Press release —
Berlinale Event: The Film Industry’s Got Talent?
The Film i Väst Analysis research project Public Film Funding at a Crossroads is reaching its conclusion, and the research for the fourth and final study will be discussed during Berlinale. The report in the series will be released later this year.
This year, we are introducing a new format, a curated “talent show” in which industry professionals from across Europe will pitch concrete ideas for change inspired by the themes of the upcoming report. A jury of experts will respond to each proposal, creating a dynamic and forward-looking dialogue about the challenges and opportunities ahead. Our host for the afternoon will be AC Coppens from The Catalysts.
Date and time: Sunday, February 15, 3:00–4:30 PM
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Strasse 64, Berlin
We will round off the afternoon with a Cocktail Reception from 4:30–5:30 PM.
RSVP here before February 7. Limited capacity.
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Louise Vesth, Susan Newman-Baudais & Mia Bays
Jury
Louise Vesth, Producer Zentropa
Susan Newman-Baudais, Executive Director of the Council of Europe's Eurimages fund
Mia Bays, Director of BFI Film Fund
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On the left: Anna Croneman & Juan Gordon. On the right: Carlo Cresto-Dina & Nataša Bučar
Talents
Anna Croneman, CEO Swedish Film Institute
Carlo Cresto-Dina, Founder and producer Tempesta
Juan Gordon, Founder and producer Morena Films
Nataša Bučar, Managing Director of Slovenian Film Center
Contact
Contact at Film i Väst:
Ulrika Grönérus, Head of Communications, ulrika.gronerus@filmivast.se
For practical questions about the event:
Sigrid Bersmann, sigrid.bersmann@filmivast.se
Topics
Film i Väst is Scandinavia’s leading film fund and has co-produced about 2000 films and drama series since 1992. Thanks to great co-operation with Swedish and international producers over 100 films have been screened in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and Sundance. Our co-productions have received 22 Oscar nominations since 2011, including the Oscar-winning Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier (2025), as well as 16 Palme d’Or nominations including Ruben Östlund’s winners Triangle of Sadness (2022) and The Square (2017). Film i Väst is a part of Region Västra Götaland.
