01-06-2020

Ten CEE Films Receive Eurimages Support

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    STRASBOURG: The Eurimages board granted 6,138,000 EUR to 28 film projects, including 10 CEE coproductions, in an online meeting of its 158th session. North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland, Estonia and Croatia each had at least one project receiving support.

    The complete list of supported film productions follows:

    Sabattier Effect (North Macedonia, Serbia)
    Directed by Eleonora Veninova (North Macedonia) - €88 000
    Produced by DNF Films
    Supported by Macedonia Film Agency and Film Center Serbia

    Every Single Minute (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic)
    Directed by Erika Hnikova (Czech Republic) - €61 000  Documentary
    Produced by Endorfilm (Czech Republic)
    Coproduced by Punkchart Films (Slovakia)
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    As I Close My Eyes (Switzerland, Bulgaria, France)
    Directed by Konstantin Bojanov (Bulgaria) - €160 000
    Produced by Klas Film (Bulgaria)
    Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Centre

    The Conference (Russian Federation, Estonia)
    Directed by Ivan Tverdovsky (Russian Federation) - €80 000
    Produced by Nafta Films
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute

    How I Learned to Fly (Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia)
    Directed by Radivoje Raša Andric (Serbia) - €150 000
    Produced by Sense Production (Serbia)
    Co-produced by Kinorama (Croatia), Art Fest (Bulgaria)
    Supported by Film Centre Serbia, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Bulgarian National Film Centre

    Three (Spain, France, Lithuania)
    Directed by Juanjo Giménez (Spain) - €300 000
    Produced by Čiobreliai/M-Films
    Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre

    Dry Land (Poland, Italy, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Agnieszka Woszczynska (Poland) - €180 000
    Produced by Lava Film (Poland)
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Stray Bodies (Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Bulgaria)
    Directed by Elina Psykou (Greece) - €139 000 Documentary
    Produced by Red Carpet   
    Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Centre

    Saving One Who Was Dead (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic)
    Directed by Vaclav Kadrnka (Czech Republic) - €130 000
    Produced by Silverart (Slovakia)
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Pink Moon (ex Methusalem) (The Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia)
    Directed by Floor van der Meulen (The Netherlands) - €250 000
    Produced by Staragara (Slovenia)
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Center

    Lucy Goes Gangsta (Germany, The Netherlands)
    Directed by Till Endemann (Germany) - €150 000

    Sleep (The Netherlands, Belgium)
    Directed by Jan-Willem Van Ewijk (The Netherlands) - €230 000

    Kerr (Turkey, Greece, France)
    Directed by Tayfun Pirselimoglu (Turkey) - €70 000

    Storm (Norway, Sweden)
    Directed by Erika Calmeyer (Norway) - €200 000

    Boy from Heaven (Sweden, France, Finland)
    Directed by Tarik Saleh (Sweden) - €470 000

    A Greyhound of a Girl (Luxembourg, Italy)
    Directed by Enzo D'Alo (Italy) - €430 000 Animation film

    The Flats (France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Ireland)
    Directed by Alessandra Celesia (Italy, France) - €110 000 Documentary

    In Absentia (Ireland, United Kingdom, France)
    Directed by Colm Quinn (Ireland), Jim Sheridan (Ireland) - €280 000 Documentary

    Shanghai Youth (France, Luxembourg, China, The Netherlands)
    Directed by Wang Bing (China - France) - €130 000 Documentary

    Bamako Twist (France, Canada)
    Directed by Robert Guédiguian (France) - €470 000

    Dreamers (Switzerland, Germany) Documentary
    Directed by Stéphanie Barbey (Switzerland), Luc Peter (Switzerland) - €100 000

    Power of Love (Germany, Finland)
    Directed by Jonas Rothlaender (Germany) - €120 000

    Joan Verra (France, Germany, Ireland)
    Directed by Laurent Larivière (France) - €400 000

    Happy Holidays (Germany, Palestine, France, Turkey)
    Directed by Scandar Copti (Palestine - Israel) - €190 000

    La Abuela (Spain, France)
    Directed by Paco Plaza (Spain) - €250 000

    Alcarràs (Spain, Italy)
    Directed by Carla Simon (Spain) - €380 000

    My Fairy Troublemaker (Luxembourg, Germany)
    Directed by Caroline Origer (Luxembourg) - €500 000  Animation film

    See You Friday Robinson (France, Switzerland)
    Directed by Mitra Farahani (Iran - France) - €120 000  Documentary