Thessaloniki AGORA Market Manual

128 Pages·2011·7.2 MB·English

C o n t e n t s
4 Festival Venues
5 Useful Information for the Agora/Market
6 ThessalonikiAgora MarketAwardsandPartners
8 Agora Team [Who is Who]
AWARDS SPONSOR
10 Agora/Market Results
12 Agora/Market Juries
AWARD SPONSOR 14 Crossroads Projects
52 Works in Progress
66 Film Market
GreekFilms
International Competition
OpenHorizonsSpecial Screenings
Open Horizons
Balkan Survey
Tributes
Crossroads ParticipantsPrevious Films
112 Hellenic Audiovisual Directory Index
52nd Thessaloniki IFF-2011 - Agora/Market Manual
It was Groucho Marx that once said “It isn’t so much that hard times are coming,
the change observed is mostly soft times going”. This is so true regarding Greece.
But hard times have come and they have struck firmly on us and on Culture of
every form. We are struggling to keep up with what we have built and refuse to
give up.
Funny enough, history repeats itself and in times of crisis a group of Greek film di-
rectors have emerged to give hope and shed a light on modern Greece, so well
hidden behind its theatrical masks and exaggerated gestures.
Everybody knows the stories of film directors that in times of economic crisis they
managed to make their masterpieces just because they did not have money to
pressure them. Well, we are counting on it.
Agora/Market is a place that, you could say, in a traditional Balkan and Mediter-
ranean way is a family business. Our family are the creators and the everlasting
searchers (i.e producers, sales agents, distributors, festival representatives) of im-
portant films and as a loving mother we want to make sure they succeed.
Since the first industry activity back in 2003 with the launch of the Balkan Fund
until this year’s total reform of the Agora/Market we strive to support and put our
efforts into the service of making and promoting important, entertaining and
meaningful films through our development activities such as the Crossroads Co-
production Forum, the Woks in Progress, and the Film Market.
Films that have a link to Greece, South-Eastern and Central Europe and the Mediter-
ranean are our focus due to our perfectly symmetric location.
In these times of crisis we had to cut down on every aspect but we trust that the
quality of our services remains the same and that our guests will benefit from
their vote of faith to Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
We wish you a pleasant stay and welcome to Thessaloniki!
Dimitri Eipides Festival Director
Marie-Pierre Macia Head of Agora / Market
and the Agora / Market team
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Useful Information for the Agora/Market
z The Agora/Market is located on the 1st floor of the Electra Palace Hotel (9, Aristotelous Sq.)
z Working hours: 10.00-20.00, from 4 to 12.11.2011
z Access: All registered delegates with TIFF Industry/Press badge have free access to the Agora/Market
z All Agora/Market badges are issued at the Agora/Market area (Electra Palace Hotel)
z All Agora/Market delegates are requested to issue zero value tickets for all official festival screenings upon
the presentation of their badge (except of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies). Please return the tickets
you will not use to the Agora/Market Information Desk.
z All Agora/Market delegates have free access to the Press / Industry Screenings: Makedonia I @ Electra Palace Hotel
(1st floor) 10.00-20.00, Frida Liappa Theatre & Tonia Marketaki Theatre 09.00-13.00
Agora/Market Services
z Accreditation & Information Desk
z Shared exhibition space for sellers
z Wi-Fi
z Special meeting area
z Happy Hourat the Excelsior Bar of the Electra Palace Hotel 18.00-19.00 (5-11.11.2011)
Film Market
z The Film Market facilities are open from the 4th to the 12th of November, 10.00-20.00. On Saturday
the 12th of November the Film Market will close at 16.00
z 30 booths fully digital are located at the Byzantion Hall on the 1st floor of the Electra Palace Hotel
z Booking should be made one day in advance at the Film Market reception
z Booths can be booked for a maximum of four consecutive hours
z You are kindly requested to register your evaluation of each film you have watched.
Works in Progress
The Works in Progress will be screened at Olympion Theater on the 11th of November at 10.00 to 13.30.
Access is strictly allowed to the Agora/Market delegates.
Crossroads Co-production Forum individual meetings
The individual meetings with the Crossroads Participants will be held in the Makedonia Hall II 10. 00-18.00
Agora / Market Offices
Our offices are located at the Olympiada Hall next to the stairwell. Office hours: 10.00-20.00
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THESSALONIKI AGORA MARKET
AWARDS AND PARTNERS
THESSALONIKI AGORA MARKET SUPPORTERS:
The NSRF (National Strategic Reference Framework) 2007-2013 constitutes the reference document for the programming of European
Union Funds at national level for the 2007-2013 period. It was elaborated within the framework of the new strategic approach to the
Cohesion Policy of the European Union, according to which NSRF “...ensures that the assistance from the Funds is consistent with the
Community strategic guidelines on cohesion and identifies the link between Community priorities, on the one hand, and the national
reform programme, on the other.” The three regions Central Macedonia, Western Macedonia and Eastern Macedonia - Thrace, covered by
the Regional Operational Programme of Macedonia - Thrace, represent an enlarged economic area, with plenty of geographical advantages
and a rich supply of endogenous growth. This action of the Regional Operational Programme of Macedonia - Thrace is co-financed from
national resources and from the EU - European Regional Development Fund.
Over the past 20 years, MEDIA, the EU’s support programme for the European audiovisual industry,has supported the development
and distribution of thousands of films as well as training activities, festivals and promotion projects throughout the continent. From
2001-2006, more than half a billion euros were injected into 8.000 projects from over 30 countries.
Thessaloniki: Cultural Crossroads - Middle East
A project of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism that hosts some of the world's greatest cultures. This year, the admirable cultures
of the Middle East will be honored all around Thessaloniki, with a series of music events, theatrical productions, film and documentary
festivals, museum exhibitions from antiquity to modern times, culinary events, conferences and symposia, proving that a mystified
east and an idealized west don't exist in isolation from one another, but have always existed in a state of mutual influence. The Agora
Film Market of the 52nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival, is supported within the framework of the project.
Graal is the only complete Digital Intermediate (DI) post house in Greece, performing high quality image processing, punctually and
in any medium or format. Graal’s vision, as the name suggest, is the never-ending effort for the optimum sesulta, with emphasis on
quality. The company’s focus is on building and maintaining its reputation for technical excellence, outstanding value and professionalism.
Graal is dedicated to the continuous integration of new technologies through national and international collaborations in the film-
making industry. The in-house team consist of audiovisual post-production professionals with diverse expertise. Graal seeks to
enhance the Greek film industry and expand beyond the borders of the Greek market. Graal offers high quality image processing in
any medium or format, in competitive prices, by professionals with diverse expertise and in-depth knowledge.
Graal is offering the WORKS IN PROGRESS Award
Services at Kodak’s New Premises
The following services are provided by our new laboratory according to Kodak’s worldwide standards: Color Negative Processing
35mm & 16mm, B & W Negative Processing 35mm & 16mm, Film Cleaning, Color Correction, Color Printing & Processing, B & W
Printing & Processing, Film Recording in High Speed Recorder By Imagica, Sound recording.
Post Production Services
BTS SPIRIT & CINTEL DSX DATA CINE, 2K color Corrector τηςDA VINCI, PANDORA color corrector, NUCODA FUSE DI suite, DVS CLIPSTER
for data management.
Kodak is offering part of the WORKS IN PROGRESS Award
2|35 Inc. (two thirty five) is a privately held, film production and post production company, located in the centre of Athens, Greece. It
was established in July 2007 by experienced professionals with more than fifteen years each in the industry. The company serves the
local and international film post production industry and participates in selected productions as a co-producer, offering production
and post production services. We offer full Digital Intermediate (DI) 4K, 2K, and HD workflows and work to the highest technical
specifications across all acquisition and distribution formats, both analog and digital. Services include digital film scanning, editing,
digital visual effects, graphics, color grading, sound design,Dolby digital sound mixing, video encoding, film restoration, digital
picture and sound film recording, digital cinema mastering. Since its establishment, the company has completed work on 34 feature
films (7 co-productions), 52 short films, 6 documentaries and several other projects, including stereoscopic 3D films, Digital Cinema
masters, teasers, trailers and planetarium/dome projections.
2|35 is offering the CROSSROADS Co-production award
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Created by the law of 25 October 1946, the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) is a public administrative
organization, set up as a separate and financially independent entity. The Directorate of European and international affairs prepares,
negotiates and monitors bilateral co-production agreements, assists and participates in the functioning of Eurimages (multilateral
support fund for co-production, under the Council of Europe). In addition, the Directorate of European and international affairs runs
bilateral cooperation schemes with countries having emerging film production sectors. Furthermore, it jointly runs and funds the
Fonds Sud Cinéma with the ministry of foreign affairs, and supports training schemes for foreign professionals and various festivals
or professional seminars.
CNC is offering the CROSSROADS development award
An exclusive program of meet-and-greets
Launched in 2004, the Producers Network hosts around 550 producers from all over the world in a series of meetings created to
stimulate international coproduction. Every day an individually tailored program reserved for producers will give you the opportunity
to find financial partners also interested in international distribution of their films:
Breakfast:various industry personalities are invited to share their experiences in the industry around a themed presentation which
will touch on all of the aspects of the production and distribution of film over breakfast. 
Speed-Dating: gives producers time to mingle and make deals for their Projects;
Master Class:an expert will share their advice and professional knowledge of a specific part of the world or of a recent development
in the industry;
Happy Hour: a lively atmosphere for professional encounters.
The winning producer will have the chance to participate in the next round of the Producer’s Network
Founded in 1993 Initiative film is the first European consulting company specialized in development process for professionals as
producers, screenwriters, directors, actors ... Attentive partner from the birth of the story to the start of production we accompany
creative process linked to artistic and economic feasibility of the projects. We are working as development advisor, helping to take
the necessary distance in relation to a work in progress in order to facilitate his viability in the market. After several-years of fruitful
collaboration with Crossroads Co-production Forum, Isabelle Fauvel submitted to its team an Initiative Film award. It allows one
selected Greek project to be followed from its current state, as presented in Crossroads to a full analysis of its evolution in a period of
6 months after the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
Sofia Meetings, supported by the Media programme of the EU, is an event that aims to promote new projects from young European
filmmakers and new films from Bulgaria and the Balkan region to European film festivals, sales agents and distributors. Sofia
Meetings is oriented towards professional audience (producers, directors, world sales, distributors, representatives of financing or-
ganizations and film festivals). It has two separate modules:
8 Pitching – presentation of first, second and third feature film projects looking for financial support and cooperation.
8 Balkan Screenings – showcase of the latest Bulgarian and regional feature and short flms for directors and programmes from
different international festivals, world sales companies and journalists.
8 Additional events such as lectures, training programs, presentations happen simultaneously to the Sofia Meetings.
8 One project will be selected to participate in the next round of Sofia Meetings
MFI Script 2 Film Workshops is an advanced training initiative under the umbrella of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
Essentially a script & project development program, it is based on group work, Q&Αsessions, case studies & individual consultations, and
consists of 4 intensive workshops (2 on-location in the Greek islands of Nissyros and Samos, and 2 on-line hosted in MFI’s web site).Its
primary objective is to fully develop the participating screenplays, from first or subsequent draft to final draft, through a process of
workshops that emphasize on script analysis, revision & rewriting.Its second objective is to help participants to set up an effective project
development process (presentation, pitching, fundraising & production strategies) and help them reach the stage of production.
One project will be given scholarship to participate in the next round of Script 2 Film Workshops
Festival Scope is the benchmark B2B platform for film professionals only, allowing programming of selected festivals around the world
to be viewed online. Festival Scope already partners with a network of 60 festivals (including Thessaloniki, Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
and Critics’ Week, Berlinale, Venice, Rotterdam, Locarno, Sarajevo) and 10 coproduction markets (including Thessaloniki Agora Market,
Cinemart, Cinelink). The aim is to create distribution and coproduction opportunities for independent films.
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Agora Team [ ]
Who is Who
Marie-Pierre Macia
Head of Thessaloniki Agora / Market
Crossroads Co-production Forum Artistic Director
Yianna Sarri Angeliki Vergou
Head of Film Market Thessaloniki Agora / Market Coordinator
Works in Progress Coordinator Crossroads Co-production Forum
Works in Progress
Denise Andreola Denia Safari
Film Market Coordinator Thessaloniki Agora / Market Assistant
Panagiotis Galios
Thessaloniki Agora / Market Production
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Thessaloniki Agora/Market Overview
Since the first industry event in 2003 with Balkan Fund until the full evolution of the Thessaloniki Agora / Market many film projects have
been presented in all kinds of development stages. These films have made their premiere in prestigious festivals, won awards and have also
been screened at Thessaloniki International Film Festival. We are committed in enlarging that list and put our efforts into continuing to
support films from the Central and South-eastern Europe and the Mediterranean countries.
Unfair World Tale 52
by Filippos Tsitos (Greece/Germany) by Alexis Alexiou (Greece)
San Sebastian Film Festival 2011 International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Awards Competition
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2011 Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2008
Works in Progress 2010 Works in Progress 2007
Amnesty Black Field
by Bujar Alimani (Albania/Greece/France) by Vardis Marinakis (Greece)
Berlin Film Festival – Forum 2011 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2010
Montreal World Cinema Film Festival 2011 Cinemed - Mediterranean International Film Festival Montpellier 2010
Crossroads Co-production Forum 2008 Crossroads Co-production Forum 2006
Works in Progress 2010 Greece Generation Next 2008
Man at Sea Homeland
by Constantine Giannaris (Greece) By Syllas Tzoumerkas
Berlin Film Festival - Panorama 2001 International Film Critic’s Week – Venice Film Festival 2010
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2011 Greece: Generation Next 2008
Balkan Fund 2006
Crossroads Co-production Forum2007
Works in Progress 2010 Akamas
by Panicos Chrysanthou (Cyprus / Turkey/ Hungary / Greece)
Venice Film Festival 2006
J.A.C.E
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2006
by Menelaos Karamanghiolis (Greece/Portugal/FYROM/Turkey/Netherlands) Crossroads Co-production Forum 2005
Tokyo International Film Festival 2011
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2011
Balkan Fund 2005 Punk’s Not Dead
Works in Progress 2010
by Vladimir Blazevski (FYROM/Serbia)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2011
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2011
Wasted Youth
Works in Progress 2010
by Argyris Papadimitropoulos & Jan Vogel (Greece)
International Film Festival Rotterdam2011
BAFICI 2011 Adalber’s Dream
Works in Progress 2010
by Gabriel Achim (Romania)
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2011
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2011
Dogtooth
Crossroads 2009
by Yorgos Lanthimos (Greece) Works in Progress 2010
Un Certain Regard Award Cannes Film Festival 2009
Works in Progress 2008
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