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Next deadline to apply: February 28, 2025
Visions Sud Est just closed the application for the 2nd round of support for 2024
The next deadline to apply for visions sud est support is February 28, 2025.
Grand Prix for Payal Kapadia's ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT!!!!
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia received the Grand Prix of Festival de Cannes
Congratulations to the whole team!
Results of the first round of support of 2024
At the last session of visions sud est, the Swiss fund's experts decided to support seven projects, with a strong emphasis on documentary films. Check at the new granted projects!
At its June session, the experts of the Swiss fund visions sud est have decided to support one fictional and three documentary films in production, as well as one fictional film and two documentary films in post-production, with a total amount of 150'000 Swiss francs:
Agora
directed by Ala Eddine Slim - TUNISIA
All That is Solid
directed by Luis Gutiérrez Arias & Zaina Bseiso - CUBA
Untitled Project
directed by Min Min Hein - MYANMAR
I'm Coming For You
directed by Cyrielle Raingou - CAMEROON
Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava
directed by Nong Nhat Quang - VIETNAM
Flying Cows
directed by Vahagn Khachatryan & Aren Malakyan - ARMENIA
Power, Elaine
directed by Mila Turajlić - SERBIA
Congratulations to the filmmakers!
Next deadline to apply: July 26, 2024
The next deadline for visions sud est support for documentary or fiction films in production or post-production is July 26.
Check the how to apply page.
Winner of the visions sud est Award at Visions du Réel 2024
During this edition of VdR–Industry, the visions sud est Award goes to THE SHADOW OF YOLÜJA by Hanz Rippe Gabriel (COLOMBIA).
The visions sud est Award is a prize offered by the Swiss fund Visions Sud Est (backed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC).
It's CHF 10,000 in cash awarded to the best project from the South (Africa, Latin America and Asia) or from Eastern Europe (according to SDC’s eligibility country list) presented at either the VdR–Pitching, VdR–Work In Progress or VdR–Rough Cut Lab.
At this year's Visions du Réel, the visions sud est Award has been given to a project in development, presented in the framework of VdR–Pitching, THE SHADOW OF YOLÜJA by Hanz Rippe Gabriel (COLOMBIA).
Congratulation to the team!
6 films supported by visions sud est at the 2024 Berlinale!
visions sud est has a very strong presence at the Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) this year, with six supported films premiering at the festival.
Congratulations to everyone involved in:
PEPE by Nelson De los Santos - Dominican Republic
in Competition
DEMBA by Mamadou Dia - Senegal
in Encounters
CU LI NEVER CRIES by Pham Ngoc Lan - Vietnam
in Panorama
YO VI TRES LUCES NEGRAS by Santiago Lozano Álvarez - Colombia
in Panorama
DIARIES FROM LEBANON by Myriam El Hajj - Lebanon
in Panorama Dokumente
INTERCEPTED by Oksana Karpovych - Ukraine
in Forum
Deadline for the first call of the year: February 23, 2024
The next deadline for visions sud est support for documentary or fiction films in production or post-production is February 23.
Check the how to apply page!
Results of the 37th Session
During the last visions sud est session, the experts of the Swiss fund have decided to support six projects. Check at the new granted projects!
At its November session, the experts of the Swiss fund visions sud est have decided to support two fictional and two documentary films in production, as well as two fictional film in post-production, with a total amount of 165'000 Swiss francs:
Don't Cry, Butterfly
directed by Dieu Linh Duong - VIETNAM
When I Close My Eyes I See Your Eyes
directed by Sameh Alaa - EGYPT
Intercepted
directed by Oksana Karpovych - UKRAINE
Past Future Continuous
directed by Firouzeh Khosrovani & Morteza Ahmadvand - IRAN
Demba
directed by Mamadou Dia - SENEGAL
Tunis-Djerba
directed by Amel Guellaty - TUNISIA
Congratulations to the filmmakers!
Films supported by visions sud est submitted for 2024 Oscars!
Congratulations to MAMI WATA by C.J. Obasi, THE MONK AND THE GUN by Pawo Choyning Dorji, TÓTEM by Lila Avilés, AUTOBIOGRAPHIA by Makbul Mubarak, CITY OF WIND by Purev-Ochir Lkhagvadulam
Visions Sud Est is proud to share that 5 films that have been supported by the Swiss funds have been selected by their respective countries as submissions for 2024 OSCARS!
Congratulations to the directors and production teams of:
MAMI WATA by C.J. Obasi - NIGERIA (Supported at post-production stage in 2021 2nd round)
THE MONK AND THE GUN by Pawo Choyning Dorji - BUTHAN (Supported at production stage in 2021 2nd round)
TÓTEM by Lila Avilés - MEXICO (Supported at post-production stage in 2022 2nd round)
AUTOBIOGRAPHIA by Makbul Mubarak - INDONESIA (Granted at Open Doors 2019)
CITY OF WIND by Purev-Ochir Lkhagvadulam - MONGOLIA (Granted at Open Doors 2020)
Still from ©CITY OF WIND by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
Winners of the Open Doors Grant at the Locarno Film Festival 2023
This year's Open Doors Grant goes to PANTASMA by Gloria Carrión (NICARAGUA), TRES BALAS by Génesis Valenzuela (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) and DESIDIA by Leandro Grillo (BOLIVIA)
For the second year, Locarno Film Festival dedicated its Open Doors program to Latin American and Caribbean countries.
The Open Doors Grant is a prize offered by the Swiss fund Visions Sud Est (backed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC) together with the City of Bellinzona and Open Doors.
At this year's festival in Locarno, the Open Doors Grant has been given to three projects:
A grant to a value of CHF 25'000 went to PANTASMA by Gloria Carrión, produced by Leonor Zúniga (NICARAGUA)
A grant to a value of CHF 20'000 went to TRES BALAS by Génesis Valenzuela, produced by Wendy P. Espinal (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
A grant to a value of CHF 5'000 went to DESIDIA by Leandro Grillo, produced by Alejandra Antequera (BOLIVIA)
The Open Doors Grant has a total value of 50’000 Swiss Francs divided into more awards and is funded by three organizations: Open Doors and visions sud est (both supported by the SDC) and the City of Bellinzona. The award is given for development or production of the winning projects – selected among the Open Doors Projects’ Hub.
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