15/03/2016 - New films by Michael Haneke, Joachim Trier and Volker Schlöndorff are among the projects selected by the institution, headed once again by Roberto Olla

At its 142^nd meeting held from 8-11 March in Tirana, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support 13 fiction and three documentary feature-film projects for a total amount of €4,485,494. Moreover, the board recommended unanimously the renewal of the mandate of executive director Roberto Olla for a four-year term running from 1 July 2016. This renewal for a fifth term reaffirms the confidence shown in the executive director’s commitment to his management of the fund and his contribution to its development.

The list of supported projects:

A Gentle Creature - Sergei Loznitsa (France, Germany, Lithuania)
Thelma [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Eili Harboe
interview: Joachim Trier
film profile] - Joachim Trier (Norway, Denmark, France)
Abracadabra - Pablo Berger (Spain, France)
Freedom or Die (Sloboda ili smrt) - Vladimir Blazevski (Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia)
Happy End - Michael Haneke (France, Germany, Austria)
Hálito Azul (Blue Breath) - Rodrigo Areias (documentary, Portugal, France, Finland)
Return to Montauk [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Volker Schlöndorff (Germany, France, Ireland)
Zagros [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Sahim Omar Kalifa
film profile] - Sahim Omar Kalifa (Belgium, The Netherlands)
Muse [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Jaume Balagueró (Spain, Ireland, Belgium, France)
Foam at the Mouth (Ar putam uz lupam) - Janis Nords (Latvia, Poland, Lithuania)
My Happy Family [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon G…
film profile] (Meine glückliche Familie) - Simon Gross, Nana Ekvtimishvili (Germany, Georgia, France)
Lida - Anna Eborn (documentary, Denmark, Sweden)
Law of the Land [+see also:
trailer
film profile] (Maan laki) - Jussi Hiltunen (Finland, Norway)
The Prince and the Dybbuk [+see also:
trailer
film profile] (Ksiaze i Dybuk) - Piotr Rosolowski, Elwira Niewiera (documentary - Poland, Germany)
Le Fidèle - Michael Roskam (Belgium, France)
I Figli della note [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Andrea De Sica
film profile] (Children of the Night) - Andrea De Sica (Italy, Belgium)

In the framework of the Distribution Support Programme, (Support for marketing and publicity costs), the Board granted its support to 36 films released before 31 December 2015. The total support granted amounts to €211,050.