7. 7. 2015 / 10:00 / Barrandov Studio’s Villa / Krále Jiřího 9
BY A SHARP KNIFE / Ostrým nožom
Director: Teodor Kuhn
Scriptwriter: Jakub Medvecký, Teodor Kuhn
Production: Madness Production / Jakub Viktorín (SK)
THE DISCIPLE / Posol
Director: Ivan Ostrochovský
Scriptwriters: Marek Leščák, Ivan Ostrochovský
Production: Punkchart films / Ivan Ostrochovský (SK)
www.punkchart.sk
SCHENGENSTORY / SchengenStory
Director: Peter Bebjak
Scriptwriter: Peter Balko
Production: Wandal Production / Wanda Adamík Hrycová (SK)
www.wandal.sk
EXPERTS:
Katriel Shory, Israeli Film Fund (IL)
Christoph Thoke, Mogador Film (DE)
Tiina Trapp, EAVE (LU)
Tassilo Hallbauer, BETA Cinema (DE)
Angeliki Vergou, CROSSROADS / MFF Thessaloniki (GR)
Angeliki Vergou
Angeliki Vergou has worked at the Thessaloniki IFF since 2001: first at Program and Foreign Press department, later at Agora Industry department. Since 2008, Angeliki has been coordinating the Crossroads Co-production Forum as well as the Agora Works in Progress, the Doc Market and the Docs in Progress since 2010. She was also a part of the Balkan Script Development Fund team (2003-2010).
She has been reading and evaluating scripts for a number of years now and is always on the look out for talented writers, directors and creative producers. Her aim is to support and promote the projects that are selected in Thessaloniki’s industry events as well as Greek films in general.
Crossroads Co-production Forum
Crossroads supports feature film projects produced or co-produced by Mediterranean and Balkan regions and the Visegrad countries, or contain story elements based in this region. The producers get a chance to meet new network of financiers, co-producers and leading industry specialists. The program is varied and provides the opportunity to meet, formally and informally, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents, festival programmes and consultants.
Christoph Thoke
Christoph Thoke is a German film producer. His films reached 700 festival selections
and won 150 awards.He has been working with highly acclaimed directors such as
three-time Cannes winner Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and two-times Cannes winner Bruno Dumont, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Rachid Bouchareb.Having started as a studio exec at German major Bavaria Film, at Taunus Film, Wiesbaden and at postproduction giant Cine Media Film, Christoph began to produce through his own Thoke + Moebius Film. In 2007 he launched Mogador Film (Berlin, Frankfurt, Mainz) where he is currently producing and financing for the local and international market.He is a key person to talk about international production, co-production and packaging, co-financing, international distribution and legal issues.
Mogador Film
The German production company Mogador Film was founded in 2007 by Christoph Thoke. His films were officially selected for main competition in Cannes, Venice and Berlin. Christoph’s line-up comprises 22 titles of which seven garnered US distribution. So far, he has been producing with partners in 24 countries. Two of his films won prizes in Cannes: Lorna’s Silence for Best Script and Tropical Malady for Jury Award.
Katriel Schory
Studied at the New York University Film School and returned to Israel in 1973 to join as the Head of Productions of Kastel Films, Jerusalem, at that time the leading production company in Israel. In 1984, he formed his own company BELFILMS LTD and produced over 130 films including award winning feature films, documentaries, T.V. dramas and international co-productions. In 1999 he accepted the position of the executive director of the Israel Film Fund. In this position he has authorized the supported the production of more than 230 new Israeli feature films. He has been engaged in voluntary public activities: Chairman of Israel’s Film and Television Producers’ Association (1989–1994), a Member of the National Committee for the advancement of original and local Film productions (1989 -1999).
Since 1985 he lectures at the Tel Aviv University - Department of Film and television.
The Israel Film Fund
The Israel Film Fund was established in 1979 as an NGO supported by public funding.
The Fund facilitates the production of full length Feature Films produced by Israeli Production companies, and supports and promotes e their marketing and distribution in Israel and Worldwide. The fund is proud to have supported more than 400 full feature films, many of which have become milestones of Israeli cultural Heritage.
Kristina Trapp
Kristina Trapp has worked in the film industry in Germany, France, Belgium and Luxembourg since 1999 – amongst others at the German regional film fund MFG-Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg, as free-lance producer for ARTE, heading the Film Commission Strasbourg and with the European training programme Masterclass Ludwigsburg / Paris. She joined EAVE in 2004 as Programme Manager. In 2007, she became Deputy Chief Executive and was appointed Chief Executive in 2009. Kristina has been closely working with several European festivals and production companies in her career. She has been matchmaker at the Berlinale Co-Production Market for the last few years. She was part of the documentary commission of the French regional fund Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and is member of the European Film Academy as well as jury member of the WHEN EAST MEETS WEST co-production market of the Trieste film festival.
EAVE – Training – Development – Networking
EAVE is one of the leading training and development providers for producers in Europe. Apart from our well known Producers Workshop, EAVE offers additional courses such as EAVE+, the Marketing Workshop, as well as international workshop programmes with Latin America (PUENTES), Asia (TIES THAT BIND), the Middle East, Russia and other post Soviet countries (B’EST) as well as other tailor made professional development programmes (EAVE ON DEMAND).
Tassilo Hallbauer
After his studies in Berlin, Rome, Ludwigsburg and Paris Tassilo worked as a 1st AD and line producer on several productions across Europe. In 2008 he founded and managed the production company Colorstorm Films in Berlin. Within three years he produced more than 30 documentaries, video clips, image films and commercials. In 2011 he joined the international sales agent Beta Cinema. Since then he is responsible for sales and acquisitions in Scandinavia, Benelux, Eastern Europe, Russia, Latin America, Asia and Africa. Prime examples of his acquisitions are the Berlinale 2012 competition title MERCY by Michael Glasner and the Berlinale 2013 Golden Bear winner Child’s Pose by Calin Peter Netzer.
Beta Cinema
World sales and co-financing company Beta Cinema is a "boutique-operation" for quality feature films that combine commercial viability with artistic integrity. Prime examples are Oscar nominations and winners like The Lives Of Others, Downfall, The Conterfeiters, Il Divo, Mongol and In Darkness.
ORGANIZERS
Czech Film Center, Slovak Film Institute, Karlovy Vary IFF in collaboration with Barrandov Studios and MIDPOINT: Central European Script Center
published: 24.06.2015
updated: 30.06.2015