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Focus COPRO’ 2025

The Focus COPRO’ gathers first feature projects at early stage of work from filmmakers selected in the Festival de Cannes’ short film sections – in Competition & Directors’ Fortnight – as well as from other filmmakers scouted all year round.  

The program puts networking & close interactions at the center of its ambitions by gathering key industry representatives within an Industry Lunch and creates synergies between these decision-makers and the filmmakers developing their first feature film. 

Project-holders receive guidance from established mentors through presentations on film financing, sales, development platforms & markets available, as well as tailor-made consultancies helping them establish their co-production strategy & target what could be the best journey to pursue the development of their first feature. 

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ASAA

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BERGIES

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CARA DE SANTA (FACE OF GRACE)

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FANTASY ISLAND

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GILIW (BELOVED)

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IMAZHE TË HUMBURA (LOST FRAMES)

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JE M'APPELLE NINA SHAKIRA (MY NAME IS NINA SHAKIRA)

ASAA 

by Valentin Noujaïm – France, Lebanon 

 

BERGIES 

by Dian Weys – South Africa, France 

 

CARA DE SANTA (FACE OF GRACE)*

by Anna Martí & Laura Santos – Spain 

 

FANTASY ISLAND

by Huiju Park – South Korea, Philippines 

 

GILIW (BELOVED) 

by Kyla Danelle Romero – Philippines 

 

IMAZHE TË HUMBURA (LOST FRAMES) 

by Samir Karahoda – Kosovo, Germany 

 

JE M’APPELLE NINA SHAKIRA (MY NAME IS NINA SHAKIRA) 

by Samuel Suffren – France, Haïti 

 

*project presented thanks to a collaboration with ECAM Industria 

 

DISCOVER THE FOCUS COPRO’ PROJECTS

 

In the context of the program, three different supports will be granted: 

> One of the projects is chosen to benefit from a 3-week residency, provided by Pop Up Film Residency. 

> One of the projects is chosen to benefit from a tailor-made consultancy by a dedicated expert, in accordance with the projects’ needs, provided by ECAM Industria. 

> One of the projects is chosen to participate in HFF Summerschool and benefit from tailor-made consultancies in accordance with the filmmaker’s need, provided by HFF München. 

 

The Focus COPRO’ is a program made in collaboration with EAVE and Eurimages. 

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