UK MEDIA Team

17 MEDIA-funded films in Cannes

Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces), directed by Pedro Almodóvar, has received over €1 million funding from the MEDIA Programme
 

This year there are 17 MEDIA-funded films screening at Cannes Film Festival, which have received a combined total of over €3 million in funds from the MEDIA Programme.

 

Screening in Official Selection for the festival, Pedro Almodóvar's Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces) has so far received €1,105,708 funding for distribution in five European territories - with this amount likely to increase in the coming year. Fish Tank, directed by the UK's Andrea Arnold has received € 44,706 support through MEDIA's i2i Audiovisual funding scheme. Ken Loach's Looking for Eric has so far been awarded €526,931 from the MEDIA Programme for distribution in three European territories. Other MEDIA-funded films in Official Selection are:

 

Un prophète, directed by Jacques Audiard
€290,422 MEDIA funding for distribution 

 

Vincere, directed by Marco Bellocchio
€50,000 MEDIA funding for development 
€107,623 MEDIA funding for sales agent

 

Das Weisse Band, directed by Michael Haneke
€38,220 MEDIA funding for sales agent
€263,862 MEDIA funding for distribution 

 

Enter the Void/Soudain le Vide, directed by Gaspar Noé
€50,000 MEDIA funding through i2i Audiovisual scheme 
€10,340 MEDIA funding for distribution  

 

The Time that remains, directed by Elia Suleiman
€50,000 MEDIA funding through i2i Audiovisual scheme 

 

Visage, directed by Ming-liang Tsai
€60,000 MEDIA funding for development

 

Antichrist, directed by Lars Von Trier
€ 50,000 MEDIA-funding through i2i Audiovisual scheme 
€47,000 MEDIA funding for development

Screening in Un Certain Regard, Le père de mes enfants directed by Mia Hansen-Love received a total of €84,880 thorugh MEDIA's i2i Audiovisual and Development funding schemes.


Screening in Quinzaine de Réalisateurs La famille Wolberg ,directed by Axelle Ropert, received €30,000 MEDIA funding for development. De Helaasheid der Dingen, directed by Felix Van Groeningen, received €35,000 MEDIA funding for development.

 

In Semaine de la Critique Altiplano, directed by Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworht, received €50,000 funding through the MEDIA i2i Audiovisual funding scheme. The Ice House, directed by Michael Giannantonio and Rob Walker, received €30,000 for development.


In the Midnight Screenings section A Town Called Panic, directed by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar received a total of €38,000 for development and distribution in one territory (so far). Ne te retourne pas, directed by Marina de Van Ex Nihilo received €55,675 through the MEDIA i2i Audiovisual funding scheme and for distribution in two territories (so far).


In the Séances spéciales Jaffa, directed by Keren Yedaya, received €27,000 development funding from the MEDIA Programme.

 

7 May 2009