The Les Arcs Film Festival has unveiled the 13 upcoming features selected for its upcoming Work-in Progress showcase.
Excerpts from the selected productions will be screened to industry professionals on December 17 as part of the festival’s Industry Village events, which also includes the Coproduction Village.
Both events are taking place within the framework of the festival’s 15th edition running from December 16 to 19 in the French Alps resort of Les Arcs.
The showcase received a record 181 project submissions this year, 38% of which are directed women. In the final selection, seven projects are directed by women and six by men.
The selection comprises eight first films, four second films and one film from a more established director. 17 countries are represented in the final selection, coproduction countries included.
The projects selected projects are:
- ACTS OF LOVE** by Jeppe Rønde (Denmark)
Produced by Paloma Productions (Denmark) - HOTEL ORION** by Zoltan Moll (Hungary)
Produced by Zoltan Moll (Hungary) and Odesa Films (Hungary) - LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS* by Urška Djukić (Slovenia)
produced by Spok Film (Slovenia), Staragara I.T. (Italy), Izazov 365 (Croatia), Nosorogi (Slovenia) and Non-Aligned Films (Serbia) - PARADIJS* by Bobbie Koek (Netherlands)
Produced by FIXY (Netherlands) and A Private View (Belgium) - PEACHES GOES BANANAS by Marie Losier (France)
Produced by Tamara Films (France) and Michigan Films (Belgium) - THE DOCTOR SAYS I’LL BE ALRIGHT BUT I’M FEELING BLUE (wt)** by Mascha Schilinski (Germany), Produced by Studio Zentral (Germany) and ZDF — Das Kleine Fernsehspiel (Germany)
- THE SWEDISH TORPEDO** by Frida Kempff (Sweden)
Produced by Momento Film (Sweden), Amrion (Estonia), Inland Film Company (Finland) and Velvet Films (Belgium) - TOXIC* by Saulė Bliuvaitė (Lithuania)
Produced by Akis Bado (Lithuania) - U ARE THE UNIVERSE* by Pavlo Ostrikov (Ukraine)
Produced by ForeFilms (Ukraine) and Stenola (Belgium) - WIND, TALK TO ME* by Stefan Djordjevic (Serbia)
Produced by Non-Aligned Films (Serbia), Katunga (Serbia), Restart (Croatia) and Spok Film (Slovenia) - YEAR OF THE WIDOW* by Veronika Lišková (Czech Republic)
Produced by Cinémotif Films (Czech Republic), Kerekesfilm (Slovakia) and Pipser (Croatia) - ZION* by Nelson Foix (France)
Produced by De L’autre Côté Du Périph (France) and Kissfilms (France) - YOUNG HEARTS* by Anthony Schatteman (Belgium)
Produced by Polar Bear (Belgium) and Family Affair Films (NL)
* equals first film, ** equals second film
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