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
2025
Ibicaba - Visions of Paradise, by Andrea Štaka (f), produced by Michela Pini, Olga Lamontanara and Andrea Štaka (CH) - Berlinale Co-Production Market
Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award for the Ukrainian project The Earth Is Flat - I Flown Around And Saw by Maksym Nakonechnyi (m), produced by Daria Zakharova - Berlinale Co-Production Market
m: male; f: female
2024
Happy Days by Floor Van der Meulen (f), produced by the company Keplerfilm (NL) - Les Arcs
Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award for the Ukrainian project 30 Days of Summer by Anastasiia Solonevych (f), produced by the company Bosonfilm (UA) - Les Arcs
The Criminals by Serhat Karaaslan (m), produced by the company Tiresias Films (FR) - TorinoFilmLab
The Worker by Eliza Petkova (f), produced by Fourmat Film GmbH (DE) - Baltic Event
Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award for the Ukrainian project English Lesson by Ivan Tymchenko (m), produced by the company SvitlorforFilm (UA) - Baltic Event
Millie and the Secret of the Crocodile by Esben Toft Jacobsen (m), produced by Petter Lindblat from the company Snowcloud Films (SE) - Cinekid for Professionals
Big Women by Milica Tomović (f), produced by Non-Aligned Films and Big Time Production (both RS) - CineLink
Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award for the Ukrainian project Times New Roman by Philip Sotnychenko (m) and produced by the companies Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema and Viatel (UA), in co-operation with Lithuania - CineLink
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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Eurimages Co-production Development Awards in 2017
01/12/2017 – The last Eurimages Co-production Development Award was awarded last night in the framework of the Baltic Event Co-production Market (Tallinn) to the project The Great Bear (Suuri karhu) which will be directed by Jan Forrström and produced by Kaarle Aho & Kai Nordberg from the Finnish company Making Movies Oy. The Jury composed of Elena Kotova (Czech Republic representative to the Eurimages Board of Management), Katriel Schory (Israel Film Fund), Kristina Trapp (EAVE) and Meinolf Zurhorst (ZDF/ARTE) chose to “award an original and inspiring story that portrays a unique cinematic landscape and a deep understanding of the human soul”. Further information on the festival’s website.
02/11/2017 - Two major prizes were handed out to projects selected for this year’s Junior Co-production Market during the closing ceremony of Cinekid for Professionals 2017 in Amsterdam: among them, the Eurimages Co-production Development Award of €20,000 went to the project Tagli and Telle written by Paula Noronen, directed by Akseli Tuomivaara and produced by the Finnish company Bufo Film. The jury was impressed with the director’s first film, which showed his ability with a young cast: this, combined with the colourful and action-packed world of Tagli and Telle gives an indication of what we can expect. More information on the festival’s website.
23/10/2017 - During the MIA awards ceremony which took place last night in Rome, Eurimages Jury, whose members were Conchita Airoldi, Roman Paul and Karin Schockweiler (Eurimages Luxembourgish Representative), highlighted the high quality and diversity of this year’s MIA|Cinema Co-Production Market’s projects.
The impressive selection displayed a wide variety of cultures, genres and subject matters, proving the vitality of European cinema.
Impressed by the originality of this story and by the emotional and dramatic potential of the reversal of biological mother-and-son role, the Jury decided to give special mention to Pablo by Enrico Maria Artale produced by Roberto De Paolis and Carla Altieri.
The 2017 Eurimages Co-production Development Award of 20.000 Euros went to a project that looks at the startling transformation from victim to perpetrator of a young Eritrean refugee: Madame Luna by Binyam Berhane which will be produced by David Herdies and Vicky Miha. See the press release.
02/10/2017 - The very first Eurimages Co-production Development Award of San Sebastian was awarded last night at the close of the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum to the project Las Consecuencias/The Consequences which will be directed by Claudia Pinto and produced by Sin Rodeos Films (ES) in co-operation with Mexico. The Jury composed of Agustina Chiarino, Christine Eloy and Pablo Pérez de Lema (Spanish representative to the Eurimages Board of Management) chose to award this 20 000 euro prize to a project which has "a daring look at family relationships that questions our perception of truth." Moreover the Jury of the 65th San Sebastian Film Festival decided to award the Silver Shell for Best Actor to Bogdan Dumitrache for his role in Pororoca by Constantin Popescu, a Eurimages-supported co-production between Romania and France. Then the Jury Prize for Best Cinematography went to Florian Ballhaus for the film Der Hauptmann (The Captain) directed by Robert Schwentke, a co-production between Germany, France and Poland also supported by Eurimages. Last but not least and among the parallel awards, a Special Mention of the Sebastiane Award went to the Eurimages-supported film Soldiers, Story from Ferentari (RO, BE, RS) by Ivana Mladenovic. See all awards on the Festival's website.
18/08/2017 - CineLink in Sarajevo : the Eurimages Co-production Development Award went to the project Half-Sister by Damjan Kozole to be produced by Danijel Hočevar from the company Vertigo in Slovenia. The jury of the CineLink Co-Production Market decided to reward the story of two estranged sisters who are, after 25 years of barely seeing each other, forced by circumstances to share an apartment. This new project is the follow-up to the film Nightlife by the same director, which was presented in Karlovy Vary in 2016. The jury also gave a Special Mention to the project The Great Tram Robbery by Slobodan Šijan, a co-production between Gargantua Films (RS), Maxima Film (HR), Studio Virc (SI), Novi Film (BH) and Chouckov Brothers (BG). All the resutls of the Industry are available on the Festival's website.
25/07/2017 - Baltic Event Co-Production Market submission is open. The Baltic Event Co-Production Market is open to full-length fiction film projects designed to be co-produced within or with Baltics, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, Georgia, Russia, and Ukraine. Past participants include 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007), In the Fog (Sergei Loznitsa, 2012), Under Electric Clouds (Alexey German, 2015), The Fencer (Klaus Härö, 2015), November (Rainer Sarnet, 2017) and many others. Deadline: 15 August, 2017. For additional information please contact coproduction@poff.ee.
11/06/2017 – The first Eurimages Co-production Development Award of the Transilvania Pitch Stop initiative in Cluj went to the project The Empty House to be directed by Rati Tsiteladze and produced by the company Artway Film in Georgia. This industry programme which took place on 9 and 10 June 2017 during the TransilvaniaIFF had selected 11 feature film projects from 1st and 2nd time directors from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia, Greece, Turkey and Georgia. A jury of international professionals along with a representative from Eurimages awarded three important prizes among which the new Eurimages Co-production Development Award. Moreover, several Eurimages-supported co-productions are among the winners of Transilvania IFF 2017: My Happy Family by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross took the Transilvania Trophy and the Best Performance Award (Ia Shugliashvili) while the Best Directing Award and the Audience Award went to Heartstone by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson and the Romanian Days Award for Best Feature Film was given to Scarred Hearts by Radu Jude. More information on the Festival’s website.
24/03/2017 – In the framework of its promotional activities aimed at fostering cinematographic co-productions from the initial stages of a project, the Eurimages Fund decided to create three new Co-production Development prizes of €20,000 each which will be awarded in the co-production markets of San Sebastian Film Festival, Transilvania International Film Festival and Cartoon Movie. See the press-release.
Moreover, the Eurimages Co-production Development Award for documentaries, worth 15 000 euros, went last night at the CPH:FORUM in Copenhagen to a project entitled Psychosis in Stockholm, which will be directed by the Swedish filmmaker Maria Bäck and produced by Anna-Maria Kantarius from the company Garagefilm International (SE). “The Jury was impressed by the braveness of a young filmmaker, who presented a very personal, delicate and urgent project. In this project she elaborates a strong personal suffering, that she wants to bring alive in a film, that combines documentary and fiction elements.” CPH:DOX’s international and co-production event, CPH:FORUM, has been established in order to support the development and financing of creatively and visually strong projects. This year, the event was held on 22-23 March, where the top producers and directors from the whole world took over the stage at Kunsthal Charlottenborg. The strongest project received the Eurimages Co-production Development Award which has been given by a jury composed of Dorien Van de Pas, Head of New Screen NL and Dutch representative to the Eurimages Board of Management, Francesco Giai Via, festival programmer for the Venice Film Festival and consultant for Torino Film Lab, and the Danish Oscar-nominated producer Signe Byrge Sørensen . More information on the festival’s website.
13/02/2017 – The second Eurimages Co-production Development Award of this new year was awarded last night to the project entitled The Wife of the Pilot by Anne Zohra Berrached during the Eurimages cocktail organised in co-operation with the Berlinale Co-production Market. The jury composed of the Dutch producer Leontine Petit, Manfred Schmidt (director of MDM for many years) and Pablo Pérez de Lema, Spanish representative to the Eurimages Board of Management, were impressed by the quality consistently high standard of the 14 projects which were presented to them. However, it chose to reward a project which “tells a story that is part of all of our histories, told from a completely different point of view. It will be a film that challenges audiences to look beyond what they think they know, and to leave behind their preconceptions.” See the press release.
02/02/2017 – The first Eurimages Co-production Development Award of 2017, worth 20 000 euros was awarded last night in Rotterdam in the framework of the 34th CineMart Co-Production Market to the project entitled Jumpman, which will be directed by Ivan I. Tverdovsky and produced by the company New People (RU), in association with Arizona Productions (France). The Jury composed of Uldis Dimiševskis, Head of the Production and Development at the National Film Centre in Latvia and representative of Latvia to the Eurimages Board of Management, the producer Annamaria Lodato and Anton Scholten, co-founder of one of the main Dutch companies of post-production and special effects , the company Filmmore, wanted to give the Eurimages Award to "a project that through a seemingly simple story questions our ever-growing numbness evidenced so clearly in our societies today. In doing so, this young and talented filmmaker attempts to bridge a high quality filmmaking to a wider audience while further expanding and developing his cinema language”. Further information on the Festival’s website.