In 2026, LIM becomes LIM²

LIM² Online training programme

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In 2026, LIM becomes LIM². As part of this evolution, 56 additional projects, led by 59 writer-directors from over 35 nationalities, have been selected to participate in an online workshop. Guided by two “dancing partners”, this workshop 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.

This online workshop, consisting in three 3-hour sessions, also provides a unique opportunity for filmmakers to connect, share ideas around the humanist values carried by LIM², and build a community of committed filmmakers in a changing world.

 

The workshop was structured around three online sessions, each lasting three hours.

The first session, held on January 23, 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 cognitive science research. Producers and co-authors of the selected projects were invited to dive into the tools and philosophy of the programme. 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 following two sessions, held on February 5 and 6, 2026, brought together 59 writer-directors from over 35 nationalities selected over almost 500 applicants. Facilitated by Nolwenn Guiziou and Miguel López Beraza, these sessions aimed to recreate the energy of in-person workshops in a virtual format, a challenge succeeded ! Over six hours of interactive workshops (two three-hour sessions), participants were immersed in the innovative tools and methodologies of the LIM² program, 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 (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