The JETS Initiative (Junior Entertainment Talent Slate) is the joined effort of the film & TV industry, the government film funding organisations and the private investment sector to create coproduction opportunities for the selected emerging projects. Besides encouraging various financing strategies and new partnerships for a global film market, the JETS Initiative has become a global network for co-productions aimed at emerging filmmakers and filmmakers with less experience in feature film productions under co-production terms.
THE GALLERY
Our proud years of the JETS Initiative bringing various international filmmakers together.
Winners of the 2025 JETS Initiative were: Kit Weyman & James Weyman, Project HEADLINER, Canada; Larissa Primeau & Laura Baron Kastner, Project THE STRAY BULLETS, Canada; Guido Tölke & Julia Dordel, Project COLDBLOOD, Germany; Sebastian Sgodzai & Enkelejd Lluca, Project RAUNÄCHTE, Germany; Daniel Hegarty & Sinéad Ni Bhroin, Project RIOT GIRL SUMMER, Ireland; Nadezhda Shmeleva & Eamon Hughes, Project SURROGATE, Ireland; Kristian Kamp & Jorn Kolsrud, Project DUSTBIN HEROES, Norway; Emilie Badenhorst & Casey Diepeveen, Project BAPTISM OF SILENCE, South Africa; Sid Bennett & Jack Pollington, Project NIGHTSONG, UK; Adrian Mead & Clare Kerr, Project THE HATE FACTORY, UK
Winners of the 2024 JETS Initiative were: Viktor Perdula & G.S. Leitgeb: project A CUTTER’S COFFERS, Austria; Kelsey Egan & Daniel Perlman: project SLAY, South Africa; Jo Southwell & Sara Gibbings: project THE SLEEPER, UK; Emmer Durcan & Jason Branagan: project THE OTHERS, Ireland; Natty Zavitz & Stephanie Sonny Hooker: project A NOSE FOR TROUBLE, Canada; Alexander Feichter & Markus Frings: project FULGIDUSEN, Germany
Winners of the 2023 JETS Initiative were: Manuel Wetscher & Chris Dohr & Bernhard Jarosch: project HEIRS, Austria; Dusty Mancinelli & Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Becky Yeboah: project HONEY BUNCH, Canada; Andre Diwisch & Patrick Hoffmann: project COWBOY KIDS, Germany; Hildegard Ryan & Jason Forde: project FIVE MONTHS GONE, Ireland; Rob Sprackling & Frank Mosvold: project THE LEGEND OF MAGNUS THE GOOD, Norway; Louw Venter & Tassyn Munro: project WITHOUT WHICH NOT, South Africa; Ann Hawker & Shelagh McLeod: project AN AUSTRIAN HOLIDAY, UK; Jennifer Westcott & Victoria Westcott: project THROWBACK THURSDAY, Canada; Lukas Rinker & Tonio Kellner: project PAWS, Germany; Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair & Claire Mc Cabe: project THE HIVE, Ireland; Ida Eldøen & Bente Maalen: project RECYCLED, Norway; Luca Nappa & Lionelle Galloppa: project DEEP SOUTH, UK
Winners of the 2022 JETS Initiative were: Marc Schlegel, Lola Basara & Peter Hengl: project DRACU - THE ELEONORE CASE, Austria; Jim Donovan, Byron Martin & Randy Duniz: project SOMETHING LIKE TRUTH, Canada; Mark Waters & Konstantin Korenchuk: project THE DEADLINE, Germany; Claire Burne & Jo Halpin: project DUCK DUCK GOOSE, Ireland; Brad Katzen & Tumisho Masha: project KING DOG, South Africa; Jo Southwell & Rachel Gold: project LOYALTY, UK; Andreas Schmied, Loredana Rehekampff & Dunja Bernatzky: project MISSION GRANNY, Austria; Kristina Wagenbauer & Jeanne-Marie Poulain: project SUPERLUMINAL, Canada; Julianne Block & Wolf-Peter Arand: project LYRA’S WISH, Germany; Roisín Geraghty, Roisin Agnew: project HIT WHERE IT HURTS, Ireland; Liese Kuhn, & Carolyn Carew: project EXTRAVAGANT WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE, South Africa; Veronica McKenzie, Natalie Edward-Yesufu & Yolanda Torres: PROPER CHARLIE, UK
Winners of the 2021 JETS Initiative were: Greg Jeffs & Kevin Wallis; project SECTION Z, Canada. Christina Tournatzés & Melanie Blocksdorf; project KARLA, Germany. Ray Sullivan & Rob Davis; project THE SKWOIDS, Ireland. Lillian Løvseth & Trond Morten Kristensen Venaasen; project DARKEST FOREST, Norway. Sandulela Asanda & James C. Williamson; project THE TREK, South Africa. Faye Jackson & Barrington Paul Robinson ; project SNOWFLAKES, UK. Leah Rifkin & Sonja Verpoort; project SALEM’S DIARY, Canada. Rodney Charles & Yasmin Rams; project BUSH BOYS, Germany. Sam Uhlemann & Juliane Wothe; project THE LAST WATCH, Ireland. Wandile Molebatsi & Natasja de Lange; project ROCKET BOY, South Africa. Kelly Holmes & David Brown; project YEAR OF THE HEART, UK.
Winners of the 2020 JETS Initiative were: Jacquline Castel & Michael Solomon, project MY ANIMAL (Canada); Sebastian Jansen & Svenja Büttner, project THE INCREDIBLE TYLER (Germany); Edwina Casey & Richard Bolger, project BUTTERFLY (Ireland); Lilian Sijbesma & Germen Boelens & Kirsi Saivosalmi, project UNDER THE NAKED SKY (Netherlands); Kristian Kamp & Jorn Kolrud; project LUDOLF LEMMING AT ANGER ACADEMY (Norway); Reem Morsi & Ayanda Halimana, project ONE DAY IN JUNE (South Africa); James Price & David Brown & Dave Gillies, project STREET HASSLE (UK); Jake Horowitz & Andrew Lewis; project NO CONNECTION, (Canada); Radek Wegrzyn & Franziska Pohlmann, THE GREEK JOB (Germany); Vicki Kisner & Ruth Carter, project ZOLA AND ANNE MARIE (Ireland); Christian Lo & Nicholas Sando, project RAVENGIRL (Norway).
Winners of the 2019 JETS Initiative were: Sidney Chiu & Adria Budd Johnson, project S.O.S (Canada); Amanda Verhagen & Erik Horn, project SURE AS HELL (Canada); Ari Matikainen & Teemu Nikki, project SNOT & SPLASH (Finland); Jamila Wenske & Birgit Möller, project FRANKY FIVE STAR (Germany); Svenja Büttner & Sebastian Jansen, project LITTLE ACHILLES (Germany); Richard Bolger & Gavin Kilduff, project PARADIGM (Ireland); Edwina Casey & Michael Kinirons, project SPARROW (Ireland); Line Klungseth Johansen & Alexander Somma, GRIMBSBY (Norway); Nicholas Sando & Ingrid Sternesen, project NO MAN LAND (Norway), Sean McConville & Stéphanie Joalland, project ICE (UK); Alysia Maciejowska. & Jim Loach, THE PANOPTICON (UK).
Winners of the 2018 JETS Initiative were: Titus Heckel & Rachelle Chartrand, project CHAINED (Canada), Mark A. Lewis & Avi Federgreen, project THE CHAMBER (Canada), Kaisa El Ramly & Sari Lempiäinen, project SCENES FROM A DYING TOWN (Finland), Philipp Fussenegger & Michael Steinwand with their film project CELINE (Germany), Behrooz Karamizade & Markus Kaatsch with their film project TWO SHEEP (Germany), Ella Bennett & Oliver Nlemadim, project BENEATH THE MIND (UK), Nicola Quilter & Fenella Greenfield, project THE ATTENDANT (UK), Naomi Sheridan & Lindsay Campbell, project BIRD (Ireland); Nathalie Biancheri & Jessie Fisk, project WOLF (Ireland).
Winners of the 2017 JETS Initiative were: John Keville & Mark Noonan, project TYGER TYGER (Ireland ), Sara Huxley & April Kelley, project LOVE, SEX & KILLING (UK), Jessica Adams & Shelagh McLeod, project THE COMPETITION (Canada) and Julia Dordel & Guido Tölke, project RUIDES (Germany); Helena Hufnagel & Christine Heinlein, project MADELEINE (Germany); Sidney Chiu & Martin Stalker, project THE ASH (Canada); Colin Day & Nathalie Biancheri, project NOCTURNAL (UK).
OUR ONGOING ENDEAVOUR
The JETS Initiative takes place every year during the International Film Festival in Berlin and the EFM Market in Germany. Applications are accepted from late summer onwards in the current year for next years JETS Event. Please be aware that only filmmakers from those countries that are officially stated in our JETS Initiative guidelines can be selected for participation. Here the following countries who are involved on a regular basis: Canada, Germany, Ireland, UK, Finland, Norway, The Netherlands, South-Africa and the USA. If you think you qualify to participate, please contact us through our contact form.
