films. talent. spirit.
Nov 1 – 8 2017 °efp – europe! umbrella at the American Film Market Los Angeles
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Creative Europe Support Programme for Europe’s Cultural and Creative Sectors 2014 – 2020 www.ec.europa.eu/culture/ creative-europe
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°efp european fi l m promotion Nov 1 – 8 2017 at the American Film Market, USA
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5 welcome 6 efp europe! umbrella participants 24 about efp – initiatives in support of the european film industry 32 efp – the network 34 partners and imprint
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EUROPE! UMBRELLA EFP Managing Director at the American Film Market Sonja Heinen
In 2017, EFP (European Film Promotion) runs for the 19th time the EUROPE! UMBRELLA at the American Film Market (AFM). Acknowledged as an important meeting point for film professionals, EFP’s presence has made it possible for more than 190 small and medium- sized European companies to network at the AFM since 1998. Brief profiles of the companies participating at the EUROPE! UMBRELLA 2017 will introduce you to Europe’s films and diversity. This year, 16 EFP Team in Los Angeles companies from 11 different European countries Sabine Rolinski take advantage of the EUROPE! UMBRELLA as [email protected] their operating base to do their daily business. Sharon Soboil US Consultant Our sincere thanks go to the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme for their ongoing support for EFP cell this highly successful annual initiative. +49 160 440 9595 visit the EUROPE! Umbrella: We are looking forward to welcoming you Loews Santa MonicaBeach Hotel at our suite 817/819 at this year’s American Film 8th floor, office 817 / 819 Market. 1700 Ocean Avenue Santa Monica CA 90401 phone +1 310 458 6700 ext. 817 November 2017 (through operator)
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7 Amadeus Entertainment, United Kingdom 8 Copenhagen Bombay Sales, Denmark 9 Dutch Features Global Entertainment, The Netherlands 10 EastWest Filmdistribution, Austria 11 Eurocine, France 12 Film Center Serbia, Serbia 13 HNFF World Sales, Hungary 14 Latido Films, Spain 15 Miramedia, Germany 16 Parkland Pictures, United Kingdom 17 Reach Up High Entertainment, United Kingdom 18 See Film Pro, Serbia 19 Sonovision, Poland 20 Soul Food, Serbia 21 Summerside International, The Netherlands 22 The Yellow Affair, Finland/Sweden 23 WestEnd Films, United Kingdom
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Amadeus Entertainment is a London-based sales company. Amadeus established itself as a “boutique-operation” for independent feature films with strong commercial potential. We acquire from 8 to 12 films per year, making sure we explore the potential of every movie at the maximum. Our catalogue boosts over US$80m worth of new contact at AFM Ksenia Volochkovskaya film productions. Head of Acquisitions We mainly specialise in such genres as historical cell +39 334 741 90 13 action, 3D animation, action, biography fiction, [email protected] fantasy, fairy-tales, dramas, romantic comedies.
Flms at AFM Black Angel, 2018 by Roger Christian Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom Genre: Action, contact at AFM Adventure, Fantasy Ivo Fiorenza Head of International Sales Balkan Line, 2018 cell UK +44 7958 36 7159 by Andrey Volgin cell IT +39 348 0387983 Russian Federation [email protected] Genre: Action, Drama, Historical
The Truth Lies In Heaven, 2016 contact by Roberto Faenza Amadeus Entertainment Italy Riverbank House Genre: Drama, One Putney Bridge Approach Thriller, Horror UK – London SW6 3JD phone +44 20 8180 2731 Blockbuster, 2017 [email protected] by Roman Volobuev www.amadeus-ent.com Russian Federation Genre: Action, Comedy
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Copenhagen Bombay Sales is focused on children’s film. With films like The Great Bear and Beyond Beyond, Copenhagen Bombay Sales has positioned itself as a sales company presenting original and creative films that do well in the international markets. New highlights are the films Next Door Spy, The War Game and Monstria. contact at AFM Marta Zych Films at AFM Head of International Next Door Spy, 2017 Sales & Acquisitions by Karla Von Bengtson cell +45 2541 9911 Denmark marta.zych@ Genre: Crime Thriller for copenhagenbombay.com kids / 2D Animation
The War Game, 2017 by Goran Kapetanovic Sweden Genre: Live Action Feature
Monstria, 2018 (expected) by Rickard Söderström Sweden Genre: Animated Sci-Fi Adventure / 3D Animation contact Copenhagen Bombay Sales Refshalevej 147, 1st floor DK – 1432 Copenhagen K phone +45 25 419911 [email protected] www.copenhagenbombay.com
efp_2017_AFM_Booklet_druck_01.indd 8 20.10.17 KW42 15:51 The 09 Dutch Features Netherlands Global Entertainment Dutch Features Global Entertainment, headed by CEO Pim van Collem, is a specialized worldsales and licensing company based in The Netherlands, focused on marketing and selling high quality features, family films, thrillers and acclaimed tele- vision drama series. Their unrivalled slate includes a unique selection of box office hit films realized by some of Europe’s most innovative producers. contact at AFM Francoise Nieto-Fong Senior Sales Executive Films at AFM cell +1 786 208 7350 Sunset Contract, 2017 Silk Road, 2017 [email protected] by Mark Conen by Mark de Cloe United Kingdom The Netherlands Genre: Drama, Thriller Genre: Thriller, TV movie
Bella Donna's, 2017 Ron Goossens, 2016 by Jon Karthaus by Flip van der Kuil, The Netherlands Steffen Haars Genre: Comedy, The Netherlands female target Genre: Comedy, male target Speechless, 2017 by Hilde Van Mieghem Belgium Genre: Drama contact Dutch Features Global Entertainment Hogeweg 56D NL – 2042 GJ Zandvoort phone +31 23 888 0168 [email protected] www.dutchfeatures.com
efp_2017_AFM_Booklet_druck_01.indd 9 20.10.17 KW42 15:51 EastWest Austria Filmdistribution
EastWest Filmdistribution is an independent feature film sales company specialized in the promotion and sale of high-quality movies. Our preferred genres are family/kid, horror, thriller and drama. However we are open to other kinds of projects if they are marketable. Our team operates on an international basis with a strong network of experienced film professionals and is engaged in finding the right markets for contact at AFM each movie. Yannick Rudynski EastWest has a passion for world cinema and Sales and Acquisition Manager a firm belief that the film represented by the team cell +43 664 510 41 66 yannick@eastwest- deserves and will find its audience. distribution.com
°efp screening Films at AFM The Chronicles Of Melanie Killing God, 2017 A Thousand Things I Nov 3, 6:30pm by Albert Pintó and Would Do For You, 2017 Screening Room: Caye Casas by Didac Cervera Dick Clark Productions Spain Spain 2900 Olympic Blvd Black Comedy/ Romantic Comedy, 89 min rsvp to Horror, 90 min When things go wrong for [email protected] Four family members this young man in love, gather to celebrate New they go seriously wrong! Year’s Eve. But an uninvited guest crashes the party The Chronicles Of with a strange game – and Melanie, 2017 contact he claims he’s God. by Viestur Kairish EastWest Filmdistribution GmbH Latvia, Czech Republic, Finland 24/25 Lerchengasse Screamers, 2016 Biography, History, 120 min A – 1080 Vienna by Dean Matthew Ronald phone +43 1 890 83 76 USA Official submission at the www.eastwest-distribution.com Horror, 85 min Academy Awards in the Scaring viewers on the Best Foreign Language FIlm internet brings them profit. Category from Latvia A social media team gets greedy for more clicks and cash, but screaming comes at a high price…
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One of the oldest French companies, Eurociné produces and distributes its own American and European productions and some exciting titles. Its library mixes action, horror, family, erotic and B&W classics. Many of Eurociné’s films became “cult” movies, are screened in cinematheques and prestigious festivals. Eurociné produced for Canal+ a film tribute to one contact at AFM of his favorite directors JESS FRANCO sought by contact at AFM Yannick Rudynski numerous festivals. Eurociné is also for Canal+ the Daniel Lesoeur Sales and Acquisition Manager subject of a documentary , recounting its origins Managing Director cell +43 664 510 41 66 and Eurocine’s production period of the 70’. cell +33 609 182 359 yannick@eastwest- distribution.com Lately after partnered in the multi-awarded stop motion Toys In The Attic voiced by Forest Whitaker, °efp screening Joan Cusack and Carry Elwes, we are involved The Chronicles Of Melanie in an animated movie intended for the family and Nov 3, 6:30pm Screening Room: children: Gabriella – curious characters try Dick Clark Productions to appropriate the magic powers of a little girl. 2900 Olympic Blvd rsvp to [email protected] Films at AFM The Last Movie about and with JESS FRANCO by Pedro Temboury & Daniel Lesoeur France, Spain contact Genre: Documentary Eurociné 4, Imp Morlet Toys In The Attic FR – 75011 Paris by Jiri Barta [email protected] Japan, Czech Republic www.eurocine.net Genre: Animation voiced by Forest Whitaker, Joan Cusack, among oghers.
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Film Center Serbia (FCS) is a government • Film Fund organization working under the patronage of • Film Commission • Film Promotion the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia. • Publishing
FCS was founded in order to creatively stimulate and administrate financial support to Serbian film industry. Its goal is to direct and manage strategic development and reconstruction of Serbian film industry.
FCS at AFM Film Center Serbia supports Soul Food and SEE Film Pro at the AFM, please see pages 18 and 20.
contact Film Center Serbia Miroljub Vučković Koce Popovica 9/3 SRB – 11000 Belgrade phone +381 11 2625 131 [email protected] [email protected] www.fcs.rs
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Based in Budapest, HNFF World Sales is an international sales agent operating under the international division of the Hungarian National Film Fund. HNFF has funded many successful box office hits including Golden Globe and Academy Award winner Son of Saul or Berlinale Golden Bear winner On Body and Soul. HNFF represent the newest theatrical arthouse and commercial Hungarian films for international contact at AFM distribution. Our back catalogue also contains Klaudia Androsovits library films, animations and short films. International Sales Manager cell +36 30 936 3389 klaudia.androsovits@ Films at AFM filmalap.hu The Whiskey Bandit, 2017 1945, 2017 by Nimrod Antal by Ferenc Török (Predators, Armored) Hungary Hungary Drama, History Crime, Action Kincsem – Bet on Budapest Noir, 2017 Revenge, 2017 by Éva Gárdos (An by Gábor Herendi American Rhapsody) Hungary Hungary Adventure, History, Crime, Thriller Romance contact Aurora Borealis, 2017 HNFF World Sales by Márta Mészáros International Divison of the (Diary For My Children) Hungarian National Film Fund Hungary Róna utca 174 War, Drama, Romance HU – 1145 Budapest phone +36 1 461 1353 www.hnffworldsales.com
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Latido Films is an international sales agency founded in 2003 to commercialize all-film rights of titles from all over the world (with a line-up of no more than 15 per year to ensure our quality standards), with a special focus in Spain and Latin- America and lately Eastern Europe. Latido is proud of its collaboration with prestigious filmmakers such as Juan José Campanella (The Secret In Their Eyes – Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film), Carlos Saura contact at AFM (J: Beyond Flamenco, Fados), Andrés Wood (Violeta Fabrizia Palazzo Went To Heaven and Machuca among others) and International Sales Arturo Ripstein (Bleak Street), established directors cell +34 628 936 032 [email protected] such as Julio Hernández Cordón, Konstantin Bojanov and Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat and also rise up new talent such as Pepa San Martin, Bartosz M. Kowalski and Rodrigo Sorogoyen. Multi-audience animations and ground-breaking documentaries are also a must in our catalogue.
Films at AFM Killing Jesus, 2018 Mist & The Maiden, 2017 by Laura Mora by Andrés Koppel Colombia, Argentina Spain Drama, Thriller. 99 min Thriller, 104 min Spanish Spanish contact Latido Films The Last Suit, 2017 Chavela, 2017 C/ Veneras 9-3° by Pablo Solarz by Catherine Gund & Daresha Ky ES – 28013 Madrid Spain, Argentina USA phone +34 915 488 877 Dramatic Comedy, 89 min Documentary, 90 min [email protected] Road Movie, Spanish Spanish, English www.latidofilms.com
The Sacrifice, 2017 Rescue Under Fire, 2017 by Jaime Osorio Márquez by Adolfo Martínez Pérez Colombia Spain Suspense, 99 min War movie, 90 min Spanish Spanish
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Miramedia is a European media consultant and distribution company specialized in generating video content which is distributed on multi platforms worldwide. The company is specialized on fi lm and TV coproduction, distribution and fi nancing in between Europe and China.
Films at AFM N i c k O ff D u t y , 2016 Tabaluga, 2018 contact at AFM 1 x 120 min 26 x 30 min, TV series Wolfgang Wilke by Till Schweiger/ by Peter Maff ay Managing Director Christian Alvart Germany cell +49 172 2127 539 Germany 3 D Animation, Teens [email protected] Action Thriller 12 Mio US Budget 15 Mio US Budget Out Of Control, 2018 Nick Off Duty, 2016 1 x 90 min, feature 4 x 90 min by Michael Trevino/ by Till Schweiger/ Cecilia Cheung/ Christian Alvart Seung-Hyun Choi Germany Germany Action Car Action 12 Mio US Budget 20 Mio US Budget
contact miramedia Goltsteinstr. 87 D – 50968 Cologne phone +49 221 355 338 7400 www.miramedia.de
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Parkland Pictures is a UK-based international sales, distribution and production company.
Films at AFM Titanium White, 2017 Steven Berkhoff 's Tell by Piotr Smigasiewicz Tale Heart, 2017 Poland by Stephen Cookson Cast: Torsten Voges, United Kingdom Alessandra Mastronardi, Cast: Steven Berkoff , Henry S t e v e n B e r k o ff Goodman, Hugh Skinner
Synopsis: Dominik, an art Synopsis: Steven Berkoff 's own student, goes to Porto feature length interpretation contact at AFM Ercole, to survey the last of Edgar Allan Poe's original John Cairns works of Caravaggio. short story about a servant CEO/Head of Sales Unexpectedly, Dominik who plots to murder his master cell +44 7872 627 911 uncovers a series of because of his 'vulture' eye. john@parkland criminal events. pictures.com Us And Them, 2017 Provenance, 2017 by Joe Martin Justina Petkeviciute by Ben Hecking United Kingdom Sales & Acquisitions United Kingdom Cast: Jack Roth, Tim Coordinator Cast: Christian McKay, Bentinck, Andrew Tiernan justina@parkland Charlotte Vega, pictures.com Harry Macqueen Synopsis: When young disenfranchised Danny Synopsis: John Finch has confronts wealthy banker, fl ed to his holiday home in Conrad, he plans to teach him contact the south of France to start a lesson he will never forget. Parkland Pictures a new way of life. Whilst Forced to gamble with the Suite 7, 79 Wardour Street waiting for his younger lives of his family, Conrad UK – London W1D 6QB lover Sophia to join him, has the tables turned on him phone +44 203 432 1696 a seemingly chance and all hell breaks loose. [email protected] encounter with a man www.parklandpictures.com called Peter will threaten to destroy everything.
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We are a commercially driven film production company and have also recently moved into television and comic book development and publishing. We are attending American Film Market to seek funding, sales agents and producing partners. Our aim is to attend meetings with studios and serious equity investors as well as financers. contact at AFM Demetris Kyriacou Films at AFM Producer Quiet Town Stateside cell +1 310 310 4260 $1 million (TV Pilot) $45 million UK/ demetris@ Run: 12 episodes US production reachuphigh.com US/UK production Shoot TBC Shoot: TBC Genre: Action/ Genre: Fantasy/ Adventure/Crime Paranormal Writer: Simon Foster Writer: Dan Hanks Producer: Demetris Producer: Demetris Kyriacou Kyriacou Pathos Captain Moxley & The $25 million UK/ Ashes Of The Gods US production $45 million UK/ Shoot TBC US production Genre: Sci-Fi/Action/ Shoot TBC Adventure contact Genre: Action/Adventure Directors/Writers: Dennis Reach Up High Entertainment Writer: Dan Hanks Cabella & Marcello Ercole 86 Seymour Grove Producers: Demetris Producers: Demetris UK – Manchester M16 0LW Kyriacou & Paul Hitchcock Kyriacou & Paul Hitchcock phone +44 161 876 4169 [email protected] www.reachuphigh.com
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Production company, founded by a group of film professionals in 2001. Founder and director is experienced film critic and producer Nenad Dukić.
selected filmography Film at AFM Requiem For Mrs.J., 2017 Requiem For Mrs. J., 2017 by Bojan Vuletic by Bojan Vuletic Serbia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Macedonia, Russian Russian Federation, France Federation, France Drama, Black Comedy, 94' contact at AFM Serbian with English subs Nenad Dukić The High Sun, 2015 Berlinale Panorama Special, Producer by Dalibor Matanic EFA Selection 2017. cell +372 570 421 87 Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia. Official submission at the +381 64 14 69 119 Un Certain Regard Award Academy Awards in the [email protected] at Cannes festival. Best Foreign Language FIlm Category from Serbia °efp screening Eastalgia, 2011 Requiem For Mrs. J. by Daria Onichenko Synopsis: Nov 4, 5:30pm Serbia, Germany, Ukraine Middle-aged, modest widow Screening Room: decides to complete all her Dick Clark Productions Con Fidel Pase lo chores so that she may commit 2900 Olympic Blvd que Pas, 2010 suicide in the way she wants. rsvp to by Goran Radovanovic But, living in a country in [email protected] Serbia transition is complicated. To Feature Documentary die is even more complicated. Amsterdam festival; contact won five awards. SEE Film Pro Omladinskih brigada 224 Some Other Stories, 2010 SRB – 11070 Belgrade ex Yugoslavia omnibus phone +381 64 14 69 119 project directed by five [email protected] women directors SEE Film Pro at AFM is supported by Film Center Serbia (FCS)
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Sonovision is an American founded sales/ distribution and production company based in Warsaw, Poland. Through various partnerships in Europe and the United States, Sonovision can provide numerous worldwide distribution and film production possibilities. As a sales agent we mainly focus on offering first class feature films and documentaries which either had worldwide festivals and/or did extremely well in their native country. contact at AFM Konrad Sosnowski CEO Films at AFM cell +48 669 518 787 White Titanium, 2017 Photon, 2017 [email protected] by Piotr Smigasiewicz by Norman Leto Poland Poland Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Documentary, 107 min 97 min, English English A PhD student of the History of Art, goes to Porto Convoy, 2017 Ercole, to survey the last by Maciej Zak works of great Michelangelo Poland Caravaggio, and unexpectedly Thriller, 92 min deepens into mysterious Box Office hit in Poland. series of criminal events. Rage, 2017 Bikini Blue, 2017 by Michal Wegrzyn by Jarek Marszewski Poland Poland Drama, Thriller, 80 min contact Drama/Thriller, 90 min Sonovision English Train Drivers Diary, 2016 ul. Andersa 21B/58 "With breathtaking cinema- by Milos Radovic (Palm PL – 00-159 Warsaw tography, locations and d’Or-winning director) phone +48 669 518 787 acting, Bikini Blue is a Serbia, Croatia [email protected] psychological thriller that Dark Comedy, 85 min www.sonovision.pl will take you on a wild ride Serbian Oscar Submission. that will make you question much…” – Kelly Karavites American Film Award
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An international sales company established in 2010 aiming to promote and widely distribute films and film talents coming from South East Europe and the only sales company from the region specialized in this area. We also get involved in projects in their early stage of development, as sales agents, developing sales and market positioning strategiests. Films from our catalogue are being presented and contact at AFM awarded at prestigeous festivals like Berlinale, Miroslav Mogorovic Cannes, Venice, Chicago, Moscow ... Sales Executive, Producer In 2014 we started developing our own film and cell +33 62 000 1781 [email protected] TV productions.
Films at AFM °efp screening Requiem For Mrs.J., 2017 The Basics Of Killing, 2017 Requiem For Mrs. J. by Bojan Vuletic by Jan Cvitkovic Nov 4, 5:30pm Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia Screening Room: Russian Federation, France Drama, 99', Slovenian Dick Clark Productions Drama, Black Comedy, 94' 2900 Olympic Blvd Serbian with English subs Agape, 2017 rsvp to Berlinale Panorama Special, by Branko Schmidt [email protected] EFA Selection 2017. Croatia Official submission at the Drama, 87', Croatian Academy Awards in the contact Best Foreign Language FIlm The Frog, 2017 Soul Food Category from Serbia by Elmir Jukic Majke Jevrosime 39 Synopsis: Middle-aged, modest BiH, Macedonia, Serbia, SRB – 11 000 Belgrade widow decides to complete Croatia, Slovenia phone +381 11 2672 004 all her chores so that she may Drama, 78', Bosnian [email protected] commit suicide in the way she www.soulfoodfilms.com wants. But, living in a country Humidity, 2016 in transition is complicated. To by Nikola Ljuca Soul Food at AFM is supported die is even more complicated. Serbia, The Netherlands, by Film Center Serbia (FCS) Greece The Black Pin, 2016 Drama, Thriller, 113' by Ivan Marinovic Serbian, English Montenegro, Serbia Comedy, 93', Montenegrin
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A dynamic and fast growing reality acting as intermediary agent for producers and off ering a persistently renewed slate of fi lms from all over the world: art-house, director-driven, commercial, genre, features, documentaries, regularly selec- ted at both European and worldwide festivals. Summerside International markets contents to leading distributors, aggregators, over-the-top (OTT) channels across Multiple platforms and contact at AFM devices, showcasing the most recent acquisitions as Nicola Tassoni well as library contents at the top markets all over Co-Founder, Buyer n.tassoni@summerside- the world, such as EFM in Berlin, FilmArt in Hong international.com Kong, MIPTV, Marché du Film in Cannes, NATPE, Venice International Film Festival, MIPCOM, American Film Market, Busan. AFM market screening In A Lonely Place, 2016 As a result, fi lmmakers and producers can count on by Davide Montecchi a thorough distribution and sales expertise as well Sat 11/4, 3:30 pm as on an extensive network of contacts across all Laemmle Monica Film Center - 4 sectors of the industry. The mission of Summerside International is to create a place where innovative directorial talents and their visions can be discovered and promoted to distributors and broadcasters throughout the world, as the fi nest authors in international cinema. contact Summerside International Films at AFM Einsteinstraat, 53 The Liberation Of La Scuola: I PittorI NL – 3281 NJ Numansdorp Skopje, 2016 Riminesi Del ‘300 [email protected] by Danilo and Rade (in development) www.summerside-international.com Šerbedžija by Davide Montecchi Macedonia, Croatia, Finland Documentary
In A Lonely Place, 2016 Il Viaggio Di Mastorna by Davide Montecchi (in development) Italy by Davide Montecchi Documentary
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The Yellow Aff air is a World Sales Agent and Executive Producer for fi lms and TV series from around the world based in Scandinavia. The Yellow Aff air boasts a proven track record and has a growing reputation in areas of development, fi nancing, marketing and selling fi lms of all types and genres with a catalogue of over 70 fi lms and TV series. The Yellow Aff air is developing new relationships contact at AFM with various fi nancial entities and building Chris Howard new strategies that will enable the company to Partner / Sales Director contribute signifi cantly to getting fi lms cell +46 761 666 034 chris@yellowaff air.com into production. In addition to this, the company brings its vast experience in areas of development, festival and world marketing strategies, distribution and world sales to the table. contact The Yellow Aff air Films at AFM official address Cloud Whispers, 2018 Robin, 2017 Korkeavuorenkatu 25 A 1 (in post-production) by Antonio Tublén FI – 00130 Helsinki by Kerstin Polte Denmark phone +358 9 7740 300 Germany, Switzerland Genre: Thriller Genre: Drama postal address Becker – Small Town Post Box 44007 Kiwi Christmas, 2018 Gangster, 2017 SE – 10073 Stockholm (in post-production) by Martin Larsson phone +46 8 645 1212 by Tony Simpson Sweden New Zealand Genre: Black Comedy [email protected] Genre: Family www.yellowaffair.com
Maya Dardel, 2017 by Zachary Cotler and Magdalena Zyzak Poland, USA Genre: Drama
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WestEnd Films is a dynamic international sales and feature film financing company, co-founded by Eve Schoukroun, Maya Amsellem and renowned producer and Capitol Films founder Sharon Harel- Cohen. WestEnd launched at Cannes 2008 and offers filmmakers finance, production and sales expertise as well as an extensive network of contacts across all sectors of the industry. WestEnd continues contact at AFM Maya Amsellem to build a highly selective slate including the talent Managing Director of directors Stephen Frears, Rodrigo Garcia, Neil cell +44 797 362 1240 Jordan, Ralph Fiennes, David Gordon Green, Tomm [email protected] Moore, Hideo Nakata, Michael Winterbottom, Sofia Neves Isabel Coixet, Fernando Leon de Aranoa and A-list Director of Sales cast including Benicio Del Toro, Rooney Mara, cell +44 791 032 2142 Al Pacino, Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, [email protected] Mia Wasikowska, Nicolas Cage, Steve Coogan, Tim Anil Ravdjee Robbins, Cara Delevingne, Christopher Walken, Sales Executive Philip Seymour Hoffman, Glenn Close, Woody cell +44 7426 471 480 Harrelson, Imogen Poots and Liam Hemsworth. [email protected]
Sophie Green Films at AFM Head of Acquisitions Grace Jones: Bloodlight Close, 2017 & Development and Bami, 2017 by Vicky Jewson cell +44 7970 305143 by Sophie Fiennes United Kingdom [email protected] Ireland, United Kingdom Saving Mum, 2017 contact The Breadwinner, 2017 by Eloïse Lang WestEnd Films by Nora Twomey France Shepherds Building Central Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg Charecroft Way The Banishing, 2017 UK – London W14 0EE Sergio & Sergei, 2017 by Chris Smith phone +44 20 74 94 83 00 by Ernesto Daranas United Kingdom [email protected] Cuba, Spain www.westendfilms.com Denmark, 2017 Flammable Children, 2017 by Adrian Shergold by Stephan Elliott United Kingdom Australia
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EFP (European Film Promotion) is a unique network of 38 European member organisations who represent films and talent from their respective territories. Under the EFP flag, the members team up on initiatives to jointly promote the diversity and the spirit of European cinema and talent at key international film festivals and markets. EFP is financially supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union and by its member organisations.
The Hamburg-based office is backed by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Hamburg.
EFP President Contact Martin Schweighofer European Film Promotion e.V. AFC – Austrian Films Friedensallee 14-16 EFP Vice President 22765 Hamburg, Germany Pia Lundberg phone +49 40 390 6252 Swedish Film Institute [email protected] EFP Managing Director www.efp-online.com Sonja Heinen
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calendar 2017 / 2018
promotion of films and talent 26 european shooting stars 26 new directions in european documentaries 27 producers on the move 27 europe! voices of women in film 28 future frames: ten new filmmakers to follow 28 europe! goes busan 28 efp screenings of Oscar® entries from europe access to international markets 29 europe! umbrellas film sales support outside of europe 30 about film sales support (fss)
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new directions in european documentaries at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto Canada, April / May
Putting a focus on outstanding documentary productions from Europe, EFP has initiated this new programme in collaboration with Hot Docs. Starting in 2018, a dedicated section of the european festival will present European filmmakers and their work. In addition panel discussions and shooting stars workshops on co-production, funding as well at the Berlin IFF as meetings with potential buyers give room for Germany, February networking and opportunities to sell their films. Since 2017 EFP offers FILM SALES SUPPORT for world sales companies marketing European Each year, EFP presents ten of the most talen- films at Hot Docs. ted young actors from ten different European countries to the international press, public and industry during the Berlinale. They connect and network with casting directors, talent agents, producers and directors to broaden and strengthen industry alliances. The initiative emphasizes the crucial role new talent can play in marketing European films and offers support and publicity to young European actors and actresses as they begin to cross-over from national prominence to an international career.
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europe! voices of women in film at the Sydney IFF Australia, June
Taking a stand for gender diversity in film, EFP successfully launched EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM at the Sydney Film Festival (SFF) in 2016. In close cooperation with SFF, the programme recognizes new works by some of Europe's most exciting women directors and presents them in a dedicated section of the festival, highlighting the virtuosity and strength of innovative European cinema by women film producers artists. on the move at the Cannes FF France, May
At the Cannes Film Festival, 20 promising, up-and-coming producers from through- out Europe are selected to participate in PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE. The yearly initiative is aimed at connecting young, enterprising European producers with poten- tial co-production partners and strengthening their industry networks. They take part in a tailor-made programme of project pitches, one-to-one meetings, case studies and social events underpinned by an extensive press campaign, which includes their profiles in the international trades and supports their visibility within the international industry.
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Every year European directors and actors are welcomed to South Korea's major film event, the Busan IFF, to present their films and to engage in discussions with the enthusiastic Korean audiences and meet with key Asian and international industry players. In alliance with FILM SALES SUPPORT dedicated towards the promotion and marketing of European films, the programme has increased the number of sales to Asia significantly. EUROPE! GOES BUSAN shines a light on the spirit and the diversity of future frames – European cinema. ten new filmmakers to follow at the Karlovy Vary IFF Czech Republic, July efp screenings of ® The programme features new European cine- Oscar entries from ma and the promising young directing talent behind it. Recommended by the EFP member europe organisations and selected by the artistic team Los Angeles of KVIFF, the ten outstanding film students and USA, November graduates from schools throughout Europe present their recent short films within the official EFP organises special screenings for European programme of festival and take part in a three- submissions for the Foreign Language Film day tailor-made programme to facilitate Award to help the films to stand out from their entree into the international film scene among more than 80 international competitors. with support from extensive press coverage. Voting Academy members, international buy- ers, selected press and LA-based industry are invited to the screenings. They take place at the same time as the American Film Market (AFM) where EFP hosts the EUROPE! UMBRELLA to facilitate business activities of European world sales agents, producers and EFP members with the US and worldwide markets.
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filmart asian film market Hong Kong at the Busan IFF China, March South Korea, October
Since 2011, EFP has been running the much Paying heed to the industry aspect of the festival frequented EUROPE! UMBRELLA for European and in addition to its support for European films world sales companies and EFP members at and directors at the Busan IFF, EFP offers a hub Hong Kong's renowned FILMART, attracting for European world sales companies and EFP substantial business from the Asian countries. member organisations representing their films and operates the large and very busy EUROPE! UMBRELLA at the Asian Film Market in Busan.
toronto, industry centre american film at the Toronto IFF Canada, September market Los Angeles In order to highlight the diversity of European USA, November cinema and enhance its visibility at one of the world's key festivals, EFP has been organising As one of the earliest initiatives, started in and operating the EUROPE! UMBRELLA since 1998, EFP supports the presence of European 2016, which serves as a central meeting point sales agents, producers and EFP members for all of the Europeans during TIFF. at the AFM by offering the highly frequented EUROPE! UMBRELLA. It is based at the market headquarters and open for 20 to 25 European companies.
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MANIFESTO, directed by Julian Rosenfeldt, FSS supported at the Sundance IFF 2017 ©The Match Factory
film sales support EFP’s support initiative for European sales agents
EFP not only promotes European films companies may choose between single and talent around the world, it also backs and slate funding. The latter allows for the marketing campaigns of associated world sales coverage of concerted campaigns at the companies in countries outside of Europe via Toronto International Film Festival and a sub- FILM SALES SUPPORT (FSS). It contributes to sequent market, such as the Asian Film Market, additional promotional activities for European the AFM or the FILMART. EFP may additionally films, covering up to 50 per cent of marketing offer FSS for the promotion of Swiss films costs at the Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca outside of Europe, thanks to new international and Hot Docs festivals as well as the FILMART, measures by the Federal Office of Culture, Asian Film Market and AFM markets. Sales Media Desk Suisse and SWISS FILMS.
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Albania Croatia Georgia Majlinda Tafa Mario Kozina Tamara Tatishvili Albanian National Center Croatian Audiovisual Georgian National Film Center of Cinematography Centre www.gnfc.ge www.nationalfilmcenter. www.havc.hr gov.al Germany Republic of Cyprus Mariëtte Rissenbeek Austria Diomides Nikita German Films Martin Schweighofer Ministry of Education www.german-films.de AFC – Austrian Films and Culture www.austrianfilms.com www.moec.gov.cy Greece Stavroula Geronimaki Belgium / Flanders Czech Republic Greek Film Centre Christian De Schutter Markéta Šantrochová www.gfc.gr Flanders Image Czech Film Center www.flandersimage.com www.filmcenter.cz Hungary Katalin Vajda Belgium / Wallonia Denmark Magyar Filmunió/ Eric Franssen Christian Juhl Lemche Hungarian National Wallonie Bruxelles Images Danish Film Institute Film Fund www.wbimages.be www.dfi.dk www.filmunio.hu
Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia Iceland Elma Tataragić Edith Sepp Laufey Gudjónsdóttir Association of filmmakers Estonian Film Institute Icelandic Film Centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina www.filmi.ee www.icelandicfilmcentre.is www.bhfilm.ba Finland Ireland Bulgaria Jaana Puskala Teresa McGrane Irina Kanousheva Finnish Film Foundation Irish Film Board Bulgarian National Film www.ses.fi www.irishfilmboard.ie Center www.nfc.bg France Italy Frédéric Béreyziat Annabella Nucara UniFrance Istituto Luce Cinecittà www.unifrance.org www.filmitalia.org
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Kosovo* Norway Spain Arben Zharku Stine Oppegaard Rafael Cabrera Kosova Cinematography Norwegian Film Institute Instituto de la Cinematografía Center www.nfi.no/english/ y de las Artes www.qkk-rks.com norwegianfilms Audiovisuales/ ICAA www.icaa.es Latvia Poland Dita Rietuma Olga Domżala Sweden National Film Centre Latvia Polish Film Institute Pia Lundberg www.nfc.lv www.pisf.pl Swedish Film Institute www.sfi.se Lithuania Portugal Dovilė Butnoriūtė Vítor Pinheiro Switzerland Lithuanian Film Centre Instituto do Cinema e do Catherine Ann Berger www.lkc.lt Audiovisual, I. P./ ICA Swiss Films www.ica-ip.pt www.swissfilms.ch Luxembourg Françoise Lentz Romania United Kingdom Film Fund Luxembourg Cristian Hordilă Briony Hanson www.filmfund.lu Romanian Film Promotion British Council www.romfilmpromotion.ro www.britishcouncil.org Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Serbia *This designation is without Macedonian Film Agency Miroljub Vučković prejudice to positions on status, www.filmagency.gov.mk Film Center Serbia and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 www.fcs.rs and the lCJ Opinion on the Kosovo Montenegro Declaration of Independence. Sehad Čekić Slovak Republic Film Centre of Montenegro Rastislav Steranka www.fccg.me Slovak Film Institute www.sfu.sk The Netherlands Marten Rabarts Slovenia EYE International Nerina T. Kocjančič international.eyefilm.nl Slovenian Film Centre www.film-center.si
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EFP's activities are fi nancially supported by with the support of the Creative Europe – Media Programme of the European Union and the EFP member organisations. The Hamburg-based offi ce is supported by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), the Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Hamburg.
EFP's Film Sales Support is additionally supported by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond and the Polish Film Institute. EFP may also off er FSS additionally for the promotion of Swiss fi lms outside of Europe, thanks to new international measures by Federal Offi ce of Culture, Media Desk Suisse and SWISS FILMS.
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