LIM² main programme
In 2026, 19 authors and 16 projects selected
Published
In the context of a world that is teetering on the brink of unpalatable power dynamics and new forms of dependency, the LIM team takes the bull by the horns. In 2026, LIM becomes LIM², and its working methods are profoundly transformed. Thanks to the applied research work generated by its European Think-Tank (the StoryTANK) in the past 7 years, a new generation of devices will allow authors and filmmakers to immerse themselves in practices of deepening and densifying narrative proposals. These tools respond to fierce individualism through collaboration between sensibilities and mutual aid between peoples. Through new methods of spatialization of ideas and sounds, LIM² accompanies the authors and filmmakers in their factory of singular worlds, consistent and necessary, worlds that no generative AI will be able to imitate.
Antoine Le Bos – CEO
The long-awaited moment has arrived! An exciting new group of directors and screenwriters is ready to embark on the challenging yet rewarding journey of development. These 16 LIM² projects have been carefully chosen for their cinematic quality and thematic relevance. They come from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds, with film projects capable of reaching a broad audience, speaking more or less explicitly to today’s world.
Awaiting them in the coming months is a process of collective (re)working, exploring the possibilities of each story, with moments of “fermentation” and “distillation” to create an even more compelling project.
The uniqueness of each story, brought by the author’s personality and experience, enriched by the group’s contributions and filtered with the help of the tutors, within a framework rich in new methods and tools created specifically for development by LIM², promises an exciting new wave of films in the making.
Massimiliano Nardulli – LIM² Artistic Director
Authors participating in LIM² 2026 main programme
Zhannat Alshanova
Writer / Director
Jaanika Arum
Writer / Director
Julia Bünter
Writer / Director
Anna Buryachkova
Writer / Director
Evi Cats
Writer / Director
Cody Farren
Writer / Director
Rusudan Gaprindashvili
Writer / Director
Varia Garib
Writer / Director
Daria Kashcheeva
Writer / Director
Kevin Koch
Writer / Director
Kirill Komar
Writer / Director
Elizabete Lukšo-Ražinska
Writer
Aristotelis Maragkos
Writer / Director
Carlos Martinez-Peñalver
Writer / Director
Martynas Norvaišas
Writer / Director
Olga Sidorina-Wilkins
Writer
Kristina Spassovska
Writer / Director
Mohamad Yassine
Writer / Director
Alise Zarina
Writer / Director
Pre-selection
Selection
In 2026, LIM becomes LIM². As part of this evolution, 56 projects, led by 61 writer-directors from over 35 nationalities, have been selected to participate in an online workshop. Guided by two “dancing partners”, these workshops offer a deep dive into the innovative tools and methodologies of the LIM programme, specifically designed to support the early development stages of a fiction feature film.
These three sessions also provide a unique opportunity for filmmakers to connect, share ideas around the humanist values carried by LIM², and build a community of committed filmmakers for a changing world.
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
