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On the occasion of the virtual EFM, from March 1 to 5 , we have selected six institutions
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that will promote local filmmaking in these times of Covid-19. All of them will be present through
various initiatives including conferences and webinars.
■ VINCENT LE LEURCH AND FRANÇOIS-PIER PELINARD-LAMBERT
Despite the current situation, Czech Film Fund is as in SIX LOCAL FILM
CZECH FILM FUND SUPPORTS
TWO COPRODUCTIONS

at the EFM to film industry representatives. The team INSTITUTIONS
the past sharing an umbrella stand called Central European
Cinema at the EFM with colleagues from Slovak Film
Institute and Slovenian Film Centre. Czech Film Fund is
also having its own virtual stand, which primarily
showcases Czech titles selected for Berlinale or screened
of Czech Film Center, which is a promotional department
of Fund, will be virtually present and have meetings
with representatives of festivals, distributors and sales TO WATCH
companies, promoting the Berlinale selection and other
new films. They will be also promoting titles via mailings
intended to professionals listed in their database
and on their social networks. “Czech Film Fund also
presents virtually at the stand our new publications
– just finished catalogues of new and upcoming fiction,
documentary and animated titles as well as the brand new GERMAN FILMS
issue of Czech Film Magazine, which consists of articles SUPPORTS
about the Czech films at Berlinale and other spring
festivals, and proved to be quite effective and popular A STRONG LINE-UP
in the past.” The Fund also supports the participation
of Czech films at major festivals such as Berlinale via The Munich-based center is having
a special call, in which Czech producers of the selected strong activities during EFM. “Since
films (including minority co-productions) can apply there will be a big line-up of German
for support covering part of the participation costs. films at Berlinale, we are planning
Two Czech minority co-productions have been selected some bigger promotion activities,
for the Berlinale. Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony stresses Simone Baumann, German
Porn, made in co-production with Romania, Luxembourg, Films Managing Director. We have
Czech Republic (Jiří Konečný of Endorfilm) and Croatia. six titles in competition, one
Je suis Karl by Christian Schwochow, a German-Czech in Encounters and three in Berlinale
co-production, will be presented in Berlinale Special. Special. In addition, there are German
Pavel Strnad and Kateřina Černá from Negativ Film © SILVIU GHETIE/MICRO FILM films in Panorama, Forum, Forum
Productions are the Czech producers. ❖ V. L. L. Expanded, Generation, the short
films program and the Perspective
Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, of new German cinema. For these
coproduced in Czech Republic. films, we are producing a big show
reel with Helena Zengel presenting
EFP AN ANTICIPATED them and the filmmakers. She is
SHOOTING STARS PROGRAM nominated for a Golden Globe
for best actress in a supporting role
For the first time, EFP has presented the ten emerging in an motion picture.” The German
European actors to the film industry, public and films in competition are:
international press as part of a three-day online Fabian - Going to the Dogs
programme. The 24 edition of European Shooting Stars, by Dominik Graf, Mr. Bachmann
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EFP’s oldest and most prestigious initiative to promote and his Class by Maria Speth,
European acting talent, took place digitally, from 23 I’m your Man by Maria Schrader,
to 25 February, one week before the industry events Next Door by Daniel Brühl, What Do
of this year’s 71 Berlinale. However, on March 4, EFP is we See When we Look at the Sky?
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part of a talk at 2pm with Actors Industry Network (AIN). by Alexandre Koberidze and Natural
The Shooting Stars Award Ceremony will take place Light by Dénes Nagy. “Also, we will
in the framework of the Berlinale screenings in summer. have a presentation of our unit
Selecting the top ten actresses and actors out © EFP Animation Germany. They are
of an outstanding pool of nominations from throughout The 2021 European Shooting Stars will be presenting our animation highlights
Europe was not an easy task for this year’s international awarded at the Berlinale in summer. and some of the main animation
jury consisting of US casting director Cassandra Han, producers, says Baumann. We will
Kosovan director Antoneta Kastrati and Danish producer also launch the 2021 edition of our
René Ezra. The ten selected European Shooting Stars talent promotion Face to Face
of 2021 are Seidi Haarla (Finland), Nicolas Maury (France), with German Films.” This initiative
Albrecht Schuch (Germany), Natasa Stork (Hungary), shows the wealth and diversity
Fionn O’Shea (Ireland), Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė of talents that form the backbone
(Lithuania), Martijn Lakemeier (the Netherlands), of the German film and TV industry.
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Sara Klimoska (North Macedonia), Alba Baptista (Portugal) The names of this 6 edition are:
and Gustav Lindh (Sweden). Shooting Stars of recent years composer Freya Arde, costume
include Matilda de Angelis (The Undoing), Carey Mulligan designer Ulé Barcelos, director Sarah
(Promising Young Woman, The Great Gatsby), Alba Blaßkiewitz, actors Tua El-Fawwal
Rohrwacher (Happy as Lazzaro), Oscar winner Alicia and Lorna Ishema, director
Vikander (Tomb Raider), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Annekatrin Hendel, storyboard
Riz Ahmed (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Mogul Mowgli), artist Laila Petersen-Jama,
George MacKay (1917), and Louis Hofmann (Netflix’s Dark). and cinematographer Jieun Yi.
European Shooting Stars is made possible thanks “Last but not least we will present
to the support of Creative Europe, the Media programme the program Kino Germany Now!
of the European Union, the German Federal Commissioner 2021, promoted by our new German
for Culture and the Media, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, © GERMAN FILMS Films office in New York, an initiative
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Spotlight, as well in partnership with Goethe Institute,
as the participating national film promotion institutes adds Baumann. All presentations will
from the Shooting Stars’ countries. ❖ Dominik Graf’s Fabian - Going to the Dogs will be shown in market screenings and
V. L. L. represent German Films in competition. also in our virtual pavilion.” ❖ V. L. L.

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