6 Month Paid Internship: Chinese-speaking sales intern, with possible further employment

Coproduction Office is based in Paris and Berlin and is looking forward to welcome a Chinese-speaking sales intern to complete our team of nine. We are looking for a cosmopolitan and lateral thinking colleague, who has organizational skills and an interest in art-house cinema.

Business sector: Film industry
Field of expertise: International Sales
Location: Paris (with the possibility to transfer to Berlin after three months)
Paid Internship: Amount depending on profile
Benefits: Dynamic and international working environment, career progression
Duration: 6 months, full time
Start date: when suitable

Coproduction Office is an international label that produces and sells bold, and award-winning films.

Thirty-two films have been produced to-date by the founder of the company, Philippe Bober, who has worked with ground-breaking directors* beginning early in their careers that include Lars von Trier (Europa, The Kingdom, Breaking The Waves) and Lou Ye (Suzhou River). The majority of these films have been selected in Cannes, Venice and Berlin for their main competitions where they have received more than 30 prizes, including the 2014 Venice Golden Lion for Roy Andersson’s A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE and for Ruben Östlund’s THE SQUARE, the 2017 Palme d’Or.

Coproduction Office's international sales activity is centered on the exploitation of a catalog composed - in addition to the films produced by Philippe Bober - of restored classics, notably key works by Roberto Rossellini. The catalogue is known for its artistic strength and consistency, and its, at times, transgressive content and always distinctive cinematic language.

* Lars von Trier, Roy Andersson, Ulrich Seidl, Jessica Hausner, Lou Ye, Kornél Mundruzcó, Cristi Puiu, Michelangelo Frammartino, Carlos Reygadas, Ruben Östlund.

JOB OUTLINE

You will assist our Head of sales Sophie Cabon and our Managing director Philippe Bober with:

• Researching about Chinese Directors, their previous films and current projects, supporting our founder Philippe Bober for acquisitions of Chinese-speaking films
• Researching about Chinese distribution companies’ distribution history
• Scheduling meetings for international Markets and festivals
• Interpreting during some meetings our founder has with Chinese directors or companies
• Following up with Chinese and international distributors
• Searching for Chinese and international prospective customers, market studies
• Participation to test screenings of our films
• Assisting our founder during festivals and markets (including personal assistance)
• Translating from Chinese to English and from English to Chinese, copywriting in Chinese

YOU ARE:

• A native Chinese speaker with an exquisite command of written and spoken Chinese, and a fully fluent French and/or German-speaker with an excellent command of English
• Proficient with Excel (market studies, budgets etc.)
• Able to demonstrate previous experience, or interest in the film industry
• A perfectionist, with attention to detail and meeting deadlines
• Eloquent and have social skills, are capable of interacting with professionals in different sectors: film industry, public sector, artists
• Flexible with a proactive skill set
• Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces

YOU WILL:

• Gain an oversight on different aspects of the company, including finance and production as we are small and flexible company
• Work in a multi-lingual environment, in a friendly and motivational atmosphere with engaged and international colleagues who bring commitment and camaraderie to their work
• Obtain valuable experience from working with our Head of Sales as well as with Philippe Bober on unique films

We look forward to receiving your full application with a cover letter in English at staff@coproductionoffice.eu. (NB Applications without cover letter will not be considered.)

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6 Month Paid Internship with possible further employment: German-speaking Film Finance and/or Production Intern

Coproduction Office is based in Paris and Berlin and is looking forward to welcome a German-speaking Production and/or Film Finance Intern to complete our team of nine. We are looking for a cosmopolitan and lateral thinking colleague, who has organizational skills and an interest in art-house cinema.

Business sector: Film Industry
Field of expertise: Finance, Film Production
Location: Paris
Paid Internship: Yes, amount depending on profile
Benefits: Dynamic and international working environment, career progression possibilities
Duration: 6 months, full time
Start date: As soon as possible

Coproduction Office is an international label that produces and sells bold, and award-winning films.

Thirty-two films have been produced to-date by the founder of the company, Philippe Bober, who has worked with ground-breaking directors* beginning early in their careers that include Lars von Trier (Europa, The Kingdom, Breaking The Waves) and Lou Ye (Suzhou River). The majority of these films have been selected in Cannes, Venice and Berlin for their main competitions where they have received more than 30 prizes, including the 2014 Venice Golden Lion for Roy Andersson’s A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE and for Ruben Östlund’s THE SQUARE, the 2017 Palme d’Or.

Coproduction Office's international sales activity is centered on the exploitation of a catalog composed - in addition to the films produced by Philippe Bober - of restored classics, notably key works by Roberto Rossellini. The catalogue is known for its artistic strength and consistency, and its, at times, transgressive content and always distinctive cinematic language.

* Lars von Trier, Roy Andersson, Ulrich Seidl, Jessica Hausner, Lou Ye, Kornél Mundruzcó, Cristi Puiu, Michelangelo Frammartino, Carlos Reygadas, Ruben Östlund.

JOB OUTLINE:

You will assist our in-house producers, our founder Philippe Bober (and our CFO) with tasks related to production financing and planning, production, reporting and cost accounting that may include:

• Preparation of film financing applications (German and European film and cinema funds)
• Researches about funds, investors and credit lines
• Work on film budgets
• Cost reports for grants and producers
• Assisting the in-house producers in the preparation and follow up of the shooting and post-production
• Copywriting of texts in German language (for instance for press books or financing applications), and occasional translations into German
• Participation to test screenings of our films
• Updating of monitoring tools

YOU ARE:

• A native or fully-fluent German speaker with an exquisite command of written German and an excellent command of English. A knowledge of French would be a plus.
• Proficient with Excel (budgets, cash-flows…)
• Able to demonstrate previous experience in the film industry (a plus) and interest in financial topics
• Precise, accountable and motivated, with attention to detail and meeting deadlines
• Flexible with a proactive skill set
• Capable of interacting with professionals in different sectors: film industry, public sector, finance and

YOU WILL:

• Work in an international and multi-lingual environment, in a friendly and motivational atmosphere with engaged colleagues who bring commitment and camaraderie to their work
• Obtain valuable experience from working with our CFO as well as with our founder Philippe Bober on unique films

This experience will provide you with good baseline knowledge of the management of a film sector

This experience will provide you with good baseline knowledge of the management of a film sector company. You will be able to follow-up funds, financers, projects and clients, with an in-depth view of how the sector and a film-sector company work, and an oversight on all aspects of the company (management, production and sales).

If you are interested in this internship, please send us your full application with a cover letter in English. Applications without cover letter will not be considered.

We look forward to receiving your full application at staff@coproductionoffice.eu

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Six-Month Contract with possible long-term employment: Sales Coordinator and potential future Sales Agent

Based in Paris and Berlin, Coproduction Office is an international distributor and producer of bold, award-winning films.

Coproduction Office's CEO and founder Philippe Bober has worked with prominent ground-breaking directors* from early on in their careers and has produced thirty-two films to date. The majority of these films were selected for the main competitions in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, where they have received many major prizes, most notably the Venice Golden Lion in 2014 for Roy Andersson’s A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE, and the Palme d’Or in 2017 for THE SQUARE by Ruben Östlund.

Coproduction Office's international sales division distributes a catalogue composed of films produced by Philippe Bober as well as acquired titles and restored classics, including Roberto Rossellini’s key films. The catalogue is unique for its artistic strength, with films that have an individual and distinctive cinematic language, and often daring content.

*Lars von Trier, Roy Andersson, Ulrich Seidl, Jessica Hausner, Lou Ye, Kornél Mundruczó, Cristi Puiu, Michelangelo Frammartino, Carlos Reygadas, Ruben Östlund.

The company currently has three films in post-production (including one by Ulrich Seidl), one in production (by Michelangelo Frammartino) and two in pre-production (including one by Ruben Östlund)

Coproduction Office is looking for a Sales Coordinator to complete our team of nine people. We are looking for a globally-minded colleague, who has organizational skills, is result-oriented and has an interest in art-house cinema.

Business sector: Film Industry
Field of expertise: International Sales, Marketing
Location: Paris
Salary: To be discussed
Benefits: Dynamic and international working environment, fast career progression
Duration: 6 months, full time
Start date: As soon as possible

JOB OUTLINE:

You will assist our Head of sales and occasionally our managing director Philippe Bober with some (and not all) of the following tasks:

• Planning (marketing and sales) before each international market
• Searching for prospective customers, improving and updating the client and deal database
• Following up with international distributors after each market
• Drafting Deal Memos
• Preparing sales financing applications (French, German and European funds)
• International Sales for catalogue titles and some territories for new titles
• Ensuring communication during the creation of a film’s marketing with the marketing team, graphic designers, decision makers (directors, producers, distributors), vendors, printing companies
• Participating in test screenings of our films
• Participating in strategic discussion about the positioning and marketing of a film

YOU ARE:

• Able to demonstrate previous experience in the film industry, and in particular in international sales.
• A native or fully-fluent English-speaker with an excellent command of a second language (German, French, or Chinese is a plus
• Proficient with Excel (market studies, budgets etc.)
• Eloquent, with strong communication skills, you are capable of interacting with film professionals (distributors, funds, directors...)
• A perfectionist, with attention to detail and able to consistently meet deadlines
• Flexible with a proactive skill set
• Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces
• Thorough, and able to ensure that all tasks are completed in a fast-paced environment

YOU WILL:

• Obtain valuable experience in international sales from working with our Head of Sales, Sophie Cabon, as well as with our founder, Philippe Bober, on unique films
• Gain an oversight on different aspects of the company, including finance and production, as we are small and flexible company
• Work in a multi-lingual environment, in a friendly and motivational atmosphere with engaged and international colleagues who bring commitment and camaraderie to their work

We look forward to receiving your full application with a cover letter in English at staff@coproductionoffice.eu. (NB Applications without cover letter will not be considered.)

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