Past SPRINT 2024

With 25+ years in European co-productions, Mark has raised over €30M for 400+ projects and has co-produced the Oscar-winning Another Round and major projects like The Kingdom Exodus, Monster Loving Maniacs, and Vinterberg’s climate drama Families Like Ours. He is the founder of the fundraising firm the-bigger-picture.eu

Olympe holds a Master’s degree in Management from ESCP Business School, where she specialized in Investment Banking. She is now studying Film Production at La Fémis. She has produced several student films and completed internships in independent French film production companies.

Founder and longtime manager of art-house cinema Elektriteater in Tartu, Estonia. Now developing Kinola, a ticketing software company supporting small and independent cinemas.

Anssi Rimpelä is an award-winning Finnish TV producer, format creator, and media entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. He has produced and directed some of Finland’s biggest television hits, including Vain elämää, Maajussille morsian, and Farmi, and has introduced global formats such as Idols, Got Talent, and X Factor to the Finnish market. As founder of UpToLevel Media Finland Oy, Rimpelä specializes in creating original formats, branded content, and AI-assisted production tools for international markets.

In the immersive tech field since 2016 (Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and 360 video), Anaïs is cofounder and president of French Touch Factory and project manager for the Creative Europe project ITHACA. Also an active member of Euromersive, the European federation of immersive technology professionnals.

Passionate about music and technology, François is self-taught in the use of audiovisual software. After working as general delegate in various federations, including the French federation for disabled people, François turned to Virtual Reality, started creating applications and 360 video content and eventually cofounded French Touch Factory in 2018.