EFM Event Schedule 2026

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Pitch Perfect: Producers Showcase Projects Analysed by AI

Pitch Perfect: Producers Showcase Projects Analysed by AI

With: Sami Arpa (he/him), AC Coppens (they/them) Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Pitch | Work In Progress With: Largo
Description
Largo continues its AI-powered pitching events, showing how data and AI are transforming film. Selected producers using Largo.ai present projects to EFM attendees, including financiers, distributors, and co-production partners.
Tags: #Innovation #Producers #Tech
Sat Feb 14 16:30 – 18:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
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Resilient by Design : Women Shaping Tech-Driven Businesses

Resilient by Design : Women Shaping Tech-Driven Businesses

With: Mafalda Duarte (she/her), Maria Tanjala, she/her, Dr. Pirita Pyykkönen-Klauck, she/her, Johanna "Nunnu" Karppinnen, she/her Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Talk With: Erich Pommer Institut, Womenize
Description
From film to games and emerging technologies, this panel explores how women are leveraging tech to build resilient production companies. Panelists share insights on sustainability, innovation and navigating the opportunities and challenges of tech-driven creative industries.
Tags: #Diversity & Inclusion #Producers #Innovation #Tech
Sun Feb 15 10:00 – 11:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
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Das Leben der Anderen: Understanding and Collaboration in the Film Sector

Das Leben der Anderen: Understanding and Collaboration in the Film Sector

With: Eduardo Escudero (he/him), Mira Staleva, Ida Johanessen, Benjamin Cölle, he/him, Gabrielle Rozing, she/her, Wendy Mitchell (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Talk With: Europa Distribution
Description
To ensure a vibrant future for European cinema, the industry needs open, constructive dialogue and stronger collective action. This panel offers space for sector representatives to voice their evolving needs and explore ways to strengthen circulation and reach of independent European films.
Tags: #Distribution #Producers
Sun Feb 15 11:30 – 13:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
Building the Future of Screen Industries: EFM Startups Pitch

Building the Future of Screen Industries: EFM Startups Pitch

With: Tim Dams (he/him) Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Pitch | Work In Progress With: Screen International
Description
EFM Startups Pitch brings together 12 startups from across Europe and beyond, presenting practical tools already being tested across the screen industry value chain. From creative development to distribution, the session highlights how creativity and technology can work together to shape the future of screen industries.
Tags: #Innovation #Producers #Tech
Sun Feb 15 14:00 – 15:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
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A Fireside Chat with Award-Winning Producer David Kaplan

A Fireside Chat with Award-Winning Producer David Kaplan

With: David Kaplan (he/him), Elsa Keslassy (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Talk With: Variety
Description
Join David Kaplan, producer of Josephine, the Sundance breakout film which will compete at the Berlinale, for a fireside chat with Variety. Kaplan will discuss Josephine's journey from development to global recognition and the evolving landscape of international independent cinema.
Tags: #Producers
Sun Feb 15 15:30 – 16:30 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
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Data on Impact, Please! Essential Needs in Non-Fiction Financing

Data on Impact, Please! Essential Needs in Non-Fiction Financing

With: Peter Jaeger, he/him, Dominic Asmall Willsdon, he/him, Signe Byrge Sørensen, she/her, Eric Friedler, Hanka Kastelicova (she/her), Christine Camdessus, she/her Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Talk With: Doc Around Europe, FFF Bayern, Deadline
Description
Non-fiction filmmakers and producers are facing increasing challenges inin securing financing, marketing, distribution, while safeguarding creative vision. As resources shift and funders are becoming more risk-averse the next challenge for these professionals emerges: effectively keeping track of data and impact results. This panel, jointly curated by DocSalon and Doc Around Europe, will dive into needs and options for navigating this shifting terrain.
Tags: #DocSalon #Documentary #Producers
Sun Feb 15 17:00 – 18:30 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
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Opening Talk I Risk-Taking and Disruption: IPs and Originals

Opening Talk I Risk-Taking and Disruption: IPs and Originals

With: Michele Wolkoff (she/her), Johannes Jensen (he/him), Alex Medeiros (he/him), Helene Aurø (she/her), Elsa Keslassy (she/her) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Talk With: Film und Medien Stiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety
Description
Opening the conference programme, this panel brings together leading commissioners, producers, and creators to examine the tension between adaptations and originals. The discussion will explore how decisions around risk are made, what conditions allow original stories to thrive, and whether the industry can strike a sustainable balance between commercial security and creative ambition in the future of television.
Tags: #Series #Producers #Distribution
Mon Feb 16 09:45 – 10:45 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD available
Marketing That Works: Turning Change Into a New Advantage

Marketing That Works: Turning Change Into a New Advantage

With: Marina Kosten (she/her), Adriana Trautman (she/her), Oliver Fegan (he/him), AC Coppens (they/them) Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Talk
Description
Distribution models, formats and audience behaviors are changing, but how can these developments become a new advantage in marketing? In a follow-up to last year’s session, top industry experts Marina Kosten and Adriana Trautman return on stage to share data, case studies and strategies.
Tags: #Producers #Innovation
Mon Feb 16 10:00 – 11:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
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UP NEXT: Germany

UP NEXT: Germany

With: Helena Zengel, Pola Beck, Stefan Schaller, Richard Kropf, Martin Heisler, Lea Becker, Andi Wecker, Jan-Martin Scharf, Arne Nolting, Anke Greifeneder, Quirin Berg, Özgür Yildirim, Hüseyin Tabak, Tareq Nassery, Christian Beetz, Jan Zabeil, Dirk Engelhardt, Imran Khan (he/him) Access: Market Badge Host: Berlinale Series Market Format: Showcase With: Film und Medien Stiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Variety
Description
The showcase UP NEXT: Germany presents some of the most interesting series projects from Germany for the coming year.
Tags: #Series #Producers #Documentary #Diversity & Inclusion #Distribution
Mon Feb 16 11:00 – 12:15 Berlinale Series Market at CinemaxX
VOD available
New Formats, New Opportunities: An Asian–European Perspective

New Formats, New Opportunities: An Asian–European Perspective

With: Ron Dyens (he/him), In-Ah Lee, she/her, Vivian Anan-Wang, she/her, Martin Moszkowicz, he/him Access: Market Badge Host: EFM Format: Talk With: Bridging Visions
Description
Emerging content formats and production models from Asia are reshaping the global audiovisual landscape. This panel brings together Asian and European producers to explore new creative, financial, and collaborative opportunities and their impact on the future of content and film production.
Tags: #Producers #Innovation #Distribution
Mon Feb 16 11:30 – 12:30 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
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