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?

Speakers:

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

DANY DELVOIE | Project Manager International
Netherlands Film Fund

BIRTHE KLINGE | CEO Advisor and Funding Executive for International Co-Productions
German Federal Filmboard (FFA)

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

Moderator:

BERTRAND MOULLIER | Film and TV Industry Consultant
Narval Media

About the 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, modernising programmes, and improving customer service. As National Director of Business Relations and Co-Productions, Julie leads a passionate team of professionals across Canada and is responsible for managing all of Telefilm's funding programmes 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), which includes support for delegations and UK presence at international events. The UK Global Screen Fund provides funding across three dedicated funding pathways, supporting International Distribution, International Co-production and International Business Development activities. To date it 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, which have featured at festivals such as Telluride, Toronto, Sundance and Cannes.