FILMHUB 2018 Program

P R O F E S S I O N A L A G E N D A S I T G E S F I L M H U B I N D U S T R Y H U B R E C E P T I O N T R E C P S T A I R S A T S

I N D U S T R Y H U B A R E A M A I N E N T R A N C E A R T I N E A M

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The Industry Hub is a space that hosts activities designed for the professional audiovisual sector, and a place to meet with accredited international guests. Its goal is to facilitate cooperation between sector LANGUAGE OF THE ACTIVITIES professionals.

E N G L I S H O R T H A N K S T O T H E S U P P O R T O F : EN E N G L I S H T R A N S L A T I O N

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S I T G E S P I T C H B O X 10.30h L L E V A N T R O O M S 3 & 4 ( I N C O L L A B O R A T I O N W I T H F I L M A R K E T H U B )

Presentation of seven fantastic genre fiction feature length film projects at a pitching session. The selected EN projects will be given seven minutes each and visual support to present their proposals before representatives from different companies accredited at the Festival, with whom the candidates will also be able to share a session of one-on-one meetings. With the participation of actor Ron Perlman.

R E G I S T R A T I O N R E Q U I R E D : p r o @ f i l m a r k e t h u b. c o m

I N D U S T R Y H U B 11.30h R O U N D T A B L E : C R Y P T O C U R R E N C Y A N D B L O C K C H A I N I N T H E W O R L D O F E N T E R T A I N M E N T The entertainment industry finds itself completely immersed in the Blockchain revolution. Production, EN distribution and ticketing are adopting new ways of managing their content and their finances thanks to Blockchain and cryptocurrency. With Ron Perlman (actor and producer), Cody Hackman (Slate) and Nate Bolotin (XYZ). Moderated by: Mike Hostench (Deputy Director of the Sitges IFFFC).

L L E V A N T R O O M S 3 & 4 16h M A S T E R C L A S S : P I E R S B I Z O N Y He has written about science and the history of technology for a wide variety of publishers in the UK and the US, and has also worked in the film and TV documentary industries (including a year documenting the EN special effects company Digital Domain). He also worked with the Kubrick family, in conjunction with Warner Brothers and publishers Taschen, on a large-format book, The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. S A T U R D A Y

10h S I T G E S T A B O O ‘ K S SP I N D U S T R Y H U B

An activity that explores the details of literary adaptations for J O H N A J V I D E L I N D Q V I S T EN fantastic genre films. The program selects, from among all of the applications received, 4 works (novel, theater or graphic novel) In addition to writing books that have been published in and 1 case study of an adaptation project to present them to the more than 30 different countries, this Swedish author is industry professionals attending the Festival, for the purpose of known for his work as a screenwriter on the adaptation of his best-selling novel Let the Right One In, which promoting adaptation agreements. already has two film versions, Swedish and American productions, respectively. Recently, he also participated 10.00h Welcome in the screenplay for Border, a film based on his own 10.15h Introduction by John Ajvide Lindqvist short story. Before becoming a writer, Ajvide Lindqvist 10.45h Ceremony: International UPC Science Fiction Award had been a street magician and comedian. 11.00h Project presentation 12.00h Coffee break C H R I S T O P H E R F R A Y L I N G EN 12.30h Study-Case: INTEMPERIE, a transmedia project 13.00h Q&A Since its publication in 1818, the Frankenstein character 13.15h Conclusions and end of the session. has given rise to both theater and film versions. Through ______the vision of this historian, critic and writer, we will 15.00h One-on-one meetings approach the fascinating journey of the monster created A C T I V I T Y F O R P A R T I C I P A N T S O N L Y by Mary Shelley, from its literary origin to its reconversion 17.30 h Masterclass FRANKENSTEIN by Christopher Frayling into a popular culture legend. Sir Christopher Frayling is C A R P A N O R A Y the former rector at the Royal College of Art in London, and has won several awards for his career in radio and television. He has also published numerous books on art, I N C O L L A B O R A T I O N W I T H : design and popular culture, like Vampyres – Lord Byron to Vampirella or The Face of Tutankhamun. C A R P A N O R A Y S A T U R D A Y

L L E V A N T R O O M S 3 & 4 10.30h P R O D U C E R S M E E T P R O D U C E R S

A mentoring initiative where senior producers sponsor a group of 10 junior producers over a period of an SP entire year. The event combines a personal coach with a networking experience where all the guests participate. The Festival becomes a venue for a meeting between these couples and to present the results of previous collaborations. Organized by PAC and Nivell 10. A C T I V I T Y F O R P A R T I C I P A N T S O N L Y

13.15h S C R E E N I N G : Pol Diggler’s short film IP - IS. O P E N F O R A C C R E D I T E D

16h R O U N D T A B L E : L L E V A N T R O O M S 3 & 4 L A S O M B R A D E L A L E Y : B A R C E L O N A A N D T H E F I L M N O I R

SP The city of Barcelona and the film noir meet again in La sombra de la ley, the thriller directed by Dani de la Torre. This complicity is guilty of some of the best examples of criminal film shot in our country since the Franco regime to the present. Three experts of the genre will explain it in this round. With Patxi Amezcua (screenwriter of La sombra de la ley), Francesc Sánchez Barba (deputy director of the Centre d'Investigacions Film-Història de la Universitat de Barcelona and writer of the book about Spanish film noir Brumas del franquismo) and Antonio José Navarro (film critic and film historian).

O R G A N I Z E D B Y : S A T U R D A Y

E N C O U N T E R W I T H : 12.30h P A M G R I E R C A R P A N O R A Y Born in Winston-Salem, she made a name for herself as a blaxploitation star in Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown EN (1974), becoming the first Afro-American woman to star in action movies. Her career has passed through very diverse styles and genres, but it is her connection with this genre that has given her the greatest iconicity, and she was explicitly honored by Quentin Tarantino in Jackie Brown (1997), a film for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She currently combines her work as an actress with her activities as spokeswoman for the Dining Out for Life project, dedicated to raising funds for the fight against AIDS.

I T ’ S P O S S I B L E T O R E S E R V E Y O U R S E A T T H R O U G H O U R T I C K E T I N G S E R V I C E A T : s i t g e s f i l m f e s t i v a l . c o m S U N D A Y

10.30h P A N E L : C A N A F I L M M A K E R B E C O M E A V R C R E A T O R ? I N D U S T R Y H U B

SP The panelists will explain to us how they made the big leap from film to virtual reality in 2016. Since then they’ve used immersive technologies to tell stories. With Adrián Rw (director) and Patricia M. Val (producer). Organized by Futura VR Studio.

12h M A S T E R C L A S S : L L E V A N T R O O M S 3 & 4 E D I T I N G : T H E I N V I S I B L E A R T - W I T H B E R N A T V I L A P L A N A & J A U M E M A R T Í Official presentation of the association AMMAC (Associació de Muntadores i Muntadors Audiovisuals de SP Catalunya-Catalan Association of Editors and Audiovisual Editors), created with a desire to raise awareness of the film and audiovisual editing trade, and promoting its recognition in the industry. Immediately afterwards, the master class will be taught by Bernat Vilaplana and Jaume Martí, editors of films like Hellboy II (2008), Transsiberian (2008), The Impossible (2012), A Monster Calls (2016) or Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). Organized by AMMAC.

12.30h P A N E L : I N D U S T R Y H U B N E W F O R M A T S F O R I M M E R S I V E S T O R Y T E L L I N G

Presentation of the new project by Virtual Voyagers: Legends of Catalonia, a fantastic adventure in the format SP of an interactive experience. An exclusive Playstation VR production. With Roberto Romero, director of videogame design at Virtual Voyagers. S U N D A Y

E N C O U N T E R W I T H : 16h N I C O L A S C A G E C A R P A N O R A Y During the first years of his career, he excelled in films like Birdy (1984), Arizona Baby (1987) or Wild at Heart EN (1990), and in 1996 he received an Academy Award for his starring role in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). He later became a well-known face in action genre movies thanks to The Rock (1996) and Face/Off (1997). In 2002 he made his directorial debut with Sonny, and starred in Adaptation, which would bring him his second Oscar nomination. In recent years, and thanks to films like The Bad Lieutenant (2008), Kick-Ass (2010), Drive Angry (2011), or Mandy (2018), he has perfected an immeasurable interpretative register that has earned him the status of a unique icon.

I T ’ S P O S S I B L E T O R E S E R V E Y O U R S E A T T H R O U G H O U R T I C K E T I N G S E R V I C E A T : s i t g e s f i l m f e s t i v a l . c o m M O N D A Y

9h W O R K S H O P: L L E V A N T R O O M 4 C R E A T I N G A V I R T U A L R E A L I T Y S H O R T F I L M Garage Stories and Visyon will bring together 20 creative minds to experiment and create 4 immersive SP experiences. The ensuing projects will be screened in the Festival’s Slatix Sitges Cocoon section. This activity will run for one week. R E G I S T R A T I O N U N T I L O C T O B E R 1 st A T : g a r a g e s t o r i e s . o r g / s i t g e s f i l m f e s t i v a l

10.30h R O U N D T A B L E : I N D U S T R Y H U B W H A T I S T H E V A L U E O F A F I L M F E S T I V A L ? Film festivals and competitions add a specific value to the participating productions. But is it possible to calculate this value? We analyze this relationship through a conversation that involves different stages of a EN production’s circuit: from the direction of the festivals themselves and types of aid, to the films’ creators and, ultimately, the box office analysts.

With the participation of Christophe Leparc (managing director at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs and director en el Cinemed de Montpellier), Javier Fernandez (coordinator of Blood Window, Argentina), David Rodriguez (general manager at comScore) and Albert Serra (director and producer). Moderated by: Mònica Garcia (Deputy Director of the Foundation). In collaboration with PAC and Catalunya Film Festivals.

12.30h I N V E S T I N G I N C I N E M A S E S S I O N : I N D U S T R Y H U B T H E H O W M U C H D O E S A M O V I E C O S T G U I D E

From the script, a film has a value established in economic terms, either through the necessary budget for its SP realization, or through its business plan where the expected economic return is collected. Ideally, between the cost of a movie and its exploitation, the difference should be a positive amount; sign that benefits are collected. This session presents the guide that gives the keys to the valuation of the audiovisual product. With Mònica Garcia (Deputy Director of the Foundation), David Mitjans (A CONTRACORRIENTE distributor), and Aurora Carbonell (Councillor of Economic Promotion, Tourism and Beaches). T U E S D A Y

10h T E M P S D E D E B A T : L L E V A N T R O O M S 3 E X H I B I T I N G As a continuation of the The Future of Cinema in Catalonia, Temps de Debat (Debating Time) would like to SP take a look at how exhibiting will be evolving. Ten exhibitors and a moderator will share their own personal views. Organized by PAC and Nivell 10. A C T I V I T Y F O R P A R T I C I P A N T S O N L Y .

R O U N D T A B L E : 16h P I R A T E S C H O O L S v s . L E G A L S C H O O L S : I N D U S T R Y H U B E D U C A T I O N A L A U D I O V I S U A L U S E S W I T H I N T H E R E A L M O F T H E L A W

EN Most of the education centers in Spain illegally use audiovisual content, with zero economic return for the industry. Paradoxically, 85% of the classrooms are equipped with projectors and the use of audiovisual contents in educational contexts is growing. Following in the footsteps of models that are successful in the United Kingdom like Into Film, financed by BFI, and groundbreaking programs in Spain like Cero en Conducta and FILMCLUB, we will analyze and debate ways to promote the legal use of cinema in classrooms. With Paul Reeve (CEO at Into Film, UK), Mercedes Ruiz (coordinator of Cero en Conducta) and Thaïs Tarragó van Wijk (lawyer specializing in Intellectual Property). Moderated by: Miquel Cerdà (CEO at FILMCLUB). Organized by FILMCLUB. W E D N E S D A Y

L L E V A N T R O O M S 3 & 4 P R O A ’ S C O R P O R A T E G R O W T H P R O G R A M - Announcement of the winner of the third edition of the support program for PROA’s internationalization. 10.30h E N C O U N T E R W I T H : B E A T R I Z N A V A S ( D I R E C T O R O F T H E I C A A ) SP A meeting between Beatriz Navas and members of PROA, in order to outline the priorities that she gives to audiovisuals as director of the ICAA (Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts).

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12h R O U N D T A B L E : I N D U S T R Y H U B S U S T A I N A B L E F I L M S H O O T S : W H E R E D O W E B E G I N ?

Environmental awareness has reached the world of film shoots. Several pan-European initiatives promote SP sustainable film shoots and provide producers with the tools to incorporate green initiatives into their productions. Together with Luz Molina, from Promálaga, who participates in the European platform Green Screen, and Esmeralda Ruiz, head of marketing and environmental sustainability at Fresco Films, we will get to know some of the strategies that can be adopted to make film shoots more environmentally friendly. Moderated by: Cristina Sáez (journalist). Organized by the Catalunya Film Commission and Servei de Desenvolupament Empresarial (ICEC).

16h A C T I V I T Y : L L E V A N T R O O M 3 A W A R E N E S S - R A I S I N G E V E N T : E X P E R I E N C E T H E I R R E A L I T Y

The Atresmedia Foundation invites you to a session where you will be able to experience how a disabled SP person lives. Organized by the Atresmedia Foundation. R E G I S T R A T I O N : i n d u s t r y . h u b @ s i t g e s f i l m f e s t i v a l . c o m

19h A D V A N T A G E S O F F I L M I N G I N T H E L L E V A N T R O O M S 3 & 4 C A N A R Y I S L A N DS A professional meeting where it will be revealed why the Canary Islands have become one of the SP international benchmarks for film production in recent years. Representatives from leading production companies will share these advantages and their experience during the numerous film shoots that have taken place in the Islands over the past few years. R E G I S T R A T I O N : h t t p : / / t i n y . c c / s i t g e s c a n a r i a s - M O R E I N F O : h e l l o @ c a n a r y i s l a n d s f i l m . c o m T H U R S D A Y

11h C A S T I N G - A C T L O C A L L Y , T H I N K G L O B A L L Y ( b y C . S . A ) I N D U S T R Y H U B Conversation between casting directors with international experience, who will share their knowledge of this sector, discuss strategies to strengthen an interpretive career and offer advice for directors and EN producers to be able to achieve better casting depending on the area they work in. With Nancy Bishop, Sarah Trevis, Manuel Puro and Leo Davis, casting directors from the Casting Society of America.

12.30h P R E S E N T A T I O N : I N D U S T R Y H U B C U L T F I L M P R E S E R V A T I O N A N D R E L E A S I N G I N T H E D I G I T A L A G E

This panel will take a look at the way genre distributors are succeeding in the market of physical format EN movie collectors, including how they always try to adapt to the ever-changing digital panorama. With Mike Hewitt, Ewan Cant and Phillip Escott (Arrow Films, United Kingdom).

18.45h P R E S E N T A T I O N - S I T G E S C O M I N G S O O N T R A M U N T A N A R O O M Presentation of fiction and documentary fantastic genre projects in different stages of production. SP T H U R S D A Y

B L O O D R E D C A R P E T D I F E R E N T A R E A S The Blood Red Carpet is a program to promote young acting talent and new filmmakers. The Festival presents 3 actors, 3 actresses and 3 filmmakers selected by a jury thanks to their promising profile. All of them are presented to different groups of industry and media outlet professionals during the film competition.

M A R T I Ñ O R I V A S B R A Y S E F E S E R G I C E R V E R A L A I A M A N Z A N A R E S K A T R I N V A N K O V A G E O R G I N A A M O R Ó S A C T O R A C T O R A C T O R A C T R E S S A C T R E S S A C T R E S S

S A N D R A A R R I A G A D A N I C O L Á S P U E N Z O R . R O B L E S , R A F A T A L D I R E C T O R D I R E C T O R D I R E C T O R

18.30h A W A R D S C E R E M O N Y : A U D I T O R I M E L I À S I T G E S B L O O D R E D C A R P E T Before the start of the screening of Keepers (Kristoffer Nyholm, 2018), the selected candidates will be presented and they will receive the Blood Red Carpet awards. F R I D A Y

E N C O U N T E R W I T H : 12h P E T E R W E I R C A R P A N O R A Y His emergence in the early seventies with the unclassifiable black comedy The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) EN made him a renovating figure in Australian filmmaking. A position that was confirmed by two masterpieces like the enigmatic Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) and The Last Wave (1977), and major productions like Gallipolli (1981) and The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). Once his big leap to Hollywood was consummated, he would leave his mark in such memorable productions like Witness (1985), Dead Poets Society (1989), The Truman Show (1998) and Master & Commander (2003), being nominated six times for an Academy Award for director, screenwriter and producer.

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E N C O U N T E R W I T H : 16h E D H A R R I S C A R P A N O R A Y Over the course of four decades, he’s built a distinguished career in both theater and film, being nominated EN for Academy Awards on four occasions, for Apollo 13 (1996), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), the film that marked his directing debut, and The Hours (2002). His filmography also includes titles like Abyss (1989), The Rock (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), A History of Violence (2005), Snowpiercer (2013) and Mother! (2017). In 2008 he directed his second film, the western Appaloosa. He’s recently received outstanding accolades for his performance in the HBO series Westworld.

I T ’ S P O S S I B L E T O R E S E R V E Y O U R S E A T T H R O U G H O U R T I C K E T I N G S E R V I C E A T : s i t g e s f i l m f e s t i v a l . c o m F R I D A Y

S P E C I A L S E S S I O N : S A L A T R A M U N T A N A D O U G L A S T R U M B U L L

17.15h S C R E E N I N G O F T H E D O C U M E N T A R Y : T R U M B U L L L A N D (50’)

EN M A S T E R C L A S S : Douglas Trumbull is one of the most important figures in film history in the field of special effects. He has participated in outstanding projects like 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Blade Runner (1981) or The Tree of Life (2011), and he received an honorary Academy Award for his special technological contribution to the film industry.

T I C K E T S A L E S A T : s i t g e s f i l m f e s t i v a l . c o m F R I D A Y

21h S I T G E S B A C A N A L H O T E L M E S I T G E S An experience of cuisine combined with cinema that reinterprets the Festival’s leitmotiv: 2001: A Space Odyssey. This proposal is designed by the event’s sponsor, Oriol Castro, from Disfrutar Restaurant, and the Hotel ME Sitges Terramar by Melià. Exclusive event for 120 people. T I C K E T S A L E S A T : s i t g e s f i l m f e s t i v a l . c o m

23h M E L I È S D ‘ O R C E R E M O N Y : P I E R R E M U S I C C O C K T A I L C E L E B R A T I O N , H O S T E D B Y T H E E U R O P E A N F A N T A S T I C F I L M F O O D D R I N K S F E S T I V A L S F E D E R A T I O N I N V I T A T I O N O N L Y

S A T U R D A Y

R O U N D T A B L E : 13.30h C A R P A N O R A Y 2 0 0 1 : A S P A C E O D Y S S E Y

In a year in which the Festival is paying tribute to this classic by Stanley Kubrick, this roundtable composed EN of prestigious guests will reveal the secrets of a film that has marked the history of the science fiction genre and cinema as a whole. With the participation of Jan Harlan, Katharina Kubrick, Piers Bizony and Douglas Trumbull. S A T U R D A Y

P R E V I E W O F G L A S S A N D E N C O U N T E R W I T H I T S D I R E C T O R 14.30h M . N I G H T S H Y A M A L A N T R A M U N T A N A R O O M

Born in India and raised in Pennsylvania, he made his first film, the autobiographical Praying with Anger EN (1992), when he was still a student at New York University. His first foray into fantasy, The Sixth Sense (1999), was nominated for six Oscars, and made him a contemporary genre icon. His prestige increased steadily thanks to films like Unbreakable (2000) and The Village (2004). More recently, his association with producer Jason Blum has led him to give found footage movies a twist with The Visit (2015) and to assert his very own imaginary with Split (2016), a film that will be followed up by the forthcoming Glass (2019)

I T ’ S P O S S I B L E T O R E S E R V E Y O U R S E A T T H R O U G H O U R T I C K E T I N G S E R V I C E A T : s i t g e s f i l m f e s t i v a l . c o m