ASIA / EUROPE CO-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
W1: NOV 29 - DEC 3 & DEC 6 - 10, 2021, ONLINE
W2: APRIL 25 - 29, 2022, IN UDINE, ITALY
For its 13th edition,
TIES THAT BIND (TTB), the leading workshop programme connecting
professionals from Asia and Europe, announces the selection of
25 participants including directors coming from 14 countries.
TTB takes place over a year through
2 workshops offering comprehensive knowledge of the European and Asian film industries and markets. The participants benefit from
high-level development under the guidance of top-notch experts from both continents and have the opportunity to meet with key
decision makers during the online edition of
ATF - Asia TV Forum & Market (Singapore), and
FOCUS ASIA, the Industry Section of the Udine Far East Film Festival (Italy).
The first workshop will take place online over 2 weeks during November 29 – December 3 and December 6 – 10, 2021. The second workshop will take place in Udine between April 25 – 29, 2022. The participants will work together in a group led by
EAVE graduate Jonas Weydemann (Weydemann Bros., DE) and
TTB graduate Bianca Balbuena (Epicmedia Productions, PH). The
two group leaders will guide the participants’
discussion and analysis of each other’s projects from both an
Asian and European perspective.
TTB Head of Studies
Christophe Bruncher (Ici et Là Productions, FR) has put together a team of
leading industry professionals. Script consultant
Clare Downs (UK) will introduce the main
script development tools to strengthen the participants’ understanding of narrative principles, in order to enable them to navigate their writers through the script development process. Sales agent
Nicolas Brigaud-Robert (Playtime, FR) will elaborate on current trends in the
international market. Marketing expert
Constanza Arena (CinemaChile, CL) will guide the producers in developing innovative
marketing strategies for their projects. Finance experts
Jean-Baptiste Babin (Backup Media Group, FR) and
Justin Deimen (108 Media, SG) will give detailed advice on the
projects’ financing plans and how to access private equity.
Furthermore, TTB is partnering with SPM and ATF. The inaugural
SEAScreen Project Market (SPM) will be launched at the Asia TV Forum & Market / ScreenSingapore (ATF/SS) on 1st December 2021 with its selection of 15 feature film and television projects slated for financing and co-production meetings with decision makers across ATF/SS. Formerly known as the Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market (SAFF) which ran from 2015 to 2021, the event is now relaunched to include serialised content as well as feature films across all genres such as animation, factual entertainment, and digital shorts. SPM continues SAFF’s long-term partnership with TTB and will virtually co-locate its project selection with TTB’s own selection each year on the
ATF Online+ platform, where interested co-producers and buyers are encouraged to schedule meetings with the curated projects.
The following
20 participants focusing on project development with feature films in development and
5 participants focusing on career development wanting to extend their knowledge and network towards Asia have been selected to participate in
TTB 2021:
Vivian Yeran Bao, Guanyu Film, China
Project: SHEEP IN THE FOREST by
Tian Guan
Mariana Barassi, Program Ibermedia & Margenes Film Festival, Italy / Spain
Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Versus Production, Belgium
Project: A MISSING PART by
Guillaume Senez
Johann Chapelan, Girelle Production, France
Project: PICTUREHOUSE by
Minh Nguyen-Vo
Claire Chassagne, Dolce Vita Films, France
Matija Drniković, Wolfgang&Dolly, Croatia
Anna Fam, Polished Productions, Vietnam / Poland
Iqbal Mohammad Hamdan, Catchlight Pictures Indonesia, Indonesia
Project: OUR SON by
Luhki Herwanayogi
Junxiang Huang, Zhao Wei Films, Singapore
Project: TRUE ISLAND by
Harry & Henry Zhuang
Veronika Kührová, Analog Vision, Czech Republic
Project: THE UGLY MANDARINE by
Piaoyu Xie
Stelle Laguda, KT House Productions, Philippines
Project: RA 8491 OR HOW WE RECALL LOST MEMORIES IN TRANSIT by
Austin Tan
Aiko Masubuchi, Zakkubalan, Japan
Project: EARTHQUAKE by
Neo Sora
Mai Nguyen, CineHanoi & Scarlet Visions, Vietnam / Germany
Abel Ribeiro Chaves, Sociedade Optica Tecnica, Portugal
Project: SAKURA by
Pedro Magano
Els Vandevorst, N279 Entertainment, Netherlands
Project: EMERALD BUTTERFLY by
Martin Koolhoven
TIES THAT BIND is
organised by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival and Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA), and supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and Aurora Media Holdings. TIES THAT BIND is held in conjunction with Asia TV Forum & Market and ScreenSingapore.
For more information please contact:
EAVE Coordinator, Tanika Sajatovic:
tanika@eave.org
FVG Audiovisual Fund, Alessandro Gropplero:
alessandro@audiovisivofvg.it
www.eave.org,
www.tiesthatbind.eu