COPRODUCTION MEETINGS
Foyer Room of the Design Hub (Access through Irene Sendler or Àvila streets)
Activity co-organized with Catalan Films
Are you a production company looking for co-production opportunities in Europe? Do you want to introduce your projects to others or are you looking for new ones?
An opportunity for Catalan producers to connect with the most outstanding producers in Europe. This year, the following producers attended:
Country: Croatia.
Representative: Anita Juka.
4Film has produced more than 30 films and 20 European co-productions across different genres, including feature fiction, creative feature documentaries and TV mini-series. Their films have been successful in cinemas, VOD and television in 190 countries and have been awarded and screened at numerous festivals around the world. Among their productions are Infinity Pool (Sundance FF 23, Berlinale FF 23); Burning Days (Cannes Film Festival 2022) and Butterfly Vision (Cannes Film Festival 2022.).
Country: Austria.
Representative: Victor Kössl.
It was founded in 2021 by Bernhard Holzhammer and Victor Kössl. In the last twelve years, the founders have gained valuable experience in film production with Wildruf Film, where they worked on everything from advertising to social issues films. EUTOPIAFILM wants to actively shape social change and in the future will focus on the production of documentaries, feature films and series with ecological and social themes.
Country: Italy.
Representative: Giovanni Pompili.
Young and vibrant production company that develops and produces films that focus on current social changes. Their mission is to help new talent emerge in tomorrow’s film industry by supporting and making stories worth telling.
Based in Rome, they are looking for international filmmakers and producers to work on innovative projects. Rooted in Europe and sensitive to global issues. The stories they pay attention to are the ones that expand the knowledge of what it means to be human.
Country: Switzerland.
Representative: Javier Krause.
Founded in 2020, KAF Suisse is a new production division of the sales agency KAF Films founded in 2010. It aims to produce and co-produce European films.
The company has developed and co-produced two fictions: L’arminuta by Giuseppe Bonito (Italy-Switzerland / 2020) and El Color del Cielo by Joan Marc Zapata (Spain-Switzerland / 2021). It has also produced some content for platforms such as the miniseries Contigo Capitán produced by Torneos S.A. and Netflix Latam. They have also offered online production and production services – Swiss shooting for KAF and the documentary series Capitanes de America produced by Ecocinema for HBO Latam.
Country: France.
Representative: Jérôme Vidal.
Created in 1997, Noodles Production is a company that develops and produces short and feature films. It works to foster continuous collaborations with its artistic and financial partners. Jérôme Vidal and Brice Ranvel, the producers, are working to increase the number of foreign co-productions, especially with Belgium and Spain.
In parallel to the production of feature films, Noodles Production works alongside young directors building an important catalogue of short films selected and awarded at different festivals around the world. These short films are a stepping stone for the directors towards the development of feature films with the company’s support.
Noodles Production is constantly looking for new film and audiovisual adventures, and currently has no less than ten films in development and four films in post-production.
Country: Germany.
Representative: Roman Paul.
Razor Film was founded in 2002 by Gerhard Meixner and Roman Paul and produces national and international feature films from auteur cinema to various genres, focusing on new talent and high quality. In recent years Razor has also focused more on TV series with the German productions of Gods Are Us and Der Usedom Krimi.
Razor Film has won two Golden Globes to date, been nominated three times for an Oscar and premiered at major festivals. Roman Paul and Gerhard Meixner received the Bernd Eichinger Award for Outstanding Achievement in Production at the German Film Awards 2014.
In 2021, Razor Film founded a new creative alliance with eight other independent production companies called “The Creatives”, to jointly develop a slate of drama series and feature films.
Country: France.
Representative: Juliette Lepoutre.
French production company founded by Juliette Lepoutre and Pierre Menahem in 2015, with the aim of producing films by both emerging and established directors. Their latest films include Tiger Stripes (Grand Prix Cannes Critics Week 2023), Rule34 (Pardo d’Oro Locarno 2022), Mediterranean Fever (Best Screenplay Cannes Un Certain Regard 2022), Feathers (Grand Prix Cannes Critics Week 2021). They are currently working on projects with Pedro Pinho, Mariana Rondón, Marcelo Caetano, Maya Da Rin, Maira Buhler, Maha Haj and Jonas Trueba.
Country: France.
Representative: Christophe Boufil.
Tita productions was created in 2006 by Christophe Boufil. His catalogue as an executive producer includes six feature films, four series, 30 television documentaries and more than 50 short films. They also act as co-producers in European or Latin American co-productions. The company is based in Marseille and Brittany. Collaboration with screenwriters and film directors is essential for the development of local creative and technical talent. Their films have been selected and awarded at the biggest international festivals: Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, San Sebastián, Rome, and have been distributed around the world. In 2024, the company will bring its 112th production to the screen and continues to develop feature films, documentaries and series projects for television platforms and SVOD platforms.
Country: Spain.
Since her debut at AFI FEST and as assistant director of the London Film Festival, Rosa Bosch has gathered extensive experience in the sale, distribution and production of independent films such as The Devil’s Backbone, Calle 54, Buena Vista Social Club and Lost in La Mancha. During her time at HBO Films, she added the titles Elephant, Maria Full of Grace and American Splendor to its list.
As a representative for producers, she was instrumental in the international sales and launch of numerous films such as Whale Rider, Amores Perros, Nine Queens, Corpo Celeste and Carriere/250 Meters. Most recently, she has represented and presented the Berlinale Award winner and Oscar nominee The Quiet Girl and the documentary The Great Fellow directed by Matt Dillon, and presented Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg at the Cannes Film Festival. Rosa is a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She currently lives in Valencia (Spain) and is fluent in four languages: English, Spanish, French and Italian.
Graziella Bildesheim
Country: Germany.
With more than 30 years of experience in the European audiovisual sector, she has dedicated most of the last 20 years to supporting producers who want to develop their skills and help them finance and produce their projects internationally. The pan-European MAIA workshops (2005 to 2018) are some of the most important programs she has designed and directed.