VENICE FILM MARKET
2 – 12.09.2015
The new business platform
dedicated to cinema professionals
Exclusive access to:
— Industry Club
— Digital Video Library
— Networking Area
— Industry Business Centre
— Exhibition Area
— Spazio Incontri
— Panels, Seminars, Meetings
— European Gap-Financing Market
(September 4th and 5th)
— Venice Film Market Platform
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VENICE FILM MARKET
2 – 12.09.2015
PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
h. 9:30 – 18:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Sala Poveglia
EUROPEAN GAP-FINANCING MARKET one-to-one meetings
h. 10:30 – 11:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
FRED AT SCHOOL - Final event of the 1st edition of the audience
development film literacy project supported by Creative Europe
Guest speakers: Giorgio Gosetti (Venice Days), Gianluca Guzzo (My
Movies), Silvia Sandrone (Creative Europe) Nevina Satta (Sardegna
Film Commission), Sandra Muzzolini (teacher),Isabella Weber, Nicolò
Comotti, Matt Micucci, Simone Moraldi, Bénédicte Prot, Gonzalo
Suarez (project coordinators)
Moderator: Federico Spoletti (FRED).
Hosted by FRED Film Radio, Co-funded by Creative Europe, Main
Sponsor Sardegna Film Commission
MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE
h. 9:00 – 11:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
PRIVATE SCREENING – eOne Features
By invitation only
h. 12:00 – 13:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
Regent Street Cinema Presentation
Guest speakers: Shira MacLeod, Michael Maziere and Lynda Knill
Hosted by Regent Street Cinema
h. 13:00 – 14:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Terrazza dei Fiori
Regent Street Cinema’s Cocktail
By invitation only
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
h. 14:30 – 16:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
Making the most of your ‘city’ brand... Film Festivals as a route to
economic and cultural capital
Guest speakers: Timo Malmo (Artistic Director, Midnight Sun film
festival), Mirsad Purivatra (Director, Sarajevo film festival), Valentina
Borsato (Head of Sponsorship, Promotion and Educational,
Venice Biennale)
Moderator: Catharine Des Forges (Independent Cinema Office)
Hosted by Independent Cinema Office
Opening of the VENICE FILM MARKET
h. 18:30 – 20:00 / Terrazza Biennale
European Gap-Financing Market welcome drink
By invitation only
h. 16:30 – 17:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Terrazza dei Fiori
Independent Cinema Office’s Cocktail
By invitation only
h. 17:30 – 18:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
Movieday, una rivoluzione per i cinema italiani
Piattaforma web di proiezioni su richiesta
Uno strumento tecnologico per la multiprogrammazione delle sale
Guest speaker: Antonello Centomani (Founder and CEO Movieday)
Hosted by Movieday
h. 21:00 – 23:00 / Hotel Excelsior (beach pavilion)
VENICE FILM MARKET PARTY
Hosted by Roskino, Aeroflot, Timchenko Foundation
Gold and Trade accreditation only
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MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE
h. 10:30 – 11:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
TERRA CONTINENS 13’
by Giovanni Basso
Magnet Films
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 11:00 – 13:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
PRIVATE SCREENING – Celluloid Dreams
By invitation only
h. 13:00 – 15:30 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
LA STAFFETTA / THE RELAY 126’
by Enzo Ferraro
Newpress
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 15:30 – 16:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
L’ORO DELLA PREVENZIONE / THE GOLDEN RULES
OF PREVENTION 6’
by Giuseppe Bucci
Fondazione Prosud
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 16:00 – 18:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
EL DESCONOCIDO / RETRIBUTION 100’
by Dani De la Torr
Film Factory Entertainment
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 18:00 – 19:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
IL MANTELLO DI CARTA / THE PAPER CLOACK 13’
by Giulio De Vita, Pasqualino Suppa, Omar Leone
Eufrasia Filmedia
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 19:45 – 22:15 / Palazzo del Casinò / Sala Casinò
LOCUST / LOCUST 124’
by Egor Eranov
Sreda Production Company
Gold and Trade accreditation only
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
h. 9:30 – 18:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Sala Poveglia
EUROPEAN GAP-FINANCING MARKET one-to-one meetings
h. 9:30 – 11:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
CICAE “60 Years Of Art Cinemas”
Art Houses, National Networks and their Projects
Guest speakers: François Aymé (President of Association Française
des Cinémas d’Art et d’Essai (A.F.C.A.E.), the French association
of Art House Cinemas), Pedro Barbadillo (President of CINEARTE
Red de Cines Independientes, the Spanish Independent Film
Network Association), Christian Bräuer (President of AG Kino –
Gilde deutscher Filmkunsttheater e.V., the German Association
of Art House c Cinemas), Accursio Caracappa (Vice-President of
Federazione Italiana Cinema d’Essai (F.I.C.E.), the Italian Association
of Art House Cinemas), Hrvoje Laurenta (President of the Croatian
Network of Independent Cinema)
Moderator: Peter Bosma
Bringing Art House Films to the Audience
Guest speakers: Detlef Rossmann (President of Confédération
Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et d’Essai (C.I.C.A.E.), the
International Confederation of Art House Cinemas), Cristina Loglio
(Counsellor of MEP), Silvia Costa, Culture and Education Committee;
President of Tavolo Tecnico Creative Europe, Italian Ministry of
Culture; DG of Schermi di Qualita’, AGIS, Italy), Ivan Hronec (CEO
of Film Europe Media Company, Slovak Republic) Ula Sniegowska
(Artistic Director of the American Film Festival, Poland), Francesco
Clerici [Film director of Il Gesto delle Mani (Hand Gestures)]
Moderator: Martin Blaney (Screen International)
Hosted by CICAE
h. 11:00 – 11:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Terrazza dei Fiori
CICAE’S Cocktail
By invitation only
h. 11:30 – 13:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
“My HeartH” a film project
Guest speakers: Andrea Rusin (Director of Art for the Environment),
Dean Ronalds (director), Emanuela Galliussi (actress), Silvia Bernardi
(architect)
Moderator: Andrea Rusin
Hosted by Art for the Environment by Andrea Rusin
h. 14:00 – 19:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
EUROPEAN FILM FORUM “Cross Culture – A driver for a Creative Europe”
Welcome and introductory statement: Paolo Baratta (President of La
Biennale di Venezia), Lucia Recalde Langarica (Head of Unit MEDIA
Support Programmes, European Commission)
Key note speech: Juan Antonio Bayona (director)
Moderator: Peter Cowie (Film historian and author)
- Short Film as a driver of creativity, talent scouting and business
Guest speakers: Mette Damgaard-Sorensen (New Danish Screen),
Magdalena Kaminska (Producer / winner project of the 2014/15
Biennale College – Cinema), Antoine Le Bos (Cross Channel Lab /
Groupe Ouest)
- Crossovers from film to societal and economic change
Guest speakers: Joana Vicente (New York Media Center / IFP), Ivan
Fedele (Director of of the Music section of La Biennale di Venezia
2015), Francesco Patierno (director), Tim Plyming (Executive
producer at BBC)
Conclusions and farewell: Silvia Costa, MEP (Chair Committee on
Culture and Education), Paolo Baratta (President of La Biennale di
Venezia), Alberto Barbera (Director of the 72nd Venice International
Film Festival)
Hosted by Fondazione La Biennale Di Venezia and the European
Commission
h. 18:30 – 20:00 / Terrazza Biennale
VFM Happy Hour (European Gap-Financing Market closing drink)
Hosted by Eurimages and Soc. Agricola Emme srl.
By invitation only
h. 22:00 – 00:00 / Hotel Excelsior (beach pavilion)
BIENNALE COLLEGE CINEMA PARTY
Hosted by La Biennale di Venezia
By invitation only
MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE
h. 9:00 – 11:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
EARLY WINTER 99’
by Michael Rowe
Pyramide International
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 11:00 – 13:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
UN MONSTRUO DE MIL CABEZAS / A MONSTER WITH A
THOUSAND HEADS 75’
by Rodrigo Plá
Memento Films International
Gold and Trade accreditation only
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
h. 10:00 – 12:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
IX Convegno di Studi Cinematografici Microcinema
L’ORA DI CINEMA, un appuntamento da non perdere
by Cesare Fragnelli in collaboration with Elisabetta Pieretto
Welcome and introductory statment: Roberto Bassano (Microcinema),
Nicola Borrelli (MiBACT – Direzione Generale per il Cinema), Luigi
Cuciniello (Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia,
Presidente ANEC), Andrea Occhipinti, Lucky Red, Presidente
Coordinatore dei Distributori Cinematografici Italiani
Guest speakers: Francesca Cima (Indigo Film, Presidente dei
Produttori Italiani), Stefano Firpo (MiSE – Direzione generale per la
politica industriale, la competitività e le PMI), Dario Franceschini
(Ministro dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo), Stefania
Giannini (Ministro dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca),
Luigi Lonigro (01 Distribution/Rai Cinema, Vice Presidente dei
Distributori Cinematografici Italiani), Gabriele Salvatores (regista
e sceneggiatore), Gérôme Bourdezeau (Esercente), Luciana Della
Fornace (Agiscuola), Alessandro Venier (Videomaker e formatore
didattico), Giancarlo Visitilli (Critico Cinematografico – La Repubblica
Bari, Presidente Cooperativa Sociale i Bambini di Truffaut)
Moderator: Silvana Molino
Hosted by Microcinema
h. 10:30 – 12:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Sala Poveglia
EPC Debate. Discussion between Sales agents and Producers
Hosted by EPC
h. 13:00 – 15:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
PRIVATE SCREENING – Stray Dogs
By invitation only
h. 14:30 – 16:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
Anica Incontra...il Sud Est Asiatico
Opportunità per l’audiovisivo italiano nei Paesi dell’Asia sudorientale
Welcome and introductory statment: Marco Follini (Presidente Apt),
Andrea Occhipinti (Presidente Sezione Distributori ANICA)
Guest speakers: On.le Silvia Costa (Presidente Commissione per la
Cultura e l’Istruzione del Parlamento Europeo), Sen Goffredo Bettini
(membro Commissione per gli Affari Esteri e della Delegazione per le
relazioni con i Paesi del Sud Est asiatico del Parlamento Europeo),
Riccardo Maria Monti (Presidente ITA – ICE Agenzia), Nicola Borrelli
(Direttore Generale Cinema del MIBACT), Briccio Santos (Presidente
FDCP − Film Development Council of the Philippines)
Moderator: Roberto Stabile (Responsabile Relazioni Internazionali ed
Eventi ANICA)
Hosted by ANICA
h. 15:00 – 17:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
PRIVATE SCREENING – Noori Pictures
By invitation only
h. 17:00 – 19:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
HELIOPOLIS / THE VIOLIN TEACHER 100’
by Sergio Machado
Films Boutique
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 19:45 – 21:45 / Palazzo del Casinò / Sala Casinò
PRIVATE SCREENING – Serendipity Point Films, IM Global
By invitation only
h. 18:30 – 20:00 / Terrazza Biennale
Final Cut in Venice welcome drink
By invitation only
h. 19:30 – 22:00 / The St. Regis Venice San Clemente Palace
– Isola di San Clemente 1, Venezia
Turkish Cinema – Reception
By invitation only
MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE
h. 9:00 – 11:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
HE QU HE CONG / THE LONER 102’
by Jing Guan
Hebei green mountains and rivers Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 11:00 – 13:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
PRIVATE SCREENING – The Match Factory
By invitation only
h. 13:00 – 15:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
VILLA TRISTE / HOME SAD 115’
by Fabrizio Favilli
Astrofilm, Giglio Firenze
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 15:15 – 17:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
PRIVATE SCREENING – The Match Factory
By invitation only
h. 17:00 – 19:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
PRIVATE SCREENING – The Match Factory
By invitation only
h. 15:00 – 17:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Sala Poveglia
RUSSIAN COPRO PITCHING – FILM WITH RUSSIA
Eight projects will be presented to the professionals
Jury member: Katya Mtsitouridze (CEO of Roskino – Russian Cinema
Worldwide), Sarah Calderon (CEO of The Film Agency), Andreas Eisher
(Cine Plus Filmproduktion), Raphaël Berdugo (President of Cité Films)
Hosted by Roskino, Aeroflot, Timchenko Foundation
h. 17:00 – 19:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri
IL CINEMA MIGRANTE IN ITALIA
Premiazione del film vincitore della 7a ed. del Premio Mutti – AMM
Guest speakers: Gian Luca Farinelli (Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna),
Alessandro Triulzi (Archivio delle Memorie Migranti), Dagmawi Yimer
(Archivio delle Memorie Migranti), Laura Traversi (Associazione Amici
di Giana), Giulia Grassilli (Human Rights Nights)
Excerpts of the winning films
h. 19:00 – 20:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Terrazza dei Fiori
Premio Mutti – AMM Cocktail
By invitation only
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
h. 9:30 – 18:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
FINAL CUT IN VENICE. Introduction and greetings of Alberto Barbera
(Director of the 72. Mostra del Cinema)
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 9:30 − 18:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
FINAL CUT IN VENICE − Work in progress screenings
Gold and Trade accreditation only
FINAL CUT IN VENICE – Work in progress screenings
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 09:00 – 13:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Sala Stucchi
“The DSM Strategy and the Audiovisual Industry”
A talk with the EU and the Italian Institutions
Welcoming speeches: Paolo Baratta (President of La Biennale di
Venezia) and Alberto Barbera (Director of the Venice Film Festival)
Introduction: Riccardo Tozzi (President of ANICA)
Speech delivered by Günther Oettinger (European Commissioner for
Digital Economy and Society)
Opening remarks: On. Dario Franceschini (Italian Minister of Culture
and Tourism)
Round table: In the context of the digital era, what are the new
challenges faced by the AUDIOVISUAL sector?
Guest Speakers: Eleonora Andreatta (Rai Fiction), Nina Laurio (Film
producer, Finland, EPC), Yves Marmion (Film producer, France, EPC),
Paolo Marzano (Comitato consultivo permanente per il dirito d’autore),
Gina Nieri (Mediaset), Lord David Puttnam (Film producer and
Educationalist, UK), Andrea Scrosati (SKY Italia), Riccardo Tozzi (Film
producer, Italy, ANICA), Michel Hazanavicius (President of ARP)
Moderator: M
arco Chimenz (President of EPC, Film producer)
Q&A, open debate
Speech delivered by Silvia Costa (President of the Committee on
Culture and Education, European Parliament)
Closing remarks: On. Antonello Giacomelli (Italian Under-Society for
Communications Ministry of Economic Development)
Hosted by EPC and ANICA and La Biennale di Venezia
MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE
MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE
h. 10:00 – 12:30 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
(FINAL CUT IN VENICE)
TARIK AL-JENAH / PATH OF PARADISE 74’
by Atia Al-daradji
+
Q&A
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 09:30 – 11:30 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
(FINAL CUT IN VENICE)
HAVIBON / SEPARATION 70’
by Hakar Abdulqadir
+
Q&A
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 13:30 – 15:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
(FINAL CUT IN VENICE)
ALI MEA’ZA WE IBRAHIM / ALI, THE GOAT, AND IBRAHIM 44’
by Sherif Elbendary
+
Q&A
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 11:30 – 13:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
(FINAL CUT IN VENICE)
DEEK BEIRUT / ROOSTER OF BEIRUT 44’
by Ziad Kalthoum
+
Q&A
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 15:00 – 17:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
(FINAL CUT IN VENICE)
TIGMI NIGREN / HOUSE IN THE FIELDS 52’
by Tala Hadid
+
Q&A
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 14:00 – 16:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
(FINAL CUT IN VENICE)
ZAINEB TAKRAHOU ETHELJ / ZAINEB HATES THE SNOW 84’
by Kaouther Ben Hania
+
Q&A
Gold and Trade accreditation only
h. 17:00 – 19:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
PRIVATE SCREENING – Bananeira Filmes, MPM Film
By invitation only
h. 17:00 – 19:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
PRIVATE SCREENING – Eskimo srl, Rai Com
By invitation only
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Venice Film Market – European Gap-Financing Market
(September 4 – 5)
h. 15:00 – 17:00, Spazio Incontri, VF M area, Excelsior Hotel
20° FORUM FEDIC – FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA DEI CINECLUB
Il futuro del corto d’autore
I Media e il cortometraggio
Organized by Paolo Micalizzi (Fedic Cinema)
Guest speakers: Paolo Micalizzi (Responsabile Fedic Cinema),
Roberto Merlino (Presidente Fedic), Jacopo Chessa (Direttore del
Centro Nazionale del Cortometraggio), Franco Montini (Presidente
SNCCI. Giornalista di “La Repubblica”), Fabrizio Cavaniglia
(Redattore della rivista “Tutto Digitale”), Luisa Morandini (Coautore,
curatrice della sezione “I Corti”).
Screenings: “INNO FEDIC” di Laura Biggi e Lorenzo Caravello
(Cineamatori delle Apuane) – 1° Premio Concorso “Inno Fedic” 2015 – 2’
“VUOTO A PERDERE” di Stefano Vannelli (CC. Corte Tripoli
Cinematografica) – 1° Premio Concorso Video Fedic “1’ ” 2014 – 1’
“IL PONTE DEI SOSPIRI” di Roberto Merlino (CC. Corte Tripoli
Cinematografica) – 1° Premio Concorso Fedic “Acqua” 2015 – 6’
Hosted by FEDIC
The Venice Film Market is pleased to present, the 2nd edition of the European Gap-Financing
Market, which will take place on September 4 and 5, 2015. The European Gap-Financing Market
is a new platform intended to support the European producers to secure the final financing
of their projects through one-to-one meetings with potential and appropriate international
professionals. The main criteria to participate in this original event is to have 70% of the
financing in place, and the VFM is offering 15 selected projects the unique opportunity to close
their international financing through selected financiers, producers, distributors, sales agents,
post-production companies and film funds. This year the EGFM has the invaluable support of the
MEDIA program of the European Union and the 15 selected projects are:
• #flora63 by Stéphane ROBELIN (France / Belgium / Germany)
• Bianco by Daniele VICARI (Italy / France)
• Letters from War by Ivo FERREIRA (Portugal)
• Comic Sans by Nevio MARASOVIC (Croatia / Slovenia)
• Diamond Island by Davy CHOU (France / Cambodia)
• The Eremites by Ronny TROCKER (Germany)
• Freaking by Julia DUCOURNAU (France / Belgium / Switzerland)
• Children of the Night by Andrea DE SICA (Italy)
• The Bank of Broken Hearts by Onur ÜNLÜ (Turkey)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
• The Swallows of Kabul by Zabou BREITMAN & Eléa GOBBE-MEVELLEC (France / Luxembourg)
• The Death of Carturan by Liviu SANDULESCU (Romania)
• Slovenia, Australia and Tomorrow the World by Marko NABERSNIK (Slovenia)
• The Whale by Andrea PALLAORO (Italy/ France / Belgium)
• When my Father Became a Bush by Nicole VAN KILSDONK (The Netherlands)
• Zombillenium by Arthur DE PINS & Alexis DUCORD (France / Belgium)
The Venice Film Market (3rd – 8th September 2015) of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival
will partner and strengthen the Industry Office, which in turn will continue to function as it has in
past years throughout the entire Venice Film Festival, offering many services to its guests.
MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE
h. 11:00 – 13:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti
I Love GAI Concorso per giovani autori italiani
Rassegna di 7 film organizzata da Lightbox
PIUME by Adriano Giotti
PERSEFONE by Grazia Tricarico
LIEVITO MADRE by Fulvio Risuleo
ALL THE THINGS by Nicolangelo Gelormini
A CIAMBRA by Jonas Carpignano
ALL THE PAIN IN THE WORLD by Tommaso Pitta
BLOODHOUND by Tommaso Landucci
Lightbox
Gold and Trade accreditation only
The 2014 edition of the VFM clearly showed a very positive increase in the number of
professionals attending the market, with 261 key distributors and 66 key sales agents. In
addition, some 1,500 professionals, including producers, film commissions and institutions,
exhibitors, film festivals etc, coming from 57 countries, attended the Venice Film Market.
The general feedback from the industry is that this Market is the perfect place for networking, and
fits seamlessly with the programming of the festival, proving that Venice is once again becoming a
rendezvous to add to the professional agenda.
We are pleased to announce the partnership with Festival Scope, the B2B platform for film
professionals, where the previous work by the directors in selection can be screened online. If you
are already registered for Festival Scope you can directly go to:
https://www.festivalscope.com/festival/european-gap-financing-market/2015
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Third edition of the workshop Final Cut in Venice
(September 7 – 8)
Biennale College – Cinema
The Venice International Film Festival, in collaboration with the Festival International du Film
d’Amiens and the Festival International de Films de Fribourg, is pleased to announce the third
edition of the workshop FINAL CUT IN VENICE, which will take place on September 7th and 8th
2015 as part of the Venice Film Market.
The 72nd Venice Film Festival will screen the three feature films selected, developed and
produced at Biennale College – Cinema, a laboratory for advanced training dedicated to the
production of low cost films. The laboratory was created by the Biennale di Venezia in 2012 and
is open to young filmmakers from all over the world.
We would like to invite you to attend the two day workshop with the possibility for a special
three-day Industry Gold accreditation ( 150), to attend the work-shop as well as the Venice Film
Market and the Venice Film Festival.
• Baby Bump by Kuba Czekaj (director, Poland), Magdalena Kaminska (producer, Poland),
Agata Szymanska (producer, Poland) (first feature film); with Kacper Olszewski, Agnieszka
Podsiadlik, Caryl Swift, Sebastian Lach, Weronika Wachowska.
• Blanka by Kohki Hasei (director, Japan), Flaminio Zadra (producer, Italy) (second feature
film); with Cydel Gabutero, Peter Millari, Jomar Bisuyo, Raymond Camacho, Ruby Ruiz.
The films in post-production selected for the third edition of Final Cut in Venice are:
• Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim by Sherif ELBENDARY (Egypt)
• House in the Fields by Tala HADID (Marocco)
• Path of Paradise by Atia Al-DARADJI (Iraq)
• Roosters of Beirut by Ziad KALTHOUM (Syria)
• Separation by Hakar ABDULQADIR (Iraq)
• Zaineb Hates the Snow by Kaouther BEN HANIA (Tunisia)
• The Fits by Anna Rose Holmer (director, USA), Lisa Kjerulff (producer, USA)
• (debut and first feature film); with Royalty Hightower, Alexis Nablett, De’Sean Minor, Lauren
Gibson, Makyla Burnam, Inayah Rodgers, Antonio A.B. Grant Jr., Q-Kidz Dance Team.
Biennale College – Cinema, organized by the Biennale di Venezia, is supported by the Ministry
of Cultural Heritage and Activities – Cinema Head Office, and the Veneto Region. Academic
collaboration is provided to Biennale College – Cinema by New York’s IFP, Torino FilmLab and the
Busan International Film Festival. Alberto Barbera is the Director, Savina Neirotti is the Head of
Programme.
The Venice Film Festival intends to provide concrete support to complete films coming from
African countries and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. The Final Cut in Venice
workshop consists in a two-day session during which the work-in-progress copies of the 6 selected
films will be presented to producers, buyers, distributors and organizers of international film
festivals, to facilitate their post-production process, promote possible co-production partnerships
and access to the distribution market. There will be opportunities for networking, encounters and
gatherings in which the directors and producers can meet the participants in the workshop.
July 1 marked the conclusion of the application period for the fourth edition (2015 – 2016) of
Biennale College – Cinema. Applications were received from over 56 countries. In the upcoming
weeks, the selection process will be held to choose the next 12 projects and teams which will be
invited to participate in the first workshop in October, the initial stage of a development process
that will conclude at the 2016 Venice Film Festival with the projection of three new low-cost
films. The names of the 12 selected projects will be announced during the Biennale College –
Cinema press conference at the Lido on the 6th of September.
Final Cut in Venice is held in collaboration with Laser Film, Mactari Mixing Auditorium, CNC,
Knightworks, Titra TVS, Sub-Ti Ltd, Rai Cinema, Festival International du Film d’Amiens, Festival
International de Films de Fribourg, Institut Français and starting this year SANAD (Development
and Post-Production Fund of twofour54 Abu Dhabi) and MAD Solutions.
The Prizes
• Up to 15,000 for the color correction of a feature-length film offered by Laser Film (Rome)
for up to 50 hours of work (technician included);
• Up to 15,000 for the sound mixing offered by Mactari Mixing Auditorium (Paris);
• 10,000 for post-production costs to be carried out in France, offered by CNC –Centre
National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (Paris);
• Up to 10,000 for visual effects and special effects, offered by Knightworks (Paris);
• Up to 10,000 for digital color correction, for the production of a DCP master and French or
English subtitles, offered by Titra TVS (Paris);
• 10,000 for post-production costs offered by Abu Dhabi’s Film Fund SANAD;
• Up to 6,000 for the production of a DCP master and the Italian or English subtitles, offered
by Sub-Ti Ltd. (London);
• 5,000 for the purchase of two-year broadcasting rights by Rai Cinema;
• A 35mm print (without subtitles) or the participation in the production costs of a DCP, offered
by the Festival International du Film d’Amiens;
• A 35mm print (without subtitles) or the participation in the production costs of a DCP, offered
by the Festival International de Films de Fribourg;
• Marketing, publicity and distribution in the Arab World for one Arab project is offered by MAD
Solutions (except for projects already attached to MAD Solutions).
The prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the Director of the Venice Film Festival, assisted
by the partners in the project, and the executives of the institutions and service companies
underwriting the prizes. All decisions will be final.
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Join the VFMPlatform!
The VFMPlatform (www.venicefilmmarket.com) – for the Industry Gold and Industry Trade
accredited – is the online tool to plan beforehand your agenda in Venice and to consult in real
time all your needs.
HOW TO LOGIN:
Go to www.venicefilmmarket.com and enter your email (the one you used for the Venice Film
Market accreditation) and the code mentioned on the frontside of the accreditation badge.
The platform includes: agenda, news, participant profiles, Digital Video Library Catalogue, venues,
maps and useful information, social wall.
Agenda: every event that is a part of the program of the Venice Film Market is published in the
platform’s agenda. A timeline in the homepage dynamically give an overview of all the scheduled
events. Every event is marked and a tooltip gives a description of it.
News and Special Events: is an area focused on important updates and events. A notification
system is be integrated in this area, so that every registered user can receive short messages
related to the very latest news, according to his/her specific fields of interest and competence,
and according to his/her classification as a buyer or a seller.
Participants: this area contains the profiles of all Accredited and other categories of users (e.g.
Film Commission, Producers). Visit the profiles and get in contact with them by e-mail in order to
share opinions or set up a meetings.
Venues: information on the exclusive locations of the Venice Film Market as well as a map and
instructions on how to get there, is accompanied by a gallery of images in a dedicated area of the
digital platform.
Search engine for the DVL: the platform includes an internal search engine based on keywords
(e.g. title, abstract, actors) for the Digital Video Library database, that allows you to view films
from the official selection of the festival and titles submitted through the Venice Film Market.
Social Wall: share your opinions and comments on meetings, screenings, venues and all the other
aspects of the Venice Film Market.
If you want to use the VFMPlatform as a promotional tool for your film – emails, SMS, advertising
– please get in touch with [email protected], mob +39 340 581 3286
The VFMPlatform is presented by La Biennale di Venezia and Expo Venice.
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Info
Industry Office
tel. ph. + 39 041 5218848
+39 041 2726595
fax +39 041 5218800
indoffi[email protected]
www.labiennale.org
Expo Venice S.p.a.
tel. ph. +39 041 5334850
fax +39 041 5334760
[email protected]
www.expovenice.it