LIM² Online training programme
The 2026 selection
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In 2026, LIM becomes LIM². As part of this evolution, 56 additional projects, led by 61 writer-directors of over 35 nationalities, have been selected to participate in a new LIM² online training programme. Consisting of three online sessions, including a masterclass and two workshops, the programme offers a deep dive into the innovative tools and methodologies of the LIM² programme, specifically designed to support the early development stages of a fiction feature film. It also provides filmmakers with a unique opportunity to connect, share ideas around the humanist values carried by LIM², and join the LIM² community of committed filmmakers in a changing world.
The first session, held on January 23rd, 2026, took the form of a masterclass led by Antoine Le Bos (CEO of Le Groupe Ouest). It introduced the LIM² methodology, grounded in the latest results from cognitive science research highlighted by the StoryTANK. Producers and co-authors of all projects selected for LIM² main programme and for this new online programme were invited to dive into the tools and philosophy of LIM² | Less Is More. With over 90 participants, this session also gave them the chance to meet the two “dancing partners” (LIM² tutors) who would facilitate the upcoming workshops and to ask their questions.
The next two sessions, held on February 5th and 6th, 2026, brought together 61 writer-directors from over 35 nationalities, selected from over almost 500 applicants to participate in the LIM² online programme 2026. Facilitated by Nolwenn Guiziou and Miguel López Beraza, these online workshop sessions aimed to recreate the energy of in-person sessions in a virtual format, a real challenge which was succeeded ! During this interactive workshop, participants were immersed in the innovative tools and methodologies of the LIM² programme, which are tailored to support the early development stages of a fiction feature film. They explored and applied LIM²’s unique approaches, an experience that fostered a deep sense of collective commitment and helped build a community of filmmakers united by the programme’s core values.
Marianna Vas (Hungary) – Authorities
Isabella Rinaldi (Italy) – B X L
André Vaara (Sweden) – Beautiful Misfits
Alba Bresolì Aliberch (Spain) – Bodies in the Void
Veronika Bolotina (Germany) – Chicks without a nest
Alexander Abaturov (France) – CHILD / All we need
Pedro Lino (Portugal) – Curiua-Catu
Ainara Vera (Spain) – Denouement
Olga Stuga (Ukraine) – Do you remember?
Daniel Guliyev (Azerbaijan) – Empty Houses
Sofija Sztepanov (Italy, Hungary, Serbia) – Erzsi
Zahraa Ghandour (Iraq, Lebanon) – Hafla
Andra Hera (Romania) – Heart Migrations
Mara Tamkovich (Poland) – Her Son’s Mother
Juri Krutii (Estonia) – Hesitation Step
Lore Loyens (Belgium) – Hike
Marius Pocevicius (Lithuania) – I’m Not Like That
Matas Vildzius (Lithuania) – I’m Not Like That
Nina Maria Allmoslechner (Austria) – Ida – A Visit to Iceland
Toms Harjo (Latvia) – In the Truth
Gozde Kural (Turkey) – In Those Darkest Nights
Romain Champalaune (France, Brittany) – Ixquic, The Blood Woman
Nurlan Hasanli (Azerbaijan) – Life is not Enough
Perceval Jeroen (Belgium) – Lisa & Ismaël
Angel Radev (Bulgaria) – Lulu
Oan Kim (France) – Nirvana
Renata Dzhalo (France, Guinea-Bissau) – Nobody to see us
Antoine Bourges (Canada, France) – Odette C.
Kate Voet (Belgium) – Olivia
Nina Kotyantz (Armenia, USA) – ORPHANS
Erinç Durlanik (Turkey) – Peace Apartment
Jalal Maghout (Germany, Syria) – Recordanza
Nevena Semova (Bulgaria) – Red Line
Victoria Delcheva (Bulgaria) – Red Line
Dina Dziraeva (France) – Rita’s River
Kevin Biele (Germany) – Shapeshifter
Sunniva Eir Tangvik Kveum (Norway) – Sit, Stay!
Minni Katina Mertens (Norway) – Sit, Stay!
Bariş Fert (Turkey) – Spider
Lara Kamhi (Turkey) – Spider
Sonia Mackwani (Switzerland, India) – Telescope
Kerren Lumer-Klabbers (Denmark) – Thanks for Nothing
Mai Mcdonald (Denmark) – Thanks for Nothing
Darja Miková (Czech Republic) – The Blue Room
Emilie Thalund (Denmark) – The Heath
Anže Grčar (Slovenia) – The Quiet Boy
Ella Kohn (Germany) – The Rabbi, the Veteran and the Captain
Aja:l Ada:map (Switzerland) – The Road
Samira Damato (Netherlands, Germany) – The Rooster is not a rooster
Selen Orcan (Turkey) – Things I Didn’t Know About Burrneshas
Anas Sareen (France, Switzerland) – THIS BLACK EARTH
Mahesh Naidu (UK, Wales, India) – This Is Not the Family I Ordered
Shaden Adela Safieddine Tazi (Marocco, Lebanon) – Today I am 25 years old
Janet Marrett (Wales, England) – Topsoil
Leyla Coll-O’Reilly (UK, Scotland, Ireland) – Tragedy
Cara Loftus (Ireland) – Wait For Me
Tamara Broćić (Serbia) – When the Moon Watches
Smaragda Nitsopoulou (Netherlands, Greece) – You will only see a flash of light
Elisa Baccolo (Switzerland, Italy) – Skin
Kirsi Marie Liimatainen (Finland) – SWEET DREAMS
Veerle De Wilde (Belgium, Netherlands) – Day H