Happily Ever After: How to Survive a Co-Production
- Time
- Feb 14th 2017
- Location
- HAU3 - Top Floor
- Guests
- Raymond Phathanavirangoon, Maximilian Leo, Sophie Erbs, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
Supported by Creative Europe MEDIA.
Almost everybody wants their next feature to be co-produced, but many don’t understand the complexities of such a part-time marriage before having experienced it at least once. The producer and co-producers of the highly successful Singapore-Germany-France-Hong Kong-Qatar thriller Apprentice weigh the benefits and consequences of their joint-venture between multiple companies, countries and markets. The three pinpoint crucial moments demonstrating the necessity of strong skills in communication, cultural understanding, empathy and a certain passion for risky ventures.
Raymond Phathanavirangoon
Raymond Phathanavirangoon is a producer, programmer and Executive Director of the Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (SEAFIC). Previously he worked for the Toronto International Film Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Cannes Critics’ Week, and was also the Director of Marketing at Fortissimo Films. His producing credits include Boo Junfeng’s APPRENTICE, Josh Kim’s HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS, Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s HEADSHOT and Pang Ho-cheung’s DREAM HOME.
Maximilian Leo
After shooting documentaries all over the world, including in Afghanistan and Africa, Maximilian Leo studied film directing at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. In 2008, he co-founded Augenschein Filmproduktion where he is responsible for developing new projects. In 2014, his debut feature film MY BROTHER’S KEEPER premiered at the Berlinale as the opening film of Perspektive Deutsches Kino. He has also produced several national and international projects.
Sophie Erbs
Sophie Erbs comes from a young generation of producers at the crossroads between a traditional approach and a progressive conception of the filmmaking business. She was the head of the development department of the production company Cinema Defacto before becoming a partnering producer in 2012. She also works as a producer for her independent company Gaijin and is a member of European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE).
Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
Roshanak co-founded her first production company Flying Moon in 1999. Until 2014, they produced arthouse films that won over 30 international awards, among them the German Film Award in Gold and the Golden Leopard. In 2012, Roshanak launched LudInc in order to produce "Serious Games". In 2015, she started In Good Company in Berlin. Roshanak also works as an expert and consultant for various institutions and training organisations such as EAVE.