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WOMAN UNKNOWN wins Golden Lion for Best Film

VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

  • WOMAN UNKNOWN by May el-Toukhy, co-producer: EAVE graduate Esko Rips won Golden Lion for Best Film and Coppa Volpi for Best Actress (Mathilde Arcel)
  • FALLING HOUSE by Mohsen Gharaie, producer: EAVE graduate Milad Khosravi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Solmaz Azizi received the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress (Laleh Marzban)
  • I MATTER by Alina Serban, producers: EAVE graduates Carla Fotea, Ada Solomon received The Armani Beauty Audience Award

https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2026

 

 

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

  • MAMMALIA by Elia Kalogianni, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti won Best International Short Film

https://www.tiff.net/

 

 

CINEMATIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

  • FATHERLAND by Pawel Pawlikowski, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won the Meeting Point Europe Award
  • IGOR AND AFTER by Ivan Ostrochovský, producers: EAVE graduates Tomáš Michálek and Katarína Tomková, MW graduate Martina Netíková received the Cinematik.doc Literary Fund Award
  • WE HAVE TO SURVIVE by Tomáš Krupa, co-producers: EAVE+ and MW graduates Peter Drössler and EAVE graduate Arash T. Riahi won the Mayor's Award of the Town of Piešťany

https://cinematik.sk/

 

 

FILMKUNSTMESSE LEIPZIG

  • FATHERLAND by Pawel Pawlikowski, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won Best Film
  • BIERMANN by Jens Meurer, producer: EAVE graduate Jens Meurer won Best Documentary Film

https://filmkunstmesse.de/ 

 

 

SERIESLY BERLIN

  • THE MAN BEHIND A MASK, created by Anna Kalnina, producer: EAVE and MW graduate Sergei Serpuhov won the Seriesly Berlin co-pro pitches 2026

https://www.serieslyberlin.com/

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EAVE Marketing Workshop project MILA/MARIJA premieres in Zurich

VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 2- 12)

Competition

  • A BIT OF LIGHT by Ali Asgari, producers: EAVE graduates Lorenzo Cioffi, Milad Khosravi
  • WOMAN UNKNOWN by May el-Toukhy, co-producer: EAVE graduate Esko Rips
  • THE ECHO CHAMBER by Andrea Pallaoro, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

Out of Competition

  • PERVERT’S GUIDE TO UTOPIAS by Sophie Fiennes, producers: EAVE graduates Katie Holly, Evan Horan, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduates Miha Černec, Nina Robnik
  • PLACE TO BE by Kornél Mundruczó, producer: EAVE graduate Viktoria Petranyi
  • HOLY WOOD DUST by Victor Kossakovsky, producer: EAVE graduate Alba Sotorra
  • IMPERIUM by Sergei Loznitsa, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili

Orizzonti

  • EAVE project THE DIFFICULT BRIDE by Rubaiyat Hossain, producers: EAVE graduates Aadnan Imtiaz Ahmed, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, Anna Kachko
  • THE BURNING GIANTS by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, producer: TTB graduate Mai Meksawan
  • FALLING HOUSE by Mohsen Gharaie, producer: EAVE graduate Milad Khosravi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Solmaz Azizi
  • UNTIL THE DAY ENDS by Jelena Maksimović, producers: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduates Miha Černec, Nina Robnik, Jelena Angelovski, Tena Gojic
  • LA RAGAZZA CON LA LEICA by Alina Marazzi, producer: EAVE graduate Marta Donzelli, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
  • EKLIPSE by Manuel Wetscher, producer: EAVE graduate Bernhard Holzhammer, co-producer: EAVE participant Debora Nischler

Venice Spotlight

  • I MATTER by Alina Serban, producers: EAVE graduates Carla Fotea, Ada Solomon
  • GURIA directed by Levan Koguashvil. producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • GROUND FLOOR by Gábor Reisz, producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Julia Berkes

Giornate degli Autori

  • MY NOTES ON MARS by Lili Horvat, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • AGATA THE WRITER by Kuba Dorabialski, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo
  • AL BARANEYA by Ashgan El-Hamus, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Kesmat El Sayed
  • I PLANT MY HAND IN THE GARDEN by Boris Hadzija and Hoda Taheri, producer: EAVE graduate Carna Vucinic
  • LES INDES by Pauline Julier and Nicolas Chapoulier, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ariadna Dot

Final Cut Venice

  • MEHAL SEFARI by Abraham Gezahagne, producers: EAVE graduate and consultant Tamara Dawit, EAVE+ graduate Harry Flöter, EAVE graduate Ingrid Lill Høgtun and EAVE graduate Sander Verdonk

https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2026/lineup

 

 

CINEMATIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 8 – 13)

  • 3 WEEKS AFTER by Miroslav Terzić, producer: EAVE graduate Snežana van Houwelingen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Adrien Chef, Kalin Kalinov and Paul Thiltges, EAVE graduate and Group Leader Ankica Juric Tilic
  • 33 STEPS by Anna Domček & Šimon Domček, producer: EAVE graduate Jirí Konecny
  • A FIRE THERE by Marlene Edoyan, producer: EAVE graduate Dominique Dussault
  • A LITTLE GREY WOLF WILL COME by Zhanna Agalakova, producers: EAVE graduates Magdalena Petrovic, Raymond van der Kaaij
  • A PRAYER FOR THE DYING by Dara van Dusen, producers: EAVE graduate Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, FFF graduate Ondrej Zima, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Fenia Cossovitsa, EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
  • A WOMAN'S LIFE by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • ALL OF A SUDDEN by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • BECOMING EMA by EAVE participant Patricia Drati, producer: EAVE graduate Estephania Bonnett Alonso
  • BIRTHDAY GIRL by Michael Noer, producer: EAVE graduate Andreas Kask
  • COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST by Martin Skovbjerg, producers: EAVE graduate Katrin Pors and TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • BLACK MONEY FOR WHITE NIGHTS by Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
  • DO YOU LOVE ME by Lana Daher, producer: FFF and EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
  • FATHERLAND by Pawel Pawlikowski, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • FIGHTING DEMONS WITH DRAGONS by Camilla Magid, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen
  • FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Katrin Pors and Jussi Rantamäki
  • FLOOD by Martin Gonda, producer: EAVE graduate and Slovak National Coordinator Katarina Krnacova
  • FOR LOVE by Marko Škop, co-producer: EAVE graduate Alice Tabery
  • GENTLE MONSTER by Marie Kreutzer, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach and Marie Kjellson
  • HERCULES FALLING by Christian Bonke, producer: TTB graduate Amalie Lyngbo Quist
  • HEYSEL 85 by Teodora Ana Mihai, producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
  • HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR by Andrius Balezvicius, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jakub Kostal, Vincent Quenault, associate producer: MW graduate Brigita Beniusyte
  • IGOR AND AFTER by Ivan Ostrochovský, producers: EAVE graduates Tomáš Michálek and Katarína Tomková, MW graduate Martina Netíková
  • LONDON by Sebastian Brameshuber, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun
  • LOVER, NOT A FIGHTER by Martina Buchelová, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Marková Žáčková
  • PAPAYA by Priscilla Kellen, producer: EAVE and MW graduate Letícia Friedrich
  • POWER BALLAD by John Carney, producer: EAVE graduate Robert Walpole
  • SORCERY by Christopher Murray, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolas Celis
  • SORROW AND JOY by Nils Malmros, co-producer: EAVE graduate Henrik Underbjerg
  • STRANGER by Mads Hedegaard, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Norwegian National Coordinator Gary Cranner
  • THE KIDNAPPING OF A PRESIDENT by Samuli Valkama, producers: EAVE graduates Jakub Kostal, John Lundsten, Rogier Kramer
  • THE QUIET ONES by Frederic Louis Hviid, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • THE LAST RESORT by Maria Sødahl, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
  • EAVE project TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazic, producers: EAVE graduates Biljana Tutorov, Belgian National Coordinator Anton Iffland Stettner
  • ULYA by Viesturs Kairišs, producer: EAVE graduate Guntis Trekteris, co-producers: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene, EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron and EAVE+ graduate Pille Rünk
  • WAY HOME by Charlotte Sieling, producers: EAVE graduates Signe Leick Jense, Andrea Schütte, Dirk Decker
  • WE HAVE TO SURVIVE by Tomáš Krupa, co-producers: EAVE+ and MW graduate Peter Drössler and EAVE graduate Arash T. Riahi
  • YELLOW LETTERS by lker Çatak, co-written and co-produced by EAVE graduate Enis Köstepen

https://cinematik.sk/

 

 

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 10 - 20)

Centerpiece

  • A GIRL UNKNOWN by ZOU Jing, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • AFTER ELENA by Shawn Garry, co-producer: EAVE graduate Lorenzo Cioffi
  • ASHES by Diego Luna, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre
  • BEN’IMANA by Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, producer: EAVE graduate Samantha Biffot, co-producer: Ingrid Lill Høgtun
  • CONGO BOY by Rafiki Fariala, co-producer: EAVE graduate Caroline Nataf
  • CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SEA by Muayad Alayan, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Haneke Niens
  • EKLIPSE by Manuel Wetscher, producer: EAVE graduate Bernhard Holzhammer, EAVE participant Debora Nischler
  • ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG by Abinash Bikram Shah, producers: PUENTES, EAVE+ and EAVE SLATE graduate Michael Henrichs, EAVE, PUENTES, EAVE+ and EAVE SLATE graduate Leonardo Mecchi, PUENTES graduate and National Coordinator Latin America Tatiana Leite
  • EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner, producers: EAVE and EAVE SLATE graduate David Bohun, MW graduate Camille Chanel
  • FOUR SEASONS IN JAVA by Kamila Andini, co-producers: TTB graduate Bianca Balbuena, EAVE+ graduate and TTB Head of Studies Christophe Bruncher, PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, TTB graduate Bradley Liew, EAVE graduate Verona Meier
  • FUTURE TENSE by Jenna Cato Bass, producer: FFF graduate Jenna Cato Bass
  • JULIÁN by Louise Bagnall, producer: EAVE graduate Stephan Roelants
  • LEMONADE by Kim Bartley, producer: EAVE graduate Rachel Lysaght
  • MARIE MADELEINE by Géssica Généus, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Kuperman, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Belgian National Coordinator Anton Iffland Stettner
  • NEVERMAN by Rodrigo Barriuso, producer: EAVE graduate Sonya Di Rienzo, EAVE+ graduate Aeschylus Poulos
  • REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION by Pegah Ahangarani, producer: EAVE graduate Adrià Monés
  • THE BETRAYERS by David Bezmozgis, producer: EAVE participant Anna Yatsenko, EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko
  • EAVE project THE DIFFICULT BRIDE by Rubaiyat Hossain, producers: EAVE graduates Aadnan Imtiaz Ahmed, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, Anna Kachko
  • THE DREAMED ADVENTURE by Valeska Grisebach, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM by Frank Berry, producers: EAVE graduates Ed Guiney, Martina Niland
  • TOY GUN BANDIT by Rémi St-Michel, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain
  • WHERE THE RIVER BEGINS by Juan Andrés Arango, producer: PUENTES graduate Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto, co-producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • WOMAN UNKNOWN by May el-Toukhy, co-producer: EAVE graduate Esko Rips

Discovery

  • IN WAVES by Phuong Mai Nguyen, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora
  • MEMORIES OF A FOREST by Katharina Rabl, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Leykauf
  • PUENTES project NOSOTROS by Joaquín Ruano, producer: PUENTES graduate Pamela Guinea
  • SISTERS by Ione Hernández, producer: EAVE graduate María Zamora

Gala Presentations

  • BUNKER by Florian Zeller, producer: EAVE graduate Simón De Santiago
  • MISTY GREEN by Chris Rock, producer: EAVE graduate Victoria Thomas

Market Screenings

  • 100 DAYS by Carlos Saldanha, producer: EAVE graduate Paula Cosenza
  • CALL ME QUEEN by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Gian-Piero Ringel
  • GROUND FLOOR by Gábor Reisz, producer: EAVE graduate and Hungarian National Coordinator Júlia Berkes
  • RED SNOW by Ilja Rautsi, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
  • SKINTOWN by Kieron J. Walsh, producer: EAVE graduate Yvonne Donohoe
  • THE GIRL WITH THE LEICA by Alina Marazzi, producers: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli, EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • THE GOLDEN AGE by Bérenger Thouin, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Ruszniewski

Frontières at TIFF

  • NATURE BOY by Matias Mariani, producer: PUENTES graduate and National Coordinator LATAM Tatiana Leite
  • TWO GUN-COHEN by Johnnie To, producer: EAVE participant Todd Brown
  • WOLF OF THE NORTH by Jerome Sable, producer: ACCESS graduate Javiera Quintana

Platform

  • THE SMELL OF APPLES by John Trengove, producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduates Cait Pansegrouw, Giancarlo Nasi 
  • IDDA by Irene Dionisio, producer: EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili
  • ON BEHALF OF MY SON by Gabriel Martins, producer: EAVE participant Thiago Macêdo Correia

Short Cuts

  • MAMMALIA by Elia Kalogianni, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti
  • FRIED CHICKEN & STRIP CHECKERS by Ophelia Harutyunyan, co-producer: CHANGE graduate Nare Leone Ter-Gabrielyan
  • TERMITE by Shaunak Sen, producer: EAVE participant Dimpy Agrawal
  • PLEASE by Anna Mantzaris, producer: EAVE graduate Lise Fearnley

Special Presentations

  • FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Katrin Pors and Jussi Rantamäki
  • GENTLE MONSTER by Marie Kreutzer, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach and Marie Kjellson
  • GLAXO by Benjamín Naishtat, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduates Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli
  • LE FAUX SOIR by Michaël R. Roskam, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin

TIFF Docs

  • BLACK SUNFLOWERS by James Marcus Haney, producers: EAVE graduate Volodymyr Yatsenko, EAVE participant Anna Yatsenko
  • LIKE MAGIC by Melissa Saavedra Gil, producer: EAVE graduate Agustina Chiarino
  • TEHRAN, UNDER THE SKIN by Afsaneh Salari, producers: EAVE graduate Mario Adamson, EAVE Slate graduate Ashley Smith
  • THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO UTOPIAS by Sophie Fiennes, producers: EAVE graduates Katie Holly, Evan Horan, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduates Miha Černec, Nina Robnik

TIFF Next Wave Selects

  • A GIRL UNKNOWN by ZOU Jing, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • ECLIPSE by Manuel Wetscher, producers: EAVE graduates Bernhard Holzhammer, Roberto Cavallini
  • TOY GUN BANDIT by Rémi St-Michel, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Jeanne-Marie Poulain

Wavelengths

  • LONDON by Sebastian Brameshuber, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun

EAVE session: DIALOGUES – Holding the Center: Producing Under Pressure

September 13, 2026

Independent producers are the creative, financial, and emotional backbone of the screen industry, yet their own wellbeing is rarely addressed. Drawing on the findings of the EAVE Impact Think Tank 2026 Report, Producers in Focus: Mental Health, Resilience, and Support, this conversation explores the unseen pressures producers carry and shares practical strategies for care, resilience, and sustainable practice. Together, the panel will examine how producers and the wider screen sector can share responsibility for creating a healthier production culture.

Speakers: Marina Serrão, lori lozinski, EAVE participant Sara Beate Nilsdatter Eira

Moderated by EAVE consultant Tamara Dawit

https://www.tiff.net/

 

 

FILMKUNSTMESSE LEIPZIG (SEPTEMBER 14 – 18)

  • 10s ACROSS THE BORDERS by Chan Sze-Wei, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
  • ARRU by Elle Sofe Sara, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • BEAUTIFUL SOULS by Tom Schreiber, producer: EAVE graduate Ingmar Trost
  • BUTTERFLY by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • COWARD by Lukas Dhont, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart and Laurette Schillings, EAVE+ graduate Frans van Gestel
  • DIE ANDERE SEITE by Mariko Minoguchi, producer: EAVE+ graduate David Armati Lechner
  • EUROTRASH by Frauke Finsterwalder, co-producers: EAVE President Danny Krausz, MW graduate Florian Krügel
  • FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Katrin Pors and Jussi Rantamäki
  • HEYSEL 85 by Teodora Ana Mihai, producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
  • HOKUM by Damian Mccarthy, producer: EAVE graduate Mairtín De Barra
  • IVÁN & HADOUM by Ian de la Rosa, producer: EAVE+ graduates José Alba, Odile Antonio-Baez, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Flavia Biurrún, EAVE graduates Roshanak Behesht Nedjad and Hubert Toint
  • JIMPA by Sophie Hyde, producer: EAVE graduate Marleen Slot
  • LONDON by Sebastian Brameshuber, producer: EAVE graduate David Bohun
  • LOW EXPECTATIONS by Eivind Landsvik, co-producer: TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • MEMORIES OF A FOREST by Katharina Rabl, producer: EAVE graduate Nicole Leykauf
  • NO GOOD MEN by Shahrbanoo Sadat, co-producers: EAVE graduates Maxi Haslberger, Katja Adomeit
  • OUR GIRLS by Mike van Diem, producers: EAVE graduates Johannes Schubert, Koji Nelissen, Derk-Jan Warrink
  • REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION by Pegah Ahangarani, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Adrià Monés
  • ROMA ELASTICA by Bertrand Mandico, producer: EAVE graduate Daniele Segre
  • THE BLOOD COUNTESS by Ulrike Ottinger, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING by Sophie Heldman, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettine Brokemper, EAVE graduate Karin Koch, EAVE participant Nadira Murray
  • THE ELECTRIC KISS by Pierre Salvadori, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • TWO MOUNTAINS WEIGHING DOWN MY CHEST by Viv Li, producer: EAVE graduate Olivia Sophie Van Leeuwen

https://filmkunstmesse.de/

 

 

SERIESLY BERLIN

  • I AM GOD created by Hanna Doose, producer: EAVE graduate May Odeh
  • THE MAN BEHIND A MASK created by Anna Kalnina, producer: EAVE and EAVE MW graduate Sergei Serpuhov

https://www.serieslyberlin.com/

 

 

GOLDEN ROSE NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, VARNA (SEPTEMBER 17 - 24)

  • ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE by Paul Negoescu, producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Radu Stancu and EAVE graduate Ioana Lascăr
  • AXIS OF LIFE by Atanas Hristoskov, co-producer: EAVE graduate Kalin Kalinov
  • BERLINGUER: THE GREAT AMBITION by Andrea Segre, producer: Interchange graduate Marta Donzelli
  • BLACK MONEY FOR WHITE NIGHTS by Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
  • FIREFLY by Tsvetelina Yordanova, producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
  • IMPROMPTU by Maya Vitkova-Kosev, producer: EAVE graduate Maya Vitkova-Kosev
  • LUST by Ralitza Petrova, co-producers: TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Anna Byvald
  • NESTLING by Georgi Martev, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova
  • EAVE project NINA ROZA by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles, producer: EAVE graduate Fanny Drew
  • SEA OF GLASS by Alexis Alexiou, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Bulgarian National Coordinator Vanya Rainova
  • THE DREAMED ADVENTURE by Valeska Grisebach, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • WOMEN OUT OF ORDER by Alexander Kossev, producer: EAVE graduate Nikolay Urumov
  • YUGO FLORIDA by Roman Bondarchuk, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Stojanovic, co-producers: EAVE graduates Maja Popović, Serbian National Coordinator Milan Stojanović, Katya Trichkova

https://zlatnaroza.bg/en/

 

 

HELSINKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 17 – 28)

  • 9 TEMPLES TO HEAVEN by Sompot Chidgasornpongse, producers: CPI graduate Thomas Hakim, EAVE+ graduate Julien Graff
  • 10s ACROSS THE BORDERS by Chan Sze-Wei, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
  • A GIRL UNKNOWN by ZOU Jing, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT by Lauri-Matti Parppei, producer: EAVE graduate Ilona Tolmunen
  • A POET by Simón Mesa Soto, co-producers: EAVE graduates Katharina Bergfeld, Heino Deckert, David Herdies and Michael Krotkewski
  • A PRAYER FOR THE DYING by Dara van Dusen, producers: EAVE graduate Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, FFF graduate Ondrej Zima, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Fenia Cossovitsa, EAVE graduate Vicky Miha
  • A SHOT AT ART by Ilke Paddenburg, producer: EAVE graduate Marteen Van der Ven
  • A WOMAN'S LIFE by Stéphane Brizé, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • ALL THE LOVE IN MY BODY by Carmen Baltzar, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki
  • ARRU by Elle Sofe Sara, producer: EAVE graduate Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • BARBARA FOREVER by Brydie O’Connor, producer: EAVE graduate Katharina Bergfeld
  • BEGINNINGS by Jeanette Nordahl, producers: TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, co-producers: EAVE graduate Léontine Petit and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • BEN’IMANA by Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, producer: EAVE graduate Samantha Biffot, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingrid Lill Høgtun
  • BIRITA by Búi Dam, producer: EAVE graduate Jón Hammer
  • CAMBODIAN BEER DREAMS by Laurits Nansen, producer: EAVE graduates Valérie Montmartin and Signe Skov Thomsen
  • CONGO BOY by Rafiki Fariala, co-producer: EAVE graduate Caroline Nataf
  • COSMONAUTS by Leo Cernic, producer: EAVE graduate Katja Lenarcic and EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar
  • DOG AND WOLF by Terézia Halamová, producer: PUENTES graduate Natália Pavlove
  • DOUBLE FREEDOM by Lisandro Alonso, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
  • DRACULA by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ada Solomon, Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux, Paul Thiltges, EAVE+ Head of Studies Jani Thiltges
  • DUA by Blerta Basholli, producers: EAVE graduates Valon Bajgora, Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin
  • EARTH SONG by Erol Mintas, producer: EAVE graduate Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer
  • ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG by Abinash Bikram Shah, producers: PUENTES, EAVE+ and EAVE SLATE graduate Michael Henrichs, EAVE, PUENTES, EAVE+ and EAVE SLATE graduate Leonardo Mecchi, PUENTES graduate and National Coordinator Latin America Tatiana Leite
  • EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET by Felipe Bustos Sierra, producer: EAVE graduate Ciara Barry
  • EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner, producers: EAVE graduate David Bohun, MW graduate Camille Chanel
  • GLORIOUS SUMMER by Helena Ganjalyan, Bartosz Szpak, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Golos
  • GOD WILL NOT HELP by Hana Jušić, producer: EAVE graduate and Group Leader Ankica Jurić Tilić, co-producesr: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon, EAVE graduate and Group Leader Didar Domehri, B’EST graduate Aleš Pavlin
  • GOODNIGHT MONSTER by Emilia Hernesniemi, produce: EAVE graduate Venla Hellstedt
  • HOLD ON TO ME by Myrsini Aristidou, co-producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
  • HYSTERICAL FIT OF LAUGHTER by Dušan Zorić, Matija Gluščević, producer: EAVE graduates Čarna Vučinić and Tena Gojić
  • FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Katrin Pors and Jussi Rantamäki
  • JOAN OF ARC by Hlynur Palmason, producers: EAVE graduates Anton Máni Svansson and  Katrin Pors and EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • KEVLAR SOUL by Maria Eriksson-Hecht, producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • LANDMARKS (NUESTRA TIERRA) by Lucrecia Martel, producers: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduates Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, EAVE graduates Katrin Pors, Leontine Petit, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
  • MARIE MADELEINE by Gessica Geneus, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Kuperman, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Belgian National Coordinator Anton Iffland Stettner
  • NAGI NOTES by Kōji Fukada, co-producer: EAVE graduate Carine Chichkowsky
  • PUENTES project NARCISO by Marcelo Martinessi, producer: PUENTES graduate Sebastián Peña Escobar, co-producers: EAVE, EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Agustina Chiarino, EAVE+ graduate Fernando Epstein
  • NIGHTBORN by Hanna Bergholm, co-producer: TTB graduate Christopher Granier-Deferre
  • NO GOOD MEN by Shahrbanoo Sadat, co-producers: EAVE graduates Maxi Haslberger, Katja Adomeit
  • NO REST FOR THE WICKED by Kasper Kalle, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jón Hammer
  • PALESTINE 36 by Annemarie Jacir, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Fernandez Pirir, Katrin Pors
  • PILLION by Harry Lighton, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney
  • PROSECUTION by Faraz Shariat, producer: EAVE graduate Jorgo Narjes
  • REDOUBT by John Skoog, producer: EAVE graduate Caroline Drab, co-producers: EAVE graduates Kaarle Aho, Leontine Petit, Dan Wechsler
  • REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION by Pegah Ahangarani, producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Adrià Monés
  • ROMA ELASTICA by Bertrand Mandico, producer: EAVE graduate Daniele Segre
  • SALVATION by Emin Alper, producer: EAVE graduate Stienette Bosklopper
  • SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic
  • SHAME AND MONEY by Visar Morina, producers: EAVE graduate Fabian Altenried, PUENTES graduate Sophie Ahrens, co-producers: EAVE graduates Besnik Krapi, Marija Dimitrova, EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • SOLOMAMMA by Janicke Askevold, producer: EAVE graduate and Norwegian National Coordinator Gary Cranner, co-producer: EAVE graduate Inese Boka-Grube
  • SOMETHING WILD by Konrád Zsuzsanna, producers: EAVE graduate Patricia D’Intino, TTB graduate Maya Korn
  • STRIVE by Jussi Rautaniemi, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
  • TERROR NIGHT by Jakob Arevärn, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mathis Ståle Mathisen
  • THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT-BLUE EYES by Thanasis Neofotistos, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti
  • THE DREAMED ADVENTURE by Valeska Grisebach, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING by Sophie Heldman, producers: EAVE+ graduate Bettine Brokemper, EAVE graduate Karin Koch, EAVE participant Nadira Murray
  • THE END OF IT by Maria Martínez Bayona, producers: EAVE graduates Adrià Monés and Emilie Jouffroy, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
  • THE LOVE THAT REMAINS by by Hlynur Pálmason, producers: EAVE and PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Anton Máni Svansson, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Group Leader Didar Domehri, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
  • THE MELTDOWN by Manuela Martelli, producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
  • THE PATRON by Julie Thelin, producer: EAVE graduate Eliza Jones
  • THE RED HANGAR by Juan Pablo Sallato, co-producer: MW graduate Stefano Mutolo
  • THE SECRET READING CLUB OF KABUL by Shakiba Adil and Elina Hirvonen, producer: EAVE participant Pauliina Piipponen
  • THE STATION by Sara Ishaq, producer: Interchange graduate Nadia Eliewat, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduates Koji Nelissen, Derk-Jan Warrink and Ingrid Lill Høgtun
  • TTB project TITANIC OCEAN by Konstantina Kotzamani, producers: EAVE and TTB graduates Maria Drandaki, Romanian National Coordinator Radu Stancu, EAVE graduates Luisa Romeo, Nina Frese, executive producer: EAVE graduate Amy Gardner
  • TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • TRIAL OF HEIN by Kai Stänicke, producers: EAVE+ graduates Dirk Decker and Andrea Schütte
  • TRULY NAKED by Muriel d’Ansembourg, producers: TTB graduates Isabella Depeweg and Els Vandevorst, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate and TTB Head of Studies Christophe Bruncher, EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt, EAVE graduate Antonino Lombardo
  • WITHOUT KELLY by Lovisa Sirén, producer: EAVE graduate Siri Hjorton Wagner

https://hiff.fi/

 

 

SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 18 – 26)

Official Selection

  • BRACE YOUR HEART by Amanda Kernell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Kalin Kalinov
  • GLAXO by Benjamín Naishtat, producers: EAVE graduates Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli
  • LE FAUX SOURIRE by Michaël R. Roskam, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
  • ON BEHALF OF MY SON by Gabriel Martins, producer: EAVE participant Thiago Macêdo Correia
  • SAINTS by Mikel Gurrea, producers: EAVE graduates Lara Costa Calzado, Ariadna Dot, EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili
  • THE HARVESTER by David Pérez Sañudo, producer: EAVE graduate Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo
  • WHAT REMAINS by Yesim Ustaoglu, producer: EAVE graduate Annamaria Aslanoğlu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Donato Rotunno

New Directors

  • BODY OF GLASS by Naëmi Ada, producer: MW graduate Silvana Santamaria
  • TTB project WILL YOU STILL BE MY FRIEND by Po-shun Lu, producer: TTB graduate David Yu-Hao Su

Horizontes Latinos

  • FOREVER YOUR MATERNAL ANIMAL by Valentina Maurel, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolás Celis López
  • PUENTES project NARCISO by Marcelo Martinessi, producer: PUENTES graduate Sebastián Peña Escobar, co-producers: EAVE, EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Agustina Chiarino, EAVE+ graduate Fernando Epstein
  • SAD GIRLZ by Fernanda Tovar, producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo D’Ursi
  • THE MELTDOWN by Manuela Martelli, producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
  • SIX MONTHS IN A PINK & BLUE BUILDING by Bruno Santamaría Razo, producer: EAVE graduate Rachel Daisy Clarke Ellis

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

  • FAR FROM THE TREES by Meritxell Colell Aparicio, producer: MW graduate Mayca Sanz L-Higueras, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Carolina Denegri
  • SHORT REVERSE SHOT by Radu Jude & Adrian Cioflâncă, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
  • TRISTAN FOREVER by Tobias Nölle & Loran Bonnardot, producer: EAVE+ graduate Christof Neracher
  • WHISPERS OF A BURNING SCENT by Mo Harawe, producer: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Mo Harawe

Perlak

  • ALL OF A SUDDEN by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
  • COWARD by Lukas Dhont, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart and Laurette Schillings, EAVE+ graduate Frans van Gestel
  • FATHERLAND by Pawel Pawlikowski, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Katrin Pors and Jussi Rantamäki

Made in Spain

  • THE GOOD DAUGHTER by Júlia de Paz Solvas, producer: EAVE graduate Sergio Grobas
  • IVÁN & HADOUM by Ian de la Rosa, producer: EAVE+ graduates José Alba, Odile Antonio-Baez, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Flavia Biurrún, EAVE graduates Roshanak Behesht Nedjad and Hubert Toint
  • RUNNER by Laura García Alonso, co-producer: EAVE graduate María Zamora
  • YO NO MORIRÉ DE AMOR by Marta Matute, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Flavia Biurrun, EAVE graduate Hubert Toint

Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum

  • PUENTES project CARA SUCIA by PUENTES graduate David Aymerich Herreria
  • MODERN MERMAIDS REVOLUTION by Azul Vanni Núñez, producer: EAVE SLATE graduate Eugenia Olascuaga Fierro
  • PUENTES project THE ILLUSIONS by Ingrid Pokropek, producer: PUENTES graduate Juan Segundo Alamos
  • THE AMATEURS by Felipe Solari Yrigoyen, producer: PUENTES graduate Giancarlo Nasi

WIP Latam

  • GALERNA by Tatiana Huezo, producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolás Celis López, co-producer: EAVE graduate María Zamora
  • LOVERS GO HOME! by Juan Sebastián Mesa, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Carlo D’Ursi, MW graduate Christine Falco

https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/

 

 

BUCHAREST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 18 – 27)

  • 17 by Kosara Mitic, co-producers: EAVE graduate Vlado Bulajić, EAVE graduates Miroslav Mogorovic and Lija Pogačnik
  • EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner, producers: EAVE graduate David Bohun, MW graduate Camille Chanel
  • HEYSEL 85 by Teodora Ana Mihai, producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina Rivilis, producer: EAVE and MW graduate Clemens Köstlin, co-producer: EAVE participant Olga Lamontanara
  • REDOUBT by John Skoog, producer: EAVE graduate Caroline Drab, co-producers: EAVE graduates Kaarle Aho, Leontine Petit, Dan Wechsler
  • ROYA by Mahnaz Mohammadi, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher Ivanceanu
  • THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME by Bogdan Muresanu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon

https://www.biff.com.ro/

 

 

MANAKI BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHERS’ FILM FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 19 – 25)

  • ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE by Paul Negoescu, producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Radu Stancu and EAVE graduate Ioana Lascăr
  • BLACK MONEY FOR WHITE NIGHTS by Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov, producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou
  • FATHERLAND by Pawel Pawlikowski, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • MADE IN EU by EAVE graduate Stephan Komandarev, producer: EAVE graduate Katya Trichkova
  • MOTHERWITCH by Minos Papas, producer: EAVE graduate Darko Popov
  • PERLA by Alexandra Makarova, producers: EAVE graduates Arash T. Riahi and Sabine Gruber
  • ROSE by Markus Schleinzer, producers: EAVE graduates Johannes Schubert, Karsten Stöter
  • SHAME AND MONEY by Visar Morina, producers: EAVE graduate Fabian Altenried, PUENTES graduate Sophie Ahrens, co-producers: EAVE graduates Besnik Krapi, Marija Dimitrova, EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar
  • THE BEAUTY OF THE DONKEY by Dea Gjinovci, producer: EAVE graduate Palmyre Badinier
  • THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT-BLUE EYES by Thanasis Neofotistos, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti
  • EAVE project THE LOST SON by Darko Stante, producers: EAVE graduates Nina Robnik, Miha Cernec, EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar
  • TRULY NAKED by Muriel d’Ansembourg, producers: TTB graduates Isabella Depeweg and Els Vandevorst, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate and TTB Head of Studies Christophe Bruncher, EAVE+ graduate Tom Dercourt, EAVE graduate Antonino Lombardo
  • UNTIL THE DAY ENDS by Jelena Maksimovic, producer: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec
  • YELLOW LETTERS by lker Çatak, co-written and co-produced by EAVE graduate Enis Köstepen

https://manaki.com.mk/

 

 

FINNISH FILM AFFAIR (SEPTEMBER 23 – 25)

Documentaries

  • DARKNESS COUNTS by Anna Antsalo, producer: EAVE graduate Venla Hellstedt
  • MARIANA’S LAMENT by Antti Haase & Mariana Reyes, producer: EAVE graduate Kaarle Aho
  • DEAR IRIA by Janna Kyllästinen, producers: EAVE graduates Misha Jaari and Mark Lwoff
  • SECOND ACTS by Anu Kuivalainen, producer: EAVE graduate Markku Tuurna
  • UNICORNS NEVER DIE by anne Tanskanen & Olli Vuokko, producer: EAVE graduate Ari Petteri Matikainen

Fiction in Development

  • ABYSS by Aino Suni, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki
  • ALONE WITH THE MOON by Lauri-Matti Parppei, producer: EAVE graduate Ilona Tolmunen
  • FIND ME by Ninni Saajola, producer: EAVE graduate Jonna Enroth
  • NORTHERN LIGHTS by Mara Tamkovich, producer: EAVE SLATE graduate Merja Ritola
  • TICK FEVER by Sebastian Granskog, producer: MW graduate Laura Laaksonen
  • THUNDERING SMOKE by Khadar Ahmed, producer: EAVE graduate Adrien Chef
  • WHEN JOHAN JOHANAŠ DISAPPEARED TO THE MOUNTAINS by Suvi West, Anssi Kömi, producers: EAVE graduate Julia Elomäki, EAVE participant Sara Beate Eira

Fiction in Progress

  • GOOD TIMES by Pamela Tola, producer: EAVE graduate Aleksi Bardi
  • HALIMA by Naima Mohamud, producer: EAVE graduate Cormac Fox
  • LEX JULIA by Laura Hyppönen, producers: EAVE SLATE graduate Merja Ritola, EAVE graduate Essi Haukkamaa-Judge, co-producers: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
  • SON OF REVENGE – THE STORY OF KALEVALA by Antti J. Jokinen, producer: EAVE+ graduate Marko Röhr

Nordic Selection

  • LEX JULIA by Laura Hyppönen, producers: EAVE SLATE graduate Merja Ritola, EAVE graduate Essi Haukkamaa-Judge, co-producers: EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat

https://hiffindustry.fi/

 

 

FILMFEST HAMBURG (SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 3)

  • A BIT OF LIGHT by Ali Asgari, producers: EAVE graduates Milad Khosravi, Lorenzo Cioffi
  • BATS & BUGS by Lena von Döhren, producer: EAVE graduate Sarah Born
  • BEN’IMANA by Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, producer: EAVE graduate Samantha Biffot, co-producer: EAVE graduate Ingrid Lill Høgtun
  • BIERMANN by Jens Meurer, producer: EAVE graduate Jens Meurer
  • BUTTERFLY by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Lizette Jonjic
  • CALL ME QUEEN by Emily Atef, producer: EAVE graduate Gian-Piero Ringel
  • CLOSE by Lucas Dhont, producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
  • CONGO BOY by Rafiki Fariala, co-producer: EAVE graduate Caroline Nataf
  • COWARD by Lukas Dhont, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart and Laurette Schillings, EAVE+ graduate Frans van Gestel
  • DIE ANDERE SEITE by Mariko Minoguchi, producer: EAVE+ graduate David Armati Lechner
  • DUA by Blerta Basholli, producers: EAVE graduates Valon Bajgora, Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin
  • DUST by Tsai Ming-Liang, producer: PUENTES graduate Julieta Juncadella
  • ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG by Abinash Bikram Shah, producers: PUENTES, EAVE+ and EAVE SLATE graduate Michael Henrichs, EAVE, PUENTES, EAVE+ and EAVE SLATE graduate Leonardo Mecchi, National Coordinator LATAM Tatiana Leite
  • EUROTRASH by Frauke Finsterwalder, co-producers: EAVE President Danny Krausz, MW graduate Florian Krügel
  • EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET by Felipe Bustos Sierra, producer: EAVE graduate Ciara Barry
  • FALLING HOUSE by Mohsen Gharaie, producer: EAVE graduate Milad Khosravi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Solmaz Azizi
  • FAR FROM THE TREES by Meritxell Colell Aparicio, producer: MW graduate Mayca Sanz L-Higueras, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Carolina Denegri
  • FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Katrin Pors and Jussi Rantamäki
  • GABIN by Maxence Voiseux, producer: EAVE graduate Cécile Lestrade, co-producer: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Palmyre Badinier
  • GIRL by Lukas Dhont, producers: EAVE graduates Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings & Frans van Gestel
  • GUGU’S WORLD by Allan Deberton, producer: EAVE+ graduate De Athayde Castanho Vega
  • HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR by Andrius Balezvicius, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jakub Kostal, Vincent Quenault, associate producer: MW graduate Brigita Beniusyte
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina Rivilis, producer: EAVE and MW graduate Clemens Köstlin, co-producer: EAVE participant Olga Lamontanara
  • JULIÁN by Louise Bagnall, producer: EAVE graduate Stephan Roelants
  • KETTICÈ by Giovanni Tortorici, producer: PUENTES graduate Agustina Costa Varsi
  • LET US THROUGH, DEAR ANCESTORS by Lav Diaz, producer: TTB graduate Bianca Balbuena
  • MARIE MADELEINE by Géssica Généus, producer: EAVE graduate Eva Kuperman, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Belgian National Coordinator Anton Iffland Stettner
  • NO GOOD MEN by Shahrbanoo Sadat, co-producers: EAVE graduates Maxi Haslberger, Katja Adomeit
  • OBJECT A by Ann Oren, producers: EAVE graduate Fabian Altenried, PUENTES graduate Sophie Ahrens, co-producers: EAVE graduates Donato Rotunno, Vicky Miha
  • PROMISED SPACES by  Ivan Markovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Radenkovic
  • REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION by Pegah Ahangarani, producer: EAVE graduate Adrià Monés
  • REMIND ME OF TOMORROW by Friedrich Tiedtke, producers: EAVE+ graduates Andrea Schütte and Dirk Decker
  • STRAWBERRIES by Laïla Marrakchi, co-producers: EAVE graduate Elisa Heene, EAVE graduate Adrià Monés
  • Star Bridge Forever by Christian Hornung, producers: EAVE+ graduates Dirk Decker and Andrea Schütte
  • THE MELTDOWN by Manuela Martelli, producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
  • THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO UTOPIAS by Sophie Fiennes, producers: EAVE graduate and Irish National Coordinator Katie Holly, EAVE graduate Evan Horan, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar, EAVE graduates Miha Černec, Nina Robnik
  • THE SIEGE OF PARADISE by Gar O’Rourke, producer: EAVE graduate Andrew Freedman
  • THE STATION by Sara Ishaq, producer: Interchange graduate Nadia Eliewat, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduates Koji Nelissen, Derk-Jan Warrink and Ingrid Lill Høgtun
  • THOSE WHO WHISTLE AFTER DARK by Pınar Yorgancıoğlu, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Bulgarian National Coordinator Vanya Rainova and EAVE participant Victoria Mitreva

https://www.filmfesthamburg.de/

 

 

ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 4)

  • A BIT OF LIGHT by Ali Asgari, producers: EAVE graduates Milad Khosravi, Lorenzo Cioffi
  • A GIRL UNKNOWN by ZOU Jing, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
  • ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE by Paul Negoescu, producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Radu Stancu and EAVE graduate Ioana Lascăr
  • BUGBOY by Lucas Paleocrassas, producer: EAVE graduates Rea Apostolides and Maria Stevnbak Westergren
  • BUNKER by Florian Zeller, producer: EAVE graduate Simon De Santiago
  • DUA by Blerta Basholli, producers: EAVE graduates Valon Bajgora, Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin
  • ENJOY YOUR STAY by Dominik Locher and Honeylyn Joy Alipio, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Dumoulin, Europe graduate Jacques Bidou
  • EUROTRASH by Frauke Finsterwalder, co-producers: EAVE President Danny Krausz, MW graduate Florian Krügel
  • EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner, producers: EAVE and EAVE SLATE graduate David Bohun, MW graduate Camille Chanel
  • EXTRAORDINARY by Vanda Raymanová  and Marina Andree Skop, producer: EAVE graduate Tibor Keser, co-producer: MW and EAVE graduate Ida Weiss
  • FATHERLAND by Pawel Pawlikowski, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • FLESH AND FUEL by Pierre Le Gall, co-producer: EAVE participant Patryk Sielecki
  • GENTLE MONSTER by Marie Kreutzer, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach and Marie Kjellson
  • HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR by Andrius Balezvicius, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgute, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jakub Kostal, Vincent Quenault, associate producer: MW graduate Brigita Beniusyte
  • EAVE Marketing Workshop project MILA/MARIJA, producers: EAVE+ graduates Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Danijel Hocevar, EAVE graduate Katia Lenarčič, producer developing the project at MW: MW graduate Alice Royoux
  • MIRA by Marie Limkilde, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Leick Jensen
  • SEVDA by Ufuk Emiroglu, producers: EAVE graduate and Belgian National Coordinator Anton Iffland Stettner, EAVE graduates Eva Kuperman, Cihan Asli Filiz, EAVE+ graduate Philippe Coeytaux
  • TECHPLOMACY by Susanne Kovács, producers: EAVE participant Patricia Drati, EAVE graduate Katrine A. Sahlstrøm
  • THE BLOOD COUNTESS by Ulrike Ottinger, producer: EAVE+ graduate Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • THE DREAMED ADVENTURE by Valeska Grisebach, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
  • THE END OF IT by Maria Martínez Bayona, producers: EAVE graduates Adrià Monés and Emilie Jouffroy, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
  • ACCESS project THE GYMNASTS OF FISHERMAN COLONY by Habiba Nosheen, producer: ACCESS graduate Amar Lohana
  • THE MELTDOWN by Manuela Martelli, producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
  • THE SIEGE OF PARADISE by  Gar O’Rourke, producer: EAVE graduate Andrew Freedman
  • THE WEIGHT by Padraic McKinley producer: EAVE+ and MW graduate Jonas Katzenstein
  • OUR SHARE OF SAND by Shalini Adnani, producers: EAVE graduate Michael Graf, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, MW graduate Alan McAlex
  • WE ARE STARDUST by Elisabeth Rasmussen, producer: EAVE graduate Ulrik Gutkin

https://zff.com/en

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MEET EAVE IN OCTOBER

@ Durban FilmMart - Equitable Co-production Programme, October 9 - 12, Durban (ZA)

EAVE Project Manager Théo Koutsaftis

@ Slovenian Film Festival - Inclusive Production Practices, October 15, Portorož (SI)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp

@ Warsaw Industry Days, October 15 - 16, Warsaw (PL)

EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo

@ Producers Workshop 3, October 26 - November 1, Cardiff (UK)

EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp, EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo,  EAVE Project Managers Sarah Van Den Hoogen,  Théo Koutsaftis, Tanika Sajatovic

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Kicking off: EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER 2026

EAVE’ s annual online Booster workshop kicks off by showcasing the most recent developments of the rapidly progressing AI tools used in the audiovisual value chain.

Designed for audiovisual producers and interested film professionals, this cutting-edge 3 half-day online workshop aims to enhance knowledge and practical skills around the role of AI in the audiovisual value chain.

Through leading 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 exercises and interactive Q&A sessions with the speakers and fellow participants.

The programme brings together professionals working at the forefront of engagement with AI in the audiovisual industry and covers, among others, the use of LLMs to support script development, AI-powered marketing and audience design, post-production and workflow optimisation, the legal landscape surrounding AI and the ethical and environmental implications of its use. 

The module is moderated and devised by Petri Kemppinen of Good Hand Production, Finland.

Other experts include: Nicolo Gallio, Aleksi Hyvärinen, Joanna Szymanska, Katri Manninen, Nuno Bernardo, Adrien Roche (EcoProd) and Katrine Schlüter Schierbeck.

The EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER is organised once a year with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union.  

For more information, contact us at theo@eave.org 

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CHANGE Co-Production Training Programme: Selection Announcement for 2026/2027

CPH:DOX, EAVE, IMS, The Documentary Film Association of Ukraine and Docudays UA are proud to announce the sixth round of the CHANGE programme, empowering documentary film projects from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. For the 2026/2027 edition, eight teams will join the co-production training workshop series.

CHANGE is a collaboration between CPH:DOX, the world’s leading documentary film festival supporting independent and innovative filmmaking, EAVE, one of Europe’s leading training, development, and networking organisations for producers, IMS (International Media Support), a non-profit organisation working to promote journalism and documentary film to reduce conflict, strengthen democracy and facilitate dialogue. For the first time, the programme is also carried out in partnership with Docudays UA and The Documentary Film Association of Ukraine.  

The CHANGE programme seeks to increase equality and access in the international film market by fostering inter-regional co-productions. It connects filmmakers, producers, and projects from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries with global film professionals at CPH:DOX, creating opportunities for collaboration and elevating diverse voices on the international stage.

The programme aims to improve the participants’ skills in refining their projects’ content, core themes and goals. It also focuses on strengthening their abilities in regional and international collaboration and co-production, and navigating the financing structures and the production environment. By the end of the programme, participants are ready to encounter the international market and present their projects on a global platform during CPH:DOX 2027.

The selected projects in the sixth round explore compelling new stories from the region, ranging from large-scale political narratives to intimate and personal stories. The projects offer nuanced perspectives and diverse artistic approaches, showcasing the talent of this new cohort of filmmakers who are confronting some of the most pressing challenges of our time with creativity and courage. 

The CHANGE co-production training course will begin in Chisinau, Moldova in November 2026 and will combine masterclasses and group work sessions, as well as individual meetings for the eight selected producer-director teams. The same participants will continue to work together in the second workshop in January 2027, again in Chisinau, Moldova. The programme will culminate in Copenhagen, Denmark in March 2027 with a third workshop and the presentation of the projects to the international industry as part of CPH:FORUM during CPH:DOX.*

The selected projects are:

  • “437” Black Work White Gloves, prod. Naira Sargsyan, dir. Harutyun Melkonyan, Armenia
  • Carnation: From happiness to Sadness, prod. Alemdar Faig Dadashov, dir. Matlab Muktharov, Azerbaijan 
  • Close Distant Voice, prod. Ivanna Khitsinska, dir. Anna Sorokolit, Ukraine
  • Sunrises of Adulthood, prod. Galina Vasilieva, dir. Marina Shupac, Moldova 
  • The Johnny Cosmic Effect, dir. Maksim Shved and Co, Belarus
  • The Last Messenger, prod. & dir. Anton Shtuka, Ukraine
  • There's No Place, prod. Daniela Hulbytska, dir. Bohdana Smyrnova, Ukraine
  • Tutarchela, prod. Natali Chkhartishvili, dir. Lela Jobava, Georgia

 

THE PARTNERSHIP BEHIND CHANGE

CHANGE is initiated and funded by IMS through the New Democracy Fund.

IMS is a non-profit organisation working to promote 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 organisations with public interest content they can trust and use. We work in more than 40 countries across four continents with a staff of about 170 people.

EAVE is a professional training, project development and networking organisation 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 a world leading documentary film festival supporting independent and innovative filmmaking and presenting the best and brightest in contemporary non-fiction film. The festival is known and widely respected for radically changing the documentary landscape with a focus on challenging the genre with cross over to other art forms, and for advancing art as an active voice in civil society. Annually presenting approx. 200 films, the annual festival’s audience has grown to more than 150.000, and our industry platform, championing high-end cinematic and hybrid filmmaking welcomes annually nearly 2,000 industry professionals from a wide variety of sectors across creative documentary, hybrid non-fiction, visual arts, journalism and science. CPH:INDUSTRY includes a pitch platform CPH:FORUM, CPH:MARKET services for finished films, a talent development programme for immersive media CPH:LAB, and a programme for emerging filmmakers INTRO:DOX.

Docudays UA is Ukraine’s premier annual human rights documentary film festival. Based in Kyiv, the festival features competitive and non-competitive film programs, an interdisciplinary art showcase, panel discussions, workshops, and a dedicated industry platform. Following the main week in Kyiv, Docudays UA brings its top films to various Ukrainian regions via a traveling festival from October through December. The 23rd edition of Docudays UA took place from June 5–12, 2026, drawing at least 26,000 attendees and reaching over 3 million people through its media campaign. Following the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, Docudays UA has expanded its scope to focus extensively on cultural diplomacy. This direction centers on promoting Ukrainian culture, spreading the truth about the Russian war against Ukraine, and advocating decolonial practices within Ukrainian and Eastern European cinema. 

The Documentary Film Association of Ukraine is an open professional association of creators working with audiovisual art based on documentary material. It brings together more than 70 members from the Ukrainian documentary film community. The Association strengthens the professional agency of Ukrainian documentary filmmakers, represents the industry internationally, contributes to cultural policy, and builds cooperation with public institutions. Its work is guided by responsibility, professionalism, transparency, ethics, community-building, and a human-centered approach.

Promotional partners for the CHANGE call are Golden Apricot and ArmDoc (Armenia), DokuBaku (Azerbaijan), Northern Lights (Belarus), DOCA (Georgia), Moldox (Moldova).

*IMS is currently funding CHANGE through the New Democracy Fund, which ends in 2026. IMS expects to confirm the underlying programme framework for 2027 later in 2026. Workshop 1 is confirmed. Workshops 2 and 3 are planned and expected to take place, subject to that confirmation.

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OPEN CALL: EAVE SLATE 2027

EAVE SLATE 2027 is open for applications!

This innovative programme, run by When East Meets West in close partnership with EAVE, will select up to 8 European companies that are developing a slate of A/V works and will offer them consultancies on how to build a successful company slate and strategic company planning, together with business-to-business exchanges with key players from different industry sectors.

The programme combines 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. The main goal is to define realistic short-, mid- and long-term strategies for their companies and how to pick the right projects to include in their company slates.

The EAVE Slate will take place in Trieste (Italy), during WEMW from January 16-19, 2027. All selected participants will be granted physical access to the market venue.

  • Deadline to apply: 30 October, 2026, 23.59 CET
  • Fee: EUR 450

>>> Check further details on eligibility, submission criteria, fee waivers and scholarships on the application page.

 

EAVE SLATE INFO SESSION

If you wish to get more info about the WEMW Inspirational Labs and the EAVE Slate, please join the INFO SESSION on Tuesday October 6 from 14.00 to 15.00 (CET / UTC+1 timezone).
To confirm your attendance please fill in the registration form no later than October 5.

 

EAVE SLATE is one of the “EAVE Boosters”: short concise & intensive workshops to boost your skills and companies, developing new innovative business models (EAVE SLATE) and new digital skills following the latest tech advancements (EAVE AI SKILLS BOOSTER). Both non project-based workshops respond to the needs of a changing industry that requires new skills and business models.

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Arab Producers Lab - third edition kicking off in Jordan!

EAVE is organising 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).

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 into account the local current reality and providing them with the necessary skills in order to succeed on a highly competitive international market.

The Lab (September 21–27, 2026, in Aqaba, Jordan) focuses on strengthening the skills of producers by enabling them to understand and contribute to the entire creative production process. During the lab’s six 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 May Odeh (Odeh Films/Mayana Films, PS/DE), Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine (The CoPro Agency, FR), Nayeem Mahbub (Kahini, SE/BD) and Hédi Zardi (FR).

The workshop includes 6 participating producer-writer/director teams with feature narrative projects, aiming to equip Arab producers with the necessary skills to engage in the creative production process actively, prioritizing talent identification, script development, and project advancement. The Lab provides comprehensive insights into MENA, European, and global markets, aiding producers in audience identification, product packaging, partnership building, and securing production and distribution financing.

Additionally, it offers insight into financial and corporate development, underlining the importance of long-term viability for competitiveness. The Lab fosters cooperation, co-financing, and co-production among Arab producers as crucial strategies for success in a competitive landscape. It also creates opportunities for Arab producers to collaborate with industry leaders, expanding networks, improving quality, and increasing production feasibility. Furthermore, The Lab enhances understanding of rapid changes in media industries, including shifts in distribution, exhibition, and emerging market opportunities such as video on demand (VOD) and digital distribution. Ultimately, the Lab aims to empower Arab producers to establish unique industry voices and contribute to its evolution.

The six selected projects from Sudan, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia are:

  • ABOUT LOVE & SEPTEMBER LAWS by Mohamed Kordofani, co-written by Khaled Alwaledd, producer: Khalid Awad
  • AL-MADEENEH 2008 by Yousef Assabahi, producer: Ala'a Amer
  • BURY ME by Reem Morsi, producer: Miral Ezzat El-Fakharany
  • GOLDEN AHMAD by Mustafa Khalaf, producer: Mahmoud Srour
  • GUARDIAN OF THE BLOOD by Jamal Kutbi, producer: Abdulrahman Alkilany
  • TREE OF OBLIVION by Hassanein Khazaai, producer: Haider Ibrahim

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Special Offer for EAVE graduates: Les Arcs Industry Village

Les Arcs Film Festival is pleased to invite 3 EAVE producers to attend the event as participants without project at Les Arcs Industry Village (December 12th to 15th, 2026) for a special rate of 300€ for Arc 2000 and 400€ for Arc 1950.

This opportunity is for producers looking to expand their network and meet with the selected projects of the Coproduction Village.

For its 18th edition, Les Arcs Industry Village will bring together the Coproduction Village, the Work in Progress and the Talent Village. With more than 600 professionals attending from across Europe, the Industry Village is an exceptional place to grow your network against the backdrop of the Alps.

*** Selected EAVE producers will benefit from an all-inclusive pack:

  • 3 nights’ accommodation
  • Access to One-to-one meetings, conferences, professional lunches & cocktails, Opening and Closing parties
  • 1 day ski-pass, and special fares on ski rental
  • Travel expenses remain at the participant’s charge, but the shuttle from/to Geneva airport or Bourg-Saint-Maurice train station on December 12th and 15th is included.

How to apply: Please send a few words (about half a page) about your company, your involvement in the European film industry, and your motivations for attending Les Arcs Industry Village 2026 to industry@lesarcsff.com with the subject line “EAVE / Les Arcs 2026“, by October 13th.

Please note that you’ll be applying without a project, and that the main purpose of your participation would be to meet with the selected projects of Les Arcs (and enjoy the event, of course!). If you have applied with a project in development or a work-in-progress, you may still apply to attend through EAVE while waiting for the selection’s results.

More information on Les Arcs’ website: https://lesarcs-filmfest.com/en/industry/industry-village

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Reminder: the call for Les Arcs Work in Progress is still open!

The Work in Progress is a presentation of European projects in post-production. Around 12 projects are presented during a special screening during the Industry Village. 8 minutes of excerpts of each project are screened in front of industry professionals (sales agent, distributors, festival programmers...) by their teams. Check out the requirements and eligibility criteria on Les Arcs website. 

Deadline for applications: October 14th, 2026 - 7pm CEST

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Kicking off today: Access+ 2026-2027

Access+, presented by EAVE and the National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI) in partnership with Canada Media Fund and Community Partner BIPOC TV & Film, is a tailored, high-impact professional development and mentorship initiative designed for alumni of the Access BIPOC Producers Program.

Building on the success of Access BIPOC Producers program, this intensive training program will equip mid-level Canadian BIPOC producers with the advanced skills, knowledge and industry access needed to take their companies and/or projects to the international marketplace.

Dates and locations of the workshop:

  • September 17-22, 2026 in Ontario 
  • Virtual training: autumn 2026 – early 2027
  • January-February 2027 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

The program supports up to 10 participants, selected from the Access alumni network, and culminate in a strategic delegation to the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).

Access+ is a company stabilisation and slate export program that aims to:

  • Expand the global reach of Canadian BIPOC-led content.
  • Provide actionable tools, strategies, and mentorship for international growth.
  • Facilitate new business relationships, co-productions, and distribution deals.
  • Build a stronger, more visible global network of Canadian BIPOC producers.

The curriculum is developed using EAVE’s methodology, tailor-made for delivery in Canada.

The language of the workshops is English.

About the National Screen Institute 

Founded in 1986, the National Screen Institute is Canada’s most established national training organization for storytellers, supporting writers, directors, producers and digital creators through industry-informed mentorship, immersive workshops and business labs. 

We believe storytellers create a culturally equitable world and work with a national network of partners to provide creators with the skills and tools to thrive, innovate and succeed. 

By prioritizing storytellers from Indigenous and equity-deserving communities, including Black creators, People of Colour, women, 2SLGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities and creators in regional and remote areas, we help strengthen the creative economy and build a more inclusive, sustainable screen industry. 

Based in Winnipeg, the institute has delivered market-driven training to more than 2,100 creators, contributing to over 1,900 projects. 

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WEMW opens submissions for the 2027 Co-production Forum and introduces EURIMAGES Award

Ahead of its 17th edition, set to happen in Trieste on January 17-19, 2027, WEMW is thrilled to open the call for its international Co-Production Forum, which will see the selection of 20 projects in development – including narrative features, creative documentaries and short animated projects – from all over Europe and beyond, with a special attention to the 2027 East & West spotlight countries: Poland & Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands. 

WEMW is looking for powerful stories and new upcoming talented voices, with a clear goal of securing a 50% quota to first-time directors in the final line-up and becoming a unique place of authentic discovery. 

All selected projects will be pitched in front of more than 600 decision makers and professionals from over 60 countries, followed by two days of one-to-one meetings and networking opportunities to seal new financing and artistic partnerships. 

Highlighting its key role within the European audiovisual ecosystem, WEMW is proud to announce the brand new Eurimages Co-production Development Award, a cash prize of the value of 20.000€ designed to provide financial support to international co-productions – strengthening the creative exchanges that lie at the heart of the European film industry. 

Alongside this exciting new partnership, the Co-Production Forum will continue to grant a series of core awards, thanks to the continuous commitment of our long-standing partners. All projects will compete for the CICLIC WEMW Award (granted by the French Centre-Val de Loire Region), a cash prize of the value of 5.000€, alongside other major awards including the EAVE Producers Workshop Scholarship, the Pop Up Film Residency Award, the Marché du Film Producers Network Badges, the DAE Talent Development Prize, the EWA Network’s Award for Equality & Inclusion, the Taskovski Film Training Award, the GoGo2025 Residency Award and the CEE Animation Award.

Over the years WEMW has served as a springboard for numerous projects into major film festivals and international acclaim. Remarkable success stories range from award-winning narrative feature films and creative documentaries to animated shorts, such as Lamb (Prize of Originality - Festival de Cannes - Un Certain Regard), Slow (Directing Award - Sundance Film Festival), Small Body (European Discovery - European Film Awards), Brotherhood (Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present - Locarno Film Festival), To Hold a Mountain (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize - Sundance Film Festival), Holy Destructors (Best Director - IDFA) & Cosmonauts (Berlinale Shorts). 

The call for the Co-Production Forum - open until Oct 10, 2026 - officially kicks-off the upcoming edition of the market, with a new round of calls set to open in mid-September for all WIP sections, Inspirational Labs, EAVE Slate and Films X Games Connection Hub. 

We look forward to diving into your projects – and in the meantime, keep following our channels for more opportunities! 

FIND OUT MORE 

WEMW 2027 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, CICLIC - Centre-Val de Loire Region and the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. 

The 2027 East & West Focus Polish Film Institute, CCA-Film and Audiovisual Center, Flanders Audiovisual Fund, Screen Flanders, Film Fund Luxembourg and the Netherlands Film Fund.

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EAVE Impact Think Tank 2026: from Cannes to Toronto

Upcoming: DIALOGUES — Holding the Center: Producing Under Pressure

TIFF | September 13, 17:00 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Independent producers are the creative, financial, and emotional backbone of the screen industry, yet their own wellbeing is rarely addressed. Building on the findings of the EAVE Impact Think Tank 2026 Report, Producers in Focus: Mental Health, Resilience, and Support, this conversation explores the unseen pressures producers carry and shares practical strategies for care, resilience, and sustainable practice. Together, the panel will examine how producers and the wider screen sector can share responsibility for creating a healthier production culture.

Speakers:

  • Marina Serrão (Film in Mind, UK)
  • lori lozinski (Violator Films, CA)
  • Sara Beate Nilsdatter Eira (Screaming Fox Productions, NO)

Moderated by EAVE expert Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media, CA/ET)

More information here

Missed It in Cannes? Watch the Talk Again

Before Toronto, the conversation started in Cannes!

Revisit impACT | Producing Under Pressure: Producer Care and Sustainable Practice, presented as part of the 2026 EAVE Impact Think Tank at the Marché du Film in May.

The session brought together practical tools and new perspectives to help producers strengthen wellbeing across personal life, family life, and work life, while rethinking how the wider screen sector can better support the mental health of independent producers.

Speakers:

  • Rebecca Day (Film in Mind, UK)
  • Linda Mutawi (Fikra, Sweden)
  • Heejung Oh (Seesaw Pictures, South Korea/Netherlands)
  • Steven Rubinstein Malamud (GROM Productions, Netherlands)

Moderated by EAVE expert Tamara Dawit 

Watch the recording here:

The EAVE Impact Think Tank 2026 was organised in partnership with WEMW. Canada Media Fund (CMF), Telefilm Canada, and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, with the support of DW Akademie, funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the British Council Travel Grant Fund, delivered in partnership with the BFI (using National Lottery Funds).

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Inclusive Production Practices in partnership with BFI kicking off today!

EAVE on Demand tailor-made workshop for a group of participants selected by BFI

September 1 - 2, 2026, online

EAVE is organising, in partnership with the British Film Institute, an EAVE on Demand workshop on inclusive production practices and inclusive co-productions.

The following sessions will be presented during the 2-day workshop:

Inclusive Co-Productions 

with EAVE expert Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine 

This session explores how to build co-productions that uphold creative equity, financial fairness, and shared IP ownership and revenue participation — particularly when working across regions or countries with differing resources or systemic advantages. Participants will examine strategies for negotiating fair terms, drafting inclusive contracts, and navigating legal frameworks that support respectful collaboration, transparency, and long-term sustainability. Emphasis is placed on building co-productions as equitable partnerships, not just financing arrangements. 

Inclusive Production Practices 

with EAVE expert Heejung Oh 

This session offers practical tips for managing productions across diverse cultural and geographic contexts. It covers inclusive hiring, cross-cultural crew coordination, and ethical casting. Participants will explore safer set protocols, power-sharing approaches, culturally sensitive scheduling and inclusive catering practices. The session also addresses production and post-production workflows that prioritise access, consent, and psychological safety. 

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New partnership with Connie: 10% discount for EAVE producers

EAVE is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Danish contract and document management platform Connie!

If you've ever chased a missing contract the night before a shoot or searched hours for that one agreement from a few years ago, this one's for you.

Connie is an e-signature and contract management platform, co-funded by Creative Europe MEDIA, built for filmmakers, production companies, and content creators who want to spend less time on paperwork and more time creating. European-built, secure, and trusted by productions across the continent.

Create, send, and sign documents with ease with Connie – and ensure your productions and projects run smoothly. 

  • Talent release forms
  • Model release forms
  • Crew agreements
  • Location agreements
  • Video production contracts
  • Client agreements

Manage all your film production paperwork in one place – from pre-production to delivery.

Connie is designed around three principles:

  • PRODUCTIVITY: Manage release forms, production contracts, and agreements faster in one structured platform.
  • SIMPLICITY: Well-designed tools that stay out of the way of your creative work. No complex systems or unnecessary features.
  • PRIVACY: A secure European alternative for managing film production contracts and personal data. Connie is built to protect creators, contributors, and their personal information.

Check out how legendary Zentropa streamlines all production paperwork with Connie. Zentropa CEO, Anders Kjærhauge, shares his experience and talks about the needs of the industry and how Connie makes both production and admin staff happy:

Through EAVE's partnership with Connie, we’re able to offer our network a 3-month free trial period and an exclusive 10% discount on any subscription plan! You will also get free onboarding and platform introduction from the Connie team.

These benefits are automatically applied when users sign up using the partner code: EAVE-FRIEND.

Read more about Connie: https://www.getconnie.com/

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