EAVE July News 2025
- BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD wins main prize at Karlovy Vary
Awards July 2025 - ISLANDS in French cinemas
In Cinemas July 2025 - EAVE project WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM selected for Galway Film Fleadh
Festivals July 2025 - EAVE project ME, YOU AND GODS receives funding
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BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD wins main prize at Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD by Miro Remo, co-producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova won the top prize, the Crystal Globe
- THE VISITOR by Vytautas Katkus, producers: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute, EAVE MW graduate Brigita Beniusyte, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Anna-Maria Kantarius won the Best Director Award
- BROKEN VOICES by Ondrej Provaznik, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny received a Special Jury Mention for Best Debut Actress (Katerina Falbrova) and the Europa Cinemas Label Award
KVIFF Eastern Promises
- ANGELMAKER by Cristina Grosan, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Anda Ionescu;
- THREE BURIALS OF IRMA by Elina Psykou, producer: EAVE graduate Fenia Cossovitsa;
- THERAPIES by Birute Kapustinskaite, producer: EAVE graduate Dagne Vildziunaite were part of the PopUp Series Incubator
- RADIOAMATEUR by Tomasz Habowski, producer: EAVE graduate Marta Szarzynska, won the Connecting Cottbus Award
- NAMELESS by Daria Kashcheeva, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin;
- SPIRIT MOOSE by Tomáš Klein, producer: EAVE graduate Tomáš Michálek, and
- BURNOUT by Greta Stocklassa, producer: EAVE graduate Marek Novak, receive funding and mentorship from the KVIFF Talents Feature Pool
New Horizons International Film Festival
- HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You received a Special Mention at the New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclaw.
- 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 Audience Award
Polish Days
4 awards for EAVE graduates at the Polish Days and the New Horizons Studio+:
- THE WORST DAYS OF MY LIFE by Natasza Parzymies, producer: EAVE graduate Agnieszka Dziedzic won the PFX Postproduction Award and the No Problemo Music Award
- EXOTIC by Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska, producer: EAVE graduate Magdalena Sztorc won the No Problemo Music Award
- WITCH by Piotr Domalewski, producer: EAVE+ graduate Violetta Kaminska won the ORKA Postproduction Award
Munich International Film Festival
- UN POETA by Simón Mesa Soto, co-producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Heino Deckert won the CineCoPro Award
- KIKA by Alexe Poukine, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland won the CineMasters Award
- KARLA by Christina Tournatzés, producer: PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske won Best Director and the German Cinema New Talent Award and Best Screenplay
- SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar won the Audience Award in the International Category
Transilvania International Film Festival
- TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, won the Special Jury Award
- XOFTEX by Noaz Deshe, executive producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki, won Best Performance
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon, won Best Feature Film in the Romanian Days section
- BRIGHT FUTURE by Andra MacMasters, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan won the Romanian Days Award for Best Debut
Brussels International Film Festival
- THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi won the Grand Prix in the International competition of the festival and the FIPRESCI Award
- SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar won the Prix du Jury in the International competition
- CUBA & ALASKA by Yegor Troyanovsky, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo won the Prix du Jury and the Prix du Public in the Director’s Week of the festival
Pula International Film Festival
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic, won the Golden Arenas for Best Directing, Best Producing, Best Make-Up, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design and Best Casting
- GOOD CHILDREN by Filip Peruzović, producer: EAVE graduate Tena Gojic, won the Golden Arenas for Best Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Cinematography
- SANDBAG DAM by Cejen Cernic Canak, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene won the Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor, Best Set Design and Best Sound Design
- WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL by Mladen Djordjevic, producers: EAVE graduate and Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanovic, EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduates Maria Drandaki, Anamaria Antoci, won the Breza Award for Best Debutant
- HOW COME IT IS SO GREEN OUT HERE? Nikola Lezaic, producers: EAVE graduate Sinisa Juricic, EAVE participant Marija Lerro won the Golden Arenas for Best Croatian Minority Coproduction, Best Leading Actor in a Croatian Minority Coproduction and Best Cinematography in a Croatian Minority Coproduction
- DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Rsumovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, won the Golden Arena for Best Leading Actress and Best Supporting Actor in a Croatian Minority Coproduction
- 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, won the Golden Arena for Best Editing in a Croatian Minority Coproduction
- SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font, won the Greater Adria Programme award
- 78 DAYS by Emilija Gašić, producers: EAVE graduate Milos Ivanovic, EAVE MW graduate Andrijana Sofranić Šucur, won the Golden Arena in the Regional Competiiton
European Film Festival Palic
- TWO PROSECUTORS by Sergei Loznitsa, co-producer: B’EST graduate Alise Gelze, won the Golden Tower for Best Film
- DREAMING OF LIONS directed and produced by PUENTES participant Paolo Marinou-Blanco, won the Palić Tower for Best Director
- HONEYMOON by Zhanna Ozirna, producer: EAVE graduate Dmytro Sukhanov, won Best Film in the Parallels and Encounters competition program
- THE BLACK HOLE by Moonika Siimets, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Riina Sildos, EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki, received a Special Mention
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho, won the FIPRESCI award
New Directors New Films Festival, Espinho
- LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi, won the Golden Lynx – Fiction at the New Directors New Films Festival, Espinho
- SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke, won the Golden Lynx – Documentary
- MANAS by Marianna Brennand, producer: EAVE graduate Luis Galvão Teles, won the Audience Award – Best Feature Film
https://site.fest.pt/en/program/awarded-films-2025
Art Film Fest Kosice
- DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic, won big at the Art Film Fest Kosice. The film was awarded Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Arif Jakup)
- PERLA by Alexandra Makarová, producers: EAVE graduates Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi, received a Special Mention and won the FIPRESCI Award
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic, won the Golden Apricot Award
- SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke, received the Jury Special Mention
- EAVE project THE LIONS BY THE RIVER TIGRIS by Zaradasht Ahmed, producer: EAVE graduate Thorvald Nielsen, received a Jury Special Mention in the Regional Panorama
- AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY by Morad Mostafa, producer: EAVE graduate Ahmed Amer won the FIPRESCI Award
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
- THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduates Ingmar Trost, Roberto Cavallini, won the HR Giger Narcisse Award for Best Film and the Imaging the Future Prize for Best Production Design
- HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You received a Special Mention
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymir Yatsenko, won the Denis-De-Rougemont Youth Prize and the RTS Audience Award
Galway Film Fleadh
- THE WOLF, THE FOX & THE LEOPARD by David Verbeek, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexandra Hoesdorff, Sinisa Juricic, won the Bingham Ray New Talent Award
- EAVE project WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM by Amel Guellaty, producer: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna, EAVE graduate Asma Chiboub, won the Generation Jury Award
Honorary Jean Vigo Prize
- YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, won the Honorary Jean Vigo Prize. The Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo.
ISLANDS in French cinemas
In French cinemas
- ISLANDS by Jan-Ole Gerster, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein. July 2.
- YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts. July 9.
- PERLA by Alexandra Makarová, producers: EAVE graduates Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi. July 30.
- TRANSAMAZONIA by Pia Marais, producer: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs. July 30.
In Belgian cinemas
- PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger. July 2.
- YOUTH (HOMECOMING) by Wang Bing, co-producers: EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts. July 9.
In Dutch cinemas
- AICHA by Mehdi Barsaoui, , producers: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt. July 31.
In Swiss cinemas
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora. July 10.
- VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart. July 24.
In Austrian cinemas
- BLACK TEA by Abderrahmane Sissako, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vincent Quénault, TTB graduate Tsai Hsin-Hung. July 18.
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora. July 18.
In German Cinemas
- FRISCH by Damian John Harper, producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann. July 3
- Der Fleck by Willy Hans, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen. July 10.
- VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart. July 23.
- WILMA WILL MEHR by Maren-Kea Freese, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert. June 31.
In Greek cinemas
- BEING MARIA by Jessica Palud, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo. July 17.
In Italian cinemas
- KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech. July 17.
In Norwegian cinemas
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora. July 18.
In Portuguese cinemas
- SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font. July 31.
In Hungarian cinemas
- TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki. July 17.
EAVE project WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM selected for Galway Film Fleadh
Revelations Perth Film Festival (July 2 – 13)
- EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
- SEPTEMBER SAYS by Ariane Labed, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- THE END by Josua Oppenheimer, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Byrge Sørensen, Conor Barry
- TWST – THINGS WE SAID TODAY by Andrei Ujica, producers: EAVE graduates Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (July 4 – 12)
- ALPHA by Julia Ducournau, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- BRING THEM DOWN by Christopher Andrews, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jean-Yves Roubin, Ruth Treacy
- ELECTRIC CHILD by Simon Jaquemet, producers: EAVE + graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, TTB group leaders Bianca Balbuena, Bradley ,Liew
- HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You
- 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
- SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
- THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ingmar Trost, Roberto Cavallini
- U ARE THE UNIVERSE by Pavlo Ostrikov, producer: EAVE graduate Volodimir Yatsenko
Galway Film Fleadh (July 9 – 14)
- EAVE project WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM by Amel Guellaty, producer: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna, EAVE graduate Asma Chiboub
- GIRLS & GODS by Arash T. Riahi, Verena Soltiz, producer: EAVE graduate Arash T. Riahi
- HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You
- MOTHER’S BABY by Johanna Moder, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Oliver Neumann
- MY UNCLE JENS by Brwa Vahabpour, co-producer: EAVE graduate Anda Ionescu
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- THE WOLF, THE FOX & THE LEOPARD by David Verbeek, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexandra Hoesdorff, Sinisa Juricic
- WIND, TALK TO ME by Stefan Djordjevic, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar
Pula International Film Festival (July 10 – 17)
- DWELLING AMONG THE GODS by Vuk Rsumovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi
- EAVE project THE LOST DREAM TEAM by Jure Pavlovic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Miloš Ivanović, Chiara Galloni, Biljana Tutorov, associate producer: EAVE graduate Bojan Kanjera
- HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
- HOW COME IT IS SO GREEN OUT HERE? Nikola Lezaic, producer: EAVE graduate Sinisa Juricic
- 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
- MY LATE SUMMER by Danis Tanovic, producers: EAVE graduates Miha Cernec, Jozko Rutar, Annamaria Antoci
- SANDBAG DAM by Cejen Cernic Canak, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene
- SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
- WONDROUS IS THE SILENCE OF MY MASTER by Ivan Salatic, producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Angelovski
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (July 13 – 20)
- AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY by Morad Mostafa, producer: EAVE graduate Ahmed Amer
- EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi
- EAVE project THE LIONS BY THE RIVER TIGRIS by Zaradasht Ahmed, producer: EAVE graduate Thorvald Nielsen
- IMAGO by Deni Oumar Pitsaev, producer: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guégan, PUENTES graduate Géraldine Sprimont
- ON THE EDGE by Guérin van de Vorst, Sophie Muselle, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
- SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH by Olha Zhurba, producers: EAVE graduates Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke
- THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh
Durban International Film Festival (July 17 – 27)
- AICHA by Mehdi Barsaoui, producers: EAVE graduate Sophie Erbs, EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt
- BLACK BURNS FAST by Sandulela Asanda, producers: EAVE graduates Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
- B(L)IND THE SACRIFICE by Nakhane, producers: EAVE graduates Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
- EAVE project MARCHING IN THE DARK by Kinshuk Surjan, producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo
- PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
- SAMIA by Yasemin Samdereli, producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies
- SALVE MARIA by Mar Coll, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora
New Horizons International Film Festival, Wroclaw (July 17 – 27)
Opening film
- THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
International Competition
- HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You
Gala Screenings
- ROMERIA by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora
- SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
- THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
Masters
- ALPHA by Jan-Willem van Ewijk, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
- THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- BACK TO THE FAMILY by Sarunas Bartas, producers: EAVE graduates Izabela Wojcik, Violetta Kaminska, Gints Grube
- THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
- THE LOVE THAT REMAINS by Hlynur Palmason, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson, EAVE and TTB graduate Katrin Pors
- YES by Nadav Lapid, producer: EAVE graduate Judith Lou Lévy, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marios Piperides, Jonas Dornbach
Waves
- I ONLY REST IN THE STORM by Pedro Pinho, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis
- VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Discoveries
- UN POETA by Simon Mesa Soto, co-producers: EAVE graduates David Herdies, Heino Deckert HAPPY HOLIDAYS by Scandar Copti, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
- 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
- MY FATHER’S SHADOW by Akinola Davies, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
- THE SWAN SONG OF FEDOR OZEROV by Yuri Semashko, producer: EAVE + graduate Kestutis Drazdauskas
- WIND, TALK TO ME by Stefan Djordjevic, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jozko Rutar
- YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Tony Copti, EAVE participant Jiries Copti
SMART 7
- DROWNING DRY by Laurynas Bareisa, co-producer: EAVE MW graduate Matiss Kaza
- HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
Special Screenings
- TIMESTAMP by Kateryna Gornostai, producer: EAVE graduate Reinier Selen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marion Guth, François Le Gall
Visual Front
- HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF THE OTHER WORLD by Florian Pochlatko, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
- PETER HUJAR’S DAY by Ira Sachs, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
Third Eye
- 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
- MOTHER’S BABY by Johanna Moder, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Oliver Neumann
- THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: TTB and PUENTES graduate Giancarlo Nasi
Midnight Madness
- EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA by Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
- KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
- REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
In Theatres
- DAHOMEY by Mati Diop, producer: Interchange graduate Judith Lou Lévy
- 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
- JULIE KEEPS QUIET by Leonardo van Dijl, producers: PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi, EAVE graduate Jan Naszewski
- ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
- WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora
Polish Days
- FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
- BROTHER by Maciej Sobieszczanski, producers: EAVE graduate Izabela Wojcik, EAVE+ graduate Violetta Kaminska
Works in progress
- THE TIME THAT NEVER CAME by Julia Rogowska, producer: EAVE graduate Krystyna Kantor
- THE WORST DAYS OF MY LIFE by Natasza Parzymies, producer: EAVE graduate Agnieszka Dziedzic
Pitching of projects in development
- GOD’S GRACE by Elzbieta Benkowska, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Joanna Szymanska, EAVE graduate Krystyna Kantor
- WITCH by Piotr Domalewski, producer: EAVE+ graduate Violetta Kaminska
- WE’RE LEAVING by Kamil Krawczycki, producer: EAVE graduate Agnieszka Wasiak
- VORACIOUS by Jagoda Szel, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Joanna Szymanska, EAVE graduate Krystyna Kantor
- WILD GOOSEBERRY by Agnieszka Zwiefka, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
New Horizons Studio+
- BACKSTAGE by Can Merdan Dogan, producer: PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske
International Film Festival Palic (July 19 – 23)
- BROKEN VOICES by Ondrej Provaznik, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny
- EIGHTY PLUS by Zelimir Zilnik, producer: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec
- EMILIA PEREZ by Jacques Audiard, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
- FAMILY TIME by Tia Kouvo, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
- I ACCIDENTALLY WROTE A BOOK by Nora Lakos, producer: EAVE graduate Joram Willink
- 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
- LOTUS by Signe Birkova, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis
- MARIA by Pablo Larrain, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- MOTHER MARA by Mirjana Karanovic, producers: EAVE graduates Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef, Vlado Bulajic, Lija Pogacnik
- EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producer: EAVE graduate Alejandro Arenas, co-producers: EAVE graduates Riina Sildos, Elina Litvinova, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
- REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- SANDBAG DAM by Cejen Cernic Canak, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene
- THE BLACK HOLE by Moonika Siimets, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Riina Sildos, EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
- THE GARDENER, THE BUDDHIST & THE SPY by Håvard Bustnes, producer: EAVE graduate Carsten Aanonsen
EAVE project ME, YOU AND GODS receives funding
In development
Netherlands Film Fund
Netherlands Film Fund announced the recipients of funding in the second round of its 2025 Film Production Incentive. 13 fiction features, 3 documentaries, 1 animated feature and 4 drama series receive support. The following projects are produced by EAVE graduates:
- DARK BLUE RIVER by Sergej Kreso, producer: EAVE graduate Janneke Doolaard
- DOWNTOWN by Michiel van Erp, co-producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert
- PA! by Sander Burger, producer: EAVE graduate Janneke Doolaard
- PRETEND I’M NOT HERE by Simon Bird, producers: EAVE graduates Leontine Petit
- QUO VADIS, AIDA – THE MISSING PART by Jasmila Zbanic, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger, EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel, EAVE graduate Beata Rzezniczek
- RED LIGHT EMPIRE by Tim Oliehoek, producers: EAVE graduates Leontine Petit, Sinisa Juricic
- OMA by Armin Septiexan, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve has been selected for the Netherlands Film Fund + IDFA Bertha Fund Co-Production Scheme.
Four international co-productions with a Dutch share have been selected for a grant by the Netherlands Film Fund:
- JENJIRA’S MAGNIFICENT DREAM by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
- MILLIE AND THE SEVRET OF THE CROCODILE by Esben Toft Jacobsen, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
- QUO VADIS, AIDA – THE MISSING PART by Jasmila Zbanic, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger, EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel, EAVE graduate Beata Rzezniczek
In the third round of 2025, five minority co-productions with a Dutch share have been selected for a grant by the Netherlands Film Fund:
- PRETEND I’M NOT HERE by Simon Bird, producers: EAVE graduates Leontine Petit
- 100 TOUSAND TURKISH LIRAS by Nazli Elif Durlu, producer: PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske
- PARADISE LOST by Yolanda Markopoulou, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
screen.brussels
Following its 27th session, screen.brussels will be supporting 10 new projects: 3 feature films, 2 animated projects, 2 series and 1 documentary. Among them the following projects by EAVE producers:
- LE FAUX SOIR by Michaël Roskam, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- MELVILE by Fabrice Nzinzi, producers: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guégan, PUENTES graduate Géraldine Sprimont, EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- FAUSSAIRES by Eva Husson, producers: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes
- HUNTERS by Mathieu Mortelmans, producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Leontine Petit
https://screen.brussels/en/news/session-27
Wallimage
- COWARD by Lukas Dhont, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- HAPPY DAYS by Susanna Nicchiarelli, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli
Moin Film Fund
The Moin Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein supports 6 projects by EAVE graduates:
- BLINDGÄNGER by Kerston Polte, producers: EAVE graduate Dirk Decker, EAVE+ graduate Andrea Schütte
- GHOST SCHOOL by Seemab Gul, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
- GRAMMATIK by Pop Fan, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Cöllen
- LEONORA IM MORGENLICHT by EAVE graduate Lena Vurma, producer: EAVE graduate Lena Vurma
- LIMBS OF ONE BODY by Kaspar Panizza, producers: EAVE graduate Dirk Decker, EAVE + graduate Andrea Schütte
- MALA by Lou Wildemann, producer: TTB graduate Frauke Kolbmüller
FFA
The German FFA commission supports the documentary DIESSEITS DER VERNUNFT by Stefan Kolbe and Chris Wright, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
The German-French film funding commission and the German FFA commission put their weight behind 2 film projects by EAVE graduates:
- OPFER by Maryam Zaree, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
- TAKE ME TOO by Lena May Graf, producer: EAVE graduate and TTB group leader Jonas Weydemann
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Germany’s Film- und Medienstiftung NRW supports 34 projects in the field of feature film production, series production, script development, pre-production support, sales and cinema/exhibitor support. Among them:
- 30 BULLETS by Arman T. Riahi and EAVE graduate Arash T. Riahi, producer: EAVE graduate Arash T. Riahi
- FLESH OF THE GODS by Panos Cosmatos, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
- OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS by Nicola Fegg, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert
- ON LAND AND SEA by Hlynur Palmason, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, EAVE and TTB graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
- THE ASSIGNMENT by Patrice Toye, producers: EAVE graduates Hans Everaert, Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman
Vienna Film Fund
Production support
- HEART BEATS by Johanna Lietha, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger, EAVE FFF graduate Karin Berghammer
- SENTIMENTAL FAIL CLUB by Jasmin Baumgartner, producers: EAVE graduates Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Austrian National Coordinator Barbara Pichler
- SOWIESO UND ÜBERHAUPT – DIE WELT DER CHRISTINE NÖSTLINGER by Alexandra Schneider, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
Project development
- DAS ENDE DER UNGLEICHHEIT by Theresa Distelberger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
- EMPIRE OF SENTIMENT by Sebastian Meise, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Oliver Neumann
- SUPERHUMANS by Inna Shevchenko, producer: EAVE graduate Arash T. Riahi
IDM Film Fund
- EAVE project ME, YOU AND GODS by Francesca Scalisi, co-written by EAVE graduate Enea Gramo, producer: EAVE graduate Chiara Galloni receives support from IDM Film Fund
https://www.film.idm-suedtirol.com/en/
In production
- LEAVING COPACABANA by Milcho Manchevski, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic, is in production. The film is a social thriller-comedy about siblings Malina and Viktor, who steal bronze busts for a living. One day, the heavy bronze head-and-shoulders of a national hero slips out of Viktor’s hands and crushes his foot. When the doctor arrives to treat his injury, he demands sexual favours as payment. That’s when Viktor picks up a heavy manhole cover that was lying around the house. As with all of Manchevski’s films, this one also explores socially relevant issues alongside emotional and artistic themes, such as sibling love. The film tackles loneliness, poverty, corruption, mental illness and a society driven by the privileges of the wealthy. While set in contemporary North Macedonia, it also offers a universal commentary on how people live and connect in today’s world. “This is a film about sibling love and self-sacrifice, about the rich and the poor, the good and the bad, the blind and the seeing. It’s a film about how we live, how we laugh and how we die,” says Manchevski. The feature is a co-production between Banana Film (North Macedonia), Gala Film (Bulgaria), Sense Production (Serbia), the Tirana Film Institute (Albania), Coast to Coast (Italy) and Berkeley Media Group (UK). It was supported by national film funds and private investors from all six territories.
- THE KIDNAPPING OF A PRESIDENT by Samuli Valkama, producers: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Finland John Lundsten, EAVE graduates Jakub Kostal and Madis Tüür is in production. The dark comedy is based on an extraordinary true event from Finnish history. The film dramatises a little-known episode from 1930, when a group of far-right military officers plotted to kidnap Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finland’s first president, who had retired several years earlier, along with his wife Ester. The film tells the absurdly comedic true story of this failed coup attempt in October 1930, led by Lieutenant Colonel Eero Kuussaari. Following a drunken night fuelled by nationalistic resentment against the democratic establishment, a group of poorly prepared officers from the upper echelons of the Finnish army decide to abduct Ståhlberg, who has already retired by that point. The country, still deeply divided after the civil war, is engulfed in political tension and unrest. The plan quickly unravels owing to the conspirators’ incompetence and some unexpected resistance, especially from the president’s stubborn wife, Ester Ståhlberg. The kidnappers inadvertently set off a series of incredible events, an episode whose full, definitive truth remains unknown to this day. The screenplay, co-written by Valkama and producer John Lundsten, who have already collaborated on several other projects, has been in development for over six years. In a joint statement, they said: “When we first looked into the background of President Ståhlberg’s abduction, our initial reaction was astonishment: Finnish officers leaning towards the far right had launched a coup while drunk and forgot about it the next day. The story felt incredibly timely, and the screenplay has been developed carefully and thoroughly. The result will be a black comedy based on historical facts that will surely resonate with our times.” Filming is taking place entirely in the Czech Republic, with Prague standing in for Helsinki’s historical locations. THE KIDNAPPING OF A PRESIDENT is a Finnish-Czech-Dutch-Estonian co-production, staged by John Lundsten and Melli Maikkula, of Finland’s TACK Films, in co-production with Jakub Kostal and Vratislav Šlajer for the Czech Republic’s Bionaut, Rogier Kramer and Laura Bouwmeester for the Netherlands’ Labyrint Film, and Madis Tüür for Estonia’s Münchhausen Films. Financial backing includes support from the Finnish Film Foundation, the Czech Film Fund, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Estonian Film Institute and the Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
- CONFIRMATION by Darko Sinko, producers: EAVE graduates Vlado Bulajic and Lija Pogacnik is in production. Everybody in a small Slovenian village is getting ready for the annual ritual of confirmation. Among them, there are also three teenage best friends, Mate, Peter and Gaber. When a landslide damages the road leading to the church where the confirmation usually takes place, the locals decide to try to repair it on their own. The preparations for the ceremony also reveal a carefully hidden secret: a package of marijuana under the church organ usually played by cool city girl Veronika. The finding points to the three friends, and once the police get involved, their friendship must overcome a considerable challenge. “We have all experienced disappointment in our friendships, and maybe even caused it for others“, Sinko stated. “Why is that so? Betrayal always comes as a surprise that hurts a great deal, but it can also hide something beautiful and dear – obviously, we lose something that we held as very important.” According to Sinko CONFIRMATION is envisioned as a visually rich movie, with a lot of characters and thick plotting that may head in the direction of irony, the grotesque and even a hint of surrealism. CONFIRMATION is being produced by December, RTV Slovenia serves as the co-production company. The film was financially supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and Creative Europe - MEDIA. Viba Film Studio provides technical support.
- LA VÉNUS ÉLECTRIQUE by Pierre Salvadori, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart is in production. Written by the director in league with Benoît Graffin and Benjamin Charbit the story takes us to Paris in the early 20th century. Convinced that he’s responsible for his wife’s death, in-vogue painter Antoine Balestro just can’t get back to work, to the despair of gallery owner Armand. One drunken evening, seeking forgiveness, Antoine tries to make contact with Irène by way of a medium. But he unwittingly finds himself dealing with a humble street entertainer called Suzanne who doesn’t know anything about the afterlife, having only snuck into the clairvoyant’s caravan to steal some food…. LA VÉNUS ÉLECTRIQUE is being produced by Philippe Martin and David Thion on behalf of Les Films Pelléas in co-production with France 2 Cinéma and Belgium’s Versus Production. Pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+/OCS and France Télévisions, the feature film also enjoys support in the form of an advance on receipts from the CNC, as well as from the Ile-de-France region, Wallimage, Pio & Co, and the SOFICA companies Cinéaxe, Cinécap, Indéfilms and Palatine. The movie’s ten-week film shoot will continue in Belgium (in Liège and the surrounding area), Paris and the Paris region.
- MY NOTES ON MARS by Lili Horvat, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu is in production. Horvat’s first international film is being produced by Poste Restante and the executive producers are Dóra Csernátony and Lili Horvát. Co-production partners include Archer Gray (USA), Amour Fou (Austria), Paradise City (France), and Obala Art Center (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The story follows Margot, who disappears inexplicably while hiking with her husband and a group of friends. A few weeks later, Margot miraculously reappears, but she is clearly not the same as before the accident. The Hungarian/Austrian/French/Bosnian coproduction was supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary (NFI).
- YOUNG STALIN by Géla Babluani, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava is in production. The script penned by Géla Babluani and the British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore (the author of the eponym bestseller) follows the little-known, stranger-than-fiction early life of Joseph Stalin - street fighter, bank robber and revolutionary - before he became the architect of Soviet tyranny. “YOUNG STALIN is an ambitious film, both in scale and in topic. Once again, 20 Steps, Independent Film Project and Film and Music Entertainment demonstrate that if we unite, we are strong enough to create the best stories in international cinema today”, said Georgian producer Archil Gelovani of Independent Film Project. The film is produced by UK’s Film and Music Entertainment Ltd (F & ME) and Georgia‘s Independent Film Project and 20 Steps, and it is serviced in Romania by Alien Films Entertainment. The producers are Sam Taylor, Archil Gelovani, Vladimer Katcharava, Len Blavatnik, the executive producers are Danny Cohen and Vince Holden, David Zerat and Ilan Amouyal, local producers in Romania are Iuliana Tarnovețchi and Oana Prata, and other producers include Rupert Lloyd. “This is the Stalin you’ve never seen before, not a dry and dusty biopic but the story of the young revolutionary, lover and ruthless outlaw who later became the tyrant. It’s a timeless story about how monsters are made, and why some people follow them”, producer Sam Taylor said. YOUNG STALIN will premiere in the summer of 2026.
In post-production
- AU TEMPS POUR NOUS by Agnès Jaoui, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart is in post-production. Written by Agnès Jaoui in collaboration with Emmanuel Salinger, Laurent Jaoui, Noé Debré and Florence Seyvos, the story takes us behind the scenes of an ambitious staging of the opera The Marriage of Figaro where tensions mount following an accusation of sexual assault, jeopardising the entire production and forcing everyone to take a stand. Conflicts of opinion and generational divides ensue…. AU TEMPS POUR NOUS is being produced by François Kraus and Denis Pineau-Valencienne on behalf of Les Films du Kiosque, in co-production with StudioCanal (who are also steering distribution in France and world sales), France 2 Cinéma and Belgian firm Versus Production. Pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+ OCS and France Télévisions, the feature film also enjoys support from the Sud region, the department of Vaucluse, Procirep and Angoa, Inver Tax Shelter, O'Brother Distribution and from the SOFICA companies Indéfilms, Cofimage, La Banque Postale Image and SofitvCiné. Filming took place in Luberon and Paris.
- ESPIONAGE FOR BEGINNERS by Viktor Oszkar, co-producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland is in post-production. Inspired by a true story from the mid-1970s, the film follows W. György, a Hungarian hotel receptionist caught up in an unexpected adventure mixing espionage, love, and self-discovery. Istvan Major of Filmsquad (Hungary) is producing in co-production with Benoit Roland of Wrong Men (Belgium) and Javier Toledo (Spain). Guillaume Benski from Superbe Films (France) is the executive producer, while Gül Togay (Hungary) is creative producer. The production of the film was supported by National Film Institute – Hungary, while the development was backed by Creative Europe MEDIA’s mini-slate scheme. The shooting started at the end of May 2025 in Hungary and Belgium.
- MAN VS FLOCK by Tamara Kotevska, co-producer: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Vicky Miha is in post-production. The Macedonian/Greek/Croatian//Turkish/Serbian/Montenegrin co-production is a tragicomedy set against the backdrop of rural North Macedonia. The construction of a new highway disrupts the peace of a small village and brings tradition into conflict with modernisation. The story centres on an elderly farmer, who finds himself fighting for his land against a Chinese construction company, with the conflict soon extending to his own family. An unexpected twist comes when a social media influencer crash-lands on his property and becomes his unlikely ally. “MAN VS FLOCK explores the clash between tradition and modernisation, resistance and acceptance of change, and the question of what it truly means to preserve one’s identity in a world increasingly driven by profit“, said Tamara Kotevska in a statement. The shooting started in May and ended in July 2025. The film is produced by Jordanco Petkovski through Video Studio Petkovski in co-production with Siniša Juricic through Nukleus film (Croatia), Vicky Miha through Asterisk (Greece), Zeynep Atakan through Zeyno Film (Turkey), Igor Vranjković through Cine Planet (Montenegro), and Jordancho Petkovski through Filmoskopija (Serbia). MAN VS FLOCK was financially supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency, the Greek Film Centre, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Center Serbia, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), the Film Centre of Montenegro, as well as Eurimages.
MEET EAVE IN AUGUST
@ The Norwegian International Film Festival, August 19 - 22, Haugesund (NO)
EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo
@ Venice International Film Festival, August 29 - September 2, Venice (IT)
EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles
DEADLINE EXTENSION: TIES THAT BIND 2025-2026
We are very proud to renew the partnership with TAICCA - Taiwan Creative Content Agency and to unveil the new dates and location of the 2025 edition of EAVE Ties That Bind!!
The deadline to apply is extended until August 7!
What is TTB?
TIES THAT BIND is the leading training programme for European-Asian co-production. The participants will work with top-notch industry professionals from both continents. The sessions will focus on script development, co-production between Asia and Europe, public and private financing in the two regions, pitching, marketing and distribution. They will meet leading Asian and European sales agents, funders and potential co-producers during FOCUS ASIA in Udine.
Target Group
TTB is targeted at European & Asian producers focusing on project development. We will select 5 European and 5 Asian producers. We are open to feature fiction films in development. We encourage you to bring your directors to the workshop.
We also welcome applications from European professionals interested in working with Asia such as sales agents, financiers, distributors, festival programmers, co-production market representatives, or European producers who wish to focus on their career development. We will select 5 career participants to be an active part of the group. In order to benefit from all aspects of the programme, they will be able to partner with project participants and attend the meetings with the experts and decision makers together.
2 Workshops
- Workshop 1 will take place November 3 - 8, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan, within the framework of the TCCF - Taiwan Creative Content Fest.
- Workshop 2 will take place April 26 - 30, 2026, in Udine, Italy, within the framework of the Udine Far East Film Festival & FOCUS ASIA.
Participation fees & conditions
- Participants focusing on project development: 600 Euro*
- Participants focusing on career development: 400 Euro
The fee includes the tuition costs, accommodation and subsistence costs during the workshop stay.
*Participants focusing on project development will have the possibility to attend the workshop with the project director. In this case, the participation fee for directors is 200 Euro and includes tuition and subsistence costs during the workshop stay.
To name just some of the success stories from the last few years, HAPPYEND by Neo Sora (Venice Horizons 2024 & Young Cinema Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2024), TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell Eu (Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prix 2023), MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihailescu (Berlinale Forum 2023), LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE by Martika Escobar (World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit at Sundance 2022), AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Makbul Mubarak (FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at Venice Horizons 2022), TO THE NORTH by Mihai Mincan (Venice Horizons 2022), ARNOLD IS A MODEL STUDENT by Sorayos Prapapan (Filmmakers of the Present Locarno 2022), MONEYBOYS by C.B. Yi (Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2021), HOLY EMY by Araceli Lemos (Special Mention Award in Locarno 2021), WHETHER THE WEATHER IS FINE by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Youth Jury Award in Locarno 2021), THE SEEN AND UNSEEN by Kamila Andini (Grand Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury at Berlinale 2018), A YELLOW BIRD by K. Rajagopal (Cannes Critics’ Week 2016).
“TIES THAT BIND has been a unique experience that, besides learning about how the Asian and European markets can collaborate, creates an environment that nurtures bonds between producers and allows forming relationships that will be the foundation of future co-productions. It is indescribable what impact this workshop has on all levels.”
Daniel Tenné, 70 Steps, Germany - TTB participant 2024/2025
“TIES THAT BIND is a life-changing experience! I highly recommend every producer to participate in this thoughtfully and incredibly curated international workshop. It forms relationships and friendships for a lifetime.”
Amanda Manyin Tseng, Enla Media, Taiwan - TTB participant 2024/2025
Find out all about the application criteria and regulations and apply by filling in the form here.
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: August 7, 2025
The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be announced by late September 2025.
TIES THAT BIND is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival and TAICCA, and supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union. A special thanks goes to SAAVA and ATF Asia TV Forum & Market for hosting the workshop since 2015 in Singapore and for continuing offering special support for the future plans of Ties That Bind.
For more information please contact: TTB Coordinator – Alessandra Pastore: tiesthatbind@eave.org
www.eave.org, www.tiesthatbind.eu
Interview with EAVE Producer Signe Byrge Sørensen
Danish EAVE producer Signe Byrge Sørensen has been in the film industry for decades, producing acclaimed documentaries, animated documentaries, and fiction films from around the globe. For example, her EAVE project THE ACT OF KILLING as well as THE LOOK OF SILENCE were both Oscar nominated documentaries, and FLEE was Oscar nominated in three categories: Documentary, International Feature Film and Animated Feature Film. We sat down with her to discuss producing in Denmark, working across genres and cultures, her upcoming projects, and why she encourages young aspiring producers to take part in film training programmes.
EAVE: You participated in EAVE's flagship programme, the EAVE Producers Workshop 15 years ago. How do you see your career development since, in the perspective of time?
Signe Byrge Sørensen: I began working in film in 1998, coming from a background in politics, economics, and international development. My first job was at a small production company called SPOR Media, focused on Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where we distributed films into Europe and co-produced with local filmmakers. I stayed for five years, did my first international co-productions, one from Zimbabwe and later Senegal, and then participated in Eurodoc in 2003. I then joined Final Cut Productions as a full-time producer, working there until 2008. When this company stopped operations, I co-founded Final Cut for Real with Anne Köhncke (also EAVE producer), director Joshua Oppenheimer and editor Janus Billeskov Jansen in 2009 and attended EAVE in 2010.
At that time, I had some experience with co-production in Africa, the Nordic countries, and some also in Europe, but I had not done any fiction yet at all. My project at the workshop was the documentary The Act of Killing, which I had become involved in when I met Joshua Oppenheimer in 2007. EAVE was crucial for my career: before The Act of Killing’s premiere in 2012, I had never had a film in a fiction A-festival. EAVE helped me navigate international sales, distribution, and launch the film. It premiered at Telluride and Toronto, then in Berlin, went to over 200 festivals, won 70+ awards, and marked my first experience with a major Oscar campaign! The work I did at EAVE was real work that led to helping me lay the foundation for experiencing all that.
THE ACT OF KILLING © Final Cut for Real
And then you continued the cooperation with Joshua Oppenheimer up until today.
Yes, we always saw The Act of Killing as one part of a diptych, with The Look of Silence as the other part. Together, they deconstruct the meaning today of the genocide in Indonesia in 1965-66 from two angles: The Act of Killing focuses on the perpetrators, and The Look of Silence focuses on the victims. They are different stories, locations, and situations, but very much two sides of the same coin. We always knew we would release The Look of Silence after The Act of Killing, and actually shot it before The Act of Killing came out, because we weren’t sure we would be able to return there once The Act of Killing was released. We edited The Look of Silence while releasing The Act of Killing, and then premiered it in 2014. It had a similar run: Venice, Telluride, Toronto, about 200 festivals, 70 prizes, and an Oscar campaign as well.
Another milestone in your career must have been the animated documentary Flee. Today you are also doing fiction films, and I am interested in these transitions through genres. Do you still see yourself mainly as a documentary producer?
I see myself as a film producer, and for me, the genre comes from the story. I started in documentary and love it, some stories are meant to be told that way, and I’ll keep doing those. But with Flee, for example, there was a reason Amin Nawabi, the protagonist, couldn’t show his face, and much of the story, his whole experience of fleeing from Afghanistan into Denmark, was in the past, with no archive material. So, animation became the right form. This was a full feature produced by the main producer Monica Hellström (also my EAVE fellow from 2010), Charlotte De La Gournerie and myself, with French, Norwegian and Swedish co-producers involved. It was a huge learning curve for Monica and me, but also a really positive experience. We worked with fantastic young animators who were deeply committed and excited to work on something real, from the documentary world.
At Final Cut for Real, we have always tried to push ourselves, whether it’s animation or even VR, like the piece my colleague producer Marie Kristensen produced that went to Venice. I think that this business is about telling stories, and we need to find the ways of expression that fit the story in the best possible way. As for fiction, we wanted to make a musical, so we jumped into the creation of THE END by Joshua Oppenheimer. That was also a long journey and a big learning process, but very challenging as well as rewarding.
Is it difficult to always learn something new, how a new format works?
It is definitely challenging, but it's also a way of life. There is never a point where you can say, 'This is how we always do it.' You're constantly adapting, learning, and being pushed out of your comfort zone. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do in film. We learn so much through working with our partners: none of it would be possible without them.
THE LOOK OF SILENCE © Final Cut for Real
Are you relying on the EAVE network, for example, when you choose collaborators?
Yeah, and also on ACE Producers’ and Inside Pictures’ networks, because I have done those as well. I co-produced THE END with Conor Barry, for example, we were in the same group at EAVE in 2010. We have also produced a documentary together a long time ago. I stay active in these networks, attending events at major festivals and keeping up with what's happening. They are a great way to connect with people who share the same goals, even if they work differently, and to understand how collaboration can work across different systems in Europe
What support systems do you benefit from as a Danish producer? Can you tell us about the new tax incentive system?
As Danish producers, we are incredibly lucky to have a strong public service system, especially with DR, which is open to international projects, and the support of the Danish Film Institute (DFI), which backs both fiction and documentary, including strong minor co-production schemes. We use these a lot and have several upcoming documentary projects, and we are also very much interested in fiction co-productions, also as minor co-producers. In the past, we have co-produced The Nile Hilton Incident (Cairo Confidential in France) and Boy from Heaven with Tarik Saleh, as well as an Irish-Belgian film Good Favour with EAVE graduates Benoit Roland and Conor Barry. DFI is essential for us: they offer up to 100% of the Danish spend for documentaries, with a maximum usually around 70.000 Euro, and 60% for fiction, depending on artistic and technical merits. Regional funds are also available, though you need distribution in place to apply.
The new Danish tax incentive is another big step. I was part of the working group within our national Producers' Association, analysing how it could benefit TV, film, documentary, animation, and both local and international producers. It’s a 25% tax credit with a cap, and projects need at least 25% international financing (the more, the better), and a minimum budget (4 million DKK for documentaries, for example). There will be a cultural test, and we are hoping for two application rounds a year that would be fairly automatic in terms of points. There will be a cap on how much a production can get, which will make it possible also for smaller projects, like documentaries, to apply. This scheme has been announced so far, the politicians have approved it, but detailed rules will come in the autumn, with the first deadline expected around March 2026.
What are your next projects in the pipeline?
Right now, I’m working on The Coil Case, a documentary we pitched at CPH:DOX, co-produced with Anorak Films in Greenland (headed by EAVE producer and Danish National Coordinator Emile Hertling Péronard) and another Danish company called Reef TV. Thousands of Inuit women in Greenland were fitted with IUDs by Danish doctors in the 1960-70s - often without their consent. This film follows the women’s fight for justice and raises critical questions regarding Denmark’s colonisation of Greenland. It’s a painful, complex story, told from the women’s perspective, and a very important film for us.
I’m also developing an animated documentary called Nanyang with Italian company Elliot Films about a Chinese woman who lived through the Cultural Revolution as a child: her father was high up in Mao’s regime. It’s a deeply personal and political story about family, trust, and societal change, and we hope to co-produce with Italy and France, collaborating with the same animation team we worked with on Flee.
We also have a co-production with Nanuk Film in Barcelona and TF Distribution in Chile about the death of Pablo Neruda, a documentary directed by a couple who are both half-Chilean and half-Danish/German. Her family was from the left, and his family was from the right, but now they are partners both in life and in film.
And we are minor co-producers on a Polish film called My Father, the Iceman, a powerful father-daughter story. The father assassinated Chris Hani, the head of the communist party in South Africa, got imprisoned there, while becoming a far-right icon in Poland. The daughter fights for his freedom, even though she does not agree with his politics. The film explores her struggle to come to terms with who he is and who she is and finding her own feet.
You are producing films that explore many different angles of the world. Is there any reason behind this?
I think it comes down to curiosity and the way I got into film through an interest in the world, in society, politics, and economics. When we get proposals, we really focus on the director’s vision, both aesthetically and in their understanding of the people and world they are portraying, whether it’s fiction or documentary. We always look for a synergy between form and content. It is like solving a puzzle: how can we tell this story in a way where the form supports the meaning? We look for directors who want to go on that journey with us, and who care not just about making the film, but also about the participants and about how the film reaches the world: ideally with a long life, in education, in art, in public discourse.
FLEE © Final Cut for Real
What would you advise for today’s generation of producers who are starting their careers?
At Final Cut for Real, it has been really important to work as a kind of collective. We have always been a small group of producers who discuss and decide together, often working in pairs on projects. That internal collaboration has been incredibly valuable: we learn from each other, challenge each other, and discuss the projects before they face the outside world. I know I tend to fall in love with projects easily, so I really need someone to ask the tough questions early on: did you think about this, would this be too complicated or too expensive? Creating a space for that kind of shared thinking makes a big difference.
The other thing I always recommend is: do Eurodoc, EAVE, ACE, Inside Pictures. Do all of them, if you can, with some years between each round. I didn’t know this when I started, but in Denmark, we can get support from the DFI, the Producers' Rights Association PRD and Nordisk Film Fonden to cover the costs of attending these workshops, and we have tried to make sure everyone at Final Cut for Real could go when they wanted. They are really useful, and they give everyone a network of people that they know, and that’s a benefit for the whole company, because then the company network becomes bigger, it multiplies our opportunities. Also, it’s such intensive learning that happens in these courses, and since the film world and the world in general is changing so fast, we constantly need to update our knowledge, so I really encourage everyone to do it.
EAVE PRODUCERS WORKSHOP 2026 - Open Call for Applications
EAVE, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, is one of the leading training and development providers for producers in Europe, renowned for its EAVE Producers Workshop.
Don't miss your chance: apply by August 18th!
Who is it for?
EAVE is aimed at producers (fiction, documentary and TV series), who are already working in the film and television industries, and who wish to expand their operation internationally by increasing their knowledge of producing and co-producing in Europe and by building up an international professional network. We also welcome applications from associated branches of the industry – e.g. commissioning, funding, legal and finance, festivals & markets, media administration. Each year 56 participants are selected from most of the EU countries and beyond and take part in three one-week long workshops.
Please check the section “Applicant Profile” for more detailed information.
“It has truly been one of the greatest experiences of my professional life. The level of expertise is extremely high, and your network expands significantly, both of which help strengthen the very people who are not just the future of our industry, but are the industry itself.”
Edwin Goldman, Goldman Films, Netherlands, EAVE Producers Workshop 2024
How does it work?
Half the participants attend the course with projects, and it is an excellent means of development through intense focus on the project with colleagues and experts throughout the year. The other half come to EAVE in order to focus on developing their companies or careers. Most participants attending with a project also bring their writer for the first two weeks, which enables producer and writer teams to benefit together from one-to-one sessions with script experts.
During the first two workshops, participants work within groups led by experienced producers and with several experts on script analysis, development and production financing, legal aspects of co-production, marketing, pitching, packaging and more. In the third workshop, some 50 Future Partners (commissioning editors, national and regional media funds, financiers, sales agents, etc.) join the participants to discuss the projects, companies and careers of the participants, a process which offers unusual access to Europe's Key Industry Players.
EAVE graduates join a unique network of active European and international producers, which forms one of the backbones of the industry. Furthermore, EAVE participants and members benefit from our partnerships with the leading European film festivals and markets, where EAVE facilitates graduate participation.
“EAVE is an opportunity for professional and personal transformation. A space for intercontinental exchanges, from new businesses to new partners.”
Leticia Friedrich, Vitrine Filmes, Brazil, EAVE Producers Workshop 2024
Timeline
The interviews with a pre-selection of candidates will take place in autumn 2025 and the selection will be announced in December 2025. The 3 workshops take place from March 6 - 13, 2026 in Luxembourg (LU), in June 2026 (exact dates TBC) in Bolzano (IT), and in October/November 2026 (location and exact dates TBC).
EAVE Marketing Buddies Programme
The EAVE Marketing Workshop participants are joined every year by selected graduates of the renowned EAVE Producers Workshop, who have trained over one year as specialised marketing professionals.
EAVE is a residential workshop programme with a strong focus on network building.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: August 18, 2025
Check out www.eave.org or contact satu@eave.org for more information.
Start your application here: eave.org/apply/epw-2026
Extended Deadline: EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER 2025
Get your yearly update on the latest developments in AI!
The EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER is back with additional hands-on elements to try out the newest and rapidly evolving tools and enhance your practical skills.
The deadline to register is extended until July 30!
EAVE’ s annual online workshop covers most recent developments of the rapidly progressing AI tools used in the audiovisual value chain. Through top-tier experts on script development, production, post-production, marketing and legal aspects, the workshop aims to give a comprehensive view on the newest tools available for the ecosystem. This workshop also addresses ethical and ecological considerations and includes practical interactive exercises that give the participants access to use the presented tools.
When and where?
The workshop will take place over 3 half days from October 7th to 9th (14.30 - 18.00 CET every day) on Zoom.
For whom?
Whether you are new to the subject or already implementing AI into your daily work, this workshop is crafted to equip you with the very latest insights and practical discussions on the evolving role and integration of AI across the audiovisual industry.
“The course gave me a great overview over the current systems available and being used by the mentors and also raised my awareness on the legal risks and uncertainties that we need to consider.” - Magnus Bimberg, Bimberg Media, Sweden
Workshop Experts
The module is moderated and devised by PETRI KEMPPINEN of Good Hand Production, Finland.
Speakers announced so far:
- NUNO BERNARDO, CEO, beActive Entertainment, Portugal
EAVE graduate and Portuguese national coordinator Nuno Bernardo will unveil the cutting-edge landscape of new AI tools revolutionizing film and TV post-production. Through a live demonstration, he will showcase practical applications for producers, from enhancing VFX and streamlining editing workflows to advanced audio processing The session will explore how these intelligent tools are transforming efficiency and creative possibilities in the final stages of content creation.
- KATRI MANNINEN, Screenwriter and PhD Student, Finland
Katri Manninen will focus on content creation through her personal talk on how a seasoned screenwriter develops concepts with the help of AI — packed with fresh techniques and practical tasks that help you use ChatGPT and other large language models to boost your script development. You’ll learn by doing and get direct feedback along the way.
- SIMONAS MOZURA, Kopa Films, Lithuania
Simonas is a Generative AI specialist and founder of KOPA FILMS, a studio focused on integrating AI into video production, including film, commercials and documentaries. He recently joined Perfection42 as Creative Director, where he’s helping to develop a platform for AI-powered visual content creation and creative workflow optimization. With deep knowledge of the latest AI tools and how they differ, Simonas brings a sharp eye for choosing the right solutions for specific filmmaking tasks. In his talk, he will cover practical use cases of AI in filmmaking—from his own projects to worldwide industry examples, focusing on video production. He’ll also talk about the art of prompting, tool selection, and the ethical considerations shaping the future of film with AI.
- ELIE NEBOT, Editorial and digital project manager, MK2, France
Coming from a general overview of the state-of-the-art AI updates, Elie will explore every aspect of the way marketing teams in the movie industry can leverage those tools to streamline their process, enhance their creativity and gain in productivity.
- KATRINE SCHIERBECK, The Law Factory, Denmark
The film and TV industry is currently undergoing a significant transformation, where the use of artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly becoming an integral part of both creative processes and production-related workflows. In light of this, it is more important than ever to understand the relevant legal frameworks and how they are applied in practice. Today, it is essential for professionals to be familiar with the applicable legal rules and understand how they impact the daily work surrounding film and TV production. The session will delve into international, European Union, and national regulations shaping the use of GenAI in film and TV production.
- JOANNA SZYMANSKA, CEO and producer at Shipsboy, Poland
Challenges of everyday AI - ethical, practical and philosophical questions on how to include AI into producer’s daily work. Grounded and realistic inquiry into what AI can really bring to producer’s practice - from creative disruption and mental empowerment to ethical dilemmas and anxieties for the future of the industry. In a thought-provoking and practice-based session Joanna tackles uneasy questions at the intersection of efficiency, authorship, and responsibility.
Fees and Deadlines
- Registration Deadline (extended): July 30
- Registration Fee: 250 EUR
"It’s an inspiring creative programme for anyone interested in the nuanced ways artificial intelligence is shaping the film industry, regardless of their specific role or organisation.” - Nicolo Gallio, Torino Film Lab / Alphapanda, Italy
How to Register
Register Now by July 30 through the registration form and take part in this immersive learning experience!
A limited number of scholarships are available specifically for selected BIPOC participants and for participants from low production capacity countries (priority to LCC group B countries as defined by Creative Europe/Media) or countries with no existing support mechanisms.
Don't miss the chance to bring your AI knowledge and skills up to date under the guidance of leading experts in the field.
For more information and registration details, contact us at julie@eave.org.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CHANGE 2025 - 2026
EAVE, CPH:DOX, and IMS are calling for eight teams with documentary projects in development from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
We offer CHANGE Co-production Training Course 2025 - 2026, a tailor-made programme taking place over three residential workshops with the aim to stimulate and qualify inter-regional co-production and to connect documentary projects to regional and international markets. Participants are tutored by regional and international experts.
The first two workshops will consist of five full days of group work, plenaries, and individual meetings; the third workshop will take place in the framework of CPH:DOX and consists of workshop days, pitching of the projects at CPH:FORUM as well as debrief of the pitching and development of strategies for the teams and projects after the workshop.
Between the workshops, participants will be working on project development with specific tasks and assignments.
THE WORKSHOPS
- DEVELOPMENT - November 8-12, 2025 in Chisinau
We dig deep into the core of what the teams want to tell, enforce the storytelling, and focus on the ambition for each film in terms of impact, awareness, change.
- CO-PRODUCTION - January 14-18, 2026 in Chisinau
We expand the participants’ knowledge of each other’s reality, production environment, financing structures. The pros and cons of co-production are used to strengthen each project, preparing them to meet the international market.
- ENCOUNTER – March 14-18, 2026 during CPH:DOX in Copenhagen
The projects will be presented in the framework of the CPH:FORUM in round-table format and encounter the international market leading to the formulation of tailored strategies for each project.
THE PARTICIPANTS
Upcoming teams – director and producer – with a documentary project in development from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine can apply and we are committed to equal opportunity to all. We focus on projects set in these countries, projects that are open for co-production, and we welcome projects in the crossing field between documentary and journalism.
The working language is English, and participants should be comfortable with reading, writing, and speaking English.
The film project shall:
- Demonstrate to cover topics of public interest in a professional and ethical way.
- Have an idea of how to reach intended audiences and be a call for action.
- Seek to have an impact on the public debate leading to potential social, political, or cultural change.
- Priority is given to productions focusing on issues of gender equality, marginalised groups and minorities, diversity, social change, current affairs, and human rights.
There is no participation fee as CHANGE provides tutoring, travel, lodging, and living. Participants will cover local transportation themselves.
Application deadline: Monday 11th August 2025
The application form can be downloaded here. For further information, please contact Head of Industry and Training at CPH:DOX, Mara Gourd-Mercado, mara@cphdox.dk.
Some of the applicants might be invited for an online interview in August, to further clarify the application. Final selection will be announced in early September 2025.
This call is organised in collaboration with the following film festivals/organisations:
- Docudays UA – Ukraine
- MOLDOX – Moldova
- CinéDOC-Tbilisi – Georgia
- Golden Apricot – Armenia
- Northern Lights - Belarus
We wish to thank also the National Film School of Denmark for their collaboration.
THE PARTNERSHIP BEHIND CHANGE
CHANGE is initiated and funded by IMS through the New Democracy Fund.
EAVE is a professional training, project development and networking organization for audiovisual producers. Founded in 1988, our 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. We believe that the support of independent voices, creative imagination and culturally driven companies within the global media industries is an urgent necessity in the 21st century. Through our work we aim to contribute towards the creation of strong networks of producers and to encourage the exchange of knowledge and skills which will strengthen independent production across the world.
CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, is one of the biggest documentary film festivals in the world. A festival that continues to develop and expand, presenting a program that ranges from the works of major international directors to new talents, from large-scale theatrical releases to film/video works in the field between cinema and visual art. The festival’s platform for professionals, CPH:INDUSTRY, attracting 2.000+ professional delegates annually, has established itself as a fundamental European documentary marketplace, offering a wide range of activities and services connecting independent documentary film producers and filmmakers with the major international funds, broadcasters, streaming platforms, sales agents, as well as art curators, science foundations, impact bodies, traditional and alternative exhibitors, investors and philanthropists in the fields related to cinema – and beyond.
IMS, International Media Support, is promoting journalism and documentary film to strengthen the capacity of media to reduce conflict, strengthen democracy and facilitate dialogue. Our work is geared towards helping locally-based public interest media operating in armed conflicts, humanitarian crises and rapid political change, both positive and negative, to provide the public and “civic organizations” with public interest content they can trust and use. We work in more than 40 countries across four continents with a staff of about 150 people.
OBITUARY: ENRIQUE NICANOR
EAVE mourns the loss of former EAVE group leader and Spanish National Coordinator Enrique Nicanor.
It is with great sadness that EAVE received the news that our dear friend Enrique Nicanor, filmmaker and advocate for public broadcasting, passed away in Madrid on July 8, 2025, at the age of 80. His work was instrumental in shaping a culture of public television in post-Franco Spain, helping to establish democratic values through cultural programming.
Born in Spain and raised in Havana, Nicanor studied Fine Arts. He began his career in Cuba as a cartoonist and animation director at the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) before moving to Paris. He returned to Spain in 1967 at the request of Adolfo Suárez and was appointed Director of TVE 2, one of the country’s two public television channels, in 1983. He created Barrio Sésamo, Spain’s first version of Sesame Street, and developed cultural programming that helped shape Spanish public television after the Franco era. He was an independent producer from 1988 until his passing.
His life-long work, including leadership positions at INPUT (International Public Television Conference), played a key role in strengthening public service broadcasting across Europe, and received multiple accolades over the years, notably with a Premio Ondas in 1983 and the Golden Medal of the Galician Academy of Audiovisual Arts in 2005.
As group leader for many years, and later as EAVE National Coordinator in Spain, Enrique contributed greatly to EAVE's growth, and was always a loyal supporter.
As EAVE Head of Studies Lise Lense Moller puts it: "Enrique was a very kind, knowledgeable, lovely gentleman in the old sense of the word, but also an artist and a family man. He seemed to know everybody worth knowing in Spain and beyond - whether in the film business or local gourmet restaurants that one would have never spotted without him. And for me personally, he was a very generous and supportive mentor when I, as a young producer from Denmark, joined EAVE in 1992 to become a group leader. I am forever grateful to have known him."
Enrique Nicanor is survived by his spouse, Cayetana “Tany” Mulero; their two daughters, María and Cayetana; and his grandchildren, Penélope, and Noah. The EAVE community would like to express to his family our love and admiration for their husband, father, and grandfather; we send our warmest condolences to them.
Enrique will be dearly missed by his EAVE family.
EAVE AI Skills Booster Experts Announced
Get your yearly update on the latest developments in AI!
The EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER is back with additional hands-on elements to try out the newest and rapidly evolving tools and enhance your practical skills. Register by July 22!
EAVE’ s annual online workshop covers most recent developments of the rapidly progressing AI tools used in the audiovisual value chain. Through top-tier experts on script development, production, post-production, marketing and legal aspects, the workshop aims to give a comprehensive view on the newest tools available for the ecosystem. This workshop also addresses ethical and ecological considerations and includes practical interactive exercises that give the participants access to use the presented tools.
When and where?
The workshop will take place over 3 half days from October 7th to 9th (14.30 - 18.00 CET every day) on Zoom.
For whom?
Whether you are new to the subject or already implementing AI into your daily work, this workshop is crafted to equip you with the very latest insights and practical discussions on the evolving role and integration of AI across the audiovisual industry.
“The course gave me a great overview over the current systems available and being used by the mentors and also raised my awareness on the legal risks and uncertainties that we need to consider.” - Magnus Bimberg, Bimberg Media, Sweden
Workshop Experts
The module is moderated and devised by PETRI KEMPPINEN of Good Hand Production, Finland.
Speakers announced so far:
- NUNO BERNARDO, CEO, beActive Entertainment, Portugal
EAVE graduate and Portuguese national coordinator Nuno Bernardo will unveil the cutting-edge landscape of new AI tools revolutionizing film and TV post-production. Through a live demonstration, he will showcase practical applications for producers, from enhancing VFX and streamlining editing workflows to advanced audio processing The session will explore how these intelligent tools are transforming efficiency and creative possibilities in the final stages of content creation.
- KATRI MANNINEN, Screenwriter and PhD Student, Finland
Katri Manninen will focus on content creation through her personal talk on how a seasoned screenwriter develops concepts with the help of AI — packed with fresh techniques and practical tasks that help you use ChatGPT and other large language models to boost your script development. You’ll learn by doing and get direct feedback along the way.
- SIMONAS MOZURA, Kopa Films, Lithuania
Simonas is a Generative AI specialist and founder of KOPA FILMS, a studio focused on integrating AI into video production, including film, commercials and documentaries. He recently joined Perfection42 as Creative Director, where he’s helping to develop a platform for AI-powered visual content creation and creative workflow optimization. With deep knowledge of the latest AI tools and how they differ, Simonas brings a sharp eye for choosing the right solutions for specific filmmaking tasks. In his talk, he will cover practical use cases of AI in filmmaking—from his own projects to worldwide industry examples, focusing on video production. He’ll also talk about the art of prompting, tool selection, and the ethical considerations shaping the future of film with AI.
- ELIE NEBOT, Editorial and digital project manager, MK2, France
Coming from a general overview of the state-of-the-art AI updates, Elie will explore every aspect of the way marketing teams in the movie industry can leverage those tools to streamline their process, enhance their creativity and gain in productivity.
- KATRINE SCHIERBECK, The Law Factory, Denmark
The film and TV industry is currently undergoing a significant transformation, where the use of artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly becoming an integral part of both creative processes and production-related workflows. In light of this, it is more important than ever to understand the relevant legal frameworks and how they are applied in practice. Today, it is essential for professionals to be familiar with the applicable legal rules and understand how they impact the daily work surrounding film and TV production. The session will delve into international, European Union, and national regulations shaping the use of GenAI in film and TV production.
- JOANNA SZYMANSKA, CEO and producer at Shipsboy, Poland
Challenges of everyday AI - ethical, practical and philosophical questions on how to include AI into producer’s daily work. Grounded and realistic inquiry into what AI can really bring to producer’s practice - from creative disruption and mental empowerment to ethical dilemmas and anxieties for the future of the industry. In a thought-provoking and practice-based session Joanna tackles uneasy questions at the intersection of efficiency, authorship, and responsibility.
Fees and Deadlines
- Registration Deadline: July 22nd
- Registration Fee: 250 EUR
"It’s an inspiring creative programme for anyone interested in the nuanced ways artificial intelligence is shaping the film industry, regardless of their specific role or organisation.” - Nicolo Gallio, Torino Film Lab / Alphapanda, Italy
How to Register
Register Now by July 22nd through the registration form and take part in this immersive learning experience!
A limited number of scholarships are available specifically for selected BIPOC participants and for participants from low production capacity countries (priority to LCC group B countries as defined by Creative Europe/Media) or countries with no existing support mechanisms.
Don't miss the chance to bring your AI knowledge and skills up to date under the guidance of leading experts in the field.
For more information and registration details, contact us at julie@eave.org.
