08/10/2021 - The new edition of the event, which will give pride of place to Lebanon, will unspool in Brussels from 10-12 November

After having been postponed in 2020 because of the health crisis, the 17th Francophone Co-production Meetings (RCF) will finally take place in November this year, and will welcome the teams behind 22 projects in search of partners: 17 fiction features, three animated features and two TV series.

This edition will train the spotlight on Lebanon, a member country of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, which has had a long and storied relationship with the French language. The RCF are a joint undertaking between the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, the CNC, SODEC (Quebec), Telefilm Canada, Film Fund Luxembourg and the Swiss Federal Culture Office.

The Meetings are aimed at members of the film industry on the lookout for business opportunities. They will have the chance to meet the project leads during one-to-one meetings, attend a video-pitch session, have discussions with French-language support funds, and attend various round-tables and conferences.

In particular, professionals will be homing in on the subject of diversity in film schools and in TV series. A conference on Lebanese cinema will also be on the agenda.

Four Belgian projects will be presented: the feature debut by Catherine Cosme, Bagarres, as well as the sophomore efforts by Joël Karekezi (La The Mercy of the Jungle [+see also:
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Also set to be introduced are four Canadian projects, including two animated features; eight French projects, including one animated feature and one series; two Luxembourgish projects, including one series; two Swiss projects; and two projects from Lebanon, this year’s guest country.

Here is the full list of projects:

Aspergirl (France) (series)
Creators: Hadrien Cousin, Judith Godinot

Director: Lola Roqueplo
Producer: Patafilm

Bagarres - Catherine Cosme (Belgium)
Producer: Hélicotronc

Les Bottanix - Benoit Godbout (Canada) (animation)
Producer: CarpeDiem Film & TV

Capitaine Mbaye - Joël Karekezi (Belgium)
Producer: Neon Rouge Productions

Dans la cuisine de Nguyen - Stéphane Ly-Cuong (France)
Producer: Respiro Productions

L’Enfant Bélier - Marta Bergman (Belgium)
Producer: Frakas Productions

Et j’ai tiré sur les cow-boys - Fleur Albert (France)
Producer: Noodles Production

Finding Rosa (Luxembourg) (series)
Creator: Adolf El Assal
Producer: Wady Films

Gagne ton ciel - Mathieu Denis (Canada)
Producer: Coop Vidéo de Montréal

La Guerre des salamandres - Catherine Maximoff (France) (animation)
Producer: Les Contes Modernes

It’s a Sad and Beautiful World - Cyril Aris (Lebanon)
Producer: Abbout Productions

Lueur Grise - Michèle Tyan (Lebanon)
Producer: Orjouane Productions

Mami Wata - Askia Traoré (France)
Producer: Special Touch Studios

Les Matins merveilleux - Avril Besson (France)
Producer: The Cup of Tea

Monsieur et Madame Tornade - Sarah Hirtt (Belgium)
Producer: Artémis Productions

La Nouvelle Illusion - Jasmin Gordon (Switzerland)
Producer: Maximage Filmproduktion

Poissons - Valentin Rotelli (Switzerland)
Producer: Beauvoir Films

Les Reines du drame - Alexis Langlois (France)
Producer: Les Films du Poisson

Le Refuge - Cyrus Neshvad (Luxembourg)
Producer: Cynefilms

Ses bras sont des serpents - Emmanuel Bellegarde (France)
Producers: To be Continued, Tobina Film

Space Cadet - Eric San (Canada) (animation)
Producer: Les Films Outsiders

Une splendeur de vivre - Marianne Métivier (Canada)
Producer: Productions l'unité centrale

(Translated from French)