Visions du Reel 2024 – The VDR Industry
The 2024 edition of Visions du Reel, a Swiss documentary film festival, announced 29 projects under its VdR Industries section. The selection of the films in various stages of production was in accordance with artistic potential, compelling topics and international appeal. Sixteen of the films were invited to pitch their ideas to professionals in the film industry during the VdR-Pitching and VdR-Work in Progress forums. Two new cash awards were added this year. The Eurimages Co-production Development Award was awarded to « The Last Days of the Hospital » directed by Mehran Tamadon (My Worst Enemy, Bassidji). The Xe Award, accompanied with CHF $20,000 in cash went to Salvatore of Lucan’s « Life of Tipu » The film is about an Irish-Bangladeshi musician who meets his estranged father through Facebook and embarks on an odyssey to meet him.
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