For the film makers behind the 28 projects as well as the attending industry experts, two exhilarating and very successful days full of pitching-sessions and one-to-one meetings at the second edition of European Work in Progress Cologne are almost coming to an end.
In only a couple of days, the wait for the people behind the 28 carefully chosen projects is finally over and the second edition of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) will start on October 14 during the Film Festival Cologne.
After last year‘s success of the initial edition, European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) is receiving great resonance again in 2019: More projects were submitted and numerous prestigious world sales companies, film distributors as well as festival representatives have already confirmed their attendance.
Roy Andersson wins Silver Lion for Best Direction for „About Endlessness“ / Leone del Futuro – „Luigi De Laurentiis Award“ for Best Debut Film goes to „You will Die at Twenty“ by Amjad Abu Alala
The Locarno Film Festival has just announced that the Filmstiftung-backed productions „7500“, the feature-length debut of Patrick Vollrath, „Space Dogs“ by Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter as well as „Baghdad in my Shadow“ by Samir have been selected for the 72nd edition of the festival.
European Work In Progress Cologne 2019 is now supported by the City of Cologne, ARRI Media, LAVAlabs and Zoom Medienfabrik are
Deutsche Welle is hosting the 12th edition of the Global Media Forum at the World Conference Center in Bonn. Around 2,000 participants are expected to attend on 27 and 28 May, 2019.
With yesterday's award ceremony, the newly initiated industry event European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) is drawing to a successful close. Yesterday evening, this year's international industry jury (Jonas Dornbach, Olimpia Pont Cháfer, Aistė Račaitytė, Pernille Munk Skydsgaard) announced the winners of the 22 film projects presented.
The preparations for the first edition of European Work in Progress Cologne (October 9-11, 2018) embedded in the 28. Film Festival Cologne are in full swing. Film projects from all over Europe have been submitted and entries are still possible until August 15, 2018.
Les Arcs Coproduction Village is Les Arcs European Film Festival’s professional events, dedicated to the independent European film industry. Submission's deadline is extended to September 30, 2017.