europe! goes busanat the busan international film festival, october 2018
Promoting European films and its talent to Asia's unique public and growing industry is one of the pioneering initiatives of EFP (European Film Promotion).
Every year, European directors and actors are being welcomed to South Korea's major film event, the Busan International Film Festival (October 4 — 13, 2018), to present their films and to engage with enthusiastic Korean audiences and meet with key Asian and international industry players.
EUROPE! goes Busan shines a light on the spirit and the diversity of European cinema.
Paying heed to the industry aspect of the festival, EFP extended its focus to the Asian Film Market (October 6 — 9, 2018) in 2006, by creating a business hub for European world sales companies, the annual EUROPEAN UMBRELLA.
In alliance with FILM SALES SUPPORT, dedicated towards the promotion and marketing of European films, EUROPE! goes Busan has increased the number of sales to Asia significantly.
The following film artists presented their films at the Busan IFF 2017 with the support of their respective EFP member organisations:
BITTER FLOWERS (Belgium, Switzerland, France) *
Olivier Meys (director) Valérie Bournonville (producer)
EFP member organisation: Wallonie Bruxelles Images
Production Company: Tarantula
A FREE MAN (Germany, Japan)
Andreas Hartmann (director), Florian Marquardt (Sound)
EFP member organisation: German Films
Rights holder: Andreas Hartmann
GOD'S OWN COUNTRY (United Kingdom)
Jack Tarling (producer)
EFP member organisation: British Council
Production company: Shudder Films
World sales company: Protagonist Pictures
GOLIATH (Switzerland) *
Dominik Locher (director), Rajko Jazbec (producer), Dario Schoch (producer)
EFP member organisation: Swiss Films
World sales company: Wide
LIFE GUIDANCE (Austria)
Ruth Mader (director)
EFP member organisation: AFC – Austrian Films
World sales company: Picture Tree International GmbH (Yuanyuan Rothbauer)
LITTLE CRUSADER (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy)
Václav Kadrnka (director), Karel Roden (actor)
EFP member organisation: Czech Film Center
Rights holder: Václav Kadrnka
THE NOTHING FACTORY (Portugal)
José Smith Vargas (actor)
EFP member organisation: Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual I.P. / ICA
Production company: Terratreme Filmes
World sales company: Memento Films
RAVENS (Sweden)
Jens Assur (director)
EFP member organisation: Swedish Film Institute
World sales company: Celluloid Dreams
SUMMER 1993 (Spain)
Carla Simón (director)
EFP member organisation: Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales / ICAA (Spain)
World sales company: New Europe Film Sales
TOM OF FINLAND (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany)
Jessica Grabowsky (actress)
EFP member organisation: Finnish Film Foundation
Production company: Helsinki-filmi
World sales company: Protagonist Pictures
South-Korean distributor: Rainbow Factory
* in Flash Forward Audience Award Competition
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