EAVE project PETTY THIEVES is in post-production
Development & Production News September 2025
In development / pre-production
Wallonia-Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre supports 5 feature films, 19 documentaries, 11 short films et 4 Lab films in its first session of 2025.
- A JAMAIS TON ANIMAL MATERNEL by Valentina Maurel, producer: EAVE graduate Benoît Roland
- AU NOM DU PÈRE by Nade Dieu, producer: PUENTES graduate Anthony Rey
- CAOUTCHOUC by Fabrice Du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- DISUNITED NATIONS by Christophe Cotteret, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland
- DISSONANCE by Aline Magrez, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- JOHANNE PLONGE by Noémie Nicolas, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit
- LA MISSION by Patrice Toye, producers: EAVE graduate and Belgian National Coordinator Anton Iffland Stettner, EAVE graduate Eva Kuperman
- LE FAUX SOIR by Michaël R. Roskam, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin
- LES PORCS DU CAIRE by Rani Massalah, producer: EAVE graduate Anne-Laure Guegan, PUENTES graduate Geraldine Sprimont
- LES SILENCIEUX by Basile Vuillemin, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
- MARIE-MADELEINE by Géssica Généus, producers: EAVE graduate and Belgian National Coordinator Anton Iffland Stettner, EAVE graduate Eva Kuperman
- NICE WHITE LADY by Melissa Seker, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Esparbes
- TRAIN DE NUIT by Delphine Girard, producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
In production
- LE FAUX SOIR by Michael R Roskam, producer: EAVE+ graduate Jean-Yves Roubin is in production. The film looks back on one of the most audacious acts of resistance in Belgium during the Second World War: the publication of a fake edition of the newspaper Le Soir, a satirical pastiche which openly ridiculed the Nazi occupiers. It’s a historical subject, but it’s more topical than ever given that freedom of expression, the independence of the press and the flood of fake news are currently on many people’s minds. "During the Nazi invasion of Belgium, on 10 May 1940 the press was shut down and placed under occupier control. In Brussels, this impacted the most-read paper in the country, Le Soir. Its young owner, Marie-Thérèse Rossel, refused to work under German censorship and went into exile with her family in France. Hijacked by the Nazis, Le Soir became a propaganda tool for Hitler and the Gestapo. The film follows in the footsteps of a group of resistance fighters who risked their lives to carry out one of the most courageous acts in the history of the underground press," explained the director. Shooting kicked off on 23 September and will continue until 10 December, primarily in Brussels but also in Ghent and Mons, with some shooting taking place in France. LE FAUX SOIR is being produced by Cassandre Warnauts and Jean-Yves Roubin on behalf of Frakas Productions (Belgium), in co-production with Rectangle Productions/Goodfellas (Alice Girard and Vincent Maraval) and Harbor Men Pictures (belonging to Michaël R Roskam), in association with Anonymous Federation and Rossel (Bernard Marchant). The feature is co-produced by RTL, Proximus, BeTV and Orange. It enjoys support from the Wallonia Brussels Federation Film and Audiovisual Centre, the Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Eurimages, the Brussels-Capitale region, Wallimage, Screen Flanders, and Tax Shelter.
- COWGIRL by Michal Blasko, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Viktorin has almost completed the shooting. The film tells the story of 14-year-old Barbora, a teenager devoted to horseback riding, who is raised by her widowed father, a respected local police officer. Barbora is immersed in the world of so-called horse cutting, a sport inspired by the Western tradition, and shares a deep bond with her horse, Indy. This sport is not just a leisure activity but a way of life shaped by discipline, care, and emotional connection. “The production started on 24 July 2025 and it’s almost completed. Two extra days of shooting are planned in September, but we already started the editing in Budapest. We would like to add that the story itself unfolds against the backdrop of the beautiful Liptov nature, which in the film almost appears as another character,” producer Jakub Viktorín said. Viktorín is producing through Slovakia’s nutprodukcia in co-production with Tomas Hruby through nutprodukce (Czech Republic) and Gabor Osvath through Hungary’s Filmfabriq. The movie is backed by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Creative Europe - MEDIA, the Czech Film Fund, and the National Film Institute – Hungary.
In post-production
- UNTIL THE DAY ENDS by Jelena Maksimovi, producers: EAVE graduates Jelena Angelovski, Miha Cernec and EAVE graduate and Slovenian National Coordinator Jozko Rutar is in post-production. The story unfolds over the course of a single summer night. Lena, a 20-year-old escaping an oppressive family environment, encounters Stefan, two years her senior, who shares her desire for acceptance and freedom. Drawn into the pulse of the city, they navigate waves of unrest. As protests erupt, they join demonstrations fuelled by the unstoppable dissatisfaction of the people. One night. Two lost souls. A city on fire. The Serbian-Bulgarian-Montenegrin-Slovenian co-production is staged by Jelena Angelovski, of Belgrade-based Taurunum Film, in co-production with Nikolay Mutafchiev for PREMIERstudio, Dusan Kasalica and Ivan Salatić for Meander Film, and Miha Černec and Jozko Rutar for Staragara. The film is supported by Film Center Serbia, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Slovenian Film Centre and Creative Europe – MEDIA.
- WHO ARE WE by Miroslav Terzic, producer: EAVE graduate Snezana van Houwelingen, co-producers: EAVE graduates Ankica Juric Tilic and Paul Thiltges is in post-production. The film explores the world of teenagers and the dynamics of peer violence. During a school trip, second-year high school students, collectively responsible for the bullying of their classmate Andrija, who committed suicide, must face the consequences of their actions. “In one way or another, all of us have encountered this topic during our childhood, whether directly or indirectly. For me, it became clear that it was time to make a film about it. Still, the story goes beyond the boundaries of a classroom or the frame of peer violence. As we all witness daily, we live in a profoundly violent society. What happens to our children is not an isolated phenomenon, it is a reflection of the reality we all share”, Miroslav Terzic said. The film is produced by Snežana van Houwelingen and Branislav Trifunovic of Serbia’s This and That Productions in co-production with Luxembourg’s Paul Thiltges Distribution, Italy’s Nightswim, Bulgaria’s Invictus, and Croatia’s Kinorama. Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, the Luxembourg Film Fund, MIC Italian Ministry of Culture, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, and Creative Europe –MEDIA are backing the project.
- EAVE project PETTY THIEVES by Mate Ugrin, co-producers: EAVE graduates Julia Cöllen, Jelena Angelovski is currently in post-production. Rio, a quiet young man from a village in central Istria in Croatia, makes a living as a kitchen helper in a hotel resort on the Adriatic coast, committing occasional petty thefts from tourists. He takes care of his elderly grandparents and clashes with his grandmother on how to best take care of his grandfather, who suffers from dementia. After long shifts at work, he visits cruising hotspots but is cautious and reserved. One evening, Andrea, a seasonal beauty salon worker in the same resort, notices Rio stealing at the beach. She suggests joining forces and stealing from her wealthy customers in the hotel, sharing the profits. As the two spend time breaking into hotel rooms and villas looking for jewellery and money, they form an emotional bond and Rio begins to open up. But it isn’t long before Andrea is caught and gets fired from the resort, deciding to leave for Germany. The film is produced by Croatia’s Kadromat and co-produced by In the Cut (France), Fünferfilm (Germany) and Nanslafu films (Serbia), with the support of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, CNC - Aide aux cinémas du monde, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, ARTE/Cofinova, MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, and Creative Europe- MEDIA. The producers are Daria Blazevic and Mate Ugrin from Croatia. Tiphaine Robion from France, Julia Cöllen, Karsten Krause and Frank Scheuffele from Germany and Jelena Angelovski from Serbia are the co-producers.
Page published 30 September 2025.
