In development / pre-production August 2011
5 films by EAVE producers in development
- THE LAST HIJACK by Femke Wolting, producers: EAVE 2008 graduate Nicky Gogan of Still Films, Les Films d’Ici, Submarine and Inspire Pictures is in pre-production. The French, Irish and Dutch co-production deals with the issue of piracy in Somalia.
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- FRIENDS FROM FRANCE by Anne Weil and Philippe Kotlarski, co-producers: EAVE 2009 graduate Hanneke van der Tas’ Vandertastic Film, Les Films Du Poisson and Rock Films is in pre-production. The story: In the Summer of 1977 two cousins travel to Leningrad to support dissident Jews. Support comes from Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and Franco-German Co-production Support Committee. Shooting on locations in Germany, Russia and Israel is planned for autumn 2011.
- LOVIN SHERLEY by Chique Carabante, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly is in pre-production. The film is about a Spanish immigrant who tackles the Irish political underworld. Production companies: Jaleo Films and Blinder Films. Shooting is planned for Autumn/Winter 2011.
- THE LOVING GROUND by Manu Bonmariage, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Isabelle Truc is in pre-production. The film about diminishing farms and the passion for agriculture is produced by Iota Production, Azimut Productions, Off World and co-produced by the Communauté française de Belgique RTBF
- VALPARAISO by Jean-Christophe Delpias, co-producer: EAVE president and 1992 graduate Jani Thiltges’ Samsa Film is in production. Shooting starts in November on locations in Luxembourg, Belgium, and Marseilles, France. The film is produced by ARTE, Artemis Productions, Samsa Film, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo and RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française. Written by Jean-Christophe Delpias and Vincent Maillard, the script tells the story of a father and daughter whose public and private worlds collide when an oil tanker of a company the father owns causes a major ecological disaster on the French coast that the daughter investigates. The film is supported by CNC (Centre National de la Cinématographie), MEDIA Programme, Procirep and Film Fund Luxembourg.
Page published 22 August 2011. Updated 23 August 2011.
