Masterclass + Q&A: Marcin Łuczaj / New Europe Film Sales: Short films jungle

Masterclass + Q&A: Marcin Łuczaj / New Europe Film Sales: Short films jungle

8.12.2023, 17:00
Camera Café, ul. Lipowa 14 lok. 11
admission free

What’s the successful short and is it possible to stand out within 5000 submissions made every year to major festivals? Is it a lottery or what are the new trends? What’s the difference between festivals and buyers’ appetite? This plenary will address issues of working with sales agents. Where and when to find a sales agent? What’s the role of a sales agent in various stages of your project? How to find the right sales agent for your film? How to prepare for your premiere? DOs and DONTs in working with sales agents, festival strategies, marketing and pitches at parties.

New Europe Film Sales is a Warsaw-based directors-driven boutique sales and production company where Marcin Łuczaj is responsible for production and acquisitions and worked on such films like “Lamb” (A24), “The Disciple” (Netflix original), “Housekeeping for Beginners” (Focus Features / Universal) and Cannes hit – “Godland” to name a few.

Marcin Łuczaj
Since 2016, Marcin has been working at New Europe Film Sales spearheading acquisitions and development as well as financing and co-production of new projects. In 2021, Marcin was selected as one of the Future Leaders 2021 by Screen International. He has been cooperating with many co-production markets for years, working as a programmer, consultant and lecturer for Cinemart at Rotterdam Film Festival, Hubert Bals Fund, Torino Film Lab Script Lab, When East Meets West, EAVE and MIDPOINT. In 2020-2022, Marcin worked as a creative consultant for one of the largest film investment firms in the industry, Anton Corp in London, where he was responsible for European co-production and their financing. Marcin is also a regular collaborator for the leading Polish production company, Madants. Over the years, he’s been involved with a number of projects as financing consultant and executive producer bringing collaborators and financiers to projects such as LAMB (A24), CORPUS CHRISTI (Oscar Nomination) and recently “Housekeeping for Beginners” (Focus Features/Universal).