing after our workshop. For example, Eurimages came to the workshop last year because they were working on a new funding system with a focus on marketing, and we exchanged a lot with them about what could be helpful for the film. We realised that the new EUR 50,000 support scheme implemented ideas and structures from our workshop.
Sarah Calderón: In the last years we’ve been able to put an important focus on inclusion when it comes to the selection. Many regions in the world don’t have a developed audiovisual marketing trade and their films struggle to break through the noise of the international marketing, so the workshop is crucial for them. Through tactics like the EAVE scholarships and affirmative action, we often welcome BIPOC participants coming from all over the world including South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil and Colombia, for example. The ethnical and cultural background enrich the selection and the perspectives towards audience thinking.
Are some projects being successful after the workshop?
Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: THE SETTLERS and LIVING LARGE have been successful Marketing Workshop projects recently: LIVING LARGE won a main award in Annecy and was nominated twice for the European Film Awards 2024, while THE SETTLERS received the FIPRESCI prize at Cannes 2023. HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS won the Queer Lion in Venice, the Silver Q-Hugo at Chicago, and was nominated for the European University Film Award in 2023, THE ORDINARIES was nominated for the LOLA Awards 2023 and for the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary in 2022. TOTEM won Best Children’s Film at Cinekid and scooped the Grand Prize at the NYICFF in 2022.
In terms of projects, we try to pick a mix of projects in development and post production, both independent small projects and larger projects, so we can work deeper or differently depending on the film. This year we have selected 2 documentaries, one per group, and we have even selected TV series, so we are also diversifying in terms of format. We're not just looking at film marketing, but also platform marketing, because that’s a very different market: people watch films on their mobile phones or other devices.
Sarah Calderón: Some years ago, we also had LAMB, represented by New Europe Film Sales, which became a very important film in the arthouse-genre space, it was in Cannes and received the Prize of Originality of Un Certain Regard, it also won at the 2021 European Film Awards, won Best Film at the 2022 Edda Awards, and was sold everywhere.
Through our alliance with Europa International, we train several sales agents to work hand-on-hand with producers. We have had The Match Factory, True Colours, Charades, Autlook Film Sales, mk2, Goodfellas, Films Boutique, Intramovies, Heretic, LevelK, and more.
We are now looking to intensify and scout projects in postproduction stage and in the series space. We need more advanced projects to work with more certainty and clear images in certain sessions. Marketing in development stage is crucial but sometimes it can get a bit vague and we want to be crystal clear about the use of marketing tools across all stages. We are currently looking into possible institutional partnerships to boost the participation of postproduction stage and series.
What do you find relevant for producers and for marketing professionals to learn, to focus on in order to be successful in today’s film business?
Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: How you differentiate yourself from others, how your film is special – that’s what you should emphasise in order to do good marketing. You should also create an audience, a fan base or followers as quickly as possible who will follow the project from the beginning and be there when it is released. Those are my two most important pieces of advice. Always think differently and don’t be afraid to not use the same tools for different marketing efforts. Don’t be afraid to say: let’s talk about this film in a different way.
Sarah Calderón: For us is all about a strategic structure along the production phases and giving importance to the marketing narrative and the images. What we try to show along the week is how your project can grow from the simplest concepts to implementing sophisticated tools in digital promotion, like AI and VOD marketing. These new things will never work if the basis is cracking. Alya, Michael, Manori and myself work in areas like international positioning, early audience identification, PR to get the basis very clear. Participants end up realising how important it is to start early and they leave the workshop with a very clear structure of what they need to do at every step.
Another important part of our job as heads of studies is opening to new mindsets. For example, Elena Neira, specialist in VOD marketing, does a wonderful job making us dive into the mindset of the streamers and making us shape contents for them. She also uses Think Data reports, developed by The Film Agency, to open up ways to use data and gain capacity of negotiation and empowerment. Through EAVE’s investment, participants get a free subscription of six months to Think Data reports allowing them to discover the competitive advantage of working with data analysis and shading a light into the VOD numbers.
How do you tackle AI at the workshop? Do you personally use AI in your daily job?
Alya Belgaroui-Degalet: We introduced a plenary and a group work session on AI at the Marketing Workshop. AI is scary for many people because it is a new tool that we need to understand. It takes some time to get used to it, but that was also the case when the mobile phone or the internet came along. Once you understand it, it’s not that complicated. We aim to explore how AI tools can be useful in daily life or marketing. I often use ChatGPT to correct English in important emails and brainstorm new ideas, like a film title, as a final step to add fresh perspectives to my own work, to help me think differently. When working on a film, we use AI to create initial poster concepts based on keywords, helping producers visualize the mood, though it won’t replace designers or photographers.
At mk2, we are focused on the future of AI in cinema. We even introduced an AI experience room in the theatre where visitors can explore new tools for 10 minutes before a film. An mk2 team member keeps us updated on the latest AI tools, which is a great resource. He, Elie Nebot is working now with us at the EAVE Marketing Workshop opening our minds and eyes to the fascinating opportunities AI can bring to film and audiovisual marketing.
Sarah Calderón: Yes, we are actually implementing AI as the most recent adoption giving participants an overview of the opportunities, but also showing them a critical approach. We invite them to be early adopters while remaining very critical in many ways and to define their red lines according to the emerging legislations and good practices. We also make them aware of the impact on the environments and in politics and try to promote a responsible use always in synch with humans. This year we used mainly ChatGPT and Midjourney at the working sessions and participants worked on their own teaser posters, stills, thumbnails, titles, loglines and briefings for designers / photographers. They felt much more confident with the tools and discovered the usages in a very positive way.
We create synergies with other workshops like the EAVE AI Skills Booster and the EAVE Producers Workshop where we can exchange with other experts like Espinar Gabriel, Creative Director of The Film Agency and Petri Kemppinen, tech consultant. In this way we can stay fresh and informed about the developments of AI.
AI in Film Marketing at EAVE Producers Workshop - Insights of an Exploration
We are happy to share with you The Film Agency's blog post by Eduardo Carneiro that summarizes key takeaways from the EAVE Producers Workshop in Karlskrona, Sweden, in October 2024,
The session entitled "The Use of AI in Marketing Tools" by TFA Creative Director Espinar Gabriel highlighted how Artificial Intelligence can enhance creativity, streamline marketing processes, and offer new tools for film professionals, while still respecting the human touch, and addressing the ethical concerns surrounding its adoption.
EAVE also tackles AI at the annual EAVE Marketing Workshop taking place right now in Luxembourg. A plenary session "Artificial Intelligence Opportunities in Marketing" and a group work session "Artificial Intelligence Tools" by Elie Nebot (MK2 Films, FR) will expand on the topic in detail. In December 2024, EAVE will present its first online AI SKILLS BOOSTER workshop dedicated to film professionals interested in delving into AI, headed by Petri Kemppinen (Good Hand Production, FI).
One of the central themes of the presentation at the Producers Workshop was the emphasis on AI as a tool to augment human creativity rather than replace it. Studios have already integrated AI technologies for over a decade, allowing filmmakers and marketers to work more efficiently. However, there is still resistance in the independent film sector, which could widen the gap between major studios and smaller production houses.
The Art of Prompting for film and Series AI Marketing
Before talking about the tools, it’s important to highlight the effectiveness of them as a critical skill for filmmakers and marketers. Espinar Gabriel explained that successful AI applications require clear and specific instructions. Whether it is generating a visual concept or summarizing a script, users need to collaborate with AI by providing detailed context and iterating on outputs.
Here’s a clear and easy-to-follow structure to help improve your prompts and avoid brief or vague instructions:
- Act as if you were [Role]
- [Verb] [What] [Why]
- [Topics to cover]
- [Format]
- [Style]
- [Tone]
- [Audience]
- [Context]
- [Other considerations]
- Ask me any questions you deem necessary so you can provide the best possible response
This skill, termed "the art of prompting", is expected to become one of the most valuable assets for film professionals moving forward!
Essential Tools: Text-to-Text, Text-to-Image, and Text-to-Video
Several AI tools were described during the workshop, with practical examples demonstrating their relevance to film marketing. The tools are categorized as follows:
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Text-to-Text Tools (Early-Stage Strategy and Planning):
AI models such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini are particularly useful for speeding up time-consuming tasks such as benchmarking, writing (Loglines and Synopsis), identifying selling arguments, generating creative ideas for digital campaigns, and many others.
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Text-to-Image Tools (Pre-Sales Images):
Tools like DALL·E, Firefly, and MidJourney can help develop early-stage visual concepts such as poster designs, mood boards, teaser images, script covers, and many others pre-sale materials. These are vital for marketing and sales efforts, giving filmmakers the ability to create visually appealing marketing content even before the film is shot.
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Text-to-Video Tools (Pre-Sales Videos):
Emerging AI technologies like Runway and LTX Studio enable filmmakers to generate dynamic videos from stills or create sizzle reels, providing a cost-effective way to produce marketing materials such as trailers and promotional content in early stages of the project development.
AI for Script Analysis and Audience Insights (Script Stage or Acquisitions)
Largo.ai, a tool that the TFA team frequently uses, was presented as a prime example of AI for script analysis and market forecasting. By analyzing script pages, Largo.ai offers insights into emotions, genres, and audience potential, helping producers make data-driven decisions. The tool also allows marketers to benchmark their projects against comparable films and predict audience behavior, offering valuable strategic guidance in the pre-production phase. TFA has been utilizing this tool for several years, and rather than replacing their roles or diminishing the client base, it has proven to be a valuable asset. Its insights have enriched our analyses, providing an additional dataset that complements and enhances human expertise.
AI First Steps about Ethics in film and series AI marketing
The workshop highlighted the growing relevance of AI in film marketing and distribution. From script analysis to visual content creation, AI tools offer unprecedented opportunities for filmmakers and marketers to innovate at every stage of a project.
However, these technologies must be adopted responsibly, with a focus on ethical considerations such as transparency and bias prevention. As a company policy, TFA discloses transparently to clients when they’ve used any AI tool with their projects and campaigns.
Moreover, TFA encourages industry professionals to work within established guidelines, such as the EU Directive and Hollywood Guilds agreements, to ensure responsible AI application.
Those who embrace AI's potential while safeguarding creative integrity will lead the future of film marketing, making it more dynamic and efficient.
Disclaimer: This content was created with the help and proof-reading of ChatGPT.
Special thanks to The FIlm Agency for allowing us to share the above content.
Apply now: EFM Market Badge Inclusion Initiative 2025
Dear EAVE Producers,
As part of the European Film Market’s Diversity & Inclusion initiative towards a more inclusive market and film industry, the EFM we will be granting EFM Market Badges and Festival Accreditations to organisations, collectives and institutions that champion and represent equity-seeking and Global South film professionals.
EAVE has been selected as one of those organisations and we are launching a special call for applications for 4 EAVE graduates who identify as part of equity-seeking and/or Global South communities in order to receive free EFM Market Badges & Berlinale Festival Accreditations.*
The EFM Market Badge and Festival Accreditation mainly provides access to festival screenings and the European Film Market venues in Berlin.
If you wish to apply, please send your CV, company profile and short motivation statement to lilla@eave.org by November 19th.
Further details of the benefits provided by EFM physical Market Badges and festival accreditation can be found on EFM’s accreditation page.
The Market Badge + Festival Accreditation is recommended for filmmakers, producers, sales agents, buyers, employees of production and distribution companies, curators, commissioning editors, cinema programmers, film teachers, researchers, legal professionals, and others working directly within the film industry.
* NB: Badges are intended for in-person attendance, and they are non-transferable and not convertible! Apply only if you intend to use the badge!
The EFM Market Badge Inclusion Initiative is supported by Creative Europe Media, the European Film Market (EFM) and the Berlinale, and aims at creating outreach and greater pathways into a more inclusive market and film industry at large for equity-seeking film professionals from across the globe.
EAVE session in Thessaloniki: The Human Factor
AGORA Talk: The Human Factor
In partnership with the European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs
on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 15.00 - 16.30 at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
In the world of European film production we often talk about our environment as a “people’s industry”. We discuss the necessity of maintaining good working relations with one another, especially since the co-production model is the prevalent way of making films happen. There is one type of relationship that lies at the very core of any producer’s work, and it is the one between the producer and the director. This panel will examine the importance of the human factor that runs through this key professional relationship, the power relations that exist at its core, its intricacies, boundaries and potential.
Speakers:
- EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou, Producer/Founder - Neda Film
- EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova, Producer - Portokal
- EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, Producer - Hi Film Productions
- Moderator: EAVE graduate Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Producer
29 nominations at the European Film Awards 2024 for EAVE graduates
We are thrilled to announce that the following films by EAVE graduates were nominated for the 37th European Film Awards!
The European Film Awards, presented jointly by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions, honour the greatest achievements in European cinema.
The nominations are based on the voted of 5.000 members of the European Film Academy who have been watching the films included in the Annual Selection. Now the Academy members will vote for the winners.
The European Film Awards ceremony will take place on December 7th, in Lucerne.
European Film Awards
European Film
- BYE BYE TIBERIAS by Lina Soualem, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufková, producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado
- VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
European Documentary
- BYE BYE TIBERIAS by Lina Soualem, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
European Animated Feature Film
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufková, producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski
European Short Film
- IF THE SUN DROWNED INTO AN OCEAN OF CLOUDS by Wissam Charaf, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent
- THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katarina Prpic, Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
- WANDER TO WONDER by Nina Gantz, written and produced by: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
European Director
- Jacques Audiard for EMILIA PEREZ, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- Pedro Almodóvar for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado
- Maura Delpero for VERMIGLIO, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
European Actress
- Renate Reinsve for ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
- Karla Sofía Gascón for EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- Trine Dyrholm for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
- Vic Carmen Sonne for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
- Tilda Swinton for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado
European Screenwriter
- Jacques Audiard for EMILIA PEREZ, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- Magnus von Horn & Line Langebek for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marius Wlodarski
- Pedro Almodóvar for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
- ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
European Young Audience Award
- LARS IS LOL by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, producer: EAVE MW graduate Caroline Hitland
Special Awards
European University Film Award
- APRIL by Dea Kulumbegashvili, producer: EAVE graduate Archil Gelovani
- ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Fred Burle, Derk-Jan Warrink
Nominations for the Lux Audience Award 2025
- ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchou, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
- INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych, co-producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, in association with EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski & PUENTES graduate Marcin Łuczaj
EAVE MARKETING WORKSHOP kicking off today!
This year, the EAVE MARKETING WORKSHOP welcomes its 31 participants from November 5 - 10, in Luxembourg where they will have plenary sessions in the morning, and will actively work every afternoon on developing marketing strategies on the 8 projects selected.
This hands-on, collaborative approach not only provides networking opportunities and fosters a sense of community among our diverse international participants, but also offers a comprehensive overview of modern marketing practices - from targeting and positioning to international sales strategies and national publishing. It covers every stage of the publishing process, including festivals and the latest industry trends, such as the use of AI tools like MidJourney and ChatGPT.
“I feel much more confident with certain tools in my work: specifically AI, press communication and using data to identify audiences. I think my feature film project took a leap forward.”
Nicola Ofoego, Black Mic Mac, France - Marketing Workshop Participant 2023
The group will be guided by our marketing specialists, top-notch active professionals in the industry:
Our two Heads of Studies:
- Alya Belgaroui-Degalet (MK2 Films, FR), who will speak about the importance of international marketing strategies for sales
- Sarah Calderón (The Film Agency, ES), who will dive into the digital world to present us with online alternative Marketing strategies
Our PR experts:
- Michael Arnon (Wolf Consultants, DE) and Manori Ravindran (The Ankler, Screen International, Broadcast, UK), who will delve into the world of International PR and Press
Our Social Media expert:
- Guillaume Boscher (Netflix, FR), who will share his social media marketing tips and how to purposely use different social media platforms
Our AI expert:
- Elie Nebot (MK2 Films, FR), who will expose the marketing opportunities that can be found in AI
Our VOD expert:
- Elena Neira (La Otra Pantalla, ES), with whom we will analyse data in order to think about marketing for VOD streaming platforms
Our Distribution expert:
- Boris Pugnet (Space Odyssey, FR), who will speak about national distribution strategies and trailers
Two of the Marketing Workshop participants have been granted the EAVE Diversity scholarship (a special scholarship designated to European residents and citizens who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour).
We warmly welcome the Marketing Buddy of last year’s EAVE Producers Workshops who has trained over one year as specialized marketing professional, Clemens Köstlin.
Eva Bodas is benefitting from the LA INCUBADORA scholarship while Bawa Kadade Riba from the Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab – EAVE scholarship.
The selected participants and the eight projects that will serve as a tool for the group sessions are:
- Adebowale Ajibulu, Just Production and Media, Nigeria/South Africa
- Project: DAUGTHER OF AZANIA (Fiction Feature)
- Rafa Alberola, ECAM, Spain
- Audun Amundsen, GonzoDocs, Norway
- Project: CLICK THE LINK BELOW (Documentary Feature)
- Stanisław Bardadin, Documentary and Feature Film Studios (WFDiF), Poland
- Geremia Biagiotti, Intramovies, Italy
- Mariam Bitsadze, 17/07 Productions, Georgia
- Project: SACRED SONGS (Documentary Feature)
- Eva Bodas, Entre Las Piedras, Spain
- Project: LOS OLVIDADOS (Fiction Feature)
- Lucie Cottet, MK2, France
- Yemi Daramola, Darimedia Distribution Limited, United Kingdom
- Milena Dzambasovic, Film Road Production, Serbia
- Project: WOOL (Fiction Series)
- Yeniffer Fasciani, Feelsales (Content Line S.L.), Spain/Chile
- Guram Gabuniya, Custom Production, Georgia
- Sergio García de Leaniz, Eurimages, France/Spain
- Haizea Viana G, VIVA FILMS MEDIA, Spain
- Bawa Kadade Riba, CulturePlus Production, Niger
- Alisa Kalyuzhna, Green Light Films, Ukraine
- Lediona Kasapi, WE ARE HERE, Albania/Germany
- Marina Kosa, Tanto, Brazil
- Clemens Köstlin, Coproduction Office, Germany
- Project: I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE (Fiction feature)
- Roosa Kurikka, MARFA Creative Agency, Finland
- Julie Lupfer, Gaumont, France
- Anna Moragriega Farrés, Pausa Dramática Films, Spain
- Josefina Mothander, The Swedish Film Institute, Sweden
- Zala Opara, Vertigo Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Katrin Ann Orbeta, Mash&Co, Italy
- Víctor Palacios, Colectivo MEJODA/Distrito Pacífico, Colombia
- Alice Royoux, AMOUR FOU, Austria/France
- Project: MILA/MARIJA (Fiction Feature)
- Paulina Speltz, Film Fund Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Elise Tamisier, Septième Lame Film, Frace
- Project: GREAT FEAR ON THE MOUNTAIN (Fiction Feature)
- Laura Valentiner-Bohse, Monolit Film, Denmark
- Kristian Van der Heyden, Harald House, Belgium
Let’s dive in with engaging exercises and design thinking techniques!
EAVE Marketing Workshop is funded by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and supported by Film Fund Luxembourg.
EAVE thanks our partners for this edition: Thessaloniki Crossroads, LA INCUBADORA, CICAE, Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab, M:BRANE, Europa International, Erich Pommer Institute and Europa Distribution.
Durban FilmMart Institute: Safer Spaces Report
The Durban FilmMart Institute recently hosted a "Safer Spaces Roundtable" to address pressing concerns in the film industry, such as cultural safety, political safety, sexual harassment, and power dynamics. EAVE has been a contributing member of the Safer Spaces Roundtable.
Co-curated by Themba Bhebhe and Marion Schmidt, the event brought together a range of perspectives to collaborate on solutions for a more just and equitable screen landscape. Stay tuned as DFMI continues this crucial conversation.
