European Film Promotion (EFP) and its member organizations on Wednesday unveiled the 20 producers selected for the 27th edition of Producers on the Move, taking place during the Cannes Film Festival.
The group of producers, set to take part in the EFP networking program at the festival, features two people attached to Cannes Official Selection titles. They are Austria’s Lixi Frank of Panama Film, the producer of Sandra Wollner’s Everytime, which will be screening in the Un Certain Regard section, and co-producer of Valeska Grisebach’s competition entry The Dreamed Adventure; and Italy’s Stefano Centini of Volos Films Italia, who is on the team behind Jorge Thielen Armand’s Directors’ Fortnight film Death Has No Master.
The other Producers on the Move 2026 are Roxanne Sarkozi (Belgium), Constantinos Nikiforou (Cyprus), Dagmar Sedláčková (Czech Republic), Maria Møller Kjeldgaard (Denmark), Marianne Ostrat (Estonia), Daniel Kuitunen (Finland), Julie Billy (France), Philipp Trauer (Germany), Danae Spathara (Greece), Sunna Guðnadóttir (Iceland), Julianne Forde (Ireland), Marion Guth (Luxembourg), Olivia Sophie van Leeuwen (The Netherlands), Ivana Shekutkoska (North Macedonia), Agata Novinski (Slovak Republic), Xavi Font(Spain), Linda Mutawi (Sweden) and Michela Pini (Switzerland).
The 20 producers “reflect the breadth and vitality of contemporary European filmmaking, spanning different genres, from drama and comedy to thriller, fantasy, documentary, animation, and coming-of-age,” EFP said. “The selection underscores a strong focus on female-driven storytelling and a close collaboration with women directors.”
Several participants are “linked to internationally recognised productions, including recent submissions to the Academy Awards’ international feature film category,” EFP also highlighted. “Marianne Ostrat (Alexandra Film) from Estonia was behind the acclaimed Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023), which won the directing award at the World Cinema Documentary competition at Sundance. Icelandic producer Sunna Guðnadóttir (Bjartsýn Films) is associated with Beautiful Beings (2022), Iceland’s Oscar submission. The Producers on the Move party also includes Xavi Font (ZuZú Cinema), Spanish producer of Cannes jury prize winner, Sirât (2025), which was nominated twice for the last year’s Academy Awards, as well as Swedish producer Linda Mutawi (Fikra), whose credits comprise Sweden’s Oscar entry Eagles of the Republic (2025), which premiered last year in the Cannes Film Festival competition.”
