EFM Event Schedule 2025

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Market Moves: Festival Strategies for Box Office Success

Market Moves: Festival Strategies for Box Office Success

With: Mounia Wissinger (she/her), Ryan Werner (he/him), Thomas Abelthauser (he/him), Nadia Zaionchkovska (she/her), Scott Roxborough (he/him) Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk With: The Hollywood Reporter
Description
A deep dive into the strategic art of leveraging the festival circuit to drive market success for your indie project. This panel brings together distribution executives, sales agents, producers, and film critics for a practical master class on how to best position your film, from its pre-sales launch through post-premiere rollout. The panelists will share their personal experiences as well as winning marketing and release strategies to show how to generate (festival) buzz around your film and translate that into global sales and a successful release.
Tags: #Distribution #Innovation #Producers
Mon Feb 17 15:15 – 16:15 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
on-site only
Only Writers In The Building

Only Writers In The Building

With: Maria Albiñana (she/her), Tota Alves (she/her), Anna Bielak (she/her), Jan Cerny (he/him), Liga Gaisa (she/her), Omari McCarthy (he/him), Carlos Robisco Peña (he/him), Inessa Sobolieva (she/her), Chinh Tran (she/her), Christian Wehrlin (he/him), Agathe Berman (she/her) Access: Market Badge Organiser: Berlinale Series Market Type: Pitch With: MIDPOINT Institute , Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety
Description
International showcase of ten talented European scriptwriters who trained their drama writing skills within MIDPOINT’s Writers’ Room program. As a unique tool to bridge writers with the audiovisual industry, the event will unveil the online database MIDPOINT Talent Connections.
Tags: #Producers #Series
Mon Feb 17 16:00 – 18:00 Producers Hub at Gropius Bau
on-site only
Film Festivals and Polarised Societies: How to Navigate?

Film Festivals and Polarised Societies: How to Navigate?

Access: By invitation only Organiser: EFM Type: Talk
Description
Traditionally spaces for exchange, some festivals have become the catalysts of increasingly polarized societies with selected films being attacked. Festivals are invited to share experience and thought on how the festivals community can keep offering diverse artistic views and platforms for debate.
Mon Feb 17 17:00 – 19:00 Room 237 at Gropius Bau
on-site only
Cheers to Connections: Happy Innovation Hour

Cheers to Connections: Happy Innovation Hour

Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Networking Event With: Vimeo
Description
We invite you to the Happy Innovation Hour to unwind and connect after a full day of workshops, interactive panels and meetings. Claim your chance to meet fascinating people, share thought-provoking insights, and be part of a conversation for the future of film.
Tags: #Producers #Innovation #Tech
Mon Feb 17 18:00 – 19:00 Innovation & Producers Café at Gropius Bau
on-site only
Global Youth Film and Television Education Symposium

Global Youth Film and Television Education Symposium

Associated Event
With: Tian Chu, Elizabeth M. Daley, Shaun Clarke, Hutter Harald, Xun Zhuo, Xufang Zhu, JiaLi Ding Access: On pre-registration Organiser: External organisation Type: Round Table With: International Teen Film Festival, JIALI FILMS
Description
The 2025 Global Youth Film & TV Education Symposium unites leading universities, global experts, filmmakers, and students to explore innovation, cross-cultural exchange, and equity in shaping the future of film education in the digital era, fostering progress in talent development and cultural dialogue.
Tags: #Diversity & Inclusion #Sustainability #Tech #Innovation
Mon Feb 17 18:00 – 20:00 Business Lounge at Gropius Bau
on-site only
EFM Morning Brief - Day 6 with IndieWire

EFM Morning Brief - Day 6 with IndieWire

With: Ryan Lattanzio , Wendy Mitchell (she/her) Access: Free access Organiser: EFM Type: Podcast
Description
Kick off each day with our daily EFM Morning Brief – a short, sharp 10 minute session to keep you up to speed with the latest news and analysis of what’s happening at EFM and the Berlinale, presented by top trade journalists in conversation with Wendy Mitchell. Learn about today’s highlights and which sessions can’t be missed. Feel prepared for the day ahead and get the latest buzz with our experts.
Tue Feb 18 08:00 – 08:10 Podcast
AfroBerlin Partner Event

AfroBerlin

Associated Event
With: Nataly Kudiabor , Alexander Karim, Chris Perez, Aïssatou Diallo Sagna, Audrey Kamga , Ozzy Agu, Filson Ali, Rodney Charles Access: On pre-registration Organiser: External organisation Type: Round Table With: Yanibes
Description
AfroBerlin is the African and African Diaspora program at the EFM
Tags: #Diversity & Inclusion #Producers #Distribution
Tue Feb 18 09:00 – 18:00 Studio at Berliner Freiheit
on-site only
Co-Pro Series

Co-Pro Series

With: Martina Bleis Access: CoPro Participants Organiser: Co-Production Market Type: Presentation With: MDM - Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Series Mania, Berlinale Series Market, Creative Europe MEDIA, Czech Film Fund
Description
Moderated 2,5-hour presentation of 10 international drama series projects. After the pitch, interested producers and financiers can get in touch with the project representatives during a networking get-together. Meetings are scheduled in the afternoon and on the following day.
Tags: #Distribution #Producers #Series
Tue Feb 18 09:30 – 13:30 CinemaxX
on-site only
Archive Market

Archive Market

Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM
Description
The Archive Market provides participants with expertise from archives, archive producers and researchers - a whole day to meet up with the top of the archive representatives and for speed datings with some of the best archive researchers and producers.
Tags: #Archives
Tue Feb 18 11:00 – 18:00 Café Connect at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
on-site only
Czech It. Fund It. Create. Czech Audiovisual Fund Opens Up to Series

Czech It. Fund It. Create. Czech Audiovisual Fund Opens Up to Series

With: Helena Bezděk Fraňková (she/her), Petr Tichý (he/him), Vratislav Šlajer (he/him), Alexander Michailidis (he/him) Access: Market Badge Organiser: Berlinale Series Market Type: Showcase With: Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety
Description
The newly rebranded Czech Audiovisual Fund extends its support from films to series and games. With refreshed funding models, increased financial contributions from stakeholders and a revamped production incentive structure, the goal is to attract global interest while bolstering local talent.
Tags: #Distribution #Series #Producers
Tue Feb 18 14:15 – 15:00 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
on-site only
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