Luxembourg Film Fund awards more than €30m

Film Fund Luxembourg awarded more that €30 million for a range of film projects over the course of 2017, an increase of just over 10% compared with last year's sum of nearly €27 million.

The fund awarded more than €1.5 million for writing and development support, while CineWorld was given more than €1.6 million for productions.

Film Fund Luxembourg also awarded €206,213 in promotion grants and €98,426 in subsidies last year.

Over the same period, authors received €97,500 in grants for a total of 10 projects.

Co-productions

Co-productions are another important area for the fund. The Luxembourg government has now signed three new co-production agreements with Canada, China and the Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Co-production.

Agreements such as these aim to promote and develop film co-productions between the Grand Duchy and partners abroad.

Highlighting current productions, Guy Daleiden, director of the National Audiovisual Production Support Fund, said: "With six films currently being shot, and 12 animation film productions in studios, and just as much work required in post-production, we can honestly say the audiovisual production sector is active."

He added that, "in the obscure cinemas of the Grand Duchy, one can discover films produced here, such as Meng Kollegen aus dem all or The Breadwinner. We are patiently waiting for the film Superjhemp Retörns that comes out on 24 October."

The Luxembourg Film Fund is also looking to the future, and new media productions, particularly virtual and augmented reality and transmedia, have not escaped its eye.

Support for such films as Fan Club, co-produced by a_BAHN, aim to help the fund break into specialised markets.