Industry
Work In Progress
Work In Progress
© Claire Nicol
The Work in Progress is a presentation of European projects in post-production. Around 14 projects are presented during a special screening during the Industry Village. 7 to 8 minutes of excerpts of each project are screened in front of industry professionals (sales agent, distributors, festival programmers…) by their teams.
SUBMISSIONS
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The selected projects in post-production will be presented during a special screening to an audience made up of international sellers, distributors and festival programmers.
A quick reminder of the eligibility criteria :
- Fiction, animation or documentary with a minimum length of 70 min, currently in production or post-production
- The production should be mainly European
- The project should have no sales agent attached
- It must be the first presentation of the project in a Work in Progress session.
Please note that in order to assess the projects, we ask for a preview link for some scenes of the film. We ask for 10 minutes material minimum, but can also assess from a whole rough cut - it is however strongly advised to prepare and send us 20 to 30 minutes of excerpts. All material sent must be English or French subtitled, and scenes, no teasers. If language is French or English no need for subtitles.
The projects selected
A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT* by Lauri-Matti Parppei (Finland), produced by Made (Finland) and Goodtime Pictures (Norway)
ARRU* by Elle Sofe Sara (Norvège), produced by STÆR (Norway), Garagefilm International AB (Sweden) and It’s Alive (Finland)
A SECOND LIFE by Laurent Slama (France), produced by 21Juin Cinema (France)
FIRST ZONE* by Thom Lunshof (Netherlands), produced by Makaki Productions (Netherlands)
GABIN, A YOUTH IN THE BACKLAND* by Maxence Voiseux (France), produced by Alter Ego Production (France), AMA Film (Germany) and Rita Productions (Switzerland)
HATIXHE AND SHABAN by Visar Morina (Germany), produced by Vicky Bane (Germany), Schuldenberg Films (Germany), Eagle Eye Films Kosova (Kosovo), Vertigo Ljubljana (Slovenia), On Film Production (Albania), List Production (North Macedonia), Quetzalcoatl (Belgium)
PERLA** by Alexandra Makarová (Austria), produced by Golden Girls Film (Austria) and Hailstone (Slovakia)
REEDLAND* by Sven Bresser (Netherlands), produced by Viking Film (Netherlands) and A Private View (Belgium)
STRANGE RIVER* by Jaume Claret Muxart (Espagne), produced by ZuZú Cinema (Spain), Miramemira (Spain) and Schuldenberg Films GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
SOLOMAMMA* by Janicke Askevold (Norway), produced by Bacon Pictures Oslo (Norway), Bacon Pictures Copenhagen (Denmark), Mistrus Media (Lettonie), Dansu Films (Lithuania) and It's Alive (Finland)
THE BOY WITH THE LIGHT BLUE EYES* by Thanasis Neofotistos (Greece), produced by Argonauts Productions S.A. (Greece), Atalante Productions S.A. (Greece), YE Films Ltd (Cyprus), Sektor Film (Macedonia), Studio Corvus (Croatia), Sense Production (Serbia), Luna Film (Romania), Willa (United States), Astrakan Films (United States) and Cold Iron Pictures (United States)
THE SPRING by Ivan Ostrochovsky (Slovakia), produced by Punkchart films (Slovakia), NEGATIV (Czech Republic), Proton Cinema (Hungary), Slovak Television and Radio (Slovakia), Czech Television (Czech Republic), Anna Geislerová (Czech Republic)
In the frame of the Icelandic focus and in partnership with the Icelandic Film Center, one project is presented out of competition:
THE FIRES by Ugla Hauksdottir (Iceland), produced by Netop Film (Iceland) and Madants (Poland), sales by Bankside Films
In the list above, the project marked by (*) are debuts, those marked by (**) are second features.
AWARDS
TitraFilm Award
The award consists of €10,000 in post-production services for image and/or sound.
The award is granted to First Zone by Thom Lunshof (The Netherlands), produced by Makaki Productions (The Netherlands).
The jury was composed of Beatrice Fiorentino, general delegate of Venice Critics Week, Hrönn Marinósdóttir, director of Reykjavik International Film Festival, and Ivo Andrle, cofounder and CEO of Aerofilms.
Alphapanda Audience Engagement Award
Alphapanda offers an Audience Engagement Award oriented towards digital film marketing of €6,000 to cover marketing consultancy and the creation of a promotional digital asset package to be produced by Alphapanda.
The award is granted to Strange River by Jaume Claret Muxart (Spain), produced by ZuZú Cinema (Spain), Miramemira (Spain) and Schuldenberg Films (Germany).
The jury was composed of Marilou Duponchel (Journalist), Joan Sala (Head of Acquisitions at Filmin), and Joanna Solecka (Alphapanda).
Alphapanda Special Mention
A special mention is attributed to the project Gabin, a Youth in the Backland by Maxence Voiseux, produced by Alter Ego Production (France), AMA Film (Germany) and Rita Productions (Switzerland).
22D Music Award
For the fourth time, Les Arcs Industry Village has the great pleasure to collaborate with 22D to award a prize of €10,000 for Music Composition. This award will be dedicated to the financing of the production of an original composition (€5,000 in-kind and €5,000 in the form of an executive production service). The financing will be supported by a follow-up and monitoring at the music publishing level.
The award is granted to Solomamma by Janicke Askevold (Norway), produced by Bacon Pictures Oslo (Norway), Bacon Pictures Copenhagen (Denmark), Mistrus Media (Lettonie), Dansu Films (Lithuania) and It's Alive (Finland).
The jury was composed of Fionnuala Jamison (Managing Director at mk2 Films), Atli Örvarsson (Film Composer) and Emmanuel Delétang (22D Music Founder and CEO).
Contacts
Lison Hervé
Industry Village Manager
lherve@lesarcs-filmfest.com
Frédéric Boyer
Artistic Director
Jérémy Zelnik
Head of Industry
Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin
C.E.O.
wip@lesarcs-filmfest.com
+ 33 (0)1 82 28 50 10
