KFF Industry Meetings
26.05, 16.30 – 18.30 – ASP 1 – SHORTS AND ANIMATION
29.05, 16.15 – 18.15 – ASP 2&3 – DOCS
KFF Industry Meetings to indywidualne spotkania z obecnymi na Krakowskim Festiwalu Filmowym programerami festiwalowymi i agentami sprzedaży. Spotkania skierowane są do producentów, twórców filmowych oraz innych profesjonalistów zaangażowanych w promocję filmową i mają formę 15 minutowych konsultacji indywidualnych.
Tegoroczne KFF Industry Meetings podzielone są na dwie kategorie:
26 maja (poniedziałek) w godzinach 16.30 – 18.30 – Animacje i Krótkie Metraże
29 maja (czwartek) w godzinach 16.15 – 18.15 – Dokumenty
ZAPISY:
UWAGA: Ze względu na bardzo ograniczoną liczbę miejsc prosimy o wcześniejsze rezerwacje u Weroniki Bandoły, koordynatorki spotkań: [email protected] (prosimy o wysłanie osobnego maila; w mailu należy podać nazwisko osoby/osób, z którymi chcą się Państwo spotkać). Prosimy o przemyślane rezerwacje, adekwatne do Państwa obecności w Krakowie i dyspozycyjności.
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ZAPROSZENI PROGRAMERZY FESTIWALOWI, AGENCI SPRZEDAŻY I KUPUJĄCY – SHORTS & ANIMATIONS:
- Nina Kühne / DOK LEIPZIG
- Vassilis Kroustalis / PÖFF Shorts
- Moritz Lehr / Interfilm Berlin
- Radek Hosenseidl / ANIFILM
- Nela Zielińska / New Europe Film Sales
- Sydney Neter / SND Films
- Millan Vazquez-Ortiz / Freak Independent Film Agency
- Michael Veerman / Kaboom Animation Festival
- Marco Giancaterini / Anima Brussels Animation Film Festival
- Laurence Rilly / Arte
ZAPROSZENI PROGRAMERZY FESTIWALOWI I AGENCI SPRZEDAŻY – DOCS:
- Aleksandra Derewienko / CAT&Docs
- Azra Jasarevic / Taskovski Films
- Giuseppe Gariazzo / Alpe Adria Cinema – Trieste Film Festival
- Yannis Palavos / Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
- Basil Tsiokos / Sundance Film Festival
- Raluca Iacob / Lightdox
- Marion Czarny / FIPADOC
- Michael Treves / JMT Films
- Karolina Śmigiel / Let’s DOK Festival
WHO IS WHO:
Nina Kühne / DOK LEIPZIG founded in 1955, DOK Leipzig is the world’s oldest documentary film festival, uniquely combining documentary and animation. A key hub for networking and industry impact, it has shaped discourse for decades, addressing contemporary issues. Each year, it presents around 200 outstanding films and XR experiences. DOK Industry, Germany’s leading platform for the international documentary sector, welcomes 1,900 professionals, fostering an inspiring, productive environment for meaningful connections.
Vassilis Kroustalis / PÖFF Shorts is a leading international short film and animation festival, part of the Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF); its mission is to showcase the best animated and live action short films from cutting-edge talents across the world. An Academy Award qualifying festival, PÖFF Shorts hosts three competition programmes: the international competitions for live action and animation with their respective New Talents segment, as well as the PÖFF Shorts National Competition. It is a member of the European Film Academy (EFA), and a BAFTA-qualifying festival. Head of Animation Programming: Vassilis Kroustallis.
Moritz Lehr / Interfilm Berlin and its sister festival KUKI – the young short film festival Berlin show more than 350 short films every year in more than 50 programmes, workshops and events. Both festivals see themselves as audience festivals with a focus on narrative film. Both festivals have set themselves the goal of curately reflecting current political and social events and creating a space for strong films with progressive content. Representation, reflection and empowerment are at the centre of programmes that deal with themes of post-colonial heritage, social participation, global injustice, sexual and gender self-determination and anti-capitalist positions.
Radek Hosenseidl / ANIFILM is the largest event dedicated to animation in Czechia. It presents an extensive competition programme of newest films of all lengths and types and non-competitive programme that reflects new trends and original topics and includes unusual perspectives on archive footage. Its industry programme consists of lectures, masterclasses, expert introductions and work-in-progress presentations, pitching sessions, meetings with filmmakers and workshops.
Nela Zielińska / New Europe Film Sales is a short film sales agent and feature film acquisition assistant in New Europe Film Sales – a Warsaw-based boutique world sales company selling quality films from all over the world. Our shorts catalog includes carefully selected films from the top festivals and regularly we follow our short filmmakers into the feature film world – both as sales agents and seed-funders of their feature projects. We love to be in close touch and nurture new talents.
Sydney Neter / SND Films is a boutique sales agency founded in 1994 by Sydney Neter, based in Amsterdam. Strong animated and live action shorts are always welcome. Proud to be the exclusive agents for all of Bill Plympton’s animated shorts outside the USA as well as other animated gems like the Toronto Premiere QUOTA by the Oscar nominated Job, Joris & Marieke and Anna Samo’s animated short “The Wild-Tempered Clavier” that made it to the 2025 Oscar shortlist. Also repping high quality LGBTQI shorts.
Millan Vazquez-Ortiz / Freak Independent Film Agency established in 2000, stands as a premier festival distribution agency. Over the years, we have forged collaborations with film creators and producers, enhancing the global visibility of their works. Presently, our primary objective is to bridge films with festivals across the globe. Additionally, we offer consultancy services, guidance, and customized strategies for film producers. In the realm of sales, we have formed a partnership with Feelsales, and both entities are integral parts of The Circular Group.
Michael Veerman / Kaboom Animation Festival is the one-stop-shop for the latest and greatest in all things animated. Ranging from cutting-edge experimental arthouse to colorful stories for families and kids, Kaboom will cater to the animation needs of all. Yes, even yours, my amazing weirdo friend! Reanimation is a small animation studio based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Most of the projects consist of commissioned work where most clients are in the cultural sector. Besides making animations they organize big events at festivals with cardboard. Making huge objects and plays with audiences. I love absurdity, quirkiness and the freshness of amateurism. Creation comes from the innocent pleasure of making together with a feeling of having nothing to lose.
Marco Giancaterini / Anima Brussels Animation Film Festival is an Oscar® and BAFTA®-qualifying event featuring international and national competitions (feature and short films), retrospectives, and special programs. Beyond screenings, Anima fuels creativity through masterclasses, conferences, workshops, exhibitions, etc. As a beloved cultural highlight and key industry platform, Anima draws 40,000+ attendees—families, animation fans, and professionals—celebrating animation in all its forms.
Laurence Rilly / Arte Laurence Rilly was born in Angers (France) and studied translation in Austria and France. Her professional journey began in 1997 as a manager of online projects at Franco-German cultural broadcast ARTE. Key aspects in her work were development of new formats in the fields of new media, experimental TV and underground-culture. She is since 2015 the program officer of “Kurzschluss/Court-circuit” – a short film magazine broadcasted every Saturday evening on ARTE – and promotes furthermore the search for new ideas and formats.
Aleksandra Derewienko / CAT&Docs is a Paris based sales agent company specialized in promoting and distributing globally documentaries from all over the world. CAT&Docs is looking for original documentaries, always associated with a high standard of content and form. Documentaries that explore subject matter, that are audacious, open to the diversity of the world and that have their place on the international scene; documentaries that question the world and propose new ways of looking at it.
Azra Jasarevic / Taskovski Films Ltd. is a London based world sales and production company of independent documentaries. We welcome innovative, playful and risky forms of filmmaking capable of engaging and surprising audiences around the globe. Our passion is discovering new talent and authorial stories. Beyond sales and production, Taskovski Films actively partners with independent documentary filmmakers, offering strategic support, fostering a collaborative space for bold visions to reach global audiences.
Giuseppe Gariazzo / Alpe Adria Cinema – Trieste Film Festival is the leading and only Italian festival focusing on Central and Eastern European cinema. Its main structure includes: 3 competitive sections: feature films, documentaries and short films, only Italian premieres. Homages, retrospectives. Industry programme: ‘When East Meets West’, a unique cross-border co-production market, with whom we co-organise ‘Last Stop Trieste’, (fine cuts of documentary films) and ‘This is IT’ (work in progress session of Italian feature films). Sidebar events: masterclasses, meetings with film professionals, kids labs, VR programmes, scriptwriting workshops, exhibitions, books presentations, concerts.
Yannis Palavos / Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival Celebrating its 27th edition in 2025, the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival ranks among the top documentary festivals in Europe. An Oscar-qualifying event, TiDF has established itself as a leading platform for showcasing innovative, cutting-edge documentaries from all across the globe, fostering new talent and creating a dynamic space for dialogue and reflection on critical current affairs.
Basil Tsiokos / Sundance Film Festival, part of the nonprofit Sundance Institute, is the pre-eminent gathering of original storytellers and audiences seeking new voices and fresh perspectives. Since 1985, the Festival has introduced some of the most groundbreaking artists and films of the past four decades to both industry and general audiences around the world. The Festival program consists of fiction and nonfiction features and short films, episodic content, as well as conversations and other events.
Raluca Iacob / Lightdox is a Swiss and French-based international sales and distribution agency representing powerful documentary storytelling. We are passionate about high-quality author-driven documentaries with a distinctive cinematic language and emotional impact. We tend to each film and partner with an individual approach and support filmmakers every step of the way, through festival, theatrical and non-theatrical distribution, marketing and outreach campaigns.
Marion Czarny / FIPADOC Over 8 days at the end of January brings the general audience and professionals together for screenings of a selection of outstanding documentary films in Biarritz, France. Ever more dynamic and international, Fipadoc offers a most valuable experience. It is a central stage for documentary lovers: more than 157 films & 44.085 spectators, a must-go learning space for European youth and emerging talents, a chance to foster positive action through impact and a creative whirlwind for film industry professionals.
Michael Treves / JMT Films is involved in the distribution, sales and fundraising for documentary projects and international co-production of unique independent movies. The company represents more than 100 titles, including Award Winning Films such DEFECTORS by Hyun Kim, SAVOY by Zohar Wagner and GOODBYE MY WONDERFUL WORLD (‘’Żegnam Cię Mój Świecie Wesoły’’) by Joo Joostberens. Michael Treves founded JMT Films (www.JMTFilms.com) in 2003 and has been running the company since.