CineCoPro Award

An international three-member jury selects the recipient of the CineCoPro Award for German co-producers of international co-productions. Worth 100,000 euros, this is the most valuable award at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN; it is funded by an additional subsidy provided to the festival by the FFF Bayern with the help of the Bavarian State Chancellery.All films nominated for the award are screened in Munich as world or German premieres, as was A VIDA INVISÍVEL DE EURÍDICE GUSMÃO, the first film to receive this award, for which co-producers Viola Fügen and Michael Weber were honored. The prize money went into producing the film NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN, which will be screened at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2021 as part of a retrospective of the work of polish director Małgorzata Szumowska.

 

Between 2020 and 2023 the CineCoPro Award wasn't awarded at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN.

The Jurys explanation for chosing TO A LAND UNKNOWN

The CineCoPro Award goes to a film that deeply moved and captivated us. A portrait of young, stranded men in despair, who are forced to cross all boundaries to maintain their dream and perspective of a safe life in Europe. We are drawn into a world that is both tender and cruel, relentlessly raw and heartbreakingly human.  

We were captivated by the precision and warmth of the performances, the accurate narration of this gripping story, and the artistically outstanding achievements of all departments. We are very pleased to present the CineCoPro Award to the producers of TO A LAND UNKNOWN. 

Congratulations. 

2024

TO A LAND UNKNOWN

Director: Mahdi Fleifel 

Production: Geoff Arbourne, Mahdi Fleifel 

2019

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍDICE GUSMÃO

Director: Karim Aïnouz 

Production: Michael Weber, Viola Fügen