Case Study: International Co-Production THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt

Berlinale Industry Events

Access: CoPro Participants & Market Badge

Sat Feb 15 10:00 – 11:15 Berlinale Co-Production Market at Octogon
on-site only

Fairytales can come true: Raising a 5-million Euro budget project for a first-time feature, getting together to joyfully make the film with a group of high-profile co-producers in a 4-country co-production, and then premiering it at Sundance and at the Berlinale to great trade reviews, with world sales and US distribution already attached – sounds almost too good? What were the challenges though on this 10-year journey from idea to screen? Two of the producers, the sales agent and the UK/US distributor will speak about how they got enchanted, persistence and the obstacles they had to overcome when making this outstanding body horror film. This event takes place at the Stage Room of the Octogon.

Speakers

Maria Ekerhovd (she/her)

Producer

MER FILM

Emily Gotto

VP Global Acquisitions and Co-Productions

AMC Networks

Mariusz Wlodarski

Lava Films (Poland)

Sata Cissokho

Memento Films (France)

Moderator

Amra Bakšić Čamo (she/her)

Producer, Founder

SCCA/pro.ba