THE NEWS

6 films supported by Eurimages selected for the 60th Berlin International Film Festival

01/02/2010 –Six films supported by Eurimages feature in the Berlinale programme published today (www.berlinale.de): in the official competition, Bal by Semih Kaplanoglu (TR/DE) and Na Putu by Jasmila Zbanic (BA/AT/DE/HR); out of competition, L’autre Dumas by Safy Nebbou (FR/BE) and Cosa voglio di piu by Silvio Soldini (IT/CH); in the Generation Kplus section, Eep! By Ellen Smit (NL/BE) and finally Bibliothèque Pascal by Hajdu Szalbocs (HU/DE/GB), which will be screened at the Forum for its 40th edition.

15 César awards nominations for Eurimages' supported films

25/01/2010 – Le concert by Radu Mihaileanu, Rapt by Lucas Belvaux and Les herbes folles by Alain Resnais - three co-productions supported by Eurimages - together gathered 14 nominations for the 2010 French "César" awards, including three in the 'Best Film' category. The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke is once more to the fore with a nomination for 'Best Foreign Film'. The 35th "César" award ceremony will be held on Friday 26 February 2010 in Paris. Further information may be found on the site of the Académie des César.

The Berlinale Co-Production Market and Eurimages

19/01/2010 –  The 7th Berlinale Co-Production Market which shall take place on February 14-16, 2010 will bring the producers and directors of 37 selected film projects from 22 countries together with 450 potential co-production and financial partners. One of the films that the Co-Production Market successfully assisted in the past years has been selected in the Official Competition of this 60th Berlinale. The first day of this event will end with the traditional cocktail organised in collaboration with Eurimages where all European participants are kindly invited. More information available on the Berlinale website.

Triumph for the Eurimages' supported co-production The White Ribbon

Strasbourg, 18/01/2010 –After its Palme d'Or and EFA win, this superb rural thriller, exploring the evil in man and set in pre-First World War Germany, has just scooped the Golden Globe for Best Foreign-language Film. This leads us to predict that this German/Austrian/French/Italian co-production will be a favourite for the Oscar nominations in the same category!

Support Decisions

18/12/2009 -  At its 117th meeting held from 14 to 16 December 2009 in Paris, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support 13 feature films for co-production. It also gave its support to 47 projects for distribution. (Press Release)

List of co-productions supported in 2009
List of distributors supported in 2009

Strasbourg, 14.12.2009 – Three awards! Best European Script Writer, Best European Director and Best European Film. So many awards for the Eurimages supported co-production “The White Ribbon” by Michael Haneke, on Saturday evening at Bochum, during the award ceremony for European cinema. The animation film “Mia et le Migou” by Jacques-Rémy Girerd, co-directed by Nora Twomey and supported by Eurimages, also received the award for Best European Animated Feature Film. Last but not least, the Prix Eurimages was awarded to the co-producers Diana Elbaum (Entre Chien et Loup, Belgium) and Jani Thiltges (Samsa Film, Luxembourg) by the actress Victoria Abril: Both the President and Executive Director of Eurimages attended this event.