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The four EC Label Jury members are:

Ramiro Ledo Cordeiro (Founder and director, DUPLEX Cinema, Ferrol, Spain)

Ramiro Ledo Cordeiro is the manager and programming director of DUPLEX Cinema and the president of Promio, an association that unites Spanish independent exhibitors known for their strong emphasis on European and third-country films. His contributions to the film industry earned him the Entrepreneur of the Year award in Europe 2020 by Europa Cinemas. Since January 2021, Ramiro has also been leading the distribution company Atalante.

Camelia Popa (Programmer and film director, Cinema Muzeul Taranului, Bucharest, Romania)

Camelia Popa graduated from the Faculty of Film and TV Directing in Bucharest in 2000. She dedicated the first 11 years of her career to television productions, directing a series of films and TV series including "#school" (Netflix, comedy), "Vlad" (ProTV, action), and "One Step Forward" (ProTV, drama). After this period, she returned to cinema, where she directed and produced several feature films. Her notable works include "Girls Stuff" (romantic comedy, director & executive producer), "SNUPD" (black comedy, director & producer), "Pup-o, ma 2! Crazy Bride" (comedy, director & producer), and "Pup-o, ma!" (comedy, director & executive producer).

Mila Schlingemann (Senior programmer, Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Mila Schlingemann is a senior programmer at Eye, the national museum for film and the art of moving image in the Netherlands. Eye is renowned for storing, restoring, and presenting a wide array of films, ranging from classics and blockbusters to early avant-garde films and the latest VR experiments. Mila is responsible for all new releases and related special programming. Her role includes organizing special evenings and talks with filmmakers and artists, as well as curating side programming for debuting filmmakers and iconic classic cinema.

Marvin Wiechert (Strategy advisor, Yorck Kinogruppe, Berlin, Germany)

Marvin Wiechert is an expert on digital strategies for arthouse cinemas and films. With a strong background in marketing, Marvin has worked at renowned distributors such as DCM and MUBI, and at exhibitors Zebra Kino and Yorck Kinogruppe. Currently, Marvin serves as a strategy advisor at Yorck Kinogruppe, focusing on the integration of AI and future technologies in the cinema industry.

List of European films eligible for the Europa Cinemas Label:

CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE

100,000,000,000,000 by Virgil Vernier (France) 77 min. 

Death Will Come by Christoph Hochhäusler (Germany) 101 min.

Drowning Dry by Laurynas Bareiša (Lithuania) 90 min.

Fire of Wind by Marta Mateus (Portugal) 74 min.

Green Line by Sylvie Ballyot (France) 150 min.

Luce by Silvia Luzi & Luca Bellino (Italy) 93 min.

Moon by Kurdwin Ayub (Austria) 92 min.

Salve Maria by Mar Coll (Spain) 111 min.

Toxic by Saulė Bliuvaitė (Lithuania) 99 min.

Transamazonia by Pia Marais (Europe) 112 min.

Weightless by Sara Fgaier (Italy) 94 min.

CONCORSO CINEASTI DEL PRESENTE

Fario by Lucie Prost (France) 90 min.

Lesson Learned (Fekete pont) by Bálint Szimler (Hungary) 119 min.

Listen to the Voices (Kouté vwa) by Maxime Jean-Baptiste (France) 77 min.

Real by Adele Tulli (Italy) 83 min.

Red Path (Les Enfants rouges) by Lotfi Achour (France) 97 min.

Skill Issue (Der Fleck) by Willy Hans (Germany) 94 min.

The Europa Cinemas Label will be awarded on Saturday, 17 August at 5.00pm during the Award Ceremony for Independent Juries at the Forum Spazio Cinema located next to the Palexpo FEVI (Via Alla Peschiera 9, 6600 Locarno).

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EC Label contacts:

Fatima Djoumer, CEO / fdjoumer@europa-cinemas.org

Lisa Püscher, EC Label Coordinator / lpuescher@europa-cinemas.org

Charles McDonald, Press Officer / charles@charlesmcdonald.co.uk

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