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BFM 2023 | PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, December 13th 2023 16:00 OPENING WELCOME @ PYRAMID OF TIRANA 16:30 ALBASCRIPT – Introduction of projects , participants and mentors 16:30 PANEL: SHOOTING IN BALKANS - Authenticity and variety of locations and talent as a regional asset. PARTICIPANTS: Dr. David Zitzlsperger (Filmmakers EU), Jonid Jorgji (Director of Creative Industries Agency, Municipality of Tirana), Clemens Erbach (Casting Director, BVC, ICDA), Blerta Zeqiri, (Director Kosovo Cinematography Center), Laurent Couraud (President of ARDA, ICDA), Kirjana Nikoloska (Casting Director, ICDA), Majlinda Tafa (Filmmakers EU) 17:30 PANEL: THE NEW LAW OF CINEMATOGRAPHY AND INCENTIVES FOR CINEMA. Sharing Experiences. PARTICIPANTS: Elva Margariti (Minister of Culture Albania), Simonetta Dellomonaco (Advisor to Prime Minister Albania), Aleksandra Božović (Director of Film Centre of Montenegro), Blerta Zeqiri (Director of Cinematography Center of Kosovo) 18:00 LAUNCH PARTY OF THEIR NEW PLATFORM @ AGIMI ART CENTER Tirana Film Office & Creative Industries Agency THURSDAY, December 14th, 2023 10:00 ALBASCRIPT WORKSHOP – Working with selected projects. 10:00 CASTING WORKSHOP - LOCAL TALENT + GLOBAL VISIBILITY by Filmmakers.eu and International Casting Directors Association for
professional actors from Balkan region. CASTING DIRECTORS: Laurent Couraud (France), Kirijana Nikoloska (North Macedonia), Clemens Erbach (Germany) 10:00 PANNEL: BRIDGING BORDERS INTERREG cooperation opportunities for the cinema and creative sector of the South Adriatic area, involving Albania, Montenegro and Puglia. The potential cooperation prospects for upcoming projects in view of the launch of the Interreg IPA South Adriatic Programme 2021/2027. PRESENTING: Giovanni Antelmi (Senior expert in INTERREG projects), Marta Colucci (Orange Public Management Srl), Aleksandra Božović (Director, Film Center of Montenegro) Violeta Camaj (expert, Montenegro), Jonid Jorgji (Director of Creative Industries Agency, Municipality of Tirana) 10:30 PRESENTATION: Apulia Film Fund as the main platform for supporting audiovisual productions by Apulia Film Commission and the Puglia Region. PRESENTING: Cristina Piscitelli Apulia Film Commission project manager 11:00 PANEL: CINEMA CITIES – CULTURAL IMPACT PARTICIPANTS: Kiril Gjozev (Film Expert, North Macedonia) Jonid Jorgji (Director of Creative Industries Agency, Municipality of Tirana) Daniele Segre (Redibis Film, Italy), Arben Zharku (Revolver, Netherlands), Goran Bjelanovic (Kinoteka, Montenegro) 12:00 PANEL: SHARING THE WORK WE CREATE - ITALY AND BALKANS PARTICIPANTS: Mario Mazzarotto (Movimento, Italy), Genc Përmeti (Ska-Ndal, Albania), Ismet Sijarina (Thumbs Up, Kosovo), Mario Nicoletti (iuviT Media, Italy), Mario Bova (Balkan Film Festival, Italy) 13.00 LUNCH BREAK 15:00 PITCH BALKAN – Introduction of projects, participants, and mentor Luca Cabriolu
15:00 PRESENTATION: MATADOR Award by MATTADOR Cultural Association Aimed at young authors aged 16 to 30 with the main goal of discovering and promoting new talents in film writing. The selected authors can express their creativity and develop their projects by working closely with professional tutors, who follow them in their artistic and professional journey, helping them to enter the cinema industry. Presented by Piero Caenazzo, Marcello Pedretti, Andrea Rocco. 16:00 PANEL: CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH ITALY. Insider’s tips about co-productions and distribution. PARTICIPANTS: Francesca Zanza (KON - TIKI Film, Italy), Miha Cernec (Producer, Slovenia), Luca Cabrialou (Ombre Rosse, Italy), Gianluca Lazzaroni (Greif, Italy), Giuseppe Gallo (Picture Show, Italy), Angela Angelillo (Night Swim, Italy), Robert Jazadziski (Kaval Film, North Macedonia), Dritan Huqi (On Film, Albania) 17:00 PANEL: CO-PRODUCING WITH GREECE. Cross – Border Filmmaking PARTICIPANTS: Zoe Kandyla (Greek Film Centre), Vicky Miha (Producer, Greece), Stelios Mavrodontis (Producer, Greece) 18.00 OFFICIAL RECEPTION courtesy of Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana A presentation of Balkan Film Market 2023 themes and events Attending: Ministry of Culture of Albania, Mayor of Tirana, Ambassadors of France, Italy. Albania Center of Cinematography, Montenegro Film Center and Kosovo Center of Cinematography etc. FRIDAY, December 15th, 2023 10:00 ALBASCRIPT – Working with selected projects 10:00 PITCH BALKAN WORKSHOP – Rehearse of selected projects with mentor Luca Cabriolu
10:00 PANEL: BOOSTING EUROPEAN COPRODUCTION Laura Briand (Les Films D’Ici, France) Gianluca Lazzaroni (Grief, Italy), Nikos Moustakas (Bad Crowd, Greece), Boris Despodov (Arthouse Blockbusters, Germany) 11:00 PANEL: COPRODUCING WITH FRANCE PARTICIPANTS: Virginie Lacombe (Virginie Films, France), Charlotte Uzu (Les Films D’Ici, France), Jérémie Chevret (Duno Films, France), Julien Ezanno (CNC, France) 12:00 PANEL: FESTIVALS, MARKETS, AND PROFESSIONAL PLATFORMS OF OUTREACH PARTICIPANTS: Marge Liiske (Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event), Edvinas Pukšta (Black Nights Film Festival), Orlando Pedregosa (Film.io) 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 15:00 PANEL: THE FILM SALES - THE CRUCIAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS PARTICIPANTS: Jean-Baptiste Maitre (Alpha Violet), Viki Antonopoulou (Endorphin), Pier Francesco Aiello (PFA), Saverio Pesapane (Premiere Film), Mario Nicoletti (iuviT Media, Italy) 16:00 PANEL: HONING YOUR CRAFT AND RELATIONS - THE ROLE OF WORKSHOPS AND NETWORKING EVENTS. PARTICIPANTS: Olivier Chantriaux (Meditalents, France), Christophe Bruncher (Ties That Bind, France), Graziella Bildesheim (Board of European Film Academy) 17:00 PANEL: EUROPEAN SUPORT FOR TV-SERIES Julien Ezanno (CNC, France), Werner Zappe (OFI, Austria), Zoe Kandyla (GFC, Greece) Kamen Balkanski (CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA, Bulgaria) Olivier Neumann (FreibeuterFilm, Austria), Enkela Qinamin (Tring, Albania), Dionis Papadhimitri (Papadhimitri Production, Albania) 20:00 RECEPTION by Ambassade de France en Albanie
SATURDAY, December 16th, 2023 10:00 PITCH BALKAN – PRESENTATION OF THE SELECTED PROJECTS Moderated by Luca Cabriolu 11:15 COFFE BREAK 11:30 PITCH BALKAN – PRESENTATION OF THE SELECTED PROJECTS Moderated by Luca Cabriolu 13.00 LUNCH 15:00 PITCH BALKAN – THE AFTERPITCH One-on-One Meetings. Project teams meet the interested parties 19:00 PITCH BALKAN AWARD CEREMONY 20:00 RECEPTION by Kosovo Cinematography Center SUNDAY, December 17th, 2023 10:00 ALBASCRIPT WORKSHOP – Summary of the results. Goals for the future. PRESANTATION: A filmmaker’s platform Film.io by Orlando Pedregosa 10:00 PANEL: BALKAN COPRODUCTIONS Stelios Mavrodontis (Filmiki, Greece), Miha Cernec (Staragara, Slovenia), Zvonimir Munivrana (Studio Corvus, Croatia), Genc Permeti (Ska-Ndal, Albania), Liridon Cahani (Added Value Films, Kosovo) 11:00 PANEL: STRATEGIES FROM PRODUCTION TO DISTRIBUTION PARTICIPANTS: Jean Hejil (J&J Films, Netherlands), Laure Stemmann (Specimen Films, Belgium), Saverio Pesapane (Premiere Film, Italy), Gianfilippo Pedote (Casa Delle Visioni, Italy)
12:00 PRESANTATION: SUSTAINEBLE PRODUCTION Prioritizing environmental, economic, and social considerations by integrating responsible sustainability decision-making throughout the pre-production and production phases of the film. Elly Senger-Weiss (Ellly Films, Austria) 12:30 PRESANTATION: METAVERSE ALBANIA Pierre Raynaud (Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Affairs, French Embassy), Jonid Jorgji (Director of Creative Industries Agency, Municipality of Tirana) 13:00 PRESENTATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IMPACT IN CINEMA PARTICIPANTS. Tomi Kallanxhi (Founder, Big Media Expert, Albania), Esmeralda Kazia (Head of ICT, Albania) 18:00 PRESENTATION @ AGIMI ART CENTER: Reading poetico ‘L mal dè fiori di Carmelo Bene Lorenzo Paladini e Miriana Moschetti 19:00 PRESENTATION @ AGIMI ART CENTER: Talk e video Salomè - film by Carmelo Bene Alessandro Ruggera (Director of Italian Institute of Culture, Albania), Oscar Iarussi (Journalist & Film Critic, Italy), Luigi De Luca (Cordinator of Poli Biblio-Museale Regione Puglia, Lecce), Franco Ungaro (Art Director Mediterranean Academy of Actors), Ilir Butka (Director of Tirana Film Office), Jonid Jorgji (Director of Creative Industries Agency, Municipality of Tirana) WRAP PARTY @ AGIMI ART CENTER
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