Thirteen feature films have been selected at the fourth 2017 session of the Ile-de-France region’s Support Fund for Film and Audiovisual Technical Industries.

Standing out among them is Pupille [+leggi anche:
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Another title selected is Proxima, which will be the third feature by Alice Winocour, following two Cannes-selected films: Augustine [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alice Winocour
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The Ile-de-France region will get behind seven other fiction projects: La Fête des mères [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Benoît Forgeard
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intervista: Ludovic Bergery
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Three animated features can be found on the list of the lucky titles selected: The Summit of the Gods by Patrick Imbert (see the article - Julianne Films – €440,000), My Sunny Maad [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Michaela Pavlátová
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intervista: Henri Magalon
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Last but not least, five documentary features will be supported by Ile-de-France: Système K [+leggi anche:
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