ACE Producers predstavlja vodeću europsku mrežu uspješnih producenata iz Europe i šire čije se članstvo temelji na profesionalizmu, međusobnom povjerenju, suradnji i naprednom razmišljanju. ACE producenti redovito se okupljaju kako bi unaprijedili svoje znanje, razmijenili informacije te inicirali suradnju na sastancima i profesionalnim događanjima na svim većim festivalima i forumima tijekom godine.
Svake se godine do 20 novih iskusnih producenata uključuje u ACE mrežu nakon završetka ACE godišnjeg programa usavršavanja. Ovaj se program sastoji od tri radionice koje naglašavaju ključnu poziciju i jedinstvene odgovornosti producenta tijekom cijelog procesa stvaranja filma: razvoj, financiranje, produkcija, marketing i distribucija.
Sukladno tome, temelj programa usavršavanja predstavljaju četiri događanja:
Prva radionica, pod nazivom CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, održat će se od 12. do 18. listopada 2025. u Leidenu, Nizozemska. Kroz pitching treninge te sesije o vodstvu i temeljnim vrijednostima producenti će dobiti priliku naučiti više o sebi i jedni o drugima, o svojim poslovima i vrstama projekata koje produciraju. Tijekom grupnih sesija predvođenih industrijskim stručnjacima producenti se potiču da jedni drugima daju savjete o scenariju i analiziraju budžete te marketinške materijale. Sudionici također imaju pristup individualnim konzultacijama na kojima se analiziraju koncepti, dramaturgija, plan financiranja i ciljana publika njihovih projekata.
Druga radionica - FINANCING STRATEGIES - održat će se od 23. do 29. studenoga 2025. u Varšavi, Poljska, gdje će sudionici sudjelovati u interaktivnim sesijama istražujući međunarodne mogućnosti i strategije financiranja uz detaljnu analizu financijskih planova. Ovaj dio programa uključuje otvorenu razmjenu iskustava i ideja koja naglašava evoluciju koprodukcijskih praksi, javnih i privatnih shema financiranja te globalnog tržišta u digitalnom dobu.
Posljednja radionica programa - BUSINESS PROSPECTS, koja će se održati od 12. do 16. travnja 2026. (točna lokacija bit će objavljena naknadno), ima za cilj pomoći producentima da otkriju čvršće strategije poslovnog razvoja kako bi proširili svoje znanje i polje kompetencije u pogledu vlastitih vještina vodstva te cjelokupnog upravljanja poduzećem i njegovim timom.
Naposljetku će se sudionici sastati na godišnjem okupljanju ACE Producers koje se svake godine održava u travnju, i to u drugoj zemlji, te je otvoren za sve članove ACE mreže. Ovaj događaj predstavlja priliku za iskusne producente da razmijene novosti, znanje, mišljenja i praktične savjete u neformalnom okruženju.
Producenti koji se prijavljuju za ACE-ov godišnji program usavršavanja moraju biti vlasnici, partneri ili suradnici neovisne produkcijske tvrtke sa sjedištem u Europskoj uniji ili zemlji programa Kreativna Europa. Osim toga, kandidat treba biti glavni odgovorni producent barem jednog dugometražnog filma prikazanog u kinima i imati projekt igranog filma u razvoju koji je osmišljen kako bi privukao međunarodna sredstva i distribuciju – idealno u obliku prvog nacrta scenarija ili dugog tretmana. Iako je minimalni uvjet produkcija jednog dugometražnog filma, u praksi ACE pozdravlja producente s opsežnijim iskustvom.
Želite li se prijaviti na ACE Producers program, provjerite ispunjavate li uvjete upitom na e-mail ace@ace-producers.com. ACE Producers poslat će obrazac za prijavu samo onim kandidatima koji ispunjavaju uvjete. Obrazac, zajedno s potrebnim materijalima i kotizacijom za prijavu u iznosu od 120 eura, potrebno je predati najkasnije do 30. travnja 2025.!
Producenti će biti obaviješteni jesu li ušli u uži izbor do kraja srpnja 2025. te ako jesu, bit će pozvani na online intervju. Nakon održanih intervjua bit će odabrano 18 producenata.
Troškovi programa iznose 7000 eura, a navedeni iznos pokriva smještaj s punim pansionom tijekom svih radionica, ACE Producers okupljanje te kompletan trošak školarine za sve radionice i naknadne konzultacije tijekom cijele godine, pri čemu putni troškovi nisu uključeni. Zahvaljujući potpori programa Kreativna Europa MEDIA, dostupne su i djelomične stipendije za kandidate koji dolaze iz Hrvatske.
Više informacija o programu usavršavanja moguće je pronaći na poveznici.
Program je podržao Potprogram MEDIA Programa Kreativne Europe.
ACE Producers is Europe’s premier network of successful producers from Europe and beyond, whose membership is based on professionalism, mutual trust, collaboration, and forward thinking. ACE producers regularly unite to update their knowledge, share information, and initiate collaboration in a safe space at reunions and professional events at all major festivals and markets during the year.
Each year, up to 20 new experienced producers are accepted into the ACE Network after completing the ACE Annual Programme of executive education. It consists of three workshops emphasising the key position and unique responsibilities of the producer throughout the whole process of making a film: development, financing, production, marketing and distribution.
Four events make up the core of the executive education:
The first event, titled CONTENT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP, will take place from October 12-18, 2025 in Leiden, The Netherlands. Through pitching training and sessions on leadership and core values, the producers learn more about themselves and each other, their own businesses, and the types of projects they produce. During group sessions led by consultants, producers are encouraged to offer each other script advice and analyse financing plans and marketing materials. Participants also benefit from individual consultancy meetings analysing the concepts, dramaturgy, financing plan, and target audiences of their projects.
Following the first workshop, FINANCING STRATEGIES WORKSHOP will take place from November 23-29, 2025, in Warsaw, Poland, where participants will engage in interactive sessions exploring international financing opportunities and strategies through detailed analysis of producers’ finance plans. A uniquely open exchange of experience and ideas which sheds light on the evolution of co-production practices, of public and private funding schemes, and of the global marketplace in the digital age.
The last workshop of the programme - BUSINESS PROSPECTS WORKSHOP, taking place from April 12-16, 2026 (exact location to be announced) aims to help the producers discover more solid business development strategies in order to expand their knowledge and field of competence regarding their own leadership skills, overall management of the company and its team.
Finally, participants will gather at the ACE PRODUCERS ANNUAL REUNION, held in April 2026 and in a different country every year over a long springtime weekend, and open to all members of the ACE Network. This event presents an occasion for experienced producers to share news, knowledge, opinion and practical advice in an informal environment.
Producers applying to ACE’s Annual Programme of executive education must be an owner, partner or associate of an independent production company based in a European Union or Creative Europe Programme country. In addition, it is required that the candidate has been the principal responsible producer of at least one theatrically-released feature film and has a fiction feature film project in development which is designed to attract international finance and distribution – ideally in the form of a first draft screenplay or long treatment. Although the minimum eligibility requirement is to have produced one feature film, in practice ACE welcomes an increasing number of producers with more extensive credits.
If you are considering applying, please contact ace@ace-producers.com to establish your eligibility. ACE Producers will send the application form only to clearly eligible candidates. The form, together with the required elements and the application fee of €120, must be submitted no later than April 30, 2025.
Producers will be informed if they have been shortlisted based on their application before the end of July 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a half-hour online interview. Following the interviews, max. 18 producers will be selected.
The cost of the Annual Programme is 7,000 euros. This fee covers full board accommodation during all workshops, the ACE Producers Annual Reunion, and the complete cost of tuition provided at all workshop sessions and follow-up meetings with consultants throughout the training year. Travel costs are not included. Based on the support from Creative Europe MEDIA, Croatian applicants can apply for partial bursaries.
More information about the programme can be found here.
The programme is supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA.
