Bahamas International Film Festival Dailies

Bruno Chatelin, HEC Business School alumni, began his marketing career in 1979 with large international Advertising Agencies: Publicis, DMM Masius and JWT, where he handled accounts such as Kellog’s Unilever, Colgate Palmolive, Mars Foods, Mastercard... 

Former film distributor He started in 1985 working for Sony then UGC 20th Century FOX in France (Marketing Director and Managing Director) he has launched over 200 films and has worked closely with key creative talents. To name just a few: Claude Lelouch, Costa Gavras,Terry Giliam (3 films: Baron Munchausen, 12 Monkeys, Fisher King), Stephen Frears, Keneth Branagh, James Ivory (2: Remains of the Day), Francis Coppola (Dracula), Steven Spielberg (Hook), Woody Allen (3: Alice…), Sean Penn, Tom Hanks (3 Philadelphia…), Al Pacino, Scorsese, Michael Bay, Roland Emmerich but also Schwarzenegger (3: Total Recall, T2,), Stallone (4: Rambo 2/3, Cliffhanger…  ), Van Damme (2) and many more. He left Sony to merge 20th Century Fox with French major UGC in 1995 and quickly put the company in the N° 2 position on the market. He was named one of top film industry people by Film Français. 

Online pioneer in the last decade, He co founded filmfestivals.com and fest21.com which regularly partners with the largest festivals (Cannes, Mifed, Toronto, Locarno, Venice…) and has served over 4000 festivals worldwide and a community of 370 000 unique monthly visitors, and newsletter subscribers base of 119 000. The company was one of VOD international pioneers (2001) and has opened a film and festival matchmaking community leading the way in many ways.. He runs a consulting boutique Major Buzz Factory  Specialized in online marketing for the entertainment (film, music mostly), websites design and animation and web 2.0 actions. 

Production company associate founder in Emotion Film Factory : “Emotion in Motion” Producer of Ensemble (16 minutes short on the Imam from the Mosque de Paris) who saved 1600 Jews during WW2)by M. Fekrane) which won the Banlieuz’ Art top prize at 2011 Cannes Film Festival. 4 films in preproduction including Cinderella’s Secret (2013) by Vera Belmont starringNaomi Watts, Neve Campbell, Sean Bean, Malcom McDowell, Max Irons India Joy Eisley. Prior to this Bruno ran a Film School and Film Studio in Cherbourg (Eicar, Cinergie) he also ran in 2006 a TV production company in partnership with Endemol where he produced “who wants to be a millionaire”, over 50 shows which rated 53% of the national TV in Algeria.

Marketing and Sales Agent consultant  I have been in charge of many film sales including Anton Chekhov’s The Duel by Donald Rosenfeld (Executive producer of The Tree of Life, Cannes Palme d’Or…), Sweet Mud, Late Fragment, Les Petites Vacances, Hats Off, Ensemble…He served as Jury member in many important film events. Jury President ofDeir-el-Qamarshort film festival in Lebanon; President and Producer of Fastrack 2005 Students International Short Film Competition in Cherbourg; Co Producer and co chair of the European Holywood Awards with Paula Wagner and Carlos de Abreu, Los Angeles; Jury member at several festivals Funchal,  Festival Pris de Courts Paris,Fantasporto Porto, ECU, CINERGIA Lodz … Panelist and moderator: Club Culture et Cinéma   « Valorisation du cinéma d'auteur, indépendant, et du patrimoine cinématographique » Cannes Festival 2004-2011  Producer of the “Future of Cinema Salon”  series of panels. Cannes Short Film Corner : marketing independent film. Locarno Festival 2008 Producer of the “Future of Cinema Salon” series of panels” Bahamas International Film FestivalMarketing, Distribution and Festivals. FAS Screen Training Ireland: Screen Leaders “Which business models” Moderator and speaker at festival forums in Zombathely, Vilnius, Berlin, Katowice, Novi Sad International Film festival Summit Advisory Board Member. Las Vegas & Austin International Film Festival Summit Europe Chair person. A panelist and moderator on hot topics such as: Film Festivals: Innovative Use of Digital Technologies, Media & Film Festivals: Roles and Relationships, Harness the Power of the Internet, Funding & Sponsorships: How to Get It, How to Keep Them Coming Back …

Ellen is a Miami native, having been raised in New Jersey and making her way full circle back to home base.  A former professional singer and dancer, she had the ability to travel the world as an international backgammon champion, before returning to her beloved hometown, in the 1980’s. With her committed 24/7 schedule, Ellen finds time to lecture; teach and coach acting courses; devote her time to various local charities, including Cystic Fibrosis and the YWCA; has worked with the local Police to provide alternative life style programs for youth with rap sheets; and often donates her time to give lectures to various schools throughout the state. She was part of the initial local consortium to recognize how important the Caribbean, and the Bahamas, were to the local Florida production business, and subsequently has worked with the Bahamian government on numerous productions, that brought work to Florida residents and companies. There isn’t a movie-goer around the world whose image of South Beach isn’t the bikini-clad women, roller skaters and pretty people of “The Birdcage”, or the zany-ness of Jim Carrey’s “Ace Ventura” as he makes his way around South Florida, or the unusual charisma of “There’s Something About Mary” as it became an instant cult “classic” or the vision of a space shuttle launch in “Contact” at Cape Canaveral or  Harrier jets taking off from the 7 mile bridge in the Keys in “True Lies.”   And all of these were Ellen Jacoby-cast feature films. Having worked with a who’s who of Hollywood directors, including: Steven Soderbergh, Joel Schumacher, Sidney Pollack, The Farrelly Bros., Bob Zemekis, Ron Howard, Mike Nicols, Michael Bay, Randa Haines, Tom Shadyac, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, Garry Marshall, John Landis, James Cameron, Joe Roth, Mira Nair and Tony Scott, Ellen Jacoby is one name that Hollywood keeps at the tip of its tongues, and at the top of its address book. And Ellen Jacoby is the reason the business keeps returning. Ellen Jacoby was appointed to the First Film Advisory Board, by Governor Jeb Bush, and named “Woman of the Millennium” by Miami Metro Magazine, and a former Mayor of Miami Beach proclaimed October 23rdas Ellen Jacoby Day. She is the former Chair of the Infrastructure Committee of the GMCVB and is currently on the Board of the FFPC, Florida Film Production Coalition.  Ellen has traveled to Tallahassee to work with legislators regarding the Florida film incentives. As founder, and President, of Ellen Jacoby Casting International, a casting office with separate film, television, commercial and Hispanic divisions, Ellen has employed over 230,000 Florida actors, dancers, and performers through the years. There are those who have come and gone in this business, and Ellen Jacoby has not only survived, she has flourished. Just this year the casting offices of EJCI were relocated to the renovated Eden Roc Resort & Spa, on Miami Beach.  “We moved our offices back to the Beach, because that is where it all started for us, and for the local industry. What better place to woo potential clients, than with the Atlantic Ocean as our backdrop?  I am home.” Ellen Jacoby Casting has recently celebrated the 25th anniversary at which Ellen was presented with The Key to the City of Miami Beach. Ellen has just received the Lifetime Achievement Award from her college in Indiana, Franklin College.

Tivi Magnusson 
Producer 
1994 -               Founder and President, M&M Productions
1990 – 1994      Executive Vice President Egmont Audio Visual Group
1988 – 1990      Head of DR Television International
1984 – 1988      President Metronome Production
1975 – 1984      President HTM Film
1965 – 1975      President Mugge Design                                                    
1962 – 1965      Education at Laterna Studios, Denmark
1962                  Graduated college – Sorø Academy, Denmark

Additional : 
Board member:                    European Script Fund, London , UK.
Board member :                   European Distribution Office, EFDO, Hamburg, Germany.
Vicepresident:                     EUREKA, Paris,
France Boardmember :       Association of Film Society of Denmark.
President :                           Copenhagen Nordic Filmfestival.
Co-founder & chairman:      The Danish Film Academy.
Board member:                     FilmKopi
Voting member :                  ACADEMY of MOTION PICTURE ARTS and SCIENCES, USA.
Voting member :                  EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY.

 Under the patronage of MEDIA ‘95, EEC. “Filmens 100 år” - Special exhibition for the 100 year anniversary of the film. “Kulturby 96” - City of Culture 1996 (Cph).

“THE NEW TENNANTS” (Post-production) director Joachim Bach – Short Film
“AT WORLD’S END”director Tomas Villum Jensen – Feature Film
“MONSTER BUSTERS” director Martin Schmidt – Feature Film
“THE FUNERAL” director Peter Bækkel – Short Film
“ MAKE MY DAY” director Pelle Moeller – Short Film
“THE PIG” director Dorte Høgh – Short Film 
“FRODE” director Niels Christian Meyer – Feature Film 
“THE LOST TREASURE OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR III” director Giacomo Campeotto – Feature Film
“THE LOST TREASURE OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR II” director Giacomo Campeotto – Feature Film
“THE LOST TREASURE OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR” director Kasper Barfoed – Feature Film
“TRUE SPIRIT” director Martin Strange-Hansen – Feature Film
“ADAM’S APPLES” director Anders Thomas Jensen – Feature Film
“THE NEXT STEP” director Birger Larsen – Feature Film
“THE FAKIR” director Peter Flinth - featurefilm            
“WORLD CUP FOOTBAL FOR HOMELESS” director Jacob Vølver – Documentary
“WILLY BRANDT STORY” director  - TV-series 
“ZAKKA WEST” director Michael Coolville – Feature Film
“THE GREEN BUTCHERS” director Anders Thomas Jensen - Featurefilm 
”RAPBOY” director Tzara Tristana - Short film
”THIS CHARMING MAN” director Martin Strange-Hansen - Short film
“THE FLOWER THIEF” director Kasper Barfoed – Short film.
“NO I ALBINOI” director Dagur Kari – Feature Film (co-production ZikZak Pictures / Iceland)             
“BIRDS OF PASSAGE” director Vibeke Muasya – 1 hr. TV- Drama
“FLICKERING LIGHTS” director Anders Thomas Jensen - Feature Film
“KISS KISS, BANG BANG” director Stewart Sugg - Feature Film - Co-producer 
“SEMANA SANTA” director Pepe Danquart - Co-producer
“JOLLY ROGER” director Lasse Spang Olsen - Feature Film      
“OFF TRACKS” director Jannik Johansen - TV Drama
“HIDDEN PARADISE” director Li Vilstrup – Documentary
“THE MASK OF DOGON” director Søren Krag Sørensen – Documentary
“OLD SPICE“ director Dagur Kari - TV Drama
“MY BEUTIFUL NEIGHBOR“ director Amir Rezazadeh - TV Drama
“ELECTION NIGHT“ director Anders Thomas Jensen - TV Drama
“TEMPO” director Laurits Munch-Petersen - TV Drama
“ALBERT“ director Jørn Faurschou - Feature film
“A REGULAR THING“ director Louise Andreasen - TV Drama
“QUIET  DEATH“ director Jannik Johansen - TV Drama 
“WOLFGANG“ director Anders Thomas Jensen - TV Drama
“ THE ISLAND ON BIRD STREET“ director Søren Kragh-Jacobsen - Feature film
“ERNST & THE LIGHT” director Anders Thomas Jensen - TV Drama
“CAFE HECTOR“ director Lotte Svendsen - TV Drama
“ OPERATION COBRA “ director Lasse Spang Olsen - Feature film
“ DAVID´S BOOK“ director Lasse Spang Olsen - TV Drama
“NEW TENENTS “ director Kenneth Kainz - TV Drama
“SJÖWALL  & WAHLÖÖ“ 6 Feature / TV films
“THE MIRROR OF THE PLANET“ Feature film.
“THE CASTLE BEHIND THE FOG” TV-series.
“CHRISTMAS CALENDER” TV-series.
“THE BOYS FROM SCT.PETRI“ director Søren Kragh - Jacobsen - Feature film (co- production).
“WHEN THE POLAR BEARS DANCE“ director Birger Larsen - Feature film (co - production).
“HEAVEN & HELL“ director Morten Arnfred - Feature film
“EMMA´S SHADOW“ director Søren Kragh-Jacobsen - Feature film
“INVISIBLE LOTTE“ director Linda Wendel - TV - series        
“ESCAPE“ director Morten Lorentzen - TV Drama
“NANNA & PERNILLE“ director Eddie Thomas Petersen - TV Drama
“SHOT FROM THE HEART“ director Kristian Levring - Feature film
“LOLLIPOPS“ director Li Vilstrup - Feature film
“PETER VON SCHOLTEN“ director Palle Kjærulff - Schmidt - Feature film
“SUBWAY TO PARADISE” director Jannik Hastrup -Feature film
“STREET OF CHILDHOOD“ director Astrid Henning - Jensen - Feature film
“BALLERUP BOULEVARD“ director Linda Wendel - Feature film
“ANGELS IN LOVE“ director Peter Eszterhas - Feature film
“GOLDEN TREES“ director Søren Kragh - Jacobsen - TV – series
“GOLDEN TREES“ director Søren Kragh - Jacobsen - Feature film
“THE MAN IN THE MOON“ director Erik Clausen - Feature film
“HODJA AND THE FLYING CARPET“ director. Brita Wielopolska – Feature film
“GRANDMA´S HOUSE“ director Frode Petersen - Feature film
“HAITI EXPRESS“ director Jørgen Leth - Feature film
“THORVALD & LINDA“ director Lene & Sven Grønlykke - Feature film
“TOMAS“ director  Lone Hertz - Feature film

If South Beach had a walk of fame, Irene Marie's star would be front and center. As founder of Irene Marie Management Group, Irene is regarded as an icon in South Florida, credited with spearheading the modeling scene in the region. After enjoying success as a high fashion model in Paris, Irene returned to her native home of Miami, Florida and brought her modeling industry experience with her. In the early 1980s, a visit from a fashion industry leader in Paris proved to be a life-altering event for Irene. With the opportunity offered to partner in opening a modeling agency together, Irene once again packed her bags for Paris, and trained with her associate to learn the ins and outs of the business. The year-round warm weather, blue skies, sandy beaches and Art Deco architecture of South Florida seemed to be the perfect backdrop for photo shoots and fashion spreads. Realizing the potential of the area, Irene  returned to Ft. Lauderdale in 1981 after training and opened City Models Florida, the city's first international full-service model management agency. In 1983 the name of the agency was changed to Irene Marie Models and by 1988 had outgrown its Ft. Lauderdale location. Having realized Miami Beach's potential as a fashion production superpower (unpopulated beaches, vibrant colors, unique lighting), Irene soon decided to move her agency South to the relatively undiscovered South Beach. In 1989, Irene was one of the first real estate investors in South Beach to purchase and renovate an original ocean front building. She moved her agency to the former Sunray Apartments (made famous by the chainsaw scene in the movie Scarface) located at 728 Ocean Drive. The relocation would prove to be instrumental in establishing South Florida's acceptance as a fashion mecca. Following her move to her new oceanfront office, Irene diligently worked with state and local officials to develop positive growth and revitalization in the South Beach area. She sat on prominent local boards including the Florida Motion Picture & TV Association, the Ocean Drive Association, the Miami Beach Development Corporation and the Miami-Dade County Film & Print Advisory Board. Irene's work paid off, and the influx of entertainment related production in the area lead to South Beach being recognized as a key locale and dubbed the "third fashion capital of the world." Soon after establishing her Miami Beach agency, Irene became internationally renowned as a leading force in both the fashion and talent management industries, discovering future iconic faces such as then 14-year old Niki Taylor. Under Irene's trained eye and skillful management, Niki skyrocketed to world-wide fame, at the time appearing on more magazine covers than anyone else her age. The agency continued to grow during the early 1990s with the discovery and development of other iconic models and actors such as David Fumero, Amber Smith, Tom Pricone, Garcelle Beauvais, Brandi Quinones, Yollie Roman and Britt Bradford. In 1992 Forbes magazine listed Irene Marie Models as one of the top 8 most successful modeling agencies in the world. The following year Irene opened agency branches in Atlanta, Tampa and was the first Florida based modeling agency to ever open in New York. During this period Irene represented the top models in the business including Marcus Schenkenberg, Jason Shaw, Kimora Lee, Beverly Peele, Bruno Santos and Ana Nicole Smith. In 1997 after giving birth to her fifth child, Irene decided to consolidate her several agencies into one entity, again based out of her Miami Beach office. Over the next decade, Irene continued to discover and develop talent including Cindy Taylor, Amber Arbucci, Vinci Alonso and Brett Novek. In 2006, Irene along with MTV launched the hit reality television series 8th & Ocean which chronicled the lives of 10 models and their relationship with Irene and her staff. The following year Irene received the key to the City of Miami Beach in recognition of her cultural and commercial contribution to the development of the city. The City's proclamation declared July 11th Irene Marie Day in the City of Miami Beach. In 2009, after 25 years of service to her community and industry, the Grand Dame of Modeling retired from the modeling world and now focuses her time on mentoring students, inspiring new entrepreneurs and consulting with industry professionals. Her legacy remains ever-present in the City of Miami Beach and the fashion community at large. Throughout the years, Irene has achieved many accolades in her industry, including the 2005 Women in International Trade (WIT) Award for outstanding achievement in promoting South Florida as a center for international business and trade. Irene continues to be a member of the Film, Fashion, Music and Entertainment Task Force of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and is also a founding mentor of the Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program. Irene has frequently served as a special correspondent for print and television networks including CNN, E! and MTV.

Claus Mueller 
 
Claus Mueller is the author of books, articles and presentations on communications and recipient of numerous grants and awards including two Fulbrights. Apart from teaching media research and sociology at Hunter College, he has directed the non-profit International Film and Television Exchange, arranging issue-oriented screening conferences for policy and opinion makers.  He is the New York correspondent for the French M21Entertainement media information service (filmfestivalsa.com) and writes for print and electronic publications in the United States. He has advised international film festivals and served on juries for television and film as well as a guest curator of special programs for several film festivals. Among his television production credits are innovative series for public access channels and the documentary American Eunuchs acquired by the Sundance Channel. His work ranges from research on minority issues in Germany and the impact of documentaries to the analysis of international upscale niche tourism with results presented at conferences in Korea and India. A current research project which has taken him to Cambodia and Auschwitz covers the attraction of death and torture sites to foreign visitors. He has served on the boards of non-profit organizations and is an advisor of the Humanity-Without-Borders Foundation and the L.A. based Rainbow Salad, a global content aggregation company. Educational formation includes the University of Cologne, the Institut d’Etudes Politiques   in Paris and the New York based New School for Social Research. He is listed in the current edition of Marquis Who’s Who in America.