EAVE September News 2025

• Best Actress award for EAVE project MAYSOON at Oldenburg
  Awards September 2025
• EAVE projects FIUME O MORTE! and TARIKA in race for the Oscars
  Nominations September 2025
• U ARE THE UNIVERSE in German cinemas
  In Cinemas September 2025
• EAVE Marketing Workshop project ETERNITY PACKAGE selected for Golden Rose Film Festival
  Festivals September 2025
• EAVE project PETTY THIEVES is in post-production
  Development & Production News September 2025
• MEET EAVE IN OCTOBER
  Meet our team at workshops and festivals!
• Arab Producers Lab second edition kicking off in Jordan!
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• PUENTES 2025 culminates in Basilicata, Italy!
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• OPEN CALL: EAVE SLATE 2026
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• EAVE Project Manager Vacancy
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• WEMW 2026 opens all calls for entries and announces new East & West Focus!
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• EAVE and the CMF launch report on inclusive production practices
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Best Actress award for EAVE project MAYSOON at Oldenburg

  Venice International Film Festival

EAVE graduates scoop 13 awards at the Venice International Film Festival!

Competition

• FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER by Jim Jarmusch, co-producer: EAVE graduate Conor Barry, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo won the Golden Lion for Best Film

Orizzonti

• A YEAR OF SCHOOL by Laura Samani, producers: EAVE graduate Nadia Trevisan, EAVE graduate Thomas Lambert won Best Actor in the Orizzonti Section
• WITHOUT KELLY by Lovisa Sirén, producer: EAVE graduate Siri Hjorton Wagner won Best Short Film in the Orizzonti Section
• CALLE MALAGA by Maryam Touzani, producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle won the Audience Award

Venice Immersive

• A LONG GOODBYE by Kate Voet, Victor Maes, producer: EAVE graduate Emmy Oost, co-producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno won the Achievement Prize in the Venice Immersive Section

Settimana Internazionale della Critica

• WAKING HOURS by Federico Cammarata and Filippo Foscarini, producers: TTB graduate Stefano Centini, EAVE graduate Serena Alfieri won the Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Prize for Best Technical Contribution

Giornate degli Autori

• MEMORY by Vladlena Sandu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond Van Der Kaaij won the People’s Award 
• IT’S A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD by Cyril Aris, co-producers: EAVE graduates Julie Viez won the People’s Award
• SHORT SUMMER by Nastia Korkia, producers: EAVE graduates Natalia Drozd, Dirk Decker, EAVE+ graduate Andrea Schütte, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic won the Lion of the Future - "Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film

Parallel Awards

• A YEAR OF SCHOOL by Laura Samani, producers: EAVE graduate Nadia Trevisan, EAVE graduate Thomas Lambert won the Authors Under 40 Award – Best Directing
• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won the Green Drop Award
• DUSE by Pietro Marcello, associate producer: EAVE MW graduate Stefano Mutolo won the Francesco Pasinetti Award – Best Actress and the Soundtrack Stars Award
• ELISA by Leonardo di Costanzo, producer: EAVE graduate Carlo Cresto-Dina won the SIGNIS Prize and the Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award – Best Italian Film

www.labiennale.org/en/cinema

 

 

 Toronto International Film Festival

EAVE graduates won 3 awards at the Toronto International Film Festival:

• NO OTHER CHOICE by Park Chan-wook, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras won the International People’s Choice Award
• TO THE VICTORY! by Valentyn Vasyanovych, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymyr Yatsenko, won the 2025 Platform Award
• FORASTERA by Lucía Aleñar Iglesias, producers: EAVE graduate Ariadna Dot, EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili, TTB graduate Marta Cruañas Compés won the FIPRESCI Prize

www.tiff.net

 

 

 San Sebastian Film Festival

• SIX DAYS IN SPRING by Joachim Lafosse, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman, Hans Everaert, EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges won the Silver Shell for Best Director and the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay
• WEIGHTLESS by Emilie Thalund, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin won the Kutxabank New Directors Award 
• A POET by Simon Mesa Soto, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies won the Horizontes Make & Mark Award
• THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost won the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award
• THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi won the Dama Youth Award

 

Industry Awards

• WHAT FOLLOWS IS MY DEATH by Laura Baumeister, producer: EAVE graduate Barbara Sarasola Day won the DALE! (Latin America-Europe Development) Award and the QCinema Award
• LA PIEL DEL LEON by Alvaro Brechner, producer: EAVE graduate Leticia Friedrich won the Artekino International Prize 
• WE WERE NO LONGER FIVE by Esteban Hoyos, Juan Miguel Gelacio, producer: PUENTES graduate Miranda Torres won the EGEDA Platino Industria Award for Best WIP Latam
• MARIANA x BHP by Renan Flumian, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi won the Music Library Award

 

 

 Nordisk Panorama Festival

• ONLY ON EARTH by Robin Petré, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marieke van den Bersselaar won Best Nordic Documentary at the Nordisk Panorama festival in Malmö, Sweden

https://nordiskpanorama.com/en/festival

 

 

 Oldenburg Film Festival

• BROKEN VOICES by Ondrej Provaznik, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny won the German Independence Award – Best Film at the Oldenburg Filmfestival. 
• EAVE project MAYSOON by Nancy Biniadaki, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, co-producers: EAVE + graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou won the Seymour Cassel Award – Best Actress (Sabrina Amali).

www.filmfest-oldenburg.de

 

 

 Golden Rose Film Festival

10 awards for EAVE graduates at the Golden Rose Film Festival, Varna:

• MADE IN EU by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova Golden Rose Trophy for Best Feature Film, the Best Actress Award (Gergana Pletnyova) and the Youth Jury Award
• EAVE project TARIKA by Milko Lazarov, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakowa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu won the Special Jury Award, Best Cinematographer, Best Music and the Bulgarian Film Critics’ Guild Award for Best Feature Film
• EAVE Marketing Workshop project ETERNITY PACKAGE by EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva, producer: EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva won Best First Feature and Best Actor (Stoyan Doichev)
• THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmyre Badinier, EAVE + graduate Philippe Coeytaux won Best Director

https://zlatnaroza.bg/en

 

 

 Montenegro Film Festival

5 awards for EAVE graduates at the Montenegro Film Festival:

• DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic scooped the Grand Prix Festival Award – Big Golden Mimosa
• HOW COME IT’S ALL GREEN OUT HERE? by Nikola Lezaic, producers: EAVE graduate Sinisa Juricic, EAVE participant Marija Lero won the Golden Mimosa for Best Director
• YUGO FLORIDA by Vladimir Tagic, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic won the Golden Mimosa for Best Leading Actor (Andrija Kuzmanovic)
• OTTER by Srdjan Vuletic, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic won the Golden Mimosa for Best Screenplay
• WHITES WASH AT NINETY by Marko Nabersnik, co-producer: EAVE graduate, group leader Ankica Juric Tilic was awarded the Golden Mimosa for Best Leading Actress (Anica Dobra and Lea Cok) 

https://filmfestival.me

 

 

 Busan International Film Festival

• HANA KOREA by Frederik Sølberg, producer: EAVE graduate Heejung Oh won the Flash Forward Audience Award.
• MALIKA by Natalia Uvarova, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Artem Vasilyev won the NETPAC Award
• TIGER by Anshul Chauhan, producer: TTB graduate Mina Moteki won the Hylife Vision Award
• KURAK by Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff won the Vision of Jiseok Award.

https://www.biff.kr

 

 

 Religion Today Film Festival

• EAVE project YALLA PARKOUR by Areeb Zuaiter, producer: EAVE graduate Basel Mawlawi, executive producer: EAVE graduate Lisa Nyed wins Best Documentary.

https://rtff.it/

 

 

 AGAPI (Galician Association of Independent Producers)

• EAVE graduate and PUENTES Head of Studies Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine, Spain) received The Dolores Ben Honorary Award from AGAPI. The award ceremony will take place on October 8 at Cinemar Films, the film sound studio founded by Dolores Ben in 2006, near Santiago de Compostela.

https://www.agapi.gal/fernanda-del-nido-distinguida-co-iv-premio-de-honra-dolores-ben/

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EAVE projects FIUME O MORTE! and TARIKA in race for the Oscars

 American Academy Awards – the Oscars

These films by EAVE graduates are nominated to represent their country in the International Feature Film category at the Oscars:

• ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU by Cherien Dabis, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marios Piperides – Jordan
• A POET by Simon Mesa Soto, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies – Colombia
• A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, co-producer: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna – Thailand
• BANZO by Margarida Cardoso, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve – Portugal
• CALLE MALAGA by Maryam Touzani, producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle - Morocco
• EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC by Tarik Saleh, producer: EAVE graduate Linda Mutawi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellstrøm – Sweden
• EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Vanja Jambrovic, Marina Gumzi - Croatia
• EAVE project TARIKA by Milko Lazarov, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakowa, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu – Bulgaria
• FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producers: EAVE graduates Marta Gmosinska, Mariusz Wlodarski – Slovakia
• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, co-producers: EAVE participant Jorgo Narjes, EAVE graduate Marcin Wierzchoslawski - Poland
• I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klara Tasovska, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin – Czech Republic
• LEFT-HANDED GIRL by Shih-Ching Tsou, associate producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo – Taiwan
• LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Miha Cernec, Katarina Prpic - Slovenia
• MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN by David Borenstein, co-producer: EAVE graduate Radovan Sibrt - Denmark
• NO OTHER CHOICE by Park Chan-Wook, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras – South Korea
• PALESTINE 36 by Annemarie Jacir, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Katrin Pors – Palestine
• PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava – Georgia
• PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger – Austria
• REEDLAND by Sven Bresser, producer: EAVE graduate Nevena Savic - Netherlands
• SANATORIUM by Gar O'Rourke, producer: EAVE graduate Andrew Freedman - Ireland
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic – Norway
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font – Spain
• STRANGER EYES by Yeo Siew Hua, producers: EAVE graduates Fran Borgia, Jean Laurent Csinidis, Alex C. Lo – Singapore
• THE LOVE THAT REMAINS by Hlynur Pálmason, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson, EAVE and TTB graduate Katrin Pors – Iceland
• THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cepedes, co-producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi – Chile
• THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit – Brazil
• THE SOUTHERN CHRONICLES by Pietinia Kronikas, producer: EAVE graduate Lukas Trimonis – Lithuania 
• THE THINGS YOU KILL by Alireza Khatami, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marta Gmosinska – Canada
• THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT by Gabrielle Brady, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Wadouh – Australia
• TOWER OF STRENGTH by Nikola Vukcevic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nevena Savic – Montenegro
• UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti - Paraguay
• WALLS – AKINNI INUK by Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg, producer: EAVE graduate and Danish National Coordinator Emile Hertling Péronard - Greenland

www.oscars.go.com

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U ARE THE UNIVERSE in German cinemas

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EAVE Marketing Workshop project ETERNITY PACKAGE selected for Golden Rose Film Festival

 Toronto International Film Festival (September 5 – 15)

Centrepiece

• A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, co-producers: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna, EAVE graduate May Odeh
• EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC by Tarik Saleh, co-producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellstrøm
• LITTLE SISTER (LA PETITE DERNIÈRE) by Hafsia Herzi, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur
• MILK TEETH by Mihai Mincan, producers: EAVE graduates Radu Stancu Monica Hellström Konstantinos Vassilaros
• MY FATHER’S SHADOW by Akinola Davies Jr., producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
• RENOIR by Chie Hayakawa, producers: EAVE and TTB graduates Fran Borgia, Eiko Mizuno Gray, TTB Head of Studies and EAVE+ graduate Christophe Bruncher
• 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 FOX KING by Woo Ming Jin, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Yulia Evina Bhara
• THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD by Francesco Sossai, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli
• THE LOVE THAT REMAINS by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE and TTB graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin  
• THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi
• UNINDENTIFIED, produced and directed by Interchange graduate Haifaa Al Mansour
• WHITETAIL by Nanouk Leopold, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper

Discovery

• AMOEBA by Siyou Tan, producers: EAVE graduate an TTB group leader Fran Borgia, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, EAVE MW graduate Antoine Simkine
• FORASTERA by Lucía Aleñar Iglesias, producers: EAVE graduate Ariadna Dot, EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili, TTB graduate Marta Cruañas Compés 
• GHOST SCHOOL by Seemab Gul, producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
• LAUNDRY by Zamo Mkhwanazi, producer: EAVE + graduate Philippe Coeytaux
• NOVIEMBRE by Tomas Corredor, producer: EAVE graduate Diana Bustamante
• OCA by Karla Badillo, producer: PUENTES graduate Federico Eibuszyc
• OUR FATHER by Goran Stankovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen

Gala Presentations

• PALESTINE 36 by Annemarie Jacir, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Katrin Pors

Luminaries

• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, co-producers: EAVE participant Jorgo Narjes, EAVE graduate Marcin Wierzchoslawski

Platform

• THE CURRENTS by Milagros Mumenthaler, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
• TO THE VICTORY! by Valentyn Vasyanovych, producer: EAVE graduate Volodymyr Yatsenko

Special Presentations

• A POET by Simon Mesa Soto, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies
• CALLE MALAGA by Maryam Touzani, producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, co-producers: EAVE participant Jorgo Narjes, EAVE graduate Marcin Wierzchoslawski
• SACRIFICE by Romain Gavras, producer: EAVE+ graduate Giorgios Karnavas
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
• 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
• THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE by Mona Fastvold, co-producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi

Tiff Docs

• NUESTRA TIERRA by Lucrecia Martel, producers: EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech, EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Leontine Petit, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin

www.tiff.net

 

 

 Oldenburg International Filmfestival (September 10 – 14)

• BROKEN VOICES by Ondrej Provaznik, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny
• EAVE project MAYSOON by Nancy Biniadaki, producer: EAVE graduate Christopher Zitterbart, co-producers: EAVE + graduate Titus Kreyenberg, EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou

https://www.filmfest-oldenburg.de/de/programm/filme

 

 

 Cinematik International Film Festival (September 10 – 15)

• A POET by Simon Mesa Soto, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies
• DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic
• FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
• KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
• LESSON LEARNED by Balint Szimler, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Julia Berkes, EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
• LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Miha Cernec, Katarina Prpic
• MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
• PERLA by Alexandra Makarová, producers: EAVE graduate Sabine Gruber, EAVE graduate and script consultant Arash T. Riahi
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
• THE FLATS by Alessandra Celesia, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
• 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
• THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
• THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
• TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
• VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
• WILD DIAMOND by Agathe Riedinger, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora

www.cinematik.sk

 

 

 

 Golden Rose National Film Festival, Varna (September 16 – 23)

• EAVE Marketing Workshop project ETERNITY PACKAGE by EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva, producer: EAVE graduate Magdelena Ilieva
• MADE IN EU by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
• EAVE project TARIKA by Milko Lazarov, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakowa, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu

• THE SHAMELESS by Konstantin Bojanov, executive producers: EAVE graduate Palmyre Badinier, EAVE+ graduate Philippe Coeytaux

www.zlatnaroza.bg

 

 

 Busan International Film Festival (September 17 – 26)

Competition

• LEFT-HANDED GIRL by Shih-Ching Tsou, associate producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
• NO OTHER CHOICE by Park Chan-wook, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras

Icons

• ALPHA by Julia Ducournau, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin 
• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
• DRACULA by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ada Solomon, National Coordinator Luxembourg Bernard Michaux, Paul Thiltges, EAVE+ Head of Study Jani Thiltges
• DUSE by Pietro Marcello, associate producer: EAVE MW graduate Stefano Mutolo
• EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC by Tarik Saleh, co-producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellstrøm
• FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER by Jim Jarmusch, co-producer: EAVE graduate Conor Barry, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, co-producers: EAVE participant Jorgo Narjes, EAVE graduate Marcin Wierzchoslawski
• ROMERIA by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
• 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
• THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit

Vision

• KURAK by Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alexandra Hoesdorff
• MALIKA by Natalia Uvarova, co-producer: EAVE + graduate Artem Vasilyev
• TIGER by Anshul Chauhan, producer: TTB graduate Mina Moteki

A Window on Asian Cinema

• AMOEBA by Siyou Tan, producers: EAVE graduate an TTB group leader Fran Borgia, EAVE graduates Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Antoine Simkine
• A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, co-producers: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna, EAVE graduate May Odeh
• BECOMING by Zhannat Alshanova, producers: EAVE graduates Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Denis Vaslin, Marija Razgute, co-producer: Marie Kjellson
• RENOIR by Chie Hayakawa, producers: EAVE and TTB graduates Fran Borgia, Eiko Mizuno Gray, TTB Head of Studies and EAVE+ graduate Christophe Bruncher
• THE FOX KING by Woo Ming Jin, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Yulia Evina Bhara

World Cinema

• GOD WILL NOT HELP by Hana Jusic, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, co-producers; EAVE graduate Ada Solomon, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
• ISLANDS by Jan-Ole Gerster, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jonas Katzenstein
• 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 CURRENTS by Milagros Mumenthaler, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
• LITTLE SISTER (LA PETITE DERNIÈRE) by Hafsia Herzi, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur

Flash Forward

• A YEAR OF SCHOOL by Laura Samani, producer: EAVE graduate Nadia Trevisan
• HANA KOREA by Frederik Sølberg, producer: EAVE graduate Heejung Oh
• HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You
• I ONLY REST IN THE STORM by Pedro Pinho, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis 
• WILD FOXES by Valéry Carnoy, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes
• REEDLAND by Sven Bresser, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
• STRANGE RIVER by Jaume Claret Muxart, producers: EAVE graduates Xavi Font, Fabian Altenried, PUENTES graduate Sophie Ahrens 
• THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD by Francesco Sossai, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli
• THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi

Wide Angle

• IMAGO by Deni Oumar Pitsaev, producer: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guégan, PUENTES graduate Géraldine Sprimont

https://www.biff.kr

 

 

 Helsinki International Film Festival (September 18 – 28)

• A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, co-producer: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna
• ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial 
• ARCHITECTON by Victor Kossakovsky, producers: EAVE graduates Heino Deckert, Estelle Robin You
• AURORA by Andres Maimik, Rain Tolk, producer: EAVE graduate Madis Tüür
• BOY FROM HEAVEN by Tarik Saleh, producer: EAVE graduate Kristina Aberg 
• DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic
• EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC by Tarik Saleh, co-producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellstrøm
• EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic
• EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE graduates Alejandro Arenas, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho, EAVE graduate and group leader Riina Sildos
• HANAMI by Denise Fernandes, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler 
• HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You
• INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al Rasheed, producer: EAVE graduate Rula Nasser
• KILL THE JOCKEY by Luis Ortega, producer: EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech
• LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS by Urska Djukic, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marina Gumzi, Miha Cernec, Katarina Prpic
• MANAS by Marianna Brennand, producer: EAVE graduate Luís Galvão Teles
• MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
• ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA by Arab and Tarzan Nasser, co-producers: EAVE graduates Edyta Janczak-Hiriart, Rashid Abdelhamid 
• PETER HUJAR’S DAY by Ira Sachs, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
• PROMISED SKY by Erige Sehiri, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
• 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
• LITTLE SISTER (LA PETITE DERNIÈRE) by Hafsia Herzi, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur
• THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi
• TIMESTAMP by Kateryna Gornostai, producer: EAVE graduate Reinier Selen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marion Guth, François Le Gall
• WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS by Runar Runarsson, co-producer: EAVE graduate Raymond van der Kaaij

www.hiff.fi

 

 

 Filmkunstmesse Leipzig (September 22 – 26)

• A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, co-producers: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna, EAVE graduate May Odeh
• AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY by Morad Mostafa, producer: EAVE graduate Ahmed Amer
• ALPHA by Julia Ducournau, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
• CIRCUS BOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producer: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld 
• LITTLE SISTER (LA PETITE DERNIÈRE) by Hafsia Herzi, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur
• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, co-producers: EAVE participant Jorgo Narjes, EAVE graduate Marcin Wierzchoslawski
• GIRLS & GODS by Arash T. Riahi & Verena Soltiz, producers: EAVE graduate and script consultant Arash T. Riahi, EAVE graduate Sabine Gruber
• KIKA by Alexe Poukine, producer: EAVE graduate Benoiî Roland
• READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN by Eran Riklis, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocchi
• ROMERIA by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
• THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
• YES by Nadav Lapid, producer: EAVE graduate Judith Lou Lévy, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marios Piperides, Jonas Dornbach
• YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Tony Copti, EAVE participant Jiries Copti

https://filmkunstmesse.de

 

 

 Finnish Film Affair (September 24 – 26)

Fiction in Development

• THUNDERING SMOKE by Khadar Ahmed, producer: EAVE graduate Adrien Chef
• ALONE WITH THE MOON by Lauri-Matti Parppei, producer: EAVE graduate Ilona Tolmunen
• ABYSS by Aino Suni, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
• WHEN JOHAN JOHANAS DISAPPEARED TO THE MOUNTAINS Suvi West, Anssi Kömi, producer: EAVE graduate Julia Elomäki

Fiction in Progress

• SON OF REVENGE by Antti J Jokinen, producer: EAVE + graduate Marko Röhr

Focus on Finland

• OCTOPUS, producer: EAVE graduate Ilona Tolmunen

https://hiffindustry.fi

 

 

 San Sebastian Film Festival (September 19 – 27)

Competition

• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, co-producers: EAVE participant Jorgo Narjes, EAVE graduate Marcin Wierzchoslawski
• SIX DAYS IN SPRING by Joachim Lafosse, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman, Hans Everaert, EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
• THE CURRENTS by Milagros Mumenthaler, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
• UNGRATEFUL BEINGS by Olmo Omerzu, producers: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny and EAVE group leader Ankica Juric Tilic

New Directors

• REDOUBT by John Skoog, producer: EAVE participant Caroline Drab, co-producers: EAVE graduates Kaarle Aho, Leontine Petit, Dan Wechsler, Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari, Per Damgard Hansen
• WEIGHTLESS by Emilie Thalund, producer: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin

Horizontes Latinos

• A POET by Simon Mesa Soto, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies
• CUERPO CELESTE by Nayra Ilic Garcia, producer: EAVE graduate Alessandro Amato
• LIMPIA by Dominga Sotomayor, producer: PUENTES graduate Rocio Jadue
• NUESTRA TIERRA by Lucrecia Martel, producers: EAVE+ graduate Benjamin Domenech, EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Leontine Petit, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
• THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

• EAVE project FIUME O MORTE! by Igor Bezinovic, producers: EAVE graduates Tibor Keser, Marina Gumzi, Vanja Jambrovic
• JOAN OF ARC by Hlynur Palmason, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
• LE FELICIDAD (HAPPINESS) by Paz Encina, producer: PUENTES graduate Gabriela Sabaté
• STRANGE RIVER by Jaume Claret Muxart, producers: EAVE graduates Xavi Font, Fabian Altenried, PUENTES graduate Sophie Ahrens 
• THE ICE TOWER by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
• UNDER THE FLAGS, THE SUN by Juanjo Pereira, producers: PUENTES graduates Gabriela Sabaté, Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti

Perlak

• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
• 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
• THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit

 

Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum

• EL ATLETOSMO Y EL AMOR by Alejandra Moffat, producer: PUENTES graduate Mirlanda Torres
• WHAT FOLLOWS IS MY DEATH by Laura Baumeister, producer: EAVE graduate Barbara Sarasola Day
• LA PIEL DEL LEON by Alvaro Brechner, producer: EAVE graduate Leticia Friedrich

WIP Europe

• SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SLEEP by Jonas Bak, producer: EAVE graduate Charlotte Lelong

WIP Latam

• THE NEVERENDING PLAGUE by Joaquin Cocina, Cristobal Leon, producer: PUENTES graduate Catalina Vergara, EAVE graduate Marleen Slot, EAVE MW graduate Gudula Meinzolt
• WE WERE NO LONGER FIVE by Esteban Hoyos, Juan Miguel Gelacio, producer: PUENTES graduate Miranda Torres

www.sansebastianfestival.com

 

 

 Bucharest International Film Festival (September 19 – 28)

• A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT by Lauri-Matti Parppei, producer: EAVE graduate Ilona Tolmunen
• GOD WILL NOT HELP by Hana Jusic, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, co-producers; EAVE graduate Ada Solomon, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
• MILK TEETH by Muhai Mincan, producers: EAVE, TTB and PUENTES graduate, National Coordinator Romania Radu Stancu, EAVE graduate Ioana Lascar 
• ROMERIA by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora
• THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD by Francesco Sossai, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli
• THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi
• YES by Nadav Lapid, producer: EAVE graduate Judith Lou Lévy, co-producers: EAVE graduates Marios Piperides, Jonas Dornbach

www.biff.com.ro

 

 

 Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ Film Festival (September 20 – 26)

• DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic
• EAVE project QUIET LIFE by Alexandros Avranas, producers: EAVE graduates Alejandro Arenas, EAVE group leader Riina Sildos, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho
• MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
• MOTHER by Teona Strugar Mitevska, producer: EAVE graduate Sebastien Delloye, co-producers: EAVE graduates Amra Baksic Camo, Adis Djapo, National Coordinator Macedonia Labina Mitevska
• PERLA by Alexandra Makarova, producers: EAVE graduates Sabine Gruber, Arash T. Riahi
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
• THE VISITOR by Vytautas Katkus, producers: EAVE graduates Marija Razgute, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Anna-Maria Kantarius

www.manaki.com.mk

 

 Gdynia Film Festival (September 22 – 27)

• 13 DAYS TILL SUMMER by Bartosz M. Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Jan Kwiecinski
• BEAUTIFUL! by Katia Priwieziencew, producer: EAVE graduate Kuba Kosma
• BROTHER by Maciej Sobieszczanski, producers: EAVE graduates Violetta Kaminska, Izabela Wojcik
• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, co-producers: EAVE participant Jorgo Narjes, EAVE graduate Marcin Wierzchoslawski
• HER WILL BE DONE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You
• SILVER by Natalia Koniarz, producer: EAVE graduate Maciej Kubicki

https://festiwalgdynia.pl/en

 

 

 Zurich Film Festival (September 25 – October 5)

• ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU by Cherien Dabis, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marios Piperides
• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
• CALLE MALAGA by Maryam Touzani, producer: EAVE graduate Fred Burle
• CIRCUS BOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producer: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld 
• CUERPO CELESTE by Nayra Ilic García, producer: EAVE graduate Alessandro Amato
• EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC by Tarik Saleh, producer: EAVE graduate Linda Mutawi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellström
• FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
• FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER by Jim Jarmusch, co-producer: EAVE graduate Conor Barry, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
• GAVAGAI by Ulrich Köhler, producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
• KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
• LEFT-HANDED GIRL by Shih-Ching Tsou, associate producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
• NO OTHER CHOICE by Park Chan-wook, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
• PROMISED SKY by Erige Sehiri, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
• THE BLUE TRAIL by Gabriel Mascaro, producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay, co-producers: EAVE graduates Giancarlo Nasi, Marleen Slot
• THE LOVE THAT REMAINS by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE and TTB graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
• THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
• THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE by Mona Fastvold, producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi

https://zff.com/en

 

 

 Filmfest Hamburg (September 25 – October 4)

• A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, co-producer: TTB graduate Karim Aitouna
• AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY by Morad Mostafa, producer: EAVE graduate Ahmed Amer
• ALPHA by Julia Ducournau, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
• BUGONIA by Yorgos Lanthimos, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
• CIRCUS BOY by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke, producer: EAVE participant Katharina Bergfeld 
• COTTON QUEEN by Suzannah Mirghani, producers: EAVE graduates Caroline Daube, Ossama Bawardi, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
• DONKEY DAYS by Rosanne Pel, producer: EAVE graduate Floor Onrust
• DUSE by Pietro Marcello, associate producer: EAVE MW graduate Stefano Mutolo
• EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC by Tarik Saleh, producer: EAVE graduate Linda Mutawi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellström
• GAVAGAI by Ulrich Köhler, producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
• HEADS OR TAILS? by Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis, producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
• HONEY by Natasha Arthy, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Stevnbak Westergren
• WILD FOXES by Valéry Carnoy, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes
• MADE IN EU by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
• ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA by Arab and Tarzan Nasser, co-producers: EAVE graduates Edyta Janczak-Hiriart, Rashid Abdelhamid 
• RAIN FELL ON THE NOTHING NEW by Steffen Goldkamp, producers: EAVE graduates Dirk Decker, Andrea Schütte
• ROMERIA by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora
• THE CURRENTS by Milagros Mumenthaler, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
• LITTLE SISTER (LA PETITE DERNIÈRE) by Hafsia Herzi, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur
• THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO by Diego Cespedes, producer: PUENTES and TTB graduate Giancarlo Nasi
• THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
• YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Tony Copti, EAVE participant Jiries Copti

 

 EXPLORER KONFERENZ

October 2, 2025

EAVE session Equitable Co-production with EAVE graduate Yanis Gaye and Ivy Muiruri
The speakers will address the challenges and opportunities of building fair creative partnerships by acknowledging the asymmetries in resources, infrastructures, and market access, often framed as “high” and “low” capacity contexts.

www.filmfesthamburg.de

 

 

 Netherlands Film Festival Utrecht (September 26 – October 3)

• FABULA by Michiel ten Horn, producer: EAVE graduate Sander Verdonk
• MR. K by Tallulah Schwab, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit
• THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
• OUR GIRLS by Mike van Diem, producer: EAVE graduate Derk-Jan Warrink

https://iffr.com

 

 

 Ourense Film Festival (September 26 – October 5)

• BYE BYE TIBERIAS by Lina Soualem, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi
• CUERPO CELESTE by Nayra Ilic García, producer: PUENTES graduate Alessandro Amato
• SANDBAG DAM by Cejen Cernic Canak, producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Ankica Juric Tilic, EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene
• TO A LAND UNKNOWN by Mahdi Fleifel, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki

https://ouffestival.gal/es

 

 

 Finale Pilzen (September 26 – October 10)

• DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic
• FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
• FRANZ by Agnieszka Holland, producer: EAVE graduate David Grumbach, co-producers: EAVE participant Jorgo Narjes, EAVE graduate Marcin Wierzchoslawski
• THREE DAYS OF FISH by Peter Hoogendoorn, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper

https://film.festivalfinale.cz

 

 

 New York Film Festival (September 28 – October 12)

• DRACULA by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ada Solomon, National Coordinator Luxembourg Bernard Michaux, Paul Thiltges, EAVE + Head of Study Jani Thiltges
• DUSE by Pietro Marcello, associate producer: EAVE MW graduate Stefano Mutolo
• FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER by Jim Jarmusch, co-producer: EAVE graduate Conor Barry, executive producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
• GAVAGAI by Ulrich Köhler, producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
• I ONLY REST IN THE STORM by Pedro Pinho, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis 
• KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
• NO OTHER CHOICE by Park Chan-wook, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
• NUESTRA TIERRA by Lucrecia Martel, producers: EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Benjamin Domenech, EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Leontine Petit, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
• PETER HUJAR’S DAY by Ira Sachs, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle
• ROMERIA by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Zamora
• SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
• SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
• THE CURRENTS by Milagros Mumenthaler, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler
• THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD by Francesco Sossai, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli
• THE LOVE THAT REMAINS by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE and TTB graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE graduate Anton Mani Svansson, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
• THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonca Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Leontine Petit

www.filmlinc.org

 

 

 The Gotham Project Market, New York (September 29 – October 3)

• COLD ASHES CAN CAUSE FOREST FIRES by Ashmita Guha Neogi, producer: TTB graduate and EAVE participant Avantika Singh Desbouvries
• INBETWEEN WORLDS by Diana Cam Van Nguyen, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin

https://thegotham.org/gotham-week/project-market/  

 

 

 Young Horizons Industry (September 29 – October 1)

• ANN WAS HERE, produced by EAVE graduate Pille Rünk
• DIRT IN YOUR FACE, producer: EAVE+ graduate Kristian Taska
• RISE OF THE WATER FOX, producer: EAVE graduate and Estonian National Coordinator Evelin Penttilä

https://industry.younghorizons.pl

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EAVE project PETTY THIEVES is in post-production

In development / pre-production

Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre supports 5 feature films, 19 documentaries, 11 short films et 4 Lab films in its first session of 2025.

• A JAMAIS TON ANIMAL MATERNEL by Valentina Maurel, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
• AU NOM DU PÈRE by Nade Dieu, producer: PUENTES graduate Anthony Rey
• CAOUTCHOUC by Fabrice Du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
• DISUNITED NATIONS by Christophe Cotteret, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
• DISSONANCE by Aline Magrez, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
• JOHANNE PLONGE by Noémie Nicolas, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit
• LA MISSION by Patrice Toye, producers: EAVE graduate and Belgian National Coordinator Anton Iffland Stettner, EAVE graduate Eva Kuperman
• LE FAUX SOIR by Michaël R. Roskam, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
• LES PORCS DU CAIRE by Rani Massalah, producer: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan, PUENTES graduate Geraldine Sprimont
• LES SILENCIEUX by Basile Vuillemin, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
• MARIE-MADELEINE by Géssica Généus, producers: EAVE graduate and Belgian National Coordinator Anton Iffland Stettner, EAVE graduate Eva Kuperman
• NICE WHITE LADY by Melissa Seker, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes
• TRAIN DE NUIT by Delphine Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

https://audiovisuel.cfwb.be

 

 

In production

• LE FAUX SOIR by Michael R Roskam, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin is in production. The film looks back on one of the most audacious acts of resistance in Belgium during the Second World War: the publication of a fake edition of the newspaper Le Soir, a satirical pastiche which openly ridiculed the Nazi occupiers. It’s a historical subject, but it’s more topical than ever given that freedom of expression, the independence of the press and the flood of fake news are currently on many people’s minds. "During the Nazi invasion of Belgium, on 10 May 1940 the press was shut down and placed under occupier control. In Brussels, this impacted the most-read paper in the country, Le Soir. Its young owner, Marie-Thérèse Rossel, refused to work under German censorship and went into exile with her family in France. Hijacked by the Nazis, Le Soir became a propaganda tool for Hitler and the Gestapo. The film follows in the footsteps of a group of resistance fighters who risked their lives to carry out one of the most courageous acts in the history of the underground press," explained the director. Shooting kicked off on 23 September and will continue until 10 December, primarily in Brussels but also in Ghent and Mons, with some shooting taking place in France. LE FAUX SOIR is being produced by Cassandre Warnauts and Jean-Yves Roubin on behalf of Frakas Productions (Belgium), in co-production with Rectangle Productions/Goodfellas (Alice Girard and Vincent Maraval) and Harbor Men Pictures (belonging to Michaël R Roskam), in association with Anonymous Federation and Rossel (Bernard Marchant). The feature is co-produced by RTL, Proximus, BeTV and Orange. It enjoys support from the Wallonia Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre, the Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Eurimages, the Brussels-Capitale region, Wallimage, Screen Flanders, and Tax Shelter.

www.frakas.be

• COWGIRL by Michal Blasko, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin has almost completed the shooting. The film tells the story of 14-year-old Barbora, a teenager devoted to horseback riding, who is raised by her widowed father, a respected local police officer. Barbora is immersed in the world of so-called horse cutting, a sport inspired by the Western tradition, and shares a deep bond with her horse, Indy. This sport is not just a leisure activity but a way of life shaped by discipline, care, and emotional connection. “The production started on 24 July 2025 and it’s almost completed. Two extra days of shooting are planned in September, but we already started the editing in Budapest. We would like to add that the story itself unfolds against the backdrop of the beautiful Liptov nature, which in the film almost appears as another character,” producer Jakub Viktorín said. Viktorín is producing through Slovakia’s nutprodukcia in co-production with Tomas Hruby through nutprodukce (Czech Republic) and Gabor Osvath through Hungary’s Filmfabriq. The movie is backed by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Creative Europe - MEDIA, the Czech Film Fund, and the National Film Institute – Hungary.

http://www.nutprodukcia.sk

 

 

In post-production

• UNTIL THE DAY ENDS by Jelena Maksimovi, producers: EAVE graduates Jelena Angelovski, Miha Cernec and EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar is in post-production. The story unfolds over the course of a single summer night. Lena, a 20-year-old escaping an oppressive family environment, encounters Stefan, two years her senior, who shares her desire for acceptance and freedom. Drawn into the pulse of the city, they navigate waves of unrest. As protests erupt, they join demonstrations fuelled by the unstoppable dissatisfaction of the people. One night. Two lost souls. A city on fire. The Serbian-Bulgarian-Montenegrin-Slovenian co-production is staged by Jelena Angelovski, of Belgrade-based Taurunum Film, in co-production with Nikolay Mutafchiev for PREMIERstudio, Dusan Kasalica and Ivan Salatić for Meander Film, and Miha Černec and Jozko Rutar for Staragara. The film is supported by Film Center Serbia, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Slovenian Film Centre and Creative Europe – MEDIA.

www.staragara.com

• WHO ARE WE by Miroslav Terzic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ankica Juric Tilic and Paul Thiltges is in post-production. The film explores the world of teenagers and the dynamics of peer violence. During a school trip, second-year high school students, collectively responsible for the bullying of their classmate Andrija, who committed suicide, must face the consequences of their actions. “In one way or another, all of us have encountered this topic during our childhood, whether directly or indirectly. For me, it became clear that it was time to make a film about it. Still, the story goes beyond the boundaries of a classroom or the frame of peer violence. As we all witness daily, we live in a profoundly violent society. What happens to our children is not an isolated phenomenon, it is a reflection of the reality we all share”, Miroslav Terzic said. The film is produced by Snežana van Houwelingen and Branislav Trifunovic of Serbia’s This and That Productions in co-production with Luxembourg’s Paul Thiltges Distribution, Italy’s Nightswim, Bulgaria’s Invictus, and Croatia’s Kinorama. Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, the Luxembourg Film Fund, MIC Italian Ministry of Culture, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, and Creative Europe –MEDIA are backing the project.

https://www.thisandthat.rs/

• EAVE project PETTY THIEVES by Mate Ugrin, co-producers: EAVE graduates Julia Cöllen, Jelena Angelovski is currently in post-production. Rio, a quiet young man from a village in central Istria in Croatia, makes a living as a kitchen helper in a hotel resort on the Adriatic coast, committing occasional petty thefts from tourists. He takes care of his elderly grandparents and clashes with his grandmother on how to best take care of his grandfather, who suffers from dementia. After long shifts at work, he visits cruising hotspots but is cautious and reserved. One evening, Andrea, a seasonal beauty salon worker in the same resort, notices Rio stealing at the beach. She suggests joining forces and stealing from her wealthy customers in the hotel, sharing the profits. As the two spend time breaking into hotel rooms and villas looking for jewellery and money, they form an emotional bond and Rio begins to open up. But it isn’t long before Andrea is caught and gets fired from the resort, deciding to leave for Germany. The film is produced by Croatia’s Kadromat and co-produced by In the Cut (France), Fünferfilm (Germany) and Nanslafu films (Serbia), with the support of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, CNC - Aide aux cinémas du monde, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, ARTE/Cofinova, MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, and Creative Europe- MEDIA. The producers are Daria Blazevic and Mate Ugrin from Croatia. Tiphaine Robion from France, Julia Cöllen, Karsten Krause and Frank Scheuffele from Germany and Jelena Angelovski from Serbia are the co-producers.

www.fuenferfilm.de

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MEET EAVE IN OCTOBER

@ PUENTES Workshop 2, September 27 – October 3, Policoro (IT)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp (September 27 - 30), EAVE Project Manager Ana Ruiz Miralles

 

@ Explorer Konferenz, October 2- 3, Hamburg (DE)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp 

 

@ Frankfurt Book Fair, October 16 - 18, Frankfurt (DE)

EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo

 

@ EAVE Producers Workshop 3, October  27 – November 3, Thessaloniki (GR)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp, EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo, EAVE Project Managers Sarah van den Hoogen, Ana Ruiz Miralles, Tanika Sajatovic

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Arab Producers Lab second edition kicking off in Jordan!

EAVE has organised in partnership with the Royal Film Commission - Jordan an immersive EAVE on Demand workshop for Arab producers and directors working on their first or second narrative feature films: the Arab Producers Lab (APL) from September 25 to 30, in Amman, Jordan.

The objective is to improve the participants’ skills in international co-production film finance and management, project and script development as well as sales and distribution, and to confront them with the reality of the international market, also taking in account the local current reality and providing them with the necessary skills in order to succeed on a highly competitive international market.
 
The Lab focuses on strengthening the skills of producers by enabling them to understand and contribute to the entire creative production process. During the lab’s five intensive days, the producers and directors will experience training sessions through the film they are working on. The sessions will include one-on-one and group sessions with internationally acclaimed experts focusing on packaging, financing, co-production, script development, legal issues as well as international markets and sales.

The tutors of the workshop include Rula Nasser (The Imaginarium Films, JO), Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine (Scale & Scope, FR), Nayeem Mahbub (Kahini, SE/BD) and Hédi Zardi (FR).

The six selected projects are the following:

• I AM AFRAID TO MEET YOU SOMEDAY by Khaled Mansour, producer: Rasha Hosny (Egypt)
• CLOSE ROSE CLOSE by Rulan Hasan, producer: Fahad Samman (Saudi Arabia/Jordan)
• THE SUNFLOWERS OF THE MOON by Ismaël, producer: Sarra Maali (Tunisia)
• THE BLUE LINE by Atia Al Daradji, producer: Ali Jbara (Iraq)
• SUFFOCATION by Hamza Al Khatib, producer: Dima Sharif (Palestine/Jordan)
• AYIN HARA (EVIL EYE) by Yasir Kareem, producer: Aws Allami, co-producer: Mays Alreem (Iraq/Jordan)

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PUENTES 2025 culminates in Basilicata, Italy!

The second and final session of PUENTES, EAVE’s European-Latin American co-production workshop, will kick off tomorrow, September 27 in Policoro, in the region of Basilicata (IT), and will run until October 3.

Reunited, the selected Latin American and European participants will continue to develop projects, grow their careers and companies, think on a global scale, and forge meaningful professional ties across the Atlantic — all with the support of PUENTES’ experienced experts from both continents.

Experts and programme

The core tutors include Head of Studies and recent recipient of the Dolores Ben Honorary Award Fernanda del Nido (Setembro Cine, AR/ES), Script Consultant Jacques Akchoti (FR), and Group Leader Sophie Erbs (Gaijin, FR).

Guest experts include:

• Felicitas Raffo (CEPA CINE/Lorolo, ES, AR)
• Alessandro Amato (dispàrte, IT)
• Aleksi Hyvärinen (Don Films, FI)
• Giancarlo Nasi (Quijote Cine, CL)

In addition to plenaries with a focus on topics such as AI, the relationship between producer and writer, as well as case studies of co-productions between Latin America and Europe, group work sessions, and individual meetings with the experts, the second week of PUENTES will feature a special module on company planning, titled 'Building a Sustainable Business', led by Group Leader Sophie Erbs.

PUENTES ITALIA for local professionals

As every year, a special local workshop for 10 Italian producers will take place alongside the international PUENTES program from September 28 to October 1. Check out the selected participants for PUENTES ITALIA here. Local participants and the international group will share plenary sessions and networking events.

PUENTES ITALIA Basilicata Open Day

On September 29, the PUENTES ITALIA participants will be joined by a group of producers from our host region Basilicata to enhance the region’s visibility internationally and offer networking possibilities for all attending producers.

Many thanks to our partners!

The PUENTES programme is made possible with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and IBERMEDIA.

EAVE would like to express its gratitude to the partners of PUENTES 2025 second workshop: Fondo Audiovisivo FVG, Kido Music, MiC Ministero della Cultura, CNA – Cinema e Audiovisivo, Lucana Film Commission and GAL.

A vote of gratitude goes to our permanent partners from Bocacha and in particular to Agustina Chiarino, and the partner of the first workshop: Agencia del Cine y el Audiovisual del Uruguay – ACAU.

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OPEN CALL: EAVE SLATE 2026

 

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EAVE Project Manager Vacancy

EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) is a professional training, project development and networking organisation funded by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and the Film Fund Luxembourg. We run training programmes for audiovisual producers mainly in Europe, but also in other parts of the world.

EAVE is looking for a Project Manager for our team in Luxembourg.

The primary tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Managing the logistics of EAVE PUENTES (2 five-day workshops in Europe and Latin America)
• Together with another colleague, taking care of the organisation of the EAVE Marketing Workshop (4.5-day event in Luxembourg)
• Contributing with the rest of the EAVE team to the organisation, mainly of the EAVE Producers Workshop and EAVE Plus, as well as other EAVE events and workshops. This includes:
  • Travel & hotel organisation for team, experts and decision makers
  • General workshop logistics & technics
  • Workshop catalogues & infobooks
  • Follow-up of participants, experts and other film industry representatives
• Contributing to the organisation of EAVE pedagogical and team meetings, festival accreditations and smaller EAVE workshops (EAVE ON DEMAND)
• Assisting the EAVE team members with funding applications and reports and other tasks (EAVE PR, social media appearance)

The Project Manager will work closely with the EAVE CEO and EAVE Deputy CEO, as well as supporting other members of the EAVE team as required.

The Project Manager’s tasks will require occasional travelling and presence at EAVE PUENTES and EAVE Marketing Workshop, and possibly other EAVE events.

Preferable skills required:

• Knowledge of the European film and television industry, and working experience in markets, festivals, production, distribution, sales, training or comparable areas / culture
• Motivation to work with partners and participants from all over Europe and beyond
• Very good communication, social and organisational skills
• Flexibility, dynamism, motivation and service-mindedness
• Capacity to work in a team
• Ability to take responsibility and to carry out tasks independently, thoroughly, systematically and respecting deadlines
• Good time management skills
• Capacity to take initiative
• Fluent English and Spanish, ideally notions of French and preferably one or more other European languages
• Computer skills (MS-Office, Filemaker, etc) and social media skills

Working conditions:

The Job is based in Luxembourg in full-time (40 working hours / week).

Fixed term contract/CDD (1 year with the possibility of extension) according to Luxembourg work law (trial period: 3 months).

Working language: English

Priority will be given to Luxembourg-based candidates if requirements are similarly met as those of candidates from outside Luxembourg.

Timeline:

Please send your application (CV, motivation letter) in English and by email only to satu@eave.org.

Deadline for application: October 7, 2025.

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WEMW 2026 opens all calls for entries and announces new East & West Focus!

>> East & West meet again in Trieste: a new focus on the GAS region, the return of the Baltic countries, uncovering the best stories and a deep dive into film & game intersections

Set to happen once again in Trieste on January 18-20, 2026, the upcoming edition of WEMW will dedicate an exciting East & West Focus to the Baltic Countries & GAS region, bringing together projects, professionals and talents from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with the main goal to facilitate new creative and business exchanges with the spotlight territories.

This upcoming East & West Focus is made possible thanks to the support of FFA - German Federal Film Board, German Films, Austrian Films, Swiss Films, Estonian Film Institute, Lithuanian Film Center, National Film Centre of Latvia in cooperation with Cine Tirol Film Commission, Cinéforom, Hessenfi lm&Medien, kreativland.tirol, MEDIA Desk Suisse, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Switzerland Film Commission and Zurich Film Fund.

Alongside this expanded geographical focus, WEMW will also introduce the brand-new Films x Games Connection Hub, an innovative programme aimed at bringing together, for the first time, film producers and game studios to explore their possible present and future connections.

Balancing tradition with innovation, WEMW is therefore happy to open the calls for its 5 different sections, ranging from the established Co-Production Forum and Work in Progress sessions to the cutting-edge Inspirational Labs, EAVE Slate and the Films X Games Connection Hub, all designed to foster collaboration, inspire creativity, and drive the industry forward.

 

CO-PRODUCTION FORUM

• early bird deadline: October 10, 2025
• last minute deadline: October 20, 2025

WEMW 2026 will select 20 projects in development (live-action features, creative documentaries and short animated projects) from all over Europe and beyond, with special attention to the 2026 East & West spotlight countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. All selected projects will be pitched in front of more than 500 decision makers and professionals from over 60 countries, and will compete for two main cash prizes: the Film Center Serbia Development Award and the CICLIC WEMW Award (granted by the French Centre-Val de Loire Region). Thanks to the WEMW network of partners, the Co-Production Forum will also feature a series of other major awards, including EAVE Producers Workshop Scholarship, the Pop Up Film Residency Award, the Marché du Film Producers Network Badges, the DAE Talent Development Prize, GoGo2025 Residency Award and the CEE Animation Award.

SUBMISSION FEES
Early bird fee: from 16 September until 10 October, 23:59 CET € 0 (no fee)
Last minute fee: from 11 until 20 October, 23:59 CET € 20

With the recent steady growth of submissions, this contribution allows us to maintain the usual standards, timing and dedication of our reviewing and selection process.

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WORKS IN PROGRESS

• deadline: November 5, 2025

Starting from today, it is also possible to submit a project to the two WIP sections organised by WEMW and Trieste Film Festival.

Last Stop Trieste will select documentary projects in a stage of fine-cut, previously developed or presented in one of our partners platform: Ex-Oriente Film Workshop, BDC Discoveries, Docu Rough Cut Boutique, Baltic Sea Docs, ZagrebDox PRO and WEMW Co-Production Forum. All selected docs will be in the running for the HBO Europe Award and the Film Center Montenegro Award.

This is IT, works in progress section run in partnership with L’Atelier - Milano Film Network, will focus on feature films and hybrid works with a strong visual and artistic approach produced or co-produced by Italian producers, or coming from any of the East & West 2026 spotlight territories: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. All selected films will compete for the Laser Film Award.

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EAVE SLATE

• deadline: November 5, 2025

EAVE Slate will select up to 8 European companies that are developing a slate of A/V works and will combine the EAVE group work method with a series of plenary sessions and individual consultancies focusing on strategic company planning, potential risk evaluation and company diversification.

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INSPIRATIONAL LABS

• deadline: November 5, 2025

European, Latin American and Canadian producers will also be able to apply to our Inspirational Labs, a series of initiatives meant to stimulate selected participants to develop new content and explore new business models. Run in collaboration with leading training programmes and international partners, the 8 Labs will offer a deeper insight on AI, animation production, drama series content, docu-series, genre film production, impact & outreach strategy, private equity funding and sustainable leadership for women producers.

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FILMS X GAMES CONNECTION HUB

• deadline: November 5, 2025

After two successful editions of the Video Games Production Inspirational Lab, WEMW and SpielFabrique join forces again to expand the programme and launch the FILMS x GAMES Connection Hub, a brand-new initiative designed to enhance the connections between the film and game sectors. The programme is targeting up to 10 A/V producers with a game project in development who are keen to learn how the game sector works and better understand how to position, fi nance and distribute a game. Besides group work and individual consultations with international experts, the programme will include a matchmaking session with a group of dynamic game developers & studios from different European countries, aimed at exploring new opportunities of collaboration at project development level.

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>> WEMW 2026 is organised by the FVG Audiovisual Fund, in collaboration with the Trieste Film Festival and EAVE, and thanks to the precious and constant support of Creative Europe MEDIA, MIC - Direzione Generale per il Cinema, CEI – Central European Initiative, Catalan Films, Film Center Serbia, CICLIC - Centre-Val de Loire Region and the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

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EAVE and the CMF launch report on inclusive production practices

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