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Smulders Harboe August Wedler Coel °efp european film promotion Feb 16 – 20 2018 presenting european shooting stars 2018 °efp 5 european shooting stars 2018 Harald Fuhr Harald © 7 welcome 8 about european shooting stars 12 international casting directors network 16 the jury 2018 Miriam Karlkvist, Italian Shooting Star 2014 21 european shooting stars 2018 – artist profiles 22 belgium matteo simoni 24 georgia irakli kvirikadze 26 germany franz rogowski 28 hungary réka tenki 30 italy matilda de angelis Programme of the 32 the netherlands jonas smulders 34 norway eili harboe European Union 36 sweden alba august 38 switzerland luna wedler Creative Europe 40 united kingdom michaela coel Support Programme for Europe’s Cultural and Creative Sectors 2014 – 2020 46 about european film promotion www.ec.europa.eu/culture/ 56 imprint creative-europe 57 thank you youth. welcome 7 ambition. passion. It gives us great pleasure, on behalf of EFP’s members, to introduce you to this year’s European Shooting Stars – an extraordinary group of ten up-and-coming actors selected by an international jury for this honour. With laser focus and unshakeable passion – a combination EFP President of hard work and innate talent – EFP’s Shooting Martin Schweighofer Stars are poised to make their mark on the international stage. Over the past 20 years, European Shooting Stars, in partnership with the Berlin International Film Festival, has showcased the exceptional talent of close to 300 young actors from throughout EFP Managing Director Europe, elevating many of them to an internatio- Sonja Heinen nal level. The initiative has provided these young talents with manifold new contacts in the film industry and exceptional public recognition. We wish to thank Festival Director, Dieter Kosslick for his dedication to our initiative. We also like to thank our main partner, Leysen1855, and automobile partner Audi, German Films and event partners Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg. EFP Shooting Stars team in Berlin is supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the German Project Management Federal Government Commissioner for Culture Karin Dix (concept) and the Media, the Film Fund Hamburg [email protected] Schleswig-Holstein and the Ministry of Culture Olga Makarova (organisation) of the City of Hamburg. [email protected] Press and Communication Our warmest welcome to the European Doris Bandhold Shooting Stars 2018! [email protected] Jella Haase from Germany and Martha Canga Antonio from Belgium at the Martin Schweighofer and Sonja Heinen EFP cell Shooting Stars award ceremony in 2016 February 2018 +49 160 440 9595 about °efp 9 european shooting stars The European Shooting Stars 2017 on stage with host Timothy Spall at the award ceremony In 1998, when Shooting Stars was which recently includes Carey launched at the Berlin International Mulligan (Mudbound), Alicia Vikander Film Festival, it was the first ever and (Submergence) Pilou Asbaek (Game of only international initiative to focus on Thrones), Riz Ahmed (Star Wars: Rogue acting talent. EFP’s aims were two-fold: One), Mikkel Boe Foelsgard (Land to highlight outstanding up and comers of Mine), George MacKay (Captain – young actors who would define Fantastic), Ruth Negga (Loving) and the future of European cinema – and Alba Rohrwacher (My Family – to demonstrate the vital role these in Competition in Berlin). The list of actors play in building a creative and European Shooting Stars is long sustainable system for the distribution and illustrious. and exhibition of European cinema. This year’s Shooting Stars will take part The actors selected to take part in in a four day tailor-made programme of Shooting Stars had all achieved fame meetings, presentations, networking on their hometown screens and stages. activities and social events while at the For many, Shooting Stars marked the Berlin International Film Festival, all launch of prestigious international designed to offer the actors exposure careers. Former Shooting Stars encom- and contacts on an international level. pass an array of bright European talent, At the center of the activities will be a Spanish Shooting Star Natalia de Molina on the red carpet in 2015 about 11 press presentation where the Shooting Stars are introduced to international media, and an award ceremony on the main stage of the Berlinale, where the talent will be lauded by the festival and applauded by the audience. At the top of the agenda will be daily networking events focused on the industry. These will include meet-ups with casting directors (from the International Casting Directors Network – ICDN) as well as a new initiative introducing the talent to producers participating in the Berlinale’s Co-Production Market, all of The European Shooting Stars 2017 whom are involved in international co- at the press presentation productions. Latvian Shooting Star Domhnall Gleeson (Ireland) Cosmina Stratan, Romanian Shooting Elina Vaska at the press shot in Berlin for European Star 2014, with the host of the night presentation in 2017 Shooting Stars 2011 Stellan Skarsgård at the award ceremony ICDN partner 13 international casting directors network The International Casting Directors Network Since its inception in 2005, ICDN has platform for meetings, working (ICDN) is an association of 80 esteemed worked closely with European Film breakfasts and speed-dating which Promotion in connecting Europe’s offer the ten Shooting Stars an oppor- casting directors from 25 countries from young up and coming acting talent with tunity to establish first time, and in across the globe. Among its goals, ICDN acts the broader international industry at many cases, on-going relationships as a support and resource center for casting EFP’s flagship event at the Berlinale, with many of the world’s top casting Shooting Stars. As a key component directors. This has proven to be an directors, and works to shape policy and of Shooting Stars, ICDN members take extremely effective tool for advancing process within this sector of the industry. part in structured activities with the the actors’ international careers. selected actors aimed at their launch onto the international stage. The Actors Industry Network provides the “For me, and I believe I can speak for my colleagues at the International Casting Directors Network (ICDN) as well, Shooting Stars is a source of inspira- tion to us all. As we meet the young actors in this setting, it often provides confirmation of our faith in these newcomers, whom we may recently have cast in important, leading roles, for example, Franz Rogowski (Transit), Chair ICDN e. V. which is screening in Competition in Simone Bär Berlin. Additionally, over the past two years, I have cast three Shooting Stars in projects I have been working on: Louis Hofmann (Dark), Sara Serraiocco (Counterpart) and Sven Schelker (Homeland). Today, as international German Shooting Star co-productions are more prevalent Louis Hofmann at the Actors than ever, networking like this is Industry Network event in 2017 a Win-Win situation for all involved.” Leysen1855 (Formerly Tesiro) 15 Official Berlinale Partner (since 2009) festival. With a history of over 160 years, Leysen1855 has always designed highly sym- bolic jewellery that is worn on splendid occasions. Presenting a brand new look In spring 2017, Tesiro this year around, was delighted to Leysen1855 offers the announce a corpo- stars and celebrities rate merger with the on the red carpet Warrant Holder of a special Berlinale the Court of Belgium, collection of the Leysen1855. Since finest diamond, jade 2009, Tesiro has been and coloured gem sponsoring the Berli- jewellery. Furthermore, nale and Leysen1855 Leysen1855 carries is going to celebrate on the support of the the 10th anniversary European Shooting during the upcoming Stars. UK Shooting Star Carey Mulligan at the Berlinale 2009 the jury °efp jury 17 european shooting stars 2018 Director / Writer Actor Producer Critic / Editor Casting Director Mijke de Jong Eduardo Noriega Ankica Juric Tilic Mode Steinkjer Nicole Schmied The Netherlands Spain Croatia Norway Austria Mijke de Jong (director/writer, Eduardo Noriega (actor and Ankica Juric Tilic (Producer Mode Steinkjer (critic/editor, Nicole Schmied (casting The Netherlands) has shown European Shooting Star on the Move 2009, Producers Norway) is a film critic and director and ICDN member, great social engagement in 1999, Spain) studied at The Lab Toronto 2010, Croatia) is Arts Editor for the Norwegian Austria) began her career as her work, starting with her Royal Spanish School of a producer who founded her daily Dagsavisen. Since the an assistant director in film feature debut, Love Hurts Drama where he met direc - company, Kinorama, in 2003 mid-80s, he has written and television in 1979. Since (1992), winner of the Special tors Alejandro Amenábar and has since produced 20 about film, the arts and art 1999, she has worked as a Jury Prize in Locarno, through and Mateo Gil. His career plus feature films, several TV for Norwegian newspapers casting director and, in 2005, to her latest film, Layla M. took off when he starred in series and a number of as well as ran his own music founded her own company. (2016), this year’s Oscar Amenábar’s debut, Thesis shorts. Her recent films programme at radio NRK. He Nicole Schmied has cast entry from The Netherlands. (1996) followed by Open include this year’s Croatian served on the FIPRESCI Jury Austrian and international De Jong’s international Your Eyes (1997), which he Oscar entry, the award- at the Cannes Film Festival in co-productions, including breakthrough came with the received a Goya Award winning Quit Staring at My 2017 and twice on the Berlin Austrian director Stefan award-winning film,Bluebird nomination as Best Actor.