Currently represented at the Cannes film festival with five co-productions it partially funded, the Filmfong on 22 May said that it would participate in several funding actions to support Ukraine and the international cinema sector. 

Ukrainian Films Now, which aims to help nine Ukrainian films currently in post-production to complete their work and ease their access to the European network of co-producers, received a €3,000 grant from Luxembourg. 

In March, the European Film Agency Directors Association--of which the Filmfong is a member--announced its support of Ukraine’s cinema through the Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk and the Filmmakers for Ukraine initiatives. For these, Luxembourg donated €20,000, “aligning itself with the donations of other members,” a spokesperson told Delano. 

The last of the funding initiatives, named New Dawn, is a collaboration between nine funds, which hopes to promote more diversity in the international cinema scene. The Filmfong has pledged €120,000 a year. The spokesperson said this programme is planned to take place for at least the next three years. 

The Film Fund Luxembourg has been around since 1990. Although it focuses on helping the national scene flourish, it represents the country at European level too.