Film Fund Luxembourg has reported that its selection committee met for its first session of the year from Monday 23 to Friday 27 February 2026.
The selection committee granted financial support (amounting to over €16 million) for nineteen film projects. Six live-action feature films, four animated feature films, one documentary feature film, three live-action series, one animated series, two live-action short films, one documentary short film and one extended reality (XR) project will receive financial support for writing and / or development and production.
Financial support for writing and / or development (€310,000)
Live-action feature films
COMING TOGETHER - writer: Rae Lyn Lee; production: Kinoshi; allocated amount: €60,000
HELEN - writer: Marie Jung; writer-director: Loïc Tanson; production: Deal Productions; allocated amount: €60,000
Live-action series
TROUBLEMAKER - writer-director: Roxanne Peguet; writers: Andy Bausch, Govinda Van Maele, Bernard Michaux; production: Samsa Film; allocated amount: €60,000
FIRST DAY - writer-director: Gintaré Parulyte; production: Deal Productions; allocated amount: €20,000
MAKING MONEY - writer-director: Marco Serafini; co-writer: Villani Vince; production: Cinetel; allocated amount: €20,000
Animated feature film
KIGALI NIGHT - writer-director: Samuel Lajus; co-writer: Romy Coccia di Ferro; graphic designer: Xavier Coste; production: Melusine Productions; allocated amount: €30,000
Documentary feature film
LE FIL BLEU - writer-director: Katarzyna Kot; co-writer: Stéphane Guiran; production: Iris Productions; allocated amount: €60,000
Financial support for production (€15,709,000)
Live-action feature films
LIZARDQUEEN - genre: adventure, fantasy; writer-director: Jacques Molitor; author of the original work, co-writer: Tullio Forgiarini; production: Amour Fou Luxembourg (Luxembourg-Belgium co-production); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €3,000,000 (57.85% of the total budget of €5,186,100); start of filming: October 2026
POIDS PLUME - genre: drama; writer-director: Christophe Hermans; co-writers: Noémie Nicolas, Sophie Breyer; production: Tarantula Luxembourg (Luxembourg-Belgium co-production); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €849,000 (30.6% of the total budget of €2,774,381); start of filming: August 2026
THE GATE - genre: drama; writer-director: Camille Thoman; co-writer: Tobias Menzies; production : Deal Productions (co-production between Luxembourg, England and Denmark); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €1,470,000 (39.94% of the total budget of €3,680,583); start of filming: September 2026
OH LOVELY BELGIUM - genre: comedy; writer-director: Stijn Coninx; co-writer: Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem; production : Deal Productions (Luxembourg-Belgium co-production); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €1,500,000 (33.22% of the total budget of €4,515,900); start of filming: May 2026
Animated feature films
ELLIE AND THE CHRISTMAS CREEP (aka POLES APART) - genre: adventure, comedy, drama, family; director: Caroline Origer; writers: Sean McCormack, David Freeman, Johnny Smith; graphic designer: Bruno Murer; production: Fabrique d’Images (co-production between Luxembourg, France, Belgium and India); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €3,000,000 (36.14% of the total budget of €8,300,000); start of production: June 2026
WELCOME TO EARTH (aka LES AGENTS DES ETOILES) -
genre: adventure, comedy; writer-director: Sarah Sutter; co-writer: Cyril Bossmann; production : Zeilt Productions (co-production between Luxembourg, Canada and Germany); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €3,000,000 (39.64% of the total budget of €7,567,400); start of production: October 2026
KOLOR - genre: adventure, family; writer-director: Juan Solenas; graphic designer: Aurélien Ronceray; production: Bidibul Productions (co-production between Luxembourg, France and Morocco); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €1,420,000 (15.57% of the total budget of €9,121,179); start of production: March 2026
Animated series
S.IRENE.S - genre: comedy; writer-director: Samuel De Ceccatty; co-writers: Iris De Jessey, Thomas Colineau, Fred Avril; graphoc designer: Ana Tortos; production : Bidibul Productions (co-production between Luxembourg, France and Belgium); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €930,000 (19.49% of the total budget of €4,771,274); start of production: March 2026
XR project
LITTLE PRINCE VR - genre: family; writer-director: Donatas Ulvydas; production: Wild Fang Films (Luxembourg-Lithuania co-production); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €150,000 (11.69% of the total budget of €1,282,625); start of filming / production: April 2026
Live-action short films
THERE WILL BE NO DOUBT - genre: drama; writer-director: Sirvan Marogy; co-writer: Haris Hodzic; production: Marosima Films (Luxembourgish production); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €120,000 (94.86% of the total budget of €126,500); start of filming: September 2026
UN PAS DANS LE VIDE - genre: comedy, drama; writer-director: Jonathan Becker; production: Skill Lab (Luxembourgish production); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €150,000 (90.71% of the total budget of €165,365); start of filming: June 2026
Documentary short film
LOUISE MICHEL - writer-director: Dzhovani Gospodinov; production: Amour Fou Luxembourg (Luxembourgish production); allocated amount according to the expenditure invested in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector: €120,000 (94.86% of the total budget of €126,500); start of production: April 2026
