Twenty emerging producers from across Europe have been selected to take part in European Film Promotion (EFP) promotion and networking platform Producers on the Move before and during the Cannes Film Festival (14-25 May). EFP’s platform is not only celebrating its 25th anniversary, but will also be casting a spotlight on the numerous collaborations which have developed between around 500 participants from 37 European countries during this quarter century.

The exclusive group will take part in a tailor-made programme to foster international co-productions, intensify the exchange of experiences and help create new professional networks. The Pre-Festival online programme, which starts today and runs until 3 May, includes 1:1 speed meetings, roundtables and pitching sessions. The producers will then meet in person during the Cannes Film Festival from 16 to 20 May and take part in a five-day on-site programme including case studies, social events and an extensive promotional campaign via the international trade magazines.

The selected participants have already been behind a number of award-winning films: Lina Flint produced The Guilty [+lire aussi :
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interview : Cesar Diaz
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interview : Valdimar Jóhannsson
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Some producers have tended to concentrate on the production of animated films or documentaries such as Germany’s Fabian Driehorst, whose credits include award-winning animated film Sultana’s Dream [+lire aussi :
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fiche film]. Other participants have also been involved in producing series for TV and streaming platforms such as Wanda Adamík Hrycová with the historical TV series The Slavs [+lire aussi :
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The line-up also includes producers who continue long-standing collaborations with ”their“ directors, work with renowned talents or focus on debuts such as Tibor Keser from Croatia who produced El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia [+lire aussi :
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interview : Ali Abbasi
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Cineuropa will be publishing interviews with all the participants in the following days. For more information on every producer, click here.

The 2024 Producers on the Move are:

Katharina Posch (Austria)
Production company: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

Elisa Heene (Belgium)
Production company: Mirage

Kalin Kalinov (Bulgaria)
Production company: Invictus

Tibor Keser (Croatia)
Production company: KOMPOT

Tonia Mishiali (Cyprus)
Production company: Bark Like a Cat Films

Kristýna Michálek Květová (Czech Republic)
Production company: Cinémotif Films

Lina Flint (Denmark)
Production company: Scanbox Entertainment Production

Delphine Schmit (France)
Production company: Tripode Productions

Fabian Driehorst (Germany)
Production company: Fabian&Fred

Maria Kontogianni (Greece)
Production company: Wild at Heart

Sara Nassim (Iceland)
Production company: S101 Films

Evan Horan (Ireland)
Production company: Keeper Pictures

Giedrė Žickytė (Lithuania)
Production company: Moonmakers

Katarzyna Ozga (Luxembourg)
Production company: Iris Productions

Angela Nestorovska (North Macedonia)
Production company: Sektor Film

Anita Rehoff Larsen (Norway)
Production company: Sant & Usant

Isabel Machado (Portugal)
Production company: C.R.I.M. Productions

Dragana Jovović (Serbia)
Production company: Non-Aligned Films

Wanda Adamík Hrycová (Slovakia)
Production company: Wandal Production

Eva Åkergren (Sweden)
Production company: Nordisk Film Production