U30
It’s never too early to join film industry! Discover Locarno Pro initiative for under 30 years old, a platform giving voice to the new generation of film professionals from all over the world.
U30 is a platform offering a space for young professionals wanting to voice their concerns on highly topical issues related to the industry. The program acts as a think tank aimed at stimulating the exchange of views and promoting analysis of new strategies to face the challenges of the future. Participants, selected from different Industry Academy International attendees in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the USA, are invited to explore the other Locarno Pro activities enhancing the opportunities for networking and synergies with other industry attendees in Locarno.
In 2019, during U30 pilot edition, 24 young professionals from all over the world gathered in Locarno to take part in a three-day program divided in 5 sessions during which they discussed and brainstormed about “The Audience of the Future”. Several senior professionals contributed to the sessions as special guests, such as: Bob Berney (former Marketing and Distribution Executive at Amazon), Roberto Olla (Eurimages, Executive Director), Matthijs Wouter Knol (former Director at EFM Berlin), Allison Gardner (Glasgow Film Theater, Programme Director & Festival Co-Director), Laura Houlgatte (International Union of Cinemas, CEO).
Discover the program and the final report of the 1st edition
U30 Project Manager: Marcello Paolillo
U30 Past editions
U30 – Pilot Edition 2019
Kevin Chan, Senior Acquisitions Manager at MUBI, UK
Sarah Corrigan, Senior Assistant- Co-President at IFC Films, USA
Tomas Cortes-Rosselot, Founder and Producer at ANIMAL (Cine Animal, S.A.), Chile/Panama
Shapath Das, Festival Director at Arthouse Asia Film Festival, India
Sofia Eleftheriades, International Sales Assistant at Lionsgate UK, Greece
Edward Frost, Theatrical Marketing Executive at Curzon, UK
Reinel García, Managing Director at Doc & Rio Festivals, Brazil / Cuba
Ajandok Gyenis, Theatrical Distributor at Mozinet, Hungary
Mitchell Harper, Independent Professional, South Africa
Tianyi Jia, Programming Assistant Manager at Broadway Cinematheque (Beijing), China
Andrés Jiménez Suárez, Programmer at Cinemateca Distrital de Bogotá and Interior XIII, Colombia
Elisa May, Home Entertainment Distribution, Deliveries and Digital Business Development at Mindjazz Pictures, Germany
Gabriel Milagres, Independent Professional, Brazil
Jazmin Monzon, Programmer at Cinetren, Argentina
Meriame Deghedi, Distribution and Sales Manager at MAD Solutions, Egypt
Océane Portal, Head of international operations at Under the Milky Way, France
Catalina Ramirez Chaves, Global Sales Manager at Gunpowder & Sky, USA
Julia Schubiger, Short Film Programmer at Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland
Ahmed Sobky, Head of Sales, Acquisitions & Theatrical Distribution, Egypt
Olivia Tay, Programme Executive at Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), Singapore
Alejandra Vargas-Carballo, Executive Producer & Founder at Noche Negra Producciones, Costa Rica/Panama
Alejandra Villalba García, Co-Founder, Co-Director at Mexico Morelia
Tanja Weibel, Project Manager Cinetour & Solothurn Film Festival, Switzerland
Bohdan Zhuk, Programme Coordinator at Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine