EAVE February News 2025
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize for THE BLUE TRAIL
Awards February 2025 - EAVE and TTB project TO THE NORTH in French cinemas
In Cinemas February 2025 - EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE selected for NYICFF
Festivals February 2025 - THE ENTERTAINMANT SYSTEM IS DOWN by Ruben Östlund is in production
Development, Production and Post-Production News February 2025 - MEET EAVE IN MARCH!
Meet our team at workshops and festivals! - Newsflash: EAVE producers scoop 19 awards in Berlin!
press release - EAVE @ the 75th Berlin International Film Festival
press release - Participants announced for third year of Access BIPOC Producers!
press release - EAVE announces new National Coordinators in 2025!
press release - Deadline extension: EAVE+ 2025
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Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize for THE BLUE TRAIL
Berlin International Film Festival
EAVE graduates win 4 Silver Bears and a Crystal Bear at the Berlinale 2025!
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE, PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
- BLUE MOON by Richard Linklater, executive producer: EAVE graduate Macdara Kelleher won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
- KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
- THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
- PUENTES project THE DEVIL SMOKES (AND SAVES THE BURNT MATCHES IN THE SAME BOX) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio, producer: PUENTES graduate Carlos Hernandez Vazquez won the GWFF Best First Feature Award
- CANNONE EFFIMERO by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Seri, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli won the Berlinale Documentary Award Special Mention
- EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyed won the Panorama Documentary Audience Award Second Prize
- SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, producer: TTB group leader Bianca Balbuena won the Crystal Bear for Best Film by the Youth Jury Generation 14plus
- CIRCUSBOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producer: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld received a Special Mention by the Generation Kplus Jury
- DOWN IN THE DUMPS by Vera van Wolferen, producer: EAVE graduate Noortje Wilschut received a Special Mention for Best Short Film
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producer: EAVE graduate Rachel Daisy Ellis, co-producers: EAVE, PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won the Berliner Morgenpost Readers’ Jury Award
- THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Juri Semashko, producer: EAVE + graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas won the Tagesspiegel Readers’ Jury Award
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Miha Cernec, Katarina Prpic won the FIPRESCI Award (Prize Winner Perspectives)
- UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti won the FIPRESCI Award (Prize Winner Panorama)
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE, PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot won the Ecumenical Jury Award (Prize Winner Competition)
- THE HEART IS A MUSCLE by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali won the Ecumenical Jury Award (Prize Winner Panorama)
- IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger won the CICAE Art Cinema Award and the Teddy Jury Award
- PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won the AG Kino Gilde – Cinema Vision 14plus award
Berlinale Co-Production Market
- 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE graduate Aleksandra Kostina won the Gen Z Audience Award
- DREAMGIRL by Kaan Müjdeci, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova won the ArteKino International Prize
International Film Festival Rotterdam
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi won the main awards of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film won the Tiger Award, and the FIPRESCI Award.
- IM HAUS MEINER ELTERN by Tim Ellrich, producer: EAVE graduate Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer won the Special Jury Award
CineMart
- TEAR GAS by Uta Beria, producer: EAVE graduate Guillaume Dreyfus, PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit won the HBF Empowerment Award and the Outward Gaze Award at IFFR CineMart
- STRATA by Lilian Hess, producer: EAVE graduate Marion Guth won the 4DR Studios Award for Best Immersive Project
- INBETWEEN WORLDS by Diana Cam Van Nguyen, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin won the ArteKino International Award
Sundance Film Festival
- DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producers: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic, TTB graduate Veronika Kührova won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
- THE THINGS YOU KILL by Alireza Khatami, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski won the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic
- MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN by David Borenstein, co-producer: EAVE graduate Radovan Sibrt won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award
- COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! By Amber Fares, producer: EAVE graduate Valérie Montmartin won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression
British Academy Film Awards
- CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi won Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won Best Film Not In The English Language, Best Supporting Actress
- WANDER TO WONDER by Nina Gantz, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper, EAVE+ graduate Maarten Swart won Best British Short Animation
Belgian Magritte Film Awards
- AMAL by Jawad Rhalib, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ellen de Waele was awarded Best Actress (Lubna Azabal)
- LIFE’S A BITCH by Xavie Seron, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes won Best Actor (Arieh Worthalter)
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski won Best Flemish Film
- GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland, producers: EAVE graduate Maria Blicharska, EAVE graduate and group leader Diana Elbaum won Best Original Score
- THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES by Stéphan Castang won Best Foreign Film in Co-Production
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards
- THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann won Best Lead Actress (Saoirse Ronan)
- CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won Best Supporting Actor (Brian F O’Byrne)
- ODDITY by Damian Mc Carthy, producers: EAVE graduate and Irish National Coordinator Katie Holly, EAVE graduate Evan Horan won Best Sound
- THE APPRENTICE by Ali Abbasi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ditte Milsted, Ruth Treacy won Best Hair & Makeup
Spanish Goya Awards
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis won Best European Film at the GOYAs, the Spanish Academy Awards.
- SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora won Best New Actress (Laura Weissmahr)
- THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodovar, line producer: EAVE graduate Lara Costa-Calzado won Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Music, Best Cinematography
- THE RED VIRGIN by Paula Ortiz, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora won Best Art Direction. Best Costume Design, Best Sound
Belgian Ensor Awards
- SKUNK by Koen Mortier, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve won Best Film and Best Make-Up
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski was awarded Best Directing, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Costumes
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve won Best Documentary and Best Newcomer
Göteborg Film Festival
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij won the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski won the FIPRESCI Award
- SAFE HOUSE by Eirik Svensson, producers: EAVE graduates Annika Hellström, Erika Malmgren won the Audience Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film
- HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler won The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award
- TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo won the Youth Jury Dragon Award
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Latvian National Film Awards
Numerous awards for EAVE graduates at the Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps in Riga:
- EAVE project MARIA’S SILENCE by Davis Simanis, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Inese Boka-Grube, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas won Best Feature Film and Best Director, Best Leading Actress (Olga Sepicka-Slapjuma) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Girts Kesteris), and Best Costumes
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Animated Film, Best Director of an Animated Film, Best Scriptwriter, Best Original Music, Best Sound and the LSM.lv Audience Award
- TOUCHED BY ETERNITY by Marcis Lacis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won Best Leading Actor (Andris Keiss), Best Make-up Artist
- TO BE CONTINUED. TEENHOOD. by Ivars Seleckis, Armands Zacs, producer: EAVE graduates Gints Grube, Elina Gedina-Ducena won Best Cinematography in a Documentary Film
- THE EXALTED by Juris Kursietis, producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze, EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Evelin Penttilä, Vicky Miha won Best Production Design
- FIVE AND A HALF LOVE STORIES IN AN APARTMENT IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIA by Tomas Vengris, co-producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis won Best Cinematography
Premier Plans Film Festival Angers
- TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won the Grand Jury Prize of the Premier Plans Film Festival Angers.
Independent Spirit Awards
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza won Best International Film at the 40th Independent Spirit Awards
- GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS by Shuchi Talati, producer: TTB graduate Claire Chassagne won the John Cassavetes Award
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EAVE and TTB project TO THE NORTH in French cinemas
In French cinemas
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 5.
- THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis. February 5.
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 12.
- LE DERNIER SOUFFLE by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras. February 12.
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij. February 19.
- EAVE and TTB project TO THE NORTH by Mihai Mincan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Radu Stancu, co-producers: TTB and EAVE graduate Konstantinos Vassilaros, EAVE graduate Mikulas Novotny. February 26.
In Belgian cinemas
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 5.
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 12.
- RABIA by Mareike Engelhardt, producer: EAVE graduate Annabella Nezri. February 12.
- LE DERNIER SOUFFLE by Costa-Gavras, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras. February 12.
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij. February 19.
- QUEENS OF DRAMA by Alexis Langlois, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland. February 19.
- PATSERS by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland. February 19.
- 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. February 26.
In Dutch 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. February 27.
In UK cinemas
- TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki. February 14.
- SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. February 21.
In Swiss cinemas
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 6.
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 6.
- ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney. February 13.
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij. February 20.
In Austrian cinemas
- BLUISH by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun. February 2.
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 2.
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE graduate Matiss Kaza. February 7.
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 6.
- PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger. February 20.
In German cinemas
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach. February 5.
- PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger. February 19.
In Danish cinemas
- THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, Kaarle Aho. February 20.
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 27.
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza. February 27.
In Finnish cinemas
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 28.
In Croatian cinemas
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 20.
In Lettish cinemas
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 28.
In Norwegian cinemas
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi. February 28.
In Polish cinemas
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis. February 28.
- WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson, co-producer: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate Raymond van der Kaaij. February 28.
In Romanian cinemas
- PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin. February 28.
In Swedish cinemas
- THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE by Magnus von Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski. Febuary 28.
EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE selected for NYICFF
Shortfilmwire Clermont-Ferrand (January 31 – February 8)
- ON THE ORIGIN OF FEAR by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon, producer: EAVE graduate Yulia Evina Bhara
- SAUNA DAY by Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Evelin Penttilä
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (February 4 – 15)
- A MISSING PART by Guillaume Senez, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques Henri Bronckart
- BALOMANIA by Sissel Morell Dargis, producers: EAVE graduates Marie Schmidt Olesen, Marieke van den Bersselaar
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
- EAVE project MY FATHERS’ DAUGHTER by Egil Pedersen Sápmi, producer: EAVE graduate Mathis Stale Mathisen
- GLIMMERS by Pilar Palomero, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
- MARCHING IN THE DARK (from the series EAVE project DRAW FOR CHANGE) by Kinshuk Surjan, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo
- MR. K by Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- SKIN IN SPRING by Yennifer Uribe, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos
- THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff, producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski, Elina Litvinova, EAVE graduate and group leader Riina Sildos
- THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili, EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
- THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerhards
- THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh
- TRIUMPH by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
- WAVES by Jiri Madl, co-producer: EAVE graduate Wanda Adamik Hrycova
Berlin International Film Festival (February 13 – 23)
Competition
- ARI by Léonor Seraille, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- BLUE MOON by Richard Linklater, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, John Keville
- HOT MILK by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgios Karnavas, executive producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
- MOTHER’S BABY by Johanna Moder, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann
- REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot
- THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- THE SAFE HOUSE (LA CACHE) by Lionel Baier, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault
- TIMESTAMP by Kateryna Gornostai, producer: EAVE graduate Reinier Selen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marion Guth, François Le Gall
- YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Tony Copti, EAVE participant Jiries Copti
Perspectives
- HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF THE OTHER WORLD by Florian Pochlatko, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Dragana Jovovic, Katarina Prpic
- PUNCHING THE WORLD by Constanze Klaue, producers: EAVE graduates Alexander Wadouh, Gabriele Simon, Martin Heisler, Roxana Richters
- PUENTES project THE DEVIL SMOKES (AND SAVES THE BURNT MATCHES IN THE SAME BOX) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio, producer: PUENTES graduate Carlos Hernandez Vazquez
- THE SETTLEMENT by Mohamed Rashad, co-producer: EAVE graduate Kesmat El Sayed
Berlinale Special
- ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE by Lemohang Mosese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Laura Kloeckner
- ISLANDS by Jan-Ole Gerster, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
- KÖLN 75 by Ido Fluk, producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
- NO BEAST. SO FIERCE. by Burhan Qurbani, producer: EAVE graduate Beata Rzezniczek
- THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD by Anna Muylaert, executive producer: PUENTES graduate and EAVE participant Leonardo Mecchi
Panorama
- BEGINNINGS by Jeanette Nordahl, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- CICADAS by Ina Weisse, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sebastien Haguenauer
- DELICIOUS by Nele Mueller-Stöfen, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES by Shatara Michelle Ford, executive producer: TTB graduate David Yu-Hao Su
- EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyed
- LOOKING FOR LANGSTON by Isaac Julien, producer: EAVE graduate Nadine Marsh-Edwards
- NIGHT STAGE by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher, producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Wink
- PETER HUJAR’S DAY by Ira Sachs, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
- THE HEART IS A MUSCLE by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali
- THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt, co-producers: EAVE graduates Lizette Jonjic, Mariusz Wlodarski
- UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti
Forum
- CANNONE EFFIMERO by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Seri, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli
- EAVE project THE KISS OF THE GRASSHOPPER by Elmar Imanov, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Blondiau, co-producers: EAVE MW and FFF graduates Adolf El Assal, Marta Zaccaron
- EIGHTY PLUS by Zelimir Zilnik, co-producers: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec and EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar
- IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
- MINIMALS IN A TITANIC WORLD by Philbert Aimé Mbabazi Sharangabo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexander Wadouh, Roxana Richters
- OUR TIME WILL COME by Ivette Löcker, producers: EAVE graduate and Austrian National Coordinator Barbara Pichler, EAVE graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Juri Semashko, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
- TIGER’S POND by Natesh Hegde, co-producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
- UNDERGROUND by Kaori Oda, producer: TTB graduate Ryohei Tsutsui
Forum Expanded
- THE ORCHARDS by Antoine Chapon, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Hakim
Generation
Generation Kplus
- CIRCUSBOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producers: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld, EAVE graduate Martin Heisler
- DOWN IN THE DUMPS by Vera van Wolferen, producer: EAVE graduate Noortje Wilschut
- ONLY ON EARTH by Robin Petré, producers: EAVE graduates Marieke van den Bersselaar, Signe Skov Thomsen
- TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
- THE NATURE OF INVISIBLE THINGS by Rafaela Camelo, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos, executive producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
- THE THIEF by Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Møller Christoffersen
Generation 14plus
- DON'T WAKE THE SLEEPING CHILD by Kevin Aubert, producer: CPI graduate Chloé Ortolé
- OUR WILDEST DAYS by Vasilis Kekatos, producers: EAVE graduate Guillaume Dreyfus, PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes, PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske
- PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
- SANDBAG DAM by Cejen Cernic Canak, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ieva Norviliene, Marija Stojanovic
- SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, co-producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena
- VILLAGE ROCKSTARS 2 by Rima Das, co-producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Fran Borgia
Berlinale Shorts
- THROUGH YOUR EYES by Nelson Yeo, executive producer: TTB graduate Wilfredo C. Manalang
Berlinale Co-Production Market
Official Feature Project Selection 2025
- 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina
- A FEW MILES SOUTH by Ben Pearce, producer: EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
- A PLACE IN THE WORLD by Ayse Polat, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerherds
- DREAMGIRL by Kaan Müjdeci, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova
- GALERNA by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- HAPPY DAYS by Floor van der Meulen, producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen
- HOLIDAY by Wissam Charaf, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent
- KONBINI by Pedro Collantes, producer: TTB graduate Pedro Hernandez
- LENDE by Katy Lena Ndiaye, producer: EAVE graduate Nezha Cohen
- THE FUNERAL by Carolina Markowicz, producer: EAVE+ graduate Karen Castanho
- THE MAGIC HOUR by Radu Muntean, producers: EAVE graduates Annamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
Berlinale Directors projects
- THE BLOCK UNIVERSE by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev
Rotterdam-Berlinale Express
- MEAT by Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair, producer: EAVE graduate Deidre Levins
Company Matching Programme
- EAVE graduate Alex Lo, Cinema Inutile, USA & Japan
- EAVE graduate Julie Cöllen, Fünferfilm, Germany
- EAVE graduate and Polish National Coordinator Aga Wasiak, Lava Films, Poland
- EAVE graduate Yulia Evina Bhara, KawanKawan Media, Indonesia
- EAVE graduate and US National Coordinator Melissa Adeyemo and EAVE graduate Yanis Gaye, Yetu (Un)limited, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana
Copro Series
- OUR PEOPLE by Tereza Nvotova, producers: EAVE graduates Jakub Viktorin
- RECIPES FOR A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN by Sophie White, producer: EAVE graduate Ailish McElmeel
- RUTH’S GHOSTS by Jennifer Fox, producer: TTB graduate Frauke Kolbmüller
- SHIT HAPPENS by Arman T. Riahi, David Wagner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
Talent Project Market
- HUM by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
- THE SERPENT by Diogo Hayashi, producer: EAVE and CPI graduate Julia Alves
Berlinale Talents
- EAVE graduate Serena Alfieri
- PUENTES graduate Mayra Faour Auad
- EAVE participant Gerard Rodriguez
- EAVE graduate Joy Jorgensen
- EAVE MW graduate Helene Walland
- EAVE and CPI graduate Julia Alves
- CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
- EAVE graduate Carla Fotea
Junior Entertainment Talent Slate
- RIOT GIRL SUMMER, producer: EAVE graduate Daniel Hegarty
EAVE session
“AI Playbook 101: Everyday Tools for the Independent Producer”
on Saturday, February 15th, at 15:30
Speaker: EAVE graduate and group leader Joanna Szymańska
Joanna explores her evolving relationship with AI tools, moving beyond the usual buzzwords like “optimization” and “efficiency.” Through personal experiences and real-world examples, she’ll dive into practical uses of AI for independent producers—from drafting emails and synthesising research to analysing scripts and brainstorming audience design ideas. The session will also touch on how AI can unlock human creativity and how producers can keep up (or at least not fall too far behind) in this rapidly changing technological landscape.
Dublin International Film Festival (February 20 – March 2)
- EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
- EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA by Nabil Ayouch, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
- PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
- PIERCE by Nelicia Low, producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua, EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
- SILENT TREES by Agnieszka Zwiefka, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
- TESTIMONY by Aoife Kelleher, producer: EAVE graduate Rachel Lysaght
- THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Siljepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
- THE SURFER by Lorcan Finnegan, producer: EAVE graduate Brendan McCarthy
- TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
- VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Ibizacinefest – Ibiza International Independent Film Festival (February 28 – March 9)
- SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
- THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojsa Siljepcevic, producers: EAVE graduates Katya Trichkova, Bostjan Virc
- THEY WILL BE DUST by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, producers: EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili, EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
Glasgow Film Festival (February 28 – March 10)
- ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY by Jianjie Lin, co-producer: EAVE graduate Rikke Tambo Andersen
- DANIELA FOREVER by Nacho Vigalondo, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
- ELECTRIC CHILD by Simon Jaquemet, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduates Raymond van der Kaaij, Judith Lichtneckert, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
- KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
- MOTEL DESTINO by Karim Ainouz, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, associate producer: EAVE graduate Simone Oliveira
- MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
- PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
- PLANET B by Aude Léa Rapi, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- PUENTES project REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin
- RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- RESTLESS by Joachim Lafosse, producers: EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges, EAVE graduates Alexandre Gavras and Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman, co-producer: EAVE graduate Antonio Lombardo
- SPILT MILK by Brian Durnin, producer: EAVE graduate James Heath
https://www.glasgowfilm.org/glasgow-film-festival
New York International Children’s Film Festival, US (February 28 - March 16)
- KENSUKE’S KINGDOM by Kirk Hendry, producer: EAVE graduate Stéphan Roelants
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project LIVING LARGE by Kristina Dufkova, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Agata Novinski
- A BOAT IN THE GARDEN by Jean-François Laguionie, producer: EAVE graduate Stephan Roelants
Borderlines Film Festival, UK (February 28 – March 15)
- 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
- ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert, co-producers: EAVE graduates Clara Vuillermoz, Estelle Robin You
- THE BRUTALIST by Bradley Corbet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
- CONCLAVE by Edward Berger, executive producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
- THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miira Paasilinna
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis, producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
- TTB project HAPPYEND by Neo Sora, producers: TTB graduate Masubuchi Aiko, EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
- MISERICORDIA by Emma Dante, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
- MY FAVOURITE CAKE by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
- ON FALLING by Laura Carreira, executive producer: EAVE graduate Luis Campos
- THE OUTRUN by Nora Fingscheidt, co-producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann
- POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- RED PATH by Lotfi Achour, producers: EAVE graduates Joanna Szymanska, Edyta Janczak Hiriart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT by Johan Grimonprez, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producers: EAVE graduates Geoff Arbourne,Maria Drandaki
- VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producers: EAVE graduates Yohann Comte, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh
https://borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk/
THE ENTERTAINMANT SYSTEM IS DOWN by Ruben Östlund is in production
In development / pre-production
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW supports 29 projects in its first round of funding for 2025. The selection includes six feature films, three television series, one film for television, three documentaries, three projects for script development, two projects for pre-production funding, eight projects for sales funding and three cinemas.
- INVASIVE ARTEN by Alejandro Mathé, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Blondiau
- MORGEN MEHR by Felix Stienz, producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann
- WESTEND GIRL by Pola Beck, Stefan Schaller, producer: EAVE graduate Martin Heisler
Film Center Serbia
The Film Center Serbia announced production grants for feature films, long doumentaries and minority co-productions. Among them:
- JEZA by Sinisa Cvetic, producer: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic
- KRATKO LETO by Nastia Koria, producer: EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic
In production
- THE ENTERTAINMANT SYSTEM IS DOWN by Ruben Östlund, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jon Nohrstedt, Dan Wechsler, Viktoria Petranyi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo is in production. The contemporary satire takes place during a long-haul flight where the entertainment system stops working. The passengers are forced to confront their own thoughts – and each other – which leads to unexpected and dramatic consequences. Through his satirical lens, Östlund promises to explore “human behaviour and society’s dependence on constant distraction”. The film promises to deliver Östlund’s signature blend of sharp social commentary and compelling storytelling, reads the official press release. “With his unique imagery and incisive social analysis, he will continue to challenge and engage cinema audiences around the world,” it continues. Kirsten Dunst, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Brühl and Vincent Lindon are in the cast. THE ENTERTAINMANT SYSTEM IS DOWN is being produced by Sweden’s Plattform Produktion, Germany's Essential Films and France's Parisienne de Production, in co-production with Sweden's Film i Väst, Sveriges Television and SF Studios, UK's BBC Films and Good Chaos, Germany's ZDF/ARTE, France's ARTE France Cinéma, Norway's Eye Eye Pictures and Denmark's Paloma Productions, and in association with Hungary's Proton Cinema, Switzerland's Bord Cadre, UK's Sovereign Films and USA's Cinema Inutile and Gold Rush Pictures, with backing from, among others, the Danish Film Institute and the Norwegian Film Institute. The feature is slated to hit Nordic cinemas in the autumn of 2026.
- MATA by Rachel Lang, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland is in production. The spy-thriller promises to be a dynamic addition to the French spy genre, combining intense action with psychological depth. MATA follows the story of a French secret agent, played by Eye Haïdara, who is wounded during a covert mission in Niger. During this operation, her colleague Antoine is captured, leaving her both physically and emotionally scarred. Upon her return to France, Mata volunteers for a counter-espionage mission in the Alps. She suspects that this new assignment is somehow linked to her traumatic experience in Africa. As she delves deeper into the mission, Mata becomes increasingly convinced that her superiors are concealing critical information from her. Determined to uncover the truth, she operates outside official channels, risking her career and her personal safety. The screenplay has been penned by Lang, whose expertise in crafting emotionally resonant narratives is expected to bring a unique perspective to the film, particularly with its focus on a female protagonist navigating the traditionally male-dominated world of espionage. MATA is a French-Belgian co-production, highlighting the collaborative efforts of multiple production companies. It is being produced by Chevaldeuxtrois, Nolita Cinema, Wrong Men and Marvelous. Warner Bros France will handle the theatrical distribution, while Netflix has acquired the local streaming rights, ensuring broad accessibility for audiences.
- FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jussi Rantamäki, Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin is in production. The tense family drama will be shot over 40 days in Ålesund in the picturesque Møre & Romsdal region of Norway. The plot revolves around two families living in a small, remote Norwegian village. One family is Romanian and has moved to the village where the mother was born, while the other is Swedish-Norwegian. Their children, of similar age, attend the same school, and the families initially bond over their shared experiences as parents. However, their seemingly harmonious relationship begins to unravel as differing cultural perspectives on family life, education, and societal values emerge, especially when suspicions arise that the newly arrived couple is harming their own children. The film explores the challenges of reconciling personal beliefs with societal norms in an increasingly globalised world, diving deep into cultural differences, the boundaries of personal privacy, and the limits of tolerance within a close-knit community. FJORD is produced by Cristian Mungiu and Tudor Reu through Mobra Films (Romania), with co-producers including Why Not Productions (France), Eye Eye Pictures (Norway), Snowglobe Film (Denmark), Aamu Film Company (Finland), and Filmgate Films (Sweden). The film has already secured substantial support from key industry bodies, including the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), Creative Europe - MEDIA, Film i Vast, and the Western Norway Film Commission.
In post-production
- APART FROM HER by EAVE graduate Stelana Kliris, producers: EAVE graduates Stelana Kliris, Ioanna Bolomyti is in post-production. The story: In 1974, a young woman flees war-torn Cyprus for apartheid South Africa through an arranged marriage but as an unlikely friendship with a local woman unfolds, her hidden truth surfaces, forcing love and prejudice to collide. “This is a deeply personal project where we see the parallel histories of Cyprus and South Africa embodied by one woman’s experience. It’s a story that is still very relevant today, more so than ever perhaps, and a topic that has been treated with the utmost respect. In terms of production, a project of this scale with multiple international cast members is further proof of Cyprus’ capabilities as a world-class filming destination”, Stelana Kliris said. Meraki Films (Cyprus), Over the Fence Films (UK) and Atalante Productions (Greece) are producing the film in partnership with Jupiter Peak Productions (USA) and Copper Island (Cyprus), with the support of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, the Cyprus Film Commission’s incentives scheme, the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center, Creative Greece, European Union, Next Generation EU through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan GREECE 2.0, Creative Europe and the SEE Cinema Network. The producers of the film are Susan Simnett, Jamie Harvey, Ioanna Bolomyti and Stelana Kliris. EAVE graduate Antoine Simkine is associate producer. The film was shot entirely in Cyprus between the village of Pera Oreinis and the capital city of Nicosia over 25 shooting days. The postproduction is currently taking place in Greece, and the film is expected to be delivered by July 2025.
- KURAK by Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev†, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff , co-producer: TTB graduate Johann Chapelan is in post-production. The team behind a new Kyrgyz-European co-production is now putting the finishing touches to this drama helmed by directorial duo Erke Dzhumakmatova and the late Emil Atageldiev. Dzhumakmatova, a producer, writer-director and actress with over 25 years of experience in the film industries of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, chairs the Kyrgyz Association of Film Producers, serves as vice-chair of the Union of Cinematographers of Kyrgyzstan, and has been active at the Bishkek International Film Festival since 2023 as a committee member and CAF PITCH programme coordinator. Atageldiev, an an award-winning musician, graduated from VGIK’s Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors in 2010, joined the Union of Cinematographers in 2014 and became a professor at the American University of Central Asia in 2018. Recognised as an Honoured Worker of Cinematography in 2020, he passed away in 2024 from osteosarcoma shortly after completing filming on the project. Shot in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital, the plot of KURAK follows a young woman who works secretly as a webcam model in a closed studio and becomes the target of blackmail by a law-enforcement officer. Terrified of public exposure, she is coerced into an intimate relationship with him. Meanwhile, a mother is devastated when her daughter, after being drugged and assaulted, takes her own life when photos and videos of the attack are shared online. The assailant, the son of a powerful politician, evades justice despite the mother’s desperate attempts to hold him accountable. In a moment of despair and outrage, she decides to take drastic action. Interwoven with these stories are real-life news reports highlighting systemic violence and injustice against women. A news presenter, delivering these stories and pleading for justice, serves as a symbolic figure for the silenced voices of women in Kyrgyzstan left ignored and unanswered. The script was penned by Dzhumakmatova herself – for the first time in Central Asia, a woman director is making a film about violence against women, positioning it as an important social drama railing against the patriarchal environment and mentality. KURAK is set to be the biggest ever co-production in Central Asia in terms of the number of countries involved. It is being staged by Dzhumakmatova for Kyrgyzstan’s Studio Oymo, Kairat Birimkulov for Switzerland’s KBP, Katerina Tarbo-Ignatenko for France/Serbia’s Spirito Libero LLC, Pavel Feldman for the Netherlands’ Human Films and Alexandra Hoesdorff for Luxembourg’s Deal Productions. Co-producing are Milos Djukelic for Serbia’s Red Art Workshop, Paolo Maria Spina for Italy’s Revolver and TTB graduate Johann Chapelan for France’s Girelle Production. The project’s backers include the Department of Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Central Swiss Film Specialist Group IFFG.
MEET EAVE IN MARCH!
@ EAVE Producers Workshop, March 7 - 14, Luxembourg (LU)
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp, EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo, EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE Project Manager Sarah van den Hoogen
@ ACCESS Workshop 1, March 19 - 24, Winnipeg (CA)
EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo
@ Series Mania, March 25 - 26, Lille (FR)
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp (TBC)
Newsflash: EAVE producers scoop 19 awards in Berlin!
We are proud to announce the big success at the 75th Berlinale: EAVE graduates win 4 Silver Bears and a Crystal Bear, in total 19 awards and 2 development awards in 2025!
COMPETITION
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot
Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
- BLUE MOON by Richard Linklater, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, John Keville
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
- KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
- THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
PERSPECTIVES JURY
GWFF Best First Feature Award
- PUENTES project THE DEVIL SMOKES (AND SAVES THE BURNT MATCHES IN THE SAME BOX) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio, producer: PUENTES graduate Carlos Hernandez Vazquez
THE DEVIL SMOKES © Odei Zabaleta
BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Berlinale Documentary Award Special Mention
- CANNONE EFFIMERO by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Seri, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli
PANORAMA AWARDS
Panorama Documentary Audience Award Second Prize
- EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyed
YALLA PARKOUR © PK Gaza
GENERATION AWARDS
Crystal Bear for Best Film by the Youth Jury Generation 14plus
- SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, producer: TTB group leader and group leader Bianca Balbuena
Special Mention by the Generation Kplus Jury
- CIRCUSBOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producers: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld, EAVE graduate Martin Heisler
Special Mention for Best Short Film by the Generation Kplus Jury
- DOWN IN THE DUMPS by Vera van Wolferen, producer: EAVE graduate Noortje Wilschut
INDEPENDENT JURY PRIZES
Ecumenical Jury prizes
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot (Prize Winner Competition)
- THE HEART IS A MUSCLE by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali (Prize Winner Panorama)
THE BLUE TRAIL © Guillermo Garza / Desvia
FIPRESCI Jury prizes
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Dragana Jovovic, Katarina Prpic (Prize Winner Perspectives)
- UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti (Prize Winner Panorama)
Teddy Jury Award
- IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
CICAE Art Cinema Award
- IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger (Prize Winner Forum)
AG Kino Gilde – Cinema Vision 14plus
- PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
OTHER PRIZES
Berliner Morgenpost Readers’ Jury Award
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot
Tagesspiegel Readers’ Jury Award
- THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Juri Semashko, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Gen Z Audience Award
- 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina
ArteKino International Prize
- DREAMGIRL by Kaan Müjdeci, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova
EAVE @ the 75th Berlin International Film Festival
EAVE is proud to announce a very strong presence of EAVE projects & producers at this year's Berlin Film Festival: 11 films in COMPETITION, 5 films in the PERSPECTIVES section, 5 in BERLINALE SPECIAL, 11 in PANORAMA, 10 at the FORUM, 12 at the GENERATION sections, 17 at the BERLINALE CO-PRODUCTION MARKET and its sidebar sections, and 2 at the TALENT PROJECT MARKET!
Competition
- ARI by Léonor Seraille, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- BLUE MOON by Richard Linklater, executive producers: EAVE graduates Macdara Kelleher, John Keville
- HOT MILK by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgios Karnavas, executive producer: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
- MOTHER’S BABY by Johanna Moder, producer: EAVE graduate Oliver Neumann
- REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot
- THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- THE SAFE HOUSE (LA CACHE) by Lionel Baier, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault
- TIMESTAMP by Kateryna Gornostai, producer: EAVE graduate Reinier Selen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marion Guth, François Le Gall
- YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Tony Copti, EAVE participant Jiries Copti
Perspectives
- HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF THE OTHER WORLD by Florian Pochlatko, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Dragana Jovovic, Katarina Prpic
- PUNCHING THE WORLD by Constanze Klaue, producers: EAVE graduates Alexander Wadouh, Gabriele Simon, Martin Heisler, Roxana Richters
- PUENTES project THE DEVIL SMOKES (AND SAVES THE BURNT MATCHES IN THE SAME BOX) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio, producer: PUENTES graduate Carlos Hernandez Vazquez
- THE SETTLEMENT by Mohamed Rashad, co-producer: EAVE graduate Kesmat El Sayed
Berlinale Special
- ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE by Lemohang Mosese, co-producer: EAVE graduate Laura Kloeckner
- ISLANDS by Jan-Ole Gerster, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
- KÖLN 75 by Ido Fluk, producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
- NO BEAST. SO FIERCE. by Burhan Qurbani, producer: EAVE graduate Beata Rzeźniczek
- THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD by Anna Muylaert, executive producer: PUENTES graduate and EAVE participant Leonardo Mecchi
Panorama
- BEGINNINGS by Jeanette Nordahl, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
- CICADAS by Ina Weisse, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sebastien Haguenauer
- DELICIOUS by Nele Mueller-Stöfen, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES by Shatara Michelle Ford, executive producer: TTB graduate David Yu-Hao Su
- EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyed
- LOOKING FOR LANGSTON by Isaac Julien, producer: EAVE graduate Nadine Marsh-Edwards
- NIGHT STAGE by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher, producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Wink
- PETER HUJAR’S DAY by Ira Sachs, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
- THE HEART IS A MUSCLE by Imran Hamdulay, producer: EAVE graduate Khosie Dali
- THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt, co-producers: EAVE graduates Lizette Jonjic, Mariusz Wlodarski
- UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti
YALLA PARKOUR © Kinana Films
Forum
- CANNONE EFFIMERO by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Seri, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Borrelli
- EAVE project THE KISS OF THE GRASSHOPPER by Elmar Imanov, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Blondiau, co-producers: EAVE MW and FFF graduates Adolf El Assal, Marta Zaccaron
- EIGHTY PLUS by Zelimir Zilnik, co-producers: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec and EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar
- IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE by Marie Luise Lehner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
- MINIMALS IN A TITANIC WORLD by Philbert Aimé Mbabazi Sharangabo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexander Wadouh, Roxana Richters
- OUR TIME WILL COME by Ivette Löcker, producers: EAVE graduate and Austrian National Coordinator Barbara Pichler, EAVE graduate Gabriele Kranzelbinder
- THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Juri Semashko, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
- TIGER’S POND by Natesh Hegde, co-producer: TTB graduate Jeremy Chua
- UNDERGROUND by Kaori Oda, producer: TTB graduate Ryohei Tsutsui
Forum Expanded
- THE ORCHARDS by Antoine Chapon, producer: CPI graduate Thomas Hakim
Generation
Generation Kplus
- CIRCUSBOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producers: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld, EAVE graduate Martin Heisler
- DOWN IN THE DUMPS by Vera van Wolferen, producer: EAVE graduate Noortje Wilschut
- ONLY ON EARTH by Robin Petré, producers: EAVE graduates Marieke van den Bersselaar, Signe Skov Thomsen
- TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky
- THE NATURE OF INVISIBLE THINGS by Rafaela Camelo, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos, executive producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
- THE THIEF by Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Møller Christoffersen
Generation 14plus
- DON'T WAKE THE SLEEPING CHILD by Kevin Aubert, producer: CPI graduate Chloé Ortolé
- OUR WILDEST DAYS by Vasilis Kekatos, producers: EAVE graduate Guillaume Dreyfus, PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit, co-producers: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes, PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske
- PATERNAL LEAVE by Alissa Jung, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
- SANDBAG DAM by Cejen Cernic Canak, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ieva Norviliene, Marija Stojanovic
- SUNSHINE by Antoinette Jadaone, co-producer: TTB graduate and group leader Bianca Balbuena
- VILLAGE ROCKSTARS 2 by Rima Das, co-producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Fran Borgia
Shorts
- THROUGH YOUR EYES by Nelson Yeo,executive producer: TTB graduate Wilfredo C. Manalang
Berlinale Co-Production Market
Official Feature Project Selection 2025
- 30 DAYS OF SUMMER by Anastasiia Solonevych, producer: EAVE MW graduate Aleksandra Kostina
- A FEW MILES SOUTH by Ben Pearce, producer: EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
- A PLACE IN THE WORLD by Ayse Polat, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Gerherds
- DREAMGIRL by Kaan Müjdeci, producer: EAVE graduate Olena Yershova
- GALERNA by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- HAPPY DAYS by Floor van der Meulen, producers: EAVE graduates Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen
- HOLIDAY by Wissam Charaf, producer: Interchange graduate Charlotte Vincent
- KONBINI by Pedro Collantes, producer: TTB graduate Pedro Hernandez
- LENDE by Katy Lena Ndiaye, producer: EAVE graduate Nezha Cohen
- THE FUNERAL by Carolina Markowicz, producer: EAVE+ graduate Karen Castanho
- THE MAGIC HOUR by Radu Muntean, producers: EAVE graduates Annamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
Berlinale Directors projects
- THE BLOCK UNIVERSE by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev
Rotterdam-Berlinale Express
- MEAT by Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair, producer: EAVE graduate Deidre Levins
Company Matching Programme
- EAVE graduate Alex Lo, Cinema Inutile, USA & Japan
- EAVE graduate Julie Cöllen, Fünferfilm, Germany
- EAVE graduate and Polish National Coordinator Aga Wasiak, Lava Films, Poland
- EAVE graduate Yulia Evina Bhara, KawanKawan Media, Indonesia
- EAVE graduate and US National Coordinator Melissa Adeyemo and EAVE graduate Yanis Gaye, Yetu (Un)limited, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana
Copro Series
- OUR PEOPLE by Tereza Nvotova, producers: EAVE graduates Jakub Viktorin
- RECIPES FOR A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN by Sophie White, producer: EAVE graduate Ailish McElmeel
- RUTH’S GHOSTS by Jennifer Fox, producer: TTB graduate Frauke Kolbmüller
- SHIT HAPPENS by Arman T. Riahi, David Wagner, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
Talent Project Market
- HUM by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
- THE SERPENT by Diogo Hayashi, producer: EAVE and CPI graduate Julia Alves
Berlinale Talents
- EAVE graduate Serena Alfieri
- PUENTES graduate Mayra Faour Auad
- EAVE participant Gerard Rodriguez
- PUENTES graduate Joy Jorgensen
- EAVE MW graduate Helene Walland
- EAVE and CPI graduate Julia Alves
- CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze
- EAVE graduate Carla Fotea
Junior Entertainment Talent Slate
- RIOT GIRL SUMMER, producer: EAVE graduate Daniel Hegarty
SAVE THE DATE!
EAVE session: AI Playbook 101: Everyday Tools for the Independent Producer
on Saturday, February 15th, at 15:30, Gropius Bau, second floor
Speaker: EAVE graduate and group leader Joanna Szymańska
Joanna explores her evolving relationship with AI tools, moving beyond the usual buzzwords like “optimization” and “efficiency.” Through personal experiences and real-world examples, she’ll dive into practical uses of AI for independent producers—from drafting emails and synthesising research to analysing scripts and brainstorming audience design ideas. The session will also touch on how AI can unlock human creativity and how producers can keep up (or at least not fall too far behind) in this rapidly changing technological landscape.
Morning Kick-Off: Producers' Breakfast Club
on Saturday, February 15th, 09:00 – 10:00, Innovation & Producers Café at Gropius Bau
The EFM, ACE Producers and EAVE invite you to kickstart your day at the Producers and Innovation Café, a refreshing and energising space where industry professionals come together to share insights, spark creativity, and build meaningful connections. Dive into an informal “meet & mingle” where producers and innovators from diverse backgrounds come together to exchange ideas, share experiences, and explore new opportunities for collaboration. With a coffee in hand and a pastry to enjoy, you’ll have the chance to network in a relaxed and open environment, perfect for forging new relationships and re-energising existing ones. Join us to fuel your creativity, connect with industry leaders, and start your day on a high note!
MEET EAVE IN BERLIN
EAVE table #216 at the innovation hub on the second floor of the MGB (Martin Gropius Bau) and Creative Europe MEDIA stand (Central Hall, Stand number: 24) of the EFM.
To arrange a meeting, please contact satu@eave.org!
- Tina Trapp, CEO: February 15 - 18
- Satu Elo, Deputy CEO: February 13 - 18
Participants announced for third year of Access BIPOC Producers!
EAVE and the National Screen Institute in partnership with Canada Media Fund (CMF) are excited to announce the 20 producers selected for Access BIPOC Producers – a training and mentorship program designed to support BIPOC producers in Canada as they scale their businesses and develop projects for international markets.
Congratulations to the participants:
- Alexander Glua (Vancouver, BC)
- Alice Teufack (Winnipeg, MB)
- Amanda Pileggi (Toronto, ON)
- Ana P. Castillo (Winnipeg, MB)
- Camille Beaudoin (Port Moody, BC)
- Erica Daniels (Winnipeg, MB)
- Fabiola Caraza (Saskatoon, SK)
- Georgina López (Toronto, ON)
- James Yi (Toronto, ON)
- Javiera Quintana (Toronto, ON)
- Joe Balass (Montreal, QC)
- Kristina Wong (Toronto, ON)
- Leon Lee (Vancouver, BC)
- Priyanka Desai (North Vancouver, BC)
- Rolla Tahir (York, ON)
- Samantha Pineda Sierra (Vancouver, BC)
- Taghreed Saadeh (Edmonton, AB)
- Tanya Hoshi (Mississauga, ON)
- Temilola Adebayo (Courtice, ON)
- Yiqian Zhang (Toronto, ON)
Read the participants’ bios here.
This third edition builds on past successes, fostering a path to career and entrepreneurial sustainability for participants and their production companies. Designed to build strong business networks, boost company growth and drive the financing and co-production of intellectual property, this program has consistently delivered on its goals.
“Investing in BIPOC storytellers is essential to Canada’s cultural tapestry. By amplifying these diverse voices, we showcase the multifaceted stories that define Canada, and that resonate at home and around the world,” said Mathieu Chantelois, EVP of Marketing and Public Affairs, CMF. “We’re grateful to the National Screen Institute and EAVE for partnering on this initiative and to the world-class experts who will work with this year’s participants. This program provides crucial opportunities for these creators to grow their projects and businesses, strengthening the industry as a whole.”
This year’s participants have begun work and will meet for their first one-week intensive, in-person workshop in Winnipeg at the end of March.
Through hands-on individual and group assignments, participants will strengthen their leadership and entrepreneurial skills while studying with national and international experts in script consultancy, finance, marketing, sales, interprovincial co-productions and entertainment law.
Renowned industry experts involved in the third edition of Access BIPOC Producers include Diana Elbaum (Beluga Tree); Head of Studies Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media); Jacques Akchoti, Mmabatho Kau (Raindrop Media); Ayman El Amir; Titus Kreyenberg (Unafilm); Karen Harnish (Film Forge); Hédi Zardi (Atlas Workshops); Kelly Wilhelm (OCAD University); and Doug Murray (Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP).
The program curriculum is developed using EAVE’s methodology, tailor-made for delivery in Canada. Recent EAVE graduates have seen a 182% increase in co-production projects after participation.
“Access BIPOC Producers provides senior-level professional development for producers who want to expand their international business network,” said National Screen Institute executive director Christine Kleckner. “Our partnership with EAVE and CMF has been essential in driving these efforts forward, as we work together to ensure that producers can lead with agency and independence to advance an inclusive and equitable culture in the screen sector.”
Alumni from the first two editions of Access BIPOC Producers have gone on to produce award-winning films, screen their projects at festivals in Canada and abroad and develop co-productions with fellow alumni. They have credited the program with providing the tools and knowledge required to make their production companies more financially and creatively robust, plan film slates and create lasting connections with peers and more experienced industry colleagues.
“This program helped me move from [going] project to project to project to developing a slate, which is the beginning of really considering my business and my career with the same level of focus that I do per project,” said alum Sarah Kapoor.
“We understand each other in a way that other people don’t. We have challenges – we’re children of immigrants. We’ve come here in different ways,” said alum Michelle Mama. “Some of us have accents, [for] some of us English isn’t our first language and there’s a well of empathy, there’s something communal here, that’s holy and special.”
The program is managed by the National Screen Institute’s Ursula Lawson and Oyinkansola Bolaji-Idowu.
Congratulations again to the 20 producers selected for the third edition of Access BIPOC Producers! We look forward to supporting your career development and celebrating your achievements for years to come.
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Access BIPOC Producers is presented by EAVE and the National Screen Institute, in partnership with the Canada Media Fund (CMF); Patron Telefilm Canada; Program Partner Department of Canadian Heritage; Host Partner Manitoba Film & Music; Strategic Sponsor Bell Media; Industry Partner Bell Fund; Provincial Partner Ontario Creates; Industry Supporter On Screen Manitoba. National Screen Institute Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council. More sponsors to be confirmed.
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About EAVE, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs
EAVE is Europe’s leading training, development and networking organization for producers. In addition to their flagship program, the renowned European Producers Workshop, they are involved in a variety of programs in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 1988, EAVE’s objectives are to provide professional training opportunities and to bring producers from different regions of the world together with the aim of facilitating co-production relationships. EAVE’s unique international network comprises over 2,600 producers and key decision-makers.
About the Canada Media Fund
Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances and promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for all audiovisual media platforms. CMF guides Canadian content towards a competitive global environment by fostering industry innovation, rewarding success, enabling a diversity of voice and promoting access to content through public and private sector partnerships. CMF receives financial contributions from the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite and IPTV distributors.
About the National Screen Institute
Propelled by a visionary network of donors, private and public organizations, board members and staff, the National Screen Institute supports creators from across Canada to tell unforgettable stories. Through industry-informed training and mentoring in film, television and digital media, students and alumni find their voice and place on the global stage, inspiring us to shape a better world.
We are committed to training participants from a diverse community of voices including Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and two-spirit (LGBTQ2S+), people with disabilities, those outside large urban centres, those from regional and remote areas and various religious groups.
EAVE announces new National Coordinators in 2025!
EAVE is proud to announce 17 new appointments as EAVE country and continent representatives.
With extensive experience in the international film industry, these key industry professionals will now join the EAVE National Coordinators’ Network.
A warm welcome to our new EAVE ambassadors! They join a dedicated group of European film industry professionals selected from the EAVE network to represent and promote EAVE in their respective countries.
We would also like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the National Coordinators who are concluding their roles for their dedication and invaluable contributions over the years. Their support and expertise remain essential for our network.
Find the complete list of the 39 EAVE ambassadors on our website.
EUROPE
AUSTRIA
Barbara Pichler, KGP Filmproduktion
BULGARIA
Vanya Rainova, Portokal
CROATIA
Tamara Babun Zovko, Wolfgang&Dolly
DENMARK
Emile Hertling Péronard, Ánorâk Film / Polarama Greenland
"Each year, when I see the new selection of participants for EAVE’s Producers Workshop, I feel like I’m looking into the future. In fact, all of EAVE’s many programmes are like crystal balls, where we see the people who are about to change our industry - not only in Europe but around the globe. Being one of EAVE’s National Coordinators is for me not just a responsibility, but at huge privilege, and a chance to meet and follow from early on these filmmakers, producers, writers, talents and experts. I look forward with great excitement to see how they will shape the future for all of us."
ESTONIA
Evelin Penttilä, Stellar Film
FINLAND
John Lundsten, Tack Films
GERMANY
Verena Gräfe-Höft, Junafilm
"I am super grateful to represent Germany as coordinator for EAVE. Many years back this workshop was a real game changer for me and my company, so now I’m looking forward to support a new, agile and exciting generation of filmmakers."
HUNGARY
Julia Berkes, Proton Cinema
ITALY
Giovanni Pompili, Kino Produzioni
"I am thrilled to be appointed as the EAVE National Coordinator in Italy. This role represents a wonderful opportunity to foster collaboration within the European audiovisual industry, supporting Italian producers and creative professionals in developing European rooted projects on an international stage and strengthening their network. Cooperation between countries is the only form of antidote to a world that closes its borders."
POLAND
Aga Wasiak, Lava Films
ROMANIA
Radu Stancu, deFilm
TURKEY
Halil Kardas, Film Code Production
UNITED KINGDOM
Reece Cargan, Randan
INTERNATIONAL
ENGLISH-SPEAKING CANADA
Karen Harnisch, Film Forge
"The EAVE Producers Workshop was a core formative experience in my development as a producer, and the worldwide community brought together by EAVE has become a critical professional network for me in the years since. I am thrilled to serve as a bridge for Canadian producers to connect with EAVE's many valuable programs, and look forward to playing a small role in cultivating future co-production opportunities between Canadian and international producers."
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Melissa Adeyemo, Ominira Studios
"I am excited to support EAVE in forging lasting and meaningful connections with independent producers in the U.S. during what I believe is a pivotal time, given the recent transformations that continue to reshape the global entertainment landscape."
LATIN AMERICA
Tatiana Leite, Bubbles Project, Brazil
"I'm very honored to be the representative of Latin America in EAVE, an institution that has been strenghtening the producers’ path from all over the world, creating amazing labs, platforms and opportunities for those who are inspired by cinema and want to make inspiring films. Latin America is one of the epicentres of creativity and hopefully new generations of filmmakers and producers will emerge from there making its representation as diverse and strong as it deserves."
ASIA
Liza Diño, Fire and Ice Media, The Philippines
"As the EAVE National Coordinator for Asia, I am thrilled to represent the dynamic and diverse talent of Asian filmmakers within this esteemed international network. This role is an exciting opportunity to amplify Asian voices, foster meaningful global collaborations, and bridge opportunities between Asia and the international film community. I look forward to supporting the growth of emerging talents, connecting them with the resources and partnerships needed to bring their unique stories to a global audience, while also strengthening EAVE’s presence and impact across the region."
Deadline extension: EAVE+ 2025
Applications are now extended until February 6th, 2025 for the 15th edition of EAVE+!
EAVE+ will take place from April 25 - 30, 2025 in Luxembourg.
Join this compact workshop to and get a comprehensive industry update and an insight into the latest business models. EAVE+ offers 15 producers the opportunity to discuss their company structures and management practices together with high-profile industry experts during 4,5 days to tackle the business side of running a film company.
Sessions will focus on:
- Company sustainability and how to reinvent yourself in times of change
- ‘Transforming companies’: a series of company case studies and inspiring new business models
- The role of the producer as a leader
Together with top-notch experts, we will dive deep into:
- cashflow management
- company strategies
- negotiation with financiers and partners
- raising finance from investors
- how to create viable business models for the future
All producers will work on their individual leadership qualities and resilience in private coaching sessions.
“The workshop is very attractive for experienced producers coping with strategical questions how to move forward with your company and productions to make sustainable business environment. It's a big inspiration to share your doubts and questions with fellow producers and experts, also to get advices from different size markets professionals, to discuss future opportunities and goals in the creative industries. I've got many new ideas and inspirations which I consider to apply to my company and to my leadership skills growth.”
Zivile Gallego, Fratila Films, Lithuania
“Terrific workshop to rethink and improve the structure and administration of our company.”
Jose Alba, Pecado Films, Spain
Applications are open for independent producers with a solid track record and international experience from Europe and the rest of the world until February 6th, 2025.
The programme is designed for producers who have been running their own company for five years+ and/or who have worked five years+ at senior management level in another company. We strongly recommend that two individuals at senior management level attend from each company
EAVE allocates a specific scholarship for European residents and citizens who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour. EAVE also offers a limited number of scholarships covering the participation fee (incl. accommodation). Priority is given to candidates from LCC countries as defined by Creative Europe (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia. The following third countries would also be considered within Group B, subject to the conditions being fulfilled for their participation in the MEDIA strand: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Georgia, Iceland, Lichtenstein, North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Ukraine).
Thanks to our partnerships, SODEC will offer a scholarship for one participant from Quebec and Canada Media Fund (CMF) will offer a scholarship for 1-2 participants from one Canadian company owned and controlled by persons from Racialized or Indigenous communities. To be eligible, the company needs to have a slate of content and have received production funding from the CMF in the past 4 years. Projeto Paradiso will offer a scholarship for one Brazilian participant attending EAVE+.
EAVE+ is organised once a year in Luxembourg with support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and Film Fund Luxembourg
For more information, please visit here or contact satu@eave.org.
