Avant Première Music + Media Market 2025

15–19 Feb 2025 | Berlin, Germany

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Thomas Freundlich

CEO & Creative Lead

Lumikinos Production

Kotka, Finland

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Head of Lumikinos Production, an indie production company from Finland specializing in dance productions and documentary work.

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Lumikinos Production is an independent production company specialized in the performing arts and Finland’s leading provider of high-quality motion imaging for dance. The company provides performance captures, short film, documentary and promo video production, as well as projection design for live productions. We combine long experience in the specific requirements of filming dance with the highest quality of visual and technical execution. Thomas Freundlich is an internationally acclaimed dance filmmaker and one of Finland’s most awarded short film directors. Coming to filmmaking from a career as choreographer and dancer, his work ranges from dance shorts, documentary work and multi-camera production to music videos and projection design for the stage. He has directed and/or shot hundreds of live performance captures, trailers and promo videos for dance, opera and theatre companies and orchestras. Thomas Freundlich’s documentary, short film and performance capture work has been seen at over 350 festivals worldwide as well as on broadcast channels worldwide. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Freundlich was the co-artistic director of Finland’s Loikka dance film festival. His dance short films include Cold Storage (2016), which has, to date, received 44 awards and over 300 festival selections. From 2017 to 2019, Cold Storage was the most widely screened Finnish short film of any genre at festivals worldwide.
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Speaker sessions (2)

Sunday, 16 February 2025

13:30 - 15:00

Avant Première Screening Block 2

Format:In-personLocation:Screening Hall

The Avant Première Screenings are the centrepiece of Avant Première Music + Media Market, offering exclusive previews to the latest music + dance films from top-tier producers worldwide.

Tuesday, 18 February 2025

16:00 - 16:15

Presentation: IMZ Academy in Helsinki

Format:In-personLocation:Screening Hall 1Track:Presentation

This presentation introduces the IMZ Academy Workshop 2025, an opportunity for directors, filmmakers, and digital production teams in the performing arts and media industries.