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Blogging from San Sebastian September 22-30, 2023

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Industry activities at San Sebastian Fest

boletin_821_1.jpgFestival 2017: Professional Agenda

 

 

 

Numerous industry activities are scheduled for the 65th San Sebastian Festival. Said activities are detailed in the Professional Agenda and it will be frequently updated on the Festival website. Updates will also be included in the daily Newsflash sent out to registered industry members.  

Throughout the Festival, and particularly on the 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th, to coincide with the VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, Films in Progress 32, and the new industry activity Glocal in Progress, San Sebastian will become the meeting place between members of the international industry from all over the world.

Events, meetings, presentations, round tables and professional rendezvous will be organised to facilitate networking, cooperation between professionals and the international circulation of films.
 

 

Professional Agenda

Numerous industry activities are scheduled for the 65th San Sebastian Festival. Said activities are detailed in the Professional Agenda and it will be frequently updated on the Festival website. Updates will also be included in the daily Newsflash sent out to registered industry members.  

Throughout the Festival, and particularly on the 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th, to coincide with the VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, Films in Progress 32, and the new industry activity Glocal in Progress, San Sebastian will become the meeting place between members of the international industry from all over the world.

Events, meetings, presentations, round tables and professional rendezvous will be organised to facilitate networking, cooperation between professionals and the international circulation of films.
 

Professional Agenda - Saturday, September 23

  • 16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, Room 9
    Let's Talk About Us: Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal and Basque Country. Find out the filming possibilities, co-productions and success cases in these MEDIA territories – Fostered by Creative Europe-MEDIA (Industry accreditation holders)
     
  • 19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
    Happy Hour Extremadura Audiovisual: An Infinity Look (Industry and press accreditation holders)

Professional Agenda - Sunday, September 24


  • 09:30-13:00 – Kursaal, Rooms 8 and 9
    MEDIA All 4 one. Better development, more funding and greater distribution (Industry accreditation holders)
     
  • 12:00 – Keler Zone
    Film Madrid and the promotion of new directors (With invitation)
     
  • 20:30-22:30 – Ni Neu Restaurant
    Welcome Cocktail for Teams and Collaborators of The Industry Club (With invitation)

Professional Agenda - Monday, September 25

  • VI EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry accreditation holders)
    San Telmo Museum
    • 09:00-10:00 – Breakfast (Cloister)
    • 10:00-14:00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one-to-one meetings with representatives of the selected projects in the VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum and Ikusmira Berriak (Church)
    • 10:00-11:30 – Round table The Bigger Picture: A Fresh Approach to Public Film Funding – Fostered by Europa Distribution (Function Hall)
    • 12:00-13:45 – Round table Italy / Ibero-America Co-Productions: Fundamentals and Regulation – Fostered by MiBACT (Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo) and ANICA (Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Audiovisive e Multimediali) (Function Hall)
    • 14:00-15:30 – Lunch (Cloister)
    • 15:30-19:30 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one-to-one meetings with representatives of the selected projects in the VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum and Ikusmira Berriak (Church)
    • 19:00-20:30 – Happy Hour Networking with Canada (Cloister)

  • FILMS IN PROGRESS 32 (Industry accreditation holders)
    Príncipe Cinemas
    • 09:30 – Ferrugem (Rust) by Aly Muritiba (Brazil - 105')
    • 12:00 – Kairos by Nicolás Buenaventura (France / Colombia - 78')

  • GLOCAL IN PROGRESS (Industry accreditation holders) NEW INDUSTRY ACTIVITY!
    Príncipe Cinemas
    • 15:30 – Un om la locul lui / A Decent Man by Hadrian Marcu (Romania – 104')

  • 10:00-13:30 – Kursaal, Room 8
    CAACI (Conference of Ibero-American Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities) Advisory Council – Programa Ibermedia (Closed)
     
  • 10:00-18:00 – Tabakalera, Kutxa Kultur Zone
    Innovation Day Lab organized by Europa Cinemas and ZineuskadiEuropa Creativa Desk MEDIA Euskadi (Closed)
     
  • 12:00-13:00 – Keler Zone
    Discover the new audiovisual subsidies and incentives in the Canaries (Prior registration required)
     
  • 15:00-18:00 – Kursaal, Room 9
    EFADs (European Film Agency Directors) and CAACI (Conference of Ibero-American Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities) meeting on the distribution of co-productions between Europe and Latin America (Closed)

Professional Agenda - Tuesday, September 26


  • FILMS IN PROGRESS 32 (Industry accreditation holders)
    Príncipe Cinemas
    • 09:30 – Rodantes (Wanderers) by Leandro Lara (Brazil - 105')
    • 12:00 – Familia sumergida (Immersed Family) by María Alché (Argentina / Brazil / Germany - 86')

  • GLOCAL IN PROGRESS (Industry accreditation holders) NEW INDUSTRY ACTIVITY!
    Príncipe Cinemas
    • 15:30 – Dantza by Telmo Esnal (Spain - 67')

·         09:30-13:45 – Tabakalera, Room K
Ibero-American LGBTIQ Film Festivals Conference – Sebastiane Awards (Closed)

  • 10:00-14:00 – 15:30-19:00 – Tabakalera, Kutxa, Rooms 2 and 3
    Pitching preparation workshop for the XIII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum - IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
     
  • 10:00-14:00 – 16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, Room 8
    CAACI (Conference of Ibero-American Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities) Advisory Council – Programa Ibermedia (Closed)
     
  • 13:00-18:00 – Kursaal, Room 9
    Meetings of the Working Group on the Digital Single Market and Copyright and of the Working Group on Gender Equality – EFADs (European Film Agency Directors) (Closed)
     
  • 18:00 – Ni Neu Restaurant
    Cocktail – Zineuskadi celebrates Basque Cinema (With invitation)

Professional Agenda - Wednesday, September 27


  • FILMS IN PROGRESS 32 (Industry accreditation holders)
    Príncipe Cinemas
    • 09:30 Niña errante (Wandering Girl) by Rubén Mendoza (Colombia / France - 80')
    • 12:00 – Agosto (August) by Armando Capó (Costa Rica / Cuba / France - 86') 

  • GLOCAL IN PROGRESS (Industry accreditation holders) NEW INDUSTRY ACTIVITY!
    Príncipe Cinemas
    • 15:30 – Izbrisana / Erased by Miha Mazzini (Slovenia / Croatia / Serbia – 84')

  • 10:00-14:00 – 15:30-19:00 – Tabakalera, Kutxa, Rooms 2 and 3
    Pitching preparation workshop for the XIII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum - IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
     
  • 12:00-14:00 – Kursaal, Room 9
    I FIACINE Forum of Ibero-American Women Filmmakers: Working Session – Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (Closed)
     
  • 18:00 – Keler Zone
    Presentation Spain Moving Images Film Festival: Discovering the New Filmmakers from Asia (Industry and press accreditation holders or with invitation)
     
  • 19:30 – Kursaal, Rooms 2 and 3
    Announcement of Industry Awards (Accreditation holders)

    VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
    VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum Best Project Award
    EFADs-CAACI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Grant
    Eurimages Development Co-Production Award
    ARTE International Prize

    Films in Progress 32
    Films in Progress Industry Award 
    Film Factory Award
    CAACI/Ibermedia TV Films in Progress Award

    Gocal in Progress
    Glocal in Progress Industry Award
    Glocal in Progress Award

    Ikusmira Berriak
    REC Grabaketa Estudioa Post-Production Award

·         21:00 – San Telmo Museum
Industry Cocktail (Industry accreditation holders)

Professional Agenda - Thursday, September 28

  • 09:30-14:30 – Kursaal, Rooms 8 and 9
    XIII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum - IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Industry accreditation holders)
     
  • 16:00-19:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club
    XIII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum one-to-one meetings with the Commissioning Editors – IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
     
  • 16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, Rooms 8 and 9
    Conference by Ove Rishøj Jensen: The future of telling real life stories – Documentary in the digital age (EDN) – IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country), in collaboration with Europa Creativa Desk MEDIA Euskadi (Industry accreditation holders)
     
  • 16:00-17:00 – Kursaal, Rooms 2 and 3
    FIACINE Forum of Ibero-American Women Filmmakers: Wrap-up Summary and Conclusions – Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (Accreditation holders)
     
  • 18:00-20:30 – Tabakalera, Room Z
    ARRI – Presentation and cocktail: new film shooting equipment (Accreditation holders)

Professional Agenda - Friday, September 29

  • 11:30-13:00 – Kursaal, Rooms 8 and 9
    ICEX – New financing possibilities for the internationalisation of cultural and creative industries (Industry accreditation holders) 

 

 

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