Producers Link

Producers LINK, programme for emerging producers of children’s content
The programme is designed to stimulate the production of top-quality children’s content and pan-European co-productions, providing crucial follow-up both during and after Young Horizons Industry and Cinekid for Professionals – two leading autumn events focusing on film content for kids.
Seventeen producers from eleven countries participate in the third edition of the programme. The event takes place between 3 and 6 October 2023 in Warsaw, and from 24 to 27 October in Amsterdam.
Producers LINK is organised by Young Horizons Industry and Cinekid for Professionals.
Producers LINK partners: Catalan Films, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Czech Film Fund, Danish Film Institute, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Poland, Film Centre of Montenegro, KIDS Regio, German Children’ Media Foundation Golden Sparrow, National Film Institute Hungary, Netherlands Film Fund, Norwegian Film Institute and Slovak Film Institute. See all our partners
Producers LINK 2023 participants
Programme 2023 (Warsaw)
3.09 / Tuesday
14:00 – 15:10 Welcome
Zosia Horszczaruk, Head of Young Horizons Industry & Viola Gabrielli, Head of Programme
14:00 – 15:10 Masterclass: Developing on Eye Level – Curosity (Part 1)
Rikke Flodin, Will & Agency, Denmark
16:45 – 17:00 Presentation: Polish Cash Rebates
Kamila Morgisz, Polish Film Institute
17:00 – 18:30 Workshop: How to Involve Young Audiences
Rikke Flodin, Will & Agency, Denmark
20:00 – 23:00 Networking Dinner
4.09 / Wednesday
9:00 – 10:00 Building the Bible
Andrew Kavanagh, Kavaleer Film, Ireland, Alison Warner, Blue Zoo Animation, UK, Zane Valenice, LTV, Latvia
10:15 – 11:15 Case Study: The Websters
Anna Vasova, 13ka, The Czech Republic
11:30 – 14:30 Warsaw Tour
14:30 – 18:45 Young Horizons Industry: Conference Day
19:00 Welcome Drink
5.09 / Thursday
9:00 – 13:50 Young Horizons Industry: Pitchings
15:00 – 16:00 Catch Up
Anne Schultka, KIDS Regio, Germany & Agnieszka Dziedzic, Aurum Film & Koi Studio, Poland
16:00 – 18:00 1:1 Meetings
17:00 – 18:00 Consultation possibilities
6.09 / Friday
10:00 – 13:15 Young Horizons Industry: Pitchings
13:15 – 13:45 Closing Ceremony
14:30 – 15:00 Farewell Warsaw, Hello Amsterdam – Last Words
Viola Gabrielli, Head of Programme & Maja Banasiak, Industry Projects Producer
15:00 – 16:30 Last 1:1 Meeting possibilities
Former Producers LINK participants
- Abner Preis, Abner Preis Studios, The Netherlands
- Agata Jelenekova, Novinski, Slovakia
- Antra Gaile, Air Productions, Latvia
- Belinda Bonan, Most Wanted Studios, Spain
- Carlota Pou, Studio Kimchi, Spain
- Eirik Smidesang Slåen, Imaginær film, Norway
- Gábor Osváth, Filmfabriq, Hungary
- Judit Romwalter, Sparks, Hungary
- Kaja Jałocha, Shipsboy, Poland
- Kjersti Greger, Klipp Og Lim, Norway
- Maaike Neve, BIND, The Netherlands
- Maarten Schmidt, Storyhouse, Belgium
- Maks Piłasiewicz, Animoon, Poland
- Maria Kempken, Black Mary Films, Germany
- Marija Vlahović, Aba Film, Montenegro
- Marte Hansen, Hummelfilm, Norway
- Maša Udovičić, Luma Film, Croatia
- Max de Wolf, Topkapi Films, The Netherlands
- Mikel Mas, Cornelius Films, Spain
- Mikołaj Błoński, Pigeon Productions, Poland
- Nicky Onstenk, IJswater Films, The Netherlands
- Nikos Moustakas, Bad Crowd, Greece
- Rea Apostolides, Anemon, Greece
- Rosa Duvekot, Cassette for timescapes, Belgium
- Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, Elemag pictures, Germany
- Thea Benedikte Karlsen, Fantefilm, Norway
- Julietta Sichel, 8Heads Productions, The Czech Republic
- Martin Vandas, MAUR film, The Czech Republic
- Biljana Vušović, Open Box Studio, Montenegro
- Andrea Mura, Ginko Film, Italy
- Emanuele Nespeca, Solaria Film, Italy
- Lisa Havenstein, Tradewind Pictures, Germany
- Claudia Schröter, Cala Film, Germany
- Arsen Anton Ostojic, Filmosaurus Rex, Croatia
- Martin Smatana, BORORO, Slovakia
- Stelios Apostolopoulos / Kyveli Short, Aori FILM, Greece
- Joanna Ronikier, Running Rabbit Films, Poland
- Małgorzata Wabińska, Entertain Pictures, Poland
- Jakub Karwowski, Letko, Poland
- Jordi B. Oliva, Imagic TV, Spain
- Oscar Albert, Motion Pictures Entertainment, Spain
- Iván Agenjo, Peekaboo Animation, Spain
- Oriol Marcos, Set Màgic Audiovisual, Spain
- Layla Meijman / Maarten van der Ven, Studio Ruba, The Netherlands
- Coen Balkestein, Kailo Animation, The Netherlands
- Rinskje Raap, Rinkel Film, The Netherlands
- Jasper Boon, Boondocs, The Netherlands
- Nicholas Sando, Filmbin, Norway
- Lillian Løvseth, Trollfilm/Smallville films, Norway
- Julia Andersen, Fjordic Film, Norway
- Verona Meier, APE&BJØRN (STORM GROUP), Norway