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INCONTRI #8
IDM FILM CONFERENCE
2018
#3INCONTRI #8
IDM FILM CONFERENCE
March 22–24, 2018
Schenna Resort, Schenna/Scena
South Tyrol
www.incontri.idm-suedtirol.com
#3
IDM Südtirol – Alto Adige
Film Fund & Commission
NOI Techpark
A.-Volta-Straße 13A / Via A. Volta 13A
I-39100 Bozen / Bolzano
T +39 0471 094261
film@idm-suedtirol.com
www.idm-suedtirol.com/filmCONTENT
WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
AGENDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PARTICIPANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
IMPRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Welcome | INCONTRI #8 | 7
WELCOME
DEAR INCONTRI #8 GUESTS,
is it just us? Or does the speed of disruption in tech and media keep accelerating year Germany and Italy. We call them drama’s cool kids. They’ve already come a long way
by year? During this conference, we’re going to talk about at least four new platforms convincing the likes of Sky and Netflix. Their approach might be a bit different from
we couldn’t have talked about one or two INCONTRIs ago. Simply because they yours – so we hope you’ll feel inspired.
didn’t yet exist or they hadn’t discovered the value of original content yet. Nowadays,
one year’s time span can make such a big difference to all our content and business With all those new trends comes a beautiful realization: The world is opening up to
models – and we’ve only had 11 months since our last gathering in the South creative collaborations that wouldn’t have been imaginable a couple years ago.
Tyrolean mountains, to be precise. Exhibit A: our two picks of big bold high-end series out of Europe – Italian-American
co-production My Brilliant Friend and Italian-French co-production ZeroZeroZero –
No single conference, no single institution, no single company can legitimately claim currently being produced and eagerly awaited by the global marketplace. Dreaming
to always be on top of that radical change we’re seeing all around us. But INCONTRI boldly might require a considerable amount of funding if you want your creative
keeps trying hard to stay at the forefront of those enormous chances and challenges vision to become reality. For the participants in our INCONTRI Focus! initiative, we’ve
that will inevitably affect your future business. therefore arranged a sort of Austrian-German-Italian-South-Tyrolean-European
funding summit, dedicated to providing you with all the useful details you might soon
For the first time ever, the content chiefs of Italian and German Telecom will be benefit from.
united on one stage to address the kind of programming they might need from you.
Young, imaginative and digitally oriented producers will tell you how they’re working As you’ve probably noticed by now, INCONTRI #8 has found its home at the unique
with new mobile shortform platforms and how you might be as well. What would Schenna Resort that calls itself Fonte di Luce – source of light. May the conference be
technology be without the ideas and dreams to bring it to life? That’s why we also your true source of enlightenment and inspiration. And may your valued attention to
want you to meet some of the boldest and most creative new voices, both from INCONTRI’s think-tank approach not be distracted all too much by the resort’s
tempting spa facilities.
RENATE BIRGIT BARBARA GABRIELE
RANZI OBERKOFLER WEITHALER BRUNNENMEYER,
Head of Film Location Head of Film Fund & Film Location Development TORSTEN
Development Commission IDM Manager IDM ZARGES
and Ecosystem Film & Conference Coordinator Program Coordinators
Creative Industries IDM INCONTRI INCONTRIAgenda | INCONTRI #8 | 9
DAY 2 / FRIDAY 23 MARCH 2018
AGENDA 08:30 – 09:30 BREAKFAST
09:30 – 09:45 OPENING / IDM
Renate Ranzi
Head of Film Location Development and Ecosystem Film &
DAY 1 / THURSDAY 22 MARCH 2018 Creative Industries
Birgit Oberkofler
Head of Film Fund & Commission
12:30–14:00 FOCUS! NETWORKING-LUNCH Barbara Weithaler
Film Location Development Manager & Project Coordinator
14:00 - 15:30 ROUND TABLE / FUNDING THE FUTURE INCONTRI
An interactive talk with Birgit Oberkofler (IDM), Iole Giannattasio (Mibact), 09:45 – 10:30 KEYNOTE TALK / FROM PIPE TO SERIES – WHAT
Claas Danielsen (MDM), Werner Zappe (ÖFI) and Sergio Garcia (Eurimages) THE TELCOS’ CONTENT AMBITION MEANS FOR
OUR PRODUCTION INDUSTRY
15:30 – 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
Daniela Biscarini
15:45 – 17:00 CONVERSATION / GROWING TOGETHER AND SVP Multimedia Entertainment & Consumer Digital Services, TIM
BREAKING THE ICE: “POLARIS” Peter Kerckhoff
SVP Content, Telekom Deutschland
Tommaso Arrighi
Managing Director Mood Film 10:30 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
Jakob Weydemann
Managing Director Weydemann Bros. 11:00 – 12:00 CASE STUDIES / BIG TALE, SMALL SCREEN –
THE RISE OF PREMIUM SHORTFORM
Moderated by Gabriele Brunnenmeyer
Intro: Torsten Zarges
Managing Partner, Zarges|creative talent connection
18:00–20:00 ARRIVAL CONFERENCE GUESTS Case I : Mathieu van de Velde
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Black Sheep Films
19:00–20:00 SUNSET APERITIVO
Case II: Dirk Rosenlöcher
20:00–22:00 WELCOME DINNER Writer / Director / Producer, diro.tv
12:00 – 12:30 TASK GROUP SESSION, PT. 1 / ANYTIME,
ANYWHERE, ANY DEVICE... HOW ARE WE GOING
TO CONQUER THE MULTISCREEN LANDSCAPE?
12:30 – 14:00 NETWORKING LUNCHAgenda | INCONTRI #8 | 11
DAY 3 / SATURDAY 24 MARCH 2018
14:00 – 14:45 TASK GROUP SESSION, PT. 2 / ANYTIME, 08:00 – 09:30 BREAKFAST
ANYWHERE, ANY DEVICE... HOW ARE WE GOING
TO CONQUER THE MULTISCREEN LANDSCAPE? 09:30 - 10:30 KEYNOTE TALK / MADE IN EUROPE FOR THE
WORLD: WHAT “MY BRILLIANT FRIEND”
Task groups in conversation with REVEALS ABOUT FREMANTLEMEDIA’S
Daniela Biscarini GLOBAL DRAMA STRATEGY
Mathieu van de Velde
Dirk Rosenlöcher Sarah Doole
Director of Global Drama, FremantleMedia Group
Michele Zatta
14:45 - 15:30 CASE STUDY / THE ARCHITECTURE OF Executive Manager, Rai Fiction
“ZeroZeroZero”
Marco Chimez 10:30 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
Co-CEO, Cattleya
Nils Hartmann 11:00 – 12:00 CASE STUDY / DRAMA’S COOL KIDS II:
Director of Original Productions , Sky Italia THE GRAMS COLLECTIVE MODEL AND
THE MAKING OF NETFLIX’ “BABY”
15:30 – 16:30 CASE STUDY / DRAMA’S COOL KIDS I: Isabella Aguilar
THE NEUESUPER MODEL AND THE MAKING OF Screenwriter, Creative Showrunner
SKY’S “ACHT TAGE” Antonio Le Fosse
Screenwriter, GRAMS
Simon Amberger
Maneging Director & Producer, NEUESUPER
Michael Krummenacher 12:00 – 13:00 INDUSTRY DEBATE / LOCAL FEEL, GLOBAL
Director NEED? – NEXT STEPS IN HIGH-END CREATION,
Marcus Ammon FUNDING AND PRODUCTION
SVP Film & Entertainment, Sky Deutschland
Nicola De Angelis
Producer Development & Int’l Co-Productions, Fabula Pictures
17:00 – 18:30 OUTDOOR ACTIVITY Sarah Doole
Director of Global Drama, FremantleMedia Group
19:30 – 20:00 FIRESIDE CHAT / ADVENTURES IN THE HIGHEST John Lueftner
HEIGHTS – HOW AN EPIC JOURNEY BECOMES A Managing Partner, Superfilm
THRILLING FILM Oliver Vogel
Chief Creative Officer, Bavaria Fiction
Hans Kammerlander
Alpinist/Mountaineer 13:00 - 15:00 FAREWELL LUNCH
Gerald Salmina
Director „Manaslu – Mountain of the Spirit“
The conference will be moderated by Matthijs Wouter Knol (Director, EFM) and
Torsten Zarges (Managing Partner, Zarges|creative talent connection).
20:00 – 22:00 DINNERParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 13 PARTICIPANTS Isabella Aguilar Screenwriter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Eva Lageder Bagarre Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Serena Alfieri Vivo Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Gianluca Lazzaroni Greif Produktion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Simon Amberger NEUESUPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Antonio Le Fosse Grams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Marcus Ammon Sky Deutschland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Michael Lehmann Studio Hamburg Production Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Tommaso Arrighi Mood Film & Lucky Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Marcel Lenz ostlicht filmproduktion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Giovanna Arata Zazen Film & TV Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 John Lueftner Superfilm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Oliver N. Bachert Beta Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Robert Marciniak Lieblingsfilm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Daniela Biscarini Telecom Italia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Kathleen McCaffrey HBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Sarah Born Catpics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Traudi Messini Mediaart Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Sandra Buchta WordBookFilm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Philipp Moravetz Giafatto Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Philipp Budweg Lieblingsfilm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Margherita Murolo Palomar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Manuela Cacciamani One More Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Oliver Neumann Freibeuter Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Carlotta Calori Indigo Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Gabriele Niola Screen International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Marco Chimenz Cattleya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Birgit Oberkofler IDM Südtirol – Alto Adige . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Alfonso Cometti Mediaset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Alberto Pasquale Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Claas Danielsen Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Alessandro Passadore Viola Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Nicola de Angelis Fabula Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Federico Pedroni Rai Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Sabine de Mardt Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Thomas Perathoner 44 Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Sarah Doole FremantleMedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Andreas Pichler Echo Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu Amour Fou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Giovanni Pompili Kino Produzioni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Victoria Ebner Ebner Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Renate Ranzi IDM Südtirol – Alto Adige . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Andreas Eicher Freelance Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Martin Rattini Helios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Wolfgang Fliri Ammira Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Dirk Rosenloecher Dirk Rosenloecher Media Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Christian Füllmich filmschaft maas & füllmich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Catia Rossi True Colours - Glorious Films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Sergio García de Leániz Eurimages – Council of Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Donato Rotunno Tarantula Luxembourg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Ulrich Gehmacher Orbrock Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Gerald Salmina Planet Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Iole Giannattasio Mibact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Manfred Schmidt Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Lisa Giehl FFF Bayern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Hans-Peter Siebenhaar Handelsblatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Eike Goreczka 42 Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Claudia Solano Intramovies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Wilfried Gufler Albolina Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Susanne Spellitz ORF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Cassandra Han Cassandra Han . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Eva Stadler Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Nils Hartmann Sky Italia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Peter Trenkwalder Filmvergnuegen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Veit Heiduschka Wega Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Mathieu Van de Velde Black Sheep Films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Lynn Inglese Giafatto Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Oliver Vogel Bavaria Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Stefania Ippoliti Italian Film Commissions (IFC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Felix von Poser Amalia Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Rajko Jazbec CognitoFilms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Cosima von Spreti Tele München Gruppe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Peter Kerckhoff Telekom Deutschland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Viktoria Wasilewski Amazon Prime Video Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Matthijs Wouter Knol European Film Market (EFM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Jakob D. Weydemann Weydemann Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Michael Krummenacher Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Maja Wieser Benedetti Echo Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Nataly Kudiabor good friends Filmproduktion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Werner Zappe Österreichisches Filminstitut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Jean-Young Kwak RTL Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Michele Zatta Rai Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Participants | INCONTRI #8 | 15
ISABELLA AGUILAR SERENA ALFIERI
SCREENWRITER VIVO FILM
SHORT CV SHORT CV
After her PhD in philosophy, she decided to do screenwriting with After graduating in Cinema from Roma Tre University, Serena Alfieri
Rai Script. Cinema: Ten Winters directed by Valerio Mieli, Deep in worked as fundraising consultant for several production companies
The Wood directed by Stefano Lodovichi, The Place directed by Paolo (incl. Casta Diva Pictures, Ascent film, Passione, Archimede).
Genovese. TV Series, among others: Grand Hotel and Tutto può In 2014 she was executive producer for Fino a Qui Tutto Bene by
succedere. Coming soon: the Netflix Original Baby, as Creative Roan Johnson (Public Choice Award at Rome Film Festival 2014) and
Showrunner; the fantasy movie The First Day of My Life directed by development consultant for Short Skin by Duccio Chiarini (premiered
Paolo Genovese; the international thriller The Second Child; the at Venice film Festival 2014 and Berlinale 2015). For Vivo film, she
COUNTRY musical Un’avventura directed by Marco Danieli. has worked as delegate producer for the features Sworn Virgin and COUNTRY
Italy Daughter of Mine by Laura Bispuri, Children of the Night by Andrea Germany
De Sica and Nico, 1988 by Susanna Nicchiarelli.
POSITION MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI POSITION
Screenwriter, Creative I look forward to telling you about my first experience as Creative Delegate Producer
Showrunner “Baby” Showrunner and I’m eager to learn as much as I can from other COMPANY PROFILE
European showrunners, creators and producers. Vivo film, established in Rome in early 2004 by Gregorio Paonessa FAVORITE MOVIE
FAVORITE MOVIE and Marta Donzelli, is an independent production company with AND/OR TV SERIES
AND/OR TV SERIES a catalogue of over 40 films presented and awarded at the most 2017
2017 prestigious festivals worldwide. Shape of water,
7 Seconds, The Shape of Vivo film’s credits include Le Quattro Volte, A Street In Palermo and Handmaid’s tale
Water, Three Billboards Sworn Virgin by Laura Bispuri, which premiered in the 2015 Berlinale
Outside Ebbing, Missouri Competition, Grant Gee’s Istanbul, a UK co-production, and Andrea
De Sica’s Children Of The Night, which premiered at the 2016 Torino
Film Festival and won a Silver Ribbon Award for Best New Director.
Recently, Nico, 1988 by Susanna Nicchiarelli, was awarded Best Film
in the Orizzonti competition of the Venice Film Festival, Shirin
Neshat’s Looking for Oum Kulthum, a co-production with Germany
and Austria, was presented at the Author’s Days of the Venice Film
Festival as well as at the Toronto Film Festival, and Laura Bispuri’s
Daughter of Mine was presented at the 2018 Berlinale Competition.
FILMOGRAPHY
Daughter of Mine, 2018
Nico, 1988, 2017
Sworn Virgin, 2015
A Street in Palermo, 2013 Vivo Film
Le Quattro Volte, 2010 Via Gualtiero Castellini, 33
00197 Rome
Italy
www.vivofilm.it
isabella.aguilar@gmail.com serenaalfieri@vivofilm.itParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 17
SIMON AMBERGER MARCUS AMMON
NEUESUPER SKY DEUTSCHLAND
SHORT CV SHORT CV
After studying law in Passau, Berlin, and London, Simon Amberger Marcus is responsible for the set-up, positioning and expansion of
worked in various positions in the film and media industry. From Sky’s film- and TV series channels as well as for entertainment
2008 to 2012, he studied Production at the Munich Academy of formats on the platform. He led the launch of the channels Sky 3D
Television and Film. In 2010, he founded NEUESUPER together with and Sky Atlantic HD. Sky DE has started (co-)producing original
Korbinian Dufter and Rafael Parente. In 2012, the NEUESUPER content, incl. Babylon Berlin, 100 Code, Sex & Crime, Berlin Falling and
partners founded KAZOU together with animation director Jan Nirgendwo. Ammon has over 15 years of experience. From 2003 to
Lachauer to produce apps, games, and virtual reality projects. Simon 2009, he was Managing Director of MGM Networks Deutschland,
COUNTRY Amberger was selected one of Screen International’s Future Leaders: and before that, Program Director at Universal Studios Networks COUNTRY
Germany Producers during the Cannes Film Festival 2015 and is a Trans- Germany, heading up content acquisition & programme planning for Germany
Atlantic Partners alumnus. the pay-TV channels 13th Street and Studio Universal.
POSITION POSITION
Producer, Partner SVP Film & Entertainment
COMPANY PROFILE COMPANY PROFILE
NEUESUPER is a Munich-based production company founded in With 4.5 million customers and annual revenues in the amount of FAVORITE MOVIE
2010 by Simon Amberger, Korbinian Dufter, and Rafael Parente, approximately 1.8 billion euros, Sky is the pay-TV market leader AND/OR TV SERIES
alumni of the University of Television and Film Munich. in Germany and Austria. Sky’s range of programmes includes live 2017
Apart from the development of high-concept TV series for the sports, films, series, kids’ channels and documentaries. Sky Babylon Berlin
national and international market, they focus on the development Deutschland, with its headquarter in Unterföhring near Munich, is
and production of feature films with an appeal to an international part of Sky plc, Europe’s leading entertainment group. 21.5 million
audience. Their sitcom Blockbustaz has been renewed for a second customers in five countries watch Sky’s exclusive programmes
season and their drama series Hindafing went on air last May. whenever and wherever they want.
FILMOGRAPHY MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI
8 Days, in pre-production Networking, meeting incredible, creative people from the industry,
Blockbustaz season 2, in pre-production opening up my horizon.
303, in post-production
Hindafing, 2017
Blockbustaz season 1, 2016
MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI
NEUESUPER started out with a feature film background, but
NEUESUPER Produktions suddenly finds itself in the middle of a huge content demand
GmbH & Co KG regarding innovative serialised formats by TV stations and platforms. Sky Deutschland Fernsehen
Kyreinstr.2 I see INCONTRI as a platform to reach out to new national and GmbH & Co. KG
81371 Munich international partners financing-, production- and especially creative- Medienallee 26
Germany wise. I believe that strong and long-lasting partnerships will be 85774 Unterföhring
www.neuesuper.de needed even more in the future. As our subsidiary company KAZOU marcus.ammon@sky.de
simon@neuesuper.de focusses on Virtual Reality content, I am hoping to gain new insights www.sky.de
and potential partners for that exciting new medium, too.Participants | INCONTRI #8 | 19
TOMMASO ARRIGHI
MOOD FILM & LUCKY RED
SHORT CV COMPANY PROFILE LUCKY RED
Tommaso Arrighi started working on sets of masters such as Franco Created in 1987 by Andrea Occhipinti (Prix Eurimage, EFA Awards
Zeffirelli and Mario Monicelli before graduating in film production at 2015), Lucky Red was born as an Italian distribution company. Over
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. In 2005 he founded his own the years, over 400 titles have been released, and the company also
production company Mood Film. Beside his own productions with produced and co-produced movies by directors such as Lars von
Mood Film, he was also consulting producer of Monte by Amir Naderi Trier, Haneke, the Dardenne brothers, Amenabar as well as two
and executive producer of the documentary Nessuno mi troverà by Sorrentino movies and many other Italian movies.
Egidio Eronico. In 2016, Lucky Red opened an internal production department
COUNTRY Since late 2016 he has been collaborating with Lucky Red’s dedicated to Italian and international films and TV series. Gli Sdraiati
Italy production department as delegate and executive producer for Lucky by Francesca Archibugi was the first movie to be produced in this
Red productions. He is an alumnus of the TorinoFilmLab and EP2C new wave of productions. At the moment, there are four feature
POSITION and a member of EFA, ACE and Anica. films in post-production: La Befana vien di notte, a family feature by
Owner Head of Michele Soavi, Ride, an English speaking action thriller by Fabio &
Production at MOOD Fabio (Mine), Sulla mia pelle, a crime drama based on true events by
FILM COMPANY PROFILE MOOD FILM Alessio Cremonini and the new film by Asghar Farhadi, Everybody
Executive Producer, Mood Film is an independent Italian company established in 2004 Knows. In production is Freaks Out, the second work by Gabriele
Delegate Producer at by producer Tommaso Arrighi. Its productions have been selected at Mainetti (They call me Jeeg).
LUCKY RED training workshops including Cinéfondation La Résidence,
TorinoFilmLab, and at several co-production markets like Berlinale,
FAVORITE MOVIE MIA and Nordic. FILMOGRAPHY LUCKY RED
AND/OR TV SERIES It produced the documentary Hit The Road, Nonna by Duccio Chiarini Freaks Out, 2018
2017 (Venice Days 2011), the feature film Aquadro by Stefano Lodovichi Everybody Knows, 2018
The Square (Cinequest IFF 2013), the documentary El Hombre Que Quiso Ser Ride, 2018 Mood Film Srl
Big Little Lies Segundo by Ramón Alòs (Cinema Jove, Valencia, 2015) in La Befana vien di note, 2018 Via A. Bafile 2
co-production with Bigaro Film, and produced two more feature films Gli sdraiati (Couch Potatoes), 2017 00195 Rome
in 2017, now in post-production: Due Piccoli Italiani by Paolo Italy
Sassanelli in co-production with Duo Productions (Iceland) and www.moodfilm.com
L’ospite by Duccio Chiarini in co-production with Cinedokke MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI tommaso.arrighi@moodfilm.
(Switzerland) and House on Fire (France). Mood Film is currently A great opportunity for networking, to exchange points of view and com
developing and financing the features films Polaris by Stefano to learn more about the future of cinema and TV series.
Lodovichi in co-production with Weydemann Bros (Germany) and I
levitanti by Tommaso Landucci.
FILMOGRAPHY MOOD FILM
L’ospite (The Guest), 2018 Lucky Red Srl
Due piccoli italiani (Two Little Italians), 2018 Largo Italo Gemini 1
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo (The Man Who Would Be Second), 00161 Rome
2016 Italy
Aquadro (Asquared), 2013 www.luckyred.it
Hit the road, nonna (Hit the Road, Granny), 2011 produzione@luckyred.itParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 21
GIOVANNA ARATA OLIVER N. BACHERT
ZAZEN FILM & TV PRODUCTIONS BETA FILM
SHORT CV SHORT CV
Giovanna started her career in the early days of free Italian Oliver N. Bachert, EVP of International Productions and Acquisitions
commercial TV, working as a journalist, author, copywriter and of Beta Film, is responsible for Beta Film’s production and acquisition
television producer. In 1999, she became the head of international activities in North America. Furthermore he oversees key European
co-production at Mediaset, where she acted as the executive markets, such as Italy and the UK. His responsibilities include the
producer for major miniseries with some of the most important creative packaging of projects as well as the financing. Opportunities
producers of drama worldwide. In 2006, she began her career as an for co-production and co-financing are currently the company’s main
independent producer. She currently works as a producer for strategic focuses. He has been with Beta Film since spring 2002.
COUNTRY Sky Italia, focusing on high-end international productions. She works Prior to this, he was production executive in KirchGroup’s production COUNTRY
Italy with other major Italian production companies to develop and division as well as in the joint venture with Italy’s Mediaset – Epsilon/ Germany
produce movies and series for both the domestic and international Evision.
POSITION market. POSITION
Owner/CEO EVP of International
COMPANY PROFILE Productions and Acquisitions,
FAVORITE MOVIE COMPANY PROFILE Founded in 1959, Beta Film is one of the world’s leading interna- International Marketing
AND/OR TV SERIES Having received funding in 2007, the company focuses mainly on tional distributors of TV licence rights with customers in over
2017 the production of movies and series suitable for the international 165 countries. Beta Film later expanded its radius of activity by FAVORITE MOVIE
Room market, most of them conceived, written and shot in English and founding the theatrical division Beta Cinema, as well as continuously AND/OR TV SERIES 2017
funded, for the most part, in co-production with European countries. extending its production group. Beta Film has been part of Jan Babylon Berlin
Zazen acts as a consultant company for Sky scripted productions Mojto’s company group since 2004. Over the years, Beta has built up This Is Us
and for other major Italian producers in the development of series a global network of contacts. Beta’s unique programme catalogue The End of the F***ing World
and movies to be expanded onto the international market. comprises over 15,000 hours of 4,000 titles in every available format Valerian
and genre—from exciting action series, moving TV movies, and
attention-grabbing mini-series to internationally acclaimed feature
films, engrossing documentaries, and unforgettable classics.
MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI
“Time-off” for new insight in an ever-changing media environment;
networking and discussions in a unique, intimate and highly
professional setting.
Beta Film
Gruenwalder Weg 28d
Zazen Film & TV Productions 82041 Oberhaching/Munich
Via Strobel 8 Germany
20133 Milan oliver.bachert@betafilm.com
gio.arat@gmail.com www.betafilm.comParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 23
DANIELA BISCARINI SARAH BORN
TELECOM ITALIA CATPICS
SHORT CV SHORT CV
After some experiences in Marketing and Product Management, Sarah Born grew up in Germany and Spain. She studied cultural
Daniela Biscarini began her career at Telecom Italia Group in 1999. sciences with a focus on film, theatre, and law. In 2004, she started
She has held various positions in the Marketing and CRM her career in the film business as a production assistant at Niko
departments in the Consumer Mobile sector of TIM. Since 2013 Film Berlin. 2007–2011 she worked in the sales and acquisition
Daniela Biscarini is Head of Multimedia Entertainment at Telecom department at First Hand Films in Zurich. In May 2012, she joined
Italia and responsible for the development of Digital Entertainment. Catpics as a producer; in September 2014 she became a partner and
co-CEO of Catpics Ltd. Currently she is developing the company’s
COUNTRY first drama series: a coming-of-age action drama set in a boarding COUNTRY
Italy school for future winter sports champions in the Alps entitled School Switzerland
of Champions.
POSITION POSITION
VP MDS Multimedia Producer, Co-CEO,
Entertainment & COMPANY PROFILE Partner
Consumer Digital Catpics Ltd. was founded 1984 in Zurich as an independent film
Services production company. In 1991, Journey of Hope by Xavier Koller won FAVORITE MOVIE
the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The company AND/OR TV SERIES
produces feature films and creative documentaries by directors such 2017
as Xavier Koller (Black Tanner, Journey of Hope, Gripsholm, Eine wen Manchester by the Sea
iig, dr Dällebach Kari), Léa Pool (Desire in Motion, Emporte-moi, Double Dark
Peine), Friedrich Kappeler (Varlin, Mani Matter – Why are you so sad?),
or Ulrike Koch (The Saltmen of Tibet, Asshak – Tales from the Sahara).
Sarah Born joined the company in 2013. Since 2014 she has been a
shareholder and Co-CEO of the company.
FILMOGRAPHY
Double Peine, 2017
Talking Money, 2017
To Make a Comedy is no Fun – Jiri Menzel, 2016
Eine wen iig – dr Dällebach Kari, 2015
Die Herbstzeitlosen (Late Bloomers), 2006
MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI
Telecom Italia INCONTRI is a unique place where innovative industry executives Catpics Ltd
Via Pietro De Francisci, 152 and talents come together to discuss the challenging business of Webereistrasse 71
00165 Rome production and distribution as well as new market trends. 8134 Adliswil
Italy Furthermore, INCONTRI is the perfect platform to network in an Switzerland
daniela.biscarini@ extraordinary environment and to explore new partnerships. sarah.born@catpics.ch
telecomitalia.it www.catpics.chParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 25
SANDRA BUCHTA PHILIPP BUDWEG
WORDBOOKFILM LIEBLINGSFILM
SHORT CV SHORT CV
Sandra, a Munich-based screenwriter and story consultant, has an After receiving an M.A. in German Studies and Art History from
M.A. in French and American Literature, and a degree in Film LMU Munich, Budweg produced a wealth of feature films, incl. the
Criticism from the University of Television and Film Munich. She bestseller adaption of the Gemstone Trilogy (Ruby Red, Sapphire
worked as a film critic and literary scout. In 2005, she joined “German Blue, Emerald Green) and the German Film Prize award-winning
Films” where she promoted German productions at intl. film festivals. children’s films Wintertochter (Winter’s Daughter) and Rico, Oskar
In 2009, she started her own business as a story consultant. In 2017, und die Tieferschatten (The Pasta Detectives). Amelie rennt (Mountain
she delivered her first feature film screenplay: The Winter of the Crow, Miracle – an unexpected Friendship) is a German-Italian
COUNTRY an adaptation of a short story by Polish bestselling novelist Olga co-production and won over 20 awards worldwide. The German- COUNTRY
Germany Tokarczuk. Co-writer and director is Kasia Adamik, who is currently Finnish co-production Matti and Sami will be released in April 2018. Germany
shooting Poland’s first Netflix series. Philipp is a member of the German and the European Film
POSITION Academies since 2012. POSITION
Freelancer Producer/CEO
COMPANY PROFILE
FAVORITE MOVIE Sandra Buchta is a freelance story consultant, creative advisor and COMPANY PROFILE FAVORITE MOVIE
AND/OR TV SERIES screenwriter. She offers consulting services in story development for Lieblingsfilm regards itself as a classic independent film production AND/OR TV SERIES
2017 producers, writers, film schools and institutions like IDM. Since 2012, company with a focus on high-quality feature films for the national as 2017
Phantom Thread she has been designing the concept of IDM’s script development well as the international market. Besides developing its own film Dark, Call My Agent, Rita,
Mindhunter programme: the Racconti Script Lab. Racconti was among the first projects, the company also specialises in adapting existing literature 4 Blocks, Black Mirrow
labs to launch the writer’s room approach. The programme unites for the big screen. Lieblingsfilm was initially founded in 2008 under Battle of the Sexes, Three
screenwriters from Italy, Germany and Austria with a production the name schlicht und ergreifend Film by the producers Thomas Billboards Outside Ebbing,
company to develop ideas for TV series together, mentored by Blieninger and Philipp Budweg and the directors Marcus H. Missouri, Call Me by Your
international experts. The core idea is to refine storytelling skills, Rosenmüller, Stefan Betz as well as Johannes Schmid. Producer Name
build creative partnerships and thus pave the way for co-productions. Robert Marciniak joined in 2010, and a year later, the company was
A golden thread in all of Sandra’s work is her approach to developing re-named Lieblingsfilm.
stories in teams and across borders. She works in fiction and
documentaries.
FILMOGRAPHY
Matti und Sami und die drei größten Fehler des Universums, 2018
FILMOGRAPHY Amelie rennt, 2017
The Winter of the Crow, in development (screenwriter) Agnes, 2014
Adagio in Accra, 2017 (story consultant) Saphirblau, 2013
Login2Life, 2014 (story consultant) Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten, 2013
Lucky Seven, 2011 (story consultant)
Lieblingsfilm
WordBookFilm MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI Damenstiftstr. 7
Herzogstr. 86 MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI To intensify and extend my international network, learn about recent 80331 Munich
80796 Munich To get an insight into upcoming TV series, meet the creative minds trends and topics of our business, seek inspiration and exchange Germany
Germany behind them and exchange ideas about how to tell stories that make ideas, and look for international partners for co-producing (cinema www.lieblingsfilm.biz
www.wordbookfilm.com it to the screen – no matter what size. and TV series). philipp.budweg@
buchta@wordbookfilm.com lieblingsfilm.bizParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 27
MANUELA CACCIAMANI CARLOTTA CALORI
ONE MORE PICTURES INDIGO FILM
SHORT CV SHORT CV
Manuela Cacciamani apart from being majority partner of One More, Degree in Economy and Philosophy at Bristol University, M.A. in Film
today covers the role of Executive Vice President of Axed Group & TV Management from ANICA. Carlotta attended the Italian
S.p.a., CEO of Direct2Brain, and is Executive Producer of One More National Film School (CSC), where she met Nicola Giuliano and
Pictures. She developed a rich set of high-level experience by Francesca Cima. In 1994, they jointly founded Indigo Film.
working on many international movie sets, e.g. in New York. Back in Before, she worked for the satellite pay-TV company Orbit as a
Italy, she joined one of the most innovative VFX and animation producer of documentaries & cinema programmes and senior
companies, the Direct2Brain. Here, she became a partner and CEO. producer of cinema channels, as well as for Film-alpha, producing
COUNTRY In 2006, she founded One More Pictures, but soon learned that she films and TV series. COUNTRY
Italy needed a partner. Therefore in 2009, she decides with Direct2Brain She takes care of Indigo’s international co-productions and currently Italy
to become part of AXED Group. holds an Intl. Co-Production & European Film Funds course at CSC as
POSITION well as workshops at LUISS Business School in Rome. POSITION
CEO, Producer COMPANY PROFILE Producer
One More Pictures has been in business since 2006 to produce COMPANY PROFILE
FAVORITE MOVIE content that entertains and enlightens from the editorial development Founded in Rome in 1994, Indigo Film produces films, documentaries
AND/OR TV SERIES to broadcasting for commercials, viral campaigns, feature length and and series. The founding partners, Nicola Giuliano, Carlotta Calori MY FAVOURITE
2017 short films, documentaries, and any other audio-visual product. Our and Francesca Cima, have significant experience in international MOVIE
Stranger Things staff is made up of creative and talented people who are passionate co-productions. AND/OR TV SERIES
about making a difference through the art of filming. Manuela Main filmography includes all of Paolo Sorrentino’s films such as 2017
Cacciamani, One More’s CEO and Executive producer, founded the Youth (EFA – Best Picture/Director), The Great Beauty (BAFTA, Loveless
company believing that strong research in digital innovation could Golden Globe, Oscar as Best Foreign Film), This Must be the Place, The Handmaid’s Tale
serve cinematographic quality and support the budgeting process. One Il Divo (Cannes Film Festival – Jury Prize).
More Pictures participates in Direct2Brain, a VFX and post production Recent productions: Lucky (Sergio Castellitto), Sicilian Ghost Story
house based in the centre of Rome, and this synergy offers a unique (F. Grassadonia, A. Piazza), The Invisible Boy (Gabriele Salvatores),
expertise combination. We want to demonstrate that cinematographic The Wait (Piero Messina), Me, Myself and Her (Maria Sole Tognazzi),
quality is not just a matter of budget and that the search for digital One Kiss (Ivan Cotroneo), Slam (Andrea Molaioli) based on
innovations can also be applied to cinema. Content, tradition, and N. Hornby’s novel, The Double Hour (G. Capotondi), The Human
technology are the keywords that represent our daily work. Cargo (D. Vicari), Slow Food Story (Stefano Sardo), the series
An Imperfect Mum, the comedy Welcome Mr President!
FILMOGRAPHY 2018 slate includes The Invisible Boy’s sequel, Capri-Batterie by
Ötzi and the Mystery of Time, 2017 M. Martone and Them by Paolo Sorrentino.
The Courage to Dare, 2016
Deep in the Wood, 2015 FILMOGRAPHY
Neverlake, 2013 The Invisible Boy – Second Generation, 2018
Fairytale, 2012 Sicilian Ghost Story, 2017
One More Pictures Lucky, 2017
Via Cola di Rienzo 28 MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI One Kiss, 2016 Indigo Film
00192 Rome I’ve been an IDM guest for some years and I’m glad to participate The Great Beauty, 2013 Via Torino 135
Italy again this time because I’ve always found the appointments you 00184 Rome
mcacciamani@onemore.it kindly organise every year useful and interesting. MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI carlotta@indigofilm.it
www.onemore.it Meeting potential partners or co-producers. www.indigofilm.itParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 29
MARCO CHIMENZ ALFONSO COMETTI
CATTLEYA MEDIASET
SHORT CV SHORT CV
Marco Chimenz is the CEO of Cattleya. He is actively involved in Degree in performing arts from the Faculty of Arts of the University
the company’s strategic and main creative decisions. His principal of Bologna. At Mediaset since 1990, he has been responsible
focus is on developing international relations and activities for for editorial marketing and fiction production. He also founded
both film and television. Marco Chimenz is also the President of the Mediaset’s course for young fiction writers. As story editor,
European Producers Club, an association of influential independent producer and head of fiction production, he has worked on dozens
film producers from fifteen countries across Europe. of hours of fiction programming: soap operas, sitcoms, prime time
drama series, TV movies, mini-series, and more.
COUNTRY COUNTRY
Italy COMPANY PROFILE Italy
Cattleya, Italy’s leading independent producer, has produced over COMPANY PROFILE
POSITION 60 films and multiple TV series. Subsidiary think|cattleya, founded in Mediaset is the largest Italian commercial broadcaster in the country. POSITION
CEO 2009, has become one of the country’s most important commercials Executive Producer/
producers. Over the last decade, Cattleya has greatly increased Commissioning
FAVORITE MOVIE its production of TV drama. The series Romanzo Criminale and FILMOGRAPHY (RTI-Mediaset)
AND/OR TV SERIES Gomorrah (both for SKY) have positioned the company among the Squadra mobile, 2014–2015
2017 top tier of European producers and helped lead Cattleya to launch Giulietta e Romeo, 2014 FAVORITE MOVIE
The Crown many ambitious projects, including the series Suburra (for Netflix Le tre rose di Eva, 2012–2015 AND/OR TV SERIES
Coco and Rai), currently shooting. L’isola di Pietro, 2017 2017
Immaturi – La Serie, 2017 The Square
Ozark
FILMOGRAPHY
Mister Felicità, 2017 MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI
Gomorrah – The Series (season 3), 2017 Networking and discussing new trends and new ideas.
Suburra – The Series, 2017
Tutto può succedere (season 2), 2017
MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI
INCONTRI is very good to find new possibilities and to meet new
potential partners for collaboration and coproduction – especially
from the German speaking market, for high end TV also in English.
Cattleya
Piazzale Valerio Massimo 7/8
00162 Rome MEDIASET
Italy Milan
marco@cattleya.it www.mediaset.it
www.cattleya.it alfonso.cometti@mediaset.itParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 31
CLAAS DANIELSEN NICOLA DE ANGELIS
MITTELDEUTSCHE FABULA PICTURES
MEDIENFÖRDERUNG
SHORT CV
Nicola started his film production career in 2000 with DAP Italy,
SHORT CV developing and launching DAP’s post-production branch, Post In
Claas Danielsen has worked as director, producer, training provider, Europe. Since then, he has worked on countless TV and film projects
festival director and head of the MDM film fund. He made seven in numerous strategic roles, ranging from Story Editor to Post-
documentaries distributed and awarded internationally. After his Production Manager to Executive Producer, finally specialising in
studies at Munich Film Academy, he built up a new chair for TV co-productions with foreign production companies in Europe and the
Journalism there. In 1999, he created Documentary Campus as Head U.S. In 2012, he was awarded a Nymph d’Or at the Montecarlo
COUNTRY of Studies and became Artistic and Managing Director of DOK Television Festival as Best European Producer for the international COUNTRY
Germany Leipzig in 2004. In 2016 he was appointed CEO of MDM TV series Titanic – Blood & Steel. He is currently showrunner on the Italy
Mitteldeutsche Medienfoerderung in Leipzig. Claas is a member of drama series Baby produced by Fabula Pictures for Netflix.
POSITION AG DOK, EDN and EFA. He has served on numerous festival juries POSITION
CEO and selection committees of different film funds. EVP of International
COMPANY PROFILE Co-Productions and
FAVORITE MOVIE Fabula Pictures is a young, Rome-based TV and film production Development
AND/OR TV SERIES COMPANY PROFILE company focused on creating innovative concepts with a fresh
2017 Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) is a regional film/media approach. Founded by producers Nicola and Marco De Angelis, both FAVORITE MOVIE
Babylon Berlin fund in Germany which grants funding for promising theatrical films, with extensive expertise in filmmaking, Fabula Pictures is mainly AND/OR TV SERIES
high-end TV programmes and new media projects shot and/or specialised in the creation of feature films and scripted drama for 2017
post-produced in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Funding is television. The high quality of our films and TV series appeal to both Mindhunter
available for all phases of creation, from script development through domestic and international markets. From concept development
production to distribution. To be eligible, production companies must to final delivery, Fabula Pictures’ aim is to deliver top-quality stories
spend at least the funds granted in the Mitteldeutschland region. that entertain and inspire different audiences.
Funding has to be repaid from project revenue. MDM supports all
genres such as feature films, documentaries, animated films,
interactive projects, games and innovative VR or AR content with a FILMOGRAPHY
special focus on children films and media. Due to the international Non c’è campo, 2017
network of producers based in its region, MDM has a long tradition Piccoli crimini coniugali, 2016
in funding international co-productions with a special focus on Lampedusa, 2015
Central and Eastern Europe. MDM is a partner of the German-Polish Non avere paura. Un’amicizia con Papa Wojtyla, 2014
Film Fund and the Dutch-German Co-Development Fund for
children’s films.
MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI
This is my third year at INCONTRI. I think it’s a great opportunity to
Mitteldeutsche MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI network with different players from the film industry. My experience Fabula Pictures
Medienförderung I am thrilled to take part in INCONTRI for the first time. It is a rare of the event so far has been very positive and productive. Via Flaminia 999
Hainstr. 17–19 chance to discuss the future of the film and media industry in a very 00189 Rome
04109 Leipzig focused and concentrated setting and to meet high-class industry Italy
Germany professionals from different sectors. INCONTRI is at the pulse of the www.fabulapictures.com
www.mdm-online.de rapidly changing media landscape and offers a unique opportunity to nicola.deangelis@
claas.danielsen@mdm-online.de think out of the box, broaden your horizon and network effectively. fabulapictures.comParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 33
SABINE DE MARDT SARAH DOOLE
PRODUCER FREMANTLEMEDIA
SHORT CV SHORT CV
Sabine de Mardt studied journalism and German philology at Ruhr As Director of Global Drama, Sarah seeks to invest and bring the
Universität Bochum and Aix-Marseille University. In 2001, she began very best drama to the international marketplace. A member of the
her international career as a producer. From 2009 to 2015, Sabine FremantleMedia Operating Board, she is responsible for
was Managing Director of Eyeworks Film Gemini and Eyeworks the acquisition of all scripted content, through development
Fiction Cologne. From 2015 to 2018, she served as Director Fiction investment, distribution deals and co-production partnerships.
and Film at Warner Bros. ITVP, and as Managing Director of Cologne She also works with in-house producers, indie producers, writers,
Film. directors and owners of IP to create and develop drama and comedy
COUNTRY that will rate in its domestic market as well as providing an on-going COUNTRY
Germany revenue stream through commercial exploitation internationally, UK
whether tape sales, digital activity or scripted remakes.
POSITION
Director of Global Drama
COMPANY PROFILE
FremantleMedia creates, produces and distributes some of the best FAVORITE MOVIE
known and loved content in the world including: American Gods, AND/OR TV SERIES
The Young Pope, Deutschland ’83, Got Talent (co-produced with Syco 2017
in the UK and the US), The X Factor (co-produced with Syco in the The Crown
UK), Take Me Out, Family Feud, Match Game, Gute Zeiten, schlechte
Zeiten, Wentworth, Neighbours, Grand Designs, Jamie Oliver, Danger
Mouse, Munchies (with VICE Media), and The Football Republic.
We have an outstanding global network with operations in 31
countries, producing over 11,000 hours of programming a year,
rolling out more than 60 formats and airing more than 420
programmes a year worldwide. The company also distributes more
than 20,000 hours of content in over 200 territories.
We are part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content
and digital, and a division of the international media company
Bertelsmann.
FILMOGRAPHY
Hard Sun, 2018
Picnic at Hanging Rock, 2018
Deutschland ’83/’86, 2015/2018
American Gods, 2017 FremantleMedia
The Young Pope, 2016 1 Stephen Street
London, W1T 1AL
sarah.doole@fremantlemedia.
MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI com
To meet and discuss stories with the best talent in Europe. www.fremantlemedia.comParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 35
ALEXANDER VICTORIA EBNER
DUMREICHER-IVANCEANU EBNER FILM
AMOUR FOU
VIENNA / LUXEMBOURG
SHORT CV
Born and raised in Bolzano. Studied economy for arts, culture and
SHORT CV communication at Bocconi University in Milan, then an M.A. in global
In 1989, Alexander began working as an independent film critic for business at Regents College London. I started working in Milan for
Austria’s public radio station ORF, newspapers and film magazines. the art magazine Flash Art and the independent PIG Magazine. After
From 1994-2004, he was co-managing director of the distribution working in marketing for different international furniture companies,
company Danube Entertainment. In 1995, together with Bady Minck, I returned to South Tyrol and joined our family company, Ebner Film,
he co-founded the production company AMOUR FOU Luxembourg, in 2015. Since then, my brother and I have been solidifying our team
COUNTRY and in 2001, AMOUR FOU Vienna. He is managing director of both and business relations with the ORF network, working on smaller, COUNTRY
Luxembourg since 2001. He is a member of the EFA, the Austrian Film Academy, fresh projects and focusing on my brother Alexander’s sound design Italy
Austria the Luxembourg Film Academy, ULPA, AAFP, dok.at and the board of and on our post-production department.
DIAGONALE Festival. Since 2015, he is the Chairman of the POSITION
POSITION Association of the Film & Music Industry at the Vienna Chamber of COMPANY PROFILE Production
Producer/Managing Commerce. Ebner Film has been working in the field of video production for Administration/Marketing
Director over 40 years now. Our team comprises seven full-time employees
specialised in video recordings and post-production. The main FAVORITE MOVIE
FAVORITE MOVIE COMPANY PROFILE emphasis of our company is on news reports. We have a solid AND/OR TV SERIES
AND/OR TV SERIES AMOUR FOU creates artistically exceptional feature, documentary collaboration with the Austrian TV channel ORF for the daily 2017
2017 and short films for the international market with international and, programme Südtirol Heute since it first aired over 15 years ago and Gomorra
120 BPM most frequently, European partners. Throughout the process, are partly responsible for the film team as well as the whole editing 1993
AMOUR FOU stands for vision and pushing boundaries, whether in process. With the rest of our time and team, we focus on different Stranger Things
regard to aesthetics, production or distribution strategies. The focus projects: documentaries mostly commissioned by TV networks such
is on European independent auteur cinema and the distinctive style as RAI, ORF, ZDF, Arte, 3Sat, Bayerischer Rundfunk and public
of the directors who work with AMOUR FOU. entities, as well as educational films, product videos and company
presentations. With the entry of Alexander Ebner, the company also
started focusing on audio production. The advantage here is that the
FILMOGRAPHY music is closely adapted to the needs of the client and/or the video
Styx, 2018 images, and that no author rights (SIAE, GEMA, AKM) apply.
Iceman (German: Der Mann aus dem Eis), 2017
Egon Schiele – Death and the Maiden, 2016 FILMOGRAPHY
The Notebook, 2013 Lindsey Vonn Glove for Reusch, 2018
Hannah Arendt, 2012 The NOX Story – Lebensphilosophie Skateboarding, 2017
Brandschutz / Antincendio, 2016
AMOUR FOU Vienna / MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI
Luxembourg Meeting interesting people, learning more about the film world in I participated at INCONTRI #6 and thought it was one of the most
Lindengasse 32 Italy and getting news about future developments in Europe’s amazing experiences, especially since many of the (in my opinion) Ebner Film
1070 Vienna creative film industry. coolest companies’ CEOs share their visions and way of working. Grutzenweg 75
Austria Also, since we are looking to expand our post-production 39100 Bolzano
www.amourfoufilm.com department, it will be a good way of networking and getting to know www.ebnerfilm.com
ivanceanu@amourfoufilm.com the market’s needs. victoria.ebner@ebnerfilm.comParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 37
ANDREAS EICHER WOLFGANG FLIRI
FREELANCE PRODUCER AMMIRA FILM
SHORT CV SHORT CV
Andreas Eicher has been working as a producer since 1996. With Wolfgang Fliri studied business informatics in Vienna. Back in South
his former company box! Film he produced several feature films Tyrol, he worked as the director of the major local internet marketing
for cinema and TV, among them Female2 Seeks Happy End (2002), company. Since 2013, he has devoted himself to the film industry as
Adam & Eva (2003), Piazza Delle Cinque Lune (Five Moons Square, a producer and CEO of the film production company ammira.
2003), Nothing But Ghosts (2007), and Muzika (2008). Since January
2010, he has worked as a producer at cine plus Filmproduktion.
From August 2013 to December 2015, Andreas Eicher headed IRIS COMPANY PROFILE
COUNTRY Productions Deutschland GmbH. To date: freelance producer and Headquartered in Merano, South Tyrol, ammira is a production COUNTRY
Germany production consultant for various companies. company founded in 2013. Italy
The company members have a great deal of experience in the
POSITION production of documentaries, feature, and image films. Drawing on POSITION
Producer FILMOGRAPHY long-standing experience in the post-production industry, ammira Producer, CEO
Iceman, 2017 additionally offers 360-degree service on top of a broad spectrum of
FAVORITE MOVIE In the Middle of the River, 2017 technical expertise, such as editing, colour grading, VFX, FAVORITE MOVIE
AND/OR TV SERIES Sex & Crime, 2016 compositing, and 3D. AND/OR TV SERIES
2017 Dark Side of the Moon, 2015 2017
Peaky Blinders One Floor Below, 2015 There are several films
FILMOGRAPHY I liked
Die Hütte, 2016 (service production South Tyrol)
MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI Perseverance, 2016 (post production)
To intensify and extend my international network and learn about NAUZ, 2015 (production)
recent trends and topics of our business. Pixners Backstage, 2015 (executive production)
Last Exit, 2014 (service production)
MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI
We are looking for co-production partners for our upcoming
projects.
ammira film
Andreas Eicher Rennstallweg 8
Neue Steinmetzstr. 4 39012 Merano
10827 Berlin Italy
Germany wolfgang@ammirafilm.com
mail@andreaseicher.de www.ammirafilm.comParticipants | INCONTRI #8 | 39
CHRISTIAN FÜLLMICH SERGIO GARCÍA DE LEÁNIZ
FILMSCHAFT MAAS & FÜLLMICH EURIMAGES – COUNCIL
OF EUROPE
SHORT CV SHORT CV
After receiving his B.A. in Media Management at MHMK Munich in Sergio joined Eurimages in 2012, after working as an Executive
2009, Christian worked on film & TV productions in Australia. Since Producer at Televisión Española. Credits include Vicente Aranda’s
2010, he has worked on TV drama, feature film and advertising Carmen, Caminantes by Fernando León de Aranoa, and Ouka Leele’s
productions in Germany. He also supervised cinematography classes Regard. He also wrote, directed and produced Weapons of Mass
led by Michael Ballhaus at HFF Munich. Since 2011, he works Addiction, awarded and selected in many festivals. He worked for
alongside Torben Maas in Munich as producer for their joint renowned Spanish and US film companies such as Star Line,
production company filmschaft. In 2013, they received the Bavarian Pentagrama Films and Agua Verde. A Fulbright fellow with an M.F.A.
COUNTRY Film Award for young producers for their first feature production, in Screenwriting from Chapman University and EAVE Graduate, COUNTRY
Germany Nemez. Their 2nd film, Pretty Far from Okay, won several international Sergio holds a business degree and an Audiovisual M.B.A. from the France
film fests and ran for more than 20 weeks in national theatres. Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. He also studied at the Madrid Film
POSITION School ECAM. POSITION
Producer COMPANY PROFILE Project Manager
Torben Maas and Christian Füllmich teamed up during their joint
FAVORITE MOVIE university time at the MHMK Munich where they co-produced their COMPANY PROFILE FAVORITE MOVIE
AND/OR TV SERIES first films together. They jointly founded the production outfit Eurimages is the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe. AND/OR TV SERIES
2017 filmschaft maas & füllmich in 2011. Their tragicomedy Pretty Far from Established in 1989, it currently numbers 37 of the 47 member states 2017
Series: 13 Reasons Why, Okay has won national and international accolades, and celebrated of the Strasbourg-based organisation, plus Canada as an associate The Square
Dark, The Crown its cinema release in the summer of 2017, running for more than member. Eurimages promotes independent filmmaking by providing Black Mirror
Movies: Baby Driver, Lion, 20 weeks. filmschaft focuses on developing and producing in-house financial support for feature-length films, animation and
Collateral Beauty, German and international feature film projects in collaboration with documentary films. In doing so, it encourages co-operation between
In the Fade established filmmakers as well as talented newcomers. The strategy professionals established in different countries. Eurimages has a total
and objective get re-defined with every production, ranging from annual budget of €25 million. This financial envelope derives
ambitious festival films to international theatrical releases. essentially from the contributions of the member states as well as
returns on the loans granted.
FILMOGRAPHY
Pretty Far from Okay (German: Einmal bitte alles), 2017
Pälzisch im Abgang, 2016 FILMOGRAPHY
Lenalove, 2016 Since its establishment, Eurimages has supported 1912 European
Nemez, 2012 co-productions with a total amount of approximately 562 million
The Class Enemy, 2012 euros.
MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI Eurimages – Council of
For a young producer, the opportunity to continue education is both MOTIVATION FOR ATTENDING INCONTRI Europe
Company Name helpful and a great way to meet new people. IDM brings together I heard excellent references from past participants of INCONTRI. Allée des Droits de
filmschaft maas & füllmich international producers and opens the door for collaborations with A think tank of such high profile represents an excellent opportunity l’Homme – Agora Building
Bavariafilmplatz 7 talented new-generation producers. For our upcoming project, for an in-depth analysis and knowledge-sharing of the current 67075 Strasbourg
82031 Grünwald Twilight Snow, which has already been funded by IDM and has changes in the audiovisual industry. France
Germany received funding for development, we hope to be able to take the www.coe.int/en/web/
www.filmschaft.de next step by finding suitable co-producers to accomplish our film eurimages
fuellmich@filmschaft.de project successfully. sergio.garcia@coe.intYou can also read
