Event: European Work In Progress Cologne Date: Oct. 9 – 11, 2018 Entry deadline: Aug. 15, 2018 Host: AG Verleih – Verband unabhängiger Filmverleiher e. V. Supported by: Film- und Medienstiftung NRW GmbH Description: Around 25 European film projects will be selected to present an excerpt of their current film production to a circle of International industry professionals with the aim to find creative partners, co-producers, distributors, world sales, commissioning editors, broadcasters and/or financiers. The focus is on European fictional feature films and animation rather than documentary film with at least one European entity involved in the process. By the time of the pitch, an excerpt that adequately represents your film will be required. Each presentation is scheduled for a max. of 15 minutes. There will be plenty of time for arranged one-to-one-meetings. Once your project is invited, we will participate in the costs for your traveling and, of course, take care of your accommodation. An international jury will award four projects with vouchers for post-production services worth EUR 20,000,- and EUR 15,000,- endowed by the MMC Studios, a voucher for sound-post-production services in the amount of EUR 10,000,- endowed by K13 as well as 2 x EUR 2,000 for the subtitling of a movie in two languages provided by Eclair. European Work in Progress Cologne will be complemented by various panel discussions in cooperation with Creative Europe Desk Germany and EAVE. These are the award winners & jury statements of European Work in Progress Cologne 2018: Special Jury Mention: NOCTURNE (The Netherlands, Belgium/ Lemming Film) by Viktor van der Valk: Two producers, one night, an investor, a deadline, a woman, a gun and a hopelessly romantic boy. Jury: “For a true spirit of newcomers to European auteur cinema and a daring and unconventional project, widening the cinematic language.” EWIP Eclair Award: 2 x € 2,000 for the subtitling of a movie in two languages: UNCONDITIONAL (France, Belgium/ Petit Film) by Stéphane Demoustier: Lise is 18, lives in a quiet suburb and studies law. For the last two years she has worn an electronic bracelet as she is accused of having murdered her best friend. Jury: “For a project with strong characters and brilliant performances, that deals with a daring topic and offers the audience a possibility to comprehend the story from different perspectives.” EWIP K13 Studio Award: € 10,000 for 10 days of sound mixing of an original movie: MARTIN EDEN (Italy, Germany, France/ The Match Factory, Avventurosa srl) by Pietro Marcello: A fable of the 20th century. Jury: “For an outstanding European author, whose intelligent and uncompromising filmmaking results in a very unique, personal and at the same time easily approachable contemporary cinema.” EWIP MMC-Studio Award: € 15,000 for post-production services: TASTE OF PHO (Germany, Poland/ Rohfilm Productions/ Lava Films) by Mariko Saga: An adorable story about a single-Vietnamese father and his ten-year-old daughter who live in Warsaw. Jury: “For a moving and sincere project that shows the new and traditional worlds together in a poetic and cinematic language.” EWIP MMC-Studio Award: € 20,000 for post-production services: END OF SEASON (Germany, Azerbaijan/ COLOR OF MAY – Imanov & Blondiau Filmproduktion) by Elmar Imanov: A story of a small Azerbaijani family, which is being shaken to the core by an incident. Jury: “We would like to give some good words and the main prize for a project that immediately shows a strong directorial voice and brings an important story in a capturing manner.” The 2018 edition of EWIP included the following projects: 24 HOURS SUNSHINE | SAULE SPĪD 24 STUNDAS (Latvia) by Juris Poskus FA Filma, Madara Melberga & Kristians Alhimionoks BATTLE | БИТВА (Russia) by Anar Abbasov Rockfilms, Anna Shalashina, Alexey Uchitel BRUNO (United Kingdom) by Karl Golden Ipso Facto Productions, Katie Hodgkin BY A SHARP KNIFE | OSTRÝM NOŽOM (Slovakia/Czech Republic) by Teodor Kuhn Nutprodukcia, Jakub Vikturin EASY LOVE (Germany) by Tamer Jandali LICHTBLICK Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH, Lino Rettinger END OF SEASON | ENDE DER SAISON (Germany/Azerbaijan) by Elmar Imanov COLOR OF MAY, Eva Blondiau & Elmar Imanov EQUINOXE (WT) | TAGUNDNACHTGLEICHE (Germany) by Lena Knauss Tamtam Film GmbH, Dirk Decker & Andrea Schütte INDIAN BURN | 1000 AMEISEN (Germany/Ukraine) by Marcus Lenz HANFGARN & UFER, Gunter Hanfgarn; co-produced by Wildfilms, Patrick Waldmann and Belka Strelka, Marina Orekhova JELGAVA ’94 (Latvia) by Jānis Ābele JURIS PODNIEKS STUDIO, Antra Cilinska MANY HAPPY RETURNS | DER GEBURTSTAG (Germany) by Carlos A. Morelli Weydemann Bros. GmbH, Yvonne Wellie & Jonas Weydemann MARTIN EDEN (Italy/Germany/France) by Pietro Marcello Avventurosa srl and Match Factory Productions, Viola Fügen & Michael Weber NO MAN´S LAND | IM NIEMANDSLAND (Germany) by Florian Aigner Flare Film GmbH, Martin Heisler & Gabriele Simon and BuntFilm, Juretzka & Hering GbR, Jost Hering & Maxim Juretzka NOCTURNE (The Netherlands/Belgien) by Viktor van der Valk Lemming Film, Erik Glljnis ONE BREATH | ОДИН ВДОХ (Russia) by Elena Hazanov Public Opinion, Limited Liability Company, Olga Danova THE PENCIL | ПРОСТОЙ КАРАНДАШ (Russia) by Natalya Nazarova Victoria Films, Anna von Dziembowska & Anastasia Lukovnikova and Salt Studio THE REBEL | DER REBELL (Germany/UK) by Randa Chahoud Neue Impuls Film Produktionsgesellschaft mbH, Johannes Jancke & Clementina Hegewisch DIE RÜDEN (Germany) by Connie Walther zero one film GmbH, Thomas Kufus, hands-on producers GmbH, Kay Niessen & Daniel Hetzer SAWAH (Luxembourg/Belgium/Egypt2) by Adolf El Assal deal productions, Alexandra Hoesdorff, Desirée Nosbusch and Wady Films, Adolf El Assal STAY STILL | STILLSTEHEN (Germany/Italy) by Elisa Mishto CALA Filmproduktion GmbH, Martina Haubrich TASTE OF PHO (WT) (Germany/Poland) by Mariko Bobrik Rohfilm Productions GmbH, Benny Drechsel and Lava Films Ltd, Mariusz Wlodarski THE THIN MAN (United Kingdom) by Stephen Warbeck Open Palm Films Ltd and Rather Good Films Ltd, Daniel-Konrad Cooper UNCONDITIONAL | LA FILLE AU BRACELET (France/Belgium) by Stéphane Demoustier Petit Film, Jean des Forêts
