Edith Sepp, CEO of EFI
ACE 25 year anniversary celebrations. Colin Young (ACE founder) and Simon Perry (in the centre) blowing candles.
Simon Perry, ACE President
ACE PRODUCERS is an exclusive network of experienced independent film producers from Europe and beyond. Membership of the network is based on professionalism, mutual trust, collaborative working and openness to new ideas. A fundamental aim of ACE Producers is to encourage and enable international co-productions. Founded in 1993, ACE Producers now has around 200 active members from more than 45 countries. Network members gather for further training and professional events at all major festivals
and markets during the year, and regularly co-produce with each other. From Estonia, Kristian Taska (Taska Films), Riina Rildos (Amrion), Katrin Kissa (Homeless Bob Production) and Anneli Ahven (Kopli Kinokompanii) are members of the ACE Producers’ Network. The ACE 2018 Annual Reunion in Tallinn was held thanks to the support of Estonian Film Institute, Enterprise Estonia, the Baltic Creative Europe MEDIA Desks, Creative Gate, Estonian Film Industry Cluster and Estonian Cultural Endowment.
From left Riina Sildos (ACE 17, EE), Milena Poylo (ACE 9, FR), Christine Kiauk (ACE 23, DE)
The event took place in different venues. A session at Vaba lava, Telliskivi.
I consider it my great good fortune that the destination was Tallinn. This is a proud city and its leaders have to be congratulated for preserving and maintaining its beautiful ancient core; even if it now contains a McDonalds, it is also home to a Scottish pub. My one regret is that I could see that
only from the outside. Our hosts were generous with their time and their information and I can genuinely not recall anywhere that ACE has met in its 25 years where the hospitality and services needed for a multinational conference were provided so abundantly. Any complaints? Only that our visit was too short.” EF ESTONIAN FILM
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