International Co-production

2023, where it won the Jury Prize. This was followed by, among other awards, the Audience Award at the Munich Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Grand Prix for Best Film of 2023. In Germany, the film drew more than 157,000 theatergoers:

Ansa and Holappa meet by chance one night in Helsinki. Both lead reclusive lives yet still hope for intimacy and a future together. But lost phone numbers, misunderstandings, and Holappa’s alcohol problem repeatedly put their tentative relationship to the test. Aki Kaurismäki tells a laconic love story about loneliness, hope, and the possibility of a fresh start.

Felipe Gálvez’s feature film debut celebrated its world premiere in 2023 in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. Subsequently, “The Settlers” was selected as Chile’s entry for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. Partners from numerous countries were involved in the co-production—including Cologne-based Sutor Kolonko:

At the beginning of the 20th century, three horsemen are sent by a large landowner to secure his property in southern Chile. What begins as an expedition across the vast expanses of Patagonia develops into a violent colonial campaign against the indigenous population. The film combines elements of the Western genre with an exploration of a long-suppressed chapter in Chilean history.

“Elephants in the Fog” celebrated its world premiere in May 2026 at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival and won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section. It was also the first Nepalese feature film to be included in the official selection at Cannes. In September 2026, the feature film debut was also submitted on behalf of Nepal for consideration as Best International Feature Film at the 2027 Oscars:

In a Nepalese village, Pirati lives as the matriarch of a Kinnar community. She dreams of starting a new life with the man she loves. However, when a young woman from her community disappears, Pirati must choose between her desire for personal freedom and her responsibility toward the people around her.