HF Productions
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| Industry | Film production |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Founder | Henrik Friis de Magalhães e Meneses |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Ioannis Tellis (General Manager) |
| Website | hf-p |
HFP is a pioneer organization that runs Film Festivals and other events showcasing and championing ideas of diversity. Through global series of Film Festivals that spread over 13 countries, HFP opens the path to voices with a compelling story to share. Arctic Film Festival is one of the festivals organized by HFP.
History and work
[edit]Filmmaker Henrik Friis de Magalhães e Meneses founded the production company HFP in 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with other offices in Jakarta, and New York City.[1][2] He and the company's head of production Benn Wiebe have also executive produced documentaries including, Women of the Gulag, which was shortlisted for the 91st Academy Awards.[3] HFP is currently co-producing a documentary film, An Elephant in the Room along with director Katrine Philp and producer Katrine Sahlstrøm.[2]
The company organizes a global event series of film festivals and currently runs 25 festivals around the world.[3] In 2018, the company started an annual held film festival Rome Independent Cinema Festival to promote the independent cinema and filmmakers in Italy.[4] In 2019, along with the partnership of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), HFP organized Arctic Film Festival, the northernmost film festival in the world.[citation needed] Filmmakers from all around the world submitted their films and winners were given awards during the ceremony held in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.[citation needed]
Film festivals
[edit]Film festivals established and organized by HFP are:
- ABQ Indie Film Fest
- Annual Aarhus Film Festival
- Annual Copenhagen Film Festival
- Arctic Film Festival
- Arizona Short Film Festival
- Athens Short Film Festival
- Budapest Independent Film Festival
- Close:Up Edinburgh Docufest
- Close:Up Reykjavik Film Festival
- Dallas Independent Film Festival
- Dublin Independent Film Festival
- Firenze Film Festival
- Jakarta Independent Film Festival
- L.A. Festival of Cinema
- Melbourne Short Film Festival
- Oakland Short Film Festival
- Oslo Film Festival
- Oslo Short Film Festival
- Prague Film Awards
- Rome Independent Cinema Festival
- Santorini Film Festival
- Stockholm Independent Film Festival
- Sydney Short Film Festival
- Echoes Film Festival
Filmography
[edit]- Women of the Gulag (2018)[2]
- An Elephant in the Room (filming)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ACT4SDGs - Partner - HF Productions". act4sdgs.org. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d Ahmadi, Qais (26 September 2019). "Henrik Friis - The 25-Year Old Behind A Million Dollar Enterprise HF Productions". My trending stories. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ a b "How 25-Year-Old Henrik Friis Runs a Million-Dollar Enterprise HF Production". Big News Network.com. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Rome Independent Cinema Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 26 October 2019.