| VENUE | Albert Hotel Main Hall 11th floor (Dzirnavu 33, Riga)
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| TUTORS | Mikael Opstrup, Head of Training, EDN, Denmark
Tue Steen Müller, Documentary Consultant, Denmark Anaïs Clanet, WIDE HOUSE, France Hanka Kastelicová, HBO Europe, Hungary Marie-Clémence Paes, Film Director, Laterit productions, France Salomé Jashi, Film Director, Sakdoc Film, Georgia Phil Jandaly, Film Editor, Sweden Wendy Bernfeld, Rights Stuff, The Netherlands Mike Dicks, Descience, UK |
| Wednesday, September 2 | |
| 09:30 | Welcome. Who´s Who. Introduction of the programme, tutors and participants. |
| 10:45 | Coffee |
| 11:00 | Group work I. 3 groups are constituted for the 3 tutor teams. 8 projects in each group. Content, style, development of project, first pitch. |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Group work I (continued) |
| Screenings of films at Cinema K.Suns Elizabetes 83/85 | |
| 18:00 | Opening Film
The News Room: Off the Record (Mikala Krogh, Danish Documentary, 90 min, 2014, Denmark) Followed by a discussion on the responsibility of mass media, with a presence of the producer Sigrid Dyekjaerk and Poul Madsen, chief editor of the Ekstra Bladet. Moderated by Media Expert Anda Rožukalna |
| 21:00 | We Come as Friends (Hubert Sauper, Adelante Films KGP, 110 min, 2014, Austria/ France) |
| Thursday, September 3 | |
| 09:00 – 12:30 | Group work II with new tutor teams. Adjustments, second pitch. |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 17:30 | General rehearsal Albert Hotel 11th floor.
Pitching of all projects, comments by moderators and tutors, summing up session. |
| Screenings of films at Cinema K.Suns | |
| 18:00 | A Syrian Love Story (Sean McAllister, Tenfoot Films, 80 min, 2015, UK)
Followed by a meeting with the director of the film Sean McAllister and journalist Pauls Raudseps |
| 21:00 | The Russian Woodpecker (Chad Gracia, Roast Beef Prods., Gracia Films and Rattapallax production, 82 min, 2015, UK/Ukraine/USA) |
| Friday, September 4 | |
| 09:00 | One to one meetings with tutors by participants’ choice Albert Hotel 11th floor. |
| 12:00 | Albert Hotel 11th floor
Presentation of B2B Doc Network by Alex Shiriaieff (Dixit, Sweden) and Johan Seth (Chairman of the Swedish Filmmakers’ Union, Sweden) and presentation of EDN and its Production Guide by Mikael Opstrup (Denmark) |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
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14:00 – 17:30
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Albert Hotel 11th floor
CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA Workshop on Distribution of Documentaries on New Platforms by Wendy Bernfeld (Rights Stuff, The Netherlands) & Mike Dicks (Descience, UK) Organised by Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Latvia |
| Screenings of films at Cinema K.Suns | |
| 18:00 | Something Better to Come (Hanna Polak, 97 min, 2015, Denmark/Poland) Followed by a meeting with Hanka Kastelicova, the executive producer of the film, HBO |
| 21:00 | All of Me (Arturo González Villaseñor, Acanto Films, 90 min, 2014, Mexico) |
| 20:00 | Creative Europe MEDIA Reception
The meeting point for the course participants, tutors, commissioning editors and organisers. |
| Saturday, September 5 Public Pitching session Day 1 | |
| VENUE | Albert Hotel, Main Hall 11th Floor |
| MODERATORS | Tue Steen Müller & Mikael Opstrup |
| 09:00 | Introduction of the panel of commissioning editors. |
| 09:30 – 11:30 | Project Pitchings (15 min per project) * |
| 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Project Pitchings (15 min per project) * |
| 14:00 | Lunch |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Individual meetings 11th Floor Albert Hotel |
| Screenings of films at Cinema K.Suns | |
| 11:00 | Dreamcatcher (Kim Longinotto, Rise Films, Green Acres Films, Vixen Films, 98 min, 2015, UK) |
| 13:00 | We Come as Friends (Hubert Sauper, Adelante Films KGP, 110 min, 2014, Austria/ France) |
| 15:00 | The Russian Woodpecker (Chad Gracia, Roast Beef Prods., Gracia Films and Rattapallax production, 82 min, 2015, UK/Ukraine/USA) |
| 17:00 | Chuck Norris vs Communism (Ilinca Calugareanu, Vernonfilms, 83 min, 2014, UK/Romania/Germany) |
| 19:00 | Something Better to Come (Hanna Polak, 97 min, 2015, Denmark/Poland) |
| 21:00 | Hip Hop-eration (Bryn Evans, Inkubator Limited, 93 min, 2014, New Zealand) |
| 20:00 | Baltic Sea Forum Reception
All participants, commissioning editors, tutors and guests. |
| Sunday, September 6 Public Pitching session Day 2 | |
| VENUE | Albert Hotel, Main Hall 11th Floor |
| MODERATORS | Tue Steen Müller & Mikael Opstrup |
| 09:30 | Project Pitchings (15 min per project) * |
| 10:45 | Coffee |
| 11:00 | Project Pitchings (15 min per project) |
| 12:30 | Closing words |
| 13:00 | Farewell Lunch |
| 14:30 – 16:30 | Individual meetings 11th Floor Albert Hotel |
| Screenings of the films at Cinema K.Suns | |
| 13:00 | All of Me (Arturo González Villaseñor, Acanto Films, 90 min, 2014, Mexico) |
| 15:00 | Hip Hop-eration (Bryn Evans, Inkubator Limited, 93 min, 2014, New Zealand) |
| 17:00 | A Syrian Love Story (Sean McAllister, Tenfoot Films, 80 min, 2015, UK) |
| 19:00 | Dreamcatcher (Kim Longinotto, Rise Films, Green Acres Films, Vixen Films, 98 min, 2015, UK) |
| 21:00 | Chuck Norris vs Communism (Ilinca Calugareanu, Vernonfilms, 83 min, 2014, UK/Romania/Germany) |
When: Friday, September 4, 14:00 – 17:00
Venue: Albert Hotel, Main Hall 11th Floor
Speakers:
Wendy Bernfeld (Rights Stuff, The Netherlands)
Docs and Indiefilms : Opportunities in the EU/International Digital Landscape –
Balancing Traditional vs Digital Platforms
Wendy Bernfeld, @wbernfeld, is founder and MD of Rights Stuff, (www.rights-stuff.com) an international content consultancy specialized since 91 in acquisition/distribution and pragmatic licensing, primarily for the digital/VOD platforms sector.
To set the stage, Wendy presents an up-to-date overview of the international digital/video on demand (VOD) sector as it has evolved, in general entertainment as well as specifically in documentaries, arthouse, festival etc. Additionally, she highlights the critical balance with traditional sector buyers and funders, including some pragmatic rights and windows angles in TVOD, SVOD, AVOD and DTO. She also highlights production opportunities – alternative platform “originals” funding (e.g. web-series) and hybrid distribution.
Mike Dicks (Descience, UK)
Mike will explore ways that digital producers and film makers tell stories on new platforms, through a host of examples. Mike will show how people are finding new ways to reach an audience, find new sources of funding and attract the attention of broadcasters and distributors.
| ABBATESCIANNI, DAVIDE | Student, Baltic Film & Media School | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| AUA, MARIA | Student, Baltic Film & Media School | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| BEETZ, REINHARDT | Producer, Leningrad Symphony | Germany | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| BERIKISHVILI, ESMA | Producer, The Pioneers Palace | Georgia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| BERNFELD, WENDY | Tutor/Rights Stuff | The Netherlands | 09.03. | 09.05. |
| BOJARSKAS, TADAS | Producer, El Padre Medico | Lithuania | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| BRAZDŽIONYTĖ, EVA | Guest/Creative Europe Desk Lithuania | Lithuania | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| BUROKAITĖ, GIEDRĖ | Producer, People, Animals and Things | Lithuania | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| CEKULIS, ULDIS | Producer, Demigods Rocking Pyongyang | Latvia | 09.04. | 09.05. |
| CIRE, ELĪNA | Organiser/NFC | Latvia | 31.08. | 09.07. |
| CLANET, ANAÏS | Tutor/Wide House | France | 09.01. | 09.05. |
| DELANE, OLGA | Director, Olga Go Home | Germany | 09.02. | 09.07. |
| DEMYANOVA, IRINA | Guest/Observer | Belarus | 09.03. | 09.06. |
| DEREWIENKO, ALEKSANDRA | Commissioning Editor/Taskovski Films | UK | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| DICKS, MIKE | Tutor/Descience | UK | 09.03. | 09.06. |
| Dimiševskis, Uldis | Head of Production and Development, NFC | Latvia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| DYEKJÆR, SIGRID | Guest/Producer, Film “The News Room…” | Denmark | 09.02. | 09.03. |
| Dūdiņa, Zanda | Organiser/NFC | Latvia | 08.31. | 09.07. |
| EEKMAN, PIET | Director, The Return | Belgium | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| ERDMANE-DURANDINA, EVA | Production Department, NFC | Latvia | 09.05. | 09.06. |
| FUCHS, STEPHANIE | Commissioning Editor/AUTLOOK Filmsales | Austria | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| Gaide, Sarma | Organiser/NFC | Latvia | ||
| GAILE, ANTRA | Producer, People from Nowhere | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.05. |
| GAPTSCHENKO, KSENIA | Producer, Returnees | Russia | 09.01. | 09.07. |
| Grinbergs, Arnis | Organizer/Graphic Designer | Latvia | ||
| GRŪBE, GINTS | Director, People from Nowhere | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.05. |
| HAIDMA, SIIRI | Student, Baltic Film & Media School | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| HANSEN, GITTE | Commissioning Editor/First Hand Films | Switzerland | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| HEDEGAARD, FLEMMING | Commissioning Editor/DR | Denmark | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| HENRY-RASHID, XAVIER | Sales Agent | UK | 09.04. | 09.07. |
| IN LAO, WORAPOJ | Student, Baltic Film & Media School | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| JANDALY, PHIL | Tutor/Editor | Sweden | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| JASHI, SALOMÉ | Tutor/Sakdoc Film | Georgia | 09.01. | 09.05. |
| JUOČERIS, PAULIUS | Producer, El Padre Medico | Lithuania | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| JURTSHENKO, MARJE | Commissioning Editor/ERR | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| KAAT, MARIANNA | Producer, 14 Cases | Estonia | 09.03. | 09.06. |
| KAJAMÄE, KATRE | Guest/Creative Europe Desk Estonia | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.05. |
| KASTELICOVÁ, HANKA | Tutor/ HBO Europe | Hungary | 09.01. | 09.05. |
| KILMI, JAAK | Director, People from Nowhere | Estonia | 09.02. | 09.05. |
| KILPELÄINEN, LEENA | Director, A House on the Barisovka | Finland | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| KIREJEVA, INESE | Organiser/NFC | Latvia | 08.31. | 09.07. |
| KLIMANOVS, JĀNIS | Scriptwriter, Knutification | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| KOERING, ANTOINETTE | Commissioning Editor/ARTE G.E.I.E | France | 09.02. | 09.07. |
| KOPPEL, EDA | Guest/Marketing Manager, EFI | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| KRAMER, STEN | Student, Baltic Film & Media School | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| KRAUSS, MARIA | Producer, I Would like to Tell you Everything | Poland | 09.01. | 09.07. |
| KUDRYASHOVA, MILA | Producer, Fatei and the Sea | Russia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| KUROV, ASKOLD | Director, Release Oleg Sentsov | Russia | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| KUTSILA, ANDREI | Director, Strip and War | Belarus | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| KUTTER, FRANK | Commissioning Editor/MDR/ARD | Germany | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| KUURMAA, KAAREL | Guest/Documentary Commissioner, EFI | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| KVIETAUSKAS, ROLANDAS | Guest/Director, LFC | Lithuania | 09.03. | 09.05. |
| Libergal, Grigory | Commissioning Editor/ The Right Film Company | Russia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| LIŠKOVÁ, VERONIKA | Guest/IDF | Czech Republic | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| LOPAREV, PAVEL | Director, Returnees | Russia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| MADSEN, POUL | Guest, Film “The News Room…” | Denmark | 09.02. | 09.03. |
| McALLISTER, SEAN | Guest/Director, Film “A Syrian Love Story” | UK | 09.03. | 09.06. |
| McCORMACK, RAYMOND | Director, tragedy, ecstasy, destiny | Ireland | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| MOISEENKO, ANNA | Director, Returnees | Russia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| Müller, FRANK | Producer, Olga Go Home | Germany | 09.02. | 09.07. |
| Müller, Tue Steen | Tutor/Consultant | Denmark | 09.01. | 09.08. |
| MÜLLEROVA, ALENA | Commissioning Editor/CT | Czech Republic | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| NEKRASOVA, ELENA | Journalist | Russia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| NIKOLAI, FREDRIK | Producer, The Return | Belgium | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| OLTE, UĢIS | Director, Demigods Rocking Pyongyang | Latvia | 09.04. | 09.05. |
| Opstrup, Mikael | Tutor/EDN | Denmark | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| Ozola, Lelda | Organiser/NFC | Latvia | 08.31. | 09.07. |
| PAES, MARIE-CLÉMENCE | Tutor/Laterit Productions | France | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| PAKALNIŅA, ANNA | Organiser/NFC | Latvia | 08.31. | 09.07. |
| PUIDOKAS, VYTAUTAS | Director, El Padre Medico | Lithuania | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| RAMĀNS, MIKS | Organizer/Editor | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.04. |
| RIETUMA, DITA | Organiser/NFC | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.04. |
| RIMKUS, MARGARITA | Organiser/NFC | Latvia | 08.31. | 09.07. |
| RITOLA, MERJA | Producer, A House on the Barisovka | Finland | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| RUDNITSKAYA, ALINA | Director, Fatei and the Sea | Russia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| RUDUŠA, RITA | Commissioning Editor/LTV | Latvia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| RUKA, ELVITA | Producer, Marias Journey | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.02. |
| RUOKYTĖ-JONSSON, LIANA | Guest/Head of Department, Film Promotion, Information and Heritage, LFC | Lithuania | 09.03. | 09.06. |
| RYDÉN, FOLKE | Producer/Director, Shipping Pollution | Sweden | 09.04. | 09.05. |
| SARI, KHALED | Student, Baltic Film & Media School | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| SEPP, EDITH | Guest/CEO, EFI | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| SERDYUKOVA, YULIA | Producer, Delta | Ukraine | 09.01. | 09.07. |
| SHABLOUSKAYA, VIKTORIYA | Observer | Belarus | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| SHIRIAIEFF, ALEX | Observer /Producer | Sweden | 09.04. | 09.05. |
| SILDOS, RIINA | Producer, Paradise Behind the Fence | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.05. |
| Siparis, Marius | Commissioning Editor/LRT | Lithuania | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| SĪMANIS, DĀVIS | Director, D Is For Division | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| STAHOVSKA, GUNA | Producer, Knutification | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| SURZHIKOVA, ALENA | Director, Paradise Behind the Fence | Estonia | 09.02. | 09.05. |
| ŠIMANSKYTĖ, IRMA | Guest/Head of Film Production, LFC | Lithuania | 09.03. | 09.05. |
| TIBBO-HUDGINS, PIRET | Guest/Head of Production, EFI | Estonia | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| TONTEGODE, IVARS | Director, Knutification | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| TOWNSEND, KATE | Commissioning Editor/BBC Storyville | UK | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| TRAAVIK, MORTEN | Scriptwriter, Demigods Rocking Pyongyang | Norway | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| TREKTERIS, GUNTIS | Producer, D Is For Division | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| TROFIMOV, SERGEI | Director, Paradise Behind the Fence | Estonia | 09.02. | 09.05. |
| TSIMINTIA, ANA | Director, The Pioneers Palace | Georgia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| VASIĻJEVA, ASNĀTE | Producer, Marias Journey | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| VASTRIK, RIHO | Guest/Tutor/Baltic Film and Media School | Estonia | 09.04 | 09.06 |
| WESTERGARD, JENNY | Commissioning Editor/YLE | Finland | 09.04. | 09.06. |
| ZĀLAMANE, SANDA | Producer, Knutification | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| ZINOVYEVA, SVITLANA | Producer, A Voice in a Choir | Ukraine | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| ZVIKA, GREGORY PORTNOY | Director, I Would like to Tell you Everything | Poland | 09.01. | 09.07. |
| ŽEGULYTĖ, AISTĖ | Director, People, Animals and Things | Lithuania | 09.01. | 09.06. |
| ŽELVE, KRISTĪNE | Director, Marias Journey | Latvia | 09.02. | 09.06. |
| Saturday, September 5 | Public Pitching session Day 1 |
| VENUE | Albert Hotel, Main Hall 11th Floor |
| MODERATORS | Tue Steen Müller & Mikael Opstrup |
| 09:00 | Introduction of the panel of commissioning editors. |
| Project Pitchings | |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Olga Go Home Prod. Frank Müller, Dir. Olga Delane; Doppelplusultra / Germany |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Delta Prod. Yulia Serdyukova, Dir. Oleksandr Techynskyi; Honest Fish / Ukraine |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Leningrad Symphony Prod. Reinhardt Beetz, Dir. Tilman Remme; Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion / Germany |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | A House on the Borisovka Prod. Merja Ritola, Dir. Leena Kilpeläinen; Illume / Finland |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Shipping Pollution Prod./Dir. Folke Ryden; FRP AB / Sweden |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Strip and War Prod. Miroslaw Dembinski, Dir. Andrei Kutsila; Film Studio Everest / Poland |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Pioneer’s Palace Prod. Bernardas Andriushis, Esma Berikishvili, Dir. Ana Tsimintia; Matchhouse Film/ Anaben Films / Georgia |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee Break |
| Project Pitchings | |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Demigods Rocking Pyongyang Prod. Uldis Cekulis, Dir. Uģis Olte; VFS Films / Latvia, Norway |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | People from Nowhere Prod. Anta Gaile, Dir. Jaak Kilmi, Gints Grūbe; Mistrus Media / Latvia, Estonia |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Mary’s Journey Prod. Elvia Ruka, Dir. Kristīne Želve; Vivat! / Latvia |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Returnees Prod. Marina Razbezhkina, Dir. Anna Moiseenko, Pavel Loparev; Marina Razbezhkina Studio / Russia |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Paradise Behind the Fence Prod. Riina Sildos, Dir. Aljona Suržikova; Amrion / Estonia |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Release Oleg Sentsov Prod. Max Tuula, Maria Gavrilova, Olga Zhurzhenko, Dir. Askold Kurov; Marx Film / Ukrkino / Estonia, Ukraine, Russia |
| 13:15 – 15:00 | Lunch |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Individual meetings 11th Floor Albert Hotel |
| Sunday, September 6 | Public Pitching session Day 2 |
| VENUE | Albert Hotel, Main Hall 11th Floor |
| MODERATORS | Tue Steen Müller & Mikael Opstrup |
| Project Pitchings | |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Knutification Prod. Krišjānis Kirilovs, Dir. Ivars Tontegode; Mojo Raiser Production/Pomegrande Productions / Latvia |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | The Return Prod. Frederik Nicolai, Dir. Piet Eekman; Off World / Belgium |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | A Voice in a Choir Prod. Svitlana Zinovyeva, Dir. Igor Minaev; Inspiration Films / Ukraine |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | El Padre Medico Prod. Paulius Juočeris, Dir. Vytautas Puidokas; Ironcat / Lithuania |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | I Would Like to Tell you Everything Prod. Maria Krauss, Dir. Gregory Zvika Portnoy; Plesnar & Kraus Films / Poland |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee |
| Project Pitchings | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | tragedy, ecstasy, destiny Prod./Dir. Raymond McCormack, Co-prod. Riina Sildos; Gambit Pictures/Amrion / Ireland |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Fatei and the Sea Prod. Andrey Sigle, Mila Kudryashova, Dir. Alina Rudnitskaya; Proline Film / Russia |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | People, Animals and Things Prod. Giedrė Burokaitė, Dir. Aistė Žegulytė; Meno avilys / Lithuania |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | 14 Cases Prod. Marianna Kaat, Uldis Cekulis, Dir. Marianna Kaat,; BFP/VFS Films / Estonia, Latvia |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | D is for Division Prod. Guntis Trekteris, Dir. Dāvis Sīmanis; Ego Media / Latvia |
| 12:30 | Closing words |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Farewell Lunch |
| 14:30 – 16:30 | Individual meetings 11th Floor Albert Hotel |