Jessie Fisk is 2022's Irish Producer on the Move
Posted: 4th May 2022
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate Jessie Fisk, who has been selected by European Film Promotion (EFP) as Ireland’s Producer on the Move for 2022.
Twenty of the most promising, up-and-coming European producers have been selected to take part in EFP’s high-profile hybrid promotion and networking platform before and during the Cannes Film Festival (May 17 - 28, 2022).
The group will take part in a tailor-made hybrid programme in order to foster international co-productions, intensify the exchange of experiences and help create new professional networks. The pre-Festival online programme, which started yesterday and runs until 5 May, includes 1:1 speed meetings, roundtables and pitching sessions. Producers will then meet personally during the Cannes Film Festival from 19 to 23 May and take part in a five-day on-site programme including case studies, social events and an extensive promotional campaign via the international trade magazines.
Commenting on her selection, Jessie Fisk said:
"I'm truly honoured to be selected as Producer on the Move this year. Not only will I be surrounded by such exciting European producing talent for the programme but to be part of the alumni who have previously participated representing Ireland makes me incredibly proud. I look forward to further growing my European network and continuing to produce thought-provoking European cinema. I also would like to express my gratitude to Screen Ireland for their nomination and support to make this happen."
Jessie Fisk’s first feature narrative as lead producer was Pat Collins’ Song of Granite, which premiered at SXSW (2017) and was chosen as Ireland’s foreign language Oscar entry. In 2018 Jessie Launched Feline Films with Nathalie Biancheri. Their Irish-Polish co-production, Wolf, by Biancheri premiered in Toronto last year. Jessie is now working on the development of new feature projects by Biancheri and Mark Noonan.
Previous Irish Producers on the Move include Ruth Treacy (The Lodgers), John Wallace (Rialto), Cormac Fox (Animals), Alan Maher (Song of Granite), Katie Holly (Vita & Virginia), John Keville and Conor Barry (The Hole in the Ground), Juliette Bonass (A Date for Mad Mary), Rebecca O’Flanagan (Papi Chulo) and Macdara Kelleher (Black '47).
The 20 producers from 20 different countries who have been selected for the programme are: Johannes Schubert (Austria), Maarten Schmidt (Belgium), Katya Trichkova (Bulgaria), Janine Teerling (Cyprus), Vladimír Lhoták (Czech Republic), Evelin Penttilä (Estonia), Judith Lou Lévy (France), Ketie Danelia (Georgia), Alexander Wadouh (Germany), Ioanna Bolomyti (Greece), Jessie Fisk (Ireland), Alessandro Amato (Italy), Derk-Jan Warrink (The Netherlands), Marija Dimitrova (North Macedonia), Andrea Berentsen Ottmar (Norway), Kuba Kosma (Poland), Diana Păroiu (Romania), Jakub Viktorín (Slovak Republic), Felipe Lage Coro (Spain) and Stefan Eichenberger (Switzerland).
EFP PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE is made possible thanks to the support of Creative Europe - the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Eurimages, Festival Scope, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Maan Rental and TheGreenShot, as well as the participating national film promotion institutes from the Producers on the Move’s countries, EFP’s member organisations: AFC - Austrian Films, Bulgarian National Film Center, Cinecittà (Italy), Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus, Czech Film Center, Estonian Film Institute, Flanders Image, Georgian National Film Center, German Films, Greek Film Centre, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales / ICAA (Spain), North Macedonia Film Agency, Norwegian Film Institute, Polish Film Institute, Roman ian Film Development, Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, SEE NL (The Netherlands), Slovak Film Institute, SWISS FILMS and Unifrance. The main media partner is Variety, with Cineuropa as an additional media partner.