Ten projects have been selected as part of the fourth 2023 session of the first advance on receipts committee of the CNC. Standing out among them is La Tour de glace by Lucile Hadzihalilovic (awarded in San Sebastian with her first three feature films: Innocence in 2004, Evolution [+leggi anche:
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Also supported are J’ai tué John Sutter by Philippe Ramos (Dulac Productions) which will be the director’s sixth feature after Captain Achab [+leggi anche:
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The second advance on receipts committee (dedicated to second and third feature films) has chosen to support a documentary project (Une nuit sous un sapin by Vincent Munier – winner of several awards with The Velvet Queen [+leggi anche:
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Standing out among the debut features is another animated film: Melvile by Romain Renard and Fursy Teyssier (read our interview), winner of the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cartoon Movie 2022 and produced by Special Touch Studios. Also supported are Bonbonera by Syrine Boulanouar (produced by Unité), Le coureur de Naplouse by Aïcha Ladrouze (Les Films d’Ici) and Corps étranger by Zoé Cauwet (Mabel Films).