INCONTRI #2 Co-production Meeting
Content Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Forewords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Production Companies and Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Projects RACCONTI #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Useful Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Agenda Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:00 – 22:00 Mountain Resort, Lana
Arrival at Vigilius
from 20:00
Dinner
Thursday, 19 April 2012 07:45 – 09:00 Restaurant 1500
BREAKFAST
09:00 – 09:15 Meeting Room
OFFICIAL WELCOME Speakers: Ulrich Stofner, BLS / Director Christiana Wertz, BLS / Head of Film Fund & Commission
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OPENING SPEECH Moderator: Leonardo Paulillo
09:15 – 09:30 Meeting Room
KEYNOTE Italy as an International Co-Production Partner: Presentation of the Italian Film Landscape Speaker: Roberto Cicutto, Istituto Luce – Cinecittà
09:30 – 11:00 PANEL Meeting Room “What if…?” Two Case Studies Diaz and Die schwarzen Brüder: Two International Co-Productions reimagined as Italian-German Co-Productions Panelists: Valeria Licurgo, Fandango – Diaz (IT / FR / RU); Fritjof Hohagen, Enigma Film – Die schwarzen Brüder (DE / CH); Simon Happ, Line Producer – Die schwarzen Brüder (DE / CH) Moderator: Leonardo Paulillo
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11:00 – 11:20 Terrace / Chimney Lounge
COFFEE BREAK
11:20 – 12:45 PANEL Meeting Room Problematical on an International Level? Broadcasters as Feature Film Co-Producers in Italy, Germany and Austria Panelists (Producers): Paola Lucisano, I I F; Gabriele Walther, Caligari Film / German Producers Alliance; Veit Heiduschka, Wega Film / Film Austria Panelists (Broadcasters): Cecilia Valmarana, Rai Cinema; Cornelia Ackers, BR; Heinrich Mis, ORF Moderator: Leonardo Paulillo 12:45 – 14:00 Restaurant Stube Ida
LUNCH
14:00 – 16:30 Library
PITCHING SESSION Lecturers: INCONTRI #2 participants and 4 screenwriters from the first BLS RACCONTI Script Lab Moderator: Sibylle Kurz, Coach and Communication Trainer
16:30 – 19:00 Outdoor
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY Walking Tour / Sunset
19:30 – 20:30 Chimney Lounge
ONE-TO-ONE / NETWORKING APERITIF With the participation of selected local film makers and film service providers
20:30 – 23:00 Restaurant 1500
GALA DINNER
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Friday, 20 April 2012 07:45 – 09:00 Restaurant 1500
BREAKFAST
09:00 – 09:15 Meeting Room
INTRODUCTION Moderator: Leonardo Paulillo
09:15 – 10:00 CASE STUDY I. Meeting Room From a Small Novella to an International Co-Production: El Futuro (CHI/DE/IT/SPA) Participants: Karl Baumgartner, Pandora Film; Mario Mazzarotto, Movimento Film Moderator: Cornelia Hammelmann, Deutscher Filmförderfonds 10:00 – 10:45 Meeting Room
10:45 – 11:15 Terrace / Chimney Lounge
CASE STUDY II. Literature in 3 D: Die Vermessung der Welt (DE/AT); Claus Boje, Boje Buck Produktion; Erich Lackner, Lotus Film; Teresa Hoefert de Turégano, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; Iris Zappe-Heller, Österreichisches Filminstitut Moderator: Markus Aicher, BR COFFEE BREAK
11:15 – 12:45 ROUND TABLE Library Global Storytelling: Exploring the Creative Processes in the Script Development of an International Mini-Series, Taking Borgia as Example Participants: Ferdinand Dohna, Dog’s Life – Beta Film Moderator: Tom Schlesinger, Script Consultant 11:15 – 12:45 THEME TALK Meeting Room Capital required: Banks as Film Financers Panelists: Nicola Corigliano, Mediocredito Italiano – Gruppo Intesa SanPaolo; Valeria Licurgo, Fandango; Josef Brandmaier, HypoVereinsbank/UniCredit Bank; Dieter Pochlatko, Epo-Film Moderator: Leonardo Paulillo
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12:45 – 14:00 Restaurant Stube Ida
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30 FINAL PANEL Meeting Room New Structures or New Minds: What is the Key to successful Co-Production Relationships? Panelists: TV: Cecilia Valmarana, Rai Cinema; Heinrich Mis, ORF Funds: Teresa Hoefert de Turégano, Medienboard BerlinBrandenburg; Alessia Sonaglioni, Eurimages Producers: Marco Chimenz, Cattleya; Gabriele Kranzelbinder, KGP Moderator: Christiana Wertz, BLS 16:00
Shuttle to the Bolzano Film Festival
19:00
BOLZANO FILM FESTIVAL Awards Ceremony of the Scriptwriters’ Support Program RACCONTI Directly following the screening of the evening film (estimated start time of film 19:00) approx. 21:30 Museion
BLS GET TOGETHER Museum for Modern Art
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Welcome Three Countries. Two Languages. One Summit: this is the slogan of the international INCONTRI meeting for co-productions, organised by Business Location Südtirol − Alto Adige (BLS). It summarises in one phrase the idea upon which the initiative is based: A bilingual province situated at the transit point between northern and southern Europe, South Tyrol seems almost predestined to proactively support creative and financial cooperation across geographical and linguistic boundaries and to promote transnational cooperation within the film industry. BLS has bound itself to the task of promoting cooperation between the German-language and Italian-language film industries. The promotion of co-productions between these markets is thus a focal point for our film-funding programme as well. Experience from the programme’s first year of operations shows, however, that co-productions between the German-language and Italian-language film markets are, so far, anything but commonplace. It thus seems all the more important to bring together prominent film and TV producers, film backers, and broadcasting representatives from Italy, Austria and Germany again this year, especially after the success of INCONTRI’s premiere last year. In the end, continuity and mutual trust form the best foundation for successful cooperation. Through INCONTRI, we hope to do our part towards this end. Set within the framework of the Bolzano Film Festival, this intimate event will offer you an opportunity to gather information about current production and financial conditions, exchange practical experiences, and develop new possibilities for cooperation. In addition, we offer case studies of current film and television co-productions, pitches of films and television programmes and one-to-one meetings—all in a relaxed atmosphere. As part of the pitch component, INCONTRI # 2 will also provide the setting for the unveiling of the best film ideas to emerge from our RACCONTI programme in support of screenwriters. More than 150 writers submitted film ideas for South Tyrol, hoping to participate in the RACCONTI event. We ultimately selected ten projects, and experienced film professionals are now guiding the writers through a six-month process of developing a treatment. Having the opportunity to pitch their projects to you, the producers and broadcasting representatives participating in INCONTRI, will certainly be the zenith of this process for the writers. If one of these projects does interest you, applying for pre-production support from BLS is a viable option: script development is eligible for funding too. The best proof of the success of INCONTRI # 2 would be if one of the RACCONTI projects would be turned into an exciting film project or if, as a result, a co-production would be initiated in one way or another that BLS would be able to support financially in the development or in the production phase. With this in mind, we wish you an interesting, informative and productive stay in South Tyrol!
Ulrich Stofner Director of BLS
Christiana Wertz Head of BLS Film Fund & Commission 9
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Dear Participants Just a little more than one year ago, South Tyrol celebrated its debut as a film location, launched its film funding programme, and held its first INCONTRI meeting—a resounding success. Much has changed since then: through the film fund and the activities of BLS, South Tyrol has raised its profile and increased its degree of attractiveness as a film location, all in a very short time period of time. Today, South Tyrol is beginning to truly establish itself as a film location. To what extent is confirmed by our second meeting for co-productions, to which we are pleased to welcome many distinguished participants from the film industry once again. The name of the event underlines its purpose: the Italian word INCONTRI translates to “encounters” or “meetings”. This meeting serves as a gathering point for producers, broadcast representatives, and film backers from three countries. It provides a relaxed atmosphere, away from the hustle and bustle of the Bolzano Film Festival, in which participants can digest the wide array of information being offered them and interact with each other without disruption. This event is just one puzzle piece in a series of initiatives that we’ve put together over the course of the last year, in order take South Tyrol’s long film tradition to the next level in a professional way and to make the province even more attractive as a film location for you, as producers. In addition to the founding of South Tyrol’s film funding programme, other initiatives—including the RACCONTI programme in support of writers, in which screenwriters develop film material about South Tyrol under the supervision of experts, the PLACES location tour, designed to help participants become more familiar with the most interesting of our many nooks and crannies, and our MOV(I)E IT! training programme—should help meet the needs of film professionals in South Tyrol. We hope that you will take this truly unique film location into consideration more and more as you plan future productions. With this in mind, we wish you a very inspiring stay in South Tyrol.
Thomas Widmann Secretary of Economic Affairs
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Participants Austria Name Company Helmut Grasser Allegro Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Veit Heiduschka Wega-Film Vienna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Michael Kitzberger Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion . . . . 14 Gabriele Kranzelbinder Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production . . . . 15 Erich Lackner Lotus Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Heinrich Mis Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF . . 15 Dieter Pochlatko Epo-Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Wolfgang Widerhofer Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion . . . . 16 Iris Zappe-Heller Austrian Film Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Germany Name Company Cornelia Ackers Bavarian Broadcasting Company BR . . . . 17 Markus Aicher Bavarian Broadcasting Company BR . . . . 17 Philippe Bober Essential Filmproduktion . . . . . . . . . . 17 Claus Boje Boje Buck Produktion . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Josef Brandmaier HypoVereinsbank / UniCredit Group . . . 18 Annie Brunner Roxy Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Clarens Grollmann Enigma Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Cornelia Hammelmann German Federal Film Fund . . . . . . . . . 19 Simon Happ Line Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Teresa Hoefert de Turégano Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg . . . . . 20 Fritjof Hohagen Enigma Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Janine Jackowski Komplizen Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Philipp Kreuzer Bavaria Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Sibylle Kurz Coach and Communication Trainer . . . . 21 Maximilian Plettau Nominal Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Gian-Piero Ringel Neue Road Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Gabriele Röthemeyer MFG Filmfunding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Klaus Schaefer FilmFernsehFonds Bavaria . . . . . . . . . . 22 Tom Schlesinger Script Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Oliver Schündler Yellow Bird Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Gabriele Walther Caligari Film- & Fernsehproduktion . . . . 23
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Italy Name Company Karin Annell Wildside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Karl Baumgartner Echo Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Martha Capello Martha Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Marco Chimenz Cattleya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Roberto Cicutto Istituto Luce – Cinecittà . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Nicola Corigliano Mediocredito Italiano . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Tilde Corsi R&C Produzioni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Ferdinand Dohna Dog’s Life – Beta Film . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Fabrizio Donvito Indiana Production Company . . . . . . . . 26 Emanuela Genovese Journalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Heidi Gronauer ZeLIG school for documentary . . . . . . . 27 Valeria Licurgo Fandango Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Paola Lucisano Italian International Film . . . . . . . . . . 28 Mario Mazzarotto Movimento Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Leonardo Paulillo Paulillo&Teti Law Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Andreas Pichler Echo Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Alessia Sonaglioni Eurimages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Cecilia Valmarana Rai Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Christiana Wertz BLS – Film Fund & Commission . . . . . . 30 Lidia Cerbaro Debora Scaperrotta Jochen Unterhofer Patrick Kofler Philipp Moravetz
Location Scout / Manager . . . . . . . . . 30 Location Scout / Manager . . . . . . . . . 30 Service Production DieFilmwerkstatt . . . 31 Service Production Alpinisten.it . . . . . . 31 Service Production Giafatto . . . . . . . . 31
Ulrich Stofner BLS – Film Fund & Commission Carmen Cian BLS – Film Fund & Commission Sabine Kargesmeier Project Management INCONTRI #2 Julia Negri BLS Film Fund & Commission Alessia Ratzenberger Project Management INCONTRI #2 Francesco Schiraldi Projekt Management INCONTRI #2
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Helmut Grasser
Austria Managing Director and Producer, Allegro Film Since the foundation of Allegro Film in 1989, Helmut Grasser has produced more than 50 feature films and TV-Movies. Allegro Film’s line-up includes the three most successful documentaries ever produced in Austria: WE FEED THE WORLD (over 200,000 admissions in Austria), LET’S MAKE MONEY (winner of the German Documentary Award 2009) and IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS LIGHT. Since 2006 Helmut Grasser is Vice Chairman of Film Austria.
Veit Heiduschka
Austria Managing Director WEGA-Film In 1980 Dr. Veit Heiduschka founded Wega-Film.The company’s breakthrough came in 1985 with the comic thriller “Müller’s Büro”, directed by Niki List. In the 1980s, Heiduschka began working with director Michael Haneke. So far, Wega-Film has produced nine of his feature films, including “Funny Games”, “The Piano Teacher”, “Caché” and “The White Ribbon”. In total, Heiduschka has produced about 50 feature films with international contributors and well-known directors. He is president of Film Austria – the Austrian association of creative producers.
Michael Kitzberger
Austria Producer Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion *1971, 1990-1998 Studies history and philosophy, University of Vienna, 1994-1996 Studies film history and theory, University of Vienna 1998 Graduation in history (MA), English fluently, basic French Filmography as Producer: 2011 “Coming of Age” (dir: Sabine Hiebler, Gerhard Ertl) 2011 “Michael” (dir: Markus Schleinzer) 2011 “Abendland” (dir: Nikolaus Geyrhalter) 2010 “The Robber” (dir: Benjamin Heisenberg) 2009 “7915km” (doc. 95 min, dir: Nikolaus Geyrhalter)
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Gabriele Kranzelbinder
Austria
Managing Director KGP Gabriele Kranzelbinder Produktion Gabriele Kranzelbinder was born in 1968. She studied law in Vienna, Paris and Rome. In 1994 she started to organise film, theater and art projects. She collaborated in numerous film productions within Austria and Italy. Before she co-founded Amour Fou in 2001 she managed the Kinova, a festival of European films in Wels (Austria), and produced numerous short films. During her time at Amour Fou she produced various feature, documentary and experimental films, often with international partners. Since 2007 she owns KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production focused on the international coproduction of European author driven films. Erich Lackner
Austria Senior Producer Lotus Film Erich Lackner was born in Vienna in 1948. As a postdoctural psychologist, he shot his first movie in 1977 on the “Lotus Flower Tower” in Canada. Since the beginning of the 90ies, Erich Lackner produced more than 40 movies for cinema and television and has worked with directors such as Barbara Albert, Nathalie Borgers, Pepe and Didi Danquart, Andrea Maria Dusl, Michael Glawogger, Max Gruber, Leander Haussmann, Peter Keglevic, Udo Maurer, Peter Payer, Robert A.Pejo, Goran Rebic, Ulrich Seidl, Götz Spielmann and Detlef Buck.
Heinrich Mis
Austria Head of Fiction Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF Commissioner of TV movies, series and event productions with an annual output in excess of 30 feature productions and more than 70 episodes of long-running series. Heinrich Mis is the Executive in charge of theatrical feature co-production and co-financing ventures. Heinrich Mis studied philosophy, political science, communications and international relations in Vienna and Bologna. He has worked in the communications departments of IBM and OPEC. After joining ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation in 1983 he held various functions, including journalist, producer and director for TV and radio. Before being named Head of Fiction he was editor in chief of specialized cultural programs. 15
Dieter Pochlatko
Austria President Epo-film 1960er Studies of German and Romance Philology at University of Graz 1967 joins epo-film as a camera operator 1969 Dieter Pochlatko becomes an epo-film partner. 1978 Dieter Pochlatko is the sole approved signatory shareholder of epo-film produktionsges.m.b.h., based in Graz and having a professional production enterprise in Vienna. since 1990 All production is carried out via the Vienna enterprise.
Wolfgang Widerhofer
Austria
Dramaturgy (Producer) Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion *1971, 1990 -1996 Studies at University of Vienna, Theaterwissenschaft / History, Film history and theory 1996 -1997 HFF Munich: Scriptwriting, 2008 Grimme Prize for the editing/script of “Our daily bread”, Teacher of Film and Montage at the Masterclass in Amsterdam, the University of Art Linz, etc... Filmography: 2011 “Michael”, Editing / Prod (dir: Markus Schleinzer) 2011 “Abendland”, Editing / Script / Prod (dir: Nikolaus Geyrhalter) 2010 “The Robber”, Dramaturg / Prod (dir: Benjamin Heisenberg) Iris Zappe-Heller
Austria Deputy Director Austrian Film Institute After obtaining her degree at the Vienna University, philosophical faculty, in French and Spanish and the Master Class in Advertisement and Sales at the Vienna University of Economics she went on to have her first working experience within the print medias before joining the Austrian Film Institute in 1993. Beginning as Coordinator of the MEDIA Desk Austria, Iris Zappe-Heller took over the Austrian representation at the Board of Eurimages and at the MEDIA Committee in 1997. She left the Institute in 2000 and in 2002 for maternity leave. On the national level she is consulting producers during applications and assisting the selection committees. In July 2011 she became deputy to the director of the film institute.
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Cornelia Ackers
Germany Editor Feature-Film Bavarian Broadcasting Company BR Dr. Cornelia Ackers studied theater arts, art history and philosophy at the University of Munich. After her PhD she started as a dramaturge and actress on the Hamburger Schauspielhaus and the Frankfurt Opera. 1989 to 1997 she worked as editor at the Southwest Broadcasting Company (SWF). Since 1997 she worked as editor for feature-film at the Bavarian Broadcasting Company (BR). She created the PoliceCall 110 with Michaela May and Edgar Selge, many cinema-films (“Grave Decisions”, “Winter Journey”) and wins with her films national and international prices. Cornelia Ackers has two children and lives in Munich.
Markus Aicher
Germany Chief Editor Bavarian Broadcasting Company BR Born in 1963, lives in Munich and Oberaudorf. Studied Politial Science, Law and Sociology in Munich, graduated 1990. 1985-1991 various engaments for different Film Festivals (Munich, Augsburg), programming. 1988 Co-Founder of the Munich based company Forum Film International. Since 1990 with Bayerischer Rundfunk. Journalist, Radio host, Editor, Critic, Documentary film, Head of Cinema Section (Radio). Festival visits worldwide, various Juries. 2008 Founder of Musikfilmtage Oberaudorf, a small Film Festival on the countryside, dedicated to films with strong musical content/topic.
Philippe Bober
Germany CEO Essential Filmproduktion Coproduction Office produces and sells internationally daring and engaging award-winning films by directors with a strong personal vision. The European group was founded by the French producer Philippe Bober in Berlin in 1987 and is now constituted of five companies, among which the production companies Parisienne (Paris), Thermidor (Cologne) and Essential (Berlin), grouped under the label Coproduction Office. Among the established arthouse sales companies, Coproduction Office differentiates itself with an outstanding catalogue of award winning films of an international reputation.
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Claus Boje
Germany Managing Director Boje Produktion Claus Boje is a film producer, distributor and owner of several movie theatres in Berlin and Munich. He started with the Delphi movie theatre in 1985, the biggest and one of the most prestigious art-house theatres in Berlin. In 1989 he founded the Delphi Film Distribution company and two years later, together with film director Detlev Buck, the Boje Buck Production company. Besides the motion pictures by Detlev Buck, Claus Boje produced several other movies working together with different directors such as Leander Haußmann, Eoin Moore and Marc-Andreas Bochert.
Josef Brandmaier
Germany Department Director Film Finance / Industrial Advisor, HypoVereinsbank / UniCredit Group Josef Brandmaier graduated in Business and Economics and analyzed within his degree dissertation “the film finance market and development of a new generation of mediafunds”. He started his career as a relationship manger for Bayerische Vereinsbank in 1993. Since 1999 he worked in several positions for the HVB Media Group including credit analyst, project manager and industrial adviser for media companies. In 2007 he became ICO / department director film finance for the Media Team of UniCredit Bank AG. Beside that he is member of the board of BBF (Bayerischer Bankenfonds), member of the European Film Academy and Managing Director of Argentum Media GmbH.
Annie Brunner
Germany Owner and Producer, Roxy Film Born in 1969 in Brunico High school graduation 1989 Studied German Language Studies and Theater Sciences, MA 1995 Set design and dramatic advisor at different theaters From 1993 to 1997 freelance set designer for film and television From 1997 to 2001 head lector and dramatic advisor for German productions at KirchMedia Since 2001 Managing director of Roxy Film Since 2003 Managing partner of Roxy Film
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Clarens Grollmann
Germany Managing Director Enigma Film Clarens Grollman has worked as a producer since completing his studies. Then was a partner at fieber.film. Production on more than ten short films, including Vortex. Produced Milchwald, Tödlicher Umweg and Die Boxerin. Co-producer for Las Vidas Possibles and production manager for Auftauchen. He has worked with enigma film since 2005.
Cornelia Hammelmann
Germany
Projekt Director German Federal Film Fund Since February 1st, 2012, Cornelia Hammelmann is the Project Director of the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) . From July 2000 to January 2012, she has been the Managing Director of MEDIA Desk Germany, the main German information office to the MEDIA Programme of the European Union. After her professional education as a trilingual European Secretary and Foreign language correspondent, she started her career in 1987 as a film and tv production assistant, worked free-lance for several tv and cinema productions in Germany and abroad, and for five years for a German-American film rights acquisition and sales company in Hamburg.
Simon Happ
Germany
Line Producer Filmography: 2012 Die Schwarzen Brüder (line producer) 2011 Leppel & Langsam (TV movie) (supervising producer) 2008 U-900 (line producer) 2007 Das Inferno – Flammen über Berlin (TV movie) (line producer) 2006 Hui Buh (producer) 2004 Der Wixxer (line producer) 2002 Das Jesus Video (TV movie) (line producer) 2001 Ratten – sie werden dich kriegen! (TV movie) (line producer) 2000 Kanak Attack (line producer) 2000 Du lebst noch 7 Tage (line producer) 1999 Biikenbrennen – Der Fluch des Meeres (TV movie) (line producer) 1997 Still Movin’ (line producer, producer) 19
Teresa Hoefert de Turégano
Germany
Funding Advisor Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Teresa Hoefert de Turégano is a funding advisor at the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany) responsible for international co-productions. She is Canadian and has both academic and professional experience in the European film milieu. She taught cinema at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland and has worked for both Eurimages (the European cinematographic co-production fund) and the European Audiovisual Observatory at the Council of Europe. In addition to her responsibilities at the Medienboard she has evaluated projects for the EU-ACP film fund and works as a consultant on film and cultural policy, often with respect to the global South.
Fritjof Hohagen
Germany Managing Director enigma film GmbH After having studied literature, Fritjoh Hohagen worked as a freelance dramaturg for a variety of different film companies and from 2000-2004 as a producer for Odeon Film. There, he worked on projects such as Leo and Claire, a documentary film about Leni Riefenstahl, and Army Go Home! Screenwriter and producer of Pura Vida Ibiza. Founded enigma film in 2004.
Janine Jackowski
Germany Producer CEO Komplizen Film Janine Jackowski studied Production and Media Management at the Munich Academy for Television and Film. In 1999 she founded the film production company Komplizen Film together with Maren Ade. She produced Maren Ade’s graduation film “The Forest for the Trees” and much acclaimed “Everyone Else”, as well as Sonja Heiss “Hotel Very Welcome” and Ulrich Köhler’s “Sleeping Sickness” amongst others. In addition to her work for Komplizen Film, Janine Jackowski has also worked as a producer for several television and feature productions, including Bernd Eichinger’s Constantin Film Company and Christian Becker’s Rat Pack Film Production Company.
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Philipp Kreuzer
Germany Deputy Managing Director Bavaria Pictures Head of Production Finance and Co-Production He is a producer and lawyer, holds a master’s degree (MBS MEGA 1999) in audiovisual production and management; he worked as an entertainment lawyer in Germany and the US, and in film finance for The Film Consortium and at the equity fund Munich Film Partners. From 2001 until 2004, he was project manager at Eurimages. In 2005 he joined BFG. He is now Head of Production Finance and Co-Production, Deputy Managing Director of Bavaria Pictures and manages the Rome-based production company Bavaria Media Italia. He also acts as Vice President International and Co-Production of the newly founded Global Screen.
Sibylle Kurz
Germany Coach and Communication Trainer Sibylle Kurz is a communication skill trainer and specialised expert in „The Art of Pitching“ since 1995. Her focus is on project presentation, proposal development, dramaturgical doctoring, consultancy and personal coaching. She works as Pitching Trainer and consultant mainly in the media-and publishing industry, for European universities, film schools and institutions all over Europe, but also for creative people in the fields of “Arts & Culture”. Since 1994 she is member of the pedagogical team of EAVE, a MEDIA supported training program for European producers. In 1995 Sibylle Kurz co-founded d-net-work, an alliance of young European producers (feature & documentaries) for the purpose of assistance in finding co-production and distribution partners.
Maximilian Plettau
Germany Producer Nominal Film Maximilian Plettau studied in the documentary and TV journalism department of the University of Television and Film in Munich. Before and during his time at film school, he gathered experience working on numerous documentaries and dramas. His graduation film Comeback, a documentary about the return of a professional boxer, won the German Camera Award, among other prices. With his work on Comeback in 2005, Plettau also began his career as a producer.
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Gian-Piero Ringel
Germany Managing Director Neue Road Movies Gian-Piero Ringel (*1976) studied film production at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb) from 2002 to 2006. Having produced Angela Schanelec’s feature film “Afternoon” in 2006, he worked as producer for Wim Wenders’ feature film “The Palermo shooting” the following year. In 2009, he produced Angela Schanelec’s feature film ORLY and in 2011 Wenders’ 3D dance film PINA. Currently, Ringel is working on the the new Wenders project “Every thing will be fine”. Since 2008, Ringel is managing director and partner of Wenders’ production company Neue Road Movies.
Gabriele Röthemeyer
Germany
CEO MFG Filmfunding After her studies of German, theatre and journalism in Munich, Gabriele Röthemeyer worked as commissioning editor and producer/director of television documentaries for educational programs at the North German Broadcasting Corp. and ZDF. Between 1982 and 1989 she served as dramatic adviser and producer for several film and television production companies in Hamburg (Provobis, FFP). This followed a five-year period of free-lance writing/ directing features and documentaries for public television (culture and film departments mainly). In 1995, she was appointed CEO of MFG Film Fund, Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg.
Klaus Schaefer
Germany Managing Director FilmFernsehFonds Bavaria Member of the board of directors of the International Filmfestival of Munich. Honorary professor of the University of Television and Film Munich. After his degrees in law and business studies, Prof. Dr. Schaefer completed a Ph.D. in law in 1981. He started his professional career in a Munich based law firm. His further professional stations include the Bavarian Representation in Bonn (1984-1987: Regional Representative for Matters of Education and Arts & Sciences) and the Bavarian State Chancellery (1987-89: Head of Department for Principal Matters of Arts & Science; 1989-95 Head of Department for Media Policy & Media Law). In 1996, Dr. Schaefer co-founded the FFF Bayern as managing director and took over its presidency in 2000.
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Tom Schlesinger
Germany Script Consultant Tom Schlesinger was the story consultant on Nowhere in Africa, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, and Beyond Silence, nominated for an Academy Award. Tom was also the story consultant on the HBO documentaries Prom Night in Mississippi, with Morgan Freeman, and the Emmy-nominated, A Small Act. He is currently working as a story consultant on the The Night Trilogies with M. Night Shyamalan. As a story consultant, Tom’s clients have included Star Wars producer Robert Watts, Golden Girls Executive Producer Marc Sotkin, Francis Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios, Miramax, Universal Studios, Columbia Pictures, Constantin Film Production, X-Filme, TV-60 and numerous international studios and broadcasters.
Oliver Schündler
Germany Managing Director Yellow Bird Pictures Oliver Schündler, who manages the business of Yellow Bird Pictures GmbH, worked as a director’s assistant & dramatic advisor for theatre & television projects, before he finally joined the Bavaria Film Group in 1994. In 2001 he was appointed Head of Int.Co-Production, placing him in charge of the Bavaria Film Group´s complete slate of intern. co-productions. In 2003 he became Head of Bavaria Media TV, managing Bavaria Film´s intern. TV rights distribution. In 2004 he was named managing director of Bavaria Media Italia s.r.l. and in 2005 co-managing director of German United Distributors. He hold both positions until he left to YBP.
Gabriele Walther
Germany Managing Director Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktions Gabriele M. Walther is the owner and managing director of Caligari Film GmbH and its affiliated companies. After completing her degree at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) in 1985, she produced, Roland Emmerich’s first full length feature film. She founded her first business together with the director Ulrich Edel. With the formation of Caligari Film in 1986 Gabriele M. Walther followed up her entrepreneurial career. In 2007 Gabriele M. Walther received the prize for Bavarian businesswoman of the year. In 2009 she became a member of the executive board of the section animation in the German Producers Alliance Film & Television. 23
kARIN ANNELL
Italy Head of Business affaires and co-productions, Wildside Born 1977 in Stockholm, Sweden degree in literature 2002 at the university of göteborg erasmus exchange program at the university of Bologna and at the university of rome, la Sapienza 2002 she starts working in the entertainment cultural sector in rome wherefrom she enters the branch of audiovisual production, first working for nessuno tV and then for offside From 2006 she dedicates herself primarily on cinema production, always for offside, with the focus on cinema financing and coproductions As of today she works for Wildside as Head of Business affairs and Co-productions
kARL BAUMGARTNER
Italy Chairman, echo Film Karl Baumgartner, *1949, founded with reinhard Brundig pandora Film, which was for 17 years a leading european distributor of international arthouse films 1998, they also started to produce films with great success 2003, Karl Baumgartner set up together with th Karathanos pallas Film (Halle, germany) 2012, he has started with 3 Southern tyrolean the eCHo Film (Bolzano/italy) Karl Baumgartner was awarded for his achievements in the european & german Cinema: „Kunst- & Kulturstiftung (Sparkasse Bremen), raimondo rezzonico prize (Locarno FF), Filmkulturpreis (FF Mannheim-Heidelberg) He is member of the german, european & Asian Filmacademy
MARTHA CAPELLO
Italy CeO and Producer, Martha Production Martha Capello was born in nuoro in 1980 and soon she moved to rome to study electronic engineering and started working in the media industry in 2007 she founded Martha production and A g p C (Association of Young Film producers), of which she is currently the president With her company she specialized in feature length film production and distribution then she produced many short films and documentaries such as “African Women”, that was chosen to be shown during the 2011 rome international Film Festival
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MARCO CHIMENz
Italy CeO and Producer, Cattleya partner of Cattleya since 1999, Marco Chimenz brings with him an intense background dealing with many of the international film and television markets’ most significant players For 4 years as exec Vp of Medusa Film and as head of the Medusa u S representative office based in Los Angeles, he brokered a considerable number of output deals and acquired scores of American and european films in all-rights deals for distribution in italy For Cattleya Marco manages the department concerned with all contracts, from those with its creative partners to those governing co-productions; he handles the company’s relationships with its international partners
ROBERTO CICUTTO
Italy CeO, istituto luce – Cinecittà in 1978 roberto Cicutto founded production company AurA Film and won the Venice Film Festival golden Lion with ermanno olmi’s the Legend of the Holy drinker Founder of MiKAdo Film with Luigi Musini, he founded SACHer diStriBuZione with Angelo Barbagallo, nanni Moretti and Luigi Musini and with ermanno olmi and Luigi Musini was partner in Cinemaundici productions in 2006 Musini and Cicutto made over the 100% of their quotes to de Agostini and founded on MY oWn Since 2009 until 2011 he directed the Business Street, and he was named president of Cinecittà Luce Since november 2011 is Ceo of the new company istituto Luce-Cinecittà
NICOLA CORIGLIANO
Italy Head of the Media & entertainment Desk, Medio Credito italiano – gruppo intesa sanPaolo 25 years of experience in corporate banking serving as head of treasury department from 1987 to 1998, senior financial analyst from 1999 to 2001 and bank credit senior manager from 2002 to 2008 in 2009 he was appointed Head of Media & entertainment at Mediocredito italiano with the resposibility to supervise the arragement and delivery of global financial solutions supporting the production and distribution of films and television programs
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TILdE CORSI
Italy CeO, r&C Produzioni After her philosophy degree, she starts to work as press officer for peA (a european Association of producers) She works jointly with 20Century Fox and Warner Bros corporations in 1992 she begins her career as producer with gianni romoli
FERdINANd dOHNA
Italy Producer, Dog’s life srl – Beta Film Ferdinand dohna, before founding dog’s Life srl together with Carlo Macchitella, has been and he still is, a manager of Beta Film gmbH, headed by Jan Mojto He has worked for many important co-production projects of last years, such as Borgia, Sissi, War and peace
FABRIzIO dONVITO
Italy Partner, indiana Production Company Fashion photographer and commercial producer since 1992, when he founded his first production company, Mediterranea, Fabrizio worked with gabriele Salvatores for the film nirvana After that he joined Salvatore’s company Colorado founding the advertising section with Marco Cohen in eight years Fabrizio and Marco produced more than 300 spots in 2005 he founded indiana with Marco Cohen and gabriele Muccino
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Emanuela Genovese
Italy Journalist, Box Office – Editoriale Duesse From 2002 she worked for magazines Box Office and Best Movie (a monthly consumer magazine), published by Editoriale Duesse. In 2003 after working as a script reader for Rai Cinema returns to work with Editoriale Duesse, for Box Office and Italian Cinema, a new English-language magazine dedicated to the Italian Production. Since 2007 she began working as a freelancer for the newspaper Avvenire.
Heidi Gronauer
Italy Director of ZeLIG school for documentary, television and new media Heidi Gronauer is director of ZeLIG school for documentary, television and new media, Bolzano since 1990 and responsible for the development of the various documentary related projects and productions the school realizes. Since 2004 she is head of project of ESoDoc and since 2009 of the Media International (Mundus) projects LINCT, ESoDoc INDIA and ESoDoc International. She is co-founder of doc-it, association of Italian documentary filmmakers, where she was board member from 1999 till 2007.
Valeria Licurgo
Italy Production supervisor, Fandango Film After many years experience in Production and as Line Producer both in Italy and abroad, Valeria Licurgo has worked in Fandango as Production Supervisor and in charge of coproduction.
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paola lucisano
Italy Head of Television Production, Italian International Film In 2001, IIF strengthened television production under the direction of Paola Lucisano. It enjoyed quick success with tv movies like Family Flaw which obtained 34 % share, and Destino a quattro zampe which reached 32 % share. By 2006, IIF’s productions were the ratings leaders for both Rai and Mediaset. Notable recent productions include L’Inchiesta by Guilio Base, the series Due Imbroglioni e Mezzo for Mediaset, Tutti i rumori del Mondo with Elena Sofia Ricci, as well as the award-winning Memories of Anne Frank, and the upcoming Dove eravamo rimasti, the case of Enzo Tortora.
mario mazzarotto
Italy General Manager, Movimento Film Mario Mazzarotto has produced almost 20 films as producer or executive producer. Among the many directors he has worked with there are Lina Wertmuller, Marco Simon Puccioni, Gabriele Muccino, Ciprì e Maresco, Guido Chiesa, Alicia Scherson, Renato De Maria. Mr. Mazzarotto founded and built its leading film and television company Intelfilm in 1995. After the first years producing television programs, he has concentrated mostly on producing motion pictures for theatrical release and fiction for tv. Since late 2007 Mr. Mazzarotto is founder, Chairman and controlling shareholder the distribution company Movimento Film.
leonardo paulillo
Italy Owner / Partner, Paulillo&Teti Law Firm Leonardo Paulillo, is an expert lawyer, business developer and negotiatiors operating in different countries and in different languages. Following the business of different italian production companies and representing the interest of foreign companies for the italian market, he try to open new markets and create the conditions for international coproductions. He is the Director of Cinemarca, a consortium of companies, dealing with Product Placement, Location Placement and Private Investiment in the Movie and Television fields.
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Andreas Pichler
Italy Owner and Producer, Echo Film Born in Bolzano, has studied and worked in Berlin and Bologna and is at the moment continuously working in Germany, Italy and Austria as director and author of documentaries. His award winning films have been shown in many festivals and European TV stations. Since some years he is also active as producer for Miramonte Film and for the 2012 founded Echo Film GmbH.
Alessia Sonaglioni
Italy Project manager, Eurimages – Council of Europe Alessia Sonaglioni has worked as a lawyer in private practice in Italy and France, as well as in the Council of Europe (European Court of Human Rights, Directorate of Human Rights). Before joining Eurimages in June 2010, Alessia worked as a human resources advisor and a coach as well.
Cecilia Valmarana
Italy Head of Production and Coproduction, Rai Cinema Cecilia Valmarana after having worked in production with directors such as Bellocchio, Losey, Monicelli, worked at Gaumont Italy. In 1985 he entered into Rai, first as assistente alla regia, then as a programmista regista at Rai Uno, and later she is co-opted in macrostructures which deals with film and fiction. After a brief period in rights purchasing she is back to deal with production in 1998. She has been part of Rai Cinema since the birth of the company and actually she is the head of production and coproduction.
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Christiana Wertz
Italy Head of BLS Film Fund & Commission Christiana Wertz, born in 1978 in Cologne to an Italian mother and a German father, studied German Language Studies, History and Business Administration in Cologne and Oxford. After working at the Goethe-Institut in San Francisco (Film Festival Berlin & Beyond) and German Films Service + Marketing GmbH in Munich, she worked at FilmFernsehFonds Bayern from 2006-2009, during which time she also completed a part-time program as a PR consultant at the Donau University Krems. Since 2009, she is Head of Film Fund & Commission at BLS, responsible for the development of the regional film fund and film commission as well as location marketing and development.
Lidia Cerbaro
Italy Location Scout / Location Manager Filmography: 2010 “Der Sommer der Gaukler”, Theatrical Motion Picture, Gff Sued, Assistant to the Unit Production Manager, Locationmanager 2010 “Wettlauf zum Everest”, Documentary TV, Pre Tv, Unit Production Manager 2011 “Schwestern”, Theatrical Motion Picture, Dreamtool Entertainment, Unit Production Manager assistant, Locationscout / manager 2011 “Die Fugger”, Dokufiction, Florianfilm, Unit Production Manager, Locationscout / manager 2011 „Die schwarzen Brüder“, Theatrical Motion Picture, Enigma Film, Locationscout / manager
Debora Scaperrotta
Italy Location Scout / Location Manager Filmography: 2010 “Dalla Testa al Cielo”, Documentary, Zelig School for Documentary, Television and New Media, Script & Direction 2010 “Un passo dal cielo”, Fiction TV, Lux Vide, Location Mananger and Coordination South Tyrol 2011 “Il volto di un’altra”, Theatrical Motion Picture, R&C Produzioni, Location Manager 2011 “Vacanze di Natale 2011”, Theatrical Motion Picture, Filmauro, Location Manager 2012 “The best Offer”, Theatrical Motion Picture, Paco Cinematografica, Location Scout 2012 “Un passo dal cielo 2”, Fiction TV, Lux Vide, Location Manager and Coordination South Tyrol
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Jochen Unterhofer
Italy DieFilmwerkstatt, Service Production DieFilmwerkstatt was founded 2012 by seven highly motivated film makers and is your contact for your production in South Tyrol. We rent out hardware and supply qualified personnel familiar with South Tyrol. Additionally we provide editing and grading facility, and sound recording / mixing.
Patrick Kofler
Italy Alpinisten.it, Service Production We are an efficient, creative, fast and flexible team of 10 experienced people. Since 2001 we work in video and filmproduction and marketing/communication. Our focus lays on a good project management and organization as well as on our broad network in Southtyrol. We like film and have our main experiences in the documentary and commercial production. We also like to bring our costumers ideas, products and film to as many people as possible. We work as marketing agency with our main markets being Germany and Italy.
Philipp Moravetz
Italy Giafatto, Service Production Philipp Moravetz is a service producer for italian and foreign production companies shooting in South Tyrol. His career started in Germany working at Bavaria film laboratory and assisting in different production companies. His studies include film production at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and the diploma in entertainment studies at UCLA in California. He founded his service production company Giafatto Filmproductions after 10 years of working experience in Germany, Italy and the US. He is also co-founder of Echo Film, a production company focused on south tyrolean related film productions and international co-productions.
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