Inspiration Session and kick-off of the writing workshops of the CinEuro Film Lab at the Black Forest Film Festival
Inspiration Session and kick-off of the writing workshops of the CinEuro Film Lab at the Black Forest Film Festival
Publié par Eda Uner le Monday 1 December 2025
Inspiration tourThe series of writing workshops organised as part of the CinEuro Film Lab’s ‘Society’ and ‘Borders’ themed sequences gets off to a roaring start with a launch event at the Black Forest Film Festival in Freiburg on 25 and 26 November 2025.
The ‘Beyond Borders, within Societies’ programme, supported by MFG Baden-Württemberg and the Nordbaden and Freiburg Film Commissions, brings together 16 participants from France, Germany and Switzerland. Despite unfavourable weather conditions, the group was able to get to know each other and explore different synergies at the opening of the very first edition of the Black Forest Film Festival in Freiburg, which presents itself as a valuable German-speaking platform for new contacts and cinematic experiences. During these two days of inspiration, the participants in the writing cycle have already drawn new ideas from several iconic locations in Freiburg and Emmendingen, such as the Kulturkiosk and the German Newspaper Archive.
The next stage will consist of two days of impulse sessions on 8 and 9 December in Mannheim. Participants will be accompanied throughout the year by facilitator Jan Galli, culminating in the Forum Alentours, where their work will be presented in the form of pitches.
Programme de la session de kick-off
Tuesday, 25 November:
- Arrival in Freiburg
- 1:00 p.m.: Lunch together at Café Hermann
- 2:30 p.m.: Visit to Kulturkiosk Freiburg in Stühlinger Park, with a guided tour by the initiator, architect and future operator
- Check-in at the hotel
- 7:00 p.m.: Festival opening
Wednesday, 26 November:
- 9:30 a.m.: Group train journey from Freiburg Central Station to Emmendingen
- 10:00 a.m.: Visit to the German Journals’ Archive with various activities from the festival programme
- 3:00 p.m.: Group review of the two days
- 4:00 p.m.: Return journey to Freiburg
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FORMATFABRIK GmbH
Publié par Eda Uner le Wednesday 15 October 2025
Consulting, Creation & Production: The FORMATFABRIK team specializes in the development of digital communication strategies as well as the creation and production of high-quality moving image formats for companies, brands and media. Our services include the development and implementation of formats for film, TV, online and social media, as well as the production of image films, spots, reports and more. We can also distribute this content and thus ensure reach.
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NATHALIE RICHARD / EFFICIUS
Publié par Eda Uner le Wednesday 15 October 2025
Nathalie Richard / Efficius is a French still photographer since 2014 based in Alsace, France. She has worked on many projects in various formats, from music videos to commercials, as well as short and medium-length films. She has also worked with actresses and actors for their Acting BOOK in partnership with casting directors. She specializes in reportage photography and has a cinematographic and editorial style.
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CinEuro Film Lab 2025 – Stories Beyond Borders, within Societies
Publié par Eda Uner le Friday 19 September 2025
In collaboration with the Film Commissions of North Baden and Freiburg, the MFG Baden-Württemberg offers a tailor-made writing programme for screenwriters. This programme is part of the new phase of the CinEuro Film Lab’s ‘Beyond Borders’ and ‘Societies’ sequences, entitled Stories Beyond Borders, within Societies.
The programme focuses on discovering regional themes related to borders and society in the broadest sense, with themes from Mannheim and Freiburg as well as the neighbouring regions of the Grand Est and northern Switzerland, with the aim of transforming them into film and television projects and, in the best case scenario, bringing them to fruition. The stated objective is to develop regional themes for European and even global markets.
You will participate in workshops led by renowned screenwriter Jan Galli to reflect on your experience and assess the ‘narrative relevance’ of the themes addressed. Project development will continue in workshops led by Jan Galli, with the support of casting directors Fabian Kiefer and Michael Ackermann.
The programme will conclude with the preparation of presentations of your screenplays and participation in the workshop feedback session at the Forum Alentours in Strasbourg, scheduled for July 2026. The first edition of the CinEuro Film Lab feedback sessions took place in 2023 and focused on the themes of migration and history. Among the topics developed, two projects were selected by production companies and also received writing assistance. Another project was selected for development at the prestigious Torino Film Lab.
CinEuro Film Lab therefore offers an ideal framework, from the initial conception phase to the presentation of the project and beyond.
❗ Application deadline: 26/10/2025
Eligibility requirements:
· You are a professional screenwriter residing in the CinEuro region.
· Participants must have previous experience in writing, directing or producing at least one short film, feature film or documentary that has been purchased and/or broadcast by a television channel, or presented at a festival (including in the non-competitive section), and/or supported by a CinEuro partner fund.
· You must commit to participating in all programme events and be open to collaborative, feedback-driven development.
· Participation is free of charge. Meals and accommodation (if required) during programme events will be provided. Travel expenses will be covered by participants, unless otherwise specified.
· The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 15.
· The working language is German.
N.B: Individuals who have already participated in CinEuro inspiration sessions are also eligible to participate in this programme.
Calendar:
· Launch event at the Black Forest Film Festival on 25 and 26 November 2025, in Freiburg
· Sessions in Mannheim on 8 and 9 December 2025
· Additional workshops and coaching sessions between November 2025 and June 2026 (including two-day workshops in March and April 2026, exact dates to be confirmed)
· Final presentation session at the Alentours Forum in early July 2026
For any question about the application procedure, feel free to contact :
Film Commissions
Michael Ackermann, Film Commission Nordbaden
Fabian Kiefer, Film Commission Freiburg
MFG Baden-Württemberg
Oliver Krause
Marian Metzner Thorn
CinEuro | Grand Est
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And that’s the end for Forum Alentours 2025 !
Publié par Eda Uner le Friday 18 July 2025
Industry meetingFruitful exchanges and sparks of creativity!
That’s how we can sum up the 20th edition of the Forum Alentours. This anniversary edition made a real impact, especially through the exciting pitches, one-to-one sessions and panels. Here’s a summary of the highlights of this anniversary edition.
Relive the highlights of the Forum!
Record attendance despite the heatwave!
This year’s Forum Alentours was attended by more than 350 audiovisual professionals – a remarkable turnout despite the very hot weather, which testifies to the growing interest in this flagship event.
With 55% women, 45% men and 10% non-binary people, this year’s event marks a significant step towards greater inclusiveness in the audiovisual sector.
A stronger cross-border dynamic
The Forum Alentours continues to play a key role in strengthening links between the French, German, Swiss, and Luxembourg partners in the CinEuro network. At this 20ᵉ edition, the number of German participants increased significantly, once again demonstrating the importance of the Alentours Forum in stimulating co-productions and fostering the emergence of stories rooted in our shared cultural space.
Exciting pitch sessions
The pitch sessions brought together nearly 200 participants in front of some twenty funders and around a catalogue of 22 Forum Alentours projects, 8 CinEuro Prize projects, including 1 author’s project from the ‘European Stories’ inspiration visit organised in November 2024 in Strasbourg.
At the end of the eight finalist presentations for the CinEuro Prize 2025, the jury deliberated and selected the two winners (one in the “Fiction” category and the other in the “Documentary” category) for this year’s competition.
Find out about the 2025 winners
Towards an even more sustainable event
In line with the sector’s eco-responsible commitments, this year’s Forum introduced a number of initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint: encouraging eco-mobility, vegetarian meals, reusable badges, etc. A survey of participants was also carried out on their arrival to measure the environmental impact of the event more precisely and to work together to find ways of improving it. Thanks to the commitment of the participants and the support of the Éco-Manifestations Alsace association, the Forum has been awarded level 2 certification!
Thank you for your participation and see you next year! 👋
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Call for projects – CinEuro Film Lab 2025 “European Stories”
Publié par Eda Uner le Thursday 17 July 2025
Writers' workshopThe Association des Scénaristes et de l’Audiovisuel (ASA), the Association des Réalisateurs et Réalisatrices Francophones (ARRF) and screen.brussels present CINEURO FILMLAB 2025: EUROPEAN STORIES, a series of five workshops and pitch sessions at BRIFF 2026 in Brussels and Forum Alentours 2026 in Strasbourg.
European institutions and centres of power at the heart of the creative process
The present call focuses on projects that depict Europe related issues, through the European institutions and its places of power. Home to the headquarters of European institutions, Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg are filled with politicians, attachés, advisors, civil servants, journalists, activists, lobbyists, spies, international institutions, NGOs, foreign delegations, specialized service companies, etc.
These places of power are the setting in which the submitted projects must take place.
Tailored support for selected projects
Up to Five feature film or series projects will be selected for a one year support, with scriptdoctoring sessions and pitching trainings. The participants will meet other scriptwriters and directors of partner regions and will get to pitch at BRIFF 2026 (Brussels International Film Festival, Belgium) and FORUM ALENTOURS 2026 (Strasbourg, France) to find co-producers.
Schedule
· 31/08/2025 – Deadline for submissions
· 31/10/2025 – The selected projects are revealed
· December 2025 – First scriptdoctoring session
· February 2026 – Pitch & Meet at European institutions
· March 2026 – Second scriptdoctoring session
· April 2026 – First pitching training
· May / June 2026 – Second pitching training
· June 2026 – Pitching @BRIFF, Brussels
· July 2026 – Pitching @ Forum Alentours, Strasbourg
Submission Criteria
- The project’s submission must be written in English. Regardless of the project’s original language, all CinEuro FilmLab documents and workshops will be in English.
- The submitted project must be a feature film, or a 30min or 50min series.
- All genres are welcome: drama, comedy, thriller…
- The submitted project must deal with European related issues as specified under “submission terms”.
- The submitted project’s layout must meet the requirements specified under “submission terms”.
- The submitted project must be an original concept, not yet submitted previously.
- Each participant can submit one project only.
- Only one participant can submit each project. If a team of writers/directors developed the project, one of them must be chosen as the project leader and submit the project. If selected, all writers/directors of the team can attend the workshops.
- Participants must reside in one of the partner regions: Grand Est France, Northern Switzerland, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Brussels-Capital or Wallonia.
- Participants must have at least written or directed one professional fiction project (short, feature film or series) that has received institutional funding, and has benefited from professional distribution.
- The submitted project must be optionned by a production company which has its headquarters established in France, Switzerland, Germany, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg or Belgium.
- Each production company can option only one project.
- Each participant must be available to attend all the sessions. All workshops and pitching sessions will take place in Brussels. Transport expenses will be at charge of the participants. CinEuro will arrange catering and accommodation (if necessary).
Submission terms
📌 Please note:
· The second PDF (the pitch) must be completely anonymous and may not contain any mention of the author’s name or the production company.
· No element other than those listed above may be included to the submission.
· Any project that does not meet the submission criteria or terms will be considered ineligible.
· A confirmation email will be sent upon reception.
· No updates to the application or revised submissions will be accepted.
The application period has expired. Please wait for the consultations scheduled for the end of October.
Selection process
A five-person jury appointed by ASA, ARRF, screen.brussels, the Grand-Est Region and the Film Fund Luxembourg, will be sent the anonymous pitch PDF’s and select five projects based on following criteria:
· Goal: Are they clearly identifiable? Why is vital for the protagonist(s) to achieve their goal?
· Stakes and antagonist forces: Are they strong and relevant enough? What conflicts and obstacles do they create?
· Characters: Do their depth, complexity and dilemmas have the potential to be developed throughout the story?
· Theme: Is it sufficiently original and powerful? How does it resonate with our world and the present times?
· European institutions and its places of power: are they the right setting for the story? Do they resonate with the theme?
This project is part of Cineuro and funded by the European Regional Development Fund via the Interreg programmes.
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CinEuro Prize 2025
Publié par Eda Uner le Tuesday 15 July 2025
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Publié par Eda Uner le Tuesday 15 July 2025
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The finalists for the CinEuro Prize 2025 are revealed!
Publié par Eda Uner le Wednesday 21 May 2025
Presence at festivalsPhoto: The partners of CinEuro, the jury members of the CinEuro Prize 2025 and Martine Lizola (President of the Culture and Remembrance Commission). The announcement was made in French by Louis Héliot (President of the jury members of the CinEuro Prize 2025) and in English by Floriane Wund (Région Grand Est).
The Prix CinEuro finalists were announced in Cannes on Sunday 18 May, at the annual Meet & Greet organised by CinEuro.
The event brought together nearly 200 film and audiovisual professionals from the partner regions, giving them the opportunity to make contacts and discover the shortlisted films in the fiction and documentary categories.
The finalists will take part in pitch sessions on 2 July at the Forum Alentours in Strasbourg. The jury will then select the winners, whose names will be announced that evening at a reception at ARTE GEIE.
The Fiction Prize is worth €30,000 and the Documentary Prize €15,000.
Find the article published in Ecran Total (in French)
A huge thank you to all the candidates for the many high-quality projects they submitted, reflecting the richness of our shared histories!
Finalists – DOCUMENTARY:
Les Ultramodernes
- Authors: Robin HUNZINGER & Claudie HUNZINGER
- Director: Robin HUNZINGER
- Feature film: 90 min
- Delegated production company: SEPPIA (FR)
- Coproduction companies: Third Pictures (DE)
Royal Beauty
- Author: Claudia MARSCHAL
- Director: Claudia MARSCHAL
- Feature film: 90 min
- Delegated production company: Idéale Audience Group (FR)
- Coproduction companies: Mira Film Basel (CH)
Veines blanches
- Author: Maxime COTON
- Director: Maxime COTON
- Feature film: 90 min
- Delegated production company: Rubis Productions SRL (BE)
- Coproduction companies: Les Films d’Ici (FR) & Fado Filmes (PT) & Set Sail Films (RS)
Finalists – FICTION :
#B.I.A.S
- Authors: Servet Ahmet GOLBOL & Nathalie ARNEGGER
- Director: Servet Ahmet GOLBOL
- Feature film: 90 min
- Delegated production company: IMPALA Filmproduktion (DE)
- Coproduction companies: Backes Production (BE)
BruxLeaks
- Authors: Stéphane MALANDRIN
- Director: N/A
- Series: 52 min x 6 episodes
- Delegated production company: Panache Productions (BE)
- Coproduction companies: Will Production (FR), CinéTévé (FR), Maze (DE)
Wo Hunde wohnen, kommen keine Engel
- Author: Oona VON MAYDELL
- Director: Oona VON MAYDELL
- Feature film: 100 min
- Delegated production company: Schiwago Film (DE)
- Coproduction companies: BB Film (DE) & Cinetel (LU)
Le fils de l’homme
- Authors: Gabriel VANDERPAS & Blandine JET
- Director: Gabriel VANDERPAS
- Feature film: 90 min
- Delegated production company: Toast Films (BE)
- Coproduction companies: Samsa Film (LU)
Miracle
- Author: Sacha WOLFF
- Director: Sacha WOLFF
- Feature film: 90 min
- Delegated production company: Timshel Productions (FR)
- Coproduction companies: Kozak Films (BE) & Les Films Fauves (LU)
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Bildrausch Filmfest Basel
Publié par Eda Uner le Wednesday 9 April 2025
The BILDRAUSCH film festival in Basel returns from 25 to 29 June 2025 with the theme ‘Neighbourhoods’.
The festival focuses on living together, both at the level of a household or a neighbourhood and at the level of a city or a country, and examines pressing questions from different angles in the hope of discovering new perspectives and answers.
The SHORTS section is dedicated to Swiss filmmakers and provides a stage for experimental boldness and artistic creation. Enriched with film talks, panel discussions, readings, concerts, exhibitions and performances, BILDRAUSCH forges personal connections between artists and audiences, broadens perspectives and forges an inspiring space for encounters from all walks of life.
The performance ‘Sounds of Neighbours’, organised as part of the 2025 edition of BILDRAUSCH, collects sounds from unique, absurd and funny stories from different parts of the city. It doesn’t matter if it’s a simple phone recording, Argentinian musician Daniel Almada will edit it and improvise live. If you would like to contribute to this performance, send in your story in the form of a text or a simple telephone recording via this link by 30 April.
The BILDRAUSCH film festival in Basel, Switzerland presents feature and short films of exceptional artistic quality in an international setting and at the same time addresses current social issues.
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