A NEW CONCEPT FOR A NEW MARKET VENICE, AUGUST 31ST – SEPTEMBER 5 TH, 2017 PROGRAMME VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE PROGRAMME The new business platform dedicated to cinema professionals Exclusive access to: – Venice Gap Financing Market (Sept 1-3) – Final Cut in Venice (Sept 3-5) – Book Adaptation Rights Market (Sept 1-3) – Exhibition Area – Spazio Incontri – Panels, Seminars, Meetings – VPB Market Screenings – Digital Video Library – Industry Club – Networking Area – Industry Business Centre – Venice Production Bridge Platform THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 VPB MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE h. 15:00 – 17:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Sala Tropicana ANICA INCONTRA – FOCUS CINA Palazzo del Cinema 15:00 – 16:30 Masterclass: How to Be Universal Yet Remain Local – A Quest in Sino Co-Production Screenwriting with Nai An Sala Pasinetti The greatest challenge facing all co-production films screenwriters and producers, whether novice or professional, is the process of h. 11:30 – 14:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti transforming a premise into a compelling and successful film for PRIVATE SCREENING – Wild Bunch foreign audiences. Nai An will share her precious experiences By invitation only accumulated during a career spent discovering, cultivating and promoting promising young directors and cultural dialogue. h. 14:00 – 16:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti Organized by Movie View PRIVATE SCREENING – Celluloid Dreams 16:30 – 17:30 Press Conference Chinese Cinema Festival in Italy By invitation only Organized by Guang Hua Media Italia Hosted by ANICA h. 16:00 – 17:30 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti I LOVE GAI – Concorso per Giovani Autori Italiani 85' h. 18:30 – 20:30 / Terrazza Biennale L’Attrazione Gravitazionale del Professor D. by Marco Santi Venice Gap-Financing Market and Book Adaptation Rights Market Stella Amore by Cristina Puccinelli Welcome Drink Adele by Giuseppe Francesco Maione By invitation only Il Fuoco Degli Uomini by Gaetano Maria Mastrocinque A Girl Like You by Massimo Loi e Gianluca Mangiasciutti I LOVE GAI è un concorso promosso da SIAE organizzato e curato da Lightbox By Invitation only h. 17:40 – 19:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti I LOVE GAI – Concorso per Giovani Autori Italiani 72' Penalty by Aldo Iuliano Olvidate de Eso by Manuel Marini Esseri di Stelle by Adriano Giotti Moby Dick by Nicola Sorcinelli Salifornia by Andrea Beluto I LOVE GAI è un concorso promosso da SIAE organizzato e curato da Lightbox By Invitation only 2 3 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 VPB MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE h. 9:30 – 18:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Foyer and Sala Stucchi 15:00 – 17:00 Forum: Finding Women’s Say in the Cinema Palazzo del Cinema Palazzo del Casinò VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET one-to-one meetings A talk which will feature film professionals, stars and journalists, focused on a variety of questions, to engage, inspire, and connect h. 9:30 – 12:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Foyer Chinese and European film communities. An opportunity to show, Sala Pasinetti Sala Casinò BOOK ADAPTATION RIGHTS MARKET one-to-one meetings discuss and compare the experiences and works of women both in front and behind the camera. h. 11:30 – 14:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti h. 11:30 – 14:00 / Palazzo del Casinò / Sala Casinò h. 10:00 – 12:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri Organized by Movie View ZAMA 115' PRIVATE SCREENING – Wild Bunch VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE: PRESENTATION of the 7 Hosted by ANICA By Lucrecia Martel By invitation only BIENNALE COLLEGE VR and the 10 VR projects of the Venice The Match Factory Gap-Financing Market h. 14:30 – 16:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri Gold and Trade accreditation only Moderators: Liz Rosenthal (Founder and CEO of Power to the VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE: PRESENTATION of the 19 BOOK Pixel), Michel Reilhac (Head of Studies di Biennale College- ADAPTATION RIGHTS MARKET publishers, they will hold a public h. 14:00 – 16:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti Cinema and VR Director) tbc pitch presenting their company, backlist and frontlist titles NICO, 1988 93' Sala Volpi Moderator: Virginie Franz By Susanna Nicchiarelli h. 10:00 – 17:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Sala Tropicana Celluloid Dreams h. 17:30 – 19:00 / Palazzo del Casinò / Sala Volpi ANICA INCONTRA – FOCUS CINA h. 16:00 – 18:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri Gold and Trade accreditation only HUI HE UN SOPRANO DALLA VIA DELLA SETA / HUI HE THE 10:00 – 13:00 Workshop: Keys to China: Audiovisual Market How the Arab World can be the new China for the international SOPRANO FROM THE SILK ROAD 90' Overview & Essentials Strategies cinema, especially Europe h. 16:30 – 19:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti By Niccolò Bruna and Andrea Prandstraller 10:00 – 10:35 How Co-Production Between the Italian & Guest speakers: Alaa Karkouti (CEO of MAD Solutions), Maya I LOVE GAI – Concorso per Giovani Autori Italiani 139' Le Talee Chinese Film Industries can be increased de Freige (Présidente Fondation Liban Cinéma), Marwa Gabriel Ieri e Domani by Lorenzo Sepalone Gold and Trade accreditation only Roberto Stabile (Head of International Department ANICA & (Starz), Saba Mubarak (CEO of Pan East Media), Pritesh Depala La Barba by Alfredo Mazzara ITA Audiovisual Desks Coordinator), Miao Xiaotian (President of (CEO of Phars Films), Sebastien Chesneau (Partner Cercamon) Timballo by Maurizio Forcella China Film Co-Production Corporation) Moderator: Alaa Karkouti (CEO of MAD Solutions) Viola, Franca by Marta Savina 10:35 – 10:55 Things to Know to Success in China’s Film Industry Hosted by the Venice Production Bridge and Arab Cinema Center Valzer by Giulio Mastromauro e Alessandro Porzio Allen Wang (Leading Partner of TA IP & Entertainment Law Team) Rosita by Pietro Pinto 10:55 – 11:40 Market Overview: Theatrical / TV / Online h. 20:00 – 23:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Beach Pavilion A Casa Mia by Mario Piredda Distribution DATA Venice Production Bridge Party Mattia Sa Volare by Alessandro Porzio Vivien Sha (Nielsen CCData South Areas Regional Manager) Gold and Trade accreditation only I LOVE GAI è un concorso promosso da SIAE organizzato 11:40 – 12:00 The Depth of Documentary Genre: Key Hosted by La Biennale and Focus on China e curato da Lightbox Happenings & Cases Analysis By Invitation only Mike Ning (Director of Overseas Business Development at GZDoc), Rosario Di Girolamo (Head R&D of Doc/it) 12:00 – 13:00 A New Climate for Animation: Perspectives & Cooperation Chen Zhenyu (Vice President of China Film Animation Co., Ltd.), Anne Sophie Vanhollebeke (President of Cartoon Italia) 4 5 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 VPB MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE h. 9:30 – 18:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Foyer and Sala Stucchi h. 14:30 – 15:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri Palazzo del Cinema Palazzo del Casinò VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET one-to-one meetings IL CINEMA MIGRANTE IN ITALIA Premio Mutti-Amm 9th edition awarding ceremony h. 9:30 – 18:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Foyer Guest Speakers: Gian Luca Farinelli (Cineteca di Bologna), Sala Pasinetti Sala Casinò BOOK ADAPTATION RIGHTS MARKET one-to-one meetings Laura Traversi (Associazione Amici di Giana), Dagmawi Yimer (Archivio Memorie Migranti), Paolo Masini (Migrarti, Mibact), h. 09:30 – 11:30 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti h. 11:30 – 14:00 / Palazzo del Casinò / Sala Casinò h. 10:30 – 12:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri Elisa Serangeli (Fondazione Pianoterra onlus), Marco Alessi PRIVATE SCREENING – New Europe Film Sales PRIVATE SCREENING – Wild Bunch CICAE Conference (Progetto Re-Future) By invitation only By invitation only Women in the Film Industry Hosted by Premio Mutti-Amm How can the different players in the industry work to achieve h. 11:30 – 14:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti gender parity in the film industry? h. 15:30 – 17:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Terrazza dei Fiori PRIVATE SCREENING – The Match Factory Guest speakers: Christine Berg (Chief Operation Officer of the Premio Mutti-Amm cocktail By invitation only National Film Fund FFA), Peggy Johnson (Director of the Loft By invitation only Cinema and the Loft Film Fest), Lucia Recalde (Head of unit of the h. 14:00 – 16:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti Creative Europe MEDIA Programme) and Carola Stern (Distributor h. 15:45 – 18:00 / Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri PRIVATE SCREENING – Celluloid Dreams and Training organiser at FOCA) ANICA INCONTRA – FOCUS CINA By invitation only Moderator: Catherine Champeyrol (Beautemps) China Europe Virtual Reality Technology Summit Forum Hosted by CICAE 15:45 – 16:00 Registration h. 16:00 – 19:00 / Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti 16:00 – 16:15 Opening Remarks GA AGUA / LONGING 103' h. 10:15 – 15:30 / Hotel Excelsior / Sala Tropicana Pan Zhi (General Manager, Xinhuanet Europe) By Savi Gabizon ANICA INCONTRA – FOCUS CINA 16:15 – 17:15 Key Speech: The Future Is Coming, Let’s VR Films Boutique 10:15 – 13:00 Young Filmmakers Training Program Waiting! Gold and Trade accreditation only Moderator: Pan Zhi (General Manager of Xinhuanet Europe) Qiao Yueshan (Deputy Director-general, Department of 10:15 – 10:30 Registration Information Technology Industry, Ministry of Industry and 10:30 – 10:35 Young Talent Training Program Presentation/Video Information Technology China), Zhao Bo (President of China 10:35 – 10:40 Introduction by Pan Zhi Electronics Standardization Institute), Salar Shahna (Creative 10:40 – 11:10 Key Speech: Growing up to a Filmmaker Director & CEO, World VR Forum - Switzerland), Liz Rosenthal Jiang Hong (Deputy Director of China Film Corporation Agency (CEO, Power to the Pixel), Antoine Cayrol (Partner Producer, of China Film Co., Ltd), Hu Fang (Deputy Dean of Faculty of Okio-Studio) Journalism and Communication, Communication University 17:15 – 17:20 Free Discussion and Q&A of China), Raoul Bova (Italian Film Star, Producer), Qu Shifei 17:20 – 17:30 VR Glasses Donation (Deputy Dean, Faculty of Drama and Literature, The Central 17:30 – 18:00 VR Experience on Location Academy Of Drama of China) Organized by Xinhuanet 11:10 – 11:45 Introduction & Presentation of Winning Works Hosted by ANICA Short film - Long film - Script 11:45 – 13:00 Remarks From Guests and Free Discussion h.