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ACE Producers’ Films in Toronto 2017

Special Presentations

“A Fantastic Woman” by Sebastián Leilo
Co-produced by Fernanda de Nido (ACE ES), Janine Jackowski (ACE DE)
and Jonas Dornbach (ACE DE)

“Catch with Wind” by Gaël Morel
Produced by Anthony Doncque (ACE FR) and Miléna Poylo (ACE FR)
Project developed during the ACE 23 workshops

“Disobedience” by Sebastián Leilo
Produced by Ed Guiney (ACE IE)

“Foxtrot” by Samuel Maoz
produced by Cédomir Kolar (ACE FR)

“The Killing of a Sacred Deer” by Yorgos Lanthimos
produced by Ed Guiney (ACE IE)

“The Motive” by Manuel Martín Cuenca
Co-produced by Manuel Martín Cuenca (ACE ES)

“The Price of Success” by Teddy Lussi-Modeste
Produced by Jean-Christophe Reymond (ACE FR)

“The Square” by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE SE)
Co-produced by Katja Adomeit (ACE DK)

“Thelma” by Joachim Trier
Co-produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE DK)

“Racer and the Jailbird” by Michaël R. Roskam
produced by Bart van Langendonck (ACE BE)

“You Dissapear” by Peter Schønau Fog
Co-produced by Madeleine Eckman (ACE SE)

Masters

“The Other Side of Hope” by Aki Kaurismäki
Co-produced by Misha Jaari (ACE FI)

“Zama” by Lucrecia Martel
co-produced by Claire Gadea (ACE FR)

Contemporary World Cinema

“A Ciambra” by Jonas Carpignano
Co-produced by Carol Scotta (ACE FR)

“A Sort of Family” by Diego Lerman
Co-produced by Oliver Damian (ACE DE) and Eva Jakobsen (ACE DK)

“Beyond Words” by Urszula Antoniak
Produced by Floor Onrust (ACE NL)

“Good Favour” by Rebecca Daly
Produced by Conor Barry (ACE IE)
Co-produced Marleen Slot (ACE NL)

“Hannah” by Andrea Pallaoro
Co-produced by John Engel (ACE BE)

“Looking for Oum Kulthum” by Shirin Neshat
Produced by Roman Paul (ACE DE)

“Under the Tree” by Hasteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Co-produced by Jamila Wenske (ACE DE)

“Wajib” by Annemarie Jacir
Co-produced by Cristina Gallego (ACE CO), Eva Jakobsen (ACE DK)
and Titus Kreyenberg (ACE DE)

“Western” by Valeska Grisebach
produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE DE), Janine Jackowski (ACE DE)
co-produced by Borislav Chouchkov (ACE BU)

Discovery

“A Worthy Companion” by Carlos Sanchez
Produced by Luc Déry (ACE CA)

“Gutland” by Govinda Van Maele
Produced by Gilles Chanial (ACE LU)
Co-produced by Felix Blum (ACE DE) and Olivier Dubois (ACE BE)
Project developed during the ACE 23 workshops

“I Am Not A Witch” by Rungano Nyoni
produced by Juliette Grandmont (ACE FR)
co-produced by Titus Kreyenberg (ACE DE)

“Oblivion Verses” by Alireza Khatami
Produced by Fred Bellaïche
Co-produced by Leontine Petit (ACE NL), Joost de Vries (ACE NL)
and Fabian Massah (ACE DE)

“Soldiers. Story from Ferentari” by Ivana Mladenovic
Produced by Ada Solomon (ACE RO)
Co-produced by Jelena Mitrovic (ACE SB) and Jean-Yves Roubin (ACE BE)

“Valley of Shadows” by Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen
Produced by Alan R. Milligan (ACE NO)

ACE Producers’ Films in Venice 2017

In Competition

“Foxtrot” by Samuel Maoz
produced by Cédomir Kolar (ACE FR)

“Hannah” by Andrea Pallaoro
Produced by John Engel (ACE BE)

Orizzonti

“Brutti e Cattivi” by Cosimo Gomez
produced by Fabrizio Mosca (ACE IT),
Co-produced by Farès Ladjimi (ACE FR)
Project developed in the ACE 23 Workshops

“Ha Edut” (The Testament) by Amichai Greenberg
co-produced by Oliver Neumann (ACE AT)

“Undir Trénu” (Under the Tree) by Haffsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson
co-produced by Jamila Wenske (ACE DE)

“Los Versos del Olvido” by Alireza Khatami
co-produced by Fabian Massah (ACE DE), Leontine Petit (ACE NL) and Joost de Vries (ACE NL)

Out of Competition

“Zama” by Lucrecia Martel
co-produced by Claire Gadea (ACE FR)

“Le Fidèle”” by Michaël R. Roskam
produced by Bart van Langendonck (ACE BE)

Venice Days

“Candelaria” by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza
produced by Roman Paul (ACE DE)

“Looking for Oum Kulthum” by Shirin Neshat
produced by Roman Paul (ACE DE)

“Western” by Valeska Grisebach
produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE DE), Janine Jackowski (ACE DE)
co-produced by Borislav Chouchkov (ACE BU)

Critics’ Week

“Team Hurricane” by Annika Berg
produced by Katja Adomeit (ACE DK)

“Körfez” (The Gulf) by Emre Yeksan
co-produced by Maria Drandaki (ACE GR)

14 ACE Producers’ Feature Films selected for the EFAs 2017

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions have announce the titles of the 51 films on this year’s EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2017. 14 films are produced or co-produced by members of the ACE Network.

In the coming weeks, the over 3,000 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the nominations in the categories European Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenwriter. The nominations will then be announced on 4 November at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain. A seven-member jury will decide on the awards recipients in the categories European Cinematographer, Editor, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Hair & Make-up Artist, Composer and Sound Designer.

The 30th European Film Awards with the presentation of the winners will take place on 9 December in Berlin.

ACE PRODUCERS FEATURE FILMS SELECTED FOR THE EFAS 2017

“A Date for Mad Mary” by Darren Thornton
Produced by Ed Guiney (ACE IE)

“Godless” by Ralitza Petrova
Produced by Eva Jakobsen (ACE DK)

“Ice Mother” by Bohdan Sláma
Produced by Pavel Strnad (ACE CZ)
Co-produced by Marko Skop(ACE SK)

“Istanbul Red” by Ferzan Ozpetek
Produced by Tilde Corsi (ACE IT)

“Jupiter’s Moon” by Kornél Mundruczó
Produced by Viktória Petrányi (ACE HU)

“Return to Montauk” by Volker Schlöndorff
Produced by Conor Barry (ACE IE)

“Son of Sofia” by Elina Psykou
Produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE GR)
Co-produced by Borislav Chouchkov (ACE BU)

“The Killing Of A Sacred Deer” by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Ed Guiney (ACE IE)

“The King’s Choice” by Erik Poppe
Produced by Finn Gjerdrum (ACE NO)

“The Other Side of Hope” by Aki Kaurismäki
Co-produced by Misha Jaari (ACE FI)

“The Square” by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE SE)
Co-produced by Katja Adomeit (ACE DK)

“Tom Of Finland” by Dome Karukoski
Produced by Aleksi Bardy (ACE FI)

“Western” by Valeska Grisebach
Produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE DE), Janine Jackowski (ACE DE)
Co-produced by Borislav Chouchkov (ACE BU)

“You Disappear” by Peter Schønau Fog
Co-produced by Madeleine Eckman (ACE SE)

ACE Producers’ Films in Sarajevo 2017

Competition Programme – Feature Films

“Grain” by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Produced by Nadir Operli (ACE TR)

“Son of Sofia” by Elina Psykou
Produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE GR)
Co-produced by Borislav Chouchkov (ACE BU)

Competition Programme – Documentary Films

“Mr. Gay Syria” by Ayse Toprak
Produced by Antoine Simkine (ACE FR)
Co-produced by Christine Kiauk (ACE DE)

Competition Programme – Shorts

“Copa-Loca” by Christos Massalas
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (ACE GR)

“Unbuilt Light” by Efthimis Kosemund Sanidis
Produced by Yorgos Tsougiannis (ACE GR)

Shorts

“After Dawn” by Nicolas Graux
Produced by Valérie Bournonville (ACE BE)

“Game” by Senad Alihodžić
Produced by Amra Bakšić Čamo (BA)

“Limbo” by Konstantina Kotzamani
Produced by Maria Drandaki (ACE GR)

Open Air

“The Other Side of Hope” by Aki Kaurismäki
Co-produced by Misha Jaari (ACE FI)

In Focus

“Jupiter’s Moon” by Kornél Mundruczó
Produced by Viktória Petrányi (ACE HU)

“Quit Staring at My Plate” by Hana Jušić
Produced by Ankica Jurić Tilić (ACE HR)

SFF Partners Presents

“Until the Birds Return” by Karim Moussaoui
Produced by David Thion (ACE FR) and Philippe Martin (ACE FR)

Kinoscope

“Raw” by Julia Ducournau
Produced by Jean de Fôret (ACE FR)
Co-produced by Jean-Yves Roubin (ACE BE)

“The Square” by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (ACE SE)
Co-produced by Katja Adomeit (ACE DK)

“Western” by Valeska Grisebach
produced by Jonas Dornbach (ACE DE), Janine Jackowski (ACE DE)
co-produced by Borislav Chouchkov (ACE BU)

ACE Producers’ Films in Locarno 2017

In Competition

“Madame Hyde” by Serge Bozon
Produced by David Thion (ACE FR)
Co-produced by Jean-Yves Roubin (ACE BE)

“Wajib” by Annemarie Jacir
Co-produced by Cristina Gallego (ACE CO), Eva Jakobsen (SE) and Titus Kreyenberg (ACE DE)

“Freedom” by Jan Speckenbach
Produced by Jamila Wenske (ACE DE)

“Goliath” by Dominik Locher
Produced by Rajko Jazbec (ACE CH)

Piazza Grande

“Lola Pater” by Nadir Moknèche
Produced by Bertrand Gore (ACE FR)

“Iceman” by Feliz Radau
Produced by Jan Krüger (ACE DE)

“The Song of Scorpions” by Anup Singh
Produced by Saskia Vischer (ACE CH)

Out of Competition

“A Manifesto for the Un-communal” by Syllas Tzoumerkas (short)
Produced by Jamila Wenske (ACE DE)

“Anatomia del Miracolo” by Alessandra Celesia
Co-produced by Alessandro Borrelli (ACE IT)

“Nothingwood” by Sonia Kronlund
Produced by Laurent Lavolé (ACE FR)

Virtual Reality

“Iceman VR” by Jan Krüger & Eric Benz
Produced by Jan Krüger (ACE DE)

ACE Producers in Galway 2017

New Irish Cinema

“Penance: Aithrí” by Tom Collins
Produced by Edwina Forkin

“Pilgrimage” by Brendan Muldowney
Produced by Conor Barry
Project developed during the ACE 21 workshops

World Cinema

“Nocturne” by Konstantinos Frangopoulos
Produced by Margery Bone

“Life Thereafter” by Konstantin Bojanov
Produced by John Engel

Fleadh Forum – Thursday 13th July

14:00–14.45: ‘Pilgrimage’ – A Film Finance Case Study

A case study of the film finance structure of Brendan Muldowney’s epic—Pilgrimage, developed by its producer Conor Barry during the ACE 21 workshops. Handled by XYZ Films, this Irish Belgian co-production, which shot on location in Ireland, featured a strong line-up of Irish creative talent and was financed by the IFB, BAI, Wallimage and XYZ Films.

Panelists: Conor Barry & John Keville (Savage Productions), Benoit Roland (Wrongmen Films), Todd Brown (XYZ Films) and will be chaired by Lesley McKimm (IFB). In association with EAVE and Screen Leaders.

16:40-17.25: Breaking Windows – What Digital is Doing to Producers’ Rights

The disruption of orderly sequences of film distribution is one of the most significant phenomena of the digital age. Day-and-date releasing theatrically and online, video-on-demand going head-to-head with pay-TV, pre-releasing online for free – what does all the experimentation add up to? The new majors are online platform giants, yet for the majority of films the value of digital rights is far from compensating for the decline in revenues from traditional home entertainment. What practical steps can producers take to understand and manage the new rights in their work, and derive value from them?

Eamonn Bowles (Magnolia Pictures, US), Andy Mayson (Altitude, UK), Karen O’Malley (Element Pictures, IE); chaired by Simon Perry (ACE Producers, NL)

The forum is supported by the Galway Film Fleadh, Screen Training Ireland and Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB).

LITTLE CRUSADER wins best film at KVIFF

Co-produced by the Slovakian ACE producer Marko Skop and the Italian ACE producer Carlo-Cresto Dina, “Little Crusader” by Václav Kadrnka took home the main prize at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

A psychological drama based in medieval times the film was co-produced by producers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Italy. It is the first time that a local director has won the Crystal Globe in fifteen years.

The director said: “I’m overjoyed. There was a lot of uncertainty in the film from the beginning; it was a long journey. I’m glad that our film has created emotions,”

CENTRAL EUROPE FOCUS TRAINING DAYS 2017

Taking place from the 30th of June to the 2nd of July 2017 at FAMU – Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague – ACE Producers has selected 13 upcoming producers at relatively early stages in their careers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland to take part in the first ACE Training Days.

Scheduled over two-and-a-half days, the workshop is provided with the help of ACE producers and consultants who have notably strong track-records in international project financing and distribution, and who will share their knowledge and international expertise with the participants.

The Prague Training Days are supported by the Czech Film Fund and the Audiovisual Producers Association (APA).

Training Days in Prague 2017 Participants

Peter Badač – BFILM

Jan Hubáček – GNOMON

Vit Janeček – D1 Film

Barbara Janišová Feglová – Hitchhiker Cinema

Michael Kaboš – KABOS Film & Media

Jitka Kotrlová – Frame Films

Kristýna Květová – Cinemotif Films

Tomás Michálek – Masterfilm

Jakub Pinkava – Pink Productions

Alice Tabery – Cinepoint

Anna Tydlitátová – Freelance

Tomás Vach – Slothmachine

Julie Žáčková – Unit + Sofa

MIA 2017 – CO-PRODUCTION MARKET & PITCHING FORUM

ACE Producers partner, the MIA Co-production Market & Pitching Forum 2017 takes place in Rome from October 19 to 23, 2017.

MIA is widely recognised as an effective market platform where the international industry finds real opportunities for partnering and financing projects in development.

The MIA Co-production Market & Pitching Forum 2017 consists of:

1) Dedicated Pitching sessions designed to find the right financial partners through co-production deals or presale agreements.

2) Pre-scheduled meetings with industry professionals set for the Co-Production Market participants, according to interest and upon request.

The projects for each specific session are chosen by selected Key Industry Professionals with the goal to find the next big content in Cinema, Drama Series and Doc&Factual. The Key Industry Members entitled to define the selection will be announced by July for each of the three segments. Projects’ selection is announced by September 2017.

During MIA, the selected projects are presented by their Producers to an audience of potential financial partners, including broadcasters, producers, distributors, private and public funds, in the specific Pitching sessions and one-to-one pre-scheduled meetings with industry professionals, according to each section’s specific needs and format.

MIA CINEMA : Devoted to about 15 international long feature film (fiction or documentary) co-production projects in development stage. Eligible projects will be competing for the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award of 20.000 euros.

You can download the rules and regulations here.

For further information you can contact coproduction@miamarket.it or visit the website www.miamarket.it

ACE Producers’ Films in Karlovy Vary 2017

Official Selection – In Competition

“Corporate” by Nicolas Silhol
produced by Jean-Christophe Reymond (ACE FR)

“Little Crusader” by Václav Kadrnka
produced by Marko Škop (ACE SK)
co-produced by Carlo Cresto-Dina (ACE IT)

Documentary Films – In Competition

“Before Summer Ends” by Mayam Goormaghtigh
produced by Mani Mortazavi (ACE FR)

“Tarzan’s Testicles” by Alexandru Solomon
produced by Ada Solomon (ACE RO)

East of West – Competition

“Mariţa” by Cristi Iftime
produced by Ada Solomon (ACE RO)