18/03/2015 - One of the three Italian projects is the new film by Edoardo Winspeare. The other three come from Austria, Germany and England. Around 116 days of filming are planned in South Tyrol

6 new projects will be financed by the South Tyrol BLS - Film Fund & Commission as part of the first call in 2015: 3 come from Italy, 1 from Austria, 1 from Germany and 1 from England, for a total of 1,570,000 euro.

The three Italian projects are: Three Peaks (provisional title) by Jan Zabeil, produced by Echo Film, a drama set entirely in South Tyrol that will be directed in co-production with Rohfilm from Berlin and that has received from the BLS production assistance to the tune of 350,000 euro. Another Italian work is the Mediaart Production project that for Eva dorme (provisional title), directed by Edoardo Winspeare (Quiet Bliss [+see also:
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The foreign projects that will benefit from production include that of Austrian production house KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production provisionally entitled Fly Away Home [+see also:
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Roughly 116 days of filming are planned in South Tyrol. The next deadlines for applying for BLS funding are set for 6 March for the second call and 23 September for the third and final call.

(Translated from Italian)