DON’T LET ME DIE by Adrian Epure is in post-production
In Production and Post-Production June 2024
In production
- SAVONS LES MEUBLES by Catherine Cosme, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes, co-producer: EAVE+ and PUENTES graduate Britta Rindelaub and PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit is in production. With SAVONS LES MEUBLES, the director returns to the themes already present in her short films, namely the family and siblings. The film centres on Lucile and Paul, in their forties, who are called back home to their parents because their mother is dying. They were not aware of her illness, but also discover another secret: their mother has usurped Lucile’s identity and fallen deeply into debt. In this emergency, before their mother passes away, Lucile and Paul will have to find their way to forgiveness and save a lot more than just the furniture. The film is produced by EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes for Hélicotronc and co-produced by Swiss Alva Films and French Tripode Productions. It has received support from the Fédération Wallonie -Bruxelles (light productions fund), Be TV, the RTBF, Proximus, the Tax Shelter via Shelter Prod, the Loterie nationale, the Région Occitanie and the Office Fédéral de la Culture suisse.
https://tripodeproductions.fr/
In post-production
- DIE ABENTEUER DER LAUSITZERIN WILMA by Maren-Kea Freese, producer: EAVE graduate Heino Deckert is in post-production. The film tells the story of Wilma, a woman in her fifties who has spent most of her life in rural Germany, in the region of Lusatia, which is known for its lignite mining and has been plagued by high rates of unemployment since the mining activities were abandoned. Wilma is one of the people who end up without a job. This sees her spiral into a crisis, after which she decides that she needs a change of scenery. She then arrives in Vienna, exploring the big city and seeking out fresh inspiration. She gains renewed energy and embarks on a new life project. DIE ABENTEUER DER LAUSITZERIN WILMA is being staged by Ma.ja.de Filmproduktion in co-production with TV channel MDR. It has been funded by the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, DFFF and Creative Europe.
https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/463597/
- DON’T LET ME DIE by Adrian Epure, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandru Teodorescu, co-producer: EAVE graduate Thomas Lambert is in post-production. The script written by Epure together with Ana Gheorghe follows Maria, who discovers the body of a neighbour with no family in front of her apartment building, and decides to arrange her funeral. Though the woman was a stranger, her disappearance haunts Maria. She needs to know who Isabela Ivan was. Ana Gheorghe and Alexandru Teodorescu of Saga Film are producing in co-production with Angel Ivanov and Virginia Venkova of Handplayed (Bulgaria), and Thomas Lambert of Tomsa Films (France). National coproducers include Ana Ciobanu of Arrogant Films and Theo Nissim of Conceptual Lab by Theo Nissim. The project was supported by the Romanian Film Centre with 520,000 RON in 2022 and also by the Bulgarian National Film Center. It also received the Alex Leo Șerban Scholarship at the Transilvania IFF in 2022 and the SEE Cinema Network development grant in 2023. The script was developed through Next Step - Semaine de la Critique and the Residence du Festival de Cannes.
Page published 21 June 2024.
