Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Czech Republic are among the 25 countries represented this year - the largest number of participants since the programme was launched 12 years ago.
Financially supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the initiative offers the participants numerous networking events to forge contacts with European colleagues as well as to meet representatives of film funds and learn more about the production conditions within Europe. In addition, the participants profit from the PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE label which is now linked to the names of such internationally successful (co-)producers as Daniel Mitulescu of Strada Film (Romania - If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle) and Ferenc Pusztai of KMH Film - (Hungary - Adrienn Pál). From the past three editions 60% of the participants have worked with one another on concrete projects, some of the films have already been realised and others are still under negotiation or at the planning stage.
FNE will publish profiles of the Producers on the Move in the two weeks leading up to the EFP programme in Cannes.
A complete list of the Producers on the Move follows:
COUNTRY | PRODUCER | COMPANY / FILM | EFP MEMBER ORGANISATION |
Albania | Dritan Huqi | On Film Production i.e. The Albanian by Johannes Naber | ANCC / Albania |
Bulgaria | Borislav Chouchkov | Chouchkov Brothers i.e. Tilt by Viktor Chouchkov Jr | Bulgarian National Film Centre |
Czech Republic | Radim Procházka | Produkce Radim Procházka i.e. The Greatest Czechs by Robert Sedlácek | Czech Film Center |
Denmark | Jesper Morthorst | Alphaville Pictures Copenhagen i.e. Room 304 by Brigitte Stærmose | The Danish Film Institute |
Finland | Joonas Berghäll | Oktober Oy i.e. Steam of Life by Joonas Berghäll | Finnish Film Foundation |
France | Justin Taurand | Les Films du Bélier i.e. Love Like Poison by Katel Quillévéré | Unifrance |
FYR of Macedonia | Darko Popov | Pank Film i.e. Punk's Not Dead by Vladimir Blazevski | Macedonian Film Fund |
Germany | Gian-Piero Ringel | Neue Road Movies GmbH i.e. Pina by Wim Wenders | German Films |
Greece | Maria Hatzakou | Haos Film i.e. Attenberg by Athina Rachel Tsangari | Greek Film Centre |
Hungary | Attila Csáky | Cameofilm Kft. i.e. Kolorado Kid by András B. Vágvölgyi | Magyar Filmunió / Hungary |
Iceland | Hlín Jóhannesdóttir | Zik Zak Filmworks i.e. Hullabaloo by Gunnar B. Gudmundsson | Icelandic Fim Centre |
Ireland | Rebecca O'Flanagan | Treasure Entertainment i.e. My Brothers by Paul Fraser | Irish Film Board |
Italy | Marta Donzelli | Vivo Film i.e. The Four Times by Michelangelo Frammartino | Cinecittà Luce - Filmitalia |
Latvia | Linda Krukle | KrukFilm i.e. Amaya by Maris Martinsons | Baltic Films |
Luxembourg | David Grumbach | PTD Studio i.e. The Congress by Ari Folman (in prod.) | Film Fund Luxembourg |
Norway | Maria Ekerhovd | Mer Film AS i.e. Vegas by Gunnar Vikene | Norwegian Film Institute |
Poland | Lukasz Dzieciol | Opus Film i.e. Zero by Pawel Borowski | Polish Film Institute |
Portugal | João Trabulo | Periferia Filmes i.e. No Company by João Trabulo | ICA I.P. / Portugal |
Romania | Ada Solomon | HiFilm Productions i.e. Visiting Hours by Adrian Sitaru | Romanian Film Promotion |
Slovak Republic | Michal Kollár | Sokol Kollár i.e. House by Zuzana Liova | Slovak Film Institute |
Spain | Borja Pena | Vaca Films i.e. Cell 211 by Daniel Monzón | ICAA / Spain |
Sweden | Mimmi Spång | Garagefilm International i.e. Sebbe by Babak Najafi | Swedish Film Institute |
Switzerland | Dan Wechsler | Bord Cadre film i.e. Opération Casablanca by Laurent Nègre | Swiss Films |
The Netherlands | Michael John Fedun | Corrino Media Group i.e. The Devil's Double by Lee Tamahori | EYE Film Institute Netherlands |
United Kingdom | Samm Haillay | Third Films i.e. Better Things by Duane Hopkins | British Council |
