Registration is open for those wishing to apply to the Coproduction Village and the Work-in-Progress section of the eighth Les Arcs European Film Festival (10-13 December 2016). At previous editions, the Coproduction Village platform shone a spotlight on such projects as Son of Saul [+leggi anche:
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Q&A: László Nemes
intervista: László Rajk
scheda film] by Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes, The Wonders [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alice Rohrwacher
intervista: Tiziana Soudani
scheda film] by Italy’s Alice Rohrwacher, Dogs [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Bogdan Mirica
scheda film] by Romanian filmmaker Bogdan Mirica (winner of the FIPRESCI Prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard last May) and Scarred Hearts [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Radu Jude
scheda film] by his fellow countryman Radu Jude (which recently snagged the Special Jury Prize at Locarno), plus three top-notch Icelandic titles: Sparrows [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Rúnar Rúnarsson
scheda film] by Runar Runarsson (which won last year’s San Sebastián), Rams [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Grimur Hakonarson
scheda film] by Grimur Hakonarson (Un Certain Regard Prize in 2015) and Heartstone [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
scheda film] by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson (which will be unveiled in the 2016 Venice Days). And to mention only the projects featured at the 2015 edition of Work in Progress, professionals in attendance had the chance to see the first images of Wolf and Sheep [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Shahrbanoo Sadat
scheda film] by Shahrbanoo Sadat (2016 Directors’ Fortnight) and three features also on the Venice line-up, screening from tomorrow on: Home [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Fien Troch
scheda film] by Belgian director Fien Troch (Orizzonti), Quit Staring at My Plate [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Hana Jušić
scheda film] by Croatia’s Hana Jusic (Venice Days) and The Last Things [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Italy’s Irene Dioniso (Critics’ Week).

The 2016 Coproduction Village will select 20 projects in development (fiction, animated or documentary features) for which the main producer and the director are European, the latter being required to have already directed at least one feature or a number of short films singled out (or awarded) at festivals. Interestingly, Arte International will give a €4,000 prize to one of the selected projects. Registration is open until 30 September.

The Work-In-Progress session will present excerpts from 15 European films in post-production, which are in search of international sales agents, distributors and festivals. Two prizes will be handed out: the Lab Project Award (€50,000, courtesy of Eurimages, for a film that stands out because of its innovative nature in terms of its content or production), and an award provided by Hiventy, which takes the form of post-production services. The deadline for the call has been set as 7 October.

Registration forms are available on the festival’s website – click here.

This year, the Les Arcs Festival’s Focus will be dedicated to Quebec, just a few weeks before Canada becomes a member of Eurimages, in January 2017.