Film Fund Luxembourg has reported that its selection committee met for its second session of the year from Monday 4 to Saturday 9 May 2026.
The selection committee granted financial support for 24 film projects (amounting to over €45 million). Ten live-action feature films, three animated feature films, two documentary feature films, two live-action series, one animated series, one live-action short film, and five extended reality (XR) project will receive financial support for writing and / or development and production.
Financial support for writing and / or development
Live-action feature films
ALPHA AMEN - Screenwriter-director: Gintaré Parulyte; Production company: Red Lion’ Allocated Funding: €60,000
(S)NOWHERE TO GO (aka FLILLEKEN) - Director: Andy Bausch; Co-writer: Felix Sorger; Production company: Deal Productions; Allocated Funding: €60,000
LA ULTIMA FRONTERA - Director: Rodrigo Moreno; Production company: Les Films Fauves; Allocated Funding: €30,000
Live-action series
IMMO SCHROEDER - Writers: Philip Michels, Louis Loschetter; Production company: Encore Pictures; Allocated Funding: €60,000
Animated feature film
DRÔLES D’ALLIÉS - Director: Sophia Kolokouri; Production company: Amour Fou Luxembourg; Allocated Funding: €30,000
LAS DOS FRIDAS - Director: Paloma Baeza; Production company: Melusine Productions; Allocated Funding: €45,000
Documentary feature film
CECI N’EST PAS UN PORTRAIT - Director: Donato Rotunno; Production company: Tarantula Luxembourg; Allocated Funding: €120,000
XR projects
LUXEMBOURG, HEART OF EUROPE - Writers: François Le Gall, Marion Guth, Karolina Markiewicz; Production company: a_BAHN; Allocated Funding: €150,000
INSIDE THERESIENSTADT - Director: Max Jacoby; Co-writer: Geoffroy Grison; Production company: Digital Voodooh; Allocated Funding: €52,000
ALIVE - Director: Fred Neuen; Production company: Digital Voodooh; Allocated Funding: €17,500
Live-action feature films
STEPHANIE - Genre: Drama, Horror; Director: Fergal Costello; Production company: a_BAHN; Co-production between Luxembourg, Ireland and Belgium; Allocated Funding (based on eligible expenditure in the Luxembourg audiovisual sector): €950,000 (total budget €4,422,705); Funding percentage: 21.48%; Start of shooting: September 2026
HEART BEATS - Genre: Family; Director: Johanna Lietha; Production company: Amour Fou Luxembourg; Co-production between Luxembourg and Austria; Allocated Funding: €1,380,000 (total budget €3,861,800); Funding percentage: 35.73%; Start of shooting: August 2026
KISS OF A STRANGER - Genre: Drama, Historical, Romance; Director: Najwa Najjar; Production company: Deal Productions, Co-production between Luxembourg, Jordan, Egypt and Iceland; Allocated Funding: €1,500,000 (total budget €3,912,497); Funding percentage: 38.34%; Start of shooting: October 2026
ARSENAL - Genre: Crime, Drama, Historical; Director: Pier-Philippe Chevigny; Co-writer: Chloé Robichaud; Production company: Red Lion; Co-production between Luxembourg and Canada; Allocated Funding: €1,200,000 (total budget €4,502,435); Funding percentage: €26.65%; Start of shooting: September 2026
ALL CLEAR (Cineworld)- Genre: Drama; Director: Christina Tynkvych; Production company: Samsa Film; Co-production between Luxembourg, Ukraine and Germany; Allocated Funding: €200,000 (total budget €1,293,705); Funding percentage: 15.46%; Start of shooting: November 2026
THE BLOCK UNIVERSE (Cineworld) - Genre: Drama, Romance, Science Fiction; Director: Stephan Komandarev; Co-writer: Pavla Kotova; Production company: Deal Productions; Co-production between Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Germany; Allocated Funding: €200,000 (total budget €1,499,824); Funding percentage: 13.33%; Start of shooting: October 2026
LA TERRA PURPUREA - Genre: Adventure, Drama, Film Noir, Thriller, Western; Director: Lisandro Alonso; Co-writer: Juan Mendez; Production company: Les Films Fauves; Co-production between Luxembourg, Ukraine and Germany; Allocated Funding: €200,000 (total budget €1,229,210); Funding percentage: 16.27%; Start of shooting: October 2026
Fiction series
CITÉ ARDENTE - Genre: Drama, Thriller; Directors: Michael Dupret, Laurent Prim; Writers: Camille Didion, Christophe Beaujean, Etienne Bloc, Georges Huercano, Pascal Vrebos; Production company: Samsa Film; Co-production between Luxembourg and Belgium; Allocated Funding: €1,500,000 (total budget €4,350,500); Funding percentage: 34.48%; Start of shooting: October 2026
Animated feature film
LA PETITE CAVALE - Genre: Family; Director: Julien Bisaro; Co-writer: Claire Paoletti; Production company: Doghouse Films; Co-production between Luxembourg and France; Allocated Funding: €1,500,000 (total budget €7,780,348); Funding percentage: 19.28%; Start of production: August 2026
Animated series
MEBH AND THE WOLF PUPS (Part One) - Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Educational; Writer: Cian McGarrigle; Director: Tomm Moore; Co-director: Denis Lambert; Technical directors: Jeremy Purcell, Lorraine Lordan; Graphic designer: Emilie Bach; Production company: Melusine Productions; Co-production between Luxembourg and Ireland; Allocated Funding: €500,000; Start of production: July 2026
Documentary feature film
SUPERHUMANS - Director: Inna Shevchenko; Production company: Amour Fou Luxembourg; Co-production between Luxembourg, Austria and Ukraine; Allocated Funding: €187,800 (total budget €714,999); Funding percentage: 26.27%; Start of shooting: May 2026
XR PROJECTS - TACHYCHRONIE (Part One) - Director: Gwenael François; Production company: Skill Lab; Co-production between Luxembourg and Canada; Allocated Funding: €500,000; Start of production: July 2026
SILA ARCTIC HEROINES - Genre: Adventure, Historical, Science Fiction; Directors: Laura Mannelli, Agnès De Cayeux, Mélanie Courtinat, Aude Guivarc’h; Production company: Poulpe Bleu Production; Co-production between Luxembourg, France and Canada; Allocated Funding: €156,932 (total budget €608,180); Funding percentage: 25.80%; Start of production: May 2026
Short live-action film
IMPRÉVISIBLE - Genre: Comedy, Drama; Director: Pascal Thiebaux; Production company: Skill Lab; Luxembourg production; Allocated Funding: €150,000 (total budget €165,017); Funding percentage: 90.89%; Start of shooting: September 2026
