26/11/2019 - Extensive excerpts of 18 features currently in post-production, 16 of which do not yet have a sales agent attached, will be unveiled on 16 December in the alpine resort

On the back of its programme (see the article), its jury (to be chaired by Guillaume Nicloux – see the news), its guests, the selection of 22 projects partaking in the Coproduction Village (see the article) and the eight promising individuals taking part in the Talent Village (the patron of which will be Isabelle Huppert), the Les Arcs Film Festival (the 11^th edition of which unspools from 14-21 December) has now unveiled the list of the 18 films in post-production (16 of which do not yet have a sales agent attached) involved in its revamped Work in Progress (WiP) (see the news), which will take place on Monday 16 December. It’s an eagerly anticipated event for making new discoveries, given that previous iterations featured such high-profile titles as System Crasher [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Nora Fingscheidt
film profile] (Silver Bear at the 2019 Berlinale), And Then We Danced [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Levan Akin
interview: Levan Gelbakhiani
film profile] (screened in the Directors’ Fortnight in May this year), Koko-di Koko-da [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Johannes Nyholm
film profile] (in competition at Rotterdam and Sundance this year), Girl [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Lukas Dhont
film profile], Diamantino [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Sc…
film profile], Chris the Swiss [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Anja Kofmel
film profile], In My Room [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ulrich Köhler
film profile], Cassandro the Exotico! [+see also:
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trailer
film profile], The Real Estate [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Axel Petersén and Måns Måns…
film profile], Winter Flies [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Olmo Omerzu
film profile], I Am Not a Witch [+see also:
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interview: Rungano Nyoni
film profile] and My Happy Family [+see also:
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interview: Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon G…
film profile].

The 2019 selection rustled up by Frédéric Boyer, artistic director of the Les Arcs Film Festival, includes seven projects helmed by female directors and 12 feature-debut projects. Six titles will be going head to head for the Eurimages Lab Project Award, worth €50,000 in cash, while the others will be vying for the TitraFilm Prize (€10,000 in image and/or sound post-production services). The jury will be made up of Mark Adams (artistic director of the Edinburgh Film Festival), Mathilde Henrot (founder and executive director of Festival Scope and a member of the selection committee for the Locarno Film Festival) and Azize Tan (founder of the Baska Sinema Ayvalik Film Festival), with the latter being replaced by Tara Maurel for the Eurimages Lab Project Award. We should also point out that a new prize has been created this year: the Alphapanda Audience Engagement Award, which will have its own dedicated jury.

Here are the 18 films selected for Work in Progress:

Projects with no sales agent attached

Beauty of the Beast - Anna Nemes (Hungary) (feature debut)
Producer: Elf Pictures

Dark Rider [+see also:
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film profile] - Eva Küpper (Belgium/Netherlands)
Producers: Serendipity Films, Clin d’Oeil Films, Volya Films

Detours [+see also:
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film profile] (working title: Figures in the Urban Landscape) - Ekaterina Selenkina (Russia) (feature debut)
Producer: Vladimir Nadein

Havel [+see also:
trailer
film profile] – Slávek Horák (Czech Republic) (second feature)
Producer: Tvorba Films

The Gravedigger's Wife [+see also:
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film profile] - Khadar Ayderus Ahmed (Finland/France/Germany) (feature debut)
Producers: Bufo, Pyramide Productions, Twenty Twenty Vision

The Hill Where Lionesses Roar [+see also:
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interview: Luana Bajrami
film profile] - Luàna Bajrami (France/Kosovo) (feature debut)
Producers: Vents Contraires, OrëZanë Films

Luzzu [+see also:
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interview: Alex Camilleri
film profile] - Alex Camilleri (Malta) (feature debut)
Producer: Fishers of Men

Myjing - Alessandro De Toni (Italy) (second feature)
Producer: Ladoc

Praey - Nabil Ben Yadir (Belgium/France)
Producers: 10:80 Films, Maje Productions, Les Films du Fleuve, A Team Productions

Shorta - Fredrik Louis Hviid, Anders Ølholm (Denmark) (feature debut)
Producer: Toolbox Film

Tenerife - Roman Vasyanov (Russia) (feature debut)
Producer: Metrafilms

The Last Ride of the Wolves [+see also:
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interview: Alberto De Michele
film profile] - Alberto De Michele (Netherlands/Italy) (feature debut)
Producers: Halal, Jolefilm

The Users - Ivan Ikić (Serbia/Netherlands/Slovenia/Bosnia and Herzegovina/France) (second feature)
Producers: Sense Production, Kepler Film, Tramal Films, SCCA, Les Films d'Antoine

To Sail Close to the Wind - Gregoris Rentis (Greece/France) (feature debut)
Producers: Asterisk, Byrd, Good Fortune Films

Until the Land Tears Us Apart - Diane Sara Bouzgarrou, Thomas Jenkoe (France) (feature debut)
Producer: Films de Force Majeure

In the Mirror [+see also:
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interview: Laila Pakalniņa
film profile] - Laila Pakalnina (Latvia/Lithuania)
Producers: Hargla Company, Just A Moment
In partnership with Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, as part of the Focus on Finland and the Baltic states

Projects with sales agents attached

Slalom [+see also:
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interview: Charlène Favier
film profile] - Charlène Favier (France/Belgium) (feature debut)
Producers: Mille et Une Production, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Charlie Bus Production
Sales agent: Jour2Fête

Lamb [+see also:
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interview: Valdimar Jóhannsson
film profile] - Valdimar Jóhannsson (Iceland/Sweden) (feature debut)
Producers: Go To Sheep, Spark Film&TV
Sales agent: New Europe Film Sales

(Translated from French)