Gearing up for its fifth edition, ACE Producers has selected ten emerging producers for the ACE Mentoring Programme EU 2026 from Europe and beyond.
The aim of the programme is to support emerging producers in reaching the next level of their careers and extending their international network by offering them the opportunity to learn from established mentors from within ACE Producers Network actively working within the international film industry.
Each selected producer has been carefully matched to a mentor according to their specific needs. This tailor-made programme includes (online) meetings throughout the year, with the intent to share collective knowledge with a new generation of producers.
SELECTED PRODUCERS FOR ACE MENTORING PROGRAMME EU 2026:
Anne-Flore Aussant – Studio Marguya – Ireland
Mentor: Amanda Livanou – Neda Film – Greece
Flavia Biurrun – Saga Film – Belgium
Mentor: Snezana van Houwelingen – This and That Productions – Serbia
Maximiliano Bolados Jara – Bússola Film – France
Mentor: Titus Kreyenberg – unafilm – Germany
Melissa Byrne – Nordpolaris – Germany
Mentor: Laurence Lascary – De l’autre côté du périph (DACP) – France
Fahriye Ismayilova – Parda Film Production – Türkiye
Mentor: Carla Fotea – microfilm – Romania
Sarah Kang – Seesaw Pictures – South Korea
Mentor: Denis Vaslin – Volya Films – The Netherlands
Matěj Paclík – Breathless Films – Czech Republic
Mentor: Bernard Michaux – Samsa Film– Luxembourg
Bahnam Roshan – Prespective – Iran
Mentor: Kurban Kassam – Raucous Pictures – United Kingdom
Betty Sulty-Johnson – Habebo Studios – France
Mentor: Joram Willink – Bind Film – The Netherlands
Marta Szarzyńska – Watchout Studio – Poland
Mentor: Filipa Reis – Uma Pedra No Sapato – Portugal
Together with the ACE Training Days, the ACE Mentoring Programmes are part of ACE Springboard, a combination of programmes focusing on emerging independent producers to strengthen their careers at an early stage. ACE Springboard provides participants with the tools needed to be adaptable and innovative in an ever-changing film industry – for a successful new generation of independent producers!
More information on the ACE Springboard Programmes can be found here.
For questions, contact us at ace@ace-producers.com.
