Berlinale Co-Production Market

Official project selection

In autumn, production companies from around the world can submit projects for which they are seeking co-production partners. The Berlinale Co-Production Market team selects about 25 high-quality projects suitable for co-production and presents them in the Project Catalogue. The catalogue is sent to all Berlinale Co-Production Market participants around three weeks before the festival.

Participants can then request one-on-one meetings with the producers of the selected projects. These individual meetings are organised by the Berlinale Co-Production Market according to the schedules of the involved parties. Each participant receives a personal meeting schedule.

The Berlinale Co-Production Market team led by project director Sonja Heinen supports the participants from the beginning of the preparation phase.

Talent Project Market

Around ten projects by Berlinale Talent Campus participants are presented alongside the 25 projects in the official selection. At the Talent Project Market, the selected production or directorial talents have the opportunity to present their projects to Berlinale Co-Production Market participants and to learn more about international co-productions first hand from experts.

One-on-one meetings

• With selected projects (Project Selection): Based on the Project Catalogue, participants of the Berlinale Co-Production Market can request 30-minute one-on-one meetings with representatives of projects in the official selection and the Talent Project Market
• With selected companies (Company Matching Programme): Further individual meetings can be requested with three internationally renowned production companies specially chosen for Company Matching. Here, it’s not about specific film projects, but more about getting together and discovering common ground on the company level – for example similar company strategies and new business ideas that could lead to future cooperation and new forms of international alliances

Case Studies

Case Studies on selected Berlinale films explore possibilities in financing and current trends in the field of international co-production.

Theme Talks

Theme Talks on current production and financing issues offer a chance to exchange ideas with experts and other participants in a relaxed discussion.

Country Tables

At the Country Tables experts provide information about production conditions and co-production opportunities in ”their” country during informal round-table talks.

Speed Matching

At Speed Matching events, participating producers can develop new contacts during informal five-minute meetings.

Breakfast & Books (Books at Berlinale)

Launched in 2006, Books at Berlinale was the world’s first market for literary adaptations affiliated with an A-festival.

At Breakfast & Books, a joint breakfast attended by interested producers, international publishers and literary agents present about ten pre-selected books that show promising potential for literary adaptation.

Lunches & Cocktails

There is also a number of additional informal networking opportunities at the Berlinale Co-Production Market: lunches and cocktails offer participants further chances to meet and exchange ideas in a relaxed environment.