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After last year’s overwhelming success, the Telefilm Canada News
and Views programme returns with another exciting slate of up-to-the-minute
financing and craft news offering wide access to international insiders and
talent in a relaxed, informal environment.
This is where you can meet the players and discover the latest trends, find
out what sells, hear about the making of a film or learn about new processes
and cutting-edge advances. Out guests’ innovative points of view are sure
to provide unique and relevant perspectives on filmed entertainment.
This year’s exciting slate of News and Views provides a diverse and eclectic
range of topics covering all corners of the film business, including: how to
get E.U. tax monies, accessing the Asian market, new publicity, digital distribution
and marketing strategies, combating piracy, exhibiting more Canadian films,
using branded content as a revenue source, and the state of the contemporary
horror genre.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2004
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Palm Pictures produces, acquires and distributes independent film
and music projects with a particular focus on DVDs. Palm Pictures
was founded in 1998 by Chris Blackwell, an innovator in the entertainment
business. The company’s properties include a film division,
a music label, Arthouse Films, RES Media Group, sputnik7.com and
epitonic.com. Join Chairman Chris Blackwell and Head of Acquisitions
and Production David Koh as they discuss the strategies and goals
of this unique and successful company.
GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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 CHRIS
BLACKWELL
CHAIRMAN, PALM PICTURES
Chris Blackwell is founder of Island Records, Island Pictures, Island
Outpost and Palm Pictures. He was recently inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame. In December, Blackwell and David Koh are launching
the new Goldeneye Film Festival in Jamaica, located at the former
home of James Bond novelist Ian Fleming. |
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 DAVID
KOH
HEAD OF ACQUISITIONS AND PRODUCTION, PALM PICTURES
David Koh has been involved in the acquisitions, development and production
of numerous features, including CRÓNICAS (04) by Sebástian
Cordero, which screens in this year’s Contemporary World Cinema
programme, as well as past Festival selections SEX AND LUCIA (01)
by Julio Medem and MORVERN CALLAR (02) by Lynne Ramsay. |
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2004
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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When you flip through the Festival programme book, what stands
out are the stills that successfully communicate the spirit of a
film in a single frame. When it comes time to market your film,
your unit photographer can capture what you need to get everyone’s
attention. Listen in as veteran publicist Bonnie Voland and experienced
photographers discuss budget considerations and coverage on set.
MODERATED BY: |
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BRUCE MACAULAY
CHAIR OF I.A.T.S.E. 667 STILLS COMMITTEE
Bruce Macaulay was born in Quebec City and raised and educated in
Montreal. He began working for the Montreal Gazette in 1968 and was
soon transferred to Southam Press’ head office in Toronto. He
worked in advertising for Southam’s magazine TV/Times from 1972
to 1978 and then as photo editor there until 1983 when he began his
freelance career. He has been working in still and gallery photography
on film and TV sets since 1984 and has worked on more than two hundred
feature films, M.O.W.’s and television shows. |
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| GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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SOPHIE GIRAUD
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER, I.A.T.S.E. 667
A still photographer since 1995, Sophie Giraud was born in France
and brought up in Istanbul. She came to Canada to attend the University
of Toronto, obtaining an Honours B.A. in Celtic and film studies.
She started a career in live concert photography for various publications
in 1992 and moved into film from there. She has worked on more than
fifty features, several of which were previous Festival selections,
such as CUBE (97), CLUTCH (98), FOCUS (01), RHINOCEROS EYES (03) and
TWIST (03). She has also worked on numerous studio pictures such as
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (02). |
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PETER STRANKS
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER, I.A.T.S.E. 667
In the last five years Peter Stranks has focused his camera on the
film industry, producing still photography for many film and TV series,
including DARKMAN 2 (94), THE WHOLE NINE YARDS (00), “The Hoop
Life” and “Twice in a Lifetime.” Stranks’s
images of leading celebrity personalities such as Matthew Perry, Natasha
Henstridge, James Belushi, Gregory Hines and Melanie Griffith have
appeared in magazine articles, posters and promotional material. |
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BONNIE VOLAND
PRESIDENT, B. VOLAND INTERNATIONAL
Bonnie Voland founded B. Voland International, an international publicity,
marketing, sales and co-production consulting company, in 1990. Prior
to that, Voland headed the international publicity department at Buena
Vista International, handling all releases for Disney, Touchstone
and Hollywood Pictures overseas. She is currently co-writing “Don’t
Sell Yourself Short,” a book about indie publicity, with producer
Gabrielle Kelly. |
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2004
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Distributors are finding innovative ways to stretch their marketing
dollars to get the word out about their films. When a budget dictates
a publicity-driven campaign, distributors must capitalize on word-of-mouth
and many are finding success through the Internet. Since THE BLAIR
WITCH PROJECT (99), indie releases are out-marketing many big releases
and keeping the buzz alive with alternative strategies. See how
the marketing teams behind 28 DAYS LATER… (02), THE PASSION
OF THE CHRIST (04) and BUSH’S BRAIN (04) are using the Internet
to spread the word exponentially.
MODERATED BY: |
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 PAUL
HOFFERT
CHAIR, BELL BROADCAST AND NEW MEDIA FUND
Paul Hoffert is Chair of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, Fine
Arts Professor at York University, Chair of the Guild of Canadian
Film Composers and former President of the Academy of Canadian Cinema
and Television. He is also the author of three best-selling books
detailing life in the Digital Age and the recipient of Juno, Genie
and Pixel (New Media) Awards. |
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| GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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 ROB
HALL
CHAIRMAN, ZIP.CA
Hall is chairman of Zip.ca, Canada’s leading online DVD rental
club. Zip.ca offers Canada’s most extensive DVD library (over
twenty thousand titles and growing) and best prices for DVD rentals.
Zip.ca provides members with 24/7 online convenience for creating
and managing their personal ZipLists of must-see DVDs. |
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 BOB
MYERSON
CO-PRESIDENT, DADA FILMS & EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF TARTAN
U.S.A.
Myerson co-founded Dada Films in 2003 with MJ Peckos. Dada has released
such films as BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE (03), winner of twelve film
festival awards. Previously, Myerson spent three years at First Look
Media as vice president, worldwide publicity, overseeing corporate
operations and three divisions: First Look Pictures, First Look Home
Entertainment and Overseas Filmgroup. International film campaigns
included Julian Schnabel’s BEFORE NIGHT FALLS (00), Bruce Beresford’s
EVELYN (02) and Edoardo Ponti’s BETWEEN STRANGERS (02). |
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 JULIE
POLKES
VICE-PRESIDENT, WORLDWIDE PUBLICITY AND MARKETING, ROGERS & COWAN
Julie Polkes has over twelve years of international and domestic public-relations
experience. She has handled publicity campaigns for some of the most
successful independent films including the recent blockbuster THE
PASSION OF THE CHRIST (04). She also coordinates public relations
campaigns for many of the leading independent film companies and has
represented films at major film festivals and markets around the world
including Cannes, Toronto, Shanghai and the American Film Market. |
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 NANCY
UTLEY
PRESIDENT, MARKETING, FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
Nancy Utley has overseen the marketing of some of Fox Searchlight’s
most successful films including 28 DAYS LATER (02), BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
(02), THE GOOD GIRL (02), THE DEEP END (01), SEXY BEAST (00) and the
Academy Award®-winning BOYS DON’T CRY (99). In her sixteen-year
tenure with Twentieth Century Fox, Utley served in a variety of capacities
including Executive Vice-President of Marketing and Senior Vice-President
of Media and Research, and worked on such blockbuster films as INDEPENDENCE
DAY (96) and THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (98). |
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2004
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Join new and experienced filmmakers as they share their personal
journeys from film school to navigating their way through the industry.
How can you actually make a living from expressing yourself through
cinema? Brad Peyton will share his tale of good luck: when a rep
from Tom Hanks’s company Playtone saw his thesis project at
the 2002 Festival, he was signed on to direct his first full-length
feature. Joining him is Paul Haggis, who will discuss his prolific
career as a screenwriter, producer and director of the Festival
Special Presentation CRASH (04); Fabrizio Filippo, actor and director
of the Short Cuts presentation THE HUMAN KAZOO (04); and Frank E.
Flowers – the morning after the world premiere of his Special
Presentation HAVEN (04). The session is moderated by producer Robin
Cass, celebrating the tenth successful year of Triptych Media
Inc.
MODERATED BY: |
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 ROBIN
CASS
PRODUCER AND FOUNDING PARTNER, TRIPTYCH MEDIA INC.
Cass’s diverse background includes work in the visual arts and
a decade of television experience as a director, writer and producer.
His film credits as producer include ZERO PATIENCE (93), LILIES (96),
which won a Genie Award for Best Film, and FALLING ANGELS (03). Cass
is a member of the board of the Canadian Film and Television Production
Association, a past chair of the Feature Film Committee and a member
of the advisory board for the Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film
and Video Festival. |
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| GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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 FABRIZIO
FILIPPO
WRITER/DIRECTOR, THE HUMAN KAZOO (04)
Fabrizio Filippo has worked extensively in film, television and theatre
as a director, writer and performer. He has acted in WAYDOWNTOWN (00),
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Queer as Folk”
and the upcoming CTV miniseries “The Lives of the Saints,”
among many other roles. He has directed a music video and the short
films CENTURY CLUB, SAVE IT and THE HUMAN KAZOO. |
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 FRANK
E. FLOWERS
WRITER/DIRECTOR, HAVEN
Frank E. Flowers was born in the Cayman Islands and studied film at
the University of Southern California. In 2003, his short film SWALLOW
(03) won both the HBO Short Film Award at the American Black Film
Festival and the Jury Award as best short film at the Austin Film
Festival. HAVEN is his feature directorial debut. |
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 PAUL
HAGGIS
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, CRASH
Paul Haggis was born in London, Ontario, and has been writing, producing
and directing television series such as “thirtysomething,”
“Due South” and “L.A. Law” since the seventies.
He has been the recipient of numerous awards for his work, including
two Emmy Awards, six Gemini Awards and the Writers Guild of America’s
Valentine Davies award in 2001. CRASH, for which he also co-wrote
the screenplay, is his feature directing debut. |
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 BRAD
PEYTON
WRITER/DIRECTOR, A TALE OF BAD LUCK (04)
Brad Peyton made two short films that garnered him attention and notoriety:
FULL (01) and EVELYN, THE CUTEST EVIL DEAD GIRL (02), which he made
while attending Norman Jewison’s Canadian Film Centre. Peyton
is currently writing the feature-length animated film THE SPIDER AND
THE FLY for Playtone and Universal Studios, to be directed by him.
His short film A TALE OF BAD LUCK is screening as part of the Short
Cuts Canada programme. |
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2004
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
SUTTON PLACE HOTEL, WELLESLEY ROOM
955 BAY STREET
Stories from a range of cultures and races are increasingly being
picked up for distribution, but how do they get onto screens and
into profit margins? With box-office successes like MONSOON WEDDING
(01), Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (01), BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
(02) and WHALE RIDER (02), audiences have demonstrated an appetite
for original stories, but what role does the distributor play in
ensuring that culturally-specific films cross over? Karen King will
introduce this session.
A co-presentation with Women in Film and Television – Toronto.
INTRODUCTION BY: |
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 KAREN
KING
MEMBER OF WIFT-T BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TORONTO
1 NEW VOICES FUND & PRIORITY PROGRAM FUND
Karen King has produced over a dozen films reflecting a range of
Canada’s racial and cultural diversity. Some credits include
the award-winning RUDE (95), BOLLYWOOD BOUND (01), UNWANTED SOLDIERS
(99) and FILM CLUB (00). She is the first black woman to produce
a dramatic feature in Canada and the only producer to win the Gemini
Canada Award twice.
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| MODERATED BY: |
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 CHARLOTTE
MICKIE
MANAGING DIRECTOR, CELLULOID DREAMS
Paris-based Celluloid Dreams – “the directors label”
– specializes in the sales, production and distribution of
prestige contemporary world cinema. Mickie is involved in all aspects
of acquisitions, marketing, sales and pre-sales. Motion pictures
Mickie is currently selling include Francois Ozon’s 5 X 2:
CINQ FOIS DEUX (04), Todd Solondz’s PALINDROMES (04) and Jonathan
Nossiter’s MONDOVINO (04). During her twenty years at Alliance
Atlantis, Mickie handled world sales for Michael Moore’s BOWLING
FOR COLUMBINE (02) and Atom Egoyan’s ARARAT (02) and THE SWEET
HEREAFTER (97).
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| GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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 TAMARA
SHANNON
VICE-PRESIDENT DISTRIBUTION, THINKFILM
Biography to come. |
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TOM ALEXANDER
MANAGER, THEATRICAL SALES & MARKETING, MONGREL MEDIA
Tom Alexander oversees all theatrical marketing, sales and distribution
for Mongrel Media. Before joining Mongrel in 2001, he worked in various
capacities with Alliance Atlantis Communications, Famous Players and
the Toronto International Film Festival®, among others. Mongrel
Media is an independent Canadian distributor specializing in world
cinema. Recent releases include THE CORPORATION (03), THE FOG OF WAR
(03), SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER… AND SPRING (03) and TOUCH
OF PINK (04). |
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
SUTTON PLACE HOTEL, WELLESLEY ROOM
955 BAY STREET
Tax incentives for filmmaking in Europe have changed and there
has never been a better time to work in Europe on your project.
Hear what some of the most desirable locations are offering filmmakers
like you: a new Scandinavian tax incentive model, the German Media
Funds and the new 2004 terms for United Kingdom Sale & Leaseback.
Come hear which tax plans may make the difference to your budget.
MODERATED BY: |
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 JESSE
D. IKEMAN
FOUNDER, SUDDEN STORM PRODUCTIONS
Jesse D. Ikeman is a consultant specializing in co-production and
Canadian film financing. In 2001, he founded Sudden Storm Productions.
He has worked on more than fifty feature film and television projects
and has helped collect more than one hundred million dollars in Canadian
funding. Jesse has worked on some of Canada’s top-rated productions
including the animated series “Chilly Beach,” “Strip
Search” and, most recently, “The Newsroom.” Sudden
Storm also represents peacefulfish in Canada. |
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| GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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 ANDREA
WOOD
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS, ALLIANCE ATLANTIS
COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Since joining Alliance Atlantis in 1992, Andrea Wood has been
involved in structuring international co-productions relating to a
number of Alliance Atlantis’s features including STARDOM (00),
THE GOOD THIEF (02), FORMULA 51 (01) and OWNING MAHOWNY (03). Prior
to joining Alliance Atlantis, Andrea served as an associate in the
financial services group of Fraser Milner Casgrain. She studied at
the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School and the London
School of Economics (LLM). |
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 TRULS
KONTNY
MANAGING DIRECTOR, NORWEGIAN FILM COMMISSION
Since January 2003, Truls Kontny has been the managing director of
the Norwegian Film Commission, helping to establish that entity in
Norway. He is also involved in the pre-production of several international
film and TV projects. Prior to his current position, Kontny served
as CFO and later as Managing Director of Norsk Film AS, Norway’s
largest film company. During the thirteen years he was there, he financed
and oversaw production on more than thirty films. He also managed
financing activities for Norsk Film AS’s numerous international
and domestic co-productions. |
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 REGINE
SCHMID
PRESIDENT/PRODUCER, DOPPELGANGER PICTURES
Former Head of Acquisition and Marketing, TiMe Medienvertriebs GmbH,
Regine initiated the company's move into production with UK and Canadian
films, including HARD CORE LOGO, WHEN NIGHT IS FALLING, THE FIVE SENSES
and BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE. With the financing company Vif, she co-produced
diverse Canadian-German productions as LEXX, DEEPLY or MYTH QUEST,
as well as Michael Moore's BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. In 2003, Regine
started Doppelgänger Pictures, a Toronto based production company,
together with Martin Paul-Hus. |
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 SANDY
MACKAY-SMITH
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, INTERNATIONAL FILM FUNDING
Sandy Mackay-Smith is currently involved in several film projects
as executive producer or as consultant. His specialty is structuring
and securing film co-production funding for Canadian and international
clients. He recently stepped down as President of Canadian Operations
for Invicta Capital, one of the world’s largest film funding
“leaseback” companies and prior to that he spent three
years with Nelvana. Recently completed coproductions Mackay-Smith
has been involved in include TOUCH OF PINK (04) and HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
(04), a Special Presentation at this year’s Festival. |
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Co-programmed and co-presented by Peacefulfish.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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The Asian film industry is booming, from Bollywood to Thailand
and beyond. The Asian continent boasts more digital cinemas than
anywhere else, and their studios and post-production facilities
are kicking into high gear, actively courting foreign productions.
Come learn about these markets, what services are available and
affordable and which co-production treaties can work for you.
MODERATED BY: |
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 CHRIS
CHEN
PEACEFULFISH
A post production veteran with a business degree, Chris Chen has been
the Director of Script Development and Business Development at Lost
Boys Entertainment, the live- action arm of one of the top digital
animation houses in Vancouver. Currently, Chen’s main focus
is in the Emerging Markets in the Entertainment and Media sector,
such as India and China, along with their new booming sectors, including
the Videogame, Digital Broadcast Satellite and Digital Cinema industries.
He is represented in Asia by IPA in Hong Kong and by Lotus Entertainment
in Beijing for the entertainment and media market in the Asia-Pacific
region. |
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| GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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 BHARATBALA
DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER, HARI OM (04)
Bharatbala was born in Chennai, India and is based in Mumbai. He has
worked as a photographer and wedding videographer and is the director
of more than three hundred television commercials. His films include
the shorts VANDE MATARAM – MAA TUJHE SALAM (97), TIMELESS INDIA
(97), VANDE MATARAM 2 (98) and JAN GAN MAN (02), as well as the first-ever
Indian IMAX film, TAJ MAHAL – THE HEART OF INDIA (04). HARI
OM is his feature film debut. |
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 LOLA
BO
SALES AGENT, NEW FILM STUDIO OF BEIJING STARLIGHT MEDIA CO. LTD.
Lola Bo was the initiator and producer of the New Film Project
of Chinese Youth Directors, which unites many of the most creative
and talented young independent directors in China. She has dedicated
the past four years to investing in and producing their films as well
as harmonizing the relationships between the young directors, the
government and the market. She is using a production model different
from that of the so-called Fifth and Sixth Generation’s filmmakers
in China to establish a new image for Chinese films in the world. |
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Co-programmed and co-presented by Peacefulfish.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
SUTTON PLACE HOTEL, WELLESLEY ROOM
955 BAY STREET
Between promotional tie-ins and fully sponsored content, soda,
cars and mobile phones are now the stars of major releases. Can
your film afford to cast them? There are many misconceptions about
what product placement costs, what it can do for your budget, and
what distinguishes it from branded content. Advertising agencies
and corporate strategists explain how you can get the power of brand
names working for you.
MODERATED BY: |
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 JULIANE
SCHULZE
SENIOR CONSULTANT, PEACEFULFISH
Juliane Schulze specializes in creating fund models for the development
and production of feature film, film financing, consultancy for projects
of the IST Programme of the European Union and in digital distribution.
She frequently co-organizes the international conference Global Film
Finance in Berlin, Cannes and North America. Schulze previously co-founded
a marketing agency specializing in film promotion (now part of ABC
EuroRSCG) and developed a new market research tool for the media industry.
She was head of programming at CanalWeb, the first European internet
TV channel. |
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| GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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 ANDREW
BURNSTEIN
DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, DISCOVERY CHANNEL CANADA/EXPLORATION
PRODUCTION INC.
Andrew Burnstein is company director of Exploration Production Inc.
(E.P.I.), a leading producer of factual content for television that
produced more than three hundred hours of programming in 2004. E.P.I.
is the production arm of Discovery Channel Canada. Burnstein is responsible
for the business and strategic direction of the company as well as
overseeing new programming for broadcast and distribution in Canada
and worldwide. He has been involved in International Treaty Co-Productions
with producers and broadcasters in the United Kingdom, France, South
Africa, Australia and Germany. |
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 PHILIP
GEORGE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, TBWA\TORONTO
Philip George is charged with defining and implementing TBWA\Toronto’s
long-term vision. This includes the incorporation of the communication
agency’s two most powerful strategic and creative tools, Disruption
and Connections Planning, into the campaigns of some of the world’s
most exciting and successful brands, including Absolut, Apple, Whiskas,
Pedigree and Nissan/Infiniti. |
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 PHIL
HART
MMI PRODUCT PLACEMENT INC.
Phil Hart is the president and founder of MMI Product Placement
Inc. in Toronto. Hart pioneered product placement in Canada in 1985.
He and his staff work as “talent agents” for his corporate
clients, including Pepsi QTG, FedEx, Molson and Visa, scouting placement
opportunities for their products in movie and TV scenes. MMI has
worked on more than fifteen hundred productions.
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Co-programmed and co-presented by Peacefulfish.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
SAGE RESTAURANT
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Film piracy is a global epidemic. As consumers become less concerned
about watching illegal copies, studios have to move fast to protect
their product from theft. Hear how piracy is affecting the business
and how the industry is fighting back against its growing number
of methods and higher prevalence. Will we face the same struggles
the music industry endured? These experts will let you know.
MODERATED BY: |
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 JAMES
BUCHAN
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYER, GOWLINGS
Films, like other creative works, are valuable intellectual property.
James Buchan is a partner at Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Canada’s
largest intellectual property law firm. His practice involves trademark
and copyright prosecution, appeals and enforcement before various
levels of court. He frequently writes and lectures on the law of intellectual
property. |
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| GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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 SERGE
CORRIVEAU
VICE-PRESIDENT, THE ANTI-CAMCORDING CAMPAIGN, CANADIAN MOTION PICTURE
DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION
Serge Corriveau is Vice-President, Anti-Piracy Operations for the
Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, a Canadian affiliate
of the M.P.A. that represents a number of major U.S. motion picture
studios in the Canadian distribution of feature films, television,
pay-TV, videos and optical discs. The Association is also an active
member of the Coalition Against Satellite Signal Theft (CASST). Prior
to his position at C.M.P.D.A., Corriveau was an RCMP officer for twenty-six
years which included a post as Sergeant in charge of the Montreal
RCMP Copyright Trademark and Radiocommunication Section, a specialized
unit unique in Canada. |
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 TED
EAST
PRESIDENT, CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF FILM DISTRIBUTORS AND EXPORTERS
Ted East is President of the Canadian Association of Film Distributors
and Exporters. Previously East has served as Senior Vice-President
of Development and Production for Alliance Atlantis Communications,
Director of Distribution and Marketing for Telefilm Canada and Vice-President
of Development and Acquisitions for Malofilm Group. |
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 WILLIAM
MURRAY
CO-CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, MOTION
PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
PRESIDENT, MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
William Murray joined the M.P.A. in 1985 and his duties include the
oversight of strategic planning, international operations, budgeting,
human resources, information systems, market research and anti-piracy.
He authored the M.P.A.’s first comprehensive submission to the
United States government on worldwide trade problems facing the U.S.
film and video industries. He also supervises the activities of a
department that gathers market information, identifies and assesses
trade barriers, tracks industry trends and coordinates Association
campaigns to promote free trade. |
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 JAMES
TOCHER
PRESIDENT, DIGITAL FILM GROUP
Award-winning cinematographer James Tocher is a specialist in shooting
HD and digital formats for blow-up to film. His company, Digital Film
Group, is a Microsoft-licensed Digital Rights Management provision
company which holds technology partnerships with Intel in
the development of encoding solutions for digital cinema. Digital
Film Group is Canada’s pre-eminent video-to-film company. |
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
SAGE RESTAURANT
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Getting Canadian films to screen in Canadian theatres has always
been a challenge for distributors. Hollywood’s marketing system
leaves little room for competition domestically or abroad, leaving
our homegrown films fighting for a sliver of the exhibition pie.
Policies are continually being formulated to provide Canadian films
with the best possible chance to reach their audiences, but what
are the real results? Producers, distributors and exhibitors discuss
the current state of affairs in exhibition.
MODERATED BY: |
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 DAVE
FORGET
INTERIM REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ONTARIO & NUNAVUT, TELEFILM CANADA
Dave Forget brings twenty years of experience in the distribution
of mainstream and speciality feature films to his new position at
Telefilm Canada. Prior to his arrival in Toronto, Forget worked as
a Senior Investment Analyst with Telefilm Canada’s Western Regional
office. Before joining Telefilm in 2001, Forget was one of the founders
of Vancouver-based Red Sky Entertainment Ltd., where he was responsible
for sales, distribution, business affairs and acquisitions for the
company. He also managed the Canadian theatrical operations at Twentieth
Century Fox. |
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| GUEST SPEAKERS: |
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 NEIL
CAMPBELL
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, LANDMARK CINEMAS OF CANADA
Neil Campbell has been involved in the motion picture industry for
thirty years, dividing his time between exhibition and distribution.
Currently he is the COO of Landmark Cinemas, a Western Canada-based
exhibition chain. Prior to that position he was with Columbia Pictures
and Cineplex Odeon Films. He also sits on the Boards of Directors
of the Motion Picture Pioneers, Alberta Motion Picture Industries
Association and AMPTA. |
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 ANTHONY
CIANCIOTTA
PRESIDENT, CAPRI RELEASING
Anthony Cianciotta is one of the industry’s leading experts
in theatrical distribution and exhibition. From 1999 to 2003, Cianciotta
held the position of Senior Vice-President, Film for Cineplex Odeon,
a position in which he was responsible for negotiating all film deals
for more than eight hundred screens across Canada. Before joining
Cineplex, he was president of Red Sky Entertainment, a Vancouver-based
theatrical distribution company that he helped to found in 1997. From
1990 to 1997, Cianciotta was Senior Vice-President and General Manager
of theatrical distribution for Alliance Releasing, Canada’s
industry leader in distribution. |
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NIV FICHMAN
PRODUCER, RHOMBUS MEDIA
Niv Fichman is a founding partner of Rhombus Media, renowned for producing
such award-winning contemporary films as THIRTY-TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT
GLENN GOULD (93), THE RED VIOLIN (98), LAST NIGHT (98) and THE SADDEST
MUSIC IN THE WORLD (03) – more than one hundred films in twenty-five
years. He co-produced two films in this year’s Festival: Don
McKellar’s CHILDSTAR (04) and Olivier Assayas’s CLEAN
(04). He is also a filmmaker and board member of the Toronto International
Film Festival Group. |
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MICHAEL KENNEDY
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND HEAD FILM BUYER, FAMOUS PLAYERS CINEMA
BUYER, FAMOUS PLAYERS CINEMA
Michael Kennedy oversees all aspects of film programming for the theatre
circuit, including eighty-two locations and almost nine hundred screens.
In 1987 Kennedy joined the Cineplex Odeon theatre chain as a Film
Buyer and in 1990 was promoted to Vice- President Film and Development.
In 1996 he assumed the role of Senior Vice-President, Head Film Buyer
at Cineplex Odeon Canada, and in 1999 accepted his current position
at Famous Players. Kennedy also sits on the Board of Directors of
Alliance Atlantis Cinemas. |
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
SUTTON PLACE HOTEL, WELLESLEY ROOM
955 BAY STREET
Digital technology is now a filmmaking staple, but this revolutionary
form has also inspired new distribution strategies. New revenue-sharing
models from pay-per-download and video-on-demand have emerged and
are actually beginning to pay off. How do they operate here and
abroad, and how can they actually generate financing? Internet distribution
has its pitfalls but leading companies are ensuring that your copyrights
are protected and that you see returns. Who are these players and
how can you get them working for you?
MODERATED BY: |
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 THIERRY
BAUJARD
FOUNDER AND CEO, PEACEFULFISH
Thierry Baujard is founder and CEO of peacefulfish, a unique media
consulting company based in Berlin that specializes in film financing
and digital distribution. His experience includes film projects in
the United States with Mandalay Entertainment, Strategic Development
for the Studio Babelsberg GmbH in Potsdam and Business Development
for Studio Canal-Vivendi. He also worked on business models and content
acquisition for different pan-European Video On Demand services on
the internet, ADSL services and satellite. |
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| GUEST SPEAKER: |
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 SYD
CAPPE
Syd Cappe develops finance and marketing strategies for media
and entertainment companies and businesses in other industrial sectors.
Over the past twenty three years he has executive produced motion
pictures and television, built foreign sales operations, developed
numerous financing structures and licenced properties in virtually
every media platform. He began working with the world of digital
media over a decade ago.
He is currently advising Rogers Media on developing Focus Ontario
into a complete marketing platform for the production sector. |
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 MARGO
LANGFORD
PRESIDENT, CINECLIX DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Margo Langford founded CineClix to sell festival films online, through
digital download and DVDs. She was eCommerce advisor to IBM, Vice-President
& General Counsel to both Stream Intelligent Networks and iSTAR
Internet, Chair of the Canadian Internet Association and has worked
in broadcasting and government communications. Langford developed
copyright law expertise through managing rights litigation for multinational
music companies in over twenty countries. |
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 NAVIN
KHANNA
LAWYER, MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT LLP
Navin Khanna is a partner in the Technology, Communications and Intellectual
Property Group. His practice extends to all areas of intellectual
property and technology law, including the management of patent, copyright,
trademark and technology rights. Khanna regularly acts for Canadian,
United States and foreign broadcasters and producers in the negotiation,
licensing and distribution of film, television and new media works,
the protection of their Canadian trademark rights, the development
and exploitation of their Internet-based works, and with their Canadian
based litigation. |
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 RICHARD
TURNER
VP BUSINESS AFFAIRS, PROGRAMMING, STARZ ENCORE GROUP
Richard Turner. VP Business Affairs, Programming, Starz Encore Group.
Responsible for agreements related to licensing of motion pictures
to SEG. Previously at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Graduated from
University of California Santa Barbara and Pepperdine University School
of Law. Chair-elect of Denver Film Society, producer of Starz Denver
International Film Festival. |
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Co-programmed and co-presented by Peacefulfish.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
SAGE RESTAURANT
1033 BAY STREET
Like the zombies, monsters and murderers that stalk through it,
the horror movie keeps coming back from the dead again and again.
This panel brings together horror filmmakers to discuss their work
and to investigate this constantly evolving genre and its position
in the industry. Join some of the most exciting horror directors
and producers in a panel moderated by the Festival’s own Midnight
Madness programmer, Colin Geddes.
MODERATED BY: |
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COLIN GEDDES
PROGRAMMER, MIDNIGHT MADNESS
Colin Geddes is a Toronto-based freelance film journalist, curator
and consultant for film, television, home video and DVD. He is the
programmer of the Festival’s Midnight Madness programme and
sits on the advisory committee of the Reel Asian Film Festival. A
respected authority on international trends in genre cinema, particularly
those in Asia, he has served on the juries of several international
fantasy film festivals. He has recently started to represent and book
films including AUDITION (00), BUBBA HO-TEP (02) and THE REVOLUTION
WILL NOT BE TELEVISED (03) at cinemas across Canada. |
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PETER BLOCK
PRESIDENT OF ACQUISITIONS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS, LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT
Over the years, Peter Block has held an executive-level position in
nearly every aspect of the Company’s business. Under his supervision,
the Lions Gate Acquisitions department has acquired distribution rights
to over five hundred films. His focus on genre pictures resulted in
the Company’s foray into the theatrical release of horror and
thriller pictures through the acquisition of CABIN FEVER (02) and
HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (03). He has also been responsible for acquiring
films such as Peter Jackson’s DEAD ALIVE (92), Guillermo del
Toro’s CRONOS (93), Alexandre Aja’s HAUTE TENSION (03)
and the Spierig brothers’ UNDEAD (03). |
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MARC EVANS
DIRECTOR, TRAUMA (04)
Born and raised in Cardiff, Wales, Marc Evans was educated at Cambridge
and Bristol Universities. His first feature, HOUSE OF AMERICA (97),
won acclaim at many international festivals including Sundance. A
second feature, the controversial Belfast thriller RESURRECTION MAN
(98) followed. Evans’s next film MY LITTLE EYE (02) was a shocking
digital-video horror film that was presented as part of Midnight Madness
at the Festival in 2002. TRAUMA screens in the Visions programme at
this year’s Festival. |
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LIZZIE FRANCKE
HEAD OF MINISTRY OF FEAR, A DIVISION OF LITTLE BIRD
Lizzie Francke began her career as a programmer for the Everyman Cinema
and Electric Pictures where she was involved in the re-releases of
LA DOLCE VITA (60), BREATHLESS (60), THE BIG HEAT (53) and IN A LONELY
PLACE (50), among others. She was also involved in launching the debut
films of both Claire Denis (CHOCOLAT (88)) and Jane Campion (SWEETIE
(89)). Subsequently she enjoyed a career as a critic writing on film
for a variety of publications from “Sight and Sound” to
“The Guardian.” She currently works for the production
company Little Bird, where she is executive in charge of their Ministry
of Fear label. |
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ALEX TURNER
DIRECTOR, DEAD BIRDS (04)
Alex Turner started directing films at age eleven with a home movie
camera given to him by his father, resulting in epics like DR. GRIFFIN’S
CREATION and SPATULA DEATH. He graduated from the film programme at
the State University of New York’s Purchase College and directed
music videos and commercials in Los Angeles and New York. He has made
two highly acclaimed short films, CHUCK (00) and DISPOSAL (03). DEAD
BIRDS is his feature debut. |
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