We are delighted to announce that in a week the TIES THAT BIND Asia – Europe Producers Workshop will kick-off in Udine!
The ten selected producers, 5 from Asia – Philippines, Singapore, Japan, China and Thailand – and 5 from Europe – Belgium, France, Germany, Finland and the Netherlands – will meet for the first workshop in Udine (Italy) during the Udine Far East Film Festival from April 22-26, 2013.
The 10 selected producers will work on the development of their projects under the guidance of top industry professionals from both continents.
- Linda Beath, Ideal Filmworks Italia, Italy
- Christophe Bruncher, Ici et Là Productions, France
- Clare Downs, Script Consultant, United Kingdom
- Roger Garcia, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong
- Elise Jalladeau, Charivari Films, France
- Sibylle Kurz, Pitching and Communication Skills, Germany
- Albert Lee, Emperor Motion Pictures, Hong Kong
- Mathew Scott, Cool Hand Media, Hong Kong
- Silvia Simonutti, Wild Bunch, France
- Nathalie Streiff, Institut Français, France
- Lorna Tee, October Pictures, Hong Kong
- Marie-Pierre Vallé, Wild Bunch, France
- Álvaro Vega, Doblesentido, Spain
At workshop 1, various plenary sessions will address key issues of project development and company management in Europe and Asia.
Linda Beath will dedicate her session to presenting financing landscape in Europe and Lorna Tee will analyse the financing landscape in Asia. Clare Downs will elaborate on strategies for script development and also give a film analysis on Oldboy by Chan-wook Park. Sibylle Kurz will introduce the principles of pitching. Silvia Simonutti and Marie-Pierre Vallé will elaborate on world sales and the state of the Asian market. Álvaro Vega will give an introduction into marketing strategies for producers. Mathew Scott will interview Roger Garcia focusing on independent cinema and the festival circuit. Mathew Scott will also interview Albert Lee regarding the greater China market. Nathalie Streiff will present the French World Cinema Fund “Aide aux Cinémas du Monde”.
All experts will also have individual meetings with the participants for further discussions on topics they had previously addressed in their plenary sessions. During the individual meetings they will address more specific issues related to the participants’ projects.
Daily group work sessions will be at the core of the workshop. The participants will work in one group in which they will discuss and analyse each other’s projects under the guidance of their group leader Elise Jalladeau and Ties that Bind Head of Studies Christophe Bruncher.
In addition, a special training day for producers, directors and authors from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region will be organized. Two Ties that Bind experts, Clare Downs and Sibylle Kurz, will elaborate on script development and pitching strategies. These sessions will be followed by a networking event between the representatives of the regional film industry and the Ties that Bind participants.
The following producers were selected for TIES THAT BIND 2013:
- Bianca Balbuena, Epicmedia, Philippines; project: The Sigbin Chronicles, director: Joanna Vasquez Arong
- Aurélien Bodinaux, Neon Rouge Production, Belgium; project: The River of Cloud, director: Haolun Shu
- Jeremy Chua, Akanga Film Asia, Singapore; project: A Yellow Bird, director: K. Rajagopal
- Shoko Hirano, TEP/white tree productions, Japan; project: Fat Chance, director: Shoko Kashiwagi
- Lihong Kong, All Ways Pictures, China; project: The Story of Mr. Zhang – Betrayal, director: Jiongjiong Qiu
- Vanna-Pond Noigasame, Extra Virgin, Thailand; project: Malaria & Mosquitoes, director: Towira Pimpaka
- Judith Nora, Silex Films, France; project: Dog Days, director: Jordan Schiele
- Merja Ritola, Periferia Productions, Finland; project: Kyoto Girls, director: Matti Kinnunen
- Reinette van de Stadt, Trueworks, The Netherlands; project: Hong Kong Sister, director: Yan Ting Yuen
- Niko von Glasow, Palladio Film, Germany; project: Girl from Tibet, director: Niko von Glasow
The second TIES THAT BIND workshop will take place Busan (South Korea) during the Busan International Film Festival in parallel to the Asian Project Market from October 7-10, 2013.
During the two workshops the selected participants will work together with top level experts from both continents on script development, co-production between Asia and Europe, financing in the two regions, legal aspects of co-production, marketing, pitching and promotion, and meet with decision makers during both sessions.
TIES THAT BIND is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival/Asian Film Market/Asian Project Market, and supported by MEDIA Mundus.
