Meet The is a new networking and matchmaking corner of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Six renowned professionals, and six lunch tables at which you can enjoy a side dish of invaluable advice from experienced and established mentors: producers, financiers, executive directors, etc. Intended for professionals seeking expert advice and contact, but open for all the attending guests wishing to enlarge their professional networks.
Don’t miss your chance – limited places are available!
MENTORS ON 23 NOVEMBER (13:00-14:00 Nordic Hotel Forum, Kaminasaal)
Denitsa Yordanova is the head of UK Global Screen Fund, a £7 million p.a. initiative of the UK government and the BFI. Denitsa has over 10 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry, most recently in independent TV production at All3Media and
Endemol Shine. Prior to this, she was responsible for business development and investment initiatives at Guardian Media Group, and helped spearhead its venture investment strategy and manage an in- vestment fund of over £1 billion.
Patrick Fischer is a financier and creative entrepreneur. Having started as a producer he found a passion for building companies as well as telling stories on screen. He has helped finance over forty films and series with budgets in excess of $100m and has provided post-production and co-production services to over 100 films and television productions. Voted one of the Top 100 "individuals who have brought the most influence, innovation and inspiration to the British Creative and Media Industries" by Screen and TimeOut.
Katharina Suckale is the founder and producer at BBFP, founded 12 years ago with the aim to tell stories that resonate internationally. With offices based out of Mumbai and Berlin, the company has produced, co-produced and co-developed features films and series, plus provided Executive/Line Production services to channels like ZDF, ARD, Discovery etc. The company is presently developing web series for two reputed platforms and two in-house feature film projects.
MENTORS ON 24 NOVEMBER (13:00-14:00 Nordic Hotel Forum, Kaminasaal)
Katriel Schory studied at the NYU Film School. An active producer from 1973. 1974-1999: Founder and Managing Director of Belfilms. Produced over 150 titles. For more than 20 years since 1999 the Executive Director of the Israel Film Fund. Authorised the support and promotion of more than 300 full-length narrative feature films in Israel and worldwide, of which more than 80 were international co-productions, mainly with Europe. Among the films he authorised, many won prestigious awards, including four Oscar nominations for the American Academy, Golden & Silver Lions in Venice, and Bears in Berlin.
Anna Różalska is a film & TV series producer, entrepreneur, lecturer, and strategist. In 2015 co-founded Match and Spark, a production company and one of the leading talent agencies in Poland. She has almost twenty years of experience working on international co-productions and TV series. As an experienced executive who used to run production departments at Alvernia Studios and PLATIGE IMAGE, she teaches how to prepare a successful pitch and approach cooperation with platforms. During her time at Alvernia Studios, she co-produced Arbitrage, starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth.
Marcello Paolillo is a senior Film Executive with a strong background in distribution, production, acquisition, international sales, and film festivals organisation and programming; he has worked for companies such as Kimmel International, Nexo Digital, Eagle Pictures, Mikado Film, the Rome Film Festival, the Doha Film Institute, and the Locarno Festival. In 2018, he founded the production company Art of Panic with Lucia Nicolai.