CHANGE project SILENT FLOOD selected for HotDocs and DokFest Munich

Festivals May 2026

HOTDOCS FESTIVAL (APRIL 23 – MAY 3)

A FIRE THERE by Marlene Edoyan, producer: EAVE graduate Dominique Dussault
A WAR ON WOMEN by Raha Shirazi, producer: EAVE graduate Marica Stocci,
ANTIDIVA: THE CAROLE POPE CONFESSIONS by Michelle Mama, producer: ACCESS graduate Michelle Mama
APOLO by Tainá Müller, Isis Broken, producer: EAVE+ graduate Karen De Athayde Castanho Vega
BABY JACKFRUIT BABY GUAVA by Nong Nhat Quang, producer: EAVE graduate Heejung Oh
BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD by Miro Remo, producer: EAVE graduate Pavla Janouskova Kubeckova
BIRDS OF WAR by Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak, producer: EAVE+ graduate Sonja Henric
GIMME TRUTH by Simon Ennis & Brad Abrahams, producer: EAVE+ graduate Aeschylus Poulos
HOUSE OF HOPE by Marjolein Busstra, producer: EAVE graduate Olivia Sophie van Leeuwen, co-producers: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi, EAVE participant May Jabareen
JARIPEO by Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig, co-producer: EAVE graduate Carine Chichkowsky
LES HABITANTS by Maureen Fazendeiro, producer: EAVE graduate Filipa Reis
MANDZARSOA by Germain Le Carpentier, producer: PUENTES graduate Murielle Thierrin
CHANGE project SILENT FLOOD by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, producer: CHANGE graduate Karina Kostyna, co-producer: EAVE graduate Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer
THE SECRET READING CLUB OF KABUL by Shakiba Adil and Elina Hirvonen, producer: EAVE participant Pauliina Piipponen
TIME OF PLENTY by Robin Jensen, producer: EAVE graduate Lise Fearnley
EAVE project TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazic, producers: EAVE graduates Biljana Tutorov, Anton Iffland Stettner
TRACES by Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk, co-producers: EAVE+ graduate Violetta Kaminska and EAVE graduate Izabela Wojcik
PAIKAR by Dawood Hilmandi, producer: EAVE graduate Frank Hoeve
WHAT COMES FROM SITTING IN SILENCE? by Sophie Schrago, producer: EAVE graduate Heejung Oh
WHISPERS IN MAY by Dongnan Chen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Heejung Oh and Malin Hüber
WHO IS STILL ALIVE by Nicolas Wadimoff, producer: EAVE graduate Ossama Bawardi

https://hotdocs.ca/festivals/hot-docs-festival

OFF CAMERA FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT FILM, KRAKOW (APRIL 24 – MAY 3)

ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia, producer: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Thomas Hakim, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
BEGINNINGS by Jeanette Nordahl, producers: TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin, EAVE graduate Katrin Pors, co-producers: EAVE graduate Léontine Petit and PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi
BROTHER by Maciej Sobieszczanski, producers: EAVE graduates Violetta Kaminska, Izabela Wojcik
CALLE MALAGA by Maryam Touzani, producer: EAVE graduate Fred Burle
COTTON QUEEN by Suzannah Mirghani, producers: EAVE graduates Caroline Daube, Ossama Bawardi, EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri
CUERPO CELESTE by Nayra Ilic García, co-producers: PUENTES graduates Alessandro Amato and Florencia Rodríguez, EAVE graduate Luigi Chimienti
DIVINE COMEDY by Ali Asgari, producer: EAVE graduate Milad Khosravi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Lorenzo Cioffi, Avantika Singh Desbouvries
EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC by Tarik Saleh, producer: EAVE graduate Linda Mutawi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Monica Hellström
FANTASY by Kukla, producers: EAVE graduate Vlado Bulajić and Lija Pogačnik
FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER by Jim Jarmusch, co- producer: EAVE graduate Conor Barry
GORNONÀ by Evi Kalogiropoulou, producer: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Fenia Cossovitsa
HONEY BUNNY by Igor Jelinović, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic
IN A WHISPER by Leyla Bouzid, producer: MW and EAVE graduate Caroline Nataf
JULIAN by Cato Kusters, co-producers: EAVE graduates Laurette Schillings, Frans van Gestel
KONTINENTAL '25 by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu
LOVE ME TENDER by Anna Cazenave Cambet, associate producer: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux
RE-CREATION by Jim Sheridan and David Merriman, producer: EAVE graduate Tina O’Reilly
RENOVATION by Gabrielė Urbonaitė, producers: PUENTES graduate Dominiks Jarmakovics, MW graduate Kristian Van der Heyden
STEREO GIRLS by Caroline Deruas Peano, producers: EAVE graduates Laurine Pelassy, Jean-Laurent Csinidis
THE BARONESSES by Nabil Ben Yadir, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland, co-producer: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux
THE LITTLE SISTER by Hafsia Herzi, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD by Joachim Trier, producer: PUENTES graduate Katrin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
THREE LOVES by Lukasz Grzegorzek, producer: EAVE graduate Natalia Grzegorzek
TREAT HER LIKE A LADY by Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, producers: EAVE+ graduate Frans van Gestel and Laurette Schillings, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert
UNGRATEFUL BEINGS by Olmo Omerzu, producer: EAVE graduate Jiri Konecny
VERMIGLIO by Maura Delpero, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
WILD ROSES by Anna Jadowska, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel
WINTER OF THE CROW by Kasia Adamik, producer: MW graduate Katarzyna Ozga

https://offcamera.pl/en

SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES (APRIL 29 – MAY 6)

CHANGE project 9 MONTH CONTRACT by Ketevan Vashagashvili, producers: CHANGE graduate Anna Khazaradze and EAVE+ graduate Nino Chichua
ELECTING MS SANTA by Raisa Răzmeriță, producer: EAVE graduate Gnautic, co-producers: EAVE and EAVE+ graduate Anamaria Antoci, EAVE graduate Anda Ionescu
ERASERHEAD IN A KNITTED SHOPPING BAG by Lili Koss, producer: EAVE graduate and Bulgarian National Coordinator Vanya Rainova and EAVE participant Victoria Mitreva
FANTASY by Kukla, producers: EAVE and EAVE SLATE graduate Vlado Bulajić and EAVE graduate Lija Pogačnik
FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
HONEY BUNNY by Igor Jelinović, producer: EAVE MW graduate Rea Rajcic
MY DEAR THEO by Alisa Kovalenko, producer: EAVE graduate Darya Bassel
OUR FATHER by Goran Stankovic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen
PANOPTICON by George Sikharulidze, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava
SILENT CINEMA by Krste Gospodinovski, producer: EAVE graduate Darko Popov
TRUTH OR DARE by Tonislav Hristov, producer: EAVE graduate Karlee Aho, co-producer: EAVE graduate Erika Malmgren

https://seefilmla.org/

INDIELISBOA – INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (APRIL 30 – MAY 10)

International Competition

CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS by Amin Motallebzadeh, producers: EAVE graduate Dirk Decker, EAVE+ graduate Andrea Schütte
HOLY DESTRUCTORS by Aistė Žegulytė-Zapolska, co-producers: FFF graduate Roberts Vinovskis, PUENTES graduate Dominiks Jarmakovics, EAVE+ graduate Christophe Audeguis
HONEY, MY LOVE, SO SWEET by JT Trinidad, producer: EAVE graduate Alemberg Ang
HOW TO CATCH A BUTTERFLY by Kiriko Mechanicus, producer: EAVE graduate Ilja Roomans
LOYNES by Dorian Jespers, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
THE INNER EAR by Rafael Federman, producer: PUENTES graduate Clara Massot

National Competition

18 HOLES TO PARADISE by João Nuno Pinto, producer: EAVE graduate Andreia Nunes, co-producers: EAVE graduates Roberto Cavallini, Debora Nischler
ALIVE AND DEAD by Marco Leão, André Santos, producer: EAVE graduate Andreia Nunes
MONSTRO by Nuno Baltazar, producer: EAVE participant Norah Elkhateeb

Silvestre

A SOUTH FACING WINDOW by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, producers: EAVE graduate Katia Khazak and B’EST graduate Charlotte Vincent

https://indielisboa.com/en/

DOCS BARCELONA (MAY 7 – 17)

80 ANGRY JOURNALISTS by András Földes & Anna Kis, producer: MW graduate Natalya Sarch
AMILCAR by Miguel Eek, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mario Adamson
DO YOU LOVE ME by Lana Daher, producer: FFF and EAVE graduate Jean-Laurent Csinidis
MAILIN by María Silvestre Esteve, producer: EAVE, graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Radu Stancu
PLATO 3 by Maria Borrell, producer: TTB graduate Marta Cruanas Compes
THE BEAUTY OF ERRORS by Jukka Kärkkäinen, producers: EAVE graduates Carsten Aanonsen and Lisa Nyed

FORUM

Public Pitch

LA MONA by Bruno Federico, producer: TTB graduate Michal Sikora
MY SISTER GAZA by Rima Jabaly, producer: EAVE graduate Elhum Shakerifar
STATE OF IMMORTALITY by Piotr Winiewicz, producer: EAVE graduate Henrik Underbjerg
THE OTHER VOICE by Agustina Pérez Rial, producer: EAVE graduate Felicitas Raffo

Speed Meetings

THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DAMNED by Seamus Murphy, producer: EAVE graduate David Rane
TO THESE LANDS I RETURN by Yann-Manuel Hernandez, producer: EAVE graduate Dominique Dussault
WOLF GAMES by Patricia Echeverria Liras, producer: EAVE graduate Anna M. Bofarull
WORDS WE NEVER SAY by Agnieszka Zwiefka, producer: EAVE graduate Izabela Igel

https://docsbarcelona.com/

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL MUNICH (MAY 6 – 18)

80 ANGRY JOURNALISTS by András Földes & Anna Kis, producer: MW graduate Natalya Sarch
A SONG WITHOUT HOME by Rati Tsiteladze, producer: CHANGE graduate Olga Slusareva
ALMOST FOREVER by Lia Hietala & Hannah Reinikainen, producer: EAVE graduate Melissa Lindgren
AMILCAR by Miguel Eek, co-producer: EAVE graduate Mario Adamson
AROUND PARADISE by Yulia Lokshina, producer: EAVE+ graduate David Armati Lechner
BECOMING KIM by Susanne Kim, producer: EAVE graduate Heejung Oh
BETWEEN BROTHERS by Tom Fassaert, producer: EAVE graduate Renko Douze, co-producer: EAVE graduate Hanne Phlypo
DEATH OF DEATH by Dāvis Sīmanis, producer: EAVE graduate Guntis Trekteris
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH by Elisé Sawasawa, producer: EAVE graduate Marianne Dumoulin
EXTRAORDINARY MONA by Sarah Van Dale, producer: EAVE graduate Maarten Schmidt
FRAGMENTS OF BELONGING by Tatjana Božić, producer: EAVE graduate Magdalena PetrovicMELT by Nikolaus Geyrhalter, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Michael Kitzberger
SOMETHING FAMILIAR by Rachel Taparjan, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
SOMETIMES, I IMAGINE THEM ALL AT A PARTY by Daniela Magnani Hüller, producer: EAVE graduate Birgit Schulz
PAIKAR by Dawood Hilmandi, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve
CHANGE project SILENT FLOOD by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, producer: CHANGE graduate Karina Kostyna, co-producer: EAVE graduate Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer
THE BEAUTY OF ERRORS by Jukka Kärkkäinen, producers: EAVE graduates Carsten Aanonsen and Lisa Nyed
THOSE WHO WATCH OVER by Karima Saïdi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Sophie Schoukens
EAVE project TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazic, producers: EAVE graduates Biljana Tutorov, Anton Iffland Stettner
WE HAVE TO SURVIVE by Tomáš Krupa, co-producers: EAVE+ and MW graduates Peter Drössler and Arash T. T. Riahi
WHISPERS IN MAY by Dongnan Chen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Heejung Oh and Malin Hüber

https://www.dokfest-muenchen.de/

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (MAY 12 - 23)

IN COMPETITION

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
GENTLE MONSTER by Marie Kreutzer, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach and Marie Kjellson
THE DREAMED ADVENTURE by Valeska Grisebach, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach

UN CERTAIN REGARD

In Un Certain Regard Jury: EAVE graduate Angèle Diabang

BEN’IMANA by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, producer: EAVE graduate Samantha Biffot
CONGO BOY by Rafiki Fariala, co-producer: EAVE graduate Caroline Nataf
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 Latin America Tatiana Leite
EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner, producers: EAVE and EAVE SLATE graduate David Bohun, MW graduate Camille Chanel
FOREVER YOUR MATERNAL ANIMAL by Valentina Maurel, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolás Celis López
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
LA MÁS DULCE by Laïla Marrakchi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Heene and Adrià Monés
THE MELTDOWN by Manuela Martelli, producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
ULYA by Viesturs Kairišs, producer: EAVE graduate Guntis Trekteris, co-producers: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene, EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron and EAVE+ graduate Pille Rünk
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

OPENING FILM - OUT OF COMPETITION

THE ELECTRIC KISS by Pierre Salvadori, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart

CANNES PREMIERE

MARY MAGDALENE by Gessica Généus, producer: EAVE graduate Anton Iffland Stettner
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

GREAT 8 SHOWCASE

OUR SHARE OF SAND by Shalini Adnani, producers: EAVE graduate Michael Graf, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, MW graduate Alan McAlex

CANNES CLASSICS

THE GOLDEN AGE by Bérenger Thouin, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Ruszniewski, co-producer: EAVE graduate Enrica Capra

SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

NOBODY SAID ANYTHING by Tamara Todorović, producer: EAVE graduate Čarna Vučinić, co-producers: EAVE graduates Tena Gojić, Miljenka Čogelja and Katja Lenarčič
SIREN’s SWIM by Lola Degove, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora

CRITICS’ WEEK

In the jury: TTB graduate Donsaron Kovitvanitcha

Feature Film Competition

A GIRL UNKNOWN by ZOU Jing, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri,
DUA by Blerta Basholli, producers: EAVE graduate Valon Bajgora, PUENTES graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin
SIX MONTHS IN A PINK AND BLUE BUILDING by Bruno Santamaría Razo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Katrin Pors, EAVE participant Giulia Triolo
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

Special Screenings - Feature Films

FLESH AND FUEL by Pierre Le Gall, co-producer: EAVE graduate Patryk Sielecki

Short Films

SKINNY BOOTS by Romain F. Dubois, executive producer: EAVE graduate Julie Groleau

Next Step Studio 2026

With Indonesia as the focus country for the inaugural Next Step Studio, EAVE and TTB graduate Yulia Evina Bhara is serving as a producer of the four short films:

HOLY CROWD by Reza Fahriyansyah & Ananth Subramaniam
ORIGINAL WOUND by Shelby Kho & Sein Lyan Tun
ANNISA by Reza Rahadian & Sam Manacsa
MOTHERS ARE MOTHERING by Khozy Rizal & Lam Li Shuen

DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT

DEATH HAS NO MASTER by Jorge Thielen Armand, producer: TTB and EAVE SLATE graduate Stefano Centini
DORA by July Jung, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
DOUBLE FREEDOM by Lisandro Alonso, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
GABIN by Maxence Voiseux, producers: EAVE graduates Cécile Lestrade and Palmyre Badinier
LOW EXPECTATIONS by Eivind Landsvik, co-producer: TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin

ACID

BLAISE by Jean-Paul Guigue and Dimitri Planchon, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
PROMISED SPACES by Ivan Markovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Radenkovic
VIRAGES by Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter, co-producer: EAVE graduate Cécile Lestrade

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

ROMA ELASTICA by Bertrand Mandico, producer: EAVE graduate Daniele Segre

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

ASHES by Diego Luna, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre,
REHEARSALS OF A REVOLUTION by Pegah Ahangarani, producer: EAVE graduate Adrià Monés
LES MATINS MERVEILLEUX by Avril Besson, producer: EAVE+ graduate Christophe Audeguis

LES CINÉMAS DU MONDE | LA FABRIQUE CINÉMA DE L’INSTITUT FRANÇAIS

DIVINE POISON by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Gökçe Işıl Tuna, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
PING-PONG by Saleh Saadi, producer: EAVE participant May Jabareen
THE LAST DOG ON EARTH by Nina Kopko, producer: EAVE graduate Letícia Friedrich, co-producers: TTB and EAVE SLATE graduate Stefano Centini and EAVE graduate Serena Alfieri
THE RIVER KNOWS OUR NAMES by Mai Huyên Chi, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
UFO'S IN THE TROPIC by Rob Mendoza, producer: PUENTES graduate Isabel Carrasco, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Fernando Epstein

FRONTIÈRES PLATFORM

Proof of Content

AULKEN by Didier Konings, producer: EAVE graduate Monique van Kessel
SPIRAL by Kourtney Roy, producer: EAVE graduate Amber Ripley

FANTASTIC 7

EAVE project ROCK, PAPER, SEA by Randa Ali, producer: EAVE participant Norah Elkhateeb
EAVE project TING by Maximilien Dejoie, producers: EAVE graduates Roberto Cavallini, James Heath

INVESTOR’S CIRCLE

Selected directors:

Atsuko Hirayanagi (Japan/USA), producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Eiko Mizuno-Gray
Magnus von Horn (Sweden/Poland), producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
Juho Kuosmanen (Finland), producers: EAVE graduates Jussi Rantamäki and Katrin Pors
Felipe Galvez (Chile), producer: PUENTES and EAVE+ graduate Benjamin Domenech

CANNES DOCS

Docs In-Process Showcases

In the jury: MW graduate Paulina Portela

SISTERS OF THE UNION by Dan Popa, producer: EAVE graduate Line Sander Egede
EAVE project FLOTSAM by Isa Rao, producer: EAVE participant Nadira Murray
UNTITLED TIMBUKTU DOCUMENTARY by Simon Klose, producers: EAVE graduates Martin Persson and Elin Kamler
LAND OF EVANESCENCE by Trang Nguyen Thi Xuan, producers: TTB graduates Wilfredo Manalang and Charlotte Lelong
GAZA SUNBIRDS by Flavia Cappellini, producers: MW graduate Kristian van der Heyden and EAVE participant May Jabareen
SISTERS by Tereza Bernátková, producers: EAVE graduate Dagmar Sedláčková and PUENTES graduate Natália Pavlove

Spotlighted projects

RE:COLLECTION by Dane Dodds, producer: EAVE participant Antoinette Engel
TIME HUNTER by Daniel Chein and Mushiva, producers: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Thomas Kaske, EAVE graduate Laura Kloeckner

Co-Pro Social Club

EAVE SLATE graduate Eugenia Olascuaga Fierro
EAVE graduate Inuk Jørgensen

CINEMA DE DEMAIN

FOCUS WIP

TROPIC OF THE MOURNING GECKO by Stavros Markoulakis, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti

PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE

TTB and EAVE SLATE graduate Stefano Centini
PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
EAVE graduate Marion Guth
EAVE graduate Sunna Guðnadóttir
EAVE participant Maria Møller Kjeldgaard
EAVE graduate Linda Mutawi
EAVE MW graduate Agáta Novinski
EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
EAVE+ graduate Michela Pini
EAVE graduate Dagmar Sedláčková
EAVE graduate Danae Spathara
EAVE graduate Olivia Sophie van Leeuwen

EAVE @ CANNES PRODUCERS NETWORK

EAVE is proud to be partner of the Cannes Producers Network! In the framework of this partnership 6 EAVE graduates have been selected:

Alzbeta Janackova, SILK FILMS
Emilie Jouffroy, ELATION PICTURES
Jorgo Narjes, X FILME
Kaouthar Hadidi, 3ÈME GENRE PRODUCTION
Line Sander Egede, TAK FILMS / GREENGROUND PRODUCTIONS
Lorena Bonadrovsky, BONDE FILMES

Also participating in the Cannes Producers Network (Producers Under the Spotlighted are highlighted):

Tine MIKKELSEN, ZENTROPA PRODUCTIONS * Steven RUBINSTEIN MALAMUD, GROM PRODUCTIONS * Marie GARRETT, XYZ FILMS * Inuk JØRGENSEN * Linus GÜNTHER, KLINKERFILM PRODUCTION * Laura KLOECKNER, SEERA FILMS * Evan HORAN, KEEPER PICTURES * Rogier KRAMER, LABYRINT FILM * Čarna VUČINIĆ, NON-ALIGNED FILMS * Maria KONTOGIANNI, WILD AT HEART * Carole KREMER, FILM FUND LUXEMBOURG * Daniele SEGRE, REDIBIS FILM * Mary Liza DINO, FIRE AND ICE MEDIA AND PRODUCTIONS * John LUNDSTEN, TACK FILMS * Ruta Adele JEKENTAITE, BALTIC PRODUCTIONS * Monique VAN KESSEL, MAKE WAY FILM * Alex Chen-Wen LO, CINEMA INUTILE * Marja PIHLAJA, TEKELE PRODUCTIONS * Thomas REICHLIN, ALVA FILM * Katja LENARČIČ, VERTIGO * Heejung OH, BREATHING FILMS, SEESAW PICTURES * Katia MONLA, INTERMEZZO FILMS * Krystyna KANTOR, SHIPSBOY * Gerard RODRIGUEZ, JAPONICA FILMS * Maximilian HASLBERGER, AMERIKAFILM * Nele PAVES, ESTONIAN FILM INSTITUTE * Natalia DĄBROWSKA, NEW EUROPE FILM SALES * Amber RIPLEY, GOODBYE PRODUCTIONS * Bongiwe SELANE, BLINGOLA MEDIA * Alemberg ANG, DALUYONG STUDIOS * Maria Stevnbak WESTERGREN, TOOLBOX FILM * Eliza JONES, GRAND SLAM FILM * Eliane FERREIRA, MUIRAQUITÃ FILMES * Biljana TUTOROV, WAKE UP FILMS, CIRCLE Training Initiative * Yohann COMTE, CHARADES * Jeanne-Marie POULAIN, ART ET ESSAI * Geoff ARBOURNE, INSIDE OUT FILMS * Beata RZEZNICZEK, MADANTS * Andreas KASK, NAFTA * Gilles CHANIAL, LES FILMS FAUVES * Roberto CAVALLINI, ALBOLINA FILM * Konstantinos VASSILAROS, STUDIOBAUHAUS * Kasia KARWAN, VELVET SPOON * Kasia KARWAN, THE MOONSHOT COMPANY * Evelin PENTTILÄ, STELLAR FILM * Lisa NYED, FILM I SKANE * Karen HARNISCH, FILM FORGE * Gentzane MARTINEZ DE OSABA, MARMOKA FILMS * Vincent QUÉNAULT, RED LION * Konstantina STAVRIANOU, GRAAL FILMS * Lucas ROSANT, MELIA FILMS * Theo TSAPPOS, THE SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE * Eiko MIZUNO-GRAY, LOADED FILMS * Alexandra HOESDORFF, DEAL PRODUCTIONS * Donato ROTUNNO, TARANTULA LUXEMBOURG * Gints GRUBE, MISTRUS MEDIA * Martina BLEIS, BERLINALE * Jacques-Henri BRONCKART, VERSUS PRODUCTION, O'BROTHER DISTRIBUTION * Signe BYRGE SØRENSEN, FINAL CUT FOR REAL * Enrica CAPRA, GRAFFITI DOC, TAG FILM * Carlo D'URSI, POTENZA PRODUCCIONES * Natasa DAMNJANOVIC, DART FILM * Guillaume DE LA BOULAYE, ZORBA PRODUCTION * Simon DE SANTIAGO, MOD PRODUCCIONES * Sonya DI RIENZO, HAWKEYE PICTURES * Marta DONZELLI, VIVO FILM * Kestutis DRAZDAUSKAS, VILNIUS FILM CLUSTER, ARTBOX * Leticia FRIEDRICH, VITRINE FILMES, BOULEVARD FILMES * Katleen GOOSSENS, BULLETPROOF CUPID * Alessandro GROPPLERO, WHEN EAST MEETS WEST, TIES THAT BIND / FOCUS ASIA GENRE PROJECT MARKET, FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND * Katrin KISSA, HOMELESS BOB PRODUCTION * Birthe KLINGE, FFA - GERMAN FEDERAL FILM BOARD / FILMFÖRDERUNGSANSTALT * Tatiana LEITE, BUBBLES PROJECT * Francine LUSSER, TIPIMAGES PRODUCTIONS * Leonardo MECCHI, ENQUADRAMENTO PRODUÇOES * Bernard MICHAUX, SAMSA FILM * Elizabeth MORGAN HEMLOCK, ARTURI FILMS * Patrice NEZAN ,LES CONTES MODERNES * Freddy OLSSON, BOKOMOTIV - FREDDY OLSSON FILMPRODUKTION, FOLKETS BIO, GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL * Esko RIPS, NAFTA * Luisa ROMEO, FRIDA FILMS * Kristian TASKA, TASKA FILM * Alexandru TEODORESCU, SAGA FILM * Benedicte THOMAS, ARIZONA FILMS DISTRIBUTION * Ida WEISS, BELA FILM * Ryohei TSUTSUI, TRIXTA * Amanda Man-Yin TSENG, ENLA Media * David FRANCISCUS, PROTAGONIST STUDIOS * Judith LICHTNECKERT, DSCHOINT VENTSCHR FILMPRODUKTION * Konstantinos KOUKOULIS, PLANKTON

EAVE sessions

EAVE IMPACT THINK TANK REPORT: Producing Under Pressure: Producer Care and Sustainable Practice - in partnership with impACT Marché du Film, on May 16

A presentation of the 2026 EAVE Impact Think Tank, bringing together practical tools and new perspectives to help producers strengthen well-being across personal life, family life, and work life, while rethinking how the wider screen sector can better support the mental health of independent producers.

Moderator: Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media, Canada, Ethiopia)

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

EAVE workshop in Cannes: Designing Equitable Co-productions - in partnership with impACT Marché du Film, on May 17

Based on the EAVE Impact Think Tank 2025 report, this hands-on session will give actionable strategies on how to make co-productions more equitable, inclusive and transparent. Gain practical tools to build co-productions grounded in shared ownership, balanced power, and sutainable cross-border partnerships. Explore collaborative approaches to project design, inclusive budgeting, and fair contracting.

Speakers: EAVE expert Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media, Canada, Ethiopia), EAVE expert Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine (The Copro Agency, France)

Page published 29 May 2026.