APRIL 14TH IV FORUM – THE NEW PROFILES OF EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA

The Festival has organized this prestigious event since 2009 in order to facilitate an opportunity for discussion and debate about independent production in Europe. The guests of the Forum are a selection of young European independent producers who, through their productions, made the short list of “Producers on the Move” of the EFP at the last Cannes Film Festival.
The European “Producers on the Move” will be: Italian Marta Donzelli (Vivo Film), Polish Lukasz Dzieciol (Opus Film), producer of “Courage” by G. Zglinski winner in 2011 of the Special Jury Prize at the Warsaw Film Festival; for the Czech Republic, Radim Prochazka (Produkce Radim Prochàzka s.r.o.), producer of the visionary documentary “Obscurantist and His Lineage” by K. Vachek; from Iceland Hlin Johannesdottir (Zik Zak Filmworks), producter of “Volcano” by R. Rúnarsson, selected in 2011 at the Cannes International Film Festival (Director’s Fortnight), and winner at the Chicago International Film Festival; for the Danimarca Jesper Morthorst (Alphaville Pictures), producer of the film “Room 304” by B. Stærmose, winner at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for Best Soundtrack.
Major Italian film distributors and masters of digital content will partecipate in the forum.
The event will be jointly organized and sponsored by the Cinecittà Istituto Luce, Iceland Film Center, Czech Film Center, Polish Film Institute, and Danish Film Institute.

PROGRAM:

Casa del Cinema in Rome 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Forum: The New Profiles of European Independent Film Production

“POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTIONS”

The aim this year is to open a discussion about the issues with independent film distribution, starting from the experiences of European manufacturers and leading to future evolution of technology and the change taking place in the digital content market.
10:00 a.m. – Initial Welcome
Fabiana Santini – Head of Culture, Arts, and Sports of the Lazio Region
Fabrizio Ferrari – Festival Director
Leonardo Paulillo – Scientific Coordinator
10:30 a.m. – Panel 1: ‘Producer on the move’
Marta Donzelli – Vivo Film
Lukasz Dzieciol – Opus Film
Radim Prochazka – Produce Radim Prochazka s.r.o.
Hlin Johannesdottit – Zik Zak Filmworks
Jesper Morthorst – Alphaville Pictures
Moderator: Dr. Graziella Bildesheim
11:30 a.m. – Panel II:
Luigi Gioni – Wazzup
Stefano Zuliani – Cubovision
Beppe Attene – Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Alberto Farina – Rai Movie
Cesare Fragnelli – Microcinema
Stefano Pierpaoli – Indicinema
Martha Capello – AGPC
Maurizio Sciarra – 100 Autori
Daniela Girfatti – Ownair
Moderator: Lawyer Leonardo Paulillo