Les Arcs Coproduction Village Selects 17 Projects for 18th Edition
The 17 European features include Róisín Burns' Happy Hardcore and Bernhard Wenger's Last Days of Summer; three Spanish projects were chosen for the 2026 country focus.
Les Arcs Coproduction Village has unveiled the 17 European feature film projects selected for its 18th edition, which takes place in December 2026, according to deadline.com. The market received a record 496 submissions for this year's edition.
The final lineup includes eight first fiction features, five second features and four projects by more established filmmakers. Among the selected titles are Róisín Burns' debut feature Happy Hardcore, Bernhard Wenger's Last Days of Summer, Mikko Myllylahti's Mystery of The Autumn Killer and Benedikt Erlingsson's Women's Day. Alexandra Makarová returns to Les Arcs with Fanny Is Alive.
Three Spanish projects were selected as part of the festival's 2026 country focus on Spain. The Spain-France Co-Production Meetings will be held on December 15.
Selected projects will compete for the Eurimages Co-production Development Award, worth €20,000, and the ArteKino International Award, worth €6,000. The Industry Village runs from December 12 to 15, 2026, while the 18th Les Arcs Film Festival runs from December 12 to 19, 2026.
Returning filmmakers
Wenger previously took part in the Les Arcs Talent Village in 2017 with Peacock, which was Austria's entry for the 2026 Oscars. Makarová previously presented Perla in the Les Arcs Work in Progress. Earlier this year, Happy Hardcore won the Cannes Critics' Week Next Step prize.
Quick answers
When does the Les Arcs Coproduction Village take place?
The 18th edition runs from December 12 to 15, 2026, within the Les Arcs Film Festival, which runs from December 12 to 19, 2026.
What awards are the selected projects competing for?
The Eurimages Co-production Development Award worth €20,000 and the ArteKino International Award worth €6,000.
Which projects are in the 2026 selection?
The 17 projects include Róisín Burns' Happy Hardcore, Bernhard Wenger's Last Days of Summer, Mikko Myllylahti's Mystery of The Autumn Killer, Benedikt Erlingsson's Women's Day and Alexandra Makarová's Fanny Is Alive.