European Visions

European Visions is a 2004 European compilation film featuring contributions from all 25 Member States of the European Union at that time. The project was initiated by Lars von Trier.

Production Details

The selected 25 directors, often the most internationally renowned in their respective countries, were invited to create short films lasting no more than five minutes on the theme of "Europe". There were no specific guidelines other than a budget and a 16:9 shooting format.

Film Contributions

### Sweden
Jan Troell directed **The Yellow Tag**.

### Denmark
Christoffer Boe created **Europe Does Not Exist**.

### Latvia
Laila Pakalnina's contribution was **It'll Be Fine**.

### Germany
Fatih Akin adapted the song "The Old, Evil Songs" (1840) by Heinrich Heine and Robert Schumann into a short film.

### Portugal
Teresa Villaverde directed **Cold Wa(te)r**.

### Slovakia
Martin Šulík's contribution was **The Miracle**.

### Italy
Francesca Comencini created **Anna Lives in Marghera**.

### Other Contributions

* Aisling Walsh directed **Invisible State**.
* Aki Kaurismäki contributed **Bico episode**.
* Andy Bausch directed **The Language School**.
* Arvo Iho's contribution was **Euroflot episode**.
* Barbara Albert created **March**, as well as a short film featuring Mars.
* Béla Tarr directed **Prologue**.

Note: The provided source snippets only included a selection of the 25 contributions.