Eurimages International Co-Production Award for Komplizen Film
Awards December 2025
Eurimages Co-Production Award
- The Eurimages Co-Production Award goes to EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade and Janine Jackowski. TheTrio of producers Maren Ade, EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski, of German company Komplizen Film, will be honoured at the 38th European Film Awards with the 2026 Eurimages International Co-Production Award presented by Eurimages and the European Film Academy. The award acknowledges the decisive role of co-productions in fostering international exchange. No fewer than 20 films produced or co-produced by Komplizen Film have been supported by Eurimages, among which The Story of My Wife by Ildikó Enyedi, About Dry Grasses by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Corsage by Marie Kreutzer, and more recently, Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier and Yes by Nadav Lapid. The Berlin-based firm is also a co-founding member of The Creatives, a federation of ten international independent production companies. Maren Ade co-founded Komplizen Film with Janine Jackowski in 1999, with whom she co-produced her graduation film, The Forest for the Trees, in 2003. Her third feature, Toni Erdmann, also supported by Eurimages, became an audience favourite after competing at Cannes, and went on to win awards worldwide, among them four European Film Awards. Maren Ade not only produces her own films, but also serves as a producer on movies by other directors. Janine Jackowski has produced over 60 films and series, many of which have been selected for and awarded at international festivals. Jonas Dornbach began his career by establishing and running his production company Kinoherz from 2002-2009. Since joining Komplizen Film in 2010, Jonas has produced numerous internationally acclaimed works.
Louis Delluc Prize
- THE LITTLE SISTER by Hafsia Herzi, producer: PUENTES graduate Naomi Denamur won the highly prestigious 2025 Louis Delluc Prize, recognising the best French film of the year.
Industry Village Les Arcs
4 awards for EAVE graduates in the Co-Production Village and Work in Progress competition of Les Arcs Film Festival’s Industry Village:
- ONE HAND JESUS by Bogdan Miric, producers: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Radu Stancu and EAVE graduate Ioanna Lascar won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Prize
- MAN VS FLOCK by Tamara Kotevska, producers: EAVE graduates Sinisa Juricic, Vicky Miha won the TitraFilm Prize
- A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JO: CHAPTER PHAEDRA by Jacqueline Lentzou, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti received a Special Mention
- WEIRD ELLIOT by Johannes Nyholm, producer: EAVE graduate and Dutch National Coordinator Frank Hoeve, PUENTES graduate Nima Yousefi received a Special Mention
Mediterranean Film Festival, Brussels
3 awards for EAVE graduates at the Cinémamed – Brussels’ Mediterranean Film Festival
- DUSE by Pietro Marcello, associate producer: EAVE MW graduate Stefano Mutolo won the Special Jury Prize
- DJ AHMET by Georgi M. Unkovski, producer: EAVE graduate Katarina Prpic won the RêVolution Prize
- PROMISED SKY by Erige Sehiri, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri won the Critics’ Prize
Marrakech International Film Festival
- PROMISED SKY by Erige Sehiri, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri won the Étoile d’Or, the festival’s top prize, Marrakech International Film Festival, and Best Performance by an Actress (Debora Lobe Naney)
- MY FATHER'S SHADOW by Akinola Davies, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won Best Performance by an Actor (Sope Dirisu)
https://marrakech-festival.com/en/home
British Independent Film Awards
6 awards for EAVE graduates at the Best British Independent Film Awards, BIFA 2025:
- PILLION by Harry Lighton, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney scooped Best British Independent Film, Best Debut Screenwriter, Best Costume Design and Best Make-Up & Hair Design
- MY FATHER'S SHADOW by Akinola Davies, producer: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney won Best Director
- SENTIMENTAL VALUE by Joachim Trier, producer: EAVE graduate Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach, Lizette Jonjic won Best International Independent Film
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Author's Film Festival, Belgrade
- SORELLA DI CLAUSURA by Ivana Mladenovic, producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon won the Grand Prix at the Author's Film Festival, Belgrade.
- WIND, TALK TO ME by Stefan Djordjevic, producer: EAVE graduate Dragana Jovovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jozko Rutar won Best Director
- A POET by Simon Mesa Soto, co-producer: EAVE graduate David Herdies best screenplay
- MOTHER by Teona Strugar Mitevska, producer: EAVE graduate Sebastien Delloye, co-producers: EAVE graduates Amra Baksic Camo, Adis Djapo, Labina Mitevska best cinematography
- MALDOROR by Fabrice du Welz, producer: EAVE graduate Jean-Yves Roubin Audience Award
Red Sea International Film Festival
- ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU by Cherien Dabis, co-producer: EAVE graduate Marios Piperides was awarded the Silver Yusr Feature Film and the Best Director award at the Red Sea International Film Festival
- YUNAN by Ameer Fakher Eldin, producers: EAVE graduates Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Tony Copti, EAVE participant Jiries Copti won the Yusr Jury Prize and the Best Actor award
Page published 19 December 2025.
