PROGRAM OVERVIEW WED 9 MAY THURSDAY 10 MAY FRIDAY 11 MAY SATURDAY 12 MAY SUNDAY 13 MAY MONDAY 14 MAY TUESDAY 15 MAY WEDNESDAY 16 MAY MODERATORS Opening Spotlight Spotlight Spotlight Spotlight Spotlight Spotlight Spotlight Estonian Producers Russian Producers Dutch Producers Chilean Producers Canadian Producers Polish Producers Filipino Producers TABLES (Estonian Film Institute) Roskino (Netherlands Film Fund) (Film Commission Chile & (Telefilm Canada) (Polish Film Institute) (Film Development Council of CinemaChile) the Philippines)
Marit van den Elshout Zsuzsi Bankuti George Goldenstern Helena Mackenzie Constanza Arena Bero Bayer Anna Serner Jan Naszewski 1 & Inke Van Loocke THE MATCH FACTORY CINEFONDATION FILM LONDON CINEMA CHILE INTL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM THE SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE NEW EUROPE FILM SALES Cinemart - IFFR Emmanuel Roland Paz Lazaro Claas Danielsen Licia Eminenti Laurent Danielou CENTRE DU CINEMA & DE PANORAMA - BERLIN Diana Karklin Philippe Reynaert Juan Torres 2 MDM MITTELDEUTSCHE Key Writing LOCO FILMS L’AUDIOVISUEL - FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL FILM RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES WALLIMAGE LATIDO FILMS MEDIENFOERDERUNG WALLONIE-BRUXELLES FESTIVAL Maria Mineiro Katriel Schory Roberto Olla Petri Kemppinen Yoav Abramovich Peter Graham Aviva Silver Jean-Luc Defanti 3 INSTITUTO DO CINEMA Israel Film Fund EURIMAGES NORDISK FILM & TV FOND RABINOVICH FOUNDATION 120DB FILMS NEACINEMA RHEA FILMS AUDIOVISUAL Meredith Shea Lucius Barre Geralyn Dreyfous Tamara Bell Mathias Noschis John Sloss Caroline Couret Delègue Massimo Moduno 4 ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE Lucius Barre & Company IMPACT PARTNERS KOAN INC. ALPHAPANDA CINETIC MEDIA FILM SEEKERS APULIA FILM COMMISSION ARTS AND SCIENCES Anne Lajla Utsi & Liisa Elisabet Jan Miller Valerie Creighton Katleen Drumm Todd Brown Bobby Allen Jamie Ramsey Liza Dino 5 Holmberg Trans Atlantic Partners CANADA MEDIA FUND TIFF XYZ FILMS MUBI SPOTLIGHT FDC of the PHILIPPINES INT'L SAMI FILM INSTITUTE Joëlle Levie Edith Sepp Eric Geay Serge Petrov & Liliya Valihun Alan Milligan Marielle Poupelin & Michel Pradier Daisy Hamilton Dylan Leiner 6 Online Film Financing - ESTONIAN FILM INSTITUTE SDN/M6 CINEMAWELL WHITE RABBITS TELEFIM CANADA TRICOAST WORLDWIDE SONY PICTURES CLASSICS OLFFI Jasper Van Hecke Amra Bakšić Čamo & Remi Burah Catherine Katya Mtsitouridze UNIVERSAL PICTURES Ilda Santiago Khalil Benkirane Aranka Matits Karoliina Dwyer 7 Jovan Marjanovic ARTE FRANCE CINEMA ROSKINO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL DO RIO DOHA FILM INSTITUTE FEATURETTE THE YELLOW AFFAIR Cinelink - Sarajevo FF ENTERTAINMENT (UPIE) Gülin Ustun Alex Brunner & Mikey Schwartz- Satu Elo Doreen Boonekamp Magalie Armand Tanja Meissner Isabelle Devaux Clemence Lavigne 8 Meetings on the Bridge - Wright EAVE NETHERLANDS FILM FUND CNC MEMENTO FILMS COFILOISIRS DOC & FILM INTERNATIONAL Istanbul FF UNITED TALENT Emily Gotto Eduardo Panizzo Elias Ribeiro Sophie Bourdon Patrick Ewald Dave Bishop Clay Epstein Lindsay Peters 9 SUNDANCE NOW AND Coffee & Cigarettes URUCU MEDIA LOCARNO FESTIVAL EPIC PICTURES GROUP PROTAGONIST PICTURES FILM MODE ENTERTAINMENT FRONTIERES SHUDDER Pierre Emmanuel Labelle Andres Bayona Mohanad Yaqubi Patrick Fischer Paula Gasto Sandro Fiorin Annick Mahnert Millan Vasquez 10 UNDER THE MILKY WAY Transit Entertainment PALESTINE FILM INSTITUTE CREATIVITY CAPITAL SOFA DIGITAL FIGA FILMS SCREEN DIVISION FEELSALES INTERNATIONAL Jane Williams Bobby Bedi Eric Darnell Morris Ruskin Jan Roekens Michelle Alexandria Moritz Hemminger Faisal Baltyuor 11 Venice's Biennale KALEIDOSCOPE BAOBAB STUDIOS SHORELINE ENTERTAINMENT SCREEN FLANDERS GLASS HOUSE DISTRIBUTION ARRI MEDIA INTERNATIONAL SAUDI FILM COUNCIL College-Cinema initiative ENTERTAINMENT Saioa Riba & Maialen Beloki Silvia Iturbe Mickael Marin Elliot Whitton Ravindra Velhal Gilles Duffaut Robert Balinski Klaus Rasmussen 12 SAN SEBASTIAN Double i CITIA (Annecy) CINEREACH INTEL CORPORATION AXXON FILMS POLISH FILM INSTITUTE GLOBAL SCREEN GMGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Kathi Bildhauer & Martina Bleis Jacobine Van Der Vloed Vincenzo Bugno Tine Fischer & Katrine Kiilgaard Per Eirik Gilsvik Silje Riise Naess Pamela Leu Isabel Davis 13 Berlinale Co-Production ACE PRODUCERS BERLINALE / WORLD CINEMA FUND CPH:DOX SØRFOND NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE BE FOR FILMS BFI Market Michael Werner Roger Garcia Ellis Driessen Cristian Nicolescu Jordan Mattos Camille Bertrand Claudia Blumhuber David Grumbach 14 M.J. WERNER FILM & MEDIA HONG KONG INTL FILM Proctor Film & TV DIGITAL CUBE CINEMARKET BLEEKERSTREET SILVER REEL PARTNERS AG BAC FILMS CONSULTANTS FESTIVAL Johanna Gallardo & Adrian Emmanuelle Döry Karel Och Sophie Green Andy Whittaker Louise Lantagne & Julie Morin Savina Neirotti Gabor Greiner 15 Wootton ED Consulting KARLOVY VARY IFF BANKSIDE FILMS DOGWOOF SODEC TORINOFILMLAB FILM BOUTIQUE GREEN SCREEN PROJECT Charlotte Mickie & Johanna James Weyman Timo Suomi Milan Popelka Mehernaz Lentin Daniel Baur Alexis Perrin Dan Hyman Nahon 16 Barn12 AMP FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT CBC FILMS K5 MEDIA GROUP GMBH LOGICAL PICTURES SINGULARDTV CELLULOID DREAMS / CELLULOID NIGHTMARES 5:30pm - 8:00pm 5:00pm - 7:00pm 3:30pm - 6:00pm 5:00pm - 7:00pm 10:30am - 1:00pm 10:00pm - 3:00am OPENING COCKTAIL HAPPY HOUR SPEED-MEETING BETWEEN HAPPY HOUR SHOOT THE BOOK! CLOSING NIGHT PARTY @ Plage des palmes sponsored by Independent Film PRODUCERS sponsored by Canada (with FIN Pitching Session sponsored by Apulia Film sponsored by Project (IFP) @ Salon des Ambassadeurs Partners) followed by a cocktail Commission Confederation of Indian @ Producers Club (Palais, Level 4) @ Producers Club @ Salon des Ambassadeurs @ Plage des palmes Industry (CII) (Village Int'l - Pantiero - Pav. 225) (Village Int'l - Pantiero - Pav. 225) 5:00pm - 7:00pm 5:00pm - 7:00pm EURIMAGES COCKTAIL HAPPY HOUR @ Producers Club sponsored by Palestine Film SPECIAL EVENTS BREAKFAST MEETINGS @ Plage des Palmes - 9:00am -11:00am - 9:00am Palmes BREAKFASTdes MEETINGS Plage @ EVENTS SPECIAL (Village Int'l - Pantiero - Pav. 225) Institute @ Producers Club (Village Int'l - Pantiero - Pav. 225) . THURSDAY 10 MAY / BREAKFAST MEETINGS – 9:00 to 11:00am
Spotlight on ESTONIAN PRODUCERS, presented by ESTONIAN FILM INSTITUTE:
Marju LEPP (FILMIVABRIK), Elina LITVINOVA (THREE BROTHERS), Diana MIKITA (NAFTA FILMS), Maie ROSMANN-LILL (KINOSAURUS), Evelin SOOSAAR-PENTILLÄ (STELLAR FILM)
MODERATORS AND THEMES GUESTS OF HONOUR PROFILES Table N°1 Marit van den Elshout / Inke Zsuzsi Bankuti World sales company The Match Factory is dedicated to bringing Acquisitions the finest in arthouse cinema to the international market. The Van Loocke Match Factory has built strong relationships with acclaimed CINEMART – IFFR directors and producers, while working simultaneously to discover SALES & DISTRIBUTION: THE MATCH FACTORY (GERMANY) promising new filmmakers with a powerful original style. Arthouse to the World
Table N°2 Laurent Danielou LOCO is a Paris-based world sales and production company created Licia Eminenti Sales & Acquisitions by Laurent Danielou and Enrique Gonzalez Kuhn, cinema lovers and KEY WRITING veterans in the European film industry who are joining forces in SALES & DISTRIBUTION: LOCO FILMS order to find and reveal the finest of independent filmmaking. Arthouse to the World (FRANCE)
Table N°3 Roberto Olla Executive Director Eurimages is the Council of Europe fund for feature film co- Katriel Schory coproduction, the promotion of co-production, theatrical THE ISRAEL FILM FUND distribution and exhibition. FINANCING: Eurimages EURIMAGES (FRANCE)
Table N°4 Geralyn Dreyfous Lucius Barre Co-Founder Impact Partners is dedicated to funding independent documentary LUCIUS BARRE & COMPANY storytelling that entertains audiences, engages with pressing social FINANCING: Impacting IMPACT PARTNERS issues, and propels the art of cinema forward. Documentaries (USA)
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, promotes, develops and Table N°5 Valerie Creighton finances the production of Canadian content and relevant Jan Miller President & CEO applications for all audiovisual media platforms. It receives TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS financial contributions from the Government of Canada and FINANCING: Partnering with CANADA MEDIA FUND Canada’s cable, satellite and IPTV distributors. Its mission is to Canada (CANADA) guide Canadian content towards a competitive global environment.
Table N°6 Presenting Partner Estonian Film Institute (EFI) is a national foundation, financed Joëlle Levie Edith Sepp mainly by the Ministry of Culture. Its main incentive today – to ONLINE FILM FINANCING — CEO evolve with time and make Estonian film more visible and OLFFI competitive on the international arena. EFI opened a cash rebate FINANCING: Co-producing with ESTONIAN FILM incentive in 2016 to encourage better cooperation between local Estonia INSTITUTE (ESTONIA) and foreign producers to shoot films in Estonia.
Table N°7 Amra Bakšić Čamo / Jovan Remi Burah Since its founding, Arte France Cinema has been involved in more Marjanovic CEO – Producer than 600 films and has worked together with over 300 different CINELINK- SARAJEVO FF directors representing more than 50 different nationalities. The FINANCING: Co-producing with ARTE FRANCE CINEMA subsidiary policy focuses on talent renewal, efforts to boost ARTE (FRANCE) European and world cinema, and steps to revitalize French cinema.
Table N°8 UnitedTalent Agency is one of the world’s largest talent and Gülin Üstün Alex Brunner & Mikey literary agencies. With 300 agents representing actors, writers, MEETINGS ON THE BRIDGE – Schwartz-Wright directors, producers, recording artists, below the line talent, IP ISTANBUL IFF Agents rights holders, emerging technology companies and corporate TALENTS: Meet with United brands in a variety of practice areas including film, television, Talent UNITED TALENT AGENCY music, digital media, broadcast news, computer and video games, (USA) commercials, fine arts, voiceovers, endorsements, branding & licensing, corporate consulting and entertainment marketing. Brought to you by AMC Networks, Shudder and Sundance Now are Table N°9 Emily Gotto not only premium streaming video services, but experiences unlike Eduardo Panizzo Acquisitions Consultant, SundanceNow and Shudder any other. Shudder is home to the largest and fastest-growing COFFEE & CIGARETTES selection of quality, spine-tingling, and provocative horror films GLOBAL & DIGITAL: Specialty SUNDANCE NOW AND and TV series. Sundance Now brings you the best in award-winning VOD SHUDDER films, documentaries & binge-worthy TV series, curated by (USA) filmmakers and cultural icons.
Table N°10 Palestine Film Institute (FPI) is a structure that supports film Mohanad Yaqubi productions from and for Palestine, by providing development and Andres Bayona Public Program Curator consultancy, increasing accessibility for funding and connecting TRANSIT ENTERTAINMENT film talents and experts. The PFI is rooted in the tradition of FINANCING: Co-produce with PALESTINE FILM cinema history, independent film practices, and the commitment Palestine INSTITUTE of cinema as a tool of social change. (PALESTINE)
Table N°11 Jane Williams Baobab Studios is an Emmy award winning VR animation studio VENICE BIENNALE COLLEGE – Eric Darnell focused on immersive interactive storytelling designed to generate CINEMA Chief Creative Officer VIRTUAL REALITY: Creating VR the empathy of film, the agency of games and the motivation of animation BAOBAB STUDIOS real life. Their next release CROW: THE LEGEND, starring John (USA) Legend, is premiering at Cannes 2018.
Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market (Mifa) Table N°12 are taking place every year in June and gather 10,000 delegates Silvia Iturbe Mickael Marin Head of Mifa from 87 countries. CITIA is a cultural-cooperation public DOUBLE I establishment (EPCC). Its aim is to serve as a resource and FESTIVALS: Annecy on expertise cluster for moving images/pictures, a field of Animation CITIA (Annecy) (FRANCE) intervention that covers animation, interactivity and multi-media. Its aim, as well, is to promote the circulation of animated films.
Jacobine Van Der Table N°13 ACE Producers is an exclusive network of experienced independent Kathi Bildhauer & Martina Bleis Vloed film producers from Europe and beyond. A fundamental aim of ACE Berlinale Co-Production Market Director & Head of Studies is to encourage and enable international co-productions. Producers NETWORKING : Producers’ with proven experience in their own countries are welcomed into Meet ACE PRODUCERS the network after completing the program of advanced training. (THE NETHERLANDS)
Cristian Nicolescu Avanpost Digital Cube offers one complete source for financing and Table N°14 CEO post production, in house color grading and sound mixing. Soon Ellis Driessen celebrating 10 years, they can act as equity investors at an Proctor Film & TV AVANPOST DIGITAL international level. FINANCING: CUBE (ROUMANIA)
Hosting its 53rd edition in 2018 and selling over 120,000 tickets, Table N°15 the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the largest and most Karel Och Emmanuelle Döry prestigious film event in Central and Eastern Europe. Established in Artistic Director ED Consulting 1946, KVIFF annually presents around 180 films in three FESTIVALS : Karlovy Vary on competitions and numerous informative sidebars. With an Karlovy Vary KARLOVY VARY IFF extensive industry program, it is considered the most important (CZECH REPUBLIC) event in the region by filmmakers, buyers, distributors, sales agents, and journalists.
Table N°16 Timo Suomi Senior Acquisitions & AMP International sells, produces, finances, markets and packages James Weyman Development Executive films by new and established filmmakers. It is part of Alliance Barn12 Capital Partners group, the Dubai-based private asset SALES & DISTRIBUTION: Meet AMP management and finance company. with AMP (UK)
FRIDAY 11 MAY / BREAKFAST MEETINGS – 9:00 to 11:00am Spotlight on RUSSIAN PRODUCERS presented by: ROSKINO Katia Filippova (PAN ATLANTIC STUDIO), Boris Mashkovtsev (SOUZMULTFILM), Katerina Mikhaylova (VEGA FILM), Mila Rozanova (NEW PEOPLE FILM COMPANY), Sergey Yahontov (STEREOTACTIC)
MODERATORS AND THEMES GUESTS OF HONOUR PROFILES
Table N°1 The Cinefondation lends its supports to the new generations of filmmakers through: The Selection: twenty short films from schools in Marit van den Elshout / Inke George Goldenstern the Official Cannes Selection The Residence: 12 filmmakers each year Van Loocke Executive Director are chosen to write the screenplay of their 1st or 2nd feature film over a CINEMART – IFFR four-and-a-half month period in Paris. L'Atelier: 15 projects of FESTIVALS: Meet with the CINEFONDATION filmmakers for whom we arrange appointments with industry Cinefondation (FRANCE) professionals during Cannes to enable them to complete the financing of their films.
Emmanuel Roland Film and Audiovisual Centre of Wallonia Brussels Federation (Belgium) Table N°2 Directeur - Co-Production Int'le is theofficial support agency for the French-speaking Community of Licia Eminenti Eurimages Belgium. The FAC is responsible for: support for the production and
KEY WRITING CENTRE DU CINEMA & promotion of Belgian audiovisual works, including Belgian feature FINANCING: Co-producing with DE L’AUDIOVISUEL - films;management of international coproduction agreements engaging Belgium FEDERATION WALLONIE- the Wallonia Brussels Federation;management of cooperation between BRUXELLES independent producers and Wallonia Brussels broadcasters; (BELGIUM) participation to European level programs such as Media and Eurimages.
Table N°3 Petri Kemppinen Katriel Schory The primary purpose of the Fund is to promote film and TV productions CEO of high quality in the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, THE ISRAEL FILM FUND Norway and Sweden), by providing support for top-up financing of FINANCING: Co-producing with NORDISK FILM & TV feature films, TV-fiction / series and creative documentaries. the Nordic Countries FUND (NORWAY)
The Academy is a global community of more than 8,000 of the most Meredith Shea accomplished artists, filmmakers and executives working in film, where Table N°4 Associate Director, Membership they celebrate and recognize excellence in filmmaking through The Lucius Barre and Awards Oscars. Meredith Shea is an Associate Director, Membership and LUCIUS BARRE & COMPANY Awards at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los NETWORKING: The Road to the ACADEMY OF MOTION Angeles. She oversees the Animated Feature and Foreign Language film Oscar PICTURE ARTS AND Oscar categories, along with the Directors,Film Editors and Writers SCIENCES (USA) branches. She is actively involved with TheAcademy's efforts to increase the international profile and diversity of its membership.
Anne Lajla Utsi & Liisa Table N°5 Elisabet Holmberg Jan Miller Managing Director / A film Institute for sami and indigenous film production, with the aim to TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS Film Commissioner support and elevate sami films and other indigenous films. Funder of FINANCING: Artic Indigenous Arctic Indigenous Film Fund. Film Fund INT'L SAMI FILM INSTITUTE (NORWAY)
Table N°6 Eric Geay SND is a subsidiary of France's most popular terrestrial television Joëlle Levie Head of Acquisitions and network (GROUPE M6). SND distributes, produces, and sells feature ONLINE FILM FINANCING — Production films with an important classic and recent cinema library, including titles OLFFI as various as "What Happened to Monday ?", “La Famille Bélier”, “Yves Sales & Distribution: French SDN/M6 Saint Laurent”, or recently, “Two is a Family" or "Asterix® : The Mansions Market & Abroad (FRANCE) of the Gods".
ROSKINO is the Russian establishment responsible for international Table N°7 Presenting Partner image of the Russian film industry and is the only company promoting Amra Bakšić Čamo / Jovan Catherine Katya the country’s motion-picture art internationally. ROSKINO’s key remit is Marjanovic Mtsitouridze assisting Russian filmmakers and producers with their commercial CINELINK- SARAJEVO FF CEO releases abroad. ROSKINO promotes Russian films and filmmakers FINANCING: Co-producing with ROSKINO within the international film industry, operating at international Film Russia (RUSSIA) Festivals, Markets and Awards. Table N°8 EAVE is one of the leading producers’ training programmes in Europe Gülin Üstün Satu Elo with a unique network of over 2000 producers. Our aim is to MEETINGS ON THE BRIDGE – Programme Manager Europe continuously strengthen the European independent production and to
ISTANBUL IFF contribute to its sustainability and competitiveness by reinforcing the EAVE NETWORKING: Producers’ Meet producer’s creative, managerial and financial capacity to compete (LUXEMBOURG) successfully in European and global markets. Producers of 2 entries to the Foreign Language Oscars in 2018, Urucu Table N°9 prides itself for fostering a new wave of African cinema from a local Eduardo Panizzo Elias Ribeiro Producer/ Company Director perspective. They are one of the boldest production houses in the COFFEE & CIGARETTES continent and founders of Realness – A Pan-African Screenwriters FINANCING: Co-producing with URUCU MEDIA Residency, on to its third edition. THE WOUND (SA), made it to the South Africa (SOUTH AFRICA) Oscars shortlist, won 28 International Awards and sold to over 30 territories. Creativity Capital Limited is a London based finance-boutique Table N°10 Patrick Fischer Andres Bayona specialising in structured lending for the film Industry, providing both Producer secured loans and GAP financing. We have established ourselves as TRANSIT ENTERTAINMENT trusted partners, helping to finance films for Netflix, BBC Films, Universal FINANCING: GAP & More CREATIVITY CAPITAL Pictures and a number of prolific production and sales companies. (UK)
Table N°11 Established in 1992 Shoreline represents a significant number of award- Jane Williams Morris Ruskin winning titles including films that have been nominated for Independent VENICE BIENNALE COLLEGE – Founder Spirit Awards and Golden Globes. Shoreline is also a production and CINEMA SHORELINE management company. CEO, Morris, has produced 55 films, including SALES & DISTRIBUTION: US ENTAIRTAINMENT films that have premiered at Berlinale, Sundance, and TIFF. The Market and Abroad (USA) management company reps writers and directors across the globe.
Table N°12 Cinereach is an independent film company dedicated to vital, artful Silvia Iturbe Elliot Whitton filmmaking. As a philanthropic organization, Cinereach helps expand its DOUBLE I Creative Associate films’ creative potential by offering adaptive development, financing, FINANCING: Funding Artful CINEREACH production, and other support models that align with the unique vision Filmmaking (USA) of each supported filmmaker.
Vincenzo Bugno Project Manager / Member of The Berlinale WCF supports the production/distribution of films from Table N°13 the Berlinale International regions/countries with a weak infrastructure for film. German/European Competition Selection Kathi Bildhauer & Martina Bleis producers are recipients of the funds which have to be spent in the WCF Berlinale Co-Production Market Committee FESTIVALS : Berlinale on World funding territories. The goal is to promote high-quality filmmaking as well Cinema Fund BERLINALE / WORLD supporting collaboration between German/European producers and CINEMA FUND producers/directors in the WCF regions and countries. (GERMANY) Cinemarket is a blockchain-supported tool for industry to showcase, sell and purchase film rights. Cinemarket records transaction histories, tracks Table N°14 Jordan Mattos Ellis Driessen Co-Founder, Director of Content royalty payments, and allows users to upload contracts, screeners, and Proctor Film & TV define available rights and territories. Cinemarket optimizes distribution NEW MODELS : Blockchain & CINEMARKET by combining the elements of a traditional film market with innovations Films (GERMANY) in tech.
Table N°15 Sophie Green Based in London Bankside is a leading international sales and film Emmanuelle Döry Head of Acquisitions & finance company for independent films. Founded in 2007, the company ED Consulting Development offers a bespoke sales and executive producer service to production Sales & Distribution : UK companies. The company seeks to finance and distribute distinctive films Market & Abroad BANKSIDE FILMS of quality for theatrical release internationally. (UK) Table N°16 FilmNation Entertainment is a leading distributor, financier and Milan Popelka producer of independent films and is a destination for many of the James Weyman COO world's most renowned filmmakers. Founded in 2008 by veteran film Barn12 executive Glen Basner, FilmNation has become a prolific and respected US MAJORS: Meet with FILMNATION producer, and its titles are amongst the most critically lauded in the film FilmNation ENTERTAINMENT industry. FilmNation has more than 40 Academy Award® nominations (USA) and eight wins since its inception.
OTHER EVENTS OF THE DAY OTHER EVENT OF THE DAY 5:00pm to 7:00pm: HAPPY HOUR @ the Producers Club (Village International Pantiero, Pavilion 225) 5:00pm to 7:00pm: HAPPY HOUR @ the Producers Club (Village International Pantiero, Pavilion 225) Sponsored by Independent Film Project (IFP) Sponsored by
SATURDAY 12 MAY / BREAKFAST MEETINGS – 9:00 to 11:00am Spotlight on DUTCH PRODUCERS, presented by THE NETHERLANDS FILM FUND: Koji Nelissen (KEPLERFILM), Maaike Neve (BIND), Steven Rubinstein Malamud (IJSWATER FILMS),
Sabine Brian (NL FILM), Eje Smulder (BOSBROS)
MODERATORS AND THEMES GUESTS OF HONOUR PROFILES Film London is the UK capital's screen industries agency. We connect Table N°1 Helena Mackenzie Marit van den Elshout / Inke ideas, talent and finance to develop a pioneering creative culture in the Head of Inward Investment & city that delivers success in film, TV, animation, games and beyond. We Van Loocke Business Development work to sustain, promote and develop London as a global content CINEMART – IFFR production hub, support the development of the city's new and emerging FINANCING: London Calling FILM LONDON filmmaking talent and invest in a diverse and rich film culture. (UK) Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) supports economically Table N°2 Claas Danielsen interesting media productions from preparation through production to Licia Eminenti CEO distribution and presentation in the categories script development, KEY WRITING project development, package funding, production funding, FINANCING: Co-producing with MDM MITTELDEUTSCHE distribution/sales, combined production and distribution funding and Germany MEDIENFOERDERUNG screening/presentation. An important criterion for support is a lasting (GERMANY) regional effect in the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
Table N°3 Yoav Abramovich The Rabinovich Foundation is Israel's largest film fund. The foundation Lucas Rosant Artistic Director, Deputy provides assistance to high quality Israeli films and international co- Director-General productions in the fields of production, completion and project MELIA FILMS development – both for feature films and documentaries. The Rabinovich FINANCING : Co-producing with RABINOVICH Foundation is independently funded and supported by the Israeli Israël FOUNDATION Ministry of Culture and Sport, and the Israeli Council for Cinema. (ISRAEL) Over the past 30 years Koan has been a key player in the distribution, Table N°4 production, and financing of independent films. As Vice President of Tamara Bell Lucius Barre Koan, Tamara oversees all acquisitions of theatrical and television VP – Acquisitions LUCIUS BARRE & COMPANY products for the domestic and worldwide markets. Tamara currently SALES & DISTRIBUTION: US KOAN INC. oversees new project development, as well as Koan’s extensive catalogue Market & Abroad (USA) of films in genres ranging from sci-fi and action to romantic comedies and family films.
TIFF is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the Table N°5 Kathleen Drumm way people see the world through film. As Canada's premiere home of Jan Miller Industry Director cinema, including the Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF offers TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS screenings, lectures, discussions, festivals, workshops, events, FESTIVALS: Toronto on Toronto TIFF professional development and opportunities to meet, hear and learn (CANADA) from filmmakers from Canada and around the world.
Table N°6 CinemaWell.com is a revolutionary social platform of online cinemas Joëlle Levie Serge Petrov & Liliya introduces Internet Video Co-Viewing (IVCV), a new way of distributing ONLINE FILM FINANCING — Valihun video, which allows an unlimited number of online users to gather OLFFI Founder / CEO together and view the same video content in one virtual theater at the NEW MODELS: Blockchain & same time. Filmmakers can premiere their works, sell tickets at the price Films CINEMAWELL they choose. Viewers get paid for watching and reviewing them. (USA)
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) is part of Table N°7 Jasper Van Hecke Amra Bakšić Čamo / Jovan NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment Vice President - Int'l companies in the development, production, and marketing of Marjanovic Acquisitions entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. As well as CINELINK- SARAJEVO FF marketing and distributing new release and catalogue content, UPIE also STUDIO TALKS : Meet with UNIVERSAL PICTURES has a significant business in locally produced and acquired content across Universal Pictures INTL ENTERTAINMENT (UK) film, documentary, TV and special interest.
Table N°8 Presenting Partner Gülin Üstün The Netherlands Film Fund is the national agency responsible for MEETINGS ON THE BRIDGE – Doreen Boonekamp supporting film production in the Netherlands and activities such as CEO festivals and training. Its focus is to develop and strengthen Dutch ISTANBUL IFF NETHERLANDS FILM cinema and film culture both domestically and internationally. The Film FINANCING: Co-producing with FUND Fund also oversees the activities of the Netherlands Film Commission. the Netherlands (THE NETHERLANDS) Throughout its 70 year history, the Locarno Festival has occupied a unique position in the landscape of the major film festivals. Every August, Table N°9 Sophie Bourdon for eleven days the Swiss-Italian town of Locarno, becomes the world Natalie Dana Deputy Head of Locarno Pro & capital of auteur cinema. Through its branch Locarno Pro, the Festival Head of Open Doors CARAVAN PASS aims to support independent film through services and initiatives FESTIVALS : Locarno on Locarno LOCARNO FESTIVAL directed to the film industry professionals attending Locarno. The 71st (SWITZERLAND) Locarno Festival will be held 1– 11 August 2018 (Locarno Pro 1-7 August 2018)
Table N°10 Sofá Digital is the leading VOD aggregator in Latin America, distributing Andres Bayona Paula Gasto content to iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Mubi and Netflix worldwide. A Director of Acquisitions Pan-Regional operation in 17 Latin-American countries also provides TRANSIT ENTERTAINMENT content to local platforms. As an Encoding House Lab, based in São Paulo, GLOBAL & DIGITAL: Aggregate Brazil, and Miami, USA, delivers all content from its facilities and is in Latin America SOFA DIGITAL (BRAZIL) recommended by Apple as a Preferred Aggregator and Encoding House.
Table N°11 Screen Flanders is an economic fund for audiovisual productions that Jane Williams Jan Roekens spend (part of) their budget in the Flanders Region. It is compatible with VENICE BIENNALE COLLEGE – Head of Production the Belgian Federal taxshelter.Budget/yr: 4.5M€. Max. support 400,000 CINEMA €, refundable. Eligible: films and series in fiction, animation and FINANCING: Co-producing with SCREEN FLANDERS documentary – min. length 60’ - Regional spend in Flanders: min. 250.000 Belgium (BELGIUM) €. A Belgian producer is required + cultural test
Table N°12 Ravi Velhal, Intel USA, leads digital media standards, technologies and Silvia Iturbe Ravindra Velhal immersive Cinema globally. As a CinemaVRE pioneer, he co-produced Le DOUBLE I Global Content Technology Musk–multi-sensory VR by A. R Rahman, Dunkirk VRE with Warner Bros, Strategist directed Rio Carnival 2018 VRE with GloboTV, collaborated with Sony Virtual reality: Cinema VRE and Pictures on SpiderMan: HomeComing VRE. Ravi is recipient of the future of immersive INTEL CORPORATION Hollywood’s prestigious Lumiere award, several global patents. He is BoD technologies (USA) on AIS/VR society and advisor to film, trade organizations globally.
CPH:DOX is one of the largest documentary festivals in Europe with 200+ Tine Fischer & Katrine films, 110,500 admissions in 2018, and with a special focus on the field Kiilgaard Table N°13 between non-fiction, artists' films and experimental cinema. The festival CEO - Producer / Industry Kathi Bildhauer & Martina Bleis Director runs a strong industry platform with the co-production and financing Berlinale Co-Production Market forum CPH:FORUM, CPH:MARKET, and the distribution company FESTIVALS : CPH :DOX on Docs CPH:DOX DOXBIO, as well as the film production workshop CPH:LAB. The next edition of CPH:DOX takes place March 15-25, 2018. (DENMARK)
Michael Werner Table N°14 Film and Media strategic consultancy services with a focus on the Asia Consultant Ellis Driessen Pacific Region helmed by long-time industry veteran Michael J. Werner-
Proctor Film & TV specializing in advising producers, filmmakers, industry, M.J WERNER FILM & SALES & DISTRIBUTION: Asian financiers, government agencies. Market & Abroad MEDIA CONSULTANTS (HONG KONG)
Green Screen aims to reduce the carbon footprint of European film and Johanna Gallardo & TV production and to share best practice in sustainable production across Adrian Wootton Table N°15 Europe. The partners are Film London (UK), Municipality of Ystad Ile-de-France Film Commission, Emmanuelle Döry administrative and Ecoprod (Sweden), Flanders Audiovisual Fund (Belgium), Ile-de-France Film ED Consulting manager/ CEO, Film London Commission (France), Bucharest Ilfov Regional Development Agency NEW MODELS : Going Green (Romania), Promálaga (Spain), Rzeszow Regional Development Agency GREEN SCREEN PROJECT (Poland), Regional Development Agency Senec – Pezinok (Slovakia). (FRANCE/UK)
The CBC Breaking Barriers Film Fund offers new opportunities for Table N°16 filmmakers who have historically been at a disadvantage in accessing Mehernaz Lentin financing and making their unique voices heard. The CBC BB Film Fund Senior Director will complement CBC’s existing and continued commitment to Canadian James Weyman Barn12 Film, including pre-licensing, commissioning and acquiring more than 50 CBC FILMS FINANCING : Diversity Canadian feature films. The CBC BB Film Fund is also pursuing co- (CANADA) production opportunities in international markets
OHER EVENTS OF THE DAY 3:30pm - 6:00pm: Keynote by Apulia Film Commission & SPEED MEETING BETWEEN PRODUCERS (Pre-registration mandatory - No registration on Location) 5:00pm to 7:00pm: EURIMAGES COCKTAIL @ La Plages des Palmes Sponsored by EURIMAGES
SUNDAY 13 MAY / BREAKFAST MEETINGS – 9:00 to 11:00am Spotlight on CHILEAN PRODUCERS, presented by: FILM COMMISSION CHILE & CINEMA CHILE Matias De Bourguignon (AGOSTO CINE), Rocío Romero (MIMBRE), Florencia Larrea (FORASTERO), Giancarlo Nasi (QUIJOTE FILMS), Gabriela Sandoval (STORYBOARD MEDIA)
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Table N°1 Marit van den Elshout / Presenting Partner CinemaChile is the public-private agency responsible for the promotion and Inke Van Loocke Constanza Arena Executive Director diffusion of Chilean audiovisual production in the world. It was created in 2009 CINEMART – IFFR by the FIlm and Television Producer’s Union Association (APCT) and ProChile, FINANCING: Co- CINEMA CHILE under the program “sectoral brands”. producing with Chile (Chile)
Table N°2 Paz Lazaro The Berlinale – not only Berlin's largest cultural event, but also one of the most Head of Panorama, Curator Licia Eminenti important dates on the international film industry’s calendar. More than KEY WRITING 19,000 film professionals from 136 countries, including about 4,000 journalists, PANORAMA - BERLIN FESTIVALS: Berlinale on are accredited for the Berlin International Film Festival every year. With more INTERNATIONAL FILM Panorama than 270,000 tickets sold, the Berlinale is not only a film industry meeting. It FESTIVAL (Germany) also enjoys by far the largest audience of any film festival in the world..
Table N°3 Maria Mineiro ICA is the national film agency, in charge of implementing Portugal’s film and Katriel Schory Vice President independent TV production policy. The Institute manages subsidy programmes covering development and production (film and TV), film distribution, THE ISRAEL FILM FUND exhibition, promotion, festivals and film education. Budget for 2018 is ca. 20 M. FINANCING: Co- INSTITUTO DO CINEMA The Institute manages all applications to the new cash rebate scheme, Fundo producing with Portugal AUDIOVISUAL de Apoio ao Turismo e ao Cinema e Audiovisual. (Portugal)
Table N°4 Lucius Barre Alphapanda is a film marketing agency specialised in digital with team members LUCIUS BARRE & Mathias Noschis Film in Berlin, Warsaw and Geneva. Alphapanda’s client list includes Warner Bros., Marketing Strategist COMPANY the European Film Awards, independent production, distribution and sales GLOBAL & DIGITAL: companies. Recent include Touch Me Not (Berlinale '18 Golden Bear), Gli ALPHAPANDA Marketing (UK) Asteroidi (Locarno '17), 120 BPM (Cannes '17) and God's Own Country (Sundance '17).
Table N°5 Jan Miller Todd Brown TRANS ATLANTIC Head Of International XYZ Films is an integrated content company whose mission is to empower PARTNERS Acquisitions visionary storytellers from every corner of the planet. As an independent SALES & DISTRIBUTION: production company and worldwide sales agency, the company is uniquely US Market and Abroad XYZ FILMS suited to identify talented filmmakers and bring their stories to life. (USA)
Table N°6 Joëlle Levie Alan Milligan White Rabbit allows you to reward the films and series you stream, on ONLINE FILM FINANCING CEO & Founder whatever peer-to-peer platform you choose to stream from. White Rabbit — OLFFI technology recognizes content and utilizes blockchain to facilitate payment NEW MODELS: WHITE RABBITS between you and the films rights holders. When everyone gets their fair share, Blockchain (Norway) everyone is happy.
Table N°7 One of the main film festivals in Latin America, Festival do Rio - Rio de Janeiro Amra Bakšić Čamo / Ilda Santiago Int'l Film Festival presents over 300 films from all over the world, highlighting Jovan Marjanovic Executive Director most recent Latin American / Brazilian films. RioMarket, the business area, is CINELINK- SARAJEVO FF committed to contribute to the audiovisual industry development, allowing the FESTIVALS : Rio on Rio FESTIVAL DO RIO (Brazil) exchange of knowledge and opportunities between renowned professionals, new producers and reputed companies. Table N°8 Magalie Armand Gülin Üstün Head of international The Centre national du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (CNC) is a public MEETINGS ON THE coproduction department administrative organization, set up as a separate and financially independent BRIDGE – ISTANBUL IFF entity. The principal missions of the CNC are : * regulatory * support for the FINANCING: Co- Centre national du film, broadcast, video, multimedia and technical industries, * promotion of film producing with France Cinéma et de l'Image and television for distribution to all audiences * preservation and development Animée (CNC) of the film heritage (France)
Table N°9 Epic Pictures produces, finances, licenses and distributes top-quality Eduardo Panizzo Patrick Ewald CEO entertainment across the world. Since its inception in 2007, Epic Pictures has COFFEE & CIGARETTES grown to become one of the most creative and dynamic movie studios in the SALES & DISTRIBUTION: EPIC PICTURES GROUP entertainment industry, hand-picking only the most exciting projects and US Market and Abroad (USA) shaping them from script to release.
Table N°10 FiGa is an agency / distributor / producer combination, whose mission is to Andres Bayona embrace and nurture upcoming filmmakers. It’s a Latin American art-house film TRANSIT Sandro Fiorin distributors for the US and Canada and worldwide sales agents, searching for VP - Sales and Acquisition ENTERTAINMENT films to acquire and offering new exciting projects from Latin America. Sandro
SALES & DISTRIBUTION: Fiorin founded FiGa Films in Los Angeles on January 2006 with his partner, FIGA FILMS Latin American (USA) Cuban-American Alex Garcia, to distribute and represent Latin American Arthouse to the World content worldwide.
Table N°11 Michelle Alexandria Glass House Distribution is a filmmaker friendly distribution company well Jane Williams Head of International Sales and known for its transparency (hence the Glass House). Founded in 2015 by Acquisitions VENICE BIENNALE established film producers who know what filmmakers go through in making a COLLEGE – CINEMA GLASS HOUSE good quality film along with the hardships of seeking distribution, Glass House SALES & DISTRIBUTION: DISTRIBUTION has been on course to becoming one of the future leading worldwide sales Indies to the World companies. (USA)
Table N°12 Silvia Iturbe Gilles Duffaut Manager DOUBLE I International sales, production and domestic distribution are the main activities
SALES & DISTRIBUTION: of Axxon Films. AXXON FILMS Arthouse to the World (France)
Table N°13 Kathi Bildhauer & Per Eirik Gilsvik Sørfond is a film production fund that supports projects from developing Martina Bleis Berlinale General Management countries on the DAC-list. A Norwegian co-producer is required to apply. At least Co-Production Market 50 % of the project’s budget must be in place at the time of applying. Since its FINANCING : Funding SØRFOND start in 2012, Sørfond has supported 46 film projects – both fiction and films from the OECD- (Norway) documentary. DAC-list countries
Bleecker Street is an indie U.S. distributor founded in 2014 by Andrew Karpen. Table N°14 Camille Bertrand Recent releases include Matt Ross’ Academy Award nominated CAPTAIN Director, Acquisitions Ellis Driessen FANTASTIC, Gavin Hood’s EYE IN THE SKY, James Gray’s THE LOST CITY OF Z & Proctor Film & TV Steven Soderbergh’s LOGAN LUCKY. In 2018 Bleecker Street’s slate includes SALES & DISTRIBUTION: BLEEKERSTREET US Market for Indies (USA) DISOBEDIENCE by Academy Award winner Sebastian Lelio, Debra Granik’s LEAVE NO TRACE & Wash Westmoreland’s COLETTE.
Table N°15 Dogwoof is the leading sales agent and UK theatrical distributor for cinematic Emmanuelle Döry Andy Whittaker documentaries. Founded in 2004, notable releases include theatrical hits such Founder ED Consulting as ‘Blackfish’ and ‘Dior and I’ and acclaimed titles such as BAFTA and OSCAR® SALES & DISTRIBUTION : nominated ‘Cartel Land’ and BAFTA-winning The Act of Killing. Dogwoof Cinematic DOGWOOF Documentaries (UK) recently launched its first film investment fund, focusing on the development and production of feature docs, remake rights and series.
Table N°16 Daniel Baur James Weyman Partner Sales & Finance Daniel Baur co-founded K5 International together with Oliver Simon in 2007. In Barn12 collaboration with their partners Prestel and Schaefer they transformed the FINANCING: Co- K5 MEDIA- GROUP enterprise into the world-wide operation that is now K5 Media Group with producing with GMBH offices in Munich and New York covering sales, financing and production. Germany (Germany)
MONDAY 14 MAY / BREAKFAST MEETINGS – 9:00 to 11:00am Spotlight on CANADIANS PRODUCERS, presented by: TELEFILM CANADA Jessica Adams (JA PRODUCTIONS), Valérie D’Auteuil (CARAMEL FILMS), Lauren Grant (CLIQUE PICTURES), Yanick
Létourneau (PERIPHERIA), Lori Lozinski (VIOLATOR FILMS), Amber Ripley (GOODBYE PRODUCTIONS)
MODERATORS AND THEMES GUESTS OF HONOUR PROFILES Table N°1 Bero Bayer International Film Festival Rotterdam focuses on independent and Marit van den Elshout / Festival Director remarkable cinema. Priding itself on being a supportive platform where both Inke Van Loocke audiences and industry are invited to look ahead. Combining within its CINEMART – IFFR INTL FILM FESTIVAL organisation a festival, a fund (Hubert Bals Fund) and a co-production market FESTIVALS: Rotterdam ROTTERDAM (CineMart), IFFR offers a launching pad and supportive platform for on Rotterdam innovative and talented filmmakers. (The Netherlands)
Table N°2 Diana Karklin Rise and Shine World Sales is an international sales agency for outstanding award-winning documentary films. We operate on a boutique size level, Licia Eminenti Sales - Acquisitions Manager currently taking a maximum of fifteen handpicked films per year. Often, KEY WRITING these documentaries are debut films by talented directors and usually SALES & DISTRIBUTION: RISE AND SHINE WORLD feature topics that can target clearly identifiable audiences. Each film we Documentaries Only SALES select is special to us. We care for each title and do everything to see it “rise
(Germany) and shine”. We love to be moved, and we are interested.
Table N°3 Peter Graham 120dB Films is a film finance company specializing in gap, pre-sale, tax credit, Katriel Schory Managing Member finishing and bridge loans. Our goal is assisting producers that have raised a THE ISRAEL FILM FUND portion of their capital, to help them complete the necessary funding. We are FINANCING: Funding the 120DB FILMS committed to working with an open mind and flexibility regarding terms and GAP (USA) conditions
Table N°4 Cinetic Media is a New York-based film and media company that, since its Lucius Barre John Sloss founding in 2001, has provided an exclusive group of entertainment clients LUCIUS BARRE & President with advisory services in every aspect of development and operations related COMPANY to motion pictures. The firm specializes in film finance, sales, distribution, SALES & DISTRIBUTION: CINETIC MEDIA talent management, and corporate consulting, occupying a unique position in US Market and Abroad (USA) the film industry as representatives of marquee talent at the intersection of financing and distribution. Table N°5 Jan Miller Bobby Allen MUBI is a hand-curated cinema streaming and download service. Instead of TRANS ATLANTIC Senior Vice President, Content offering thousands of films, MUBI proudly present just 30. Every single one PARTNERS chosen by a human, not an algorithm. Every day a new selection is added to GLOBAL & DIGITAL: MUBI the 30, and every day the oldest one is removed. All 30 films are available to Hand-Curated VOD (USA) watch or download for 30 days. MUBI is available globally.
Presenting Partner Telefilm is dedicated to the cultural, commercial and industrial success of Table N°6 Canada’s audiovisual industry. Through funding and promotion programs, Joëlle Levie Marielle Poupelin & Telefilm supports dynamic companies and creative talent at home and around the world. In 2004, she joined Telefilm Canada as an investment ONLINE FILM FINANCING Michel Pradier analyst. Marielle assumes the interim leadership of the International — OLFFI Director, Intl Promotion / Director, Financing Projects Promotion sector since 2016 and was appointed Director in March 2018. FINANCING: Co- Michel Pradier is a 20-year veteran of Telefilm Canada. In his current role, producing with Canada TELEFIM CANADA Michel is responsible for the full range of feature film productions being (Canada) considered for funding.
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Amra Bakšić Čamo / Doha Film Institute is an independent, non-profit, cultural organization Jovan Marjanovic Khalil Benkirane dedicated to building Qatar’s film culture. The Institute’s platforms include funding and production of local, regional and international films, through a CINELINK- SARAJEVO FF Head of Grants grants program and through co-financing; with the goal to contribute to the FINANCING: Funding development of emerging voices in cinema, with a special focus on first- and World Cinema DOHA FILM INSTITUTE second-time filmmakers. (Qatar) Table N°8 Memento is a select sales company designated to track and accompany high- Gülin Üstün Tanja Meissner profile, director driven independent films. We also act in production with MEETINGS ON THE Head of Int'l Sales & Acquisitions other companies (La Cinefacture & Memento Films Production). We have BRIDGE – ISTANBUL IFF recently worked with renowned and award-winning filmmakers such as SALES & DISTRIBUTION: MEMENTO FILMS Asghar Farhadi, Bruno Dumont, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Joachim Trier, Gabriel Arthouse to the World (France) Mascaro, Ben & Joshua Safdie, Luca Guadagnino, Pawel Pawlikowski, Jia Zhang-ke. Protagonist Pictures is an international finance, production and sales Table N°9 Dave Bishop company which has a proven track record in outstanding films and Eduardo Panizzo CEO commercial successes. Based in the UK, the company handles films from COFFEE & CIGARETTES around the world, always maintaining a strong focus on filmmakers with SALES & DISTRIBUTION: PROTAGONIST PICTURES exceptional vision and storytelling skills. Our shareholders include Film4, UK Market & Abroad (UK) Vertigo Films and Ingenious Media.
Table N°10 Annick Mahnert Created in 2009, Screen Division provides consulting in film acquisitions, Andres Bayona Acquisitions Consultant, Festival negotiations and festival programming. The company also develops and TRANSIT programmer, Producer produces film projects. Previous experiences include film distribution, film ENTERTAINMENT SCREEN DIVISION production, marketing and international sales. FINANCING: Genre Films (France)
Table N°11 Moritz Hemminger ARRI Media is part of the worldwide established ARRI Group and operates as Jane Williams Deputy Head of Sales & Acquisitions an international sales agent for feature films with a focus on drama, family, VENICE BIENNALE thriller & horror. Alongside our co- production and international distribution COLLEGE – CINEMA ARRI MEDIA activities within ARRI Media, we can also bring a broad range of services from SALES & DISTRIBUTION: INTERNATIONAL inside the ARRI Group: camera (Alexa etc.), lighting (SkyPanel etc.), post-
(Germany) production, VR & AR and VFX).
Saioa Riba & Maialen Table N°12 The SAN SEBASTIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL consists of the Official Beloki Silvia Iturbe Section, New Directors, Horizontes Latinos, Zabaltegi - Tabakalera, Perlas, Head of Industry / Deputy DOUBLE I Zinemira, Savage Cinema, Culinary Cinema and the International Film Director Students Meeting. In its endeavour to become a reference platform for the FESTIVALS: Latin American and European film worlds, The Industry Department, carries San Sebastian on San SAN SEBASTIAN out several activities such as the Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum, Sebastian INTL FILM FESTIVAL Films in Progress and Glocal in Progress. (Spain)
Table N°13 Silje Riise Naess The Norwegian Film Institute unites the public administration of Norwegian Kathi Bildhauer & Commissioner Feature Film & films in a single institution, under the authority of the Ministry of Cultural Martina Bleis Berlinale Drama Series Affairs. The Film Institute provides funding for development, production, Co-Production Market NORWEGIAN FILM promotion and distribution of film, series and games, and promotes FINANCING : Co- INSTITUTE producing with Norway Norwegian films abroad through film festivals and by organizing film weeks. (Norway) Claudia Blumhuber Silver Reel has produced and invested in more than 35 feature films, Table N°14 CEO documentaries and television series since 2009. Silver Reel’s executives have Ellis Driessen built a wide network with producers, writers, directors, actors, agents and Proctor Film & TV FINANCING: Meet with SILVER REEL PARTNERS distributors worldwide. This gives Silver Reel unprecedented access to Silver Reel AG projects of the highest quality. The slate includes films such as THE RAILWAY MAN, UNDER THE SKIN, BREATHE, THE WIFE and LOVING VINCENT. (Switzerland)
Louise Lantagne & Julie Table N°15 Morin SODEC is a government agency overseen by the Québec Minister of Culture & Emmanuelle Döry President and CEO / Manager, Communications It supports the growth of cultural enterprises throughout ED Consulting Operations and Business Affairs, Québec and assures the collective presence of these companies in FINANCING : Co- Film and Television Production international fairs, festivals and markets contributing to the promotion of
producing with Quebec Québec artistic creations. SODEC (Canada)
Table N°16 James Weyman Alexis Perrin Logical Pictures is a boutique financier and production company dedicated to Barn12 Producer-VP of Development international and budget-contained elevated genre films. Backed by a 20M€ FINANCING: Funding fund, Logical Pictures has unique gap financing capabilities focusing on two Elevated Genre Films LOGICAL PICTURES (France) activities: gap-financing films as well as developing an in-house line-up.
OTHER EVENTS OF THE DAY 5:00pm to 7:00pm: HAPPY HOUR @ the Producers Club (Village International Pantiero, Pavilion 225) Sponsored by CANADA PAVILION & FIN PARTNERS
TUESDAY 15 MAY / BREAKFAST MEETINGS – 9:00 to 11:00am
Spotlight on POLISH PRODUCERS, presented by POLISH FILM INSTITUTE:
Natalia Grzegorzek (KOSKINO), Zuzanna Król (NEXT FILM), Jan Pawlicki (JUTRZENKA STUDIO), Sebastian Petryk (PS FILM), Agata Szymańska (BALAPOLIS)
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Table N°1 Anna Serner The Swedish Film Institute works to promote film across the board from CEO Marit van den Elshout / Inke Van idea to finished product, during launch in Sweden and around the world, and by preserving films for posterity in our archives. The Film Institute Loocke THE SWEDISH FILM is, as of 1 January 2017, solely financed by state funding. The CINEMART – IFFR organization is divided into five departments: Film Funding, Film and FINANCING: 50/50 by 2020 INSTITUTE (Sweden) Society, Film Heritage, Communications & PR and Administration.
Wallimage is a regional economic fund that invests in feature films as Table N°2 Philippe Reynaert well as live and animated series and allows you to cover up to a quarter Licia Eminenti Directeur/CEO of your audiovisual expenses in Wallonia with a minimum threshold KEY WRITING 300,000€ (75,000 for docs). If your Belgian co-producer combines FINANCING: Co-producing with WALLIMAGE incentives from Wallimage and the Tax Shelter, he can cover up to 66% Belgium (Belgium) of your expenditures in the region. Visit our website
www.onlypayonethird.com NEAcinema is a consultancy with 20 years of European expertise and Table N°3 Aviva Silver experience: Advice on content strategies: cinema, and audiovisual. Katriel Schory Founder Conferences, training and coaching activities. National and European THE ISRAEL FILM FUND project development and management. Lobbying at a National and TRAINING: European strategies NEACINEMA European level. Regulatory monitoring. Tailored approach to new (Belgium) content models and partnerships.
Table N°4 Caroline Couret Lucius Barre LUCIUS BARRE & COMPANY Delègue Film Seekers is a UK based international sales agency specialised in SALES & DISTRIBUTION: UK Manager English speaking commercial movies.
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Table N°5 Spotlight connects performers with roles in theatre, television and film Jan Miller Jamie Ramsey productions. Casting professionals choose Spotlight to cast their Events and Marketing Executive projects because performers on Spotlight are recognized as the TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS industry’s best. With studios in London’s famous West End, Dublin’s PRODUCTION: Casting SPOTLIGHT stylish Smithfields and a team of people across Europe, Spotlight is at
(USA) the heart of the performing arts industry.
Table N°6 TriCoast Worldwide is sales and distribution company with 15+ years Joëlle Levie Daisy Hamilton experience in sales and distribution. The company has recently ONLINE FILM FINANCING — VP - Acquisitions & expanded into theatrical and VOD releasing in North America with new OLFFI Business Development labels ROCK SALT RELEASING, focused on art house and auteur driven SALES AGENTS & DISTRIBUTION: cinema and DARK COAST, focused on horror and sci-fi. We seek US Market & Abroad TRICOAST WORLDWIDE completed films and/or packaged films in pre-production with budgets (USA) from 1-10 mil.
Table N°7 Amra Bakšić Čamo / Jovan Featurette advises distributors on their acquisitions and co- Marjanovic Aranka Matits productions. Currently, Featurette works with distributors Condor Acquisitions & Co-Productions Distribution (FR) and September Film (BLX) as well as newcomer sales CINELINK- SARAJEVO FF agent Nine Film. Acquisitions include Oscar-winners like Una Mujer SALES & DISTRIBUTION: FEATURETTE Fantástica, Amour or Still Alice, festival hits like Foxtrot, The Florida Arthouse to the World (Germany) Project and Toni Erdmann or debuts such as Custody or Mustang.
Table N°8 COFILOISIRS is a specialized lending institution dedicated to the film Gülin Üstün and TV industry which deals with a loan volume close to 500M€ on this Isabelle Devaux MEETINGS ON THE BRIDGE – day. It has broadened out and has been supporting international co- Directeur/CEO ISTANBUL IFF productions throughout Europe (Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany,
FINANCING: Co-producing with United-Kingdom, Ireland, Italy) and the world (USA, Australia, Canada). COFILOISIRS France Through its Sogesofica, it carries out the management of several (France) soficas.
Table N°9 Clay Epstein Film Mode Entertainment, based in Beverly Hills, CA, is a leading Eduardo Panizzo President worldwide sales agent, production entity and distribution company, COFFEE & CIGARETTES focusing on commercially driven feature films of all genres and budget SALES & DISTRIBUTION: US FILM MODE sizes. Film Mode represents projects at all stages of the filmmaking Market & Abroad ENTERTAINMENT process, often as Executive Producer, with the aim of helping producers (USA) and distributors achieve maximum exposure for their films.
Pierre-Alexandre Under The Milky Way is an international company dedicated to digital Table N°10 distribution and marketing. Under The Milky Way works with a large Andres Bayona LABELLE number of VoD Platforms and was awarded the global iTunes preferred TRANSIT ENTERTAINMENT Co-Founder aggregator status in 2011. The company is fully operational on more
GLOBAL & DIGITAL: VOD than 100 territories and serves all kinds of rights-holders (producers, UNDER THE MILKY WAY distributors, sales agents) out of 13 regional offices in Europe, North (France) America and Asia. Table N°11 The Saudi Film Council (SFC) aims to nurture creative talent in the Jane Williams Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through sustained and strategic development VENICE BIENNALE COLLEGE – Faisal Baltyuor of the film and content industry. SFC was established under the General CEO CINEMA Culture Authority to enable Saudis to discover their talent, cultural
NEW PLAYER: Meet with Saudi diversity, creativity, and to promote Saudi content both locally and SAUDI FILM COUNCIL Film Council (Saudi Arabia) globally, while enabling a new sector that will become a significant contributor to the kingdom's economic and social development in
accordance with Vision 2030.
Table N°12 Presenting Partner Silvia Iturbe Established in 2005, the Polish Film Institute is the national film fund DOUBLE I Robert Balinski that offers comprehensive support for the Polish film industry, FINANCING: Co-producing with Head of International Relations including film production, education and dissemination of film culture
Poland and international promotion. POLISH FILM INSTITUTE (Poland)
Be For Films is an independent sales company based in Brussels and Table N°13 Pamela Leu Paris. We aim to bring on the international market place up to 10 - 12 Kathi Bildhauer & Martina Bleis CEO new feature films / documentaries per year and establish strong and Berlinale Co-Production Market long-lasting business relationships with producers and talents. The SALES & DISTRIBUTION : BE FOR FILMS company was officially launched during Cannes Film Festival 2014 and Arthouse to the World (Belgium) won the Golden Camera with "JEUNE FEMME" in 2017.
For 30 years, BAC FILMS has been amongst France top independent David Grumbach Table N°14 distributors and has distributed over 500 films (9 of which have won Ellis Driessen Chairman the "Palme d'Or" in Cannes included the Palme d'Or 2017, THE Proctor Film & TV SQUARE). BAC FILMS is active in: - theatrical distribution, video FINANCING: Meet with BAC BAC FILMS Films publishing, VOD and TV sales, - international co-production - (FRANCE) international sales.
Promoted by Museo Nazionale del Cinema and Torino Film Festival, Table N°15 Savina Neirotti TorinoFilmLab is a year-round, international lab supporting emerging Emmanuelle Döry Executive Director talents from all over the world – with a special attention to those ED Consulting working on 1st and 2nd fiction features – through training, FESTIVALS : Torino on TORINOFILMLAB development, funding and distribution activities. The annual TFL TorinoFilmLab (Italy) Meeting Event is a global co-production forum where a number of funding grants and several other prizes are assigned to TFL projects.
SingularDTV is an EnTech (entertainment technology) company utilizing Dan Hyman blockchain technology to create tokenized entertainment economies Table N°16 Vice President, Entertainment that empowers both content creators and consumers. Built on James Weyman Finance & Development Ethereum, these applications provide filmmakers and artists the tools Barn12 NEW MODELS : Blockchain SINGULARDTV to capitalize on its proprietary blockchain-based technology in order to (USA) fund, distribute and market their content, in a peer-to-peer ecosystem, eliminating traditional funding obstacles.
OTHER EVENT OF THE DAY 5:00pm to 7:00pm: HAPPY HOUR @ the Producers Club (Village International Pantiero, Pavilion 225) Sponsored by PALESTINE FILM INSTITUTE
WEDNESDAY 16 MAY / BREAKFAST MEETINGS – 9:00 to 11:00am Spotlight on FILIPINO PRODUCERS, presented by FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF PHILIPPINES:
Alemberg Ang (VYAC PRODUCTIONS), Bianca Balbuena (EPICMEDIA PRODUCTIONS, INC.), Armi Rae Cacanindin (CINEMATOGRAFICA FILMS), Sheron Dayoc (SOUTHERN LANTERN STUDIOS), Pedring Lopez (BLACKOPS STUDIOS ASIA)
MODERATORS AND THEMES GUESTS OF HONOUR PROFILES Table N°1 Boutique sales company based in Warsaw, founded in 2010 by Jan Naszewski Marit van den Elshout / Inke Van Jan Naszewski. Company’s catalogue includes the Icelandic hit CEO Loocke RAMS (Prix UCR 2015), 2016 Silver Bear UNITED STATES OF
CINEMART – IFFR LOVE, 2017 Berlinale Best Debut SUMMER 1993 and 2018 NEW EUROPE FILM SALES & DISTRIBUTION: Quinzaine-selected THE LOAD. New Europe also works with Arthouse to the World SALES shorts and many first and second time filmmakers and (Poland) animations. LATIDO FILMS is an international sales agency with a special Table N°2 focus in Spain, Latin-America and lately Eastern Europe. LATIDO Licia Eminenti Juan Torres is proud of its collaboration with prestigious filmmakers such as Head of International Sales KEY WRITING Juan José Campanella, Carlos Saura, Andrés Wood, Arturo SALES & DISTRIBUTION: Spanish Ripstein. We work also with young established directors such as LATIDO FILMS Market & Abroad Julio Hernández Cordón, Konstantin Bojanov and Mariano Cohn (Spain) & Gastón Duprat and also rise up new talent such as Pepa San Martin, Bartosz M. Kowalski or Rodrigo Sorogoyen. Rhea Films is the US advisory company to the Hercules Film Table N°3 Jean-Luc Defanti Fund, an international media financing venture that has co- Katriel Schory Managing Partner financed and produced projects such as AMERICAN MADE, THE ISRAEL FILM FUND starring Tom Cruise, and 70th Cannes Festival selection GOOD FINANCING: Big Budget Films RHEA FILMS TIME. Mr. De Fanti is also the founding partner of Hemisphere (USA) Media Capital, a global film fund that has financed such pictures
as THE SMURFS, MEN IN BLACK 3, and WORLD WAR Z. Table N°4 Massimo Moduno Apulia Film Commission (AFC) was born in 2007 and aims to Lucius Barre National Production Manager attract audiovisual production companies by providing LUCIUS BARRE & COMPANY subsidies to lower the costs of preparation, production and FINANCING: Co-producing with APULIA FILM post-production of the projects shot in Puglia. Its funding Italy (Puglia) COMMISSION program to support audiovisual projects was created in 2007 (Italy) and has been improved over the years. Presenting Partner
Liza Dino Chairperson / CEO The Film Development is an Agency in charge of developing Table N°5 FILM DEVELOPMENT programs to develop the local film industry and promote it for Jan Miller COUNCIL OF THE global collaboration and growth. She is also award-winning film, TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS PHILIPPINES TV and stage actress who has appeared in numerous FINANCING: Co-producing with (Philippines) independent and commercial films. She is hard at work in the Philippines Raymond Red promoting the country’s film export services, opening up the Producer / Director Philippines for filming to foreign.
Brillante Mendoza Producer / Director Table N°6 Dylan Leiner Joëlle Levie EVP - Acq. & Production New York based specialized film distribution company seeking ONLINE FILM FINANCING — rights in all media for indie and foreign features at script stage OLFFI SONY PICTURES or as completed films. DISTRIBUTION: US Market CLASSICS (USA)
Table N°7 The Yellow Affair is a World Sales Agent and Executive Producer for films & TV series from around the world. After 7 years, in Amra Bakšić Čamo / Jovan Karoliina Dwyer today’s complicated and volatile film market, The Yellow Affair Marjanovic Head of Sales & Acquisitions boasts a proven track record and has a growing reputation in CINELINK- SARAJEVO FF areas of development, financing, marketing and selling films of SALES & DISTRIBUTION: Nordic THE YELLOW AFFAIR all types and genres. The Yellow Affair is one of the most Countries Market & Abroad (Finland) prominent film sales companies based in Scandinavia with a catalogue of over 90 films and TV series. Table N°8 Handling International Sales of Feature Films & Documentaries, Gülin Üstün Clémence Lavigne Doc & Film International deals with a catalogue of more than Sales & Acquisitions Manager MEETINGS ON THE BRIDGE – 800 titles. We are attending all major markets and festivals ISTANBUL IFF around the globe in order to ensure maximum international DOC & FILM SALES & DISTRIBUTION: exposure for our films. Backed by a worldwide network of Arthouse to the World INTERNATIONAL television stations and film distributors, we give all our films the (France) best chance to reach the audience. Table N°9 Lindsay Peters Eduardo Panizzo Executive Director FRONTIÈRES is an international co-production market and COFFEE & CIGARETTES networking platform specifically focused on genre film financing FESTIVALS: FRONTIERES and co-production between. Frontières on Genre Films PLATFORM (Canada) Feelsales is an international sales agency devoted to documentary films and short films. Founding partner of The Table N°10 Millan Vasquez circular Group, along with Freak Independent Film Agency, a Andres Bayona Feelsales & Partner and company specialized in festival distribution and the VoD developing director TRANSIT ENTERTAINMENT platform Feelmakers.com The three companies together offer a GLOBAL & DIGITAL: VOD FEELSALES complete service for the worldwide distribution of films, (Spain) creating together and from the beginning a unique strategy to achieve the best results for independent productions.
Table N°11 Jane Williams Bobby Bedi VENICE BIENNALE COLLEGE – Former Chairman Film Production Company with a track record of world cinema
CINEMA and three films at TIFF in the past, Bandit Queen, Fire and KALEIDOSCOPE FINANCING: Co-producing with Maqbool. ENTERTAINMENT India (India)
Table N°12 Klaus Rasmussen Global Screen GmbH is a leading sales & distribution company Silvia Iturbe Senior Sales & Acquisitions for theatrical films, TV programs and formats. It is owned by Manager Theatrical Telepool, a diversified media company with offices in Munich, DOUBLE I Zurich, Leipzig and Los Angeles and over 50 years of experience. SALES & DISTRIBUTION: German GLOBAL SCREEN With a catalogue of more than 15,000 titles, Global Screen Market & Abroad GMGH ranks among the largest world-sales outfits in Europe. (Germany)
Table N°13 Isabel Davis The BFI is the UK’s lead organisation for the cultural, creative Head of International Kathi Bildhauer & Martina Bleis and economic aspects of film and invests National Lottery Berlinale Co-Production Market FINANCING : Co-producing with funding in filmdevelopment, production, distribution, sales, BFI export, film heritage, and education. the UK (UK)
The non-profit Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Roger Garcia Table N°14 (HKIFFS) organizes the Hong Kong International Film Festival Executive director Ellis Driessen (HKIFF), and the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) co-
Proctor Film & TV production market in March and April every year. HKIFF also FESTIVALS: Hong Kong FF & HAF HONG KONG INT’L FF promotes its collection of shorts, features and documentaries (Hong Kong (China)) for distribution and sales. FILMS BOUTIQUE is an independent Berlin-based international Table N°15 Gabor Greiner sales company specialized in distribution of innovative feature Emmanuelle Döry Acquisitions & Co-Productions films by filmmakers from all over the world. Only 10 to 15 new ED Consulting titles are added to our line-up per year as we are going back to SALES & DISTRIBUTION : FILM BOUTIQUE Arthouse to the World (Germany) basics: treat films as works of art and concentrate ourselves on a limited number of high profile titles.
Charlotte Mickie CELLULOID DREAMS has been at the forefront of international Table N°16 Vice President sales, production and financing of quality independent films for James Weyman Johanna Nahon more than 30years.CD has assembled a catalogue over 300titles Barn12 Acquisitions Manager by some of the world’s most critically acclaimed directors: SALES & DISTRIBUTION : CELLULOID DREAMS / Audiard, Kiarostami, Kitano, Baumbach, Haneke, Jia Zhang-Ke, Arthouse to the World CELLULOID Koreeda. Our current line-up includes THREE FACES by Jafar NIGHTMARES Panahi (Competition Cannes 2018) among others. (France)
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