The selection committee of the Film Fund Luxembourg met for its first session of the year on 1-5 February 2021. 

Following these meetings, the selection committee has announced its approval of the following funding for twelve film projects (out of 30 submissions) in the Grand Duchy, totalling €8,518,846.

Selective financial support for projects in development (total €150,000):

Live-action feature films

- LES TERRES INCERTAINES – allocated amount: €30,000 – writer: Tullio Forgiarini – production: Iris Productions
- STARGAZER – allocated amount: €60,000 – writer/director: Christian Neuman – writer: Ian Long – production: Wild Fang Films

Animated feature film

- GHOSTDANCE – allocated amount: €30,000 – writers/directors: Nicolas Blies, Stéphane Hueber-Blies, Kim O’Bomsawin – writer: Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne – production: a_Bahn

Live-action series

- BROTHERS – allocated amount: €30,000 – writer/director: Simon Farmakas – writer: Despina Ladi – production: Deal Productions

Selective financial support for projects in production (total €8,368,846):

Live-action series

- CAPITANI 2 (part 2) – allocated amount: €1,700,000 (overall project budget: €4,043,500) – crime, drama – writer/director: Christophe Wagner – writers: Thierry Faber, Eric Lamhène – production: Samsa Film (Luxembourg-Belgian co-production) – filming to commence in March 2021

- W. (chapter 2) – allocated amount: €148,707 (overall project budget: €160,697 – 92.54% financial support) – police, drama, thriller – writer/director: Frédéric Zeimet – production: Six Letters (Luxembourgish production) – filming to commence in July 2021

Live-action feature films

- POISON – allocated amount: €2,700,000 (overall project budget: €3,908,659 – 69.08% financial support) – drama – director: Désirée Nosbusch – writer: Lot Vekemans – production: Deal Productions (Luxembourg-German co-production) – filming to commence in July 2021

- 15 JAHRE – allocated amount: €859,403 (overall project budget: €6,477,095 – 13.27% financial support) – drama – writer/director: Chris Kraus – production: Samsa Film (Luxembourg co-production with Germany and Austria) – filming to commence in September 2021

Animated series

- KLINCUS – allocated amount: €1,500,000 (overall project budget: €7,925,641 – 18.93% financial support) – family – writers/directors: Ernesto Paganoni, Federico Milella – writers: Marc Richard Seal, Claudio Mercatanti, Alessandro Zullato, Andrea Varone – production: Fabrique d’Images (Luxembourg co-production with Italy and India) – production to commence in April 2021

Virtual reality

- SWEET DREAMS – allocated amount: €995,000 (overall project budget: €3,674,222– 27.08% financial support) – adventure, comedy – writer: Simon Woe – director: Robin McNicholas – production: a_Bahn (Luxembourg co-production with England and Canada) – production to commence in May 2021

- THE ROAMING – allocated amount: €328,187 (overall project budget: €992,367 – 33.07% financial support) – adventure – writer/director: Mathieu Pradat – production: Wild Fang Films (Luxembourg co-production with France and Canada) – production to commence in April 2021

Live action short film

- CHEVALIER – allocated amount: €137,549 (overall project budget: €146,049 – 94.18% financial support) – drama – writer/director: Frédéric Zeimet – production: Six Letters (Luxembourgish production) – filming to commence in May 2021