AUSTRIA: Alexander Glehr
Since 2006: Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion GmbH, Vienna www.novotnyfilm.at
Latest: Marco Antoniazzi's feature debut SMALL FISH, the opening film and Audience Award winner of this year's Diagonale Film Festival
In the pipeline: Oskar Roehler's Austrian-German co-production JEW SUESS! - SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL shoots in July and August 2009
Ulrike Schweiger's CLASS REUNION shoots in September
Selected by the Austrian Film Commission
DENMARK:Christian Potalivo
Since 2007: M&M Productions A/S, Copenhagen www.mmproductions.dk
Latest: Giacomo Campeotto’s The Lost Treasure of the Knights' Templar: The Mystery of the Snake Crown which was one of the biggest successes of 2007 in Denmark.
In the pipeline: Monster Busters a horror film now in post-production and At World’s End a comedy shot in Australia, Indonesia and Denmark also in post-production
Selected by Danish Film Institute
FINLAND: Matti Halonen
Since 2006: FS Film Oy, Helsinki www.fs-film.fi
Latest: Perttu Lepa’s 8 Days to Permier
In the pipeline: Anne Riitta Ciccone's The Neighbour which is in post production and Olli Saarela’s Choir Boys which is set to shoot next winter.
Selected by Finnish Film Foundation
FRANCE: Emmanuel Agneray
Since 1999: Bizibi Productions, Paris
Latest: Keren Yedaya’s Jaffa and Balint Kenyeres’s The History of Aviation both screening in Cannes this year
Selected by Unifrance
GERMANY: Janine Jackowski
Since 2000: Komplizen Film GmbH, Munich www.komplizenfilm.net
Latest: Maren Ade’s Everyone Else which won Best Acress and Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale this year
Selected by German Films
ICELAND: Gudrún Edda Thorhannesdóttir
Since 2009: Spellbound Productions, Reykjavik
Latest: Valdís Óskarsdóttir’s Country Wedding
In the pipeline: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s Mamma Go Go which is in post-production
Selected by Icelandic Film Centre
IRELAND: Andrew Freedman
Since 2004: Venom Film, Dublin www.venom.ie
Latest: Ken Wardrop’s Undressing My Mother which won over 25 international awards
In the pipeline: Ken Waldrop’s His and Hers which is in post-production
Selected by the Irish Film Board
ITALY: Giorgia Priolo
Since 2000: Film Kairos, Rome www.kairosfilm.it
Latest: Federico Bondi’s The Black Sea which won Best Actress in Locarno
Selected by Filmitalia
NETHERLANDS: Carmen Cobos
Since 2001: Cobos Films b.v., Amsterdam www.cobosfilms.nl
Latest: Heddy Honigmann’s Oblivion
In the pipeline: Heddy Honigman’s Una Lagrima, Danniel Danniel’s Hens and Kimo and Ruth Meyer’s Dropje which are all in development
Selected by Holland Film
NORWAY:Yngve Sæther
Since 2001: Motlys AS, Oslo www.motlys.com
Latest: Stain Kristiansen’s The Man Who Loved Yngve
In the pipeline: Arild Andresen’s The Orheim Company and Stian Kristiansen’s Kiss Me, You Fucking Moron which are both in development
Selected by Norwegian Film Institute
PORTUGAL: Rodrigo Areias
Since 2001: Bando a Parte, Guimaraes www.bandoaparte.com
Latest: Rodrigo Areias’s Tebas
In the pipeline: Film project for the Portuguese European Capital of Culture, Guimaraes in 2012
Selected by ICA, Portugal
SPAIN: Koldo Zuazua
Since 2002: Alicia Produce SL, Madrid
Latest: Antonio Naharro’s and Alvaro Pastor’s Me Too
In the pipeline: Luis Berdejo’s Jennifer Can and a new project by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo which are both in pre-production
Selected by ICAA, Spain
SWEDEN: Erik Hemmendorff
Since 2005: Plattform Produktion AB, Goteborg www.plattformproduktion.se
Latest: Ruben Ostlund’s Involuntary which screened in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard last year and won five Swedish National Film Awards
Selected by the Swedish Film Institute
UNITED KINGDOM: Adrian Sturges
Since 2007: Picture Farm
Latest Rupert Wyatt’s The Escapits
In the pipeline: J Blakeson’s The Disappearance of Alice Creed which is in post-production
Selected by British Film Council
