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. 8 to 9 minutes of excerpts of each project are screened in front of industry professionals (sales agent, distributors, festival programmers…) by their teams.
2026 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Work In Progress call for projects for the 2026 edition will open in August and close mid-October 2026.
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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 selection of excerpts of 8/9 minutes of each project will be screened.
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.
Contact us at industry@lesarcsff.com for more information
2025 EDITION : The selected projects
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JO: CHAPTER PHAEDRA** by Jacqueline Lentzou (Greece) produced by Avion Films (Greece), Atalante Productions (Greece), Kelek Film UG (Germany), 4 A 4 Productions (France)
A HAPPY FAMILY* by Jan-Eric Mack (Switzerland), produced by C-FILMS AG (Switzerland)
BAREFOOT BULL* by Petar Krumov (Bulgaria), produced by KLAS Film (Bulgaria), Harald House (Belgium)
GIRL BEAST* by Selma Sunniva (Denmark), produced by Manna Film (Denmark)
LUZIA* by Leonor Noivo (Portugal), produced by Laranja Azul (Portugal), Terratreme Films (Portugal) Enquadramento Produções (Brazil), Norte (France)
MAN VS FLOCK* by Tamara Kotevska (North Macedonia), produced by Video Studio Petkovski (North Macedonia), asterisk* (Greece), Nukleus Film (Croatia), Filmoskopija (Serbia), Cine Planet (Montenegro), Zeynofilm (Turkey)
OASIS* by Jannis Lenz (Germany), produced by Zeitgeist Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), Wega Filmproduktionsges.m.b.h (Austria), Third Picture GbR (Germany)
THE DIFFICULT BRIDE by Rubaiyat Hossain (Bangladesh), produced by Les Films de l’Après-Midi (France), Khona Talkies (Bangladesh), Midas Filmes (Portugal), Tandem Production (Germany), Barentsfilm (Norway)
THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST* by Filip Mojzeš (Croatia), produced by Wolfgang & Dolly (Croatia)
THE MATRIARCH** by Alison Kuhn (Germany, Vietnam), produced by Schiwago Film GmbH (Germany), Tidewater Pictures GmbH (Germany)
UNTIL THE DAY ENDS* by Jelena Maksimović (Serbia), produced by Taurunum Film (Serbia), Staragara (Slovenia), PREMIERstudio (Bulgaria), Meander Film (Montenegro) - in collaboration with TorinoFilmLab within the “TFL Coming Soon” initative
WEIRD ELLIOT by Johannes Nyholm (Sweden), produced by HOBAB (Sweden), BALDR Film (The Netherlands)
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 Man Vs Flock by Tamara KOTEVSKA (North Macedonia), produced by Video Studio Petkovski (North Macedonia), asterisk* (Greece), Nukleus film (Croatia), Filmoskopija (Serbia), Cine Planet (Montenegro), Zeynofilm (Turkey).
The award is granted to Man Vs Flock by Tamara KOTEVSKA (North Macedonia), produced by Video Studio Petkovski (North Macedonia), asterisk* (Greece), Nukleus film (Croatia), Filmoskopija (Serbia), Cine Planet (Montenegro), Zeynofilm (Turkey).
The jury was composed of Bettina Brokemper (Producer and Head of Heimat Films), Elisha Karmitz (CEO of MK2+) and Jonah Rabb (Agent at WME Agency).
Alphapanda Audience Engagement Award
Alphapanda offers an Audience Engagement Award oriented towards digital film marketing of €7,000 to cover marketing consultancy and the creation of a promotional digital asset package to be produced by Alphapanda.
The award is granted to Girl Beast by Selma SUNNIVA (Denmark), produced by Manna Film (Denmark).
The jury was composed of Joanna Solecka (Film Marketing & Social Media strategist, Audience Design trainer and Head of Alphapanda's office in Warsaw), Eleni Oulani (Head of Marketing at Alphapanda Berlin), and Ioanna Stais (Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Heretic).
Alphapanda Audience Engagement Award Special Mention
The Alphapanda Special Mention goes to Weird Elliot by Johannes NYHOLM (Sweden) produced by HOBAB (Sweden), BALDR Film (The Netherlands).
22D Music Award
22D Music will provide a €10.000 award for Music Composition, dedicated to the financing of the production of an original composition (€5000 euros and €5000 euros as an executive production service). The financing will be supported by a follow-up and monitoring at the music publishing level.
The jury was composed of Emmanuel Delétang (22D Music Founder and CEO), Margot Hervée (Sales & Acquisitions at Totem Films) and Chloé Thevenin (Composer, Producer and DJ).
The award is granted to A Happy Family by Jan-Eric MACK (Switzerland), produced by C-FILMS AG (Switzerland).
22D Music Award Special Mention
Special mention is granted to : A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra by Jacqueline Lentzou produced by Avion Films (Greece), Atalante Productions (Greece), Kelek Film UG (Germany), 4 A 4 Productions (France).
Contacts
Lison Hervé
Industry Village Manager
lherve@lesarcsff.com
Frédéric Boyer
Artistic Director
Jérémy Zelnik
Head of Industry
Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin
C.E.O.
wip@lesarcsff.com
+ 33 (0)1 82 28 50 10
