The Fund combines a financial aid of € 50,000 with tailored training sessions that are at the core of TFL’s expertise. The consultancies are decided in conversation with the film team, according to their needs at the time of selection, for instance in the past years they covered script consultancy, cinematography, VFX, sound design, production design, audience design.
On top of the individual consultations, the two selected projects will have the opportunity to participate to the upcoming TFL Meeting Event (21st-23rd November)!
Let’s get to the point, which projects have been selected?
AWAITING BIRDS by Sofía Quirós Ubeda (she/her – Costa Rica/Argentina) - 2nd feature
Project synopsis: In an arid livestock town, Oliver (7) stays for a few days with his aunt Paloma (26) while his parents are in the capital receiving treatment for his mother Lucía's (38) illness. Upon their return, Oliver faces his mother's rapid deterioration and begins to feel a strong rejection toward her illness, making him cling more and more to his aunt Paloma. While he projects on her the fantasy of a new mother, Paloma, in turn, begins to struggle with balancing her own desires with an obligation she doesn’t want. As their bond grows, the birds announce an upcoming farewell.
Main production company: Sputnik Films (Costa Rica)
Co-production companies: Murillo Cine (Argentina), Vulcana Films (Brazil), El Viaje Films (Spain), STÆR (Norway), Promenades Films (France)
Person and company benefitting from the Fund: Elisa Fernanda Pirir (STÆR, Tromsø, Norway)
PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS by Firouzeh Khosrovani (she/her - Iran) - 2nd feature film and Morteza Ahmadvand (he/him - Iran) - 1st feature film
Project synopsis: Maryam is an involuntary immigrant in the US, who after forty years has not forgotten her escape from Iran’s border wrapped in a sheep’s skin. Maryam is always worried about her elderly parents and in constant visual connection with the home in Iran from thousands of kilometers through surveillance cameras. These cameras take her to the days of the 1979 revolution. Today, Iran is again experiencing turbulent days and now Maryam encounters her revolutionary past and revolutionary girls who are challenging the present system.
Mail production company: FiFi Film (Iran)
Co-production companies: Antipode Films AS (Norway), ZaLab Film srl (Italy)
Person and company benefitting from the Fund: Giulia Campagna (ZaLab Film, Padua, Italy)
The selection as been featured also in the Screen International article.
In the picture: a still from AWAITING BIRDS.
TFL Co-Production Fund is organised by TorinoFilmLab - National Museum of Cinema with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union.