European Film Promotion has chosen 20 rising European producers for the twenty sixth version of its Producers on the Transfer networking program, which runs throughout the Cannes Film Festival. Selection is this system’s fundamental media companion.
The next producers are participating: Blerina Hankollari (Albania), Andi G. Hess (Austria), Géraldine Sprimont (Belgium), Magdelena Ilieva (Bulgaria), Tamara Babun Zovko (Croatia), Daniel Mühlendorph (Denmark), Lionel Massol (France), Fred Burle (Germany), Claudia Sümeghy (Hungary), Deirdre Levins (Eire), Francesca Andreoli (Italy), Kristele Pudane (Latvia), Klementina Remeikaitė (Lithuania), Vincent Quénault (Luxembourg), Bojana Radulović (Montenegro), Janne Hjeltnes (Norway), Agnieszka Wasiak (Poland), Carla Fotea (Romania), Eliza Jones (Sweden) and Thomas Reichlin (Switzerland).
They are going to participate in periods designed to foster worldwide co-productions, increase the alternate of experiences and assist create new skilled networks. Pre-festival kick-off on-line gatherings, which already began yesterday and are going to run till April 30, supply one-to-one velocity conferences, roundtables and pitching periods. All contributors will then meet in particular person throughout the pageant in Cannes from Might 16 to twenty and participate in an on-site program, incorporating case research, social occasions and a promotional marketing campaign.
With their respective firms, the 20 producers are placing ahead a variety of narrative varieties and genres, from drama and comedy to documentaries, sequence and animated movies, from horror, fantasy and motion to science fiction, coming-of-age and thrillers.
Three of the chosen producers will likely be presenting their movies which have been chosen for this yr’s Cannes pageant: Fred Burle of One Two Movies is the German co-producer of Kléber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent,” which runs in competitors (as an entry from Brazil), Géraldine Sprimont of Want Productions from Belgium is concerned in Déni Oumar Pitsaev’s documentary “Imago,” a part of the competitors part of Critics’ Week, and French producer Lionel Massol of Movies Grand Huits is the affiliate producer of the brief movie “Loynes” by Dorian Jesper chosen for Administrators’ Fortnight.
Six of this yr’s group of producers have been concerned within the manufacturing of their respective Academy Awards entries for the Worldwide Characteristic Movie class. Kristele Pudane of Sunday Insurgent Movies from Latvia produced Latvia’s 2022 entry for the Academy Awards, “The Pit” by Dace Pūce. Blerina Hankollari of Artalb Movie Manufacturing from Albania produced Gentian Koçi’s “A Cup of Espresso and New Sneakers On” (2023), and Francesca Andreoli of Cinedora the Italian entry “Vermiligo” by Maura Delpero (2025). Agnieszka Wasiak of Lava Movies is the Polish co-producer of this yr’s shortlisted Academy Award entry for Denmark, “The Woman with the Needle” by Magnus von Horn, and Klementina Remeikaitė from Lithuania of Afterschool Manufacturing was the producer of the Lithuanian entries “Pilgrims” (2022) and “Drowning Dry” (2024), each directed by Laurynas Bareiša. Thomas Reichlin from Switzerland of Alva Movie was one of many producers of 2024 Swiss Oscar entry “Reinas” by Klaudia Reynicke and shortlisted with “Hive” because the Swiss co-producer for the Kosovo entry in 2022.
Additional producers have attracted consideration with extremely acclaimed and award-winning movies, resembling Eliza Jones (Grand Slam Movie) from Sweden with “Pleasure” by Ninja Thyberg in addition to Tamara Babun Zovko from Croatia (Wolfgang&Dolly) who produced the IDFA award winner for greatest characteristic size documentary, “The Different Aspect of The whole lot” by Mila Turajlić while Vincent Quénault from Luxembourg (Crimson Lion) entered the Berlinale competitors twice in a row together with his co-productions, “Black Tea” by Abderrahmane Sissako (2024) and “The Secure Home” by Lionel Baier (2025).
Claudia Sümeghy from Hungary (JUNO11) and Carla Fotea from Romania (microFILM) are additionally placing their deal with the manufacturing of movies for youthful audiences: Sümeghy produced Nóra Lakos’ “I By accident Wrote a Guide” and Fotea was concerned in Ana-Maria Comănescu’s debut characteristic movie, “Horia.”
Concentrating on debuts, Daniel Mühlendorph from Denmark (Hyæne Movie) takes credit score for the manufacturing of Lisa Jespersen’s comedy-drama “Persona Non Grata” (2021) whereas different producers of the group comply with their trusted expertise resembling Andi G. Hess from Austria (Schubert) who labored on Sandra Wollner’s documentary “The Inconceivable Image” (2016) in addition to on her fiction movie “The Hassle With Being Born” (2021). Likewise, Norwegian Janne Hjeltnes (Empathitude Footage) continues working with director Halkawt Mustafa (Hene Movies) “Hiding Saddam Hussein” (2023).
With “Eternity Bundle” (2024) Magdelena Ilieva from Bulgaria (Little Wing Productions) additionally produces her personal movies as a director, whereas different feminine producers with their respective firms and movies are specializing in tales instructed from a feminine perspective and realized by feminine or LGBTQ+ filmmakers: Irish Deirdre Levins (Incredible Movies) for instance, was concerned within the movie You Are Not My Mom, and BojanaRadulović (Code Blue Manufacturing) will produce Eleonora Veninova’s subsequent undertaking, “Fires.”
