Overview
- The group, unveiled at Saturday's Cannes press event, brings together Tom Tykwer, Ilker Çatak, Nora Fingscheidt, Helene Hegemann and Kurdwin Ayub under a shared ten-point vow.
- Key rules require a handwritten original script, at least half the film without dialogue, no internet in creative work, no more than ten crew behind the camera, real locations and reused materials, and completion within one year.
- X Filme and Zentropa Germany will co-produce the slate, with X Verleih releasing in German-speaking markets and TrustNordisk handling international sales.
- ZDF and Arte are set as broadcast partners, MOIN Film Fund is the first regional backer, and producers include Jorgo Narjes, Uwe Schott and Tom Tykwer at X Filme with Solmaz Azizi, Louise Vesth and Tine Mikkelsen at Zentropa Germany, as Ingo Fliess produces Çatak’s next feature with if…Productions.
- The German chapter follows last year’s Danish relaunch, where Isabella Eklöf’s Mr. Nawashi is now filming and Netflix has pre-bought Nordic releases after theatrical runs.