MILK TEETH by Mihai Mincan is in production
Production News November 2024
In production
- MILK TEETH by Mihai Mincan, producers: EAVE, PUENTES and TTB graduate Radu Stancu, EAVE graduates Monica Hellström and Konstantinos Vassilaros is in production. The story: As the last person to see her sister before she disappears, Maria (8) finds herself trapped in a world of deceit. Consumed by the loss, she takes it upon herself to find out what really happened, navigating through a universe of muted confusion, in the twilight of the Communist era. As Maria starts feeling that she is getting closer to uncovering the truth, a strange world opens up, threatening to take control of her. The only way to fight against it is to rely on her friends and imagination. MILK TEETH serves as a powerful allegory of Romania’s transition from the Communist era to the hope of a new society after 1989. By representing darkness and void as visual symbolic elements, the film portrays the uncertainty and fear experienced during this period. Maria’s quest for truth mirrors the nation’s desire for justice and accountability. She represents the generation that seeks empowerment, and change becomes vital in a time and place that finally show glimpses of prospects of a free world (producer Radu Stancu). Radu Stancu is producing with Ioana Lascar through Romania’s deFilm in co-production with Cyriac Auriol through France’s Remora Films, Monica Hellström through Danish Strom Pictures, Konstantinos Vassilaros through Greece’s StudioBauhaus and Pavlina Angelova through Bulgaria’s Screening Emotions. The co-production is backed by the Romanian Film Centre, the Romanian Office for Film and Cultural Investments (OFIC), the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (France), the Danish Film Institute, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Greek Film Centre, Media Investment Communication (Romania), ARTE Kino, Avanpost (Romania), Creative Europe MEDIA, ERT Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, Cinema City (Romania), the Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM) and Agence Nationale de Gestion des Œuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA). The project was developed at the Torino Film Lab – Feature Lab 2023 programme, where it received the grand TFL Production Award and the Green Filming Award. The shooting is currently taking place in Romania, at Bucharest, Lupeni and Vulcan (Hunedoara county).
- WASHED AND BURIED by Martin Turk, producer: EAVE graduate Ida Weiss is in production. on location in Val Canale, Italy. The region is known for its local rituals and traditions, which served as inspiration for the film's story. It follows Nadja, a successful 40-year-old lawyer, who returns to her remote hometown to fulfil her late grandmother's enigmatic final wish, making her face her with long-forgotten places and encounters, as well as hidden family truths that challenge her perception of the past. The film is produced by Ida Weiss of Bela Film (Slovenia), in a co-production with Marta Zaccaron of Incipit Film (Italy) and Inja Korać of Cobra Chicks (Croatia), with national co-producers RTV Slovenija and Senca Studio also attached to the project. The production is financially backed by the Slovenian Film Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission, and Creative Europe – MEDIA.
- TWENTY METERS by Damjan Kozole, producer: EAVE+ graduate Danijel Hocevar is in production. The story revolves around Veronika, a mother of two who killed a corrupt municipal official. With the assistance of her younger daughter, she disposed of the body one night by tossing it into the sea. Nobody suspects she is involved in his disappearance, but the guilt burdens her as well as her family. The script was written by the filmmaker himself and his regular collaborator, Ognjen Svilicic. Danijel Hocevar (Vertigo) serves as the producer. Twenty Meters is being staged as a co-production between Vertigo, RTV Slovenia, Bas Celik (Serbia), Terminal 3 (Croatia), Kino Oko (North Macedonia) and Pro.Ba (Bosnia and Herzegovina). It was supported financially by the Slovenian Film Centre, Film Center Serbia and Creative Europe – MEDIA.
- FRONTERA by Judith Colell, co-producer: EAVE graduate Katleen Goossens is in production. Filming of the historical thriller telling of the adventures of a group of people who, despite the threats to their existence, put their lives at risk and flout the rules imposed upon them in order help Jews escaping from Nazi repression, is taking place over six weeks in the region of Pallars and on location around Barcelona. The plot unfolds in 1943, after General Franco has blocked the route for Jews fleeing over the Pyrenees to escape Nazi repression. At the customs office in a border town, Manel Grau, a civil servant with a Republican past, decides to disobey orders, helped by Juliana, a local resident, and Jerôme, a French people smuggler. They all join forces and begin a crusade to help as many Jews to flee as they possibly can. But then, Manel will be trapped in a dangerous odyssey that will revive within him – and within his wife, Mercé – old ghosts of the still-recent Spanish Civil War. “Today, more than ever, there are millions of people who are forced to flee war, hunger and the brutality being caused by their leaders. On the other side, there are always people who help, people who condemn those who run away, and people who turn a blind eye as if nothing were happening to them – people who put themselves at risk and people who don’t,” explains the director. “I believe that film is a weapon for raising awareness and for condemnation. And, as a fast-paced, action-packed film, FRONTERA is also exactly that.” FRONTERA is a production by Coming Soon Films (Spain), Diagonal TV (Banijay Iberia) and Bulletproof Cupid (Belgium). It has secured support from the ICEC, ICAA, Screen Flanders (a VLAIO initiative in conjunction with the Flanders Audiovisual Fund) and the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter, as well as BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance and the MEDIA programme. It also boasts the involvement of RTVE and 3Cat.
- QUE MA VOLONTÉ SOIT FAITE by Julia Kowalski, producer: EAVE graduate Estelle Robin You is in production. Penned by the director herself, the story revolves around Nawojka, a young woman wrestling with her monstruous desire who’s convinced that she’s under a strange hereditary curse and who tries to extricate herself from the shackles of her family by way of Sandra, her sultry neighbour who’s come home to the village... Produced by Estelle Robin You on behalf of Grande Ourse Films, in co-production with Flavien Giorda and Yann Gonzalez on behalf of Venin Films and with Polish firm Orka Film, the film has been pre-purchased by France Télévisions and Ciné+/OCS. Likewise supported by the Pays de la Loire region and the SOFICA company Indéfilms, Kowalski’s feature-length movie will be shot in the French department of Vendée.
- ANNA by Marko Skop, producer: EAVE graduate Alice Tabery is in production. The psychological drama tells the story of a 30-year-old neurologist, who lives in one apartment with her mother. Their complicated relationship, marked by her mother's unhealthy manipulation, is destroying Anna. Being the daughter of a woman incapable of loving her child has deprived her of the ability to experience authentic and loving relationships, not only with others but also with herself. When she meets a terminally ill patient and his loving wife, she encounters a love that fundamentally changes her life. Marko Škop penned the script together with Zuzana Liová, and he is also the producer of the film through Slovak Artileria. Alice Tabery of Czech Cinepoint is the other producer of the film, while the Slovak Radio and Television is co-producing. The Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund and the Slovak Radio and Television are supporting the project. Filming takes place on locations in Bratislava and the surrounding areas.
In post-production
- THE WOLF, THE FOX & THE LEOPARD by David Verbeek, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit, co-producers: EAVE graduates Alexandra Hoesdorff, Sinisa Juricic is in post-production. The Croatian Minority Co-production is produced by Lemming film (the Netherlands) in co-production with Deal Productions (Luxemburg), Feline Films (Ireland), Nukleus film (Croatia) and Flash Forward Entertainment (Taiwan). THE WOLF, THE FOX & THE LEOPARD is a dystopian story about Isa, who has been found living amongst the wolves. She is brought back to a medical centre only to be kidnapped by a couple of extremists in order to build a new, purer world. The film is a story about strength, faith, and the ability to create an alternate reality. The filming will last for 15 days and will include 108 film workers, of whom 80 are Croatian tax residents. The filmmakers have applied for the incentives of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, through the Filming in Croatia programme.
Page published 29 November 2024.
