The Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund has joined forces with a selection of co-production markets all over the world in order to award the Eurimages Co-production Development Award. A cash-prize of €20,000, this award has been created to promote the Fund’s role in encouraging international co-production from the initial stages of a project.
Following the call for proposals launched in March 2023, the following co-production markets have been selected to present the Eurimages Co-production Development Awards in 2024-2026:
NB. At its plenary session on 18 March 2021, the Eurimages Board of Management decided to ask the jury members of this award to undertake in advance not to join the co-production structure of the project which will be awarded the Eurimages Co-production Development Award in quality of or acting as producer.
projects rewarded by this Prize
2024
Antonie by Rozálie Kohoutová (f), produced by Martina Knoblochová and Martin Hůlovec from the company Punk Film (CZ) - Eastern Promises, KVIFF
The Last Days of the Hospital by Mehran Tamadon (m), produced by TS Productions (France) and Box Productions (CH) - Visions du Réel Industry
Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award for the Ukrainian project Fixing the War by Vadym Ilkov (m) and Clare Stonge (f) and produced by Moon Man (UA) and Plainsong Films (IE) - Visions du Réel Industry
Pesta by Hanne Berkaak (f), produced by Mikrofilm (NO), in co-operation with Xilam Films (FR) and Knudsen Pictures (DE) - Cartoon Movie
Screaming Girl by Antonio Lukich (m), produced by ForeFilms (UA) - Berlinale Co-production Market
m: male; f: female
2023
The Missing Planet by Marouan Omara (m) & Tom Rosenberg (m), produced by the company Die Gesellschaft DGS (DE) - TorinoFilmLab
Nico Finds a Treasure by Konstantinos Frangopoulos (m), produced by the company Anemon (GR) - Cinekid for Professionals
My Mother, the Monster by Olivér Rudolf (m), produced by the company Kino Alfa (HU) - CineLink
Only on Earth by Robin Petré (f), produced by the company Hansen & Pedersen (DK) - CPH:FORUM
Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award for the Ukrainian project Red Zone by Iryna Tsilyk (f), produced by the company Moon Man (UA) - CPH:FORUM
I'm Still Alive by Roberto Saviano (m), co-produced by MAD Entertainment and Lucky Red (IT), SIPUR (IL) and Gapbusters (BE) - Cartoon Movie
Iván & Hadoum by Ian de la Rosa (m), produced by Avalon PC (ES) - Berlinale Co-Production Market
Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award for the Ukrainian project The Blindsight by Ruslan Batytskyi (m), produced by 2Brave Productions (UA) - Berlinale Co-Production Market
Testa o croce? / Heads or Tails? by Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis (m), produced by Ring Film (IT) - CineMart
Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award for the Ukrainian project My Mothers by Marina Stepanska (f) and produced by Esse Production House (UA) - CineMart
m: male; f: female
2022
Sealskin by Irene Moray (f), produced by Vilaüt Films (ES) - TFL
Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award for the Ukrainian project Warrior by Masha Kondakova (f), produced by Valeria Sochyvets (Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema Kyiv, UA) - TFL
Gorgius by Samuele Rossi (m), produced by Solaria Film (IT) in co-operation with Arsmedia (SI) - Cinekid
The Boy with the Light-Blue Eyes by Thanassis Neofotistos (m), produced by Argonauts Productions (GR) - CineLink
Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award for the Ukrainian project Cherry Blossoms by Marysia Nikitiuk (f), produced by Igor Savychenko - CineLink
The Last Nomads by Biljana Tutorov (f) and Petar Glomazić (m), produced by Wake Up Films (RS) - CPH:FORUM
Melvile by Romain Renard (m) & Fursy Teyssier (m), produced by Need Productions (BE) in co-operation with Creative Touch Studios and Special Touch Studios (FR) - Cartoon Movie
My Favourite Cake by Behtash Sanaeeha (m) & Maryam Moghaddam (f), produced by Caractères Productions (FR) and Honare Khiyal (Iran) - Berlinale Co-Production Market
Leave the Door Open by Judita Gamulin (f), produced by Eclectica (HR) - CineMart
m : male ; f : female
2021
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands by Nathalie Alvarez Mesen (f), to be produced by the company Hobab (SE) - TorinoFilmLab
I accidentally wrote a book by Nora Lakos (f), to be produced by Claudia Sümeghy from the company JUNO11 Pictures Kft (HU) - Cinekid
Forget the Ocean, Why Not Try Surfing these Insane River Waves by Marko Grba Singh (m), to be produced by Dragana Jovović from the company Non-Aligned Films (RS) - CineLink
Tata/Father by Lina Vdovîi (f) & Radu Ciorniciuc (m), to be produced by Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan from the company Manifest Film (RO) - CPH:FORUM
Shadows by Nadia Micault (f), co-produced by Autour de Minuit (FR), Panique! (BE) and Schmuby (FR) - Cartoon Movie
The Oblivion Theory by Annemarie Jacir (f), co-produced by Incognito Films (FR) and One Two Films (DE) - Berlinale Co-Production Market
Cora by Evi Kalogiropoulou (f), produced by the company Neda Film (GR) - CineMart
m: male; f: female
2020
Electric Sleep by Zeynep Dadak (f), produced by Titus Kreyenberg from the company Unafilm (DE) - Baltic event Co-production Market, Tallinn;
Tiger Martindale’s Survival Experts to be directed by Pavel Gumennikov (m) and produced by the company Baltic Pine Films (LV); A Special Mention was given to the project The Animals’ Christmas written and directed by Camille Alméras, Caroline Attia, Ceylan Beyoglu, Oleysha Shchukina, Haruna Kishi and Natalia Chernysheva which will be produced by the company Les Valseurs (FR) - Cinekid Junior Co-production Market”;
Dalva by Emmanuelle Nicot (f), co-produced by Julie Esparbes from the company Hélicotron (BE) and Delphine Schmit from Tripode Productions (FR) - MIA| Film Co-production Market;
El Repartidor Está En Camino / Riders by Martín Rejtman (m), produced by the Argentinian company Un Puma, in co-operation with Portugal (Terratreme Filmes) and Germany (Pandora Film Produktion) - Europe – Latin America Co-production Forum;
The Otter by Srđan Vuletić (m), produced by Ivan Đurović from the company Artikulacija Film (Montenegro), in co-operation with Iridium Film (Slovenia) and Refresh (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - CineLink;
Kretsul by Alexandra Likhacheva (f), produced by Anna Shalashina from WISH Media (RU) - Transilvania Pitch Stop;
Hana Korea by Frederik Sølberg (m), produced by Sara Stockmann (Sonntag Pictures, DK) in co-operation with Heejung Oh from the South-Korean company Seesaw Pictures - CPH:FORUM;
Fleak, produced by Anima Vitae (Finland), in co-operation with Animoon (Poland) and Godo Films (France) - Cartoon Movie;
There Are Two Kinds of People in This World by Onur Saylak (m), produced by Liman Film et b.i.t Arts (TR); A Special Mention was given to the project Electric Child by Simon Jaquemet and produced by the company 8Horses (CH) - Berlinale Co-production Market;
Infanta by Natalia Garagiola (f), produced by Benjamin Domenech from the company REI CINE (AR) - CineMart.
m: male; f: female
2019
The Great Match by Filip Syczynski (m), produced by Anna Rozalska and Aleksandra Aleksander from the company Match & Spark (PL) - Baltic Event Co-production Market;
Snot and Splash by Ilja Rautsi (m), produced by the company It’s Alive Films (FI); A Special Mention was also given to the project Totem by Sander Burger and produced by the company Volya Films (NL) - Cinekid Junior Co-production Market;
Triumph by Kristina Grozeva (f) and Peter Valchanov (m), produced by the company Abraxas Film (BG) - MIA| Film Co-Production Market;
Almamula by Juan Sebastián Torales (m), produced by the company Tu Vas Voir (FR) in co-operation with Argentina and Luxembourg - Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum;
The Happiest Man in the World or Lessons in Love by Teona Strugar Mitevska (f), produced by the company Sisters and Brother Mitevski (MK); A Special Mention was given to the project Forever Hold Your Peace by Ivan Marinović which will be co-produced by the companies Adriatic Western in Montenegro and Sense Production in Serbia - CineLink;
Democracy work in progress by Mihály Schwechtje (m), produced by the company The Soup (HU) - Transilvania Pitch Stop;
Four Brothers by Peter-Jan de Pue (m), co-produced by the companies Savage Film (BE) and Gebrüder Beetz (DE) - CPH:FORUM;
Of Unwanted Things and People by David Súkup, Ivana Laučíková, Leon Vidmar & Agata Gorządek (f/m) co-produced by the companies Maur Film (CZ), Artichoke (Slovakia), ZVVIKS (SI) & WJTeam/Likaon (PL) - Cartoon Movie;
Alcarràs by Carla Simón (f), produced by Maria Zamora from Avalon PC (ES) - Berlinale Co-Production Market;
Stillborn by Olga Chajdas (f), produced by the company Apple Film Production (PL) - CineMart.
m: male; f: female
2018
A Girl's Room by Aino Suni (f) to be co-produced by Sébastien Aubert from Adastra Films (FR) and Ulla Simonen from MADE (FIN) - Baltic Event Co-Production Market;
Tony, Shelly & Genius written by Jana Šrámková, to be directed by Filip Pošivač (m) and produced by Nutprodukce (CZ) - Cinekid for Professionals, Junior Co-production Market;
The Nightsiren by Tereza Nvotova (f), produced by Milos Lochman for Moloko Film (CZ) - MIA|Cinema Co-Production Market;
The Jungle by Matthias Huser (m), produced by 8Horses (CH) - Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum;
Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić (m), produced by Propeler Film (HR) in co-operation with Staragara (SI) - CineLink;
Frost by Pavle Vučković (m), produced by Stefan Mladenović and Maja Kecojević from the company Plan 9 (RS) - Transilvania Pitch Stop;
Journey to Utopia by Erlend Eirik Mo (m), co-produced by Magic Hour Films (DK) and Mosaikk Film (NO) - CPH:FORUM;
Kara by Sinem Sakaoglu (f), co-produced by Visual Distractions (DE) and Beast Animation (BE) - Cartoon Movie;
The War Has Ended byHagar Ben Asher (f), co-produced by Pola Pandora Filmproduktions GmbH (DE), Madants (PL), and Transfax (IL) - Berlinale Co-Production Market;
Mitra by Kaweh Modiri (m), produced by BALDR Film (NL) - CineMart;
m: male; f: female
2017
The Great Bear (Suuri karhu) by Jan Forsström (m), produced by Kaarle Aho & Kai Nordberg from the company Making Movies Oy (FIN) - Baltic Event Co-Production Market;
Tagli and Telle by Akseli Tuomivaara (m), produced by Bufo (FIN) - Cinekid for Professionals, Junior Co-production Market;
Madame Luna by Binyam Berhane (m), produced by David Herdies and Vicky Miha from the company Momento Film (SE) - A Special Mention went to the project Pablo by Enrico Maria Artale to be produced by Roberto De Paolis and Carla Altieri from the company Young Films (IT) - MIA|Cinema Co-Production Market;
Las Consecuencias (The Consequences) by Claudia Pinto Emperador (f), produced by the company Sin Rodeos Films Espana, S.L. (ES) in co-operation with Mexico - Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum;
Half-Sister by Damjan Kozole (m), produced by Danijel Hočevar from the company Vertigo (SI) - CineLink;
The Empty House by Rati Tsiteladze (m), produced by Nino Varsimashvili from Artway Films (GE) - Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS);
Psychosis in Stockholm by Maria Bäck (f), produced by Anna-Maria Kantarius from the company Garagefilm International (SE) - CPH:FORUM;
The Wife of the Pilot by Anne Zohra Berrached (f), produced by the company Razor Film Produktion (DE) - Berlinale Co-Production Market;
Jumpman by Ivan I. Tverdovsky (m), produced by the company New People (RU) in co-operation with Arizona Productions (FR) - CineMart.
m: male; f: female
2016
Citizen Saint by Tinatin Kajrishvili (f), produced by Lasha Khalvashi, Artizm (GE) - Baltic Event Co-production Market;
Sisters by Emin Alper (m), produced by Liman Film (TR) - MIA, Cinema Co-Production Market – Special Mention to the project Fortnight by Aga Woszczynska, produced by Lava Films (PL);
Hand in Hand by Grethe Bøe-Waal (f), produced by MINT ab (SE, NO, DE) - Cinekid for Professionals, Junior Co-production Market – Special Mention to the projects Raspberries with Mustard by Ruth Olshan produced by zischlermann filmproduktion GmbH (DE) and 16 by Kenneth Elvebakk, produced by Fuglene AS (Norway);
God exists, her name is Petrunija by Teona S Mitevska (f), produced by Sisters and Brother Mitevski (MK) - CineLink;
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Pierre Földes (m), produced by Cinéma Defacto (FR) and Proton Cinema (HU) - Berlinale Co-Production Market – Special Mention to the projects Memories from the Cell by Alvaro Brechner produced by Tornasol (ES) and The Little Comrade by Moonika Siimets, produced by the company Amrion (EE);
Berlin Alexanderplatz by Burhan Qurbani (m), produced by the company Sommerhaus Filmproduktion (DE) - CineMart.
m: male; f: female
2015
Motherland by Tomas Vengris (m), produced by Studio Uljana Kim (LT) - Baltic Event Co-production Market;
The Golden Dawn Case by Håvard Bustnes (m), produced by Christian Falch, Faction Film (NO) - CPH:FORUM;
Bo by Esmé Lammers (f), written by Barbara Jurgens and produced by Guusje van Deuren, Waterland Film (NL) - Cinekid for Professionals, Junior Co-production Market – Special Mention to Kaytek the Wizard by Magdalena Lazarkiewics to be co-produced by Mediabrigade (PL), TVP S.A. (PL), Dreamsound Sp.z.o.o. (PL) and Loveframe s.r.o. in Prague (CZ);
Just like my Son by Costanza Quatriglio (f), produced by Andrea Paris, Ascent Films (IT) - New Cinema Network – Special Mention to Kutlug Ataman’s Hilal, Feza and other planets to be produced by Tacim Acik;
A Ballad by Aida Begić (f), produced by Adis Djapo, Film House Sarajevo (BA) - CineLink;
3 Days in Quiberon by Emily Atef (f), produced by Rohfilm (DE) - Berlinale Co-Production Market;
Tonic Immobility by Nathalie Teirlinck (f), produced by Savage Film (BE) - CineMart.
m: male; f: female
2014
On Screen Off Record by Rami Farah (m) and Lyana Saleh (f), produced by Final Cut For Real (DK) - CPH:FORUM;
9 Fingers by F.J. Ossang (m), produced by Catherine Dussart Productions, CDP Sarl (FR) - New Cinema Network;
An Ocean Between by Torfinn Iversen (m), produced by Original Film (NO) - Cinekid for Professionals, Junior Co-Production Market;
My Happy Family by Nana Ekvtimishvili (f) and Simon Gross (m), produced by Polare Film (GE) - CineLink;
Tabija by Igor Drljaca (m), produced by SCCA/pro.ba (BA) - CineMart.
m: male; f: female
2013
Little Crusader by Vaclav Kadrnka (m), produced by Alice Tabery and Marko Shop for Sirius Film (CZ) - New Cinema Network;
Aquarela by Victor Kossakovsky (m), co-produced by the companies ma.ja.de (DE) and Aconite Productions (GB) - CPH:FORUM;
Park by Sofia Exarchou (f), produced by Amanda Livanou (Guanaco Film Co and Beben Films, GR) - CineLink;
Jätten (The Giant) by Johannes Nyholm (m), co-produced by BeoFilm Productions (DK) and Garagefilm International (SE) - CineMart.
m: male; f: female
2012
Mordogan by Jessica Krummacher (f), produced by Lieblingsfilm GmbH & Klappboxfilme GbR (DE) - New Cinema Network;
To Saroma (A Blast) by Syllas Tzoumerkas (m), produced by Homemade Films (GR) - CineLink;
Humidity by Nikola Ljuca (m), produced by Dart Film (RS) - CineMart.
m: male; f: female
2011
Off Frame by Mohanad Yaqubi (m), produced by Monkey Bay Productions (FR) – New Cinema Network;
Yozgat Blues by Mahmut Fazil Coskun (m), produced by Hokus Fokus Film (TR) – CineLink;
Kid by Fien Troch (f), produced by Prime Time (BE) – CineMart.
m: male; f: female
2010
Chaika by Miguel Angel Jimenez (m), produced by the company Kinoskopik (ES) – New Cinema Network;
Wolf by Bogdan Mustata (m), produced by Bucarest Strada Film (RO) – Cinelink.
m: male; f: female
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2022 Eurimages Co-production Development Awards
Saturday night, the €20,000 Eurimages Co-production Development Award went to the project SEALSKIN written and directed by Irene Moray, presented in the framework of ScriptLab 2022 at TorinoFilmLab. The jury composed of Maialen Beloki Berasategiu (San Sebastian International Film Festival), Erik Hemmendorff (Plattform Produktion AB in Sweden) and Els Hendrix for Eurimages (Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien - BKM in Germany) wanted to reward a project that takes a risk to portray the subtle and often invisible violence against women and the women’s resilience. It will be produced by Marta Cruañas Compés from the company Vilaüt Films established in Barcelona, Spain.
A Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award of the same amount (€20,000) went to the Ukrainian project WARRIOR that focuses on corruption in the context of illegal deforestation in Western Ukraine during these difficult times. It will be directed by Masha Kondakova and produced by Valeria Sochyvets (contemporary Ukrainian Cinema Kyiv, Ukraine).
These awards close the year 2022. The next Eurimages Co-production Development Award will be presented at the end of the CineMart which will take place on 29 January - 1 February 2023 during the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
The Eurimages Co-production Development Award of an amount of €20,000 presented in the framework of the Junior Co-Production Market at Cinekid for Professionals in Amsterdam went to the project entitled GORGIUS which will be directed by Samuele Rossi and produced by Solaria Film in Italy, in cooperation with the Slovenian company Arsmedia. The jury composed of the producer Iris Otten (Juliet), Nicolai Korsgaard (TrustNordisk) and Ilse Ronteltap (Netherlands Film Fund) for Eurimages was impressed by the quality of the projects and the professionality of the pitches which led to in-depth conversations with the filmmakers. It decided unanimously to reward this project which has the potential to become a strong European co-production. Given the successful cooperation between the writer/director Samuele Rossi and the producer Emanuele Nespeca on their previous film, the members of the jury were confident in the ambitions and intentions of this team on their new project. All Cinekid for Professionals awards can be found on the Festival’s website.
22/08/2022 - The CineLink Co-Production Market wrapped up on Thursday evening with the presentation of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award to the project THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT-BLUE EYES to be directed by Thanassis Neofotistos and produced by Ioanna Bolomyti from the company Argonauts Productions (GR). The jury composed of Inke Van Loocke (International Film Festival Rotterdam), Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska (Madants)
and Nino Kirtadze (Georgian National Film Centre) for Eurimages chose to reward “a modern fable, which takes us on an adventurous journey to self–acceptance, in a society that is hostile to anything different”.
On the initiative of the Eurimages Board of Management, a Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award of the same amount (€20,000) went to the Ukrainian project entitled CHERRY BLOSSOMS to be directed by Marysia Nikitiuk and produced by Igor Savychenko. According to the jury members, this film "explores personal scars and traumas left by the ongoing war through the eyes of three people, who lost their world and try to build a new one". More information on the Festival’s website.
31/03/2022 - The €20,000 Eurimages Co-production Development Award dedicated to documentaries went to the project THE LAST NOMADS which was presented in the framework of the 19th edition of CPH:FORUM in Copenhagen. This exemplary co-production between Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Belgium and France will be directed by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić and produced by the Serbian company, Wake Up Films. The jury composed of Anne Köhncke (Final Cut for Real), Vesna Cudić (Met film Sales) and the Eurimages national representative for Albania, Eduart Makris said: “We were impressed by this project which brings us to a place we didn’t know existed, a place of striking beauty and importance to humanity. A story of the human being in a David against Goliath battle, urgently reminding us not to lose our way in the fog of war.” See the press-release and the festival’s website.
10/03/2022 - The Eurimages Co-production Development Award of €20,000 presented today at Cartoon Movie went to the project MELVILE which will be directed by both Romain Renard and Fury Teyssier and produced by the Belgian company Need Productions in co-operation with Special Touch Studios & Creative Touch Studios in France. The jury composed of Frédéric Corvez (Urban Group), Rose-Marie Strand (Folkets Bio) and Emma Scott (Screen Ireland) for Eurimages were impressed by the high quality of the projects presented, in particular by this dark and intricate story which fully immersed them in the world of the protagonist. More information is available in the press release and on the website of the event.
14/02/2022 - Today, the jury of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market decided to reward the project entitled MY FAVOURITE CAKE to be directed by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha and co-produced by Caractères Production (FR) and Honare Khiyal (Iran). Impressed by the high quality of the selection with a strong presence of female directors and female driven stories, the jury was composed of Norwegian producer Maria Ekerhovd, Sata Cissokho in charge of acquisitions at Memento Film International and Pablo Pérez de Lema (Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts), who represents Spain within Eurimages. The Eurimages Co-production Development Award of €20,000 went to a project that explores the real life behind closed doors of an aging woman who dares to live her desires in a country where women’s rights are heavily restricted. More information is available in the press-release and on the Co-Production Market website.
3/02/2022 - Last night at the 2022 online edition of CineMart which took place during the Rotterdam International Film Festival, the first Eurimages Co-production Development Award of the year, amounting to €20,000, went to the project LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN by Judita Gamulin to be produced by Rea Rajcic from the company Eclectica (Croatia). The jury composed of the director Babak Jalali, the producer Jelena Mitrovic and the Czech Eurimages representative Elena Kotová took this unanimous decision based on their connection to a very unusual and fresh story and their belief that it will be told impressively in the hands of this young filmmaker. For more information, see the press-releaseand the Festival’s website.
The jury also decided to give a Special Mention to a Swedish project entitled LOVE#NO FILTER to be written and directed by Mikael Bundsen and produced by Marie Kjellson from the company Kjellson&Wik.