Are you a production company looking for a co-production in Europe? Do you want to publicize your projects or are you looking for new ones?

Come and meet the most prominent producers on the European scene. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the main European production companies such as Blueprint Pictures, Aurora Films or the Sofia International Film Festival.

COPRODUCTION MEETINGS

Thursday, November 17, 2022 • From 9:00 am to 10:30 am

CaixaForum Barcelona (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8)

Country: France.

Representative: Charlotte Vincent, CEO.

Aurora Films is a production company based in Paris founded in 2002, which specializes in international productions and international co-productions, and which has produced more than 50 audiovisual works. It advocates for auteur cinema, with directors who have a unique vision, both stylistically and in terms of identity. Among their most outstanding productions are Diamond Island and Return to Seoul by Davy Chou, (Awards at Cannes in 2016 and 2022), Angry Annie (Award at Locarno Film Festival 2022); Dirty Difficult Dangerous by Wissam Charaf (awarded at the Venice Film Festival 2022) and Little Solange by Axelle Ropert (Locarno Film Festival 2021).

Country: Belgium.

Representative: Gilles Duffaut, CEO.

In the last 10 years, they have distributed a large number of films by directors such as Guy Ritchie, Michael Haneke, Jean-Luc Godard, Manuel de Oliveira, among others. In production, they focus on auteur films and documentaries. Thanks to their extensive international professional network and their presence at the main markets and festivals, they have a worldwide distribution network.

Country: Ireland.

Representative: David Blake Knox, CEO.

Production company founded in 2005 and winner of Academy Awards, Emmys and BAFTAs. They regularly make original productions for Amazon Prime. Among their most outstanding productions are A Boy Called Christmas, Emma, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, A Very British Scandal, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and In Bruges.

Country: Portugal.

Representative: Joana Domingues, General Manager.

Independent production company founded in 2016. Their projects have been distributed worldwide and have been awarded and nominated at Mastercard Off Camera, Shanghai International Film Festival, Barcelona Sant Jordi Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, among others. They are open to disruptive projects with worldwide ambition, both film and television.

Country: Italy.

Representative: Frederico Sartori, CEO.

Founded in 2008, Exit Media focuses on quality film proposals without genre or format restrictions, with special attention to emerging talent. They organize the Cinema Spagna Festival focused on Spanish cinema and based in 22 cities in Italy. They have distributed productions such as La vida es fácil con los ojos cerrados by David Trueba and El Olivo by Iciar Bollain, among others.

Country: France.

Representative: Aglaé Dujardin, producer.

Created in 2015 and based in La Rochelle, In Vivo Films focuses on original cinema and supporting talent from all over the world.

Country: France.

Representative: Nicolas Brevière, CEO.

Founded in 1997, Local Films has produced more than 100 films that have been selected in international festivals around the world. Its focus is on discovering and promoting new talent. Among their projects are Candy Boy and Give me Your Hand by Pascal-Alex Vincent. In addition, Nicolas Breviere has directed Higher Still, which premiered in Rotterdam (Tigger Award 2002).

Country: Bulgaria.

Representative: Mira Staleva, executive director.

The Sofia International Film Festival is one of the main film events in central and eastern Europe. Its history began in 1997 and every year it attracts more than 85,000 spectators. In 2007 the festival was ranked among the 50 best world festivals by Variety magazine.

Country: Germany.

Representative: Jelena Goldbach, producer.

ZAK Film Productions was founded in 2011 to develop and produce innovative films and series. Their works have been in Cannes, Berlin and Locarno, winning prizes like Best short documentary for The Chicken in 2014.