The gongs were handed out June 18 at the end of the 13th edition of FIDLab (June 14-18). Out of more than 500 international applications, 16 projects representing 15 production countries formed the 2021 selection. 285 one-to-one meetings were held during the 4-day event. FIDLab is the international co-production platform of FIDMarseille.
Arising from a desire to help support the production of strong and unusual works, the event is “neither a market nor a forum for promotion,” said event organisers. “FIDLab wants to create a dynamic framework where production and artistic activities can intersect and expand.”
Following the presentation videos of each project, one-to-one meetings were run from the beginning of the week, connecting the teams of the projects and film professionals from all over the world.
FIDLab continues during the Cannes Film Festival with two days of one-to-one meetings (12 an 13 july) between the producers of the FIDLab selected projects and the international professionals attending the Festival, with the support of la Région Sud.
Colombian producer Diana Bustamante Escobar (Burning), Italian curator Leonardo Bigazzi (Fondazione in Between Art Film), and David Schwartz, manager of theatrical programming for Netflix (Paris Theater, Manhattan), were the three prominent members of the FIDLab jury and gave the following awards.
The Air France prize
MORIR DE PIE by María Paz González, produced by Quijote Films / Chile
The prize winner will receive two Air France tickets for a long-haul flight.
The Casa de Velázquez / ECAM prize
NUNCA SERÉ POLICíA by Carolina Moscoso, produced by Transparaíso / Chile
The prize winner is offered a two-month residency at La Casa de Velázquez and the free use of filming and editing equipment of ECAM, in the framework of the school’s OpenECAM programme.
The Commune Image prize
IT IS AT THIS POINT THAT THE NEED TO WRITE HISTORY ARISES by Constanze Ruhm, produced by Stenar Project / Portugal, Austria
This award consists of an-8 week access to Commune Image editing facilities and use of their equipment.
The Camargo Foundation prize
DEAD LANDS by Daniel Mann, produced by Laila Films / Israel
This prize is a 4 to 8 week residency at the Camargo Foundation for the awarded director.
The Kodak-Silverway prize
BOGANCLOCH by Ben Rivers, produced by Urth Films / UK, and Akkeri Films / Iceland
The winner will receive celluloid reels offered by Kodak and their development by Silverway Paris.
The Mactari prize
DIALOGUES D’EXILÉS by Eyal Sivan, produced by Momento Films / France
The winner will be granted access to Mactari’s sound editing and/or sound mixing studio facilities.
The Micro Climat Studios prize
REESCRITURA by Víctor Iriarte, produced by 4 A 4 / France, La Termita Films / Spain, and Atekaleun / Spain
The winner will receive one of the following post-production services : image editing, sound editing, color grading or conforming.
The Sublimages prize
A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING by Payal Kapadia, produced by Petit Chaos / France, and Another Birth / India
Sublimage provides the winning project with the translation of subtitles into English, French, or Spanish, as well as their adaptation and localization.
The Vidéo de Poche prize
TWITTERING SOUL by Deimantas Narkevičius, produced by Just a Moment / Lithuania
The winning project will receive a color grading service (5 days in their studio with a technician) and the creation of a DCP.
