CINEFILER

Leontine Petit

Born
December 31, 1963
Leontine Petit is founder and CEO/Producer of Lemming Film, with offices in Amsterdam and Berlin. Since 1995, Lemming Film has successfully co-produced 54 feature films and 14 high end drama series in Europe and beyond. Their projects are sold to many countries around the world and have won various national and international awards. Before working in film production, Leontine studied at the University of Amsterdam where she earned her Master's degree in Philosophy. She graduated from EAVE and is a member of the ACE Network. She was named "Producer on the Move" by European Film Promotion (2006). In 2014 she participated at EAVE+. She first participated in the Inside Pictures workshop in 2017. Today she teaches at various media programs and until 2020 she was also the President of 'Bridging the Dragon', an association that is connecting European and Chinese filmmakers. Leontine is a passionate advocate of helping independent films cross boundaries and connect with international audiences. She won the prestigious Eurimages Co-production Award during the European Film Awards in 2016. Amongst others, her most recent (co-)productions include PLEASURE by Ninja Thyberg (Sweden, 2020), DO NOT HESITATE by Shariff Korver (Netherlands, 2020), HOME by Franka Potente (Germany, 2020), DEAD AND BEAUTIFUL by David Verbeek (Netherlands, 2020), BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ by Burhan Qurbani (Germany, 2020), THE HEIRS OF THE NIGHT by Diederik van Rooijen (drama series, Netherlands, 2020), MONOS by Alejandro Landes (Colombia, 2019), FENIX by Shariff Korver (drama series, Netherlands, 2018), ZAMA by Lucrecia Martel (Argentina, 2017), MY GIRAFFE by Barbara Bredero (Netherlands, 2017) and THE LOBSTER by Yorgos Lanthimos (Greece, 2015).
Known For
The Lobster
(2015)
Co-Producer
Pleasure
(2021)
Co-Producer
Lost in the Night
(2023)
Co-Producer
Blind
(2014)
Co-Producer
Schnitzel Paradise
(2005)
Producer
Boy 7
(2016)
Producer
My Giraffe
(2017)
Co-Producer and Producer
Khadak
(2006)
Producer
The Path
(2022)
Co-Producer
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