The country’s film body has earmarked over €13 million for the support of 29 new audiovisual productions. Film Fund Luxembourg’s selection committee has announced the recipients of its latest round of funding. On this occasion, the public body has earmarked a total of €13,174,566 to be invested in 29 new productions. In detail, €439,500 have been allotted to the development of 13 new projects. The beneficiaries of this slate of funding are Loïc Tanson’s Läif a seil, Eric Lamhène and Rae Lyn Lee’s Mir géint d'Welt, Yuki Kawamura’s Ama, Eileen Byrne’s Marianengraben, and Sarah Hirtt’s Cyclopes in the fiction features category, while Thierry Schiel’s Quantrics and Lena Junker’s Mirabelle are the two animated flicks...
Total of 13 projects backed with €1.06m investment.
In its first funding round of 2017, European body Screen Brussels has invested €1.06m into 13 projects.
Of the selected projects, 10 are primarily in Belgium. Eight of the 13 are feature films, while there are four TV projects including one documentary and one animation.
The eight features are:
A Girl From Mogadishu
From Belgium outfit Umedia and co-produced by Ireland’s Pembridge Film, this English-language feature will be directed by Northern Ireland’s Mary McGuckian. The film follows a Somali social activist and her journey to obtain a vote against Fgm (female genital mutilation) in the European parliament. It will shoot for two weeks in Brussels.
Undergods
Produced by Belgium’s Velvet Films and co-produced by the UK’s Venner Film and Estonia’s Homeless Bob, this this tragicomic science-fiction feature film tells the story of how the comfortable life of a modern family is interrupted by an otherworldly event. Shot in English...
In its first funding round of 2017, European body Screen Brussels has invested €1.06m into 13 projects.
Of the selected projects, 10 are primarily in Belgium. Eight of the 13 are feature films, while there are four TV projects including one documentary and one animation.
The eight features are:
A Girl From Mogadishu
From Belgium outfit Umedia and co-produced by Ireland’s Pembridge Film, this English-language feature will be directed by Northern Ireland’s Mary McGuckian. The film follows a Somali social activist and her journey to obtain a vote against Fgm (female genital mutilation) in the European parliament. It will shoot for two weeks in Brussels.
Undergods
Produced by Belgium’s Velvet Films and co-produced by the UK’s Venner Film and Estonia’s Homeless Bob, this this tragicomic science-fiction feature film tells the story of how the comfortable life of a modern family is interrupted by an otherworldly event. Shot in English...
- 4/21/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
The curtain came down on the 66th Cannes Film Festival 2013 yesterday. The festival and its two sidebars- International Critics’ Week and Directors’ Fortnight-announced their awards. Here is a compilation of all the awards presented at the festival:
Awards for the main competition
Palme d’Or
Blue is the Warmest Colour (La Vie D’Adele Chapitre 1 & 2) by Abdellatif Kechiche
Grand Prix
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Director
Amat Escalante for Heli
Jury prize
Hirokazu Kore-eda for Like Father, Like Son
Best Screenplay
Jia Zhang-ke for A Touch of Sin
Best Actress
Berenice Bejo in The Past (Le Passe) by Asghar Farhadi
Best Actor
Bruce Dern in Nebraska by Alexander Payne
Camera d’Or (Best First Feature)
Ilo Ilo by Anthony Chen (presented in Directors’ Fortnight)
Palme d’Or Court Metrage (Short Film)
Safe by Moon Byoung-gon
Special Mention
Whale Valley (Hvalfjordur) by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson...
Awards for the main competition
Palme d’Or
Blue is the Warmest Colour (La Vie D’Adele Chapitre 1 & 2) by Abdellatif Kechiche
Grand Prix
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Director
Amat Escalante for Heli
Jury prize
Hirokazu Kore-eda for Like Father, Like Son
Best Screenplay
Jia Zhang-ke for A Touch of Sin
Best Actress
Berenice Bejo in The Past (Le Passe) by Asghar Farhadi
Best Actor
Bruce Dern in Nebraska by Alexander Payne
Camera d’Or (Best First Feature)
Ilo Ilo by Anthony Chen (presented in Directors’ Fortnight)
Palme d’Or Court Metrage (Short Film)
Safe by Moon Byoung-gon
Special Mention
Whale Valley (Hvalfjordur) by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson...
- 5/27/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
In Competition
Feature Films
Palme d'Or – Blue is the Warmest Color, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
Grand Prix – Inside Llewyn Davis, directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Jury Prize – Like Father, Like Son, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Best Director – Amat Escalante, Heli
Best Screenplay – Jia Zhangke, A Touch of Sin
Best Actress – Bérénice Bejo, The Past
Best Actor – Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Check out our Notebook coverage of The Past, Like Father Like Son, A Touch of Sin (x2), and Inside Llewyn Davis.
Short Films
Palme d'Or (Short Film) – Safe, directed by Moon Byoung-gon
Special Distinction – Whale Valley, directed by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson; 37°4 S, directed by Adriano Valerio
Un Certain Regard
Prize of Un Certain Regard – The Missing Picture, directed by Rithy Panh
Jury Prize – Omar, directed by Hany Abu-Assad
Directing Prize – Alain Guiraudie, Stranger By the Lake
A Certain Talent Prize - The cast of La jaula de oro
Avenir Prize - Fruitvale Station,...
Feature Films
Palme d'Or – Blue is the Warmest Color, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
Grand Prix – Inside Llewyn Davis, directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Jury Prize – Like Father, Like Son, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Best Director – Amat Escalante, Heli
Best Screenplay – Jia Zhangke, A Touch of Sin
Best Actress – Bérénice Bejo, The Past
Best Actor – Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Check out our Notebook coverage of The Past, Like Father Like Son, A Touch of Sin (x2), and Inside Llewyn Davis.
Short Films
Palme d'Or (Short Film) – Safe, directed by Moon Byoung-gon
Special Distinction – Whale Valley, directed by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson; 37°4 S, directed by Adriano Valerio
Un Certain Regard
Prize of Un Certain Regard – The Missing Picture, directed by Rithy Panh
Jury Prize – Omar, directed by Hany Abu-Assad
Directing Prize – Alain Guiraudie, Stranger By the Lake
A Certain Talent Prize - The cast of La jaula de oro
Avenir Prize - Fruitvale Station,...
- 5/26/2013
- by Notebook
- MUBI
In 1998, the Festival de Cannes created the Cinéfondation to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers First Prize: Needle directed by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,...
- 5/26/2013
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Needle directed by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh won the first prize
The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury headed by Jane Campion has announced the winners of 2013 edition. Indian actress Nandita Das was also on the jury.
The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 18 student films, chosen out of nearly 1 550 entries coming from 277 film schools around the world.
First Prize:
Needle directed by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Second Prize:
Waiting For The Thaw (En attendant le dégel) directed by Sarah Hirtt
Insas, Belgium
Third Prize ex-aequo:
ÎN Acvariu (In the Fishbowl) directed by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
Unatc, Romania
Joint Third Prize:
Pandy (Pandas) directed by Matúš VIZÁR
Famu, Czech Republic
The awarded films will receive €15,000 for the First Prize, €11,250 for the Second and €7,500 for the Third.
The First Prize winner is also guaranteed that his first feature film will be presented at the Festival de Cannes.
The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury headed by Jane Campion has announced the winners of 2013 edition. Indian actress Nandita Das was also on the jury.
The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 18 student films, chosen out of nearly 1 550 entries coming from 277 film schools around the world.
First Prize:
Needle directed by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Second Prize:
Waiting For The Thaw (En attendant le dégel) directed by Sarah Hirtt
Insas, Belgium
Third Prize ex-aequo:
ÎN Acvariu (In the Fishbowl) directed by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
Unatc, Romania
Joint Third Prize:
Pandy (Pandas) directed by Matúš VIZÁR
Famu, Czech Republic
The awarded films will receive €15,000 for the First Prize, €11,250 for the Second and €7,500 for the Third.
The First Prize winner is also guaranteed that his first feature film will be presented at the Festival de Cannes.
- 5/25/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jane Campion and the Jury announced the winners of the 16th Cinéfondation Selection at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 18 student films, chosen out of nearly 1 500 entries coming from 277 film schools around the world. The first prize went to Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, for her short film Needle, which follows a young girl who is going to get her ears pierced. The second prize was awarded to Waiting For The Thaw, directed by Sarah Hirtt, a student at Insas in Belgium. The third prize was shared between Tudor...
- 5/25/2013
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
2013 Cinéfondation Awards Prizes to 'Needle,' 'Waiting For The Thaw,' 'In the Fishbowl' and 'Pandas'
At Cannes today, the Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury announced the 2013 Cinéfondation Prizes in a ceremony held at the Buñuel Theater. The first prize went to Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, for her short film "Needle," which follows a young girl who is going to get her ears pierced. In addition to a €15,000 cash prize, Ghazvinizadeh is also promised the opportunity to show her first feature film at Cannes in the future. The second prize was awarded to "Waiting For The Thaw," directed by Sarah Hirtt, a student at Insas in Belgium. The third prize was shared between Tudor Cristian Jurgiu of Romania's Unatc and Matúš Vizár of Czech Republic's Famu for their respective films "In the Fishbowl" and "Pandas." Now in its 16th year, the Cinéfondation has continually devoted itself to supporting and championing filmmakers of the next generation. This year's...
- 5/24/2013
- by Clint Holloway
- Indiewire
A jury headed by director Jane Campion has chosen a student film from Chicago as the best of this year's Cinefondation competition at the Cannes Film Festival. "Needle," a short film made by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was awarded the 15,000-Euro first prize, which also comes with a guarantee that the winning filmmaker's first feature will be shown at Cannes. "En Attendant Le Degel," directed by Sarah Hirtt from Insas in Belgium, won the 11,250-Euro second prize, while the 7,500-Euro third-place award went in a...
- 5/24/2013
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The jury presided over by film-maker Jane Campion on behalf of the Cinéfondation has revealed its prizewinners for Cannes 2013. The first prize has been awarded to Needle, a short by the Us director Anahita Ghazvinizadeh from the School of Art Institute in Chicago.
The director of the film - about a young girl (Florence Winners) getting her ears pierced - will receive 15,000 euros plus a guarantee that her first feature will be screened at Cannes.
The second prize, with a cash sum of 11,250 attached, has been won by Belgium's Sarah Hirtt for en attendant le dégel while the third prize of 7,500 euros will be shared by In The Fishtank (In acvariu) directed by Tudor Cristian from Romania and Pandy directed by Matius Vizar from the Czech Republic.
The 18 films in contention were selected from a total of 1,550 submissions from 277 films schools from around...
The director of the film - about a young girl (Florence Winners) getting her ears pierced - will receive 15,000 euros plus a guarantee that her first feature will be screened at Cannes.
The second prize, with a cash sum of 11,250 attached, has been won by Belgium's Sarah Hirtt for en attendant le dégel while the third prize of 7,500 euros will be shared by In The Fishtank (In acvariu) directed by Tudor Cristian from Romania and Pandy directed by Matius Vizar from the Czech Republic.
The 18 films in contention were selected from a total of 1,550 submissions from 277 films schools from around...
- 5/23/2013
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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