Event will focus on sustainable film production in the Arab world.
Cairo-based pan-Arab distributor and films promotions outfit Mad Solutions will launch a new development and production financing incubator, the Arab Cinema Lab at the upcoming Dubai Film Market in December.
Around 10 upcoming films will be showcased at the inaugural edition on December 12, including The Originals, the latest film from Egyptian director Marwan Hamed, best known for his 2006 The Yacoubian Building, and Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi’s Writing On Snow.
La-based Saudi director Aymen Khoja will also preview his upcoming soccer-themed work Shoot, produced under his Khoja Bros production banner and billed as the “first Saudi American film”.
An Egyptian James Bond-style feature — provisionally entitled Man Of The Impossible — will also be unveiled.
Mad Solutions co-founder and CEO Alaa Karkouti explained the aim of the event was to unveil productions that will be “the talk of the Arab cinema world next year”, source finance and stimulate discussion...
Cairo-based pan-Arab distributor and films promotions outfit Mad Solutions will launch a new development and production financing incubator, the Arab Cinema Lab at the upcoming Dubai Film Market in December.
Around 10 upcoming films will be showcased at the inaugural edition on December 12, including The Originals, the latest film from Egyptian director Marwan Hamed, best known for his 2006 The Yacoubian Building, and Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi’s Writing On Snow.
La-based Saudi director Aymen Khoja will also preview his upcoming soccer-themed work Shoot, produced under his Khoja Bros production banner and billed as the “first Saudi American film”.
An Egyptian James Bond-style feature — provisionally entitled Man Of The Impossible — will also be unveiled.
Mad Solutions co-founder and CEO Alaa Karkouti explained the aim of the event was to unveil productions that will be “the talk of the Arab cinema world next year”, source finance and stimulate discussion...
- 11/21/2016
- ScreenDaily
The 20th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights festival rolls out its digital red carpet with the inaugaral edition of Storytek, a one-day financing and business development forum for alternative storytellers.
Co-hosted by Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the all-day event takes place on Saturday November 19 and will host panels on topics ranging from intellectual property (IP) and product development to crowdfunding and marketing and distribution for new multi-platform businesses.
Informal brainstorming discussions will also be on the agenda, with international film and technology experts revealing their trade tips across the gaming, merchandising, mobile content, publishing and Vr and Ar industries
A raft of film and technology speakers will be in attendance, including: Pam Rodi, PR & Marketing executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment; Keith Arem, Call of Duty talent director & Vr visionary; Tero Kaukomaa, crowdfunding pioneer of the Iron Sky franchise; Laura-Anne Edwards, digital brand & startup strategist, Ted resident and open data expert; Mitch Mallon, digital content...
Co-hosted by Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the all-day event takes place on Saturday November 19 and will host panels on topics ranging from intellectual property (IP) and product development to crowdfunding and marketing and distribution for new multi-platform businesses.
Informal brainstorming discussions will also be on the agenda, with international film and technology experts revealing their trade tips across the gaming, merchandising, mobile content, publishing and Vr and Ar industries
A raft of film and technology speakers will be in attendance, including: Pam Rodi, PR & Marketing executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment; Keith Arem, Call of Duty talent director & Vr visionary; Tero Kaukomaa, crowdfunding pioneer of the Iron Sky franchise; Laura-Anne Edwards, digital brand & startup strategist, Ted resident and open data expert; Mitch Mallon, digital content...
- 11/19/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Financing company offers to cash-flow the 25% Icelandic tax incentive as well as the 24% Vat refund.
Iceland’s sole dedicated film and television financing boutique Isold Film & TV Financing has become the first company to cash-flow both the country’s film and TV tax incentive and Vat refund.
Reykjavik-based producer-director Thoromar Jonsson founded Isold earlier this year to capitalise on a sought-after location that has hosted shoots for HBO smash Game Of Thrones [pictured], Captain America: Civil War and upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, among others.
Former Studio Babelsberg managing director Thierry Potok serves as chairman, while former Screen International editor-in-chief Colin Brown is president; La-based strategy and media consultant Francis DellaVecchia is head of operations, and Mark Rabinowitz serves as head of acquisitions.
Effective immediately, Isold offers to cash-flow the 25% Icelandic tax incentive as well as the 24% Vat refund. Its services extend to producers of film and TV shows that want to take advantage of Iceland...
Iceland’s sole dedicated film and television financing boutique Isold Film & TV Financing has become the first company to cash-flow both the country’s film and TV tax incentive and Vat refund.
Reykjavik-based producer-director Thoromar Jonsson founded Isold earlier this year to capitalise on a sought-after location that has hosted shoots for HBO smash Game Of Thrones [pictured], Captain America: Civil War and upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, among others.
Former Studio Babelsberg managing director Thierry Potok serves as chairman, while former Screen International editor-in-chief Colin Brown is president; La-based strategy and media consultant Francis DellaVecchia is head of operations, and Mark Rabinowitz serves as head of acquisitions.
Effective immediately, Isold offers to cash-flow the 25% Icelandic tax incentive as well as the 24% Vat refund. Its services extend to producers of film and TV shows that want to take advantage of Iceland...
- 11/4/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Why We Bought Your Film: Top Distributors Answer The Tough Questions As On Demand and digital viewing platforms continue to conquer the distribution world, theatrical distributors have found themselves in a life-threatening situation. The answer of how to keep up and stay alive against digital competitors isn't an easy one to come up with, but the five panelists at the "Hacking Theatrical: What Does the Future Hold for Theatrical Distribution?" event during Ifp Film Week did their best to calm fears and provide solutions to the future of theatrical releases. Moderated by Colin Brown, Editorial Director at Slated, the panel included Jack Craven, Gathr Films' Head of Acquisitions & Business Affairs; Brian Parsons, Director of Content Partnerships at Tugg, Inc.; Amanda Salazar, Fandor's Film Acquisitions Director; Dan Nuxoll, Program Director at Rooftop Films; and Jake Perlin, Executive Director at Cinema Conservancy/Artists...
- 9/24/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
As part of Tiff, New York-based Film Consultant Colin Brown, Managing Partner and Director of International Operations at MADSolutions, has been one of the guest speakers at the 10th anniversary edition of the International Financing Forum (Iff), the annual co-financing event that took place on September 13th.
Moderated by Matt Mueller, editor of Screen International, Colin discussed the art and science of film financing and project packaging in a staged discussion with Lianne Halfon, the celebrated producer who teamed up with actor-director John Malkovich and producer Russell Smith to create Mr. Mudd, the production company behind such films as "Ghost World," "Juno," "The Perks Of Being A Wallflower," "Labor Day" and "Young Adult." The event also has been attended by Film Analyst Alaa Karkouti, CEO of Mad Solutions.
"If cinema is in the business of manufacturing delight, then to what degree can that process be quantified? That is one of the key questions that we be examining at a time when data analytics is finally coming to film financing and project packaging in an attempt to assist - and accelerate - the process by which producers bring their ideas in front of receptive investors and industry gatekeepers," explained Colin. "We want to explore the degree to which technology really can solve some of the Catch 22 situations that producers find with regard to securing cast and financing."
Iff is a two-day event that includes one-on-one meetings, an industry panel discussion, roundtable meetings and producers' networking receptions. Selected international and Canadian producers are brought together with international sales agents, distributors, funders, agents and executive producers to do business in brokered meetings and benefit from exclusive networking opportunities. Now celebrating its 10th year, Iff has introduced hundreds of projects to the international marketplace with over 60 successfully financed to date, including Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children," Denis Villineuve's "Incendies," David Michôd's "Animal Kingdom," Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut "Coriolanus" and Haiffa Al-Mansour's "Wadjda," among many others.
In addition to his association with Mad, Colin is currently the Editorial Director of Slated, the pioneering film financing and networking website headquartered in Los Angeles. He also teaches at New York University, at both its renowned film school, the Tisch School of the Arts, and at the SternSchool of Business. He is a faculty board member of Nyu's Cinema Research Institute, an initiative designed to support and mentor innovative new business models for filmmaking.
During his career as a film and business journalist - most notably as the longstanding Editor-in-Chief of Screen International -Colin won numerous awards. As a film critic, he has served on the juries of numerous prestigious film festival juries including the Sundance Film Festival.
Moderated by Matt Mueller, editor of Screen International, Colin discussed the art and science of film financing and project packaging in a staged discussion with Lianne Halfon, the celebrated producer who teamed up with actor-director John Malkovich and producer Russell Smith to create Mr. Mudd, the production company behind such films as "Ghost World," "Juno," "The Perks Of Being A Wallflower," "Labor Day" and "Young Adult." The event also has been attended by Film Analyst Alaa Karkouti, CEO of Mad Solutions.
"If cinema is in the business of manufacturing delight, then to what degree can that process be quantified? That is one of the key questions that we be examining at a time when data analytics is finally coming to film financing and project packaging in an attempt to assist - and accelerate - the process by which producers bring their ideas in front of receptive investors and industry gatekeepers," explained Colin. "We want to explore the degree to which technology really can solve some of the Catch 22 situations that producers find with regard to securing cast and financing."
Iff is a two-day event that includes one-on-one meetings, an industry panel discussion, roundtable meetings and producers' networking receptions. Selected international and Canadian producers are brought together with international sales agents, distributors, funders, agents and executive producers to do business in brokered meetings and benefit from exclusive networking opportunities. Now celebrating its 10th year, Iff has introduced hundreds of projects to the international marketplace with over 60 successfully financed to date, including Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children," Denis Villineuve's "Incendies," David Michôd's "Animal Kingdom," Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut "Coriolanus" and Haiffa Al-Mansour's "Wadjda," among many others.
In addition to his association with Mad, Colin is currently the Editorial Director of Slated, the pioneering film financing and networking website headquartered in Los Angeles. He also teaches at New York University, at both its renowned film school, the Tisch School of the Arts, and at the SternSchool of Business. He is a faculty board member of Nyu's Cinema Research Institute, an initiative designed to support and mentor innovative new business models for filmmaking.
During his career as a film and business journalist - most notably as the longstanding Editor-in-Chief of Screen International -Colin won numerous awards. As a film critic, he has served on the juries of numerous prestigious film festival juries including the Sundance Film Festival.
- 9/17/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Lianne Halfon will join Colin Brown on a panel to discuss the production landscape at Omdc’s International Finance Forum.
The 10th International Financing Forum (Sept 13-14), organised by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc), has announced its production panel line-up ahead of its launch in Toronto tomorrow.
Lianne Halfon, the Us film producer behind Tiff opener Demolition as well as Juno and Ghost World, will be joined by business journalist and Mad Solutions managing partner Colin Brown.
The panel, moderated by Screen International editor Matt Mueller, is titled In Conversation: Producing Now: Theory & Practice and will see the panel discuss the state of the production landscape.
The event is closed to the public and open only to Iff 2015 selected producers and press.
Nearly 60 international and Canadian producers will head to the two-day co-financing market, which includes one-on-one meetings, roundtable meetings, a networking luncheon and a producers’ opening night networking reception.
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The 10th International Financing Forum (Sept 13-14), organised by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc), has announced its production panel line-up ahead of its launch in Toronto tomorrow.
Lianne Halfon, the Us film producer behind Tiff opener Demolition as well as Juno and Ghost World, will be joined by business journalist and Mad Solutions managing partner Colin Brown.
The panel, moderated by Screen International editor Matt Mueller, is titled In Conversation: Producing Now: Theory & Practice and will see the panel discuss the state of the production landscape.
The event is closed to the public and open only to Iff 2015 selected producers and press.
Nearly 60 international and Canadian producers will head to the two-day co-financing market, which includes one-on-one meetings, roundtable meetings, a networking luncheon and a producers’ opening night networking reception.
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- 9/12/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
For the second time, the Marché du Film is bringing back Next, a pavilion dedicated to the future of cinema. The Next Pavilion will host 22 heavyweight companies from all around the world. Every morning in Palais K, Next will offer a series of round-tables that aim to give an overview of today’s challenging landscape in film.
Each afternoon from 2:30pm on, the Next pavilion will host a series of Workshops and Special Sessions that focus on new and alternative forms of storytelling, production, financing and distribution of films.
This year Next is also extending its content to the Virtual Reality in collaboration with Innerspace. All day, every day there is the possibility to experience the Virtual Reality and discover the projects The Fifth Sleep by Balthazar Auxietre and D.M.Z: memories of a no man's land by Hayoun Kwon.
A vibrant scene for pioneers, innovative start-ups and creative initiatives in the film industry, Next is proud to highlight two exciting events with prominent personalities:
Speaking for the first time during the prestigious Festival de Cannes, Ted Sarandos, the Chief Content Officer for the VOD giant, Netflix, will deliver an exclusive talk on new distribution models and how they impact the financing and production of content.
Within the frame work of the Special French Touch Afternoon bringing together the Cnc and l’Institut Français initiative, renowned screen writer and director Céline Sciamma will highlight ideas behind digital and transmedia creation.
All Next activities are open to Marché du Film badge holders and members of the Producers Network and Workshop.
Next Full Program
Next Members
Bidslate, Bienniale of the Moving Image, Cineuropa, Connect4Climate-World bank Group, Cross Video Days, Cues, Ecocinema, Festival Genius, Festival Tous Ecrans, FilmDoo, Gathr Films, Indiepix, Innerspace, Ipeda, Power to the Pixel, Stage 32, Striim.in, The Festival Agency, Touscoprod, Ulule, Wallimage, Worldpremiere.com.
Round-Tables - every day from 10Am to 12Pm – Palais K
In conversation with Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos: Ted Sarandos will talk about one of the biggest concerns of film professionals today, that is the growing importance of new distribution models and how this impacts the financing of film production. It will be moderated by Laurent Cotillon, chief editor of Le Film Français, and introduced by Thierry Frémaux, general delegate of the Festival de Cannes.
Cinema & Transmedia Pitching Session: during this session Cross Video Days will present innovative, multi-platform and transmedia projects using digital tools to enrich the audience experience. Projects to be pitched : A Song For Nola by Hasmik Hovhannisyan, Dofus - Book 1: Julith by Frédéric Puech, Gringo by Torsten Gauger, Metamorphoses by Pierre Cattan, Vfc by Charles-Stephane Roy
Maximize the Potential of Crowdfunding in the Production Process: Crowdfunding practitioners and executives from the most popular platforms will share tips, answer question or respond to criticism about what used to be known as the new Eldorado of film financing. This session will be powered by Cineuropa and moderated by Domenico La Porta, Editor in Chief, Cineuropa. Speakers : Colin Brown, Editorial Director, Slated - Dan Schoenbrun, Film Outreach Lead, Kickstarter - Marc Hofstatter, Head of Film, Indiegogo - Mathieu Maire du Poset, Deputy Managing Director, Ulule - Sophie Kuno, Director of Partnerships, Touscoprod
Opportunities and Angles in the International Digital and VOD landscape: Between the global dominant majors such as Netflix, Google, and Amazon along with the proliferation of new and expanding players in VOD – what are the opportunities and issues for producers? Wendy Bernfeld, Founder and MD of Rights Stuff, will open the panel with a brief introduction on the current VOD platforms internationally. Speakers : Dragoslav Zachariev, Secretary General, Eurovod - Jacinto Roca, Founder & CEO, Wuaki.TV - William Page, Director, Filmdoo
Cinema innovation in the digital Experience Economy: This session brings together some of the most dynamic exhibitors who demonstrate new ways of renewing audiences for films. Moderated by Michael Gubbins, Consultant, Sampomedia. Speakers : Madeleine Probst, Cinema Program Producer, Watershed - Ivo Andrle, Acquisition Manager, Kino Aero - Gonzalo Lamela, Executive Director, Ecocinema - Tim League, CEO, Drafthouse Films. Powered by Europa Cinemas.
New Initiatives by Film Festivals for the Future of Cinema: This round-table will look into initiatives developed by film festivals to help films reach their potential audience. It will be moderated by Leslie Vuchot, CEO & Founder, The Festival Agency. Speakers: Johanna Koljonen, Editor of Nostradamus Project, GÖTEBURG Film Festival - Josef KULLENGÅRD, Coordinator, Malmo Arab Film Festival - Jarod Neece, Producer & Senior Programmer, SXSW - Jakub Duszynski, Head of Acquisitions, Gutek Film
Workshops - every day from 2:30Pm to 3:30Pm - Next Pavilion
VOD: The challenges and opportunities of Digital Distribution and how to embrace them: With VOD expected to surpass DVD and Blu-Ray sales within 3 years, are sales agents, distributors and filmmakers ready for the challenges to be faced in digital distribution? Workshop presented by Filmdoo.
Achieving Impact Through Theatrical Screenings: how to leverage your theatrical screenings into opportunities to elicit discussion, action, donations, corporate sponsorship and community activation so that your feature can truly be the catalyst for change that you intend it to be! Workshop presented by Gathr Films.
Securing a sales agent or a distributor: are the numbers in your favor? With over 8,000 films entering the global distribution market this year, and over 200,000 sales agents, distributors and exhibitors scattered across the world, how can they all find your movie? Workshop presented by Film Digital Cloud Network.
Digital Distribution of Films: Real and Concrete Business Cases: Ipeda is currently taking part in two actions supported by Creative Europe, Walk This Way (exploitation of more than 30 films on VOD platforms across Europe) and Tide 3 (multi-territorial D&D releases of 4 films). This session will discuss the most recent experiments and business cases in digital distribution. Workshop presented by Ipeda (The Independent Pan European Digital Association
Céline Sciamma to highlight ideas behind digital and transmedia: Cnc is proud to showcase some of their latest supported projects and to invite renowned screenwriter and director Celine Sciamma, President of the Commission for New Media, to share her visions on transmedia opportunities and on the changing and promising landscape of virtual reality. French Touch Special Session presented by le Cnc and l’Institut Francais.
Hacking the Future of Film: Guanajuato International Film Festival hosted the first Giff Hack, inviting creative coders, programmers and engineers to envision the future of filmmaking during a 40-hour hack- a-thon. They will present three of the most outstanding projects: “Xp Sound”, an audiovisual experience “Enti”, an external content platform which brings virtual reality closer, “By Frames”, an efficient method of digitizing film memory. This is a session in Collaboration with the Short Film Corner.
Special Sessions - every day from 4Pm to 5Pm – Next Pavilion
Launching a Successful Movie Crowdfunding Campaign & Building a Strong Community. Thanks to two project creators' feed-backs, learn to build and give life to your very own crowdfunding campaign. Feedback & case study on Noob and Night Fare. Session presented by Ulule.
The 3T’s success formula of new media financing: TransMedia, TransRegional and TransAtlantic! Following the“Transregional Interactive Experiences” organized with its French partner, Pictanovo, Wallimage has set up a new transmedia matching fund with the Canada Media Fund that recently awarded 3 multi-platforms projects funded under the “TransAtlantic Call for interactive projects” flagship. Session presented by Wallimage.
Meet the Financiers of Innovation & Cross-Media: As audience behavior transforms, meet the people who are investing in new ways for film and media organizations to adapt to stay relevant. Hear from a wide spectrum of international heads of funds and commissioners who are leading the way in backing new types of entertainment products, audience engagement tools and cross-media projects. Session presented by Power To The Pixel.
Beyond Cinema: the Swiss Vr and digital revolution. Keynote on "Financing innovation: news from the Swiss digital culture funding battleground" followed by a showcase of five Swiss virtual reality and digital projects that challenge the film industry. Session presented by Festival Tous Ecrans.
New Producers: The French Touch of the Web Creation : Several producers and experts of french new media will discuss transmedia production and new multi-platform storytelling. They will share their experiences, projects and visions for the future. French Touch Special Session presented by le Cnc and l’Institut Francais
FILM4CLIMATE: Taking Action on Climate Change! What can the film industry do to help influence the outcomes and contribute to climate action? There are signs of commitment to reduce environmental impact in the industry and advocate for change through story content. Session presented by CONNECT4CLIMATE – World Bank Group.
Using Social Media and Crowdsourcing to Build an Audience for Your Film and Further Your Career: this session will focus in the ins and outs of crowdsourcing and how you can launch a crowdsourcing campaign as a method of identifying, engaging and moving an audience to help develop, create, market and promote your project. Session presented by Stage 32.
Each afternoon from 2:30pm on, the Next pavilion will host a series of Workshops and Special Sessions that focus on new and alternative forms of storytelling, production, financing and distribution of films.
This year Next is also extending its content to the Virtual Reality in collaboration with Innerspace. All day, every day there is the possibility to experience the Virtual Reality and discover the projects The Fifth Sleep by Balthazar Auxietre and D.M.Z: memories of a no man's land by Hayoun Kwon.
A vibrant scene for pioneers, innovative start-ups and creative initiatives in the film industry, Next is proud to highlight two exciting events with prominent personalities:
Speaking for the first time during the prestigious Festival de Cannes, Ted Sarandos, the Chief Content Officer for the VOD giant, Netflix, will deliver an exclusive talk on new distribution models and how they impact the financing and production of content.
Within the frame work of the Special French Touch Afternoon bringing together the Cnc and l’Institut Français initiative, renowned screen writer and director Céline Sciamma will highlight ideas behind digital and transmedia creation.
All Next activities are open to Marché du Film badge holders and members of the Producers Network and Workshop.
Next Full Program
Next Members
Bidslate, Bienniale of the Moving Image, Cineuropa, Connect4Climate-World bank Group, Cross Video Days, Cues, Ecocinema, Festival Genius, Festival Tous Ecrans, FilmDoo, Gathr Films, Indiepix, Innerspace, Ipeda, Power to the Pixel, Stage 32, Striim.in, The Festival Agency, Touscoprod, Ulule, Wallimage, Worldpremiere.com.
Round-Tables - every day from 10Am to 12Pm – Palais K
In conversation with Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos: Ted Sarandos will talk about one of the biggest concerns of film professionals today, that is the growing importance of new distribution models and how this impacts the financing of film production. It will be moderated by Laurent Cotillon, chief editor of Le Film Français, and introduced by Thierry Frémaux, general delegate of the Festival de Cannes.
Cinema & Transmedia Pitching Session: during this session Cross Video Days will present innovative, multi-platform and transmedia projects using digital tools to enrich the audience experience. Projects to be pitched : A Song For Nola by Hasmik Hovhannisyan, Dofus - Book 1: Julith by Frédéric Puech, Gringo by Torsten Gauger, Metamorphoses by Pierre Cattan, Vfc by Charles-Stephane Roy
Maximize the Potential of Crowdfunding in the Production Process: Crowdfunding practitioners and executives from the most popular platforms will share tips, answer question or respond to criticism about what used to be known as the new Eldorado of film financing. This session will be powered by Cineuropa and moderated by Domenico La Porta, Editor in Chief, Cineuropa. Speakers : Colin Brown, Editorial Director, Slated - Dan Schoenbrun, Film Outreach Lead, Kickstarter - Marc Hofstatter, Head of Film, Indiegogo - Mathieu Maire du Poset, Deputy Managing Director, Ulule - Sophie Kuno, Director of Partnerships, Touscoprod
Opportunities and Angles in the International Digital and VOD landscape: Between the global dominant majors such as Netflix, Google, and Amazon along with the proliferation of new and expanding players in VOD – what are the opportunities and issues for producers? Wendy Bernfeld, Founder and MD of Rights Stuff, will open the panel with a brief introduction on the current VOD platforms internationally. Speakers : Dragoslav Zachariev, Secretary General, Eurovod - Jacinto Roca, Founder & CEO, Wuaki.TV - William Page, Director, Filmdoo
Cinema innovation in the digital Experience Economy: This session brings together some of the most dynamic exhibitors who demonstrate new ways of renewing audiences for films. Moderated by Michael Gubbins, Consultant, Sampomedia. Speakers : Madeleine Probst, Cinema Program Producer, Watershed - Ivo Andrle, Acquisition Manager, Kino Aero - Gonzalo Lamela, Executive Director, Ecocinema - Tim League, CEO, Drafthouse Films. Powered by Europa Cinemas.
New Initiatives by Film Festivals for the Future of Cinema: This round-table will look into initiatives developed by film festivals to help films reach their potential audience. It will be moderated by Leslie Vuchot, CEO & Founder, The Festival Agency. Speakers: Johanna Koljonen, Editor of Nostradamus Project, GÖTEBURG Film Festival - Josef KULLENGÅRD, Coordinator, Malmo Arab Film Festival - Jarod Neece, Producer & Senior Programmer, SXSW - Jakub Duszynski, Head of Acquisitions, Gutek Film
Workshops - every day from 2:30Pm to 3:30Pm - Next Pavilion
VOD: The challenges and opportunities of Digital Distribution and how to embrace them: With VOD expected to surpass DVD and Blu-Ray sales within 3 years, are sales agents, distributors and filmmakers ready for the challenges to be faced in digital distribution? Workshop presented by Filmdoo.
Achieving Impact Through Theatrical Screenings: how to leverage your theatrical screenings into opportunities to elicit discussion, action, donations, corporate sponsorship and community activation so that your feature can truly be the catalyst for change that you intend it to be! Workshop presented by Gathr Films.
Securing a sales agent or a distributor: are the numbers in your favor? With over 8,000 films entering the global distribution market this year, and over 200,000 sales agents, distributors and exhibitors scattered across the world, how can they all find your movie? Workshop presented by Film Digital Cloud Network.
Digital Distribution of Films: Real and Concrete Business Cases: Ipeda is currently taking part in two actions supported by Creative Europe, Walk This Way (exploitation of more than 30 films on VOD platforms across Europe) and Tide 3 (multi-territorial D&D releases of 4 films). This session will discuss the most recent experiments and business cases in digital distribution. Workshop presented by Ipeda (The Independent Pan European Digital Association
Céline Sciamma to highlight ideas behind digital and transmedia: Cnc is proud to showcase some of their latest supported projects and to invite renowned screenwriter and director Celine Sciamma, President of the Commission for New Media, to share her visions on transmedia opportunities and on the changing and promising landscape of virtual reality. French Touch Special Session presented by le Cnc and l’Institut Francais.
Hacking the Future of Film: Guanajuato International Film Festival hosted the first Giff Hack, inviting creative coders, programmers and engineers to envision the future of filmmaking during a 40-hour hack- a-thon. They will present three of the most outstanding projects: “Xp Sound”, an audiovisual experience “Enti”, an external content platform which brings virtual reality closer, “By Frames”, an efficient method of digitizing film memory. This is a session in Collaboration with the Short Film Corner.
Special Sessions - every day from 4Pm to 5Pm – Next Pavilion
Launching a Successful Movie Crowdfunding Campaign & Building a Strong Community. Thanks to two project creators' feed-backs, learn to build and give life to your very own crowdfunding campaign. Feedback & case study on Noob and Night Fare. Session presented by Ulule.
The 3T’s success formula of new media financing: TransMedia, TransRegional and TransAtlantic! Following the“Transregional Interactive Experiences” organized with its French partner, Pictanovo, Wallimage has set up a new transmedia matching fund with the Canada Media Fund that recently awarded 3 multi-platforms projects funded under the “TransAtlantic Call for interactive projects” flagship. Session presented by Wallimage.
Meet the Financiers of Innovation & Cross-Media: As audience behavior transforms, meet the people who are investing in new ways for film and media organizations to adapt to stay relevant. Hear from a wide spectrum of international heads of funds and commissioners who are leading the way in backing new types of entertainment products, audience engagement tools and cross-media projects. Session presented by Power To The Pixel.
Beyond Cinema: the Swiss Vr and digital revolution. Keynote on "Financing innovation: news from the Swiss digital culture funding battleground" followed by a showcase of five Swiss virtual reality and digital projects that challenge the film industry. Session presented by Festival Tous Ecrans.
New Producers: The French Touch of the Web Creation : Several producers and experts of french new media will discuss transmedia production and new multi-platform storytelling. They will share their experiences, projects and visions for the future. French Touch Special Session presented by le Cnc and l’Institut Francais
FILM4CLIMATE: Taking Action on Climate Change! What can the film industry do to help influence the outcomes and contribute to climate action? There are signs of commitment to reduce environmental impact in the industry and advocate for change through story content. Session presented by CONNECT4CLIMATE – World Bank Group.
Using Social Media and Crowdsourcing to Build an Audience for Your Film and Further Your Career: this session will focus in the ins and outs of crowdsourcing and how you can launch a crowdsourcing campaign as a method of identifying, engaging and moving an audience to help develop, create, market and promote your project. Session presented by Stage 32.
- 5/9/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Following a successful launching at Berlin International Film Festival, the Arab Cinema Center (Acc) is going forward with its second step through the Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24 , 2015). The center continues to provide new spaces for Arab cinema through its venue in the FilmMarket of the festival (Le Marché du Film) which boasts 17 film companies and organizations from 8 Arab and European countries. Mad Solutions is organizing this Arab congregation in line with its long-term strategy to support and promote Arab filmmaking industry in the Arab world.
In the second edition of the Acc, 17 film companies and organizations are participating and whose activities range from production, distribution to support and promotion of Arab cinema: Film Clinic (Egypt), TheImaginarium Films (Jordan), The Producers (Egypt, the UAE),Crystal Dog (Egypt), The International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva (Switzerland), The Friends (Egypt), Seat 26 (Lebanon), True Motion (Egypt), Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation(Germany), Cinema Akil (UAE),Silk Road Film Festival (Ireland), Luxor's African Film Festival's Etisal Fund (Egypt), Ministry of Interior's Cinema Awards (the UAE), Salam Prod (Egypt), Iraqi Independent Film Center (Iraq), Free TV (Egypt) and Mad Solutions (Egypt, the UAE).
Mad Solutions ' CEO Alaa Karkouti described the Acc as the first-of-its-kind Arab congregation to be present at international film festivals.
"Launching at the Berlin International Film Festival was a successful foundational step on all fronts, a matter which encouraged us to be launching the second edition at Cannes Film Festival which has the world's largest film market. We are planning to be present at other festivals for the sake of providing diverse and broad opportunities to Arab cinema all over the world. Acc will be setting an annual agenda at international festivals, and its top priority will be being present at the Berlin International Film Festival as fixed start for our cinematic season and then we will be moving forward with our spread,"Karkouti added.
Maher Diab , Co-founder and Art Director at Mad Solutions, expressed his excitement about the Acc in a statement saying, "We were fortunate to have a great start at Berlinale, and, with our partners, we're confident that great starts could result with great success stories for future Acc installations to come. Our initiative is not only a must for the Arab film industry; it's a must for the global film industry. A huge potential is being unveiled to the world of cinema."
Colin Brown, Managing Partner and Director of International Operations of Mad Solutions, also commented, "Issues of identity are as complex as they have ever been in the Arab world, there is no one-size-fits-all Arab cinema, but rather an individualistic array of stories, idioms and personalities that draw as much from the world at large as they do from national cinema traditions. The shape-shifting, globalized nature of Arab filmmaking today is why our Arab Cinema Center makes so much sense: we serve as a focal point amid all the Cannes festival and market madness for reaching out to those at the fluid forefront of a New Arab Wave. The fact that Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the UAE and Iraq can come under the same umbrella as Switzerland, Ireland and German speaks volumes about the international cross-fertilization that is now occurring. What unites them is an impassioned interest in building a sustainable, worldwide audience for Arab-centric films, in whatever forms those stories might take."
Abdallah Al Shami , Managing Partner of Mad's Gcc Bureau clarified, "When we were approached by Cannes Film Festival to replicate our Berlinale experience there, we realized that the Acc is beyond a physical space where Arab filmmakers and Acc partners congregate with film industry professionals from around the world. The Acc is a responsibility towards a global community that is keen in maintaining a cultural dialogue with the Arab world. It's a duty we don't take lightly."
Acc is a professional platform for promoting Arab cinema at international film festivals, access Arab filmmakers to communicate with the cinema industry all over the world through its diverse events and activities. The Acc also functions as a professional medium for Arab filmmakers to explore and network with the international film industry professionals, production companies' representatives, distribution slates and organizations investing in co-productions.
The activities of the Acc will range from market screenings for Arabic films, meetings with international film companies and organization during the period of the festival to throwing a reception and issuing an Acc guide to be distributed on the participants of the festival's market.
More info on the Acc at Cannes Here!
Follow the Acc on Facebook...
In the second edition of the Acc, 17 film companies and organizations are participating and whose activities range from production, distribution to support and promotion of Arab cinema: Film Clinic (Egypt), TheImaginarium Films (Jordan), The Producers (Egypt, the UAE),Crystal Dog (Egypt), The International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva (Switzerland), The Friends (Egypt), Seat 26 (Lebanon), True Motion (Egypt), Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation(Germany), Cinema Akil (UAE),Silk Road Film Festival (Ireland), Luxor's African Film Festival's Etisal Fund (Egypt), Ministry of Interior's Cinema Awards (the UAE), Salam Prod (Egypt), Iraqi Independent Film Center (Iraq), Free TV (Egypt) and Mad Solutions (Egypt, the UAE).
Mad Solutions ' CEO Alaa Karkouti described the Acc as the first-of-its-kind Arab congregation to be present at international film festivals.
"Launching at the Berlin International Film Festival was a successful foundational step on all fronts, a matter which encouraged us to be launching the second edition at Cannes Film Festival which has the world's largest film market. We are planning to be present at other festivals for the sake of providing diverse and broad opportunities to Arab cinema all over the world. Acc will be setting an annual agenda at international festivals, and its top priority will be being present at the Berlin International Film Festival as fixed start for our cinematic season and then we will be moving forward with our spread,"Karkouti added.
Maher Diab , Co-founder and Art Director at Mad Solutions, expressed his excitement about the Acc in a statement saying, "We were fortunate to have a great start at Berlinale, and, with our partners, we're confident that great starts could result with great success stories for future Acc installations to come. Our initiative is not only a must for the Arab film industry; it's a must for the global film industry. A huge potential is being unveiled to the world of cinema."
Colin Brown, Managing Partner and Director of International Operations of Mad Solutions, also commented, "Issues of identity are as complex as they have ever been in the Arab world, there is no one-size-fits-all Arab cinema, but rather an individualistic array of stories, idioms and personalities that draw as much from the world at large as they do from national cinema traditions. The shape-shifting, globalized nature of Arab filmmaking today is why our Arab Cinema Center makes so much sense: we serve as a focal point amid all the Cannes festival and market madness for reaching out to those at the fluid forefront of a New Arab Wave. The fact that Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the UAE and Iraq can come under the same umbrella as Switzerland, Ireland and German speaks volumes about the international cross-fertilization that is now occurring. What unites them is an impassioned interest in building a sustainable, worldwide audience for Arab-centric films, in whatever forms those stories might take."
Abdallah Al Shami , Managing Partner of Mad's Gcc Bureau clarified, "When we were approached by Cannes Film Festival to replicate our Berlinale experience there, we realized that the Acc is beyond a physical space where Arab filmmakers and Acc partners congregate with film industry professionals from around the world. The Acc is a responsibility towards a global community that is keen in maintaining a cultural dialogue with the Arab world. It's a duty we don't take lightly."
Acc is a professional platform for promoting Arab cinema at international film festivals, access Arab filmmakers to communicate with the cinema industry all over the world through its diverse events and activities. The Acc also functions as a professional medium for Arab filmmakers to explore and network with the international film industry professionals, production companies' representatives, distribution slates and organizations investing in co-productions.
The activities of the Acc will range from market screenings for Arabic films, meetings with international film companies and organization during the period of the festival to throwing a reception and issuing an Acc guide to be distributed on the participants of the festival's market.
More info on the Acc at Cannes Here!
Follow the Acc on Facebook...
- 5/6/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Following its launch at the Berlin film festival, the Arab Cinema Center (Acc) is bringing a delegation of 17 film companies and organisations from eight countries to the Cannes film festival and market.
Organised by Cairo and UAE-based Mad Solutions, the Acc aims to support Arab filmmakers and the film industry in the Middle East.
Companies attending Cannes under the Acc umbrella include Egyptian production houses Film Clinic, The Producers, Crystal Dog, The Friends, True Motion and Salam Prod, Jordan’s The Imaginarium Films, Lebanon’s Seat 26 and the UAE’s Cinema Akil.
The Acc delegation also includes the International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva (Switzerland), the Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation (Germany), the Silk Road Film Festival (Ireland), the Luxor African Film Festival’s Etisal Fund (Egypt), the UAE Ministry of Interior’s Cinema Awards (UAE), the Iraqi Independent Film Center (Iraq), Free TV (Egypt) and Mad Solutions (Egypt, UAE).
“Launching at Berlin was a successful foundational step, which...
Organised by Cairo and UAE-based Mad Solutions, the Acc aims to support Arab filmmakers and the film industry in the Middle East.
Companies attending Cannes under the Acc umbrella include Egyptian production houses Film Clinic, The Producers, Crystal Dog, The Friends, True Motion and Salam Prod, Jordan’s The Imaginarium Films, Lebanon’s Seat 26 and the UAE’s Cinema Akil.
The Acc delegation also includes the International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva (Switzerland), the Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation (Germany), the Silk Road Film Festival (Ireland), the Luxor African Film Festival’s Etisal Fund (Egypt), the UAE Ministry of Interior’s Cinema Awards (UAE), the Iraqi Independent Film Center (Iraq), Free TV (Egypt) and Mad Solutions (Egypt, UAE).
“Launching at Berlin was a successful foundational step, which...
- 4/23/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
A new international platform for Arab cinema, the Arab Cinema Center (Acc), will launch at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin, representing 11 Arab production companies and organisations.
Organised by Egypt’s Mad Solutions, the Acc delegation will also include Egyptian production companies Film Clinic, The Producers, X-Rated, Crystal Dog and Middle West Films; Jordan’s The Imaginarium Films, Lebanon’s Screen Institute Beirut, UAE’s Emirati Cinema Campaign, Sweden’s Malmo Arab Film Festival and Arab Cinema in Sweden.
Mad Solutions’ team includes CEO Alaa Karkouti, creative director Maher Diab, managing partner for its Gcc bureau Abdallah Al Shami and director of international operations Colin Brown.
In addition, Jane Williams, former director of Dubai International Film Festival’s Dubai Film Connection (Dfc), is working as an independent consultant for the Acc.
The Acc’s activities in Berlin will include hosting screenings of Arab films, organising networking sessions and meetings with international film companies and organisations...
Organised by Egypt’s Mad Solutions, the Acc delegation will also include Egyptian production companies Film Clinic, The Producers, X-Rated, Crystal Dog and Middle West Films; Jordan’s The Imaginarium Films, Lebanon’s Screen Institute Beirut, UAE’s Emirati Cinema Campaign, Sweden’s Malmo Arab Film Festival and Arab Cinema in Sweden.
Mad Solutions’ team includes CEO Alaa Karkouti, creative director Maher Diab, managing partner for its Gcc bureau Abdallah Al Shami and director of international operations Colin Brown.
In addition, Jane Williams, former director of Dubai International Film Festival’s Dubai Film Connection (Dfc), is working as an independent consultant for the Acc.
The Acc’s activities in Berlin will include hosting screenings of Arab films, organising networking sessions and meetings with international film companies and organisations...
- 1/27/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Birds Eye View is planning the second year of its training scheme Filmonomics to launch in January 2015.
The scheme is supported by Creative Skillset and covers skills and personal development working from development to distribution.
Film directors, writers and producers can apply now as individuals or teams or two. (There are special incentives and bursuries for women and Bame filmmakers as well as filmmakers working outside London — more information at Bev site.)
The programme, developed with Slated’s Colin Brown (former editor of Screen International), mixes industry knowledge with networking and discussions on topics such as finance, teams, marketing, exhibition and audience development.
The scheme also focuses on personal confience and facing rejection, something not covered by most industry programmes.
Producer Mia Bays, who will serve as director of this year’s scheme, said: “I’m passionate about passing on knowledge and experience to others, especially to ensure underrepresented creative voices are heard. The combination...
The scheme is supported by Creative Skillset and covers skills and personal development working from development to distribution.
Film directors, writers and producers can apply now as individuals or teams or two. (There are special incentives and bursuries for women and Bame filmmakers as well as filmmakers working outside London — more information at Bev site.)
The programme, developed with Slated’s Colin Brown (former editor of Screen International), mixes industry knowledge with networking and discussions on topics such as finance, teams, marketing, exhibition and audience development.
The scheme also focuses on personal confience and facing rejection, something not covered by most industry programmes.
Producer Mia Bays, who will serve as director of this year’s scheme, said: “I’m passionate about passing on knowledge and experience to others, especially to ensure underrepresented creative voices are heard. The combination...
- 10/27/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Teresa Cheng has been appointed to the post of general manager of Lucasfilm Singapore, reporting directly to Lynwen Brennan, president and general manager of Industrial Light & Magic (Ilm).
Cheng previously served as a senior production executive for the joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Shanghai-based Oriental DreamWorks.
She has also held senior positions at Warner Bros, Rhythm & Hues and Digital Domain. Her feature film credits include Shrek Forever After, Madagascar, Batman & Robin and True Lies.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said: “Teresa is the rare executive with a solid background of production experience, business development acumen and a rich knowledge of global markets. She brings an energy and passion to her work that I know will benefit the studio and the relationships we’ve built while continuing to forge new relationships in the region.”
Founded in 2004, Lucasfilm Singapore has worked on 28 films. It provided nearly half of the animation work for Gore Verbinski’s Rango and recently worked...
Cheng previously served as a senior production executive for the joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Shanghai-based Oriental DreamWorks.
She has also held senior positions at Warner Bros, Rhythm & Hues and Digital Domain. Her feature film credits include Shrek Forever After, Madagascar, Batman & Robin and True Lies.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said: “Teresa is the rare executive with a solid background of production experience, business development acumen and a rich knowledge of global markets. She brings an energy and passion to her work that I know will benefit the studio and the relationships we’ve built while continuing to forge new relationships in the region.”
Founded in 2004, Lucasfilm Singapore has worked on 28 films. It provided nearly half of the animation work for Gore Verbinski’s Rango and recently worked...
- 6/15/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
In the following article, from Colin Brown, Editorial Director of the film financing and dealmaking website Slated.com, explains how market data bolsters the fact that we need more women-led film projects. To read more from Brown, check out his Filmonomics blog on Slated.com. Jane Campion remains the only woman director ever to get a hand on the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival when her film "The Piano" shared the Palme d’Or with "Farewell My Concubine" back in 1993. This week, the same New Zealand-born filmmaker notched up another Cannes milestone of sorts by becoming the first woman other than an actress to serve as the festival's Jury President. But even if her jury ends up bestowing laurels on one of the two solitary women filmmakers in competition this year, Campion herself remains unimpressed by such belated dents on the celluloid ceiling. "You'd have to say there's...
- 5/16/2014
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
By Colin Brown
Jane Campion remains the only woman director ever to get a hand on the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival when her film The Piano shared the Palme d’Or with Farewell My Concubine back in 1993. This week, the same New Zealand-born filmmaker notched up another Cannes milestone of sorts by becoming the first woman other […]...
Jane Campion remains the only woman director ever to get a hand on the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival when her film The Piano shared the Palme d’Or with Farewell My Concubine back in 1993. This week, the same New Zealand-born filmmaker notched up another Cannes milestone of sorts by becoming the first woman other […]...
- 5/16/2014
- by tedhope
- Hope for Film
Exclusive: A sequel to Mike Bassett England Manager, the 2001 cult comedy, is planned to shoot later this year.
As teams prepare to head to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup, England’s most notorious football manager is heading back to the big screen.
A sequel to cult comedy Mike Bassett England Manager will see the return of star Ricky Tomlinson back as the foul-mouthed Bassett. Director-producer Steve Barron will return for the sequel, titled Mike Bassett: Interim Manager, and is planned to shoot later this year.
This time, Bassett is brought in to the England camp as number two to the tactically brilliant German coach, Jorgen Mannstein, who has the England team playing like a dream. But not for long.
“Bassett was the last England manager to take the national team to Brazil. We reached the semi’s then, who knows what we could achieve this time?,” said Barron of Bassett’s return.
“I’m very...
As teams prepare to head to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup, England’s most notorious football manager is heading back to the big screen.
A sequel to cult comedy Mike Bassett England Manager will see the return of star Ricky Tomlinson back as the foul-mouthed Bassett. Director-producer Steve Barron will return for the sequel, titled Mike Bassett: Interim Manager, and is planned to shoot later this year.
This time, Bassett is brought in to the England camp as number two to the tactically brilliant German coach, Jorgen Mannstein, who has the England team playing like a dream. But not for long.
“Bassett was the last England manager to take the national team to Brazil. We reached the semi’s then, who knows what we could achieve this time?,” said Barron of Bassett’s return.
“I’m very...
- 3/17/2014
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Birds Eye View its launching its new training programme Filmonomics at this year’s Loco London Comedy Film Festival on Jan 26.
The series will focus on topics such as finance, teams, marketing, exhibition and distribution.
Speakers at the initial sessions will include writers Rachel Hirons and Tess Morris, Film London’s Deborah Sathe, former Paramount executive Deborah Sheppard, iFeatures executive producer Christopher Granier-Deferre, journalists Karen Krizanovich and Charles Gant.
Selected participants, almost 90% of whom are female filmmakers, will participate in a bespoke programme. Filmonomics will also include three public sessions at BFI Southbank. Two of those sessions will be held during the 10th Birds Eye View Film Festival (April 8-13).
Creative Skillset supports Filmonomics, which is created in assocation with former Screen editor Colin Brown, author of the Filmonomics blog at Slated.com.
Birds Eye View Creative Director Kate Gerova said: “We created Filmonomics because with digital cameras and low-budget filmmaking schemes everyone has access to making...
The series will focus on topics such as finance, teams, marketing, exhibition and distribution.
Speakers at the initial sessions will include writers Rachel Hirons and Tess Morris, Film London’s Deborah Sathe, former Paramount executive Deborah Sheppard, iFeatures executive producer Christopher Granier-Deferre, journalists Karen Krizanovich and Charles Gant.
Selected participants, almost 90% of whom are female filmmakers, will participate in a bespoke programme. Filmonomics will also include three public sessions at BFI Southbank. Two of those sessions will be held during the 10th Birds Eye View Film Festival (April 8-13).
Creative Skillset supports Filmonomics, which is created in assocation with former Screen editor Colin Brown, author of the Filmonomics blog at Slated.com.
Birds Eye View Creative Director Kate Gerova said: “We created Filmonomics because with digital cameras and low-budget filmmaking schemes everyone has access to making...
- 1/24/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Birds Eye View its launching its new training programme Filmonomics at this year’s Loco London Comedy Film Festival on Jan 26.
The series will focus on topics such as finance, teams, marketing, exhibition and distribution.
Speakers at the initial sessions will include writers Rachel Hirons and Tess Morris, Film London’s Deborah Sathe, former Paramount executive Deborah Sheppard, iFeatures executive producer Christopher Granier-Deferre, journalists Karen Krizanovich and Charles Gant.
Selected participants, almost 90% of whom are female filmmakers, will participate in a bespoke programme. Filmonomics will also include three public sessions at BFI Southbank. Two of those sessions will be held during the 10th Birds Eye View Film Festival (April 8-13).
Creative Skillset supports Filmonomics, which is created in assocation with former Screen editor Colin Brown, author of the Filmonomics blog at Slated.com.
Birds Eye View Creative Director Kate Gerova said: “We created Filmonomics because with digital cameras and low-budget filmmaking schemes everyone has access to making...
The series will focus on topics such as finance, teams, marketing, exhibition and distribution.
Speakers at the initial sessions will include writers Rachel Hirons and Tess Morris, Film London’s Deborah Sathe, former Paramount executive Deborah Sheppard, iFeatures executive producer Christopher Granier-Deferre, journalists Karen Krizanovich and Charles Gant.
Selected participants, almost 90% of whom are female filmmakers, will participate in a bespoke programme. Filmonomics will also include three public sessions at BFI Southbank. Two of those sessions will be held during the 10th Birds Eye View Film Festival (April 8-13).
Creative Skillset supports Filmonomics, which is created in assocation with former Screen editor Colin Brown, author of the Filmonomics blog at Slated.com.
Birds Eye View Creative Director Kate Gerova said: “We created Filmonomics because with digital cameras and low-budget filmmaking schemes everyone has access to making...
- 1/24/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Slated Editorial Director Colin Brown is back with the final installment essay in his series on packaging films. You can check out Colin's writing on the filmonomics blog, and you can see this post in its original format here. Hollywood has always fallen hard for films about scam artists and their clever schemes. Even before "American Hustle" and "The Wolf Of Wall Street," there was "Catch Me If You Can," "House of Games," "The Spanish Prisoner," The Grifters, "The Sting," "Paper Moon" and seductive confidence artists stretching all the way back to "The Lady Eve" in 1941. The cons vary but the tricks remain much the same: victims are fooled into trusting in a stranger's good faith through greed, vanity, opportunism, desire, compassion, desperation and any other basic urge you can name. It is easy to see the greenlight appeal of such stories. Not so much because of Hollywood’s own history with charismatic charlatans,...
- 1/21/2014
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
Slated Editorial Director Colin Brown is back with another essay in his series on packaging films. You can check out Colin's writing on the filmonomics blog, and you can see this post in its original format here. It has been ten years since the publication of Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game and still the quest goes on to find those hidden signals and data points that might do for the film industry what Billy Beane and his bean-counters did for professional baseball -- namely, unlock the secrets of success in a business distorted by old wisdoms. There is much to be gained from such a statistical treasure trove. In film entertainment, as in sports, the scouting establishment has a habit of undervaluing those most often responsible for winning results. A costly obsession with conventional star performers has blinded both industries to what really makes teams tick. To...
- 1/14/2014
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Entertainment accountancy firm Nyman Libson Paul (Nlp) is launching new venture Goldfinch Pictures Ltd, dedicated to supporting British films.
Goldfinch Pictures Ltd is setting up an Eis company that aims to raise $6.5m (£4m) from investors.
Among the people who will sit on its expert panel are former British Film Commissioner Colin Brown and Stephen Evans, the producer of Oscar-winning films Henry V and The Madness of King George.
Goldfinch Pictures has been set up by Kirsty Bell, a film specialist and partner at Nyman Libson Paul. She will be managing director of the operation, which will support eight separate films over three years, all of which will be closely scrutinised and vetted by the expert panel, and have the appropriate approval from the Inland Revenue.
At the same time as launching Goldfinch Pictures, Nyman Libson Paul is putting together a number of smaller Seis operations aimed at particular sectors to include animation, ballet, Shakespeare...
Goldfinch Pictures Ltd is setting up an Eis company that aims to raise $6.5m (£4m) from investors.
Among the people who will sit on its expert panel are former British Film Commissioner Colin Brown and Stephen Evans, the producer of Oscar-winning films Henry V and The Madness of King George.
Goldfinch Pictures has been set up by Kirsty Bell, a film specialist and partner at Nyman Libson Paul. She will be managing director of the operation, which will support eight separate films over three years, all of which will be closely scrutinised and vetted by the expert panel, and have the appropriate approval from the Inland Revenue.
At the same time as launching Goldfinch Pictures, Nyman Libson Paul is putting together a number of smaller Seis operations aimed at particular sectors to include animation, ballet, Shakespeare...
- 12/2/2013
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Slated Editorial Director Colin Brown is back with another essay in his series on packaging films. This one's a two-parter about casting. Below is the second installement, which includes a ten-step checklist for how to cast your feature. Check out the first part of this exploration of casting here. You can check out Colin's writing on the filmonomics blog, and you can see this post in its original format here. “I lost money for the first time ever in my career over the last two years,” beamed Matthew McConaughey in his signature drawl as he picked up this year’s actor trophy at the recent Hollywood Film Awards. “But I did have a helluva lot of fun.” McConaughey’s conscious decision to"recalibrate" his shirtless rom-com persona into something edgier has since led him to a succession of eye-catching performances in director-driven, lower-budget films - "Magic Mike," "Killer Joe," "The Paperboy,...
- 11/11/2013
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
Slated Editorial Director Colin Brown is back with another essay in his series on packaging films. This one's a two-parter about casting. Below is the first part, which serves an introduction to the Catch-22 faced by all indie producers: the choice between casting a star without the budget to hire them or raising any money for a film that has no bankable stars. You can check out Colin's writing on the filmonomics blog, and you can see this post in its original format here. “More than 90% of directing a picture is the right casting,” suggests Martin Scorsese in the revelatory documentary "Casting By." Producers might well reach a similar assessment for financing a picture as well since actors remain by far the most enticing lures to potential investors. But settling on just who might be “right” for that picture is another matter entirely – and a source of constant tension as...
- 11/4/2013
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
The following article, from Colin Brown, Editorial Director of the film financing and dealmaking website Slated.com, is a tough-love look at crafting a budget to show to investors. It proposes that maybe smaller budgets are sometimes better for some projects. To read more from Colin, check out his Filmonomics blog on Slated.com. This column is part of a multi-part series on packaging films for investors. Check out the recent article "Here's What You Need to Know to Sell Films in Each of 12 Genres" for more on this series. Politicians go medieval on them, romantic couples break up over them and artistic types tend to run as far and fast as they can from them. And yet budgets, if drawn up sensibly in a spirit of mutual trust rather than defensive hostility, can actually go a long way towards avoiding such heartaches and fistfights. Cinema is certainly no exception here.
- 10/21/2013
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
The following article, from Colin Brown, Editorial Director of the film financing and dealmaking website Slated.com, explains how filmmakers need to think about packaging their projects for the market, with a checklist for each of twelve genres. It's also got some great data from the site. To read more from Colin, check out his Filmonomics blog on Slated.com. We don’t really know how many feature films will end up being made this year - 50,000 seems to be the best global guess – but what we do know is that their genetic make-up will differ in every instance. “Each film has its own DNA,” observed Wme agent Mark Ankner, speaking at a recent panel on film packaging organized by Pepperdine University as part of its certification program for film & TV finance. “No two films are alike,” echoed UTA agent Hailey Wierengo, sitting alongside him. “Each has its own unique set of hurdles.
- 10/14/2013
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
In this post from Slated.com's Filmonomics blog, Editorial Director Colin Brown starts to explain how filmmakers need to look at everything they have when they're packaging a film for investors. He'll continue to explore the ways that the film world evaluates projects in the coming weeks.Want to know why the film business is such a tough nut to crack? Then listen to Erik Feig, president of production at Lionsgate, explaining to a WGA West audience last year how even the largest independent film studio in North America has to tap dance between two polar sets of interests:“Every single movie that we make has to be sold twice. First, on a pre-sale basis, to a bunch of independent foreign distributors who are worried about losing money. And second, to a consumer who wants to see something that they haven’t seen before. Trying to find the right project...
- 9/15/2013
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
Exclusive: London production outfit secures £1.5m, according to company heads.
London-based production outfit Iron Box Films has secured £1.5m in development backing from private investors, according to company founders.
The fund will be used to develop a slate of seven to ten international and British features and television projects.
Set up by Bernhard Pucher in 2007, who has since been joined by Raimund Berens and Nathan Haines, Iron Box Films produced low-budget UK comedy-drama Betsy & Leonard in 2012 and has also produced commercials, music videos and shorts.
The company will now focus solely on the development and production of feature and TV with future corporate and commercials work produced by sister company, Element 26, run by Nathan Haines.
On the development slate are comedy-drama The First Cypriot Astronaut from writer-director Stavros Pambalis and thriller Trademark.
Both are due to be executive produced by Colin Brown, Mark Sandell and Nathan Haines.
Comedy horror Squat Party has been written by [link...
London-based production outfit Iron Box Films has secured £1.5m in development backing from private investors, according to company founders.
The fund will be used to develop a slate of seven to ten international and British features and television projects.
Set up by Bernhard Pucher in 2007, who has since been joined by Raimund Berens and Nathan Haines, Iron Box Films produced low-budget UK comedy-drama Betsy & Leonard in 2012 and has also produced commercials, music videos and shorts.
The company will now focus solely on the development and production of feature and TV with future corporate and commercials work produced by sister company, Element 26, run by Nathan Haines.
On the development slate are comedy-drama The First Cypriot Astronaut from writer-director Stavros Pambalis and thriller Trademark.
Both are due to be executive produced by Colin Brown, Mark Sandell and Nathan Haines.
Comedy horror Squat Party has been written by [link...
- 9/13/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
While he's taking off for the Labor Day holiday, Colin Brown from Slated Editorial Director has shared with Indiewire an old -- but valuable -- post from the Slated Filmonomics blog: it's a list of seven tips for filmmakers to keep in mind as they try to look for funding from investors, ripped from Silicon Valley's own tips for investors. In The Wall Street Journal, Slated was described as “Soho House for film financing, due to the requirement that you must be invited to be a member.” Another point of reference could just as easily have been AngelList. For those unfamiliar with this game-changing website, AngelList is a powerful funding vehicle that connects startups with a who’s who of early stage venture capitalists, high-net-worth individuals and angel investors. Simply put: AngelList is to Silicon Valley what Slated is to the film industry. The parallels are close enough that AngelList...
- 8/30/2013
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
Writing on Slated.com's Filmonomics blog, Slated Editorial Director Colin Brown sees a pattern in technology investing that is worth noting when it comes to assembling a filmmaking team that investors will be eager to fund. Read the post on Slated.com and find more Filmonomics articles here. Summertime and the living ain’t easy if you are in acquisitions. Whether you operate in film or tech, the fish are now jumping and your scouting alerts are on high. Movie distributors have already been shadowing – and in some cases preemptively buying – films pegged as potential breakouts from an upcoming festival season that is anchored around those eleven September days in Toronto. Similarly, venture capital and angel groups are currently busy doing the rounds at various “Demo Days”, stalking promising startup ideas that have been incubated through TechStars, 500 Startups, Y Combinator and the myriad other mid-year accelerator programs that now include Warner Bros’ newly graduated.
- 8/2/2013
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
After over a year figuring out the regulatory rules to implement the Jobs Act, the SEC has lifted its band on so-called 506 exemptions. What does this mean for filmmakers? Slated Editorial Director Colin Brown has the answers on his Filmonomics blog. See the original post here, and see the entire Filmonomics blog here. Here's the post, with infographic, reprinted with permission from Slated.For 15 months now the independent film world has been eagerly awaiting the regulatory fine print on the Jobs Act that many believe will both broaden and quicken their fundraising efforts across the U.S. Now that the SEC has finally published those first rules that allow filmmakers and film startups to advertise their investment proposals to the public, some will have been intrigued by a new amendment that specifically disqualifies bad actors.Before film critics all rise up in celebration, let’s be clear that America’s...
- 7/22/2013
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
The following article, from Colin Brown, Editorial Director of the film financing and dealmaking website Slated.com, explains why all of the people predicting the end of the film industry may just be protective of Hollywood (and film financing) as it has been for several decades. To read more from Colin, check out his Filmonomics blog on Slated.com. Think you’ve got problems getting your films financed and seen by audiences? Well, you are in shockingly good company. In recent weeks, everyone from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas to Steven Soderbergh, John Travolta, Mike Figgis, David Lynch and Lynda Obst have all bemoaned the near-impossibility of getting their own pet projects onto the big screen. Taken together, their published comments are a scathing indictment of a film establishment that is only obsessed with pre-assembled projects that pander to the planet’s widest common denominators. Such is the obsession that.
- 7/1/2013
- by Colin Brown
- Indiewire
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