During its 99th session, held in exceptional circumstances, the Walloon regional fund Wallimage has chosen to distribute an amount higher than usual to support 11 audiovisual projects, including 8 feature films, in particular On the Edge [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Giordano Gederlini
scheda film], the sophomore feature from screenwriter Giordano Gederlini, who showed his talents with Mothers' Instinct [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Olivier Masset-Depasse
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intervista: François Troukens
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intervista: Ladj Ly
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Also supported is Empire of Silence [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Thierry Michel
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Regarding co-productions, Wallimage is supporting the new collaboration between the Belgian team of Wrong Men and the Irish Savage Productions, The Ten Steps, a horror film directed by Brendan Muldowney (Pilgrimage [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Kilian Riedhof
scheda film], adapted from the eponymous story from French journalist Antoine Leiris, which centres on the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, a film directed by  Kilian Riedhof and co-produced with Haut et Court (France) and Komplizen Film (Germany). Frakas’ sister company Gapbusters will also be supported for Piove, directed by Gustavo Hernandez, co-produced in Italy by Propaganda Italia, and by Mother Superior Films in Uruguay.

The fund is also supporting Philippe Faucon’s new film, Les Harkis [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Philippe Faucon
scheda film], starring Vincent Rottiers and Benoît Magimel, produced by Istiqlal Films (France) and co-produced in Belgium by the Dardenne brothers and Les Films du Fleuve; as well as L’Enfant Caché, from Luxembourgish producer and director Nicolas Steil, handled by Iris Productions in Luxembourg and Iris Films in Belgium.

Finally, the last feature film to be supported is animated film Chickenhare, the new project from the studio nWave (which is now putting the finishing touches to Bigfoot Family [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ben Stassen
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intervista: Ben Stassen
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