The Art of Being a Minority Co-Producer

Join us for a discussion about international co-productions and boosting a project’s potential in a competitive international market. Film fund executives from Germany, Canada, the Netherlands and the UK will guide us through different support schemes and look at coproductions from the point of view of the minority party. Is there an art of being a minority coproducer?

Moderator:

BERTRAND MOULLIER | Film and TV Industry Consultant

Narval Media

Speakers:

JULIE BLONDIN | National Director, Business affairs & Co-productions

Telefilm Canada

With a career spanning more than 20 years at Telefilm, Julie demonstrates an ongoing commitment to the film and audiovisual industry, nurturing projects while managing public funds in a transparent, responsible, and ethical manner. She is dedicated to streamlining processes, modernizing programs, and improving customer service. As National Director of Business Relations and Co-Productions, Julie, who holds a law degree from the Université de Montréal and Bachelor of Science degrees from the Université de Montréal and the University of New Hampshire, leads a passionate team of professionals across Canada and is responsible for managing all of Telefilm's funding programs and audiovisual co-production recommendations.

DANY DELVOIE | Project Manager International

Netherlands Film Fund

Dany Delvoie works as Project Manager International on the minority co-production schemes and international activities for the Netherlands Film Fund. Apart from supporting minority co-productions it’s the Fund’s aim to stimulate international co-productions and the network of producers.

The Netherlands Film Fund is the national agency responsible for supporting film production and film related activities in the Netherlands. Its focus is to develop and strengthen Dutch cinema and film culture both domestically and internationally. The Film Fund offers various selective support schemes on production and distribution for minority Dutch co-productions. It also runs the Film Production Incentive.

BIRTHE KLINGE | CEO Advisor and Funding Executive for International Co-Productions

German Federal Filmboard (FFA)

Birthe Klinge is CEO Advisor and Funding Executive for International Co-Productions at the German Federal Filmboard (FFA). She is i.a. in charge of the newly launched FFA Minority Co-Production Fund. She lectures on Filmfunding in Germany at HFF Munich, HFF Babelsberg and atelier ludwigsburg paris. 2023 she graduated from EAVE Producers Workshop.

DENITSA YORDANOVA | Head of UK Global Screen Fund and International Funds

BFI

Denitsa Yordanova is the Head of UK Global Screen Fund and International Funds at the British Film Institute (BFI), overseeing UK Global Screen Fund and BFI’s international funding activities, including support for delegations and UK presence at international events. UK Global Screen Fund was created in 2021 as a £7 million p.a. initiative of the UK government and provides funding across three dedicated funding pathways, supporting International Distribution, International Co-production and International Business Development activities. To date the UK Global Screen Fund has invested close to £20m in UK screen sector companies and projects to date, with co-productions such as THE END, BRING THEM DOWN, SEPTEMBER SAYS and BLUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY, featured at festivals such as Telluride, Toronto, Sundance and Cannes.