16/12/2013 - Advance on receipts as well for Raphaël Nadjari, Danièle Arbid, J.F. Ossang, Ounie Leconte and Bojena Horackova

Six feature film projects have been selected by the 5^th session 2013 of the college of the advance on receipts of the CNC. Amongst them, La tête haute [+see also:
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The CNC also chose Yzkor [+see also:
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An advance also for 9 doigts by J.F. Ossang, a project without a producer for now which will be the director’s 5^th feature after Trésor des Iles Chiennes (1991) and L'affaire des Divisions Morituri (1985), both screened at the Directors’ Fortnight, Docteur Chance (in competition in Locarno in 1998) and Dharma Guns [+see also:
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It is also worth mentioning Je vous souhaite d'être follement aimée [+see also:
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Finally, an advance promise also went to Walden by Bojena Horackova (production Sedna Films) which will be the third film of the Czech director living in France after Mirek n'est pas parti (1996) and A l'Est de moi (2009).

(Translated from French)