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Booklet-Film-TEEP-2013.Pdf Film TEEP is a co-production training programme Organized by With the financial support of ARTVIVA NATIONAL CENTER OF CINEMATOGRAPHY Romania Romania In partnership with FILM CENTER SERBIA GEORGIAN NATIONAL FILM CENTER - GNFC Serbia Georgia GEOPOLY PROTON FILM Bulgaria Hungary MACEDONIAN FILM FUND MOLODIST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Macedonia Ukraine FESTIVAL ON WHEELS - ANKARA CINEMA ASSOCIATION ALT FILM Turkey Republic of Moldova TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL MEDITERRANEAN FILM INSTITUTE Estonia Greece KINOTAVR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND Russian Federation Italy FUTURE OF MEDIA POLISH FILM INSTITUTE Poland Poland SLOVENIAN FILM CENTER VIDEO BROADCAST FILM Slovenia United Kingdom Awards 2 MANNHEIM MEETING PLACE WHEN EAST MEETS WEST, ITALY Welcome to Film TEEP Welcome to Film TEEP! The National Center of Cin- ema (CNC) supports pow- erful ideas to become great movies. And the first step in this long road is to gather tal- ented writers, directors and producers under the guidance of exquisite, very experienced tutors in an international workshop. We are aware of the writers‘ need of receiving professional feedback for their screenplays in order to improve them as well as their knowledge and skills. And we understand the film crews‘ desire to enlarge their experience and de- velop feasible projects. So, we consider Film TEEP, with its classes on script- writing, production, finance and legal, the best way to fulfill these demands. We appreciate the Artviva‘s work on building a professional network in the East European region, which will encourage audiovisual collaborations be- tween both EU and non-EU member states. We wish you a pleasant and fruitful stay in Bucharest. After the strict selection, we know already that your projects will become great movies, appreciated in the festivals and on the international market. Welcome to Romania, Head of National Center of Cinema Eugen Serbanescu 3 Welcome to Film TEEP Dear friends and colleagues, A very warm welcome to the Film Teep project development workshop, which we very much hope will become a long-running venture that will inspire, stimulate and excite new filmmakers from Rumania and neighbouring coun- tries. This event has been set up very quickly, with generous support from the Ru- manian CNC. As soon as it was announced, we were staggered by the re- sponse we received from applicants all over Eastern Europe and beyond. The quantity and quality of applications that came flooding in genuinely surprised us. It provided ample proof, if any were needed, that workshops like this are an essential tool in the development of a new global film culture, in which in- dependent filmmakers can collaborate together on the preparation of new films, and can focus effectively on their creative goals without restraints. In particular, we want to help provide a forum for alliances and collaborations between filmmakers from different countries that have only had limited oppor- tunities in the past to work together, so we can help stimulate new cultural partnerships. We all know that this is a time of immense change in which new technologies are challenging the old models of filmmaking, and the way films are financed, distributed, and viewed. It is a bewildering situation, made more complex by the current global economic woes, but what is certain is that people still want and need new stories on their screens to entertain them and help to make sense of the world. Our hope is that in our own modest way, we will be able to provide an oppor- tunity to some new filmmakers to realize their dreams, and to help connect the worlds of creativity and commerce by nurturing original new ideas that will find both critical and commercial success over the coming years. I look forward with immense optimism to the results that will emerge from our collective endeavours and wish you all the best of luck with your work. Now, let‘s get those brain cells burning brightly… Christian Routh May 2013. 4 Table of contents Schedule……………………………………………………………………….6 List of participants & contacts………………………………………….10 Trainers‘ profiles……………………………………………………………11 Film TEEP team profiles………………………………………………….19 Selected Projects…………………………………………………………...20 Awards………………………………………………………………….…….55 Bucharest survival kit…………………………………………………….56 5 Schedule Wednesday, 8th May ARRIVALS Thursday, 9th May GOLDEN TULIP VICTORIA BUCHAREST Time Session Trainer 09:00 – Welcome 10:15 Introductions from Film TEEP Ruxandra Cernat Aims of this workshop Christian Routh Trainers presentation Patrice Vivancos Projects presentation – general discussion Giovanni Robbiano 10:15 - 11:15 “Surviving Development Hell” – lecture and Q&A Christian Routh 11:15 – Networking break All 11:30 (networking in the hotel lobby/bar, coffee can be served) Irina-Margareta 11:30 – “To be or not to be a film maker in Romania? Nistor 12:30 This is the question?” - lecture and Q&A 12:30 - Networking break All 12:45 (networking in the hotel lobby/bar, coffee can be served) 12:45 – Producing author films – working with Palm D’OR winner Tudor Reu 13:45 Film study: “Beyond Hills” by Cristian Mungiu Cannes 2012: Best Screenplay, Best Female Actresses Case study and Q&A with Tudor Reu, Line Producer 14:00 – Lunch 15:00 15:00 - Group meetings All 18.30 Participants start working on their projects with the trainers CR (Christian Routh) group – room 1 GR (Giovanni Robbiano) group – room 2 Coffee break – coffee will be served in each group room area (suggested time - 16:30) Individual meetings (30 minutes per project) – 8 projects Patrice Vivancos with Patrice Vivancos – hotel lobby/bar area, till 19:00 All 19:00 – Screening for case study 21:00 “A Nine Minute Interval” – Corneliu Porumboiu The film has received Media Development and CNC support 21:30 Cocktail 6 Schedule Friday, 10th May GOLDEN TULIP VICTORIA BUCHAREST Time Session Trainer 9:30 – Case study and Q&A with the author Corneliu Porumboiu 10:30 “A Nine Minute Interval” by Corneliu Porumboiu 10.30 - “How to start financing your project” - lecture and Q&A Patrice Vivancos 11:30 11:30 Networking break – 12:00 (networking in the hotel lobby/bar, coffee can be served) Group meetings 12:00- Participants start working on their projects with the trainers All 14:00 CR (Christian Routh) group – room 1 GR (Giovanni Robbiano) group – room 2 Individual meetings (30 minutes per project) – 5 projects Patrice Vivancos with Patrice Vivancos – hotel lobby/bar area, from 11:30 14:00- Lunch 15:00 15.30- Group meetings CR 17.00 Participants start working on their projects with the trainers GR CR (Christian Routh) group – room 1 GR (Giovanni Robbiano) group – room 2 17.00- Coffee break All 17:30 17:30 – Group meetings CR 19:00 Participants start working on their projects with the trainers GR CR (Christian Routh) group – room 1 DP GR (Giovanni Robbiano) group – room 2 Individual meetings (30 minutes per project) – 3 projects with Dirk Poppendieck – hotel lobby/bar area 19:15 – Screening for case study 21:00 “California Dreaming (endless)” Director Cristian Nemescu (1979 – 2007) Q&A with Executive Producer Iuliana Tarnovetchi 7 Schedule Saturday, 11th May GOLDEN TULIP VICTORIA BUCHAREST Time Session Trainer 9:30 – “From big studios to independent producing” Iuliana Tarnovetchi 10:30 Lecture, Q&A 10.30 - “Chain of titles, option agreements and music Dirk Poppendieck 11:30 clearance” - Lecture, Q&A 11:30 – Networking break 12:00 (networking in the hotel lobby/bar, coffee can be served) Group meetings 12:00- Participants start working on the projects with the trainers All 14:00 CR (Christian Routh) group – room 1 GR (Giovanni Robbiano) group – room 2 Individual meetings (30 minutes per project) – 4 projects with Dirk Poppendieck – hotel lobby/bar area 14:00 – Lunch 15:00 15.30- Group meetings CR 17.00 Participants start working on the projects with the trainers GR CR (Christian Routh) group – room 1 DP GR (Giovanni Robbiano) group – room 2 Individual meetings (30 minutes per project) – 3 projects with Dirk Poppendieck – hotel lobby/bar area Individual meetings (for participants without project) with Iuliana Tarnovetchi – hotel lobby/bar area 17.00- Coffee break 17:30 17:30 – Group meetings CR 19:00 Participants start working on the projects with the trainers GR CR (Christian Routh) group – room 1 DP GR (Giovanni Robbiano) group – room 2 Individual meetings (30 minutes per project) – 3 projects with Dirk Poppendieck – hotel lobby/bar area Individual meetings (for participants without a project) with Iuliana Tarnovetchi – hotel lobby/bar area 19:15 – Screenings – participants’ previous works 21:00 22:30 – Screenings – participants’ previous works (TBC if Ctd.) Suggested location: hotel outside garden. 8 Schedule Sunday, 12th May GOLDEN TULIP VICTORIA BUCHAREST Time Session Trainer 9:30 – “The benefits of workshop..ing” Christian Routh 10:30 Giovanni Robbiano Case study: “The Japanese Dog”, writer Ioan Antoci Ioan Antoci 10.30 - “Looking for the core of the story” – lecture, Q&A Giovanni Robbiano 11:30 11:30 – Networking break 12:00 (networking in the hotel lobby/bar, coffee can be served) Group meetings 12:00 - Participants start working on their projects with the trainers All 13:30 CR (Christian Routh) group – room 1 GR (Giovanni Robbiano) group – room 2 13:30 – Lunch 14:30 14:30 - Feed-back on projects – round table 16:00 Final Wrap up Timetable going forward Feedback and thoughts 16:00 - Well-deserved drink! All 17:30 17:30 – Free time All 21:00 21:00 Group Dinner Monday, 13th May DEPARTURES 9 TRAINERS Film TEEP Team Christian Routh [email protected] Ruxandra Cernat +40 722 628 012 [email protected] Giovanni Robbiano [email protected] [email protected] Rodica Dominteanu +40 726 625 543 [email protected] Patrice Vivancos [email protected] Dirk Poppendieck [email protected] Name Nationality Profession Project Group E-mail Tel.
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