At its 153rd meeting held from 10 to 13 December 2018 in Tbilisi, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe`s Eurimages Fund agreed to support 11 fiction and 1 documentary film projects for a total amount of €3,188,000.
The share of eligible projects with female directors examined at this Eurimages Board of Management meeting was 25%; 17% of the projects supported were directed by women; €527,000 was awarded to these projects, representing 17% of the total amount awarded.
The list of projects:
Sow the Wind - Danilo Caputo (Italy/France/Greece) (€140,000)
Only the Animals - Dominik Moll (France/Germany) (€371,000)
In the Dusk - Sharunas Bartas (Lithuania/France/Latvia/Czech Republic/Serbia) (€250,000)
The Encounter - Tatia Skhirtladze, Anna Khazaradze (Austria/Georgia) (documentary) (€72,000)
Heavens Above - Srdjan Dragojevic (Serbia/Germany/Macedonia/Croatia/Slovenia) (€320,000)
The Alcohol Project - Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark/Sweden/Netherlands) (€470,000)
The Deer - Bogdan George Apetri (Romania/Czech Republic) (€130,000) (news)
The Wound - Lucas Belvaux (France/Belgium) (€430,000)
Quo Vadis, Aida? - Jasmila Zbanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Romania/Austria/France/Netherlands) (€455,000)
Moneyboys - Chen Bo Yilin (Austria/France) (€300,000)
Deskmate - Karahan Ferit (Turkey/Romania) (€100,000)
Power - Matyas Prikler (Slovak Republic/Hungary/Czech Republic) (€150,000)
Lastly, as part of the Distribution Support Programme (Support for “Marketing and publicity costs”), Eurimages has also agreed to support 23 requests for payment submitted by 14 distributors, for an amount of €167,337.