The selection committee of the Film Fund Luxembourg met for its second session of the year from 26 to 30 April 2021.
Following these meetings, the selection committee has announced its approval of the following funding for sixteen film projects (out of 32 submissions) in the Grand Duchy, totalling €8,847,184.
Selective financial support for projects in development (total €175,000):
Live-action feature films
- LOTRÉNGEN – allocated amount: €50,000 – writer / director: Rui Eduardo Abreu – production: Les Films Fauves
Animated feature film
- SPIKED – allocated amount: €20,000 – writer / director: Sean McCormack – writer: David Freedman – production: Fabrique d’Images
Virtual reality
- OTO’S PLANET – allocated amount: €60,000 – writer / director: Gwenael François – production: Skill Lab
- LE PUTSCH DE GULLIVER – allocated amount: €45,000 – writer / director: Michaël Bolufer – writer: Jérémy Pouilloux – production: Zeilt Productions
Selective financial support for projects in production (total €8,672,184):
Live-action feature films
- BACHMANN & FRISCH – allocated amount: €1,500,000 (overall project budget: €7,080,000 – 21.19% financial support) – biography, drama – writer / director: Margarethe von Trotta – production: Amour Fou Luxembourg (co-production between Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and Germany) – filming to commence in October 2021
- DIE MITTAGSFRAU – allocated amount: €1,500,000 (overall project budget: €7,822,030 – 19.18% financial support) – drama, romance – writer / director: Barbara Albert – writer: Meike Hauck – production: Iris Productions (co-production between Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and France) – filming to commence in September 2021
- SAVING MOZART – allocated amount: €1,500,000 (overall project budget: €8,310,230 – 18.05% financial support) – historical drama – writer / director: Gérard Corbiau – writer: Andrée Corbiau – production: Deal Productions (co-production between Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany) – filming to commence in October 2021
- LES LULUS – allocated amount: €1,400,000 (overall project budget: €8,861,943 – 15.80% financial support) – family, comedy, drama – writer / director: Yann Samuell – production: Bidibul Productions (Luxembourg-France co-production) – filming to commence in August 2021
- BOSS (Cineworld) – allocated amount: €200,000 (overall project budget: €1,420,228 – 14.08% financial support) – drama, film noir – writer / director: Bogdan Mirică – production: Les Films Fauves (Luxembourg-Romania co-production) – filming to commence in November 2021
- MOTHER MARA (Cineworld) – allocated amount: €200,000 (overall project budget: €1,005,000 – 19.90% financial support) – drama – writer / director: Mirjana Karanović – writers: Maja Pelević, Ognjen Sviličić – production: Paul Thiltges Distributions (co-production between Luxembourg, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro) – filming to commence in October 2021
Animated series
- DINO MITE – allocated amount: €1,500,000 (overall project budget: €5,835,447 – 25.70% financial support) – family – directors: Chérifa Bakhti, Sandra Schießl – writers: Andreas Völlinger, Armin Prediger – production: Fabrique d’Images (Luxembourg-Germany co-production) – production to commence in July 2021
Animated Documentary Series
- AUX SOURCES DE LA FANTASY – allocated amount: €264,203 (overall project budget: €674,630 – 39.16% financial support) – writer / director: Stephan Roelants – showrunners: Alexis Metzinger, Yannis Metzinger – production: Melusine Productions (Luxembourg-France co-production) – production to commence in September 2021
Virtual reality
- THE DOLLHOUSE – allocated amount: €145,591 (overall project budget: €609,041 – 23.90% financial support) – drama, documentary, educational content – writer / director: Charlotte Bruneau – director: Dominic Desjardins – production: Wild Fang Films (Luxembourg-Canada co-production) – production to commence in June 2021
- FLOATING WITH SPIRITS – allocated amount: €180,000 (overall project budget: €484,590 – 37.14% financial support) – adventure – writer / director: Juantia Onzaga – production: Tarantula Luxembourg (co-production between Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands) – production to commence in July 2021
Live-action short films
- DATE NIGHT – allocated amount: €150,000 (overall project budget: €158,000 – 94.94% financial support) – comedy, romance – writer / director: Gintare Parulyte – production: Red Lion (Luxembourgish production) – filming to commence in August 2021
- CAROLINE SUR LE TOIT – allocated amount: €132,390 (overall project budget: €147,100 – 90.00% financial support) – drama – writer / director: Alexandre Bordier – production: Calach Films (Luxembourgish production) – filming to commence in July 2021.
