EAVE European Producers Workshop 2013 in Turku, Finland

Press release

EAVE European Producers Workshop 2013 in Turku, Finland

The EAVE European Producers Workshop 2013 continued with a second workshop week in Turku, Finland, during June 12-19. 

The 2013 EAVE pedagogical team with EAVE Head of Studies Jani Thiltges (Luxembourg), the four group leaders Roshanak Behesht Nedjad (Flying Moon, DE), Danijel Hocevar (Emotionfilm, SI), Lise Lense-Møller (Magic Hour Films, DK) and Patrick Sobelman (Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo); the script consultants Clare Downs (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 (The Film Agency, ES), Music Rights: Laurence Kaye (UK) and Legal Issues: Roberto Olla (Eurimages, FR), shared 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 sales agents & international market, European documentary film industry and financing plans, as well asproducing in and with Finland complemented the schedule.

Managing Director and founder of Urban Distribution International, Frédéric Corvez from France elaborated on sales agents and the international market.

Documentary film maker Boris Mitic (Dribbling Pictures) from Serbia shared his insight into the European documentary film industry.

Other guest experts included senior producers Danny Krausz (DOR Film, Austria) and Riina Sildos (Amrion, Estonia).

In a session called Producing in and with Finland the participants were given an overview of the benefits of shooting in Finland and the possibilities of co-production with Finnish companies.

Page published 28 June 2013.