Work-in-Progress This section is dedicated to the presentation of European projects in the post-production phase. The selection is made by Frédéric Boyer, artistic director of the festival, and the team.
This year they were 14 feature film projects selected, screened in front of industry professionals (sales agents, distributors, festival programmers, etc.) on Sunday 11 December in Les Arcs during a session moderated by Frédéric Boyer.
In the 2022 Work in Progress selection, 8 projects are directed by women, 1 project co-directed by a man and a woman and 5 projects by men.
18 countries represented in the final selection, including co-producing countries.
Among the projects selected in competition is also the film BILLY by Emilia Mazzacurati produced by JoleFilm, which participates as a preview to represent the Veneto in the Focus on mountain regions, which is taking place for the second year and sees the participation of: Veneto, Trentino, Piedmont, Alto Adige and Valle d'Aosta. The Veneto Film Commission by participating in the focus he also ensured the presence of a producer without a project representing the Veneto region, Marco Caberlotto of Kublai Film
This event was created to help post-production projects find international sales agents and distributors. The screening of Work in Progress is part of the Industry Village events, which includes the Co-Production Village and the Talent Village for the projects in development, whose selections have been announced, and the Music Village.
Here is the list of projects selected for the Work in Progress:
FOREMOST BY NIGHT* by Victor Iriarte (Spain) produced by La Termita Films (Spain), 4 à 4 Productions (France), ATEKALEUN (Spain), CSC Films (Spain), Ukbar Filmes (Portugal)
FUGA by Mary Jiménez (Peru) & Bénédicte Liénard (Belgium) produced by Clin d'Oeil Films (Belgium), Perpetua Films (Peru), SNG Studio (Netherlands), Tu Vas Voir (France)
HUNTERS ON A WHITE FIELD* by Sarah Gyllenstierna (Sweden) produced by MostAlice film AB (Sweden)
LEGUA** by Filipa Reis (Portugal) & João Miller Guerra (Portugal) produced by Uma Pedra No Sapato, (Portugal), KG Productions (France), Laranja Azul (Portugal), Stayblack Productions (Italy)
MALEVYCH by Daria Onyshchenko (Ukraine) produced by 435 Films (Ukraine), Big Hands Film (Ukraine), Lehmann Sisters (Switzerland)
RIVIERA* by Orfeas Peretzis (Greece) produced by StudioBauhaus (Greece), KG Productions (France)
RED HOPE** by Annarita Zambrano (Italy) produced by Mad Entertainment (Italy), Rai Cinema (Italy), TS Productions (France), Minerva Pictures (Italy)
Stray Bodies by Elina Psykou (Greece), produced by Jungle Films (Greece), Contrast Film (Switzerland), Doc Lab (Italy), Red Carpet (Bulgaria), Anemon Productions (Greece).
THE INVISIBLE FIGHT by Rainer Sarnet (Estonia), produced by Homeless Bob Production (Estonia), Neda Film (Greece), White Picture (Latvia), Helsinki Filmi (Finland).
THE PERMANENT PICTURE* by Laura Ferrés (Spain) produced by Fasten Films (Spain), Le Bureau Films (France), Volta Produccion (Spain)
I came and saw you by Daniel Hoesl (Austria), produced by Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion (Austria)
The projects selected out of competition are:
- SKUNK by Koen Mortier (Belgium) produced by Czar Film (Belgium), Baldr Film (Netherlands) – presented in collaboration with Flanders Image
- SOLITUDE (working title) by Ninna Pálmadóttir (Iceland), written by Rúnar Rúnarsson (Iceland), produced by Pegasus Pictures (Iceland), nutprodukcia (Slovakia) – presented in 2021 at the Co-production Village, the project won the ArteKino International Award.
