The Selection Committee of Film Fund Luxembourg has decided to grant a total sum of €6.5m in selective financial aid measures to twelve film productions, after having initially received and analysed the proposals of twenty-one projects for a total amount of €13.1m, during week-long meetings that ended yesterday.
The subsidised productions and the financial measures, which they will benefit from, are shown below:
Selective Financial Assistance for Screenwriting and/or Development – Total €240,000
- “L’enfant caché” - €60,000; feature-length fiction, Written by Henri Roanne-Rosenblatt and Michel Fessler, Directed by Nicolas Steil, Produced by Iris Productions
- “Grouss Gefiller aka Rusty Boys” - €30,000; feature-length fiction, Written by Andy Bausch and Frank Feltler, Directed by Andy Bausch, Produced by Paul Thiltges Distributions
- “Sawah” - €30,000; feature-length fiction, Written by Adolf el Assal and Sirvan Marogy, Directed by Adolf el Assal, Produced by Independent Spirit Productions
- “Complètement Cramé” - €30,000; feature-length fiction, Written byGilles Legardinier, Produced by Bidibul Productions
- “Prochain Arrêt” - €30,000; animated series, Written and Directed by Laurent Witz, Produced by Zellt Productions
- “Zouk” - €30,000; animated series, Written and Directed by Sean McCormak, Produced by La Fabrique d’Images
- “Dogz in the Hood” - €30,000; animated series, Written and Directed by Julien Renault, Produced by Skilllab
Selective Financial Assistance for Production – Total €6.21m
- “A Real Vermeer” - €1.14m; feature-length fiction, Directed by Rudolf van den Berg, Co-Produced by Tarantula Luxembourg
- “Hugo, Inventing the Future” - €450,000; documentary feature, Written and Directed by Éric Schockmel, Produced by Samsa Film
- “The Breadwinner” - €1.66m; animated feature, Written by Anita Doron and Nora Twomey, Directed by Nora Twomey, Co-Produced by Melusine Productions
- “Falko” - €1.7m; feature-length fiction, Written by Karen van Holst Pellekaan, Directed by Dennis Bots, Co-Produced Iris Productions
- “Girls with Balls” - €1.26m; feature-length fiction, Written by Jean-Luc Cano and Olivier Afonso, Directed by Olivier Afonso, Co-Produced by Deal Productions
The selection committee was made up of Jean-Louis Scheffen, Guy Daleiden, Boyd van Hoell, Karin Schokweiler, Rachel Schmid and Sébastien Tesch. They will reconvene for the next session in September.
