GERMAN-SPEAKING PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS ASSISTANT

By: Coproduction Office
Business sector: Film Industry
Field of expertise: Production, Administration, Finance
Location: Berlin
Salary: 2100€ brutto / month
Benefits: Dynamic and international working environment, career progression
Duration: Minimum 1-year full time
Start date: as soon as possible.
Coproduction Office is looking forward to welcoming a

German-speaking Production and Business Affairs Assistant

who is globally minded, result-oriented, organised, and has an interest in art-house cinema, to complete our team of fifteen people working in our offices in Paris and Berlin in a dynamic and international environment.

COMPANY PROFILE

Based in Paris and Berlin, Coproduction Office is an international distributor and producer of bold, award-winning films.

Coproduction Office’s CEO and founder Philippe Bober has worked with prominent ground-breaking directors* from early on in their careers and has produced thirty-three films to date. The majority of these films were selected for the main competitions in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, where they have received many major prizes, most notably the Venice Golden Lion in 2014 for Roy Andersson’s A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE, and the Palme d’Or in 2017 and in 2022 for THE SQUARE and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund. Coproduction Office’s international sales division distributes a catalogue composed of films produced by Philippe Bober as well as acquired titles and restored classics, including Roberto Rossellini’s key films. The catalogue is unique for its artistic strength, with films that have an individual and distinctive cinematic language, and often daring content.

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

JOB OUTLINE

You will assist our in-house producers and our founder Philippe Bober with tasks related to production, financing, planning, reporting and cost accounting that may include:

Researching funds, investors, and credit lines as well as specific research related to individual film projects.

Assisting with the applications to German and European film funds and following their administration from application to final accounts.

Participating in the budgeting, reporting and accounting for the projects and being a point of contact for the accounting team. Preparing cost reports for producers and financing partners.

Assisting with the legal aspects of international co-productions and legal deliveries

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

Interacting with all the departments of Coproduction Office and facilitating administrative processes within the company

Scheduling, preparing and following up on meetings with our (international) partners: logistics, recordings, transcripts, to do lists, coordinating and implementing follow ups.

YOU ARE:

A native German speaker, who feels comfortable writing texts and has an excellent command of English (written and spoken). A knowledge of French and/or Italian is a plus.

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

Able to demonstrate previous experience in the film industry and an interest in financial and legal topics

A perfectionist, who pays attention to detail and meets deadlines

Passionate for cinema

Both analytical and synthetical

Flexible with a proactive skill set

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

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

A To Do Lists lover

YOU WILL:

Gain insight into different aspects of the company, including film production, finance and sales

Obtain valuable experience from working on unique films with our in-house producers as well as with our founder Philippe Bober

Work in a multi-lingual environment, in a friendly and motivational atmosphere with engaged and international colleagues who bring commitment and camaraderie to their work

This experience will provide you with good basic knowledge of the management of a company in the film sector. You will be able to follow-up on funds, financers, projects, and clients, with an in-depth knowledge of how the sector and company work, including an oversight of all aspects of the company (management, production, and sales). If the collaboration is successful, we would love to make you a permanent member of the team as with the possibility of growing responsibility within the production team further down the line.

We look forward to receiving your full application with a cover letter in English at [email protected]. (NB Applications without cover letter will not be considered.)