EAVE projects ZUD and OKTOBERFLESH receive MBB funding

27-02-2014

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg has announced its funding decisions of January/February 2014. Following EAVE graduates received production funding:

EAVE 2013 project ZUD, producer: EAVE 2013 graduate Ann-Carolin Renninger
DIE HABENICHTSE by Florian Hoffmeiser, producer: EAVE + 2013 graduate Titus Kreyenberg
HALAL SEX by Assad Fouladkar, producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Veroina Meier
THE BURGLAR by Hagar Ben Asher, producer: EAVE 2006 graduate Karsten Stöter
TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade, producer: EAVE 2007 graduate Jonas Dornbach
VOR DEM KRIEG by Alexander Mindadze, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Heino Deckert

Development funding went to:

EAVE 2014 project OKTOBERFLESH, producers: EAVE 2014 participant Matthias Nerlich and EAVE 2013 graduate Pamela Hansson
IRON SKY - THE COMING RACE by Timo Vuorensola, co-producer: EAVE 1998 graduate Oliver Damian

Following films by EAVE graduates are supported by Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung MDM:

VOR DEM KRIEG by Alexander Mindadze, producer: EAVE 1995 graduate Heino Deckert
HALAL SEX by Assad Fouladkar, producer: EAVE 2009 graduate Veroina Meier
AXEL DER HELD by André Bergelt, EAVE 2008 and EAVE+ 2014 graduate Guido Schwab and EAVE 2010 graduate Marcel Lenz
WILD by Nicolette Krebitz, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Broekemper
THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DAD, produced by EAVE 2008 and EAVE+ 2014 graduate Guido Schwab and EAVE 2010 graduate Marcel Lenz and HISTORY’S FUTURE, produced by EAVE 2006 graduate Karsten Stöter received script funding.

Wallimage has just announced the results of its 50th selection session, during which two international co-productions were chosen:

PILGRIMAGE by Brendan Muldowney, producers: EAVE 2010 graduate Connor Barry and EAVE 2010 graduate Benoit Roland is about a group of monks who must escort a holy relic across war-torn 13th century Ireland.
LE TOUT NOUVEAU TESTAMENT by Jaco Van Dormael, producers: EAVE 1991 and EAVE+ 2014 graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE 2011 and EAVE+ 2013 graduate David Grumbach. Shooting is due to take place this summer.

JANE AUSTEN’S LOVE & FRIENDSHIP by Whit Stillman, producer: EAVE 2005 graduate Katie Holly is in development. The comedy in classic Austen style is about the beautiful and scheming Lady Susan who attempts to find a husband for herself and her long-suffering daughter Federica. Financed by the Irish Film Board, the film is going to be shot on locations in Ireland.

The Estonian Film Institute has allocated support for four feature projects from its International Minority Co-Production Fund. The largest chunk was allocated to the Finnish-Estonian-German co-production THE FENCER by Klaus Härä, producer: EAVE 1999 graduate Kaarle Aho. The film received EURIMAGES-support in October 2013. Shooting will start in Estonia in March.