In development / pre-production April 2011
2011 project ALI, THE GOAT, AND IBRAHIM (ALI ME'AZA) awarded Global Film Initiative Production Grant
Out of the ten New Films Awarded Production Grants awarded by the Global Film Initiative, two are for EAVE projects:
- EAVE 2011 project ALI, THE GOAT, AND IBRAHIM (ALI ME'AZA), director: Ibrahim El Batout, producers: EAVE 2011 participant Hossam Elouan, EAVE 2003 graduate Guillaume de Seille, Egypt/FranceTwo neighbours--a sound engineer plagued by strange noises and a man convinced that his deceased fiancé has been reincarnated as a goat--embark on an unusual trip to Egypt's coastline to cure themselves of their eccentric afflictions.
- EAVE PUENTES 2010 project LA RUTA DE LA LUNA, director : Juan Sebastián Jácome, producer: EAVE PUENTES 2010 graduate Irina ,Caballero, PanamaAn albino hoping to compete in a bowling tournament in Panama sets out on a roadtrip through Costa Rica with his once-estranged father, only to be sidetracked by a free-spirited hitchhiker who unexpectedly changes the fate of both men and their relationship. www.globalfilm.org
The German-French Commission is funding five projects with 1.135.000 Euro. Three films are co-productions with EAVE graduates:
- HINTER DER SPITZE - TOUR DU FASO by Wilm Huygen, produced by EAVE 1994 Franck Schneider of La Huit, Paris and Augenschein Filmproduktion of Cologne receives 100.000 Euro.
- FRIENDS FROM FRANCE by Anne Weil and Philippe Kotlarski, German producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Hanneke van der Tas (vandertastic) and Les Films du Poisson of Paris is funded with 270.000 Euro.
- SYNGUE SABOR – STEIN DER GEDULD by Atiq Rahimi, producers: EAVE 2009 graduate Verona Meier (Razor Film Produktion), Berlin and The Film, Paris gets 160.000 Euro.
- OUR CHILDREN by Joachim Lafosse is in pre-production. Producers: EAVE 2000 graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart (Versus Production), EAVE 1992 graduate and group leader Jani Thiltges (Samsa Film). Co-production companies are MK2, Prime Time, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française and Box Productions. The film is inspired by the true story of a mother who murdered her five children before attempting suicide. Support comes from: Wallimage, Media Development Fund, Belgian French Community, Inver Invest Tax Shelter, Film Fund Luxembourg, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (VAF) and Swiss Federal Office of Culture (BAK). Shooting on locations is planned from May 23, to the end of July 2011. www.versusproduction.be
- PAINLESS by Juan Carlos Medina is in pre-production. The psychological thriller is co-produced by EAVE 2001 graduate Gonçalo Galvão Teles. Production companies: Les Films D'Antoine, Roxbury Pictures, Fado Filmes and Tobina Films. The film with a budget of €3.2m is financed with support of Canal +, Eurimages, ICAA, ICIC (Institut Catala de les Indústries Culturals), Ibermedia, Televisio de Catalunya, Backup Films and Instituto Do Cinema E Do Audiovisual. Shootin in Catalunya is due for July/August 2011. www.tudofado.com
- OFF DUTY by Frédéric Fonteyne is in pre-production. The film about a woman who visits her husband and lover in the same jail cell is produced by EAVE 1992 graduate and group leader Jani Thiltges (Samsa Film), EAVE 2006 graduate Tomas Leyers (Minds Meet), Liaison Cinematographique and Artemis Productions. Support comes from Wallimage.www.samsa-film.com
- GALLOPING MIND by Wim Vandekeybus, co-producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Peter Bouckaert (Eyeworks) has been granted first feature production support by the film commission of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF). Co-producers are Climax Films (Belgium), Sciapode (France), Visual Kitchen (South Africa) and Busse & Halberschmidt Filmproduktion (Germany). Principal shooting will be in South Africa in autumn 2012. www.eyeworks.be
Page published 15 April 2011. Updated 18 April 2011.
