Industry Days, April 11. − 15. 2019

Finále Plzeň Film Festival

is a unique platform connecting domestic and international film professionals. The Festival focuses mainly on creating a working space for filmmakers and expanding its regular programme with panel discussions, case studies, lectures and workshops during its Industry Days.

Thursday, April 11

MIDPOINT: RUMLE HAMMERICH: SHARED VISION Working in the Creative Triangle

12:00 pm – 13:00 pm / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, “PRIMÁTOR” salon

Director, producer and writer Rumle Hammerich will talk about the importance of finding the theme, the core and the philosophy of the show and how this "shared vision" is the common platform for the writer, the producer and the director. The script and the money are almost two-dimensional or digital, but a TV series will eventually happened in the third and fourth dimension and this is the director’s focus: transforming the script into four dimensions. Rumle Hammerich will talk about the director’s role and responsibility in a TV series production. Trust is the major element in the creative triangle. One vision is death.

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: English

MIDPOINT: STEVE MATTHEWS: SO YOU'VE WRITTEN A GREAT PILOT...

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, “PRIMÁTOR” salon

Steve Matthews, an experienced expert, now the Executive Producer of Drama Development at HBO Europe, will discuss the process from pitching your project through series development, production and beyond. What to expect, the stages in the process, the pitfalls to watch out for, and learning to love notes.

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: English

Friday, April 12

MIDPOINT: NEBOJSA TARABA: FORGING SERIES - The Life In Episodes

9:00 am - 9:45 am / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, “PRIMÁTOR” salon

Production of the TV series is a marathon process, and you can easily lost your breath on this long journey. This lecture will try to put a light on the most important moments in pre-production, production and post production in order to establish proper ratio of time you have to spend in each of this "episodes" of the process so you can achieve satisfying result. Time is the key factor in TV series production, and the first step of every project should be, literally, turning script into time, and then turning time into numbers in the final budget breakdown. In order to find out how this "alchemy" of turning words in picture works, this lecture will try to explain importance of the script breakdown as the most important and central point of the making of TV series and to give an answer on the most important question: Who is producer's best friend? Director or 1st AD?

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: English

Saturday, April 13

Czech Film Springboard – WHO IS WHO?

5:00 PM - 6:30 pm / SCHOVANÁ KAVÁRNA, Zbrojnická ul. 6

Informal meeting with the invited foreign film industry experts. The representatives of film festivals Rotterdam IFF, Thessaloniki IFF, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Warsaw IFF, Odessa Film Festival, Film Festival Cottbus, New Horizons IFF, sales agents Film Republic, Intramovies, m-appeal, IKH Pictures Promotion, training programs EAVE and MIDPOINT, and co-production markets CineMart, Baltic Event, Meetings on the Bridge a Connecting Cottbus attending the festival will present their professional activities to the audience comprised of the film industry professionals.

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: English

Sunday, April 14

Location Tour: Sudety

For the second time, we will organize a one-day location tour for film professionals as part of the Finále Plzeň Festival. Last year we visited sites related with Baroque and industrial themes, this year the tour will focus on the Sudeten history of the Pilsen Region.

Booking is required by 10 April 2019 at radka.samalova-ZAVINOVADLO:filmplzen.cz.

Departure at 10:00am from Měšťanská beseda (Kopeckého sady 13)

Language: Czech, English

CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA: What Is There for Producers?

9:00 Am - 10:00 Am / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, “PRIMÁTOR” salon

CE MEDIA - support for Development, TV Programming and Co-Production Funds. Financial Guarantees. Market Acess activites for producers.

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: English

MIDPOINT: MARIKE MUSELAERS: START UP & ENTER THE TV MARKET

10:00 am - 11:00 Am / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, “PRIMÁTOR” salon

Startup might be a TV series, but every TV series is a startup as well! Marike Muselaers uses the format of a business plan to discuss the process of entering the TV market and how to navigate the current landscape in this age of plenty. She will give examples of different ways to finance/package a TV series with international partners and discuss various TV business models. She will talk about how to stay true to your concept when pitching to a variety of players, what to expect from possible coproducers, sales agents, broadcasters, platforms and financing partners, and last but not least: why it is so important to know both your audience and your industry.

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: English

CZECH FILM SPRINGBOARD – FUNDING NEWS

10:00 Am - 11:30 Am / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, SMALL HALL

Moderated discussion about funding opportunities and co-producing in Central and Eastern Europe. The representatives of national funds of Romania, Ukraine and Lithuania, and representatives of World Cinema Fund or Hubert Ball Fund will give the short overviews, and answer your concrete questions on accessing their financing.

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: English

https://www.filmcenter.cz/en/our-activities/project-development/czech-film-springboard

Czech Film Springboard – PITCHING & ROUND TABLES

11:30 am - 6 pm / HOTEL CENTRAL, nám. Republiky 33

Czech Film Springboard is an industry programme organised by the Czech Film Fund/Czech Film Center in cooperation with Finále Plzeň film festival since 2016.

A closed presentation of 6-8 Czech fiction projects in development: selected projects are pitched to invited international experts from various areas of film industry by their producers and directors and later discussed individually at round tables with selected professionals.

The event is closed for public and accessible only for invited experts and presenters of the selected projects. The ultimate goal is to draw attention of competent international experts to carefully selected Czech projects in various stages of development, and to give the projects a chance to test their viability.

By invitation only, for experts and presenters

Language: English

https://www.filmcenter.cz/en/our-activities/project-development/czech-film-springboard

green screen – GREENING THE AUIDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY

5:00 pm - 6:30 pM/ MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, “PRIMÁTOR” salon

The film and TV industries are a successful driver for growth across Europe, but they are also a major source of carbon emissions. Productions move between locations and affect the environment through their use of transport, construction, lighting, catering and water. Some companies have recognised the environmental impact of their activities and are changing working practices to make their operations more sustainable. Green Screen aims to reduce the carbon footprint of European film and TV production.

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: Czech, English

Monday, April 15

MIDPOINT: KIRSTEN LOOSE: FINDING THE RIGHT PARTNERS - A GUIDE TO FINANCING AND DISTRIBUTION FOR WEB SERIES

10:00 Am - 11:00 AM/ MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, “PRIMÁTOR” salon

Web series offer great opportunities for storytelling. But how to bring those projects to life? This lecture will give an overview on financing and distribution models for web series, look at potential partners, platforms and networking opportunities and get you into the mindset for defining the potential of your project, identifying target audiences and developing a strategy to find the right partners.

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: English

MEETING of regional film offices representatives

11:30 AM - 2:30 PM / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, “PRIMÁTOR” salon

By invitation only

Language: Czech

MIDPOINT: MICHAELA SABO: MAKE YOUR PITCH CUSTOM-MADE

3:00PM - 3:45 PM / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA, salon “PRIMÁTOR”

Whenever you do something from the bottom of your heart all the great energy you put in reflects in a form of an excellent result. There are no general rules that define a great pitch. The only rule is to know your story well and be able to have your heart present while pitching it. During her lecture, Michaela Sabo will guide the audience to find their strengths and weaknesses and make an advantage of both of them, to create a custom made pitch. And last but not least, Michaela will give useful tips on how to overcome jitters, how to stay focused, how to find the core elements of the story and how to transfer it to the pitch audience.

Open for the following accreditations: GUEST, PRESS, FILM STUDENT

Language: English

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