For the upcoming eighth edition of European Work in Progress (EWIP) an international network of high-calibre cooperation partners has pledged a funding of 120.000 Euros to be awarded to the winners of this year’s event. This translates to a raise by 55.000 Euro compared to last year.
For the first time EWIP will be held in Hamburg. From 29th of September to 1st of October 2025 EWIP will present outstanding European film projects and connect filmmakers with important industry representatives in cooperation with Filmfest Hamburg and the MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein.
The company alliance “Northern Stars – Hamburg Film Partners“, consisting of Loft Tonstudios, CineGate, Zeigermann_Audio, Optical Arts and Zeitkostüm GmbH will be first time EWIP-sponsors. Other new sponsors include post production specialists The Post Republic and VFX experts D-Facto Motion. EWIP will also be supported by longstanding partners K13 Studios, Gruvi, Wayfilm and mm filmpresse.
“Northern Stars – Hamburg Film Partners“, the new partners of EWIP, will award 42.500 Euros to the EWIP winners in form of service vouchers. The audio studio Loft Tonstudios, audio specialist Zeigermann_Audio, the event technicians of CineGate and color grading experts of Optical Arts will support the event with 10.000 Euro vouchers each. Costume rental Zeitkostüm GmbH will award a price of 2.500 Euros.
„Our strong „Northern Stars“ alliance is very happy to have found EWIP as an ideal platform and valuable partner. Our common goal is to secure Hamburg’s spot as a top notch place for filmmaking and offer a reliable haven for producers to realize ambitious film projects. In accordance with our motto We Listen With Care‘ we aim to listen precisely to find the best audio solution for every film project.“
Volker Zeigermann, „Northern Stars – Hamburg Film Partners“
Furthermore the new EWIP-partner The Post Republic will contribute a voucher worth 30.000 Euros which can be used for post production, color grading and DCP production.
The VFX-artists of D-Facto Motion will also sponsor EWIP for the first time. The Berlin based company will split their contribution into one 10.000 Euro award for video and sound post production and one award worth 5.000 Euros for the creation of a barrier-free version.
K13 Studios will repeat last year’s contribution and support EWIP with two vouchers worth 10.000 Euros for a Dolby Atmos Mix and 5.000 Euros for professional dubbing.
EWIP furthermore is happy to announce that many successful cooperations with longstanding partners have been renewed and expanded. Film marketing specialist Gruvi and the translation company WayFilm have pledged 5.000 Euros each. The press agency mm filmpresse will contribute 7.500 Euros.
Supported by Creative Europe MEDIA up to 30 European film projects, encompassing fiction, documentary and animation, will once again be competing on the EWIP stage for the numerous awards.
The „Call for Projects“ opens in early June and runs until 14th of August 2025. For any questions regarding the process please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Many former EWIP participants have premiered at Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Sundance, San Sebastián, Rotterdam, Toronto and other highly renowned international film festivals, where they were able to secure important deals with world sales and distributors. Among them are A USEFUL GHOST by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke and SLEEPLESS CITY by Guillermo Galoe, which were part of last year’s EWIP and both just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival Critic’s Week, where A USEFUL GHOST has been awarded with the Grand Prize. The feature film WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS by Frédéric Hambalek had its premiere in competition of this year’s Berlinale and the documentary film I WANT IT ALL by Luzia Schmid celebrated its premiere in Berlinale’s Panorama Section. Both were selected for EWIP in 2024.
EWIP offers buyers, industry delegates and journalists the opportunity to get an overview of the latest and most exciting European film projects of the year that are at an advanced stage of production.
For further information and enquiries please contact the press agency mm filmpresse, Sylvia Mueller, Tel. 030 – 41 71 57 22, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Claudia Hegner, Tel. 03741 – 55 03 414, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
