European Umbrella at TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival

E U R O P E A N U M B R E L L A Toronto International Film Festival Sept- 8-18, 2016 TIFF Industry Centre booth#11 WWW.EFP-ONLINE.COM

INDEX

3 Welcome 4 Umbrella participants — profiles 18 about European Film Promotion — aims and objectives 20 European Film Promotion — events and Initiatives 26 European Film Promotion — the network

publisher European Film Promotion e.V. editor Karen Arikian coordination Sabine Rolinski design concept Carolin Rauen layout Sabine Rolinski, Claudia Wondratschke print Merkur Druck Norderstedt, Hamburg

FILMS FROM EUROPE

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uropean Film Promotion (EFP) is proud to host an Umbrella Booth for 13 EFP member organizations at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Representing an impressive number of films selected by the festival, the EFP Umbrella Booth is based in the Industry Centre at festival headquarters, the Hyatt Hotel. With this prime location at the Hyatt, which has traditionally hosted stands for the larger European countries, EFP’s umbrella booth represents a joint venture by Europe’s smaller countries to improve communication within the international industry and to enhance the visibility of our films at one of the world's key festival and industry events.

The EFP booth is open for business meetings and one-stop shopping for information regarding all the films from 13 European countries.

We look forward to welcoming you to the EFP stand and introducing you to some of Europe’s best films at TIFF 2016!

Martin Schweighofer EFP President, September 2016

04 EUROPEAN UMBRELLA PARTICIPANTS

5 AFC – Austrian Films 6 Croatian Audiovisual Centre 7 Czech Film Center 8 Estonian Film Institute 9 EYE International, The Netherlands 10 Film Fund Luxembourg 11 Flanders Image, Belgium 12 Greek Film Centre 13 Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual I. P./ICA, Portugal 14 Irish Film Board 15 Lithuanian Film Centre 16 Polish Film Institute 17 Slovenian Film Centre

AFC-AUSTRIAN FILMS

TITLES PRESENTED AT TIFF

AUSTRIA

Masters Safari directed by Ulrich Seidl Austria (documentary) world sales: Coproduction Office www.coproductionoffice.eu Contemporary World Cinema A Decent Woman directed by Lukas Valenta Rinner Austria, South Korea International sales: FiGa Films

CONTACT AT TIFF Martin Schweighofer Managing Director

Mister Universo directed by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel Austria International sales: Be For Films www.beforfilms.com Wavelengths The Dreamed Ones directed by Ruth Beckermann Austria contact: AFC – Austrian Films Special Screening Toni Erdmann directed by Maren Ade Germany, Austria International sales: The Match Factory www.the-match-factory.com

AFC – AUSTRIAN FILMS Stiftsgasse 6 A-1070 Vienna P +43 1 526 33 23 office@austrianfilms.com www.austrianfilms.com

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CROATIAN AUDIOVISUAL CENTRE TITLES PRESENTED AT TIFF

CROATIA Short Cuts Half A Man (Po čovika) directed by Kristina Kumrić Croatia, France Kids The Day My Father Became A Bush directed by Nicole van Kilsdonk The Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium world sales: Beta Cinema www.betacinema.com Masters Sieranevada directed by Cristi Puiu Romania, France, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

CONTACT AT TIFF Mario Kozina Promotion Coordinator C +385 91 465 5444 mario.kozina@havc.hr

CROATIAN AUDIOVISUAL CENTRE Hrvatski audiovizualni centar Nova Ves 18 HR-10 000 Zagreb P +385 1 604 1080 F +385 1 4667 819 promotion@havc.hr www.havc.hr

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CZECH FILM CENTER

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TITLES PRESENTED AT TIFF

CZECH REPUBLIC

Contemporary World Cinema We Are Never Alone (Nikdy nejsme sami) directed by Petr Vaclav Czech Republic, France world sales: Wide Management www.widemanagement.com Primetime Wasteland directed by Ivan Zachariáš, Alice Nellis Czech Republic world sales: Beta Cinema www.betacinema.com

CONTACT AT TIFF Markéta Šantrochová Head of Czech Film Center C +420 724 329 948 marketa@filmcenter.cz

Masters Personal Shopper directed by Olivier Assayas France, Germany, Czech Republic world sales: MK2 www.mk2pro.com/en/international-sales/ CZECH FILM CENTER Národní třída 28 CZ-110 00 Prague 1 P +420 221 105 398 info@filmcenter.cz www.filmcenter.cz

ESTONIAN FILM INSTITUTE

TITLE PRESENTED AT TIFF

ESTONIA

Docs Rodnye (Close Relations) directed by Vitaly Mansky Latvia, Germany, Estonia, Ukraine International sales: Deckert Distribution GmbH www. deckert-distribution.com CONTACT AT TIFF Eda Koppel Head of Marketing C +372 520 3306 eda@filmi.ee

ESTONIAN FILM INSTITUTE Uus 3 EST-10111 Tallinn P +372 627 60 60 P +372 627 60 63 film@filmi.ee www.filmi.ee

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EYE INTERNATIONAL

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Platform Layla M.

by Mijke de Jong The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany world sales: Beta Cinema www.betacinema.com Special Presentation Brimstone directed by Martin Koolhoven The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Sweden world sales: Embankment Films www.embankmentfilms.com Docs Bezness As Usual directed by Alex Pitstra The Netherlands Kids The Day My Father Became A Bush directed by Nicole van Kilsdonk The Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium world sales: Beta Cinema www.betacinema.com Short Cuts Import directed by Ena Sendijarević The Netherlands

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TITLES PRESENTED AT TIFF

THE NETHERLANDS

CONTACT AT TIFF Marten Rabarts Head of EYE International C +31 650 869 446 MartenRabarts@eyefilm.nl

EYE INTERNATIONAL EYE Film Institute Netherlands Visit Address IJpromenade 1 NL-1031 KT Amsterdam Postal Address P.O. Box 37767 NL-1030 BJ Amsterdam P +31 20 7582375 international@eyefilm.nl international.eyefilm.nl

FILM FUND LUXEMBOURG

TITLE PRESENTED AT TIFF

LUXEMBOURG

Special Presentation Souvenir directed by Bavo Defurne Belgium/Luxembourg, France word sales: Pathé International www.patheinternational.com www.filmfund.lu/film-catalogue/ films/souvenir2

CONTACT AT TIFF Françoise Lentz Head of Promotion C +352 621 235 302 francoise.lentz@filmfund.etat.lu

FILM FUND LUXEMBOURG 5, rue Large L-1917 Luxembourg P +352 2478 20 65 F +352 22 09 63 info@filmfund.etat.lu www.filmfund.lu

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FLANDERS IMAGE

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TITLES PRESENTED AT TIFF

BELGIUM / FLANDERS

Discovery Le Ciel Flamand (Flemish Heaven) directed by Peter Monsaert Belgium world sales: UDI Noces directed by Stephan Streker Belgium, France Platform Home directed by Fien Troch Belgium world sales: Doc&Film Layla M. directed by Mijke de Jong The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany Contemporary World Cinema After Love directed by Joachim Lafosse Belgium, France TIFF Kids The Day My Father Became A Bush directed by Nicole van Kilsdonk The Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium

Special Presentation Souvenir directed by Bavo Defurne Belgium/Luxembourg, France world sales: PathĂŠ International patheinternational.com Brimstone directed by Martin Koolhoven The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Sweden

CONTACT AT TIFF Christian De Schutter General Manager CDeSchutter@vaf.be

The Exception directed by David Leveaux UK, Belgium Masters A Quiet Passion directed by Terence Davies UK, Belgium The Unknown Girl directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Belgium, France

FLANDERS IMAGE c/o Flanders Film House Bischoffsheimlaan 38 BE-1000 Brussels P +32 2 2260 630 F +32 2 2191 936 flandersimage@vaf.be www.flandersimage.com

GREEK FILM CENTRE

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TITLES PRESENTED AT TIFF

GREECE

Discovery Park directed by Sofia Exarchou Greece, Poland world sales: Stray Dogs www.stray-dogs.biz Jesus directed by Fernando Guzzoni France/Chile, Germany, Greece, Colombia world sales: Premium Films premium-films.com Short Cuts Sandy Beach directed by Thanos Papastergiou Greece

CONTACT AT TIFF Iliana Zakopoulou Head of Promotion & International Cultural Events C +30 69 4474 4244 iliana.zakopoulou@gfc.gr

Vanguard Blind Sun directed by Joyce A. Nashawati France, Greece GREEK FILM CENTRE 7 Dionissiou Areopagitou GR-117 42 Athens P +30 210 3678 506 info@gfc.gr www.gfc.gr

INSTITUTO DO CINEMA E DO AUDIOVISUAL/ICA

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TITLES PRESENTED AT TIFF

PORTUGAL Wavelengths The Ornithologist directed by João Pedro Rodrigues Portugal, France, Brazil An Aviation Field directed by Joana Pimenta Portugal, USA, Brazil The Human Surge directed by Eduardo Williams Argentina, Brazil, Portugal The Death of Louis XIV directed by Albert Serra France, Portugal, Spain

CONTACT AT TIFF Vítor Pinheiro Cinema department C +351 965 820 221 vitor.pinheiro@ica-ip.pt

Masters Never Ever directed by Benoit Jacquot France, Portugal Short Cuts A Brief History Of Princess X directed by Gabriel Abrantes France, Portugal, United Kingdom Mad Love: Andrzej Zulawski's Cinema Hysteria Cosmos directed by Andrzej Zulawski France, Portugal

INSTITUTO DO CINEMA E DO AUDIOVISUAL I.P. / ICA Rua Luís Pastor de Macedo, 25 A P-1750-156 Lisbon P +351 21 323 0800 F +351 21 343 0891 info@ica-ip.pt www.ica-ip.pt

IRISH FILM BOARD

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TITLES PRESENTED AT TIFF

IRELAND

Special Presentation The Secret Scripture directed by Jim Sheridan Ireland world sales: Voltage Pictures www.voltagepictures.com Brain On Fire dir. by Gerard Barrett Ireland, Canada world sales: Mister Smith Unless directed by Alan Gilsenan Ireland, Canada world sales: International Film Trust Maudie directed by Aisling Walsh Canada, Ireland world sales: Mongrel International www.mongrelmedia.com

Contemporary World Cinema Handsome Devil directed by John Butler Ireland world sales: Radiant Film International Short Cuts Second To None dir. by Vincent Gallagher Ireland Vanguard Without Name dir. by Lorcan Finnegan Ireland Docs Forever Pure dir. by Maya Zinshtein Israel, Ireland, UK, Norway world sales: Dogwoof www.dogwoofglobal.com

CONTACT AT TIFF Louise Ryan Marketing and Communications Manager C +353 86 329 7819 louise.ryan@irishfilmboard.ie

BORD SCANNÁN NA HÉIREANN IRISH FILM BOARD Queensgate 23, Dock Road IRL-Galway P +353 91 561 398 F +353 91 561 405 info@irishfilmboard.ie www.irishfilmboard.ie

LITHUANIAN FILM CENTRE

TITLE PRESENTED

LITHUANIA

Pretenders directed by Vallo Toomla Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia Sales: Amrion Productions www.amrion.ee

CONTACT AT TIFF Liana Ruokyté-Jonsson Head, Department of Film Promotion, Information and Heritage C +370 609 66657 l.ruokyte@lkc.lt

LITHUANIAN FILM CENTRE Z. Sierakausko st. 15 LT-03105 Vilnius P +370 5 213 05 47 F +370 5 213 07 53 info@lkc.lt www.lkc.lt/en

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POLISH FILM INSTITUTE

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TITLES PRESENTED AT TIFF

POLAND

Masters Afterimage (Powidoki) directed by Andrzej Wajda Poland world sales: Films Boutique www.filmsboutique.com Contemporary World Cinema Zacma: Blindness directed by Ryszard Bugajski Poland Clair Obscur directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu Turkey, Germany, Poland, France world sales: Beta Cinema www.betacinema.com

CONTACT AT TIFF Katarzyna Mazurkiewicz Head of International Relations C +48 661 221 867 katarzyna.mazurkiewicz@pisf.pl

Marie Curie, The Courage Of Knowledge directed by Marie Noelle Germany, Poland, France world sales: Films Boutique www.filmsboutique.com Discovery Park directed by Sofia Exarchou Greece, Poland world sales: Stray Dogs www.stray-dogs.biz Short Cuts Small Fry directed by Eva Michon USA, Poland Romantik directed by Mateusz Rakowicz Poland, France

POLISH FILM INSTITUTE ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 21/23 PL-00-071 Warsaw P +48 22 4210 497 F +48 22 4210 241 pisf@pisf.pl www.pisf.pl

SLOVENIAN FILM CENTRE

TITLE PRESENTED AT TIFF

SLOVENIA

Short Cuts A New Home directed by Ziga Virc Slovenia International sales: Salaud Morisset

CONTACT AT TIFF Nerina T. Kocjančič Acting Director C +386 41 725 636 nerina.kocjancic@film-center.si

SLOVENIAN FILM CENTER Miklošičeva 38 SI-1000 Ljubljana P +386 1 2343 200 F +386 1 2343 219 info@film-center.si www.film-center.si

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EUROPEAN FILM PROMOTION INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRY

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

Founded in 1997, the EFP network now comprises professional organisations from 37 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 Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), the Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Hamburg.

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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

TEAM IN TORONTO

Renate Rose Sonja Heinen Managing Directors Susanne Davis Project Director Film Sales Support Jo Mühlberger Project Director Producers' Initiatives Sabine Rolinski Project Managment contact in Toronto TIFF Industry Centre, Hyatt Mezzanine Level, booth #11 P +1 416 599 8433 ext. 7399 C +49 160 440 9595

EFP President Martin Schweighofer AFC – Austrian Films EFP Vice President Pia Lundberg Swedish Film Institute CONTACT

European Film Promotion e.V. Friedensallee 14 – 16 22765 Hamburg, Germany P +49 40 390 6252 F +49 40 390 6249 info@efp-online.com www.efp-online.com www.shooting-stars.eu

EFP'S EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

FILMS AND TALENT

EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS AT THE BERLIN IFF (FEBRUARY) Ten up-and-coming actors from ten different European countries connect and network with the international industry (Casting Directors, Talent Agents, Directors and Producers) with the aim of broadening and strengthening industry alliances.

The initiative emphasises the crucial role new talent can play in marketing European films and offers as well support and publicity to young European actors and actresses as they begin to cross-over from national prominence to an international career. www.shooting-stars.eu

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FUTURE FRAMES — TEN NEW FILMMAKERS TO FOLLOW AT THE KARLOVY VARY IFF (JULY) The initiative highlights the films of ten talented film students and graduates from film schools throughout Europe.

EFP and the festival introduce the young directors and their films to the public, film industry and press during two days of events and screenings.

The main goal of the initiative is to promote the films and their directors prior to and during the festival, and to help them begin to build up an industry network.

WESTWIND EUROPEAN FILM SHOWCASE IN ST. PETERSBURG (OCTOBER)

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EFP organises a European Showcase with five to six films in St. Petersburg and arranges afterwards an attractive European online film festival on a leading Russian VoD platform.

This new two-track approach of both an online European film week and the theatrical presentation of European films to the audience in St. Petersburg makes WestWind into a special endeavour.

OPENING DOORS AT THE BUSAN IFF, SOUTH KOREA (OCTOBER) The aim of this initiative is to highlight the European films screening at this important cultural and business event in Asia, raise their visibility to the press, public and industry and support the sales of these films with a strong presence at the Asian Film Market. EFP activities are aimed at increasing the profile of the European films at the festival, assisting the European industry, particularly sales agents by running an umbrella booth at the Asian Film Market, and, in general, supporting the artistic delegation of directors in attendance at the event.

NET WORKING

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PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO AT THE TORONTO IFF (SEPTEMBER) The initiative is organised by EFP in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and the Toronto IFF. It aims to facilitate and increase international co-productions and to strengthen the networking between the participating professionals.

The initiative brings together a group of talented, experienced producers from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand for three days of workshops, seminars, pitching sessions, 1 : 1 meetings and discussions.

PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE AT THE CANNES IFF (MAY) EFP offers support and guidance to up-and-coming European producers during the Cannes Film Festival. In a highly selective process, the producers are chosen to take part in this initiative. EFP creates a tightly focused working environment involving project pitchings, 1 : 1 meetings and discussions. The aim of this initiative is to assist the producers in finding co-production partners for their upcoming projects, to strengthen industry networking opportunities and to offer a platform where their potential can be recognised.

ACCESS TO MARKETS

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FILM SALES SUPPORT (FSS) EFP’S SUPPORT INITIATIVE FOR EUROPEAN

SALES AGENTS

SCREENINGS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE OSCAR® SUBMITTED FILMS LOS ANGELES (OCT/NOV) The screenings take place annually prior and during the American Film Market.

Films screening under this umbrella have been selected as the national submissions for the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film.

The screenings are open to voting Academy members, international buyers attending the AFM , selected press and LA based industry and take place for dual purposes: to find distribution, and to provide an opportunity for Academy members voting for Best Foreign Language Films.

The support scheme for the promotion and marketing of European films outside of Europe is available for eligible European sales companies. It is backed by the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union as of 2004.

FSS covers 50 % of a sales company’s film-related marketing budget for the attendance at selected international film festivals and markets. On average, 45 % of the FSS supported films are being sold for distribution, in particular to North and South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. The scheme complements EFP ’s existing promotional activities which strive to increase the visibility of European film and talent and advance cultural diversity around the world.

UMBRELLA BOOTHS

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FILMART HONG KONG, CHINA (MARCH) EFP provides support services under a European umbrella booth at the FILMART in Hong Kong.

European sales agents have the opportunity to use the booth as a base for their meetings at this important film market.

TIFF INDUSTRY CENTRE TORONTO, CANADA (SEPTEMBER) The Umbrella Booth in Toronto hosts EFP members and sales agents from Europe's smaller countries to improve the communication with the international industry at one of the world's key festival and industry events.

ASIAN FILM MARKET BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA (OCTOBER) In addition to its support for European films and directors at the Busan IFF, EFP operates an umbrella stand for European sales agents and EFP members at the Asian Film Market. The stand houses a growing number of top European sales agents who are looking to extend their network and create financial opportunities for co-productions as well as for sales and distribution within Asia.

AMERICAN FILM MARKET LOS ANGELES, USA (NOVEMBER) EFP supports the presence of European sales agents and producers at the AFM . The European Umbrella Office is based at the market headquarters, open for 20 to 25 European companies.

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THE EFP NETWORK

ALBANIA Majlinda Tafa Albanian National Center of Cinematography/ANCC www.nationalfilmcenter. gov.al

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CROATIA Mario Kozina Croatian Audiovisual Centre www.havc.hr

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

AUSTRIA Martin Schweighofer AFC – Austrian Films www.austrianfilms.com

REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS Diomidis Nikita Ministry of Education and Culture www.moec.gov.cy

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

BELGIUM/FLANDERS Christian De Schutter Flanders Image www.flandersimage.com

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

BELGIUM/WALLONIA Eric Franssen Wallonie Bruxelles Images www.wbimages.be

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

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Elma Tataragić Association of Filmmakers www.bhfilm.ba

ESTONIA Edith Sepp Estonian Film Institute www.filmi.ee

BULGARIA Irina Kanousheva Bulgarian National Film Center www.nfc.bg

FINLAND Jaana Puskala The Finnish Film Foundation www.ses.fi FRANCE Yoann Ubermuhlin uniFrance films www.unifrance.org

GREECE Stavroula Geronimaki Greek Film Centre www.gfc.gr HUNGARY Katalin Vajda Magyar Filmunió/ Hungarian National Film Fund www.filmunio.hu ICELAND Laufey Gudjónsdóttir Icelandic Film Centre www.icelandicfilmcentre.is IRELAND Teresa McGrane Irish Film Board www.irishfilmboard.ie ITALY Annabella Nucara Istituto Luce Cinecittà www.filmitalia.org

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REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO Arben Zharku Kosova Cinematography Center www.qkk-rks.com

NORWAY Stine Oppegaard Norwegian Film Institute www.nfi.no/english/ norwegianfilms

LATVIA Dita Rietuma National Film Centre Latvia www.nfc.lv

POLAND Katarzyna Mazurkiewicz Polish Film Institute (PISF) www.pisf.pl

LITHUANIA Liana Ruokyté-Jonsson Lithuanian Film Centre www.lkc.lt

PORTUGAL Vítor Pinheiro Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual, I. P./ ICA www.ica-ip.pt

LUXEMBOURG Françoise Lentz Film Fund Luxembourg www.filmfund.lu FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Mimi Gjorgoska Ilievska Macedonian Film Agency www.filmagency.gov.mk MONTENEGRO Ilija Subotić Ministry of Culture www.mku.gov.me THE NETHERLANDS Marten Rabarts EYE International international.eyefilm.nl

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-center.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 Ann Berger Swiss Films www.swissfilms.ch UNITED KINGDOM Briony Hanson British Council www.britishcouncil.org

EFP members participating in the European Umbrella

AUSTRIA AFC-Austrian Films BELGIUM Flanders Image CROATIA Croatian Audiovisual Center CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Film Center ESTONIA Estonian Film Institute GREECE Greek Film Centre IRELAND Irish Film Board LITHUANIA Lithuanian Film Centre LUXEMBOURG Film Fund Luxembourg THE NETHERLANDS EYE International POLAND Polish Film Institute PORTUGAL Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual I.P. (ICA) SLOVENIA Slovenian Film Centre

European Film Promotion e. V. Friedensallee 14 – 16 22765 Hamburg/Germany P +49 40 390 6252 F +49 40 390 6249 info@efp-online.com WWW. EFP- ONLINE .COM WWW. SHOOTING-STARS.EU