Prizes from Berlinale Co-Production Market & Berlinale Talents 2015

In 2015 the renowned Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, which comes with a prize money of EUR 20,000, will be given to the producers of one of around 25 projects selected from the Berlinale Co-Production Market for the first time. Eligible for the award are Co-Production Market projects that have been conceived from the outset as theatrical co-productions involving at least two eligible Eurimages countries. These co-productions may not, however, be solely financial in nature. Outstanding artistic quality and a project’s chances of being realised as a majority European co-production are the main criteria for selecting the winner.

The Award Winners 2015

Director Emily Atef and producer Karsten Stöter (Rohfilm, Germany)

ARTE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

The Talent Project Market offers about ten producers and directors taking part in Berlinale Talents the opportunity to present their project to potential coproducers and backers at the Berlinale Co-Prouduction Market. Since 2004, the 10,000 euro VFF Talent Highlight Pitch Award has been donated by the VFF copyright agency for film and TV producers during the Talent Project Market. An international jury presents the award to the most promising project in terms of its realisability and potential as a film production.

Producer Gema Juarez Allen from Argentina and Director Abner Benaim from Panama
For Biencuidao

In 2015 the Berlinale Talents Doc Station Development Grant was awarded for the first time to one of the ten documentary film projects that had been selected for the Doc Station. The EUR 3,000 cash prize for the director is donated by Canada Goose and provides the winner with the opportunity to develop the film project.

Marouan Omara from Egypt 
for his project Dream Away