As funding is an essential part of bringing projects to life, we are always delighted to hear about our alumni and participants securing support for their work.
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MIDPOINT Alumni receive support!
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MIDPOINT Alumni receive support!
June 10, 2026
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First, our current Feature Launch 2026 participant, Marios Mettis, has received script development funding from the Deputy Ministry of Culture of Cyprus for his feature project Natura (Cyprus, The Coffee Films), which is currently being developed within Feature Launch 2026.
Writer and director Vivian Säde has received development funding from the Estonian Film Institute for her series project Ann Was Here (Estonia, Moon Dust Film & AllFilm Studio), which was developed within Series Launch 2025.
We are also thrilled to share several projects that have received minority co-production support from the Czech Audiovisual Fund 2026:
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Ondřej Lukeš‘ production company Beginner’s Mind received support for History of Illness, the feature debut of Croatian writer/director David Gašo, developed within Feature Launch 2025.
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Production company Punk Film secured funding for Anxiety of the Heart, the feature project of Polish director Michal Edelman, developed within Feature Launch 2024.
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Production company MasterFilm was supported for Mother of Darkness, a Slovak horror film and feature debut by Peter Czikrai, developed within Intensive SK 2019.
Congratulations to all the teams! We look forward to following their projects and future successes.
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