6 month Paid Internship
According to availability
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. Further operations include on-site cinemas, gastronomy, production and distribution of visual art, and restorations of milestones in film history.
Film producer Philippe Bober is the founder of the companies and has produced over forty films to date with the majority of these having been selected to screen in Competition in Cannes, Venice or Berlin. They received major prizes, most notably the Venice Golden Lion for Roy Andersson’s A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE in 2014 and two Palme d’Ors for Ruben Östlund’s THE SQUARE in 2017 and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS in 2022. 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 connecting its know-how in these fields in cultural spaces combining a two-screen arthouse cinema, an art gallery, ambitious restaurants and a wine bar, located in Berlin’s city center in iconic listed buildings.
We are looking for a globally minded and result-oriented colleague, with organisational skills and an avid interest in culture, to complete our team of thirty people working in a dynamic and international environment. Starting as an intern, with the potential of a full-time position, you will assist our team and our founder Philippe Bober.
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, proactive, 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
Contributing to developing the concept of the art space
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
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.
