Our esteemed panel is set to play a crucial role in this year’s Investors Circle, undertaking meticulous scouting to hand-pick the most ambitious and fitting film projects to be presented at our exclusive, invite-only pitching session.
These experts will focus on identifying grand-scale cinematic endeavors with substantial budgets — potential game-changers capable of capturing the attention and interest of participating investors.
Remi Burah
After managing audiovisual departments at BNP in London and Banque de la Cité, Rémi Burah became a shareholder at Haut et Court. He founded the communication agency Aussitôt Dit and, in 2001, he joined ARTE, managing investments for their cinema coproduction branch. As Managing Director and member of the Board at ARTE France Cinéma, Rémi oversees coproductions of nearly 600 films by great filmmakers such as Agnès Varda, Ruben Östlund or Céline Sciamma. He is also CEO of ARTE Cofinova, a financing company, and President of the ArteKino Endowment Fund.
Serge Hayat
Serge Hayat is a serial entrepreneur in both the cinema and audiovisual industry. He is the Co-founder of Cinemage which invested in more than 600 movies, with 200+ selected in A-list international festivals, of Federation Studios, one of the main European independent AV studio, and Echo Studio, a content producer with an impact-oriented approach. Alongside his business ventures, Serge is also an author and a novelist.
Tamara Tatishvili
Tamara Tatishvili has recently assumed the role of Head of the Hubert Bals Fund at IFFR, bringing expertise in international funding and promotion strategies. Formerly Director of the Georgian National Film Center and Executive Director at the “Independent Filmmakers’ Association – South Caucasus”, Tamara has worked as an international industry strategist in many projects: she was the Strategy Manager for the European Women’s Audio-visual Network and provided consultancy for film curation programs at BOZAR. Since 2020, Tamara has been the Head of Training for MEDICI – The Film Funding Journey, a global training program for senior public funders.
Marcin Łuczaj
Marcin Łuczaj has been at New Europe Film Sales since 2016, leading acquisitions, development, financing, and co-production of new projects. In 2021, he was named one of Screen International’s Future Leaders. For years, he has collaborated with various co-production markets, serving as a programmer, consultant, and lecturer for Cinemart at the Rotterdam Film Festival, Hubert Bals Fund, Torino Film Lab Script Lab, When East Meets West, EAVE, and MIDPOINT. From 2020 to 2022, Marcin was a creative consultant for Anton Corp, one of the largest film investment firms in the industry, overseeing European co-productions and their financing. Throughout his career, he has contributed to numerous projects as a sales agent, financing consultant, and executive producer, bringing collaborators and investors to films, such as Lamb, Housekeeping for Beginners, Godland, and The Disciple.