Rotterdam Lab 2026 producers and creators

Karim KASSEM (Lebanon) is an award-winning Lebanese director and cinematographer. Over a five-year period he has made Only the Winds (2020), Octopus (2021), Thiiird (2023), Moondove (2024) and Pipes (2025). His sixth film, Sunset Yellow, is currently in development.

Screen Productions – Lebanon
Screen Productions is an independent production company founded in 2020, which has produced five feature films to date.

Projects in development

•  Sunset Yellow, directed by Karim Kassem (hybrid feature)
• This One’s Different, directed by Karim Kassem (hybrid feature)

Released films

•  Only the Winds (2020), directed by Karim Kassem (hybrid feature)
•  Octopus (2021), directed by Karim Kassem (hybrid feature)
•  Thiiird (2023), directed by Karim Kassem (hybrid feature)
•  Moondove (2024), directed by Karim Kassem (hybrid feature)
•  Pipes (2025), directed by Karim Kassem (hybrid feature)

Fahad SAMMAN (Saudi Arabia) is a Jeddah-based producer and co-founder of Righters House. With a background in music production and directing, he brings a strong sensitivity to sound, rhythm and mood to his producing work, often using sound design as a narrative tool to heighten tension and emotion. He produces director-led film and series projects, supporting them from development and packaging through to production and post-production. His credits include the short film Kabreet, winner of Best Short Film at the 9th Saudi Film Festival. He is currently producing the psychological horror feature Close Rose Close and developing Dhel, while building a slate of Saudi stories with international co-production potential.

Righters House – Saudi Arabia
Righters House is a Jeddah-based studio specialising in screenwriting, production and talent development. It develops and produces local and international films and series to high creative and professional standards, with particular expertise in original IP, story development, script doctoring and writers’ rooms. The company supports projects end to end, from pre-production through on-set coordination to post-production, and runs workshops and initiatives to nurture Saudi talent, including women in technical roles. Aligned with Saudi Vision 2030, Righters House is dedicated to strengthening authentic Saudi storytelling and the global presence of Saudi cinema.

Projects in development

• Close Rose Close , directed by Rulan Hasan (fiction feature)
• Dhel,  directed by Dania Altayeb (fiction feature)

Rana MATAR (Egypt) is an Egyptian, Algerian and Jordanian filmmaker with a degree in film. She wrote and directed Does It Hurt Too Bad to Look at Me?, NEOM’s first short film, which premiered at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival and screened at festivals including Red Sea, Amman and the Saudi Film Festival. She also wrote, directed, shot and edited the short documentary Your Voice Only, which won the Netflix Award for Best Documentary at the BFI Film Festival and the NEOM Award for Best Saudi Documentary, and premiered in competition at the Kurzfilm Hamburg International Short Film Festival.

Matar was selected for the Royal Film Commission of Jordan’s Series Lab to develop her series Why, Soad?, and for the UNESCO–Tamayouz Cinema Residency for 10 Young African Women Filmmakers to write and direct a short film supported by UNESCO.

Projects in development

• Gezira, on the Line, directed by Rana Matar (documentary feature)

Released films 

• Your Voice Only, directed by Rana Matar (documentary feature)
• Does It Hurt Too Bad to Look at Me?, directed by Rana Matar (fiction feature)

Saman MUSTEFA has written, produced, and directed six short films. His most recent work, Ido, received nominations at various international film festivals in 2021, and won “Best Short Film” at the Australia International Short Film Festival, as well as the “Best Short Film Award” at the Kurdish Film Festival in Berlin.

Mustefa is a key figure in the Kurdish film industry, serving as the representative of Mitosfilm in the Kurdistan Region. He has worked as both first and second assistant director on numerous international productions filmed in the KRG, including Baghdad Messi by Sahim Omar Kalifa, Hurrya by Paxton Winters, A Noiva by Sérgio Tréfaut, and Winners by Soleen Yusef, among others.

Storyline – Iraq

Storyline is an independent film production and distribution company founded in 2020 in Erbil, the Capital of Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq. Storyline produces its own content with local Kurdish filmmakers, aiming to support authentic storytelling and producing thought-provoking feature and documentary films. Storyline also focuses on production services for international projects in the region and the rest of the Middle East. The company has a multi-language, highly experienced film crew and works closely with local governmental institutions, security companies, rental houses, and extensive storage of props, costume and equipment. It offers German Film Insurance for international projects through its sister company, Mîtosfilm in Berlin.

Projects in development

• The day after wedding, directed by Saman Mustefa (fiction feature)

Released films 

• Ido, directed by Saman Mustefa (fiction short)
• Illegal, directed by Saman Mustefa (fiction short)

Carley ARMSTRONG is an emerging producer, writer, and experienced script supervisor with experience across film, television, and theatre. Based in the North East of England, she has worked on acclaimed productions including Mission: Impossible, Adolescence, Boiling Point and 28 Years Later. As the founder of True Moon Pictures, Armstrong is steadily emerging as one of the North East’s most dynamic independent film producers, building a distinctive slate of bold, socially charged stories that amplify underrepresented voices. Her upcoming film, A Woman of Good Abilities starring Vinette Robinson and James Nelson Joyce, directed by Mark Chapman continues her commitment to emotionally resonant, character-led storytelling.

Combining creative instinct with on-set precision, Armstrong brings both artistic vision and production expertise to every project. She is currently developing a slate of film and television work whilst collaborating with established and emerging talent across the UK.

True Moon Pictures – United Kingdom

True Moon Pictures is a North East–based film production company dedicated to bold, emotionally intelligent storytelling from underrepresented voices. Founded by producer and filmmaker Carley Armstrong, the company focuses on genre-driven stories that explore identity and transformation, combining cinematic ambition with social relevance.

Projects in development:

• Little Bird, directed by Faye Jackson (fiction feature);
• They, directed by Faye Jackson (fiction feature);
• Held, directed by Mark Chapman (fiction feature);
• A Woman Of Good Abilities, directed by Mark Chapman (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• A Woman Of Good Abilities, directed by Mark Chapman (proof of concept);
• Amazing Grace, directed by Ruth Carney (fiction feature);
• Red Riding, directed by Craig Conway (fiction feature)

Released films:

• Hide, directed by Ian Curtis (fiction short);
• I Fought The Law, directed by Erik Richter Strand (TV series);
• Stripped Down, directed by Joshua Olive (fiction short);
• Non Compos Mentis, directed by Alana Mae Flynn (fiction short)

Catherine Joy WHITE is an award-winning actor, author, filmmaker, gender equality ambassador and CEO of Kusini Productions, a company championing the voices of Black women and girls worldwide. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30, she is acclaimed for her debut book This Thread of Gold which won the prestigious Zora award for non-fiction and her multi-award-winning breakout short film Fifty-Four Days. Her award-winning portfolio includes films for the BFI and BBC, and her upcoming acting credits include The Librarians: The Next Chapter (TNT), The Capture (BBC) and a major Netflix series. Her latest film is award-winning documentary Swim Sistas, executive produced by Afua Hirsch and Amandla Crichlow and narrated by Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris. She is in late development on her debut feature, Black Samphire, a female-led folk horror and is currently writing her debut novel.

Kusini Productions – United Kingdom
Kusini Productions is a multi-award-winning company founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 filmmaker Catherine Joy White to champion bold, socially impactful storytelling centred on Black women and girls. Its acclaimed slate includes Fifty-Four Days, winner of the 2024 Cannes Diversity Showcase, Ceres, Bridge (BBC-backed) and Measure (BFI-backed).

Kusini’s work has screened at BAFTA-, Oscar- and BIFA-qualifying festivals and on platforms such as Director’s Notes, Minute Shorts, Girls in Film and Short of the Week. Upcoming projects include the feature films GRO(ceries) and The Consequence, as well as the documentary series Swim Sistas. The company continues to push boundaries and shift narratives with globally resonant, cinematic stories created with BAFTA-, Emmy-, Oscar- and Olivier-winning talent.

Projects in development:

• Black Samphire, directed by Catherine Joy White (fiction feature);
• Swim Sistas, directed by Catherine Joy White (documentary TV mini series);
• The Primes, directed by Catherine Joy White (fiction feature);
• Kusini, directed by Catherine Joy White (documentary feature);
• Gro(CERIES), directed by Sophie King (fiction feature);
• The Consequence, directed by Kammy Darweish (fiction feature);
• Practicals, directed by Catherine Joy White (fiction short);
• Like Braille, directed by Catherine Joy White and Sukki Menon (fiction short)

Projects in production:

• Villa Amore, directed by Catherine Joy White and Giorgia Cecconi (fiction short);
• To My Daughter, directed by Catherine Joy White (animated short)

Released films:

• Farewell She Goes, directed by Sophie King (fiction short);
• Ceres, directed by Amelia Sears (fiction short);
• Fifty-Four Days, directed by Catherine Joy White (fiction short);
• Rambler Man, directed by Angus Imrie (fiction short);
• The Track, directed by Louisa Connolly Burnham (fiction short);
• The Ceiling, directed by Louisa Connolly Burnham (fiction short);
• Bridge, directed by Tara Agdashloo (fiction short);
• Does Your Condom Make You Fat?, directed by Sophie King (fiction short);
• Measure, directed by Helen Simmons and Julia Cranney (fiction short);
• Ladies Coffee, directed by Amal Al Agroobi (fiction short);
• Look Up, directed by Catherine Joy White (documentary short);
• It’s A Family Thing, directed by Lea Anderson (documentary short);
• Swim Sistas, directed by Catherine Joy White (documentary short)

Tobi KYEREMATENG (United Kingdom) is a BAFTA-winning producer based in London. She most recently served as associate producer on Harry Lighton’s Cannes Un Certain Regard debut Pillion and on Philippa Lowthorpe’s adaptation H Is for Hawk. Her latest Film4/ BFI-backed short Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 was long-listed for Best British Short at the British Independent Film Awards and won the City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival, qualifying it for the 98th Academy Awards.

For television, KYEREMATENG has produced for broadcasters and platforms including Channel 4, Comedy Central, NOWNESS and Sky Arts, notably the comedy-drama series How to Be a Person, which won Best Short Form Programme at the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards. In the same year, she received the Netflix New Talent Award at the Women in Film & TV Awards. She is a 2025 Screen Star of Tomorrow and was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in Arts and Culture in 2022.

Through her creative studio Them Ones, a recipient of the 2025 BBC Small Indie Fund, she is developing several feature films with BBC Film, alongside projects for television, artists’ moving image and live curation.

Them Ones – United Kingdom
Founded by BAFTA-winning producer Tobi KYEREMATENG, Them Ones is a creative studio and cultural home for audacious artists. Working across film, television, artists’ moving image, knowledge production and live curated experiences, the studio champions fearless cultural production with an international reach. Current projects in development with BBC Film include a thriller written by Vivian Oparah and a Somali folklore horror written by Kosar Ali. In 2025, Them Ones received the BBC Small Indie Fund to support the development of the studio.

Projects in development

•  Get Home Safe, written by Vivian Oparah (fiction feature)
•  Dhegdheer, written by Kosar Ali (fiction feature)
•  Milked, directed by Joelle Mae David (series)
•  Evaporated, directed by Joelle Mae David (series)

Projects in production

• Anything I’ve Seen?, directed by Karimah Zakia Issa (fiction short)

Released films

• Leaving Ikorodu in 1999, directed by Rashida Seriki (fiction short)
•  Dating Horror Stories (TV series)
• 1 Up, directed by Greg Francis (fiction short)
•  Dropped (TV series)
•  How to Be a Person (TV series)
•  Finding 15, directed by Julianknxx (experimental short)
•  Lahai: Time Travels Memories, directed by Sampha & Caleb Femi (experimental short)
•  Oya, Dance!, directed by Naomi Soneye-Thomas (fiction short)
•  Black Corporeal: Breathing by Numbers, directed by Julianknxx (documentary short)

Alba LOMBARDÍA GONZÁLEZ (Spain) is a producer and filmmaker. She works between France and Spain, where she has founded ESCARLATA. She keeps a keen interest in archives and field work.

She produces for her company as well as others. Her released projects include The Drunkmen’s Marseillaise (directed by Pablo Gil Rituerto, coproduced by Boogaloo, Les Films de l’œil sauvage, Graffiti Doc and Escarlata) and Good Valley Stories (directed by José Luis Guerin, coproduced by Los Ilusos, Orfeo and Perspective Films).

She has extensive experience in non-fiction scriptwriting: Amilcar, The Drunkmen’s Marseillaise and a handful of documentaries on geography and history issues, mainly for ARTE, which she has sometimes directed. She has also contributed as script consultant on films such as Soy Niño and Knit’s Island.

ESCARLATA – Spain

ESCARLATA is a Barcelona-based production company dedicated to film projects across all genres, formats and lengths. While its main focus to date has been on non-fiction and visual arts, the company is committed to meaningful storytelling with a strong point of view. ESCARLATA aims to create films that resonate with diverse audiences, principles that will continue to guide its editorial direction in the years ahead.

Projects in development:

• The Shortest Border in the World, directed by Román Cadafalch (documentary feature);
• Garagonoche, directed by Alexander Cabeza-Trigg (experimental feature);
• Pool Bums, directed by Pablo Gil Rituerto (fiction feature);
• I Am Not a Filmmaker, directed by Izabela Silva (documentary feature)

Released films:

• The Drunkmen’s Marseillaise, directed by Pablo Gil Rituerto (documentary feature);
• Good Valley Stories, directed by José Luis Guerin (documentary feature)

Jaime PUERTAS CASTILLO (1996, Spain) grew up between Andalusia and Catalonia. He studied filmmaking at ESCAC and at the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola. He has written and directed Los Páramos (2019) and Historia de pastores (2024), both of which have screened at international venues and festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Jeonju IFF, Cineteca Nacional de México, the Jeu de Paume, Thessaloniki Film Festival and Tabakalera. Alongside his filmmaking practice, Puertas castillo is also involved in the film-education programme Cinema en curs.

Películas Maria – Spain

Películas Maria is a Barcelona-based film production and distribution company committed to developing projects that bring new sensibilities, perspectives and formal approaches to cinema, offering fresh ways of seeing and engaging with the medium.

Projects in development

• Retorno al valle (fiction feature)

Released films

• Historia de pastores (2024, fiction feature)
• Los Páramos (2019, fiction short)

Maria RIERA PERIS (Spain), founder of Películas Maria (PM), a newly established Barcelona-based production company with a strong commitment to projects that offer fresh ways of seeing – where desire and risk come together in creative conjunction. She produced Los Páramos (2019) and Historia de pastores (2024), and co-produced La Durmiente (2025), which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and was an EFA candidate. She also works as a freelance producer, script supervisor and workshop facilitator, and through her company is developing the feature project Retorno al valle, selected for Ikusmira Berriak 2025.

Películas Maria – Spain
Películas Maria is a newly established film production and distribution company committed to developing international projects that introduce new sensibilities, perspectives and formal approaches to cinema, offering fresh ways of seeing.

Projects in development

•  Retorno al valle, directed by Jaime Puertas Castillo (fiction feature)

Released film

• La Durmiente (2025), directed by Maria Inês Gonçalves (fiction short)
• Historia de pastores (2024), directed by Jaime Puertas Castillo (fiction feature)

Benedetta SCAGNELLI (Italy) holds a degree in Philosophy and previously served as Regional Councillor for Emilia-Romagna during the 11th Legislature. She has over ten years of experience working with various production companies as a communications manager and production delegate. She is currently focused on developing her expertise in international co-productions. Among her current projects is the debut feature Fide Orba, which has already secured an international sales agent and is in the process of financing. In 2024, for Yagi Media and with the support of the Calabria Film Commission, she produced the short film Red Ropes.

Yagi Media – Italy
Yagi Media is an independent production company founded in Rome by Benedetta SCAGNELLI and Alessio Pasqua, dedicated to producing high-quality audiovisual works for the Italian market with international reach. Established in 2023 as a creative film laboratory, the company produced Red Ropes in 2024, a short film on end-of-life care, which screened at numerous genre festivals in Italy and internationally and was distributed with the support of Lazio Terra di Cinema.

In the same year, Yagi Media produced Gioia Mia, the debut feature by Margherita Spampinato, starring Marco Fiore and Aurora Quattrocchi, which competed in the Cineasti del Presente section at the 78th Locarno Film Festival, where Aurora Quattrocchi won the Pardo d’Oro for Best Performance and the film received the CINE+ Special Jury Prize. The film also screened in competition at the 30th Busan International Film Festival and is currently showing at Alice nella Città – Panorama Italia. The documentary Terrific Sergio is in production for 2025 with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture, alongside the feature Fide Orba and the documentary Un miglio in più (One More Mile).

Projects in development

• Fide Orba

Projects in production

• Terrific Sergio (documentary)

Released films

• Gioia Mia

Marta Eva MEĆAVA (1998, Croatia) was born in Zagreb and holds a BA in Film and Theatre Production from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. She has produced several short films and music videos, most notably Peninsula, which premiered at the 78th Locarno Film Festival. She has worked in a range of production roles and is currently a junior producer at Eclectica. Alongside film, she also has experience in music festival and event production. She is a member of the Film Artists’ Association of Croatia and has taken part in the Cannes SFC New Producers’ Room in 2023 and MIDPOINT Feature Launch in 2025.

Eclectica – Croatia
Eclectica is a Zagreb-based film and television production and post-production company. It has produced more than a dozen short films that have screened at festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Tampere Film Festival and International Film Festival Rotterdam. The company’s first feature The Uncle (2022), directed by Andrija Mardešić and David Kapac, premiered in the Proxima Competition at Karlovy Vary, followed by Celebration (2024) by Bruno Anković in the Crystal Globe Competition. Honey Bunny by Ivan Jelinović is set to premiere at IFFR in 2026.

Projects in development

• History of Illness, directed by David Gašo  (fiction feature)

Laura BØCHER URSØ (Denmark) is a Copenhagen-based producer. She holds a Master’s degree in Film and Media Studies from the University of Copenhagen and is currently completing her training at the alternative Danish film school Super16. Alongside Super16, Bøcher Ursø has worked since 2021 as a full-time producer and junior producer at Frau Film. She has produced several fiction short films and recently premiered the short documentary My Dance With Rosa (2025) at Raindance. She currently has a feature-length documentary in post-production and is developing both a short film and a feature documentary. She has previously taken part in programmes including INTRO:DOX at CPH:DOX and the Young Nordic Producers Club in Cannes.

Frau Film – Denmark
Frau Film is an independent production company based in Copenhagen, committed to producing relevant, bold and entertaining fiction and non-fiction by established international filmmakers and the next generation of Danish talent. While its films often carry a touch of humour or irony, the company’s focus remains on meaningful, thought-provoking cinema that pushes the boundaries of narrative and visual storytelling, frequently engaging with themes of human connection and political relevance.

Recent titles include The Happiest Man in the World and Mother by Teona Mitevska, The Wall by Philippe van Leeuw, Kandis for Life by Jesper Dalgaard, Silent Sun of Russia by Sybilla Tuxen and the hybrid cross-media series Another World. Frau Film is currently in post-production on a new climate-drama feature.

Projects in development

•  Conceptions of You, directed by Amalie Maria Nielsen (fiction short)
• The Syria Kids, directed by Kåre Kiib (documentary feature)

Projects in production

•  Brothers, directed by Simone Schiellerup (documentary feature)

Released film

• Roots, directed by Sabrina Ferguen (fiction short)
•  My Dance With Rosa (2025), directed by Esben Thode Schultz (documentary short)
•  Mother/Daughter, directed by Kathrine Skibsted (fiction short)
•  Opgang 45, directed by Jevgeni Jevsikov (fiction short)

Nivetha BALASUBRAMANIAM (1994, Denmark) is a Danish Tamil film director based in Copenhagen. She holds a Master’s degree from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in film directing from Super16. Drawing on the colour, light and energy of Kollywood cinema alongside the humanist restraint of Danish drama, her work moves between larger-than-life storytelling and the intimate realities of a Danish suburb.

Super16 – Denmark

Super16 is a community of filmmakers based at Nordisk Film Studios in Valby. It operates as an association of emerging filmmakers whose skills are developed through a three-year programme. Every two years, the current members select a new class of students to continue and renew the organisation.

Projects in development

• Neela, directed by Nivetha Balasubramaniam (fiction feature)
•  Warehouse Ghost, directed by Nivetha Balasubramaniam (fiction feature)

Released films

• Amala, directed by Nivetha Balasubramaniam (fiction short)
• Companion, directed by Nivetha Balasubramaniam (fiction short)
• The Translator, directed by Nivetha Balasubramaniam (fiction short)

Sophie Elina HAHN (Denmark) is a producer at Adomeit Film in Copenhagen. She has been part of the company since December 2022 and is currently working closely with director Agnes Trier on the development of her first and second feature films. Sophie produced Trier’s first live-action short Hex, which premiered at Odense International Film Festival in 2024 and was shortlisted for a Danish Film Award (Robert). The film has since screened at several international festivals, including Nordisk Panorama, Flensburg Short Film Festival and the Centre Film Festival in Pennsylvania. In 2023, she worked as junior producer on My Eternal Summer by Sylvia Le Fanu and The Last Paradise on Earth by Sakaris Stórá. She also took part in the Young Nordic Producers Club in Cannes in 2024.

Adomeit Film ApS – Denmark
Adomeit Film is a Copenhagen-based production company founded in 2011 by Katja Adomeit. Since 2013 it has produced and co-produced 23 titles and is today run by Katja Adomeit alongside producers Jón Hammer and Sophie Hahn. The company develops, produces and co-produces original, visionary and entertaining international films and television series, aiming to combine a strong artistic vision with the potential to reach wide audiences.

Projects in development

• Gejst, directed by Agnes Trier (fiction feature)
• Anna 3.C, directed by Agnes Trier (fiction feature)
• Tristan’s Mum, directed by Agnes Trier (fiction short)
• 0, directed by Selma Sunniva (fiction feature)
• The Last Woman in Afghanistan, directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat (fiction feature)
• The Miserables, directed by Daniel Borgman (fiction feature)
• 2044, directed by Anna Sofie Hartmann (fiction feature)

Released films

• The Initiation, directed by Thomas Steen Rasmussen (fiction short)
• Hex, directed by Agnes Trier, (fiction short)

Qasim ABBAS (Pakistan) is a Pakistani film producer working across fiction, documentary and commercial storytelling. His produced short Permanent Guest (2025) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Other credits include Time After Time, which won Best Film at the Gandhara Independent Film Festival, as well as the internationally screened shorts May I Have This Seat and Happy Marriage. He also served as assistant director on Joyland, the first Pakistani feature to premiere at Cannes, where it won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section.

Abbas co-founded Nuqta Films with his longtime collaborator Sana Jafri, creating a Lahore- and Toronto-based hub for independent and socially engaged cinema. In addition to narrative film, he has produced large-scale sports and commercial content for leading teams in the Pakistan Super League, as well as fashion and documentary projects. He continues to develop independent film projects and multidisciplinary collaborations rooted in contemporary Pakistani storytelling.

Nuqta Films – Pakistan / Canada
Nuqta Films is a production company founded in 2022 in Lahore, dedicated to telling compelling stories through a distinct and authentic lens. While its core focus is on feature and short films, the company also works across music videos, documentaries and fashion films, reflecting a commitment to creativity, innovation and strong cinematic craft.

Nuqta Films places a strong emphasis on community-building, organising workshops, screenings and collaborative events that foster meaningful, long-term engagement among filmmakers and creatives. With a team of award-winning directors, producers, cinematographers, photographers and art directors, the company seeks to challenge rigid socio-political and cultural norms through film. Following its recent expansion to Toronto, Nuqta Films continues to grow its international presence and collaborative network.

Projects in development

• Scattered Rain, directed by Sana Zahra Jafri (fiction feature)
• Would I Lie to You, directed by Ali Junejo (fiction feature)

Released films

• Permanent Guest (2025), directed by Sana Zahra Jafri (fiction short)
• Time After Time, directed by Tabish Habib (fiction short)
• May I Have This Seat, directed by Tabish Habib (fiction short)
• Happy Marriage, directed by Sana Zahra Jafri (fiction short)

Kaouthar HADIDI (France) is a Tunisian–French producer and the founder of 3ème Genre Production. After fifteen years working in marketing and digital strategy, she moved into film production, bringing a strong focus on audience engagement, impact and positioning. Her work centres on artistically ambitious films that engage with contemporary social issues, with a particular interest in stories connected to Africa and the SWANA region. She is committed to fair production practices and to building creative and sustainable international collaborations.

HADIDI has taken part in several international training and networking programmes, including the Doha Film Institute Producers Lab 2024, Atlas Workshop 2024 and the EAVE Producers Workshop 2025, where she developed the creative documentary Pure Madness by Inès Arsi. She joins the Rotterdam Lab 2026 to further strengthen her expertise in European co-production, international financing and impact strategies.

3ème Genre Production – France
3ème Genre Production is a French production company founded in 2020, producing films at the intersection of artistic creation and contemporary social issues, with a strong focus on impact-driven narratives and the exploration of complex identities. The company advocates for fair, inclusive and responsible production practices between France and the Global South, particularly across Africa and the SWANA region, and is strongly oriented towards international collaboration.

Projects in development

• Pure Madness, directed by Inès Arsi (documentary feature)
• Let Your Hand Touch Mine, directed by Tarek Sardi (fiction feature)
• The 4th Patient, directed by Tarek Sardi (fiction short)
• Topology of Absence, directed by Inès Arsi (animation short)

Projects in production

• The Plastic Tree, directed by Inès Arsi (documentary short)

Released films

• Featherweight, directed by Ghazi Zaghbani (fiction feature)
• Thick Skin, directed by Inès Arsi (documentary short)
• A Man Named After Death, directed by Tarek Sardi (fiction short)
• Swamp, directed by Helmi Dridi (fiction short)

Milad KHOSRAVI (Iran) is an Iranian producer focused on socially engaged cinema addressing children’s rights, family and contemporary issues. He founded Seven Springs Pictures in 2020 and has produced acclaimed works including Mrs. Iran’s Husband, The Dream of a Horse and Autumn. He later produced a series of award-winning feature films such as Terrestrial Verses (2023), which screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Requiem for a Tribe (2024), Higher Than Acidic Clouds (2024), Cinema Jazireh (2025) and Divine Comedy (2025). An EAVE Producers Workshop graduate, he has also taken part in IDFA Forum, Visions du Réel, the Doha Film Institute Producers Lab and Berlinale Talents, and works to strengthen Iranian independent cinema through international co-productions.

Seven Springs Pictures – Iran / Qatar
Seven Springs Pictures is a film production and international sales company founded in 2020 by Milad KHOSRAVI and based in Tehran and Doha. Specialising in arthouse and documentary cinema, the company has produced feature and short films including Divine Comedy, selected for the Orizzonti Competition in Venice, Cinema Jazireh, selected for competition at Karlovy Vary 2025, Higher Than Acidic Clouds, which screened at IDFA, Hot Docs and Visions du Réel, Terrestrial Verses, selected at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Requiem for a Tribe, which screened at Shanghai, True/False and Ji.hlava, Mrs. Iran’s Husband, winner of Best International Short at Hot Docs, and The Snow Calls. Seven Springs Pictures focuses on distinctive and thought-provoking films, bringing fresh perspectives and diverse voices from Iran and the Middle East to international audiences.

The company works in long-term partnerships with filmmakers and is currently producing films by established directors such as Ali Asgari alongside emerging talents including Marjan Khosravi, Parsa Ansari, Gözde Kural and Sajad Imani.

Projects in development

• Mellow Pink, directed by Baran Sarmad (fiction feature)
• Bride of Summer House, directed by Marjan Khosravi (fiction feature)
• The Anchor, directed by Azin Feizabadi (fiction feature)

Projects in production

• Dreams of the Wild Oaks, directed by Marjan Khosravi (hybrid feature)

Released films

• It’s Winter, directed by Sajad Imani (documentary feature)
• Divine Comedy, directed by Ali Asgari (fiction feature)
• Higher Than Acidic Clouds, directed by Ali Asgari (documentary feature)
• Requiem for a Tribe, directed by Marjan Khosravi (documentary feature)
• Terrestrial Verses, directed by Ali Asgari & Alireza Khatami (fiction feature)
•  Mrs. Iran’s Husband, directed by Marjan Khosravi (documentary short)
• The Dream of a Horse, directed by Marjan Khosravi (documentary short)

Cristina HERGUETA started working as a producer in 2012. Her productions include The Blameless by Guillermo Benet, Of Horses and Guitars by Pedro G. Romero, and Karen by Rai María. Her films have been selected by prestigious international festivals such as the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, the San Sebastián Film Festival, CPH:DOX, and Visions du Réel.

Currently, she works between Madrid, Cáceres, and Seville through the companies Garde, Esto no es una Poesía, and BNV, collaborating with professionals from diverse backgrounds.

Garde – Spain
Garde is a production company specialising in author-driven works that move beyond conventional boundaries of genre, theme and artistic discipline. The company believes in handcrafted cinema, approaching the creative process with time, care and collective collaboration, making the journey as meaningful as the final film

Projects in development:

• The Big Rip, (fiction feature);
• Estraperla,  (series of shorts);
• Cinco Cadi,  (documentary feature);
• Vinti Quintais, (documentary feature)

Projects in production:

• Caracafe in Kazakhstan, (documentary feature);
• What We Did In The Shadows,  (documentary feature)

Released films:

• De Caballos y Guitarras, (documentary feature);
• Paisajes/Esto no es una Poesía,  (series of shorts);
• Presentes/Esto no es una Poesía,  (series of shorts);
• Gorria,  (documentary short);
• Está Amaneciendo, (fiction short)
• The Blameless, (fiction feature);
• Nosotros, (fiction feature);
• Project Motherhood,  (documentary short);
• In Rumore dell’Universo, (fiction short)
• Tomorrow, the Bullet, (fiction short)

Zig DULAY (Philippines) is a Filipino filmmaker and a 2024 TOYM honouree for Film and Television, recognised for regional works that explore socio-political and cultural narratives. His recent films Firefly (2023) and Green Bones (2024) won Best Picture at the Metro Manila Film Festival in consecutive years, with Firefly also receiving Best Film at the Manila International Film Festival. He first gained recognition as a screenwriter before going on to direct acclaimed films including Missing, M., Bambanti, Paglipay, Bagahe and Black Rainbow, as well as the hit television series Maria Clara at Ibarra. Active internationally, Dulay has served on juries in France, Turkey and New York, and in 2024 he was named one of Tatler Asia’s Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow.

ZMD Productions – Philippines

ZMD Productions is a Philippine-based production company dedicated to creating films and screen content that engage with regional stories, cultural identity and socio-political realities. Under the direction of Zig DULAY, the company produces award-winning and socially resonant works across cinema and television, from acclaimed films such as Black Rainbow, Paglipay and Bambanti to culturally significant series. Committed to authentic storytelling, ZMD Productions champions Philippine regional cinema while reaching audiences both locally and internationally.

Projects in development

• The Other Side of Reality, directed by Zig Dulay (fiction feature)

Projects in production

• The Monsters of the Sea, directed by Zig Dulay (fiction feature)

Released films

• Green Bones (2024), directed by Zig Dulay (fiction feature)
•  Firefly (2023), directed by Zig Dulay (fiction feature)
•  Black Rainbow, directed by Zig Dulay (fiction short)
•  Maria Clara at Ibarra, directed by Zig Dulay (TV series)
•  Bagahe, directed by Zig Dulay (fiction feature)

Christelle Lou DYCHANGCO (Philippines) is a Filipino producer focused on international co-productions that elevate Filipino stories, talent and landscapes on the global stage. As CEO of Clou Media Productions, she positions the Philippines as a production-ready filming destination while fostering collaborations built on co-creation and cultural exchange.

Her debut feature First Light (2025), a Filipino–Australian co-production starring Ruby Ruiz and Maricel Soriano, won Best Director at the Melbourne International Film Festival, premiered internationally at the Marrakech International Film Festival and has been selected for its European premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. With a background spanning foreign film service work, commercial directing and branded content, DYCHANGCO combines creative instinct with strong production expertise, developing a slate of projects designed to travel, challenge and connect audiences.

Clou Media Productions – Philippines
Clou Media Productions is a Philippine-based studio and production company built for the social age, reshaping how Filipino stories are created and experienced. Working across film and digital media, the company operates at the intersection of cinematic craft and platform-native innovation. Ambitious and globally oriented, Clou produces films, commercials, branded content and high-concept social formats, offering services from development and line production to creative direction and social-first strategy. The company views cinema as a form of cultural diplomacy and actively champions the Philippines as an international filming destination while building co-productions around the world.

Released films

• First Light,  directed by James J. Robinson (2025, fiction feature)

Stefan MILOVIC is a film producer and line producer with over 13 years of international experience. Based in Luxembourg, he has served as executive, associate, and line producer on several award-winning feature films, including Child (Le Refuge) directed by Academy Award nominee Cyrus Neshvad, Kanaval, Beanie, and The Kiss of the Grasshopper directed by Academy Award winner Elmar Imanov. He began his career at the National Radio Television of Montenegro, where he produced thousands of hours of programming across a wide range of television formats, developing a strong foundation in large-scale production, broadcast workflows, and international co-productions.

Marosima Films – Luxembourg

Marosima Films is a Luxembourg-based production company founded by Stefan Milovic, Sirvan Marogy and Christian Schuster. Recently established, the company builds on the founders’ strong experience and proven track record in the European audiovisual industry. Having collaborated with a wide range of production companies, institutions, and creative partners, the founders have contributed to numerous projects across different formats and genres. Known for the quality of their work and their strong professional relationships, Sirvan Marogy and Stefan Milovic have played an active role in Luxembourg’s and Europe’s audiovisual landscape. Marosima Films is dedicated to developing ambitious, internationally oriented projects while supporting both established and emerging creative voices.

Projects in development:

• 1867, directed by Gil Pinheiro (fiction feature);
• Libres À L’Intérieur, directed by Fabio Bottani (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• Who Will Separate Us, directed by Gil Pinheiro (animation fiction short)

Released films:

• Out of Reach, directed by Davor Klisic (TV series);
• Hozentarus, directed by Dragutin Djurovic (fiction short);
• Momisici Holy Martyrs, directed by Davor Klisic (hybrid short)

Semih Korhan GÜNER is a Cologne-based film director and producer who grew up in Istanbul. His work focuses on intimate character studies, atmospheric realism and genre-influenced narratives shaped by the subtle tensions of everyday life. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM) in 2020 with distinction. His graduation film Facing the Screen was nominated for the FIRST STEPS Award in 2021. In 2024, he received the German Cinema New Talent Award as a producer at Filmfest München for the feature film Smell of Burnt Milk. He is currently developing his first feature film My Piece of Land, supported by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, and is in post-production on the short film My Sister’s Sandal.

Projects in development:

• My Piece of Land, directed by Semih Korhan Güner (fiction feature);
• White Nights, directed by Semih Korhan Güner (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• My Sister’s Sandal, directed by Semih Korhan Güner (fiction short)

Released films:

• Smell of Burnt Milk (2024), directed by Justine Bauer (fiction feature);
• Facing the Screen (2021), directed by Semih Korhan Güner (fiction short);
• Boy, directed by Semih Korhan Güner (fiction short);
• Behind the Walls, directed by Semih Korhan Güner (fiction short);
• The Eclipse, directed by Semih Korhan Güner (fiction short)

Vera PAULMANN (Germany) studied Media Studies and Political Science in Tübingen and fiction directing at the self-organised film school Filmarche e.V. in Berlin. She is an alumna of Atelier Ludwigsburg–Paris, the Cutting Edge Talent Camp at IFFMH and the East West Talent Lab at goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film. She works as a freelance producer in Berlin and is part of the Cologne-based production company DEKORFILM. She is a recent graduate of the MGZsheroes programme for founders in the media industry and was selected by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW to take part in the Rotterdam Lab at IFFR.

DEKORFILM – Germany
DEKORFILM is an independent production company based in Cologne, founded by filmmakers Till Gombert, Florian Schmitz and Vera PAULMANN. The company focuses on films made for the cinema, particularly feature films and documentaries with an observational and realistic approach. In its productions, DEKORFILM prioritises social and ecological sustainability, aiming to create a supportive and creative working environment for everyone involved.

Projects in development

• Burning Land, directed by Almira Ismailova (documentary feature)

Projects in production

• Unbekanntes Russland, directed by Nataliia Stogu (documentary short)
• Cold&Sweet, directed by Aida Alimadadi (fiction short)

Released films

• Wie die Nelken, directed by Emine Demir (fiction short)

Rebecka HAGMAN (Sweden) is an assistant producer at Kjellson & Wik, a Swedish independent arthouse production company. After completing a producing programme in 2023, she returned to work with senior producer Marie Kjellson, with whom she had previously collaborated during her studies. She contributed to Fanny Ovesen’s feature Live a Little, a major European co-production shot across five countries. In 2025 she rejoined Kjellson & Wik, supporting the company’s slate and the development of new projects while working on a range of international co-productions.

Kjellson & Wik – Sweden
Kjellson & Wik is an independent arthouse production company founded in 2013 by producer Marie Kjellson and director Katja Wik. The company produces bold, contemporary films with a strong artistic vision, both independently and through international co-productions, focusing on meaningful stories for a global audience. Kjellson & Wik believes in the cultural value of cinema and places equality and diversity at the core of its work.

Sven SPUR is a Ghent-based producer, director and writer. After graduating from KASK & Conservatory (School of Arts Ghent) in 2021, he began his career working in the production departments of several acclaimed Belgian filmmakers. He joined Animal Tank in 2022 and has since produced multiple short films that have screened at international festivals, including The Great Escape, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2025. He is currently developing new projects, among them his first feature film Something in the Wind. Spur is driven by a passion for bold, auteur-driven cinema from both established filmmakers and emerging voices. He is an alumnus of LIM, European Short Pitch and European Creators’ Lab.

Animal Tank – Belgium

Animal Tank is a Ghent-based audiovisual production company and animation studio founded in 2014 by Brecht Van Elslande and Bert Lesaffer. It focuses on live-action, animation and immersive projects with an edge, works that find a balance between originality and accessibility, experiment and narration, seriousness and playfulness. Over the years, Animal Tank has gained international recognition, earning nominations for the Academy Awards and the European Film Awards, as well as prizes at Berlinale, Annecy, and Fantoche. Its films have premiered at international festivals such as Venice, IFFR and SXSW, and have been acquired by leading platforms and broadcasters including ARTE France, France TV, Canal+, MUBI and HBO.

Projects in development:

• Something in the Wind, directed by Nelson Polfliet (fiction feature);
• Becoming Fahad Seriki, directed by Micha Dols (documentary feature);
• Er is Eens, directed by Nicolas Keppens & Simon De Cock (TV series)

Projects in production:

• Femmes d’Agadez, directed by Eva van Tongeren (documentary short);
• Pithead, directed by Wannes Vanspauwen & Pol De Plecker (fiction short);
• Push, directed by Sven Spur (fiction short);
• A Distant Sky, directed by Yentl De Baets (fiction short)

Released films:

• The Great Escape (2025), directed by Joren Vandenbroucke (immersive short);
• Les Mains qui Travaillent, directed by Eva van Tongeren (documentary short);
• Rachid, directed by Rachida El Garani (fiction short);
• Eden, directed by Sven Spur (fiction short);
• Follow Me, directed by Anthony Schatteman (fiction short)

Camille G. BACON (United States) is a Chicago-based writer, filmmaker and producer, and the co-founder of Jupiter. Most recently, she produced the short film It’s Just a Fucking Opening (2025), which had its North American premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival. Her work is informed by the exchange between literary and cinematic traditions, drawing inspiration from artists such as Euzhan Palcy, Kathleen Collins and Toni Cade Bambara. In all of her creative roles, including producing, BACON is committed to projects that foreground the poetic potential of cinema and expand the contexts in which independent film can exist.

Jupiter – United States
Jupiter is an arts and culture publication, programming platform and production company founded in 2024 by Chicago natives Camille G. BACON and Daria Harper. The organisation seeks to build a creative economy centred on the holistic needs of artists across disciplines, particularly cultural critics and filmmakers. By shifting industry standards of compensation, prioritising long lead times and embracing experimentation, Jupiter aims to transform the relationship between artists and institutions so that social, emotional and spiritual working conditions are no longer sidelined in favour of extractive processes. The company has published writers including Hanif Abdurraquib, Akwaeke Emezi, Jenna “J” Wortham and Doreen St. Felix, hosted programmes at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and served as executive producer on It’s Just a Fucking Opening (2025).

Projects in development

• Prodigal Sun, directed by Josh Brainin & Youssef Boucetta (fiction feature)

Released films

• It’s Just a Fucking Opening (2025), directed by Josh Brainin, Camille G. Bacon & Youssef Boucetta (experimental short)

Antonia KILIAN (Germany) is a director, cinematographer and producer based in Kassel and Berlin. She studied Visual Communication, Art and Media at the Berlin University of the Arts, and cinematography at the Film University Babelsberg and ISA Havana. Her debut feature The Other Side of the River premiered at CPH:DOX, the Chicago International Film Festival and Coisa de Cinema in Brazil, winning 18 international awards including the German Film Award (Lola), the Grimme Award and a nomination for the European Film Academy Award. She also shot and produced Exile Never Ends, directed by Bahar Bektas, which received multiple honours including the Hessian Film Award, five Grimme Awards and the FFF Talent Award. She later produced the hybrid short In the Most Foreign Country (2026), directed by Arash Asadi.

Through her company Pink Shadow Films, KILIAN develops projects including Listening to the World, The Rain of Eyes, Lend Me Your Eyes, Freedom and her new film That Other Sunrise. She also serves on international juries and teaches filmmaking at universities.

Pink Shadow Films – Germany

Pink Shadow Films is an independent production company based in Kassel, founded and run by Antonia KILIAN. The company produces creative documentaries and fiction films with strong authorial voices, with a thematic focus on diversity and equality. Its work has been recognised with numerous awards, including the German Film Academy Award (Lola) and the Grimme Award, and has been shortlisted for the European Film Academy Award.

Projects in development

• The Rain of Eyes, directed by Arash Asadi (fiction feature)
• Lend Me Your Eyes, directed by Natalia Grande (documentary feature)
• Freedom, directed by Bahar Bektas (documentary feature)
• That Other Sunrise, directed by Antonia Kilian (documentary feature)
• In Vacuo, directed by Liza Smith (fiction feature)

Projects in production

• Listening to the World, directed by Liza Smith (documentary feature)
• In the Most Foreign Country, directed by Arash Asadi (hybrid short)

Released films

• The Other Side of the River, directed by Antonia Kilian (documentary feature)
• Exile Never Ends, directed by Bahar Bektas (documentary feature)

Derya DURMAZ (Germany) was born in Germany to Turkish guest-worker grandparents and raised in Turkey. She studied economics, human rights law and acting. Her award-winning short films have screened at numerous international film festivals, experimental film events and exhibitions. Ziazan won 12 awards, including the Armenia–Turkey Cinema Platform Best Project Award, and was featured in The Washington Post and Monocle. Mother Virgin No More premiered in the Berlinale Generation section, while Will You Come with Me? won seven awards including Best Documentary at Kaboom Animation Festival 2025 and was presented as part of the European Green Party Congress exhibition “My Body My Choice”.

DURMAZ is an alumna of TIFF Filmmaker Lab, Berlinale Talents, FIRST FILMS FIRST – Goethe-Institut Young Directors Academy and Film Independent’s Global Media Makers programme.

CUBU Film – Germany

CUBU Film is an independent production company working across genres and formats to tell stories that deserve to be heard. With an award-winning slate of short films and several feature projects in development, the company supports distinctive voices and innovative storytelling.

Projects in development

• In Transkei, directed by Derya Durmaz (fiction feature)
• The Bus to Amerika, directed by Derya Durmaz (animated fiction feature)

Projects in production

• Igloo, directed by Andreas Flack (animated experimental short)

Released films

• Ladies and Gentlemen!, directed by Derya Durmaz (experimental short)
• Will You Come with Me?, directed by Derya Durmaz (animated experimental short)
• Circumcision, directed by Derya Durmaz (experimental short)
• Confined, directed by Derya Durmaz (experimental short)
• Mother Virgin No More, directed by Derya Durmaz (fiction short)
• Ziazan, directed by Derya Durmaz (fiction short)

Adam KOPP (USA) is a 2025 Film Independent Producing Fellow and 2026 Gotham/Rotterdam Lab Fellow. Kopp recently wrapped production in Chengdu on Ben Mullinkosson & Michael Barth’s feature Fuckboy, following Mullinkosson’s acclaimed documentary The Last Year of Darkness (MUBI). He premiered Evan Twohy’s debut feature Bubble & Squeak (2025) at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. He previously served as head of Universal Remote, the production company founded by actor Steven Yeun. There, he worked on the Emmy-winning series Beef (2023), oversaw television deals with Amazon and A24, and set up projects including Nathan Min’s Mason at Showtime with The Daniels attached to direct. As an independent producer, he has a robust slate of features ranging from U.S. productions to international co-productions. His previous credits include Kelly Oxford’s directorial debut Pink Skies Ahead (2020) (MTV Films). In addition to being an independent producer, Kopp also currently serves as a Scripted Producer for the award-winning creative studio Object & Animal. He is a graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School and originally from St. Louis, Missouri.

Projects in development:

• Drown, directed by Nina Ljeti (fiction feature);
• Challenger: An American Dream, directed by Daniel & Patrick Lazour (fiction feature);
• Ripe, directed by Tusk (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• Fuckboy, directed by Ben Mullinkosson & Michael Barth (fiction feature)
• Released films:
• Bubble & Squeak (2025), directed by Evan Twohy (fiction feature)

Rebecca CHOI (United States) is a New York–based producer and Head of Production & Development at Archer Gray, where she has worked for over a decade. A committed cinephile with a strong interest in championing distinctive voices, she prioritises close collaboration with filmmakers from development through to distribution. She is an active member of the independent film community and regularly mentors filmmakers through labs, workshops, festivals and markets. Before joining Archer Gray, Choi worked at Sony Pictures Television, where she first discovered her passion for development. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University.

Archer Gray – United States
Archer Gray is an independent production company based in New York, founded by Amy Nauiokas. The company collaborates with leading talent to produce high-quality, critically acclaimed and innovative films and television series. With a focus on stories that explore complex human experiences, Archer Gray places a strong emphasis on diverse voices and perspectives, creating work that is both commercially engaging and thought-provoking across a range of genres.

Projects in development

• American Madam (fiction TV series)
• The Dictator Hunters (fiction feature, dir. Ekwa Msangi)
• Exactly What It Seems (fiction feature, dir. Darya Zhuk)
• House of Hollow (fiction feature)
• Louise and Dean (fiction feature)
• Marvelous Marvin Hagler (fiction feature)
• Queen of Newburgh (fiction feature, dir. Maya Cozier)
• Queen K (fiction TV series)
• Seductive Poison (fiction TV series, dir. Anne Sewitsky)
• Tunnel (fiction feature, dir. Liza Mandelup)

Released films

• Three Hares (fiction animated short, dir. Paloma Baeza)
• The Young Wife (fiction feature, dir. Tayarisha Poe)

Brigita BENIUŠYTĖ (Lithuania) has worked in the film industry for over a decade. After starting out in independent cinema, she joined the Lithuanian production company M-Films in 2017. Together with Marija Razgutė, she produced Happy Next Year! (2024), directed by Lukas Kacinauskas and selected for Uppsala ISFF, and The Visitor (2025), directed by Vytautas Katkus, which won Best Director in the Crystal Globe Competition at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

As an associate producer, BENIUŠYTĖ’s credits include Hunger Strike Breakfast (2025), directed by Karolis Kaupinis, To the Victory!, directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych and winner of Best Film at the Toronto International Film Festival, Becoming (2025), directed by Zhannat Alshanova and selected for Locarno and Busan, and Slow (2023), directed by Marija Kavtaradze and winner of Best Director at Sundance. She is currently producing the minority co-production March 14th by Alberto Gross Molo and developing Marius Pocevičius’ absurd comedy I’m Not Like That.

M-Films – Lithuania

M-Films is a Lithuanian film production company founded in 2008 by producer Marija Razgutė and today one of the most active companies in the country, specialising in international co-productions for cinema and television. The award-winning company works with bold, character-driven stories by both emerging and established filmmakers. Recent titles include The Visitor (2025) by Vytautas Katkus, Hunger Strike Breakfast (2025) by Karolis Kaupinis, To the Victory! (2025) by Valentyn Vasyanovych, Becoming (2025) by Zhannat Alshanova and Slow (2023) by Marija Kavtaradze. The short Cherries (2022) by Katkus premiered in the Official Short Film Competition at Cannes.

Projects in development

• Thuja Trees, directed by Marius Pocevičius (fiction short)
•  I’m Not Like That, directed by Marius Pocevičius (fiction feature)

Released films

• The Visitor (2025), directed by Vytautas Katkus (fiction feature)
• Happy Next Year! (2024), directed by Lukas Kacinauskas (fiction short)

Natasha CRAVEIRO (Cabo Verde) is a Cabo Verdean filmmaker, sociologist and co-founder of Korikaxoru Films. Producer of Omi Nobu and director of Pirinha, she is one of the leading voices in contemporary Cape Verdean cinema. Her work is driven by a strong commitment to social impact and to building a sustainable local film ecosystem that supports new talent and meaningful storytelling.

Korikaxoru Films – Cabo Verde
Korikaxoru Films was founded in 2017 as the first independent film production company in Cabo Verde. The company is dedicated to revealing the country’s natural and cultural richness on both national and international stages. Beyond production, Korikaxoru Films is committed to strengthening the development and global recognition of Cape Verdean cinema through bold, locally rooted storytelling.

Projects in development

• Dja Branku Dja, directed by Natasha Craveiro ()

Released films

• Mama, directed by Natasha Craveiro (documentary feature)
• Pirinha, directed by Natasha Craveiro (hybrid feature)
• Dona Monica ???(documentary feature)
• Omi Nobu (documentary feature)

Humberto BUSTO (Mexico) graduated from the dramatic arts degree programme at UNAM and Talent Campus alum in 2004. He has combined his work as an actor in films and series such as Amores Perros, along with studies in cinema in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Germany. He began his career as producer and director with the short films: Even a Prune Ripens, Bolero’s Tit and Julkita (Clermont-Ferrand 2018). He has produced interdisciplinary and theatre projects such as Costo de Vida, a Pulitzer Award winning play that included two actors with disabilities. Since then, he has specialised in studies on disabilities and sex and gender diversity. In 2024 he founded FOSFO, a company exclusively dedicated to develop and promote films about diversity.

FOSFO – Mexico

FOSFO is a Mexican production company dedicated to developing and producing audiovisual projects focused on disability and gender diversity. Its mission is to ensure that creators from these communities can take ownership of their own narratives. The company is drawn to stories that challenge and transform imposed stereotypes, seeking to broaden audiences’ perspectives through sensitive, personal and complex storytelling. Rather than appealing to pity, FOSFO aims to create connection through a deeper understanding of lived experience.

Projects in development:

• Fosfo, directed by Humberto Busto and Guz Guevara (documentary feature);
• Bisonte, directed by Humberto Busto (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• Tijuana, Todavía, directed by Gabriel Gutierrez (fiction feature)

Released films:

• Julkita (2018), directed by Humberto Busto (fiction short);
• Botero’s Tit, directed by Humberto Busto (fiction short);
• Even a Prune Ripens, directed by Humberto Busto (fiction short)

Aris KOTRONIS is a producer at FOSS Productions, Greece’s leading film and TV company. Over the years, Kotronis has developed and produced more than twenty short films from emerging regional voices that have screened widely in festival circuit, earning distinctions such as a Silver Méliès nomination (2018), the South East European Award (2017) and the Greek Film Critics Association Award (2023). An alumnus of Berlinale Talents Sarajevo and recipient of the CineLink Pack & Pitch Award (2021), his work has been showcased at major industry platforms and pitching forums such as Clermont-Ferrand’s EuroConnection, ESP, Thessaloniki Agora, Marseille’s 3rd Character Market, Ghent IFF’s Film Music Days (WSA). In 2022, Kotronis joined FOSS Productions, initially as a Production Manager in the drama series The Beach (ERT), a period saga of 300 episodes in 2 seasons, and since the summer of 2025, he has been part of FOSS Productions’ Cinema & Series Department, working as a producer in the development of a diverse slate of films and drama series, while overseeing the dark comedy series The Child (ERT). Among them, Kostas Gerampinis first feature film Five Murders Without a Cause is set to enter production in November 2026.

FOSS Productions – Greece

FOSS Productions, founded in 1992, is one of Greece’s leading production companies, working across film, television, advertising and audiovisual content. With full 360-degree capabilities spanning development, production, post-production and in-house VFX, the company delivers bold, high-quality storytelling with both local resonance and international reach.

FOSS Productions has received international recognition with selections at Cannes, Berlinale, Locarno, Sundance and Telluride. Its award-winning titles include I’m Glad You’re Dead Now (2025), winner of the Short Palme d’Or at Cannes, Arcadia, selected for the Berlinale and chosen to represent Greece at the Academy Awards, Third Kind, which screened at Telluride, and What Mary Didn’t Know, which premiered in Locarno.

Since 2019, the company has expanded into high-end television, producing cinematic series such as Maestro in Blue, the first Greek Netflix original, and the epic period drama The Great Chimera, adapted from the novel by M. Karagatsis and the largest scripted production in Greek television to date, both reaching global audiences and reflecting the company’s distinctive cinematic vision.

Projects in development:

• The Holy Kid, directed by Iordanis Theodosiadis (short film)

Released films:

• Still Life, directed by Iordanis Theodosiadis (short film)

Debora NISCHLER (Italy) studied specialised translation in Forlì, Arkhangelsk and Bratislava. Since 2019 she has worked as a creative producer at Albolina Film, alongside specialising in screenplay analysis through a range of workshops and writers’ rooms. At Albolina Film she co-produced Sisters (2022), the company’s first feature, in co-production with Fenixfilm in Latvia, and Vista Mare (2023), a documentary co-produced with Austria and selected for the Semaine de la Critique at the Locarno Film Festival. She is a member of EWA and the European Film Academy and an alumna of programmes including IDM MAIA Workshop 2020, EAVE Puentes Italia 2021, ProPro Workshop 2023 and MIDPOINT Cold Open Series Lab 2025.

Albolina Film – Italy
Albolina Film is a production company based in South Tyrol, founded in 2012, focusing on socially engaged arthouse cinema, the support of emerging talent and mountain films. The company has completed around 50 service productions and released its first in-house documentary in 2018. Its first feature co-production, Sisters (2022), was awarded Best Debut and Best Eastern European Debut by FIPRESCI at the Warsaw Film Festival. In 2023, the documentary Vista Mare (2023) premiered at Locarno’s Semaine de la Critique and went on to screen and receive awards at DokLeipzig, Festival dei Popoli and Viennale. The feature 18 Holes to Paradise (2025) premiered in Tallinn.

Projects in development

• Ultima Irratio, directed by Martine De Biasi & Katharina Burger (documentary feature)
• Moonless Child, directed by Federica Martino (fiction feature)
• Confusia, directed by Cecilia Bozza Wolf (fiction feature)

Projects in production

• New Life, directed by Bernadette Weber (documentary feature)
• Eclipse, directed by Manuel Wetscher (fiction feature)

Released films

• 18 Holes to Paradise (2025), directed by João Nuno Pinto (fiction feature)
• Vista Mare (2023), directed by Julia Gutweniger & Florian Kofler (documentary feature)
• Sisters (2022), directed by Linda Olte (fiction feature)

Audrey Restetuta TANYA is a Kenyan Creative Producer and Co-Founder of Jenga Visuals Ltd, based in Nairobi. She is committed to telling authentic African stories that explore identity, resilience, and human transformation, with a focus on women’s voices and underrepresented perspectives.

Her producing credits include Visasi (Showmax), winner of Best Lead Actor at the Mombasa International Film Festival; My Little Warrior, a multi-award-nominated short documentary; Stinger, East Africa’s first female-led boxing film; and PAA Season 4, an eight-episode TV series that premiered on one of Kenya’s major broadcasters.

Tanya is currently developing Nkanai, a feature exploring courage, identity, resilience, and the unbreakable spirit of a woman warrior. Her vision is to create globally resonant stories that strengthen Africa’s cinematic legacy.

Jenga Visuals Ltd – Kenya

Jenga Visuals Ltd is a Nairobi-based production company dedicated to creating bold, emotionally resonant African stories for both local and international audiences. Co-founded by award-winning producer Audrey Restetuta Tanya, the company combines strong artistic vision with grounded production expertise. Jenga Visuals has delivered acclaimed work including Visasi and Stinger for Maisha Magic Movies and Showmax, alongside impactful short documentaries and character-driven projects. With a growing slate of fiction and documentary productions, including series such as PAA (Season 4), the company champions authenticity, collaboration and cinematic excellence, aiming to elevate East African narratives and build meaningful international partnerships that expand the reach of African cinema worldwide.

Projects in development:

• Nkanai, directed by Bruno Tanya (fiction feature);
• Caravan, (TV series);
• Running Shosh, (documentary feature)

Projects in production:

• Nala, directed by Bruno Tanya (fiction short);
• Fisher Woman, directed by Josh Artkins (documentary short)

Released films:

• Stinger, directed by Bruno Tanya (fiction feature);
• Visasi, directed by Bruno Tanya (fiction feature)

Hiba LOUIS is a Lebanese producer, co-founder of Cyprus-based Quo Films (2022), currently co-producing her first TV thriller, Status Quo, supported by Doha Film Institute, winner of VIS Paramount Storytellers Award and Red Sea Production Fund. She participated in DFI’s Series Lab, Qumra, and in 2023 was selected for MEMI x USC programme in Saudi Arabia.

Her second series, Saria Othman Needs No Man, was selected for Film Independent x Red Sea Labs, developed in Los Angeles, and won the Best Series Award at Red Sea Souk 2024. Louis is also producing Sama Yasmine, a short film, selected as Cyprus’ official nomination for Clermont-Ferrand’s Euro Connection 2026, and took part in TGF’s What’s the Story? ISFFC. She is finalising another short film and developing two feature documentaries, one in early development and one in post-production. She’s also busy raising her two best productions yet: Maria and Yasmine.

Quo Films – Cyprus

Quo Films is a Cyprus-based production company founded in 2023 to support bold, independent voices and emotionally resonant storytelling. Named after its debut television project Status Quo, a multi-award-winning thriller backed by the Doha Film Institute and the Red Sea Film Festival, the company has quickly established an international profile.

Its current slate includes narrative projects such as Saria Othman Needs No Man and Sama Yasmine, both selected by leading international labs. Through authentic and distinctive storytelling, Quo Films seeks to reflect, reimagine and inspire.

Projects in development:

• Sama Yasmine, directed by Gilbert Karam (fiction short);
• A Dinner Like No Other, directed by Gilbert Karam (documentary feature);
• Saria Othman Needs No Man, created by Estephan Khattar (TV series)

Projects in production:

• Status Quo, directed by Gilbert Karam (TV series);
• Welcome to Paris, directed by Eli Salameh (fiction short);
• Confessions in Arabic, directed by Maria Ghafary (documentary feature)

Released films:

• Alnajma, directed by Gilbert Karam (fiction short);
• Ana Beirut, directed by Gilbert Karam (experimental short)

Iván MOSCOVICH (1992, Argentina) is a film producer, director, and educator based between Buenos Aires and Mexico City. He co-founded the production company 36 Caballos, dedicated to developing and producing auteur-driven films across diverse genres. His work as a producer has premiered at major international festivals including Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight), Berlinale (Golden Bear for Best Short Film), Rotterdam, Jeonju, Málaga, FICUNAM, and Mar del Plata. As a director, his short films have screened at BAFICI and international festivals. He is also active as an educator, coordinating the Film Area at Circa24 and teaching production and independent cinema.

36 Caballos – Argentina/Mexico

36 Caballos is an arthouse production company dedicated to developing and producing independent films across a wide range of genres, with a strong focus on distinctive authorial voices. Its projects have premiered at major international festivals including Cannes, Berlinale, New York Film Festival, Rotterdam, Jeonju, Visions du Réel and Mar del Plata.In recent years, the company’s films have received significant international recognition: The Major Tones by Ingrid Pokropek won Best Ibero-American Film at the Málaga Film Festival and the Grand Prize at Jeonju; An Odd Turn by Francisco Lezama won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at Berlinale Shorts 2024; and Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed by Hernán Rosselli premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes and went on to win Best Film awards at FICUNAM, Márgenes and Gijón.

Projects in development:

• The Illusions, directed by Ingrid Pokropek (fiction feature);
• La Trama Fantasma, directed by Nicolás Schujman (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• Three Enigmas for Luis Morla, directed by Nicolás Turjanski (documentary feature)

Released films:

• Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, directed by Hernán Rosselli (fiction feature);
• An Odd Turn, directed by Francisco Lezama (fiction short);
• The Introduction, directed by Nicolás Schujman (fiction short);
• The Major Tones, directed by Ingrid Pokropek (fiction feature);
• April, Green, Yellow, directed by Santiago Aulicino (fiction feature);
• Stained Night, directed by Andrés Medina (experimental short);
• Money Exchange!, directed by Lautaro García Candela (fiction feature);
• Electric Boy, directed by Ingrid Pokropek (fiction short);
• The Pause, directed by Iván Moscovich (fiction short);
• There Are Not Thirty-Six Ways of Showing a Man Getting on a Horse, directed by Nicolás Zukerfeld (experimental feature);
• Address: San Martín 683, directed by Rafael Gandhi Magaña (experimental documentary feature)

May JABAREEN (Palestine) is a Palestinian cultural activist, arts manager and producer at Philistine Films. Active in the film industry since 2011, she has worked on a wide range of Palestinian and international productions including Omar (2013), Huda’s Salon (2021), A Gaza Weekend (2018), The Teacher (2023), Bye Bye Tiberias (2023) and Cotton Queen (2024). Her experience spans development, production and management, and she most recently served as associate producer on Palestine 36 (2025) by Annemarie Jacir, and as co-producer on Qui Vit Encore by Nicolas Wadimoff and House of Hope by Marjolein Busstra. She is currently developing original Palestinian series and feature films.

A graduate in Cultural Work and Arts Management, JABAREEN has worked across independent, experimental and mainstream art projects, and is committed to strengthening the Palestinian film and arts sector.

Philistine Films – Palestine
Philistine Films is an independent Palestinian production company dedicated to supporting new voices and the emerging Arabic film scene. Focusing on the development and co-production of independent fiction and documentary features, the company seeks unconventional stories and fresh narratives while challenging the structural obstacles faced by filmmakers working outside the mainstream. Philistine Films has produced films selected for major international festivals including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Tribeca, and its work has received numerous awards, including Academy Award nominations. The company also provides production services across a range of budgets and formats and invests in education and training to help build a self-sufficient Palestinian film industry.

Projects in development

• Ping-Pong, directed by Saleh Saadi (fiction feature)
• Dyouf (Guests), directed by Saleh Saadi (series)
• The Story of Palestine 36, directed by Sama Haddad (documentary feature)
•  My Beautiful Archive, directed by Mo’min Swaitat (documentary feature)

Released films

• Palestine 36, directed by Annemarie Jacir (fiction feature)
• House of Hope, directed by Marjolein Busstra (documentary feature)
• Qui Vit Encore (Who Is Still Alive), directed by Nicolas Wadimoff (documentary feature)

Natália PAVLOVE (Czech Republic) is a Prague-based producer and the founder of Other Stories. She holds an MA in Producing from FAMU and an MA in International Relations and Management. Her short Dog and Wolf (2025) premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and has continued to screen internationally. The Czech–Lebanese co-production Sea Salt (2023) premiered at the Venice Biennale and went on to screen at more than 60 international festivals. She also produced the award-winning short Vinland, for which she received a nomination for the Czech National Film Awards. An alumna of IDFAcademy, EAVE Puentes and EURODOC, PAVLOVE develops long-term creative collaborations with an inclusive, global outlook, working with emerging directors and partners across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

Other Stories – Czech Republic
Other Stories is a Prague-based production company founded in 2022 by Natália PAVLOVE, dedicated to socially driven, internationally oriented auteur films, with a strong focus on debut and female directors. The company’s films have premiered at major international festivals including Venice and Karlovy Vary, and it has been selected for leading industry platforms such as EAVE, EURODOC, WEMW, Crossroads Co-production Forum and Atlas Workshops. Other Stories focuses on long-term creative collaborations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, developing a slate of international projects guided by an inclusive cinematic vision.

Projects in development

• The Hour Between Dog and Wolf, directed by Terézia Halamová (XX feature)
• Running With Beasts, directed by Leila Basma (X feature)
• Dance with Me, directed by Leila Basma (X feature)
• Hold Time for Me, directed by Fradique (X feature)
• Casting created, directed by Jan Černý & György Baráthy (series)

Projects in production

• Sisters, directed by Terézia Halamová (X feature)

Released films 

• Dog and Wolf, directed by Terézia Halamová (X short)
• Sea Salt, directed by Leila Basma (X short)
• Vinland, directed by Martin Kuba,  (X midlength)

Jahvar MCLEAN is a multidisciplinary Creative Consultant, Strategist, Producer, and Screenwriter whose work bridges storytelling, branding, and human connection. Known for his ability to transform emotion into visual and written language, McLean helps brands and creatives craft stories that resonate from conceptual ad campaigns to film and fashion narratives. As the founder and lead strategist of Additionally Jahv, a creative consulting hub, McLean partners with individuals, small businesses, and brands to develop impactful campaigns, copy, and creative direction that connect with today’s culture. His work blends conceptual storytelling with brand insight, merging heart, style, and strategy. His writing and directing work includes the short film While We Wait and the upcoming Between Sky and Green series, exploring identity, intimacy, and belonging in modern Caribbean life. 

Additionally Jahv 

Additionally Jahv is a creative consultancy and production venture that brings together storytelling, strategy and cultural insight to create impactful work. Operating at the intersection of film, branding and audience engagement, the company supports projects from concept to execution with a strong narrative foundation. Additionally Jahv develops original IP, produces films and series, and consults on marketing, consumer behaviour and brand identity, crafting work that is intentional, human and emotionally resonant. The company is guided by the belief that stories, whether for the screen or for brands, should be culturally specific yet universally felt.

Projects in development:

• Flo & The Noble-Ties, directed by XXXXX (fiction feature);
• Between Sky and Green, directed by Jahvar McLean (series);
• Otaheite’s Conundrum, directed by Jahvar McLean (series)

Projects in production:

• While We Wait, directed by Ace Maquette, Tajha Winkle & Jahvar McLean (fiction short)

Released films:

• The Parish Capital, directed by Jahvar McLean (documentary short);
• Covid, directed by Jahvar McLean (micro documentary)

Jeremy YEHWAN JOEY (South Korea) began working in documentary in 2011 with They Say, Human Is Future (2011), which he directed and produced. In 2017 he completed his first feature-length documentary, Life Is a Dream, We’ll Wake Up & Scream (2019), released theatrically in South Korea two years later. Since 2015, YEHWAN JOEY has been actively involved in building networks among Korean documentary filmmakers, developing community cinema initiatives that support small-scale and independent works. He was a founding member of Shindamo (New Documentarists Network) in 2015 and took part in its programming, moderation and panel activities, and between 2015 and 2017 he was also active in Docu-Urang (Nomad Docs). These activities led to the publication of a book documenting the movement.

Since 2016, he has worked as an independent film screening manager at the Seoul Film Commission. He is also a member of the executive committee of the Twinkle Documentary Festival, held annually in Seoul since 2023. In 2024 he was officially selected for EURODOC, International Lab for Creative Documentary Production, participating in the programme for a year.

Studio Teacup Company – South Korea

Studio Teacup Company is an independent production company founded in 2021, based in Seoul with a branch in Jeju. The company primarily works in documentary filmmaking and focuses on expanding the boundaries between animation and documentary.

Projects in development

• The Shape of Us, directed by Soyon Ahn (documentary feature)

Projects in production

• Pellong Pellong – the Untold Glitter of That Day, directed by Hwirin Jude Kang (documentary feature)

Released films

• They Say, Human Is Future (2011) (documentary short)
•  Life Is a Dream, We’ll Wake Up & Scream (2019) (documentary feature)
•  May·JEJU·Day, directed by Hwirin Jude Kang (documentary short)
•  This Is How the Drinking Boys and Girls Choir Loves (documentary short)
•  A Red Colour Pencil, directed by Hwirin Jude Kang (documentary short)
•  The Blue Roof from the Window, directed by Soyon Ahn (documentary feature)

Kim SUNG HWAN (South Korea) graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. During his junior year he began making experimental videos and short films. He later earned an MFA in Film Directing from Dongguk University Graduate School of Digital Image and Contents and subsequently completed a directing programme at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). His first feature film as writer and director was Iron Mask (2023).

Projects in development

• The Freeshooter, directed by Kim Sung Hwan (feature film)
• The Detective of Memories, directed by Kim Sung Hwan (feature film)

Released films

Manbun-ui Ilcho, directed by Kim Sung Hwan (feature film)

Brigita BENIUŠYTĖ (Lithuania) has worked in the film industry for over a decade. After starting out in independent cinema, she joined the Lithuanian production company M-Films in 2017. Together with Marija Razgutė, she produced Happy Next Year! (2024), directed by Lukas Kacinauskas and selected for Uppsala ISFF, and The Visitor (2025), directed by Vytautas Katkus, which won Best Director in the Crystal Globe Competition at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

As an associate producer, BENIUŠYTĖ’s credits include Hunger Strike Breakfast (2025), directed by Karolis Kaupinis, To the Victory!, directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych and winner of Best Film at the Toronto International Film Festival, Becoming (2025), directed by Zhannat Alshanova and selected for Locarno and Busan, and Slow (2023), directed by Marija Kavtaradze and winner of Best Director at Sundance. She is currently producing the minority co-production March 14th by Alberto Gross Molo and developing Marius Pocevičius’ absurd comedy I’m Not Like That.

M-Films – Lithuania

M-Films is a Lithuanian film production company founded in 2008 by producer Marija Razgutė and today one of the most active companies in the country, specialising in international co-productions for cinema and television. The award-winning company works with bold, character-driven stories by both emerging and established filmmakers. Recent titles include The Visitor (2025) by Vytautas Katkus, Hunger Strike Breakfast (2025) by Karolis Kaupinis, To the Victory! (2025) by Valentyn Vasyanovych, Becoming (2025) by Zhannat Alshanova and Slow (2023) by Marija Kavtaradze. The short Cherries (2022) by Katkus premiered in the Official Short Film Competition at Cannes.

Projects in development

• Thuja Trees, directed by Marius Pocevičius (fiction short)
•  I’m Not Like That, directed by Marius Pocevičius (fiction feature)

Released films

• The Visitor (2025), directed by Vytautas Katkus (fiction feature)
• Happy Next Year! (2024), directed by Lukas Kacinauskas (fiction short)

Kamy LARA (Angola) is an Angolan filmmaker and producer with more than 15 years of experience in the audiovisual sector. She has worked across cinematography, first assistant directing, editing and production, contributing to key films of her generation in Angola. Her documentary Beyond My Steps (2019) screened at more than 20 international festivals and won Best Documentary at both the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and Doc Luanda. Her work engages directly with social and political realities, privileging critical inquiry over entertainment. In 2023 she founded Uika Filmes, an independent production company based in Luanda, dedicated to artistically ambitious projects, international co-productions and the development of new voices.

Uika Filmes – Angola
Uika Filmes is an independent production company founded in 2023 and based in Luanda. The company develops and produces auteur-driven films with strong social and political relevance, combining aesthetic experimentation with a deep connection to place. Focusing on bold documentary and fiction projects, Uika Filmes collaborates with emerging filmmakers and a new generation of artists in Angola and internationally. The company sees cinema as a tool for critical thinking, dialogue and transformation, and works through international co-productions to connect local contexts with global film circuits.

Projects in development

• Hold Time for Me, directed by Fradique (fiction feature)
• Vanda, directed by Kamy Lara (fiction feature)
• RGB, directed by Resen Verkron (fiction short)

Projects in production

• Karl Marx, Luanda, directed by Kilunaji Kia Henda (experimental feature)
• Kiffen – At the Centre of the World, directed by João Ana (documentary feature)

Ondřej LUKEŠ (1991, Czech Republic) worked as a stagehand and construction worker before studying production at FAMU, where he began building experience across short and feature films. His producing debut Brutal Heat (2023), directed by Albert Hospodářský, premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it received a Special Jury Mention in the Proxima section, and later won Best Czech Feature Film at Finále Plzeň. He has also worked as a production manager and line producer on a range of acclaimed projects. In 2022 he founded the Prague-based company Beginner’s Mind. He has pitched projects at international platforms including Connecting Cottbus, Sofia Meetings and Karlovy Vary’s industry programme, and has taken part in MIDPOINT Feature Launch, WEMW and First Cut Lab. LUKEŠ is an advocate for sustainability and fair working conditions in the Czech film industry.

Beginner’s Mind – Czech Republic
Beginner’s Mind is a Prague-based production company founded in 2022 by Ondřej LUKEŠ and later joined by Jan Čadek. The company produces fiction and documentary films with strong authorial voices and international potential, building close, long-term relationships with filmmakers. It is also developing episodic projects, including a television series and a documentary series. Beginner’s Mind prioritises respectful and supportive working conditions and is strongly committed to environmental sustainability, as a founding member of the first Czech green filming platform.

Projects in development

• Restless, directed by Albert Hospodářský (fiction feature)
• No Salvation Coming, directed by Vojtěch Strakatý (fiction feature)
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place, directed by Greta Stocklassa (documentary feature)

Projects in production

• The Champion, directed by Bohdan Karásek (fiction feature)

Released films

• Urban Disobedience Toolkit, directed by Vladimír Turner (documentary feature)
• The Other Side of Summer, directed by Vojtěch Strakatý (fiction feature)

German GRUBER Jr. (1980) is a film director, writer, and producer based in Willemstad, Curaçao. Driven by a strong ambition to share fresh, Caribbean-rooted stories with an international audience, his work reflects a vibrant fusion of Latino, Caribbean, and European influences that define his unique creative style.

Gruber made his feature film debut with Sensei Redenshon (2013), which became an instant sensation in Curaçao. He created, wrote, and directed the television series Djis Un Tiki Love and the documentary TV series Huma (2021). He is currently developing his next two feature films, both set on Curaçao.

Together with his longtime cinematographer Ewoud Bon NSC, he founded Provider Films, a production company dedicated to bringing Caribbean stories to the world. Their recent work includes the short film Sunny, which premiered internationally at the Tribeca International Festival 2025.

Provider Films – Curaçao / Netherlands
Provider Films is an independent film production company based in Curaçao and Amsterdam, founded by filmmakers and producers German Gruber and Ewoud Bon. Working without the support of a formal film industry infrastructure, the company takes a hands-on approach, with its founders often writing, directing, producing, shooting and editing their own projects.

Their first micro-budget feature Sensei Redenshon premiered in Dutch cinemas and received recognition at international film festivals. Embracing limitations as a creative strength, Provider Films focuses on making bold, high-value films that bring authentic Caribbean stories to global audiences. With two new feature projects in development, the company is committed to strengthening Curaçao’s film industry while continuing to produce distinctive, internationally resonant work.

Projects in development:

• Bon Bida, directed by German Gruber (fiction feature);
• De Engelenbron, directed by German Gruber (fiction feature)

Released films:

• The Legend of Buchi Fil, directed by German Gruber (fiction short);
• Sensei Redemption (2013), directed by German Gruber (fiction feature);
• Sunny (2025), directed by German Gruber (fiction short)

Guido COPPIS (1998) is a self-taught filmmaker who was born in the small town of Venray, the Netherlands.

After finding out that attending the Netherlands Film Academy was not an option, he effectively created his own film school by making no less than fourteen short films in recent years, many of which have won awards and were selected at festivals worldwide. At age 19, he was selected by the Dutch Film Fund for their screenwriting talent development programme, which resulted in his first feature.

At the tender age of 25, he made his feature film debut with Bijt (2024), which premiered at IFFR 2024 in the prestigious Bright Future programme. The film was nominated for 2 Golden Calves (Dutch Oscars) and was released in cinemas in June 2024.

Projects in development:

• Herringbone, directed by Guido Coppis (fiction feature);
• Bels, directed by Guido Coppis (fiction midlength)

Released films:

• Bite (2024), directed by Guido Coppis (fiction feature);
• Before Bedtime, directed by Guido Coppis (fiction short);
• Promise, directed by Guido Coppis (fiction short);
• Silent Storm, directed by Guido Coppis (fiction midlength);
• Fester, directed by Guido Coppis (fiction short);
• Iron Flows Through My Veins, directed by Guido Coppis (fiction short)

Dwight GROOT (Netherlands) is an Amsterdam-based creative producer with more than fifteen years of experience, originally built through his advertising company Vigics. In recent years he founded the narrative production company Narang, where he develops and produces a diverse slate of films and series, several of which have already been broadcast. Closely involved in both artistic and strategic development, he focuses on new perspectives and authentic storytelling, while building Narang into a sustainable company that embraces creative risk and connects with international audiences.

Narang – Netherlands
Narang is a Dutch film production company with an international outlook. The name means “orange”, reflecting the company’s connection to the Netherlands while telling stories rooted in different cultures and backgrounds. Narang produces local content with international reach and ambition.

Projects in development

• Pikaflor (fiction feature)
• Kleinkinderen uit Nederland (documentary feature)

Released films

• Switch (series)
• Iskander (fiction short)
• R.I.O.T. (fiction short)
• Cats & Dogs (fiction short)
• Porcelain (fiction short)

Rosalien HOLLESTELLE (Netherlands) is a producer at the Amsterdam-based production company BIND and a graduate of the Netherlands Film Academy. She works across international fiction and documentary projects, with a particular interest in films that combine emotional depth with humour to reflect the complexity of everyday life. She places strong value on the filmmaking process itself, striving to create safe, collaborative environments where teams can thrive under healthy creative pressure. She has taken part in ACE Training Days, IDFAcademy, INTRO:DOX at CPH:DOX and APostLab, and was nominated for the Graduate Producer Award by the Netherlands Audiovisual Producers Alliance.

BIND – Netherlands
BIND is dedicated to telling striking and distinctive stories that move and inspire audiences, exploring contemporary themes in engaging and surprising ways. Its films have screened at festivals worldwide and received numerous honours, including an Emmy Award, two Golden Calf Awards for Best Film, a Berlinale Special Mention, the Prix Europa and multiple awards at TIFF.

Projects in development

• Listen, directed by Zara Dwinger (fiction feature)
• The Real Santa, directed by Marlies Smeenge (documentary feature)
• Baggage, directed by Özlem Bulgan (documentary short)
• Walk a Way, directed by Froukje Tan (fiction feature)
• Ishtar, directed by Hetty de Kruijf (fiction feature)
• Stardust, directed by Margien Rogaar (fiction feature)
• The Boy Who Loves the World, directed by Steven Wouterlood (fiction feature)

Projects in production

• The Winning Generation, directed by Marco De Stefanis (documentary feature)
• The Manager, directed by Maartje Bakers (documentary feature)
• Momentum, directed by Alex Pitstra (documentary feature)
• Bad Guys, directed by Eva van Pelt (documentary feature)

Released films

• Outliving Shakespeare, directed by Inna Sahakyan & Ruben Ghazaryan (documentary feature)
• Nora Playing Nora, directed by Lieza Röben (documentary short)
• I Accidentally Wrote a Book, directed by Nóra Lakos (fiction feature)
• Generation Pa, directed by Bibi Fadlalla (documentary short)
• The Butlers, directed by Marlies Smeenge (documentary TV series)
• Ma Mère et Moi, directed by Emma Branderhorst (fiction short)
•  The Debit Card, directed by Thijs Bouman (fiction short)
• Yalda: The Longest Night, directed by Faydim Ramshe (documentary short)
• Double D, directed by Fey Lehiane (fiction short)

Karim MRABTI (Morocco) is a producer and writer and the founder of Mohsin Films. He began his career producing large-scale cultural projects and international festivals in Morocco before moving into the film industry. His first feature credit was as creative producer on Porte Bagage , after which he went on to work on numerous fiction productions as a line producer, while continuing to develop his voice as a writer and producer.

Mrabti was selected for the New Producers Academy, where he wrote and produced the short film Last Shot (2026), set to premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Tiger Short Competition. His writing has also been recognised through his participation in the Doha Film Institute Script Lab and Torino Film Lab. He is currently developing a slate of projects under Mohsin Films, including Cairo Circles  by Sharif Abdel Mawla.

Mohsin Films 
Mohsin Films is an independent production company founded by producer and filmmaker Karim Mrabti. The company focuses on stories that engage with the social, cultural and political realities of the Global South, particularly Africa and South-West Asia, and collaborates with both emerging and established filmmakers from these regions and their diasporas.

Its latest production Last Shot will have its world premiere at IFFR 2026 in the Tiger Short Competition. Mohsin Films is currently developing projects with directors and writers from Egypt, Palestine, Morocco, Mauritania and Cabo Verde, and continues to expand its slate with films driven by strong authorial voices, international potential and universal emotional resonance, guided by urgency and inevitability rather than opportunity.

Projects in development

• Cairo Circles, directed by Sharif Abdel Mawla (fiction feature)
•  Krzysztof, directed by Kuba Szutkowski (fiction feature)
•  Vatan, directed by Parham Rahimzadeh (fiction feature)
•  Tra boka d’mort, directed by Nuno Boaventura Miranda (fiction short)
•  Societies, directed by Stacii Samidin (documentary feature)

Released films

• Last Shot (2026), directed by Parham Rahimzadeh (fiction short)
•  Porte Bagage, directed by Abdelkarim El-Fassi (fiction feature)
•  Dear Summer, directed by Ahmed Hammadi (fiction short)

Asuka SYLVIE is a writer/director from New Zealand of Japanese and Scottish heritage. She studied at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television. Her short films Lost at Sea (2024), Last Summer (2017), Lake (2014) and Pinion (2010) have screened at numerous international festivals including official selection at Melbourne, Palm Springs, Shanghai and New Zealand. Her latest work includes her segment Mikasa, part of anthology feature Kainga which premiered at NZIFF 2022. She is currently in development for her science fiction TV drama series Thaw and feature film Ortus.

Projects in development:

• Ortus, directed by Asuka Sylvie (fiction feature);
• Thaw, directed by Asuka Sylvie (TV series)

Released films:

• Lost at Sea (2024), written and directed by Asuka Sylvie (fiction short);
• Thaw, written and directed by Asuka Sylvie (TV pilot);
• Kainga, written and directed by Asuka Sylvie (feature film segment)
• Last Summer (2017), written and directed by Asuka Sylvie (fiction short);
• Lake (2014), written and directed by Asuka Sylvie (fiction short);
• Pinion (2010), written and directed by Asuka Sylvie (fiction short)

Angela CUDD (New Zealand) is an Indigenous Māori screen producer and founder of Caravan Carpark Films. She produces films, television and digital-first work across narrative and documentary. Her work centres urgent, human stories – intimate stakes, big themes – grounded in community. Her producing credits include the coming-of-age feature Uproar (TIFF 2023) and the digital-first series Good Grief, acquired by AMC Networks’ IFC and Sundance Now for North America and the UK. Her co-producing credits include the Indigenous anthology feature We Are Still Here (TIFF 2022; imagineNATIVE Dramatic Feature winner). She also directed and produced TVNZ+’s When Bob Came, winner of Best Factual Series at the 2023 New Zealand Television Awards. In 2024, Cudd was named SPADA Independent Producer of the Year. She partners closely with writers and directors to protect voice, tighten craft and deliver culturally-rich work.

Caravan Carpark Films – New Zealand

Caravan Carpark Films (CCF) is an Indigenous Māori-led screen production company based in Auckland. Founded in 2019, CCF produces scripted and factual work across feature films, series and digital releases. The company partners with filmmakers who combine genre confidence with cultural specificity. Recent credits include the feature Uproar (2023), produced alongside Firefly Films and Kingston Productions, and TVNZ+’s documentary series When Bob Came, which won Best Factual Series at the 2023 New Zealand Television Awards, produced with Stella Maris Productions. Built for collaboration, CCF is comfortable within multi-producer structures and scales its teams to suit each project. Projects are developed through tikanga-informed collaboration, with short-form work used as a proving ground for tone, talent and team chemistry, and as a pathway towards long-form storytelling. The company is open to international co-productions and strategic partnerships aligned with Indigenous and cross-cultural narratives.

Projects in development:

• Don Te Haute, directed by Kirk Torrance (fiction feature);
• Flagfall, directed by Joe Lonie (fiction feature);
• Hide the Dog, director TBC (fiction feature);
• Nine Girls, directed by Stan Fong (animated fiction feature);
• Nothing Bad Happens Here, directed by Angela Cudd (series);
• Auē, director TBC (series)

Projects in production:

• Bro, directed by Kirk Torrance (short film);
• The Keepers, directed by Leigh Minarapa (short film);
• Nine Girls, directed by Stan Fong (animated short film);
• Raupā, directed by Moehau Hodges-Tai (short film);
• Songs of Protest, directed by Orlando Stewart & Angela Cudd (docuseries)

Released films:

• Uproar, directed by Paul Middleditch & Hamish Bennett (fiction feature);
• We Are Still Here, directed by Tim Worrall, Richard Curtis, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Maria Gaoa, Chantelle Burgoyne, Beck Cole, Tracey Rigney, Danielle Maclean, Dena Curtis (fiction feature);
• When Bob Came, directed by Orlando Stewart & Angela Cudd (docuseries);
• Good Grief, directed by Kiel McNaughton (series);
• Sextortion, directed by Kyan Krumdiek, Kent Briggs (series);
• Ahi & the Stars, directed by Angela Cudd (series);
• Flagfall, directed by Joe Lonie (short film);
• Pītiti, directed by Tajim Mohammed-Kapa (short film);
• Hokia, directed by India Fremaux (short film);
• Lemons, directed by India Fremaux (short film);
• The World Around Me, directed by Hasan Arslan (short film);
• The Difference Between Pipi & Pūpū, directed by Tajim Mohammed-Kapa (short film);
• Disconnected, directed by Maruia Jensen (short film);
• I Am Waru, directed by Angela Cudd (documentary short film)

Emma MORTIMER (New Zealand) is an independent producer based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. She has produced a number of ambitious short films including The Girl Next Door (2025), directed by Mingjian Cui and selected for the Venice Film Festival, Lost at Sea (2024), directed by Asuka Sylvie and screened at the New Zealand International Film Festival, and That Workman’s Arm (2022), directed by Simon London and selected for Clermont-Ferrand.

Her development slate includes Martin Sagadin’s comedy-drama Maria, Take a Bow, co-produced with Alex Reed and developed through Jane Campion’s A Wave in the Ocean intensive, as well as the science-fiction drama series Thaw and the feature Ortus with writer-director Asuka Sylvie. She is also developing the elevated horror feature Taniwha with Lani-rain Feltham and Gregory King, the genre-bending The Hermit’s Tale by Siobhan Marshall and Millen Baird, and the hybrid animation-gaming documentary The Knights of Chalacyn with Jack Nicol. Mortimer seeks out collaborators with distinctive voices, whose work combines strong tone and atmosphere with an exploration of the human condition.

Projects in development

• Maria, Take a Bow, directed by Martin Sagadin (fiction feature)
• Taniwha, directed by Gregory King (fiction feature)
• Ortus, directed by Asuka Sylvie (fiction feature)
• The Hermit’s Tale, written by Siobhan Marshall & Millen Baird (fiction feature)
• Thaw, directed by Asuka Sylvie (fiction series)
• The Knights of Chalacyn, directed by Jack Nicol (documentary feature)

Projects in production

• Softies, directed by Tom Augustine (fiction short)

Released films

• The Girl Next Door (2025), directed by Mingjian Cui (fiction short)
• Lost at Sea (2024), directed by Asuka Sylvie (fiction short)
• That Workman’s Arm (2022), directed by Simon London (fiction short)
• Thaw, directed by Asuka Sylvie (fiction TV pilot)
• Terminal Lake, directed by Andrew Blackman (fiction short)
• Mary Mary, directed by Ella Gilbert (fiction short)
• The Calf, directed by Simon London & Matthew Sunderland (fiction short)
• Mouse, directed by Lani-rain Feltham (fiction short)

Judah FINNIGAN (New Zealand) is an award-winning writer and director from Aotearoa. His short Workshop (2020) premiered at the Venice Film Festival and Clermont-Ferrand, was distributed by Searchlight Pictures, selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick and Short of the Week, and went on to reach a wide online audience. His debut short Charmer (2018) received the Emerging Talent Award at the New Zealand International Film Festival and was selected for festivals including Slamdance, Austin and Maryland. He has taken part in a range of New Zealand development initiatives, including Film Up and Story Camp, and has had two features in development with the New Zealand Film Commission. He is currently represented by WME and Linden Management.

Congratulations Films – New Zealand
Congratulations Films was founded in 2017 by writer-director Judah FINNIGAN and producer Olivia Shanks. Genre-agnostic and creator-led, the company champions a new generation of New Zealand filmmakers with bold and distinctive work. Its short films have premiered at major international festivals including Venice, Clermont-Ferrand and Slamdance, won multiple awards at NZIFF and been acquired by distributors such as Searchlight Pictures and Rialto. The company currently has several feature films and television series in development.

Projects in development

• Painmaker, directed by Judah Finnigan (fiction feature)
• God People, directed by Judah Finnigan (fiction feature
•  Hello Stranger, directed by Judah Finnigan (television series)

Released films

• Workshop (2020), directed by Judah Finnigan (fiction short)
•  Charmer (2018), directed by Judah Finnigan (fiction short)

Oda KRUSE (Norway) is the founder and lead producer of Kruela Film. She has produced a number of short films that have screened at major international festivals, and previously worked for several years as a junior producer and then producer at the Bergen-based company Mer Film, including on Sentimental Value. In 2023 she established Kruela Film, with the company set to go into production on its first feature film in 2026.

Kruela Film – Norway
Kruela Film is an independent production company based in Oslo, founded in 2023. The company focuses on long-form, director-driven films and fiction with a strong, distinctive voice.

Projects in development

• Big Deal directed by Hedda Mjøen (fiction feature)
• Sitt, Stay! directed by Sunniva Eir Tangvik & Kevin (fiction feature) 

Released films

• Mercy, directed by Hedda Mjøen (fiction short)

Hedda Heiberg MJØEN is a Norwegian director and screenwriter working across both fiction and documentary, since 2010. Her work frequently engages with ethical dilemmas and challenging subject matter such as racism, religion, radicalisation, mental illness, sexual violence, and pornography, seeking to nuance debates and invite new perspectives.

Her debut short film Mercy, inspired by true events, received both the Amanda Award and the Golden Chair at the Short Film Festival in Grimstad in 2025, as well as Best European Short in Valladolid International Film Festival in 2025. She is currently in preproduction for her debut feature film Big Deal, which will go into production in 2026.

Projects in production:

• Big Deal, directed by Hedda Heiberg Mjøen (fiction feature)

Released films:

• Mercy (2025), directed by Hedda Heiberg Mjøen (fiction short)
• Porno 2022, directed by Hedda Heiberg Mjøen (documentary series)
• Headlock, directed by Kim Peder Rismyr (documentary series)
• Sex or Rape, directed by Hedda Heiberg Mjøen (documentary);
• Insane, directed by Hedda Heiberg Mjøen (documentary series);
• Saved, directed by Hedda Heiberg Mjøen (documentary series)

Sebastián MARTÍNEZ R is a producer of the short film Corteza, winner of The Wolfgang Längsfeld Prize at the FilmSchool Fest Munich, and selected at the FICCI (Colombia), and the Pöff Shorts (Estonia) in 2017. He has worked as Production Manager on the documentary Modelo Estéreo, winner of the 2017 Señal Colombia co-production market, premiered at the 2018 Biarritz Festival of Latin American Cinema where it obtained a special mention from the jury. In 2020 he co-founded the production company Haus Kino, with which he is currently producing the feature film Meteorito, Sebastián Múnera’s second feature film (La Torre, 2018) and Retención, Gonzalo Escobar Mora’s debut feature.

Haus Kino – Colombia

Haus Kino is an audiovisual production company created as a space for cinematic exploration and production. The company develops projects that seek out aesthetics and narratives that challenge established norms in the consumption of audiovisual works. Productions have been showcased at various festivals around the world, including BAFICI, FilmSchoolFest Munich in Germany, the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, and the Cartagena International Film Festival, among others. The company has also exhibited in alternative venues such as the MALBA Museum in Buenos Aires, the Museum of Modern Art of Medellín, the Bogotá Cinematheque, the international ShortsTV channel, Amazon Prime, and the Retina Latina platform.

Projects in development:

• Retention, directed by Gonzalo Escobar (hybrid feature);
• Verde Adentro, directed by Mauricio Reyes (documentary feature)

Projects in production:

• Meteorito, directed by Sebastián Múnera (fiction feature);
• Fusil Olímpico, directed by Manuel Muñoz (experimental documentary feature)

Released films:

• Corteza (2017), directed by Paloma Rincón (experimental fiction short);
• Las Lágrimas, directed by Andrés Suárez (fiction short);
• El Corazón de la Mujer y Otras Desventuras, directed by Mauricio Sarmiento (TV series)

Luiza FRANÇA (Brazil) holds a degree in Cinema and Audiovisual from PUC-Rio and works as a creative producer and audiovisual editor. At Febre Filmes she produced and served as assistant director on Tiramisù, and she is currently producing Leônidas Oliveira’s debut feature Festa Santa, which took part in Cena 15 Lab, BrLab and the BAL-LAB co-production market in France, and was selected for the 2025 Paradiso Incubator, through which she joined the Paradiso Talent Network.

She also works at Matizar Filmes, following projects from script to distribution and collaborating with directors such as Marcelo Gomes, Armando Praça and Marcelo Grabowsky. Interested in the boundary between fiction and documentary, França seeks out projects that are both engaging and formally adventurous.

Febre Filmes – Brazil
Febre Filmes produces fiction, documentary, and hybrid films that seek to evoke intense emotions in the audience, ranging from discomfort to genuine affection. The production company focuses on projects that stimulate the creation of new imaginaries with rich and unique universes, and that construct a poetic-realistic portrait of Northeast Brazil. 

Projects in development

• Festa Santa, directed by Leônidas Oliveira (fiction feature)
• Porto do Céu, directed by Leônidas Oliveira (fiction short)

Projects in production

• De Assis, directed by Leônidas Oliveira (documentary short)

Released films

• Tiramisù, directed by Leônidas Oliveira (fiction short)
• 14-Hour Workday, directed by Luiza França & Clara Henriques (hybrid short)
•  Wednesday, directed by Luiza França & Clara Henriques (hybrid short)
• While Present, directed by Lina Nunes (documentary short)

Rodrigo SÉLLOS is a Rio de Janeiro–based director, writer, editor and producer with 16 years of experience. A Projeto Paradiso Talent since 2019, he directed and produced the award-winning feature documentary Searching for Makunaíma (Best Film at Brasília and Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival) and the feature doc Here Wackos Are Not Swept Under the Rug screened at Trieste Festival. His short You Don’t Know Me won awards at the Rio Int’l Film Festival and Málaga (Spain). As director and co-producer of the fiction short Remedial Class, he has screened at festivals in Portugal, Croatia and Brazil. He is now preparing his debut fiction feature Macuxi and developing the features Claudia Andujar – Diaries in Photography; Little Americans; Ivy’s Toe and a documentary on Brazilian Popular Music.

Caos e Cinema- Brazil: 

Caos e Cinema is a Brazilian independent production company founded in 2010. It combines auteur-driven projects with market-oriented productions, working from development through post-production. The company has produced 12 films, including the feature documentary Here Wackos Are Not Swept Under the Rug (Rio de Janeiro and Trieste Int’l Film Festivals) and Coutinho Reporter, selected for festivals such as It’s All True and Havana. Its short documentary You Don’t Know Me won the Audience Award at Rio Int’l Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at Málaga Film Festival. Caos e Cinema also explores immersive formats with the VR experience 200. The company is currently producing its first fiction feature, Macuxi, and developing features Little Americans, Claudia Andujar – Diaries in Photography and Ivy’s Toe.

Projects in development:

• Little Americans (Antropófoga), directed by Rodrigo Séllos (fiction feature);
• Claudia Andujar – Diaries in Photography, directed by Rodrigo Séllos (fiction feature);
• Ivy’s Toe, directed by Rená Tardin and Victor Abreu (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• Macuxi, directed by Rodrigo Séllos (fiction feature);
• MPB – Heartbeat and Music of Brazil, directed by Rodrigo Séllos (documentary feature)

Released films:

• Here Wackos Are Not Swept Under the Rug, directed by Rodrigo Séllos (documentary feature);
• You Don’t Know Me, directed by Rodrigo Séllos (documentary short);
• 200 (360VR), directed by JC Oliveira (documentary short);
• Remedial Class, directed by Rodrigo Séllos (fiction short);
• Coutinho Reporter, directed by Rená Tardin (documentary short);
• Far from West, directed by Rená Tardin (documentary short);
• From Afar, No One Sees the President, directed by Rená Tardin (documentary short);
• Smile, directed by JC Oliveira (documentary short);
• Who Are You?, directed by Rodrigo Séllos (fiction short);
• REM, directed by JC Oliveira (fiction short);
• The Wrong Guy, directed by JC Oliveira (fiction short)

Yolanda Maria BARROSO (Brazil) is a Brazilian producer and anthropologist with 17 years of experience across film and television. She has collaborated with leading companies in the industry and is a graduate of the Creative Producer Indaba and Doc Toolbox programmes, as well as a Projeto Paradiso fellow. She currently works as Business Executive Producer at Maria Farinha Films.

Maria Farinha Films – Brazil
Maria Farinha Films is a leading Latin American impact entertainment company dedicated to creating stories that inspire social change. With over 17 years of activity and more than 50 productions, the company has recently expanded internationally through MFF & CO in Los Angeles and a partnership with Violet Films in London.

Projects in development

• The Outsider, directed by Sandra Delgado (fiction feature)
• Wintering, directed by Estela Renner (documentary feature)

Projects in production

• Elza, directed by Eryk Rocha (documentary feature)
•  The Girl Who Could Fly, directed by Yasmin Thayná (fiction feature)

Aisling MALONE is an Irish creative producer and co-founder of Rye Films, an independent production company focused on bold, character-driven storytelling. With a background spanning screen and social justice, Malone is passionate about supporting distinctive voices and fostering collaborative, inclusive working environments.

Since 2018, Malone has produced a range of award-winning short films and music videos, with recent work funded by Screen Ireland, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, and the Kildare Short Grass Film Bursary. In 2025 she was selected for two feature development schemes Screen Ireland’s Perspectives and X-Pollinator’s Incubator 2.0, and is currently developing a number of debut feature projects alongside stellar collaborators.

Complementary to her producing, Malone works as Project Manager with Raising Films Ireland, championing carers and parents in the screen industry, and leads on national inclusion initiatives with the National Talent Academies. She is currently undertaking a PhD with TU Dublin, researching best practices for creating a caring, inclusive, and diverse workforce within the Irish screen sector.

Malone is deeply committed to creative storytelling and building a more sustainable and accessible industry — one that reaches the full breadth of creative potential in society.

Rye Films- Ireland

Rye Films is an independent production company passionate about crafting bold, heartfelt stories for screen. Co-founded by writer/director/editor Allyn Quigley and creative producer Aisling Malone, we’ve produced a range of short films and music videos, and are now developing an exciting slate of debut feature films. In 2024, producer Lorraine Higgins joined the team, and since then, she and Malone have collaborated on three funded short films through the Kildare Short Grass Film Bursary, Screen Ireland’s Focus Short Scheme, and the DLR First Frames Fund — 2 of which premiered in 2025, winning multiple awards between them and the third to premiere in 2026.

Together, they’ve also been selected for two major feature development programmes: X-Pollinator’s Incubator 2.0 with writer/director Ayla Amano, and Screen Ireland’s Perspectives Scheme with writer/actor Clare Monnelly, and they’ve also been awarded development funding from Screen Ireland for a feature with Allyn Quigley.

Projects in development:

• Sound of the South, directed by Allyn Quigley (fiction feature)
• Grace, written by Clare Monnelly (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• In Between, directed by Hannah Mamalis (fiction short)

Released films:

• Mouse, directed by Rosie Barrett (fiction short)
• Heartsick, directed by MK Quane (fiction short)
• Yellow Belt, directed by Allyn Quigley (fiction short)
• Findlater, directed by Allyn Quigley (fiction short)
• Penthos, directed by Catherine Walker (fiction short)
• Sucking Diesel, directed by Sam McGrath (fiction short)
• Éire Idlánach / Samhlú, directed by Allyn Quigley (series – short music film)
• 4X4, directed by Ayla Amano (fiction short)
• This is Ireland, directed by Aisling Malone (documentary short)

Gearóid GILMORE is a film producer based in Dublin. After completing a BA in Film Studies and an MSc in Interactive Digital Media at Trinity College Dublin, he gained experience across multiple filmmaking disciplines, including videography, video editing and motion design, before moving into producing.

Driven by a deep passion for cinema, Gearóid’s inquisitiveness has shaped a creative career that spans successful corporate video campaigns and narrative film projects. He currently runs Gander Films with his brother Donncha. Their first feature film, Girls & Boys, was released theatrically in Ireland in September 2025 to widespread critical acclaim.

Gander Films – Ireland

Founded in 2018 by brothers Gearóid and Donncha Gilmore, Gander Films began with the independent production of their first short film, The Banshee, which enjoyed an international festival run in 2019. The company initially focused on corporate video and short-form filmmaking before shifting towards feature filmmaking in 2023.

Gander Films independently produced Girls & Boys, which was shot in 2024, received additional support from Screen Ireland, and won Best Independent Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh. The film subsequently had a successful theatrical release in Ireland in autumn 2025, receiving highly positive responses from both audiences and critics.

Projects in development

• Yearning, directed by Donncha Gilmore (fiction feature)

Released films 

• Girls & Boys, directed by Donncha Gilmore (fiction feature)

Sophie CHATER is a BAFTA award-winning and Grierson Trust nominated creative producer, recently selected as one of the BFI Network UK’s “next generation of filmmakers representing the bold future of UK independent film”. She produces commercials, shorts, and documentaries, with her first feature in development. She has been supported by Screen Scotland through their Producer Accelerator programme and by the BFI through their BFI Network @ LFF programme.

Borador – United Kingdom

Borador is a BAFTA award-winning and Grierson nominated Scottish production company based in Glasgow, providing emotion-first narrative filmmaking. Led by creative producers Sophie Chater and Jack Gemmell, previous works span narrative and documentary, with a focus on underrepresented voices within the Scottish film industry whilst appealing to an international audience. Their short Blackwool (Dir. Eubha Akilade) was the first Scottish narrative short to ever premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023. Other festival appearances include Palm Springs Shortsfest, Hot Docs, Edinburgh International Film Festival, and Dinard Festival Du Film Britannique.

Their current development slate contains narrative (short and feature) and documentary projects, with a diverse and innovative cast of creative collaborators attached. They have previously been supported and funded by the BFI, Screen Scotland, and the Scottish Documentary Institute. They are always looking to connect with emerging talent and new voices.

Projects in development:

• Good Enough, directed by Guy Hodgkinson (fiction short);
• There You Are, directed by Eubha Akilade (fiction feature);
• Trouble Comes Smiling, directed by Paul Sng (fiction feature);
• Iona’s Ashes, directed by Paul Sng (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• Enclosure, directed by Eubha Akilade (fiction short);
• Together We Stand, Alone We Fall Apart, directed by Paul Sng (fiction short)

Released films:

• Big Moves, directed by Sarah Grant (documentary short);
• Blackwool (2023), directed by Eubha Akilade (fiction short);
• One Last Spin, directed by Ross Donald (documentary short);
• 12th Man, directed by Caitlin Black (fiction short);
• Unders, directed by Bert Djikstra (fiction short);
• Eyes Down, directed by Charlotte Daniel (fiction short)

Alistair QUAK (Singapore) is a filmmaker whose work spans an array of genres. With years in the film industry, he strives to push the boundaries of storytelling with every project he is a part of. His short films have travelled to various festivals around the globe, most notably Tape (2024), his latest short film, which was an official selection for Slamdance Film Festival. He is developing his first feature, Reflect, which will go into production at the end of 2026.

What Productions – Singapore

What Productions is a collective of directors, producers and writers based in Singapore, working across a wide range of visual styles and specialisms. With award-winning projects spanning multiple genres, the company offers full production services from development through to post-production.

Projects in development:

• Reflect, directed by Alistair Quak (fiction feature)

Released films:

• Henchmen, directed by Alistair Quak (fiction short);
• Dark, directed by Alistair Quak (fiction short);
• Tape (2024), directed by Alistair Quak (fiction short);
• Seismic Brain Implosion, directed by Alistair Quak (fiction short)

Yeo ZHI QI (Singapore), also known as ZQ, is a Singapore-based producer focused on intimate, character-driven storytelling. She produced the short films Fishbowl (2021) and Back to One (2021). In 2021 she co-founded Waking Life Pictures with filmmaker Tang Kang Sheng. Their debut feature The Old Man and His Car premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival and later screened at Golden Horse, SGIFF and Jogja-NETPAC. An alumna of Rotterdam Lab, Busan Asian Film School and the SGIFF Asian Producers Network, Zhi Qi is now developing new feature projects that continue her commitment to bringing Singaporean stories to international audiences.

Waking Life Pictures – Singapore
Waking Life Pictures was established in 2021 by Singaporean filmmakers Yeo ZHI QI and Tang Kang Sheng. The company is driven by a philosophy that merges life and cinema, creating work through ongoing collaboration and a shared belief that “to truly be awake, you must dream”.

Projects in development

• Do Not Go Gentle into the Good Night, directed by Tang Kang Sheng
• Kiss the Rain, directed by Dewi Tan (fiction feature)

Released films

• The Old Man and His Car, directed by Michael Kam (fiction feature)

Karen MADAR (France) is a French filmmaker based between New York and Paris and a dual MBA/MFA graduate of NYU Stern and Tisch. She is a 2025 Sundance Producing Fellow as the Mark Silverman Honouree, a 2025 finalist for the Lagardère Producer Grant, the 2024 recipient of the PGA’s Debra Hill Fellowship and the 2022 Media Services Producing Award winner. She has produced more than 15 short films, including Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites, which won the Sundance Jury Award for International Fiction, Wassupkayle by Pepi Ginsberg, selected for SXSW and streaming on Arte, and Let by Alyssa Loh, also selected for SXSW.

She is currently developing Chheangkea’s debut feature Little Phnom Penh, which has been selected for the Sundance Screenwriters, Directors and Producers Labs and received the Gotham Week Project Market Honor for US Features in Development, as well as Pepi Ginsberg’s first feature The Mirex, developed through the HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab.

NoMad Productions – France / United States
NoMad Productions was founded in 2023 by Karen MADAR and operates between Paris and New York. The company’s short films have screened at Sundance, SXSW, Rotterdam, Palm Springs and Aspen Shortfest, and are available on platforms including HBO Max, the Criterion Channel, Arte, Canal+ and Short of the Week. NoMad is currently developing the debut feature films of Chheangkea and Pepi Ginsberg, and is dedicated to stories that resonate deeply on a human level while introducing audiences to new people, places and perspectives.

Projects in development

• Little Phnom Penh, directed by Chheangkea (fiction feature)
• The Mirex, directed by Pepi Ginsberg (fiction feature)
• Trou Normand, directed by Chloe Sarbib (fiction feature)

Released films

• Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites, directed by Chheangkea (fiction short)
•  Wassupkayle, directed by Pepi Ginsberg (fiction short)
•  Let, directed by Alyssa Loh (fiction short)
•  Don’t You Dare Film Me Now, directed by Cade Featherstone (fiction short)
•  Skin Can Breathe, directed by Chheangkea (fiction short)

Katla SÓLNES (Iceland) is an Icelandic writer and director represented by True North Talent. She is a 2025 Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow with her debut feature Eruption, currently in development and produced by Anton Máni Svansson of Still Vivid. She recently completed an MFA at Columbia University and has received support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Icelandic Film Fund and Indian Paintbrush. Her background spans documentary features and advertising, and she also teaches as an adjunct assistant professor of Screenwriting at Columbia University. Her short films Make a Wish, Benóný, Whim Rules the Child and Weather the Field and With the Arrival of Spring have screened and won awards at festivals worldwide.

Still Vivid – Iceland
Still Vivid is an international film production company based in Reykjavík, founded in 2022 by producer Anton Máni Svansson, who previously co-founded FRÆ Films and Join Motion Pictures. Building on a track record of director-driven films with strong international profiles, the company continues a legacy established in 2007. Svansson’s productions, including Heartstone, A White, White Day, Beautiful Beings and Godland, have received more than 230 awards and screened at major festivals such as Cannes, Berlin and Venice, and have represented Iceland in the race for the Academy Award for International Feature Film in multiple years.

Projects in development

• Eruption, directed by Katla Sólnes (fiction feature)

Julia SCHUBIGER (Switzerland) studied Ethnology and Communication before beginning her career as a programmer at several international film festivals, including the Locarno Film Festival, Fribourg IFF, Neuchâtel IFFF and Geneva IFF. She then spent two years working on film shoots as a second assistant director and production coordinator. Since 2023, SCHUBIGER has been working as a producer at Langfilm in Zurich.

Langfilm – Switzerland
Langfilm was founded in 1980 and has produced more than 70 fiction, documentary and animated films and series, many of them in European co-production. The company’s recent titles have premiered at major international festivals including Cannes, Berlin and Venice.

Projects in development

• Affamé, directed by Philippe Audi Dor (fiction short)
• Lucies in the Sky, directed by Anna Luif (fiction feature)
• Nicos Geister, directed by Robert Ralson (fiction feature)
• Ein Klassenfilm, directed by Felix Hergert (documentary feature)

Projects in production

• Serra, directed by Aulona Selmani (fiction feature)

Released films

• Brunaupark, directed by Felix Hergert (documentary feature)

Damien HAUSER (Switzerland / Kenya) is a Swiss–Kenyan filmmaker and the founder of Hauserfilm GmbH. He creates bold, emotionally grounded films that blend arthouse sensibilities with African perspectives and inventive visual storytelling. His latest feature Memory of Princess Mumbi premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section at the Venice Film Festival and later screened at TIFF Centrepiece, Zurich Film Festival and BFI London. He is currently completing post-production on Sahau and developing several new projects, including the drama Cheikhs Little Life. Hauser’s work focuses on intimate human stories, cultural hybridity and formally ambitious cinema with global resonance.

Hauserfilm GmbH – Switzerland
Hauserfilm GmbH is a Swiss production company founded by Damien Hauser. The company produces bold, emotionally grounded films that combine arthouse sensibilities with African perspectives and inventive visual storytelling. Recent highlights include Memory of Princess Mumbi, which screened at Venice GdA, TIFF Centrepiece and Zurich Film Festival. Hauserfilm’s mission is to craft distinctive, human stories with global resonance.

Projects in development

• Cheikhs Little Life, directed by (fiction feature, dir. Damien Hauser)
• Sahau, directed by (fiction feature, dir. Damien Hauser)

Released films

• Memory of Princess Mumbi, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction feature)
• After the Long Rains, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction feature)
• Theo: A Conversation with Honesty, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction feature)
• Blind Love for Culture, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction feature)
• Allein, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction short)
• Home, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction short) 
• Cocoon, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction short)  
• Killhim, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction short) 
• Die haarsträubenden Fälle des Philip Maloney, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction short) 
• Dokumentation über wahre Magie, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction short) 
• Der Bauch eines Buddha, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction short)
• Blind Soul, directed by Damien Hauser (fiction short)

Calle ISBERG founded Giants & Toys, one of the Nordic region’s leading commercial production companies, and now heads and actively produces within its long-format division, Giants & Toys Drama. With more than 15 years of global experience producing commercials and music videos, he has also created several short films, produced the Swedish comedy cult series Morran & Tobias, and served as associate producer on two features (Jimmie and The Real Estate). Giants & Toys Drama recently greenlit its first feature, The Snaps Trilogy, shooting from February 2022, and is currently building a strong and expanding slate of film and TV projects with top Scandinavian writers and directors.

Giants & Toys Drama – Nordic Region
Giants & Toys Drama is an independent, creatively driven long-form production company developing original scripts and producing high-end series, short films and feature films in close collaboration with leading Scandinavian writers and directors.

The company is part of the Giants & Toys Group, one of the Nordic region’s most established and acclaimed commercial production companies, providing a strong creative and production infrastructure and decades of storytelling expertise to support its drama output.

Projects in development:

• Be Prepared, directed by Gustaf Åkerström (fiction feature);
• Room for Traveling, directed by Jens Jonsson (fiction feature);
• The Occult Club, directed by Jens Jonsson (series);
• Promised Land, directed by Ville Gobi (series);
• Newton, directed by Jens Jonsson (series);
• Turkey, directed by Mani Maserrat (action comedy feature);
• The Mole, directed by Lisa Farzaneh (fiction feature);
• Arm Candy, directed by Jens Jonsson (series);
• Morran & Tobias S3, directed by Mats Lindberg (series);
• Bomb Man, directed by Jens Jonsson (series)

Projects in production:

• Snapstrilogin, directed by Ville Gobi (fiction feature)

Released films:

• Morran & Tobias S2, directed by Mats Lindberg (series);
• A Bloody Mess, directed by Josefin Malmén & David Strindberg (fiction short);
• Touch Me, directed by Ian Isak (fiction short)

Priscilla GALVEZ (Canada) is an award-winning director and producer whose films have premiered at major festivals including TIFF, DOC NYC, Slamdance and SXSW. She is best known for producing Islands, which won an award at SXSW, and she has received two Canadian Screen Awards: Best Documentary Short for Sing Me a Lullaby and Best Live-Action Drama Short for Motherland. As a director, she is recognised for the visceral body-horror short A Fermenting Woman, starring Sook-Yin Lee, which screened internationally and won multiple awards including the Grand Prize at the Festival Court Métrage in Rennes. She is currently in post-production on two feature films due for release in 2026.

Silent Tower – Canada
Silent Tower is an award-winning motion picture company based in Toronto, dedicated to bold and offbeat storytelling rooted in an independent spirit. Founded in 2018 by filmmakers Priscilla Galvez and Jeff Pavlopoulos, the company has grown into a full-service production studio developing and producing narrative features, documentaries, series and short-form work.

Silent Tower’s films have premiered at major international festivals including TIFF, Slamdance, Fantastic Fest, Santa Barbara and SXSW, and have been distributed by platforms and broadcasters such as CBC, The New Yorker and Hulu.

Projects in development

• The Sheep’s Head, directed by Maziyar Khatam (fiction feature)
• Fetch, directed by Priscilla Galvez (fiction feature)
• Aileen, directed by Jeff Pavlopoulos and Priscilla Galvez (fiction feature)

Projects in production

• Rubberneck, directed by Maziyar Khatam (fiction feature)
• Pocket Mirror, directed by Adrian Murray (fiction feature)

Released films 

• Retrograde, directed by Adrian Murray (fiction feature)
• Islands, directed by Martin Edralin (fiction feature)

Joaquin CARDONER (Argentina) is an independent producer whose work has earned wide international recognition. Born in Buenos Aires and raised in Brazil, he developed his filmmaking career in Canada and is now based in Paris. His films have screened at major festivals including Berlinale, Locarno, MoMA’s New Directors/New Films, AFI Fest, VIFF, Slamdance and Camerimage.

He produced One Day This Kid (2025), directed by Alexander Farah, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Live Action Short at SXSW and is currently in the awards season campaign. His debut feature 100 Sunset, directed by Kunsang Kyirong, received an Honourable Mention for Best Discovery at the Toronto International Film Festival. Three of his films have also been selected for TIFF’s Top Ten.

Migmar Pictures – Canada
Migmar Pictures is a Canadian production company founded by filmmakers Kunsang Kyirong and Joaquin CARDONER. The company’s debut feature 100 Sunset (2025) received an Honourable Mention for Best Discovery at TIFF and continues to screen internationally, including at Tokyo International Film Festival and São Paulo Mostra. Its first short Ambush, directed by Yassmina Karajah, premiered at TIFF and screened in competition at the Busan International Film Festival. Migmar Pictures is currently developing its second fiction feature and its first feature-length documentary.

Projects in development

• Waterfall of Youth, directed by Kunsang Kyirong (fiction feature)
• Letters From Tibet, directed by Kunsang Kyirong (documentary feature)
• In Blue, directed by Sam Kuhn, (fiction feature)
• Öö (night), directed by Emily Kai Bock, (fiction feature)

Projects in production

• Grand Prairie, directed by Evan Prosofsky (hybrid feature)
• Letters From Tibet, directed by Kunsang Kyirong (documentary short)

Released films 

• 100 Sunset, directed by Kunsang Kyirong (feature fiction)
• Ambush, directed by Yassmina Karajah (fiction short)
• One Day This Kid, directed by Alexander Farah (fiction short)
• Lay Me by the Shore, directed by David Findlay (fiction short)
• Drier Down Here, directed by Christopher Lorenz (fiction short)
• Golden Ladder, directed by Farhad Ghaderi (fiction short)

Constance LE SCOUARNEC (France) is a French producer and founder of ANNA FILMS. After working with leading arthouse companies such as Les Films Pelléas and Jonas Films, she established her own company in 2024 with the aim of developing author-driven films and strengthening her engagement in international co-production. Before launching ANNA FILMS, she worked as an executive producer at Miyu Productions, where she supervised a slate of award-winning animated shorts including 27 (2023) by Flóra Anna Buda, winner of the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes, as well as Life with an Idiot by Theodore Ushev, The Siren’s Song by Gianluigi Toccafondo, Via Dolorosa by Rachel Gutgarts and La Valise by Chloé Mazlo.

Through ANNA FILMS, LE SCOUARNEC produces both live-action and animated projects across multiple formats in international co-production with countries including the Czech Republic, Iran and Turkey. She is committed to supporting filmmakers from short to feature-length projects, and is currently producing Orane Gibier’s debut short, which forms the foundation for an upcoming feature project developed as a continuation of their creative partnership.

Anna Films – France
Anna Films is an independent film production company founded in June 2024 by Constance LE SCOUARNEC. Drawing on her experience at companies including Les Films Pelléas, Jonas Films and Miyu Productions, the company supports singular and innovative works by a new generation of filmmakers, across both live-action and animation. Anna Films is dedicated to fostering diverse voices and strengthening the presence of women in the film industry, following LE SCOUARNEC’s role in supporting Flóra Anna Buda’s 27 (2023), which won the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes. The company is currently developing several short and feature-length projects with the ambition of bringing emerging filmmakers to the international stage.

Projects in development

• Ouch!, directed by Bianca Scali (animated documentary series) 
• Groupie, directed by Mia Oustry (midlength documentary)
• Real Life, by Mahboobeh Kalaee (animated short) 
• Lover Fish, directed by Chloé Farr (animated short) 

Projects in production

• God What Bullshit, directed by Bara Halirova (animated short) 
• Judith Colère, directed by Orane Gibier (fiction short)
• The Marble Mountain, directed by Sercan Sezgin (fiction short)
• Syncope, directed by Quentin L’Helgoualc’h (fiction short)

Released films 

• Uraniborg, directed by Théo Jollet, Thomas Trichet and Martin Maire (animated short) 

Cosme BONGRAIN (France) is a producer and founder of Goodseed Productions. After graduating from La Fémis through the Ludwigsburg–Paris Workshop, he established Goodseed Productions in 2016 as an independent company dedicated to cinema. He supports both short and feature-length films in fiction and documentary, working closely with filmmakers throughout the artistic development process. Deeply committed to excellence, inclusivity and environmentally responsible filmmaking, Cosme fosters bold and ambitious projects in France and internationally.

Goodseed Productions – France
Goodseed Productions is an independent production company dedicated to creating films for the cinema. The company supports emerging filmmakers in developing original, distinctive and thought-provoking projects in France and internationally. Its mission is to help new voices bring their artistic visions to life while making a lasting impact, combining a sensitive yet rigorous approach to independent filmmaking that is inclusive, responsible and environmentally conscious.

Projects in development

• The Kingdom, directed by Samira Hmouda (documentary feature)
• The Golden Child, directed by Joffrey Monteiro-Noël (fiction feature)
• Noir Plaisir, directed by Benoit Méry (documentary short)
• In the Name of the Father, directed by Sarah Makharine (documentary short)
• Born Free, directed by Alexander Murphy (fiction feature)
• Bonjour, directed by Clarence Larrivoire (fiction feature)

Projects in production

• A Road Less Travelled, directed by Alexander Murphy (documentary feature)

Released films

• Goodbye Sisters, directed by Alexander Murphy (documentary feature)

Fumika FUKUDA worked for two years as an assistant director in television before joining CHOCOLATE Inc. in 2018. Since then, she has focused on story-driven film and animation projects, including short films and feature films. As producer or co-producer, she has worked on three features directed by Ryo Takebayashi: the documentary Bookmark 14 (2021), the fiction film MONDAYS: See You ‘This’ Week! (2022), and the documentary A Big Home (2024). MONDAYS: See You ‘This’ Week! was nominated in the New Visions section at Sitges Film Festival and won the Grand Prize at the Vevey International Funny Film Festival, with theatrical releases in France and China. She is currently producing the feature film The Invisibles, slated for release around August 2026.

CHOCOLATE Inc. – Japan
CHOCOLATE Inc. is a Tokyo-based entertainment company founded in 2017. It creates a wide range of content, from films, animation, character and game projects to exhibitions, products, apparel and city-based initiatives, with the aim of creating “a future that inspires”.

The company operates across two main areas: Brand Produce, which develops advertising and communication solutions as well as brand-related products and services, and IP Produce, which creates character- and story-driven entertainment IP and expands it globally across multiple platforms. Through this dual approach, CHOCOLATE Inc. seeks to transform everyday life into engaging and enjoyable experiences.

Projects in development:

• Good Time Machine, directed by Ryo Takebayashi (fiction feature)

Projects in production:

• The Invisibles, directed by Ryo Takebayashi (fiction feature)

Released films:

• Bookmark 14 (2021), directed by Ryo Takebayashi (documentary feature);
• MONDAYS: See You ‘This’ Week! (2022), directed by Ryo Takebayashi (fiction feature);
• A Big Home (2024), directed by Ryo Takebayashi (documentary feature);
• The Yellow Flower, directed by Takenori Tokuyama (fiction short)

Momi YAMASHITA (Japan) is a filmmaker based in Japan. She studied zoology in the United States before joining a television documentary production company as a director, where she conducted more than 300 interviews and produced numerous programmes. After going freelance to focus on filmmaking, her debut short Kotaro was selected for the Mito Short Film Festival. She has since continued to make independent short films alongside her work as a television director, receiving recognition at international festivals. Her fifth short film Kanoyama (2021) was selected for the Orizzonti Shorts section of the 78th Venice International Film Festival. She is currently developing her first feature film while balancing life as a mother and director.

Projects in production

• Autumn Ripens (fiction feature, dir. Momi Yamashita)

Hana TSUCHIKAWA (1993, Japan) joined OLM, Inc. after graduating from university and has since worked on a wide range of live-action films and television dramas, primarily on projects directed by Takashi Miike. In recent years she has served as line producer on the international co-production Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, produced with American and British partners.

OLM, Inc. – Japan
OLM, Inc. is a leading Japanese animation and live-action production company, internationally recognised for the Pokémon franchise. Alongside its animation work, the company is a major force in high-end live-action cinema, particularly for films directed by Takashi Miike.

Projects in development

• Left Turn, directed by Mami Sunada (fiction feature)
• Obpyriform directed by Ai Tsuno (fiction feature)

Projects in production

• María, directed by Tomoka Terada (fiction feature)

Bertrand WILLEMS (Belgium) is a Brussels-based producer at Playtime Films, where he oversees development and executive production across documentary, fiction and television projects. He studied Film Analysis and Screenwriting at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and began his career at the Namur International Francophone Film Festival before moving into production in 2017, first as an assistant and later as a coordinator. Since 2025, he has also been a member of the selection committee of the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. He is currently developing several international co-productions—short films, features and drama series—centred on socially engaged stories with a strong point of view and broad audience appeal.

Playtime Films – Belgium
Playtime Films is an independent film and television production company based in Brussels, founded in 2007. The company develops ambitious fiction and documentary projects that provoke debate, break taboos and address contemporary social issues, with a strong international outlook. Its catalogue spans documentaries, short and feature films and drama series, developed and produced in collaboration with partners in France, Italy, Croatia, Estonia, Morocco, Lebanon, Armenia, the Netherlands and beyond, as well as with local broadcasters.

Projects in development

• Mademoiselle Sabena, directed by Pauline Brisy and Nathalie Van Tongelen (series)
• Ashes, directed by Mustapha Abatane (fiction feature)
• Billed to the Top, directed by Sylvain Daï and Julien Vargas (fiction feature)
• 5 Windows, directed by Matthieu Frances and Sylvain Daï (fiction feature)
• Look at Me, directed by Chelsea Gahamanyi (fiction short) 
• Little Monster, directed by Glenn Dumortier (documentary feature)
• In Front of Us, directed by Inna Sahakyan (documentary feature)

Projects in production

• Jeanne On The Bridge, directed by Matthieu Frances (fiction short) 
• Colorblind, directed by Diane Ntahimpera, Gilles de Voghel, Singo Elanga, Matthieu Frances and Amel Benaïssa (series)
• Marie Patate Has Had Enough, directed by Nina Faure (documentary feature)
• Between The Two Of Us…. Marseille, directed by Dima Al-Joundi (documentary feature)
• Banou: Show Yourself, directed by Mouhssine El Badaoui (documentary feature)

Relate Films – Indonesia
Relate Films is a production company founded in 2019 by Perlita Desiani and Adriyanto Dewo, dedicated to creating films that captivate and inspire audiences. The company develops and produces stories that resonate with both local and international viewers, grounded in creativity, professionalism and artistic ambition.

Its filmography spans a wide range of genres. Before founding Relate Films, Adriyanto Dewo directed his debut feature Tabula Rasa (2014), which won Best Director at the Indonesian Film Festival. At Relate Films, Dewo and Desiani collaborated on Mudik (Homecoming), winner of Best Original Screenplay at the Indonesian Film Festival in 2020. Their subsequent projects include the horror feature Kajiman (2022), the cross-cultural drama Goodbye, Farewell, and the horror film Pernikahan Arwah: The Butterfly House (2025).

Projects in development

• Evil Underground, directed by Adriyanto Dewo (fiction feature)
• Lukisan Berlumur Darah, directed by Adriyanto Dewo (fiction feature)
• All Things Real and Unreal, directed by Paul Agusta (fiction feature)

Released films 

• Mudik, directed by Adriyanto Dewo (fiction feature)
• Kajiman, directed by Adriyanto Dewo (fiction feature)
• Goodbye, Farewell, directed by Adriyanto Dewo (fiction feature)
• The Butterfly House, directed by Paul Agusta (fiction feature)