Programme 2017
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Berlinale Co-Production Market, February 12-15, 2017
 Berlin House of Representatives, opposite Martin Gropius Bau (EFM),
Niederkirchnerstr. 5, 10117 Berlin
 NEW! CoPro Series at Zoo Palast, Hardenbergstr. 29a, 10623 Berlin
For registered participants of the Berlinale Co-Production Market only
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Berlin House of Representatives
From 8.30
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Desks
9.30–10.00
Opening
Welcome address by Dieter Kosslick (Festival Director),
Claas Danielsen (MDM - Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung),
Lucía Recalde (Creative Europe MEDIA), Ralf Wieland
(Berlin House of Representatives)
Festsaal
10.00–11.15 Case Study: International Co-Production
THE YOUNG KARL MARX by Raoul Peck
in cooperation with Cineuropa
with Nicolas Blanc (Agat Films & Cie, France), Benny
Drechsel (Rohfilm, Germany), Rémi Grellety (Velvet Film,
France), Raoul Peck (director, Haiti, tbc)
Moderator: Amra Bakšić Čamo
Festsaal
This Berlinale Special film is a co-production between
France, Germany and Belgium. The producers will explain
how the partners came together, how they financed it and
what it was like to work with the highly acclaimed and
politically active director.
10.30-13.00 One-on-one Meetings
Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with the selected
projects
Meeting Rooms
11.30–13.00 Visitors - Meet & Match
Introduction of the producers/visitors from 12 countries
through the respective partner institutions, followed by
Speed Matchings
Festsaal
14.00–16.00 One-on-one Meetings
Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with the selected
projects and Company Matching
Meeting Rooms
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14.30–15.30 Case Study: Literary Adaptation – THE DINNER by Oren
Moverman, based on the novel by Herman Koch
With Caldecot Chubb (ChubbCo Film, USA),
Dorien van Londen (Shared Stories, the Netherlands),
Charissa Koster (ABC Legal, the Netherlands), Herman
Koch (author, the Netherlands)
Moderator: Signe Zeilich-Jensen
Festsaal
The Berlinale Competition title THE DINNER by Oren
Moverman (USA, 2017) is a literary adaptation of Herman
Koch’s Dutch novel “Het diner” of which already an Italian
(2014) and a Dutch film adaptation (2013) exist. The
author, the literary agent, and the legal advisor will,
together with the producer who was involved in all three
film versions, shed light on the process.
15.45–16.45 Country Session
Finland, Georgia, Canada, Colombia & Norway
Moderator: Amra Bakšić Čamo
Casino
Public funders and representatives from 5 selected
countries will give short overviews and answer concrete
questions on co-producing with and accessing financing in
their country – one after the other, each in a 10-minute
moderated interview.
16.30–18.30 One-on-one Meetings
Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with the selected
projects and Company Matching
Meeting Rooms
17.00–17.45 Speed Matchings
Get to know other producers in informal 5-minute
meetings
Südflügel
Monday, February 13, 2017
Berlin House of Representatives
10.00-13.00 One-on-one Meetings
Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with the selected
projects
Meeting Rooms
10.00–10.45 VFF Talent Highlight Award - Pitching and Award
Ceremony
in cooperation with VFF - Verwertungsgesellschaft der
Film- und Fernsehproduzenten
Festsaal
Three of the Talent Project Market producers are
nominated for the VFF Talent Highlight Award and will
pitch their projects on stage and receive a monetary
award.
10.45–11.00 ARTE International Prize – Award Ceremony
in cooperation with ARTE
Festsaal
The winning project of the ARTE International Prize will be
announced.
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11.00–13.30 Virtual Reality – Perspectives for Film Producers
in cooperation with Embassy of Canada
Festsaal
Virtual Reality in all its different applications, forms and
narratives is both a controversially discussed futuristic
phenomenon and an already established important factor
in many areas. With a focus on the Canadian VR scene we
discuss the current "state of the art", existing experiences
and upcoming projects and take a look into the nearest
future. How film producers can connect to Virtual Reality
will be our leading question - in a keynote, a talk and the
networking get-together afterwards.
11.00–11.30 Keynote: Virtual Reality - gateways for
filmmakers & storytellers
by Arne Ludwig (EDFVR and Headtrip, Germany)
11.30–12.30 Perspectives for film producers - the VR
industry in Canada and abroad
with Thomas Wallner (Deep Inc., Canada), Wendy Bernfeld
(Rights Stuff, the Netherlands)
Moderator: Arne Ludwig
12.30–13.30 Networking Get-Together
14.00–16.00 One-on-one Meetings
Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with the selected
projects and Company Matching
Meeting Rooms
14.30–15.30 Theme Talk
Producing Drama Series
with Britta Knöller (23/5 Film, Germany), Eric Vogel
(Tordenfilm, Norway)
Facilitator: Laurence Herszberg
Festsaal
Together with two feature film producers who have taken
a step into drama series production (THE VANISHING by
Hans-Christian Schmid, and VALKYRIEN by Erik Richter
Strand) the audience are encouraged to actively
participate in the discussion and share experiences on the
topic.
15.45–16.45 Country Session
Brazil, the Netherlands, France, Poland & Germany
Moderator: Amra Bakšić Čamo
Casino
Public funders and representatives from 5 selected
countries will give short overviews and answer concrete
questions on co-producing with and accessing financing in
their country – one after the other, each in a 10-minute
moderated interview.
16.30–18.30 One-on-one Meetings
Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with the selected
projects and Company Matching
Meeting Rooms
17.00–18.00 Speed Matchings
Get to know other producers in informal 5-minute
meetings
Südflügel
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Berlin House of Representatives
10.00–12.00 Refresh and Foresee (by invitation only)
Follow-up meetings for project representatives and some
fun activities to reconnect, get informed and network
Producers’
Lounge
Do the Math
Check your Financing Plans with Linda Beath
Loud & Proud
International Press & Marketing with Laurin Dietrich
Around the World
Festival Strategy with Berlinale Delegates
Through the Looking Glass
Virtual Reality with Arne Ludwig
11.00–15.15 Public Fund Meetings
Pre-scheduled 20-minute one-on-one meetings with 20
selected public film funds from several countries/regions
Casino
15.00–17.30 Books at Berlinale
in cooperation with Frankfurt Book Fair
Moderator: Syd Atlas
Festsaal
Moderated presentation of 12 brand new novels with
outstanding screen adaptation potential. After the pitch,
interested producers can get in touch with each title’s film
rights holder.
15.00–16.30 Pitching of the 12 selected books
16.30–17.30 Networking with publishers and literary agents
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
11.00–14.00 CoPro Series (pre-registration required)
part of Drama Series Days
Zoo Palast
Cinema 2/Foyer
Moderated presentation of 7 international drama series
projects. One of the projects is being presented in
collaboration with Series Mania. After the pitch, you can
get in touch with the project representatives.
11.00-13.00 Pitching of 7 selected series projects
13.00–14.00 Networking Get-Together
14:00–18:30 CoPro Series Meetings
Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with the selected
drama series projects
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The Berlinale Co-Production Market 2017 takes place in cooperation with:
MDM – Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
Creative Europe MEDIA
Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin/Berlin House of Representatives
VFF – Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten
Frankfurter Buchmesse/Frankfurt Book Fair
Netherlands Film Fund
Polish Film Institute
Georgian National Film Center
Telefilm Canada and its Provincial and Industry Partners
Eurimages
Norwegian Film Institute
Cinema do Brasil
Finnish Film Foundation
Embassy of Canada
Screen Flanders
Proimágenes Colombia
Film.GL
CinemaChile
Screen Australia
IMCINE – Mexican Film Institute
Film France
German Film Commissions
EDVFR
ARTE
Berlinale Talents
CineMart – International Film Festival Rotterdam
CineLink – Sarajevo Film Festival
Series Mania Festival/Forum des Images
Festival Scope
Cineuropa
OLFFI
The Berlinale Co-Production Market 2017 is part of the EFM
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