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Market Meetings
11:30–13:00
The Market Meetings offer filmmakers and international professionals an opportunity to network and discuss ideas for potential projects.
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Film Festival Representatives
Aleksandra Ławska (POL), Short Waves Festival
Aleksandra studied Danish philology and cultural studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. Since 2018, she has been heavily involved in projects at the Foundation of Cultural Education Ad Arte in Poznan, Poland. She has worked on multiple interdisciplinary projects, including educational activities such as workshops with students, teaching film programming, and the production of cultural events. Since 2019, she has been head of programming at the Short Waves Festival. She also cooperates with Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) in Montreal as a preselection committee member.
Anne Gaschütz (GER), Filmfest Dresden
Anne grew up in Dresden, Germany, and later studied film in the UK. Upon returning to Dresden, she worked in film production at the Dresden-based production company filoufilm and later as a production manager on numerous short films. She joined the selection committee for the International Competition of Filmfest Dresden in 2013 and became the festival’s co-director in 2020. She is one of the initiators of the online platform Talking Shorts. Anne joined Locarno’s Pardi di domani section in 2021.
Eddie Bertozzi (SUI), Locarno Film Festival
Eddie Bertozzi holds a PhD in film studies from SOAS University of London. He served as programme manager of the Venice Critics’ Week from 2009 to 2020 and has been a programmer at Filmmaker Festival in Milan since 2017. In 2021, he joined the Locarno Film Festival as head of Pardi di domani selection committee and advisor for the competition sections. He has also worked as a buyer for feature film distribution since 2014. He is a member of the Union of Italian Film Critics and the European Film Academy.
Florian Fernandez (FRA), Cannes SFM
Florian coordinates and curates a variety of events (first features and short film projects, pitches, workshops, tutoring sessions, meetings, panels, etc.) of Cannes Court Métrage’s Rendez-vous Industry, a five-day forum organized by the Festival de Cannes. Florian is also part of the Encounters Film Festival pre-selection team and has collaborated on the European Short Pitch reading committee as well as the Short Film Lab training programme.
Giulio Vita (ITA), La Guarimba Film Festival
Giulio (born in Italy in 1988) grew up in Venezuela. He studied journalism in Caracas and cinema in Madrid. He deals with communication and cultural management in all phases: from the conception to the implementation of projects that have a positive social impact. He is an expert in turning good ideas into excellent realities.
Hilke Doering (GER), Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen
Hilke Doering has been the head programmer of the International Competition at Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen since 1996.
Jason Anderson (CAN), Toronto International Film Festival
Jason Anderson is a film programmer, writer, and lecturer based in Toronto. He is the programmer for Short Cuts, the Toronto International Film Festival’s annual showcase of short-form cinema, and the programming director for Aspen Shortsfest, one of the premier short film festivals in North America. A longtime film critic and journalist, he contributes to such publications as Uncut magazine, Cinema Scope and Sight & Sound. He also teaches a course on film criticism at the University of Toronto.
Jukka-Pekka Laakso (FIN), Tampere Film Festival
Jukka-Pekka Laakso has been the festival director of Tampere Film Festival since 2002, sharing the responsibility for strategic planning and programming with a co-director. He has been a member of more than 60 juries at film festivals. Jukka-Pekka also acts also as the executive director for Pirkanmaa Film Centre, a local non-profit in Tampere that runs an art-house cinema, distributes films in Finland, and works extensively with media education. Jukka-Pekka is a member of the European Film Academy.
Julie Rousson (FRA), Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
Julie Rousson holds a Master’s degree in cultural project production, which she completed with a thesis about the impact of the internet and the digital revolution on the short film industry. She permanently joined Sauve Qui Peut le Court Métrage, the association behind the Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival, in 2015 after several years of working for the festival on a project basis. She is a member of the international competition selection committee as well as the coordinator of the Pop-Up & #SHORT programmes and the industry events at the Short Film Market, especially Euro Connection and relations with administrative institutions. She has also been a board member of Short Film Conference since 2021.
Miguel Dias (PRT), Curtas Vila do Conde
In 1993, Miguel founded Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival, where is currently director and programmer. He is also the director of Agência – Portuguese Short Film Agency for the promotion, sale, and international distribution of Portuguese short films, and the director of Solar – Cinematic Art Gallery. He has produced several short films, and works as curator of short films, contemporary Portuguese cinema retrospectives, and film events. Miguel is also a programmer for the Short Film Day in Portugal and was a producer in the film department of Porto 2001 – European Capital of Culture.
Nora Gerwig (GER), Berlinale Generation
Nora Gerwig studied literature, art, and media at the University of Konstanz. After finishing her master’s degree in 2015, she started to work for the Berlin International Film Festival. As head of programming for the Berlinale Generation short films, she focuses on short films that explore the worlds and lives of children and teenagers. Based both in Berlin and Tehran, she is also a curatorial advisor to German film projects in Iran.
Rich Warren (GBR), Encounters
Rich Warren is the CEO for Encounters, the UK’s leading short film, animation, and immersive moving image celebration. Based in Bristol, the festival discovers, supports, and develops new talent, providing a platform for emerging and established filmmakers from around the world, and continues to be a unique meeting place for the industry.
Sanne Jehoul (GBR), Glasgow Short Film Festival
Sanne is the programme director at Glasgow Short Film Festival, Scotland’s leading short film event, which she joined in 2014. She is also part of the team at Square Eyes, a Vienna-based sales and festival distribution agency, where she works across short films and publicity. She regularly freelances as a curator and writer, and in recent years, was a programmer and producer for Document Human Rights Film Festival in Glasgow. She sits on the advisory board of Femspectives (Glasgow) and the board of trustees of Glasgow Artists’ Moving Image Studios.
Simone Bardoni (ITA), Concorto Film Festival
Simone is the artistic director of Concorto Film Festival in Italy. He graduated in film studies and film criticism and has been involved with cinema and programming since 2012. He also works as a professor of cinema studies, film critic, and film curator. Concorto is one of the most important short film festivals in Italy, located in Piacenza and Pontenure since 2002.
Stefano Knuchel (SUI), Locarno Academy
Stefano Knuchel is a documentary filmmaker whose works have been selected for major international festivals. In 2011, he created the Locarno Filmmakers Academy, which selects 20 promising young filmmakers of international cinema each year. Many of the participants have since established themselves on the international circuit. In 2019, he also created BaseCamp for the Locarno Film Festival, a place where 200 young people from all over the world and from different art forms meet to offer a new perspective on cinema.
Sven Schwarz (GER), Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg
Sven is the managing director of the Hamburg International Short Film Festival, organized by Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg, which also has their own distribution departments. He joined the festival in 2010, and also curates special programmes and thematic screenings. Sven is also a member of the Hamburg-based artist group A Wall is a Screen, which produces and curates short film events all over the world.
Buyers/Distributors
Anna Leimbrinck (GER), Kurzfilmagentur Hamburg
The Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg (KFA) promotes both the distribution and public awareness of short films. Key areas are theatrical distribution, worldwide sales, the organization of the Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg and Mo&Friese Junges Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg. Since 2014 Anna Leimbrinck works in the sales department that manages worldwide rights of around 250 high quality international shorts of all genres and subject matters. She is responsible for worldwide sales as well as acquisitions.
Ben Vanendaele (BEL), Radiator IP Sales
Ben is a versatile producer, sales agent, and distributor. He’s based in Brussels, where he studied film editing at the Rits School of Arts. He is the founder of two companies: the production company Bekke Films and Radiator IP Sales, which has represented, distributed, and sold a total of 100 short films and several feature films to date. The films have been selected and awarded at multiple international film festivals, including Berlinale, Cannes, Clermont-Ferrand, Sundance, SXSW, Locarno, and Venice. Ben is also an alumnus of Berlinale Talents, the Zurich Masterclass, and a member of European Film Academy.
Flavio Armone (ITA), Lights On
Flavio Armone graduated in cinema history and, soon after, started working at film festivals. In 2015, he co-founded Lights On, a company that supports emerging filmmakers from all over the world, following them from the first steps in shorts to feature films. The movies distributed by Lights On have premiered at some of the most prestigious festivals worldwide, including Cannes Film Festival, Semaine de la Critique, Berlinale, Sundance Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, and Quinzaine des Réalisateurs.
Hidde de Vries (NLD), Kapitein Kort
Hidde has been involved in distributing short films to film festivals since 2015 with his festival distribution company Kapitein Kort, with which he obtained a considerable number of selections at leading festivals. Kapitein Kort mainly works with students and those who are making their first, second, or third film. Films aimed at young audiences, films with an LGBTQ+ theme, and short documentaries that transcend the genre are prominent in his catalogue.
Lorenza Tuan (GB), Shorts TV
Lorenza is a cinema lover with 8 years of experience in acquiring, producing, and programming high quality content for TV and digital platforms. Based in London as an acquisition executive for Shorts International, she is always in the lookout for fresh stories and quality filmmaking for their global distribution to over 130 million households.
Sydney Neter (NLD), SND Films
SND Films is a boutique sales agency founded in 1994. Selling short films, features, and one-hour docs. They are proud to be the exclusive agents for all of Bill Plympton’s animated shorts outside the USA, as well as other animated gems, such as «Ink» and «See Me». They also represent a great deal of high-quality LGBTQI shorts, like the Lithuanian «I Was Max» and «Jeremiah» from the US. The latest documentaries include the Venice premiere «Sad Film», the Annecy premiere «Dans la nature», and the fun Dutch «Pavement Party», as well as a biopic on Omar Sharif.
