• Director(s):

    COAT (FABRICE)

  • Producer(s):

    PROGRAM 33

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2004

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, NON-THEATRICAL, VOD

In 2004, four film crews occupy the viewing rooms and the gala evenings to capture the moments that contribute to the extraordinary build-up of tension amongst contestants in the week leading up to the big night of the Eurovision Song Contest.

What with thigh-slit evening dresses, sequinned bomber-jackets and matching bras, black capes and platform shoes, the outfits alone are an eye-popping extravaganza, each more over-the-top than the last. This dazzling variety is rivalled only by the diversity of the countries represented. In the wings, you could cut the air with a knife as the anxious contestants size each other up. Some of them give in to panic and prepare to resort to underhand means, willing to stop at nothing to make sure they come first. Welcome to the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest.
This year, 800 million people will once again switch on their television sets for the live broadcast of the finals - a European extravaganza in which 24 contestants from countries rich and poor, some of which are sworn enemies, warble cheerful pop-songs on the universal theme of love.
By filming behind the scenes of the Eurovision Song Contest, this series hopes to offer viewers who have been served up the same old finals routine for the last 47 years a fresh, more realistic view of the contest. The tone throughout will be pacey, humorous and entertaining.