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  MEDIA funded films at Cannes Film Festival 2023

  Official Selection - Competition

  Club Zero, by Jessica Hausner

  La chimera, by Alice Rohrwacher

  Kidnapped (Rapito), by Marco Bellocchio

  Four Daughters (Les Filles d'Olfa), by Kaouther Ben Hania - L’ŒIL D'OR - YEAR OF THE DOCUMENTARY (EX ÆQUO)

  Official Selection - Out of Competition

  Jeanne du Barry, by Maïwenn Le Besco

  Cannes Première                     

  Along Came Love (Le temps d'aimer), by Katell Quillévéré

  Special Screenings       

  Robot Dreams, by Pablo Berger

  Marguerite’s Theoreme (Le théorème de Marguerite), by Anna Novion - CST Young Film Technician Award to Anne-Sophie Delseries, head set designer for the film

  Un Certain Regard

  The Settlers (Los colonos), by Felipe Gálvez

  Parallel sections of the Cannes Film Festival

  International Critics' Week (Semaine de la Critique)

  Tiger Stripes, by Amanda Nell Eu

  Directors' Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Cineastes)

  The Other Laurens (L’autre Laurens), by Claude Schmitz

  Creatura, by Elena Martín Gimeno - Europa Cinemas Cannes Label

  The Birthday Party (Il compleanno di Enrico), by Francesco Sossai

  La sélection de l'ACID -

  Machtat, by Sonia Ben Slama

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  MEDIA funded films at D'A Barcelona Film Festival 2023

  Opening Session:

  Chronique d'une liaison passagère ('Diary of a Fleeting Affair'), by Emmanuel Mouret (France, 2022)

  Direccions Section:

  The Happiest Man in the World, by Teona Strugar Mitevska ((Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Slovenia, 2022) 

  Les Amandiers ('Forever Young'), by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (France, Italy, 2022) 

  Fuego fatuo ('Will-o'-the-Wisp'), by João Pedro Rodrigues (Portugal, France, 2022) 

  Il Boemo, by Petr Václav (Czech Republic, Italy, Slovenia, 2022)

  Sspecial Sessions:

  Unicorns, by Àlex Lora (Spain, 2023)

  Talents Section:

  Tommy Guns, by Carlos Conceição (Portugal, France, Angola, 2022) 

  Pamfir, by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (Ukraine, France, Poland, Chile, Luxembourg, 2022)

  Un impulso colectivo:

  Upon Entry, by Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vasquez (Spain, 2022)

  Schools:

  The Quiet Girl, by Colm Bairéad (Ireland, 2022)

  Focus (Joanna Hogg):

  Exhibition, by Joanna Hogg (UK, 2013)

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  MEDIA funded films at Malaga Film Festival 2023

  Official Section - Competition:

  Sica, by Carla Subirana (Spain)

  Upon Entry, by Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez (Spain). Silver Biznaga for Best Male Performance (Alberto Ammann)

  Unicorns, by Àlex Lora (Spain)

  Mosaico - International Panorama:

  Rise, by Cédric Klapisch (France, Belgium, Netherlands). Silver Biznaga Audience Award for the Best Film of this section. 

  The Lulus, by Yann Samuell (France)

  Zonazine Feature Films - Official Section:

  Matar cangrejos, by Omar Al Abdul Razzak (Spain). 2 awards: Silver Biznaga to the Best Spanish Film and Silver Biznaga to the Best Female Interpretation (Paula Campos) 

  Diógenes, by Leonardo Barbuy La Torre (France, Perú, Colombia). 2 awards: Silver Biznaga to the Best Ibero-American Film and Silver Biznaga to the Best Director (Leonardo Barbuy La Torre).

  Documentaries feature films - Official Section:

  La Singla, by Paloma Zapata (Spain, Germany)

  Short films - Official Section - Programa 4:

  Lava, by Carmen Jiménez (Spain)

  Cineforum:

  La Maternal, by Pilar Palomero (Spain)

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  MEDIA funded films at the Berlinale 2023

  Berlinale - Competition:

  Irgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen (Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything), by Emily Atef (Germany)

  Tótem, by Lila Avilés (Mexico, Denmark, France). Best Film of Competition by the Ecumenical jury

  Berlinale Special:

  Seneca (Seneca - On the Creation of Earthquakes), by Robert Schwentke (Germany, Morocco)

  Sonne und Beton (Sun and Concrete), by David Wnendt (Germany)

  Berlinale Series:

  Der Schwarm (The Swarm), by Barbara Eder, Luke Watson and Philipp Stölzl (Germany, Belgium)

  Agent, by Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Denmark)

  Encounters:

  Adentro mío estoy bailando (The Klezmer project), by Leandro Koch and Paloma Schachmann (Austria, Argentina). GWFF Best First Feature Award

  Panorama:

  El Castillo (The Castle), by Martin Benchimol (France, Argentina)

  Inside, by Vasilis Katsoupis (Greece, Germany, Belgium)

  Silver Haze, by Sacha Polak (Netherlands, UK). Teddy Jury Award

  La Sirène (The Siren), by Sepideh Farsi (France, Germanya, Luxembourg, Belgium)

  La Bête dans la jungle (The Beast in the Jungle), by Patric Chiha (France, Belgium, Austria)

  Forum:

  Cidade Rabat, by Susana Nobre (Portugal, France)

  Generation K Plus:

  Helt super ('Just Super'), by Rasmus A. Sivertsen (Norway)

  Mary, Tansey und die Reise in die Nacht (A Greyhound of a Girl), by Enzo d'Alò (Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, UK, Latvia, Estonia, Germany)

  Le proprietà dei metalli (The Properties of Metals), by Antonio Bigini (Italy)

  Generation 14 Plus:

  Sica, by Carla Subirana (Spain)

  Le Paradis (The Lost Boys), by Zeno Graton (Belgium, France)

  Almamula, by Juan Sebastián Torales (France, Italy, Argentina)

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  MEDIA funded films nominated for the French Cesar Awards 2023

  Pacifiction - Tourment sur les îles, by Albert Serra (France, Spain, Germany, Portugal, 2022). 9 nominations, 2 awards:

  Best Film

  Best Direction (Albert Serra)

  Best Actor (Benoît Magimel) WINNER

  Best Photography (Artur Tort) WINNER

  Best sound (Jordi Ribas, Benjamin Laurent, Bruno Tarrière)

  Best Original Score (Marc Verdaguer, Joe Robinson)

  Best Costumes (Praxedes de Vilallonga)

  Best Artistic Direction (Sebastian Vogler)

  Best Visual Effects (Marco del Bianco)

  La Nuit du 12 (The Night of the 12th), by Dominik Moll (France, Belgium, 2022). 10 nominations, 6 awards:

  Best Film WINNER

  Best Direction (Dominik Moll) WINNER

  Best Supporting Actor (Bouli Lanners) WINNER

  Best New Actor (Bastien Bouillon) WINNER

  Best Adapted Screenplay (Gilles Marchand, Dominik Moll) WINNER

  Best Original Score (Olivier Marguerit)

  Best Sound (François Maurel, Olivier mortier, Luc Thomas) WINNER

  Best Photography (Patrick Ghiringhelli)

  Best Editing (Laurent Rouan)

  Best Artistic Direction (Michel Barthélémy)

  L'Innocent (The Innocent), by Louis Garrel (France, 2022). 11 nominations, 2 awards:

  Best Film
  Best Director (Louis Garrel)
  Best Actor (Louis Garrel)
  Best Supporting Actress (Noémie Marlant) WINNER
  Best Supporting Actress (Anouk Grinberg)
  Best Supporting Actor (Roschdy Zem)
  Best original screenplay (Louir Garrel, Tanguy Viel, Naïla Guiguet) WINNER
  Best Original Score (Grégoire Hetzel)
  Best Sound (Laurent Benaïm, Alexis Meynet, Olivier Guillaume)
  Best Editing (Pierre Deschamps)
  Best Costume (Corinne Bruand)

  Les Amandiers (Forever Young), by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (France, Italy, 2022). 7 nominations, 1 award:

  Best Film

  Best Original Screenplay (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Noémie Lvovsky, Agnès de Sacy)

  Best Supporting Actor (Micha Lescot)

  Best New Actress (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) WINNER

  Best Photography (Julien Poupard)

  Best Artistic Direction (Emmanuelle Duplay)

  Best Costumes (Caroline de Vivaise)

  Saint Omer, by Alice Diop (France, 2022). 4 nominations, 1 award:
  Best Opera Prima WINNER
  Best New Actress (Guslagie Malanda)
  Best Original Screenplay (Alice Diop, Amrita David, Marie Ndiaye)
  Best Cinematography (Claire Mathon)

  Coupez! (Final Cut), by Michel Hazanavicius (França, EUA, Japó, 2022). 2 nominations:

  Best Adapted Screenplay (Michel Hazanavicius)

  Best Original Score (Alexandre Desplat)

  Peter von Kant, by François Ozon (France, Belgium, 2022). 2 nominations:

  Best Actor (Denis Ménochet)

  Best New Actor (Stefan Crepon)

  Simone - Le voyage du siècle (Simone, a Woman of the Century), by Olivier Dahan (France, 2022). 2 nominations, 2 awards:

  Best Artistic Direction (Christian Marti) WINNER

  Best Costumes (Gigi Lepage) WINNER

  Allons enfants (Rookies), by Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai (France, 2022). 1 nomination:

  Best Documentary Film

  As bestas (The Beasts), by Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Spain, France, 2022). 1 nomination, 1 award:

  Best Foreign Film WINNER

  Chronique d'une liaison passagère (Diary of a Fleeting Affair), by Emmanuel Mouret (France, 2022). 1 nomination: 

  Best actor (Vincent Macaigne)

  Les cinq diables (The Five Devils), by Léa Mysius (France, 2022). 1 nomination:

  Best Visual Effects (Guillaume Marien)

  Close, by Lukas Dhont (Belgium, France, Netherlands, 2022). 1 nomination:

  Best foreign film

  Boy from Heaven (La consipiration du Caire), by Tarik Saleh (Sweden, France, Finland, Denmark, 2022). 1 nomination:

  Best foreign film

  En attendant Bojangles (Waiting for Bojangles), by Régis Roinsard (France, 2021). 1 nomination:

  Best costumes (Emmanuelle Youchnovski)

  Eo, by Jerzy Skolimowski (Poland, Italy, 2022). 1 nomination:

  Best foreign film 

  Jane par Charlotte (Jane by Charlotte), by Charlotte Gainsbourg (France, 2021). 1 nomination:

  Best documentary film

  Les jeunes amants (The Young Lovers), by Carine Tardieu (France, Belgium, 2021). 1 nomination:

  Best actress (Fanny Ardant)

  Moje Slunce Maad (My Sunny Maad / Ma Famille Afghane), by Michaela Pavlátová (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, 2021). 1 nomination:

  Best animation film WINNER

  Notre-Dame brûle (Notre-Dame On Fire), by Jean-Jacques Annaud (France, 2022). 1 nomination, 1 award:

  Best Visual Effects (Laurens Ehrmann) WINNER

  Ouistreham (Between Two Worlds), by Emmanuel Carrère (France, 2021). 1 nomination:

  Best actress (Juliette Binoche)

  Les Passagers de la nuit (The Passengers of the Night), by Mikhäel Hers (France, 2022). 1 nomination:

  Best Original Score (Anton Sanko)

  Revoir Paris (Paris Memories), by Alice Winocour (France, 2022). 1 nomination, 1 award:

  Best actress (Virginie Efira) WINNER

  Triangle of Sadness (Sans Filtre), by Ruben Östlund (Suècia, UK, EUA, França, Grècia, 2022). 1 nomination:

  Best foreign film

   

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  MEDIA funded films nominated for the Goya Awards 2023

  Alcarràs, by Carla Simón (Spain, Italy, 2021), 11 nominations:

  Best Film
  Best Direction (Carla Simón)
  Best original screenplay (Arnau Vilaró, Carla Simón)
  Best New Actor (Albert Bosch)
  Best New Actor (Jordi Pujol Dolcet)
  Best new actress (Anna Otín)
  Best Production Direction (Elisa Sirvent)
  Best Director of Photography (Daniela Cajías)
  Best Editing (Anna Pfaff)
  Best art direction (Mònica Bernuy)
  Best sound (Eva Valiño, Thomas Giorgi, Alejandro Castillo)

  As Bestas, by Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Spain, France, 2022), 17 nominations, 9 awards:

  Best film WINNER
  Best Director (Rodrigo Sorogoyen) WINNER
  Best Original Screenplay (Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen) WINNER
  Best Original Score (Olivier Arson) WINNER
  Best leading actor (Denis Ménochet) WINNER
  Best Supporting Actor (Diego Anido, Luis Zahera - WINNER)
  Best leading actress (Marina Foïs)
  Best Supporting Actress (Marie Colomb)
  Best Production Direction (Carmen Sánchez de la Vega)
  Best Director of Photography (Álex de Pablo) WINNER
  Best editing (Alberto del Campo) WINNER
  Best Art Direction (José Tirado)
  Best Costume Design (Paola Torres)
  Best makeup and hairdressing (Irene Pedrosa, Jesús Gil)
  Best sound (Aitor Berenguer, Fabiola Ordoyo, Yasmina Praderas) WINNER
  Best special effects (Óscar Abades, Ana Rubio)

  Cerdita, by Carlota Pereda (Spain, France, 2021), 6 nominations, 1 award:

  Best new director (Carlota Pereda)
  Best Adapted Screenplay (Carlota Pereda)
  Best Supporting Actress (Carmen Machi)
  Best New Actress (Laura Galán) WINNER
  Best Production Direction (Sara García)
  Best makeup and hairstyling (Paloma Lozano, Nacho Díaz)

  La maternal, by Pilar Palomero (Spain, 2022), 3 nominations:

  Best film
  Best Direction (Pilar Palomero)
  Best Supporting Actress (Ángela Cervantes)

  Suro, by Mikel Gurrea, (Spain, 2022), 2 nominations:

  Best New Director (Mikel Gurrea)
  Best Actress in a Leading Role (Vicky Luengo)

  Unicorn Wars, by Alberto Vázquez (Spain, France, 2022), 2 nominations, 1 award:

  Best animated film (Chelo Loureiro, Iván Miñambres, Nicolás Schmerkin) WINNER
  Best original song (Batalla - Composer: Joseba Beristain)

  Girasoles Silvestres, by Jaime Rosales (Spain, France, 2022), 1 nomination: Best Leading Actress (Anna Castillo)

  Black is beltza II: Ainhoa, by Fermin Muguruza (Spain, Argentina, 2022), 1 nomination: Best Animated Film

  Noche de fuego, by Tatiana Huezo (Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Qatar, 2021), 1 nomination: Best Ibero-American film

  The worst person in the world, by Joachim Trier (Norway, France, Sweden, Denmark, 2021), 1nomination: Best European film WINNER

  Playground, by Laura Wandel (Belgium, 2021), 1 nomination: Best European Film

  Lost Illusions, by Xavier Giannoli (France, 2021), 1 nomination: Best European Film

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  4 MEDIA funded films, selected for the 2023 LUX Audience Award of the European Parliament

  Alcarràs, by Carla Simón (Spain, Italy, 2022)

  Close, by Lukas Dhont (Belgium, France, Netherlands) 

  Triangle of Sadness, by Ruben Östlund (Sweden, Germany, France, UK) 

  Will-o’-the-Wisp (Fogo-fátuo), by João Pedro Rodrigues (Portugal, France, 2022)