25-10-2017

Support decisions at the 148th Eurimages’ Board of Management meeting

    Co-production support - Strasbourg, 25.10.2017 - At its 148th meeting held from 16 to 20 October 2017 in Skopje, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support 22 fiction, 7 documentaries and 1 animation film projects for a total amount of €5,598,535.

    The share of eligible projects with female directors analysed at the 148th meeting of the Eurimages Board of Management Board was 32% and the share of those which received support was 35% overall as a percentage of total projects supported, representing €1,990,768 (a 36% financial share).

    The Extraordinary Voyage of Marona - Anca Damian (Romania) – €432 000  
    (Romania, France, Belgium) Animation film

    Frem - Viera Cakányová (Slovak Republic) - €53 000                                       
    (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic) Documentary

    Coupe Confused - Mischa Kamp (Netherlands) - €200 000
    (Netherlands, Germany)

    The Unfinished Portrait of Clara Bellini - Namik Ajazi (Albania) - €71 268
    (Albania, Italy)

    Girls of the sun - Eva Husson (France) - €500 000
    (France, Belgium, Georgia)

    Baltic New Wave - Audrius Stonys (Lithuania), Kristine Briede (Latvia) - €70 000
    (Lavia, Lithuania, Estonia) Documentary

    Ingmar Bergman-Legacy of a Defining Genius - Margarethe Von Trotta (Germany), Felix Moeller (Germany) - €86 000                                                           Documentary
    (Germany, France)

    Sisters - Emin Alper (Turkey) - €180 000
    (Turkey, Germany, Netherlands, Greece)

    The End of Emma Peeters (as we know her) - Nicole Palo (Belgium) - €71 268
    (Beligum, Canada)

    God exists, her name is Petrunija - Teona Strugar Mitevska (“The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”) - €224 000
    (“The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Belgium, Croatia)

    Father - Srdan Golubovic (Serbia) - €240 000
    (Serbia, France, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia)

    Sweetness in the Belly - Zeresenay Mehari (Africa) - €480 000
    (Ireland, Canada)

    Fugue - Artemio Benki (France – Czech Republic) – €100 000
    (Czech Republic, France, Argentina, Austria) Documentary

    43 – Dito Tsintsadze (Georgia) – €120 000
    (Russian Federation, Georgia)

    Core of the world - Natalia Meschaninova (Russian Federation) - €130 000
    (Russian Federation, Lithuania)

    Negative Numbers - Uta Béria (Georgia) - €86 000
    (Georgia, France, Italy)

    The Factory - Yuri Bykov (Russian Federation) - €200 000
    (Russian Federation, France, Armenia)

    Digger - Georgis Grigorakis (Greece) - €100 000
    (Greece, France)

    Tailor - Sonia Liza Kenterman (Greece) - €165 000
    (Greece, Germany, Belgium)

    Jumpman - Ivan Tverdovsky (Russian Federation) - €200 000
    (Russian Federation, Ireland, Lithuania, France)

    Open Door - Florenc Papas (Albania) - €45 000
    (Albania, “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”)

    Keep Going - Joachim Lafosse (Belgium) - €460 000
    (Belgium, France)

    Outside - Michal Hogenauer (Czech Republic) - €120 000
    (Czech Republic, Latvia, Netherlands)

    Epicentro - Hubert Sauper (France) - €190 000
    (Austria, France) Documentary

    Photograph-Women - Ester Sparatore (Italy) - €100 000
    (France, Belgium, Italy) Documentary

    The Hummingbird Project - Kim Nguyen (Canada) - €360 000
    (Canada, Belgium)

    In the Beat of a Heart - Tudor Giurgiu (Romania) - €250 000
    (Romania, Spain, Czech Republic)

    Exemplary Behaviour - Audrius Mickevicius (Lithuania) - €50 000
    (Lithuania, Bulgaria) Documentary

    What a Country! - Vinko Bresan (Croatia) - €240 000
    (Croatia, Serbia, Poland)

    The Father - Petar Valchanov (Bulgaria), Kristina Grozeva (Bulgaria) - €75 000
    (Bulgaria, Greece)

    Distribution support

    In the framework of the Distribution Support Programme, (Support for “marketing and publicity costs”), the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support 33 requests for payment submitted by 16 distributors, for an amount of €309 832.

    SWITZERLAND

    Trigon-Film:
    Worlds Apart - Christopher Papakaliatis (Greece) -  €10 000
    Centaur - Aktan  Arym Kubat (Kyrgyzstan) - €10 000

    Frenetic Films:
    Elementary - Hélène Angel (France) - €10 000
    Gangsterdam - Romain Lévy (France) - €10 000
    Our Farmer - Robert Schabus (Austria) - €10 000 Documentary
    My Blind Date With Life - Marc Rothemund (Germany) - €10 000

    Filmcoopi Zürich:
    The Double Lover - François Ozon (France) - €10 000   
    Bye-Bye Germany - Sam Garbarski (Belgium) *
    (Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium) - €11 000

    Xenix Filmdistribution:
    The Bloom of Yesterday - Chris Kraus (Germany) *
    (Germany, Austria) - €11 000
    Dancing Beethoven - Arantxa Aguirre (Spain) - €10 000

    Agora Films:
    Mr&Mrs Adelman - Nicolas Bedos (France) - €10 000

    Impuls Pictures:
    Overdrive - Antonio Negret (Colombia) - €10 000
    Step by Step - Mehdi Idir (France), Grand Corps Malade (France) - €10 000
    Wedding Unplanned, Reem Kherici (France) €10 000

    Cinerworx:
    Tour de France - Rachid Djaidani (France) - €10 000

    RUSSIAN FEDERATION:

    Luxor Distribution:
    Radin! - Fred Cavayé (France) - €10 000

    Exponenta Plus:
    Orbiter 9 - Hatem Khraiche Ruiz-Zorilla (Spain) - €10 000
    Colossal - Nacho Vigalondo (Spain) - €10 000

    Volgafilm:
    Leap! - Éric Summer (France) Éric Warin (France) - €10 000
    Full Speed - Nicolas Benamou (France) - €10 000

    Capella Film:
    Voyage of Time - Terrence Malick (USA) - €9 761 Documentary
    Dalida - Lisa Azuelos (France) - €9 307

    Cinema Prestige :
    The Secret Scripture - Jim Sheridan (Ireland) - €9 089
    The Red Turtle - Michael Dudok de Wit (The Netherlands) * Animation film
    (France, Belgium) - €10 266
    The Ideal - Frédéric Beigbeder (France) - €10 000
    Rock'n Roll - Guillaume Canet (France) - €10 000

    TURKEY

    Mars Production:  
    The Odyssey - Jérôme Salle (France) - €2 398
    Snowden - Oliver Stone (USA) - €9 655

    Filma:
    Dalida - Lisa Azuelos (France) - €2 991

    Fabula Medya:
    Things to Come - Mia Hansen-Løve (France) - €4 530

    Yeni Bir Film:
    The Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg - Ute von Münchow-Pohl (Germany) - €10 000  Animation film
    The Red Turtle - Michael Dudok de Wit (The Netherlands) * Animation film
    (France, Belgium) - €10 137
    The Young Karl Marx - Raoul Peck (France)-€9 698

    The Distribution Support Programme is intended only for professionals based in Eurimages member States which do not have access to the EU Creative Europe-MEDIA distribution programme, the i.e.:  Armenia, Canada, Georgia, Russian Federation, Switzerland and Turkey.

    Gender Equality

    The Eurimages Board of Management adopted a strategy to promote gender equality in the European film industry for 2018-2020. Link to strategy.

    EURIMAGES is a support fund for cinema co-production, theatrical distribution and exhibition established by the Council of Europe in 1988 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.http://www.coe.int/Eurimages).

    Since it was set up in 1988, EURIMAGES has supported 1892 co-productions for a total amount of approximately €559 million.