Council of Europe Film Policy Forum
Shaping Policies for the Cinema of Tomorrow
The Council of Europe Forum „Shaping Policies for the Cinema of Tomorrow” will be held from 11th – 13th September 2008 in Kraków, Poland. The event is convened by the Council
of Europe and hosted by the Polish Film Institute in association with the Polish Ministry
of Culture and the City of Krakow. The European Think Tank for Film and Film Policy is responsible for the programme and the background research for the Forum.
The Council of Europe initiative is intended to review film policies from the perspective of their impact on the diversity of cultural identities and expressions.
The debate will deal with the effectiveness and efficiency of public support in the context of globalization
and digital technologies which redefine film production, distribution and patterns of consumption.
The Forum will be a platform to inquire whether film policies are suitably attuned to fulfil the goals of the
UNESCO Diversity Convention and maintain a balance between dealing with a film as a product of culture and an instrument of addressing human problems; and not simply as a commercial commodity.
Participants in panel and group discussions will include prominent film professionals, politicians and representatives of organizations and institutions.
Details of the Forum programme will be available on the website at:
http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/policies/Film/forum_en.asp
Executive producer:
Krakow Film Foundation
Barbara Orlicz-Szczypula
e-mail: basia@kff.com.pl
tel: +48 12 294 69 45
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PROGRAMME
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All group sessions will take place in
Pałac pod Baranami, Rynek Główny 27.
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Thursday, 11th September
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17.00
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RED HALL
Opening and welcome addresses by:
- Ms. Monika Smoleń
Deputy Minister – Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
- Mr. Robert Palmer
Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage Council of Europe
- Prof. Jacek Majchrowski
Mayor of the City of Kraków
- Ms.Adelina von Fürstenberg
Director, Art for the World – introducing ‘Stories on Human Rights’
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17.30
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RED HALL
Projection:
- Stories on Human Rights
– An ‘Art for the World’ project in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Ten 3 min. films by directors from all over the world
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18.15 – 18.45
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Break
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19.00 – 20.00
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RED HALL
Filmmaking between art, social commitment and commerce
Moderator:
Jacques Toubon, MEP, President of Eurimages
Panelists:
- Siddiq Barmak, Film Director, Afghanistan
- Tadeusz Lubelski, Professor, Jagiellonian University
- Andrei Nekrasov, Documentarist, Russia
- Don Ranvaud, Producer, Italy
- Krzysztof Zanussi, Film Director, Poland
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21.30
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Reception hosted by the Mayor of the city of Kraków
(the Municipality of Kraków, pl. Wszystkich Świętych 3-4)
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ORGANIZERS OF THE FORUM INVITES TO THE SCREENINGS – POD BARANAMI CINEMA:
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19.00
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BLUE HALL
Osama movie by Siddiq Barmak
– meeting with the author
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21.00
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RED HALL
The 11th Hour by Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen
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Friday, 12th September
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9.30 – 11.00
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RED HALL
Plenary – presentation of background papers:
- Henning Camre, Exec. Director
- Jonathan Davis, Consultant
European ThinkTank on Film and Film Policy
PUBLIC POLICIES FOR FILM –
CHALLENGES IN A CHANGING CONTEXT
- Anna Herold and Emmanuel Coq
EU Commission, DG Information Society and Media
THE DIGITAL FUTURE OF EUROPEAN CINEMA
- André Lange, Head of Department Information on Markets and Financing, European Audiovisual Observatory
USES AND MISUSES OF STATISTICS IN EVALUATION OF FILM POLICIES
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11.00 – 11.30
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Break
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11.30 – 12.30
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RED HALL
Plenary – panel discussion
Moderator:
Peter Dinges, Director FFA, Germany
Rapporteur:
Alessandra Priante, Cinecittá Holding
Participants:
Alain Modot, Thomas Stenderup, Neil Watson,
Anna Herold, André Lange, Henning Camre, Jonathan Davis
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12.30 – 14.00
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Lunch
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14.00 – 15.30
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RED HALL
Plenary – Main Debate I
THE BIG ISSUES IN EUROPEAN FILM POLICY
- What are the main challenges for the European film today and tomorrow?
- What have the national, regional and European support schemes achieved to strengthen European film and what strategies need to be developed to address the remaining weaknesses?
- What are the threats and the opportunities?
Moderator:
Peter Dinges, Director FFA, Germany
Rapporteur:
Agnieszka Moody, UK Film Council
Panelists:
- Philippe Kern, Director KEA, European Affairs
- Philipp Kreuzer, Deputy MD Bavaria Pictures, Head of Co-production and Production Finance
- Roberto Olla, Executive Secretary, Eurimages
- Jorgen Ramskov, CEO, Nimbus Film
- Philippe Reynaert, Director, Wallimage
- Maciej Strzembosz, Producer, President Audiovisual Producers’ Chamber of Commerce
- Neil Watson, Independent Consultant, UK
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15.30 – 16.00
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Break
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16.00 – 17.30
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RED HALL
Group sessions addressing questions
raised in the Plenary – introduction to main debate I
Group Moderators:
Philipp Kreuzer, Alain Modot, Carole Tongue, Thomas Stenderup,
Maciej Strzembosz, Neil Watson
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17.30 – 18.00
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Break
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18.00 – 19.00
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RED HALL
Plenary
Andrzej Wajda and Wojciech Marczewski in debate
Film as an inspiration and a means of expression in the struggle for democracy
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21.00
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Reception in the The „Manggha” Museum of Japanese Art and Technology hosted by Andrzej Wajda (ul. Marii Konopnickiej 26)
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Saturday, 13th September
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9.30 – 11.00
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RED HALL
PLENARY – Main Debate II
Moderator:
Alain Modot, Director, Media Consulting Group
Rapporteur:
Nils Klevjer Aas, Norwegian Film Institute
CULTURAL DIVERSITY – WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT?
Access to produce films – access to enjoy the works
Distribution and exhibition in transition, new avenues to the public
The role of public intervention in securing diversity and pluralism
Panelists:
- Ahmet Boyacioglu, Festival on Wheels, Istanbul
- Ian Christie, V-P Europa Cinemas
- Thomas Mai, Head of New Business, TrustNordisk
- Bertrand Moullier, Consultant, UK
- Jérôme Paillard, Directeur Délégué, Marché du Film, Cannes
- Thomas Stenderup, Producer, Final Cut Productions
- Yvon Thiec, General Delegate, Eurocinema
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11.00 – 11.30
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Break
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11.30 – 13.30
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RED HALL
Group sessions addressing questions raised in the plenary introduction to debate II
Group Moderators:
Ian Christie, Philippe Kern, Agnieszka Moody, Jérôme Paillard, Carole Tongue, Alessandra Priante
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13.30 – 15.00
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Lunch
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15.00 – 17.30
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RED HALL
Presentation of group reports by all moderators and rapporteurs
(The moderators of all group sessions will have prepared a synthesis of the discussions, replies and recommendations to the two main debates)
Overall conclusions and recommendations regarding national and European film policy in the face of massive changes in production, distribution and consumption conditions
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17.30 – 18.00
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RED HALL
Closing of the Forum
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18.00 – 20.00
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RED HALL
„60 years of Polish animated films” – a retrospective
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20.00
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Closing dinner hosted by by the Polish Film Institute
(Pałac Pod Baranami, Rynek Główny 27)
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