31 doc projects took part in VdR-Industry.
Visions du Réel has unveiled the winning documentary projects that took part in its annual industry programme.
Headed for the first time by Sophie Bourdon, VdR-Industry hosted 1,600 professionals from nearly 80 countries, a similar number to the record 2022 edition. The programme comprised 31 documentary projects from 32 countries.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The vision sud est Jury award, worth Chf 10,000 in cash, for the best project from the South or from Eastern Europe (excluding EU members) went to The Days I Would Like to Forget, an observational doc about the Russia and Ukraine conflict,...
Visions du Réel has unveiled the winning documentary projects that took part in its annual industry programme.
Headed for the first time by Sophie Bourdon, VdR-Industry hosted 1,600 professionals from nearly 80 countries, a similar number to the record 2022 edition. The programme comprised 31 documentary projects from 32 countries.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The vision sud est Jury award, worth Chf 10,000 in cash, for the best project from the South or from Eastern Europe (excluding EU members) went to The Days I Would Like to Forget, an observational doc about the Russia and Ukraine conflict,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
A group of Ukrainian filmmakers have won the top industry award at Swiss international documentary film festival Visions du Réel with their project “The Days I Would Like to Forget,” divided into three chapters, each of which will explore a different phenomenon of war.
Filmmakers Alina Gorlova, Maksym Nakonechnyi, Simon Mozgovyi and Yelizaveta Smith of independent Ukrainian production company Tabor were awarded the Vision du Sud Est prize, handed out to the best project from the South or Eastern Europe.
Running alongside Visions du Réel, the festival’s industry event brought together some 1,600 professionals from nearly 80 countries, in line with last year’s record numbers.
A total of 31 projects were presented in the key forums – VdR–Pitching, VdR–Work in Progress (Wip) and VdR–Rough Cut Lab, alongside the VdR–Development Lab – that run April 24 through April 27 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Representing her colleague filmmakers who are shooting in Ukraine, Gorlova...
Filmmakers Alina Gorlova, Maksym Nakonechnyi, Simon Mozgovyi and Yelizaveta Smith of independent Ukrainian production company Tabor were awarded the Vision du Sud Est prize, handed out to the best project from the South or Eastern Europe.
Running alongside Visions du Réel, the festival’s industry event brought together some 1,600 professionals from nearly 80 countries, in line with last year’s record numbers.
A total of 31 projects were presented in the key forums – VdR–Pitching, VdR–Work in Progress (Wip) and VdR–Rough Cut Lab, alongside the VdR–Development Lab – that run April 24 through April 27 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Representing her colleague filmmakers who are shooting in Ukraine, Gorlova...
- 4/26/2023
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel (VdR) has unveiled the lineup of its 54th edition, which features a broad panorama of both established names and newcomers from around the world.
The festival kicks off on April 21 with the world premiere of “Nightwatchers” by Juliette de Marcillac and runs through April 30. The event will screen a total of 163 films from 46 countries, with a 50-50 parity between female and male directors.
No fewer than 12 out of 14 films in the main International Competition and 13 out of 15 in the Burning Lights section, the festival sidebar dedicated to new documentary expression, are world premieres, bearing testimony to the fest’s reputation for setting the trend on the global doc scene.
“I am thrilled to see that Visions du Réel is confirming both its role as a trailblazer – there are 24 first feature length films whilst 82 of the films screened are world premieres – and strong ties...
The festival kicks off on April 21 with the world premiere of “Nightwatchers” by Juliette de Marcillac and runs through April 30. The event will screen a total of 163 films from 46 countries, with a 50-50 parity between female and male directors.
No fewer than 12 out of 14 films in the main International Competition and 13 out of 15 in the Burning Lights section, the festival sidebar dedicated to new documentary expression, are world premieres, bearing testimony to the fest’s reputation for setting the trend on the global doc scene.
“I am thrilled to see that Visions du Réel is confirming both its role as a trailblazer – there are 24 first feature length films whilst 82 of the films screened are world premieres – and strong ties...
- 3/28/2023
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Edition runs April 23-27.
Swiss documentary festival Visions du Réel has unveiled the industry projects to be pitched and presented at its 2023 edition, taking place April 23-27.
This year’s selection includes Latvian filmmaker Laila Pakalnina whose new project Cat On My Mind will participate in VdR-Pitching. Pakalnina’s Ausma (2015) and In The Mirror (2020) played in competition at the Blak Nights Tallinn International Film festival while her shorts have screened at Berlin and Cannes.
Also participating in VdR-Pitching is Italy-us filmmaker Mo Scarpelli with her new project Faith about two young girls who live together in an abandoned classroom. Her...
Swiss documentary festival Visions du Réel has unveiled the industry projects to be pitched and presented at its 2023 edition, taking place April 23-27.
This year’s selection includes Latvian filmmaker Laila Pakalnina whose new project Cat On My Mind will participate in VdR-Pitching. Pakalnina’s Ausma (2015) and In The Mirror (2020) played in competition at the Blak Nights Tallinn International Film festival while her shorts have screened at Berlin and Cannes.
Also participating in VdR-Pitching is Italy-us filmmaker Mo Scarpelli with her new project Faith about two young girls who live together in an abandoned classroom. Her...
- 3/10/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Following a vibrant 2022 edition in a three-year cycle dedicated to Latin America and the Caribbean which she oversaw in an interim capacity, Zsuzsi Bánkuti has been appointed the new head of Locarno’s Open Doors.
She replaces long-time Open Doors chief Sophie Bourdon, who stepped down earlier this year.
The key to this year’s Open Doors was its inspired choice of a focus on smaller territories in Latin America which are often home to first-class directors – one director this year, Dominican Yanillys Pérez scooped a Discovery Award at the Toronto Festival with her doc-feature “Jeffrey,” for example – but, apart from the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, lack robust state subsidy systems enabling producers to produce movies easily out of their own countries.
The obvious solution is international co-production. Tailor-made to advance this, Open Doors offers producers and directors networking opportunities and targeted training as well as a showcase for...
She replaces long-time Open Doors chief Sophie Bourdon, who stepped down earlier this year.
The key to this year’s Open Doors was its inspired choice of a focus on smaller territories in Latin America which are often home to first-class directors – one director this year, Dominican Yanillys Pérez scooped a Discovery Award at the Toronto Festival with her doc-feature “Jeffrey,” for example – but, apart from the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, lack robust state subsidy systems enabling producers to produce movies easily out of their own countries.
The obvious solution is international co-production. Tailor-made to advance this, Open Doors offers producers and directors networking opportunities and targeted training as well as a showcase for...
- 8/13/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Zsuzsi Bánkuti Appointed Head Of Locarno’s Open Doors
Zsuzsi Bánkuti has been appointed as the new head of the Locarno Film Festival’s project and talent incubator Open Doors. The 20-year industry initiative runs during the festival and supports filmmakers in regions where producing independent movies is particularly challenging. It has just entered a three-year cycle focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. Bánkuti oversaw the 2022 edition (August 5-9) in an interim capacity following the departure of long-time Open Doors head Sophie Bourdon earlier this year. “I am looking forward to discovering and developing new talents from this amazing and vibrant region and even more to do so in a festival that feels like home,” said Bánkuti. The industry veteran began her career as head of acquisitions for Cirko Film in Budapest in 2000, before heading to Germany’s The Match Factory in the same role in 2012. She first joined...
Zsuzsi Bánkuti has been appointed as the new head of the Locarno Film Festival’s project and talent incubator Open Doors. The 20-year industry initiative runs during the festival and supports filmmakers in regions where producing independent movies is particularly challenging. It has just entered a three-year cycle focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. Bánkuti oversaw the 2022 edition (August 5-9) in an interim capacity following the departure of long-time Open Doors head Sophie Bourdon earlier this year. “I am looking forward to discovering and developing new talents from this amazing and vibrant region and even more to do so in a festival that feels like home,” said Bánkuti. The industry veteran began her career as head of acquisitions for Cirko Film in Budapest in 2000, before heading to Germany’s The Match Factory in the same role in 2012. She first joined...
- 8/12/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Includes keynote with Good Chaos founder Mike Goodridge.
Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for CineLink Talks, the conference section of its industry programme CineLink Industry Days, which takes place from August 13-18.
This year’s edition of CineLink Talks will host 21 panels and 59 speakers, spanning masterclasses, debates and seminars on topics such as gender equality through to film and drama series financing.
The panels will discuss topics including distribution challenges, new funding strategies for social impact films, and producing and releasing short films. The latter features senior execs from Vimeo and WeTransfer.
Good Chaos founder Mike Goodridge, who...
Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for CineLink Talks, the conference section of its industry programme CineLink Industry Days, which takes place from August 13-18.
This year’s edition of CineLink Talks will host 21 panels and 59 speakers, spanning masterclasses, debates and seminars on topics such as gender equality through to film and drama series financing.
The panels will discuss topics including distribution challenges, new funding strategies for social impact films, and producing and releasing short films. The latter features senior execs from Vimeo and WeTransfer.
Good Chaos founder Mike Goodridge, who...
- 8/3/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Tizian Büchi ’s Like An Island won the 22,000 grand jury prize.
Tizian Büchi ’s Like An Island won the 22,000 grand jury prize of the international competition at Switzerland’s documentary film festival Visions du Réel on April 17. It is the first time a Swiss director has won the prize since 2013.
Chinese filmmaker Wenqian Zhang’s debut feature Long Journey Home was awarded the jury prize of the Burning Lights competition, winning a cash prize 11,000.
Additionally, Swiss-Japanese filmmaker Julie Sando secured a double win with the Zonta Prize for a film by a female filmmaker and the jury prize in the...
Tizian Büchi ’s Like An Island won the 22,000 grand jury prize of the international competition at Switzerland’s documentary film festival Visions du Réel on April 17. It is the first time a Swiss director has won the prize since 2013.
Chinese filmmaker Wenqian Zhang’s debut feature Long Journey Home was awarded the jury prize of the Burning Lights competition, winning a cash prize 11,000.
Additionally, Swiss-Japanese filmmaker Julie Sando secured a double win with the Zonta Prize for a film by a female filmmaker and the jury prize in the...
- 4/19/2022
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
Throughout the pandemic that has ravaged Central America, the region’s most prominent film event, the Panama International Film Festival (Iff Panama), has forged on virtually in its continued bid to bolster local projects and talent.
To mark its 10th anniversary this year, a smaller hybrid edition kicks off on Dec. 3 with “Plaza Catedral,” Panama’s submission to the Oscars, and wraps Dec. 5 with Michel Franco’s “Sundown,” starring Tim Roth, which competed for the Golden Lion at Venice.
“We couldn’t pass up celebrating our 10th anniversary, even if it were on a smaller scale this year,” said festival director Pituka Ortega Heilbron, who cites encouragement from the international and local industry as key reasons to push onward, notwithstanding the setbacks from the pandemic.
“We’re still very much in the mind of the industry, especially Central America,” she asserted, pointing out that two films spawned by the festival’s rough cuts sidebar,...
To mark its 10th anniversary this year, a smaller hybrid edition kicks off on Dec. 3 with “Plaza Catedral,” Panama’s submission to the Oscars, and wraps Dec. 5 with Michel Franco’s “Sundown,” starring Tim Roth, which competed for the Golden Lion at Venice.
“We couldn’t pass up celebrating our 10th anniversary, even if it were on a smaller scale this year,” said festival director Pituka Ortega Heilbron, who cites encouragement from the international and local industry as key reasons to push onward, notwithstanding the setbacks from the pandemic.
“We’re still very much in the mind of the industry, especially Central America,” she asserted, pointing out that two films spawned by the festival’s rough cuts sidebar,...
- 12/3/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
The latest edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors section, which highlights new projects and fresh voices from Asia, feels like a culmination in more ways than one.
After an entirely remote affair last time around, Open Doors is adopting a hybrid in-person and online approach this time around, welcoming more than half of the filmmakers and producers to the Swiss fest. The section is also entering the final year in its three-year focus on Southeast Asia and Mongolia specifically.
“This one is much more the result of the exploration of the region and the collaboration we have been building with talents over the last two and a half years,” explains Open Doors director Sophie Bourdon. “On the co-production side, it’s only first-time feature directors with one exception, but many of them have had shorts featured at the festival.”
Bourdon admits the last couple years have been difficult for Open Doors.
After an entirely remote affair last time around, Open Doors is adopting a hybrid in-person and online approach this time around, welcoming more than half of the filmmakers and producers to the Swiss fest. The section is also entering the final year in its three-year focus on Southeast Asia and Mongolia specifically.
“This one is much more the result of the exploration of the region and the collaboration we have been building with talents over the last two and a half years,” explains Open Doors director Sophie Bourdon. “On the co-production side, it’s only first-time feature directors with one exception, but many of them have had shorts featured at the festival.”
Bourdon admits the last couple years have been difficult for Open Doors.
- 8/4/2021
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Final session of three-year cycle will showcase ight projects and nine producers.
Thai director Sompot Chidgasornpongse, a long-time collaborator of Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and emerging Myanmar documentarian Sein Lyan Tun are among the filmmakers who will be presenting projects at this year’s edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme.
The initiative, aimed at supporting cinema from the global south and east, is in the final year of a three-year cycle focused on Southeast Asia and Mongolia and encompassing independent filmmaking communities in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mongolia.
Thai director Sompot Chidgasornpongse, a long-time collaborator of Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and emerging Myanmar documentarian Sein Lyan Tun are among the filmmakers who will be presenting projects at this year’s edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme.
The initiative, aimed at supporting cinema from the global south and east, is in the final year of a three-year cycle focused on Southeast Asia and Mongolia and encompassing independent filmmaking communities in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mongolia.
- 6/8/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The Locarno Film Festival has named Markus Duffner as the new head of its industry program Locarno Pro. He will be joined by Sophie Bourdon as deputy head.
Nadia Dresti, the long-time overseer of Locarno Pro and recently interim director of the festival after the abrupt departure of Lili Hinstin in September, will continue to work with the fest as International Advisor. In November, Locarno named Giona A. Nazzaro as its new artistic director.
Duffner has been a regular collaborator with Locarno over the years, and has also worked with the Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie and the Voices Festival in Vologda, Russia. He is a founder member of VOD service Spamflix and is project manager of the platform Heritage Online, devoted to digital distribution of classic and auteur movies.
The 74th edition of Locarno Film Festival will run August 4-14, with Locarno Pro running August 5-10.
Nadia Dresti, the long-time overseer of Locarno Pro and recently interim director of the festival after the abrupt departure of Lili Hinstin in September, will continue to work with the fest as International Advisor. In November, Locarno named Giona A. Nazzaro as its new artistic director.
Duffner has been a regular collaborator with Locarno over the years, and has also worked with the Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie and the Voices Festival in Vologda, Russia. He is a founder member of VOD service Spamflix and is project manager of the platform Heritage Online, devoted to digital distribution of classic and auteur movies.
The 74th edition of Locarno Film Festival will run August 4-14, with Locarno Pro running August 5-10.
- 12/21/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
2021 edition of Locarno Pro is scheduled to run August 5-10.
The Locarno Film industry has named long-time collaborator Markus Duffner as the new head of its industry programme Locarno Pro, with effect from January 2021.
He replaces Paris-based producer Valentina Merli who held the position for one year but has left to return to producing.
Duffner will be supported by Sophie Bourdon, who takes on the position of deputy head of Locarno Pro alongside her long-time role as head of Open Doors, the festival’s programme aimed at nurturing cinema from the global south and east.
Nadia Dresti, who initially spearheaded...
The Locarno Film industry has named long-time collaborator Markus Duffner as the new head of its industry programme Locarno Pro, with effect from January 2021.
He replaces Paris-based producer Valentina Merli who held the position for one year but has left to return to producing.
Duffner will be supported by Sophie Bourdon, who takes on the position of deputy head of Locarno Pro alongside her long-time role as head of Open Doors, the festival’s programme aimed at nurturing cinema from the global south and east.
Nadia Dresti, who initially spearheaded...
- 12/21/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The Locarno Film Festival has appointed longtime collaborator Markus Duffner as the head of its Locarno Pro industry program.
Duffner, who will take the Locarno Pro helm in January, is replacing Paris-based sales exec Valentina Merli, who after being appointed to the post roughly a year ago quietly stepped down following this year’s virtual edition in August.
As head of Locarno Pro, Duffner will work closely with Sophie Bourdon, Locarno Pro deputy chief who also heads its Open Doors co-production forum, dedicated to nurturing cinema in areas where filmmaking is especially tough.
Nadia Dresti, who has been with Locarno intermittently for roughly 30 years — and built its market side into a unique and formidable space for international quality cinema industry operators — will continue in her role as its international advisor. Dresti in January of this year stepped down as Locarno Pro chief and, at that time, handed the reins over to Merli,...
Duffner, who will take the Locarno Pro helm in January, is replacing Paris-based sales exec Valentina Merli, who after being appointed to the post roughly a year ago quietly stepped down following this year’s virtual edition in August.
As head of Locarno Pro, Duffner will work closely with Sophie Bourdon, Locarno Pro deputy chief who also heads its Open Doors co-production forum, dedicated to nurturing cinema in areas where filmmaking is especially tough.
Nadia Dresti, who has been with Locarno intermittently for roughly 30 years — and built its market side into a unique and formidable space for international quality cinema industry operators — will continue in her role as its international advisor. Dresti in January of this year stepped down as Locarno Pro chief and, at that time, handed the reins over to Merli,...
- 12/21/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro industry side is trying to rise to the challenge faced by many festivals that have been forced to cancel their physical editions.
“The one thing I wanted to avoid was doing something just for the sake of doing something,” says Valentina Merli, who became head of Locarno Pro in January.
Not long after her appointment Merli found herself navigating the coronavirus crisis and did her best to figure out how to temporarily reconfigure the formidable informal indie industry space built by her predecessor Nadia Dresti — who remains on board as a consultant — for an edition that’s been cancelled as a physical gathering, but is going forward as a digital event.
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“The one thing I wanted to avoid was doing something just for the sake of doing something,” says Valentina Merli, who became head of Locarno Pro in January.
Not long after her appointment Merli found herself navigating the coronavirus crisis and did her best to figure out how to temporarily reconfigure the formidable informal indie industry space built by her predecessor Nadia Dresti — who remains on board as a consultant — for an edition that’s been cancelled as a physical gathering, but is going forward as a digital event.
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- 8/3/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
This new initiative is being overseen by Zsuzsi Bankuti, former head of acquisitions at The Match Factory.
The Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme, focused on discovering and supporting cinema from the global south and east, has unveiled a new offering of year-round services aimed at deepening and widening the scope of its work.
Up until now, Open Doors has confined most of its activities to onsite events taking place during the festival as well as to a relatively small number of filmmakers and producers each year.
The existing core programme – which is in the second year of a...
The Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme, focused on discovering and supporting cinema from the global south and east, has unveiled a new offering of year-round services aimed at deepening and widening the scope of its work.
Up until now, Open Doors has confined most of its activities to onsite events taking place during the festival as well as to a relatively small number of filmmakers and producers each year.
The existing core programme – which is in the second year of a...
- 6/16/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
This year’s edition will welcome eight projects for its Open Door Hub component and nine emerging producers for its Lab event.
Award-winning Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya and Thai director Anucha Boonyawatana will be among the participants presenting new feature film projects at this year’s edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme.
The 18-year-old initiative, aimed at discovering and supporting cinema from the global south and east, is in the second year of a three-year cycle devoted to the cinema of Southeast Asia and professionals operating in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines...
Award-winning Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya and Thai director Anucha Boonyawatana will be among the participants presenting new feature film projects at this year’s edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme.
The 18-year-old initiative, aimed at discovering and supporting cinema from the global south and east, is in the second year of a three-year cycle devoted to the cinema of Southeast Asia and professionals operating in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines...
- 6/10/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
The Locarno Festival’s Open Doors platform dedicated to nurturing cinema in areas where filmmaking is especially tough is continuing its focus on South-East Asia this year with a selection of projects being unveiled from Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mongolia, including several market previews.
The Swiss festival’s pioneering industry initiative – which will also see selected producers from these countries participating in an online training and networking program – is a good fit with the “Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films” format focussed on works-in-progress taken on in its virtual iteration after Locarno’s physical edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Production teams of projects selected for the Open Doors co-production hub will meet on dedicated online platforms with prospective partners for presentations and pitches during the first week of Locarno 2020 that will run August 6-11.
Open Doors chief Sophie Bourdon in a...
The Swiss festival’s pioneering industry initiative – which will also see selected producers from these countries participating in an online training and networking program – is a good fit with the “Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films” format focussed on works-in-progress taken on in its virtual iteration after Locarno’s physical edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Production teams of projects selected for the Open Doors co-production hub will meet on dedicated online platforms with prospective partners for presentations and pitches during the first week of Locarno 2020 that will run August 6-11.
Open Doors chief Sophie Bourdon in a...
- 6/10/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Paris-based Merli has worked with Gemini FIlms and Pyramide.
Industry veteran Nadia Dresti has stepped down as head of Locarno Pro, the Swiss festival’s industry section, after 20 years at the helm.
She is to be replaced by Valentina Merli, founder of Paris-based Misia Films.
Dresti, who is remaining with Locarno as an international advisor, will accompany Merli to Berlin and Cannes this year to help the preparations for this year’s edition of Locarno which takes place August 5-15.
“Over the 20 years of my tenure, Nadia has been a priceless asset for the festival because of her remarkable skills,...
Industry veteran Nadia Dresti has stepped down as head of Locarno Pro, the Swiss festival’s industry section, after 20 years at the helm.
She is to be replaced by Valentina Merli, founder of Paris-based Misia Films.
Dresti, who is remaining with Locarno as an international advisor, will accompany Merli to Berlin and Cannes this year to help the preparations for this year’s edition of Locarno which takes place August 5-15.
“Over the 20 years of my tenure, Nadia has been a priceless asset for the festival because of her remarkable skills,...
- 1/13/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
Indonesian project Autobiography and Skin Of Youth from Vietnam jointly won the Open Sea Fund Award
Some Nights I Feel Like Walking, to be directed by the Philippines’ Petersen Vargas, won the $15,000 Seafic Award at the conclusion of this year’s Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (Seafic).
Produced by Alemberg Ang and Jade Castro, the project follows a rich teenage runaway who joins a band of street hustlers on a road trip. The cash prize is sponsored by Thailand’s Purin Foundation.
Meanwhile, the Open Sea Fund Award, jointly sponsored by Vs Service and White Light Post, was shared by Autobiography,...
Some Nights I Feel Like Walking, to be directed by the Philippines’ Petersen Vargas, won the $15,000 Seafic Award at the conclusion of this year’s Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (Seafic).
Produced by Alemberg Ang and Jade Castro, the project follows a rich teenage runaway who joins a band of street hustlers on a road trip. The cash prize is sponsored by Thailand’s Purin Foundation.
Meanwhile, the Open Sea Fund Award, jointly sponsored by Vs Service and White Light Post, was shared by Autobiography,...
- 10/31/2019
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The established Locarno Pro initiative commenced its three-year cycle of focus on South-East Asia and Mongolia. The 17th edition of Locarno Pro’s Open Doors platform (8-13 August) has wrapped by announcing its winners for the Hub co-production platform and the Lab producer training workshop. Furthermore, this was the first edition of the three-year focus on South-East Asia and Mongolia, which will conclude during the 2021 edition. The Open Doors platform is headed by Sophie Bourdon, who is also the deputy head of Locarno Pro, and Locarno Pro manager, Sarah Schiesser, is the deputy head of the platform. In the Open Doors Hub, eight projects, represented by a director and one attached producer, introduced themselves to European and international professionals. The jury has awarded the following projects to support their development and production: The Open Doors Grant, totalling Chf 50,000, co-financed...
The Locarno Festival’s Open Doors platform dedicated to promoting cinema in areas where filmmaking is especially tough, has unveiled the 8 projects, directors, and producers from 7 countries in South-East Asia and Mongolia who will make the trek to Switzerland for networking and training opportunities.
The selected projects include “The Thonglor Kids” by Thai director Aditya Assarat, produced by Fran Borgia, who also produced last year’s Golden Leopard winner “A Land Imagined,” by Singapore’s Yeo Siew Hua (pictured).
Vietnamese director Chuyen Bui Thac, whose second feature “Adrift,” set in Hanoi, premiered at Venice in 2009, will be attending the Asian cinema incubator with his latest project “Glorious Ashes” centered on the hardships and love lives of three women in a poor coastal village.
Locarno’s Open Doors program this year is entering a new three-year cycle dedicated to Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mongolia.
The event’s co-production platform,...
The selected projects include “The Thonglor Kids” by Thai director Aditya Assarat, produced by Fran Borgia, who also produced last year’s Golden Leopard winner “A Land Imagined,” by Singapore’s Yeo Siew Hua (pictured).
Vietnamese director Chuyen Bui Thac, whose second feature “Adrift,” set in Hanoi, premiered at Venice in 2009, will be attending the Asian cinema incubator with his latest project “Glorious Ashes” centered on the hardships and love lives of three women in a poor coastal village.
Locarno’s Open Doors program this year is entering a new three-year cycle dedicated to Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Mongolia.
The event’s co-production platform,...
- 5/23/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
One project from Sri Lanka –Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s “Mother”– and another from Myanmar –The Maw Naing’s “The Women”– won ex-aequo, the main kudos at the Locarno Festival’s Open Doors co-production forum.
The winning projects share a high sensitivity towards female-related issues, a trend among many of the participants this year. The $50,000 award was split between the two.
Produced by Youngjeong Oh at Yangon-based One Point Zero, “The Women,” the third feature of The Maw Naing (Karlovy Vary-premiered “The Monk”) turns on the struggles of four women who have moved from remote villages to the city of Yangon, Myanmar to work and get a better life. The four women share a bedroom near the city factory area.
“Despite working hard and keeping their hopes high, they can’t escape from poverty. Their lives are not strongly connected, but from their present, we can see their past and future. I...
The winning projects share a high sensitivity towards female-related issues, a trend among many of the participants this year. The $50,000 award was split between the two.
Produced by Youngjeong Oh at Yangon-based One Point Zero, “The Women,” the third feature of The Maw Naing (Karlovy Vary-premiered “The Monk”) turns on the struggles of four women who have moved from remote villages to the city of Yangon, Myanmar to work and get a better life. The four women share a bedroom near the city factory area.
“Despite working hard and keeping their hopes high, they can’t escape from poverty. Their lives are not strongly connected, but from their present, we can see their past and future. I...
- 8/7/2018
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
‘The Women’ by Myanmar’s The Maw Naing wins the top prize of €30,300.
Filmmakers from Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal were among the winners of this year’s edition of the Locarno Festival’s Open Doors project showcase.
Myanmar-based poet, artist and filmmaker The Maw Naing won the Open Doors production grant of €30,300 for his second narrative feature film project The Women.
The drama about four women from remote villages who travel to the city in search of work is being produced by the Berlin-based Yangon Film School and the director’s own production company One Point Zero. The...
Filmmakers from Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal were among the winners of this year’s edition of the Locarno Festival’s Open Doors project showcase.
Myanmar-based poet, artist and filmmaker The Maw Naing won the Open Doors production grant of €30,300 for his second narrative feature film project The Women.
The drama about four women from remote villages who travel to the city in search of work is being produced by the Berlin-based Yangon Film School and the director’s own production company One Point Zero. The...
- 8/7/2018
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Documentary projects from Georgia, Chile and Serbia were amongst the winners.
Documentary projects from Georgia, Chile and Serbia were amongst the winners at the 16th edition of Visions du Réel Industry programme held at the same time as the Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Switzerland’s Nyon on Lake Geneva.
Georgian-born Salomé Jashi’s latest documentary Trees Floating, which was one of 15 projects presented at the two-day Pitching du Réel closed session to invited broadcasters, distributors, sales agents and producers, received the Head - Genève Postproduction Award which will provide all the facilities for colour grading and the creation of files for broadcast.
Documentary projects from Georgia, Chile and Serbia were amongst the winners at the 16th edition of Visions du Réel Industry programme held at the same time as the Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Switzerland’s Nyon on Lake Geneva.
Georgian-born Salomé Jashi’s latest documentary Trees Floating, which was one of 15 projects presented at the two-day Pitching du Réel closed session to invited broadcasters, distributors, sales agents and producers, received the Head - Genève Postproduction Award which will provide all the facilities for colour grading and the creation of files for broadcast.
- 4/20/2018
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Dhaka Film Festival 16th Edition January 12–20th
The 16th Dhaka International Film Festival (Diff) will be held in Dhaka from 12 to 20 January 2018. The general theme of the festival is “Better Film, Better Audience, Better Society.”The Festival has been organized on a regular basis by Rainbow Film Society, which has been dedicated to the promotion of a healthy cine culture in Bangladesh and in celebrating the global mainstream in film and its social relevance since 1977.
Rainbow Film Society is one of the most active film entities in the film society movement of Bangladesh. Apart from holding regular film shows and film related seminars and workshops, Rainbow also brings out “The Celluloid”, one of the leading cinema periodicals from Bangladesh with an international audience.
The Diff is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh and, to a great extent, has helped shape an increasingly healthy and positive national film culture.
The 16th Dhaka International Film Festival (Diff) will be held in Dhaka from 12 to 20 January 2018. The general theme of the festival is “Better Film, Better Audience, Better Society.”The Festival has been organized on a regular basis by Rainbow Film Society, which has been dedicated to the promotion of a healthy cine culture in Bangladesh and in celebrating the global mainstream in film and its social relevance since 1977.
Rainbow Film Society is one of the most active film entities in the film society movement of Bangladesh. Apart from holding regular film shows and film related seminars and workshops, Rainbow also brings out “The Celluloid”, one of the leading cinema periodicals from Bangladesh with an international audience.
The Diff is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh and, to a great extent, has helped shape an increasingly healthy and positive national film culture.
- 12/7/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Executive producer Jeremy Thomas to present world premiere of Bhutan film.
Khyentse Norbu’s Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait will play at Locarno Film Festival’s (Aug 3-13) Open Doors Screenings.
The film, executive produced by Jeremy Thomas (The Last Emperor, High-Rise), will receive its world premiere at Locarno’s platform for talent of contemporary cinema in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal.
Hema Hema marks the fourth feature from Bhutanese filmmaker Norbu and will be presented at Locarno by Thomas alongside young Bhutanese producer Pawo Choyning Dorji.
Other filmmakers featured in the Open Doors Screenings include Bengali filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Midi Z and The Maw Naing.
Others include Nepal filmmakers Min Bahadur Bham with directorial debut Kalo Pothi – The Black Hen; and Deepak Rauniyar.
Sophie Bourdon, head of Open Doors, said: “Playing host to the masks and allure of Khyentse Norbu’s Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, and...
Khyentse Norbu’s Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait will play at Locarno Film Festival’s (Aug 3-13) Open Doors Screenings.
The film, executive produced by Jeremy Thomas (The Last Emperor, High-Rise), will receive its world premiere at Locarno’s platform for talent of contemporary cinema in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal.
Hema Hema marks the fourth feature from Bhutanese filmmaker Norbu and will be presented at Locarno by Thomas alongside young Bhutanese producer Pawo Choyning Dorji.
Other filmmakers featured in the Open Doors Screenings include Bengali filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Midi Z and The Maw Naing.
Others include Nepal filmmakers Min Bahadur Bham with directorial debut Kalo Pothi – The Black Hen; and Deepak Rauniyar.
Sophie Bourdon, head of Open Doors, said: “Playing host to the masks and allure of Khyentse Norbu’s Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, and...
- 7/29/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
European and Chinese producers joining forces to better position films in each other’s markets.
A group of European and Chinese producers have joined forces to create a new organisation titled Bridging Visions in a bid to tap into the $3.6bn Chinese film market and forge new alliances.
The European office is based in Berlin and the director will be Sophie Bourdon, former CEO of Ace.
The programme Bridging the Dragon will be launched in 2015 and aims to guide and help professionals throughout the year, both on the content and business front.
It aims to develop a network of film professionals from both Europe and China to generate collaborations within the film industry and market.
Bridging the Dragon will organise events at international film festivals for its members, combining lectures and networking.
The Locarno Film Festival has been named the main festival partner for the 2015 programme and will host a development workshop for a limited number of projects...
A group of European and Chinese producers have joined forces to create a new organisation titled Bridging Visions in a bid to tap into the $3.6bn Chinese film market and forge new alliances.
The European office is based in Berlin and the director will be Sophie Bourdon, former CEO of Ace.
The programme Bridging the Dragon will be launched in 2015 and aims to guide and help professionals throughout the year, both on the content and business front.
It aims to develop a network of film professionals from both Europe and China to generate collaborations within the film industry and market.
Bridging the Dragon will organise events at international film festivals for its members, combining lectures and networking.
The Locarno Film Festival has been named the main festival partner for the 2015 programme and will host a development workshop for a limited number of projects...
- 8/13/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Roundtable industry discussions yield ideas such as a global database of film availability and pan-European VOD technical standards.
Locarno’s Step In initiative went global this year, welcoming 50 industry participants from not only Europe but all over the world.
The Step In day on Sunday, organised by Locarno head of international Nadia Dresti [pictured] and industry consultant Sophie Bourdon, started with panels examining the South African and Brazilian markets.
Then the 50+ participants from across film industry groups and sectors were divided into four roundtables.
Participants across the groups Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk, Jon Barrenechea of Picturehouse Cinemas, Eugene Hernandez of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Marit Van den Elshout from CineMart, Pierre-Alexandre Labelle from Under The Milky Way, Alessandro Raja of Festival Scope, Nicholas Kaiser from Memento, Marie-Eve Parenteau from Mexico’s Ambulante Film Festival, Fatima Djoumer from Europa Cinemas, Christine Eloy from Europa Distribution, Michael J Werner from Fortissimo, Ryan Werner from Cinetic...
Locarno’s Step In initiative went global this year, welcoming 50 industry participants from not only Europe but all over the world.
The Step In day on Sunday, organised by Locarno head of international Nadia Dresti [pictured] and industry consultant Sophie Bourdon, started with panels examining the South African and Brazilian markets.
Then the 50+ participants from across film industry groups and sectors were divided into four roundtables.
Participants across the groups Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk, Jon Barrenechea of Picturehouse Cinemas, Eugene Hernandez of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Marit Van den Elshout from CineMart, Pierre-Alexandre Labelle from Under The Milky Way, Alessandro Raja of Festival Scope, Nicholas Kaiser from Memento, Marie-Eve Parenteau from Mexico’s Ambulante Film Festival, Fatima Djoumer from Europa Cinemas, Christine Eloy from Europa Distribution, Michael J Werner from Fortissimo, Ryan Werner from Cinetic...
- 8/12/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
The Locarno Industry Office has joined forces with the Locarno Summer Academy to launch the pilot project Industry Academy (8 – 12 August), an educational, multi-disciplinary program for young industry professionals.
I met with Nadia Dresti, (Delegate to the Artistic Direction, Head of International of the Locarno International Film Festival), along with Sophie Bourdon (originator of this project; international sales consultant and former director of Atelier du Cinema European) and Marion Klotz (longtime festivals manager and acquisitions executive at Memento Films), to talk about their new program -- the Industry Academy -- a three-day intensive workshop.
When describing how this pilot program came to be, Dresti states, “We were thinking about what changes do we need in the film industry; and how can you reinvent this industry if you project 10 years ahead from now, because it’s changing so fast.”
Dresti, Bourdon and Klotz explained that their impetus for the Industry Academy was born from the fact that very few European film schools offer courses about the industry. Their goal is to fill this existing gap in film schools by offering a very practical shortcut to the international industry world.
Bourdon: “The idea is to share what is going on -- to compare situations and experiences from Latin America, Europe, and so on, such as new ways of showing films.”
Nine young European professionals starting out in distribution, exhibition, sales and marketing, will meet with seasoned industry professionals from six different countries: Belgium (Damien Le Délézir, Europa International; Vanessa Jarlot, O’Brother), Denmark (Peter Ahlén, Trust Nordisk), France (Océane Portal, Under The Milky Way), Spain (Espinar Gabriel Sanz, The Film Agency), Switzerland (Meryl Moser, Cinerive Sa; Frédérick Herren, Cinepel Sa; Yves Blösche, Filmcoopi) and UK (Oliver Charles, Peccadillo Pictures).
Mentors and students will discuss challenges and changes they face, case studies, confront their points of views on specific issues and explore new, innovative approaches in sales, marketing strategies, exhibition and distribution, including new platforms.
Klotz: “It is important to have the participants active. We hope the Industry Academy will be a mini-lab to focus on exchanges and small group discussions rather than academic teaching sessions. We want to nurture our discussions about the future of distribution and sales by ideas, thoughts and experiences of both beginners and experts!”
Among the guests included are Susan Wendt (Trust Nordisk), Nicholas Kaiser (Memento Films International), Anne Delseth (Directors' Fortnight), Lane Kneedler (AFI Fest), Michel de Schaetzen (O’Brother), Pierre-Alexandre Labelle (Under the Milky Way), Yves Moser (Cinerive Sa), Mary Nazari (Pioner Cinema).
Bourdon states: “I sincerely hope this project will be inspiring to these junior professionals, make them realize the important role they play in the career of films and filmmakers and encourage them to join forces and become creative entrepreneurs because their professions have never been so fascinating, open to innovation and new opportunities than today, lucky them!”
Dresti smiles: “We don’t wait to see what will happen in the film industry -- we are taking the bull by the horns.”
To learn more about the Industry Academy:
http://www.pardolive.ch/en/Pardo-Live/today-at-the-festival/2014/day01/New-Pilot-Project-the-Locarno-Industry-Academy.html#.U-M4NKN0xMs
Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Susan Kouguell presents international workshops and seminars on screenwriting and film. Author of Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays! and The Savvy Screenwriter, she is chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, LLC, a consulting company founded in 1990 where she works with over 1,000 writers, filmmakers, and executives worldwide.www.su-city-pictures.com , http://su-city-pictures.com/wpblog...
I met with Nadia Dresti, (Delegate to the Artistic Direction, Head of International of the Locarno International Film Festival), along with Sophie Bourdon (originator of this project; international sales consultant and former director of Atelier du Cinema European) and Marion Klotz (longtime festivals manager and acquisitions executive at Memento Films), to talk about their new program -- the Industry Academy -- a three-day intensive workshop.
When describing how this pilot program came to be, Dresti states, “We were thinking about what changes do we need in the film industry; and how can you reinvent this industry if you project 10 years ahead from now, because it’s changing so fast.”
Dresti, Bourdon and Klotz explained that their impetus for the Industry Academy was born from the fact that very few European film schools offer courses about the industry. Their goal is to fill this existing gap in film schools by offering a very practical shortcut to the international industry world.
Bourdon: “The idea is to share what is going on -- to compare situations and experiences from Latin America, Europe, and so on, such as new ways of showing films.”
Nine young European professionals starting out in distribution, exhibition, sales and marketing, will meet with seasoned industry professionals from six different countries: Belgium (Damien Le Délézir, Europa International; Vanessa Jarlot, O’Brother), Denmark (Peter Ahlén, Trust Nordisk), France (Océane Portal, Under The Milky Way), Spain (Espinar Gabriel Sanz, The Film Agency), Switzerland (Meryl Moser, Cinerive Sa; Frédérick Herren, Cinepel Sa; Yves Blösche, Filmcoopi) and UK (Oliver Charles, Peccadillo Pictures).
Mentors and students will discuss challenges and changes they face, case studies, confront their points of views on specific issues and explore new, innovative approaches in sales, marketing strategies, exhibition and distribution, including new platforms.
Klotz: “It is important to have the participants active. We hope the Industry Academy will be a mini-lab to focus on exchanges and small group discussions rather than academic teaching sessions. We want to nurture our discussions about the future of distribution and sales by ideas, thoughts and experiences of both beginners and experts!”
Among the guests included are Susan Wendt (Trust Nordisk), Nicholas Kaiser (Memento Films International), Anne Delseth (Directors' Fortnight), Lane Kneedler (AFI Fest), Michel de Schaetzen (O’Brother), Pierre-Alexandre Labelle (Under the Milky Way), Yves Moser (Cinerive Sa), Mary Nazari (Pioner Cinema).
Bourdon states: “I sincerely hope this project will be inspiring to these junior professionals, make them realize the important role they play in the career of films and filmmakers and encourage them to join forces and become creative entrepreneurs because their professions have never been so fascinating, open to innovation and new opportunities than today, lucky them!”
Dresti smiles: “We don’t wait to see what will happen in the film industry -- we are taking the bull by the horns.”
To learn more about the Industry Academy:
http://www.pardolive.ch/en/Pardo-Live/today-at-the-festival/2014/day01/New-Pilot-Project-the-Locarno-Industry-Academy.html#.U-M4NKN0xMs
Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Susan Kouguell presents international workshops and seminars on screenwriting and film. Author of Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays! and The Savvy Screenwriter, she is chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, LLC, a consulting company founded in 1990 where she works with over 1,000 writers, filmmakers, and executives worldwide.www.su-city-pictures.com , http://su-city-pictures.com/wpblog...
- 8/10/2014
- by Susan Kouguell
- Sydney's Buzz
Pilot open to young European professionals in distribution, exhibition, sales and marketing.
The Locarno Film Festival’s Industry Office has joined forces with the Locarno Summer Academy to launch a pilot project titled Industry Academy (Aug 8-12).
The educational programme will include a group of nine young European professionals starting out in the areas of distribution, exhibition, sales and marketing, and they will meet with seasoned industry professionals.
Speaking recently to Screen, Locarno’s head of industry Nadia Dresti said the pilot aimed to fill a gap in the market. “If you want to be a director or producer, you can go to film school. But what do you do if you want to become a distributor, or a sales agent, or an exhibitor?”
Those selected come from six different countries and include:
Damien Le Délézir, Europa International (Belgium)Vanessa Jarlot, O’Brother (Belgium)Peter Ahlén, Trust Nordisk (Denmark)Océane Portal, Under The Milky Way (France...
The Locarno Film Festival’s Industry Office has joined forces with the Locarno Summer Academy to launch a pilot project titled Industry Academy (Aug 8-12).
The educational programme will include a group of nine young European professionals starting out in the areas of distribution, exhibition, sales and marketing, and they will meet with seasoned industry professionals.
Speaking recently to Screen, Locarno’s head of industry Nadia Dresti said the pilot aimed to fill a gap in the market. “If you want to be a director or producer, you can go to film school. But what do you do if you want to become a distributor, or a sales agent, or an exhibitor?”
Those selected come from six different countries and include:
Damien Le Délézir, Europa International (Belgium)Vanessa Jarlot, O’Brother (Belgium)Peter Ahlén, Trust Nordisk (Denmark)Océane Portal, Under The Milky Way (France...
- 8/6/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Projects revealed for the second edition of the New Chinese Film Talents Fund Forum.
Eight emerging Chinese film directors and their feature film projects have been invited to attend the Cannes Marche for a series of exclusive pitching sessions.
The second edition of the New Chinese Film Talents Fund Forum is an initiative developed as a partnership between Chinese distributor Champs Lis International and Cannes’ Marché du Film.
It aims to encourage and support a group of Chinese filmmakers in their understanding of the global film marketplace and of their approach of the international co-production business.
The eight selected projects went through a short-listing process before being officially selected by a committee of international film professionals including Sophie Bourdon, David Dusa, Wang Fenglin, Isabelle Glachant, Jia Qi, Winnie Lau, Michelle Lee Stefano Tealdi and Lorna Tee.
Two of the projects have been selected by the Beijing Film Market after being part in April of the Beijing Project...
Eight emerging Chinese film directors and their feature film projects have been invited to attend the Cannes Marche for a series of exclusive pitching sessions.
The second edition of the New Chinese Film Talents Fund Forum is an initiative developed as a partnership between Chinese distributor Champs Lis International and Cannes’ Marché du Film.
It aims to encourage and support a group of Chinese filmmakers in their understanding of the global film marketplace and of their approach of the international co-production business.
The eight selected projects went through a short-listing process before being officially selected by a committee of international film professionals including Sophie Bourdon, David Dusa, Wang Fenglin, Isabelle Glachant, Jia Qi, Winnie Lau, Michelle Lee Stefano Tealdi and Lorna Tee.
Two of the projects have been selected by the Beijing Film Market after being part in April of the Beijing Project...
- 5/15/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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