Following a three-day deliberation over 22, 23 and 24 September 2015, the Selection Committe of Film Fund Luxembourg this morning announced the allocation of €6,729,993 to 15 audio-visual projects.

The Selection Committee, comprised of Jean-Louis Scheffen, President; Guy Daleiden, Boyd van Hoeij, Karin Schckweiler, Rachel Schmid; and Sébastien Tasch, Committee Secretary, decided to grant selective financial assistance to the following projects:

Selective financial assistance to writing and/or development for a total amount of €265,000:

 - 'Le Petit Nicholas, Parfum d'Enfance'. Animated feature film. Writer: Hefang Wei. Coproduction - Bidibul Productions. Allocated: €30,000.

 - 'Pachamama'. Animated feature film. Screenwriters: Olivier De Banne, Patricia Valeix; Creator-producer: Juan Antin. Co-Production - Doghouse Films. Allocated: €45,000.

 - 'Wilfred'. Animated feature film. Screenwriters: Hervé Benedetti, Nicolas Robin, David Coucharière; Creator-Director: Laurent Wiltz. Co-production - Zeilt Productions. Allocated: €30,000.

 - 'Next'. Fiction special. Creator-Director: Olivier Pesch. Co-Production - Samsa Film. Allocated: €30,000.

 - 'Dead Noon'. Fiction feature film. Creator-Director: Jeff Desom. Co-Production - Samsa Film. Allocated: €30,000.

 - 'Superjhemp, et fils'. Fiction feature film. Creator-Director: Félix Koch. Co-Production - Samsa Film. Allocated: €60,000.

 - 'Diebe auf den ersten Blick'. Fiction feature film. Screenwriter: Oliver Kahl. Co-Production - Paul Thiltges. Allocated: €10,000.

 - 'Luxemburg, der Film'. Documentary feature. Director: Désirée Nosbusch. Screenwriters: Marc Limpach, Claude Lahr. Co-Production - Deal Productions. Allocated: €30,000.

Selective financial assistance to production for a total amount of €6,464,993:

 - 'Tiens Ta Droite'. Fiction feature film. Director: Robin Erard. Co-Production: Les Filmes Fauves. Allocated: €868,217.

 - 'Un Cuento Chino'. Documentary feature. Director: Julie Schroell. Production - Calach Films. Allocated: €275,000.

 - 'Somebody's Wife'. Fiction feature film. Director: Max Jacoby. Co-Production - Samsa Film. Allocated: €2,374,850.

 - 'A Storm in the Stars'. Fiction feature film. Director: Haifaa Al Mansour. Co-Production - Juliette Films. Allocated: €1,700,000.

 - 'Long Lost'. Fictional short film. Director: Nadia Masri. Production - Amour Fou Luxembourg. Allocated; €109,800.

 - 'Ernest&Célestine, la Collection'. Writer-Directors: Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chenge. Co-Production - Melusine Productions. Allocated: €669,626.

 - 'Tourist'. Documentary Feature. Writer-Director: Jean-Luis Schuller. Co-Production - a_Bahn. Allocated: €317,500.

 - 'Tourist'. Transmedia project. Co-Production - a_Bahn. Allocated: €150,000.

The next Selection Committee session has been planned for 24 and 25 November 2015.

 

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