EAVE Press Releases March 2013
TIES THAT BIND 2013 Selection Press Release
EAVE Press Releases
TIES THAT BIND proudly announces the selection for 2013!
We are delighted to announce that TIES THAT BIND Asia - Europe Producers Workshop will feature in 2013 two workshops again: the first one in Udine (Italy) during the Udine Far East Film Festival from April 21-27, 2013 and the second one in Busan (South Korea) during the Busan International Film Festival in parallel to the Asian Project Market from October 5-11, 2013.
The following producers were selected for TIES THAT BIND 2013:
- Bianca Balbuena, Epicmedia, Philippines; project: The Sigbin Chronicles, director: Joanna Vasquez Arong
- Aurélien Bodinaux, Néon Rouge Production, Belgium; project: The River of Cloud, director: Haolun Shu
- Lene Børglum, Space Rocket Nation, Denmark; project: Trafficker, director: Larry Smith
- Jeremy Chua, Akanga Film Asia, Singapore; project: A Yellow Bird, director: K. Rajagopal
- Shoko Hirano, TEP/whitetree productions, Japan; project: Fat Chance, director: Shoko Kashiwagi
- Lihong Kong, All Ways Pictures, China; project: The Story of Mr. Zhang – Betrayal, director: Jiongjiong Qiu
- Vanna-Pond Noigasame, Extravirgin, Thailand; project: Malaria & Mosquitoes, director: Towira Pimpaka
- Judith Nora, Silex Films, France; project: Dog Days, director: Jordan Schiele
- Merja Ritola, Periferia Productions, Finland; project: Kyoto Girls, director: Matti Kinnunen
- Reinette Van de Stadt, Trueworks, The Netherlands; project: Hong Kong Sister, director: Yan Ting Yuen
The 10 selected producers will work on the development of their projects under the guidance of top industry professionals from both continents.
The first TIES THAT BIND workshop in Udine will offer in-depth insight into audiovisual market and operating conditions, legal frameworks, financing, sales, distribution and exhibition practices in Asia and Europe, it will provide opportunities for networking between the participants and their companies to create medium and long term co-financing and co-production relationships and it will enable the access to a network of producers, markets, festivals and decision makers in both continents.
TIES THAT BIND is organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival/Asian Film Market/Asian Project Market, and supported by MEDIA Mundus.
For more information please contact:
EAVE - Tanika Sajatovic, International Coordinator: tanika@eave.org
FVG Audiovisual Fund – Alessandro Gropplero, International Relations: alessandro@audiovisivofvg.it
www.eave.org, www.tiesthatbind.eu
Page published 29 March 2013.


