Following its 6-day meeting over 25 - 30 November 2018, the Director of Film Fund Luxembourg, Guy Daleiden, has announced that the 20th selection meeting has approved the following funding for film projects in the Grand Duchy, totalling €7,789,285 (€3,100,000 in the 2018 budget and €4,689,295 from the 2019 budget) for 18 different projects - July's and April's meetings awarded €15 million for a total of 22 projects.
Selective Financial support for Production Projects (total €3,100,000):
- Hinterland - €1,600,000 - feature film - writers: Robert Buchschwenter, Hanno Pinter - writer-director: Stefan Ruzowitzky - production: Amour Fou Luxembourg.
- Saving Mozart - €1,500,000 - feature film - writer: Andrée Corbiau - writer-director: Gérard Corbiau - production: Deal Productions.
- Saving Mozart - €1,500,000 - feature film - writer: Andrée Corbiau - writer-director: Gérard Corbiau - production: Deal Productions.
Projects in development/writing (total €741,295):
- Les jours sucrés – €10,000 – feature film fiction – writers: Michel Fessler, Karine Winczura – réalisateur: Donato Rotunno – production: Bidibul Productions.
- Quantric – €60,000 – feature film animation – writer-director: Thierry Schiel – production: Iris Productions.
- Le baiser – €30,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Thierry Besseling – production: Red Lion.
- Amnesia – €60,000 – animation series in virtual reality – writer-director: Marc Robinet – production: a_Bahn.
- The Defects – €120,000 – feature film animation – writers: Mark Hodkinson, Richie Conroy – director: Federico Milella – production: Fabrique d’Images.
- Droneland – €120,000 – fiction series – writer-director: Nicolas Steil – production: Iris Productions.
- Three Lakes – €86,295 – feature film documentary – writer-director: Fabrizio Maltese – production: Joli Rideau Media.
- Bille & Zottel – €15,000 – feature film fiction – writer: Elodie Malanda – writer-director: Eileen Byrne – production: Paul Thiltges Distributions.
- Borough Park – €30,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Michale Boganim – production: Paul Thiltges Distributions.
- Die Liebhaberinnen – €60,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Caroline Kox – production: Amour Fou Luxembourg.
- Kommunioun – €60,000 – feature film fiction – writers: Magali Negroni, Régine Abadia – writer-director: Jacques Molitor – production: Les Films Fauves.
- Les échelles du levant – €30,000 – feature film fiction – writer: Ron Senkowski – writer-director: Atiq Rahimi – production: Red Lion.
- Beckett and the Little Giant – €60,000 – feature film fiction – writer: James McAleavey – writer-director: Pol Cruchten – production: Red Lion.
- Quantric – €60,000 – feature film animation – writer-director: Thierry Schiel – production: Iris Productions.
- Le baiser – €30,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Thierry Besseling – production: Red Lion.
- Amnesia – €60,000 – animation series in virtual reality – writer-director: Marc Robinet – production: a_Bahn.
- The Defects – €120,000 – feature film animation – writers: Mark Hodkinson, Richie Conroy – director: Federico Milella – production: Fabrique d’Images.
- Droneland – €120,000 – fiction series – writer-director: Nicolas Steil – production: Iris Productions.
- Three Lakes – €86,295 – feature film documentary – writer-director: Fabrizio Maltese – production: Joli Rideau Media.
- Bille & Zottel – €15,000 – feature film fiction – writer: Elodie Malanda – writer-director: Eileen Byrne – production: Paul Thiltges Distributions.
- Borough Park – €30,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Michale Boganim – production: Paul Thiltges Distributions.
- Die Liebhaberinnen – €60,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Caroline Kox – production: Amour Fou Luxembourg.
- Kommunioun – €60,000 – feature film fiction – writers: Magali Negroni, Régine Abadia – writer-director: Jacques Molitor – production: Les Films Fauves.
- Les échelles du levant – €30,000 – feature film fiction – writer: Ron Senkowski – writer-director: Atiq Rahimi – production: Red Lion.
- Beckett and the Little Giant – €60,000 – feature film fiction – writer: James McAleavey – writer-director: Pol Cruchten – production: Red Lion.
Projects in production (total €3,948,000):
- Musique de chambre – €1,200,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Christophe Honoré – production: Bidibul Productions.
- Io sto bene – €2,618,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Donato Rotunno – production: Tarantula Luxembourg.
- Red Fields (Cineworld) – €130,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Keren Yedaya – production: Amour Fou Luxembourg.
- Io sto bene – €2,618,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Donato Rotunno – production: Tarantula Luxembourg.
- Red Fields (Cineworld) – €130,000 – feature film fiction – writer-director: Keren Yedaya – production: Amour Fou Luxembourg.
The selection committee had reviewed a total of 37 project applications for a total cost of €20,623,240.
The selection committee comprises Jean-Louis Scheffen, president, Gabriele Röthemeyer, Karin Schockweiler, Guy Daleiden and Sébastien Tasch, secretary.
