May 13, 2026 1:34am PT

Clémence Poésy Directorial Debut Among 18 Projects Pitched by Participants of Producers on the Move Program in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)

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European Film Promotion is playing host at the Cannes Film Festival to up-and-coming European producers, selected for its Producers on the Move program. Variety invited the producers to share details of their upcoming projects, which include “Vanda,” Clémence Poésy’s debut feature as a director.

Lixi Frank, Austria

Project: “Fanny Is Alive”

Director: Alexandra Makarová

In 1947, Fanny is still living in the Bergen-Belsen DP camp, hoping to emigrate to Palestine. When her husband Karl finds her after years of searching, that hope is shattered, forcing her to return to Vienna – into a society that once sought to erase her. Fanny and Karl must then confront whether a future together is still possible after all they have lost.