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Eurimages Co-production Development Award
Selamlik (Sweden, Denmark)
Director: Jerry Carlsson

Wrtier: Khaled Alesmael
Producer: Frida Mårtensson, VerketProduktion
This prestigious award supports European co-productions with a €20,000 development grant.

Jury statement:
“The jury decided to grant the Eurimages Co-production Development Award to a project about a love story that the war made impossible – set between past and present, between countries lost and found. It's a story that resonates strongly in today's geopolitical context, with, unfortunately, too many displaced individuals. We hope this award will contribute to placing Selamlik at the heart of the European co-production scene, where we trust its team will find dedicated collaborators to bring this powerful story to life.”

Eurimages Co-production Development Award
An additional prize was donated by Eurimages to support a particularly promising Ukrainian project.
Reminiscence (Ukraine)
Director: Anastasiia Tykha
Producer: Darya Bassel, Moonman
This prestigious award supports European co-productions with a €20,000 development grant.

Jury statement:
“This award goes to a project led by a female creative team – an emerging director and an established producer – telling a story that explores the universal themes of loss, grief and survival, with the desire to find a way to keep living in today's Ukraine. We are confident that this award, given at such an important stage of development, can help encourage other European partners to come on board with Reminiscence.”

MIDPOINT & KVIFF Development Award
They Bloom at Dawn (North Macedonia)
Writer/director: Angela Dimeska
Producer: Ognen Antov, Dream Factory 
This main industry prize includes a €10,000 cash award for further development. 

Jury statement: “The jury unanimously decided in favour of a project about human and family relationships in the context of an environmental crisis. It brings a community together and reminds us that personal courage and collective responsibility are closely linked.”

Rotterdam Lab Award
Confirmation (Poland)
Producer: Monika Matuszewska, Rozbrat Films 
The winner will participate in the Rotterdam Lab professional training programme for producers, which takes place during the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Jury statement:
“Rotterdam Lab will boost this producer's career, helping her identify her next steps in the complex producing landscape. She already has in-depth, realistic and empathetic knowledge of the field, and the programme will connect her with fellows who'll guide, inspire and support her.”

Connecting Cottbus Award
Reminiscence (Ukraine)
Director: Anastasiia Tykha
Producer: Darya Bassel, Moonman
The project will be granted the opportunity to pitch at Connecting Cottbus, the East-West co-production market, during the Film Festival Cottbus.

Jury statement:
 “A mother and daughter disconnected in their grief, an empty apartment that holds a presence and denies its loss, fragmented memories that hit like lightning – we were very taken with this quiet and personal exploration of the consequences of war.”

We warmly congratulate all awarded participants and their teams. The outstanding success of MIDPOINT Feature Launch and Focus Queer at KVIFF reaffirms the program’s long-standing commitment to identifying and nurturing bold new voices in European cinema.

MIDPOINT Feature Launch continues its journey in September with its final workshop, held in Plzeň within the Finále Plzeň Film Festival.

Photo by: KVIFF