Producers on the Move with films in sections of the Cannes International Film Festival

Background information on PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE 2008 and evaluation of former generations online

European Film Promotion (EFP) is pleased to announce that two films produced by Producers on the Move 2008 have been selected to screen in sections of the Cannes International Film Festival. Oana Giurgiu from Romania, working for Libra Film Production will see the film Delta by Kornel Mondrucz screened in Competition. She has been the production manager for this film. Marko Škop produced Blind Loves by Juraj Lehotsky, which has been selected for Directors Fortnight.

This year, 22 producers from all over Europe will be participating in the EFP initiative in Cannes. The MEDIA-supported programme aims to promote emerging European producers and to support cross-border collaborations between aspiring European production companies.

Films by PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE 2008 in Cannes

Presented in Competition:

Delta by Kornel Mondruczo
Producer on the Move, Romania:
Oana Giurgiu (Libra Film Productions)
as Production Manager

Presented in Directors Fortnight:
(Quinzaines de Realisateurs)

Blind Loves by Juraj Lehotsky
Producer on the Move, Slovakia:
Marko Škop (Artileria)

PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE 2008 selected by the EFP member organisations:

Manuel Cristóbal, Perro Verde Films (selected by ICAA, Spain)
(Gritos en el Pasillo, The Living Forest)

Maria Drandaki, Bad Movies (selected by Greek Film Centre)
(Tale 52)

Silje Hopland Eik, Cinenord (selected by Norwegian Film Institute)
(Mars & Venus, Trigger)

Alise Ģelze, Film Angels Studio(selected by Baltic Films)
(Vogelfrei)

Oana Giurgiu , Libra Film Production (selected by Romanian Film Promotion)
(Delta, Love Sick)

Grzegorz Hajdarowicz, Gremi Film Production (selected by Polish Film Inst.)
(Carmo, Nightwatching)

Laura Hastings-Smith (selected by British Council)
(Hunger, The Live of the Saints)

Fredrik Heinig, St Paul Film(selected by Swedish Film Institute)
(Darling)

Dalma Hidasi, Extreme Film (selected by Magyar Filmunió, Hungary)
(Fluke, Lucky Man)

Sigrid Hoerner, moneypenny filmproduktion (selected by German Films)
(10 Sekunden, One Day in Europe)

Max Karli, Rita Productions (selected by Swiss Films)
(La Vrai Vie est Ailleurs)

Macdara Kelleher, Fastnet Films (selected by Irish Film Board)
(Kisses, Tonight is Cancelled)

Jiři Konečný, Endorfilm (selected by Czech Film Center)
(Joseph’s Journey, Sister)

Daniele Mazzocca , Verdeoro (selected by Filmitalia)
(Fine Pena Mai, El Mundial Olvidado)

Bernard Michaux, Lucil (selected by Film Fund Luxembourg)
(Lumen, Distant Voices)

Marc-Antoine Robert, 2.4.7. Films (selected by Unifrance)
(Persepolis)

Reinier Selen, Rinkel Film & TV Productions(selected by Holland Film)
(Blood Brothers, Off Screen)

Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson, Saga Film(selected by Icelandic Fim Centre)
(Cold Trail)

Ulla Simonen(selected by Finnish Film Foundation)
(Along the Road Little Child, Forgotten)

Marko Škop, Artileria (selected by Slovak Film Institute)
(Other Worlds, Blind Loves)

Louise Vesth, Zentropa (selected by Danish Film Institute)
(At Night, How to get Rid of the Others)

Leonel Vieira, Stopline Films (selected by ICA, Portugal)
(Julgamento)

How PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE benefited from the event in 2006/ 2007 – some examples

Over the past nine years, EFP has created a label with PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE. EFP has asked the participants from the past two years how they profited from meeting each other and from being in the spotlight over three days in the international daily trade newspapers at the world's biggest film festival. Here is a selection of the answers:

Luis Ángel Ramírez-Pérez (IMVAL Producciones), Producer on the Move from Spain 2007, has established co-production relationships aimed at creating a series of documentaries with two Producers on the Move 2007, Piotr Mularuk (Yeti Films) from Poland and Martin Vandas(MAUR Film) from Czech Republic.

Gregory Athanasiou, (Minus Pictures), Greek Producer on the Move in 2007, says:
“During PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE 2007, I signed a beautiful deal with Zentropa and Trust Film Sales for all of my movies! And, of course, my participation in the project was a great support for that!”

Jožko Rutar (Staragara), Producer on the Move from Slovenia, 2006, is now preparing a project with his Polish colleague Piotr Dzieciol (Opus Films).

Ieva Norviliene (Tremora), Producer on the Move from Lithuania, 2006, is working on the project Anarchy in Zirmunai together with Iván Angelusz(Katapult Film) from Hungary who also took part in PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE that year. The shooting is planned for summer of this year.

Karla Stojakova (Axman Production), Producer on the Move from Czech Republic, 2006, is currently producing the feature film NORMAL (working title) with Aleksi Bardy´s and Olli Haikka´s company "Filmiteollisuus". The contact was made during Producers on the Move 2006 when Aleksi Bardy was representing Finland. Karla Stojakova says: “After being a Producer on the Move in Cannes, I feel much more comfortable at this huge No. 1 festival. I am a producer at the beginning of my journey, so it was a really important moment to be in this project. You certainly can meet the other Producers on the Move around the world, so I am sure we will do some European co-productions together sooner or later because it seems they are all very active producers.”

Leontine Petit (Lemming Film), Producer on the Move from The Netherlands, 2006, says: “You always benefit from an event like this, but it takes sometimes a couple of years before this really shows. We are doing a lot of co-productions with Germany, Belgium, the UK and Scandinavia. It was very good to enlarge my scope of possible co-producers. I also benefit from it on a company branding level. A lot of people inside and outside of Holland still know that we were a Producer on the Move that year and they consider it to be a plus.”

Apart from the MEDIA Programme of the EU and the EFP member organisations, the event is also supported by: BMW, The Hollywood Reporter and Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg.

Background information on PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE 2008

Interviews with PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE 2008 are accessible at www.cineuropa.org

Contact EFP

Jo Mühlberger, Project Manager EFP
e-mail: muehlberger @ efp-online.com
Tel.: +49 40- 390 6252

Press contact EFP

Mareen Gerisch
e-mail: gerisch @ efp-online.com
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