09/05/2016 - The selective aid schemes will provide a total amount of €8,097,084

Director Pol Cruchten, whose L’ascension has received €30,000 in funding (© Claude Piscitelli)

At its latest meeting (25-28 April), the selection committee of the Film Fund Luxembourg, the country’s fund for audiovisual aid, agreed to support 14 new audiovisual projects, for a total amount of €8,097,084. Twenty-two projects had initially been submitted, requiring aid of €12,612,523.

The audiovisual projects at the writing or development stages supported for a total amount of €240,000 include Pol Cruchten’s L’ascension (Red Lion – €30,000); Julien Becker’s Le Méridien de l'Aube (Skilllab – €30,000); Kid Paddle, written by Jean-Luc Cano, David Soussan and Kev Adams (no director attached yet, but being produced by Bidibul Productions – €60,000); Cédric Babouche’s animated series Houdini (Doghouse Films – €30,000); the TV series Lorelei (Iris Productions – €30,000); Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry’s animated feature Kensuke’s Kingdom (Mélusine Productions – €30,000); and the animated feature Apple Pie Lullaby (Paul Thiltges Distributions – €30,000).

The audiovisual projects supported as part of the selective aid for production will share a total amount of €7,857,084. The list includes Félix Koch’s Superjhemp & Fils (Samsa Film – €2,564,998), Augusto Zanovello’s animated series Drôles de petites bêtes (Doghouse Films – €1,800,000), Christian Schwochow’s TV series Credo (Iris Productions – €1,800,000), Sameh Zoabi’s feature Tel Aviv Is on Fire (Samsa Film – €908,000), Willy Perelsztejn’s documentary Ashcan [+see also:
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The next meeting of the selection committee is scheduled for late July.