Day 1
Friday 24th October
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Event Chair: Gunnar Strøm,
Head of ASIFA Nordic
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Case Study Chair: Robin Lyons,
Siriol Productions
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| 11.30-12.45 |
| Participants arrival and Registration |
| 12.45-13.00 |
| Official introduction from Dag Alveberg of the Nordic Film and Television Fund followed by brief overview of the schedule by chair. |
| 13.00-14.30 |
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Session One: A European Case Study
Loggerheads
(A Germany/UK/Nordic co-production)
Panellists:
Ralph Christians,
Director of Magma European Scripting
Magma Films, (Ireland)
Matthias Walther,
Business Manager, Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft, (Germany)
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| 14.30-15.30 |
| Lunch |
| 15.30-17.00 |
Session Two:
Setting the Scene - The European Perspective
- Evaluating the trends in the European Animation industry
- Understanding the market in an international perspective
- Harvesting the local talent and developing a competitive industry
Panellists:
John Bullivant,
Head of Acquisition and Co-production, Hit Entertainment (UK)
Peter Gustafsson,
Producer, Wegelius Animation, (Sweden)
Andras Erkel,
Senior Director, Varga Studio Film & Video, (Hungary)
Anders Mastrup,
Managing Director, A Film (Denmark)
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| 17.00-18.30 |
Session Three:
Animating with the Americans
- The success of American production techniques
- The pros and cons of working with an American partner
- How to give a project 'the edge' for international distribution
Special case-study focus:
Happy Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (HBO)
(Co-chair: Robin Lyons, Siriol Productions)
Panellists:
Ellen Levy Sarnoff
Vice President Children's Programming, UPN, (USA)
Libby Simon,
Independent Producer (Happy Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child) (USA)
Jimmy Murakami,
Producer, Alegro Animation (Ireland)
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| 18.30-19.00 |
| Daily round up with Chair |
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