17/10/2005

The Council of Europe Eurimages Fund Board of Management decided in its Paris meeting last week to support 13 European co-productions, with a total amount of 3.89 million Euros.

The list includes, among others, the second films by Sam Garbarski (Irina P.) and Thierry Klifa (Le héros de la famille), as well as Cages by Olivier Masset-Grillet (who makes his first feature length film after the multi-awarded short film Dans l'ombre), The Inquiry by Italian actor and director Giulio Base, the animation film De Profondis [+see also:
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Founded in 1988 to promote the European film industry by supporting the production and distribution of films and fostering co-operation between professionals, Eurimages currently brings together 32 Member States.

List of awarded films and amount of financing provided:

Dragnet by Steve Hudson (DE,IE,GB)
380.000 Euros
DE: Rosebud Films (55%)
IE: Samson Films (20%)
GB: Makar Productions (25%)

Irina P. by Sam Garbarski (BE,DE,LU,GB)
280.000 Euros
BE: Entre Chien et Loup (36%)
DE: Pallas Films (30%)
LU: Samsa Film (19%)
GB: Ipso Facto Film (15%)

Diary of a Mad Woman by János Szász (HU,DE,GB)
280.000 Euros
HU: Hunnia Filmstúdió (65%)
DE: Fateless Production (15%)
GB: Forward Films (20%)

The Front Line by David Gleeson (IE,DE,SE,GB)
250.000 Euros
IE : Wide Eye Films (58%)
DE: Philipp Homberg Filmproduktion (16%)
SE: Sandrew Metronome Distribution (13%)
GB : Grosvenor Park Production (13%)

The Inquiry by Giulio Base (IT,ES)
550.000 Euros
IT: Italian International Film (80%)
ES: Enrique Cerezo Producciones (20%)

The Education of Fairies by José Luis Cuerda (ES,FR,PT,AR)
500.000 Euros
ES: Tornasol Films / Finales Felices (60%)
FR: Lazennec & Associés (20%)
PT : Madragoa Filmes (10%)
AR: S.B. Producciones (10%)

Le Héros de la Famille by Thierry Klifa (FR,IT)
400.000 Euro
FR: SBS Films (85%)
IT: Edelweiss Production (15%)

Nos Dejaron El Muerto by Juan Carlos Falcon (ES,PT)
260.000 Euro
ES: Aiete-Ariane Films / Oberon Cinematografica (80%)
PT : Take 2000 (20%)

C’est Gradiva qui vous appelle by Alain Robbe-Grillet (FR,BE)
250.000 Euro
FR: Les Films du lendemain (80%)
BE: Z. Company (20%)

Cages by Olivier Masset-Depasse (BE,FR)
230.000 Euro
BE: Versus Production (70%)
FR: Les Films Pelleas / Mobilis Productions (30%)

De Profundis by Miguelanxo Prado (ES,PT)
220.000 Euro
ES: Continental Producciones / Desembarco Films (80%)
PT: Zeppelin Filmes (20%)

Kader by Zeki Demirkubuz (TR,GR)
200.000 Euro
TR: Mavi Filmcilik Ve Tik (80%)
GR: Inkas Film (20%)

Rue Santa Fe by Carmen Castillo (FR,BE,CL)
90.000 Euros
FR: Les Films D’Ici (59%)
BE: Les Films de la Passerelle (20%)
CL : Parox (21%)