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  MEDIA funded films at Gijón International Film Festival 2024

  Official Section – Albar:

  Gloria, by Margherita Vicario (Italy, Switzerland)

  Three Friends, by Emmanuel Mouret (France)

  Sons, by Gustav Möller (Denmark, Sweden, France)

  Jim’s Story, by Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu (France) 

  Dying, by Matthias Glasner (Germany) 

  Visiting Hours, by Patricia Mazuy (France)

  L’Empire, by Bruno Dumont (Germany, Italy, Portugal)

  Souleymane’s Story, by Boris Lojkine (France)

  When the Light Breaks, by Rúnar Rúnarsson (Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France)

  Official Section – Retueyos:

  Yo vi tres luces negras, By Santiago Lozano Álvarez (Germany, Colombia, Mexico) 

  Enfants Terribles:

  Living Large, by Kristina Dufková (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France). 

  Jippie No More, by Margien Rogaar (Netherlands) 

  Special Screenings:

  En la alcoba del sultán, by Javier Rebollo (Spain, France). 

  Bodegón con fantasmas, by Enrique Buleo (Spain, Serbia). 

  Harvest, by Athina Rachel Tsangari (UK, Germany, France, Greece, US, 2024). 

  Esbilla:

  All we imagine as light, by Payal Kapadia (France, India, Netherlands, Luxemourg, Italy)

  Misericordia, by Alain Guiraudie (France, Spain, Portugal)

  La contadora de películas, de Lone Scherfig (Spain, Chile, France)

  Crossroads:

  Emilia Pérez, by Jacques Audiard (France, Belgium)

  Reas, by Lola Arias (Argentina, Germany, Switzerland) 

  When Fall is Coming, by François Ozon (France)

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  MEDIA funded films at Sevilla Film Festival 2024

  Official Section

  Desmontando un elefante, by Aitor Echevarría (Spain, France, 2024). AC/E Award for the Best Spanish Film Director

  Pigen med nålen (‘The Girl With the Needle‘), by Magnus von (Denamark, Poland, 2024). Best Direction Award, Best Actress Award (Trine Dyrholm), Best Cinematography Award (Michał Dymek), Best Art Direction Award (Jagna Dobesz)

  Quiet Life, by Alexandros Avranas (France, Germany, Sweden, Greece, ça, Alemanya, Suècia, Grècia, Estonia, Finland, 2024)

  Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium, 2024). Grand Jury Award in the Official Section, Best Editing Award (Gints Zilbalodis), Puerta América Award

  Julie zwijgt (‘Julie Keeps Quiet‘), by Leonardo Van Dijl (Belgium, Sweden, 2024)

  Alumbramiento

  Andrea lässt sich scheiden (‘Andrea Gets a Divorce‘), by Josef Hader (Austria, 2024)

  The New Waves

  Wishing on a Star, de Peter Kerekes (Itàlia, Eslovàquia, República Txeca, Àustria, Croàcia, 2024)

  Panorama Andalús

  Azken erromantikoak (‘Los últimos románticos‘), by David Pérez Sañudo (Spain, 2024)

  Europe's Door

  No Other Land, by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor (Palestine, Norway, 2024)

  Viet And Nam, by Minh Quy Truong (Vietnam, Philippines, Germany, Singapore, Netherlands, France, Italy, 2024)

  Rampa

  La cançó de la Sima (Sima’s Song), by Roya Sadat (Spain, Netherlands, France, Taiwan, 2024)

  EFA Selection

  All We Imagine as Light, by Payal Kapadia (France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, 2024)

  Armand, by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway, 2024)

  Emilia Perez, by Jacques Audiard (France, 2024)

  Grand Tour, by Miguel Gomes (Portugal, Italy, France, Germanya, China, Japan, 2024)

   

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  MEDIA funded films nominated for EFA Awards 2024

  EMILIA PÉREZ, by Jacques Audiard (France, Belgium). 4 Nominations::

  Best European Film.

  Best European Director (Jacques Audiard).

  Best European Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón).

  Best European Screenwriter (Jacques Audiard).

  LA HABITACIÓN DE AL LADO, by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain, US). 4 Nominations:

  Best European Film.

  Best European Director (Pedro Almodóvar).

  Best European Actress (Tilda Swinton).

  Best European Screenwriter (Pedro Almodóvar).

  THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE, by Magnus von Horn (Denmark, Poland, Sweden). 3 Nominations:

  Best European Actress (Trine Dyrholm).

  Best European Actress (Vic Carmen Sonne).

  Best European Screenwriter (Line Langebek Knudsen, Magnus von Horn).

  ARMAND, by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden). 3 Nominacions:

  Best European Actress (Renate Reinsve).

  European Discovery Prix FIPRESCI.

  European University Film Award.

  DAHOMEY, by Mati Diop (France, Senegal, Benen, Singapore). 2 Nominacions:

  Best European Film.

  Best European Documentary.

  NO OTHER LAND, by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Basel Adra & Hamdan Ballal (Norway, Palestine). 2 Nominations:

  Best European Film.

  Best European Documentary.

  SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT, by Johan Grimonprez (France, Belgium, Netherlands). 2 Nominations:

  Best European Film.

  Best European Documentary.

  LIVING LARGE, by Kristina Dufková (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France). 2 Nominations:

  Best Animated European Film.

  Best European Film.

  EL SUEÑO DE LA SULTANA, by Isabel Herguera (Spain, Germany, India). 2 Nominations:

  Best Animated European Film.

  Best European Film.

  DISPARARON AL PIANISTA, by Fernando Trueba i Javier Mariscal (Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Perú, UK, US, Brasil). 2 Nominations:

  Best Animated European Film.

  Best European Film.

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  MEDIA funded films at Seminci Valladolid 2024

  Official Section

  Polvo Serán (‘They Will Be Dust‘), by Carlos Marqués-Marcet (Spain, Switzerland, Italy, 2024). Silver Spike (ex aequo) / Special Mention Actor and Actress (Angela Molina y Alfredo Castro)

  En la alcoba del sultán (‘Close to the Sultan‘), by Javier Rebollo (Spain, France, 2024). 

  Grand Tour, by Miguel Gomes (Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, China, Japan, 2024). «José Salcedo» Award for Best Editing (Telmo Churro, Pedro Filipe Marques)

  Armand, by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway, 2024). Youth Jury Award Official Section

  Harvest, by Athina Rachel Tsangari (UK, Germany, Greece, France, US, 2024)

  Sisters (September Says), by Ariane Labed (France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, UK, 2024)

  International Short Films Official Section

  El cuento de una noche de verano ('A Midsummer Night´s Tale'), by María Herrera (Spain)

  Spanish Short Films Official Section

  De sucre ('Made of Sugar), by Clàudia Cedó (Spain). Special Mention 'The Night of the Spanish Short'

  Meeting Point

  Jia ting jian shi (‘Brief History of a Family‘), by Lin Jianjie (China, France, Denmark, Qatar, 2024)

  Viet And Nam, de Minh Quy Truong (Vietnam, Philippines, Germany, Singapore, Netherlands, France, Italy, 2024).

  Time of History

  La marsellesa dels borratxos (‘The Drunkmen’s Marseillaise‘), by Pablo Gil Rituerto (Spain, France, Italy, 2024)

  Favoriten, by Ruth Beckermann (Austria, 2024)

  Constellations

  Emilia Pérez, by Jacques Audiard (France, 2024)

  Miniminci

  Fuchs und Hase retten den Wald (Fox and Hare Save the Forest), by Mascha Halberstad (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2024)

  Cinephile Window

  Calamity, une enfance de Martha Jane Cannary (Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary), by Rémi Chayé (France, Denmark, 2020)

  Guest Country: Germany

  Gegen die wand (‘Head-on‘), by Fatih Akin (Germany, 2003)

  Gespenster (‘Ghosts‘), by Christian Petzold (Germany, 2004)

  Montag kommen die fenster (‘Windows on Monday‘), by Ulrich Köhler (Germany, 2006)

  Western, by Valeska Grisebach (Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, 2017)

   

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  5 MEDIA funded films, nominated for the 2025 LUX Audience Award of the European Parliament

  Animal, by Sofia Exarchou (Greece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria, 2023). Drama

  Dahomey, by Mati Diop (France, Senegal, Benin, 2024). Documentary

  Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium, 2024). Animation

  Intercepted, by Oksana Karpovych (Canada, France, Ukraine, 2024). Documentary

  Julie Keeps Quiet, by Leonardo van Dijl (Bèlgica, Suècia, 2024). Drama

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  MEDIA funded films at San Sebastián Film Festival 2024

  Official selection

  Soy Nevenka ('I am Nevenka'), by Icíar Bollaín (Spain, 2024). EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY 2030 AGENDA AWARD

  The End, by Joshua Oppenheimer (Denmark, Germany, Italy, Ireland, 2024)

  Special Screenings

  La virgen roja ('The Red Virgin'), by Paula Ortiz (Spain, United States, 2024)

  New Directors

  Azken erromantikoak ('Los últimos románticos'), by David Pérez Sañudo (Spain, 2024)

  La llegada del hijo ('The Arrival of the Son'), by Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato (Spain, Argentina, 2024)

  Min Evige Sommer ('My Eternal Summer'), by Sylvia Le Fanu (Denmark, 2024)

  Horizontes Latinos

  Reas, by Lola Arias (Argentina, Germany, Switzerland, 2024). SEBASTIANE 2024 AWARD

  Zafari, by Mariana Rondón (Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, France, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, 2024)

  Zabaltegi - Tabakalera

  Across the Waters, by Viv Li (France, China, Germany, 2024)

  Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, by Johan Grimonprez (Belgium, France, Netherlands, 2024)

  Perlak

  All We Imagine as Light, by Payal Kapadia (France, India, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Italy, 2024). RTVE - ANOTHER LOOK AWARD

  Made in Spain

  Guardiana de dragones (Dragonkeeper) ('Dragonkeeper'), by Jianping Li, Salvador Simó (Spain, China, 2024)

  Mamífera, by Liliana Torres (Spain, 2024)

  Los pequeños amores ('The litlle loves'), by Celia Rico (Spain, France, 2023). DUNIA AYASO AWARD

  Movies for Kids

  Guardiana de dragones (Dragonkeeper) ('Dragonkeeper'), by Jianping Li, Salvador Simó (Spain, China, 2024)

  Ikastetxeak Belodromoan

  Lille Allan - den menneskelige antenne ('Little Allan - The Human Antenna'), by Amalie Næsby Fick (Denmark, 2022)

  Wip Latam

  Si no ardemos, cómo iluminar la noche ('If we don't burn, how we do light up the night'), by Kim Torres (Costa Rica, Mexico, France, 2024)

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  MEDIA funded films selected at Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2024

  Proxima Competition:

  Stranger, by Zhengfan Yang (USA, China, Netherlands, Norway, France). Proxima Grand Prix

  Special Screenings:

  Ještě nejsem, kým chci být (I’m Not Everything I Want to Be), by Klára Tasovská (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria).

  Horizons:

  All We Imagine as Light, by Payal Kapadia (France, India, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Italy) 

  Architecton, by Victor Kossakovsky (Germany, France, USA). 

  Grand Tour, by Miguel Gomes (Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, China, Japan). 

  Jia ting jian shi (Brief History of a Family), by Lin Jianjie (China, France, Denmark, Qatar). 

  Ljósbrot (When the light breaks), by Rúnar Rúnarsson (Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France). 

  No Other Land, by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor (Autonomous Territories of Palestine, Norway).

  Pigen med nålen (The Girl With the Needle), by Magnus Von Horn (Denmark, Poland, Sweden). 

  Viet and Nam, by Minh Quý Truong (Vietnam, Philippines, Germany, Singapore, Netherlands, France, Italy). 

  Living Large, by Kristina Dufková (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France). 

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  MEDIA funded films at Cannes Film Festival 2024

  Official Selection - Competition

  Grand Tour, by Miguel Gomes (Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, China, Japan, 2024). Award for Best Director (Miguel Gomes)

  All We Imagine as Light, by Payal Kapadia (France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, 2024). GRAND PRIX

  Limonov: The Ballad, by Kirill Serebrennikov (Italy, France, Spain, 2024)

  Pigen med nålen (The Girl With the Needle), by Magnus von Horn (Denmark, Poland, 2024)

  Cannes Première

  Maria (Being Maria), by Jessica Palud (France, 2024)

  Un Certain Regard

  Ljósbrot (When the light breaks), by Rúnar Rúnarsson (Iceland Netherlands, Croatia, France, 2024).

  Sisters (September Says), by Ariane Labed (France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, UK, 2024)

  Armand, by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway, 2024). Caméra d’Or

  Viet And Nam, by Minh Quy Truong (Vietnam, Philipinnes, Germany, Singapore, Netherlands, France, Italy, 2024).

  International Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique) – Feature Films in Competition

  Rafaat einy ll sama (The Brink of Dreams), by Nada Riyadh, Ayman El Amir (Egypt, France, Denmark, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, 2024). Golden Eye Award for Best Documentary Film

  International Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique) – Special Short Film Sessions

  Sannapäiv (Sauna Day), by Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash (Estonia, 2024)

  Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Cineastes) – Feature Films

  白衣蒼狗 (Mongrel), by Chiang Wei Liang, You Qiao Yin (Taiwan, Singapore, France, 2024). Special Mention for the Caméra d’or Jury. 

  Official Selection – Short Films in Competition
  Nominated for Palme d'Or Short Film
  

  Across the Waters, by Viv Li (China, Germany, 2024)

  Mau Por Um Momento (Bad for a Moment), by Daniel Soares (Portugal, 2024). Special Mention for Short Film

  Selection of Non-Competitive Immersive Works

  Empereur (Emperor), by Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen (France, Germany, 2023)

  Ojos Sombríos (Gloomy Eyes), by Jorge Tereso, Fernando Maldonado (France, Argentina, 2019)