Filmkontakt Nord welcomes you to:
International Market Talks & Professional Meetings
Dates: Sunday the 28th - Tuesday the 30th of September
Venue: Clarion Hotel Temperance, Engelbrektsgatan 16, Malmö
As a new initiative at Nordisk Panorama Market directed at filmmakers who want to keep in touch with the latest trends at the international market, FkN launches a series of market talks and professional meetings that bring some of the key players and key issues of today's short and documentary film market into focus. Don't miss this opportunity to get to know who is who, who does what, and how to do it right yourself!
The International Doc Market
Date: Sunday the 28th of September
Time: 3PM-4PM (15.00-16.00)
Get an introduction to the international documentary market from the people who know it like the back of their hands - the sales agents! Presenting three European sales agents specialised in high quality creative documentaries.
Speakers: Esther van Messel, First Hand Films (Switzerland), Susanne Guggenberger, Autlook Filmsales (Austria) & Sirkka Möller, Deckert Distribution (Germany)
Who's Who? - Who Buys What?
Date: Sunday the 28th of September
Time: 4PM-5PM (16:00 - 17:00)
An introduction to the structure and documentary profile of two European public service broadcasters - ARTE France and VPRO, The Netherlands. Meet the buyers and find out what they are looking for.
Speakers: Anne Charbonnel, Documentary Acquisitions, ARTE (France) & Nathalie Windhorst, Head of Documentary Acquisitions, VPRO (The Netherlands).
American Co-production
Date: Sunday the 28th of September
Time: 5PM - 6PM (17:00 - 18:00)
A discussion on U.S. co-productions and how to break into the U.S. market. ITVS's Cynthia Kane and Kudos Family distribution representative Klara Grunning-Harris will talk about co-production in the US from a funding, editorial, contracting and distribution perspective: who to work with, and why.
Speakers: Cynthia Kane, Program Manager, ITVS International (USA) & Klara Grunning-Harris, Vice President, Kudos Family (Norway)
The International Short Film Market
Date: Monday the 29th of September
Time: 3PM-4PM (15:00 - 16:00)
Get a clearer picture of the global commercial market for short films. Where is the market? What are the trends? Who are the buyers and what kind of shorts do they like? Get wiser when this panel of experienced sales agents share their knowledge.
Speakers: Ivo de Sanctis, Village srl (Italy), Sydney Neter, SND Films (The Netherlands) & Philippe Bober, Coproduction Office (France)
Who's Who? - Who Buys What?
Date: Monday the 29th of September
Time: 4PM-5PM (16:00 - 17:00)
An introduction to the short film profile of two different pay tv channels - Canal+ France and Movieola in Canada, the latter showing short films 24/7. Meet the buyers and find out what they are looking for.
Speakers: Claire Rayers, Buyer Short Films, Canal+ (France), Romen Podzyhun, President/CEO, Channel Zero Inc (Canada)
Spotlight Shorts International
Date: Monday the 29th of September
Time: 5PM-6PM (17.00-18.00)
Meet one of the key players in the short film market. As co-head of global acquisitions at Shorts International, Linda Olszewski acquires and leads SHORTS on iTunes USA, UK & Canada, and acquires films for ShortsTV, BT-VISION, JOOST & global television, new media and airline clients. Learn what kind of films she's looking for and how iTunes and ShortsTV compare with other media in revenue and visibility.
Speakers: Linda Olszewski, Co-Head of Global Acquisitions, Shorts International (UK)
Spotlight Against Gravity
Date: Tuesday the 30th of September
Time: 3PM-4PM (15:00 - 16:00)
The combined efforts of the distribution company Against Gravity and feature documentary festival Planet Doc Review have opened the Polish market to international documentaries. Meet CEO and Festival Director Artur Liebhart and learn more about how he made it happen through an array of distribution initiatives.
Speaker: Artur Liebhart, CEO/Festival Director, Against Gravity/Planet Doc Review (Poland)