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All New Stockfish Film and Industry Festival 2023
INDUSTRY PROGRAM
Stockfish 2023 industry days continue to unfold as an emerging space that creates powerful dialogues and nurtures a professional, open-source platform. A platform to network, co-create, and provide better opportunities with a diverse approach to innovation. Through the Stockfish Industry program, we promote cultural diversity in film and facilitate the exchange of know-how among industry professionals, film festivals, art house distributors, artistic directors and film programmers. Stockfish is the place for the film industry to take action in Iceland.
In collaboration with the Icelandic Film Centre, a “Work in Progress” presentation will take place during Stockfish Industry days, showcasing works from the latest Icelandic film and TV productions. This event will be live-streamed and recorded to reach professionals that can not join us in person from the Nordic House in Reykjavík. Projects within the WIP aim to implement their distribution and promotional potential. The final list of projects will be published and available on the festival web by March 15th.
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Date: Wednesday 29th March
Place & time: The Nordic House, 11:00.
Moderated by: Wendy Mitchell.
INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: SLOVAKIA
Strengthening its mission, the festival innovates by bringing forward a yearly “Industry in Focus”. This year we’ll host a delegation and side program from Slovakia, in collaboration with Kino Usmev, Bíó Paradís and the Slovak Film Institute. This event will be recorded and streamed live from the Nordic House in Reykjavík. The Slovak Day will consist of two industry actions.
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SLOVAKIAN FILM MODEL AND CO-PRODUCTION SCHEME
Film model and co-production scheme presentation by Peter Badac the director of The Slovak Audiovisual Fund.
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Date: Sunday the 26th March
Place & time: The Nordic House. 12:30 - 13:30
Moderated by: Anton Máni Svansson
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INCLUSION IN CINEMA
This panel oversees the collaborative work that Kíno Usmev and Bíó Paradís are doing in order to adapt film screenings to special audiences, to the blind, deaf or autistic communities.
"These events are part of the KÓSY KINO project, which benefits from a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants and has been co-financed from the State Budget of the Slovak Republic."
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Date: Sunday the 26th March
Place & time: The Nordic House 14:30 - 15:30
Moderated by: KINO USMEV
Special screening: 107 MOTHERS - Bíó Paradís at 17:00
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This event aims to provide a general overview of the Icelandic financial schemes for film and TV production as well as to introduce to the industry the multiple opportunities in co-producing. In collaboration with the Icelandic Film Centre and Film in Iceland. The event will run in 5 acts:
1. Icelandic Film Centre.
Presentation of the newly appointed director of the IFC, Gísli Snær.
2. Iceland, Eurimages & NFTVF.
Presentation of Iceland as a co-producer, the Eurimages fund as well as a brief introduction of the European convention and a presentation of the Nordic Film and Tv Fund which has proven to be one of the Icelandic film's big supporters. By Anna Maria Karlsdóttir, Eurimage representative in Iceland.
3. Presentation of Film in Iceland
Film in Iceland's principal mission is to introduce Iceland as a phenomenal location for filmmakers with the added benefit of up to 35% reimbursement of the cost incurred during production in Iceland. Film in Iceland is part of Business Iceland, a public-private partnership established to improve the competitiveness of Icelandic companies and stimulate economic growth.
4. Presentation of Record In Iceland.
Reimbursements are offered for recording costs for music incurred in Iceland. Producers can apply for reimbursements from the State Treasury of 25% of the costs incurred. Presentation by Leifur Björnsson, from Iceland Music.
5. Case Studies by experienced producers Klaudia Smieja-Rostworoska and Grímar Jónsson. Open talk.
Date: Friday 31st March
Place & time: GROSKA 11:00 AM - 14:00 PM
Moderated by: Wendy Mitchell.
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POST PRODUCTION FOR PRODUCERS - APOSTLAB
Stockfish presents APostLab, a curated program on post-production for producers. Well-managed post-production will help a film or series reach its full potential, creatively as well as financially. Neeltje Van Der Heijden, program manager and Post-production supervisor of APost Lab will present the course with the objective that Stockfish Film & Industry Festival will launch the development of a FULL Training program taking place in 2024.
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Date: Thursday 30th March
Place & time: Bíó Paradís 13:30 PM-14:30 PM
Moderated by: Bjarki Guðjónsson. Trickshot.
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MASTERCLASS MEÐ FLORIAN HOFFMEISTER
Following the special screening of TÁR the re will be a masterclass with the film’s cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister. Florian B.S.C. is a German cinematographer and director, best known for his work on Tár, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. He is currently filming in Iceland the 4th Season of HBO - “True Detective” by Issa López serviced by True North in Iceland.
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Date: Sunday 2nd April
Place & time: Bío Paradís 20:00 PM
Moderated by: Tómas Tómasson, ÍKS. Icelandic Cinematographers Association.
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DO´S AND DONT´S ON DISTRUBUTION AND SALES - PANEL
Selling a film worldwide is a time-consuming and specialized task. This is why having a Sales Agent to manage and sell your film to distributors is important. In this panel, Marcin Łuczaj, Acquisitions & Development & Office wizard from NEFS (New Europe Film Sales) will share his insights about what is relevant and remarkable to sales agents.
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Date: Thursday 30th March.
Place & time: Bíó Paradís 15:00 PM- 16:00 PM
Moderated by: Hrönn Kristinsdóttir - Stockfish Artistic Director.
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GREEN INITIATIVES - FILM FOREST
STOCKFISH will be involved in the implementation of the ICELANDIC FILM FOREST, a sustainable forestry initiative created by director Benedikt Erlingsson in the Icelandic national park of Heiðmörk. The festival wants to follow green policies and contribute to offsetting the carbon footprint that we might be causing by planting a tree section in Heiðmörk.
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Bus trip: From Reykjavík. Departing place TBC
Date: Friday 31st March
Time: 14:00 pm - 17:00 pm
Moderated by: Benedikt Erlingsson
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