March 2-4 | Lumière Cinema | Maastricht
EUREGION FILM FORUM
NO DISTANCE, NO BORDERS, NO LIMITS
Talent-development & networking film event
Expand your network within the Euregion Film Industry and learn about (co-)production of short films. Don’t let distance or borders limit you! Join us during exciting talks and for the Case Study: Shortcut about successful short films that are selected for prestigious film festivals such as the Berlinale. Meet with all these directors, producers and filmmakers during FilMatch and get ready for your next project!
Screenings
SHORT FILM COMPETITION: MADE IN EUREGION
March 3 | 17:00-18:30 | Lumière Cinema Maastricht
Are you ready for the Short Film Competition? Discover these Made in Euregion films that were selected for the Euregion Film Forum to compete for the Best Euregion Film Award and a cash prize of €250.
Amy & May | Catherina Iosifi dis Fiction | The Netherlands, 2022, 10 min
Against All Odds | Laurenz Otto Fiction | Germany, 2022, 15 min
Is this the centre? | Michel Couturier
Documentary | Belgium, 2021, 15 min
Blue Rain | Jet Kragt
Fiction | The Netherlands, 2022, 13 min
Grandma’s Chillies | Max Jacoby, & Pattrawan Sukmongkol
Documentary | Luxembourg, 2021, 15 min
The Water Sommelier | Ryan Wichert & Noémi Dabrowski
Fiction | Germany, 2021, 7 min
For tickets and more information:
bit.ly/EFF2023 Screenings
FEATURE FILM LIMBURGIAN AVANT-PREMIÈRE
March 2 | 19:30-21:30 | Lumière Cinema Maastricht
Exclusively for his Limburgian Avant-Première, director Jaap van Heusden will participate in a CineTalk before the screening.
The Man from Rome | Jaap van Heusden
Thriller | The Netherlands, 2023, 107 min
SHORTSLAB 2022 AVANT-PREMIÈRE & AWARD SHOW
March 3 | 19:00-20:30 | Lumière Cinema Maastricht
Come and enjoy the Avant-premières of the ShortsLab 2022 films, meet their makers and share the joy and exaltation during the award show as we announce the winners of the Short Film Competition & Euregion Film Pitch! Including the Limburgian avant-première of Magma (Luca Meisters).
Vogelkooi | Karel Konings
Thriller | Belgium, 2023, 15 min
Stripped Down | Nathalie Roux
Experimental | The Netherlands, 2023, 9 min
Magma | Luca Meisters
Drama | The Netherlands, 2023, 15 min
For tickets and more information: bit.ly/EFF2023
Festival Organisation
THANK YOU!
We want to thank you for being part of the eight edition of the Euregion Film Forum and to express our gratitude to all our partners, sponsors, filmmakers and audience for another unforgettable and truly special festival.
Anna Demianenko Festival Manager
Marie Lormeau | Festival Coordinator
Roger Schoenmaekers | Technical Support
Awesta Mahani | PR & Communications
Saskia Loesser | Festival Reporter
Jolien Linssen | Moderator
Philip Driessen | Photographer
Martin Bastiaans | Videographer
Iris van de Winkel | Graphic Design
Guido Franken | Director of CineSud
Selin Șen, Sjoerd van Heugten, Pieter Kuijpers & Frans Hendrickx | Supervisory Board CineSud
Special thanks to the Lumière Cinema for hosting this event. Cheers and see you next time!
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EUREGION FILM FORUM
March 3 | 10:00-21:30
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Lumière Cinema Maastricht
Euregion Film Forum is returning for the eighth edition and focuses on collaboration, co-production and talent development in the crossborder region the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg. With an aim to nurture talents in this region, we propose a program with exciting talks, special screenings, the Euregion Film Pitch and various networking events.
10:00-10:30
TALK: NURTURING REGIONAL TALENT
A talk about how Dutch Talent Development Hubs such as CineSud (Guido Franken), New Noardic Wave (Joris Hoebe) and New Producers Academy (Yassin Karmoudi) can help develop Dutch talents within their regions, including announcement of the selection of Film Talent to Cannes 2023.
10:30-11:00
REVERSED PITCH: WHAT DOES THE DUTCH FILM INDUSTRY HAVE TO OFFER?
Five-minute presentations by the Netherlands Film Fund (Jolijn van Rees & Erik van Drunen), NPO 3Lab (Sara Moeniralam), De Ontmoeting, VPRO and HUMAN (Safirah Dijkstra) and New Producers Academy and NPO Fund (Yassin Karmoudi).
11:00-11:40
TALK: DEVELOPING TALENT ACROSS BORDERS
A talk with talent development organisations: Daniel Huhn (Filmwerkstatt Münster & Netzwerk Filmkultur
NRW, Germany), Patrick Tass (Anotherlight, Belgium) and Joris Hoebe (Screen Talent Europe).
11:40-12:30
CASE STUDY: SHORTCUT
A talk with producers & directors of successful short films: Luca Meisters (director), Nicky Onstenk (producer)Magma (Netherlands), Anna Weber (producer)Mona & Parviz (Germany) and Veerle de Wilde (director), Maarten D’Hollander (producer) - Ultraviolet (Belgium).
12:30-13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH
The Euregion Film Forum includes a networking lunch where you not only can enjoy your lunch but also have the opportunity to network with all our guests from the Euregion.
13:30-13:45
PRESENTATION: FUND YOUR SHORT!
An introduction on fi nancing possibilities for short films in Euregion & Luxembourg. There are more possibilities than you think!
13:45-14:45
EUREGION FILM PITCH
Selected filmmakers from the Euregion will pitch their short film ideas and compete to win a €2.000 development grant. The jury Anna Weber, Patrick Tass and Luca Meisters will announce the Euregion Film Pitch winner during the Award Show in the evening.
15:00-16:00
NETWORKING DRINKS & FILMATCH
Meet & mingle with filmmakers during the networking drinks and during FilMatch (pre-registration required): matchmaking speeddates for new filmmakers and professionals to elevate your current and future film projects!
20:30-21:30
NETWORKING DRINKS
Stay for the networking drinks, meet & mingle with the filmmakers and the audience, engage in driven conversations around refreshing beverages and cheers to your achievements!
EUREGION FILM PITCH 2023
March 3 | 13:45-14:45 | Lumière Cinema Maastricht
The Euregion Film Pitch is a pitching forum for filmmakers from the Euregion who will pitch their short film ideas and compete to win a production grant of €2.000 The jury will announce the Euregion Film Pitch winner during the EFF Awards.
EUREGION FILM PITCH PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS
Karel Konings | The Elephant
Lau Zautsen | When You Change The Sky
Aleksandra Szymanska | Before the Law
Douglas Robson| Shrapnel
Amber Rozema | Shark Tears
Dahiana Candelo | TIO
EUREGION FILM PITCH JURY
Anna Weber | Germany
Patrick Tass | Belgium
Luca Meisters | The Netherlands
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