Ep. 44: The Pros and Cons of Co-Pros

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TIFF Long Take</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Rob and Geoff chat with Diana Elbaum, prolific Belgian producer and founder of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Entre Chien et Loup</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. S</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">he is one of the leading advocates of international co-productions, a model that has led to a number of recent Canadian successes like</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Room</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Brooklyn</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(both co-pros with Ireland).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Elbaum explains why being a producer is not the glamorous life it’s made out to be, and how co-productions help smaller countries create thriving film scenes while allowing filmmakers to make more ambitious movies on limited budgets.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She also discusses the headaches that come with co-producing, and how the declining popularity of European cinema amongst North American audiences has changed her job.</span></p>