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Jacques Bidou & Marianne Dumoulin — France

JBA Production Producer [email protected] [email protected]

JBA PRODUCTION, Jacques Bidou et Marianne Dumoulin has produced 112 films.

Including RICE PEOPLE by Rithy Panh (Competition Cannes 1994), LUMUMBA by Raoul Peck (Cannes 2000), APRIL CAPTAINS by Maria de Medeiros (Cannes 2000), PAU AND HIS BROTHER by Marc Recha (Competition Cannes 2003) SALVADOR ALLENDE by Patricio Guzman (Cannes 2004), SALAMANDRA by Pablo Aguero (Cannes 2008), SALT OF THIS SEA by Annemarie Jacir (Cannes 2008), FACE by Tsai Ming-Liang (Competition Cannes 2009), CORPO CELESTE by Alice Rorhwacher (Cannes 2010), THE REPENTANT by Merzak Allouache (Cannes 2012), STRAY DOGS by Tsai Ming-Liang (Venice 2013), EVA DOESN’T SLEEP by Pablo Aguerö (San Sebastian 2015), DONBASS by Sergei Loznitsa (Cannes 2018), YALDA, A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS by Massoud Bakhshi (Grand prix Sundance 2020, Berlin 20) and SOW THE WIND by Danilo Caputo (Panorama Berlin 20). GUESTS 2 — 3

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Budreckyte — Lithuania

Kinomind Films Producer [email protected]

Gabija is a co-founder of film development, production and distribution company Kinomind Films. Gabija works as a producer on and documentary films. Happy Go Hopscotch is a multiplatform project with a Christmas special first broadcasted on RTE in 2018 and on YLE in 2019, to name a few. A TV series pilot has been completed in summer 2020. Currently developing animated short BRUNO and two creative documentary projects.

Kinomind Films is a dynamic development, production and distribution company based in Lithuania. Kinomind Films dissects subjects, which emerge from mindfulness, positive psychology and search for identity in contemporary world, reaching global audience. Kinomind Films believes in the importance of cross boarder collaborations when creating content for Film, TV and online platforms. GUESTS

Gwen

Clauweart — Brittany, France

Ten2Ten Films Producer [email protected]

TEN2TEN FILMS is a French company founded in 2011 by Gwenaëlle Clauwaert.

With 20 years of diversified production experience, Gwenaëlle favors projects that take a fresh look at the evolutions of the contemporary world. Both in short and feature films as well as in documentaries, she has produced filmmakers with strong visions, ranging from Vincent Dietschy to Thomas Bardinet, or Philippe Allante with 3 seasons of a documentary series for Arte: LE BONHEUR EST DANS L'ASSIETTE. Ten2Ten also works internationally with the line production of Australian, Canadian, Tawainese, Danish series or feature films. In parallel, in 2016, Ten2Ten produced its first virtual reality film: FRENCH KISS, by Pascal Tirilly, interactive 360° fiction.

Arriving in Brittany in 2019, Ten2Ten continues its commitment to VR: LE VOYEUR by Fabrice Dugast, journey into the psyche of a paranoid schizophrenic, and 369 by Ananda Safo, an immersive experience in animation at the heart of female pleasure selected at Grand Nord XR 2020, which artistic direction is provided by David Devaux & Oerd Van Cuijlenborg.

In the meantime, Ten2Ten is developing FINMARK, a series by Patrice Carré, environmental drama (2D / VR hybrid), producing PISTACHE CHOCOLAT, short by Zaïda Heckmann (with CNC & Arte), as well as LA BANDE DU DEUX-NEUF, documentary by Séverine Vermersh. Gwenaëlle is also involved in the development of new feature film projects (French and international collaborations). GUESTS 4 — 5

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Maria Ekerhovd has produced a large number of critically acclaimed short films, including SNIFFER by Bobbie Peers that won Norway´s only Palme d’Or . In 2011 Maria Ekerhovd established her own production company, Mer Film and that same year she was appointed Norway’s Producer on The Move for the EFP program at the Cannes Maria Int. Film Festival. Maria has produced and co – produced more than 30 titles including films that has competed and won prizes at all Ekerhovd — Norway the major festivals. Maria has also been award best producer in Norway twice – in 2015 and Mer Film 2018 Producer [email protected] MER FILM was founded by producer Maria Ekerhovd in 2011. Mer Film’s ambition is to develop, produce and distribute Norwegian and international arthouse films that engages the audience. The company works with some of Norway’s finest directors, such as Ole Giæver, Jorunn Myklebust Syversen, Gunnar Vikene, Iram Haq, Itonje Søimer Guttormsen and Eskil Vogt. Since 2014, Mer Film also distributes its films theatrically and online in Norway. Mer Film produced multiple-awarded features like WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY (TIFF 2017) by Iram Haq; FROM THE BALCONY (Berlinale 2017) and OUT OF NATURE (TIFF /Berlinale 2015) by Ole Giæver; DISCO (TIFF/ San Sebastian 2019) by Jorunn Myklebust Syversen. Upcoming titles in production are THE INNOCENTS by Eskil Vogt and BURNING MAN by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen. Most recent international co-productions include OUR TIME (Venice 2018, by Carlos Reygadas) and DIVINE LOVE (Sundance/Berlinale Panorama 2019, by Gabriel Mascaro). Upcoming co- productions in production are FLEE, dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen and BURIAL, dir. Emilija Skarnulyté. GUESTS

Diana Elbaum has produced a wide range of award-winning films since becoming a producer in 1989, initially in advertising and then in motion pictures. Her films span all genres and cultures and have received critical acclaim on all continents. She is known for masterfully bringing together international talent and financing. Diana is deeply committed to growing Europe’s film industry and, to this effect, devotes time to EAVE training young film producers. In 2009 Diana she received the Eurimages Award, awarded to producers who play an active role in European Elbaum co-productions. — Belgium Her work and curiosity have taken her around Beluga Tree the world several times, enabling her to Producer enroll cutting-edge writers, directors and [email protected] talents from all continents: Sam Garbarski, Nabil Ben Yadir, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Nathalie Borgers, Nic Balthazar, Ari Folman, Raoul Peck, Diego Martinez Vignatti, Miel Van Hoogenbemt, Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, Solange Cicurel.

In 1989, Diana founded her production company, Entre Chien et Loup, which has produced more than 90 films. And in October 2017, she launched BELUGA TREE, a dynamic independent production company. The company is launched in partnership with the award-winning entertainment company Caviar Group and operates from Brussels’ based offices. BELUGA TREE’s mission is to develop and produce visionary & high-quality films, TV series and documentaries for international audience and to build a creative hub where powerful and distinctive stories can be nurtured and brought to the screen with energy and passion. The company continues to work with the established talents with whom Diana has successfully worked in the past, as well as discovering and welcoming a host of new emerging talents. GUESTS 6 — 7

Born in Israel in 1965, Yael Fogiel was 21 years old when she moved to France. After completing a degree of Eastern languages and civilizations at INALCO, she became a production manager at Lapsus Productions, where she was also in charge of the sales. In 1992, while she taught Hebrew on the shooting of the film LES PATRIOTES, she met Laetitia Gonzalez, who was working on the set as well (in the mise en scene crew). Three years later, they joined forces and started their own Yaël production company, Les Films du Poisson

Fogiel Created in 1995, Les Films du Poisson gathers — France Yaël Fogiel, Laetitia Gonzalez and Estelle Fialon Les Films du Poisson around a demanding editorial line, guided by Producer curiosity and passion. Over the last 25 years, it [email protected] earned its reputation around the world as one of the main French independent companies. Les Films du Poisson is recognized as a creative, prolific and successful company. They produced more than 100 titles for cinema and television, distributed worldwide, selected and multi-awarded in all major international events, the Oscars, the César, Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Toronto, Venice, … Les Films du Poisson discovered many emerging directors and led them to become confirmed and acclaimed on an international scale. Julie Bertuccelli, Emmanuel Finkiel, Mathieu Amalric, Dror Moreh, Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen, are among many of its in-house talents. In 2020, the next features of Mathieu Amalric, Eran Kolirin (THE BAND’S VISIT), Dror Moreh and André Bonzel (MAN BITES DOG) are currently in editing. Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s first TV show (THOSE HAPPY DAYS or THE INTOUCHABLES) adapted from hit series IN TREATMENT (35x26’ for ARTE) is now in postproduction. In 2019 and 2020, THE ROOM by Christian Volckman and WORKING GIRLS by Frédéric Fonteyne, were released in theaters. Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen’s mini-series THE MIDDLEMAN was broadcasted on ARTE in May 2020 and scored over 1 million viewers. GUESTS

Indie Sales has quickly established itself as a major player in independent international sales with a high quality catalogue of more than 60 films from the widest range possible. The complementary professional backgrounds of both co-founders Nicolas Eschbach and Eric Névé has brought a solid and unique structure to the international film distribution business. Indie Sales is proud to be representing world-renowned directors such as Lav Diaz, Alice Winocour, Bruno Dumont, Justine Triet, Gabriele Muccino, Yolande Zauberman or Stefano Sollima, and to be accompanying Simon up-and-coming talented filmmakers: Louise Archambault, Sophie Letourneur, Sameh Zoabi, Claire Gabriele Burger or Clément Cogitore. We also have a special — France focus for high profile animation titles (CALAMITY, Indie Sales ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE, MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE, Aquisitions & Sales MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA). [email protected] Our films compete and are awarded in the world’s most prestigious festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice…) and have been nominated for top international awards such as the Oscars or the Golden Globes (THE INSULT, MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI…). We acquire roughly 12 live action or animated films per year, from all nationalities and genres, with a strong commercial and artistic potential. We can get involved in any stage in a films lifespan offering tailor-made strategies to finance, launch and sell films in a market which is growing increasingly complex. After a first coproduction with CATTLEYA, SUBURRA by Stefano Sollima, sold in more than 50 territories, Indie Prod - its production arm - is now producing French and international features and TV series carried on by talented emerging and confirmed filmmakers. Indie Prod recently coproduced Renato de Maria’s THE RUTHLESS with Bibi Film in Italy, as well as Jasmila Zbanic’s upcoming project (winner of the Golden Bear in 2006 for her first-feature Grbavica), who will premiere in Venice Competition and TIFF 2020.

Simon Gabriele works on the acquisitions and sales of Indie Sales, being previously acquisitions manager at Films Distribution - Paris based sales agent - since 2015, and before that, trainee at Le Bureau, M6, Umedia, Le Pacte. GUESTS

Nicole Gerhards — Germany

NiKo Film Producer [email protected]

Nicole Gerhards studied Theatre and French in Paris as well as Film Production at the Deutsche Film-und Fernsehakademie in Berlin. In 2005, Nicole Gerhards founded NiKo Film with which she has (co-)produced more than 20 award-winning films. NiKo Film produces art-house feature and documentary projects for cinema and television, almost all of them international co-productions. NiKo films are personal and socially relevant; they represent particular attitudes, while never forcing the issue. Exceptional films are our passion. Films bearing a distinct signature and a unique identity.

NiKo Film was the lead producer on eg. KILL ME and THE STRANGER IN ME by Emily Atef (Cannes - Semaine Internationale de la Critique), Kosovar Oscar-Entry BABAI by Visar Morina (International Film Festival Karlovy Vary – Competition), and co-producer on films like THE PRIZE by Paula Markovitch which won two Silver Bears at the Berlin International Film Festival, THE MEMORY OF WATER by Matías Bize (Venice Days), CLASH by Mohamed Diab (Cannes - Un Certain Regard) and UNTIL THE BIRDS RETURN by Karim Moussaoui (Cannes - Un Certain Regard).

2019 SUNBURNED by Carolina Hellsgård celebrated its World Premiere at Alice Nella Città in Rome and the co-production YALDA - A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS by Massoud Bakhshi won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition of Sundance Film Festival 2020.

Nicole Gerhards is a member of EAVE, ACE, the European and the German Film Academy. She was chosen to represent Germany as Producer on the Move at the and also took part in the Producers Lab Toronto and the prestigious Inside Pictures Programme. GUESTS

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Gomarasca — Italy & France

First Cut+ [email protected]

Ilaria is head of First Cut+ (part of First Cut Lab is a programme designed First Cut Lab) which is a new program for feature fiction films in editing phase. supported by Creative Europe’s MEDIA, Launched in 2015 as an industry activity specializing on promotion of feature of Trieste’s When East Meets West films at the stage of post-production, (WEMW) co-production forum, First Cut predominantly from European countries Lab is now an independent initiative run with a low production capacity. by Tatino Films. So far the program has Following a master's degree in Cinema, supported 51 feature films, either as Literature and Arts in Milan, Ilaria part of WEMW and Karlovy Vary Eastern began her career in Paris at the Louvre Promises or as a program on demand museum with a six-month research at the request of different national film project into new media. She then chose institutes and regional initiatives. The to focus on the cinema industry as majority of First Cut Lab-supported the Festivals manager for WIDE, an films are debuts and many projects international sales agency based in have gone on to premiere in festivals Paris, and later became head of their like Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, Karlovy Festivals department. Vary and San Sebastian. Ilaria joined Pyramide International as Festivals and Markets manager To further support the competitiveness in 2013, in direct partnership with and marketability of feature films that major festivals worldwide, as well as participate in First Cut Lab, a new cinematheques and cultural institutions program was created in 2019. First in France and abroad. For seven Cut+ is a portfolio of 16 fiction feature years, Ilaria was in charge of strategy films in post-production, mainly from for Pyramide's Festivals division and Central & Eastern Europe. Projects that managed the launch campaigns for are part of the portfolio have 3 days of new films on the international festival consultations on promotion followed circuit. by a Works-in-progress session either Since 2017 she is consultant for “De at Trieste’s When East Meets West or Rome à Paris," an Italian film festival at Karlovy Vary IFF’s Eastern Promises held in Paris, as both a part of the Industry Days. 8 films – half of the selection committee and the chief portfolio – are promoted in Trieste organizer of the marketplace for in winter and the other half during professionals in the Italian and French the summer session in Karlovy Vary, cinema industry. enabling to welcome most eligible projects at a time that suits their postproduction schedule. GUESTS 10 — 11

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Selkie Productions Producer [email protected]

Wendy has many years experience as a line producer of film and television, working on films such as Andrea Arnold's 'Red Road', Annie Griffin's 'Festival', David Mackenzie's 'You Instead', Paddy Considine's 'Journeyman' , Iain Morris's 'The Festival', Scott Graham's 'Run' and most recently Ben Sharrock's 'Limbo' She produced the low budget improvised feature film 'Wasted' with Raindog and co produced the indie rom-com 'Not Another Happy Ending' with Synchronicity Films which closed Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2012. She also produced the the music documentary 'Big Gold Dream' (winner of the audience award at EIFF 2015) and the follow up 'Teenage Superstars'. Wendy also coproduced 'Calibre', Matt Palmer's first feature with Wellington Films (winner of the Michael Powell award) and 'She Will' the first feature by artist/film maker Charlotte Colbert (in post) .

Selkie Productions was set up in 2014 by Wendy Griffin to develop a slate of film and tv (mainly feature film projects). Selkie Productions, based in Scotland, is developing projects with several writers, directors and co producers including Morag McKinnon, Sven Werner, Kefi Chadwick, Georgia Oakley and Andrea Gibb Selkie seeks to develop and produce work with new talent and is particularly keen to tell female stories and work with female talent (both in front of and behind the camera). GUESTS

Thomas Guentch — Brittany, France

Les Films de l'heure bleue | Blue Hour Films Producer [email protected]

Since 2010, Thomas Guentch has produced more than 20 short films and documentaries screened and rewarded in many prestigious international film festivals. In 2016, he is joined by two producers: they launch Blue Hour Films in Britany, a flexible and audacious company keen to accompany authors from everywhere with singular visions and powerful stories, within an open- minded spirit and bringing special care to the quality of the relationship with authors. In 2017, he produced a first feature film, HEADBANG LULLABY by the Moroccan director Hicham Lasri. The film was selected at the Berlinale and rewarded in many festivals. Then, he co-developed ADAM by Maryam Touzani, produced by Nabil Ayouch and part of the Official Selection at the Festival de Cannes. Thomas now develops several feature projects from France and gets involved in international coproductions, using affinity and authenticity to guide his choices.

Blue Hour Films was born when three producers sharing the desire to uphold ambitious projects decided to join to support creation from everywhere in the world and to accompany strong visionary authors and birth of audacious films. In a spirit of openness towards the world, Blue Hour Films develops shorts and feature films projects in France and internationally, the line-up only guided by the producers' coup de coeur, placing the quality of the relationships with authors at the heart of their approach.

Filmography : https://en.bluehourfilms.fr/films. GUESTS 12 — 13

Alexis Hofmann is graduated Alexis in modern literature and in distribution at La Fémis. After Hofmann working for the French National — France Centre of Cinema (CNC- Centre national du cinéma et de l’image Bac Films animée), he joined Haut et Court Aquisitions Distribution, and then Memento [email protected] Films, working in the booking and marketing departments for each. He joined BAC FILMS in 2006 as a booker and then became marketing project manager for the company. Alexis has been overseeing acquisitions for BAC FILMS since 2013. GUESTS

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After graduating business School in Martin France and The in 2009, and experimented internships at France Television, Jerome Universal Pictures in Paris and U media in — France Belgium, Martin went to the New York Film Academy to complete his education. Condor Distributions He then learned and worked his way up as Acquisitions assistant producer of Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, [email protected] ex CEO of Gaumont and EuropaCorp on films like COSMOPOLIS by David Cronenberg, GRACE OF MONACO with Nicole Kidman or HORSES OF GOD by Nabil Ayouch. He then went on to work as assistant director on features like RACER AND THE JAILBIRD by oscar nominee Michael Roskam or THE WORLD IS YOURS by Romain Gavras.

Martin now works for the acquisitions department of Condor Distribution, a French theatrical distributor (ENEMY by Denis Villeneuve, DESIERTO by Jonas Cuaron, VICTORIA by Sebastian Schipper, LIGHT OF MY LIFE by Casey Affleck…). He also runs Les Cigognes Films that have produced I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE directed by Sameh Alaa in 2019. The film is invited at Cannes Official Selection 2020. He has also coproduced THE EAGLES OF CARTHAGE by director Adriano Valerio that will open Venice International Film Critics’week this year. GUESTS 14 — 15

Titus

Kreyenberg — Germany

unafilms Producer [email protected]

Titus Kreyenberg worked as an executive producer for film and television for many years before he founded his own production company unafilm.

The company has produced and coproduced well over 30 films that compete in A-festivals around the world, Berlinale, Cannes, Toronto, Locarno, IDFA among them. In 2013 HELI won the award for Best Director in competition in Cannes. 2014 BRIDGES OF SARAJEVO was shown in the Sélection Officelle in Cannes. I AM NOT A WITCH premiered at Director’s Fortnight and last year’s Berlinale showed 4 films produced by unafilm.

unafilm is an active member of ACE, EAVE, EFA, AG DOK, VDF and Filmbüro NW.

Titus Kreyenberg teaches at EAVE, TorinoFilmLab and the Biennale Cinema College. GUESTS

Pierre

Menahem — France

Still Moving Producer [email protected] Juliette Lepoutre & Pierre Menahem Pierre Menahem started his career in the film industry at Celluloid Dreams as director of sales and acquisitions, supervising the marketing of a catalogue of 200 titles of acclaimed directors (Kitano, Kiarostami, Dardennes, Sokourov, Jia Zhangke, Bellochio, Dumont, Audiard, Ozon...) and attending all principal festivals and markets. He founded Scalpel Films in 2004 and then created a sales division in production company MPM Film in 2011. He was a programmer at the Belfort International Film Festival until 2014. He is currently part of the selection committee of the Hubert Bals Fund and a consultant to the Film Office of the Rotterdam International Film Festival. Along with partner Juliette Lepoutre he founded Still Moving in 2015, co-producing and/or selling the following titles : BLIND SUN by Joyce Nashawati (France/Greece), PENDULAR by Julia Murat (Brazil/France), IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY by Tamer El Said (Egypt/Germany), DJON AFRICA by Filipa Reis (Portugal/Brazil), TLAMESS (Sortilège) by Ala Eddine Slim (Tunisia/France), THE FEVER by Maya Da-Rin (Brazil/France/Germany). In production : FEATHERS OF A FATHER by Omar El Zohairy (Egypt/France/Netherlands/Greece), AMANHA by Pedro Pinho (Portugal/France/ Brazil/Germany), MEDITERRANEAN FEVER by Maha Haj (Palestine/France/Germany), TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell Eu (Malaysia/France/ Singapore/Germany), ZAFARI by Mariana Rondon (Venezuela/France), BABY by Marcelo Caetano (Brazil/France). GUESTS 16 — 17

Laurent

Lavolé — France

Gloria Films Producer [email protected]

Laurent Lavolé is a French producer who founded GLORIA FILMS twenty-five years ago. His productions involve French and international directors, fiction and documentary films for cinema and TV, which have won awards in all the major international festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice, etc.). Laurent has also sat in numerous commissions and jurys, as consultant for the Dubai Film Connection and currently as artistic director for the Emergence Film Lab.

GLORIA FILMS is a French independent production company focusing on fiction and creative documentary films, with great experience in the field of international coproductions. The films have been presented and awarded in all major festivals during the last twenty years. Recently, Gloria Films released three feature documentaries: NOTHINGWOOD, by Sonia Kronlund (Director’s Fortnight, Cannes 2017 ; Étoile de la Scam 2018), BELINDA, by Marie Dumora (Panorama Opening, Berlinale 2017 ; Étoile de la Scam 2020), and AMERICA, by Claus Drexel (César Award nomination for Best Documentary 2019). In the last year, the company released UP THE MOUNTAIN by Sebastien Betbeder and THREE SUMMERS (Mostra de Sao Paulo, “Best Actress” ; Rio Festival “Best Actress” ; Havane Festival “Best Editing”), by Brazilian director Sandra Kogut, which premiered at TIFF. The company is currently post- producing its first genre film, OGRE, a fantastic tale directed by Arnaud Malherbe (co-produced with 2.4.7. Films, The Jokers, Playtime and Panache). GUESTS

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Script doctor and producer, Johanna Johanna Nahon began working in production under Charles Gillibert Nahon in 2015. She then joined Wild — France Bunch as Acquisitions’ assistant and then the film production and Producer international sales company [email protected] Celluloid Dreams, where she headed up the purchasing department from 2016 to 2019.

In 2020, she created a development fund with Baptiste Salvan, a young producer trainee at Prima Linea Productions, and a production company with Jérome Bénadiner and William S.Touitou. Johanna Nahon also worked on several projects as consultant. GUESTS 18 — 19

Stéphane

Parthenay — France

Pyramide Productions Producer [email protected]

Stéphane Parthenay was director of programming at Gaumont and then director of Gaumont Multimédia (production of animation series, video games and websites). He then founded his own company, Mordicus Productions, with which he produced, among others, the film MASSAÏ LES GUERRIERS DE LA PLUIE by Pascal Plisson (2004, in co- production with StudioCanal) and the TV fiction ADIEU DE GAULLE by Laurent Herbiet for Canal+ (2009).

He joined Pyramide Productions in 2007 as an executive producer and associate, particularly on the films of Catherine Corsini (PARTIR, 2009 and TROIS MONDES, 2012), Ismaël Ferroukhi (LES HOMMES LIBRES, 2011), Julie Lopes Curval (LE BEAU MONDE, post- production), and on foreign co-production films such as those by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (THE THREE MONKEYS, Cannes Award 2008), Aki Kaurismäki (LE HAVRE, Cannes 2011 competition), Lucia Puenzo (THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN, 2013) and Fatih Akin (SOUL KITCHEN, 2009 and THE CUT, post- production). GUESTS

WORLD by Christophe TV content, he founded Van Rompaey, (2016, Mockingbird Productions World premiered at in 2017 together with Locarno IFF and Best Bruno Wyndaele and Comedy Nominee Jean-Claude van – EFA), BRASSERIE Rijckeghem. They are ROMANTIQUE by Joël in development of the Vanhoebrouck (2012) animated series MISTER and OXYGEN by Hans PAPER and the drama Van Nuffel (2011, Best series A GOOD YEAR. Dries Discovery - EFA). Dries co-produced more than Dries will continue to Phlypo 30 international films, produce feature films — Belgium including DIRTY GOD with A Private View. (2019) and ZURICH THE BEST OF DORIEN A Private View (2015) by Sacha Polak, B. by Anke Blondé Producer COBAIN (2017) by worldpremiered at [email protected] Nanouk Leopold, BLOOD Rotterdam Filmfestival SWEAT AND TEARS in February 2019 and (2015) by Diederick has since been at Beijing Koopal, COUPLE IN IFF, Lucca IFF and Dries Phlypo is producer A HOLE (2015) by Sydney Filmfestival. In and managing partner at Tom Geens and many September 2019 THE the Belgian independent others. He produced BEST OF DORIEN B. production company A four shorts: ROMANCE will open Ostend Film Private View. He started by Douglas Boswell, Festival, followed by a his career as a youth MOMENT DE GLOIRE domestic release on the programmer for Brugge by Hendrik Moonen, 11th of September. A 2002 and launched the oscar nominated Private View has several the youth film circuit TANGHI ARGENTINI by upcoming projects: the 'Lessons in the Dark'. In Guido Thys and the oscar family feature MY DAD 2004 he joined A Private shortlisted BAD HUNTER IS A SAUSAGE by Anouk View where he was an by Sahim Omar Kalifa. Fortunier will be shot executive producer on in summer 2019 and , BELGIUM Dries also focuses on STRINGS by Kadir Balci, (2008), A PERFECT producing television DUST by Angelo Tijssens, MATCH (2007) and series. AMIGOS (10 MESOPOTAMIA CAFÉ by LONG WEEKEND (2005). episodes, 2015) was Sahim Omar Kalifa and Subsequently, together created and written WATERWOLF by Ann- with screenwriter/ by Jean- Claude van Julie Vervaeke are in producer Jean-Claude Rijckeghem and Pierre development. van Rijckeghem, he De Clercq and directed by produced a dozen films, Kadir Balci and Hendrik He is a board member of including ZAGROS by Moonen. Dries also the Flemish producers' Sahim Omar Kalifa (2017, produced the animated association (VOFTP) Grand Prix FilmFest series RUSTY with and in 2010 he joined Ghent), VINCENT AND Lemming Film. In order Les Ateliers Du Cinema THE END OF THE to further his focus on Européen (ACE). GUESTS

After scientific college, I’m graduated in Cinematographic Studies in Rennes. I started out on set as stage manager, administrator, production manager and then executive producer on feature films. I founded Tita Productions in Marseille in 2006, where I lived for 10 years, then TITA B in 2015, in Brittany. I dedicate myself today to the development of the company and to the production of fiction films for cinema and television. Fred Committed to several professional associations (Films en Bretagne, Pôle Audiovisuel de Douarnenez- Prémel Cornouaille), joint work and collective reflection are at — Brittany, France the heart of my concerns.

Tita Productions Tita Productions was created in 2006 by Fred Prémel Producer and Christophe Bouffil, film producers, joined not long [email protected] after by Laurence Ansquer, documentary film producer. The company is based in two regional "branches": One in the South (Marseille) and the other in Brittany (Douarnenez). This hold we have over two territories is our trademark. Our films have received selections and prizes in the largest international events : Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, San Sebastián, Roma, Sundance, and have been distributed worldwide. On the fiction side, we started shooting Helena Wittmann's feature film HUMAN FLOWERS. At the end of the year will be released AKELARRE by Pablo Agüero and YALDA by Massoud Bahkshi, two award-winning international co-productions, and the second season of the series FIN AR BED by Nicolas Leborgne. On the documentary side, Marlene Rabaud's CONGO LUCHA, broadcast on France 2, BBC and RTBF, won the Albert London Prize this year. In the end of 2020, the company will have brought to the screen it’s 100th production. The crew grows and develops new feature film projects, documentaries and series for television and SVOD platforms, piloted by a half "mediterranean olive oil" and a half "breton salted butter" team. Tita Productions and Tita B are members of the SPI, Films en Bretagne and LPA associations. GUESTS

Amélie

Quéret — Brittany, France

respiro productions Producer [email protected]

After working in Latin America, Amélie Quéret gets a degree at l’Atelier Paris –Ludwigsburg of the Fémis, specialised in European coproduction. Later, she worked as a line producer and producer.

In 2014 she founded respiro productions in Brittany, France. To date, she produced around 15 short films and she develops several feature films. She regularly is a reader for different reading committees.

Founded in 2014, respiro productions is a film company that desires to discover and guide directors through their film production process, in the best possible conditions. It is important, in our eyes, to work on narrative films which are humanly and socially engaged. We want to keep an artistic requirement without overseeing a certain accessibility to the audience. We work in various forms: fiction, documentary, animation, short or feature, from several geographical and cultural origins. In 2020, Respiro is awarded with the CNC “Aide au Programme” and also receives the New Producer’s Label granted by the Maison du Film. GUESTS 22 — 23

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Marija

Razgutė — Lithuania

M-Films Marija Razgutė, Lithuanian film producer, established a Producer film production company M-Films (Čiobreliai) in 2008. [email protected] Meanwhile she has produced 4 feature films as a major producer as well as 9 short films (fiction, documentary and animation). Her latest production NOVA LITUANIA by Karolis Kaupinis premiered at Karlovy Vary IFF 2019, East of the West program, Summer Survivors by Marija Kavtaradze premiered at Toronto IFF 2018, Discovery program, The Saint by Andrius Blaževičius premiered at Busan IFF 2016 and Warsaw IFF competition programs, awarded by Lithuanian Film Academy in 6 categories, including Best Film, Best Script, Best Director, and etc. At the moment Marija is in post-production of a second feature by Andrius Blaževičius - RUNNER to be released in 2021. Also she’s been co-producing as a minority co-producer since 2016, now having films with Spain – TRES by Juanjo Giménez & TROTE by Xacio Baño, Germany & Georgia – OTAR’S DEATH by Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze. Since 2011 Marija Razgutė is an active member of Independent Producers Association of Lithuania, and a Board member since 2016. Marija is also a graduate of MAIA Workshops 2013-2014, EAVE Producers Workshop 2016. A member of European Film Academy since 2015 and EWA Network since 2018, Producer on the move 2020.

M-Films (Čiobreliai) was established in 2008 by producer Marija Razgutė, based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The filmography of the company consists of 4 completed feature, nine short films, two minority co-productions and also two new feature films in development. M-Films produces the works of the young generation of Lithuanian film directors such as Andrius Blaževičius, Marija Kavtaradze, Karolis Kaupinis and has been working with international co-productions since 2013. GUESTS

Laurette Schillings is one of 3 producing partners at Topkapi Films since 2003.

Topkapi was established in 1996 and since then it (co)produced over 120 film and drama titles. Over the past years Topkapi has continued to diversify its activities; as well as powerful feature films, we focus on (high-end) TV drama, nonfiction series and hybrids, Laurette intensifying our ties with broadcasters and setting up collaborations with (S)VOD partners. We have built Schillings a large international network, recently coproducing — The Netherlands a.o. GIRL (Lukas Dhont), ANOTHER ROUND (Thomas Vinterberg) and BENEDETTA (Paul Verhoeven). These connections have cemented our solid position in terms Topkapi Films of international financing options and platforms for Producer [email protected] distribution, demonstrated by a.o. LAYLA M.=. (2016, TIFF, Netflix worldwide) and INSTINCT starring Carice van Houten and Marwan Kenzari, (2019, Locarno Piazza Grande, worldwide sales). Our strategy focuses on quality of development, innovative storytelling, national initiative, international visibility and developing talent and long-term collaborations. TOPKAPI’S BLACK BOOK (2006, directed by Paul Verhoeven), LOVE IS ALL (2007), JOY (2010) and BLACK BUTTERFLIES (2011) won their respective years’ (‘Dutch Oscar’) for Best Feature Film. Topkapi was an international co-producer on such films as Carlos Reygadas’s SILENT LIGHT (2007) and POST TENEBRAS LUX (2012), Felix van Groeningen’s THE MISFORTUNATES (2009) and the Oscar-nominated THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN (2012), Thomas Vinterberg’s THE COMMUNE, Tim Mielants’s PATRICK (2019), and Paul Verhoeven’s BENEDETTA (2021). Topkapi is currently in post-production on TURBULENT SKIES, an upcoming major period drama series on the founding fathers of Dutch aviation: KLM Dutch Royal Airlines founder Albert Plesman and legendary aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker. Topkapi’s (co-)productions have been screened at, among many other film festivals, Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, New York Film Festival, Toronto, Berlinale, Venice, Rotterdam, Locarno, San Sebastián, Palm Springs, Chicago, Telluride, London, Busan, Torino, Warsaw, Sarajevo, Aspen Short Film Festival, AFI Fest, and the Netherlands Film Festival. GUESTS 24 — 25

Carole Scotta founded Haut et Court in 1992 the same year she won the Fondation Hachette prize as best young producer. The next year, she released 5 indies from the USA inédits d’Amérique which launched the company as one the most innovative and bold startups. The distribution force has since then have released around 10 films a year, choosing some of the best filmmakers from all around the world. In 1997 Carole Scotta produced MA VIE EN ROSE, her first feature film (Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film 1998). Over the Carole past 25 years, films and series produced by Haut et Court have been selected and awarded at countless Scotta international film festivals: Palme d’Or for ENTRE — France LES MURS by Laurent Cantet, International Emmy Haut et Court Award for the series THE RETURNED by Fabrice Producer Gobert. Carole Scotta has been copresident of the [email protected] French Independent Distributor Syndicate DIRE since 2009 and is invited in major public debates to support innovation and diversity in the european independant audiovisuel sector. Haut et court now counts 25 persons, all dedicated to bringing their own voice to the company, including partners Caroline Benjo, Simon Arnal, Barbara Letellier, and Laurence Petit.

Haut et Court was founded in 1992 as an independent production and distribution company dedicated to creating international cinema and television of the highest quality. Over the past 27 years, the company has claimed an enlightened eclecticism and a taste for artistic risk. Haut et Court has worked with eminent film-makers from across the globe such as Tsai Ming Liang, Walter Salles or Ildiko Enyedi to name but a few, and films produced by Haut et Court have been selected and awarded at countless international film festivals - among them: Laurent Cantet’s THE CLASS (Palme d’Or 2008); Alain Berliner’s MY LIFE IN PINK (Golden Globe Best Foreign Film 1998); COCO BEFORE CHANEL by Anne Fontaine (the most successful French film on the international market in 2009), Bertrand Bonello’s TIRESIA (Selected in Competition in Cannes 2003), or 150 MILLIGRAMS by Emmanuelle Bercot (Cesar’s nominee, TIFF 2016). GUESTS Klaudia Śmieja-

Rostworowska — Poland

NEM Corp In 2015 Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska together Producer with Beata Rzeźniczek founded MADANTS, [email protected] a Warsaw-based production company with the aim to produce independent films with international festival and distribution potential. Since then it has become one of the most active Polish production outlets and produced such films as Claire Denis’ High Life (TIFF, San Sebastian FF 2018, US distribution by A24), which starred Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche and was shot partly in Poland, and co-produced Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson’s Under The Tree (Venice FF, TIFF, US distribution by Magnolia Pictures) and Babis Makridis’ CO-PRODUCER Sundance-selected Pity, among others. THE RIVER dir. Emir Baigazin In 2018, Śmieja-Rostworowska established (Venice, Toronto, NEM Corp – a collaboration between Madants Tokio 2018) and Ewa Puszczyńska (Oscar-winning producer UNDER THE TREE of Ida and Cold War)’s Extreme Emotions and dir. Hafsteinn Gunnar Jan Naszewski’s sales outlet New Europe Film Sigurdsson (Venice 2017) Sales (sales company behind the international success of Rams, United States of Love and FOAM AT THE MOUTH Summer 1993). dir. Janis Nords (Moscow 2017) PRODUCER PORTO MR. JONES dir. Gabe Klinger dir. Agnieszka (San Sebastian 2017) Holland PARK (Berlinale 2019) dir. Sophia Exarchou HIGH LIFE (San Sebastian 2017) dir. Claire Denis CLAIR-OBSCUR (Toronto, San dir. Yesim Ustaoglu Sebastian 2018) (Toronto 2017) PITY AGNUS DEI dir. Babis Makridis dir. Anne Fontaine (Sundance 2018) (Sundance 2016) CHEMO ILEGITIM dir. Bartosz dir. Adrian Sitaru Prokopowicz (Berlinale 2016) (Karlovy Vary 2016) GUESTS 26 — 27

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Thorkildsen — Norway Ape&Bjørn Ruben Thorkildsen is a Norwegian Producer film producer and founder of [email protected] Ape&Bjørn. He produced the Karlovy Vary Crystal Globe winner THE ALMOST MAN, and the Prix Jeunesse 2014 winner THE GAMES. He is educated at the National Film School of Norway and built his experience by line- producing the box office hits TWIGSON and TWIGSON TIES THE KNOT.

Ruben has produced titles like THE ALMOST MAN (2012), winner of best film in Karlovy Vary 2012, RAFIKI (Cannes 2018), WAJIB (Locarno 2017), THE SUNLIT NIGHT (Sundance 2019), and the recent Norwegian box office hit PSYCHOBITCH (2019). He also produced TV-serie titles like THE GAMES (2013), GAME ON (2015) and MATCH (2018).

Ruben was a participant at the European Producers workshop EAVE in 2015 and trained as Story Editor at TorinoFilmLab 2017. He serves as a board-member at the Norwegian Producer´s association and the South-Norway film center. In 2020 he was for PSYCHOBITCH awarded Kanonprisen - producer of the year. GUESTS REVOLVER AMSTERDAM produces and co-produces feature films, documentaries and hybrid media projects for an international audience. Our focus is strongly on daring and contemporary films with social relevance, both with upcoming and established directing talent. We are based in The Netherlands but work on projects across Europe, the US, Latin America and Asia. Our recent titles include I DREAM IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE by Ernesto Contreras ( Sundance Audience Award 2017, six Ariel Awards in Mexico), BRUCE LEE & THE OUTLAW by Joost Vandebrug (Best World Documentary Award at Busan 2019), BODKIN RAS by Kaweh Modiri (SXSW 2016, FIPRESCI Awards IFFR & Viennale) LOVE & FRIENDSHIP by Whit Stillman, starring Kate Beckingsale and Chloë Sevigny (Sundance 2016) and DON'T SWALLOW MY HEART, ALLOGATOR GIRL by Felipe Braganca (Competition Sundance and Berlinale 2017).

Raymond van der Kaaij is an experienced media industry executive with over 15 years of experience in development, financing, production and distribution and general management. He is the founder of Revolver Amsterdam; Raymond particularly focuses on creating bridges between art and commerce and creating an international, diverse and successful slate of projects. Next to film and documentaries, Raymond has been involved as executive or creative producer in numerous commercials, branded video campaigns and Raymond transmedia projects. Raymond is a member of EAVE, the European Network van der Kaaij for Producers, and alumnus of Inside Pictures. A — The Netherlands Jury member at several film festivals and lecturer on Producer, [email protected] creative producing, online storytelling and new ways of financing and distribution of content.

Kirsi Saivosalmi is an Amsterdam based producer from Finland. Her focus at Revolver Amsterdam is in creative project development and international relations, co-productions and foreign language feature films. Before jumping into production she first worked as a talent agent and casting director in Scandinavia. She is currently working on feature films such as ‘Oil’ by Ayse Altinok and ‘Crossing’ by Jacqueline van Vugt. Her first co-production will be ‘La Memoria del Monte’ by the Paraguayan director Paz Encina. The film is now in post-production. Kirsi No matter what genre, Kirsi is always looking for contemporary stories with social relevance, strong Saivosalmi protagonists and topics that speak about identity, — The Netherlands cultural miscommunication or transition moments in Producer, [email protected] life. GUESTS 28 — 29

Dorothee Wenner — Germany International Filmfestival Berlin Delegate Subsahara Africa [email protected]

Dorothee Wenner was born in 1961 and has lived and worked in Berlin since 1988 as a freelance filmmaker, writer and curator. Since 1990 he's been working in various programming and curating positions at the Berlin Film Festival, currently as delegate for Sub- Saharan African cinema. Since inception in 2005, she's been on the board and jury of the Lagos based African Movie , she worked as a programmer for the Dubai International Film Festival among other festivals. In 2004/5 she curated the EU-funded project “Import Export: Cultural Transfer between India and Germany, Austria. Since 2020 has been the consultant for film&cinema at Humboldt Forum, Berlin.

Her films include HOLLYWOOD KILLED ME (1988), GERMANY-OUTSIDE IN (Unser Ausland, 2002), STAR BIZ (2005), SHANTI PLUS (2006) and PEACE MISSION (2008); Drama.Consult (2012); Family Affairs/Living Archive (2012/13), Kinshasa Collection (2017).