International Co-Production with the DACH Region. Spotlight on Greece

With the panel discussion ‘International Co-Production with the DACH Region. Spotlight on Greece’, we will explore the opportunities and challenges of co-productions between our guest country, Greece, and other European countries.

Moderation: Nadja Smith (FFA)
Panelists: Rea Apostolides (Greece), Thomas Kufus (Germany), Heinrich Mayer-Moroni (Austria) and Sophia Rubischung (Switzerland)

  • Fr., 08.05.26
    13.30
    HFF - Kino 1

  • Fr., 08.05.26
    13.30
    HFF - Kino 1

Rea Apostolides
Anemon (Anemon)

Rea was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and Cyprus. She studied Ancient and Modern History at the University of Oxford, and Modern Greek History and Literature at King’s College London. Based in Athens, she produces documentaries for Anemon, focusing on history, culture, gender, and films for young audiences. Rea co-organises CineDoc, a documentary screening network operating in cinemas across five cities and 20 Aegean islands in Greece. She was also a co-founder of Moving Docs, an initiative run by EDN that supported the pan-European distribution and promotion of documentaries across Europe between 2014-2018.

Sophia Rubischung
Produzentin (Aaron Film GmbH)

Sophia Rubischung is a Swiss-Austrian citizen based in Zurich. She holds a Master of Arts in History and English Literature from the University of Zurich. She is an alumna of EURODOC, ProPro, IDFAcademy, IDFA Project Space, TFL Extended Series, Doha Film Institute Producer's Lab, and Racconti Script Lab (IDM Südtirol). In addition to her work in production, she is a freelance lecturer specializing in film history and analysis.

Nadja Smith
Funding Manager (FFA)

Nadja Smith is a Funding Manager with the German Federal Film Board (FFA), responsible for the jury-based film funding with a focus on feature-length films in project development and production. Before joining the FFA, she worked as a Producer focusing on documentaries for theatrical release and international co-productions.