Cannes

21 highly promising producers from all over Europe participated in EFP’s PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE programme 2007 (May 20th – 21st) during the Cannes International Film Festival. For the eighth year now, European Film Promotion (EFP) supported selected producers in their international networking through this EU MEDIA Programme-supported initiative.

EFP offered this group of young European producers a comprehensive platform, providing them and their productions with international attention via a promotional campaign during the Festival in Cannes. A round-table meeting and a co-production lunch for producers from all over Europe gave them a professional forum to discuss current projects and lay the foundation for future collaborations.

EFP’s member organisations selected the following producers to be part of this year’s programme:

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Back row from left: Mario Gianani (Offside), Italy, Samuel Tilman (Eklektik Productions), Belgium, Ulf Synnerholm (AB Svensk Filmindustri), Sweden, Elaine Wickham (Medb Films), UK, Martina Niland (Samson Films), Ireland, Martin Vandas (MAUR Film), Czech Republic, Eric Vogel (Tordenfilm), Norway, Kristín Ólafsdóttir (Klikk Production), Iceland, Ferenc Pusztai (KMH Film), Hungary, Gregory Athanasiou (Minus Pictures), Greece, Kai Nordberg (Making Movies Oy), Finland, Luís Urbano (O Som e a Fúria), Portugal, Marek Veselicky (Farbyka), Slovakia, Luis Ángel Ramírez (IMVAL Producciones), Spain.

Front row from left: Piotr Mularuk (Yeti Films), Poland, Elena Tatti (Box Productions), Switzerland, Meike Kordes (Kordes & Kordes), Germany, Petra Goedings (Phanta Vision Film International), The Netherlands, Riina Sildos (Eesti Joonisfilm / Amrion), Estonia, Sarita Christensen (Copenhagen Bombay Productions), Denmark, Sylvie Pialat (Les Films du Worso), France.

1 Background information on PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE 2007 can be accessed from our website: www.efp-online.com

2 Contact: Andreas Struck, project manager, struck@efp-online.com, cell phone in Cannes: +49 160-440 9595

3 Press contact: Mareen Gerisch, gerisch@efp-online.com

4 Interviews with PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE 2007 can be found at the European online magazine CINEUROPA www.cineuropa.org

5 Making of video news on the latest projects from PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE 2007 will be posted online at Europanet, www.makingofeuropa.net