Screen Flanders supports the upcoming films by Stijn Coninx, Jan Verheyen and Eran Riklis
- The Flemish regional economic fund is investing €1,985,000 in ten new Belgian and international productions
The Screen Flanders regional economic fund will invest a total of €1,985,000 in ten new audiovisual productions, including the upcoming movies by Stijn Coninx, Jan Verheyen and Eran Riklis.
Verheyen is currently shooting De Collega’s 2.0, a “teambuilding” comedy based on a successful 1970s series, which is being staged by Fobic Films. Coninx, whose new, eagerly awaited event movie, Don't Shoot [+see also:
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The other Belgian projects being backed are Patrick [+see also:
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interview: Tim Mielants
film profile], the feature debut by Tim Mielants (Peaky Blinders, Legion), which will be staged by Savage Film, and the action flick Torpedo [+see also:
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The most prominent of the international co-productions is Spider in the Web by Israeli director Eran Riklis (The Syrian Bride, Lemon Tree [+see also:
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interview: Kieron J Walsh
film profile] (working title: The Domestique) by Kieron J Walsh (co-produced by Caviar), which offers a personal interpretation of the famous 1998 "Tour of Doping", as well as the musical drama 10 Songs for Charity by the Netherlands’ Karin Junger (Bolletjes Blues), co-produced by Minds Meet.
Also set to receive support are the BBC series Baptiste (a spin-off of The Missing), the German children’s film Immenhof - Das Abenteuer eines Sommers [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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