HF Productions
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{{Infobox company
| name = HFP
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| industry = Film production
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2017||}} in Copenhagen, Denmark
| founder = Henrik Friis de Magalhães e Meneses
| hq_location_city = Athens, Greece
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| key_people = Benn Wiebe (Head of Production)
| website = {{URL|https://www.hf-productions.net/}}
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HFP is a pioneer organization that runs Film Festivals and other events showcasing and championing ideas of diversity. Through global series of Film Festivals that spread over 13 countries, HFP opens the path to voices with a compelling story to share. Arctic Film Festival is one of the festivals organized by HFP.
History and work
Filmmaker Henrik Friis de Magalhães e Meneses founded the production company HFP in 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with other offices in Jakarta, and New York City.{{cite web |title=ACT4SDGs - Partner - HF Productions |url=https://act4sdgs.org/partner/hfproductions |accessdate=21 October 2019 |website=act4sdgs.org}}{{cite news |last1=Ahmadi |first1=Qais |title=Henrik Friis - The 25-Year Old Behind A Million Dollar Enterprise HF Productions |url=https://mytrendingstories.com/article/henrik-friis-the-25-year-old-behind-a-million-dollar-enterprise-hf-productions/ |accessdate=21 October 2019 |work=My trending stories |date=26 September 2019}} He and the company's head of production Benn Wiebe have also executive produced documentaries including, Women of the Gulag, which was shortlisted for the 91st Academy Awards.{{cite news |title=How 25-Year-Old Henrik Friis Runs a Million-Dollar Enterprise HF Production |url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/262522412/how-25-year-old-henrik-friis-runs-a-million-dollar-enterprise-hf-production |accessdate=21 October 2019 |work=Big News Network.com |date=24 September 2019 |language=en}} HFP is currently co-producing a documentary film, An Elephant in the Room along with director Katrine Philp and producer Katrine Sahlstrøm.
The company organizes a global event series of film festivals and currently runs 25 festivals around the world. In 2018, the company started an annual held film festival Rome Independent Cinema Festival to promote the independent cinema and filmmakers in Italy.{{cite web |title=Rome Independent Cinema Festival |url=https://filmfreeway.com/RomeIndependentCinemaFestival |website=FilmFreeway |accessdate=26 October 2019 |language=en}} In 2019, along with the partnership of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), HFP organized Arctic Film Festival, the northernmost film festival in the world.{{cn|date=March 2024}} Filmmakers from all around the world submitted their films and winners were given awards during the ceremony held in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
Film festivals
Film festivals established and organized by HFP are:
- Rome Independent Cinema Festival
- Arctic Film Festival
- Santorini Film Festival
Filmography
- Women of the Gulag (2018)
- An Elephant in the Room (filming)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.hf-productions.net/|HFP's official website}}
Category:Film production companies of Denmark
Category:Mass media companies based in Copenhagen
Category:Non-theatrical film production companies
Category:Documentary film production companies