Whilst unveiling the programme (read our article) for its 11th edition, running 14 – 21 December), Les Arcs Film Festival also revealed one particular segment of its highly dynamic Industry Village sidebar, announcing a list of 22 projects in development which have been selected for the Co-Productions Village, as well as the eight individuals who have won themselves a place on the Talent Village scheme. The Work in Progress selection, meanwhile, is set to be announced soon.

Standing out among the projects selected for the Co-Productions Village (where a prize worth €4,000 will be awarded by the ArteKino Festival) is In The Eyes of God, which will be the 3rd feature film by Denmark’s Jonas Alexander Arnby following on from When Animals Dream [+leggi anche:
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Likewise stealing the spotlight are Poland’s Agnieszka Smoczyńska (who prevailed at Sundance 2016 with her work The Lure [+leggi anche:
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Equally noteworthy is the selection of new projects by Romania’s Marian Crisan (awarded the Special Jury Prize in Locarno 2010 for Morgen [+leggi anche:
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In terms of the Talent Village initiative, which will be blessed with an exceptional ambassador in the form of Isabelle Huppert, the eight young filmmakers selected (see the list hereunder) will take part in a workshop at the CinéFabrique Film School in Lyon (with a masterclass led by László Nemes) before travelling on to Les Arcs to present their first feature film projects to the professionals gathered together in the Alpine resort.

List of Co-Production Village projects:

The Exalted [+leggi anche:
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Production: White Picture

Before We Collapse [+leggi anche:
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Production: Elzévir Films

Dark Paradise - Triin Ruumet (Estonia)
Production: Three Brothers

Empire of the Rabbits - Seyfettin Tokamak (Turkey)
Production: Yaman Film, Zkf

Entreprenör - Vahlne Simon (Sweden/France)
Production: Plattform Produktion Ab, Deuxième Ligne

Ghostdance - Nicolas Blies, Stephane Hueber-Blies & Kim O’bomsawin (Luxembourg/Canada)
Production: A_Bahn, Mélusine Productions, Terre Innue

I Am Here But You Can’t See Mee - Feyrouz Serhal (Spain/Lebanon)
Production: Zeitun Films, Roummana

In The Eyes of God - Jonas Alexander Arnby (Denmark)
Production: Profile Pictures

Iron Song - Ágnes Kocsis (Latvia)
Production: Juris Podnieks Studio

Josefina [+leggi anche:
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Production: White Leaf Producciones, Achtung Panda !

Kaspervizija - Karolis Kaupinis (Lithuania)
Production: M-Films

La edad desnuda - Valentina Maurel (France/Belgium)
Production: Geko Films, Wrong Men

Laissez-moi [+leggi anche:
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Production: Goldeneggproduction

Man Accidentally Kills - Sean Robert Dunn (UK)
Production: Ossian Pictures

Rabia [+leggi anche:
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Production: Films Grand Huit

Feu de paille - Loïc Barché (France)
Production: Punchline Cinéma

Silent Twins - Agnieszka Smoczyńska (Poland)
Production: Madants Sp. Z O.o.

Sluga – Marian Crisan (Romania)
Production: Rova Film

Les Contes du hérisson - Alain Gagnol & Jean-Loup Felicioli (France)
Production: Parmi Les Lucioles Films

The Grand Piano Room - Laura Tamošiūnaitė Šakalienė (Lithuania)
Production: Ketvirta Versija

The Invisible Fight - Rainer Sarnet (Estonia)
Production: Homeless Bob Production

Windless [+leggi anche:
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Production: Red Carpet

Talent Village Participants:

Sven Bresser (The Netherlands)
Dana Lerer (Israel)
Lauri-Matti Parppei (Finland)
Thessa Meijer (The Netherlands)
Anthony Nti (Belgium)
Anna Roller (Germany)
Süheyla Schwenk (Turkey)
Erlendur Sveinsson (Iceland)