PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO kicks off at TIFF
Producers from Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Australia are getting ready for the seventh edition of the PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO. The tightly knit networking event at the Toronto International Film Festival®, running from September 6 to 9, will provide an exclusive programme of one-on-one meetings, case studies and extensive funding sessions for the 24 hand-picked participants with the aim to initiate and support the realization of trans-atlantic co-productions.
The international co-production forum is organized by European Film Promotion (EFP) in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and the Toronto International Film Festival®. The Producers Lab is financially supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme in association with Screen Australia, the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC), the participating EFP member organisations, Eurimages and Telefilm Canada.
® Toronto International Film Festival is a registered trademark of the Toronto International Film Festival Inc.
France
Hélène Cases
Lionceau Films
e.g. Angele & Tony, 2011 by Alix Delaporte
nominated by: UniFrance films
United Kingdom
Camilla Deakin
Lupus Films
e.g. Ethel & Ernest, 2016 by Roger Mainwood
nominated by: British Council
Slovak Republic
Mira Fornay
Mirafox
e.g. My Dog Killer, 2013 by Mira Fornay
nominated by: Slovak Film Institute
Germany
Amir Hamz
Bon Voyage Films
e.g. Der Nachtmahr, 2016 by AKIZ
nominated by: German Films
Hungary
Anna Jancsó
Librecine
e.g. Little Soldier, 2016 by Stella Corradi (short)
nominated by: Magyar Filmunió/ Hungarian National Film Fund
Croatia
Anita Juka
4 Film
e.g. You Carry Me, 2015 by Ivona Juka
nominated by: Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Ireland
Kathryn Kennedy
Kennedy Films
e.g. My Name Is Emily, 2015 by Simon Fitzmaurice
nominated by: Irish Film Board
Estonia
Katrin Kissa
Homeless Bob Production
e.g. The Temptation Of St. Tony, 2009 by Veiko Õunpuu
nominated by: Estonian Film Institute
Sweden
Petter Lindblad
Snowcloud Films
e.g. Siv Sleeps Astray, 2016 by Catti Edfeldt & Lena Hanno Clyne
nominated by: Swedish Film Institute
Switzerland
Christof Neracher
Hugofilm Productions
e.g. Aloys, 2016 by Tobias Nölle
nominated by: Swiss Films
Coral Aiken
Aiken Heart Films
e.g. The People Garden, 2016 by Nadia Litz
Katie Bird Nolan
Babe Nation Creations
e.g. Ways To Water, 2016 by Kit Weyman
Tara Boire
boomerang films
e.g. Together Alone, 2014 by Mateo Guez
Tim Doiron
WANGO Films
e.g. 88, 2015 by April Mullen
Borga Dorter
Gearshift Films
e.g. The Waiting Room, 2015 by Igor Drljaca
Nicole Hilliard-Forde
Motel Pictures
e.g. The Other Half, 2016 by Joey Klein
Kim McCraw
micro_scope
e.g. Endorphine, 2015 by Andre Turpin
Thomas Michael
Fella Films
e.g. Backcountry, 2014 by Adam Macdonald
Paul Scherzer
Six Island Productions
e.g. Coconut Hero, 2015 by Florian Cossen
Glen Wood
ViDDYWELL FiLMS
e.g. Two 4 One, 2015 by Maureen Bradley
Australia
Tania Chambers
Feisty Dame Productions
e.g. Kill Me Three Times, 2014 by Kriv Stenders
Australia
Alex White
Whitefalk Films
e.g. Florence Has Left The Building, 2014 by Mirrah Foulkes (short)
New Zealand
Fraser Brown
FB Pictures
e.g. Orphans & Kingdoms, 2014 by Paolo Rotondo
New Zealand
Nadia Maxwell
Overactive Imagination
e.g. Here Be Monsters, 2012 by Nic Gorman (short)
TIFF
Communications Department
proffice@tiff.net
+1 416- 934 3200
OMDC
Suzan Ayscough
OMDC Head of Communications
sayscough@omdc.on.ca
+1 416- 642-6619
Screen Australia
Scott Dawkins
Communications Manager
Scott.Dawkins@screenaustralia.gov.au
+61 2 8113 5886
New Zealand Film Commission
Jasmin McSweeney
Head of Marketing
jasmin@nzfilm.co.nz
+64 21 630 368
Associated EFP member organisations:
British Council, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Estonian Film Institute, German Films, Irish Film Board, Magyar Filmunió, Slovak Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Swiss Films, UniFrance Films.
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