21-09-2012

BIAFF Industrial Meetings

    On September 22, “BIAFF Industrial Meetings” of Batumi International Art-House Film Festival, at “Center for Civic Engagement” (Address: 62/64 Parnavaz Mepe Street), at 11:00-16:30.  

    During these days will be organized “Polish-Georgian” and “Turkish-Georgian” meetings with attendance of producers/directors from Poland and Turkey. Meeting will by attended also by the representatives of Ministry of Education, Culture and sports of autonomous republic of Adjara, who will present “Regional Film fund of Adjara”, Georgian Film Centre and Polish Film Institute (PISF).
    Major goal of “BIAFF 2012 INDUSTRY MEETING” is to improve cooperation and networking of Polish and Turkish producers with Georgian directors and producers with the purpose of making joint projects. We choose Poland and Turkey, as important countries to improve co-production in cinema sector. The participants can make familiar with film production financing, co-production process in Poland, Turkey and Georgia, financial remedies, co-production opportunities, determine perspectives of future cooperation and share practice in European co-production. also will be summarized opinions of participants about future meetings and additional components (ex: pitching).

    BIAFF management is going to make the Polish-Georgian and Georgian-Turkish meetings annual one (in future may be added Ukraine) and to attract supporters/funds from In BIAFF is planning this regard from Georgian, Polish and Turkish side. Under “BIAFF INDUSTRRY MEETING” can be developed the platform (can be added “pitching” for film projects), which will improve effective co-operation and co-production between 3 countries (and from next year may be including Ukraine).