05/03/2013 - The forum for European coproduction will begin tomorrow in Lyon with more than 700 professionals and 56 projects on the bill

The Spanish success Tad, the Lost Explorer [+see also:
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The showcase will feature nine finished films, nine films in production, 16 in development and 22 concepts, coming from France (17), Denmark (5), Germany (5), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (4), Poland (3), Belgium (3), Ireland (2), Italy (2), Norway (2), the Netherlands (2), Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg and Sweden.

Among the films in production, some stand out such as the Swedish-Danish coproduction Beyond Beyond by Esben Toft Jacobsen, Ma maman est en Amérique by Marc Boréal and Thibaut Chatel (France/Luxembourg), Oggy and the Cockroaches by French director Olivier Jean-Marie, Le prince et les 108 démons by his compatriot Pascal Morelli and The Art of Happiness by Italian director Alessandro Rak.

As for movies undergoing development, the French delegate productions Music! by duo Patrice Leconte - Régis Vial, Louise en hiver by Jean-François Laguionie and Le réveil du Zelphire by Arthur Qwack are well worth a mention, together with Cafard by Jan Bultheel (Belgium/Netherlands/France), Alpha by French director Edouard Salier and Capture the Flag by Enrique Gato.

Projects at the concept stage include Swing Popa Swing by French director Sylvain Chomet (Belville Rendez Vous [+see also:
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interview: Sylvain Chomet
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(Translated from French)