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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And the winners of the Eurimages Co-production Development Awards are…
The 2018 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has named the winners of its Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event awards after a week of presentations and meetings: in the festival’s Baltic Event Co-Production Market, which featured 16 projects, France-Finland feature A Girl’s Room, from director Aino Suni and producers Sébastien Aubert and Ulla Simonen, won the €20,000 Eurimages Co-production Development Award. The jury composed of Emma Scott for Eurimages, Jeremy Zelnik, from Les Arcs Film Festival and the Italian producer Giovanni Pompili “was impressed with the quality of the director's previous short films and appreciated the strong personal vision this promising young director has for her debut feature. The jury also noted the strong collaboration between the Finnish and French team since the projec's inception and furthermore they felt this exciting project has the potential to reach international audiences.”
27/10/2018 -Last night, the Eurimages Co-production Development Award presented at Cinekid in Amsterdam went to the project Tony, Shelly & Genius written by Jana Šrámková, to be directed by Filip Pošivač and produced by Nutprodukce (CZ). The Jury composed by Alexander Dupont-Geisselmann, Helene Mohlin and Elena Kotova for Eurimages also decided to award a Special Mention to the project My Dad is a Sausage written by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, to be directed by Anouk Fortunier and produced by A Private View (BE). More information on the festival’s website.
23/10/2018 - The Eurimages Jury of the MIA|Cinema Co-Production Market (Rome, 17-21 October 2018) decided to award the Eurimages Co-production Development Award to the project Nightsiren which will be directed by Tereza Nvotova (SK) and produced by Milos Lochman for Moloko Film (CZ). The jury, composed of Jonas Dornbach (DE), Bart van Langendonck (BE) and Tamara Tatishvili (GE) for Eurimages, was very satisfied with the good balance of the selected works between women’s and men’s representation (50/50) in this section. It was seduced by the project of this young female director who will take the spectator on a journey where past and present, as well as myth and reality are intertwined. Further information is available on the Market's website.
01/10/2018 - The Eurimages Co-production Development Award of an amount of 20 000 euros awarded in the framework of the VII Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum at the San Sebastian International Film Festival went to the project The Jungle to be directed by Matthias Huser and produced by the Swiss company 8Horses. The jury composed of Pablo Pérez de Lema for Eurimages, Hernán Musaluppi and Pamela Leu decided to “grant the award to an original family drama with a touch of magic realism and for its challenging co-production strategy”. More information on the festival ‘s website.
Moreover, in the framework of the International Film Festival which came to a close this weekend, the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay was awarded to Paul Laverty for the film Yuli by Icíar Bollaín co-produced by Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany and the City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award was awarded to the film Another Day of Life by Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow, a co-production between Spain, Poland, Belgium and Germany: both films have been supported by Eurimages.
20/08/2018 – The Eurimages Co-production Development Award of an amount of 20 000 euros awarded in the framework of the CineLink Co-production Market at the Sarajevo Film Festival was given to the project Safe Place which will be directed by Juraj Lerotić and produced by the company Propeler Film (HR) in co-operation with Staragara (SI). The jury composed of Annamaria Lodato, Behrooz Hashemian, Boban Jevtić for Eurimages, Čedomir Kolar, Danijel Hočevar, Georges Goldenstern and Sehad Čekić were touched by this very strong personal film.
Moreover, the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director was awarded to Iona Uricaru for her film Lemonade, a co-production between Romania, Germany and Canada supported by Eurimages, and the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor was awarded to Leon Lučev for her role in The Load by Ognjen Glavonic, another co-production supported by Eurimages between Serbia, France and Croatia. See the full list of award winners on the Festival’s website.
04/06/2018 - The Eurimages Co-production Development Award of an amount of 20 000 euros was awarded on Saturday evening in Cluj (RO) in the framework of the Transilvania International Film Festival's Co-Production Market (Transilvania Pitch Stop) to the project Frost which will be directed by Pavle Vučković and produced by Stefan Mladenović and Maja Kecojević (Plan 9, RS). The jury was composed of Uldis Dimisevskis, member of the Eurimages Board of Management, and of producers Cedomir Kolar (A.S.A.P. Films) and Nadia Turincev (Rouge International).
Moreover, the 17th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival rewarded four Eurimages-supported co-productions: Pororoca (RO, FR) by Constantin Popescu received the Best Feature Award of the Romanian Days section while Ivana Mladenovic's Soldiers. Story from Ferentari (RO, BE, RS) obtained the Best Debut Feature Award of the same section. The Berlinale winner Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie received a Special Mention from the Romanian Days Jury and last but not least, another Special Mention worth 1,000 Euro was awarded for the first time to a young Romanian actor, Mircea Postelnicu, for his role in Calin Peter Netzer's Ana, Mon Amour (RO, DE, FR). More information on the Festival's website.
26/03/2018 - Last Thursday, the Eurimages Co-production Development Award for documentaries(€15,000) presented at the CPH:FORUM in Copenhagen went to the project Journey to Utopia to be directed by Erlend Eirik Mo and produced by Lise lense-Møller (Magic Hour Films, DK). The jury, consisting of Tobias Pausinger, Eurimages Board Member, Marit Van Den Elshout, Head of IFFR Pro, and Vibeke Vogel, managing director and founder of Bullitt film, decided to grant this prize to “a brutally honest project which, by telling an intimate story, touches upon big universal matters we are all occupied with”. See the press release.
09/03/2018 - The very first Eurimages Co-production Development Award presented in the framework of Cartoon Movie went to the project entitled Kara which will be directed by Sinem Sakaoglu and co-produced by Visual Distractions (Germany) and Beast Animation (Belgium). The jury composed of Karin Schockweiler (representative of Luxembourg to the Eurimages Board of Management), Felix Vanginderhuysen (JEF - Belgium) and Sara Wikler (STUDIOCANAL - France) wanted to encourage this ambitious art house-project done by a young female talent and supported by experienced and inspired producers. See the press release.
19/02/2018 - Last night, during the Eurimages cocktail held in co-operation with Berlinale Co-Production Market, the Eurimages Co-production Development Award went to the project The War Has Ended by Hagar Ben Asher, to be co-produced by the companies Madants (PL), Match Factory (DE) and Transfax (IL). The jury considered that this project which has a strong structure treated a difficult story in a sophisticated manner. They were particularly impressed by the artistic side of the puppets and their use in the drama and wanted to support this talented director.
01/02/2018 - The very first Eurimages Co-production Development Award of 2018 was awarded last night at the close of the 35th Cinemart edition, Rotterdam’s International Film Festival’s co-production market, to the project entitled Mitra by Kaweh Modiri which will be produced by the company BALDR Film (NL). The jury composed of Arben Zharku, Dorien van de Pas (for Eurimages) and Rachel Ellis was impressed by the bravery of the filmmaker, who presented a very personal and delicate story on retribution and guilt. See the press release on the festival’s website.