46th International Film Festival Rotterdam

25 January - 5 February 2017

Rotterdam, 20 January 2017

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will welcome57 promising emerging film producers from 25 countries to the17th edition of Rotterdam Lab. Rotterdam Lab is organised by IFFR’s co-production market CineMart in close collaboration with various partner organisations involved in the training of talented producers, as well as funding bodies.

The participants are nominated by the 30 CineMart partners. This year, Rotterdam Lab welcomes Kosovo Cinematography Center, Macedonian Film Agency, CinemaChile. Returning: Tribeca Film Institute (USA) and One Fine Day Films (Kenya).

Rotterdam Lab is a five-day training workshop for emerging producers designed to provide the means to create and expand their international networks and boost their confidence and skills to navigate the world of international finance, sales and distribution and markets. Another important aim of Rotterdam Lab is to support its participants in running and adapting their companies within the rapidly changing media landscape. 

The Rotterdam Lab programme includes round-table sessions with key experts, workshops on topics such as film marketing with Mathias Noschis (Alphapanda) and post-production, in collaboration with EP2C: Digital workflows in post-production with Niko Remus (post-production supervisor, Only Lovers Left Alive), Hans van Helden (VFX supervisor at Filmmore, Brimstone, Black Book) and Neeltje van der Heijden (post-production supervisor, Tonio). The programme will also include expert talks with Alex Boden (producer Sense8, UK producer Cloud Atlas) on producing TV series and Paul Miller (Escape Pictures) on film financing. A case study on I tempi felici verranno presto / Happy Times Will Come Soon, which was presented at CineMart 2014 and is screening in the Bright Future section at IFFR 2017, will give an up-close and personal insight into co-production and presenting your project at a market.

Rotterdam Lab has developed into a valuable tool for strengthening CineMart's international network of independent producers. By allowing producers to present their companies and projects, receive feedback on how to proceed and expand their networks in an effective way, Rotterdam Lab contributes to IFFR’s ambition of nurturing emerging talent. Other examples of IFFR’s talent development programmes are BoostNL and the IFFR Young Film Critic traineeship. BoostNL is a collaboration with Netherlands Film Festival’s coproduction market HFM, which maximises support for feature projects that have been presented at CineMart or supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, and for Dutch features currently in development. The IFFR Young Film Critic programme gives young critics the opportunity to follow a traineeship on film criticism, including masterclasses from professionals, during the festival. IFFR’s YFC traineeship was the first of its kind when it was established 19 years ago. An example since followed by festivals worldwide.

Arab Cinema Center, Dina Harb, Birthmark Films, Egypt

Arab Cinema Center, Elie Kamal, The Attic Productions, Lebanon

Ateliers du Cinema Europeen (ACE), Junyoung Jang, February Films, United Kingdom

Ateliers du Cinema Europeen (ACE), Alexander Ronnberg, Silvio Entertainment, Sweden

Catalan Films & TV, Estephania Bonnett Alonso, Estephania Bonnett Alonso, Spain

Catalan Films & TV, Sandra Reina, About a Bicycle Prod., Spain

CinemaChile, Sebastián González, Maltrato Films, Chili

Creative Skillset, Margaret McGoldrick, Causeway Pictures, Ireland

Creative Skillset, John D McKay, Compact Pictures, United Kingdom

Creative Skillset, Joanna Wright, Tiny City, United Kingdom

Danish Film Institite, Julie Friis Walenciak, Walenciak Film, Denmark

Docskool, Sashul Shrestha, Docskool, Nepal

Durban FilmMart/Durban Film Office, Razanajaona Luck, Africamadavibe Production, Madagascar

European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE), Alessandro Carolli, EiE Film, Italy

European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE), Joanna Ronikier, Running Rabbit Films, Poland

Film I Vast, Erika Malmgren, Cinenic Film, Sweden

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW GmbH, Judith Weiler, Butterfilm, Germany

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW GmbH, Yvonne Wellie, Weydemann Bros. GmbH, Germany

Finnish Film Foundation,  Isabella Karhu, Danish Bear Productions, Finland

Finnish Film Foundation, Daniel Kuitunen, Komeetta Productions, Finland

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Jurgen Willocx, Earlybirds Films, Belgium

Fronteira Filmes, Luiza  Marques da Costa, Frontera Filmes, Brazil

Fronteira Filmes, Tiago Pinheiro, Frontera Filmes, Brazil

Guanajuato International Film Festival, Rosa Galguera, Peliculas Santa Clara, Mexico

Guanajuato International Film Festival, Joshua Gil, Parabola Cine, Mexico

Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), Ki Jin Kim, Nonetheless Productions, Inc., USA

Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), Pierce Varous, Nice Dissolve, USA

Irish Film Board, Jessie Fisk, Marcie Films, Ireland

Irish Film Board, Kate McColgan, Calico Pictures, Ireland

Israel Film Fund, Baher Agbariya, Majdal Films, Israel

Israel Film Fund, Adar Shafran, Firma films, Israel

Kosovo Cinematography Center, Casey Cooper Johnson, Crossing Bridges Films, USA

Kosovo Cinematography Center, Yll Uka, Ikone Studio, Kosovo

Macedionan Film Agency, Goce Kralevski, DNF Films, Macedonia

Macedionan Film Agency, Elena Stanisheva, VEDA FILM Productions d.o.o.e.l., Macedonia

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Maximilian Haslberger, Amerikafilm GmbH, Germany

Netherlands Film Fund, Thomas van Blommestein, NL Film & TV, Netherlands

Netherlands Film Fund, Erik Glijnis, Lemming Film, Netherlands

Netherlands Film Fund, Juul op den Kamp, Juul op den Kamp, Independent Producer, Netherlands

One Fine Day Workshop, Oshosheni Hiveluah, Digital Afros, Namibia

Proimagenes Colombia, Roberto  Flores Prieto, Kymera Producciones, Colombia

Proimagenes Colombia, Claudia Pedraza, Agata Azul Films, Colombia

Proimagenes Colombia, James Valderrama  Rengifo, O Positivo Films, Colombia

Scottish Film Talent Network, Stuart Condy, Arpeggio Pictures, United Kingdom

Scottish Film Talent Network, Irune Gurtubai, Caravan Cinema, United Kingdom

Scottish Film Talent Network, Deva Smith, Stramash Films, United Kingdom

Singapore Film Commission, Asra Aman, Papahan Films, Singapore

Singapore Film Commission, Caleb Quek, Amok Pte Ltd, Singapore

Sundance Institute, John Lang, Divide/Conquer, USA

Sundance Institute, Siri Hjorton Wagne, [sic] Film, Sweden

Swedish Film Institute, Laura Wagner, Bay Bridge Productions, USA

Telefilm Canada, Josh Huculiak, Amazing Factory Productions, Canada

Telefilm Canada, Sarah Mannering, Colonelle Films, Canada

Telefilm Canada, William Woods, Woods Entertainment, Canada

Tribeca Film Institute, Kristin Fairweather, Fair Weather Pictures, USA

Tribeca Film Institute, Tarik Karam, Tarik Karam, Independent Producer, USA

Wallonie Bruxelles Images, Boris Baum, Les Films de la Récré, Belgium