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LAUREATES - CINEURO-PRIZE 24
Screenwriter & Director: Paul Vincent de Lestrade
Production: Need Productions (BE)
Co-production: Tripode Productions (FR)
SYNOPSIS
Eva, 14 years old, has been raised in a radical nationalist extremist group by a single father who taught her everything and whom she admires more than anyone. Until she discovers that he is ready to kill…
Director: Donato Rotunno
Screenwriter: Alexis Metzinger
Production: Tarantula Luxembourg (LU)
Co-production: Cerigo Films (FR)
SYNOPSIS
Told as a thriller, “Europe’s Capital – The Dispute over the Seat” is a political-media saga that traces seventy years of disappointed ideals and secret negotiations, dramatic declarations, and sudden reversals of fortune.
Should there be a single, efficient capital? Or, on the contrary, should institutions be scattered to bring them closer to the population? What unfolds through this little-known history is the very imagination of today’s Europe with its successes and failures, its symbols, and its ongoing quest for legitimacy.
CinEuro is a cross-border network of nearly 40 organisations responsible for supporting the film and audiovisual industry in France, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium. From 2023, the CinEuro partners decided to support the development of co-productions based on stories linked to the partner territories.
To this end, the Région Grand Est, the Film Fund Luxembourg, the Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg, the Saarland Medien GmbH, the Ministerium für Familie, Frauen, Kultur und Integration Rheinland-Pfalz, Wallimage, screen.brussels, Wallonie-Bruxelles International and the Ministerium der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens have jointly launched the CinEuro Prize. They have been joined this year by a new partner, the Eurometropole of Strasbourg.
The aim of this prize is to encourage the emergence of projects dealing with stories, characters or settings that bear witness to the links between the partner territories in all their dimensions (economic, political, geographical, societal, cultural, etc.).
It aims to encourage new ways of looking at clearly identified subjects (steel, war, migratory movements, etc.), as well as themes that have received little or no treatment to date (the inner workings of European institutions, news stories, local imagination, societal or natural phenomena, etc.), whether they are inspired by physical realities (landscapes, buildings, infrastructures), historical facts (personalities, events, etc.) or current affairs.
Its aim is to enable filmmakers to explore and unveil the range of possibilities offered by these themes and to take on board the artistic and intellectual contribution of a cross-border narrative perspective, in order to contribute to the development of a genuine CinEuro signature and enhance its visibility in European and international cinema.
Prize Categories and Amounts
The CinEuro Prize is awarded annually in two categories of projects in development:
- Documentary: a prize of €10,000, awarded to a documentary project for cinema, television, or streaming platforms, either a feature-length (min. 40 min) or a series (min. 2 x 20 min), of high quality and with strong potential for supra-regional distribution. Additionally, a bonus of €5,000 may be awarded if the jury deems the project’s progress satisfactory after a period of 2 years.
- Fiction: a prize of €20,000, awarded to an audiovisual, cinema, or streaming platform project, either a feature-length (min. 60 min) or a series (min. 3 x 20 min) in live-action or animation. Additionally, a bonus of €10,000 may be awarded if the jury deems the project’s progress satisfactory after a period of 2 years.
Documents are only available in French or German.
Calendar for the CinEuro Prize 2024
The finalists for the CinEuro Prize 2024 were announced on May 19th during the CinEuro ‘Meet & Greet’ event in Cannes.
They pitched their project on July 3rd at the Forum Alentours. The winners were announced the same evening during the ARTE GEIE event.
Applications
Applications for the CinEuro Prize 25 should open in December 2024.
Contact
For any question, please contact:
Marie-Sophie VOLKENNER
Project Manager CinEuro Prize
+33 (0)3 88 15 39 33
+33 (0)7 88 88 39 03
marie-sophie.volkenner(at)grandest.fr
