02-07-2019

Ten Coproductions from CEE Countries Receive Eurimages Support

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    GENEVA: Ten projects from CEE countries received coproduction support at the 155th meeting of the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund, held in Geneva from 24 to 28 June 2019. In all, 6.2 m EUR was distributed to 17 fiction films, two documentaries and four animated projects.

    The list includes new projects by Michaela Pavlátová, Tomasz Wasilewski, Peter Kerekes and Igor Drljaca.

    Projects from CEE Countries Receiving Coproduction Support:

    My Sunny Maad (Czech Republic, France, Slovak Republic) 340,000 EUR, Animated film
    Directed by Michaela Pavlatova       
    Produced by Negativ
    Coproduced by Sacrebleu Productions, BFilm.cz, Innervision, Gao Shan and Plutoon
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Centre

    Tabija (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada) 128,000 EUR
    Directed by Igor Drljaca
    Produced by SCCA/PRO.BA
    Coproduced by TimeLapse Pictures, Topkapi Films Bv

    Nowhere Special (UK, Italy, Romania) 220,000 EUR
    Directed by Uberto Pasolini
    Produced by Picomedia and coproduced by Digital Cube, Nowhere Special Ltd

    Inga (Georgia, Lithuania, Luxembourg) 60,000 EUR
    Directed by Giorgi Gogichaishvili, Davit Abramishvili
    Produced by Natura Film
    Coproduced by FILMAI LT, Paul Thiltges Distributions
    Supported by the Georgian National Film Center, the Lithuanian Film Center

    The Users (Serbia, Slovenia, the Netherlands) 100,000 EUR
    Directed by Ivan Ikic
    Produced by Sense Production
    Coproduced by Tramal films, Kepler Film
    Supported by Film Center Serbia, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Slovenian Film Centre, the Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA of the European Union

    I'll Stand by You (Lithuania, Italy) 30,000 EUR, Documentary
    Directed by Virginija Vareikyte, Maximilien Dejoie
    Produced by IN SCRIPT
    Coproduced by M&N
    Supported by the Lithuanian Film Center

    Fools (Poland, Germany, Romania) 230,000 EUR
    Directed by Tomasz Wasilewski
    Produced by Extreme Emotions
    Coproduced by microFILM, One Two Films
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the Polish Film Institute, the Mazovia Film Fund, the Lódź Film Fund

    The Hunter's Son (the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Iceland) 290,000 EUR
    Directed by Ricky Rijneke
    Produced by Rotterdam Films, Wild At Art
    Coproduced by Balapolis, De Wereldvrede, Vintage Pictures
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute, the Icelandic Filmcentre, the Flemish Audiovisual Fund, the Netherlands Film Fund
               
    The Stork (Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania)  80,000 EUR
    Directed by Isa Qosja
    Produced by Artikulacija Film / ABHO Film D O.O. / ABA FILM (ME); One Draft LLC (EUR), Tunnel Film (AL)
    Supported by the Kosovo Cinema Center, Film Centre of Montenegro, Albanian National Center of Cinematography

    Censor (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Ukraine) 140,000 EUR  Documentary
    Directed by Peter Kerekes
    Produced by Punkchart Films
    Coproduced by endorfilm, Arthouse Traffic
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Centre (avf.sk), the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme