PART I. KEYNOTE PART. FILM PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN EUROPE

10:00

Report: Local Films in European Cinemas

Review of national box office leaders of local production in  European countries, the share of co-productions

Speaker: Artem Vakalyuk, Head of Publishing Projects Content Report and Media Business Reports, Media Resources Management (Ukraine)

10:20

Keynote Speech: Studio Babelsberg AG. International Co-production. Trends and Opportunities

Topics: international co-production, foreign services involvement, working with Hollywood studios, the influence of Brexit on European film business, the development of virtual reality and transmedia projects, features of partnership with China, the potential of Ukraine in the international co-production etc.

Speaker: Charlie Woebcken, CEO of Studio Babelsberg AG, Managing Director of Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures and Babelsberg Film (Germany)

PART II. PRODUCER’S WORK 

10:50 – 13:45

Panel Discussion: 360° of Producer’s Work 

Topics: search for funding and partners for co-production, international contracts, completion bond; promotion of production services on the international market, attracting foreign projects to the country, producer’s work with film funds, film projects financing; film promotion and distribution on local and international markets, cooperation with sales agents and distributors, marketing strategy development, promo campaigns.

Speakers: Charlie Woebcken, CEO of Studio Babelsberg AG, Managing Director of Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures and Babelsberg Film (Germany); Christoph Fisser, COO, Producer of Studio Babelsberg AG (Germany); Rolandas Kvietkauskas, Director of the Lithuanian Film Centre (Lithuania); Virginie Devesa*, Co-founder, CEO of Alpha Violet (France); Sergey Lavreniuk, Film-, TV- and Theatrical Producer, Co-owner of SONCE TV Channel, Businessman (Ukraine); Zurab Menteshashvili, Director, Scriptwriter, Founder of Mentesh Production (Georgia); Alexey Komarovsky, Producer, Actor, Director, Founder of production house Idea Films (Ukraine); Marta Habior, Producer, Executive Producer, Founder of No Sugar Films (Poland)

Moderator: Victoria Yarmoshchuk, Media Resources Management (Ukraine)

Q&A session

* online speaker

12:00–12:20

Coffee break

12:20–13:45

Panel Discussion: 360° of Producer’s Work. Continuation

13:45–14:15

Break

PART III. SCREEN ADAPTATION

14:15–14:35

Report: Cinematic Literature

Movie based on the literary works – international trend. Possibilities of Ukrainian literature screen adaptation – overview of contemporary authors.

Speaker: Tetiana Trofymenko, Literary Critic (Ukraine) 

The report was prepared
in partnership with
The Lviv Publishers' Forum

14:35–15:05

Discussion: Screen Adaptations – Ukrainian Experience

Topics: benefits of screen adaptation, features and challenges of adaptation to the script, marketing tools. 

Speakers: Andrey Kokotiukha, Writer, Scriptwriter, Journalist (Ukraine); Polina Tolmacheva, PR & Marketing Director, FILM.UA Group, video blogger, Media ChTiVo (Ukraine)

Q&A session

PART IV. FUNDING AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF CINEMA 

15:05–15:35

Case Study: FilmCamp, Norway

Creating of movie production infrastructure and film fund in the region – experience of FilmCamp, Norway.

Speaker: Svein Andersen, Head of Production, FilmCamp (Norway)

Q&A session

15:35–15:50

Coffee break

15:50–17:20

Panel Discussion: State Support, Funding and Legislative Initiatives for the Development of Cinema

Topics: forms of state support of cinematography, tax and cash rebates, funding of film projects; producers’ needs, cooperation of filmmakers and regional administrations, working with funds, state incentives for film production in Europe and Ukraine; new law on state support of cinematography and #KіnoKraina initiative; the division of rights, etc.

Speakers: Svein Andersen, Head of Production, FilmCamp (Norway); Philip Illyenko, Head of Ukrainian State Film Agency (Ukraine); Yevgenia Derbal, Legal Counselor, FILM.UA Group (Ukraine); Rolandas Kvietkauskas, Director of the Lithuanian Film Centre(Lithuania); Daniel Kresmery*, Head of Production and Development, Korda Studios (Hungary); Elena Fetisova, Producer, Director, Scriptwriter, CEO Interfilm Production Studio (Ukraine) 

Moderator: Julia Sinkevych, Producer, General Producer of Odessa International Film Festival (Ukraine)

Q&A session

* online speaker

PART V. TRANSMEDIA

17:20–17:50

Case Study: Nullpunkt – Transmedia Experience

Case study reveals a cross-platform project with the following components: film, TV series, book, mobile application.

Speaker: Dagmar Mae, Producer, Allfilm (Estonia) 

Q&A session

PART VI. ANIMATION

17:50–18:50

Panel Discussion: Commercial Animation and Co-production

Topics: opportunities of animated films for international distribution, international co-production in animation, features of animation distribution, marketing, animation in a form of virtual reality – foreign experience. 

Speakers: Paul Young*, Co-founder and CEO of Cartoon Saloon, Producer of the Oscar nominated animated feature Song of the Sea (Ireland); Ramiro Lopez Dau*, Director and Animation Supervisor Oculus Story Studio, VR film Henry (USA)

Q&A session 

* online speaker