New Platforms, New Politics is a development program for documentary professionals aiming at more than producing a documentary in itself. This development program will set focus on social and political impact as well as using documentary filmmaking as part of a bigger campaign and cause oriented strategy across different platforms.
The following 11 projects have been selected for participation:
Posters & Books Are Not Gonna Do It. Directors Ralf Christensen & Malene Nielsen. Producer Anna-Maria Kantarius, Upfront Films, Denmark
Europa. Director. Director Matthieu Lietart. Not So Crazy Productions, Belgium
The Great Book Robbery. Director Benny Brunner. Xela Films, The Netherlands
Alexander at the Gates. Director Tell Johansson. Producer Maria Mako, Tellemontage, Sweden
Second Generation. Director Nikos Trachanas. Producer Dafni Kalafati, Greece
The Cretan Diet. Director Victoria Trzeciak. MIND productions, Greece
Share the Drop. Directors Joshka Wessels and Saed Abu Hmud. Sapiens Productions, The Netherlands
Second Planet. Directors Chris Reuter and Markus Schafer. Producer Patrick M. Müller, Docmine, Switzerland
The Greek Children Of The GDR. Director Thanasis Karanikolas. Producer Pari Garvanos, Polarlicht Filmproduktion, Greece
Paradise Lost. Directors Gerasimos Rigas & Vladimir Levidis. Time Lapse, Greece
Laughter Nearly Died. Producer Barbara Orton, True TV and Film Ltd, UK
The development of the participating projects will be done working in groups under the guidance of experienced tutors. The projects' potential will be unfolded, film and production approaches will be developed, ideas turned upside down and strategies for the further work will be completed. Tutors for this development work will be:
Philippe van Meerbeck, Project Manager, DIVA, VRT, Belgium
Arik Bernstein, Producer of Gaza/Sderot, Alma Films, Israel
Nick Ware, Managing Director, joiningthedocs.tv, UK
Present from EDN will be:
Line Sandsmark, EDN Director
Ove Rishøj Jensen, EDN Film Consultant
Organisers
New Platforms, New Politics is an initiative organised by the Greek documentary association Story Doc in collaboration with EDN - European Documentary Network.
Read more about the workshop here - http://edn.dk/art.lasso?-token.skip=&na=200404&ndd=1335
Read more about Story Doc here -http://www.storydoc.gr/
The workshop is supported by the Greek Film Centre and the EU MEDIA program.
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