Organised within the framework of the 36th FIDMarseille (running 8 to 13 July – read our news), the 17th edition of FIDLab has selected 11 projects (out of 417 applicants) which will be presented on 10 and 11 July to professionals accredited to the Marseille-based international co-production platform. The jury will be composed of Serbia’s Stefan Ivančić (programmer for the Locarno Film Festival, among other roles), Austrian producer and distributor Pierre-Emmanuel Finzi (Nabis Filmgroup, Filmgarten) and Spain’s Olimpia Pont Cháfer (TorinoFilmLab).

The two projects singled out by the Joaquim Jordà residency (backed by FIDMarseille, DocLisboa and the Museo Reina Sofía) are also set for presentation.

For the record, the most notable European projects to have passed through FIDLab last year are Bogancloch [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ben Rivers
scheda film] by Ben Rivers (in competition in Locarno) and Peaches Goes Bananas [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Marie Losier
scheda film] by Marie Losier (screened in Venice’s Giornate degli Autori).

Two new collaborations have also been initiated, the first with the Porto/Post/Doc Festival which will include an FIDLab project in its co-production platform, and the second with Le Groupe Ouest which will see all projects in the development phase benefiting from a coaching session within the Less is More programme.

Last but not least, initiated in 2019, this year’s FiDLab Geographical Focus will pay tribute to Poland, with three Polish production companies (Kijora Film, Lava Films and Mozaika Films) presenting their work, in partnership with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Institut polonais de Paris, and in collaboration with the New Horizons Festival.

The selected projects are as follows:

Everything Else is Noise - Nicolás Pereda (Mexico)
Production: En Chinga Producciones
Status: in post-production

I Can Feel You Breathing Into My Palm - Alexandra Karelina (France/Germany/Georgia)
Production: Denapa SAS, Eversince GmbH
Status: in development

Long Call - Judith Auffray (France)
Production: Macalube Films
Status: in writing phase

Marcela - Salka Tiziana (Germany)
Production: Faust
Status: in writing phase

My Name Is Nina Shakira - Samuel Suffren (France/Haiti)
Production: GoGoGo Films, Kitfilms
Status: in writing phase

Do Not Leave Your Homeland - Aliha Thalien (France)
Production: Lecx Films
Status: in development

Notes of a Crocodile - Daphne Xu (Hong Kong/Cambodia)
Production: Lumeria Pictures, Anti-Archive
Status: in writing phase

The Case Against Space - Graeme Arnfield (France/UK)
Production: Les Films invisibles, Local Vertical Ltd
Status: in development

The City - Helena Wittmann (Germany/France)
Production: Fünferfilm, Cinéphage
Status: in funding phase

The Mirage - Bringham Bryant (USA/Portugal)
Production: Endymion Pro, Terratreme
Status: in post-production

The Most Dangerous Question - John Bruce (Mexico)
Production: Miko Revereza
Status: in production

Joaquim Jordà Residency

From Dawn To Dusk - María Aparicio (Argentina)
Production: Las Flores, La buena hora

Tonada - Andrés Jurado, María Alejandra Rojas (Colombia)
Production: La Vulcanizadora