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CREATIVE PROGRAMS 2025: CONSULTANTS, MENTORS & EXPERTS

The SFC | Rendez-vous Industry would like to extend its warmest thanks to the professionals who support our Creative Programs project–holders.  

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Consultants and Experts

Project-holders benefit from individual script-consultancy, pitch training, in addition to a collective session on the distribution, festival strategy and the short film festival circuit. 

Hakim MAO

Script-consultant

Gaia MEUCCI-ASTLEY

Script-consultant

Franz RODENKIRCHEN

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María VERA

Kino Rebelde

Gabriele BRUNNENMEYER

Pitching Coach

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Mentors and Experts  

Project-holders benefit from mentoring sessions with dedicated experts, in accordance with the current stage of the work-in-progress, in addition to pitch training. 

Gabriele BRUNNENMEYER

Pitching Coach

Qutaiba BARHAMJI

Editor, Director
Opal Hope Bennett

Opal Hope BENNETT

American Documentary | POV

Ron DYENS

Sacrebleu Productions

Rana EID

Sound Editor
Wouter Jansen

Wouter JANSEN

Square Eyes
Ben Vandendaele

Ben VANDENDAELE

Radiator IP Sales

Wim VANACKER

First Cut Lab

Eduardo WILLIAMS

Filmmaker

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Consultants and Experts  

Project-holders benefit from plenary online sessions on film financing, sales, industry opportunities, and get prepared before the on-site gathering. Each project also benefits from an individual consultancy on the co-production strategy. 

Thibaut BRACQ

La Fabrique Cinéma

Iris CADOUX

Eurimages

Didar DOMEHRI

Maneki Films

Vicky MIHA

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Hédi ZARDI

Marrakech IFF - Atlas Workshops

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