Four projects selected for final round of New Dawn
New Dawn was created in 2022 to create space for new voices and perspectives in the international film industry. Since the launch, New Dawn has received 304 applications and supported 45 filmmakers with 33 projects.
The supported projects have already made their mark internationally: 14 projects have been presented at A-list film festivals, while 8 have received awards.
The latest and final call for production support was launched this spring, attracting 14 applications from filmmakers across the New Dawn partner countries.
The follow four projects have been selected for this final round:
6TM
Writer / Director: Karim Akalay
Producer Centre Video de Bruxelles (Wallonia)
Logline In Brussels' largest Arab neighbourhood, during a summer heatwave, one family resists.
Granted support: € 50,000
Marseille
Writer / Director: Yim Brakel
Producer: Labyrint Film (Netherlands)
Logline: In the summer of 1998, Lenny takes his adopted son Kyu on a road trip to Marseille for the World Cup soccer match between the Netherlands and South Korea.
Granted support: € 200,000
Towards the Sun or even Closer
Writer/Director : Miryam Charles
Producer: Coop Vidéo Montréal (Canada)
Logline: After a failed attempt to drown herself in the Caribbean sea, Monique finds unexpected refuge in a funeral home.
Granted support: € 150,000
My Name is Lily
Director: Yianna Americanou
Writers: Ely Chevillot, Yianna Americanou
Producer: Mirage Films (Wallonia)
Logline: An intersex woman has to face her traumatic past to prevent history from repeating itself, when her intersex-niece is forced into corrective surgery.
Granted support: € 100,000
New Dawn
Previous films supported by New Dawn include My Favourite Cake by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha (nominated for a Golden Bear at Berlinale 2024, winner of the Eurimages Award in 2022), Omen by Baloji (winner New Voice Prize Un Certain Regard Cannes 2023), Marching in the Dark by Kinshuk Surjan (Special Mention Human Rights Award Competition at CPH:DOX 2024), Julie Keeps Quiet by Leonardo Van Dijl (Prix SACD during Semaine de la Critique 2024) and Têtes Brûlées by Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama (Special Mention Generation 14+ at Berlinale 2025).
Header images: Karim Akalay, Yim Brakel, Miryam Charles & Yianna Americanou
