Martin Schweighofer, Executive Director of the AFC – Austrian Films Com, has been elected as European Film Promotion’s (EFP) new President.
As the Board of Directors confirmed at its meeting during the Cannes Film Festival, Martin Schweighofer will take over the presidency from Christian Juhl Lemche (Danish Film Institute) who had held this position for the past four years.
Pia Lundberg from the Swedish Film Institute has been elected as Vice President. As new members to its Board of Directors, EFP also welcomes Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik from the Polish Film Institute and Nerina T. Kocjančič from the Slovenian Film Centre.
The members of the Board of Directors are:
- Martin Schweighofer, Executive Director, Austrian Films Com – EFP President
- Pia Lundberg, Head of International Department, Swedish Film Institute – EFP Vice President
- Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik, Head of International Relations, Polish Film Institute
- Nerina T. Kocjančič, Head of Promotion and Sales, Slovenian Film Centre
- Christian Juhl Lemche, Festival Consultant, Danish Film Institute
- Françoise Lentz, Head of Promotion, Film Fund Luxembourg
- Mariette Rissenbeek, Managing Director, German Films
Martin Schweighofer was a film and theatre critic and arts editor for Austrian periodicals before taking over his current post as Executive Director of the AFC – Austrian Films Com, the official agency for strategic support and promotion of Austrian cinema abroad.
He has been on the selection boards of various film subsidy agencies and is a lecturer at Vienna’s University of Applied Sciences. He is a founding member of EFP and has been serving on its Board of Directors since 2011.
The number of participating countries in the EFP network has meanwhile increased from 10 to 36 from all over Europe. Renate Rose has been the managing director since EFP was established in 1997.
EFP is financially supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union, its member organisations, and public and private sponsors.
In the picture above: EFP Board of Directors with Renate Rose (EFP Managing Director). From left to right: Mariette Rissenbeek (German Films), Renate Rose (EFP), Martin Schweighofer (Austrian Films Com), Pia Lundberg (Swedish Film Institute), Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik (Polish Film Institute), Nerina T. Kocjančič (Slovenian Film Centre), Françoise Lentz (Film Fund Luxembourg), Christian J. Lemche, (Danish Film Institute). Photo courtesy: EFP / Kurt Krieger
