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Application deadline: January 15, 2011.

TIES THAT BIND - ASIA / EUROPE PRODUCERS WORKSHOP

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
For the third time in 2011 and after the great success in 2010, Ties That Bind - EAVE Asia-Europe Producers Workshop will be organised again in 2011 in partnership with FVG Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Fareast Film Festival and Pusan International Film Festival / Pusan Promotion Plan.

Ties That Bind 2011 will consist of two workshops, workshop 1 taking place in Udine (Italy) between May 3-7, 2011 within the framework of the Udine Far East Film Festival (April 29 - May 7, 2011) and workshop 2 being organized from October 10-13, 2011 during the Pusan International Film Festival (October 6-14, 2011) in South Korea.

The workshops will bring together 10 film producers from Asian and European countries. Each producer will be selected together with a feature film project in development and will work with leading industry experts from both continents during the two workshops. Amongst a range of issues, sessions will focus on script development, co-production between Asia and Europe, financing in the two regions, marketing and promotion, and the legal aspects of co-production. The workshop participants will work together as a group, as well as through individual consultation, and will have the unusual opportunity to get to know each other very well with the object of forming long term creative and business partnerships and networks. The programme will culminate in Pusan in October 2011 with meetings between the participants and leading Asian and European funders and sales agents.

The workshop will enable feature film producers from both continents to work together in two four-day workshops and will offer the 10 selected participants:

- top level professional and project development,
- work on the comprehensive development of European and Asian projects,
- cooperation and co-production on these and future projects,
- the creation of in-depth awareness of the audiovisual market and operating conditions, legal frameworks, financing, sales, distribution and exhibition practices in both continents,
- networking between the participants and their companies to create medium and long term informational co-financing and co-production relationships,
- access to a network of producers, markets, festivals and decision makers in both continents.

Target group:
Experienced feature film producers from Asia (Japan, Korea, China incl. Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia) and Europe wishing to work on an international scale and to create long term creative and business relationships between Europe and Asia. Interested producers should apply with a feature film project in development stage. European producers applying must be able to demonstrate a clear involvement with Asia and vice versa.

Project criteria:
- feature-length fiction film (for theatrical release)
- projects suitable for an international co-production and looking for co-producers
- preferably a minimum of 20% should be in place
- projects suggested by European applicants should have a link to Asia (thematic, cultural, technical) and the producer should be motivated to work with / in Asia and vice versa
- projects suggested by Asian applicants should have a potential for co-production and vice versa
- producer must have completed at least one film released theatrically in the last 3 years
- 1st draft of the script available in English for the workshop

Application documents:
- completed submission form (available for download on www.eave.org)
- synopsis & treatment (8-10 pages)
- CV of the producer and the director
- profile of the production company
- note of intention of the producer & note of intention of the director
- motivation letter (1 page)
- previous works of the director
Scripts are to be sent only on request.
All documents have to be sent in English - the working language of the workshop will be English.

Participation fees & conditions:
The participation at EAVE Ties That Bind is free of charge. Each participant will be offered accommodation during the workshop stay (full board including meals). In addition, we will offer a number of partial scholarships to contribute to the travel costs.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: February 28, 2011.
The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be published by the end of March, 2011.

For further information and the application form please contact:
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www.eave.org

Best regards, The EAVE team

Two TVP's productions: a drama „The Tail Operation" by Ewa Pytka and a documentary „My Father, the Iron Curtain and Me" by Krzysztof Rzączyński have been nominated for the just announced History Makers Awards 2011. The gala ceremony of the 2011 edition of the Awards will take place in New York on January 28th.

The winning films of the 16^th Festival on Wheels have been announced. Of the nine titles which competed in the Festival, Olivier Masset-Depasse's Illegal took the Golden Bull Award. The Silver Bull Award went to Chongqing Blues, while Tayfun Pirselimoğlu's Hair received a Special Mention. The SİYAD (Turkish Critics' Association) Prize was awarded to Bibliothèque Pascal.

The winning films of the 16^th Festival on Wheels have been announced. Of the nine titles which competed in the Festival, Olivier Masset-Depasse's Illegal took the Golden Bull Award. The Silver Bull Award went to Chongqing Blues, while Tayfun Pirselimoğlu's Hair received a Special Mention. The SİYAD (Turkish Critics' Association) Prize was awarded to Bibliothèque Pascal.

On December 20^th, Georgian National Film Center announced a winner of the competition for financing full-length feature co-production (for 2011).

The new film by Jacek Borcuch, produced by Mañana, has been selected for CineMart, the oldest co-production market in the world, which accompanies the IFF Rotterdam. CineMart remains, together with the Berlinale Co-Production Market and L'Atelier at the IFF Cannes, the most prestigious place to present a film project in production. Every year 33 films begin their international careers at CineMart months before their official world premieres. Participation in CineMart offers a unique possibility to present a film project to the most influential film industry representatives from all over the world as well as to acquire foreign co-producers. Lasting Moments (working title) is the first Polish project selected for CineMart for a number of years. The film tells the story of two Polish students who meet and fall in love during a summer job in Germany. Their relationship is faced by obstacles that turn out to be difficult to overcome for two 20-year olds who have so far enjoyed carefree lives.

PRESS RELEASE: EastWest Filmdistribution's new film OFF THE BEATEN TRACK goes to Rotterdam

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK, an Irish/Romanian feature documentary, will premiere in Rotterdam in official selection. Produced and directed by Dieter Auner, the film follows the life of a family of shepherds in Northern Transylvania, and their struggle to maintain their traditional way of life while facing the pressure of modernity. The film deals with topics such as the effects of globalization on local traditions and the disappearance of locally produced food.

http://www.eastwest-distribution.com/film_off.html

Europe's most remarkable acting talent to be presented at the Berlin International Film Festival, February 10-20

EUFCN General Assembly in Brussels 2010 with training sessions on "3D" and "Film Tourism"

Brussels - The European Film Commissions Network association's yearly general assembly took place on December 4, 2010 in the city hall of Brussels. It included the 3rd elections of the board of directors. The EUFCN board has been reelected with great majority. The President of the association, Arie Bohrer (Austria) as well as the General Secretary of the board, Patrick Lamassoure (France) were confirmed in their office. Giuliana Tessera (Italy) was reelected. Elsa Martinez, the head of Spain Film Commission was elected as a new board member. Christiane Scholz (Germany) and Anja Metzger (Germany) stay for another term in office, as well as the Treasurer Truls Kontny (Norway).

For the first time the association's annual general assembly was embedded in two blocks of seminars. The agenda included a detailed training session on the specifics of 3D filmmaking. French 3D specialist Philippe Delbary explained the technological aspects of 3D and how it is used globally. Sebastian Cramer of Screen Plane GmbH, Germany described the work flow of 3D projects.

The second day was dedicated to sharing experiences with film tourism. Stefan Roesch, author of the book "The Experiences of Film Location Tourists", spoke about cooperating with the tourism industry, designing tourism marketing campaigns, and developing tourism products. Thomas Fuchs of CineTirol presented a case study on film tourism in Tirol, and Piluca Querol of the Andalucia Film Commission introduced her book "Movie Tourism: A New Promotional Strategy".

EUFCN President Arie Bohrer states: "To my great pleasure the EUFCN board has been reelected with great majority. This proves that our members are entirely satisfied with the new policy the Board of Directors has adopted. Our first training sessions "3D" and "Film Tourism" had been very useful to our members. This confirms our strategy to continue these training efforts in the future. We are convinced that all members belonging to the EUFCN, will be highly respected and most reliable partners for the national and international film industry. Providing those continuous training sessions, we guarantee that our film commissioners will be always on top of the latest technical and practical developments of the industry."

The umbrella association EUFCN representing film commissions in Europe was founded in 2007 to consolidate the evergrowing number of film and location offices all over Europe into one network. The EUFCN, which today already encompasses 78 Film Commissions in 24 European countries, is a non-profit association which supports and promotes the European film industry and culture. The constant growing of the network shows how important this association is for Europe.