You will find here below the buyers attending Cartoon Movie 2024.
You can find here the full list of participants of Cartoon Movie 2024.
Malo Jacquemin
- Position
- Acquisitions
- Company
- Ad Vitam
- Country
- France
Adua Rocca
- Position
- Head of Theatrical Acquisitions
- Company
- Adler Entertainment
- Country
- Italy
Adler Entertainment is an Italian independent film company leader in the theatrical distribution of commercial and quality story-driven titles. Founded in 2013 in Milan by Marco Colombo (CEO), Adler counts more than 100 theatrical releases and a slate of DTV and library titles that have positioned Adler as one of the major companies of the Italian independent film industry and a provider of strong contents for Italian broadcasters and international players.
Ingrid Florin Muller
- Position
- Animation Funds Manager
- Company
- ALCA Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
Peter Thomsen
- Position
- Managing Director / Buyer / Producer
- Company
- Angel Films
- Country
- Denmark
Distribution and production company of animated and live-action feature films, established in 1988. Awarded ‘Distributor of the Year’ at Cartoon Movie 2017. Founder of the award-winning concept, Rabalder Bio, that is specialised in the distribution of quality films for children and young adults.
Stefanie Larson
- Position
- Manager
- Company
- Animation Media Creators Region Stuttgart (AMCRS)
- Country
- Germany
Bertrand Fleury
- Position
- CFO
- Company
- Apollo Films Distribution
- Country
- France
Nadezda Motina
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- Arna Media
- Country
- Russia
Distributor in CIS who is releasing 12 titles theatrically per year, sells TV, VoD and new media rights. We are looking for the acquisition of European animation films. We released theatrically more than 160 titles including such animation projects as “Maya the Bee - Movie”, “Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb”, “Song of the Sea”, “Pinocchio”, “Jungle Beat: The Movie” and “Princess Emmy”.
Hedvika Petrzelkova
- Position
- PR Manager
- Company
- Artcam Films
- Country
- Czech Republic
The film distribution company Artcam was founded in 2000 by Artemio Benki, French producer and director, who lived, worked and created in Prague since the early 90s. Since its beginnings, Artcam’s aim was to bring courageous, innovative and provocative films that broaden the horizons of Czech distribution. Thus Artcam has released here films of art-house film icons such as Jim Jarmusch, David Lynch, Michael Haneke, Lars von Trier, Arnaud Desplechin, Chan-wook Park, Claire Denis or Pablo Larraín.
Andrei Agudaru
- Position
- Co-owner
- Company
- August Film
- Country
- Romania
August Film is a newly founded film distribution company aiming to bring the Romanian public a wide range of film titles, with a special approach towards the art-house segment. More specifically, we want to add emphasis to heartfelt productions one would be eager to recommend to the people closest to him. With an added background of more than 10 years in the film distribution and film festival business, we are here to enjoy the ride and bring a personal touch to the industry.
Gregory Faes
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
- Country
- France
Alexis Hofmann
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions
- Company
- BAC Films Distribution
- Country
- France
Monica Felea
- Position
- Co-owner
- Company
- Bad Unicorn
- Country
- Romania
Founded by experienced film distribution specialists Ştefan Bradea and Monica Felea, Bad Unicorn is an ambitious auteur film distribution company, also providing complete programming, marketing and publicity services to Romanian features. The first distributed film was the Berlinale Golden Bear winner “On Body and Soul”, followed by acclaimed titles such as “Close”, “Aftersun” & “Past Lives”. Upcoming animated releases: “The Boy and the Heron”, “Digimon Adventure 02 Beginning” & “Niko 3”.
Wiepko Oosterhuis
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- Bantam Film
- Country
- Netherlands
Which film just stays in your head despite the world and all other films? Touches you in a way that makes you want to show it to as many people as possible? Bantam Film chooses its films carefully and releases them with passion and care. We specialise in animation features for adults and theatrical documentaries. Like “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” and “No Dogs or Italians Allowed”, which we released in 2023 or “Flow” by Gints Zilbalodis or “Memoir of a Snail” by Adam Elliot which will be next.
Michele Foschini
- Position
- Chief Creative Officer
- Company
- BAO Publishing
- Country
- Italy
Graphic novel publisher based in Milano.
Martin Gondre
- Position
- Partner
- Company
- Best Friend Forever (BFF)
- Country
- Belgium
Created in May 2019, Best Friend Forever is a Brussels-based company focused on bringing to the international market carefully selected arthouse films. Our mission is to accompany brilliant producers and directors into bringing their projects to reality through international sales, development financing, legal or financial consulting. BFF is a sister company of Indie Sales.
Sandra Mirimanoff
- Position
- Acquisition Manager
- Company
- CANAL+
- Country
- France
CANAL+ Group is a leader in premium and thematic television channels, as well as in the distribution of pay television services. In France, it is also a major player in free-to-air television with 3 national channels, and its related advertising arm. Outside of France, CANAL+ Group has recorded strong growth with a significant presence in Europe, Africa and Asia. In total, CANAL+ Group has more than 20 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 8 million in mainland France.
Géraldine Soto
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions, Coproductions & Prebuys - Kids Department
- Company
- CANAL+
- Country
- France
CANAL+ is a leader distributor and publisher of thematic television channels and services. Outside of France, CANAL+ Group has recorded strong growth with a significant presence in Europe, Africa and Asia. In total, more than 25 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 9 million in mainland France. The Kids Department is handling a premium channel/service, CANAL+kids, aiming to the 3-12-year-old children, and 2 more channels/service, Piwi+, for the 3-6-year-old, and teleTOON+, for the 6-10-year-old.
Jelisa Harris
- Position
- Aquisition Team
- Company
- Case Départ Distribution
- Country
- Belgium
Case Départ is not your typical film distribution company; it’s a passionate team of cinephiles on a mission to redefine the way films connect with audiences. In a world saturated with conventional distribution practices, Case Départ thrives on disrupting the status quo, pushing boundaries and breathing new life into the cinematic experience.
Sophie Cheynet
- Position
- Project Manager
- Company
- Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
- Country
- France
The CNC participates in the development of the animation industry through several support systems. These aim to:
• reinforce French creativity by providing support for scriptwriting and development for audiovisual and film projects;
• support French animation producers through selective and automatic funding systems for TV series, short films and features;
• contribute to the promotion of French animation in the international market through promotion and distribution fund systems.
Amanda de la Paz
- Position
- Assistant Animation Project Manager
- Company
- Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
- Country
- France
Masako Kudo
- Position
- President
- Company
- Child Film
- Country
- Japan
Theatrical distributor in Japan. Distributed Cartoon Saloon feature films and “Dilili in Paris” & “The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess” by Michel Ocelot and “Perlimps” by Ale Abreu.
Eric Reginaud
- Position
- Project Manager
- Company
- Ciclic Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
Laure Llose
- Position
- Director Canal+ Grand Ecran and Ciné+ Family
- Company
- CINE+ OCS
- Country
- France
Mika Siltala
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- Cinema Mondo
- Country
- Finland
Cinema Mondo (est. 1990) is the leading art-house and world cinema distributor in Finland. We release about 15 titles theatrically per year, and operate in all windows. Recent releases: “One Fine Morning”, “First Slam Dunk”, “Other People’s Children”, “The Crime Is Mine”, “The Last Bus”, “Demon Slayer”, “Truffle Hunters”, “Yak in a Classroom”, “Belle”, P“anahi: No Bears”, etc. Our animation crown jewels: all Studio Ghibli productions, including “The Boy and The Heron”. Next animation: “Kensuke’s Kingdom”.
Valentin Rebondy
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- Cinéma Public Films (CPF)
- Country
- France
Since 1989, Cinéma Public Films is as specialised independent distribution company fully committed to promote and distribute to cinemas high-quality animated films (all formats) towards the young audience.
Krešimir Zubčić
- Position
- Editor / Buyer
- Company
- Croatian TV (HRT)
- Country
- Croatia
- SVOD
Matthias Jambon-Puillet
- Position
- Senior Manager Content Development
- Company
- Crunchyroll
- Country
- France
- SVOD
Lili Kim
- Position
- Producer
- Company
- Crunchyroll
- Country
- France
Margot Daviot
- Position
- Film Creative Manager
- Company
- Curzon Film World
- Country
- United Kingdom
Curzon Film is the film distribution label of Curzon with a strong legacy of releasing and connecting critically acclaimed films to audiences across the United Kingdom. Curzon film was born in 1976 with the creation of Artificial Eye film releasing - a renowned film label widely recognised for being the leading distributor for international cinema, and introducing some of the greatest film directors of all time to discerning U.K. audiences.
Jirka Blazek
- Position
- Acquisitions
- Company
- Czech Television (CT)
- Country
- Czech Republic
The seven television channels of the Czech Television meet the objectives of the public service by informing and consistently creating and broadcasting original programmes for all age groups in the Czech Republic. Cultivating and drawing on its more than sixty years of experience, the Czech TV produces programmes of superb quality and a rich variety of genres. ČT Déčko is a kids’ channel for children aged between 4 and 12 offering a variety of original and foreign content.
Neuza Bagorro
- Position
- Acquisitions
- Company
- Diaphana
- Country
- France
Diaphana is an independent French production and distribution company, founded in 1989 by Michel Saint-Jean. In term of animation, we released movies such as “The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess” by Michel Ocelot, “Longway North” by Remi Chayé, “Wolfy, the Incredible Secret” by Gregoire Solotareff, “Mary and the Witch” by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, “Phantom Boy” by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, “Persepolis” by Marjan Satrapi, “Azur & Asmar” by Michel Ocelot, “Belleville Rendez-Vous” by Sylvain Chomet.
Victor Pothevin
- Position
- Acquisitions
- Company
- Diaphana
- Country
- France
Diaphana is an independent French production and distribution company, founded in 1989 by Michel Saint-Jean. In term of animation, we released movies such as “The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess” by Michel Ocelot, “Longway North” by Remi Chayé, “Wolfy, the Incredible Secret” by Gregoire Solotareff, “Mary and the Witch” by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, “Phantom Boy” by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, “Persepolis” by Marjan Satrapi, “Azur & Asmar” by Michel Ocelot, “Belleville Rendez-Vous” by Sylvain Chomet.
Iris Cadoux
- Position
- Project Manager
- Company
- Eurimages
- Country
- France
Marie-Line Lormans
- Company
- Europa Distribution
- Country
- Belgium
Jesús Vilas
- Company
- Europa Distribution
- Country
- Belgium
Alice Ormières
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- Europa International
- Country
- Belgium
Created in 2011, Europa International is the European network for sales agents, raising awareness on the job of a sales agent and their essential position within the film ecosystem. A non-profit organisation, EI provides back up to its members on the international marketplace, from sales all the way through to distribution, as well as on the international film festival circuit, improving and increasing the international distribution and circulation of European films inside and outside Europe.
Jean-François Moussié
- Position
- Producer / Dubbing Producer
- Company
- Family Films
- Country
- France
Yolanda Lee
- Position
- Development Executive
- Company
- Ffilm Cymru Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
Ffilm Cymru Wales is the development agency for Welsh film. We are dedicated to advance and sustain a strong film industry for Wales; one that we can all be proud to call our own. We do this by providing funding and training to emerging and established Welsh filmmakers, offering exciting cinematic experiences to audiences across Wales, engaging people of all ages and abilities in creative learning and developing new skills & career paths through a range of training programmes.
Sébastien Tasch
- Position
- Head Project Management
- Company
- Film Fund Luxembourg
- Country
- Luxembourg
Julian Scott
- Position
- Animation Consultant
- Company
- Film London
- Country
- United Kingdom
Bulent Gunduz
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions
- Company
- Filmarti Film
- Country
- Turkey
Beril Heral
- Position
- Acquisitions Executive
- Company
- Filmarti Film
- Country
- Turkey
Filmarti is one of the major independent distributor for premium animation contents for theatrical and VoD releases. Some of our animation titles include, “Nut Job 2”, “Norm of the North” sequels, “Yakari”, “Around the World”, “Ooops”, “Ainbo”, “Dreambuilders” and many more. We have a creative, dynamic and innovative team who seeks to bring the audience together with the most qualified products of the animation world.
Sune Thomsen
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- FilmFocus Independent / Gentofte Kino
- Country
- Denmark
FilmFocus independent and Gentofte Kino, deals in distribution, sales, acquisition, eventising, marketing and launching of films. The company also owns a major Danish Cinema.
- SVOD
Elodie Mellado
- Position
- Programmer
- Company
- Filmin
- Country
- Spain
Tom Carpelan
- Position
- CEO / Producer
- Company
- Filmkompaniet
- Country
- Finland
Joao Abreu
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- Films4You
- Country
- Portugal
Films4you is a Portuguese distribution company acting in theatrical distribution, TVoD and SVoD distributions pay and free TV.
Charalampos Sourapas
- Position
- Marketing
- Company
- Filmtrade
- Country
- Greece
Filmtrade distributes 7-9 theatrical films per year. We are looking for films that combine the highest quality with the ability to connect with the audience. In the past, we have distributed a wide range of films including “Son of Saul”, “Salt of the Earth”, “Untouchables”, “Searching for Sugar Man” & “Gommorra”. More recent releases and acquisitions include “The Crime is Mine”, “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood”, “Dance first”, “The Extortion”, “Checkered Ninja 3”, “When Fall is Coming” and others.
Karen van Hellemont
- Position
- Project Manager Animation
- Company
- Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF)
- Country
- Belgium
The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) is a public funding organisation that supports audiovisual and games production in, and international co-productions with Flanders (Belgium). VAF supports films, series and games, from idea to experience and a part of the fund’s annual budget is allocated for professional training.
Jaime Comas
- Position
- Co-Funder / Acquisitions
- Company
- Flins y Piniculas
- Country
- Spain
Rose-Marie Strand
- Position
- Head of Children Film Department / Acquisitions
- Company
- Folkets Bio
- Country
- Sweden
Folkets Bio is an art-house distributor in Sweden that have been in business since 1973. Within the art-house and independent scene, we look for films in all genres, for all ages, and also to find and stimulate new talent. Every year, we release around 25 feature films and 15-20 short films theatrically. Our latest animation releases are “Latte Igel and the Magic Waterstone”, “Shooom’s Odyssey”, “Wolfwalkers” and “The Breadwinner”.
Christel Delahaye
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions & Development
- Company
- France TV Distribution (FTD)
- Country
- France
France tv distribution works with producers and licensors to maximise programmes across all media platforms encompassing video, VoD and music publishing, merchandising, magazine and book publishing, plus French and international distribution and fund-raising. Since January 2017, France tv distribution has gone hand in hand with distributing films abroad. As a major player on the distribution of rights in France and in foreign markets, this new activity is added to its know-how.
Valérie Yendt
- Position
- General Manager
- Company
- Gebeka Films
- Country
- France
Gebeka Films is a distribution company founded in 1997 by Marc Bonny and is Hildegarde’s property (Reginald de Guillebon) since 2018. Our main goal: releasing long and short movies on French territory - theatrical, video/DVD and TV rights. Policy: high-quality films, mainly for a young audience (animation or fiction). Gebeka Films has also developed a co-production activity with “Princes and Princesses” (M. Ocelot) in the first place, and with well-awarded “My Life as a Courgette” (C. Barras).
Jason Bressand
- Position
- International Sales
- Company
- Gebeka International
- Country
- France
Established as a joint venture between Goodfellas (former Wild Bunch International) and Gebeka Films, Gebeka International is a France-based animation sales company created in 2021, set to redefine the landscape of feature-length animation on the global stage, with a diverse slate across all types of animation from stop-motion to 3D. The expanding Gebeka International slate showcases exciting upcoming features like “Living Large”, “The Legendaries” and “Four Souls of Coyote”, among others.
Martin Schneider
- Position
- Manager, Acquisitions & Sales
- Company
- Global Screen
- Country
- Germany
Vytautė Skučaitė
- Position
- Distribution Project Manager
- Company
- Greta Garbo Films
- Country
- Lithuania
Ramona Tanase
- Position
- Copyright Manager
- Company
- Grupul Editorial ART
- Country
- Romania
Laure Caillol
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions
- Company
- Haut et Court Distribution
- Country
- France
Haut et Court is a French independent production and distribution company. Our line-up usually consists of eight to ten films per year, among which at least one animation film. We released “Wolfwalkers” by Tomm Moore and Ross Stuart, “Flee” by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and “Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds” by Benoît Chieux. We are co-producing “Savages” by Claude Barras and will distribute “Silex” by Jul and Amelie by Liane Cho Han and Maylis Vallade.
Laurence Petit
- Position
- Head of Distribution
- Company
- Haut et Court Distribution
- Country
- France
Haut et Court is a French independent production and distribution company. Our line-up usually consists of eight to ten films per year, among which at least one animation film. We released “Wolfwalkers” by Tomm Moore and Ross Stuart, “Flee” by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and “Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds” by Benoît Chieux. We are co-producing “Savages” by Claude Barras and will distribute “Silex” by Jul and Amelie by Liane Cho Han and Maylis Vallade.
Patricia Vasapollo
- Position
- Head of Family and Fiction
- Company
- Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
- Country
- Germany
Hessischer Rundfunk is part of ARD, the main German public broadcaster. HR is producing, co-producing and licensing programs with national and international partners and contributes animated long feature films and series for ARD/KiKA and ARTE.
Giorgia Fassiano
- Position
- Streaming Platform Coordinator
- Company
- I Wonder Pictures
- Country
- Italy
I Wonder Pictures, with the theatrical presence, the online platform iwonderfull.it and the IWONDERFULL Prime Video channel, distributes some of the most compelling and exciting life stories and animation masterpieces from all over the world, such as “Robot Dreams”, “Unicorn Wars”, “My Love Affair with Marriage”, “Chicken for Linda!”, “Flee”, “Another Day of Life”, “Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be”, “Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia”.
Tinne Bral
- Position
- Partner / Publicist
- Company
- Imagine Film Distribution
- Country
- Belgium
Marjolijn Janknegt
- Position
- Sales & Acquisitions Manager
- Company
- In the Air (ITA)
- Country
- Netherlands
Eleanor Coleman
- Position
- Acquisitions
- Company
- Indie Sales
- Country
- France
Indie Sales is an independent international film sales company based in Paris. Our line-up includes A-list festival animated films, such as “My Life as a Courgette” by Claude Barras and “Another Day of Life” by Raoul de la Fuente & Damien Nenow, recent acquisitions include “Richard the Stork 2”. Our films sell worldwide to all audiences. Best Friend Forever, our sister company in Brussels, also represents animated films, including Anca Damien’s musical “The Island” and Alé Abreu’s “Perlimps”.
Norbert Maass
- Position
- Sales Agent and Script Consultant and Writer
- Company
- International Script & Sales Company (ISSC)
- Country
- Germany
Script consulting and film value optimising is the core business of International Script & Sales Co. We help to develop, evaluate and optimise films and series for successful domestic and international distribution. In addition to script, sales and marketing services, ISSC aims to become a producer-distributor for quality feature and animation films with a strong human factor.
Jean Heijl
- Position
- CEO / Owner
- Company
- J&J Films
- Country
- Netherlands
J&J Films focussing on high-end art-house (adult animation) product, also consulting in distribution.
Bregt van Wijnendaele
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions & Sales
- Company
- JEF
- Country
- Belgium
Fokko Vonk
- Position
- Managing Director and Buyer
- Company
- Just4Kids
- Country
- Netherlands
Just4Kids is a distribution company in the Benelux. The company has distributed hundreds of kids movies in the Netherlands and Belgium on all different platforms. The last years animation is getting more important. We distributed “The Snow Queen”, “Cattle Hill”, “Ploey”, “Richard the Stork”, “Checkered Ninja”, “Ooops 2” and “The Amazing Maurice”. Just4Kids produces also books, boardgames and created the “Very Hungry Caterpillar” theatre show. Just4Kids has also a YouTube channel with 110,000 subscriptions.
- SVOD
Martin Poix
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- Kidjo
- Country
- Switzerland
Kidjo is 100% a user-friendly SVoD app experience for children that requires minimal parental interference. Kidjo TV, Stories and Games provide more than 600 hours of content with more than 4,000 videos, stories and games, and give children full control of what they want to watch, listen or play within a safe environment. Kidjo is a platform that advertises learning through fun. Kidjo is now part of Cafeyn Group, the European leading press and media streaming platform.
Zuzanna Pawlowska
- Position
- Acquisitions Manager
- Company
- Kino Polska TV
- Country
- Poland
Kino Polska TV is a Poland-based media company, owned by CANAL+. Its main activities include: television broadcasting, distribution and television production.
Grégoire Melin
- Position
- President
- Company
- Kinology
- Country
- France
Doris Gruel
- Position
- Young Audience Programmer
- Company
- KMBO
- Country
- France
Gregoire Marchal
- Position
- Head of Distribution
- Company
- KMBO
- Country
- France
KMBO is a distribution and production company based in Paris. A significant part of our theatrical releases are dedicated to animation feature films. Animation feature films for the family and the young audience, also animation genre films. Our recent animation releases: “The Inseparables”, “The Inventor”, “Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret”, “Deep Sea”, “White plastic Sky”, “Mavka: The Forest Song”, “The Amazing Maurice” & “Moonbound”.
Antoine Philippeau
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- Komet Xperience
- Country
- France
We are Unreal Engine experts. We provide in-house talent for yours needs on UE5, we can also handle project from A to Z with our experienced in house talents.
Romain Rancurel
- Position
- Head of International Sales
- Company
- Le Pacte
- Country
- France
Gauthier Jacquinet
- Position
- Head of Distribution
- Company
- Le Parc Distribution / Les Grignoux
- Country
- Belgium
Georgia Mouton-Lorenzo
- Position
- Acquisition & Sales
- Company
- Les Films du Losange
- Country
- France
Emmanuelle Chevalier
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- Les Films Du Préau
- Country
- France
Les Films du Préau is a French distribution company specialised in kids audience since 24 years. We are looking for animation films (features and shorts), TV specials, live-action feature films or documentaries, and our main goal is to propose high-quality films from Europe or all over the world to young people and family.
Tine Klint
- Position
- Founder & CEO
- Company
- LevelK
- Country
- Denmark
LevelK is a Copenhagen-based international film sales and aggregation house. Rooted in Nordic values such as trust, transparency, equality and freedom of speech, we employ a carefully targeted bespoke sales, marketing and festivals strategy for each of our titles. We mainly work on European and English language features with special focus on bold, original titles which have strong sales potential and festival presence.
Vanessa Ciszewski
- Position
- Manager & Owner
- Company
- Luftkind Filmverleih
- Country
- Germany
Annemie Degryse
- Position
- Co-Owner
- Company
- Lumière
- Country
- Belgium
Juraj Barabas
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- Luminescence
- Country
- Hungary
Marcin Was
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- M2 Films
- Country
- Poland
Gilles Romele
- Position
- Program Advisor
- Company
- M6 Métropole Télévision / Gulli
- Country
- France
Pedro Barbadillo
- Position
- Director
- Company
- Mallorca Film Commission & Fund
- Country
- Spain
Patrick Tauss
- Position
- Project Manager / Production Funding / Animation / VFX
- Company
- Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG)
- Country
- Germany
Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG)’s film funding department reflects the organisation’s commitment to promote the southern German state’s film sector. The annual budget of approx. 15M€ subsidises cinema and TV productions, script development and distribution of games, documentaries & animated films. Within the scope of its multi-pronged funding policy, MFG aims especially to promote the animation and VFX industry.
Igor Stankovic
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- MegaCom Film (MCF)
- Country
- Serbia
Vincent Comoy
- Position
- Sales & International Distribution
- Company
- Memento International
- Country
- France
Memento International is a boutique sales company that specialises in director-driven independent films. With a selective lineup of up to 12 films a year, we offer tailor-made strategies and provide business expertise through production, financing and international sales. Our catalogue includes high-profile and award-winning filmmakers such as Asghar Farhadi, Luca Guadagnino, Dominik Moll, Joachim Trier, Cate Shortland, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Kelly Reichardt, Philippe Lacôte, Malgorzata Szumowska…
Emily Meinke
- Position
- General Manager
- Company
- MFA Film
- Country
- Germany
Yiuloon Lee
- Position
- Filmconsultant of Animation
- Company
- Netherlands Film Fund
- Country
- Netherlands
Viola Gabrielli
- Position
- Head of Programme
- Company
- New Horizons Association / Young Horizons
- Country
- Poland
Young Horizons is one of the key branches of the New Horizons Association. It is responsible for distributing and supporting high-quality films and series for young audiences. The Young Horizons brand includes several complementary areas: int. film festival, industry and education. As distributor we release about 20 titles/year - from artistic titles to family films. Our catalogue includes animation titles like “Belle”, “The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily”, “Argonuts” or “The Boy and the Heron”.
Maciej Jakubczyk
- Position
- Member of Board
- Company
- New Horizons Association / Young Horizons
- Country
- Poland
Young Horizons is one of the key branches of the New Horizons Association. It is responsible for distributing and supporting high-quality films and series for young audiences. The Young Horizons brand includes several complementary areas: int. film festival, industry & education. As distributor, we release about 20 titles/year - from artistic titles to family films. Our catalogue includes animation titles like “Belle”, “The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily”, “Argonuts” or “The Boy and the Heron”.
Alice Kaminski
- Position
- VP Acquisitions & Coproductions
- Company
- Newen Connect
- Country
- France
Thomas Verkaeren
- Position
- Strategy and Acquisitions
- Company
- O’Brother Distribution
- Country
- Belgium
Laurent Geissmann
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- Outsider Diffusion
- Country
- France
Born in 1989, Outsider Diffusion was one of the first independent companies to release Japanese anime in France. Over the years, Outsider has developed activities in consulting, acquisition and booking of movie theatres.
João Froes
- Position
- Partner - Controller
- Company
- Outsider Films
- Country
- Portugal
Outsider Films is a films distributor created by three professionals in the Portuguese market, based in Lisbon. It operates in the segment of independent movies. Outsider Films is now releasing 14 to 16 films per year with a special focus on animation. Last animated movies released in the last 4 years: “Checkered Ninja 1”, “Latte and the Magic Waterstone”, “Seal Team”, “Paws of Fury”, “Checkered Ninja 2”, “The Boy and The Heron”, “Gracie and Pedro” and “Zack & Wowo - La Légende de Lendarys”.
Marie Foulon
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions - Partner
- Company
- Paname Distribution
- Country
- France
Paname Distribution is a French distribution company created in 2013 by Laurence Gachet. The company distributes 6 to 8 films a year and promotes art-house films, half are French and the other half are foreign films.
Guillaume Arnoult
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions and Development
- Company
- Paradis Films
- Country
- France
Jérôme Allard
- Position
- Coordinator Animation & Video Game Funds
- Company
- Pictanovo
- Country
- France
Tania Pinto da Cunha
- Position
- VP / Partner - Head of International Sales & Acquisitions
- Company
- Pink Parrot Media
- Country
- Spain
Paul de Beco
- Position
- Acquisitions Executive
- Company
- Playtime
- Country
- France
Playtime is a Paris-based international distribution company active since 1997, also active in production of feature films and series. Each year, Playtime launches approximately 15 new films in the most prestigious festivals. Playtime is known for the quality of its artistic choices and worldwide successes such as “Son of Paul”, “BPM (Beats Per Minute)”, “Paris 13th District”, “The Crime Is Mine”, “About Dry Grasses”, including animated films like “A Cat in Paris”, “Louise by the Shore” or “The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess” by Michel Ocelot.
David Beauvallet
- Position
- Head of Marketing and Communication
- Company
- Pôle Image Magelis
- Country
- France
Sabine Hofmann
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- Polyfilm
- Country
- Austria
Polyfilm is an Austrian-based distribution company, in the business since the 1980s. Focused on art-house films, documentaries and animation. The company also runs two art-house theatres in Vienna, the Filmcasino and Filmhaus Kino.
Emil Simeonov
- Position
- General Manager / Buyer
- Company
- Pro Films
- Country
- Bulgaria
Anna Todorova
- Position
- Dubbing Director
- Company
- Pro Films
- Country
- Bulgaria
Indiana Perrier
- Position
- Acquisitions & Festivals
- Company
- Pulsar Content
- Country
- France
Anne-Cécile Rolland
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions
- Company
- Pyramide Films
- Country
- France
Pyramide is both a French distributor and an international sales company based in Paris. As a French distributor, Pyramide releases 15 arthouse titles a year and is one of the biggest independent French distributors. As a world sales agent, Pyramide International deliberately focus on the films d’auteur, willing to promote abroad films by 1st-time directors and experienced filmmakers and their producers who have trusted the company.
Benoit Caron
- Position
- Responsable du service Industries Créatives
- Company
- Région Occitanie
- Country
- France
The Occitanie Region aims to strengthen the film industry and the cultural dynamics on its territory. The Region supports filmmakers by providing financial assistance for development and production and offers supports to film festival and film markets. This approach also includes a film education program, as well as a support to film heritage through the Cinémathèque de Toulouse and the Jean Vigo Institute.
Karen Piotrowski
- Position
- Animation Project Manager in the Creative Industries Department
- Company
- Région Occitanie
- Country
- France
The Occitanie Region aims to strengthen the film industry and the cultural dynamics on its territory. The Region supports filmmakers by providing financial assistance for development and production and offers supports to film festival and film markets. This approach also includes a film education program, as well as a support to film heritage through the Cinémathèque de Toulouse and the Jean Vigo Institute.
Florian Cabane
- Position
- In Charge of Animation
- Company
- Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Country
- France
Paola Acosta
- Position
- In Charge of Co-production
- Company
- RTBF
- Country
- Belgium
Simon Crowe
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- SC Films International
- Country
- United Kingdom
SC Films International was founded by Simon Crowe and financier Matthew Joynes in London in 2008. SC Films is a sales, finance and distribution company specialising in animation features including such titles as “Yellowbird” aka “Gus”, “Monkey King”, “White Fang”, “Gnome Alone”, “Charming and Pachamama”. Simon is currently producing animation features “Girl in the clouds” and “Dragonkeeper”. Current slate also includes live-action films, the award-winning “Little Bone Lodge”, “On fire and “Orang Ikan”.
Katrien Maes
- Position
- Coordinator
- Company
- Screen Flanders
- Country
- Belgium
Screen Flanders is your first stop for audiovisual activities in the Flanders Region, providing financial support through its Economic Fund, information and services via its Film Commission. Via the Screen Flanders Economic Fund, Belgian (co-)producers can apply to receive up to 400,000€ refundable advances by way of economic support to cover their audiovisual expenses in the Flanders Region.
Noël Magis
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- screen.brussels
- Country
- Belgium
Silke Wilfinger
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- SilkWayFilms (SWF)
- Country
- Germany
SilkWayFilms was founded in 2016 and is specialised in acquisition, sales, financing and developing projects and films. SilkWayFilms is permanently scouting for animated feature projects for distribution in Germany.
Stella Noh
- Position
- General Manager
- Company
- SK Broadband
- Country
- South Korea
Nils Andersson
- Position
- Head of Acquisitions
- Company
- Smorgasbord Picture House
- Country
- Sweden
François-Nicolas Descombes
- Position
- International Sales
- Company
- SND Groupe M6
- Country
- France
SND is the film distribution subsidiary of the M6 Group, one of the leading TV networks in Europe. SND handles film distribution, video publishing, international sales and film production. Animation highlights include “Asterix, Land of the Gods”, “The Jungle Bunch”, “Asterix and the Secret of the Magic Potion” and recently “The Extinct” and “Pil”.
Capucine Chauffourier
- Position
- Communication Officer
- Company
- SO·Games
- Country
- France
SO·Games is born from the merge of Angoulême Video Games and Bordeaux Games, creating the main gathering of the video game sector in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The association gathers 1,000 full time jobs, 100M€ worth of business in 100 studios. Among the famous members: Asobo Studio, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Shiro Games, Motion Twin, Nova-Box, Headbang Club, Black Flag, La Poule Noire, Evil Empire, Gamesplanet, G4F and many more.
Barbie Heusinger
- Position
- Acquisitions and Development
- Company
- Sola Media
- Country
- Germany
Solveig Langeland
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- Sola Media
- Country
- Germany
Lizhi Chen
- Position
- CEO
- Company
- Spire Media
- Country
- China
Lorena Booth
- Position
- Sales Executive
- Company
- Studio 100 Film
- Country
- Germany
Thorsten Wegener
- Position
- Director Business Operations
- Company
- Studio 100 Film
- Country
- Germany
Studio 100 Film is an independent sales agency. Based in Munich, the company is a subsidiary of Studio 100 International. With more than 10 years of experience, Studio 100 Film has successfully marketed and sold animation feature films such as “Giants of La Mancha”, the “Maya the Bee” trilogy, “Mia and Me – The Hero of Centopia” and numerous other Studio 100 International titles. In addition, it also acts as a sales agency for selected third-party films such as “200% Wolf” and “North”.
Françoise Guyonnet
- Position
- CEO Copyrights - EVP Kids Brands Studiocanal
- Company
- Studio Canal
- Country
- France
Hyeongjoo Lee
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- Studio Elon
- Country
- South Korea
Studio Elon has been a distribution and acquisition company in Korea since 2018. The company used to release feature films and recently started to release several animations including “Ooops! The Adventure Continues” and Japanese animations. We keep looking for all kinds of commercial films including animations.
Francesca Manno
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- Summerside Media
- Country
- Italy
Summerside Media is a Rome-based distribution company and sales agent with operative office in Lecce (Puglia). Dealing with leading distributors, broadcasters, aggregators, over-the-top (OTT) channels, VoD & SVoD players, airlines, maritime operators, across multiple platforms and devices, Summerside Media is a reliable partner for the international visibility and circulation of high-quality contents. Summerside Media is proud member of Europa International and UNEFA (Anica’s Union).
Anna Kozanecka
- Position
- Head of Film Programming and Acquisitions
- Company
- Telewizja Polsat
- Country
- Poland
Telewizja Polsat is the leading private TV station, part of the media group Polsat Plus.
Clementine Hugot
- Position
- Head of Sales
- Company
- The Bureau Sales
- Country
- France
The Bureau Sales, the international sales division of Le Bureau (Paris/London), represents a diverse portfolio of acclaimed films, animation and documentaries. They work with celebrated European talent like Asif Kapadia (“Amy”), Andrew Haigh (“45 Years”) and Vincent Munier (“The Velvet Queen”). Following the success of “Animal Tales of Christmas Magic”, selected at Annecy 2024 and widely sold internationally, The Bureau Sales aims to expand its expertise in animation.
Moritz Hemminger
- Position
- Head of Sales & Acquisitions
- Company
- The Playmaker Munich
- Country
- Germany
The Playmaker is a highly enthusiastic, open and determined international sales agent within the mother company SL Group. Since many years, we are specialised on family entertainment, our animation slate includes international box-office hits such as “Ploey”, “The Ogglies” and the upcoming “Pirate Mo”. Within our company holding, we are also able to offer through our sister companies co-financing as well as servicing (camera & lighting equipment, post-production, deliveries and VFX).
Susan Wendt
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- TrustNordisk
- Country
- Denmark
- SVOD
Pascale Dillemann
- Position
- Manager Partner
- Company
- Under The Milky Way
- Country
- Spain
Frederic Corvez
- Position
- President
- Company
- Urban Group
- Country
- France
Laura Prieto
- Position
- VP Acquisitions
- Company
- Viva Pictures Distribution
- Country
- United States of America
Vanessa Chapman
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- VJC Media
- Country
- United Kingdom
Vanessa Vincent
- Position
- Animation Projects Officer
- Company
- Wallimage
- Country
- Belgium
Genevieve Kinet
- Position
- Project Manager
- Company
- Wallonie Bruxelles Images
- Country
- Belgium
Established in 1984, WBImages is the official international promotion agency for the audiovisual arts and industry of the Walloon-Brussels Community. WBImages is co-financed and co-managed by the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel and Wallonie-Bruxelles International.
Jens Opatz
- Position
- Comissioning Editor
- Company
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
- Country
- Germany
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) is a German public broadcasting institution based in Cologne. We are the largest media organisation in Germany and the second largest in Europe. WDR produces approx. a quarter of the nationwide programming of Das Erste (Channel 1), the country’s primary and longest-running German TV channel. WDR also supplies content for other channels such as the ARD/ZDF children’s broadcaster KiKA.
Maxime Duchateau
- Position
- Director of International Distribution
- Company
- WTFilms
- Country
- France
Eun-Zi Kim
- Position
- Head of Acquistions & Co-Productions
- Company
- X Verleih
- Country
- Germany
X Verleih is a Berlin-based film distribution company. Founded in 2000 as a distribution division of X-Filme Creative Pool (“Good Bye Lenin!”, “Run Lola Run”, “The White Ribbon”, “Amour”, “Cloud Atlas” & “The Kangaroo Chronicles”), it has become one of Germany’s leading independent distributors also for external productions (e.g. “The Lost King”, “The Inspection”, “The Forger”, “Presque”, “Wanda, My Wonder”, “Babyteeth”, etc.).
Jackie Lim
- Position
- Managing Director
- Company
- Yejilim Entertainment
- Country
- South Korea
Yejilim Entertainment specialises in film buying and distributing family films for Korea and Vietnam. We are looking for good quality of animation, feature films and award-winning feature films. Yejilim Entertainment is based in Seoul and is founded by Jackie Lim in 2006.
Mar Izquierdo
- Position
- General Coordinator
- Company
- Zineuskadi
- Country
- Spain