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Co-produCtion MeetingINCONTRI #2

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Content

Agenda 4

Forewords 9

participants 12

production Companies and projects 32

projects rACConti #1 113

useful information 123

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Agenda

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

18:00 – 22:00 ArrivAl At vigiliusMountain Resort, Lana

from 20:00 Dinner

thursday, 19 April 2012

07:45 – 09:00 BreAKFAstRestaurant 1500

09:00 – 09:15 OFFiCiAl WelCOMeMeeting Room Speakers: ulrich Stofner, BLS / director Christiana Wertz, BLS / Head of Film Fund & Commission

following OPening sPeeCH Moderator: Leonardo paulillo

09:15 – 09:30 KeYnOteMeeting Room italy as an international Co-production partner:

presentation of the italian Film Landscape Speaker: roberto Cicutto, istituto Luce – Cinecittà

09:30 – 11:00 PAnelMeeting Room “What if…?” two Case Studies diaz and die schwarzen Brüder: two international

Co-productions reimagined as italian-german Co-productions

panelists: Valeria Licurgo, Fandango – diaz (it / Fr / ru); Fritjof Hohagen, enigma Film – die schwarzen Brüder (de / CH); Simon Happ, Line producer – die schwarzen Brüder (de / CH)

Moderator: Leonardo paulillo

11:00 – 11:20 COFFee BreAKTerrace / Chimney Lounge

11:20 – 12:45 PAnelMeeting Room problematical on an international Level? Broadcasters as Feature Film Co-producers in italy, germany and Austria panelists (producers): paola Lucisano, i i F; gabriele

Walther, Caligari Film / german producers Alliance; Veit Heiduschka, Wega Film / Film Austria panelists (Broadcasters): Cecilia Valmarana, rai Cinema;

Cornelia Ackers, Br; Heinrich Mis, orF Moderator: Leonardo paulillo

12:45 – 14:00 lunCHRestaurant Stube Ida

14:00 – 16:30 PitCHing sessiOnLibrary Lecturers: inContri #2 participants and 4 screenwriters

from the first BLS rACConti Script Lab Moderator: Sibylle Kurz, Coach and Communication

trainer

16:30 – 19:00 OutDOOr ACtivitYOutdoor Walking tour / Sunset

19:30 – 20:30 One-tO-One / netWOrKing APeritiFChimney Lounge With the participation of selected local film makers and

film service providers

20:30 – 23:00 gAlA DinnerRestaurant 1500

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Friday, 20 April 2012

07:45 – 09:00 BreAKFAstRestaurant 1500

09:00 – 09:15 intrODuCtiOnMeeting Room Moderator: Leonardo paulillo

09:15 – 10:00 CAse stuDY i.Meeting Room From a Small novella to an international Co-production: el Futuro (CHi/de/it/SpA) participants: Karl Baumgartner, pandora Film;

Mario Mazzarotto, Movimento Film Moderator: Cornelia Hammelmann, deutscher

Filmförderfonds

10:00 – 10:45 CAse stuDY ii. Meeting Room Literature in 3 d: die Vermessung der Welt (de/At);

Claus Boje, Boje Buck produktion; erich Lackner, Lotus Film; teresa Hoefert de turégano, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; iris Zappe-Heller, Österreichisches Filminstitut

Moderator: Markus Aicher, Br

10:45 – 11:15 COFFee BreAKTerrace / Chimney Lounge

11:15 – 12:45 rOunD tABleLibrary global Storytelling: exploring the Creative processes in

the Script development of an international Mini-Series, taking Borgia as example

participants: Ferdinand dohna, dog’s Life – Beta Film Moderator: tom Schlesinger, Script Consultant

11:15 – 12:45 tHeMe tAlK Meeting Room Capital required: Banks as Film Financers panelists: nicola Corigliano, Mediocredito italiano –

gruppo intesa Sanpaolo; Valeria Licurgo, Fandango; Josef Brandmaier, HypoVereinsbank/uniCredit Bank; dieter pochlatko, epo-Film

Moderator: Leonardo paulillo

12:45 – 14:00 lunCHRestaurant Stube Ida

14:00 – 15:30 FinAl PAnelMeeting Room new Structures or new Minds: What is the Key to

successful Co-production relationships? panelists: tV: Cecilia Valmarana, rai Cinema; Heinrich Mis, orF Funds: teresa Hoefert de turégano, Medienboard Berlin-

Brandenburg; Alessia Sonaglioni, eurimages producers: Marco Chimenz, Cattleya; gabriele Kranzel-

binder, Kgp Moderator: Christiana Wertz, BLS

16:00 sHuttle tO tHe BOlzAnO FilM FestivAl

19:00 BOlzAnO FilM FestivAl Awards Ceremony of the

Scriptwriters’ Support program rACConti directly following the screening of the evening film

(estimated start time of film 19:00)

approx. 21:30 Bls get tOgetHer Museion Museum for Modern Art

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Three Countries. Two Languages. One Summit: this is the slogan of the international INCONTRI meeting for co-productions, organised by Business Location Südtirol − Alto Adige (BLS). It summarises in one phrase the idea upon which the initiative is based: A bilingual province situated at the transit point between northern and southern Europe, South Tyrol seems almost predestined to proactively support creative and financial cooperation across geographical and linguistic boundaries and to promote transnational cooperation within the film industry. BLS has bound itself to the task of promoting cooperation between the German-language and Italian-language film industries. The promotion of co-productions between these markets is thus a focal point for our film-funding programme as well.Experience from the programme’s first year of operations shows, however, that co-productions between the German-language and Italian-language film markets are, so far, anything but commonplace. It thus seems all the more important to bring together prominent film and TV producers, film backers, and broadcasting representatives from Italy, Austria and Germany again this year, especially after the success of INCONTRI’s premiere last year. In the end, continuity and mutual trust form the best foundation for successful cooperation. Through INCONTRI, we hope to do our part towards this end. Set within the framework of the Bolzano Film Fes-tival, this intimate event will offer you an opportunity to gather information about current production and financial conditions, exchange practical experiences, and develop new possibilities for cooperation. In addition, we offer case studies of cur-rent film and television co-productions, pitches of films and television programmes and one-to-one meetings—all in a relaxed atmosphere.As part of the pitch component, INCONTRI # 2 will also provide the setting for the unveiling of the best film ideas to emerge from our RACCONTI programme in support of screenwriters. More than 150 writers submitted film ideas for South Tyrol, hoping to participate in the RACCONTI event. We ultimately selected ten projects, and experienced film professionals are now guiding the writers through a six-month process of developing a treatment. Having the opportunity to pitch their projects to you, the producers and broadcasting representatives participating in INCONTRI, will certainly be the zenith of this process for the writers. If one of these projects does interest you, applying for pre-production support from BLS is a viable option: script development is eligible for funding too.

The best proof of the success of INCONTRI # 2 would be if one of the RACCONTI projects would be turned into an exciting film project or if, as a result, a co-produc-tion would be initiated in one way or another that BLS would be able to support financially in the development or in the production phase. With this in mind, we wish you an interesting, informative and productive stay in South Tyrol!

Ulrich StofnerDirector of BLS

Christiana WertzHead of BLS Film Fund & Commission

Welcome

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Just a little more than one year ago, South Tyrol celebrated its debut as a film loca-tion, launched its film funding programme, and held its first INCONTRI meeting—a resounding success. Much has changed since then: through the film fund and the activities of BLS, South Tyrol has raised its profile and increased its degree of at-tractiveness as a film location, all in a very short time period of time. Today, South Tyrol is beginning to truly establish itself as a film location.

To what extent is confirmed by our second meeting for co-productions, to which we are pleased to welcome many distinguished participants from the film industry once again. The name of the event underlines its purpose: the Italian word INCON-TRI translates to “encounters” or “meetings”. This meeting serves as a gather-ing point for producers, broadcast representatives, and film backers from three countries. It provides a relaxed atmosphere, away from the hustle and bustle of the Bolzano Film Festival, in which participants can digest the wide array of informa-tion being offered them and interact with each other without disruption.

This event is just one puzzle piece in a series of initiatives that we’ve put together over the course of the last year, in order take South Tyrol’s long film tradition to the next level in a professional way and to make the province even more attractive as a film location for you, as producers. In addition to the founding of South Tyrol’s film funding programme, other initiatives—including the RACCONTI programme in support of writers, in which screenwriters develop film material about South Tyrol under the supervision of experts, the PLACES location tour, designed to help par-ticipants become more familiar with the most interesting of our many nooks and crannies, and our MOV(I)E IT! training programme—should help meet the needs of film professionals in South Tyrol.

We hope that you will take this truly unique film location into consideration more and more as you plan future productions. With this in mind, we wish you a very inspiring stay in South Tyrol.

Thomas WidmannSecretary of Economic Affairs

Dear Participants

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Italy

Name Company

Karin Annell Wildside 24Karl Baumgartner echo Film 24Martha Capello Martha production 24Marco Chimenz Cattleya 25roberto Cicutto istituto Luce – Cinecittà 25nicola Corigliano Mediocredito italiano 25tilde Corsi r&C produzioni 26Ferdinand Dohna dog’s Life – Beta Film 26Fabrizio Donvito indiana production Company 26emanuela genovese Journalist 27Heidi gronauer ZeLig school for documentary 27valeria licurgo Fandango Film 27Paola lucisano italian international Film 28Mario Mazzarotto Movimento Film 28leonardo Paulillo paulillo&teti Law Firm 28Andreas Pichler echo Film 29Alessia sonaglioni eurimages 29Cecilia valmarana rai Cinema 29Christiana Wertz BLS – Film Fund & Commission 30

lidia Cerbaro Location Scout / Manager 30Debora scaperrotta Location Scout / Manager 30Jochen unterhofer Service production dieFilmwerkstatt 31Patrick Kofler Service production Alpinisten it 31Philipp Moravetz Service production giafatto 31

ulrich stofner BLS – Film Fund & CommissionCarmen Cian BLS – Film Fund & Commissionsabine Kargesmeier project Management inContri #2Julia negri BLS Film Fund & CommissionAlessia ratzenberger project Management inContri #2Francesco schiraldi projekt Management inContri #2

Austria

Name Company

Helmut grasser Allegro Film 14veit Heiduschka Wega-Film Vienna 14Michael Kitzberger nikolaus geyrhalter Filmproduktion 14gabriele Kranzelbinder Kranzelbinder gabriele production 15erich lackner Lotus Film 15Heinrich Mis Austrian Broadcasting Corporation orF 15Dieter Pochlatko epo-Film 16Wolfgang Widerhofer nikolaus geyrhalter Filmproduktion 16iris zappe-Heller Austrian Film institute 16

GermanyName Company

Cornelia Ackers Bavarian Broadcasting Company Br 17Markus Aicher Bavarian Broadcasting Company Br 17Philippe Bober essential Filmproduktion 17Claus Boje Boje Buck produktion 18Josef Brandmaier HypoVereinsbank / uniCredit group 18Annie Brunner roxy Film 18 Clarens grollmann enigma Film 19 Cornelia Hammelmann german Federal Film Fund 19simon Happ Line producer 19teresa Hoefert de turégano Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg 20Fritjof Hohagen enigma Film 20Janine Jackowski Komplizen Film 20Philipp Kreuzer Bavaria pictures 21sibylle Kurz Coach and Communication trainer 21Maximilian Plettau nominal Film 21gian-Piero ringel neue road Movies 22gabriele röthemeyer MFg Filmfunding 22Klaus schaefer FilmFernsehFonds Bavaria 22tom schlesinger Script Consultant 23Oliver schündler Yellow Bird pictures 23gabriele Walther Caligari Film- & Fernsehproduktion 23

Participants

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ERICH LACkNER Austria

senior Producer lotus Filmerich Lackner was born in Vienna in 1948 As a postdoc-tural psychologist, he shot his first movie in 1977 on the “Lotus Flower tower” in Canada Since the beginning of the 90ies, erich Lackner produced more than 40 movies for cinema and television and has worked with directors such as Barbara Albert, nathalie Borgers, pepe and didi danquart, Andrea Maria dusl, Michael glawogger, Max gruber, Leander Haussmann, peter Keglevic, udo Maurer, peter payer, robert A pejo, goran rebic, ulrich Seidl, götz Spielmann and detlef Buck

HEINRICH MIS Austria

Head of Fiction Austrian Broadcasting Corporation OrF Commissioner of tV movies, series and event productions with an annual output in excess of 30 feature produc-tions and more than 70 episodes of long-running series Heinrich Mis is the executive in charge of theatrical feature co-production and co-financing ventures Heinrich Mis studied philosophy, political science, communica-tions and international relations in Vienna and Bologna He has worked in the communications departments of iBM and opeC After joining orF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation in 1983 he held various functions, including journalist, producer and director for tV and radio Before being named Head of Fiction he was editor in chief of specialized cultural programs

VEIT HEIdUSCHkA Austria

Managing Director WegA-Filmin 1980 dr Veit Heiduschka founded Wega-Film the company’s breakthrough came in 1985 with the comic thriller “Müller’s Büro”, directed by niki List in the 1980s, Heiduschka began working with director Michael Haneke So far, Wega-Film has produced nine of his feature films, including “Funny games”, “the piano teacher”, “Caché” and “the White ribbon” in total, Heiduschka has produced about 50 feature films with international contributors and well-known directors He is president of Film Austria – the Austrian association of creative producers

MICHAEL kITzBERGER Austria

Producer nikolaus geyrhalter Filmproduktion*1971, 1990-1998 Studies history and philosophy, university of Vienna, 1994-1996 Studies film history and theory, university of Vienna 1998 graduation in history (MA), english fluently, basic French

Filmography as producer:2011 “Coming of Age” (dir: Sabine Hiebler, gerhard ertl)2011 “Michael” (dir: Markus Schleinzer)2011 “Abendland” (dir: nikolaus geyrhalter)2010 “the robber” (dir: Benjamin Heisenberg)2009 “7915km” (doc 95 min, dir: nikolaus geyrhalter)

HELMUT GRASSER Austria

Managing Director and Producer, Allegro FilmSince the foundation of Allegro Film in 1989, Helmut grasser has produced more than 50 feature films and tV-Movies Allegro Film’s line-up includes the three most successful documentaries ever produced in Austria: We Feed tHe WorLd (over 200,000 admissions in Austria), Let’S MAKe MoneY (winner of the german documen-tary Award 2009) and in tHe Beginning tHere WAS LigHt Since 2006 Helmut grasser is Vice Chairman of Film Austria

GABRIELE kRANzELBINdER Austria

Managing Director KgP gabriele Kranzelbinder Produktion gabriele Kranzelbinder was born in 1968 She studied law in Vienna, paris and rome in 1994 she started to organise film, theater and art projects She collaborated in numer-ous film productions within Austria and italy Before she co-founded Amour Fou in 2001 she managed the Kinova, a festival of european films in Wels (Austria), and produced numerous short films during her time at Amour Fou she produced various feature, documentary and experimental films, often with international partners Since 2007 she owns Kgp Kranzelbinder gabriele production focused on the international coproduction of european author driven films

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WOLFGANG WIdERHOFER Austria

Dramaturgy (Producer) nikolaus geyrhalter Filmproduktion *1971, 1990 -1996 Studies at university of Vienna, theat-erwissenschaft / History, Film history and theory1996 -1997 HFF Munich: Scriptwriting, 2008 grimme prize for the editing/script of “our daily bread”, teacher of Film and Montage at the Masterclass in Amsterdam, the university of Art Linz, etc Filmography:2011 “Michael”, editing / prod (dir: Markus Schleinzer)2011 “Abendland”, editing / Script / prod (dir: nikolaus geyrhalter)2010 “the robber”, dramaturg / prod (dir: Benjamin Heisenberg)

dIETER POCHLATkO Austria

President epo-film1960er Studies of german and romance philology at university of graz1967 joins epo-film as a camera operator1969 dieter pochlatko becomes an epo-film partner 1978 dieter pochlatko is the sole approved signatory shareholder of epo-film produktionsges m b h , based in graz and having a professional production enterprise in Vienna since 1990 All production is carried out via the Vienna enterprise

IRIS zAPPE-HELLER Austria

Deputy Director Austrian Film instituteAfter obtaining her degree at the Vienna university, philo-sophical faculty, in French and Spanish and the Master Class in Advertisement and Sales at the Vienna university of economics she went on to have her first working expe-rience within the print medias before joining the Austrian Film institute in 1993 Beginning as Coordinator of the MediA desk Austria, iris Zappe-Heller took over the Aus-trian representation at the Board of eurimages and at the MediA Committee in 1997 She left the institute in 2000 and in 2002 for maternity leave on the national level she is consulting producers during applications and assisting the selection committees in July 2011 she became deputy to the director of the film institute

MARkUS AICHER Germany

Chief editor Bavarian Broadcasting Company BrBorn in 1963, lives in Munich and oberaudorf Studied politial Science, Law and Sociology in Munich, graduated 1990 1985-1991 various engaments for differ-ent Film Festivals (Munich, Augsburg), programming 1988 Co-Founder of the Munich based company Forum Film international Since 1990 with Bayerischer rundfunk Journalist, radio host, editor, Critic, documentary film, Head of Cinema Section (radio) Festival visits worldwide, various Juries 2008 Founder of Musikfilmtage oberaudorf, a small Film Festival on the countryside, dedicated to films with strong musical content/topic

CORNELIA ACkERS Germany

editor Feature-Film Bavarian Broadcasting Company Brdr Cornelia Ackers studied theater arts, art history and philosophy at the university of Munich After her phd she started as a dramaturge and actress on the Ham-burger Schauspielhaus and the Frankfurt opera 1989 to 1997 she worked as editor at the Southwest Broadcast-ing Company (SWF) Since 1997 she worked as editor for feature-film at the Bavarian Broadcasting Company (Br) She created the policeCall 110 with Michaela May and edgar Selge, many cinema-films (“grave decisions”, “Winter Journey”) and wins with her films national and international prices Cornelia Ackers has two children and lives in Munich

PHILIPPE BOBER Germany

CeO essential FilmproduktionCoproduction office produces and sells internationally daring and engaging award-winning films by directors with a strong personal vision the european group was founded by the French producer philippe Bober in Berlin in 1987 and is now constituted of five companies, among which the production companies parisienne (paris), thermidor (Cologne) and essential (Berlin), grouped under the label Coproduction office Among the established arthouse sales companies, Coproduction office differentiates itself with an outstanding catalogue of award winning films of an international reputation

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CLAUS BOJE Germany

Managing Director Boje ProduktionClaus Boje is a film producer, distributor and owner of several movie theatres in Berlin and Munich He started with the delphi movie theatre in 1985, the biggest and one of the most prestigious art-house theatres in Berlin in 1989 he founded the delphi Film distribution company and two years later, together with film director detlev Buck, the Boje Buck production company Besides the motion pictures by detlev Buck, Claus Boje produced several other movies working together with dif-ferent directors such as Leander Haußmann, eoin Moore and Marc-Andreas Bochert

JOSEF BRANdMAIER Germany

Department Director Film Finance / industrial Advisor,Hypovereinsbank / uniCredit groupJosef Brandmaier graduated in Business and econom-ics and analyzed within his degree dissertation “the film finance market and development of a new generation of mediafunds” He started his career as a relationship manger for Bayerische Vereinsbank in 1993 Since 1999 he worked in several positions for the HVB Media group including credit analyst, project manager and industrial adviser for media companies in 2007 he became iCo / department director film finance for the Media team of uniCredit Bank Ag Beside that he is member of the board of BBF (Bayer-ischer Bankenfonds), member of the european Film Acad-emy and Managing director of Argentum Media gmbH

CLARENS GROLLMANN Germany

Managing Director enigma FilmClarens grollman has worked as a producer since complet-ing his studies then was a partner at fieber film pro-duction on more than ten short films, including Vortex produced Milchwald, tödlicher umweg and die Boxerin Co-producer for Las Vidas possibles and production man-ager for Auftauchen He has worked with enigma film since 2005

SIMON HAPP Germany

line ProducerFilmography:2012 die Schwarzen Brüder (line producer)2011 Leppel & Langsam (tV movie) (supervising producer) 2008 u-900 (line producer) 2007 das inferno – Flammen über Berlin (tV movie) (line producer) 2006 Hui Buh (producer) 2004 der Wixxer (line producer) 2002 das Jesus Video (tV movie) (line producer) 2001 ratten – sie werden dich kriegen! (tV movie) (line producer) 2000 Kanak Attack (line producer) 2000 du lebst noch 7 tage (line producer) 1999 Biikenbrennen – der Fluch des Meeres (tV movie) (line producer) 1997 Still Movin’ (line producer, producer)

CORNELIA HAMMELMANN Germany

Projekt Director german Federal Film FundSince February 1st, 2012, Cornelia Hammelmann is the project director of the german Federal Film Fund (dFFF) From July 2000 to January 2012, she has been the Manag-ing director of MediA desk germany, the main ger-man information office to the MediA programme of the european union After her professional education as a trilingual european Secretary and Foreign language cor-respondent, she started her career in 1987 as a film and tv production assistant, worked free-lance for several tv and cinema productions in germany and abroad, and for five years for a german-American film rights acquisition and sales company in Hamburg

ANNIE BRUNNER Germany

Owner and Producer, roxy FilmBorn in 1969 in BrunicoHigh school graduation 1989Studied german Language Studies and theater Sciences, MA 1995Set design and dramatic advisor at different theatersFrom 1993 to 1997 freelance set designer for film and televisionFrom 1997 to 2001 head lector and dramatic advisor for german productions at KirchMediaSince 2001 Managing director of roxy FilmSince 2003 Managing partner of roxy Film

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FRITJOF HOHAGEN Germany

Managing Director enigma film gmbHAfter having studied literature, Fritjoh Hohagen worked as a freelance dramaturg for a variety of different film companies and from 2000-2004 as a producer for odeon Film there, he worked on projects such as Leo and Claire, a documentary film about Leni riefenstahl, and Army go Home! Screenwriter and producer of pura Vida ibiza Founded enigma film in 2004

JANINE JACkOWSkI Germany

Producer CeO Komplizen FilmJanine Jackowski studied production and Media Manage-ment at the Munich Academy for television and Film in 1999 she founded the film production company Kompli-zen Film together with Maren Ade She produced Maren Ade’s graduation film “the Forest for the trees” and much acclaimed “everyone else”, as well as Sonja Heiss “Hotel Very Welcome” and ulrich Köhler’s “Sleeping Sickness” amongst others in addition to her work for Komplizen Film, Janine Jackowski has also worked as a producer for several television and feature productions, including Bernd eichinger’s Constantin Film Company and Christian Becker’s rat pack Film production Company

PHILIPP kREUzER Germany

Deputy Managing Director Bavaria PicturesHead of Production Finance and Co-ProductionHe is a producer and lawyer, holds a master’s degree (MBS MegA 1999) in audiovisual production and management; he worked as an entertainment lawyer in germany and the uS, and in film finance for the Film Consortium and at the equity fund Munich Film partners From 2001 until 2004, he was project manager at eurimages in 2005 he joined BFg He is now Head of production Finance and Co-production, deputy Managing director of Bavaria pictures and manages the rome-based production com-pany Bavaria Media italia He also acts as Vice president international and Co-production of the newly founded global Screen

SIByLLE kURz Germany

Coach and Communication trainerSibylle Kurz is a communication skill trainer and specialised expert in „the Art of pitching“ since 1995 Her focus is on project presentation, proposal development, dramaturgical doctoring, consultancy and personal coaching She works as pitching trainer and consultant mainly in the media-and publishing industry, for european universities, film schools and institutions all over europe, but also for creative peo-ple in the fields of “Arts & Culture” Since 1994 she is mem-ber of the pedagogical team of eAVe, a MediA supported training program for european producers in 1995 Sibylle Kurz co-founded d-net-work, an alliance of young european producers (feature & documentaries) for the purpose of as-sistance in finding co-production and distribution partners

MAxIMILIAN PLETTAU Germany

Producer nominal FilmMaximilian plettau studied in the documentary and tV journalism department of the university of television and Film in Munich Before and during his time at film school, he gathered experience working on numerous docu-mentaries and dramas His graduation film Comeback, a documentary about the return of a professional boxer, won the german Camera Award, among other prices With his work on Comeback in 2005, plettau also began his career as a producer

TERESA HOEFERT dE TURéGANO Germany

Funding Advisor Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburgteresa Hoefert de turégano is a funding advisor at the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (germany) responsible for international co-productions She is Canadian and has both academic and professional experience in the euro-pean film milieu She taught cinema at the university of Lausanne, Switzerland and has worked for both eurimages (the european cinematographic co-production fund) and the european Audiovisual observatory at the Council of europe in addition to her responsibilities at the Medi-enboard she has evaluated projects for the eu-ACp film fund and works as a consultant on film and cultural policy, often with respect to the global South

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GIAN-PIERO RINGEL Germany

Managing Director neue road Movies gian-piero ringel (*1976) studied film production at the deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb) from 2002 to 2006 Having produced Angela Schanelec’s feature film “Afternoon” in 2006, he worked as producer for Wim Wenders’ feature film “the palermo shooting” the following year in 2009, he produced Angela Schanelec’s feature film orLY and in 2011 Wenders’ 3d dance film pinA Currently, ringel is working on the the new Wend-ers project “every thing will be fine” Since 2008, ringel is managing director and partner of Wenders’ production company neue road Movies

GABRIELE RöTHEMEyER Germany

CeO MFg FilmfundingAfter her studies of german, theatre and journalism in Munich, gabriele röthemeyer worked as commissioning editor and producer/director of television documentaries for educational programs at the north german Broadcast-ing Corp and ZdF Between 1982 and 1989 she served as dramatic adviser and producer for several film and television production companies in Hamburg (provobis, FFp) this followed a five-year period of free-lance writing/directing features and documentaries for public television (culture and film departments mainly) in 1995, she was appointed Ceo of MFg Film Fund, Medien- und Filmge-sellschaft Baden-Württemberg

kLAUS SCHAEFER Germany

Managing Director FilmFernsehFonds Bavaria Member of the board of directors of the international Film-festival of Munich Honorary professor of the university of television and Film Munich After his degrees in law and business studies, prof dr Schaefer completed a ph d in law in 1981 He started his professional career in a Munich based law firm His further professional stations include the Bavarian representation in Bonn (1984-1987: regional representative for Matters of education and Arts & Sci-ences) and the Bavarian State Chancellery (1987-89: Head of department for principal Matters of Arts & Science; 1989-95 Head of department for Media policy & Media Law) in 1996, dr Schaefer co-founded the FFF Bayern as managing director and took over its presidency in 2000

OLIVER SCHüNdLER Germany

Managing Director Yellow Bird Pictures oliver Schündler, who manages the business of Yellow Bird pictures gmbH, worked as a director’s assistant & dramatic advisor for theatre & television projects, before he finally joined the Bavaria Film group in 1994 in 2001 he was appointed Head of int Co-production, placing him in charge of the Bavaria Film group´s complete slate of intern co-productions in 2003 he became Head of Ba-varia Media tV, managing Bavaria Film´s intern tV rights distribution in 2004 he was named managing director of Bavaria Media italia s r l and in 2005 co-managing director of german united distributors He hold both positions until he left to YBp

GABRIELE WALTHER Germany

Managing Director Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgabriele M Walther is the owner and managing director of Caligari Film gmbH and its affiliated companies After completing her degree at the university of television and Film Munich (HFF) in 1985, she produced, roland em-merich’s first full length feature film She founded her first business together with the director ulrich edel With the formation of Caligari Film in 1986 gabriele M Walther fol-lowed up her entrepreneurial career in 2007 gabriele M Walther received the prize for Bavarian businesswoman of the year in 2009 she became a member of the executive board of the section animation in the german producers Alliance Film & television

TOM SCHLESINGER Germany

script Consultanttom Schlesinger was the story consultant on nowhere in Africa, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, and Beyond Silence, nominated for an Academy Award tom was also the story consultant on the HBo documentaries prom night in Mississippi, with Morgan Freeman, and the emmy-nominated, A Small Act He is cur-rently working as a story consultant on the the night trilo-gies with M night Shyamalan As a story consultant, tom’s clients have included Star Wars producer robert Watts, golden girls executive producer Marc Sotkin, Francis Cop-pola’s Zoetrope Studios, Miramax, universal Studios, Co-lumbia pictures, Constantin Film production, X-Filme, tV-60 and numerous international studios and broadcasters

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kARIN ANNELL Italy

Head of Business aff aires and co-productions,WildsideBorn 1977 in Stockholm, Sweden degree in literature 2002 at the university of göteborg erasmus exchange program at the university of Bologna and at the univer-sity of rome, la Sapienza 2002 she starts working in the entertainment cultural sector in rome wherefrom she enters the branch of audiovisual production, fi rst work-ing for nessuno tV and then for off side From 2006 she dedicates herself primarily on cinema production, always for off side, with the focus on cinema fi nancing and co-productions As of today she works for Wildside as Head of Business aff airs and Co-productions

kARL BAUMGARTNER Italy

Chairman, echo FilmKarl Baumgartner, *1949, founded with reinhard Brundig pandora Film, which was for 17 years a leading european distributor of international arthouse fi lms 1998, they also started to produce fi lms with great success 2003, Karl Baumgartner set up together with th Karathanos pallas Film (Halle, germany) 2012, he has started with 3 South-ern tyrolean the eCHo Film (Bolzano/italy) Karl Baum-gartner was awarded for his achievements in the european & german Cinema: „Kunst- & Kulturstiftung (Sparkasse Bremen), raimondo rezzonico prize (Locarno FF), Filmkul-turpreis (FF Mannheim-Heidelberg) He is member of the german, european & Asian Filmacademy

MARTHA CAPELLO Italy

CeO and Producer, Martha ProductionMartha Capello was born in nuoro in 1980 and soon she moved to rome to study electronic engineering and started working in the media industry in 2007 she founded Martha production and A g p C (Association of Young Film producers), of which she is currently the presi-dent With her company she specialized in feature length fi lm production and distribution then she produced many short fi lms and documentaries such as “African Women”, that was chosen to be shown during the 2011 rome inter-national Film Festival

MARCO CHIMENz Italy

CeO and Producer, Cattleyapartner of Cattleya since 1999, Marco Chimenz brings with him an intense background dealing with many of the international fi lm and television markets’ most signifi cant players For 4 years as exec Vp of Medusa Film and as head of the Medusa u S representative offi ce based in Los Angeles, he brokered a considerable number of output deals and acquired scores of American and european fi lms in all-rights deals for distribution in italy For Cattleya Mar-co manages the department concerned with all contracts, from those with its creative partners to those governing co-productions; he handles the company’s relationships with its international partners

ROBERTO CICUTTO Italy

CeO, istituto luce – Cinecittàin 1978 roberto Cicutto founded production company AurA Film and won the Venice Film Festival golden Lion with ermanno olmi’s the Legend of the Holy drinker Founder of MiKAdo Film with Luigi Musini, he founded SACHer diStriBuZione with Angelo Barbagallo, nanni Moretti and Luigi Musini and with ermanno olmi and Luigi Musini was partner in Cinemaundici productions in 2006 Musini and Cicutto made over the 100% of their quotes to de Agostini and founded on MY oWn Since 2009 until 2011 he directed the Business Street, and he was named president of Cinecittà Luce Since november 2011 is Ceo of the new company istituto Luce-Cinecittà

NICOLA CORIGLIANO Italy

Head of the Media & entertainment Desk,Medio Credito italiano – gruppo intesa sanPaolo25 years of experience in corporate banking serving as head of treasury department from 1987 to 1998, senior fi nancial analyst from 1999 to 2001 and bank credit senior manager from 2002 to 2008 in 2009 he was appointed Head of Media & entertainment at Mediocredito italiano with the resposibility to supervise the arragement and delivery of global fi nancial solutions supporting the pro-duction and distribution of fi lms and television programs

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FERdINANd dOHNA Italy

Producer, Dog’s life srl – Beta FilmFerdinand dohna, before founding dog’s Life srl together with Carlo Macchitella, has been and he still is, a manager of Beta Film gmbH, headed by Jan Mojto He has worked for many important co-production projects of last years, such as Borgia, Sissi, War and peace

FABRIzIO dONVITO Italy

Partner, indiana Production CompanyFashion photographer and commercial producer since 1992, when he founded his fi rst production company, Mediterranea, Fabrizio worked with gabriele Salvatores for the fi lm nirvana After that he joined Salvatore’s company Colorado founding the advertising section with Marco Cohen in eight years Fabrizio and Marco produced more than 300 spots in 2005 he founded indiana with Marco Cohen and gabriele Muccino

TILdE CORSI Italy

CeO, r&C ProduzioniAfter her philosophy degree, she starts to work as press offi cer for peA (a european Association of producers) She works jointly with 20Century Fox and Warner Bros corporations in 1992 she begins her career as producer with gianni romoli

EMANUELA GENOVESE Italy

Journalist, Box Offi ce – editoriale DuesseFrom 2002 she worked for magazines Box offi ce and Best Movie (a monthly consumer magazine), published by edi-toriale duesse in 2003 after working as a script reader for rai Cinema returns to work with editoriale duesse, for Box offi ce and italian Cinema, a new english-language maga-zine dedicated to the italian production Since 2007 she began working as a freelancer for the newspaper Avvenire

VALERIA LICURGO Italy

Production supervisor, Fandango FilmAfter many years experience in production and as Line producer both in italy and abroad, Valeria Licurgo has worked in Fandango as production Supervisor and in charge of coproduction

HEIdI GRONAUER Italy

Director of zelig school for documentary,television and new media Heidi gronauer is director of ZeLig school for documen-tary, television and new media, Bolzano since 1990 and responsible for the development of the various documen-tary related projects and productions the school realizes Since 2004 she is head of project of eSodoc and since 2009 of the Media international (Mundus) projects LinCt, eSodoc indiA and eSodoc international She is co-found-er of doc-it, association of italian documentary fi lmmak-ers, where she was board member from 1999 till 2007

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LEONARdO PAULILLO Italy

Owner / Partner, Paulillo&teti law FirmLeonardo paulillo, is an expert lawyer, business developer and negotiatiors operating in different countries and in different languages Following the business of different italian production companies and representing the inter-est of foreign companies for the italian market, he try to open new markets and create the conditions for interna-tional coproductions He is the director of Cinemarca, a consortium of companies, dealing with product place-ment, Location placement and private investiment in the Movie and television fields

ALESSIA SONAGLIONI Italy

Project manager, eurimages – Council of europeAlessia Sonaglioni has worked as a lawyer in private prac-tice in italy and France, as well as in the Council of europe (european Court of Human rights, directorate of Human rights) Before joining eurimages in June 2010, Alessia worked as a human resources advisor and a coach as well

CECILIA VALMARANA Italy

Head of Production and Coproduction, rai CinemaCecilia Valmarana after having worked in production with directors such as Bellocchio, Losey, Monicelli, worked at gaumont italy in 1985 he entered into rai, first as as-sistente alla regia, then as a programmista regista at rai uno, and later she is co-opted in macrostructures which deals with film and fiction After a brief period in rights purchasing she is back to deal with production in 1998 She has been part of rai Cinema since the birth of the company and actually she is the head of production and coproduction

MARIO MAzzAROTTO Italy

general Manager, Movimento FilmMario Mazzarotto has produced almost 20 films as pro-ducer or executive producer Among the many directors he has worked with there are Lina Wertmuller, Marco Simon puccioni, gabriele Muccino, Ciprì e Maresco, guido Chiesa, Alicia Scherson, renato de Maria Mr Mazzarotto founded and built its leading film and television company intelfilm in 1995 After the first years producing televi-sion programs, he has concentrated mostly on producing motion pictures for theatrical release and fiction for tv Since late 2007 Mr Mazzarotto is founder, Chairman and controlling shareholder the distribution company Movi-mento Film

ANdREAS PICHLER Italy

Owner and Producer, echo FilmBorn in Bolzano, has studied and worked in Berlin and Bologna and is at the moment continuously working in germany, italy and Austria as director and author of documentaries His award winning films have been shown in many festivals and european tV stations Since some years he is also active as producer for Miramonte Film and for the 2012 founded echo Film gmbH

PAOLA LUCISANO Italy

Head of television Production,italian international Filmin 2001, iiF strengthened television production under the direction of paola Lucisano it enjoyed quick success with tv movies like Family Flaw which obtained 34 % share, and destino a quattro zampe which reached 32 % share By 2006, iiF’s productions were the ratings leaders for both rai and Mediaset notable recent productions include L’inchiesta by guilio Base, the series due imbroglioni e Mezzo for Mediaset, tutti i rumori del Mondo with elena Sofia ricci, as well as the award-winning Memories of Anne Frank, and the upcoming dove eravamo rimasti, the case of enzo tortora

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JOCHEN UNTERHOFER Italy

PATRICk kOFLER Italy

DieFilmwerkstatt, service ProductiondieFilmwerkstatt was founded 2012 by seven highly moti-vated film makers and is your contact for your production in South tyrol We rent out hardware and supply qualified personnel familiar with South tyrol Additionally we provide editing and grading facility, and sound recording / mixing

Alpinisten.it, service ProductionWe are an efficient, creative, fast and flexible team of 10 experienced people Since 2001 we work in video and filmproduction and marketing/communication our focus lays on a good project management and organization as well as on our broad network in Southtyrol We like film and have our main experiences in the docu-mentary and commercial production We also like to bring our costumers ideas, products and film to as many people as possible We work as marketing agency with our main markets being germany and italy

LIdIA CERBARO Italy

location scout / location Manager Filmography:2010 “der Sommer der gaukler”, theatrical Motion

picture, gff Sued, Assistant to the unit production Manager, Locationmanager

2010 “Wettlauf zum everest”, documentary tV, pre tv, unit production Manager

2011 “Schwestern”, theatrical Motion picture, dreamtool entertainment, unit production Manager assistant, Locationscout / manager

2011 “die Fugger”, dokufiction, Florianfilm, unit produc-tion Manager, Locationscout / manager

2011 „die schwarzen Brüder“, theatrical Motion picture, enigma Film, Locationscout / manager

dEBORA SCAPERROTTA Italy

location scout / location ManagerFilmography:2010 “dalla testa al Cielo”, documentary, Zelig School for

documentary, television and new Media, Script & direction

2010 “un passo dal cielo”, Fiction tV, Lux Vide, Location Mananger and Coordination South tyrol

2011 “il volto di un’altra”, theatrical Motion picture, r&C produzioni, Location Manager

2011 “Vacanze di natale 2011”, theatrical Motion picture, Filmauro, Location Manager

2012 “the best offer”, theatrical Motion picture, paco Cinematografica, Location Scout

2012 “un passo dal cielo 2”, Fiction tV, Lux Vide, Location Manager and Coordination South tyrol

PHILIPP MORAVETz Italy

giafatto, service Productionphilipp Moravetz is a service producer for italian and foreign production companies shooting in South tyrol His career started in germany working at Bavaria film labora-tory and assisting in different production companies His studies include film production at the Centro Speri-mentale di Cinematografia in rome and the diploma in entertainment studies at uCLA in California He founded his service production company giafatto Filmproductions after 10 years of working experience in germany, italy and the uS He is also co-founder of echo Film, a production company focused on south tyrolean related film produc-tions and international co-productions

CHRISTIANA WERTz Italy

Head of Bls Film Fund & CommissionChristiana Wertz, born in 1978 in Cologne to an italian mother and a german father, studied german Language Studies, History and Business Administration in Cologne and oxford After working at the goethe-institut in San Francisco (Film Festival Berlin & Beyond) and german Films Service + Marketing gmbH in Munich, she worked at FilmFernsehFonds Bayern from 2006-2009, during which time she also completed a part-time program as a pr consultant at the donau university Krems Since 2009, she is Head of Film Fund & Commission at BLS, responsible for the development of the regional film fund and film com-mission as well as location marketing and development

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GermanyCompany Projects

Caligari Film “Faun Blood” 86 Bavaria Pictures 90Boje Buck Produktion 92enigma Film 94essential Filmproduktion 96Komplizen Film 98neue road Movies 100nominal Film “pony” 102Pandora Film 106roxy Film 108Yellow Bird Pictures 100

Italy

Company Projects

Cattleya “Mythological story of my familiy” 34Dog’s life – BetA Film “Julia” 38echo Film “of Men and Fathers” 42Fandango 46italian international Film “Malombra” 48indiana Production Company 50istituto luce – Cinecittà 52Martha Production “Asian ex” 54Mediocredito italiano 58Movimento Film “the obscene life” 60rai Cinema 64r&C Produzioni 66Wildside “the man on the road” 68zelig 70

Austria

Company Projects

Allegro Film 72epo-Film 74KgP “Blind” 76lotus Film 80nikolaus geyrhalter Filmproduktion 82Wega-Film vienna 84

Production Companiesand Projects

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+39 06 367 201 Phone

[email protected] Email

www.cattleya.it Website

“Storia mitologica della mia famiglia” /“Mythological story of my familiy” Project Title (original language + english)

In development State of Production

daniele Luchetti Director

Comedy Genre

Riccardo Scamarcio,Micaela Ramazzotti (desired) Main cast (specify confi rmed or requested)

Stefano Rulli, Sandro Petraglia,daniele Luchetti, Caterina Venturini Scriptwriter(s)

– Length (minutes)

2:85 Format

Summer 2012 Shooting start and duration

Italian Shooting language

Rome/Germany TBC Shooting locations

Portrait of an atypical Italian family in the 70s, told through the eyes of a child.

P.le Valerio massimo 7/8 Address

00162 Rome City

– Fax

CATTLEyA Italy

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Marco Chimenz Name

CEO and Producer Position


– Website

Representative(s) attending

Project information

Financial information

Founded by veteran producer Riccardo Tozzi in 1997, and expanded upon the arrival in 1999, of new partners, Giovanni Stabilini and Marco Chimenz, Cattleya established itself as Italy’s leading independ-ent production company.The company has produced over fi fty feature fi lms, television series and miniseries and won numer-ous awards and has been home to three offi cial Italian entries for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and received an Academy Award nomination.

· “Io non ho paura” – directed by Gabriele Salvatores· “La bestia nel cuore” – directed by Cristina Comencini· “Romanzo Criminale” – directed by Michele Placido· “Mio fratello è fi glio unico” – directed by daniele Luchetti· “Terraferma” – directed by Emanuele Crialese

– Total budget (Euro)

– Confi rmed fi nancing (Euro)

Logline

Looking for at INCONTRI #2

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dario would have liked a normal family, but his has swum against the current for generations. Guido and Serena – the strange and eccentric parents of dario and his little brother Paolo – have always wanted to live their lives fully. Guido’s dream is to become a celebrated painter while Serena is still living in a Feminist past. dario’s grandmother has given him a movie camera, and he is using it to capture his odd family filtered through his unconventional but powerful and sincere love for them.

Synopsis

Producer’s note

Notes

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+39 06 96 038 908 Phone


www.dogs-life.tv Website

“Julia” Project Title (original language + english)

Acquisition of rights of the comics State of Production

Manetti Brothers Director

Female crime Genre

Gabriella Pession Main cast (specify confi rmed or requested)

Giancarlo Berardi Scriptwriter(s)

1250 Length (minutes)

TV Series Format

– Shooting start and duration

English Shooting language

Canade Shooting locations

“Julia is a detective of the soul: she doesn’t shoot, doesn’t punch, doesn’t kill, but instead tunes in to the criminal’s pysche until she fi nds their hidden emotional triggers, locates their existential pain and fi nally solves the most complicated enigmas, punishing the cruelest murders and presenting us with the truth.”

Via Montevideo, 20 Address

00198 Rome City

– Fax

dOG’S LIFE – BETA FILM Italy

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Ferdinand dohna Name

Producer Position


– Website


Project information

Logline


dog’s Life Srl is a Tv Production Company founded in 2010 by Ferdinand dohna and Carlo Macchitella. Even if the Company is young, both the producers have a long and lucky experience, Ferdinand dohna with Beta Film GmbH, one of the greatest German production and distribution companies, and Carlo Macchitella with Rai, the major italian Tv broadcaster.

· “die Garten der Villa Sabrini” – Tv movie for German Tv, director Marco Serafi ni· “REx 4/xII season” and “REx 5/xIII season” – tv series distributed all over the world




Partners attached to the Project: Rai interested

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The project was born from the idea to transform the original comic written by Giancarlo Berardi and edited by the greatest italian comic editor, Sergio Bonelli, in a tv series. Julia is together a fascinating woman, a professional criminology teacher, and a precious partner to the Police department. She is nice (Berardi took inspiration from Audrey Hepburn to design her), she teaches at the University, and her particular sensitivity makes her able to identify with the mind of the criminal, so to understand and foresee his acts, and help the investigators to solve the cases. She has male collegues who are secretely in love with her; students who loves her love for the criminology, but she is definively single. Her sister, her female cat, Toni, and the black great motherly woman who takes care of her house are her family.

Synopsis Notes

Producer’s note

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– Phone


– Website

“Of Men and Fathers” Project Title (original language + english)

development State of Production

Andreas Pichler And Martin Prinz Director

Creative documentary Genre

– Main cast (specify confirmed or requested)

Martin Prinz and Andreas Pichler Scriptwriter(s)

90/50 min Length (minutes)

Hd Format

Winter 2012/13 Shooting start and duration

German/Italian/French Shooting language

different location along the alps Shooting locations


A film about men from yesterday and today in the european male domain par excellence – the Alps.

Bahnhofsallee, 3 Address

39100 Bozen City

– Fax

ECHO FILM Italy

Company information

Company profile

Filmography

karl Baumgartner / Andreas Pichler Name

Producer Position

– Email

– Website


Project information


Logline


Echo Film GmbH was founded by the four associates karl Baumgartner, Philip Moravetz, Andreas Pichler&Georg Tschurtschenhalter in January 2012 in Bozen. It is their goal to become the leading film- and service production company in South Tyrol and to establish the company on the regional, national and international market within the next five years. Echo Film GmbH will develop and produce material from South Tyrol&operate as a Co-producer for international projects, too. The company is working with young directors but also with well established authors. Echo Film GmbH can thereby draw on the contacts&expertise of the four associates who have partly been working within the environment of the international film market for decades now. At the moment there are two in-house productions in development. In summer 2012 a first Co-production will be realised with Echo Film being a minority partner.Furthermore, Echo Film GmbH will offer a wide range of services for film projects in South Tyrol.

Partners attached to the project: Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, Wien

– Confirmed financing (Euro)

Echo Film

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The enormous social, economic and cultural upheaval of the past several years and the virtual disap-pearance of manual labour have made the classical male image superfluous.At the same time, women are continuing to make inroads into male territory, stepping up the pressure on men both at work and at home.Today’s men have to be sensitive, understanding and loving partners, help raise children and run the household, yet should be successful, confident and sexy at the same time.In this creative documentary, two men embark upon a journey through the ultimate male terrain – the Alps – in search of answers to the question of what men should be like today.Along the way, they talk to other men about men, fathers and sons.

For quite some time we have been contemplating which film should be the first project for our newly-founded company Echo Film. We have selected “Of Men and Fathers” because several factors ensure that it will be a successful production.

First of all, the topic more or less directly affects us. Andreas Pichler & Martin Prinz are two well-respected authors who not only have first-hand knowledge of the topic, but also guarantee the kind of filmic realization, which can be financed and distributed internationally. In an age of shrinking televi-sion budgets for documentaries, this is hardly a given. The thematic connection to South Tyrol is also important to us. A considerable amount of the film will be shot there and will reveal a great deal about the reality of our life in the year 2012. It is also essential for us to realize this project as an international co-production to immediately position our company in the international marketplace.

Synopsis

Producer’s note

Notes

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+39 06 852 185 Phone


www.fandango.it Website

Viale Gorizia, 19 Address

00198 Rome City

– Fax

FANdANGO Italy

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Valeria Licurgo Name

Production supervisor Position


– Website


Fandango is a production and distribution company, a publishing company (Fandango Libri ), and a music label (Radiofandango). Over the last 20 years, fi lms produced and coproduced by Fandango have won numerous awards and participated in scores of international fi lm festivals including Cannes,Locarno, Berlin, Venice, Rotterdam, Toronto, Tribeca, Rio, Sydney, Pusan, Tokyo and Sundance.

· “diaz – don’t clean up this blood” – directed by daniele Vicari· “Habemus Papam” – directed by Nanni Moretti· “The Barney’s version” – directed by Richard J. Lewis· “Qualunquemente” – directed by Giulio Manfredonia· “Baciami ancora” – directed by Gabriele Muccino

Notes

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+39 063 611 377 Phone


www.iif-online.it Website

Via G. Romagnosi, 20 Address

00196 Rome City

– Fax

Italy

Company information

Company profile

Filmography

Paola Lucisano Name

Head of Television Production Position


– Website


Italian International Film was founded in 1958 by Fulvio Lucisano, who is its President. In 50 years of activity, IIF has produced and distributed more than 500 films for cinema and television, with four IIF productions winning the david di donatello. IIF recently expanded its division for the ownership and control of cinemas throughout Italy.

· “dove eravamo rimasti – Il caso di Enzo Tortora” – TV Series directed by Ricky Tognazzi· “I remember Anna Frank” – Film TV directed by Alberto Negrin· “Ex: amici come prima” – directed by Carlo Vanzina· “Nessuno mi può giudicare” – directed by Massimiliano Bruno

ITALIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM

“Malombra” Project Title (original language + english)


Giorgio Capitani Director

drama Genre


– Scriptwriter(s)


– Format


– Shooting language

– Shooting locations

Project information

Logline




– Confirmed financing (Euro)

Partners Attached to the Project: Rai

In the gothic and decadent atmosphere of an elegant palazzo on the banks of Lake Como, Marina di Malombra becomes convinced that she is possessed by the spirit of her ancestor Cecilia. Marina, a young orphan, is entrusted to her Uncle, the Count Cesare d’Ormengo, and upon arriving at his house she asks for a room with a view of the lake. She is given the room that belonged to Cecilia, the first wife of her uncle’s father, who was kept prisoner there by him until her death. Upon finding a letter written by Cecilia hidden in the room, Marina begins to believe that not only has she reincarnated Cecilia’s soul, but that she must enact revenge for Cecilia’s tragic death and begins to nurse a growing hatred for her uncle. When Corrado Silla, a young writer, is invited to the palazzo, she believes his advances towards her are an effort to appropriate her inheritance, and she pushes him away coldly. But Corrado, en-thralled by Marina, doesn’t give up easily. A morbid and sentimental passion links him to the young tor-mented girl. When finally he discovers the full truth and tries to detach himself from her, Marina, whose fragile mind is now lost in the depths of her twisted insanity, pulls him inexorably towards a tragic end.

Synopsis

Lake Como, Italy – 1860’s

5150

+39 028 889 111 Phone


www.indianaproduction.com Website

Via Argelati, 33 Address

20143 Milan City

– Fax

INdIANA PROdUCTION COMPANy Italy

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Fabrizio donvito Name

Partner Position


– Website


In business since 2005, Indiana Production was founded by Marco Cohen and Fabrizio donvito, execu-tive producers with a long experience in the advertising fi eld. Indiana Production has a unique partner and artistic director for all entertainment areas, Gabriele Muccino, who directed fi lms such as “Seven Pounds” and “The last kiss”. In 2008 Benedetto Habib joined Indiana as partner and chief fi nancial offi cer. The company currently comprises a permanent 25-men team divided between Rome, Milan, Paris, Berlin and Los Angeles to off er full services ranging from motion pictures and tv, service productions, advertising productions to agency services for entertainment talents and artists and web services. In these 6 year of activity Indiana has produced houndreads of commercials, 5 feature fi lms, 2 television movies, web series and cinematographic events in France for clients such as disney Pixar and Para-mount. Indiana’s main activities are: Cinema, Commercials, Tv and events.

· “day and Night” (Notte fi nisce con gallo) (2012 in release) – an Italian-Russian coproduction directed by Matteo Pellegrini, distributed by Eagle Pictures

· “The greatest of all” (I più grandi di tutti) (2012 in release) – directed by Carlo Virzì, selected at the Torino Film Festival, Italian release April 4th, distributed by Eagle Pictures

· “Romeo and Juliet” (2012 In production) – a coproduction with Amber Entertainment (Uk) directed by Carlo Carlei and written by Julian Fellowes. The fi lm has an international cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Ed Westwick, Paul Giamatti, kodi Smith McPhee, douglas Booth, Lesley Manville, Christian Cooke

Notes

· “The fi rst beautiful thing” (La prima cosa bella) (2010) – directed by Paolo Virzì – Italian offi cial selec-tion for the Academy Awards 2011. distributed by Medusa Film.

· “I Remember” (Io ricordo) (2008) – directed by Ruggero Gabbai, in collaboration with Associazione Falcone Borsellino, the fi lm was honoured with the Tablet of the Italian Republic President for social value.

· “Estômago” (2007) – directed by Marcos Jorge, an Italian-Brazilian coproduction with zencrane Films. Estômago won the most important awards in Brazil and was distributed in 15 countries all over the world. Indiana produced 2 TV-movies, both broadcast by the main Italian TV channel Canale 5, in prime time.

· “Paradise for two” (Paradiso per due) (2010) – directed by Pier Belloni, starring the very well know Italian Spanish actress Vanessa Incontrada

· “4 Single Fathers” (2009) – written by Gabriele Muccino and Liz Tuccillo (Sex and the city), directed by Paolo Monico

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+39 06 72 286 256 Phone


www.cinecittaluce.it Website

Via Tuscolana, 1055 Address

00173 Rome City

– Fax

ISTITUTO LUCE – CINECITTÀ Italy

Company information

Company profi le

Roberto Cicutto Name

CEO Position


– Website


Istituto Luce – Cinecittà Srl is a state-owned company. Its main shareholder is the Italian Ministry for Culture. Istituto Luce – Cinecittà’s institutional work includes promoting Italian cinema both at home and abroad. Istituto Luce – Cinecittà holds one of the most important European fi lm and photographic Archive. Isituto Luce – Cinecittà cooperates with major fi lm festival by organizing national selections, guaranteeing the presence of Italian fi lms and artists in the various festivals. Istituto Luce – Cinecittà also owns a fi lm library, Cineteca, containing around 3000 titles of the most signifi cant Italian fi lm pro-ductions. It is responsible for editing a daily on-line news magazine: CinecittàNews.

Notes

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+39 06 58 345 669 Phone


www.marthaproduction.com Website

“Asian Ex” Project Title (original language + english)

Pre production State of Production

Alessio Jim della Valle Director

drama Genre

– Main cast (specify confi rmed or requested)

Fabrizio Bozzetti Scriptwriter(s)


Hd Format

Starting on 2013 Shooting start and duration

English Shooting language

Italy, Germany, France, Vietnam and Switzerland Shooting locations

1600 Total budget (Euro)

Nobody can ever escape his own karma, his destiny. No matter where and when, it will reach you.In a globalized world, without boundaries, crime has no limit.

Via Goff redo Mameli, 51 Address

00153 Rome City

– Fax

MARTHA PROdUCTION Italy

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Martha Capello Name

CEO Producer Position


– Website


Project information


Logline


Martha Production is an independent fi lm production and distribution company based in Rome, Italy. The company is one the fastest growing production companies in Italy and it is constantly thriving, through its network of contacts, to produce high quality, award winning, fi lms and documentaries. Mar-tha Production also self-distributes its productions along with acquiring fi lms and documentaries from many young Italian producers in order to deliver them to a global audience.Through the professional experience gained over the years, Martha Production is able to follow all the processes related, to executive produce for third parties, primarily for industrial and commercials fi lms. The short term goals and objectives for the company are to create an artistic and accessible feature fi lm to deliver to a global audience. The Long term goals are to create a Martha Production brand that will be recognisable worldwide.

· “African Women: a journey for the Nobel Peace prize” (2011) – written by Stefano Scialotti, presented at the 2011 International Rome Film Festival

· “Gyspy, A Man” (2011) – feature documentary written by Louis Siciliano and Guido Farinella· “Napoleone returns to Galleria Borghese” (2012) – a documentary written by Alessio Jim della Valle· “Stones” (2012) – web series written by Alessio Jim della Valle· “Vola Vola” (2013) – animated feature fi lm written by Berardo Carboni & Mario Gerosa

– Confi rmed fi nancing

5756

Asian Ex is a story about exploitation, the underworld, pedophilia, inequality and ambition.Wang is a young Vietnamese boy who’s trying to free yu, a young Vietnamese girl, from her Western pimps. Audrey is a fascinating French art dealer who is traveling Europe trying to meet a rich customer’s needs. Gunther Maas and Christian Berger are managers of a German multinational company which has just decided to cut costs of the security services of their chemical plant in India. Claudio is an Italian bus driver who ends up having a young German punk girl in his house. The punk girl carries something dangerous that she was supposed to deliver to an eccentric drug dealer, Ago. Wang’s behaviour will inadvertently influence all these people located in different parts of the planet. Each character will suddenly feel out of place, having to deal with unknown situations.For the first time in their life usual winners will find themselves playing a wrong hand, and usual losers will have the chance of their life. They all want their life to have a meaning. They want to count. They want their choices to make the difference.This time somebody is about to answer the destiny’s call with a desperate, heroic, unaware, but mean-ingful action.

Asian Ex is a very ambitious film involving countries in both Europe and Asia. Very different sets, cul-tures and habits: many contrasting characters which create rhythm and harmony. I read the script as if it were an adventure novel. Now, I’m convinced that this plot has all the potenti-alities to be a good film. At the same time it must be the choral expressions of different productions: a Germany, France, Italy, and Vietnam cooperation. Actually, this film is a natural co-production, each country can intervene from the executive point of view in realizing it and in financing it. They will spend their quota on the territory and the above the line and post-production costs will be divided based on the participation percentages.The active participation of the co-producers already at the development stage, will allow to make it an even more International film and it will lead to build a production architecture that could be suitable even at the script writing stage.

Synopsis

Producer’s note

Notes

5958

+39 02 87 940 511 Phone


www.mediocreditoitaliano.com Website

Via Cernaia, 8/10 Address

20121 Milan City

– Fax

MEdIOCREdITO ITALIANO Italy

Gruppo Intesa SanPaolo

Company information

Company profi le

Nicola Corigliano Name

Head of the Media & Entertainment desk Position


– Website


Medio Credito Italiano SPA is a commercial bank of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group specialized in tailor-made loans targeted to SMEs and corporate clients. It is focused on the domestic market as a part of the “Banca dei Territori” business unit and supports Area and Relationship Managers in the analysis and fi nancing of industrial projects.In order to deliver high quality services to clients of the Group, Mediocredito Italiano has adopted an innovative organizational model setting up light and high-skilled teams with an in-depth knowledge of diff erent business areas.

To support investments in the media and entertainment industry, Mediocredito Italiano off ers a wide and complete range of consulting and credit solutions, with a particular focus on legal aspects in order to guarantee the sustainability of fi lm productions.

Notes

6160

+39 06 95 558 435 Phone

info@movimentofi lm.it Email

www.movimentofi lm.it Website

“La vita oscena” / “The obscene life” Project Title (original language + english)

Italy State of Production

Renato de Maria Director

drama Genre


Aldo Nove & Renato de Maria Scriptwriter(s)

90 Length (minutes)

35 mm Format


Italian Shooting language

North Italy; Europe Shooting locations

A poetic and visionary path where pain and the lost feeling of a boy, who fi rst loses his father and then his mother, is replaced by the spasmodic research for pleasure. Where obscenity, the only purity, replaces everything and takes the place of life and death.

Via Mastrogiorgio, 15 Address

00153 Rome City

– Fax

MOVIMENTO FILM Italy

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Mario Mazzarotto Name

General Manager Position

mario.mazzarotto@movimentofi lm.it Email

– Website


Project information

Logline


Movimento Film Srl operates in the Italian and international market producing and distributing quality independent fi lms that have distinguished themselves in international fi lm festivals around the world. Movimento Film won the “Globo d’Oro” in 2010 for the best distribution company in Italy. Movimento Film as a production company pays particular attention to international co-production projects.

· “yuki”, directed by Antonio di Trapani & Marco de Angelis (2012)· “The Future”, directed by Alicia Scherson (2012) (post production)· “Peak”, directed by Hannes Lang (2011) · “Martino’s Summer”, directed by Massimo Natale (2010)

1.000.000 Total budget (Euro)

500.000 Confi rmed fi nancing (Euro)


Partners Attached to the Project: Filmvision and Afa Film

6362

A child observes the adult world with his own clear and visionary voice. His father driving fast, singing jingles of Carousel, but since his wife became ill, he often stops the car and suddenly “makes the face of death.” The mother was a hippie, but since she lost her hair, she wears wigs that make her look like an astronaut. Left alone, now an adolescent, the protagonist sinks into alcohol and drugs until he sets fire to the house. He starts his downfall into the abyss, where drugs and uncontrollable sexual desire mod-eled the mechanism of expectation and consumption that fills our lives.

A film inspired by the novel of Aldo Nove – visionary and immaginative. It’s “Shame” meets “Catcher in the Rye”.

Synopsis Notes

Producer’s note

6564

+39 668 470 422 Phone

– Email

www.raicinema.it Website

Piazza Adriana, 12 Address

00193 Rome City

– Fax

RAI CINEMA Italy

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Cecilia Valmararana Name

Head of Production and Coproduction Position


– Website


Rai Cinema is a subsidiary company of Rai, born with the specifi c aim of strengthening the Italian fi lm industry. The duty of investing in the Italian cinema production, required by law, has been trans-formed during the time into an opportunity for the cultural industry development. Rai Cinema off ers its ideational, productive, fi nancially contribution to independent producers who wish to complete fi lm projects.The high quality fi lm production is supported by movies purchasing on international markets. To ensure visibility for its titles, Rai Cinema has been active in fi lm distribution and home video through its subsidiary 01 distribution, which has gained an important role in the world of fi lm distribution in Italy, ensuring a previously unknown support to the new Italian cinema. The commitment of Rai Cinema on the side of the audiovisual products acquisition in Italy and abroad is very important to ensure coverage to Rai channels with movies, tv movies, series and animation.

· “Cesare deve morire”, directed by Paolo e Vittorio Taviani· “Magnifi ca presenza”, directed by Ferzan Ozpetek · “Romanzo di una strage”, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana · “Il primo uomo”, directed by Gianni Amelio, · “Big house”, directed by Matteo Garrone · “L’intervallo”, directed by Leonardo di Costanzo

Notes

6766

+39 06 57 288 591 Phone


www.rcproduzioni.com Website

Via del Commercio, 32 Address

00154 Rome City

– Fax

R&C PROdUzIONI Italy

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Tilde Corsi Name

CEO Position


– Website


R&C Productions Srl is a fi lm production company established in 1998 by Tilde Corsi and Gianni Romoli after their experience as producers of “dellamorte dellamore”, a movie directed by Michele Soavi, in 1994, and of “Nitrato d’argento”, the last Marco Ferreri’s movie, in 1996.

· “Le fate ignoranti”, directed by Ferzan Ozpetek· “La fi nestra di fronte”, directed by Ferzan Ozpetek· “Saturno Contro”, directed by Ferzan Ozpetek· “Il passato – è una terra straiera”, directed by daniele Vicari· “20 sigarette”, directed by Aureliano Amadei

Notes

6968

+39 06 94 516 900 Phone


www.wildside.it Website

Viale G. Mazzini, 9 Address

00195 Rome City

– Fax

Italy

Company information

Company profile

Filmography

karin Annell Name

Head of Business affaires and co-productions Position


– Website


Wildside was established in July 2009 by the partners: Mario Gianani (Offside), Lorenzo Mieli (Wilder) and the creative duo formed by the scriptwriters/directors Fausto Brizzi and Marco Martani.Combining Wilder and Offside’s production experiences with the creative skills of Fausto Brizzi and Marco Martani, and merging the assets and the talent of three successful teams, Wildside aspires to become a leading company for both cinema and television productions in Italy.Through acquisitions and original developments, Wildside’s goal is to achieve an extensive lineup of formats and productions.

· “Mafia uccide solo d’estate” (Mafia only kills in the summer) feature film directed by Pierfrancesco diliberto (Pif), 2012 shooting.

· “Io e te” (Me and you) – feature film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, 2012 in post-production.· “Benvenuti a tavola” – TV series 16 episodes, directed by Francesco Micciche, to be broadcasted in

April 2012.· “Com’ è bello far l’amore” (Love to make love) – feature film directed by Fausto Brizzi, released in

February 2012.· “Un natale per due” (A Christmas for two) – TV Film directed by Giambattista Avellino, broadcasted

in december 2011.· “Boris il film” (Boris the movie) – feature film directed by Giacomo Ciarrapico, Luca Vendruscolo and

Mattia Torre. Released in April 2011.

WILdSIdE

“L’uomo sulla strada” / “The man on the road” Project Title (original language + english)

Script State of Production

Fabio Mollo Director

drama Genre


Serena Cervoni, Mariano di Nardo, Fabio Mollo Scriptwriter(s)


– Format



Alto Adige Shooting locations

We follow the path of an accidental murderer and the unaware daughter of his victim who fall in love with each other against any chance and against their own fate. Our characters are doomed from the beginning to not be together, but that doesn’t mean they can’t love each other.

Project information

Logline




45.000 Confirmed financing (Euro)

Partners Attached to the Project: Rai Cinema (development)

When you killed my father, running over him with your car, I was only nine years old. My life stopped on that road in the middle of the woods and the pain has since then changed into rage. Now I’m 19 years old and behind me I already have a career as an aggressive swimmer. My mother has a new perfect family, but I never wanted to be a part of it. She thought it was right to move on, for me that would have only meant to forget. I’d do anything just to get away from home, even to live 100km away, working in an artificial plants and flowers factory. When I show up at the job interview at your factory you immedi-ately recognize my name. From the day of the accident you have been struggling to keep anything un-expected away from your life. you have quit drinking and you no longer drive. Now when you have me in front of you, you can choose to not hire me. But you do. you decide to fill up my empty spaces as no one has ever done before. Thanks to you I start swimming again. Slowly I take my life back and it becomes enough to play mini-tennis in the parking lot of an autogrill to feel happiness. To keep us together is no longer only the past. Now that I’m in love with you though, you have to do the only thing that you can’t really avoid anymore: you have to tell me the truth.

Synopsis

7170

+39 04 71 977 930 Phone


www.zeligfilm.it Website

Brennerstraße 20/d Address

39100 Bozen City

– Fax

Italy

Company information

Company profile

Filmography

Heidi Gronauer Name

director Position


– Website


zeLIG School for documentary, Television and New Media (www.zeligfilm.it) is a non-profit educational centre specialized in training in the documentary field. zeLIG runs a three-years professional train-ing course in documentary filmmaking, with specializations in directing, cinematography and editing. Courses are held in Italian, German and English. zeLIG is a meeting point for students and teachers from throughout Europe and other countries of the world, bringing together a world of diverse cultures, outlooks and work methods.

(selection 2004-2011)· “Grosseltern” (2004) – (Nicole Scherg, Antonio Meier, Martin Prast)· “Wie ich bin” (2007) – (Ingrid demetz, Caroline Leitner, daniel Mazza)· “Casa mia” (2007) – (debora Scaperrotta, dimitri Hempel, Valentina zaggia)· “Un fini shed italy” (2010) – (Benoit Felici, Bastian Esser, Milena Holzknecht)· “Gu anape sur” (2010) – (János Richter, Jakob Stark)

zELIGNotes

7372

+43 (1) 7125 036 Phone

offi ce@allegrofi lm.at Email

www.allegrofi lm.at Website

krummgasse 1A/9 Address

1030 Vienna City

– Fax

Austria

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Helmut Grasser Name

Producer Position

offi ce@allegrofi lm.at Email

– Website


Founded by Helmut Grasser in 1989, Allegro Film is now one of the leading fi lm production companies in Austria. In keeping with its mission “exceptional quality for a wide audience”, Allegro Film has since its inception produced over 50 feature fi lms and documentaries for both the big and small screen.Allegro Film’s line-up includes the three most successful documentaries ever produced in Austria: “We feed the world” (over 200,000 admissions in Austria), “Let’s make money” (winner of the German docu-mentary Award 2009) and “In the beginning there was light”.With “dead in 3 days” and “dead in 3 days” – “The Sequel”, directed by Andreas Prochaska, Allegro Film has also produced two genre movies that were successful in attracting young audiences at the national and international box offi ces. Allegro Film productions have also won numerous awards, including the Silver Lion for Best director at the Venice Film Festival with Ulrich Seidl’s dOG dAyS.l

· “More than Honey” – kino-doku, 2012, Regie: Markus Imhoof· “kebab mit Alles” – TV-komödie. 2011, Regie: Wolfgang Murnberger· “Willkommen in Wien” – TV-kriminalkomödie, 2010, Regie: Nikolaus Leytner· “Am Anfang war das Licht” – kino-doku, 2010, Regie: P.A. Straubinger· “Let’s make MONEy” – kino-doku, 2008, Regie: Erwin Wagenhofer

ALLEGRO FILMNotes

7574

+43 18 123 718 Phone


www.epofilm.com Website

Edelsinnstraße 58 Address

1120 Vienna City

– Fax

Austria

Company information

Company profile

Filmography

dieter Pochlatko Name

President Position


– Website


epo-film produktionsges.m.b.h. produces high-level programs internationally for cinema and television in the following categories: Feature films for cinema, TV movies. Television plays. Nature films and doc-umentaries. Economic (politico-economic) films / image films. Cinema advertising films and TV spots – from case to case. Continuity of the course of business is ensured by this diversification. Projects are developed by epo-film and realized accordingly. Financing is configured production-side, whereupon international coproductions predominate.Corporate history:· 1954 epo-film was founded as a film production company in Austria by dr. Erich Pochlatko· 1969 dieter Pochlatko becomes an epo-film partner· 1978 dieter Pochlatko is the sole approved signatory shareholder of epo-film produktionsges.m.b.h.,

based in Graz and having a professional production enterprise in Vienna· since 1990 All production is carried out via the Vienna enterprise

· “Atmen”· “Vielleicht in einem anderen Leben”· “Flores Negras”· “Clarissas Geheimnis”· “das Geheimnis Mona Lisa”

EPO-FILMNotes

7776

+43 152 222 210 Phone


www.kgp.co.at Website

Seidengasse 15/3/19 Address

1070 Vienna City

– Fax

Austria

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

kranzelbinder Gabriele Name

Managing director Position


– Website


kGP (ex Amour Fou Filmproduktion) is a fi lm production company based in Vienna focused on the production of high quality and author-driven feature, TV and documentary fi lms for the international market. kGP looks back on long-term experience in international coproduction, executive production and is a strong partner for international companies who want to shoot in Austria.kGP supports both storytelling and artistic visions.kGP cannot be wedged into the corset of genres and formats.kGP focuses on the production of high-quality auteur fi lms for the international market.kGP sees itself as a partner for creatives, funders and commissioners.

· “What Is love” – by Ruth Mader (docu, 2012)· “Griff en” – on the tracks of Peter Handke (docu, 2012)· “The Fatherless” – by Marie kreuzer (Feature, 2011)· “Tender Son” – The Frankenstein Project by kornel Mundruczo (feature, 2010)· “Universalove” – by Thomas Woschitz (Feature, 2008)

kRANzELBINdER GABRIELE PROdUCTION

“Blind” Project Title (original language + english)


Thomas Woschitz Director

Thriller Genre


Thomas Woschitz Scriptwriter(s)

85 Length (minutes)

35 mm Format


German/Slovenian Shooting language

Carinthia (Austria), Luxemburg Shooting locations

“Blind” is a tragic-comic fi lm about wrong decisions, chance and the search for happiness.

Project information

Logline




800.000 Confi rmed fi nancing (Euro)

Partners Attached to the Project: Red Lion sarl (coproducer Luxemburg), FONSPA (Luxemburg),Austrian Film Institute

7978

Three car crashes. Three days. Three interwoven stories.The car mechanic karl and his strange friend Rizzo find a stack of money in an accident damaged car. driven by a guilty conscience, they soon find themselves responsible for a murder. yet all they want is to return the money.A car crash leads to dagmar’s hopeless plan of staging a robbery on the petrol station where she works. Her dumb friend Robert is to help her. But dagmar forgets to reckon with chance.Frank owns a betting shop and tends to solve problems with violence. When his wife cheats on him with his biggest rival, he thinks nothing of taking his gun and tracking them down. A wondrous accident makes him rethink his actions and he throws the gun away, not knowing that this would trigger another tragedy.In the end, there is a moment of hope, a view into the distance, and we are left with the feeling that it takes only a moment to change life for good and that sometimes it just may be better to close one’s eyes. “Blind” is a tragic-comic thriller about wrong decisions, chance and the search for happiness.

Synopsis Notes

Producer’s note

“Blind” is a tragic-comic episodic film located in the backcountry of Carinthia, a bilingual areaand the southernmost province of Austria. Ever since the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the begin-ning of the 20th century, there has been a conflict between German and Slovenian speaking people, which has been fuelled and taken advantage of by politicians. “Blind” tells three stories about wrong decisions and the search for happiness with chance playing a major role in the form of car crashes. With a great love for his characters, Woschitz describes a microcosmwith local idiosyncrasies but in which human relations happen on a universal level, possible in any other European country. Nevertheless, it is this special location – the local language, landscape and people – which gives the film its special flavour. The characters in “Blind” are very human, sometime brutal, but always lovable andcover a range of different types, which broadens the opportunity for identification.

8180

+43 1 78 63 387 Phone

offi ce@lotus-fi lm.at Email

www.lotus-fi lm.at Website

Mollardgasse 85a/1/4 Address

1060 Vienna City

– Fax

LOTUS FILM Austria

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

dr. Erich Lackner Name

Senior Producer Position

e.lackner@lotus-fi lm.at Email

– Website


Our aim is to enable and produce the fi lms we long to see in the cinema. We visualize innovative, high-quality fi lms that are provoking and stimulating, fi lms that are edgy, challenging and moving. Films that refl ect and question the themes and patterns of our cultural back-grounds and look across our boundaries at the world outside – fi lms for an audience in the art-house-niche and beyond.We believe in the strength of david’s means against Goliath’s power. For this, we are prepared to go a long way, to leave the straight and narrow-minded and venture out into the realms of new ideas.

· “Measuring the World” (die Vermessung der Welt)· “Whores’ Glory” (2011)· “Winds of Sand”, “Women of Rock”, “The Cameramurderer” (2010)· “Contact High”, “kill daddy Good Night” (2009)· “To the Limit” (2007)· “Slumming” (2006)· “Working Man’s death” (2005)

Notes

8382

+43 14 030 162 Phone

offi ce@geyrhalterfi lm.com Email

www.geyrhalterfi lm.com Website

Hildebrandgasse 26 Address

1180 Vienna City

– Fax

Austria

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Wolfgang Widerhofer Name

dramaturgy (Producer) Position

widerhofer@geyrhalterfi lm.com Email

– Website


NGF – Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduction was founded in 1994 by Nikolaus Geyrhalter. Since 2003 the production acts as a (ltd.) company together with Markus Glaser, Michael kitzberger and Wolfgang Widerhofer. Our core competence is producing full-length documentaries and fi ction fi lms for theatrical release with special attention on the author’s point of view, and -for more then 10 years- we work on quality documentary TV productions (including series) and fi ction productions.In 2010 our fi rst feature fi lm “The Robber” was premiered at Berlinale competition, in 2011 our second feature “Michael” in Cannes competition. With “Coming of age” we have successfully tried a more audience-oriented feature. Just released in Austria.

· “Coming of Age” – A + 88 Min. director: Sabine Hiebler, Gerhard Ertl (2011)· “Michael” – A + 96 Min. director: Markus Schleinzer (2011)· “Abendland” – A + 90 min. director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2011)· “The Robber” – A/d + 96 min. director: Benjamin Heisenberg (2010)

NIkOLAUS GEyRHALTER FILMPROdUkTIONNotes

Michael kitzberger Name

Producer Position

kitzberger@geyrhalterfi lm.com Email

– Website

8584

+43 1 98 25 742 Phone

offi ce@wega-fi lm.at Email

www.wega-fi lm.at Website

Hägelingasse 13 Address

1140 Vienna City

– Fax

WEGA-FILM VIENNA Austria

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Prof. dr. Veit Heiduschka Name


offi ce@wega-fi lm.at Email

– Website


The Viennese fi lm production company Wega-Film was founded in 1980 by dr. Veit Heiduschka.Between the company’s breakthrough in terms of success in 1986 with the comic thriller “Müller’s Büro”, directed by Niki List, and the nomination for the Academy Awards (“Oscar”) of “The White Rib-bon” (Michael Haneke) in 2010 Wega-Film has produced over 50 feature fi lms, over 20 TV movies and over 20 documentary fi lms in the past thirty years.With its broad spectrum of promotional/commercial, documentary and feature fi lms, today WEGA-Film is one of Austria’s most outstanding fi lm production companies.

· “kuma” Umut dag (2012)· “das weiße Band” Michael Haneke (2009)· “Caché” Michael Haneke (2005)· “die klavierspielerin” Michael Haneke (2001)· “Müllers Büro” Niki List (1986)

Notes

8786

+49 895 480 95 0 Phone

info@caligari-fi lm.de Email

www.caligari-fi lm.de Website

Reisingerstraße 5 Address

80337 Munich City

– Fax

Germany

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Gabriele M. Walther Name


g.walther@caligari-fi lm.de Email

– Website


Caligari Film is the German market leader in the animation segment. We have a solid track record of buying popular such as “Letter from Felix”, “Moonbeam Bear”, “Princess Lillifee” and “knight Rusty”, and developing them across both TV an cinema platforms. All cinema releases hav had audiences of over one million in Germany alone. However, all of our products ar produced for an international market most of them in English language an sold worldwide.Since 2009 Caligari hast been continuously increasing its live action output. In September 2011 “Hell”, executive produced by Roland Emmerich, was released into the German cinemas by Paramount Pictures Germany. Up to present day, Caligari Film has produced numerous episodes in the segments documentary, entertainment and fi ction, all with a very high public appeal. Our fi lms and series have aired in 33 diff erent countries and has since produced more than 300 program for the German and international fi lm and TV market, 50 alone in animation.

· “Hell” (Thriller) (2011) – numerous awards (national & international)· “knight Rusty” (S3d Animation) (2012)· “Princess Lillifee I + II” (Animation) (2009/2011)· “Cloudchasers” (TV-Movie) (2009)· “Hausmeister krause” (Sitcom/84 episodes) (1999-2009)

CALIGARI FILM- & FERNSEHPROdUkTION

“Faunblut” / “Faun Blood” Project Title (original language + english)


– Director

Fantasy drama Genre

Not yet specifi ed Main cast (specify confi rmed or requested)

Giancarlo Berardi Scriptwriter(s)


Live action Format



– Shooting locations

In Faunblut, Jade lives with her father in an run-down hotel in a town rueld by the cruel Lady Mar. Jade is hounted by the feeling of being connected to mysterious creatures called Echos, that endanger her hometown. While seeking for answers she is falling in love with the stranger Faun who came from the north country in order to hunt down the Echos. Their forbidden romance leads Jade a struggle between being with the one she loves and saving her origin.

Project information

Logline





8988

On the outskirts of an old run-down town, lays the old Hotel The Larimar. It is the home of “Jade” and her father “Jakub”. Their Life is controlled by the cruel “Lady Mar”, who rules over the city and the myste-rious “Echos”, seemingly gory creatures, who are told to be killing anyone who comes to close to them. Jade soon becomes mixed up in a big mystery when a special order by the Lady obliges her and her father to accommodate two strangers from a faraway country. Shortly after their arrival an increasing number of mysterious things happen. Though he is extremely rude to her, the young and handsome “Faun” intrigues her in a way she cannot explain.

Haunted by the feeling of being more connected to the Echos then ever realized, Jade is seeking for help by the one person she cannot get out of her mind. Quickly she finds herself in a passionate and forbid-den romance with her curious houseguest. But can Faun help her to find the answers? Or is he hiding an even bigger and more dangerous secret himself? Being torn apart by the two worlds it is up to Jade, to decide which path to take and it is crucial to choose right and to solve all mysteries in order to save the ones she loves and defeat the Lady...

Synopsis Notes

Producer’s note

9190

+49 08 964 992 338 Phone

bavaria-pictures@bavaria-fi lm.de Email

www.bavaria-fi lm.de Website

Bavariafi lmplatz 7 Address

82031 Geiselgasteig City

– Fax

Germany

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Philipp kreuzer Name

deputy Managing director / Head ofProduction Finance and Co-Production Position

philipp.kreuzer@bavaria-fi lm.de Email

– Website


Bavaria Pictures GmbH was founded in 2004, develops and produces feature fi lms for cinema release and is 100% owned by Bavaria Film GmbH (BF) of the Bavaria Film Group (BFG). Besides this, Bavaria Pictures GmbH provides co-production as well as full production service for national and international fi lm productions irrespective from the format (movies, documentaries, TV Series and others). BFG is one of the biggest media companies in Europe and with a rich tradition. ,Filmstadt Geiselgasteig’, the ‘fi lmcity’ to the south of Munich and for more then 80 years the head offi ce of BF, is the centre of an international network of subsidiaries and co-operation partners. Based on the tradition of a studio com-pany founded in 1919, BF has steadily grown to become a group of presently more than 30 subsidiaries and shareholding companies in important media locations Europe. Today BF is a worldwide operating production and service group encompassing all sectors of the audio-visual industry.

· “Mr. Morgan’s Last Love”· “Ludwig II.”· “death of a Superhero”· “Hotel Lux”· “La Solitudine dei Numeri Primi / The Solitude of Prime Numbers / die Einsamkeit der Primzahlen”

BAVARIA PICTURESNotes

9392

+49 03 088 597 429 Phone

eva.laemmerzahl@delphi-fi lmverleih.de Email

– Website

kurfürstendamm 226 Address

10719 Berlin City

– Fax

Germany

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Claus Boje Name

Producer Position


– Website


In 1991 Claus Boje, up until then distributor (delphi Filmverleih) and theater owner, founded the Boje Buck Produktion GmbH together with detlev Buck. This Production specializes in carefully selected sto-ries addressing relevant social issues and takes pride in discovering new faces and in creating elaborate productions with a keen eye for detail. But Boje Buck also ensures that fi lms are fun and enjoys tackle new challenges. Their most successfull fi lms are amongs others Buck’s “Männerpension” (Jailbirds, 1995), Leander Haußmann‘s “Sonnenallee” (Sun Alley, 1998), “Herr Lehmann” (Berlin Blues, 2002), “knallhart” (Tough Enough, 2006) and “Hände weg von Mississippi” (Hands off Mississippi, 2006), directed by detlev Buck.

· “Measuring the World” (2011/12)· “Jonas” (2011)· “Same Same But diff erent” (2009)· “Robert zimmermann Wonders about Love” (2007)· “Hands Off Mississippi” (2006)· “Tough Enough” (2005)

BOJE BUCk PROdUkTIONNotes

9594

+49 89 38 012 429 Phone


www.enigmafilm.de Website

Clemensstraße 125 Address

80796 Munich City

– Fax

Germany

Company information

Company profile

Filmography

Fritjof Hohagen Name


Clarens Grollmann Name



– Website


– Website


Enigma film is a production company that focuses on high-quality theatrical films for the German and European markets. The company, which is based in Munich and Cologne, is under the direction of producer/writer Fritjof Hohagen and producer/production manager Clarens Grollmann, both of whom have many years of experience in national and international film production. Since its founding in 2005, enigma film has produced five theatrical films.

· “Fata Morgana” (2007)· “Lauf um dein Leben – Vom Junkie zum Ironman” (2008)· “Homies” (2010)· “Puppe” (2012)· “die Schwarzen Brüder” (2012)

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+49 30 32 777 879 Phone


www.coproductionoffice.eu Website

Mommsenstraße 27 Address

10629 Berlin City

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Germany

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Philippe Bober Name

CEO Position


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Essential Filmproduktion is a production arm of the world sales company Coproduction Office. We produce and sale internationally daring and engaging award-winning films by directors with a strong personal vision.

· “Play” by Ruben östlund· “Le quattro volte” by Michelangelo Frammartino· “Tender son” by kornél Mundruczó· “Women without men” by Shirin Neshat· “Lourdes” by Jessica Hausner

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+49 30 82 072 112 Phone


www.komplizenfilm.de Website

Linienstraße 146 Address

10115 Berlin City

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Germany

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Janine Jackowski Name

Producer, CEO Position


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komplizen Film was founded in 2000 by Janine Jackowski and Maren Ade while they were studying at the Munich Academy for Film and Television. They are both CEOs and producers. In 2010 Jonas dornbach, who had previously worked as a line producer for “Everyone Else”, joined them as a producer. zsuzsanna kiràly has been working as a production coordinator at komplizen Film since 2009.The main focus of komplizen Film is to develop art house films and international co-productions and to endorse German directors and help them establish a standing in Germany as well as on a European level.

· “Tabu” – by Miguel Gomes co-production (2012)· “Sleeping sickness” – by Ulrich köhler (2011)· “Everyone else” – by Maren Ade (2009)· “Hotel very welcome” – by Sonja Heiss (2007)· “The forest for the trees” – by Maren Ade (2003)

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+49 30 814 529 350 Phone


www.neueroadmovies.com Website

Münzstraße 15 Address

10178 Berlin City

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Germany

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Gian-Piero Ringel Name



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Neue Road Movies was founded by Wim Wenders in 2008 as an independent production company. Its name refers to the now defunct Road Movies that operated with great international success for more than 25 years.Our aim is to work with distinctive filmmakers and discover unique stories. We focus on international co-productions with crossover potential. The producers in the company are Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel and Erwin M. Schmidt, supported by the team of Martina Hedwig, Francesca Hecht, Stefanie Röders and our trainee Viktoria Gläser.

· “Wolf” – in coproduction with Strada Film, Bucharest (2012)· “Pina” – (2011)· “If Buildings could talk” (2010)· “The Palermo shooting” (2008)

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+49 89 64 981 404 Phone


www.nominalfilm.com Website

Bavariafilmplatz 7 Address

82031 Grünwald City

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Germany

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Maximilian Plettau Name

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Nominal Film focusses on drama, documentary and hybrid films. The company has been producing films for theatrical release since 2007, usually with backing from German state television channels.

· “Comeback” (2007)· “Eisblumen” (2011)· “Lucky Seven” (2011)· “Preis des Goldes” (2011)· “Nemez” (2012)

NOMINAL FILM

“Pony” Project Title (original language + english)

Prefinancing State of Production

Markus Mörth Director

drama Genre


Markus Mörth Scriptwriter(s)

90 Length (minutes)

digital 35 mm Format

2013 / 8 weeks Shooting start and duration

German Shooting language

Bavaria, Austria Shooting locations

Pony, an 18-year old law student, longs for approval and financial security. She embarks on a risky affair with a married politician, a gamble in which the stakes are high for both of them.

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10.000 Confirmed financing (Euro)

Partners Attached to the Project: First Movie Projekt, kuratorium Junger deutscher Film

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Pony, a young law student, wants to climb the social ladder. Her goals seem to be within reach when she meets powerful politician Harald Morzin, a man of the world who is not averse to casual romances. The determined 18-year old starts working as a nanny for Mozin and his wife, a successful lawyer, and a game of cat and mouse between the married politician and the girl ensues. Pony is immediately put under pressure by Harald’s possessive passion. And when Harald’s wife discovers the game being played behind her back, she plots to take revenge on Pony. But Pony manages to turn the tables on her. With unfailing instinct and cold determination, she uses the vanities and weaknesses of her new circle to her advantage and turns the social hierarchy on its head. Pony won the CARL MAyER AWARd for best screenplay in 2008.

Synopsis Notes

Producer’s note

Pony is a very sensitive subject that needs careful selection of the main cast and creative teammebers. It can have high potential for arthouse cinema release.

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+49 22 19 733-20 Phone


www.pandorafilm.com Website

Balthasarstraße 79-81 Address

50670 Cologne City

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PANdORA FILM PROdUkTION Germany

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karl Baumgartner Name

Producer Position

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Pandora Film was founded 1981 in Frankfurt and became a leading distribution company of interna-tional arthouse movies. In 1997 Pandora Film Produktion was established as production division based in Cologne. Their aim is to cooperate continuously with writers and directors who develop their own and unmistakable cinematic language. Pandora Film’s catalogue includes more than 90 films, premieres in 2011 at Berlinale-Panorama Special “über uns das All” by Jan Schomburg and “Medianeras” by Gus-tavo Tarreto and selected releases 2010: “On the path” by Jasmila zbanic (Berlinale Competition), “La Princesse de Montpensier” by Bertrand Tavernier (Cannes Competition), “At Ellen’s age” by Pia Marais (Locarno Competition), “Home for Christmas” by Bent Hamer (San Sebastian Competition) and in 2009: “The strength of water” by Armagan Ballantyne (Rotterdam Competition), “Gigante” by Adrian Biniez (Berlinale Competition, Silver Bear), “Huacho” by Alejandro Fernández Almendras (Cannes Semaine de la Critique ), “Unter Bauern – Retter in der Nacht” by Ludi Boeken (Locarno Piazza Grande) “A rational solution” by Jörgen Bergmark (Venice SNCCI)

· “Above us only sky” – by Jan Schomburg· “Le Havre” – by Aki kaurismäki· “Gigante” – by Adrian Biniez· “Mostly Martha” – by Sandra Nettelbeck· “O’Horten” – by Bent Hamer

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+49 893 888 830 Phone

info@roxyfi lm.de Email

www.roxyfi lm.de Website

Friedrichstraße 17 Address

80801 Munich City

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ROxy FILM Germany

Company information

Company profi le

Filmography

Annie Brunner Name


annie.brunner@roxyfi lm.de Email

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In 2006, Roxy Film produced its fi rst feature fi lm, WER FRüHER STIRBT IST LÄNGER TOT (GRAVE dECISIONS); Marcus H. Rosenmüller directed, winning the German Film Award in 2007 in addi-tion to a number of other awards. Roxy’s second major fi lm production followed in the fall of 2010: ALMANyA – WILLkOMMEN IN dEUTSCHLANd (directed by yasemin Samdereli) was shown in the Out of Competition category at this year’s Berlinale competition. SOMMER IN ORANGE is now showing in theatres: this is the second collaboration between director Marcus H. Rosenmüller and Roxy Film, much anticipated following the success of GRAVE dECISIONS. In addition to these theatrical-release fi lm projects, Roxy Film produces challenging and award-winning television projects: the most recent being die Hebamme – Auf Leben und Tod, which won three Austrian Grimme Awards (zdF, director: dagmar Hirtz).

· “Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot”, directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller (2007)· “Almanya – Wilkommen in deutschland”, directed by yasemin Samdereli (2011)· “Sommer in Orange”, directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller (2011)

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+49 89 41 188 900 Phone


www.yellowbirdpictures.de Website

Grillparzerstraße 3 / Rgb. Address

81675 Munich City

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Germany

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Oliver Schündler Name



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yellow Bird Pictures GmbH was founded in October 2008 in Munich. Oliver Schündler is both share-holder and managing directore of the film and TV production company. Its majority shareholder is yellow Bird, one of Scandinavia’s largest drama production companies which is will-known for the film version of Stief Larsson’s Millennium trilogy and the Wallander series for ARd. Talent firstyellow Bird Pictures specialises in high quality story development for both television and cinema, team-ing up with the most talented, first-class authors. Alongside material developed in-house the projects are based on internationally successful formats and bestsellers in the sphere of fiction. Among other titles, yellow Bird Pictures owns exclusive rights to the German-language screen adaptations of the majority of Henning Mankell’s novels.

· “The Chinese Man”· “Ausgerechnet Sex!”· “Bankraub für Anfänger”· “Little Lady”

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Screenwriter Projects

Caterina Carone “Fräulein” 114 Brendan Foley “iceman” 116Claas Junge “Crossing the green Line” 118Michael Kofler “Zweitland” 120

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Carone Caterina Name

+39 32 09 291 117 Phone

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Rome, Italy City of residence


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FRÄULEINGenre: Comedy

Caterina Carone

BiographyCaterina Carone was born on 20 June 1982 in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. A scriptwriter, director, and fi lmmaker, she graduated from Bologna University in 2004 in Media and Communication. From 2004 to 2007 she specialized in production, directing, and scriptwriting at zeLIG School for documentary, Television and New Media in Bolzano. Her documentary “The keys to Paradise” won the Premio kodak at the Libero Bizzarri Film Festival in 2008. “Valentina Postika waiting to leave” won Best documentary Script at Premio Solinas in 2008, and Best Italian Film documentary at the Torino Film Festival in 2009. “Valentina Postika waiting to leave” was also nominated as Best Full-length Film documentary at david di donatello Awards 2010. Some of her short stories were published by Nuovi Argomenti, an Italian literatary quarterly.

Filmographyvalentina Postika waiting to leave – scriptwriter, director, photographer,producer. documentary, 2009, 73 min.the keys to paradise – scriptwriter, director. documentary, 49’, 2007, zelig School productionDust – scriptwriter, director. documentary, 29’, 2006, zeLIG School production

Writer’s note Identity is a vague, mysterious, and controversial concept. What does it mean to have an identity? What determines the identity of a person? And, is there only one identity? These are the issues to which I try to answer, the ones that drive me to imagine this story. Sometimes a painful trauma plunges you into a sort of jam, in an absence of life that after a while takes the shape of an inescapable fate. Through this game of appearances, in which identities seem determined by law, Regina and Walter will discover, one through the fears of the other, yet with diff erent results, that it’s not really impossible to come back to life.

not a little girl anymore, nor yet a woman, forty-eight year old regina is known to everyone as Fräulein (Miss). What seems like a choice of lifestyle conceals instead an ancient pain. Provoked by the feminist gossip of her two best girl-friends, her status of spinster seems to waver with the arrival of a mysterious stranger. A fi lm about the power of change that upsets even the most indisput-able assurances.

Synopsis Regina is forty-eight years old and she’s just what you would call a Fräulein: with-out a husband or children, and with an apparently strong character, sometimes bit-ter and sarcastic, grumpy and hard-headed, she’ll do anything to hide her feminine side. Not only does she undertake the heaviest jobs of the restructuring of her hotel, a three-fl oor building on the shore of Lake Costalovara, on the plateau in Renon, Italy: she has also designated a chicken as her companion and pet, and the last time she paraded in front of the mirrors of a fashion boutique was several years ago, when – soon after her teenage years – she bought a bridal gown for a wedding that never took place. She has kept it inside her wardrobe ever since, shrouded in cellophane, behind the dark pile suits she normally wears, the symbol of failed happiness.

Gone wild from years of loneliness, what makes Regina most uneasy are: men un-der the age of ninety, the song “Fräulein”, a cover from the Sixties by Chris Howland that seems to speak to her alone, and the social events that need more than a plain pile suit.

To mend the feeling of void that oppresses her, she spends her spare time cooking exaggerated quantities of cakes that she’s eventually forced to dump, or listening to the sentimental misadventures of her two friends, a widow with a compulsive passion for department stores, and an ex-nurse having a nervous breakdown, weak and embittered, and at war with her unfaithful husband. Convinced of the superior-ity of the female gender, the two friends would certainly acknowledge Regina’s adherence to their principles, but one day – out of the blue – a mysterious tourist of about sixty years plunges into her life. Walter Bonelli, a childish and lost man, persuades her to put him up in the hotel closed for work. Whilst all around them rage misunderstandings and vicious gossip, Regina slowly starts to feel inside a kind of adolescent love that will overturn forever both her assurances and the ones of those who used to call her Fräulein.

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Brendan Foley Name

+44 77 74 416 742 Phone

www.filmfoley.com Website

London, Uk City of residence


Robert kirby, United Agents Agency

ICE MANGenre: Action adventure

Brendan Foley

BiographyBrendan is a screenwriter, producer-director and author. His WWII best-seller Under the Wire (Random House, 300,000 copies) was named Best New Writing by Waterstones, Uk’s biggest bookseller. His feature films include award-winning action-drama Johnny Was (Sony), thriller The Riddle (Image Ent. 2.6m dVds), and chiller Legend of the Bog (Lionsgate). In TV, he co-created children’s environ-mental animated series Shelldon (NBC) and the upcoming dr Feelgood (Monday TV). Brendan has written for studio and indie projects including Addae’s Journey (devonshire Productions) and Endurance (OrigiCorp). Born 1964, he grew up in Belfast and became a features journalist, working in 77 countries, with subjects ranging from oil spills in Alaska to bomb disposal in Angola, before becoming a screenwriter.

Filmography“the riddle” – thriller feature starring Sir derek Jacobi and Vanessa Redgrave“Johnny Was” – action drama with Vinnie Jones, Patrick Bergin, Roger daltry“legend of the Bog” – chiller satire starring Nora Jane Noone, Vinnie Jones

Writer’s note I’m drawn to ötzi the Ice Man’s story for the same reason as millions of others world-wide: he provides a window to a forgotten time, so different and yet so similar to our own. He also stands as a metaphor for the battle which every human heart must face – the struggle not to freeze in the face of life. My background gives me some experience with the balance between war and peace. I grew up during the Belfast Troubles. As a journalist I covered conflicts in Africa and South America. yet wherever I travelled I found that human kindness and ingenuity can win out over suspicion and war. I love ‘fish out of water’ survival stories: 127 hours, dances with Wolves, Apocalypto, Planet of the Apes. Having written some books and movies, I think I could now make Ice Man something truly special.

When his wife vanishes while walking in the Alps, DAve refuses to give up his search, even when the journey leads back in time to the stone age of Ötzi the ice Man. in order to win her back he must learn not just to survive in a primitive world of warriors and wilderness, but also how to love again – a journey that makes him question whether it is he or Ötzi who is the real ‘ice Man’.

Synopsis dAVE, an American geologist is on a great second honeymoon in South Tyrol with German-born wife ANNA, in an attempt to patch up a fractured relationship. They visit ötzi the famous stone-age Ice Man in a museum and hike together in stunning scenery. But when Anna discovers dave is using their trip as cover for a survey for a future mine, she snaps. After a blazing row she storms off on a mountain path. He waits. And waits. Time passes and all searches fail to find her, dave is riddled with guilt. He loses his job to keep searching the mountains alone. Eventually he spots a half-buried body on a glacier. Trying to reach it, he falls and is knocked out. He wakens to find that the body is alive – öTzI, an injured man in crude clothing. dave helps him off the mountain, looking for help, but finds he is no longer in his own time, but in ötzi’s stone age. In ötzi’s village, dave is forced to fight for his life against a rival warrior while a masked shaman watches. dave wins by striking one of his few matches and is instantly considered a fire-wizard. The Shaman lifts her mask – it is Anna. Or it looks like Anna, but this stone age beauty has no recogni-tion of him, or their past or future together. She is VASHA, ötzi’s woman, perhaps an anciant ancestor of his future love. As dave tries to reach her, he learns all aspects of stone age survival: food, fighting, shelter, sex. His friendship with ötzi is strained by his desire for Vasha. When dave brings Vasha to a sacred cave to show her wall paintings he has made of them together in a different time and place, ötzi plots to get rid of his friend and rival.When their hunting party searches for copper ore in a cave, ötzi lets dave lead the way and he is cornered by a huge cave bear. But ötzi is a true warrior and can’t go through with his plan. Soon ötzi is fighting for his life with the animal and it is dave’s turn to hesitate. With ötzi gone he might regain his love. But he too has honour and they vanquish the cave bear together.Laden with copper ore, they return to their village to find it ravaged by enemies. Vasha has been kidnapped. The surviving warriors, hopelessly outnumbered, plan a rescue. They have one advantage – dave’s 5,000 years of future know-how. He ushers in the bronze age with revolutionary weapons and tactics. After a perilous journey through the mountains, they launch a spectacular surprise attack and rescue Vasha before retreating back over the mountains, pursued by their foes. In order to stop them from catching up, dave sacrifices himself so Vasha and ötzi survive, in the hope this will let him meet Anna again in the far future. In doing so, he finds a way back to his own time – back to the love he lost long before he met ötzi. Now he knows who the real Ice Man was – himself.

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Claas Junge Name

+49 17 17 922 303 Phone

– Website

Berlin, Germany City of residence


– Agency

CROSSING THE GREEN LINEGenre: Drama

Claas Junge

BiographyClaas Junge was born in 1971 in darmstadt, Germany. He played professional soc-cer for three years before studying German language and literature (philology), and art history and philosophy at Frankfurt on Main University, and fi nally adding a Phd in theatre and fi lm sciences. After freelance editorial work for the Hessian radio sta-tion, Hessischer Rundfunk, and freelancing as a copy / writer for the design agency, kentbannerbrown, in Frankfurt, he moved to Berlin to work as a trainee for drama-works GmbH in Berlin, an agency for developing movie content and fi lm writers and authors. Subsequently he worked as junior producer for three years for Phoenix-Film GmbH in Berlin, supervising diff erent TV series, and then as a storyliner for the soap opera “Eine wie keine” (Sat 1). Since 2010 he has been freelancing as a writer.

Filmography“Hallo robbie” – Phoenix-Film/zdF “ (2008-2011) –Producer, 10 episodes of TV series“unser Charly” – Phoenix-Film/zdF (2008-2011) –Producer, 34 episodes of TV series“Hallo robbie” – Phoenix-Film/zdF (2011) –Pilot script for the re-launch of TV series

Writer’s note This coming-of-age story “Crossing the Green Line” is about friendship, loyalty and betrayal. It is about the elementary confl icts in the world that make a monumental diff erence when situations become a matter of life and death.The story is based on the key concept and narration pattern of the classical West-ern, set in the South Tyrol mountains at a time of great political transitions at the beginning of the 20th century. The young heroes of this story are sent on an adven-turous journey, leading them away from the innocence of childhood, to the sensa-tions and fears of adulthood. Smuggling is the motif of the story that fascinates me most. The relevance of the story for our times lies in this kind of crossing the line that youth risk in order to be taken seriously.

An italian teenager has to choose between saving her adopted father and betray-ing her only friends.

Synopsis Gsieser Valley, South Tyrol, 1928. This story begins in Santa Maddalena, a lit-tle village near the Italian-Austrian border, where the young Italian Magdalena Montebelli (15) is living with her adopted father Franz Gasser (45) since the tragic death of her parents eight years ago. From early childhood she shares close ties of friendship with two South-Tyrolian brothers, Toni (14) and Georg Thaler (17), sons of the farm laborer and “smuggler king” Johann Thaler (39).On the day the high offi cial Alberto Tozzi (45) from the fascist regime shows up, the orderliness and the calm of Santa Maddalena are shattered. With brutality and torture-like corrupt practices, he eff ectively diminishes the fl ourishing smuggling acitivities in the valley. Soon there’s only one single smuggler left who still provides the village with produce – Johann Thaler is the only one who won’t let Tozzi scare him. He continues to cross the border as a Schwärzer to Austria – until the day he does not return home…Together with Magdalena and Toni, Georg, Johann’s high-spirited eldest son takes over the dangerous smuggling business and the job of supplying the village. They are reckless but successful, and soon Georg tries putting together a larger group in order to keep up with the growing quantities they are requested to smuggle.Meanwhile Magdalena’s foster father gets arrested. Tozzi, who thinks he knows what the youths are up to, but cannot prove it, decides to try to bargain with Magdalena. He will free her beloved father if she turns over the boys. Abruptly Magdalena is confronted with a cruel decision: by saving one, she risks ruining the others’ life. The gravity of the situation has become clear to her while the young smugglers still are not aware of the danger they are in. That all changes one day while they are doing business in kalkstein, Austria, with karl Mair (56): When a fi ght breaks out in a tavern they see him drawing a knife, threatening another farmer. Georg is sure that this is his father’s knife...

But our six young smugglers accept the terms of the challenge. Under Georg’s lead they try to defy the rules and laws of the mountains, eager to add another legend to the stories about great smugglers: in order to take revenge on Mair, they steal 50 cattle and plan to drive them over the green border, to their home town of San-ta Maddalena. While Tozzi is already awaiting them at the border, Magdalena has to make a decision – will she warn her friends in time? How will they react to her betrayal? And will Tozzi fulfi ll his mission and bring the teen smugglers to justice?

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Michael kofl er Name

+44 (0)77 99 613 804 Phone

www.mkofl er.com Website

London, Uk City of residence

michael_kofl [email protected] Email

– Agency

zWEITLANdGenre: Drama

BiographyWriter/director Michael kofl er was born on 18 April 1979 in Bruneck (South Tyrol, Italy), where he also grew up. He started off his career, working in production for a Munich-based production and visual eff ects house. Subsequently, he moved on to produce and direct video content and music videos for a major music record label, while writing and directing his own short fi lms. In 2007 Michael moved to London, where he graduated from Westminster Film School with an MA in directing Fiction. Michael’s works have been screened and nominated at international fi lm festivals, as well as licensed for worldwide distribution. In 2011 Michael was selected for the prestigious Berlinale Talent Campus at the Berlin International Film Festival.Michael is currently living and working in London.

Filmography“the retreat” – drama/22 min./2010, Participant, Berlinale Talent Campus 2011“the visit” – Comedy/6 min./2009, Festival de Cannes Short Film Corner 2010“tage des Hundes” – Comedy/18 min./2007, Selection, dARE Underground Short Film Festival 2011

Writer’s note South Tyrol in the 1960s. A confl ict that raised the question of the use of terrorism and torture respectively as political acts. A struggle, in which growing extremism of the insurgents and the clampdown by the state, lead into an uncontrollable spiral of violence. Themes and concerns which are more than ever relevant in today’s world aff airs. A story that explores the dark human aspects in such conditions, on both sides. Focusing on universally engaging dilemmas about identity and dissect-ing the natural unit of family, in the face of uncompromising political activism. Thus, creating a strong appeal for an international audience.Italian, Austrian, German and last but not least South Tyrolean history, makes the era part of my own history and heart.

troubled south tyrol in the 1960’s. An irenic family man ends up in prison for his terrorist brother, fearing for his wife and kids who are exposed to the growing repression by police. Being tortured and abandoned by politics, he collaborates with a troubled police offi cer, who secretly works as a provocateur for the secret service.

Synopsis zweitland (Second Hand Land) is a drama, set in South Tyrol during the terrorist attacks by the South Tyrolean Liberation Committee (BAS) in the 1960s.Anton Passler (27) is struggling for survival with his wife Anna (25) and two chil-dren on their remote watermill. Standing in for his little, black sheep, brother Paul (22), has become a natural instinct for Anton ever since their childhood.And so he does in the aftermath of the fi rst BAS bombings. Rejecting a violent struggle himself, Anton helps his brother and BAS member Paul to fl ee from police. But Anton consequently ends up in custody himself. Being the bastard son of a German Wehrmacht soldier, Italian policeman Alessandro’s (23) voluntary anti-terror service, against the German-speaking dinamitardi is more than a mission. It is his very own way of proving and declaring his own Italian identity.Anton’s and Alessandro’s paths cross the fi rst time in the interrogation room. The blonde policeman fails in the face of his fi rst torture-assignment in front of his dark haired colleagues. despite the horrible scenario, it is the moment when Anton and Alessandro gain each other’s respect. While Anna is desperately pulling the family through by herself, the maltreatment of the political inmates and the lack of any political reaction or support from outside shakes Anton’s political and ethical values and his sanity more and more. His brother’s sacrifi ce haunts Paul in his hid-ing places and Anna doesn’t off er him any reconciliation. He chooses violence as his reconciliation, joins a reckless guerrilla group in the mountains. Haunted by the breakdown in the interrogation room and shattered by the daily humiliation of his fellows, Alessandro is lured into becoming an agent and provocateur by the Italian secret service. In entering a growing spiral of sleepless nights of agitation missions, the growing contradiction to his daily policing job, becomes ever more apparent. Seeking relief Alessandro takes vulnerable police freshman Lorenzo under his wings. Paul’s violent campaign makes Anton’s family target for growing repression by the Italian authorities.Anton’s release means his collaboration with the Italian Secret Service. He and Alessandro enter a fatal interdependency, coping together with Anton’s horrid prison experience and Alessandro’s repressed identity confl ict on the one hand and mutual distrust on the other. Anna has to realise that Anton’s increasing self-isola-tion and passive-aggressive mood swings, make it impossible to restore a healthy family life. On the brink of collapse, Anton decides to conduct a terrorist attack. Lorenzo’s sudden suicide gives Alessandro a fi nal reality check and he tries to stop Anton. But Paul shoots and kills the probably closest friend, his brother ever had.

Michael kofl er

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