FÓRUM 2012
FÓRUM is an event aimed at supporting the promotion, presentation, potential co-production, festival strategy and sales of Slovak films on the international market. FÓRUM 2012 will take place within 20th Art Film Fest IFF in Trenčianske Teplice, from June 19 to 22, 2012.
FÓRUM is intended for Slovak film producers, students and graduates of film production studies. The event provides a unique opportunity to participate in master classes, group trainings and individual consultations with internationally renowned experts. However, master classes are open to the accredited festival visitors, professional public, students and journalists as well.
Selected projects will take part at the PANEL of Upcoming Slovak Feature Films, the presentation of upcoming film projects. The presentation will be held on Friday, June 22nd, and it will be open also to the festival visitors, professionals, students and journalists.
LECTURERS OF FÓRUM 2012:
Tudor Giurgiu, Romania – director, producer, founder and director of Transilvania IFF
Olivier Van Bockstael, Austria – organizer of many international festivals, acquisition manager in EastWest Film Distribution
Stéphanie Roux, France – director of distribution companies Insomnia World Sales and Cosmopolis Distribution
Pamela Pianezza, France – film critic and journalist, member of FIPRESCI juries, programmer of La Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes IFF
Nikolaj Nikitin, Germany – delegate of the Berlinale IFF for Eastern Europe, co-founder of the Schnitt Magazine, member of FIPRESCI and the European Film Academy
Charlie Cockey, USA – co-programmer for the Berlin film festival “Around the World in 14 Films”, European Film Programmer for Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, musician
Tomáš Vaverka, Czech Republic – director, cinematographer, photographer and graphic designer, renowned creator of marketing campaigns and packaging of Czech and Foreign films, founder of the Vavfilm studio
Jean-Luc Ormières, France – independent producer, founder of the UniversCiné VoD platform
Ján Odzgan, Slovak republic – independent trainer and consultant in media communication and presentation skills
Marta Lamperová, Slovak republic – head of FAMU Production studies, lecturer and decision maker of many international programs for the film producers
PROGRAMME:
(open to the accredited festival visitors, professional public, students and journalists)
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Festival Hotel Pax, Trenčianske Teplice
Language: English
10:30 – 12:00 Master Class 1
topic: Opportunities for International Co-production of Low-budget Films
lecturer: Tudor Giurgiu (RO)
14:00 – 16:00 Master Class 2
topic: Cooperation between Producer and Sales Agent
lecturers: Olivier Van Bockstael (AT), Stéphanie Roux (FR), Marta Lamperová (SK)
16:30 – 18:30 Master Class 3
topic: Easterneuropean Films and Their Path to International Festivals
lecturers: Pamela Pianezza (FR), Nikolaj Nikitin (DE), Charlie Cockey (USA)
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
Spa Hall, Trenčianske Teplice
Language: Slovak with interpreting for international guests
10:30 – 12:30 PANEL of Upcoming Slovak Feature Films
Organizers:
Character Film Development Association
www.character-fda.eu / character(at)character-fda.eu
Slovak Film Institute
www.sfu.sk, www.aic.sk / sfu(at)sfu.sk
Partners:
Art Film Fest
www.artfilmfest.sk / info(at)artfilmfest.sk
MEDIA Desk Slovakia
www.mediadesk.sk / info(at)mediadesk.sk
Embassy of the USA in the Slovak Republic
slovakia.usembassy.gov / consulbratislava(at)state.gov
The event is organized with the financial support of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund:
www.avf.sk / sekretariat(at)avf.sk