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CO-PRODUCTION FORUM 1 CONTENT PITCH SESSION : GAP FINANCING SESSIONS PITCHER BAYO BAYO BABY KANAKI FILMS - SPAIN 4 by Amaia Remírez & Raúl de la Fuente PITCHER BIRDS DON’T LOOK BACK SPECIAL TOUCH STUDIOS - 5 by Nadia Nakhlé FRANCE DIRTY LAND PITCHER BRO CINEMA - PORTUGAL 6 by Luis Campos PITCHER DREAMING OF LIONS PERSONA NON GRATA 7 by Paolo Marinou-Blanco PORTUGAL PITCHER AN ENEMY POKROMSKI STUDIO - POLAND 8 by Teresa Zofia Czepiec PITCHER FIRES CODE BLUE PRODUCTION D.O.O. - 9 by Nikola Ljuca MONTENEGRO PITCHER THE GLASS HOUSE DIRECTORY FILMS - UKRAINE 10 by Taras Dron PITCHER OUR FATHER THIS AND THAT PRODUCTIONS 11 by Goran Stankovic SERBIA PITCHER SOULS ON TAPE VILDA BOMBEN FILM AB 12 by Carl Javér SWEDEN PITCH SESSION : UP : UP-AND-COMING PRODUCERS PITCHER ARTURO’S VOICE MATRIOSKA - ITALY 14 by Irene Dionisio PITCHER AUTONAUTS OF THE COSMOROUTE IKKI FILMS - FRANCE 15 by Olivier Gondry & Leslie Menahem PITCHER CLEAN CARTOUCHE BVBA - BELGIUM by Koen Van Sande 16 PITCHER THE FURY RINGO MEDIA - SPAIN 17 by Gemma Blasco GROUND ZERO PITCHER RADAR FILMS - UKRAINE 18 by Zhanna Ozirna PINOT FILMS - POLAND PITCHER IN BETWEEN 19 by Piotr Lewandowski PITCHER SHINY NEW WORLD MAKE WAY FILM - NETHERLANDS 20 by Jan van Gorkum THREE SONGS CORTE A FILMS - SPAIN PITCHER 21 by Adrià Guxens PITCHER THE VIRGIN AND THE CHILD PLAYTIME FILMS - BELGIUM 22 by Binevsa Berivan PITCHER ZEJTUNE (UNTITLED GHANA PROJECT) LUZZU LTD - MALTA 23 by Alex Camilleri TIMETABLE 24 PITCH SESSION : GAP FINANCING SESSIONS 3 BAYO BAYO BABY - FICTION SPAIN Every night Aminata patrols the streets of Freetown searching for girls being exploited by pimps. She takes them surfing to Sierra Leone’s only Surf Club, to heal their self-esteem on the deep ocean. Thanks to her friend Chennor, a former gang leader who is now working at Pademba Pris- on, one day she has the chance to confront Kareem: her tormentor when she was 13. Is it possible to overcome a legacy of violence ? AMAIA REMIREZ & AMAIA REMIREZ KANAKI FILMS RAÚL DE LA FUENTE PRODUCER PRODUCTION DIRECTORS Amaia Remírez and Raúl de la Amaia Remírez, producer of Bayo Created in 2009, they have Fuente have worked together Bayo Baby, received in 2018 the travelled the globe looking since 2009 on more than 20 pro- European Producer of the Year for stories, directing and writ- jects like Minerita, Oscar Shortlist- at the Cartoon Movie. She is the ing scripts all over the world ed, and Another Day of Life, Best producer of Another Day of Life. Raúl de la Fuente and Amaia European Film at EFA Awards. Amaia designed the financial struc- Remírez, have won 2 Goya awards ture with 4 European co-producers from the Spanish Cinema Acade- managing a budget of €7.7 millions my, the European Film Award and and leading a team with more than the Platino Iberoamerican Award. 500 people. Kanaki Films has over 150 prizes at film festivals, such as the Audi- ence Award at San Sebastian In- ternational Film Festival. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT BUDGET : 497 625€ SECURED : 210 264€ ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 99 525€ PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : JULY 2021 CONTACT : [email protected] TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR KANAKI FILMS IS LOOKING FOR PRODUCERS INTERESTED IN UNSCRIPTED FILMS WITH HIGH INTERNATIONAL POTENTIAL, MORE SPECIFICALLY AN EXPERIENCED CO-PRODUCER WITH THE ABILITY TO 4 RAISE AROUND 100K FOR BAYO BAYO BABY. 4 BIRDS DON’T LOOK BACK - ANIMATION FRANCE (Les Oiseaux ne se retournent pas) One day, the decision is made : Amel, a 12-year-old orphan, will leave. This is by no means a mat- ter of choice: her country is at war. Unfortunately, nothing goes as planned. At the border, Amel loses the family who are accompanying her and finds herself alone. Along her way, she meets Bacem, an army deserter and oud, ‘oriental lute’, player. Together, the child and the former soldier navigate through the pain of exile and learn to rebuild themselves. NADIA NAKHLÉ SÉBASTIEN ONOMO SPECIAL TOUCH STUDIOS DIRECTOR PRODUCER PRODUCTION Nadia Nakhlé writes, draws and Sébastien Onomo graduated from Special Touch Studios is an in- directs poetic and committed pro- the National Audiovisual Institute. dependent production company jects, combining different artistic In 2015, he created Special Touch founded in 2015 by Sébastien languages. At the same time, she Studios, in which he is President Onomo. Its ambition is to bring out exhibits her work in France and and major shareholder. Sébas- talents from diversity and to pro- abroad and collaborates as an as- tien brings his expertise to various duce films with the thematic focus sociate artist in various cultural ac- university and school programs of Africa, the West Indies, the Car- tions (Rodin Museum, La Fémis, like INA, La Fémis or Les Gob- ribbean, Asia and Urban Cultures. CDA d’Enghien Les bains, Le elins and he is also an expert for Cube). She is currently working on CNC. In 2017, he was appointed her first animated feature film. co-President of the French-speak- ing group at Unifrance and was elected in 2019 as a member of the SPI (Production Trade Union) in the Animation College. Among the twenty or so film and televi- sion projects he produced, we can mention Le Gang des Antillais, or more recently Funan (Cristal of the best animated feature film at An- necy International Festival 2018). INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT BUDGET : 4 045 080€ SECURED : 51 680€ ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 600 000€ PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : SUMMER 2023 CONTACT : [email protected] TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR SPECIAL TOUCH STUDIOS IS LOOKING FOR CO-PRODUCERS WHO RECOGNISE THE SPIRIT OF THIS FILM, ITS URGENCY AND ITS NECESSITY AND THEN WHO ARE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO FINDING THE ARTISTIC AND FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS TO PRODUCE IT. 5 5 DIRTY LAND (Terra Vil) - FICTION PORTUGAL In the harsh riverbanks of Northern Portugal, an introverted boy starts following the footsteps of his troubled machist father, assuming this attitude will help him regain the girl-next-door’s attention. When this leads to witnessing an attempt of sexual harassment, all he had for granted will never go back to normal. LUIS CAMPOS MARIO PATROCINIO BRO CINEMA DIRECTOR PRODUCER PRODUCTION Luis Campos is a screenwriter of Mário Patrocínio, BRO Cinema’s BRO is an independent production the Portuguese indie hit feature co-founder and producer, was se- company recognized with leader- A Funeral in the Rain (2010) and lected for Berlinale Talents 2017 ship status in Portugal. In the film founder of the company Squatter and EFP Producers on The Move industry, BRO has been building Factory / Matiné in 2014, Luis has 2020. Over the past 15 years he a work that is widely awarded and collected experience in the devel- produced/co-produced 20 films, internationally recognized with opment of film projects at Savage among which Richard Stanley’s the presence in more than 150 Film in Belgium and RT Features Color Out of Space with Nicolas international festivals, more than in Brazil. Founder, main promoter Cage and Joely Richardson (TIFF 30 awards and selections for re- and creative director of Guioes, - Midnight Madness 2019), The nowned and prestigious interna- Plot and Drama.pt. Luis is the Seeker (Tallinn Black Nights 2019 tional programs. BRO Cinema is head of development for film and - Special Jury Prize), and Com- currently developing 10 features TV projects at BRO Cinema since plexo - Parallel Universe (2nd most & drama series and producing 3 April 2019. seen Portuguese film in theaters in documentary features and 3 fiction 2011). shorts to be released in 2021. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT BUDGET : 920 857€ SECURED : 293 257€ ESTIMATED CO-PRODUCTION BUDGET : 127 600€ PLANNED DATES OF SHOOTING : SECOND SEMESTER OF 2022 / FIRST QUARTER OF 2023 CONTACT : [email protected] TYPE OF CO-PRODUCTION THE PROJECT IS LOOKING FOR BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT, BRO CINEMA WOULD LIKE TO FIND A CO-PRO- DUCER LOCATED IN A COUNTRY WITH A STRONG PORTUGUESE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND IS VERY OPEN TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH A BELGIAN COMPANY AS WELL AS INCLU- DING BELGIAN HOD’S (DOP, EDITOR, SOUND DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION DESIGNER, COMPO- SER) AND POST-PRODUCTION. 6 6 DREAMING OF LIONS (Sonhar com leoes) - FICTION PORTUGAL In Lisbon, Portugal - where euthanasia is still a crime - Gilda and Amadeu meet and fall in love through an underground organization that helps the terminally ill kill themselves painlessly. They go on a last wild and surreal adventure to Belgium to finalize their plans, but a secret awaits them that threatens to change everything. PAOLO MARINOU- TATHIANI SACILOTTO PERSONA NON GRATA BLANCO DIRECTOR PRODUCER PRODUCTION His first feature premiered at Edin- Tathiani Sacilotto produced António Founded in 1999, Persona Non burgh Film Festival, then over 30 Ferreira’s 2018 box-office hit The Grata Pictures has produced over festivals worldwide and distributed Dead Queen and was a co-pro- 30 films in coproduction with sev- in several countries to critical ac- ducer on Edgar Pêra’s Magnetick eral countries - Brazil, Argentina, claim. Paolo also works as a writer Pathways and Ivan Mora Man- Ecuador, Portugal, Spain, France, on film and TV projects worldwide, zano’s Yellow Sunglasses. She is Germany and Mozambique. Their co-writing City of Mist for Oscar- currently in pre-production on Fer- films express the culture, thinking nominated producer Michael Lon- reira’s second feature, The dram- and imagination of the countries don (Sideways), Brass Monkey for edy America, post-production on of origin, through the vision of its Paramount Studios, Gladio and Mara Pescio’s That Weekend co- creators, producing works with an The Dissent.