European Film Promotion
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European Film Promotion is an organisation which works for the worldwide promotion and marketing of European cinema. The EFP network incorporates 31 national promotion organisations from 32 European countries.
. Having started with 10 founding members the network has meanwhile been extended to 31 promotion and export organisations from 32 European countries.
and by the EFP member organisations. Promotion and PR activities are backed by the Centre National de la Cinematographie et de l'image animée (CNC) as well as by private sponsors. The [Hamburg]-based office is subsidised by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and the Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
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Activities
EFP's major objectives are:- to improve the competitive potential for European films in the international market
- to facilitate the market entry for European film professionals
- to support the development of new markets for European film
- to increase the distribution opportunities for European film
- to provide knowledge and experience of EFP’s members via its network
Initiatives and Projects
- Shooting StarsShooting Stars AwardThe Shooting Stars Award is annually presented to ten young European actors at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was introduced in 1998 by European Film Promotion , a pan-European network of film promotion and export organisations, and is supported by the MEDIA Programme of the EU...
at the Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978... - Shooting Stars On TourShooting Stars AwardThe Shooting Stars Award is annually presented to ten young European actors at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was introduced in 1998 by European Film Promotion , a pan-European network of film promotion and export organisations, and is supported by the MEDIA Programme of the EU...
at selected film festivals worldwide - Producers on the Move at the Cannes Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalThe Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
- Variety’s Ten Euro Directors To Watch at the Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalKarlovy Vary International Film FestivalThe Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
- Industry Screenings in the USA in L.A. and New York
- Producers Lab Toronto at the Toronto International Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalThe Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
- Film Sales Support at several international non-European film festivals and film markets (e.g. SundanceSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
, TorontoToronto International Film FestivalThe Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
, GuadalajaraGuadalajara International Film FestivalThe Guadalajara International Film Festival is a week-long film festival held each March in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. The festival is considered the most prestigious film festival in Latin America and among the most important Spanish language film festivals in the world...
, ShanghaiShanghai International Film FestivalThe Shanghai International Film Festival , abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia.Along with Tokyo International Film Festival, the SIFF is one of the biggest film festivals in Asia. The first festival was held from October 7 to 14, 1993, and was held biennially until...
, Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), Asian Film Market (Busan, Korea), American Film MarketAmerican Film MarketThe American Film Market is a film industry event held each year at the beginning of November in Santa Monica, California. About 8,000 people attend the eight day event to network and to sell and acquire films...
) - European Umbrella offices at selected international film markets (e.g. the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), American Film MarketAmerican Film MarketThe American Film Market is a film industry event held each year at the beginning of November in Santa Monica, California. About 8,000 people attend the eight day event to network and to sell and acquire films...
, Guadalajara Film Market at the Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara)
Members
The following 31 organisations from 32 European countries are members of EFP:- Albanian National Center of Cinematographie, Albania
- Austrian Film CommissionAustrian Film CommissionThe Austrian Film Commission was founded in 1986 and is an organisation financed by public funds with the aim of promoting Austrian film abroad.-Activities:...
, Austria - Baltic Films, Baltic Countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
- British CouncilBritish CouncilThe British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
, United Kingdom - Bulgarian National Film Center, Bulgaria
- Cinecittà Luce-Filmitalia, Italy
- Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Croatia
- Czech Film Center, Czech Republic
- Danish Film InstituteDanish Film InstituteThe Danish Film Institute is the national Danish agency responsible for supporting and encouraging film and cinema culture, and for conserving these in the national interest....
, Denmark - EYE Film Institute NetherlandsEye Film Institute NetherlandsThe Eye Film Institute Netherlands is a film archive in the Netherlands....
, The Netherlands - Film Center Serbia, Serbia
- Film Fund Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Finnish Film FoundationFinnish Film FoundationThe Finnish Film Foundation , is an independent foundation with the task of supporting and developing Finnish film production, distribution and exhibition. It is supervised by the Department for Cultural Policy in the Ministry of Education....
, Finland - Flanders Image, Dutch-speaking Belgium
- German Films, Germany
- Greek Film Centre, Greece
- Icelandic Film Centre, Iceland
- Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales / ICAA, Spain
- Instituto do cinema, audiovisual e multimédia / ICA, Portugal
- Irish Film BoardIrish Film BoardThe Irish Film Board is Ireland’s national film agency and major film funding body. It was recommended for abolition by the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes in 2009.-Formative years:...
, Ireland - Macedonian Film Fund, Macedonia
- Magyar Filmunió, Hungary
- Norwegian Film Institute, Norway
- Polish Film Institute, Poland
- Romanian Film Promotion, Romania
- Slovak Film Institute, Slovakia
- Slovenian Film Centre, Slovenia
- Swedish Film instituteSwedish Film InstituteThe Swedish Film Institute was founded in 1963 to support and develop the Swedish film industry. The institute is housed in the Filmhuset building located in Gärdet, Östermalm in Stockholm...
, Sweden - Swiss Films, Switzerland
- UnifranceUnifranceUnifrance is an organisation for promoting French films outside France. It is managed by the Centre National de la Cinématographie. It has several hundred members who include film makers, directors, screenwriters and agents....
, France - Wallonie Bruxelles Images, french-speaking Belgium
History
EFP was founded in 1997 by managing director Renate Rose at the Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
. Having started with 10 founding members the network has meanwhile been extended to 31 promotion and export organisations from 32 European countries.
Partners
EFP is supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European UnionEuropean Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
and by the EFP member organisations. Promotion and PR activities are backed by the Centre National de la Cinematographie et de l'image animée (CNC) as well as by private sponsors. The [Hamburg]-based office is subsidised by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and the Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
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