EFM Event Schedule 2025

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Meeting with Experts: Strategies for Collaboration with Asia

Meeting with Experts: Strategies for Collaboration with Asia

With: Lung Kwok Yiu (she/her), Jeremy Chua (he/him), Stefano Centini (he/him), Emad Eskandar (he/him), Yulia Evina Bhara (she/her) Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Workshop With: Bridging Visions
Description
An intensive roundtable workshop focusing on the collaboration between Europe and the five key Asian regions
Tags: #Producers
Sun Feb 16 15:30 – 16:30 Producers Hub at Gropius Bau
on-site only
Country Session

Country Session

With: Roeland Oude Nijhuis, Ilse Ronteltap, Mar Izquierdo Pombar, Ione Feijóo Uranga, Marylo Cristine H. Celis, Pedro Rodríguez Carballido, Juliane Buchroithner, Yolanda Ncokotwana, Rossella Gaudio , Viola Salu, Amra Bakšić Čamo Access: CoPro Participants & Market Badge Organiser: Co-Production Market Type: Presentation With: Netherlands Film Fund
Description
Public funders and representatives from 8 selected countries give short overviews and answer concrete questions on co-producing with and accessing financing in their country/region – one after the other, each in a 8-minute moderated interview.
Tags: #Distribution #Producers
Sun Feb 16 15:30 – 16:45 Berlinale Co-Production Market at Octogon
on-site only
Pitch Perfect: Producers Showcase Projects Analysed by AI

Pitch Perfect: Producers Showcase Projects Analysed by AI

With: Sami Arpa (he/him), AC Coppens (they/them) Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Pitch With: Largo.ai
Description
In a partnership with EFM, Largo.ai continues its series of pitching events powered by the AI insights. The event will let the audience discover how AI and data analysis are revolutionizing the film industry. Producers from all over the world currently working with the Largo.ai tools are selected to present their projects in front of an audience of EFM attendees including financiers, distributors and other producers looking for co-production opportunities.
Tags: #Innovation #Producers #Distribution
Sun Feb 16 16:30 – 18:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
on-site only
Lost in Translation? Independent Cinema Can Speak to Youth!

Lost in Translation? Independent Cinema Can Speak to Youth!

With: David Larkin (he/him), Sophie Stejskal (she/her), Axelle Asmar (she/her), Paulina Jaroszewicz (she/her), Juliette Douhaire (she/her), Michael Gubbins (he/him) Access: Market Badge & Online Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk With: Europa Distribution
Description

Join a panel of independent distributors, social media experts and academics, as they explore strategies for engaging young audiences (15-25) across Europe. Speakers will share insights from their diverse experience and markets and discuss best practices for connecting with this new generation of cinephiles.

Tags: #Distribution #Producers #Innovation
Sun Feb 16 16:30 – 18:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD planned
Buyers Happy Hour

Buyers Happy Hour

Access: Buyers Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Networking Event With: EFM - European Film Market
Description
Join us for the Buyers Happy Hour at the CinemaxX Lounge!
Sun Feb 16 17:00 – 18:00 CinemaxX Lounge
on-site only
Direct Investment Obligations: Impacts for Independent Producers

Direct Investment Obligations: Impacts for Independent Producers

Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk With: European Producers Club
Description
Explore the impacts of direct investment obligations on independent producers in Europe. Producers from the EPC share data, success stories, and challenges, offering insights from countries such as France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany, and Poland to provide a comprehensive outlook on how investment obligations have changed the audiovisual production landscape.
Tags: #Producers
Sun Feb 16 17:00 – 18:00 Producers Hub at Gropius Bau
on-site only
Film Basque Country: Your Gateway to Opportunities, Locations & Incentives

Film Basque Country: Your Gateway to Opportunities, Locations & Incentives

Associated Event
With: Ruth Aristondo (she/her) Access: Free access Organiser: External organisation Type: Presentation & Reception With: Film Basque Country / Basque. Audiovisual.
Description
Discover Film Basque Country, the one-stop resource for filmmakers exploring the Basque Country. Unveiling a new platform showcasing a diversity of locations, skilled local talent, and competitive tax incentives. See how the Basque Country combines creativity, efficiency, and opportunity to streamline your production and bring your project to life.
Tags: #Producers #Series #Tech #Innovation
Sun Feb 16 17:15 – 19:15 Conference Lounge at Gropius Park
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
Sun Feb 16 18:00 – 19:00 Innovation & Producers Café at Gropius Bau
on-site only
DocSalon Apéro Co-Hosted by Chiledoc

DocSalon Apéro Co-Hosted by Chiledoc

Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Networking Event With: FFF Bayern, Deadline, Chiledoc
Description
EFM & Chiledoc invite you to discover the vibrant diversity of Chilean documentaries and celebrate the documentary community. Join us for drinks and connect with industry professionals, share ideas, and explore exciting new collaborations.
Tags: #DocSalon
Sun Feb 16 18:30 – 19:30 DocSalon at Café Connect
on-site only
ECAM Forum | Likes all those European markets, but hotter

ECAM Forum | Likes all those European markets, but hotter

Associated Event
Access: By invitation only Organiser: External organisation Type: Presentation & Reception With: ECAM, Forum
Description
There's a new international coproduction forum in Madrid, and it's a hot one. ECAM Forum is the new industry go-to market in Spain for good reasons. Join us for this presentation at EFM, followed by a cocktail with vinos and tapas, where new details about the upcoming edition of ECAM Forum will be unveiled.
Tags: #Distribution #Producers #Series
Sun Feb 16 18:30 – 20:30 Business Lounge at Gropius Bau
on-site only
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