2015 in constant development: the National Fund to Support Audiovisual Production unveils its figures and activities
Michèle Bram, Chair of the Board of Directors, and Guy Daleiden, Director of the Fonds national de soutien à la production audiovisuelle, presented their results for 2015.
58 projects received selective financial support totalling €35,740,235. 27 projects received writing and/or development support (i.e. €1,060,000) and 31 projects received production support (i.e. €34,680,235).
The Fund also granted €243,429 in promotional aid and €199,166 in various subsidies to the sector.
As part of its promotional work, the Fund has been present at various markets (Berlin, Cannes, Annecy, La Rochelle, Toronto, etc.) and international forums (Cartoon, EPC2, etc.). It also travelled to the United Arab Emirates to take part in the 2e edition of European Film Screenings as part of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The Fund continues to support various European initiatives such as EAVE (a training programme for producers set up in Luxembourg in 2005) and Eurimages (a pan-European fund set up by the Council of Europe).
As part of the partnership with RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg, 24 episodes of the documentary series "routwäissgro" produced by 13 independent Luxembourg writer-directors under the name "Kollektiv 13" and produced by Calach Films were broadcast on the Luxembourg channel. The 1re season of "Tirlitivi - Planet Kids" was launched in October.
The Luxembourg film industry conference was held as planned in November. They brought together around a hundred film professionals and representatives from the audiovisual industry, who discussed the sector's current situation and drew up measures to prepare for its future development.
In December, the Fund celebrated its 25th anniversary with an academic session at Utopolis in the presence of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, as well as the supervisory ministers.
Photo: Michèle Bram, Chair of the Fund's Board of Directors, and Guy Daleiden, Director, presented the 2015 results at the Casino - Forum d'Art Contemporain.
