Ute Schneider joins EFA board
German producer Ute Schneider has been named as one of the 15 members of the EFA - European Film Academy board, which is presided by French producer Yves Marmion. The UK’s Nik Powell and German director Volker Schlöndorff are both vice-presidents.
Schneider has handled production on German films, including Tom Schreiber’s Fools (produced in collaboration with Wim Wenders) and Hardi Sturm’s recent title Up! Up! To the Sky [+see also:
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Schneider has also worked on European co-productions, including Robinson Savary’s UK/German/Austrian/Luxembourg film Bye Bye Blackbird [+see also:
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She also has experience at an institutional level in the field of European film: from 1988-1996, she headed the EFDO (European Film Distribution Office), the first Europe-wide funding body for audiovisual distribution.
Schneider was selected from among 1,800 professionals and will occupy her position for at least two years.
(Translated from French)
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