Category: ACE Network
ACE Producers’ Films Awarded at Cannes 2023
ACE Producers’ Films at Cannes 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION – COMPETITION
ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge CEYLAN
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE Germany),
Janine Jackowski (ACE Germany) and Nadir Öperli (ACE Turkey)
ANATOMY OF A FALL by Justine TRIET
Produced by David Thion (ACE France)
CLUB ZERO by Jessica HAUSNER
Co-produced by Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
FALLEN LEAVES by Aki KAURISMAKI
Produced by Misha Jaari (ACE Finland)
FOUR DAUGHTERS by Kaouther BEN HANIA
Produced by Nadim Cheikhrouha (ACE France)
Co-produced by Thanassis Kharathanos (ACE Germany)
YOUTH (SPRING) by WANG Bing
Produced by Vincent Wang (ACE France)
Co-produced by Gilles Chanial (ACE Luxemburg)
and Denis Vaslin (ACE The Netherlands)
LA CHIMERA by Alice ROHRWACHER
Produced by Carlo Cresto Dina (ACE Italy)
KIDNAPPED by Marco BELLOCCHIO
Produced by Simone Gattoni (ACE Italy),
co-produced by Viola Fügen (ACE Germany)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – SPECIAL SCREENINGS
LE THÉORÈME DE MARGUERITE by Anna NOVION
Co-produced by Milena Poylo (ACE France)
LITTLE GIRL BLUE by Mona ACHACHE
Produced by Yaël Fogiel (ACE France)
OCCUPIED CITY by Steve MCQUEEN
Produced by Floor Onrust (ACE The Netherlands)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – CANNES PREMIÈRE
LE TEMPS D’AIMER by Katell QUILLÉVÉRÉ
Produced by David Thion (ACE France) and Philippe Martin (ACE France)
Co-produced by Jean-Yves Roubin (ACE Belgium)
LOST IN THE NIGHT by Amat ESCALANTE
Produced by Nicolás Celis (ACE Mexico)
Co-produced by Viola Fügen (ACE Germany), Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark),
Leontine Petit (ACE Netherlands), Erik Glijnis (ACE Netherlands)
EUREKA by Lisandro ALONSO
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE Germany) and Janine Jackowski (ACE Germany)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – UN CERTAIN REGARD
GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed KORDOFANI
Co-produced by Marc Irmer (ACE France)
HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molly MANNING WALKER
Executive producer: Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece)
LES MEUTES by Kamal LAZRAQ
Co-produced by Diana Elbaum (ACE Belgium)
LOS DELINCUENTES by Rodrigo MORENO
Co-produced by Bruno Bettati (ACE Chile),
Gilles Chanial (ACE Luxemburg), Hernan Musaluppi (ACE Argentina)
OMEN by Baloji
Co-produced by Sébastien Onomo (ACE France)
THE SETTLERS by Felipe GÁLVEZ
Co-produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark), Emily Morgan (ACE UK) and Ingmar Trost (ACE Germany)
SIMPLE COMME SYLVAIN by Monia CHOKRI
Produced by Sylvain Corbeil (ACE Canada)
UNE NUIT by Alex LUTZ
Co-produced by Jacques-Henri Bronckart (ACE Belgium)
QUINZAINE DES CINÉASTES
SHE IS CONANN by Bertrand MANDICO
Produced by Gilles Chanial (ACE Luxembourg)
Co-produced by Olivier Dubois (ACE Belgium)
SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE
LEVANTE by Lillah HALLA
Co-produced by Claire Charles-Gervais (ACE France)
LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir PERISIC
Co-produced by Ankica Juric Tilic (ACE Croatia)
TIGER STRIPES by Amanda NELL EU
Co-produced by Fran Borgia (ACE Singapore),
Ellen Havenith (ACE The Netherlands) and Jakob Weydemann (ACE Germany)
VINCENT MUST DIE by Stéphan CASTANG
Co-produced by Jean-Yves Roubin (ACE Belgium)
ACID
CAITI BLUES by Justine HARBONNIER
Produced by Julie Paratian (ACE France)
CHICKEN FOR LINDA! by Chiara MATLA and Sébastien LAUDENBACH
Produced by Marc Irmer (ACE France)
Oscar Nominations 2023
BEST PICTURE
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
BEST DIRECTING
Ruben Östlund for TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
CLOSE by Lukas Dhont
Co-produced by Laurette Schillings (ACE the Netherlands), Frans van Gestel (ACE The Netherlands) and Jacques-Henri Bronckart (ACE Belgium)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ruben Östlund for TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS by Simon Lereng Wilmont
Executive producer Signe Byrge Sørensen (ACE Denmark)
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
LE PUPILLE by Alice Rohrwacher
Produced by Carlo Cresto Dina (ACE Italy)
ACE Producers’ Films at IFFR 2023
TIGER COMPETITION
NUMMER ACHTTIEN by Guido van der Werve
Produced by Danielle Guirguis (ACE the Netherlands)
BIG SCREEN COMPETITION
BEFORE WE COLLAPSE by Alice Zeniter and Benoît Volnais
Produced by Marie Masmonteil (ACE France)
COPENHAGEN DOES NOT EXIST by Martin Skovbjerg
Produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark)
FOUR LITTLE ADULTS by Selma Vilhunen
Produced by Elli Toivoniemi (ACE Finland)
LUKA by Jessica Woodworth
Produced by Denis Vaslin (ACE the Netherlands)
LIMELIGHT
BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN by Pierre Foldes
Produced by Tom Dercourt (ACE France)
Co-produced by Galilé Marion-Gauvin (ACE Canada) and Joost De Vries (ACE the Netherlands)
THE BLUE CAFTAN by Maryam Touzani
Co-produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark)
GODLAND by Hlynur Palmason
Produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark)
GOODBYE STRANGER by Aaron Rookus
Produced by Laurette Schillings (ACE the Netherlands)
MEDITERRANEAN FEVER by Maha Haj
Produced by Thanassis Karathanos (ACE Germany) and Janine Teerling (ACE Cyprus)
MOTHER AND SON by Léonor Serraille
Produced by Bertrand Gore (ACE France)
CINEMA REGAINED
JEUNE CINEMA by Yves-Marie Mahe
Produced by Nicolas Brevière (ACE France)
HARBOUR
LOLA by Andrew Legge
Produced by Alan Maher (ACE Ireland), Cowtown Pictures
Developed during ACE 28
MASCOTTE by Remy van Heugten
Produced by Joram Willink (ACE the Netherlands)
LUISE by Matthias Luthardt
Produced by Oliver Damian (ACE Germany)
ACE Producers’ Films at the Berlinale 2023
Competition
DISCO BOY by Giacomo Abbruzzese
Produced by Marco Alessi (ACE Italy)
Co-produced by Maria Blicharska (ACE Poland)
INGEBORG BACHMANN – JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT
by Margarethe von Trotta
Produced by Bettina Brokemper (ACE Germany)
ON THE ADAMANT by Nicolas Philibert
Produced by Miléna Poylo (ACE France)
ONE DAY WE’LL TEACH EACH OTHER EVERYTHING by Emily Atef
Produced by Karten Stoter (ACE Germany)
TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT by Christoph Hochhäusler
Produced by Bettina Brokemper (ACE Germany)
TÓTEM by Lila Avilés
Co-produced by Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
Encounters
FAMILY TIME by Tia Kuovo
Produced by Jussi Rantamäki (ACE Finland)
ORLANDO: MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY by Paul B. Preciado
Produced by Yael Fogiel (ACE France)
THE ECHO by Tatiana Huezo
Produced by Nicolas Celis (ACE Mundus)
Panorama
INSIDE by Vasilis Katsoupis
Produced by Giorgios Karnavas (ACE Greece), Dries Phlypo (ACE Belgium) and Marcos Kantis (ACE Germany)
SILVER HAZE by Sacha Polak
Produced by Marleen Slot (ACE the Netherlands)
THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE by Patric Chiha
Produced by Charlotte Vincent (ACE France), Jean-Yves Roubin (ACE Belgium) and Ebba Sinzinger (ACE Austria)
THE SIREN by Sepideh Farsi
Produced by Sébastien Onomo (ACE France)
Generation KPLUS
SEA SPARKLE by Domien Huyghe
Produced by Dries Phlypo (ACE Belgium)
Co-produced by Marleen Slot (ACE the Netherlands)
TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME by Jow Zhi Wei
Produced by Fran Borgia (ACE Singapore)
Forum
MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihăilescu
Produced by Ada Solomon (ACE Romania)
Co-produced by Nina Frese (ACE Germany)
Associate producer Antoine Simkine (ACE France)
ACE Producers’ Films in Sundance 2023
PREMIERES
DRIFT by Anthony Chen
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece)
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze
Produced by Marija Razgute (ACE Lithuania)
Co-produced by Luisa Romeo (ACE Spain) and Anna-Maria Kantarius (ACE Sweden)
Directing Award for Marija Kavtaradze
SORCERY by Christopher Murray
Produced by Nicolás Celis (ACE Mundus)
Co-produced by Viola Fügen (ACE Germany)
WHEN IT MELTS by Veerle Baetens
Produced by Bart Van Langendonck (ACE Belgium)
Co-produced by Jacques-Henri Bronckart (ACE Belgium) and Ellen Havenith (ACE the Netherlands)
Associate producer Sarah Marks (ACE Belgium)
Special Jury Award for Best Performance for Rosa Marchant
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
AND THE KING SAID, WHAT A FANTASTIC MACHINE by Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck
Executive producer Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? by Ella Glendining
Produced by Janine Marmot (ACE UK)
Executive producer Lisa Marie Russo (ACE UK)
SPOTLIGHT
L’IMMENSITA’ by Emanuele Crialese
Produced by Mario Gianani (ACE Italy)
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS by Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix Van Groeningen
Produced by Mario Gianani (ACE Italy)
ACE Producers’ Films Nominated for 2022 EFAs
EUROPEAN FILM
ALCARRÀS by Carla Simon
Co-produced by Giovanni Pompili (ACE Italy)
CLOSE by Lukas Dhont
Co-produced by Laurette Schillings (ACE the Netherlands) and Frans van Gestel (ACE The Netherlands)
CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE Germany), Janine Jackowski (ACE Germany), Bernard Michaux (ACE Luxembourg), Jean-Christophe Reymond (ACE France)
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
Winner
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
MARIUPOLIS 2 by Mantas Kvedaravicius and Hanna Bilobrova
Co-produced by Thanassis Karathanos (ACE Germany)
Winner
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE
OINK by Mascha Halberstad
Produced by Marleen Slot (ACE the Netherlands) and co-produced by Dries Phylo (ACE Belgium)
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
CLOSE by Lukas Dhont
Co-produced by Laurette Schillings (ACE the Netherlands) and Frans van Gestel (ACE The Netherlands)
CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE Germany), Janine Jackowski (ACE Germany), Bernard Michaux (ACE Luxembourg), Jean-Christophe Reymond (ACE France)
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
Winner
EUROPEAN ACTRESS
Vicky Krieps for
CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE Germany), Janine Jackowski (ACE Germany), Bernard Michaux (ACE Luxembourg), Jean-Christophe Reymond (ACE France)
Winner
Léa Seydoux for
UN BEAU MATIN by Mia Hansen-Løve
Produced by Philipp Martin (ACE France) and David Thion (ACE France)
Co-produced by Roman Paul (ACE Germany)
Meltem Kaptan for
RABIYE KURNAZ VS. GEORGE W. BUSH by Andreas Dresen
Produced by Claudia Steffen (ACE Germany) & co-produced by Tom Dercourt (ACE France)
EUROPEAN ACTOR
Eden Dambrine for
CLOSE by Lukas Dhont
Co-produced by Laurette Schillings (ACE the Netherlands) and Frans van Gestel (ACE The Netherlands)
Elliott Crosset Hove for
GODLAND by Hlynur Palmason
Produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark)
Zlatko Buric for
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
Winner
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER
Arnau Vilaró and Carla Simón for
ALCARRÀS by Carla Simon
Co-produced by Giovanni Pompili (ACE Italy)
Lukas Dhont and Angelo Tijssens for
CLOSE by Lukas Dhont
Co-produced by Laurette Schillings (ACE the Netherlands) and Frans van Gestel (ACE The Netherlands)
Ruben Östlund for
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
Winner
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY FILM AWARD
ALCARRÀS by Carla Simon
Co-produced by Giovanni Pompili (ACE Italy)
CLOSE by Lukas Dhont
Co-produced by Laurette Schillings (ACE the Netherlands) and Frans van Gestel (ACE The Netherlands)
ACE Producers’ Films at TIFF 2022
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
AMANDA by Carolina Cavalli
Produced by Mario Gianani (ACE Italy)
ASHKAL by Youssef Chebbi
Produced by Farès Ladjimi (ACE France)
BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN by Pierre Foldes
Produced by Tom Dercourt (ACE France)
Co-produced by Galilé Marion-Gauvin (ACE Canada), Luc Déry (ACE Canada) and Joost De Vries (ACE The Netherlands)
FALCON LAKE by Charlotte Le Bon
Produced by Sylvain Corbeil (ACE Canada)
Co-produced by Jean-Luc Ormieres (ACE France)
GODLAND by Hlynur Palmason
Produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark)
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG by Antonio Lukich
Produced by Vladimir Yatsenko (ACE Ukraine)
THE ORIGIN OF EVIL by Sébastien Marnier
Produced by Caroline Bonmarchand (ACE France)
Co-produced by Luc Déry (ACE Canada)
VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED by Valeria Mithatenet
Co-produced by Vladimir Yatsenko (ACE Ukraine)
WINTER BOY by Christophe Honoré
Produced by Philippe Martin and David Thion (ACE France)
WAR SAILOR by Gunnar Vikene
Co-produced by Karsten Stöter (ACE Germany)
DISCOVERY
RETURN TO SEOUL by Davy Chou
Produced by Charlotte Vincent (ACE France)
Co-Produced by Jean-Yves Roubin (ACE Belgium)
THE TASTE OF APPLE IS RED by Ehab Tarabieh
Co-produced by Viola Fügen (ACE Germany)
GALA PRESENTATIONS
DALILAND by Mary Harron
Co-produced by Chris Curling (ACE United Kingdom)
PLATFORM
VIKING by Stéphane Lafleur
Produced by Luc Déry (ACE Canada)
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
BROTHER by Clement Virgo
Produced by Damon D’Oliveira (ACE Canada)
CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE Germany), Janine Jackowski (ACE Germany), Bernard Michaux (ACE Luxembourg), Jean-Christophe Reymond (ACE France)
ONE FINE MORNING by Mia Hansen Love
Produced by Philipp Martin (ACE France) and David Thion (ACE France)
Co-produced by Roman Paul (ACE Germany)
THE BLUE CAFTAN by Maryam Touzani
Co-produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark)
THE WONDER by Sebastián Lelio
Produced by Ed Guiney (ACE Ireland)
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
TIFF DOCS
MARIUPOLIS 2 by Mantas Kvedaravičius
Co-produced by Thanassis Karathanos (ACE Germany)
WAVELENGHTS
WILL-O’-THE-WISP by João Pedro Rodrigues
Co-produced by Vincent Wang (ACE France)
ACE Producers’ Films at DONOSTIA 2022
COMPETITION
IL BOEMO by Petr Václav
Produced by Jan Macola (ACE Czech Republic)
Co-Produced by Marco Alessi (ACE Italy)
WINTER BOY by Christophe Honoré
Produced by Philippe Martin and David Thion (ACE France)
Silver Shell for best leading performance (ex-aequo)
THE KINGS OF THE WORLD by Laura Moro
Produced by Cristina Gallego (ACE Spain)
Golden Shell for best film
THE WONDER by Sebastián Lelio
Produced by Ed Guiney (ACE Ireland)
NEW DIRECTORS
CARBIDE by Josip Žuvan
Co-Produced by Nikolina Vučetić Zečević (ACE Serbia)
HORIZONTES LATINOS
UN VARON by Fabian Hernández
Produced by Claire Charles-Gervais (ACE France)
OCTOPUS SKIN by Ana Cristina Barragan
Produced by Titus Kreyenberg (ACE Germany)
PERLAK
CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE Germany), Janine Jackowski (ACE Germany), Bernard Michaux (ACE Luxembourg), Jean-Christophe Reymond (ACE France)
TORI & LOKITA by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Co-produced by Bart Van Langendonck (ACE Belgium)
Agenda 2030 Euskadi Basque Country Award
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (ACE Denmark)
ONE FINE MORNING by Mia Hansen-Løve
Produced by Philipp Martin (ACE France) and David Thion (ACE France)
Co-produced by Roman Paul (ACE Germany)
GODLAND by Hlynur Palmason
Produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark)
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award
ACE Producers’ Films in Venice 2022
Competition
EISMAYER by David Wagner
Produced by Arash T. Riahi (ACE Austria)
IL SIGNORE DELLE FORMICHE by Gianni Amelio
Produced by Simone Gattoni (ACE Italy)
THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER by Joanna Hogg
Produced by Ed Guiney (ACE Ireland)
Out of Competition
WHEN THE WAVES ARE GONE by Lav Diaz
Produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark)
Horizons
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOUG by Antonio Lukich
Produced by Vladimir Yatsenko (ACE Ukraine)
THE SITTING DUCK by Jean-Paul Salome
Produced by Bettina Brokemper (ACE Germany) and Bertrand Faivre (ACE France)
THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD by Teona Strugar Mitevska
Produced by Amra Baksic Camo (ACE Bosnia and Herzegovina)
TO THE NORTH by Mihai Mincan
Produced by Cyriac Auriol (ACE France)
Special events – Closing Film
QUEENS by Jasmine Benkiran
Produced by Jean des Forets (ACE France)
GIORNATE DEGLI AUTORI
DIRTY, DIFFICOULT, DANGEROUS by Wissam Charaf
Produced by Charlotte Vincent (ACE France)
Palme d’or
ANATOMY OF A FALL by Justine TRIET
Produced by David Thion (ACE France)
Best Performance by an Actress
MERVE DIZDAR for
ABOUT DRY GRASSES by Nuri Bilge CEYLAN
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE Germany),
Janine Jackowski (ACE Germany) and Nadir Öperli (ACE Turkey)
Jury Prize
FALLEN LEAVES by Aki KAURISMAKI
Produced by Misha Jaari (ACE Finland)
Un Certain Regard Award
HOW TO HAVE SEX by Molly MANNING WALKER
Executive producer: Giorgos Karnavas (ACE Greece)
Un Certain Regard – Jury Prize
LES MEUTES by Kamal LAZRAQ
Co-produced by Diana Elbaum (ACE Belgium)
Un Certain Regard – Freedom Prize
GOODBYE JULIA by Mohamed KORDOFANI
Co-produced by Marc Irmer (ACE France)
Un Certain Regard – New Voice Prize
OMEN by Baloji
Co-produced by Sébastien Onomo (ACE France)
Semaine de la Critique – Cannes – Grand Prize
TIGER STRIPES by Amanda NELL EU
Co-produced by Fran Borgia (ACE Singapore),
Ellen Havenith (ACE The Netherlands) and Jakob Weydemann (ACE Germany
Fipresci Prize – Un Certain Regard
THE SETTLERS by Felipe GÁLVEZ
Co-produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE Denmark), Emily Morgan (ACE UK) and Ingmar Trost (ACE Germany)
Fipresci Prize – First Feature in Parallel Sections
LEVANTE by Lillah HALLA
Co-produced by Claire Charles-Gervais (ACE France)