Alliance 4 Development is a co-development program for film projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, aimed at future-proofing their market potential and fostering long-term creative and business ties between the five targeted countries.
During the three-day event (5-7 August), delegates of the 11 selected projects (two from Austria, France, Germany, and Italy, plus three from Switzerland) are given the opportunity to receive feedback from international experts on their presentations, to partake in one-on-one meetings with potential partners, and attend panels and networking events.
For the first time the eleven selected projects will also compete for the Alphapanda Market Breakout Award and which consists in consultancy services in the value of 3'000 €.
Selected film projects
- Allegra
by Giorgia Wurth, produced by Nicola Bernasconi (Rough Cat, Switzerland).
- A Song That Slays
by Mo Scarpelli, produced by Luigi Chimienti and Alessandro Amato (dispàrte, Italy) and coproduced with Mo Scarpelli (Rake Films, USA).
- Am Anfang der Schwerkraft oder die schicksalshafte Reise einer noblen Familie und ihrer Dienerschaft über die Berge (The Beginning of Gravity or the Fateful Journey of a Noble Family and Their Servants Across the Mountains)
by Thomas Woschitz, produced by Gabriele Kranzelbinder and Barbara Pichler (KGP Filmproduktion, Austria), Thomas Woschitz (takethemoneyandrunproduction, Austria), coproduced with Katrin Renz (Tellfilm, Switzerland).
- Bottom of the Ocean Electric Fish
by Malina Mackiewicz, produced by Andrea Paris (Ascent Film, Italy).
- Der Fleck
by Willy Hans, produced by Julia Cöllen, Karsten Krause, Frank Scheuffele (Fünferfilm UG, Germany), coproduced with Michela Pini (8horses, Switzerland).
- Element
by Mariko Minoguchi, produced by Jorgo Narjes (X Filme Creative Pool, Germany).
- Le jour qui vient (Songs of the Fallen Mountains)
by Manon Coubia, produced by Emmanuelle Latourrette (El Film, France), coproduced with Manon Coubia, Nicolas Rincon Gille, Jeremy Van der Haegen (The Blue Raincot, Belgium).
- Le Vampire de Ropraz (A Vampire in Ropraz)
by Vincent Veillon & Vincent Kucholl, produced by Jean-Marc Fröhle (Point Productions, Switzerland).
- Molécules (Molecules)
by Vero Cratzborn, produced by Thomas Lambert (Tomsa Films, France).
- Orphée (Orpheus)
by Stéphane Riethauser, produced by Véronique Vergari (Luna Films, Switzerland) and coproduced with Thomas Lambert (Tomsa Films, France).
- The Village Next to Paradise
by Mo Harawe, produced by Oliver Neumann (FreibeuterFilm, Austria) and Sabine Moser (FreibeuterFilm, Austria).
Alliance 4 Development is possible thanks to partnerships with CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), France; DGCA-MiC (Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura), Italy; FFA (Filmförderungsanstalt), Germany; the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) / MEDIA Desk Suisse, Switzerland; and OFI (Österreichisches Filminstitut), Austria. Their contribution is both financial and operational, since they promote the initiative and handle applications, providing an initial suitability assessment before joining in the final selection process alongside Locarno Pro. A4D is also made possible by contributions from Eurimages, which promotes and sponsors one of the initiative's networking events, and from the European Producers Club, an active promoter of the project which also offers consultancy on the issues covered.
The Project Manager of the Alliance 4 Development is Francesca Palleschi.
For more information, please contact her at: industry@locarnofestival.ch
