German production added to the selection in Cannes
The major German production AN UNFINISHED FILM by Lou Ye (DE/SGP, Essential Filmproduktion) will be screened at the Special Screenings category at the 77th Festival de Cannes (May 14-25, 2024). What this documentary is about is still unknown. In addition, anther film has been relisted. EMPEROR by Marion Burger and Ilan Cohen (FR/DE, Reynard Films) will be shown in the new section Immersive Selection.
IFF SCHLiNGEL in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
The International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences SCHLiNGEL has been organizing Shum Bola Children's and Youth Film Festival in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Tashkent in Uzbekistan for eleven years now. For the first time, the festival also took place in Tajikistan. From April 17 to 27, a total of six German films were shown in this context. The presentation of the German films at Shum Bola was also supported by the Saxon State Chancellery, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung MDM and German Films.
THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE in the selection for the Latin American Critics' Award
A total of 23 European films are competing for the new Latin American Critics' Award for European Films. 34 Latin American film critics from 13 Latin American countries will first decide on their top three favourites before announcing and presenting the winning film during the Guadalajara Film Festival (June 7-15, 2024). The German Entry is THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE by İlker Çatak.
Co-production meeting in Cannes with FFA participation
As part of the upcoming Marché du Film (May 14-22, 2024) at the Festival de Cannes, the FFA is once again offering producers from Germany several opportunities to exchange ideas with international colleagues. Interested producers from Germany can now apply to the FFA for the following events:
- Networking event between Germany, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Uruguay
Date: Friday, May 17, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Uruguayan boat - JIIFF at the Port de Cannes, Jetée Albert Edouard
Application with short profile and information about possible projects with these countries - Co-production meeting between Germany and Sweden
Date: Monday, May 20, 2024 from 9:30 to 11:00 am
Location: Nordic House, 11 square Mérimée
Application with short profile and information about possible projects with Sweden - Friends From Far Away: Speed dating between Germany, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan
Date: Monday, May 20 from 18:00 to 20:30
Location: German Pavilion (#124), Village International
Application for the speed dating with company profile and information about possible projects with these countries
Please send your application in English by May 6, 2024 to Solène Tardieu, International Affairs Officer (tardieu@ffa.de)
