SECTORS OF ACTIVITY: Film production, Cinema exploitation, Real Estate, Gastronomy, Project Management

Start Date: as soon as possible
Location: Berlin
Salary: based on experience


Coproduction Office is an international label that produces and sells bold and award-winning films. Its sister company Briefmarken Weine is one of Berlin’s best wine bars, focusing on artisanal and natural wines paired with authentic Italian bistro cuisine, also importing Italian “vin d’auteur” to Germany. Film producer Philippe Bober is the founder of both companies and has produced forty films to date with twelve of these having been selected to screen in Competition in Cannes, winning two Golden Palms: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (2022) and THE SQUARE (2017) both by Ruben Östlund.

We are now connecting our know-how in both fields in a unique project: a premium cultural space combining a three-screen arthouse cinema, an exhibition venue, ambitious restaurants, and a wine bar. Located in Berlin’s city center in an iconic listed building. It is set to open its doors to the public in 2025-2026.

We are looking for a Finance Manager (job creation) to join our Berlin team and to support the growth of Coproduction Office’s activities in Germany. The working languages are German and English, in which full working proficiency is required, further languages are beneficial.

RESPONSABILITIES:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING:

• Ensure the company is properly funded: manage the fundraising processes with the CEO, investigate new sources of financing.
• Advise on investment activities and provide strategies that the company should take.
• Update the business plan for the development of the company activities in Germany.

FINANCE MANAGEMENT:

• Manage the Berlin-based companies’ (gastronomy, cultural space project, film production company) treasury planning; be in direct contacts with the providers, negotiate payment schedule.
• Communicate with our German bank, request short-term and long-term credits.
• Lead the financial reporting and analyze the financial performance of the company.
• Manage two accountants in Berlin.
• Closely collaborate with our external accountancy firm in Germany (and France when required) and oversee the closing of the balance sheets.
• Closely collaborate with our finance team in Paris, and particularly, with our colleague in charge of the treasury planning for the production and sales activities of the companies.
• Help optimize/automate finance activities, operations, systems, and processes.
• Accurately prepare and fill state and state/government tax documents.

HUMAN RESSOURCES:

• Recruit new colleagues.
• Oversee the onboarding process, including contracts drafting with our external advisor.
• Assist with the Management of the Berlin based team (Wine Bar staff, Cultural space project team).

YOUR BACKGROUND

• You are fluent in English and German. French and Italian language are a plus.
• You have a master’s degree in finance/business or further education in finance/accounting with a least 3+ years of relevant professional experience.
• You are professional in every circumstance.
• You have excellent analytical and execution skills and thorough understanding of financial processes.
• You are a perfectionist, with attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
• You are flexible with a proactive skill set.
• You are Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces.
• You like working in a team and your strong communication skills ensure the capability of working with people of various nationalities. Colleagues can always rely on you.

YOU WILL:

• 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 Philippe Bober on unique projects.

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). Please also indicate where you saw this post.

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6-Month Paid Internship:
Graphic Design

By: Coproduction Office
Business sector: Film Industry
Field of expertise: Graphic Design
Location: Berlin or Paris
Paid Internship: 1000 - 1200€ brutto / month (est. netto 950 € / month)
Benefits: Dynamic and international working environment, career progression
Duration: 6 months full time (if enrolled in university) – 3 months if not
Start date: As soon as possible

Coproduction Office is looking for an intern in graphic design to collaborate with our marketing coordinator on the marketing (posters, pressbooks etc.) of our films and the branding of the company.

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-three 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 and in 2022 for THE SQUARE and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS 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.

JOB OUTLINE:

YOU WILL:

• Gain valuable experience in developing film posters and in the marketing of films (e.g. the creation of pressbooks, newsletters, merch etc.)
• Help prepare the marketing material for film festivals such as Venice, the Berlinale or Cannes (Screening invitations, Line Ups etc.)
• Work on the corporate identity of the firm (e.g. new sales catalogue, new branding)
• Work on the marketing material of Coproduction Office’s wine bar (e.g wine list, website) and of new cultural projects (e.g. B2B presentations)
• Work with our developer on the graphic interface of our new sales database
• Work in a multi-lingual environment with a friendly and motivational atmosphere with engaged and international colleagues who bring commitment and camaraderie to their work
• Gain insight into different aspects of the company, including film sales and production, as we are small and flexible company

YOU ARE:

• Organized, positive and capable of meeting tight deadlines.
• A perfectionist
• Flexible with a proactive skill set
• Aesthetically uncompromising with a fine taste in fonts, mastery of color palettes and a natural appreciation of minimalist design
• Proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
• if possible, experience with ExtJS and Sencha Themer (https://www.sencha.com/products/themer/), as well as with large data-intensive applications / SPAs
• Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces

We work in English, French and/or German.

We look forward to receiving your full application with a cover letter in English and your book (what does this refer to? – portfolio maybe?) 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

Coproduction Office is looking forward to welcome a

Sales and Festivals intern

who is globally minded, result-oriented, with organizational skills, and have an interest in art-house cinema, to complete our team of twenty people working in Paris and/or Berlin in a dynamic and international environment.

By: Coproduction Office
Business sector: Film Industry
Field of expertise: Sales and Festivals
Location: Berlin or Paris
Paid Internship: 1200 € / months (before taxes)
Benefits: Dynamic and international working environment, career progression
Duration: 6 months full time (if enrolled with a school)
Start date: December 2023-January 2024

COMPANY PROFILE:

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-three 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 and in 2022 for THE SQUARE and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS 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.

JOB OUTLINE

You will assist our sales executives and festival manager with the following tasks:

Festivals:

• Conduct research on festivals.

• Submit our films to festivals.

• Be involved in the elaboration of the festivals’ strategy for new films and restored titles.

• Negotiate screenings fees.

• Provide Materials to festivals.

• Help with talent coordination (promotional tours, press).

• Assist with event organization at festivals (premieres, cocktails, dinners, and parties).

• Be involved in the restoration process of our films.

Sales:

• Assist our sales executives during markets (scheduling meetings; writing memos; etc.).

• Follow up with international distributors.

• Search for prospective customers (market studies); improving and updating the client and deal database.

• Assist the sales team in the negotiation for catalogue film sales (providing information on the material available and prices).

YOU ARE:

• A native or fully fluent English-speaker with an excellent command of German and/or French. Other languages are a plus.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels.

• A perfectionist, with attention to detail and meeting deadlines.

• A cinephile with a strong interest in film distribution.

• Able to think outside the boxes.

• Precise, Proficient with Excel and databases.

• Able to demonstrate previous experience in the film industry.

• Organized and capable to prioritize.

• 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 sales team, as well as with our founder 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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By: Coproduction Office
Business sector: Film Industry
Field of expertise: Production, Administration, Finance
Location: Berlin
Salary: 2100€ brutto / month
Benefits: Dynamic and international working environment, career progression
Duration: Minimum 1-year full time
Start date: as soon as possible.
Coproduction Office is looking forward to welcoming a

German-speaking Production and Business Affairs Assistant

who is globally minded, result-oriented, organised, and has an interest in art-house cinema, to complete our team of fifteen people working in our offices in Paris and Berlin in a dynamic and international environment.

COMPANY PROFILE

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-three 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 and in 2022 for THE SQUARE and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS 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.

JOB OUTLINE

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

• Researching funds, investors, and credit lines as well as specific research related to individual film projects.

• Assisting with the applications to German and European film funds and following their administration from application to final accounts.

• Participating in the budgeting, reporting and accounting for the projects and being a point of contact for the accounting team. Preparing cost reports for producers and financing partners.

• Assisting with the legal aspects of international co-productions and legal deliveries

• Assisting the in-house producers in preparing and following up on shootings and post-production

• Interacting with all the departments of Coproduction Office and facilitating administrative processes within the company

• Scheduling, preparing and following up on meetings with our (international) partners: logistics, recordings, transcripts, to do lists, coordinating and implementing follow ups.

YOU ARE:

• A native German speaker, who feels comfortable writing texts and has an excellent command of English (written and spoken). A knowledge of French and/or Italian is a plus.

• Proficient with Excel (budgets, cash-flows, etc.)

• Able to demonstrate previous experience in the film industry and an interest in financial and legal topics

• A perfectionist, who pays attention to detail and meets deadlines

• Passionate for cinema

• Both analytical and synthetical

• Flexible with a proactive skill set

• Eloquent and have good social skills, capable of interacting with professionals in different sectors: the film industry, the public sector, artists etc.

• Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces

• A To Do Lists lover

YOU WILL:

• Gain insight into different aspects of the company, including film production, finance and sales

• Obtain valuable experience from working on unique films with our in-house producers as well as with our founder Philippe Bober

• 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

This experience will provide you with good basic knowledge of the management of a company in the film sector. You will be able to follow-up on funds, financers, projects, and clients, with an in-depth knowledge of how the sector and company work, including an oversight of all aspects of the company (management, production, and sales). If the collaboration is successful, we would love to make you a permanent member of the team as with the possibility of growing responsibility within the production team further down the line.

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

Business Affairs Intern

By: Coproduction Office
Business sector: Film Industry (International Sales Agency and Production)
Paid Internship: 1200€ / month before taxes
Place: Paris
Duration: 6 months, full time
Start date: According to availability.

We are looking for a globally minded colleague, who has organizational skills, is result-oriented and has an interest in art-house cinema, to join our Paris-based finance team, working in a dynamic and international environment.

COMPANY PROFILE


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-three 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 and in 2022 for THE SQUARE and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS 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.

JOB OUTLINE:

You will work in Coproduction Office’s finance and sales department in interaction with other departments (production, festivals, marketing, deliverables) and will assist our head of departments on some following in the tasks (depending on the period of the year):

Finance

• Establishing the films’ sales and marketing budget: at the occasion of the premier of the films in festivals and in the context of funding applications (Creative Europe, CNC, European Film promotion).
• Managing Royalties reports (contacting distributors after the release of the films and analyzing the provided reports).
• Evaluating the performance of the distributors on our films across territories.
• Analyzing the evolution of films revenues across various platforms and territories (with a specific focus on the evolution of digital revenues) and presenting the results to the sales team.

Managing MEDIA Creative Europe funding, both internally and in collaboration with our European distributors (grant cash-flow, communication with the distributors, cost report analysis etc.).

Requesting funding to banks and credit institutions active in the film sector.

Processing incoming and outgoing invoices/Call for funds and their payments and allocation to corresponding projects, with a focus on monitoring bank transactions in the context of international film co-production (transfers of funds etc.).

• Updating performance and operation monitoring tables and improving their accuracy and efficiency.
• Preparing costs reports for producers, banks, and publics funds according to different reporting requirements.
• Being the point of contact across departments and with external accountants
• Working on market research.

Legal and Administration

Drafting and negotiating film sales contracts with international distributors.

Resolving legal conflicts related to film rights, and secondary rights.

Carrying administrative tasks, such as the notarization process for Chinese contracts, registration of contracts, verifications of Chain of Rights, clearance of double taxation and more.

Collaborating with the production and sales teams to prepare and gather legal documentation required for film legal deliveries.

YOU ARE:

Fluent in English, French and/or German speaker (applicants are required to speak at least two of the languages, a third one is a plus).

• Comfortable with numbers and financial analyses and proficient with Excel
• An innovative thinker who can think outside the box.

• Both analytical and synthetical
• A perfectionist, with attention to detail and meeting deadlines
• Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces

• A cinephile with a strong interest in film distribution and marketing.

YOU WILL:

Gain an oversight on different aspects of the company including sales, marketing, and production as we are a 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 Philippe Bober on unique projects.

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). Please also indicate where you saw this post.

Apply for this position