Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Film Fund Luxembourg are delighted to announce the four selected projects of the Ireland / Luxembourg Co-Development Scheme.
The fund was launched at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and aims to improve the representation of female and non-binary filmmakers across the screen industry, in both Ireland and Luxembourg. For the 2023 iteration of the scheme, applications were encouraged from projects that engage with new, emerging, and underrepresented voices.
A selection committee, composed of representatives from Film Fund Luxembourg and Screen Ireland, assessed the submitted projects to choose the ones to be developed.
The four successful projects under the co-development fund are:
- Come and Be A Winner (Feature Film – Irish support €9,885, Luxembourg support €10,035)
Irish Production Company: Keeper Pictures Limited
Luxembourg Production Company: Deal Productions
Written by Siofra O’Meara, produced by Katie Holly, Evan Horan, Alexandra Hoesdorff.
- First Day (TV Drama – Irish support €16,600, Luxembourg support €16,600)
Irish Production Company: Zanzibar Films
Luxembourg Production Company: Deal Productions
Written and directed by Gintare Parulyte, produced by Edwina Forkin, Alexandra Hoesdorff.
- Maya Butterfly (Feature Film – Irish support €16,600, Luxembourg support €16,600)
Irish Production Company: Hail Mary Pictures
Luxembourg Production Company: Samsa Film
Written and directed by Edwina Casey, produced by Rich Bolger, Conor Barry, Bernard Michaux.
- Quest For Love (Feature Film – Irish support €16,600, Luxembourg support €16,600)
Irish Production Company: Wild Atlantic Pictures/Brightside Pictures
Luxembourg Production Company: Les Films Fauves
Written and directed by Antonia Campbell-Hughes, produced by Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Gilles Chanial.
Source: Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
