"To have 11 MEDIA-funded films selected in such a prestigious and highly competitive international film festival as Cannes is a true mark of the quality of Europe's films," said the EU's Media and Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding.

"Over the past 16 years the EU's MEDIA programme has lent crucial support to Europe's film industry. MEDIA 2007 will continue this tradition and help European cinema prepare for the digital age."