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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. In 2024, the organizers of the Prize were joined by the Eurometropole of Strasbourg, followed by Balimage for the 2025 edition, which allowed the Prize’s coverage to extend to the Northwestern region of Switzerland.
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.).
The prize 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 main target 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). 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.
Official documents
Documents are only available in French or German. Head to the French or German version of this page to access them.
Applications
The period of applications for the CinEuro Prize 2026 is not open yet.
Meanwhile, please refer to our advice for a well-prepared application:
- Read the regulations
Take the time to carefully read the 2025 regulations and make sure your project aligns with the objectives of the CinEuro Prize. To help you, consult the CinEuro scale, which will allow you to quickly assess how well your project fits.
- Create your FestiCiné account
If you don’t have an account yet, register on the platform to access the application form.
- Plan your work
Go through the application form and the list of required documents (both artistic and administrative) to identify the information and texts to be produced, including any necessary translations. Create a timeline to organize the production of documents, aiming to finalize your submission several days before the deadline.
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LAUREATES - CINEURO PRIZE 2023
Executive production company: ALTITUDE100 Production (BE)
Co-production company: Offshore Production (FR)
SYNOPSIS
Hélène works at the European Parliament, fighting to change Europe and save the climate. Her brother Nicolas has continued the intensive farming practices of the family farm, faced with European regulations and the economic crisis.
From the marble halls of Parliament to the soil of the fields, the sister and brother will have to find common ground to finally come to terms with their past family history and build their future family history.
- Motel, a series project by Leslie Menahem
- Fagnes, a project by Vero Cratzborn
- À main levée, a project by Noha Choukrallah et Céline Estenne
- Apatrides/Staatenlos, a project by Michel Bellier
- Les danseurs de Strasbourg, a project by Zoe Labasse et Marie-Stéphane Imbert
Executive production company: La Vingt-cinquième Heure (BE)
SYNOPSIS
In the southern suburbs of Brussels, 78-year-old Dr. Yves de Locht, torn between his conviction that he is doing good and his recurring doubts, is preparing to perform the last euthanasia of his career, which he calls ‘the last care.’
- Aux origines de l’Europe, a project by Luca Marchetti & Willy Perelsztejn
- Le dernier soin, a project by Nicolas Gayraud
- Le Haut Feu, a project by Alexandre Regeffe
LAUREATES - CINEURO PRIZE 2024
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…
- COMMENT JE M’APPELLE, a film project by Frank Beauvais
- HELTER SKELTER, a film project by Paul Vincent de Lestrade
- LE METEOROLOGUE, a film project by Clyde Gates & Gabriel Sanson
- LES DANSEURS DE STRASBOURG, a film project by Zoé Labasse
- SCHWEIZER KÜHE, a film project by Matthias Dinter
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.
- CAPITALE(S) EUROPE, LA BATAILLE DES SIEGES, a documentary project by Donato Rotunno
- LEGENDA, a documentary project by Julien Kartheuser
Director: Stéphane Malandrin
Executive production company: Panache Productions (BE)
Co-production companies: Will Production (FR), CinéTévé (FR), Maze Pictures (DE)
SYNOPSIS
Anna, the daughter of a high-ranking German official at the Commission who has never acknowledged her, decides to get a job in Brussels, where he holds a very important position. The day she inherits a ‘leak’ describing a corruption ring within the European bubble, in which her father is allegedly involved, Anna realises that his life is in her hands.
- #B.I.A.S, a project by Servet Ahmet Golbol
- BruxLeaks, a project by Stéphane Malandrin
- La où vivent des chiens, les anges ne viennent pas, a project by Oona Von Maydell
- Le fils de l’homme, a project by Gabriel Vanderpas et Blandine Jet
- Miracle, a project by Sacha Wolff
Director: Claudia Marschal
Executive production company: Idéale Audience Group (FR)
Co-production company: Mira Film Basel (CH)
SYNOPSIS
Matilda is 20 years old. She has a vocational qualification in beauty therapy and is determined to succeed in the beauty industry. For the past few months, she has been working at a renowned beauty salon in Basel, where she earns a very good living. But Matilda wants to be independent and open her own salon. Ideally somewhere sunny, far from the concrete jungle of Saint-Louis where she lives with her family. Her passions: her BMW, her mobile phone and travelling.
I’ve been filming her for twenty years. Ever since she fell in love, everything has gone haywire.
- Les Ultramodernes, a project by Robin Hunzinger & Claudie Hunzinger
- Royal Beauty, a project by Claudia Marschal
- Veines blanches, a project by Maxime Coton