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6 Month Paid Internship

with possible further employment

Coproduction Office is looking forward to welcome a

Sales and Festivals intern

who is globally minded, result-oriented, with organizational skills, and have an interest in art-house cinema, to complete our team of twenty people working in Paris and/or Berlin in a dynamic and international environment.

By: Coproduction Office
Business sector: Film Industry
Field of expertise: Sales and Festivals
Location: Berlin or Paris
Paid Internship: 1200 € / months (before taxes)
Benefits: Dynamic and international working environment, career progression
Duration: 6 months full time (if enrolled with a school)
Start date: December 2023-January 2024

COMPANY PROFILE:

Based in Paris and Berlin, Coproduction Office is an international distributor and producer of bold, award-winning films.

Coproduction Office’s CEO and founder Philippe Bober has worked with prominent ground-breaking directors* from early on in their careers and has produced thirty-three films to date. The majority of these films were selected for the main competitions in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, where they have received many major prizes, most notably the Venice Golden Lion in 2014 for Roy Andersson’s A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE, and the Palme d’Or in 2017 and in 2022 for THE SQUARE and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund. Coproduction Office’s international sales division distributes a catalogue composed of films produced by Philippe Bober as well as acquired titles and restored classics, including Roberto Rossellini’s key films. The catalogue is unique for its artistic strength, with films that have an individual and distinctive cinematic language, and often daring content.

*Lars von Trier, Roy Andersson, Ulrich Seidl, Jessica Hausner, Lou Ye, Kornél Mundruczó, Cristi Puiu, Michelangelo Frammartino, Carlos Reygadas, Ruben Östlund.

JOB OUTLINE

You will assist our sales executives and festival manager with the following tasks:

Festivals:

Conduct research on festivals.
Submit our films to festivals.
Be involved in the elaboration of the festivals’ strategy for new films and restored titles.
Negotiate screenings fees.
Provide Materials to festivals.
Help with talent coordination (promotional tours, press).
Assist with event organization at festivals (premieres, cocktails, dinners, and parties).
Be involved in the restoration process of our films.
Sales:

Assist our sales executives during markets (scheduling meetings; writing memos; etc.).
Follow up with international distributors.
Search for prospective customers (market studies); improving and updating the client and deal database.
Assist the sales team in the negotiation for catalogue film sales (providing information on the material available and prices).
YOU ARE:

A native or fully fluent English-speaker with an excellent command of German and/or French. Other languages are a plus.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels.
A perfectionist, with attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
A cinephile with a strong interest in film distribution.
Able to think outside the boxes.
Precise, Proficient with Excel and databases.
Able to demonstrate previous experience in the film industry.
Organized and capable to prioritize.
Flexible with a proactive skill set.
Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces.
YOU WILL:

Gain an oversight on different aspects of the company, including finance and production as we are small and flexible company.
Work in a multi-lingual environment, in a friendly and motivational atmosphere with engaged and international colleagues who bring commitment and camaraderie to their work.
Obtain valuable experience from working with our sales team, as well as with our founder Philippe Bober on unique films.
We look forward to receiving your full application with a cover letter in English at staff@coproductionoffice.eu. (NB Applications without cover letter will not be considered.)

Woche der Kritik 2024: Volunteers gesucht

Für die aktuelle Ausgabe der Woche der Kritik, die vom 14.-22. Februar 2024 in Berlin stattfindet, suchen wir tatkräftige Unterstützung im Rahmen einer freiwilligen Mitarbeit. Dabei freuen wir uns auf alle begeisterten Cinephilen, die Lust haben, bei einem spannenden Filmfestival mit anzupacken. Zur Vorbereitung der Veranstaltung im Dezember/Januar/Februar und für ihre Durchführung brauchen wir Hilfe in folgenden Bereichen:

• Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
• Gästebetreuung

Der Zeitaufwand gestaltet sich nach Absprache. Es geht darum, die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit mitzugestalten und zu unterstützen, internationale Gäste zu betreuen und andere interessante Aspekte der Durchführung einer Filmreihe zu erleben. Du solltest in Berlin leben und es ist von Vorteil, wenn du Fremdsprachenkenntnisse, einen Führerschein, ein bisschen technisches (Film-)Verständnis und Festivalerfahrung mitbringst – aber bei weitem kein Muss. Am wichtigsten ist die Lust auf Arbeit in einem engagierten Team und Spaß am Anpacken.

Ein Einstieg wäre ab Dezember, aber auch später möglich. Bei Interesse, schicke bitte ein paar Zeilen zu dir und deiner zeitlichen Verfügbarkeit und lass uns am besten auch gleich noch wissen, welcher Bereich dich besonders interessiert, an Philipp Großmann: orga[at]wochederkritik.de.

Wir freuen uns auf Eure Bewerbungen!

Das WdK-Team

Call for applications: PAID SUMMERSCHOOL

NOMIS Distinguished Scientists Awards 2024 Documentary Film Project

Each year, the Swiss NOMIS Foundation awards two or three top international scientists with a considerable grant to conduct foundational research. And each year, they ask four students and starting documentary film makers to create short film portraits of these fascinating personalities, which will be premiered at NOMIS’s annual Award Ceremony, in Zürich in October.

We are looking for ambitious young visual storytellers, who want to join a small team in making intimate film portraits of some of the world’s leading scientists.

The four participants will travel with two seasoned coaches to visit the scientists, meet their co-workers and see some of the most advanced labs at renowned scientific hotspots like Caltech, UCLA, Princeton University, the Max Planck Institute and other top scientific sites in the US, UK and EU.

The NOMIS Award Film Project gives its participants great freedom to experiment and find new visual languages for scientific research while at the same time working on a serious applied commission. By now, 27 curious young creatives have made 18 exciting film portraits of great scientists, one of whom has meanwhile received a Nobel Prize.

Since the start, editor Max Bruinsma and documentary film maker Christian Gropper have coached students and alumni of visual narrative courses in making these short films. For this project, we are specifically inviting creative talents who dare to experiment, to invest time and effort in finding new visual languages for the often abstract themes of foundational scientific research, and who are passionate team players. Of course, we also expect basic camera and editing skills, a keen interest in science and science communication, and preferably some experience in documentary film making.

What we offer is a unique and intensive experience, in which the participants will encounter all aspects of documentary film making, from research and preparing interviews, camera handling, filming, sound recording, directing, to reviewing and editing the material into six-minute documentary gems.

All costs during travels for filming the scientists on location, and travel and lodging during post-production will be covered by the project. In addition, each participant will receive a stipend of € 2.000,-. Participants will be credited in the films and online at NOMIS’s Vimeo page, on which the films are collected.

Some key features of the project:

With the experienced guidance of two seasoned experts, editor Max Bruinsma and documentary film maker Christian Gropper, participants will work together in researching the scientists and their fields; they will prepare and conduct two in-depth interviews with each; they will direct, film and edit the interviews; shoot additional B-roll and associative imagery; and edit the portraits, collaborating with sound designers, illustrators and animators.

The project consists of three phases:

1. Preparation: Researching each scientist, reading (scientific) articles, collecting visual materials (previous interviews, presentations, etc.) and other information to become acquainted with their protagonist, not just as a scientist, but as a personality. During this preparation phase, a short kick-off workshop will be planned around

the end of March in Darmstadt, Germany. In four days, the team members will get to know each other, receive instructions and guidance in the technical and editorial basics of the project, and collectively shoot and edit a short film portrait. With the exception of the kick-off workshop, most of this phase can be done online.

2. Filming: The team will travel to the scientists’ work places at research institutes or universities in Europe or the USA. We will check out locations for the interviews (at the lab or institute) and at the scientists’ homes, prepare and conduct the interviews, and travel around for additional shooting – and some sight seeing. This phase is an intensive and immersive professional experience, in which the team travels together, works, cooks and eats together, usually in well-equipped Airbnb houses near the scientists’ locations. Depending on the amount of awards (two or three) and the locations, these travels take about two to three weeks in July. Each team member will be responsible for preparing and directing one interview and shoot, and for doing camera, sound and assistance during the other shoots. All expenses for this phase will be covered by the project.

3. Post-production: After a short break, the team reconvenes in August in the project’s studio in Darmstadt, Germany, for a month of post-production. In the first week, an audio timeline will be established with the (roughly) edited interview. This timeline of approximately 5 minutes will be detailed with B-roll and associative footage, short animations and sound design in the following two weeks. The last week is for color grading, sound mixing, subtitling and corrections. Travels to the post-production location and lodging will be covered by the project.

The preliminary time schedule for the project:
December 2023 / January 2024: Participants selection

15.01.2024: Confirmation of participants

End of January: First online meeting of all team members and NOMIS
End of March: 4 day kick-off workshop, Gropperfilm studio, Darmstadt
April / May: Announcement of the 2024 Award winners by NOMIS. Research, preparing meetings and travels

Beginning of June: Research workshop (online) and travel arrangements
July: Film shootings on location
August: Post production, presentations and finalizing
04.09.2024: Delivery to NOMIS

Application guidelines:
Applicants need to provide the following documentation:

1. A motivation letter detailing why they are keen to join the project, their interest in science communication, and a summary of their experience with film making and editing.

2. A CV with name, date of birth, nationality, current address, education and current school and or occupation. Please also list skills and level of experience with equipment and software.

3. A portfolio providing an overview of earlier work, with a focus on media productions (video, photography, interactive media). Please provide links to online sources (video and web) and add illustrations of other work.
All documentation needs to be sent as PDF to: nomis@mbed.nl and info@gropperfilm.de

Large files can be sent via Wetransfer to the same address.

Question: please contact cg@gropperfilm.de

Looking forward 🙂

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