We are looking for a globally minded and result-oriented colleague, with organisational skills and an avid interest in culture, to complete our team of thirty people working in a dynamic and international environment. You will assist our Production team and our founder Philippe Bober.

COMPANY PROFILE

Based in Paris and Berlin, Coproduction Office stands at the forefront of auteur cinema as an international distributor and producer of bold, award-winning films. The company's founder, Philippe Bober, has collaborated with prominent and pioneering directors* from the earliest stages of their careers. He has produced forty-four films to date, the majority of which were selected for the main competitions at the Cannes, Venice, and Berlin film festivals. They received major prizes, including the Venice Golden Lion for Roy Andersson's A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE in 2014 and two Palme d'Ors for Ruben Östlund's THE SQUARE in 2017 and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS in 2022.

Coproduction Office offers an international and dynamic workplace. Employees benefit from robust support, significant responsibility, cross-departmental involvement, and clear career progression, along with the opportunity to work closely on projects by some of the most exciting and accomplished directors. The company continues to grow while diversifying its operations to include on-site cinemas, gastronomy, imports of organic wines, production and distribution of visual art, and restorations of milestones in film history.


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

JOB OUTLINE:

You will:

work in an international and multilingual environment with a friendly and motivational atmosphere, alongside committed and team-oriented colleagues.

gain insight on the independent film industry while working on unique films.

perform the following tasks as a member of our Production team:
Researching funds, investors, and credit lines

Conducting specific research related to individual film projects

Assisting with film budgets

Assisting with cost reports for producers and financing partners

Assisting with the legal aspects of international co-productions

Preparing applications for the funding of films (German and European film and cinema funds)

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

Copywriting texts in German (for instance for press books or for funding applications), and occasionally translating into German

Participating in, and occasionally helping with, the organisation of test screenings of films in post-production

Updating monitoring tools

Interacting with all the departments of the Coproduction Office and facilitating administrative processes, and in particular communicating with the finance team at the Paris office.

Participating in the bookkeeping for projects and being a point of contact for the accounting team

Participating in the budgeting and reporting tasks related to film production

Scheduling (and occasionally attending) meetings with international partners

Preparing and following up on meetings: logistics, recordings, transcripts, to do lists, coordinating and implementing follow ups.


You are:

comfortable with writing texts and have an excellent command of English and German (written and spoken). A knowledge of French or Italian is a plus.

Detail-oriented and deadline-focused

Creative and able to think outside the box

Able to demonstrate previous experience in the film industry (a plus) and an interest in financial topics

Passionate for cinema

Flexible and proactive

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

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

Proficient in writing memorandums

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

A To Do Lists lover

We look forward to receiving your full application with a cover letter in English