Les Arcs Coproduction Village Reveals 2025 Film Selection

The Les Arcs Coproduction Village has announced its selection for the 2025 edition, featuring 18 European feature film projects. This initiative, which aims to assist filmmakers in securing coproducers, sales agents, distributors, and other financing partners, will take place in December as part of the Les Arcs Film Festival. The program has a history of supporting critically acclaimed films, including the Oscar-winning animation Flow and the Venice Grand Jury Prize winner Vermiglio.

Selected from 391 submissions, this year’s lineup includes a diverse range of projects, with nine led by female filmmakers and two by mixed-gender teams. Notably, films directed by women represented 41% of the total submissions. These projects will compete for the Eurimages Co-production Development Award, valued at €20,000, and the ArteKino International Award, worth €6,000.

Spotlight on Greece and Upcoming Events

This year, Greece holds the title of Country of Focus at the festival. Consequently, three Greek projects have been invited to participate in the Coproduction Village, along with a delegation of industry professionals. In addition to the featured projects, the Industry Village will host a series of conferences, meetings, workshops, and masterclasses, details of which will be announced shortly.

The festival will also include the Music Village, which aims to bring together over 200 professionals from the music and film sectors. Activities will encompass one-on-one meeting sessions, workshops, and masterclasses focusing on the intersection of music and cinema.

Details of Selected Projects

The selected projects for the Coproduction Village are as follows:

– ALICANTE by Lina Soualem, produced by Easy Riders Films (France)
– CONFIRMATION by Maciej Jankowski, produced by Rozbrat Films (Poland)
– DASHA by Mar Coll, produced by Fasten Films (Spain) and Yellow Blackbird (Germany)
– DISQUALIFIÉ by Dimitris Zouras, produced by NEDA Film (Greece)
– ELSEWHERE by Adelina Borets, produced by Toy Cinema (Ukraine) and Koskino (Poland)
– FRIENDS, BIRTHDAYS, MURDER, ETC. by Lida Vartzioti and Dimitris Tsakaleas, produced by Atalante Productions (Greece)
– HARD COPY by Marleen Valien, produced by Sommerhaus Filmproduktion (Germany)
– I WILL DRINK WITH THE BEES by Léa Triboulet, produced by La Belle Affaire Productions (France)
– IN THE NAME OF PLEASURE by Lisa Clarkson, produced by Story Horse Pictures Ltd (United Kingdom)
– INNER WARRIOR by Nicolai G.H. Johansen, produced by Sub Rosa Pictures (Denmark)
– INVASION by Jerry Carlsson, produced by Verket Produktion (Sweden)
– LOVE IN THE TIME OF COMMUNISM by Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov, produced by Abraxas Film (Bulgaria) & Graal (Greece)
– ONE HAND JESUS by Bogdan Mirică, produced by deFilm (Romania)
– PANTANO DE AVES by Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, produced by Mirage (Belgium)
– RIOT/GIRL by Arman T. Riahi, produced by Golden Girls Filmproduktion (Austria) & Les Contes Modernes (France)
– SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE by María Herrera López, produced by AVALON (Spain)
– THE HERMIT by Nicolas Kolovos, produced by Homemade Films (Greece) & Kakadua Filmproduktion (Sweden)
– THE TIGRESS by Lisa Brühlmann, produced by tellfilm GmbH (Switzerland) & tempesta film UK (United Kingdom)

As the festival approaches, the anticipation for these projects continues to build, highlighting the ongoing commitment to supporting diverse voices in cinema.