In Development / Pre-production December 2011
EAVE 2011 project CRISTIAN now in development
- AMONG FRIENDS by David Bernet, producer: EAVE 2004 graduate Arek Gielnik, co-produced by EAVE 2011 graduate Cédric Bonin received about 125.000 Euros by the French-German Funding Commission. The docu-fiction is following five opposing protagonists on the Brussels political stage, who are involved in the creation of a piece of EU legislation, all the way to the showdown in the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament. Financial support comes NRW (Nordrhein-Westfalen) and MFG Baden-Württemberg.
- EAVE 2011 project CRISTIAN, co-written and directed by EAVE 2008 graduate Tudor Giurgiu, producer EAVE 2011 graduate Oana Giurgiu, is in development. Inspired by real events, the film tells the story of Cristian, a young and idealistic prosecutor, who tries to crack a case against an elder colleague accused of corruption. When he finds out that the suspect might have been set-up, he enters a danger zone paved with painful revelations. The project was one of Libra Film's winning projects of MEDIA development support and received a production grant from the Romanian CNC in November 2011. The budget is approx 800,000 Euro. The production is still open for foreign co-producers. Shooting is set for late fall 2012, with the premiere set for 2013.
- DARK TOUCH written and directed by Marina de Van, executive producer: EAVE group leader Patrick Sobelman, co-producers: EAVE graduate Ed Guiney’s Element Pictures and Filmgate is in pre-production. The film is about a girl's family that is killed by a possessed house. When she is taken in by family friends, the strange occurrences comes back to haunt her. The horror film is financed by Canal +, Eurimages and Ciné+. Shooting on locations in Ireland and Sweden is planned for end of January 2012.
www.agatfilms.com, http://elementpictures.ie
- Treasure Entertainment of EAVE 1993 graduate Robert Walpole has several films in development: THE VEHICLE by John Butler, PERDIDO AMOR, written by Mark O’Halloran, director: Paddy Breathnach, SHROOMS 3D by director Jure Matjazic, and WAYFARING STRANGERS, directed by Stephen Bradley.
- EAVE 2008 graduate Dirk Decker has currently two films in development: GLOOMY SABBATH by Amit Epstein which is going to be produced in 2012, and the Polish/German/Armenian co-production MILKY BROTHER by Vahram Mkhitaryan, developed together with EAVE 2008 graduate Kasia Slesicka. Both films have been invited to Euro Connection, Clermont-Ferrand.
- STADT AUF ABRISS, produced by EAVE 2004 graduate Olaf Jacobs has been funded by Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen.
- EAVE 2011 project THE JUDGMENT by EAVE 2011 graduate Stephan Komandarev won the first place at the competition (application call) for financing of the Bulgarian National Film Center. The German LE Vision Film of EAVE 2000 graduate Simone Baumann is co-producing.
www.argofilm.eu, www.thejudgmentmovie.bg
Page published 16 December 2011.
