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TorinoFilmLab Book of Projects of Projects Book Interchange 2013 Book of Projects 2013 ProectBookof ProectBook13ofInterchange with the support of Book of Projects 2013 ProectBook13ofInterchange with the support of Ic Index Interchange Programme Ic 4 Introduction 6 Tutors 12 Casting Ahmad Abunasser (Tarzan), Mohammed Abunasser (Arab), Rashid Abdelhamid 16 Daoud’s Winter Koutaiba Al-Janabi, Trent 20 Bound Sophie Boutros, Nadia Eliewat 24 Imbaba Samir Eshra, Daniela Praher 28 I Dreamt of Empire Kasem Kharsa, Jessica Landt, Falk Nagel 32 Nezouh Soudade Kaadan, Amira Kaadan 36 Holy Braille Rebecca Lloyd-Evans, Edward Hallett 40 #Fierce (working title) Julian McKinnon, Judith Lou Lévy 44 Two Rooms and a Parlor Sherif Elbendary, Mohamed Salah al Azab, Racha Najdi 48 The Cycle Musa Syeed, Sara Ishaq, Nicholas Bruckman Trainee Script Consultants 52 Nagham Abboud 53 Rowan Faqih 54 Antoine Waked 56 Staff This is the fourth Interchange Workshop; a subsequently won the main prize at the Dubai collaboration between the TorinoFilmLab, European International Film Festival. Director Jihan Chouaib’s Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) and the Dubai Interchange 2011 project, Breathe, has received International Film Festival; which brings together CNC support and will shoot in 2014. The project writer/director and producer teams from the Arab Heatwave by Joyce Nashawati which was selected and EU countries. The Dubai International Film for Interchange 2012 will be presented at the Dubai Festival and the European Union’s MEDIA Mundus Film Connection this year. Three Interchange programme generously fund Interchange. graduates were selected for the 2013 Berlinale Talent Campus – Gigi Roccati; Italy, Ahmed Amer; During a week in Torino in June and a further Egypt and Hossam Elouan; Egypt. Suha Araj’s short week in Dubai in December the writers, in many film, The Cup Reader, premiered at the TriBecCa cases writer-directors, focus intensively on the Film Festival 2013. development of their scripts working individually and in small groups with the help of script tutors. We hope that the industry decision makers meeting Interchange At the same time, the producers concentrate the Interchange participants at the Dubai Film on the many aspects of the producer’s craft Connection will enjoy their encounter with some Programme including financing, marketing, packaging, sales talented people and fascinating projects and wish and distribution, pitching and networking. Crucially, all our participants the best of fortune not only with the year culminates with a direct encounter with their current projects but in the rest of their careers. ‘the market’ when the participant teams pitch their projects to industry decision makers attending the We have enjoyed working with you this year in Dubai Film Connection. Interchange 2013! A fundamental aspect of our philosophy is that the Alan Fountain process of meeting and working together creates President, EAVE long term relationships between the participants which will endure into the future to the benefit Savina Neirotti of as yet unknown projects and co-productions. TorinoFilmLab Director This year the Interchange participants come from thirteen different Arab and European countries. Jane Williams They are joined by three script editor trainees – an Dubai Film Connection & Film Forum Director innovation introduced from the start of Interchange – from Palestine and Lebanon. An update on past Interchange projects and people: renowned documentary director Mai Masri, who participated in Interchange 2011, will shoot her first fiction feature, 3000 Nights, in 2014. Haifaa Al Mansour, a participant in Interchange 2010, whose film Wadjda, the first feature film shot in Saudi Arabia and directed by a woman, premiered in Orrizonti at the 2012 Venice Film Festival and 4 5 Tutors Roshanak Jacques Akchoti - France Behesht Nedjad - Germany Antoine Le Bos - France Nicola Lusuardi - Italy scriptwriter producer scriptwriter & story editor scriptwriter After studying at the NYU film school, Jacques Roshanak Behesht Nedjad started her career in Antoine Le Bos is a French screenwriter and script Since 1990, Nicola Lusuardi has been working as a Akchoti worked in different areas of film production the film business by organising film festivals whilst consultant who has delivered over 25 feature film playwright in collaboration with several production with directors such as R. Bresson, JJ. Beineix and L. working as a freelancer for various TV programmes. scripts under contract as a writer or co-writer; companies and as a screenwriter, story editor and Von Trier. In 1999, she started the company Flying Moon with and has been a consultant on more than hundred supervisor with television networks (In treatment Helge Albers. They produce multi-award winning feature film projects. Italian version, Barabba, Il segreto di Thomas, La He then became a screenwriter and script consultant fiction features and documentaries with a strong Following a first life as a sailor, he interrupted a PhD monaca di Monza). He is a script consultant and and has led the development of numerous French focus on international co-productions. in philosophy at the Sorbonne in order to graduate supervisor for original production at Sky Italy. In and international films for cinema as well as from the CEEA in Paris (the French conservatory addition, he is a script consultant and tutor for the television that were selected for and won awards at Roshanak also works as an expert and consultant for for film writing) in 1996. After writing for TV; and Interchange workshop and teaches dramaturgy major film festivals. Recently, Jacques has worked on various institutions and training organisations such directing short films and on-stage experiments for TV series at the Centro Sperimentale di projects like A Screaming Man, Jury Prize at the 2010 as MEDIA International, EAVE for their European and in Paris and Prague; in 2002, he co-created the Cinematografia in Rome, at the new Holden in Cannes Film Festival and Grigris, official selection international programmes, TorinoFilmLab, Focal and animation series Ratz, which aired in over 20 Turin and on the SerialEyes programme in Berlin. In at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, both by Haroun the Academy of Children’s Media in Germany. countries and established the Ciné-Ecritures 2010 he wrote La Rivoluzione Seriale, Dino Audino Mahamat Saleh. workshops in Paris. Editore, Roma. He has also directed a feature film for television In 2012, she co-founded a second company with Also in 2002, he started working as a script- Nicola’s screenplays include: and written several screenplays. His script, Don’t Jan von Meppen, LudInc, which produces serious consultant for producers and for the Moulin d’Andé Look Back, directed by Marina De Van and featuring games and trans-media projects for children. (CECI, France) or European Short Pitch. As a writer In Treatment – italian edition – by Saverio Costanzo Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci was part of the Roshanak is a member of the German and European for cinema, he won the Gan Foundation Prize in Un amore e una vendetta – directed by Raffaele Official Selection of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Film Academy, an EAVE graduate (2003) and since 2005 and has worked with, among others, the Mertes 2010, also a group leader at EAVE. directors Lucile Hadzihalilovic and Atiq Rahimi. L’ultima Trincea – directed by A. Sironi Jacques has been teaching writing and directing at Since 2007, he has been the Artistic Director of Le Little Dream – directed by D. Marengo, story M. the Femis (national French film school) since 1988 Groupe Ouest, European centre for film creation Carlotto and has facilitated many international screenwriting in Britanny and co-created the Cross Channel Film Puccini – directed by G. Capitani and development workshops, including: EAVE, Lab with Great Britain. He has been a tutor for the Pantani – directed by C. Bonivento Sud Ecriture, DV8 Films, Vision Cinema, Ekran and Script & Pitch Workshops and TorinoFilmLab since Morte di un Confidente – directed by Manetti Bros., Interchange. 2007, as well as for Interchange since 2009. story M. Carlotto The Black Arrow – directed by F. Costa, based on the novel by R.L. Stevenson Casanova – Directed by G. Battiato Renzo e Lucia – directed by F. Archibugi Ultimo II – The Challenge – directed by M. Soavi 6 7 Tutors Sabine Sidawi - Lebanon Sibylle Kurz - Germany producer pitching expert Beirut-based producer Sabine Sidawi founded Sibylle Kurz specializes in pitching training, Orjouane Productions in 2007. It has gone on to project presentation, proposal development become one of the most renowned production and dramaturgical doctoring. She also offers companies in Lebanon today. communication skills, negotiation training and personal coaching for companies and individuals. Sabine has produced, co-produced and line produced more than 25 fiction and documentary With an academic background in media films which have been screened and awarded at & communication science, sociology and international festivals and sold around the world. psychology; she has a postgraduate education as a These include: The Ugly One by Eric Baudelaire, communication skills trainer and is a certified NLP May In the Summer by Cherien Dabis, 74: The Trainer (INLPT associational standards). She works Reconstitution of a Struggle by Rania and Raed as a Pitching Trainer and consultant for film schools Rafei, Beirut Hotel by Danielle Arbid, Carlos by Olivier and film institutions all over Europe.