In production November 2011
EAVE producers shooting in Latvia, Germany, Russia, Israel, Iran, Argentina and Sarajevo
- IN THE FOG by Sergei Loznitsa, co-producers: EAVE 1995 graduate Heino Deckert, EAVE 1995 graduate Léontine Petit and EAVE 2007 graduate Marleen Slot is in production. The film about a man who tries to make a moral choice under immoral circumstances has a budget of $2,92M. Financers: Eurimages and ZDF/Arte. The German-Dutch co-production is shooting from October to December 2011 on locations in Latvia.
- FRIENDS FROM FRANCE, written and directed 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 production. The story: In the Summer of 1977 two cousins travel to Leningrad to support dissident Jews. Support comes from Canal +, CNC, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and Franco-German Co-production Support Committee. Shooting on locations in Germany, Russia and Israel was planned until November 15.
- KHORRAMSHAHR by Massoud Bakhshi, producers: EAVE 1999 graduate Marianne Dumoulin of JBA Production (France) & Firoozei Films (Iran) was shooting in Iran until November 13. Support comes from, among others, Fondation Groupama Gan (France), Fonds Sud du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères - CNC, Visions Sud-est (Switzerland), EED Ezef (Germany), MEDIA Slate funding and IDTV Films (Netherlands).
- LEONES by Argentinean director Jazmín Lopez, co-producers: PUENTES Head of Studies Jean des Forêts and EAVE 2006 graduate Léontine Petit is shooting until November 25 in Argentina.
- BAIT by Aida Begic started shooting on November 25 for six weeks in Sarajevo and surroundings. It is produced by Film House Sarajevo, co-producers: EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter of Rohfilm, Les films de l'après midi and Kaplan Film. The film is supported by MEDIA Development, Film Fund Sarajevo in Bosnia, MDM in Germany, Fond Sud Cinema in France and TRT TV in Turkey.
- 40 DAYS OF SILENCE by Saodat Ismaïlova, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Denis Vaslin started shooting in Tajikistan. Producers are PUENTES head of studies and EAVE 2007 graduate Jean des Forêts and EAVE 2005 graduate Karsten Stöter. The film is funded by CNC - Fonds Sud – CNC, World Cinema Fund, Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands Film Fund, Goteborg International Film Festival Fund, Global Film Initiative, Rotterdam Media Fund, and supported by Sundance Sceenwriters and Directors Lab.
- RUSH by Ron Howard, co-producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Jens Meurer is currently in production. The film, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl, tells the story of the rivalry between the two legendary Formula One world champions Niki Lauda and James Hunt in the seventies. Egoli Tossell produces on the German side, alongside Brian Oliver’s Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Films, Brian Grazer’s and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, Peter Morgan and Eric Fellner of Working Title.
- DOMESTIC by Adrian Sitaru, producer: EAVE 2011 graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan is currently shooting.
Page published 28 November 2011. Updated 6 December 2011.
