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6 Month Paid Internship

Or Apprenticeship (Duration to be discussed)

Finance and Accounting Intern

By: Coproduction Office
Business sector: Film Industry (International Sales Agency and Production)
Remuneration:
Internship: 1200€ / month before taxes for internship
Apprenticeship: Legal remuneration for apprenticeship
Place: Paris
Duration:
Internship: 6 months, full time
Apprenticeship: To be discussed
Start date: According to availability

We are looking for a globally minded colleague, who has organizational skills, is result-oriented and has an interest in art-house cinema, to join our Paris-based finance team, working in a dynamic and international environment.

COMPANY PROFILE

Based in Paris and Berlin, Coproduction Office is an international distributor and producer of bold, award-winning films.

Coproduction Office’s CEO and founder Philippe Bober has worked with prominent ground-breaking directors* from early on in their careers and has produced thirty-three films to date. The majority of these films were selected for the main competitions in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, where they have received many major prizes, most notably the Venice Golden Lion in 2014 for Roy Andersson’s A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE, and the Palme d’Or in 2017 and in 2022 for THE SQUARE and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund. Coproduction Office’s international sales division distributes a catalog composed of films produced by Philippe Bober as well as acquired titles and restored classics, including Roberto Rossellini’s key films. The catalog is unique for its artistic strength, with films that have an individual and distinctive cinematic language, and often daring content.

*Lars von Trier, Roy Andersson, Ulrich Seidl, Jessica Hausner, Lou Ye, Kornél Mundruczó, Cristi Puiu, Michelangelo Frammartino, Carlos Reygadas, Ruben Östlund.

JOB OUTLINE:

You will work in Coproduction Office’s finance department in interaction with other departments (sales, production, festivals, marketing, deliverables) and participate to the following tasks:

Providing support in day-to-day finance administration to ensure smooth departmental operations.
Conducting pre-accounting tasks, verifying external accounting entries to align with the company’s sales and production activities, with a particular emphasis on topics such as: film collection agencies and production credits.
Implementing a payment control procedure, streamlining non-bank transfer expenses among colleagues, retrieving invoices and receipts, thereby minimizing information loss.
Maintaining up-to-date monitoring charts, including payables and receivables tracking, to facilitate effective financial oversight.
Assisting in applications for banks, credit institutions and public funds operating in the film sector and their financial deliverables.
Preparing detailed film costs reports for right holders and public funds.
YOU ARE:

Fluent in French, English, and German – with a minimum level of B2
Familiar with finance and/or accounting notions; relevant education is highly appreciated.
Comfortable with numbers and financial analyzes and proficient with Excel.
An innovative thinker who can think outside the box.
Both analytical and synthetic.
A perfectionist, with attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces.
A cinephile with a strong interest in discovering the industrial side of cinema.
YOU WANT:

Gain an oversight on different aspects of the company including finance, sales, marketing, and production as we are a small and flexible company.

Work in a multi-lingual environment, in a friendly and motivational atmosphere with engaged and international colleagues who bring commitment and camaraderie to their work
Obtain valuable experience from working with Philippe Bober on unique projects
We look forward to receiving your full application with a cover letter in English at staff@coproductionoffice.eu (NB Applications without cover letter will not be considered). Please also indicate where you saw this post.

Hallo liebe Kunstschaffende in Berlin,

für unseren Low-Budget Kurzfilm ‚PSYCHOSE‘ suchen wir für Mitte/Ende September*, für 2 Drehtage eine WG-Wohnung in Berlin zum Drehen.

Was wir bieten: Ein tolle, herzliche Crew aus Nachwuchskünstler*innen und Filmstudent*innen, der ihr während der Dreharbeiten über die Schultern schauen könnt, wenn ihr das möchtet, sowie Einblicke in Regie- und Schauspielführung.

Außerdem bieten wir für unsere Gastgeber*innen und die Crew täglich Catering an.

Was wir brauchen: Eine WG-Wohnung, im typischen Berliner Studi-Stil, unaufgeräumt, wild, rumstehende leere Bierflaschen und Chaos sogar erwünscht! Evtl. Poster, Bilder, oder rumhängende Tücher auch möglich!

In einzelnen Fällen brauchen wir die Möglichkeit, etwas wie z.B einen Tisch woanders hinzustellen, wobei wir alles in jedem Fall wieder zurückstellen und auch sauber (so wie es war) hinterlassen. Wir werden nicht 2 Tage durchdrehen, das heißt wir brauchen keine (!) Schlafplätze.

Wir brauchen die Möglichkeit für den Dreh in der Wohnung zu rauchen. Das bezieht sich aber nur auf die Rauchszenen, also nicht für die Crewmitglieder oder während irgendwelcher Raucherpausen.

Als Entschädigung zahlen wir 100,- Euro. 

Bei Interesse und weiteren Fragen meldet euch gerne mit ein paar Bildern von der Wohnung. Wir freuen uns super auf jegliche Unterstützung!

Kontakt: psych.ose.filmproduktion@gmail.com

*2 Tage zw. 16.09. – 29.09.24, nach Absprache

Berlin Scene LAB is a workshop for the new generation of creatives in film and theater, meeting up to connect and work on new material.

Every two to three weeks we meet up and work on scenes in German and English written by Berlin-based writers and directors. Our first meeting took place on July 7th at Chubbuck Studio Berlin and got great resonance from all participants.

If you’re interested in learning more about this, you can join our Whats App Community with over 170 members or find us on our newly created Instagram @berlin.scene.lab

Whats App: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KvAfR4srPQM5nJUzM2PGfw

You can also reach us at berlinscenelab@gmail.com

Can’t wait to hear from y‘all!

6 month Paid Internship
As soon as possible
Berlin
Coproduction Office is an international label that produces and sells bold and award-winning films.
Its sister company Briefmarken Weine is one of Berlin’s best wine bars, focusing on artisanal and
natural wines paired with authentic Italian bistro cuisine, also importing Italian “vin d’auteur” to
Germany. Film producer Philippe Bober is the founder of the companies and has produced forty
films to date with twelve of these having been selected to screen in Competition in Cannes, winning
two Golden Palms: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (2022) and THE SQUARE (2017) both by Ruben Östlund.
Philippe also produces video installations (WOMEN WITHOUT MEN by Shirin Neshat, ALBERI by
Michelangelo Frammartino) and works with visual artists Zapruder and Michelangelo Frammartino.
Coproduction Office is now connecting its know-how in these fields in a unique project: a premium
cultural space combining a three-screen arthouse cinema, an art gallery and multifunctional
exhibition venue, ambitious restaurants and a wine bar. Located in Berlin’s city center in an iconic
listed building, it is to open its doors to the public in 2025.
We are looking for a future colleague starting as an intern, with the potential of a full-time position
as a proactive coordinator for this pioneering interdisciplinary project. The working languages are
German and English, in which full working proficiency is required, further languages are beneficial, in
particular French and Italian.
You Are:
Cosmopolitan, pro-active, problem-solving, lateral thinking, culture, film- and/or wine-loving, and
have a positive working attitude and an eye for details. Organisational and analytical skills are
appreciated, as well as precision regarding timelines, grammar, numbers and spreadsheets. Your
background can be either in wine, food, architecture, civil engineering, cinema, the film industry, art,
real estate development, business administration, computer sciences, finance or marketing.
You may undertake and be responsible for one or several of the following duties:
● Communicating directly with external project coordinators, architects, construction
managers, specialist planners and others
● Coordinating financing applications, following-up with funds, financiers, projects and
clients.
● Coordinating tasks and deadlines, meetings with consultants and stakeholders
● Researching new suppliers and communicating with existing ones
● Analyzing processes and making suggestions on how to optimise them
● Assisting with the organization of events and pop exhibitions
● Contributing to developing the concept of the art space
● Compiling documents, in particular spreadsheets and presentations
The internship is full time, remunerated with 1000 – 1200€ brutto / month (est. netto 950 € / month)
and can lead to further employment.
Please send your application (including CV and cover letter) to: staffspl@coproductionoffice.eu.
Please also indicate where you saw this post. If shortlisted, interviews will take place either in Berlin,
Paris or on Skype. The position is based in Berlin (Mitte / Friedrichshain) and with a start date
according to availability.