BEYOND BORDERS - WARSZTATY DLA PRODUCENTÓW (szczególnie zainteresowanych współpracą z rynkiem afrykańskim)


Podczas tygodniowych zajęć uczestnicy programu zapoznają się z następującymi zagadnieniami:
kreatywna produkcja i postprodukcja filmowa,
systemy finansowania filmów w Europie i Afryce,
rola pitchingu
sposoby dystrybucji i promocji kinematografii pomiędzy krajami afrykańskimi i europejskimi.

Warsztaty te współorganizowane są przez Huston School of Film & Digital Media (Galway, Irlandia ) i Sud Ecriture (Tunis). Inicjatywa ta wspierana jest przez MEDIA International i EAVE (European Audio Visual Entrepreneurs - Luksemburg), a także Imagine Film Training Institute (Burkina Faso) i CNC (Centre National de la Cinématographie - Francja).

Więcej informacji na stronie organizatorów warsztatów: www.beyondborders-training.net

 
DODATKOWE INFORMCJE:

Beyond Borders

It aims to support participants in developing a better understanding of a fast-changing market, strengthening the long-term production structures in their countries, creating new opportunities for exchange between European and African professionals as well as highlighting the role of international co-production.

Approche

The main objectives of the programme are:

  • To develop and strengthen the practice of creative producing.
  • To set up a network of independent operators and encourage the co-production and circulation of European and African films in each other’s territories.
  • To familiarise producers with the legal framework of co-production of films between Europe and Africa.
  • To support cultural diversity through connecting production and distribution in Europe and developing countries.
  • To support exploitation of new digital technologies to initiate low budget production in both European and developing countries.

The objectives are implemented through intensive training with experienced professionals, lecturers, utilizing case studies and one-to-one sessions during the workshop as well as online consultancy.

The original and innovative scope and shape of this proposal offers creative producer training to Europeans and Africans on an equal footing – this is a productive basis for exchange and for the development of networks of creative producers around the world.

Selection

Ten producers, five from Europe and five from Africa, who are developing feature film projects (fiction or documentary), will be selected on the basis of an objective assessment of their project proposals and their profiles with regard to geographical and cultural balance.

Tunisian Workshop

The workshop will take place during 2010 with an extensive session in Tunisia in June. Project support and training in all areas is undertaken by practitioners and international experts, both from the north and the south.
The workshop is focused on :

  • Creative Producing
    Better understanding of the weaknesses and strengths of their scripts and expectations of the audiences from different parts of the world (we will examine important differences of perception between European and southern audiences) as well as market trends.
  • Budgeting, Finance and Post-production
    Systems of finance and co-production. Legal aspects. Rights and negotiation. Understanding and management of contracts in relation to knowledge of international legislation with cases from specific countries most likely to become co-production partners.
  • Key Aspects of the Aesthetic Value involved in Production and Post-production
    Music, photography, sound, acting, editing and mixing, as well as the technical and business operations involved at this stage of the production process are crucial.
  • Role of the ‘pitch’
    In developing and marketing projects.
  • Distribution, Exhibition, Marketing and Promotion
    It is critical that the target groups/participants think through marketing from the earliest stage of a project and fully understand the realities of the international, regional and local markets.

We will strive to combine the integrated approach of creative and business elements of production. This holistic approach is crucial to a better exchange between film-makers and audiences from different countries.

Target group

Experienced and successful feature film producers from Africa (including the Maghreb) and Europe wishing to work on an international scale and to create long-term creative and business networks.

Interested producers should apply with a feature film project or a creative documentary in development stage.

Project criteria

  • Feature-length fiction film or feature-length creative documentary.
  • Producers must have produced at least one short film or a documentary.
  • Producers must have acquired rights to the script.
  • Script available in English or French for the workshop.

Participation fees & conditions :

Each participant will be offered 7 to 9 nights of accommodation (full board including meals). 

Participants will be asked to contribute up to 50% of their travel fares.

Required documents for online submission

  • Completed submission form
  • Synopsis (1 to 2 pages)
  • Author’s statement of intent
  • Producer’s statement of intent
  • Technical information of the project
  • Fully developed feature-length Script
  • CV of the producer
  • CV of the author / Director
  • Right acquisition Contract or agreement with the author/director

All documents have to be sent in English or in French.The working languages of the workshop will be English and French.