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CIRCOM Regional Newsmonthlyl CR is the European Association of 380 Public Regional TV Stations in 38 countriesl March 2001 / No 15

CR conference From April 25 –29 SVT Orebro, Sweden, promises shows galore hosts Rrix Circom judging panel members The judging panel for this year’s Prix Circom Regional will be held at Orebro, Sweden, from Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 April. The members of the Delegates from the European Union, the Portuguese government and from Porto Townhall, RTP President and CIRCOM Regional President will participate in the panel are expected to arrive on opening ceremony of the CR annual conference in Porto, June 21-24. Wednesday (25) and leave on Djalme Neves, CR Vice President and Co-ordinator of the conference organisation, Sunday (29). gave a thorough report on the preparations concerning the participants lodging and All costs in Sweden are correspondent logistics, during the CR Executive Committee Meeting in Maribor, generously paid by host station Slovenia, March 10. Social activities booked for the conference by RTP are a dinner and the show “Body, SVT Orebro, whose director Per Sports and Stage” by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (USA) on the Rivoli Eric Nordquist, was a judge last Theatre (June 21), a typical dinner with popular music and dancing on a restaurant near year. The Members of the Porto (June 22), lunch on Park and quick visit to the Contemporaneous Art judging panel will have to cover Museum (June23) Also a boat trip on the River and a visit to the Port Wine cellars their travel costs to Sweden. and dinner followed by fireworks. The Porto Training Workshop from June19-24, involves 35 trainees and ten tutors and David Lowen is Prix Circom technical staff, a total of 45 people. All will stay in the Ibis/Novotel complex. Regional Co-ordinator *The deadline for entries at the Prix CIRCOM Regional 2001 is March 31. The jury ([email protected]) members will meet in Orebro, Copenhagen April 25 -29 “Wheels of Time” Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian roll to Crete TV new co - production on EbS Euroregio is now preparing the 11th annual meeting of the “Quartette”, a new co-production between the Polish, Czech, Slovak and European network “ Wheels of Hungarian public TV stations, is now on the EbS (Europe by Satellite) Time” to be held in Rethymno, schedule. Crete (Greece), April 20-24. The bimonthly 30 minute programme , a lille Britain in Nothern ” Supported by the program regular magazine on economy, culture, (France 3 – Lille)”Euro3 – Refugees “Culture 2000” of the European education and environment, will be broadcast in Sangatte” (France 3-lille) to be Commission (Director General by EbS on March 28 (22.00 CET), March 29 broadcast March 21, 22 and 24 at of Education and Culture) the (5.00 CET) and March 31 (12.00 CET) 22.oo, 5.00 and 12 CET. produced by STV Kosice followed by another Already broadcast in the first two “Wheels of Time” meeting 30 minute programme produced by Czech weeks of March were Chronik der besides the working sessions TV- Ostrava. Further transmissions are Wende – Highlights produced by involves visits to Iraklion and foreseen in April and June. ORB – Potsdam, “Nature working Knossos. (Euroregio, 65 rue dela The provisional programme schedule for overtime” produced by TV Syd, “Die Reforme 1050 Brussels, CIRCOM Regional transmission on Europe Insel” by BR Munich, “Slovenian by Satellite in March also includes “Euro 3- Magazine” by RTV Slovenia. Belgium. Fax-phone: 3223443573 2

The Atlantic TV Festival in Porto, June 16 - 20 need to retape to normal format the programmes sent on format 16:9. Art. 11 – The final date of MAT 2001 will award submission is May 20, 2001. The programmes received after 20st May and those that do not comply with the best TV programs the articles herein will not be accepted. Art. 12 – RTP-Azores, as the on sea - ecology issues organizer of the Festival, reserves the right to do a pre-selection of the Porto (or Oporto) will be the host city of this year’s MAT programmes submitted, if necessary. festival, from June 16 - 20. JURY The deadline for the entries at the Atlantic Television Festival Art. 13 – The members of the Jury is May 20. The organisation bears the cost of accommodations in are prestigious personalities in the a four star hotel, for one representative of each application. audio-visual field and are, annually, invited for this purpose by the From the office of Antonio Fragoso, the director of MAT 2001, Organisation. the rules and regulations have just been released and are as Art. 14 – The Jury reserves the right follows: to withhold all the prizes, or some of the prizes, if the programmes Art. 6 – There are two categories: OBJECTIVES submitted do not qualify. News Reporting and Art. 1 – The Atlantic Television Art. 15 – The Jury may propose the Documentary. Festival is produced by RTP- distribution of honourable mentions Art. 7 – Whenever there are Azores with the objective of for programmes that, due to their doubts regarding how to classify rewarding the best television quality, are seen as deserving the programmes, these may be programmes about “ The Sea”. special recognition, up to two for changed from one category to Art. 2 – The programmes, each category. another after an agreement has because of their quality, must PRIZES have content and form and reflect been reached between the Art. 16 – The prizes “Açor de Ouro” the variety and wealth of the organizers and the participant. (Golden Azor), “Açor de Prata” oceans at scientific and artistic Art. 8 – The programmes to be (Silver Azor) and “Açor de Bronze” levels, promote the protection and submitted must have been (Bronze Azor), will be distributed to defense of the seas in a produced during the five years the first, second and third best perspective of ecological balance, previous to the date of the programmes in the categories of highlighting man´s relationship Festival, and the programmes Documentary and News Reporting with coastal communities. that have already been submitted APPLICATIONS in previous editions of the Atlantic presented at the Festival. Television Festival, may not be Art. 17 – To the winning Art. 3 – Television Producers programmes, in the categories of may apply to MAT, particularly re-submitted. ENROLMENT Documentary and News Reporting, participants from Regional the following prizes will be given by Art. 9 – Enrolment in the Festival Television Centres, Independent the sponsors of the Festival: is free of charge. In the event of Producers and Co-productions. 1st Prize – 15.000 € a Co-production, enrolment will Art. 4 – Each participant may 2nd Prize – 10.000 € be considered as a programme of enter with as many productions 3rd Prize - 5.000 € the Station that submits it. as he/she wishes – providing that Art. 18 – The winning programmes Art. 10 – The programmes, the productions entered do not may be shown by RTP, with the submitted together with the Entry belong to the same series – by obligation to credit the Station that Form, must be sent at the cost of submitting each entry on a produced it and the prize received at the applicants, format Betacam separate Entry Form. MAT. (SP, SX or digital), Pal System, PROGRAMMES Art. 19 – Events and situations not subtitled or dubbed into English Art. 5 – The programmes may be included in these Rules and or French, to the address referred presented in video form as long Regulations will be solved by the to in the Entry Form. For viewing as they can be televised. Organisation. purposes, the Organisation may 3

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Porto, the site of the 2001 10. Admire the neo-gothic CIRCOM Regional conference and façade of the Lello the surrounding countryside is Porto: getting bookshop, then go inside yours in a two-day visit schedule. and see one of the city’s Here’s the plan: most surprising interiors, First day: The Historical Centre to know the and, if you want to , by a 1. The best way to get knot this good book. city overlooking the river Secondeday: Douro is to stroll leisurely historical centre Porto/Gaia/Leca/Matosinhos through its narrow, irregular, 1. Spend the morning of the granite-fronted streets. Start second day discovering from the shopping zone and its the city’s museums and principal through-fare, the Rua some of its surrounding de Santa Catarina, where you countryside. Those with can admire the art nouveau an interest in the fine arts décor of the shops and stop off should start at the the elegant Café Majestic. Museum of Soares dos 2. Then go down the Avenida Reis, a collection of dos Aliados past the Portuguese painting, Municipal Council building sculpture and decorative and on through the atmosphere arts from various periods of turn-of the-century housed in an attractive architecture. now-classical palace. If 3. Pass Sao Bento Station and you prefer to find out admire the marvellous blue about the atmosphere and and white glazed tile panels everyday life of one epoch which refer to the railways, in particular, visit the the history of transports and Museu Pomantico in the famous events in ’s Quinta da Macieirinha history, the work of the painter (Macieirinha Estate) or the Jorge Colaco. Casa-Museu Guerra 4. Go up the hill and head Junqueiro, a beautiful towards the Se, a structure baroque building where remarkable for its the poet lived and which

juxtaposition of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque styles. The contained his artistic works. Don’t forget to visit church plaza offers an attractive panorama of the river. Serralves, with its beautiful park and garden, the “art 5. Using the river as a reference, go down in the direction of the deco” house and the recently opened Museum of Ribeira (waterfront) passing the Casa do Infante a museum contemporaneous Art, created by the architect Siza and archaeological complex housed in a building dating back Vieira. to mediaeval times and the birthplace of the Infante D. 2. Cross over to Gaia by the D. Luis Bridge and go up to Henrique, the inspiration behind the project of the the Convento de Serra do Pilar, a convent begun in the Discoveries. Try one of the many riverside restaurants 16thC and famous for its beautiful circular cloister. serving regional gastronomic specialties. 3. Then head for the waterfront to see the boats bringing 6. Those wishing to find out about northern crafts should go to the wine from further up the river Douro. Have lunch in the Centro Regional de Artes Tradicionais (Arts House) in the one of the local restaurants and don’t forget to try a heart of the Ribeira, where are exhibitions and a study centre vintage wine in the Caves do Vingo do Porto. on crafts. 4. In the town of Gaia, visit the Teixeira Lopes Home- 7. Next, go up to Praca Infante D. Henrique and the nearby Museum, the house where the romatic sculptor Teixeira Church of S. Francisco. The interior of the church is entirely Lopes lived, now converted into a museum and arts covered in gift cavings and may only be seen with previous centre. authorization. If you wish to see more than just the Gothic 5. Climb the Monte da Virgem and admire the spectacular façade, ask the Irmandade da Ordem Terceira. Next door at view over Porto and its outlying districts. the Bolsa Palace, you can join one of the continuous guided 6. Return to Porto and take the riverside road )by car or tours of this building famous for the revivalist exuberance of tram) to Foz to see the Castelo do Queijo, a major 17th C its arabic room. fortress, and breathe the cosmopolitan fin-de-siecle 8. In Rua Ferreira Borges, take a look at the Market with the atmosphere. same name (Flower Market), a work of iron architecture now 7. As evening begins, wind down with a drink in the Boa restored as an exhibition venue. Nova tea room in Leca, designed by the renowned 9. Go back uphill the direction of the Clerigos Church, a major architect Siza vieira. baroque monument designed by the Italian architect Nicolau 8. Round off the day with dinner in Matosinhos, where Nasoni and completed in 1773. You can climb the 240 steps seafood is the specialty among the local dishes on offer of the Tower and take in a spectacular view over the at the many restaurants here. mediaeval city. 4

The 2nd Intl Television Festival “ECO-2001” (Ecology-Culture- best achievements in this field, conferences, symposiums, Ohrid) will be held in Ohrid, by a beautiful lake, situated in the “round tables”, promotions of books, exhibitions, etc, i.e. farthest southern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Executive manifestations having the same thematic slogan-ecology, Director of the festival, organised by the Macedonia Radio culture and their protection. Television, is Stalin Lozanovski. · “ECO-2000” is widely open to any public service Round table conferences are going to be held within the festival television organization, with maximum of two activities and freely open to wide variety of topics. There will be programme editions of all genres, produced after numerous exhibition openings, as well as promotions of books. An January 1st, 1999, with unlimited duration, provided excursion to the monastery “Sveti Naum”, followed by a that the same have not been winners of any sightseeing tour to Ohrid, will be also included. The closing day international festival awards. There will be no pre- and awards ceremony is scheduled for the evening of June 5, the selection, this meaning that the official competition date which coincides with the International Day of the of the first festival edition will comprise of Environment Protection. programmes of all genres (i.e. informative, Each public TV organization can documentary, scientific, participate by submitting only one video educational, children, feature, to one of the two festival categories :1) entertainment, factual, current protection of the environment; or 2) E c o l o g y affairs, etc.). protection of the cultural heritage. The · All programmes should be festival is open for every category and submitted on tapes – BETA ST, genres (features, documentaries, - C u l t u r e PAL, dubbed or subtitled in educational scientific, magazine English language. The entry editions…), related to the program output F e s t i v a l package should also contain five being produced in the last 2 years and copies of the text in the original without any limits in its footage. TV language with translations in organizations nominated for the festival i n O h r i d English, as will as advertising competition are expected to designate one material, prospects, brochures or delegate) one of the author any other material aimed at preferably )with accommodation (overnights & boarding) highlighting the programmes, arranged on the account of the host-organization. The authors and producers. travelling expenses are to be born on each participant- · By registering the programme for “ECO-2001” festival organization account. The number of guests of the festival is each TV station-participant renounces to the Macedonian not limited. Television its rights for programme/programmes Propositions broadcasting, thoroughly or party, within a specialized *The International Television Festival “ECO” is scheduled programme entitled “ECO-Vision”, as well as for the for 2-6 June,2001. opening and closing manifestations of the Festival. Each *The list of organizers of “ECO 2001” comprise the role of TV station will be responsible for the petit droits and the The Macedonian Radio and Television, The Ministry of neighbouring rights of the authors and the other Environment and space planing of the Republic of participants of the festival. Macedonia and the city of Ohrid, all in cooperation with · The International jury will institute five awards in money CIRCOM Regional and COPEAM. *The Festival is to be governed by the Board of the Festival. Prize, Statuettes and Diplomas for: Grand-Prix for the best The Director of the Festival, Secretariat, International Jury, programme in general competition, as well as four special awards for the best directing, camera, script, editing (or and other auxiliary bodies. something according to the jury’s findings and The aims and objectives of “ECO” festival: estimations). *Stimulation and fostering creation of TV programmes of all genres, directed to animation of the public towards attaining · Each TV station-participant at “ECO-2001” accepts to better care, protection and improvement of environmental deposit its programme/ programmes at the UNESCO and issues and cultural heritage; COPEAM video libraries, as well as to renounce the *Presentation of comparative programmes that encompass material for its free of charge broadcasting in the member experiences with the aforementioned issues across the world; states for non-commercial purposes (if otherwise-to be *Improving and deepening of communication between underlined). people developing of the so called “cultural tourism”, · Official languages of the Festival are to be Macedonian introducing to the world the cultural values inherited from and English. ancient civilizations but, nonetheless, provoking awareness · All tapes with the entry programme/ programmes, together with the remainder associated material (texts, photgraphs, for their better protection, simultaneously making them th available and usable sources for the generations to follow. etc.) should be delivered, till April 20 , 2001 at the latest, *Within “ECO”, besides the TV Festival, numerous to the following address: Macedonian Radio and accompanying events will take place such as screening of the Television (for “ECO-2001”) Bul.Goce Delcev b.b. 91000 Scopje, Republic of Macedonia. 5 A n e w i n t i a t i v e b y t h e B a l t i c M e d i a C e n t e r

A co-production meeting was held in Budapest, Feb. 23-24, organised efficiently by the Baltic Media Center (Denmark). During the South Eastern Europe meeting a SEE (south Eastern Europe) co- production network was decided, by the name TELE-SEE with a co-ordinator centre in Bucharest (TVR). The conclusions were signed by the Network is launched representatives of TV stations from Albania, Croatia, FYRO Macedonia, Hungary (Duna TV), the life, people, events in the region. The programme should be made in co- Greece, Romania, Slovenia and Serbian and We will start with 6 episodes, and in the case of operation with the Youth Network for Kosovo TV were expected to sign at press time. positive result, continue with additional 6 or 7 Musicians and young actors mentioned above. Suggestions and conclusions in detail are as episodes. The qualities of form and style is of There would be a separate budget for the youth follows: utmost importance. series and the related activities. Introduction The suggestions on food & wine programme are Production Fund & Network Secretariat Simon Holmberg outlined the background for the sent to Ilze Gailite Holmberg at [email protected] or Discussions Co-production project, including the background fax + 45 70 20 20 01 within 3 weeks after the The budget for 15 months could be approx. for the FRESTA project. He stressed that this minutes of this meeting are sent out. 450 000 DEM. was suggestions to be made to the Danish In a due time an Executive Producer for the Criteria for application to the Fund : there Government for funding, and that the funding series is involved into planning and production. should be at least 3 broadcasters involved in was not secured as yet. He did however think Youth / Children’s Programmes the project. The minimum involvement is there was a substantial chance that the proposals Discussions commitment to broadcast the finalized film put forward by The BMC to the Network would Macedonian TV suggests a children’s (programme); the Fund only covers 25 % of be supported. There was wide support to the programme dealing with children’s rights, the budget. project, and a strong belief that this regional educating children on their rights, informing Romanian TV suggests that as the direct cash project would succeed. about different solutions in improving the lives expenses (rent of equipment, travel, per diems) of children in the countries of the region. are approximately 1/3 of the budget, the Food & wine series Romanian TV: Programmes for youth is more participation of the fund in projects should Discussions Several mention that the format should be based important at the present moment to produce. cover up to one third of the expenses. on the concept of the travelling cook. SDH : We should aim to produce an efficient, There is a discussion on the selection of Croatia from it’s side already has a producer in fast, modern and entertaining format that can projects and work of the Board of the Fund, on mind who has produced 6 series on wine. include also serious issues, f.ex. children’s secretariat or co-ordinating centre. Croatian TV expresses worries about the real rights. Macedonian TV raises the question of equal contents, would like to extend the topic beyond HG suggests a reality show, f.ex. eight geographical distribution of funds, i.e. that the pure food and drinks subjects. youngsters in summer travelling by boat. money that goes to each participation TV Macedonian TV stresses that attractive format Croatian TV : This is a too serious subject to station should be of the same amount. and presenter should be found. Suggests famous decide now, therefore consultations with SDH : We will try to reach as fair regional Macedonian actor as a presenter, to edit “food professionals should be carried out first on what split of funds as possible, but regional scenes” in mix with stage scenes, thus combining kind of programmes would have an impact on distribution cannot be the criteria, as the culture and food topics. youth, and what would be liked by youth. The purpose of the fund is to support the best Romanian TV would like to the cooking to be ideas should be thoroughly evaluated, as there is projects from the region. The emphasis is on means of revealing the traditional way of living, no use in producing programmes nobody would the quality of the final audiovisual product, perception of life, give deeper insight into the watch. and that will bring the greatest benefit. life and traditions of the participating countries. Macedonia wants to know would the series Conclusions Croatia stresses it should be witty series, concentrate on entertainment or serious matters. The Co-production Fund will cover up to presented by a well-known person who would Macedonian TV tells about a number of 33%,subject to the agreement from financiers, lead the viewer through countries, traditions, examples of locally very well working of the budget. food. It is important not to produce boring programmes, f.ex. “Macedonian Fairy Tales”, There is a consultancy mechanism by BMC product. Good script is of utmost importance. series for children, “Smart Heads” a prime time who can assist in developing the projects, in Series should not be produced per country but programme where children enact grown-ups. order to improve them professionally. either based on common topic or attractive link, Romanian TV suggests fiction as the most National Co-ordinator from each participating suggestions are, for ex. cooking road movie, attractive for youth format (we would not have TV station is on the Board of the Co- “following a railway” , a “famous” fish of the resources for it). production Fund. The respective Board region : peculiar fishing tradition combined with Hungary, Duna TV suggests a contest between member cannot vote for the projects coming revealing the cooking traditions of that fish in countries, f.ex. in music. from his/her own country. different countries. Romanian TV : Music from the region for the It is decided to form the Network Co- SDH admits eventually there might be some young would be an interesting subject. ordination Centre in Romanian Television, BBC participation in the production. SDH : There is a SEE network of young Bucharest. The Co-ordination Centre will be in Romanian TV has a suggestion that the series musicians[actors and others] who have Bucharest for one year, at least. Ms. Sabina could be theme and director based, i.e., a director approached BMC, as they would like to co- Pop will be the co-ordinator. from each participating country makes one – operate on the regional level and provide input to BMC will request the participating TV stations topic – based episode travelling all through the the programme. to their appoint national co-production co- region. Macedonian TV suggests series about Wonder ordinators. It is suggested that the There should be a data bank made with the little Kids from the region. representatives present at the Budapest stories on food & drinks, complimented with Conclusions meeting will be the ones. The national co- interesting details. To reach the audience and to have meanwhile ordinators will receive remuneration for their some informative/ educative value, the additional work subject to the agreement with Conclusions There will be an international presenter programme should be a wise combination of financiers. (preferably well-known personality) linking the light and complex issues. The target age groups The co-ordination meetings will rotate in the series (travelling through the region). should be very carefully defined, as particularly region to an extent possible. The series will be light, of entertainment but also with children and youth it is important not to The name of the public broadcasters’ co- informative value. The series will not be just make the programme “fall between” two age production network is decided to be TELE– presentations on food making traditions in groups when the programme reaches none of the SEE. different SEE countries, containing recipes, but groups. It is suggested that the network hosts a home rather will be combined with witty, entertaining Therefore an experienced Executive producer page with the relevant links. stories on the cultural & historical background of should be found by BMC who can assist with Training making particular food and wine, or describing shaping the most successful format. Programme Charles Fletcher of The BMC provided a suggestions are initially sent to BMC. ðPage 6 6

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from page 5 general overview of the training activities suggested for TELE-SEE. He furthermore described the methods BMC applies in training Macedonian TV suggests that there is a great need for pitching training courses, and that a permanent link with producers producing internationally would be needed to establish by the help of BMC. These producers would assist in developing the market – oriented projects of the regional origin and bring them to international market. A long term collaboration with international producers is suggested, BMC forming a link between the SEE regional and international producers. It is important that there is transparency of all the budgets when it comes to producing. Milan hosts in October Romanian TV suggests that there is a need co- production training courses in three levels : basic, th intermediary, advanced. the 19 Int’l Festival RTV also suggests that session on European structures dealing with audiovisual programmes should be included in the training course for Sport Movies and TV programmes. Tailor – made training schemes will be designed for The official rules and the calendar of “Sport Movies and TV 2001 – the regional co-productions (Food & Wine, Ecology, th Youth, Documentaries). 19 Int’l Festival” to be held in Milan, Italy, Oct. 27 – Nov 1, have New Ideas for co-productions been released by the President professor Franco B. Ascani. Balkan crime magazine is suggested as one of the possible co-production formats. This year’s festival is divided into 30 and submission of all works by One of the most relevant regional problems to be ten sections: July 15. dealt by a documentary could be brain drain. “Brain Drain”(“Leaving SEE”) is suggested to be a one –off 1)documentary: great champions The event drew 185.000 from 38 documentary or the first part of mini-series of two 2)documentary 3) sport shows and countries and 193 productions last episodes, the second being “Foreigners Forever” – a title sequences 4) fiction year. Projections, exhibitions, documentary about how the émigrés feel and are (not) accepted in their new home countries. Initial 5)sports ads 6) sport for all 7) meetings and parallel activities work on finding strong protagonists should be done Cartoons 8) New Media 9) make up this, a very important and statistical data collected. Technique – didactics 10) A century festival which has support from Macedonian TV suggests series on progressive of sport. FICTS, (Federation Internationale inventors (on people who have invented unique The first five sections have a limit Cinema Television Sportifs), things, but there is no knowledge about them in the world, and locally there is no market for the things year of production from 1999-2001 recognized by I0C (Commite invented to be produced). One of examples presented while the other five have no limit in Internationale Olympique). is on the man who has invented a device that can the year of production. Email:[email protected] change the direction or impact of the ley - lines. Registration forms deadline is June Romanian TV would like to join this production. Macedonian TV suggests series on wonder-kids for youth. Romanian TV talks on the necessity of working on rd project ideas for international market, as well as The 3 World Summit on Media suggests involving independent producers in the idea development and production, as the most competitive ideas come from the independent sector. for Children in Thessaloniki Romanian TV suggests an idea of seven minutes items on paradoxical Balkans : ironic, witty, rd sometimes funny, sometimes shocking (examples: The 3 World Summit on Media for children takes place in Thessaloniki, Romanian guy who sold Alaska, highest wooden March 23-26, bringing together professionals from all five continents. building in Europe – a church, etc). Regionally the This major event supports the audiovisual policy of encouraging media programmes could be demonstrated in format of 7’ before news. Internationally they could be packaged literacy in order to create media awareness worldwide and demonstrate the in one hour programmes, telling the world about the emerging relationship between children’s television and new media. mystery of Balkans. Former world summits were held in Melbourne (1995) and London (1998) Croatian TV suggests that this kind of small Held under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchal of Constantinople, interesting items could be included in food & wine the President of the Hellenic Republic, UNESCO and Unicef, the Summit is programmes. supported by six Hellenic ministries and the Media (programme of the European Commission) and is supervised by IOM (Hellenic Audiovisual Institute). E-mail: [email protected] 7

Festivals, workshops and more around Europe and the world

MARCH Mar 15 - 25: Environmental Film June 13 – 16: PBS Annual Meeting (Philadelphia, USA) Festival (Washington D.C., U.K.), www.capaccess.org/eff www.pbs.org Mar 19 - 20: Sportel America (Miami Beach, U.S.), June 20 – 23: Promax (Miami USA) www.promax.org [email protected] June 20 – 23: Sunny Side of the Doc (Marseilles, France) Mar 23 - 24: 3rd World Summit on Media for Children. Under the June 28 - 29: RED Archives (Budapest, Hungary) auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic, UNESCO & www.discop.com UNICEF, supported by the Ministry of Press & Mass Media, the June 28 – 30: DISCOP (Budapest, Hungary) www.keymedia.com Ministry of Culture and the program MEDIA. JULY Mar 24 - 31: DocAvic (Tel Aviv, Israel), [email protected] July 6 – August 12: (Various Cities) Mar. 25: Academy Awards (London, UK) www.bafta.org www.ezedff.co.nz Mar 26 - 27: Promax & BDA Europe. Conference for Creatives in July 18 – August 5: Melbourne International film Festival marketing, advertising and design [email protected] (Melbourne, ) www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au AUGUST Mar 28 - 30: COPEAM Conference, (Thessaloniki) th Mar 28 - 31: Whistler Int’l Film, Television & New Media Festival, Aug. 2 – 12: 54 International film Festival Locarno (Locarno, [email protected] Switzerland), www.pardo.ch Mar 28 - Apr 1: Amnesty International Festival (Amsterdam, Aug 23 - Sep 3: Montreal World Film Festival (Montreal, Netherlands), www.amnesty.nl/filmfestival ) www.ffm-montreal.org Mar 30 -31: Fairfax Documentary Film Festival(Fairfax,U.S.), SEPTEMBER [email protected] Sept. 6 - 15: Toronto International Mar 31 - Apr 1: MIPDOC (Cannes, France), Film Festival (Toronto, Canada), www.bell.ca/filmfest www.miptv.com/mipdoc Sept. 10-14: Le Rendez-Vous French TV Screenings (France) Mar 31 - Apr 15: Singapore International Film Festival (Singapore), www.tvfi.com http://www.filmfest.org.sg Sept.14-22: Atlantic Film Festival (Halifax, Canada) APRIL www.atlanticfilm.com Apr 2 - 6: MIPTV (Cannes, France), www.miptv.com Sept. 21 – Oct. 4:Vancouver International Film Festival Apr 14 - 21: International Wildlife Film Festival(Missoula,U.S.), (Vancouver, Canada) www.viff.org www.wildlifefilms.org Sept.24-29: Jackson Hole Wildlife Festival (Jackson Hole, USA) Apr 22 - 27: Academia Film Olomouc (Olomouc, Czech Republic) www.jhfestival.org [email protected] OCTOBER Apr 23 - 26: Sportel America (Miami), [email protected] Oct 3 - 9: Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Apr. 23 – 29: 32nd Nyon Visions du reel – International (Yamagata City,Japan), www.yamagata.yamagatajp/yidff Documentary film Festival (Nyon, Switzerland), Oct. 8 – 12: MIPCOM (Cannes France) www.mipcom.com www.visionsdureel.ch Oct. 9-11: East Cost Video Show (Atlantic City, USA) Apr 27 - 1: Docfest (New York, U.S.), www.docfest.org www.ecvshow.com Apr 29 - 4: Input (PBS Annual Meeting) (Capetown, ), Oct. 18-24: New Zealand Mountain Film Festival (Queenstown, www.input-tv.org New Zealand www.queenstown.com/mtnfilm Apr 30 - Mai 6: HotDocs (Toronto, Ontario), www.hotdocs.ca Oct 19 - 22: World Congress of MAY History Producers (Boston, U.S.), www.banffvfest.com May 3 - 6: Double Take Documentary Film Festival (Durham,U.S.), Oct.22 – 28: 7e Cinema tout ecran – International film and TV www.doubletakemagazine.org Festival (Geneva, Switzerland), www.cinema-tout-ecran.ch May. 9 – 20 Cannes International Film Festival (Cannes, France), Oct 25 – 28: World Congress of Science Producers (Washington, www.festival-cannes.fr USA) www.banffvfest.com May 21 – 24: World Education Market (Vancouver, Canada), Oct 27 -29: DocSide Film Festival (San Antonio, U.S.), www.wemex.com www.docfilmproject.org May 24: Seattle International Film Festival(Seattle,U.S.), Oct. 28-30: Gemini Awards (Torondo, Canada) www.academy.ca www.seattlefilm.com NOVEMBER May 28 – June 2: Torondo Worldwide Short Film Festival (Torondo, Nov. 2-4: Banff Mountain Film Festival (Banff, Canada) Canada), [email protected] www.banffcenttre.ab.ca/CMC/ JUNE Nov. 14-17: Sportel Monaco (Monte Carlo, Monaco) June 2 - 6: Conference of the Presidents and General Managers of www.sportel.org public radio and TV Balkan stations and Balkan TV Magazine Nov. 19: International Emmys (New York, USA) (Ohrid, FYROM). www.intlemmyawards.com June 4 - 9: International Animated Film Festival (Annecy), Nov. 21-29: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam www.annecy.org (Amsterdam, Netherlands) www.idfa.nl June 8 - 17: Florida Film Festival (Orlando U.S.) Nov. 27-30 Western Cable show (Anaheim, USA) www.floridafilmfest.com www.cable.com JANUARY 2002 June 10 – 13: CABLE 2001 (New Orlens, USA), www.cable2k.com th June 10 - 15: Banff TV Festival (Banff, Canada), Jan.15 – 20: 37 Solothurn film Festival (Solothurn, www.banfftvfest.com Switzerland), www.solothurnerfilmtage.ch 8 Training and development update on CR’s calendar

The CIRCOM Regional Training Board of Governors met at France 3 Formation in Paris on March 2, under the chairmanship of Roel South-East Europe Journalism November, France 3 Alsace will host a Dijkhuis. The BoG confirmed the general Workshop in Montenegro second weeklong seminar on strategy and endorsed the plans for training in At the Porto Board meeting, Rick 2001. Here are some of the essential points Thompson was asked to try to arrange a Newsroom Management. It will of the issues raised. special workshop in Yugoslavia, following take place during a session of the Year 2000 the political changes there. This will take European Parliament, and will 2000 was Circom’s busiest year to date for place near Budva in Montenegro March 18 incorporate a briefing visit to the EP. training activities, with 89 young journalists, – 25, thanks to hard work by Ljiljana This time it will be open to senior technicians and editors from 26 countries Breberina, her husband Branko, and one of editors from all Circom member- directly benefiting from workshops and CR’s former Trainees in Montenegro. stations. seminars in Potsdam, Krakow and There will be 28 young journalists from TV Journalism Strasbourg. Yugoslavia was involved for the Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Seminar in Novi Sad first time with 13 representatives. The first Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Moldova, TV journalism Seminars organised by Newsroom Management Seminar was Romania and Russia. CIRCOM Regional will take place in conducted at France 3 in Strasbourg. “At Home” Minorities Broadcasting Novi Sad March 27-28. The purpose of The feedback from participants has been Festival in Krakow. these seminars, which are to be very good. CR has been informed that Once again, Circom Regional Training conducted by Rick Thompson, former several of the “trainees” have been promoted has been asked to conduct journalism BBC News Editor, Head of Training to more senior positions. All the courses seminars at the start of the annual minority for CR and Professor of Broadcast were completed within the agreed budgets, broadcasting festival. The Council of Journalism at the University of Central and the annual training coordination expenses Europe is expected to support this project. England, is the discussion of the were below the allocated budget, despite the Newsroom Management Seminar in principles and techniques of modern falling rate of exchange between the Euro Strasbourg, November 12th – 17th. television news, which should serve the and the Pound. Building on the experience of last public interest by being fair, relevant and interesting to watch. Thompson will be assisted by Carol Cioma, Head of Technical Resources Intersat to launch Unit at BBC Wales. platform in Greece Circom Report The "CIRCOM Report" is a monthly publication Intersat, owner of Greek private TV stations Seven and Omega, have been given the final of CIRCOM Regional, the European Association green light from the Greek authorities for the launch of a satellite digital platform. of Public Regional TV Stations - available on the The new pay-TV platform will be called Magna, and Intersat hopes to launch it soon. CR Internet site and coming to CR member Initially the bouquet will consist of two 24-hour channels: a film channel (featuring stations and personnel either through E-mail or several premieres per week) and extreme sports. The film channel will also carry Greek as an A-4 size printed newsletter, through the CR football and basketball matches for which Intersat has already acquired exclusive General Secretariat from Ljubljana. The French version of the CIRCOM Report is conceived and broadcasting rights. published by the Strasbourg Secretariat with At the outset the subscription will cost DR 5,000 per month (about GBP8.50) and a support from the Region Alsace, the Conseil complete package will be offered to viewers consisting of receiver, dish, LNB, card and General du Bas-Rhin and the City of Strasbourg. installation for DRS 145,000 (about US$384) The "CIRCOM Report" is planned and edited Another sports channel will be added shortly after the initial launch and Intersat hopes in ERT 3, Thessaloniki, Greece. to extend the channel choice to ten thematic channels by mid- 2001, when the monthly Editor: Lea Spiridou subscription will be raised to DRS 10,000 (about US$24) Production and Design: Matina Petritsopoulou. Magna will use the Irdeto encryption standard, which is already used by Nova, Phone (3031) 299611-610 fax (3031) 299 655. E-mail : [email protected] Greece’s only broadcasting pay-TV operator. Magna will eventually extend its services All member stations are considered as potential to include interactive services of home banking, home shopping and general information. contributors for this publication, with stories The Open TV standard has already been chosen about new and innovative ideas, co-productions, for the transmission of these services. exchanges, modern technologies, etc. Especially Magna intends to rival Nova within the Greek welcome are short stories and one-liners. market, which is probably too small to ultimately *Sony and Eutelsat are the official CIRCOM sustain two or more pay-tv packages. Regional sponsors Nova already has over 35,000 subscribers and has established a commanding position within Greece. Magna will need to offer its services to the sizeable Greek Diaspora in Western Europe if it is to prove economically viable.