Co-producing with the Baltics

Christine Haupt works as a Funding Executive at FFF Bavaria, specialized in Young Talents, Feature Documentaries and Low Budget Feature Films since 2023. Christine worked in several functions for different broadcaster as well as line producer and producer for European co-productions. Her portfolio includes documentaries in different formats, fiction feature films as well as animation films. She was a jury member of the BKM shortfilm funding from 2016 - 2022 and is a member of the European Film Academy.

Marianna Kaat is an award-winning filmmaker and producer based in Tallinn, Estonia, with over two decades in the industry. She is the founder of Baltic Film Production (BFP), an independent production company specializing in internationally recognized documentaries. Her notable works include "The Last Relic" (2023), "Life of Ivanna" (2021), "Close Relations" (2016), "Pit No 8" (2010)—all celebrated on the global festival circuit and won numerous awards. Beyond filmmaking, Kaat is an Associate Professor at Tallinn University’s Baltic Film, Media, and Arts School and curates the Doc@PÖFF International Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Her contributions have earned her the Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award, a European Trailblazer title at MIPDOC Cannes, and multiple international festival awards.