FRANCE / 11 projects chosen for FIDLab 2017

11 film projects representing 12 different countries have been chosen to participate in the 2017 FIDLab, the international co-production platform set up as part of FID (Festival international de cinéma de Marseille).

More than half the projects selected are from the Mediterranean:

• “The Portuguese” (Portugal) a drama in development by Rita Azevedo Gomes, produced by Basilico Filmes;

• “Motorboats” (Italy) a documentary in development by Yuri Ancarani, produced by Dugong Films;

• “Kafka for kids” (Israel) a drama in development by Roee Rosen, produced by Roee Rosen;

• “Letters to Paul Morrissey” (Spain) a drama in post-production by Armand Rovira, produced by From Outer Space and Dynamite Films;

• “Mon ami Gadhgadhi” (Tunisia) an animated documentary in development by Rafik Omrani, produced by Majez Films;

• “Re-re-Méditerranée” (France) a documentary in development by Jean-Marc Chapoulie and Nathalie Quintane, produced by Baldanders.

The chosen directors and producers will be invited to meet co-producers, broadcasters and financiers during the 28th FID (July 11th to 17th).

FIDLab spans two days, July 13th and 14th: the first day is spent presenting projects to industry professionals while the second is given over to individual interviews.

At the end of the two days, 7 grants in kind – loan of cameras or cutting rooms, artist’s residencies, subtitling etc – will be awarded to the creators of the most convincing projects.

More than 325 applications from 56 countries have been received this year to participate in FIDLab. Of the 91 projects selected in the previous 8 sessions, 53 have completed production.

Click here to discover the complete list of films chosen for the 9th FIDLab.