GERMAN-SPEAKING BUSINESS AFFAIRS INTERN

Business sector: Film industry, High End Gastronomy
Location: Berlin
Paid Internship: 1000 - 1200€ brutto / month (est. netto 950 € / month)
Start date: according to availability

6 Month Paid Internship with possible further employment

Coproduction Office is looking forward to welcome a

German-speaking Business Affairs Intern

who is globally minded, result-oriented, with organizational skills, and have an interest in art-house cinema, to complete our team of ten people working in our offices in Paris and Berlin 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. We are looking for a globally minded colleague, who has organizational skills, is result-oriented and has an interest in art-house cinema, to assist our founder and complete our team of 12 people, working in a dynamic and international environment.

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-two films to date (including SUZHOU RIVER by Lou Ye). 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 2022 for THE SQUARE and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund.

Coproduction Office's international sales division distributes a catalogue composed of films produced by Philippe Bober as well as acquired titles and restored classics, including Roberto Rossellini’s key films. The catalogue is unique for its artistic strength, with films that have an individual and distinctive cinematic language, and often daring content.

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. Coproduction Office is now connecting its know-how in both fields in a unique project: a premium cultural space combining a four-screen arthouse cinema, an exhibition venue, ambitious restaurants and a wine bar, located in Berlin’s city centre in an iconic listed building.


*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 assist our founder Philippe Bober and the company CFO Riccardo Molteni with the development of our activities (cinematography, gastronomy and real estate) with:

Interact with all the departments of Coproduction Office and facilitate the administrative processes
Participate in the accounting of the companies and be the point of contact with the accounting cabinet, tax advisors, banks, governmental institutions, etc
Assist in the management of the real estate patrimony
Participate in the budgeting and reporting tasks related to film production and gastronomy
Schedule (and occasionally attend) meetings with international partners of various fields (cinema – both clients, suppliers and partners at executive levels -, Food & Beverage business, Architecture business, financiers, and more)
Prepare and follow up for meetings: logistics, recording, transcriptions, to do lists and coordination and implementation of the follow up.
Assist with Philippe Bober’s correspondence and logistics
Participate (not mandatory) to test screenings of our films
YOU ARE:

A native German speaker with an excellent command of English and possible Italian or French (written and spoken)
A perfectionist, with attention to detail and meeting deadlines
Passionate of cinema and gastronomy
Professional in every circumstance
Both analytical and synthetical
Flexible with a proactive skill set
Eloquent and have social skills, are capable of interacting with professionals in different sectors: film industry, public sector, artists
Proficient in writing memorandums
Proficient with Excel (and, if possible, with project management tools)
Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces
A To Do Lists lover
Able to demonstrate previous experience, or interest in project management, accounting, business administration, finance, legal, organization of complex meetings, and in the film industry / architecture / gastronomy
YOU WILL:

Gain an oversight on different aspects of the company, including sales, partnerships, finance, gastronomy and film production
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.)