European Umbrella Office at the Asian Film Market 2015

EUROPEA N PAVILI O N #E07 asian film market 3-6 october 2015

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EUROPEA N PAVILI O N #E07 asian film market 3-6 october 2015

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EFP AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET

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nother year for the European Pavilion at Busan’s Asian Film Market!

Together with UniFrance films, European Film Promotion (EFP) is offering European sales companies and member organisations of EFP a base at one of Asia’s most important film markets. The expanded European Pavilion, run by EFP from 3–6 October, is located prominently at the Asian Film Market with amble space to promote, meet, network and do business in Asia on behalf of European films.

It is at the European Pavilion where Asia’s industry has the opportunity to find out about recent feature films, documentaries, animation and children’s films from all over Europe. 37 sales companies and six national institutes are on site this autumn to present the best in European movies.

The Asian Film Market has become one of the leading film markets in Asia on a par with the FILMART in Hong Kong, providing expanded exhibition areas at Busan’s convention center, BEXCO, for the film industry, triggering production, acquisition, sales and investment of films.

We are looking forward to a successful 2015.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET

Susanne Davis davis@efp-online.com Andrea Froese-Moess froese@efp-online.com

European Pavilion/ E07 Asian Film Market Exhibition hall 4, Exhibition Center 2 BEXCO, 55 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, Korea 612-704

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES 2015

SALES COMPANIES 06 Alpha Violet, France 07 ARRI Media World Sales, Germany 08 Bac Films, France 09 Beta Cinema, Germany 10 Bankside Films, United Kingdom 11 Capricci, France 12 Celsius Entertainment, United Kingdom 13 Doc & Film International, France 14 Embankment Films, United Kingdom 15 EuropaCorp, France 16 Fandango, Italy 17 Films Boutique, Germany 18 Films Distribution, France 19 Film Factory Entertainment, Spain 20 Film Republic, United Kingdom 21 Gaumont, France 22 HanWay Films, United Kingdom 23 Heretic Outreach, Greece 24 Intramovies, Italy 25 Latido Films, Spain 26 Le Pacte, France 27 Les Films Du Losange, France 28 LevelK, Denmark 29 m-appeal world sales, Germany 30 Media Luna new films, Germany

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Memento Films International, France MIRAMEDIA, Germany Picture Tree International, Germany Protagonist Pictures, United Kingdom Reel Suspects, France Sola Media, Germany Stray Dogs, France Taskovski Films, United Kingdom TrustNordisk, Denmark Urban Distribution International, France Wide, France WTFilms, France

EFP MEMBERS 44 AFC Austrian Films, Austria 45 Film Center Serbia, Serbia 46 German Films, Germany 47 Istituto Luce CinecittĂ , Italy 48 Lithuanian Film Centre, Lithuania 49 UniFrance films, France

ALPHA VIOLET

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FRANCE

KEIKO FUNATO

Alpha Violet is an independent sales company based in Paris, founded by Virginie Devesa and Keiko Funato in 2011.

We are seeking edgy author driven films, which grab our hearts and ring the bell of our souls.

Our wishes are to offer transparency to our filmmakers and producers walking together towards their career worldwide.

We adapt our sales strategies according to the specificities of the films to meet expectations of the production companies we work with.

Our line-up includes films such as, The Tribe, by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (Ukraine), 2 Autumns 3 Winters by Sebastien Betbeder (France), and Mateo by Maria Gamboa (Colombia).

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Keiko Funato Co-CEO (Sales & Aquisitions) cell: +33 6 2983 5108 keiko@alphaviolet.com BIFF // Flash Forward Raging Rose, 2015

by Julia Kowalski ASIAN FILM MARKET Max & Lenny, 2014

by Fred Nicolas

ALPHA VIOLET 18 rue Soleillet FR-75020 Paris t: +33 1 47 97 39 84 www.alphaviolet.com

ARRI MEDIA WORLD SALES

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GERMANY

MORITZ HEMMINGER

ARRI Media World Sales is an international sales company within the worldwide operating ARRI Group, which manufactures and distributes camera and lighting equipment as well as providing post-production services.

ARRI Media World Sales specializes in the international distribution of commercial feature films and prestigious independent dramas.

Alongside our international distribution activities, we also operate as a co-producer and can also offer a broad range of services from inside the ARRI Group (camera, lighting, post-production, such as picture and sound, and VFX).

Our line-up includes: One Breath (drama) by Christian Z端bert, Highway To Hellas (comedy) by Aron Lehmann and, Help, I Shrunk my Teacher (Family Entertainment), directed by Sven Unterwaldt.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Moritz Hemminger Director of Sales & Acquisitions cell: +49 173 2946 948 mhemminger@arri.de BIFF Highway To Hellas, 2015

by Aron Lehmann ASIAN FILM MARKET One Breath, 2015

by Christian Z端bert Help, I Shrunk My Teacher, 2015

by Sven Unterwaldt

ARRI MEDIA WORLD SALES Tuerkenstrasse 89 DE-80799 Munich t: +49 89 3809 1017 www.arri.de/arrimedia

BAC FILMS

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FRANCE

CLEMENTINE HUGOT

For over 25 years, BAC FILMS has been amongst France top independent distributors and has distributed over 500 films (8 of which have won the „Palme d‘Or“ in Cannes).

Launched in 2002, the international sales department is focusing on new auteurs coming from all over the world. We dedicate ourselves to find those films which bring a new and different vision to the motion pictures landscape.

Examples of our editorial line are the features : After Lucia by Michel Franco (Prix Un Certain Regard Cannes 2012) and The Deep by Baltasar Kormákur (Special Presentation Toronto IFF 2012), Love at First Fight / Les Combattants (multi-awarded at 2014 Cannes Director’s Fortnight).

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Clementine Hugot International Sales Executive cell: +33 6 68 65 74 44 c.hugot@bacfilms.fr

ASIAN FILM MARKET Taj Mahal, 2015

by Nicolas Saada Full Contact, 2015

by David Verbeek The Great Game, 2015

by Nicolas Pariser

BAC FILMS 9 rue Pierre Dupont FR-75010 Paris t: + 33 1 80 49 14 11 www.bacfilms.com

The Assistant, 2015

by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri Virgin Mountain, 2015

by Dagur Kari

BETA CINEMA

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GERMANY

TASSILO HALLBAUER

World sales and co-financing company Beta Cinema has established itself as a „boutiqueoperation“ for quality feature films that combine commercial viability with artistic integrity.

Prime examples are Oscar winners and worldwide B.O. hits like, The Lives Of Others, The Conterfeiters, Il Divo, Mongol and Downfall.

Current highlights include Oliver Hirschbiegel‘s widely sold thematic follow-up, 13 Minutes and the Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Mikael Nyqvist thriller Colonia.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Tassilo Hallbauer Sales Executive cell: +49 176 1031 2646 tassilo.hallbauer@ betacinema.com BIFF The Weather Inside, 2015

by Isabelle Stever The People Vs Fritz Bauer, 2015

by Lars Kraume The Kind Words, 2015

by Shemi Zarhin ASIAN FILM MARKET

BETA CINEMA Grünwalder Weg 28d DE- 82041 Oberhaching t: + 49 89 6734 6980 www.betacinema.com

Coconut Hero, 2015

by Florian Cossen Heil, 2015

by Dietrich Brüggemann

BANKSIDE FILMS

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UNITED KINGDOM

PATRICK HOWSON

Based in London, Bankside is a leading international sales and film finance company for independent films. Founded in 2007, the company offers a bespoke sales and executive producer service to production companies, representing between eight and ten films per year. We seek to finance and distribute distinctive films of quality for the theatrical market internationally.

Bankside‘s principals have built up strong relationships with international distributors and offer a consistent approach to the market with a wide range of genres and budgets.

Bankside is one of the UK‘s foremost investors in film production.

Titles that epitomise the company: Freeheld by Peter Sollett and Belle by Amma Asante.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Patrick Howson Sales & Acquisitions Executive cell: +44 782 8056 606 patrick@bankside-films.com BIFF Freeheld, 2015

by Peter Sollett ASIAN FILM MARKET War On Everyone, 2015

by John Michael McDonagh Detour, 2015

by Christopher Smith

BANKSIDE FILMS Ashley House, 5th Floor 12 Great Portland St UK-London W1W 8QN t: +44 207 636 6085 www.bankside-films.com

CAPRICCI FILMS

FRANCE

JULIEN REJL

Capricci is an arthouse French label dedicated to fictions, documentaries and experimental films.

We do film production, distribution and sales.

Among the artists we produced or distributed are Albert Serra, Wang Bing, Pedro Costa, JeanCharles Hue, Philippe Garrel, Abel Ferrara, Emir Baigazin and Denis Côté. In addition, Capricci also publishes books and DVDs (directors‘ interviews, film critics, essays...). Each of these activities is an extension of the same editorial mission: to develop a critical thinking and to promote innovative contemporary cinema. We are here to meet with distributors and festivals.

Our main three titles right now are Maestà, The Passion Of Christ by French artist Andy Guérif, Brothers (Bracia) by Polish director Wojciech Staroń and The Wounded Angel by Kazakh director Emir Baigazin.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Julien Rejl Head of Sales cell: +33 661 6588 79 julien.rejl@capricci.fr ASIAN FILM MARKET Maestà, The Passion of Christ , 2015

by Andy Guérif Brothers, 2015

by Wojciech Staroń The Wounded Angel, 2015

by Emir Baigazin

CAPRICCI FILMS 103 rue Sainte Catherine FR-33000 Bordeaux t: +33 1 83 624 384 www.capricci.fr

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CELSIUS ENTERTAINMENT

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UNITED KINGDOM

THIERRY WASE-BAILEY

Celsius Entertainment is a London based sales company specialising in the international distribution & financing of independent feature films. Celsius uses its wealth of experience and wide array of proven industry relationships to assemble and sell internationally high profile feature films.

Celsius is a private company, wholly-owned and managed by Thierry Wase-Bailey, a 30 year veteran in international sales who previously coowned & managed Hanway Films.

Our Line-up includes the titles: Any Day Now [Aka Chocolate Donut] by Travis Fine, Oldboy by Park Chan-wook, Paris Je T’aime and Freakonomics.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Thierry Wase-Bailey Managing Director cell: +44 7710 119 163 in@celsiusentertainment.com BIFF Into The Forest, 2015

by Patricia Rozema ASIAN FILM MARKET Into The Forest, 2015

by Patricia Rozema Me Vs Me

by Scott Coffey (pre-production)

CELSIUS ENTERTAINMENT 29 Brook Mews North, Hyde Park UK-London W2 3BW t: +44 20 7193 1801 www.celsiusentertainment.com

B-Movie: Lust & Sound In West-Berlin 1979–1989, 2015

by Jörg A.Hoppe, Klaus Maeck & Heiko Lange

DOC & FILM INTERNATIONAL

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FRANCE

HANNAH HORNER

DOC & FILM INTERNATIONAL was created in 1996 by several independent producers in order to ensure best sales strategies for their own productions.

In 2008, Daniela Elstner joined the company as shareholder and president. Since then, the company has widened up to a large range of films, including feature lengths documentaries and feature films, representing directors such as Jacques Doillon, Pierre Schoeller, Bruno Dumont, Frederick Wiseman, Gianfranco Rosi, Alexander Sokurov etc.

Doc & Film International has built up a strong relationship with producers and directors and has created a solid network of art-house distributors all over the world. The company pays special attention to the work with festivals, considering them as strong partners for the best exposure of the diversity of the films we are representing.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Hannah Horner Festival & Sales Manager cell: +33 7 88 63 82 26 h.horner@docandfilm.com BIFF The Other Side, 2015

by Roberto Minervini As I Open My Eyes, 2015

by Leyla Bouzid In Jackson Heights, 2015

by Frederick Wiseman Beyond My Grandfather Allende, 2015

by Marcia Tambutti Allende ASIAN FILM MARKET

DOC & FILM INTERNATIONAL 13 rue Portefoin, FR-75003 Paris t: +33 1 42 77 36 56 www.docandfilm.com

Phantom Boy, 2015

by Alan Gagnol & J.-L. FĂŠlicioli Heatwave, 2015

by Raphael Jacoulot

EMBANKMENT FILMS

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UNITED KINGDOM

SHARON LEE

Specialising in financing of quality and awardwinning films, Embankment Films procures presales, tax-credit facilities, equity, mezzanine and gap financing for international producers, enabling filmmakers to manage their “owned” film assets.

Embankment acquires and packages projects that have targeted audiences, and offers international distributors first class marketing and technical delivery.

Founded in 2012 by Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar – the management maintain a validated track record for excellent performance. Tim has been financing high quality films for over 20 years, and Hugo Grumbar has been releasing films as a distributor for over 10 years.

Senior Management compliment the company with diverse specialist skills, but most importantly, each executive in the company share a genuine passion for entertainment media.

EMBANKMENT FILMS Westbourne Studios Unit 020, 242 Acklam Road UK-London W10 5JJ t: +44 207 183 4739 www.embankmentfilms.com

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Sharon Lee Licensing and Marketing Executive cell: +44 7799 247587 sl@embankmentfilms.com ASIAN FILM MARKET Robot Overlords, 2014

by Jon Wright Brimstone, 2016

by Martin Koolhoven Hush, 2016

by Olaf de Fleur

EUROPACORP

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FRANCE

LUDOVICA STOPPA

EuropaCorp is among the top tier of European film studios. Founded in 1999 by Luc Besson, EuropaCorp’s different activities include production, theater distribution, home entertainment, VOD, sales of TV rights for France as well as sales of international rights, partnerships and licenses, music production and publishing, book publishing and advertising production. The group now counts a ‘Europacorp Cinemas’ branch.

With films from a wide range of genres and a strong presence in the international market, the group has produced some of the latest French worldwide record-breaking successes.

In February 2014, EuropaCorp created a U.S. distribution and marketing JV with Relativity, that allows EuropaCorp to fully control its distribution in the U.S. and maximize the visibility for its films.

EuropaCorp’s catalogue includes 500 films.

The company employs 150 permanent staff members.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Ludovica Stoppa International Sales Manager cell: +33 677261081 lstoppa@europacorp.com ASIAN FILM MARKET BIS, 2015

by Dominique Farrugia Buddy Guards, 2015

by Tristan Aurouet A Love You, 2015

by Paul Lefèvre Imagine, 2015

by Benoit Graffin Cab Driver, 2015

by Gilles Bannier

EUROPACORP 20 rue Ampère La Cité du Cinéma FR-93413 Saint-Denis Cedex t: +33 1 55 99 50 00 www.europacorp.com

FANDANGO

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ITALY

FEDERICA CERAOLO

Fandango is a film production, distribution and sales company. More, Fandango is a publishing house and a music label. Fandango has established itself as an independent and unconventional cultural reality, defined by many as a “factory”.

Fandango has unveiled many of the greatest Italian talents of the last decade: Gabriele Muccino, Emanuele Crialese, Matteo Garrone.

Fandango produced some of the most important Italian successes of these past years: Loose Cannons and Magnificent Presence by Ferzan Ozpetek; Habemus Papam and Mia Madre by Nanni Moretti, Diaz, Dont’t Clean up This Blood

by Daniele Vicari.

In 2014, Fandango produced box office success I Can Quit Whenever I Want by Sydney Sibilia.

In 2015, Fandango is presenting the new movies

by Matteo Rovere, Fiorella Infascelli and many others.

FANDANGO Viale Gorizia, 19 IT- 00198 Rome t: +39 06 85 218155 www.fandango.it

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Federica Ceraolo International sales cell +39 3409172947 federica.ceraolo@fandango.it BIFF + ASIAN FILM MARKET Long Live The Bride, 2015

by Ascanio Celestini Limbo, 2015

by Lucio Pellegrini

FILMS BOUTIQUE

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GERMANY

GABOR GREINER

FILMS BOUTIQUE is a Berlin-based international sales company with a heart and a limited and focused catalogue of high profile feature art house films searching for long-lasting relationships with directors and producers.

Our line-up in 2015 includes the Berlinale Competition entries, Eisenstein in Guanajuato,

by Peter Greenaway, Chasuke’s Journey by Sabu, the Silver Bear winner, Under Electric Clouds by Alexey German Jr and the Cannes winner, Embrace Of The Serpent, by Ciro Guerra, Francofonia by Alexander Sokurov as well as Radu Muntean’s One Floor Below.

As big admirers of certain directors we are working on the catalogues of Béla Tarr, Alexander Sokurov, Philippe Grandrieux and Denis Côté.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Gabor Greiner Head of Acquisitions cell: +49 177 6770745 gabor@filmsboutique.com BIFF Embrace Of The Serpent, 2015

by Ciro Guerra ASIAN FILM MARKET Parisienne, 2015

by Danielle Arbid

FILMS BOUTIQUE Köpenicker Strasse 184 DE- 10997 Berlin t: +49 30 695 378 50 www.filmsboutique.com

FILMS DISTRIBUTION

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FRANCE

NICOLAS BRIGAUD-ROBERT

Paris based FILMS DISTRIBUTION founded in 1997 and its Berlin sister company FILMS BOUTIQUE founded in 2008 are international sales companies handling feature films which have first class festival exposure potential.

FILMS DISTRIBUTION picks up 20 films every year and an extra 5 to 10 are signed on by FILMS BOUTIQUE yearly.

FILMS DISTRIBUTION also handles a library of 300 classic movies.

FILMS DISTRIBUTION is also an active actor on the French TV Market where it has gathered a library of more than 1000 titles and acts as a sales agent on behalf of independent producers and distributors for the French territory.

It has recently developed an activity of all-rights acquisitions for the French-speaking territories at pre-buy and finished stages with various partnerships with French theatrical distribution outfits.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Nicolas Brigaud-Robert International Sales cell : +33 6 15 39 13 07 tax@filmsdistribution.com BIFF Looking For Her, 2015

by Ounie Lecomte Lamb, 2015

by Yared Zeleke Son Of Saul, 2015

by Laszlo Nemes Taklub, 2015

by Brillante Mendoza Last Cab To Darwin, 2015

by Jeremy Sims

FILMS DISTRIBUTION 34 rue du Louvre FR-75001 Paris t: +33 1 53 10 33 99 www.filmsdistribution.com

The Summer Of Sangailé, 2014

by Alanté Kavaïté

FILM FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT

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SPAIN

ANTONIO OLIETE

FILM FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT is an independent Spanish international sales agency based in Barcelona.

FILM FACTORY’s objective is the international sale of Spanish Cinema’s most important productions, working with a selective slate, choosing films with the highest international potential and also collaborating with Europe and Latin America’s most prominent production companies.

FILM FACTORY has established itself in the market as a sales agent capable of taking on projects at an early stage and ensuring that these projects achieve pre-sales.

FILM FACTORY’s line-up is defined on the basis of two main principles: 1) Genre films: to be widely understood as original films with young directors and groundbreaking and novel subject matters.

2) Quality films with great commercial potential: each year’s most important productions from the most important and contrasting directors.

FILM FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT C/ Lincoln 11, 2º4ª ES-08006 Barcelona t: +34 933 684 608 www.filmfactoryentertainment.com

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Antonio Oliete Sales & Marketing Executive cell: +34 634 700 493 t.oliete@filmfactory.es ASIAN FILM MARKET It’s Now Or Never, 2015

by Maria Ripoll The Corpse Of Anna Fritz, 2015

by Hèctor Hernández Vicens

FILM REPUBLIC

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UNITED KINGDOM

XAVIER HENRY-RASHID

Launched in 2012 at the Rotterdam Film Festival, Film Republic is a London-based world sales agency specialising in art house fiction and cinematic documentaries.

Our lineup includes titles from veteran production houses as well as emerging and first time filmmakers, with a focus on intelligent, cinematic and non-mainstream titles. Film Republic has quickly established itself as one of Europe’s leading art house agencies for taking on risky and daring titles by the next generation of master filmmakers.

Titles include Rosie by Marcel Gisler (Switzerland) and Oscar submissions El Limpiador (Peru, Adrian Saba) and Concrete Night (Finland, Pirjo Honkasalo).

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Xavier Henry-Rashid Managing Director cell: +44 7835 999 112 xavier@filmrepublic.biz ASIAN FILM MARKET What‘s Between Us, 2015

by Claudia Lorenz The Bunker, 2015

by Nikias Chryssos Call Me Marianna, 2015

by Karolina Bielawska Point Zero, 2015

by Jose Pedro Goulart Cloudy Times, 2014

by Arami Ullon

FILM REPUBLIC Hackney Picturehouse 270 Mare Street UK-London E8 1HE t: +44 203 287 9112 www.filmrepublic.biz

GAUMONT

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FRANCE

ANNE-SOPHIE MARTEL

Gaumont has been one of the main European production companies since 1895. These past years, it has sped up its activity producing, financing and releasing features both in French and English language. from high concept to genre, directors driven, from acclaimed thrillers to powerful stories or comedies.

It recently coproduced, distributed in France and internationally the crowd pleaser box office record, Untouchable.

Gaumont, as the oldest production company, has also built up France’s second-ranking film library holding over 900 titles, which includes the works of prestigious directors such as Luc Besson, Mathieu Kassovitz, Francis Veber, Jean-Jacques Beineix or awarded Federico Fellini, Maurice Pialat or Jean-Luc Godard.

It joined forces with Pathé to create “Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé”, managing and expanding Europe’s bigger theatre network.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Anne-Sophie Martel International Sales Manager cell: +33 6 84 64 83 70 asmartel@gaumont.fr BIFF Courted, 2015

by Christian Vincent ASIAN FILM MARKET Courted, 2015

by Christian Vincent Florida, 2015

by Philippe Le Guay All Three Of Us, 2015

by Kheiron

GAUMONT 30, avenue Charles de Gaulle F-92200 Neuilly sur Seine t: +33 1 46 432 060 www.gaumont.fr

HANWAY FILMS

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UNITED KINGDOM

ANNA CHETTLE

Since its founding by Jeremy Thomas in 1999, HanWay has established itself as a leading international sales and marketing company specialising in high-profile quality films from worldwide talent.

HanWay arranges financing, sales and distribution for all films from Recorded Picture Company, along with projects from third party producers.

Our titles include: Carol by Todd Haynes, Tale Of Tales by Matteo Garrone and Brooklyn

by John Crowley.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Anna Chettle Sales Manager ac@hanwayfilms.com BIFF Tale Of Tales, 2015

by Matteo Garrone ASIAN FILM MARKET The Limehouse Golem

by Juan Carlos Medina (pre-production) How To Talk To Girls At Parties

by John Cameron Mitchell (pre-production)

HANWAY FILMS 24 Hanway Street, UK-London W1T 1UH t: +44 20 7290 0750 www.hanwayfilms.com

HERETIC OUTREACH

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GREECE

IOANNA STAIS

Based in Athens, Heretic Outreach is a new initiative designed to encourage innovative films and talented filmmakers from South Eastern Europe to reach out to the rest of the world through festivals and sales. Heretic Outreach aims to become the region’s key partner for solid strategies in festivals, sales and alternative distribution models.

Besides Greece, Heretic Outreach focuses primarily on films that have been produced and/ or coproduced by Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey and Cyprus.

Heretic Outreach’s main activity concentrates on the circulation of its films through festivals, increasing by extension their exposure to other distribution circuits, such as theatrical distribution, TV sales and VoD. Heretic Outreach is a division of Heretic #creative producers.

HERETIC OUTREACH 18, Promitheos str.

GR-15234 Athens t: +30 210 6005260 www.heretic.gr

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Ioanna Stais Head of Festivals and Sales cell:+30 6 937 966 598 or +33 6 60 842246 ioanna@heretic.gr BIFF BABAI, 2015

by Visar Morina

INTRAMOVIES

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ITALY

MARCO VALERIO FUSCO

Intramovies is an independent company established over forty years ago by Paola Corvino as the helping arm for creative producers and new directors. During all this time it has remained mainly and foremost an international distributor of quality movies from all over the world, particularly focused on first and second features directed by talent directors.

Every year the company’s line-up is chosen among high standard production value movies that get their highlights at major international festivals.

Intramovies also boasts a wide catalogue that includes some of the most prestigious Italian classics directed by acclaimed authors like Fellini, Antonioni, Visconti, Argento, Pasolini, De Sica and many others.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Marco Valerio Fusco International Sales Manager cell: +39 335 7052 982 marco.fusco@intramovies.com BIFF 3000 Nights, 2015

by Mai Masri ASIAN FILM MARKET God Willing, 2015

by Edoardo Falcone Index Zero, 2014

by Lorenzo Sportiello The Legendary Giulia And Other Miracles, 2015

by Edoardo Leo

INTRAMOVIES Via E. Manfredi 15 IL-00197 Rome t: +39 06 8076 157 www.intramovies.com

The Choice, 2015

by Michele Placido

LATIDO FILMS

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SPAIN

FABRIZIA PALAZZO

LATIDO is a sales agency founded to commercialise all-film rights of titles from all over the world with a focus in Spain and Latin America.

Multi-audience animations and ground-breaking documentaries are also a must in our catalogue.

Our titles include: The Secret In Their Eyes by Juan José Campanella, Fados by Carlos Saura and Violeta Went To Heaven by Andrés Wood.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Fabrizia Palazzo International Sales cell: +34 628 936 032 fabrizia@latidofilms.com BIFF The Thin Yellow Line, 2015

by Celso García ASIAN FILM MARKET Happy 140, 2015

by Gracia Querejeta Bleak Street, 2015

by Arturo Ripstein I Promise You Anarchy, 2015

by Julio Hernández Cordón

LATIDO FILMS Calle Veneras nº 9 3rd floor ES-28013 Madrid www.latidofilms.com

A Perfect Day To Fly, 2015

by Marc Recha

LE PACTE

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FRANCE

NATHALIE JEUNG

Le Pacte is a distribution, sales agent and coproduction company based in Paris. It has been founded in December 2007 by Jean Labadie, with a team of young experienced executives whose common goal is to develop an efficient, talent friendly tool dedicated to cinema from all over the world, in all its styles. The only criteria is Enthusiasm, Quality and Passion.

Le Pacte handles International sales for feature films and documentaries by famous directors such as Abderrahmane Sissako, Wim Wenders or Jaco Van Dormael.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Nathalie Jeung cell: +33 6 60 58 85 33 n.jeung@le-pacte.com BIFF The Brand New Testament, 2015

by Jaco Van Dormael ASIAN FILM MARKET Face Down, 2015

by Kamen Kalev Valley of Love, 2015

by Guillaume Nicloux Half Sister, Full Love, 2015

by Marion Vernoux

LE PACTE 5 Rue Darcet FR-75017 Paris t: +33 1 44 69 59 55 www.le-pacte.com

I am a Soldier, 2015

by Laurent Larivière

LES FILMS DU LOSANGE

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FRANCE

BERENICE VINCENT

Created in 1962 by Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer, the company LES FILMS DU LOSANGE has always been the partner of film directors from all over the world.

Since 1975, Margaret Menegoz has ruled the company. With passion and perseverance the company has expanded and diversified from production to nationwide distribution and more recently gone into International Sales.

Today we account for over 100 films, including Eric Rohmer, Barbet Schroeder, Roger Planchon, Jacques Rivette‌ And with directors such as Michael Haneke, Alain Guiraudie and JeanMarc Moutout we keep defending the cinema we love.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Berenice Vincent Head of Sales cell: +33 6 63 74 69 10 b.vincent@filmsdulosange.fr BIFF + ASIAN FILM MARKET Winter Song, 2015

by Otar Iosseliani Things To Come, 2015

by Mia Hansen-Love Prejudice, 2015

by Antoine Cuypers A Childhood, 2015

by Philippe Claudel Amnesia, 2015

by Barbet Schroeder

LES FILMS DU LOSANGE 22, av Pierre 1er de Serbie FR-75116 Paris t: +33 1 4443 87 28 www.filmsdulosange.fr

LEVELK

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DENMARK

DEREK LUI

LevelK is handling international sales & distribution for film and TV production companies and acting as a digital partner for distributors in their home country.

Established in 2009, LevelK has assembled a line-up of critically acclaimed, award winning independent and foreign films and series with commercial appeal.

Based in Copenhagen, New York and Hong Kong, LevelK is a passionate multi-language speaking, ambitious team with specialized market knowledge.

LevelK has a presence that extends globally and a dynamism that is reflected through LevelK’s approach to innovative cross-platform/crosscountry distribution combining theatrical and traditional means alongside digital distribution and marketing.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Derek Lui Sales Manager cell: +852 6055 7575 derek@levelk.dk ASIAN FILM MARKET Men And Chicken, 2015

by Anders Thomas Jensen Downriver, 2015

by Grant Scicluna Motley‘s Law, 2015

by Nicole Horanyi Spear, 2015

by Stephen Page

LEVEL K Gl. Kongevej 137 B, 3rd Fl. Dk-1850 Frederiksberg C www.levelk.dk

M-APPEAL WORLD SALES

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GERMANY

ALEKSANDRA ABYKOVA

Berlin-based m-appeal is a world sales company dedicated to bringing the gems of fresh, high quality and groundbreaking cinema to the international community.

We specialize in films of various origins, including Eastern and Southern Europe, Germany, Asia and Latin America, which have the potential for theatrical distribution. We also take particular interest in queer cinema.

Our motto has always been that we work very closely with our directors and producers at every step to ensure the best collaboration, as we look to build lasting relationships spanning multiple projects.

We pick up films that we truly care about, are proud to work with and offer to festivals and distributors, and that we trust in sales-wise.

Proved by our sales success to territories all over the world, we have found our highly specialized marketplace whereby we exploit the full potential of the films.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Alekandra Abykova Sales Manager cell: +49 178 5546 754 sales@m-appeal.com BIFF + ASIAN FILM MARKET Paradise Trips, 2015

by Raf Reyntjens Barash, 2015

by Michal Vinik How To Win Enemies, 2015

by Gabriel Lichtmann Hilda, 2015

by AnrĂŠs Clariond Rangel Daddy, 2015

by Gerald McCullouch

M-APPEAL WORLD SALES Prinzessinnenstr. 16 DE-10969 Berlin t: +49 30 61 10 71 49 www.m-appeal.com

MEDIA LUNA NEW FILMS

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GERMANY

SVEN PÖTTING

Media Luna is an independent world sales company which focuses on international arthouse productions by emerging talents whose realizations differentiate themselves through their original approach and unique style. With our line-up, we intend to reflect the many differences and encounters among the world cultures to highlight the world’s fascinating diversity.

Media Luna offers a broad spectrum of feature length films as well as television movies.

The company´s credo is to build long lasting relationships with producers and directors, to create individual marketing strategies for each film, but also with international distributors, by providing the right content to the right company.

Our titles include: The Paradise Suite by Joost van Ginkel, Sum Of Histories by Lukas Bossuyt, Absolution by Petri Kotwica, The Snake Brothers

by Jan Prušinovský, The Duel Of Wine by Nicolas Carreras, Talion by Martín Tuta and 3 Beauties

by Carlos Caridad Montero.

MEDIA LUNA NEW FILMS Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 38 / 6th Floor DE-50672 Cologne t: +49 221 5109 1891 www.medialuna.biz

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Sven Pötting Acquisitions Manager cell: +49 152 5423 8636 sven@medialuna.biz BIFF + ASIAN FILM MARKET Flocking , 2015

by Beata Gårdeler

MEMENTO FILMS INTERNATIONAL

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FRANCE

NICOLAS KAISER

Memento is a select sales company designated to track and accompany high-profile, director driven independent films. We also act in production according to the specific needs of each project. Memento’s young and dynamic team is devoted to promote rather than only sell with a maximum of commitment.

We have recently worked with renowned filmmakers such as Asghar Farhadi, Jia Zhangke, Ursula Meier, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and lately with Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland on Still Alice.

Our latest collaborations include Joachim Trier’s English debut, Cannes selected, Louder Than Bombs and the Audience Award prize at Sundance, James White by Josh Mond.

Our current projects include Slack Bay by French Award winner director Bruno Dumont starring Juliette Binoche as well as Marguerite

by Xavier Giannoli.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Nicholas Kaiser Sales & Acquisitions Executive cell: +33 6 43 44 48 99 nicholas@memento-films.com BIFF Louder Than Bombs, 2015

by Joachim Trier Body, 2015

by Malgorzata Szumowska ASIAN FILM MARKET The Propaganda Game, 2014

by Alvaro Longoria

MEMENTO FILMS INTL. 9 Cité Paradis FR-75010 Paris t: +33 1 5334 9020 international.memento-films.com

MIRAMEDIA

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GERMANY

WOLFGANG WILKE

Miramedia is a media consultant and distribution company specialized in generating video content which is distributed on multi platforms worldwide.

The company is specialized on film and TV trade between Europe and Asia.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Wolfgang Wilke Managing Director cell: +49 172 2127 539 wolf.wilke@gmail.com

MIRAMEDIA Goltseinstr. 87 DE-50968 Cologne t: +49 221 355 338 7400 www.miramedia.de

PICTURE TREE INTERNATIONAL

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GERMANY

YUANYUAN SUI

Picture Tree International GmbH is a worldsales & production company with headquarters in Berlin. The core business of the company is worldwide licensing of film rights and the coproduction of international feature films in an integrated business model.

Picture Tree International GmbH was founded in December 2012 and currently represents up to 12 theatrical feature films per year, ranging from mainstream to arthouse cross-over productions.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Yuanyuan Sui Head of Sales & Operations cell: 49 151 5061 7388 yuan@picturetreeinternational.com ASIAN FILM MARKET A Heavy Heart, 2015

by Thomas Stuber Jack, 2015

by Elisabeth Scharang The Midwife, 2015

by Antti Jokinen You‘Re Ugly Too, 2015

by Mark Noonan

PICTURE TREE INTERNATIONAL Zur Börse 12 DE-10247 Berlin t: +49 30 420 824 816 www.picturetree-international.com

PROTAGONIST PICTURES

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UNITED KINGDOM

GEORGE HAMILTON

Commercially-minded and creatively-spirited, Protagonist Pictures is an international sales, finance and production company, committed to strong relationships with film-makers, investors and distributors. Upcoming films include: Free Fire, where Ben Wheatley steps up the action on his most ambitious film to date with an arms deal that goes spectacularly and explosively wrong... executive produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy; New York set romantic comedy, Maggie’s Plan, directed by Rebecca Miller and Starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore and Bill Hader; Hard hitting crime thriller, Trespass Against Us, starring Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Lyndsey

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET George Hamilton International Sales Executive cell: +44 7799 143 106 george@ProtagonistPictures.com BIFF American Hero, 2015

by Nick Love The Lobster, 2015

by Yorgos Lanthimos ASIAN FILM MARKET The Childhood Of A Leader, 2015

by Brady Corbet The Ones Below, 2015

by David Farr

PROTAGONIST PICTURES 42-48 Great Portland Street UK-London W1W 7NB t: + 44 20 7734 9000 www.protagonistpictures.com

REEL SUSPECTS

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FRANCE

ALBERTO ALVAREZ AGUILERA

A multi-faceted “all rights” sales & distribution company specialized in features films, with an attentive eye on emerging filmmakers. Our editorial line is based on a reel passion for eyecatching cinematography and a tailored service to producers.

Extended from first-time directors to revered cinema masters, our ever-growing catalogue already presents several classic films from better-known directors, such as Jean Luc Godard and Alain Robbe-Grillet.

We recently opened up to international coproduction and brought to life Horsehead,

by Romain Basset and Cat & Mouse, by Maartje Seyferth & Victor Nieuwenhuijs.

Our feature catalogue includes several cult features and festival favourites: Vanishing Waves by Kristina Buozyte (2012, Golden Melies Winner); Love Eternal by Brendan Muldowney; Nude Area by Urszula Antoniak; Demon by Marcin Wrona.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Alberto Alvarez Aguilera International Sales cell: + 33 6 52 63 06 21 info@reelsuspects.com ASIAN FILM MARKET German Angst, 2015

by Jörg Buttgereit, Andreas Marschall, Michal Kosakowski Demon, 2015

by Marcin Wrona Ludo, 2015

by Q & Nikon Lovemilla, 2015

by Teemu Nikki

REEL SUSPECTS 42, rue Rene Boulanger FR-75010 Paris t: + 33 1 58 51 42 95 www.reelsuspects.com

SOLA MEDIA

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GERMANY

TANIA PINTO DA CUNHA

SOLA MEDIA is an international film sales company, established in 2004 based Stuttgart that represents high quality commercial family films, both animation and live action, worldwide.

Our goal is to acquire 2 to 5 new attractive films every year.

This year at the Asian Film Market we are presenting two market premieres, Raven The Little Rascal–The Big Race, our loving 2D animation title this year, also part of the Busan International Film Festival. And Code M, a great family film, full of action featuring three friends (12 years old) searching for the hidden sword of Dartagnan. Also screening Snowtime as work in progress, a 3D animation feature from Canada with Celine Dion bringing her beautiful voice to one of the songs, as well as the band Simple Plan and many others, feature also the voices of Sara Oh (“Gray’s Anatomy”) and Ross Lynch (acclaimed Disney Channel series “Austin & Ally”). Some excited new projects will also be part of the agenda.

SOLA MEDIA Sola Media GmbH Filderhauptstrasse 49 DE- 70599 Stuttgart t:+49 711 9689 4440 www.sola-media.net

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Tania Pinto da Cunha cell: +34 629 459 075 tania@sola-media.com BIFF Raven The Little Rascal – The Big Race, 2015

by Ute von Münchow-Pohl and Sandor Jesse ASIAN FILM MARKET Code M, 2015

by Dennis Bots Raven The Little Rascal – The Big Race, 2015

by Ute von Münchow-Pohl and Sandor Jesse

STRAY DOGS

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FRANCE

NATHAN FISCHER

Launched in 2015, Stray Dogs is dedicated to bringing international, director-driven, edgy films to worldwide audiences.

Our titles include: Heaven Knows What by Josh and Benny Safdie, Ruined Heart by Khavn De La Cruz, Sunrise by Partho Sen Gupta and Land Legs

by Samuel Collardey.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Nathan Fischer Managing Director cell: + 336 5994 1284 nathan@stray-dogs.com BIFF PPP (aka Hong Kong Trilogy), 2015

by Christopher Doyle ASIAN FILM MARKET Free In Deed, 2015

by Jake Mahaffy Island City, 2015

by Ruchika Oberoi Ma, 2015

by Celia Rowlson Hall STRAY DOGS 15 rue Chevert, FR-75007 Paris t: +33 1 4322 5640 www.stray-dogs.com

Yallah! Underground, 2015

by Farid Eslam Land Legs, 2015

by Samuel Collardey

TASKOVSKI FILMS

UNITED KINGDOM

ALEKSANDRA DEREWIENKO

Taskovski Films is London-based world sales company of independent documentary films.

We welcome innovative, playful and risky forms of filmmaking capable of engaging and surprising audiences around the globe. Our passion is discovering new talent and authentic stories, while still maintaining high criteria when comes to production value, content and form.

Taskovski Films represents the multi-award winner documentary, Czech Dream (the most successful European documentary film), Cooking History, nominated for the European Academy Award, winner of special jury award at Hot Docs 2009, FIPRESCI Jury Award.

Among our latest acquisitions are: awarded in Locarno, Olmo and the Seagull, by Petra Costa & Lea Glob, Horizontes, by Eileen Hofer selected for Karlovy Vary and Visions du Reel among others or Blood Sisters premiered in Hot Docs.

TASKOVSKI FILMS 19-21 Christopher Street UK-London EC 2A2B t: +48 693 866 348 www.taskovskiflms.com

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Aleksandra Derewienko Sales Coordinator cell: +48 693866348 info@taskovskiflms.com ASIAN FILM MARKET Anthill, 2015

by Vladimir Loginov

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TRUSTNORDISK

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DENMARK

NICOLAI KORSGAARD

With over 35 years of expertise and know-how in international film sale, TrustNordisk market and sell feature films and TV-series worldwide.

Representing one of the largest film catalogues in Europe – We put great effort in embracing the different films we have; both niche-specialized auteur-titles, which travel as prizewinning festival darlings and big-budgeted crimeblockbusters based on bestsellers from authors such as Jo Nesbø, Camilla Läckberg and Jussi Adler-Olsen amongst others.

We are represented at all major film festivals and markets world-wide. Currently TrustNordisk are represented globally on several online platforms including iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, indieMoviesOnline.com and Mubi.com.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Nicolai Korsgaard Sales Manager cell: +45 24 21 4133 nicolai@trustnordisk.com

ASIAN FILM MARKET Long Story Short, 2015

by May el-Toukhy Key House Mirror, 2014

by Michael Noer The Lion Woman (presale)

by Vibeke Idsøe

TRUSTNORDISK Filmbyen 30 DK-2650 Hvidovre t: +45 36 86 87 88 www.trustnordisk.com

URBAN DISTRIBUTION INTL

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FRANCE

DELPHYNE BESSE

Urban Distribution International is a Paris based independent Sales and Production Company.

Urban Distribution International specializes in arthouse movies from worldwide.

With a library of over 50 titles, Urban Distribution International acquires up to 10 films a year.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Delphyne Besse International Sales cell: +33 6 72 72 91 93 delphyne@urbandistrib.com BIFF The Endless River, 2015

by Oliver Hermanus Underground Fragrance, 2015

by Pengfei Cafard, 2015

by Jan Bultheel ASIAN FILM MARKET Long Way North, 2015

by Rémi Chayé

UDI

Urban Distribution Intl.

URBAN DISTRIBUTION INTL. 14 rue du 18 août FR-93100 Montreuil t: +33 1 48 70 46 56 www.urbandistrib.com www.urbandistrib.tv

Burn Burn Burn, 2015

by Chanya Button Cafard, 2015

by Jan Bultheel

WIDE

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FRANCE

GEORGIA POIVRE

WIDE is a leading independent sales company representing more than 20 new feature films a year and a library of more than 400 titles. Our catalogue contains a variety of movies from internationally acclaimed directors (such as J-L Godard´s, My Life To Live, among others) but also a selection of genre/horror and erotic dramas from around the world.

WIDE´s purpose is promoting and distributing internationally cross-cultural, social, creative and innovative titles for all rights and all Media. We handle 8 to 12 new feature length documentaries per year and a wide range of TV programs.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Georgia Poivre International Sales cell: +33 7 61 57 96 86 gp@widemanagement.com BIFF

In 2015, WIDE launched its distribution branch by releasing Bonte Divine by Vinko Bresan and Derriere Le Mur by Marten Persiel in France.

Panama, 2015

by Pavle Vučković ASIAN FILM MARKET 2 Nights Till Morning, 2015

by Mikko Kuparinen Anton Chekhov-1890, 2015

by René Féret La Vanité, 2015

by Lionel Baier

WIDE 9 rue Bleue FR-75009 Paris t: +33 1 53 95 04 64 www.widemanagement.com

Wonderland, 2015

by L. Blatter, G. Frei, J. Gassmann, B. Jaberg, C. Jaquier, M. Krummenacher, J. Meier, T. Nölle, L. Rupp, M. Scheiwiller

WTFILMS

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FRANCE

SONIA DROULHIOLE

WTFilms was founded in 2012 by Gregory Chambet and Dimitri Stephanides, after 10 years of experience in companies such as TF1 International and SND/M6. It started as a boutique label specialized in horror films and expanded since to all types of films (mainstream, arthouse, documentaries).

Our main expertise is in foreign sales but we also develop, produce, co-produce and finance projects.

WTFilms has a strong footing in genre (action, thriller, sci-fi) and English-speaking films - now we also handle mainstream, arthouse and foreign films. We work with established directors such as Takashi Miike or Sono Sion.

Our titles include: Hyena Road by Paul Gross, Love & Peace by Sono Sion and Night Fare by Julien Seri.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Sonia Droulhiole International Sales Manager +33 6 62 68 30 99 sonia@wtfilms.fr BIFF Inside The Cell, 2015

by Nicolas Boukhrief ASIAN FILM MARKET Zoom, 2015

by Pedro Morelli Lambs Have Teeth, 2015

by Terry Miles

WT FILMS 40, rue Volta FR-75003 Paris t: +33 6 62 68 30 99 www.wtfilms.fr

EFP MEMBERS

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AUSTRIA

AFC AUSTRIAN FILMS Austrian Films (AFC) is the official agency for strategic support and promotion of Austrian films abroad. Acting both as an information clearing house and a facilitating agency for export purposes, the AFC represents Austrian films and co-productions at all major festivals and markets, including events at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian, Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Sarajevo, Copenhagen (CPH), Amsterdam (IDFA), Buenos Aires, Busan and Los Angeles (AFM).

Increasing worldwide awareness of Austrian filmmaking is AFC‘s main objective.

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MARTIN SCHWEIGHOFER Executive Director office@afc.at

FACTS AND FIGURES 2014

Jack

by Elisabeth Scharang

A Good American

by Friedrich Moser (doc)

Thank You For Bombing

by Barbara Eder

Helmut Berger, Actor

by Andreas Horvath (doc)

One Of Us

by Stephan Richter

Chucks

by Sabine Hiebler and Gerhard Ertl

AFC AUSTRIAN FILMS Stiftgasse 6 A-1070 Vienna t: +43 1 526 33 23 www.austrianfilms.com

Population Austria: 8.5 m Number of 100% national fiction feature films: 10 Number of co-productions: maj. 7, min. 7 Number of feature documentaries: 29 Admissions: 14.1 m National market share: 4.6% Screens total: 548

FILM CENTER SERBIA

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SERBIA

MIROLJUB VUČKOVIĆ

FILM CENTER SERBIA was established with the goal to creatively stimulate and administer financial support to the Serbian Film Industry on behalf of the Ministry of Culture of Serbia, through annual competitions for film production, also to create a legal and administrative framework for the development of film industry and therefore facilitate the necessary transformation of film industry and culture while upholding the standards of the European Union.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Miroljub Vučković International Relations mvuckovic@fcs.rs BIFF Panama, 2015

by Pavle Vučković (Serbia) High Sun, 2015

by Dalibor Matanic (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia)

FILM CENTER SERBIA Koce Popovica 9/3 RS-11000 Belgrade t: +381 11 2625 131 www.fcs.rs

GERMAN FILMS

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GERMANY

KONSTANZE WELZ

GERMAN FILMS Service + Marketing GmbH is the national information and advisory center for the promotion of German films worldwide.

GERMAN FILMS‘ range of activities includes: cooperation with major international film festivals; organisation of umbrella stands at international television and film markets; staging of “Festivals of German Films”; providing information and support for German filmmakers on international festivals; publications on German film industry (German Films Quarterly), international market analyses and a website; organisation of the “German Films Previews” for international buyers of German films; selective financial Distribution Support for the foreign releases of German films.

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Konstanze Welz Television & Regional Coordinator: Asia welz@german-films.de BIFF The People Vs. Fritz Bauer, 2015

by Lars Kraume The Weather Inside, 2015

by Isabelle Stever Babai, 2015

by Visar Morina Highway To Hellas, 2015

by Aron Lehmann

GERMAN FILMS Herzog-Wilhelm-Str. 16 DE-80331 Munich t: +49 89 599 787 0 www.german-films.de

Raven, The Little RascalThe Big Race, 2015

by Ute von Münchow-Pohl & Sandor Jesse Trenk, The Little Knight, 2015

by Anthony Powers

ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ

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ITALY

CRISTINA CASSANO, SERENA MAZZI

Istituto Luce Cinecittà (a state-owned company whose main shareholder is the Italian Ministry for Culture) plays a leading role in the promotion of Italian cinema worldwide, thanks to the collaboration with major film festivals by organizing national selections, guaranteeing the presence of Italian films and artists at the festivals and by providing multifunctional spaces to help the promotion of our cinematography. Moreover it is also involved with the direct organization of numerous film festivals around the world.

BIFF A Bigger Splash

by Luca Guadagnino

Tale Of Tales

by Matteo Garrone

Banat

by Adriano Valerio

Youth

by Paolo Sorrentino

Long Live The Bride

by Ascanio Celestini

The Other Side

by Roberto Minervini

Blood Of My Blood

by Marco Bellocchio

The Wait

by Piero Messina

ISTITUTO LUCE-CINECITTÀ SRL Via Tuscolana 1055 IT-00173 Rome t: +39 06 722861 www.cinecittaluce.com www.filmitalia.org

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Cristina Cassano Project Manager cell: +39 320 7678693 c.cassano@cinecittaluce.it Serena Mazzi Project Manager cell: +39 366 6688537 s.mazzi@cinecittaluce.it

LITHUANIAN FILM CENTRE

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LITHUANIA

LIANA RUOKYTE-JONSSON

The Lithuanian Film Centre, established in May 2012, is a state institution under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania. The Centre operates under the Film Law (amended in 2011).

The aim of the Centre is to participate in designing an effective film and audiovisual sector policy and to foster the sustainability of the Lithuanian film industry.

The Lithuanian Film Centre allocates subsidies for the development, production and distribution of Lithuanian films and international coproductions; promotes Lithuanian films at home and abroad; implements programmes in areas of film education, national film heritage, training for professionals, research and statistics; represents Lithuania at international film festivals, fairs, organizations and programmes; administers implementation of the new Lithuanian Tax Incentives, which went into effect in January 2014. From now on Lithuania offers you up to 20% of Lithuanian production budget.

Welcome to shoot in Lithuania!

LITHUANIAN FILM CENTRE Z. Sierakausko 15 LT-03105 Vilnius t: +370 5 213 0547 www.lkc.lt

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Liana Ruokyte-Jonsson Head of the Department for Film Promotion, Information and Heritage cell: +370 609 66657 l.ruokyte@lkc.lt BIFF The Summer Of Sangaile, 2015

by AlantÄ— KavaitÄ—

UNIFRANCE FILMS

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FRANCE

VALERIE-ANNE CHRISTEN

UniFrance films is the organisation in charge of promoting French cinema throughout the world.

Created in 1949, in the form of an association under the law of 1901, Unifrance is under the supervision of the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée). The association has nearly 1000 members: producers of feature films and shorts, exporters, sales agents, directors, actors, authors (screenwriters) and talent agents.

BIFF // Flash Forward

// World Cinema

Raging Rose, 2015

by Julia Kowalski

Dheepan, 2015

by Jacques Audiard

Les Cowboys , 2015

by Thomas Bidegain

My Golden Days , 2015

by Arnaud Desplechin

Mustang, 2015

by Deniz Gamze Ergüven

In the Shadow of Women, 2015

by Philippe Garrel

// My French Cinema A Man and A Woman, 1966

by Claude Lelouch

// Gala Presentation Un Plus Une, 2015

by Claude Lelouch

Holy Motors 2012

by Leos Carax,

UNIFRANCE FILMS 13, rue Henner FR-75009 Paris t: +33 1 4753 9580 www.unifrance.org

CONTACT AT THE ASIAN FILM MARKET Valerie-Anne Christen Head of Research : India, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar cell: +919 930 242 122 valerieanne.christen@me.com

EUROPEAN FILM PROMOTION INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRY

European Film Promotion (EFP) is the only existing international network of organisations promoting and marketing European cinema worldwide.

F ounded in 1997, the EFP network now comprises professional organisations from 36 European countries, who are experts in promoting and marketing their own national cinema. Under the EFP umbrella, all of these organisations work together on the promotion of European films and talent around the world.

EFP devises, organises and carries out promotional activities and events on behalf of films, directors, producers, actors and sales agents.

EFP‘s activities are financially supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union and the EFP member organisations. EFP‘s promotion and PR activities are backed by private and public sponsors. The Hamburg-based office is supported by the German State Minister for Culture and the Media (BKM), the Ministry of Culture of the City of Hamburg and the Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein.

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The aims and objectives of these activities are • to increase the competitive opportunities for European films in the international market place • to improve access for European film professionals to the international market place • to support the development of new up-and-coming talent • to contribute, where possible, to the opening of new markets for European films • to enhance the distribution and visibility of European films worldwide • to further share the accumulated knowledge and experience of the association via its European-wide network

EUROPEAN FILM PROMOTION E.V.

Friedensallee 14 – 16 22765 Hamburg, Germany t: +49 40 390 6252 f: +49 40 390 6249 info@efp-online.com www.efp-online.com www.shooting-stars.eu Martin Schweighofer EFP President, AFC Austrian Films Pia Lundberg EFP Vice President, Swedish Film Institute Renate Rose Managing Director

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THE EFP NETWORK

ALBANIA Majlinda Tafai Albanian National Center of Cinematography/ANCC www.nationalfilmcenter. gov.al AUSTRIA Martin Schweighofer Austrian Films AFC www.austrianfilm.com BELGIUM Christian de Schutter Flanders Image www.flandersimage.com BELGIUM Eric Franssen Wallonie Bruxelles Images www.wbimages.be BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Elma Tataragić Association of Filmmakers www.bhfilm.ba BULGARIA Irina Kanousheva Bulgarian National Film Center www.nfc.bg

CROATIA Mario Koza Croatian Audiovisual Centre www.havc.hr

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FRANCE Yoann Ubermuhlin Unifrance films www.unifrance.org

CZECH REPUBLIC Markéta Šantrochová Czech Film Center www.filmcenter.cz

GEORGIA Tamara Tatishvili Georgian National Film Center www.gnfc.ge

DENMARK Christian Juhl Lemche The Danish Film Institute www.dfi.dk

GERMANY Mariette Rissenbeek German Films www.german-films.de

ESTONIA Edith Sepp Estonian Film Institute www.efsa.ee

GREECE Stavroula Geronimaki Greek Film Centre www.gfc.gr

FINLAND Jaana Puskala The Finnish Film Foundation www.ses.fi

HUNGARY Katalin Vajda Magyar Filmunió / International Division Hungarian National Film Fund www.filmunio.hu

FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FYROM) Darko Basheski Macedonian Film Agency www.filmfund.gov.mk

ICELAND Laufey Gudjónsdóttir Icelandic Film Centre www.icelandicfilmcentre.is

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IRELAND Teresa McGrane Irish Film Board www.irishfilmboard.ie ITALY Annabella Nucara Istituto Luce Cinecittà www.filmitalia.org LATVIA Dita Rietuma National Film Centre Latvia www.nfc.lv LITHUANIA Liana Ruokyté-Jonsson Lithuanian Film Centre www.lkc.lt LUXEMBOURG Françoise Lentz Film Fund Luxembourg www.filmfund.lu MONTENEGRO Ilija Subotić Ministry of Culture www.mku.gov.me THE NETHERLANDS Marten Rabartsr EYE International www.hollandfilm.nl

NORWAY Stine Oppegaard Norwegian Film Institute www.nfi.no/english/ norwegianfilms POLAND Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik Polish Film Institute (PISF) www.pisf.pl PORTUGAL Vítor Pinheiro Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual, I.P./ ICA www.ica-ip.pt REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO* Arben Zharku Kosova Cinematography Center www.qkk-rks.com ROMANIA Cristian Hordilă Romanian Film Promotion www.romfilmpromotion.ro SERBIA Miroljub Vučković Film Center Serbia www.fcs.rs SLOVAK REPUBLIC Alexandra Strelková Slovak Film Institute www.sfu.sk

SLOVENIA Nerina T. Kocjančič Slovenian Film Centre www.film-sklad.si SPAIN Rafael Cabrera Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales/ ICA A www.mcu.es/cine/ index SWEDEN Pia Lundberg Swedish Film Institute www.sfi.se SWITZERLAND Catherine Anne Berger Swiss Films www.swissfilms.ch UNITED KINGDOM Briony Hansony British Council www.britfilms.com

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