The First Look awards were presented by an international jury consisting of Beatrice Fiorentino (Artistic Director, Venice’s International Film Critics’ Week), Kerem Ayan (Director, Istanbul Film Festival), and Mercedes Martínez-Abarca (Programmer, International Film Festival Rotterdam). The event took place from 9 to 11 August, during which six upcoming Spanish titles were showcased to industry professionals, in collaboration with ICAA, the Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts, and ICEX Spain Trade & Investment. Locarno Pro is made possible through the support of the Federal Office of Culture / MEDIA Desk Suisse.
Alliance 4 Development, the co-development program for projects in development from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, also drew to a close on Sunday, 11 August.
FIRST LOOK
Antaviana Films First Look Award
Up to € 50,000 in post-production services
Dream of Another Summer by Irene Bartolomé, produced by: Pere Marzo (Colibrí Studio), Irene Bartolomé (I.B. Films) and Elie Kamal (The Attic Productions)
Jury statement: “A poetic and rigorous project that elaborates on collective trauma by rewriting the topography of a city wounded many times by history. In its dual public and private dimensions, it restores the complexity of a territory marked by the past and the drive for modernity.”
Music Library &SFX/Acorde Award
€ 45,000 in music supervision services at Music Library &SFX ’s labs
Río abajo, un tigre by Víctor Diago, produced by Montse Pujol Solà (Boogaloo Films)
Laserfilm cine y vídeo Award
€ 5,000, which can, for example, be spent on subtitles, audio descriptions, spotting lists, transcriptions or a DCP
Río abajo, un tigre by Víctor Diago, produced by Montse Pujol Solà (Boogaloo Films)
Jannuzzi Smith Award
The design of an international poster worth € 10,000.
Mares by Ariadna Seuba, poduced by Carles Brugeras, Marieke van der Bersselaar (Polar Star Films), María Nova López (Intactes Films)
Le Film Français Award
€ 5,600 of advertising space
Bodegón con fantasmas by Enrique Buleo, produced by Alejandra Mora (Quatre Films Audiovisuales SL), Alicia Yubero (Cuidado con el perro), Snezana van Houwelingen (This and that), Roberto Butragueño (Sideral)
ALLIANCE 4 DEVELOPMENT
Alphapanda Market Breakout Award
Consultancy services in the value of € 3,500
Bourgeois Paranoia by Lukas Nathrath, produced by Linus Günther (Klinkerfilm Production, Germany)
Alphapanda states: “The Alphapanda Market Breakout Award 2024 goes to a promising vision that we cannot wait to cringe about. Humour, discomfort, obsession, revenge and bourgeois paranoia are stretched to the limits and we’re in for the bloody ride.”
Script Consultancy Residency at DreamAgo offered by the Valais Film Commission
6 Mois 6 jours (6 Months 6 Days) by Michale Boganim, produced by Mathilde Leite (Vilanova Productions, France), co-produced by Dorothe Beinemeier (Red Balloon Film, Germany)
Pascale Rey (DreamAgo) and Tristan Albrecht (Valais Film Commission) state: “This project is a strong story (validated by the criteria of DreamAgo) and a great potential on the production side (validated by the Valais Film Commission). Therefore we are very happy to offer the writer a script doctoring by Sir Christopher Hampton, during Plume & Pellicule in June 2025.”
MIDPOINT Consulting Award
A in-depth online script consultancy with one of the MIDPOINT Institute experts
La Fin de l’été (Atlantic Mirage) by Hakim Mao, produced by Emma Binet and Charles Meresse (Furyo Films, France)
MIDPOINT states: “We are excited to support a compelling and gripping story that uniquely blends themes and genres, set against the mysterious backdrop of the cosmopolitan city of Agadir. Hakim Mao convinced us with his strong artistic vision, and we are eager to help him bring it to life.”
Ticino Film Commission Residence Award
A 2-day location scout (worth CHF 4,000) and Letter of Intent (LOI) for financial support for the production company (worth up to CHF 12,000), if all or part of the film will be shot in Ticino . Alliance 4 Development is possible thanks to partnerships with CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), France; FFA (Filmförderungsanstalt), Germany; DGCA-MiC (Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura), Italy; ÖFI (Österreichisches Filminstitut), Austria; the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) / MEDIA Desk Suisse, Switzerland. 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, which offers consultancy on the various issues covered.
Itaca (Ithaca) by Alessandro Grande, produced by Alessandro Amato and Luigi Chimienti (dispàrte, Italy)
HERITAGE RESTORATION CONTEST
I cannibali (The Year of the Cannibals, 1969) by Liliana Cavani
Alliance 4 Development is possible thanks to partnerships with CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), France; FFA (Filmförderungsanstalt), Germany; DGCA-MiC (Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura), Italy; ÖFI (Österreichisches Filminstitut), Austria; the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) / MEDIA Desk Suisse, Switzerland. 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, which offers consultancy on the various issues covered.
