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A series of
seminars and panels will be presented offering the latest information and
exciting discussion where government representatives, leading industry
experts, filmmakers and the production community can all meet.
*Panelists listed below have been invited and are subject to change
without notice
Wednesday, September 22, 2004 (Focus on the role of Government in the
film industry)
10:00am –
2:00pm – Roundtable on The Role of Government & the Private Sector in the
audiovisual sector**: A focus on the film & television industry as an
engine for economic growth, employment and development in Latin America.
Reports and discussion on the status of film production in key countries;
Co-production incentives and agreements, relevant legislation, government
film industry agencies, position of US majors, international trends; data
on co-productions in Latin America. Panelists to be invited will include:
International organizations such as the Film Agencies & Commissions from
Argentina (INCAA), Brazil (ANCINE), Chile (Plataforma Audiovisual),
Colombia (Min.of Culture), Mexico (IMCINE), Venezuela (CNAC), US (MPA),
Canada, Ibermedia, France (Fonds Sud), Inter-American Development Bank,
World Bank, OAS, UNESCO, etc.
11:30am –
2:30pm – Press Conference: Meet the Festival filmmakers (Organized by the
OAS)
3:00pm –
6:00pm Site Visit to industry facility – Discovery** (Limited Space)
6:30pm –
Informal Meeting of OAS filmmakers at the Mexican Cultural Institute
Thursday,
September 23, 2004 (The Business of Film)
9:00am to
10:00am: Networking
10:00am to
Noon – Financing (Grants, subsidies, distributors) – Meet the
organizations (PBS Latino, Focus Features, Ford Foundation) and
Government Organizations (European- Ibermedia, Fonds Sud, Latin
American–INCAA, ANCINE, IMCINE, etc) that finance films.
12:30pm –
2:00pm –Distribution/ The international marketplace for Latin American
Films – Meet the exhibitors, distributors that distribute Latin American
films; including Landmark, Fox Home Video, HBO Latino, Venevision.
2:30pm–
4:00pm: Marketing and Festival Strategy of Latin American Films in the US
& Abroad – Learn the marketing techniques used by American distributors
in the United States and the festival strategy that distributors follow
in order to pick up films. Moderator: Max Alvarez, Film Historian
7:00pm:
Opening night Reception**
Friday,
September 24, 2004 (Creative and Technical Developments)
9:00am to
10:00am: Networking
10:00am to
Noon – Seminar on how to use the latest script writing & budgeting tools:
Learn how to go from idea to synopsis, treatment to script using the
latest software. Also learn how to pitch your stories to distributors.
12:30pm –
2:00pm – Technical Demonstrations: – Learn about the newest video cameras
and other production and post-production systems, softwares, and services
with demonstrations. Including: Kodak, Avid Express, Final Cut Pro, cost
of 35mm vs. video (HD, Digi-Beta, etc)
2:30pm –
4:00pm: Legal and Financial Clinic: A panel of Legal (music, copyright,
etc), financial, production, post-production experts answer specific
questions from the audience.
** (By
invitation only)
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