MEDIA
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sept.5–15.13
With the support of MEDIA Mundus
The event is co-financed by the following EFP members
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publishers: European Film Promotion, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Toronto International Film Festival, editor: Martin Blaney, coordination: Jo M端hlberger, Sabine Rolinski, Regine Schmid, Shivani Patel, design: Nanke Siemon Grafik
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Welcome
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About PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO
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Producer profiles
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About European Film Promotion
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About Toronto International Film Festival
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About Ontario Media Development Corporation
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About Screen Australia
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About New Zealand Film Commission
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Welcome
Welcome Producers Lab Toronto is an initiative created by European Film Promotion (EFP), in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and the Toronto International Film Festival® (TIFF). Producers Lab Toronto aims to facilitate and increase international co-productions between European and Canadian producers and strengthens the networking between the participating professionals from both continents. For its fourth year, Producers Lab Toronto 2013 has added Australia and New Zealand as guest countries. Modelled on EFP’s annual PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE project, Producers Lab Toronto brings together 20 experienced feature film producers from across Europe and Canada and a total of four producers from Australia and New Zealand for a three-day programme at the start of the Toronto International Film Festival. The participants have the chance to exchange ideas and knowledge and build a foundation to pursue concrete co-production opportunities.
They also benefit from the significant presence of the international film industry in Toronto, which offers them an unparalleled platform to pitch their projects. Financial support for Producers Lab Toronto is again provided by the MEDIA Mundus programme of the European Union, the participating EFP members, the OMDC and TIFF with support from Eurimages and Telefilm Canada. We welcome the New Zealand Film Commission and Screen Australia as our new partners. Renate Rose EFP, Managing Director
Karen Thorne-Stone OMDC, President and CEO
Justin Cutler TIFF, Senior Manager, Industry Office
® Toronto International Film Festival is a registered trademark of the Toronto International Film Festival Inc.
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Schedule of Events Thursday, September 5th 09:00 – 13:00 Introductory Meeting / Pitching Session of the 24 producers from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 14:00 – 17:00
1:1 Meetings between the participating producers
Friday, September 6th 09:00 – 10:30 Industry Breakfast open to the participating producers, sales agents, distributors and press – with individual introductions of all participants 11:00 – 12:30
Down Under Funding for International Co-Productions. Overview of the guest countries’ production landscape by the New Zealand Film Commission and Screen Australia
13:30 – 15:30
Canadian Financing from a Producer's Perspective. An interactive panel including a brief overview of Canadian funding for international co-productions and a CanadaEurope co-production case study
15:30-17:00
Meet the Canadian Funders. Interactive panel plus networking coffee
Saturday, September 7th 09:30 – 11:00 European Funding for International Co-Productions. Presentation of funds by guests and participating producers, brief overview of important European national funds 11:00 – 13:15 8
Financing Sessions. Illustration of funding sources through analyses of finance plans – a facilitated discussion and dissection of potential co-production projects between the three continents
About Producers Lab Toronto 2013 PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO is designed for independent producers with a track record of successful project development and production. Apart from demonstrating a strong motivation in co-producing, the participants all have experience in international co-production and have at least one project ready to pitch. The 24 participants come together for a three-day programme of meetings, pitching sessions, case studies and panel discussions to encourage the financing, production and distribution of co-productions between Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. The event is organized by: European Film Promotion (EFP) Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Success Story In 2010, the Canadian producers Martin Paul Hus (Amerique Film) and Andrew Boutilier (Submission Films) and their Irish colleague Martina Niland (Samson Films) participated in the Producers Lab Toronto. This year sees their co-production Stay receiving its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The idea for the indie drama Stay was pitched at the Lab in 2010. The film is directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld and centres on a woman (Taylor Schilling) who gets pregnant and moves home to her father in Canada after her older boyfriend (Aidan Quinn) refuses to take care of their child. Contact during the festival: Jo M端hlberger EFP Project Director cell: +49 160 440 9595 9
PRODUCERS INDEX 2013
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European Participants Pandora da Cunha Telles Ukbar Filmes, Portugal Yaël Fogiel Les Films du Poisson, France David Grumbach Juliette Films, Luxembourg Katie Holly Blinder Films, Ireland Siniša Juričić Nukleus Film, Croatia Leila Lyytikäinen Fisher King Production, Finland Kim Magnusson Dansk Film Kompagni, Denmark David Matamoros Zentropa Barcelona, Spain Leontine Petit Lemming Film, The Netherlands Adrian Sturges Picture Farm, United Kingdom Canadian Participants Matthew Cervi Mad Samurai Productions Anne-Marie Gélinas EMAfilms Jennifer Holness Hungry Eyes Film & Television Alex Lalonde First Generation Films Gerry Lattmann The Dot Film Company Mark Montefiore Montefiore Films Amber Ripley Foundation Features Julia Sereny Sienna Films Anna Stratton Triptych Media Ingrid Veninger pUNK Films Participants from Australia / New Zealand Melanie Coombs Optimism film, Australia Matthew Dabner Gate 41, Australia Fiona Copland Filmwork, New Zealand Robin Laing StellaFilm, New Zealand
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Pandora da Cunha Telles
Ukbar Filmes, Portugal
Project in Producers Lab Toronto Port of Hope (Porto De Esperanca) by Nicolas Oulman Logline Thousands of jews fled across Europe towards Portugal in order to escape Hitler. From there they spread to such diverse urban landscapes as Toronto, New York, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.
Film in post-production Brave Youth (Juventude Brava), 2013 director: Margarida Leitão, Portugal/Mexico
Selected Films Virgin Margarida (Virgem Margarida), 2012, director: Licínio de Azevedo, Portugal/Mozambique Florbela (Florbela), 2012 director: Vicente Alves do Ó, Portugal America (América), 2011 director: João Nuno Pinto, Portugal/ Brazil/Spain/Russian Federation Under My Skin 2011 dir.: Vicente Alves do Ó, Portugal
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Pandora da Cunha Telles is a partner with Argentinean Pablo Iraola in Lisbon-based Ukbar Filmes which has produced 12 feature films, many of them as international co-productions. They have included Cristián Jiménez‘s Ilusiones Ópticas, João Nuno Pinto‘s America, and Menelaos Karamaghiolis‘s J.A.C.E.. Pandora has also been active in producing documentaries in the past two years and is now preparing Nick Oulman‘s second feature documentary Port Of Hope. Ukbar Filmes Campo Mártires da Pátria 59, 3º Esq. P – 1150-226 Lisbon cell +351 93 422 3163 phone +351 21 314 9326 fax +351 21 3473 252 e-mail pandora@ukbarfilmes.com www.ukbarfilmes.com associated with ICA I.P./Portugal
Yaël Fogiel
Les Films du Poisson, France Project in Producers Lab Toronto The Room (La Chambre) by Christian Volckman Logline A young couple moves to the countryside in order to conceive a much-wanted child. But their house hides a magic room that fulfills one’s desires and will turn their rural idyll into a nightmare. As a co-founder of Les Films du Poisson with Laetitia Gonzalez in 1994, Yaël Fogiel has produced more than 100 features, documentaries and shorts, including Julie Bertuccelli‘s Since Otar Left... and Mathieu Amalric‘s On Tour. She co-produced Dror Moreh‘s documentary The Gatekeepers which received an Oscar nomination this year. Yaël is now developing new features by Bertuccelli and Emmanuel Finkiel, and Christian Volckman‘s second feature The Room. Les Films du Poisson 54, rue René Boulanger F – 75010 Paris cell +33 6 66 89 37 40 phone +33 1 4202 5480 fax +33 1 4202 55472 e-mail contact@filmsdupoisson.com alexandre@filmsdupoisson.com www.filmsdupoisson.com associated with uniFrance films
Selected Films Friends From France, 2013 directors: Anne Weil & Philippe Kotlarski, France/Germany/Canada The Gatekeepers, 2012 director: Dror Moreh, France/Israel/Belgium Land Of Oblivion, 2011 director: Michale Boganim, France/Germany/Poland On Tour (Tournee), 2010 director: Mathieu Amalric, France/Germany The Tree, 2010 director: Julie Bertuccelli, France/Australia
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David Grumbach
Juliette Films, Luxembourg Project in Producers Lab Toronto Once Upon A Time In Gaza by Jonathan Geva Logline During a large Israeli military operation in the city of Gaza, four Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian fighters join forces to rob a bank amidst the chaos.
Films in production Standby, 2013 (post-production) directors: Ronan & Rob Burke, Ireland/Luxembourg Initio, 2015 dirs.: Felix Sorger & David Grumbach
Selected Films The Congress, 2013 director: Ari Folman, Germany/ Israel/Luxembourg/Belgium/ Poland/France Another Woman‘s Life, 2012 director: Sylvie Testud, France/Luxembourg/Belgium Sleepless Night, 2011 director: Frédéric Jardin, France/Luxembourg/Belgium
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David Grumbach is the director of three production companies in Luxembourg (Juliette Films), Belgium (Frakas Productions) and France (Jaya Productions). He has produced or coproduced 25 films, including Ari Folman‘s The Congress, Sylvie Testud‘s Another Woman‘s Life and Frédéric Jardin‘s Sleepless Night. David is now developing new projects by Simon Brook and Jonathan Geva, among others, as well as his own crossmedia documentary Initio.
Juliette Films Filmland 27, Z.I. Kehlen LUX – 8287 Kehlen cell +352 621 241189 phone +352 25 03 93 fax +352 25 03 94 e-mail david@juliettefilms.lu www.juliettefilms.lu associated with Film Fund Luxembourg
Katie Holly
Blinder Films, Ireland Project in Producers Lab Toronto Bloom by Barbara Deignan Logline Eve is done with her Irish heritage – but as the only way to win a job at her Toronto ad agency is to write an ironic blog, she enters the Rose of Tralee, a pageant for girls of Irish descent, the Canadian arm of which is run by her best friend. Katie Holly is managing director of Blinder Films which she co-owns with director Kieron J. Walsh. Her production credits include Conor Horgan’s Slamdance-winner One Hundred Mornings, Sophie Fiennes’ The Pervert’s Guide To Ideology and Ciaran Foy’s psychological horror film Citadel (Midnighters audience award, sxsw). She also Exec Produced Walsh’s Jump. Katie is currently developing the comedy Bloom written by Barbara Deignan.
Blinder Films 4 Hatch Street Lower, first floor IRL – Dublin 2 phone +353 1 676 0200 e-mail katie@blinderfilms.com www.blinderfilms.com
associated with Irish Film Board
Selected Films Citadel, 2012 director: Ciarán Foy, Ireland/UK The Pervert‘s Guide To Ideology, 2012 dir.: Sophie Fiennes, UK/Ireland Jump, 2012 dir.: Kieron J. Walsh, UK/Ireland Sensation, 2010 director: Tom Hall, Ireland Come On Eileen, 2010 dir.: Finola Geraghty, Ireland/UK One Hundred Mornings, 2009 director: Conor Horgan, Ireland
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Siniša Juričić
Nukleus Film, Croatia Project in Producers Lab Toronto Perseverance (Vstrajanje) by Miha Knific/Marjan Alcevski Logline There are 15 stories inspired by true events and characters that span the world and the last 60 years. They are not formally connected, their narratives are separate but create a larger one.
Films in development Perseverance (Vstrajanje), 2014 dir.: Miha Knific/Marjan Alcevski Slovenia/Croatia/Germany Stage Fright, 2014 director: Yorgos Zois, Greece/Croatia
Selected Films Velvet Terrorists, 2013 (doc.) director: Peter Kerekes, Slovakia/Czech Republic/Croatia Sofia‘s Last Ambulance, 2012 (doc.) director: Ilian Metev, Croatia/Germany/Bulgaria Get a Move ON!, 2011 (short fiction) director: Petar Orešković, Croatia
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Siniša Juričić launched his production company Nukleus Film in Croatia in 2009 and Slovenia in 2012. He served as a co-producer on Ilian Metev's award-winning documentary Sofia's Last Ambulance and produced Peter Kerekes' documentary Velvet Terrorists. Currently, he is in post-production on Damir Cucic's Mitch – The Diary Of A Schizophrenic Patient. In addition, Siniša is developing the docu-animation Chris, The Swiss and Miha Knific's action drama Perseverance. Nukleus Film Dalmatinska 8 HR – 1000 Zagreb cell +385 91 502 1871 phone +385 1 4848 868 fax +385 1 4846 556 e-mail sinisa@nukleus-film.hr www.nukleus-film.hr associated with Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Leila Lyytikäinen
Fisher King Production, Finland Project in Producers Lab Toronto Whorebus (Huorabussi) by Maarit Lalli Logline When Mirja opens the door on this cold winter evening in the North she has no idea that a bus full of Russian prostitutes will change her life for good. Leila Lyytikäinen has been producing films since 1999 with credits on such films as Shades Of Happiness and Colorado Avenue. She joined Fisher King Production as a producer and partner in 2012 and has several feature films in development, including Maarit Lalli‘s drama comedy Whorebus, the children‘s fairytale Girl And The Mermaid, the Finnish-Swedish co-production Viking Line, and the feature-length documentary Home.
Fisher King Production Oy Fredrikinkatu 34 B 20-21 FIN – 00100 Helsinki cell +358 50 5206 771 phone +358 44 7573 000 e-mail leila.lyytikainen@fisherking.fi www.fisherking.fi associated with Finnish Film Foundation
Films in development Nymphs-Revolution, 2015 feature film based on the concept of the Nymphs tv-series dir.: tba, countries of production tba Whorebus, 2014 dir.: Maarit Lalli, Finland/Sweden Girl And The Mermaid, 2014 director: Miikko Oikkoinen, Finland/Germany Viking Line, 2014 director: Stefan Constantinescu, Sweden/Finland/Romania (to be co-produced) Home, 2014 (documentary) director: Lotta Petronella, Finland/Sweden
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Kim Magnusson
Dansk Film Kompagni, Denmark Project in Producers Lab Toronto Lake Vostok by Nikolaj Feifer Logline Lake Vostok is an intense sci-fi thriller portraying the race to uncover a prize of natural resources, so earth shattering and sensational, that death is easily a risk worth taking.
Selected Films R (R), 2010 directors: Tobias Lindholm & Michael Njor, Denmark Worlds Apart (To Verdener), 2008 director: Niels Arden Oplev, DK Adam’s Apples (Adams Æbler), 2005 director: Anders Thomas Jensen, DK
Kim Magnusson founded M&M Productions with his father Tivi in 1995 and has produced or executive produced more than 100 films until 2012, including the Oscar-winning short Election Night, Adam‘s Apples and Headhunter. He recently launched a new company Dansk Film Kompagni to develop and produce high-end, commercial-driven films, including the sci-fi thriller Lake Vostok and a script, Last Witness, optioned by 20th Century Fox.
Noi The Albino (Nói Albinói), 2003 director: Dagur Kari, Iceland/ Denmark/UK/Germany Green Butchers (De Grønne Slagtere), 2003, dir.: Anders Thomas Jensen, DK Flickering Lights (Blinkende Lygter), 2000, dir.: Anders Thomas Jensen, DK
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Dansk Film Kompagni Teglgaardsvej 21 DK – 2920 Charlottenlund cell +45 20 957 777 e-mail km@danskfilmkompagni.com www.danskfilmkompagni.com associated with Danish Film Institute
David Matamoros
Zentropa Barcelona, Spain
Project in Producers Lab Toronto The Year Of The Plague (El año de la plaga) Logline Victor's life's marked by the loss of his relationship with Irene. His existance turns on its ear when inexplicable things start to happen. A series of mysterious death unfold into an apocalyptic plot.
David Matamoros had executive produced such films as Eduard Cortés‘ Ingrid and Isaki Lacuesta‘s The Damned before launching Zentropa Barcelona in 2009. Since then, his productions have ranged from Paula Ortiz‘s debut Chrysalis to Roger Gual‘s romantic comedy Tasting Menu. David is now producing the suspense thriller Vulcania by the debutant José Skaf, and developing the horror movie The Lighthouse he has co-written with Richard Hobley.
Film in development Vulcania, 2013 director: José Skaf, Spain
Selected Films Tasting Menu (Menú degustació), 2012, dir.: Roger Gual, Spain/Ireland The Cosmonaut (El Cosmonauta), 2013 director: Nicolas Alcalá, Spain Chrysalis (De tu ventana a la mía), 2011, dir.: Paula Ortiz, Spain
Zentropa Barcelona, Spain Plaça Ramón Calsina 4, baixos 4 ES – 08019 Barcelona cell +34 622 712 273 phone +34 93 532 9990 e-mail david@zentropaspain.com www.zentropaspain.com associated with ICAA/Spain
Alakrana (TV series), 2010 director: Salvador Calvo, Spain
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Leontine Petit
Lemming Film, The Netherlands Project in Producers Lab Toronto Heirs Of The Night Logline When the last remaining vampire clans are threatened with extinction, their only hope lies in training their offspring. One vampire child, Alisa, who has a human heart, is chosen to unite all clans.
Film in post-production In Your Name director: Marco van Geffen, Netherlands/Belgium/France
Selected Films Heli, 2013 director: Amat Escalante, Netherlands/Mexico/Germany In The Fog, 2012 director: Sergej Loznitsa, Netherlands/Germany Taking Chances, 2012 director: Nicole van Kilsdonk, Netherlands/Belgium Among Us (Onder Ons), 2012 director: Marco van Geffen, NL
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Leontine Petit founded Lemming Film with Joost de Vries in 1995, specialising in fiction for children, teen and family audiences as well as international arthouse films. Her credits include such co-productions as Altiplano, My Joy, Vivan Las Antipodas, In The Fog and the Cannes 2013 winner Heli. Leontine is currently developing the fantasy TV series Heirs Of The Night through the German-based company Hamster Film she launched in 2010. Lemming Film Valschermkade 36F NL – 1059 CD Amsterdam cell +31 654 3044 96 phone +31 20 6610 424 fax +31 20 6610 979 e-mail l eontine@lemmingfilm.com geesje@lemmingfilm.com www.lemmingfilm.com associated with EYE International/The Netherlands
Adrian Sturges
Picture Farm, United Kingdom Project in Producers Lab Toronto Father Figure Logline Brian grew up without a father to show him ’how to be a man‘. With his comic store failing, his love life a disaster, he finds a company called Father Figures who will provide a Dad for him.
Adrian Sturges produced the directorial debuts of Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist), Gareth Lewis (The Baker), Niall McCormick (Albatross) and Sam Taylor-Johnson (the Palm d'Or nominated short film Love You More). After producing J Blakeson‘s The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, Adrian is producing Blakeson‘s new film Bad Blood And Trouble together with Michael De Luca, and is developing the comedy Father Figure by Gareth Lewis, amongst other projects. Picture Farm 163 Havil Street UK - London SE5 7SB cell +44 7980 918 806 e-mail adrian@adriansturges.com
associated with British Council
Selected Films Albatross, 2011 director: Niall MacCormick, UK The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, 2009 director: J Blakeson, UK The Escapist, 2008 director: Rupert Wyatt, UK/Ireland The Baker, 2007 director: Gareth Lewis, UK Only Human (Seres Queridos), 2004 directors: Dominic Harari and Teresa de Pelegri, Spain/UK/Portugal/Argentina (co-produced)
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Matthew Cervi
Mad Samurai Productions, Canada Project in Producers Lab Toronto SILAS by Simon Davidson Logline A couple, devastated and broken by the recent death of their son, find a wild boy living in the woods and decide to keep him... to dangerous results.
Films in development SILAS director: Simon Davidson, Canada Kill The Messenger, (in financing) director: Dwight Little, Canada/US ZED director: TBD, Canada Wrecking Ball director: Daniel DiMarco, Canada
Matthew Cervi has worked for a number of film companies including Valhalla Motion Pictures, Peace Arch Entertainment and Avrio Filmworks before starting Mad Samurai Productions. In 2012 Matthew produced the feature film The Colony with Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Zegers and this year produced Cruel & Unusual. Matthew has a diverse slate of film in development and is a graduate of USC Film School and the Canadian Film Centre.
Selected Films Cruel & Unusual, 2013 director: Merlin Dervisevic, Canada The Colony, 2013 director: Jeff Renfroe
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Mad Samurai Productions 989 Beatty Street, Ste. 2402 Vancouver, BC V6Z 3C2, Canada phone +1 604 2887 467 e-mail matthew@madsamurai.ca www.madsamurai.ca
Anne-Marie Gélinas
EMAfilms, Canada
Project in Producers Lab Toronto Burning & Nina Logline Following his wife’s death, Ivan is left to care for his stepdaughter Nina. The former alcoholic tries to get rid of her so he can drink and die properly, but she will be the answer to his life.
2012 titles for Anne-Marie Gélinas include: Rebelle, (Line Producer). It won a Silver Bear in the Berlinale and was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars. Through EMAfilms, she coproduced with France & Israel the critically acclaimed A Bottle In The Gaza Sea. Also produced, Mars & Avril which played numerous festivals and was nominated at the Cdn Screen Awards and the Jutra’s in Québec.
Films in development/financing Turbo Kid, (financing) dirs.: RKSS Collective, Yoann-Karl Whissel, Anouk Whissel, François Simard, Canada/New Zealand Cobarde, (development) director: Boris Rodriguez, Canada/Mexico
Selected Films Mars & Avril, 2012 dir.: Martin Villeneuve, Canada
EMAfilms Inc. 3447 St-Antoine Ouest Montreal, Quebec H3Z 1X1, Canada phone +1 514 523 9933 fax +1 514 523 9900 e-mail amg@emafilms.com www.emafilms.com
A Bottle In The Gaza Sea (Une Bouteille dans la mer de Gaza), 2011 director: Thierry Binisti, France/Canada/Israel
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Jennifer Holness
Hungry Eyes Film & Television, Canada Project in Producers Lab Toronto Operation Red Dog by Sudz Sutherland Logline A true crime comedy about a bumbling group of guys who just want to steal a Caribbean Island. These strange bedfellows carry out a coup so ridiculous they just might get away with it ‌
Films in development Operation Red Dog, 2013, director: Sudz Sutherland, Canada Colour Blind, 2013 director: Sudz Sutherland, Canada
Selected Films
Jennifer Holness is a writer-producer. Her feature film Home Again premiered at TIFF and won the prestigious PAFF/BAFTA Festival Choice Award. Jen’s feature, Love, Sex & Eating The Bones won 9 festival awards including the Best First Feature at TIFF. She is currently developing the feature crime comedy Operation Red Dog as well as writing the TV movie Perceptions for CBC.
Home Again, 2013 director: Sudz Sutherland, Canada/Trinidad Brick By Brick, 2010 director: Catherine Annau, Canada Badge Of Pride, 2009 director: Min Sook Lee, Canada Love, Sex & Eating The Bones, 2003 director: Sudz Sutherland, Canada
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Hungry Eyes Film & Television Inc. 895 Davenport Rd. Toronto, ON M6G 2B4, Canada phone +1 416 654 6222 fax +1 416 654 1551 e-mail jennifer@hungryeyes.ca www.hungryeyes.ca
Alex Lalonde
First Generation Films, Canada Project in Producers Lab Toronto Black Fire Logline Two lost soldiers from Napoleon’s army, Serpierre and Ducasse, find themselves in an abandoned town and soon discover it is a place possessed by a dark force of evil that threatens their survival. With 20 years of experience in the industry, Alex Lalonde has worked in Film and TV for various organizations including the CMF, Telefilm Canada and The Motion Picture Bond Company. In 2010, after three years as the Awards Director for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, where she ran the Genie and Gemini awards, Alex joined First Generation Films where she has taken on the head role in Business Affairs and also acts as a producer.
Films in financing Strange But True, 2013 director: Alex and David Pastor, Canada/Germany ARQ, 2013 director: Craig David Wallace, Canada/Spain
Selected Films The Lesser Blessed, 2012 director: Anita Doron, Canada The Whistleblower, 2010 director: Larysa Kondracki, Canada/Germany
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Gerry Lattmann
The Dot Film Company, Canada Project in Producers Lab Toronto Bad Paper by Charles Wahl Logline Max a senior debt collector and serial gambler is in debt to a dangerous loan shark; he has until the end of the week to collect from his ‘Bad Paper’ before he’s forced to pay the ultimate price.
Films in development Stegman Is Dead director: David Hyde The Shield director: Theodore Bezaire The Birder, 2013 (in post-production) director: Theodore Bezaire, Canada
Selected Films
Gerry Lattmann has produced feature length and short films that have screened around the world. His company has won awards from TIFF Kids, NBC Universal, A&E, WorldFest Houston and the National Screen Institute. Gerry has worked with Canada’s most reputable film and media organizations including Telefilm Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation, The Harold Greenberg Fund, CBC, TVOntario, CTV, BravoFACT, TIFF Film Circuit and others.
Iodine, 2009 director: Mike Stasko, Canada Things To Do, 2006 director: Theodore Bezaire, Canada
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The Dot Film Company Inc. 101 Fairview Road West Mississauga, ON L5B 1K7, Canada phone +1 647 889 3363 fax +1 905 848 9995 e-mail gerry@dotfilms.ca www.dotfilms.ca
Mark Montefiore
Montefiore Films, Canada
Project in Producers Lab Toronto 13 Black Logline When a mysterious man with a vendetta plays a deadly game of elevator roulette at a Casino hotel, a reckless cop must save several guests including his wife, who are trapped inside, at all costs. Named as Playback Magazine’s Top Ten to Watch (’12) Mark Montefiore is a feature film and TV producer and recently completed the soon-to-bereleased Montefiore Films’ feature, Cas & Dylan, starring Academy Award Winner Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland’s Opus, Jaws) and Tatiana Maslany (Picture Day, Orphan Black) and directed by Jason Priestley (90210).
Films in packaging/financing Ramingtons: Men Of Steel director: Michael Cumming (UK), Canada/Ireland/UK Dark Hollow director: Paul Campion (NZ), Canada/New Zealand
Selected Films Cas & Dylan, 2013 director: Jason Priestley, Canada Eating Buccaneers, 2009 director: Bill Keenan, Canada Montefiore Films Inc. 315-200 Manitoba Street Toronto, ON M8Y 3Y9, Canada phone +1 416 995 0575 fax +1 416 995 0575 e-mail mark@montefiore.ca www.montefiore.ca
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Amber Ripley
Foundation Features, Canada Project in Producers Lab Toronto Dreamland Logline Dreamland presents a surreal, darkly comedic vision of an aging jazz legend and a reluctant hitman in a nameless Italian city populated by street urchins, a vampire and a diabolical underworld kingpin.
Film in post-production Sitting on the Edge of Marlene, 2014 director: Ana Valine, Canada
Selected Films Revolution, 2012 director: Rob Steward, Canada Space Milkshake, 2012 director: Armen Evrensel, Canada
As Director of Development for Foundation Features, Amber Ripley is responsible for seeking out, developing and packaging high quality feature films and television by collaborating with some of the industry's top creative talent. Amber most recently worked as an associate producer on Rob Stewart's documentary Revolution, and is currently producing the feature film Sitting On The Edge Of Marlene, set to be released by eOne Films in 2014.
Hard Core Logo 2, 2012 director: Bruce McDonald, Canada Stone Of Destiny, 2008 director: Charles Martin Smith, Canada/UK
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Foundation Features Inc. 3450 Monmouth Ave Vancouver, BC V5R 5R9, Canada phone +1 604 375 4633 fax +1 604 430 1583 e-mail ripley@foundationfeatures.com www.foundationfeatures.com
Julia Sereny
Sienna Films, Canada Project in Producers Lab Toronto Sweetness in the Belly Logline Set in Salassie‘s Ethiopia and Thatcher‘s England, Lilly, a devout, white Muslim searches for her missing lover and finds love and belonging.
As one of two principals (Jennifer Kawaja) at Sienna Films, Julia Sereny has a 20 year history of producing theatrical feature films, TV drama and docs that have garnered much acclaim and commercial success. Prior to Sienna, Julia worked with the NFB, Rhombus Media, Atlantis Films, and CBC in production and project development. She also provided consultation services for productions focusing on international co-productions.
Films in packaging What We All Long For, 2013 dir.: Clark Johnson, Canada/TBC Long Live Saddam, 2014 director: Katia Jarjoura, Canada/France
Selected Films Cry Of The Owl, 2009 director: Jamie Thraves, Canada/Germany How She Move, 2007 dir.: Ian Iqbal Rashid, Canada
Sienna Films 183 Harbord Street Toronto, ON M5R 1S9, Canada phone +1 416 703 1126 fax +1 416 703 8825 e-mail juliasereny@siennafilms.com http://siennafilms.com
Touch Of Pink, 2004 dir.: Ian Iqbal Rashid, Canada/UK Marion Bridge, 2002 dir: Wiebke von Carolsfeld, Canada
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Anna Stratton
Triptych Media, Canada Project in Producers Lab Toronto All That Matters by Paolo Barzman Logline Chinese immigrants Kiam-Kim and Jenny, along with Jack, an Irish neighbour, navigate turbulent waters of adolescent friendship, love and identity in Vancouver Chinatown at the dawn of WWII.
Films in financing/other The Girl King, 2013/14 dir.: Mika Kaurismäki, Canada/Germany Night Has Fallen, 2013 dir.: Akin Omotoso Canada/South Africa All That Matters, 2014 (2nd Draft) dir.: Paolo Barzman, Canada
Anna Stratton has produced many awardwinning feature films and television dramas. Current projects: international co-production The Girl King, directed by Mika Kaurismäki, written by Michel Marc Bouchard, starring Malin Buska (Kristina), to shoot Winter 2013; Charles Dickens And The House Of Fallen Women written by Benjamin Ross and All That Matters written/ directed by Paolo Barzman, based on Wayson Choy's acclaimed novel.
Nellcott Is My Darling, 2014 (polish) director: Jill Carter, Canada
Selected Films Emotional Arithmetic, 2007 director: Paolo Barzman, Canada High Life, 2010 director: Gary Yates, Canada
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Triptych Media Inc. 53 Brunswick Avenue – 1st Floor Toronto, ON M5R 1S9, Canada phone +1 416 301 1730 e-mail anna@triptychmedia.ca www.triptychmedia.ca
Ingrid Veninger
pUNK Films, Canada
Project in Producers Lab Toronto The Animal Project by Ingrid Veninger Logline An unorthodox acting teacher attempts to push a group of eager young performers out of their comfort zones, while struggling with his own ability to live an authentic and fulfilling life with his teenage son. Born in Bratislava and raised in Canada, Ingrid Veninger formed pUNK Films in 2003 with a ‘nothing is impossible’ manifesto. Known as the ”DIY Queen of Canadian Filmmaking“, Ingrid has produced 6 features in the past 5 years: Only (TIFF ’08), Nurse.Fighter.Boy (TIFF ’08), Modra (TIFF ’10), i am a good person/i am a bad person (TIFF ’11), The End Of Time (TIFF ’12) and most recently, The Animal Project.
Selected Films The Animal Project, 2013 director: Ingrid Veninger, Canada The End Of Time, 2012 director: Peter Mettler, Switzerland/Canada i am a good person/i am a bad person, 2011 director: Ingrid Veninger, UK/Germany/France Modra, 2010 director: Ingrid Veninger, Canada/Slovakia
pUNK Films Inc. 49 Pears Avenue Toronto, ON M5R 1S9, Canada phone +1 416 737 9939 fax +1 416 934 4043 e-mail punkfilms@gmail.com www.punkfilms.ca
Nurse.Fighter.Boy, 2008 director: Charles Officer, Canada
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Melanie Coombs
Optimism film, Australia Project in Producers Lab Toronto Barking Love by Trudy Hellier Logline Henry is pathologically afraid of Dogs. Esther is a vet with a commitment problem. And Peg is the little dog who is going to bring them together.
Selected Films Mary And Max, 2009 director: Adam Elliot Australia The Funk, 2009 (short) director: Cris Jones Australia The Fabric Of A Dream: The Fletcher Jones Story, 2006 (TV doc) director: Dennis K. Smith Australia Harvie Krumpet, 2003 (short, animation) director: Adam Elliot Australia
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Melanie Coombs has been producing awardwinning shorts, animation, documentaries and features since 1999 under her Melodrama Pictures banner. They include the Academy Award winner Harvie Krumpet and Annecy winner Mary And Max. In 2011, she founded Optimism film with two partners and is currently developing Byzantium with Cris Jones, with whom she successfully collaborated on the prize-winning short The Funk.
Optimism film PO Box 347 3065 VIC Fitzroy, Australia phone +61 3 9416 3566 fax +61 3 9417 7336 e-mail melanie@optimismfilm.com www.optimismfilm.com
Matthew Dabner
Gate 41, Australia
Project in Producers Lab Toronto Seasons Pass Logline The charmed life of Charlie, a party-loving Aussie ski instructor, comes to an abrupt halt when he is fired. Will Charlie regain his position as King of the Mountain - or is he finished being on top?
Matthew Dabner started his career in 1996, working for Mel Gibson‘s Icon Productions in Los Angeles and then served as Head of Development for Mystery Clock Cinema where he developed such projects as I, Robot and Garage Days. At Film Depot, Matthew co-wrote and executive produced Nash Edgerton‘s The Square and made his producing debut with Serhat Caradee‘s Cedar Boys which won the Audience Award in Sydney in 2009.
Films in financing Em, 2015 (anticipated) director: Kate Riedl Australia First director: tbc Australia/UK/China
Selected Films Cedar Boys, 2009 director: Serhat Caradee Australia
Gate 41 41 Hart Street Tempe NSW 2044, Australia cell +61 402 332 900 e-mail matthew@gate41.com.au www.gate41.com.au
The Square, 2008 director: Nash Edgerton Australia
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Fiona Copland
Filmwork, New Zealand Project in Producers Lab Toronto Doubtful Sound by Harry Sinclair Logline A search and rescue comedy about love, music and ornithology. Tone deaf American tourist, Michelle, gets lost and finds love in the scenic wonderland of Doubtful Sound, accompanied by an intrepid band of musical mountaineers.
Film in development Doubtful Sound director: Harry Sinclair
Selected Films Matariki, 2010 director: Michael Bennett, New Zealand
Fiona Copland is an experienced New Zealand producer whose first production was the 1995 cult classic Topless Women Talk About Their Lives, followed by The Price of Milk in 2000. More recently, she has produced The Strength of Water with Germany‘s Pandora Film and Matariki, shown in Toronto in 2010. Fiona is now developing Harry Sinclair‘s quasi-musical comedy Doubtful Sound which could be co-produced with Canada.
The Strength Of Water, 2009 director: Armagan Ballantyne, New Zealand/Germany The Price Of Milk, 2000 director: Harry Sinclair, New Zealand Topless Women Talk About Their Lives, 1997 director: Harry Sinclair, NZ
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Filmwork PO Box 47632 Ponsonby Auckland 1144, New Zealand phone +64 9 360 9180 fax +64 9 360 9181 e-mail info@filmwork.co.nz www.filmwork.co.nz
Robin Laing
StellaFilm, New Zealand Project in Producers Lab Toronto A Perfect Passion (working title) Logline A romantic drama about the quality of equality, inspired by an incident in the life of Katherine Mansfield in France.
Robin Laing started as a producer in 1985, collaborating for the first time with Gaylene Preston on their feature debut Mr Wrong. She was also one of the producers for Niki Caro‘s The Vintner‘s Luck which was shot in Europe and New Zealand. Robin already has a Canadian partner – Vertical Productions – attached to the romantic drama Book Of Secrets and is looking for a French/ German partner for the period drama A Perfect Passion.
StellaFilm P.O. Box 19121 Wellington 6149, New Zealand cell +64 21 982544 phone +64 4 3842 869 e-mail laingrobin@gmail.com
Selected Films The Vintner’s Luck, 2009 (co-produced) director: Niki Caro, New Zealand/France Perfect Strangers, 2002/3 director: Gaylene Preston, New Zealand Bread And Roses, 1992/3 director: Gaylene Preston, New Zealand Ruby & Rata, 1989/90 director: Gaylene Preston, New Zealand
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European Film Promotion e.V. Friedensallee 14 -16 22765 Hamburg Germany phone +49 40 390 6252 fax +49 40 390 6249 info@efp-online.com www.efp-online.com www.shooting-stars.eu EFP President Christian Juhl Lemche Danish Film Institute EFP Vice President Martin Schweighofer Austrian Film Commission Managing Director Renate Rose Team PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO Jo M端hlberger Project Director Sabine Rolinski Project Coordination contact in Toronto +49 160 440 9595
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European Film Promotion – Initiatives in support of the European Industry European Film Promotion (EFP) is the only existing international network of organisations promoting and marketing European cinema worldwide. Founded in 1997, the EFP network now comprises 34 professional organisations from 35 European countries, who are experts in promoting and marketing their own national cinema. Under the EFP umbrella, all of these organisations work together on the promotion of European films and talent around the world. To this end, EFP devises, organises and carries out promotional activities and events on behalf of films, directors, producers, actors and other film professionals. EFP‘s activities are financially supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union and the EFP member organisations. EFP‘s promotion and PR activities are backed by private and public sponsors. The Hamburg-based office is supported by the German Minister of State for Culture and the Media (BKM) the Ministry of Culture of the City of Hamburg and the Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein.
The aims and objectives of these activities are ››
to increase the competitive opportunities for European films in the international market place
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The EFP Network Albania Artan Minarolli Albanian National Center of Cinematography/ANCC www.nationalfilmcenter. gov.al Austria Martin Schweighofer Austrian Film Commission www.austrianfilm.com Belgium Christian de Schutter Flanders Image www.flandersimage.com Belgium Eric Franssen Wallonie Bruxelles Images www.wbimages.be Bulgaria Irina Kanousheva Bulgarian National Film Center www.nfc.bg
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Croatia Ivana Ivišić Croatian Audiovisual Centre www.havc.hr
Czech Republic Markéta Šantrochova Czech Film Center www.filmcenter.cz Denmark Christian Juhl Lemche The Danish Film Institute www.dfi.dk Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania Tristan Priimägi Baltic Films www.efsa.ee Finland Jaana Puskala The Finnish Film Foundation www.ses.fi Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRoM) Darko Basheski Macedonian Film Fund www.filmfund.gov.mk France Anne de la Hamelinaye Unifrance films www.unifrance.org
Georgia Tamara Tatishvili Georgian National Film Center www.gnfc.ge Germany Mariette Rissenbeek German Films www.german-films.de Greece Stavroula Geronimaki Greek Film Centre www.gfc.gr Hungary Katalin Vajda Magyar Filmunió / International Division Hungarian National Film Fund www.filmunio.hu Iceland Laufey Gudjónsdóttir Icelandic Film Centre www.icelandicfilmcentre.is Ireland Teresa McGrane Irish Film Board www.irishfilmboard.ie
Italy Griselda Guerrasio Istituto Luce Cinecittà www.filmitalia.org Luxembourg Françoise Lentz Film Fund Luxembourg www.filmfund.lu Montenegro Ilija Subotić Ministry of Culture www.mku.gov.me The Netherlands Claudia Landsberger EYE International www.hollandfilm.nl Norway Stine Oppegaard Norwegian Film Institute www.nfi.no/english/ norwegianfilms Poland Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik Polish Film Institute (PISF) www.pisf.pl
Portugal Vítor Pinheiro Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual, I.P./ ICA www.ica-ip.pt
Spain Rafael Cabrera Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales/ICAA www.mcu.es/cine/index
Republic of Kosovo* Fatos Berisha Kosova Cinematography Center www.qkk-rks.com
Sweden Pia Lundberg Swedish Film Institute www.sfi.se
Romania Cristian Hordilă Romanian Film Promotion www.romfilmpromotion.ro
Switzerland Maria Stergiou Swiss Films www.swissfilms.ch
Serbia Miroljub Vučković Film Center Serbia www.fcs.rs
United Kingdom Briony Hansony British Council www.britfilms.com
Slovak Republic Alexandra Strelková Slovak Film Institute www.sfu.sk
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Director and CEO, TIFF Piers Handling Artistic Director, Toronto International Film Festival Cameron Bailey Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, TIFF Michèle Maheux Artistic Director, TIFF Bell Lightbox Noah Cowan Senior Manager, Industry Office, TIFF Justin Cutler Manager, Industry Programming, TIFF Christoph Straub For further information, visit tiff.net
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Toronto International Film Festival TIFF is a charitable cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An international leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features five cinemas, major exhibitions, and learning and entertainment facilities; and innovative national distribution program Film Circuit. The organization generates an annual economic impact of $189 million CAD.
TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including Founding Sponsor Bell, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation and RBC.
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For Ontario Media Development Corporation Karen Thorne-Stone President & Chief Executive Officer Kristine Murphy Director, Industry Development James Weyman Manager, Industry Initiatives Regine Schmid International Consultant, Producers Lab Toronto Shivani Patel Project Assistant, Industry Initiatives Contact Ontario Media Development Corporation 175 Bloor Street East South Tower, Suite 501 Toronto, ON M4W 3R8 Phone +1 416- 314-6858 Fax +1 416- 314-6876 Email Reception@omdc.on.ca www.omdc.on.ca 42
Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is an agency of the Ontario Government that plays a leading role in supporting the province's creative economy. OMDC's programs are helping to create a thriving, multi-billion-dollar industry and a wealth of opportunity. Ontario's creative industries produce film, television, books, magazines, interactive digital media and music that the whole world enjoys.
Ontario is home to more than half of Canada's cultural media products. OMDC continually seeks out new ways to facilitate and foster the industries' own entrepreneurial spirit, providing the research, resources and contacts to stimulate the creation of new products, new projects and new companies. Be part of it. For further information, please visit our website at www.omdc.on.ca
OMDC provides support to the film industry through a variety of programs, funds, services and tax credits. Ontario's film and television industry recorded its best year ever in 2012, contributing almost $1.3 billion to the provincial economy.
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Screen Australia Screen Australia is the key Australian Government agency providing support for screen production. We develop, finance and market high quality, innovative and commercially attractive projects, with an emphasis on connecting with audiences, both nationally and internationally. We also administer the Producer Offset incentive and Australia’s Official Coproduction program. Screen Australia’s brief covers films for the big screen, as well as documentary, drama and children’s drama produced for television and the growing proliferation of small-screen platforms. We work together with our stakeholders towards the same goal: the success of Australian screen stories. We embrace change and look to break through barriers.
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We believe Australian stories are vital for growing and developing our industry and our national identity. We want to achieve: • engaged audiences • compelling Australian storytelling • successful Australian screen businesses • highly skilled, creative and innovative industry practitioners
New Zealand Film Commission New Zealand (NZ) has three screen production incentive schemes. All offer cash grants to productions which achieve a certain level of qualifying NZ production expenditure. The Large Budget Screen Production Grant encourages large budget productions to film in NZ. Eligible formats can access a cash grant equivalent to 15% of Qualifying NZ Production Expenditure (QNZPE). To be eligible a project must have QNZPE of at least NZ$15m. Only NZ resident companies can apply. From 1 October 2013 TV projects may have a QNZPE of at least NZ$4m. The Post, Digital and Visual Effects grant provides a 15 % cash grant to productions which have incurred NZ$1m or more QNZPE on PDV Production in NZ.
The Screen Production Incentive Fund incentivises medium to large productions which have significant NZ content. Only NZ resident companies can apply. Eligible feature films can access a cash grant up to 40 % of QNZPE provided their QNZPE meets the minimum threshold of NZ$2.5m. TV productions can access a cash grant up to 20 % of QNZPE providing they meet the minimum threshold for the format. Grants are capped at NZ$6m per feature film and NZ$3m for other formats. More info can be found here: http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/ international-productions/ incentives
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WHERE TALENT MEANS BUSINESS.
STORIES THAT BRING US TOGETHER DES HISTOIRES QUI NOUS RASSEMBLENT
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