EAVE European Producers Workshop 2012: second session in Croatia
Press release
The EAVE European Producers Workshop 2012 continues with a second workshop week in Opatija, Croatia, during June 13-20. The workshop is organized in partnership with the Croatian Audiovisual Centre. For this workshop at Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska Cvijeta, we are delighted to welcome 53 producers from 31 countries who will continue working on 33 documentary and feature projects.
The 2012 EAVE pedagogical team is composed of EAVE Head of Studies Jani Thiltges (Luxembourg), the four group leaders (all active, experienced producers), Roshanak Behesht Nedjad (Flying Moon, DE), Diana Elbaum (Entre Chien et Loup, Belgium), Lise Lense-Møller (Magic Hour Films, DK), Danijel Hocevar (emotionfilm, SI); the script consultants Clare Downs (Forever Films, UK), Jacques Akchoti (FR), Martin Daniel (USA), and documentary expert Sylvia Stevens (Faction Films, UK). They are supported by the specialized experts for Pitching: Sibylle Kurz (DE), Finance: Linda Beath (Ideal Filmworks, IT), Marketing: Sarah Calderon (Karma Films, ES) Music Rights: Laurence Kaye (UK) and Legal Issues: Roberto Olla (Eurimages, FR), who share their expertise in plenary and group work sessions and individual meetings with the EAVE participants.
Individual meetings with the script consultants and other experts, special sessions dedicated to negotiations and property rights, sales agents and international market, transmedia and digital platforms, packaging documentaries, production case study as well as co-producing with Croatia will complement the schedule.
Negotiation expert Vincent Eurieult (The Cube Method) from France will give an introduction on copy right, followed by exercises on intellectual property rights.
Co-founder of Festival Scope, Mathilde Henrot from France will elaborate on sales agents and international market.
Portuguese transmedia writer and producer, EAVE graduate Nuno Bernardo (beActive Entertainment) will give a presentation on transmedia and digital platforms.
Danish producer and EAVE group leader Lise Lense-Møller (Magic Hour Films) will present the specific questions related to the packaging of documentaries.
Belgian producer Bart Van Langendonck will give a production case study of his film Bullhead (Rundskop, Belgium 2011).
Hrvoje Hribar (Chief Executive) and Tatjana Acimovic from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre will give the participants an overview of the possibilities of co-producing with Croatia.
All plenary sessions are open for interested local professionals. For the detailed programme, please contact Workshop Manager Satu Elo satu@eave.org.
There will also be a special Mini-EAVE programme for Croatian film professionals, selected by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, with sessions on Pitching, Sales and Festivals, Marketing and Financing in Europe.
EAVE expresses special gratitude for the support of Workshop 2 to: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre and MEDIA Desk Croatia.
Page published 5 June 2012.
