European Film Promotion (EFP) is an organisation with a mission of promoting European films internationally. A network of 38 national film promotion institutes which represent films from their respective territories. Under the EFP flag, the members team up on initiatives to promote the diversity and the spirit of European cinema and talent at key international film festivals and markets.
13-455: The Shooting Stars Awards are presented annually by the pan-European network organization European Film Promotion (EFP) to emerging actors from Europe. "Shooting Stars" is an initiative of the EFP for the international promotion and networking of promising up-and-coming actors from the 37 EFP member countries. Since 1998, ten talents selected from all over Europe have been presented each year during
26-706: Is Martin Martin Schweighofer ( Austrian Film Commission ) and Sonja Heinen took over the responsibility for its management from her predecessor and EFP co-founder Renate Rose in 2017. EFP is financially supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union and by its member organisations. The Hamburg-based office is backed by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and
39-589: Is supported by the participating EFP member organisations, the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union as well as by other cooperation partners and sponsors. European Film Promotion EFP's joint promotional strategies including artistic and business-oriented platforms with a focus on three main areas: promotion of films and talent, access to international markets, and film sales support outside of Europe. EFP has developed innovative programmes and initiatives such as
52-645: The Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) to the international press, the general public, and the film industry. The four-day programme culminates with the presentation of the European Shooting Stars Awards. The EFP member organisations from a total of 37 European countries can each nominate one actor/actress aged between 18 and 32, who has been successful and already won awards in their native country. An independent international expert jury selects
65-788: The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ) or focus on outstanding documentary productions from Europe ( The Changing Face of Europe at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival , Toronto). EFP organises and operates Europe! Umbrellas to establish a joint European presence and visibility in key international markets outside of Europe, and it also backs marketing campaigns for European films to countries outside of Europe via Film Sales Support . The following 38 organisations from 37 European countries are members of EFP: Its predecessor
78-651: The 10 best and internationally most promising talents to then be presented at the Berlinale to international casting directors, agencies, directors, producers as well as the international press and the general public and to also receive the European Shooting Star Award at the end of the programme. Up until 2018, a total of 170 actresses and 133 actors had been presented at the Berlinale and received awards as European Shooting Stars, including
91-454: The 10 best and internationally most promising talents to then be presented at the Berlinale to international casting directors, agencies, directors, producers as well as the international press and the general public and to also receive the European Shooting Star Award at the end of the programme. Up until 2018, a total of 170 actresses and 133 actors had been presented at the Berlinale and received awards as European Shooting Stars, including
104-591: The 37 EFP member countries. Since 1998, ten talents selected from all over Europe have been presented each year during the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) to the international press, the general public, and the film industry. The four-day programme culminates with the presentation of the European Shooting Stars Awards. The EFP member organisations from a total of 37 European countries can each nominate one actor/actress aged between 18 and 32, who has been successful and already won awards in their native country. An independent international expert jury selects
117-678: The Media, the Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Hamburg. Shooting Stars Award The Shooting Stars Awards are presented annually by the pan-European network organization European Film Promotion (EFP) to emerging actors from Europe. "Shooting Stars" is an initiative of the EFP for the international promotion and networking of promising up-and-coming actors from
130-1763: The now internationally known actors Rachel Weisz (UK 1998), Franka Potente (Germany 1998), Daniel Craig (UK 2000), August Diehl (Germany 2000), Nina Hoss (Germany 2000), Thure Lindhardt (Denmark 2000), Heike Makatsch (Germany 2001), Ludivine Sagnier (France 2001), Jérémie Renier (Belgium 2002), Daniel Brühl (Germany 2003), Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Denmark 2003), Matthias Schoenaerts (Belgium 2003), Andrew Scott (Ireland 2004), Ruth Negga (Ireland 2006), Mélanie Laurent (France 2007), Carey Mulligan (UK 2009), Pilou Asbaek (Denmark 2011), Alicia Vikander (Sweden 2011), Riz Ahmed (UK 2012), Carla Juri (Switzerland 2013), George MacKay (UK 2014) and Maisie Williams (UK 2015). Albrecht Schuch (Germany) Fionn O’Shea (Ireland) Martijn Lakemeier (The Netherlands) Gustav Lindh (Sweden) Natasa Stork (Hungary) Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė (Lithuania) Sara Klimoska (North Macedonia) Alba Baptista (Portugal) João Nunes Monteiro (Portugal) Timon Sturbej (Slovenia) Marie Reuther (Denmark) Anamaria Vartolomei (France) Clare Dunne (Ireland) Hanna van Vliet (The Netherlands) Evin Ahmad (Sweden) Souheila Yacoub (Switzerland) Yannick Jozefzoon (The Netherlands) Alina Tomnikov (Finland) Leonie Benesch (Germany) Benedetta Porcaroli (Italy) Kristine Kujath Thorp (Norway) Judith State (Romania) Gizem Erdogan (Sweden) Kayije Kagame (Switzerland) Éanna Hardwicke (Ireland) Džiugas Grinys (Lithuania) Suzy Bemba (France) Salome Demuria (Georgia) Katharina Stark (Germany) Valentina Bellè (Italy) Kamila Urzędowska (Poland) Asta Kamma August (Sweden) The European Shooting Stars
143-1711: The now internationally known actors Rachel Weisz (UK 1998), Franka Potente (Germany 1998), Daniel Craig (UK 2000), August Diehl (Germany 2000), Nina Hoss (Germany 2000), Thure Lindhardt (Denmark 2000), Heike Makatsch (Germany 2001), Ludivine Sagnier (France 2001), Jérémie Renier (Belgium 2002), Daniel Brühl (Germany 2003), Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Denmark 2003), Matthias Schoenaerts (Belgium 2003), Andrew Scott (Ireland 2004), Ruth Negga (Ireland 2006), Mélanie Laurent (France 2007), Carey Mulligan (UK 2009), Pilou Asbaek (Denmark 2011), Alicia Vikander (Sweden 2011), Riz Ahmed (UK 2012), Carla Juri (Switzerland 2013), George MacKay (UK 2014) and Maisie Williams (UK 2015). Albrecht Schuch (Germany) Fionn O’Shea (Ireland) Martijn Lakemeier (The Netherlands) Gustav Lindh (Sweden) Natasa Stork (Hungary) Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė (Lithuania) Sara Klimoska (North Macedonia) Alba Baptista (Portugal) João Nunes Monteiro (Portugal) Timon Sturbej (Slovenia) Marie Reuther (Denmark) Anamaria Vartolomei (France) Clare Dunne (Ireland) Hanna van Vliet (The Netherlands) Evin Ahmad (Sweden) Souheila Yacoub (Switzerland) Yannick Jozefzoon (The Netherlands) Alina Tomnikov (Finland) Leonie Benesch (Germany) Benedetta Porcaroli (Italy) Kristine Kujath Thorp (Norway) Judith State (Romania) Gizem Erdogan (Sweden) Kayije Kagame (Switzerland) Éanna Hardwicke (Ireland) Džiugas Grinys (Lithuania) Suzy Bemba (France) Salome Demuria (Georgia) Katharina Stark (Germany) Valentina Bellè (Italy) Kamila Urzędowska (Poland) Asta Kamma August (Sweden) The European Shooting Stars
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#1732790495124156-637: The well-known programmes European Shooting Stars , introducing young talented actors to the press, industry and public at the Berlin International Film Festival , and Producers on the Move, a networking event at the Cannes Film Festival to promote and link up aspiring young producers. Further programmes concentrate on films by female directors ( Europe! Voices of Women in Film at Sidney Film Festival ) and young talented directors ( Future Frames at
169-657: Was the European distribution organisation European Film Distribution Office (EFDO) which had been established by Dieter Kosslick and others in Hamburg in 1988 as a pilot project of the European MEDIA I funding programme. The concept of a network was taken up and further developed by the initial ten members of the European Film Promotion association when it was founded in 1997. The network's President
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