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In the healthcare and confinement emergency that we all share, CC had to adapt and has been going online in order to support the 6 films in progress, currently looking for additional funding and partners that could help them circulate and reach their audience

After watching the 6 selected films, the juries of the different awards got together on Thursday the 2nd and Friday the 3rd of April in order to deliberate. They acknowledged the quality of this new selection and had long discussions about each film. Considering the opinions provided by each member and because two of the films particularly drew their attention, regarding their artistic qualities, the originality of their topics and the way they are handled ; and taking into account their respective needs, the Film in Progress jury and the European Distributors and Exhibitors jury have decided to give, this year, two Film in Progress Toulouse Awards each. For its part, Cine+ awarded his prize.

Two films in progress awards  

The jury members were :

Alice Baldo, French Kiss Production-Saraband
Stéphane Chirol, TITRAFILM
Pascal Lombardo, CCAS
Xenia Maingot, Eaux Vives Productions
Jean-Guy Veran, Studio Mactari

The FILMS IN PROGRESS TOULOUSE AWARD consists in post-production services offered by partnered companies, to be performed in France.

50 O DOS BALLENAS SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PLAYA by Jorge Cuchi (Mexico)

• EAUX VIVES PRODUCTIONS coordinates the awarded film post-production together with the other partners, including four weeks of post-production follow up for up to € 4 300.

• La CAISSE CENTRALE D’ACTIVITÉS SOCIALES DU PERSONNEL DES INDUSTRIES ÉLECTRIQUES ET GAZIÈRES (CCAS) offers a three weeks residency in Paris to the winner to be able to complete the post-production or the promotion of the film in France.

• MACTARI offers services for sound mixing and audio editing up to € 15 000 (technicians not included).

• TITRAFILM offers a budget worth € 1500.

KARNAWAL de Juan Pablo Felix (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Mexico, Bolivia, Norway, France)

• EAUX VIVES PRODUCTIONS coordinates the awarded film post-production together with the other partners, including four weeks of post-production follow up for up to € 4 300.

• FRENCH KISS STUDIO and SARABAND offer image post-production services for up to € 5 000 (4K DCI Cinéma calibration/ Credits / DCP). This provision of services is to be used for image post-production on the 2020-2021 stdio rates, excluding technicians' salaries.

• La CAISSE CENTRALE D’ACTIVITÉS SOCIALES DU PERSONNEL DES INDUSTRIES ÉLECTRIQUES ET GAZIÈRES (CCAS) offers a two weeks residency in Paris to the winner to be able to complete the post-production or the promotion of the film in France.

• MACTARI offers services for audio editing and sound mixing up to € 8 000 (technicians not included).

• TITRAFILM gives t o the French distributor or sales company of the winning film a budget worth € 1 500 (DCP creation and/or duplication de DCP, creation of Netflix/iTunes/Google Play, Amazon package, etc.), in exchange for TITRAFILM handling the storage of the master DCP and master files.

Special Award Ciné+ En Construction 

50 O DOS BALLENAS SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PLAYA by Jorge Cuchi (Mexico)

• CINÉ + TV network guarantees to purchase the winning film for the amount of € 15 000 and to broadcast it on its network. This amount will be given to the distributor on condition that this film will be commercially exhibited in French theaters within the first tow years following the Film in Progress screening.

European Distributors and exhibitors awardsd

Two works-in-progress awarded by :

Luis Apolinario, Alambique, Portugal (Europa Distribution)

Monica Felea, Bad Unicorn, Roumanie (Europa Distribution)

Milagros Merino, Cinema Palma, Italy (CICAE)

EL OTRO TOM by Rodrigo Plá (Mexico)

MEMORY HOUSE by João Paulo Miranda Maria (Brasil, France)

• EUROPA DISTRIBUTION will promote the film to its 110 independent distributors network.

• La CONFÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES CINÉMAS D’ART ET D’ESSAI (CICAE) will systematically inform their 2 000 members about the film. This will make the distribution companies aware of this film and promote its circulation.

Furthermore

• PRODUCERS NETWORK (Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes) offers one Producers Network accreditation to the producer of one of the films selected in Toulouse Film in Progress.

• La RÉGION OCCITANIE supports Films in Progress and contribute towards the presence of film directors and producers as well as cinema professionals taking part in the coproduction and post-production funding programs.

Selection

Desasosiego, by Paz Fábrega – Costa Rica/ Mexico

El otro Tom, by Rodrigo Plá – Mexico

Karnawal, by Juan Pablo Felix – Argentina/Brasil/Chile/Bolivia/Mexico/Noruega

La chica nueva, by Micaela Gonzalo – Argentina

Memory house, by João Paulo Miranda Maria - Brasil /Francia

50 o dos ballenas se encuentran en la playa, by Jorge Cuchí – Mexico