european film promotion

European Film Promotion (EFP) Appoints New Managing Director

European Film Promotion (EFP) Appoints New Managing Director

The Board of Directors of European Film Promotion (EFP) appointed Sonja Heinen as the next Managing Director of the pan-European network at a meeting in Hamburg last week. Sonja Heinen, who is Programme Manager of Berlin based World Cinema Fund and has been heading the Berlinale Co-Production Market for the past twelve years, will succeed […]

Producers Lab Toronto 2015 With High Profile Participants

Producers Lab Toronto 2015 With High Profile Participants

EFP, OMDC and Toronto International Film Festival® announce producers for trans-Atlantic co-production platform The sixth edition of PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO is set to launch during the Toronto International Film Festival® from September 9 to 12, 2015. Twenty-four producers from Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have been chosen to exchange project ideas, funding information, and […]

24 Participants Selected for PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO

24 Participants Selected for PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO

EFP, OMDC and Toronto International Film Festival­ announce producers for trans-Atlantic co-production platform 24 participants selected for PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO The fifth edition of PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO is set to launch during the Toronto International Film Festival­ from September 3 to 6, 2014. Ten producers each from Europe and Canada and four participants coming from […]

EFP Accepts Two Members

EFP Accepts Two Members

The members of European Film Promotion (EFP) have accepted the applications of the Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC) and the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) to become individual members of EFP. Until now, the three Baltic film institutes had been represented in EFP through the umbrella organisation Baltic Films. It was recently decided that every country should […]

Record number of FSS supported films at the 2011 FILMART in Hong Kong

Record number of FSS supported films at the 2011 FILMART in Hong Kong

from efp European Film Promotion (EFP) with its 31 European member organisations is strengthening its support and presence at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market, FILMART, taking place from 21 – 24 March. A record number of 27 European films have received the green light from EFP’s members to receive Film Sales Support […]

EFP reveals 2011 Shooting Stars

EFP reveals 2011 Shooting Stars

from efp Ten talented European newcomers will find themselves in the spotlight as participants in the 14th SHOOTING STARS showcase taking place February 12-14 at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. Selected from a ‘longlist’ of 25 candidates proposed by member organisations of European Film Promotion (EFP), the ten young actors were chosen by a […]

European Cinema in South Korea

European Cinema in South Korea

from EFP European cinema in South Korea: Directors and sales agents promote new films at Pusan International Film Festival Coming from as far apart as Iceland and Poland, Sweden and Portugal, 26 directors and actors will be present at the 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF, October 7-15) in South Korea with the support of […]

Producers Lab Toronto

Producers Lab Toronto

PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO, a new initiative created by European Film Promotion (EFP) in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), will launch this fall during the Toronto festival. PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO will run from September 10-12, 2010 and is aimed at facilitating and increasing international co-productions between […]

BRIDGES EUROPE – TURKEY at the Istanbul International Film Festival

With BRIDGES EUROPE – TURKEY, European Film Promotion (EFP) will be launching a new programme at the 29th edition of the Istanbul International Film Festival. Between April 12-14, the festival, in close cooperation with EFP, will highlight and present 10 current European and 12 Turkish productions of up-and-coming directors…more