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DAS SPIEL | THE GAME © Roman Hodel

Focus WiP | Focus COPRO’ – Throwback

Since 2018, the Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry develops various intiatives to support up-and-coming filmmakers, shining a light on their short & feature projects at different stages of development.

Thanks to the Creative Programs – Focus WiP, Focus COPRO’ & Focus SCRIPT – filmmakers on the move benefit from a dedicated space to showcase their projects, get personalized consultancies, meet with key decision-makers and find the support they need.

Throwback on several alumni and how far their projects have come since their participation…

FOCUS WiP

Films that have taken part in the Focus WiP program have been travelling the world from Festivals to Festivals. Throwback on few of their selections…

2019

THE GAME – Roman Hodel

  • Venice Int’l Film Festival
  • TIFF – Toronto Int’l Film Festival
  • IDFA – Int’l Documentary Festival Amsterdam
  • Hamptons Int’l Film Festival
  • Solothurn Film Festival

RED ANTS BITE – Elene Naveriani

  • Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
  • IFFR – Int’l Film Festival Rotterdam
  • REGARD – Saguenay Int’l Film Festival
  • Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest
  • Encounters Bristol – Special mention of the Brief Encounters Jury
  • Raindance Film Festival
  • Leeds International Film Festival
  • Brest European Short Film Festival
  • Stockholm Int’l Film Festival
  • PÖFF Shorts – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
  • Bogotá Short Film Festival – BOGOSHORTS
  • Solothurn Film Festival
  • Kyiv Int’l Short Film Festival
  • Leiden Int’l Short Film Experience
  • Queer Lisboa – Int’l Queer Film Festival

NESTING – Alex Verhaest

  • Int’l Short Film Festival Leuven – Best Cinematography
  • Brussels Short Film Festival – Special Mention
  • BREEDBEELD Film Festival – Best Fiction

+ *Financial support by CineSud*

BEYOND IS THE DAY (DALEJ JEST DZIEŃ) – Damian Kocur

  • Clermont-Ferrand Int’l Short Film Festival
  • Krakow Film Festival – Silver Hobby-Horse
  • Warsaw Film Festival

MOODY – Karolina Karwan, Tomasz Ratter
(in development)

  • Screening Room Follow Focus Grant – Finalis

 

 

FOCUS COPRO’

First Feature film projects that have been part of the Focus COPRO’ are pursuing their development. Throwback on their current journey…

2019

INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL – An Pham Thien

  • Hubert Bals Script & Development Scheme (IFFR) – Bright Future Selection

EBBA – Johanna Pyykkö

  • MIA – Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo Rome – ARTE Kino Int’l award
  • Norwegian Int’l Film Festival, Scandinavian Debut pitch competition – Honorable mention

PIGGY – Carlota Pereda

  • Berlinale Co-Production Market
  • Pop Up Film Residency (Bratislava)

A BEAUTIFUL LIFE (LA BELLE VIE) – Faustine Cros

  • Lussas Doc – Rencontres d’août

TO KILL THE BEAST (MATAR A LA BESTIA) – Agustina San Martin
(in post-production)

 

2018

THE LAND WITHIN ME – Fisnik Maxhuni
(in post-production)

  • Berlinale Talents 2020
  • Ateliers d’Angers 2019
  • SSA (Swiss Society of Authors) – Script Development award
  • Thessaloniki Crossroads Coproduction forum 2018 – ARTE Kino Int’l award for development
  • Talents Sarajevo 2018 – Best Pitch award

THE SETTLERS (LOS COLONOS) – Felipe Galvez

  • Next Step – Semaine de la Critique
  • TorinoFilmLab – FeatureLab 2018 – TFL Co-Production Award (50’000€)

THE GARCIAS (LOS GARCIA)– Paco Nicolas

  • ECAM – La Incubadora (The Screen)
  • ABycine Lanza – CCM Production Support Forum
  • EAVE marketing workshop
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