Eurimages supports 30 co-productions

by David González

22/03/2021 - New projects by the Dardenne brothers, Milcho Manchevski, Jessica Woodworth, Michel Hazanavicius and Pablo Berger, among the selection

The Dardenne brothers, whose project Tori and Lokita is selected by Eurimages (© Aurore Engelen)

At its 162nd meeting held online, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support 24 feature film projects, including 3 documentaries and 3 animation films, for a total amount of €5,822,000.

The share of eligible projects with female directors examined at this Eurimages Board of Management meeting was 39.80%. 45.83% of the projects supported were directed by women and €2,213,000 was awarded to these projects, representing 38.01% of the total amount awarded.

The films supported include the new title by Belgian masters Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne after their 2019 Cannes Best Director winner Young Ahmed [+see also:
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interview: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
film profile], Tori and Lokita [+see also:
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interview: Joely Mbundu
interview: Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
film profile] (Belgium/France) (with €375,000) and the new film by North Macedonia’s Milcho Manchevski after his Oscar submission Willow [+see also:
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making of
interview: Milcho Manchevski
interview: Sara Klimoska
film profile], Kaymak [+see also:
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film profile] (North Macedonia/Denmark/Bulgaria) (€180,000); the new films by Belgian duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Black [+see also:
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interview: Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fal…
interview: Martha Canga Antonio
film profile]), Rebel [+see also:
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interview: Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fal…
film profile] (Belgium/Luxembourg/France) (€290,000); Belgium's Jessica Woodworth (King of the Belgians [+see also:
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interview: Jessica Woodworth, Peter Br…
film profile]), Luka [+see also:
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interview: Jessica Woodworth
film profile] (Belgium/Italy/Netherlands/Bulgaria) (€290,000); Georgia’s Rusudan Glurjidze (House of Others [+see also:
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interview: Rusudan Glurjidze
interview: Salome Demuria
film profile]), The Antique [+see also:
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interview: Rusudan Glurjidze
film profile] (Georgia/Russian/Croatia) (€150,000); Montenegro’s Ivan Marinović (The Black Pin [+see also:
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interview: Ivan Marinovic
film profile]), Forever Hold Your Peace [+see also:
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interview: Ivan Marinović
film profile] (Montenegro/Czech Republic/Serbia/Croatia/North Macedonia) (€139,000); Sweden’s Ami-Ro Sköld (Granny's Dancing on the Table [+see also:
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film profile]), The Store [+see also:
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film profile] (Sweden/Italy) (€300,000); Norway’s Kristoffer Borgli (Drib [+see also:
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film profile]), Sick of Myself [+see also:
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interview: Kristine Kujath Thorp
interview: Kristoffer Borgli
film profile] (Norway/Sweden) (€250,000); France’s Faouzi Bensaïdi (Volubilis [+see also:
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interview: Faouzi Bensaïdi
film profile]), Deserts [+see also:
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interview: Faouzi Bensaïdi
film profile] (France/Morocco/Denmark/Belgium) (€230,000); Slovenia’s Slobodan Maksimović (Nika [+see also:
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film profile]), Beanie (Slovenia/Luxembourg/Slovakia/Croatia) (with €205,000); and Hungary’s Cristina Grosan, Ordinary Failures [+see also:
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interview: Cristina Grosan
film profile] (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy) (€250,000).

The first fiction features selected are El agua [+see also:
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interview: Elena López Riera
film profile] (Switzerland/Spain/France) by Spain’s Elena López Riera (with €250,000), Time Out [+see also:
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interview: Eve Duchemin
film profile] (Belgium/France) by Belgium’s Eve Duchemin (€300,000), Piggy [+see also:
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interview: Carlota Pereda
film profile] (Spain/France) by Spain’s Carlota Martínez Pereda (€225,000), Queens [+see also:
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film profile] (France/Morocco/Belgium/Netherlands) by France’s Yasmine Benkiran (€250,000), How Kids Roll (Italy/Belgium) by Italy’s Loris Lai (€400,000), Sisters [+see also:
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film profile] (Latvia/Italy) by Latvia's Linda Olte (€79,000) and Ways to Run (Netherlands/Canada) by Netherlands' Aboozar Amini (€80,000).

Regarding the documentaries supported, the titles are Theatre of Violence (Denmark/Germany) by Poland’s Lukasz Konopa and Denmark’s Emil Langballe (with €150,000), The Mountain Won't Move [+see also:
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film profile] (France/North Macedonia/Slovenia) by SIovenia’s Petra Seliškar (€69,000) and Sticking Points (Belgium/Netherlands) by Belgium’s Flo Flamme (€50,000).