2 projects supported under the Luxembourg-Portugal co-development fund for audiovisual projects

Le Luxembourg-Portugal co-development fund for audiovisual projects was created in 2021 on the initiative of the Film Fund Luxembourg and thePortuguese Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (ICA) with the aim of supporting the co-development of bilateral audiovisual projects and strengthening creative exchanges between Luxembourg and Portuguese film professionals.

At the end of the 2^e joint call for projects launched at the end of 2022, the two bodies are pleased to announce their decision to support 2 projects which have been awarded development grants totalling €100,000:

• Desassossego / Restlessness - Co-directors: Joana Rocha de Bastos Rodrigues and Frederico Mascarenhas Serra de Sousa Cerejeiro; Authors: Joana Rocha de Bastos Rodrigues, Martina Rupp, Nuno Soler Rodrigues, David França Mendes, Dominique Santana, Fábio Godinho. Iris Productions (LU) and Take it easy (PT) - Fiction series - €20,000 (FFL) and €30,000 (ICA).

• Fear of the Unknown - Writer-director: Edgar Pêra - Wady Films (LU) and Bando À Parte (PT) - Feature-length fiction - €25,000 (FFL) and €25,000 (ICA).