Six projects have been accepted during the second 2019 session of the CNC’s second advance on receipts committee. Standing out among them is Lingui [+leggi anche:
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Lingui tells the story of Amina, a thirty-something artisan who lives on her own with Maria, her only daughter out of fifteen children. As a practicing Muslim, she is shocked to discover her daughter is pregnant. It’s an unwanted pregnancy for the teenager, who has her mind set on an abortion. Amina finds herself faced with a dilemma in a country where abortion isn’t just condemned by religion, it’s also prohibited by law…

Production is headed up by Florence Stern on behalf of Pili Films, while German outfit Made in Germany (Melanie Andernach) are co-producing the full-length title, which is set to be filmed over five weeks in the autumn and which has already received co-production funding from the French-German mini-treaty, as well as support from Canal+, Canal+ Africa, Ciné+, TV5 Monde and Ad Vitam for distribution in France.

The CNC will also throw its weight behind A Story of Love and Desire [+leggi anche:
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An advance on receipts has likewise been awarded to Bertrand Mandico’s After Blue [+leggi anche:
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Yet another advance on receipts will go to L'appel de la forêt, Marie Dumora’s upcoming documentary whose filmography already comprises seven full-length films, including the recent works Belinda [+leggi anche:
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The CNC will also lend support to La mort d'Albino Rodrigue, Christine Dory’s second feature film after Les inséparables [+leggi anche:
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Last but not least, another second feature film has been selected: Sentinelle sud by Mathieu Gérault, on which shooting is due to commence this autumn, with Niels Schneider leading the cast. Production will be headed up by David Coujard for Agat Films.