TIES THAT BIND unveiled the 2024 selection and kicked off in Taipei!
For its 16th edition,
TIES THAT BIND (TTB), the leading workshop programme connecting
professionals from Asia and Europe, announced the selection of
25 participants including directors coming from 20 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 edition of
TCCF – Taiwan Creative Content Fest (Taipei), and
FOCUS ASIA, the Industry Section of the Udine Far East Film Festival (Italy).
The first workshop kicked off on Sunday, November 3, 2024 and the participants worked together in a group led by
Jonas Weydemann (Weydemann Bros., DE) and
TTB graduate Bianca Balbuena (Epicmedia, PH). The
two group leaders guided 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) introduced 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.
Marcin Luczaj (New Europe Film Sales, PL) presented the
sales agents' current perspective while
Olivier Père (Arte France Cinéma, FR) shared
all about ARTE.
Sharleen Liu (Mirror Fiction, TW) elaborated on the potential of the IP.
The producer
Marie Dubas (Deuxième Ligne Films, FR) in a joint session with
Patrick Mao Huang (Flash Forward Entertainment, TW), gave detailed advice on the
projects’ financing plans.
Bianca Balbuena (Epicmedia, PH),
Marie Dubas (Deuxième Ligne Films, FR),
Stefano Centini (Volos Film (IT/TW),
Lorna Tee (An Original Picture / Barunson, NL/SK),
Weijie Lai (E&W Films, SG) and
Thomas Pibarot (sales consultant, FR) joined the co-production case study of the film
VIET AND NAM (PH-SG-FR-NL-IT-DE-USA-VN).
Marie Dubas (Deuxième Ligne Films, FR) and
Weijie Lai (E&W Films, SG) moreover presented the case study of the film
MONGREL (FR-TW-CA-FR).
In addition to these sessions, all selected participants had individual meetings with
Claire Lajoumard (Acrobates Films, FR),
Martin Horyna (Karlovy Vary Film Festival, CZ),
Estelle De Araujo (The Party Film Sales, FR),
Alex Lo (Cinema Inutile, JP/USA),
Mai Meksawan (Diversion, TH),
Yasmine Talli (mk2 Films, FR).
The second workshop will take place in April 27 - May 1, 2025, in Udine, Italy, within the framework of the Udine Far East Film Festival & FOCUS ASIA.
The following
10 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 2024:
Mun Bel Choo, Sixtymac Pictures, Malaysia
Project: THE PASSPORT by
Ananth Subramaniam
Sam Weishi Chua, Potocol, Singapore
Project: MIDNIGHT BLUE SPRING by
Giselle Lin
Karolina Davidova, 13ka, Czech Republic
Project: INBETWEEN WORLDS by
Diana Cam Van Nguyen
Valérie Delpierre, Inicia Films, Spain
Project: SNOW COUNTRY by
Víctor Iriarte
Vassilis Economou, Asphalt, Greece
Vincenzo Filippo, Lupin Film srl, Italy
Soe Arkar Htun, Kefka Film Production, Myanmar
Project: MANGOES ARE TASTY THERE by
Sai Naw Kham
Olena Yershova, TatoFilm, Turkey/Ukraine
Project: BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW by
Jeffrey Wong
Dragana Yovovic, Non-Aligned Films, Serbia
Project: FORGET THE OCEAN, WHY NOT TRY SURFING THESE INSANE RIVER WAVES by
Marko Grba Singh
Agnieszka Pucilo, New Europa Film Sales, Poland
Maeva Savinien, SWT | Stories We Tell, France
Avantika Slingh Desbouvries, Salt for Sugar Films, France
Project: COLD ASHES CAN CAUSE FOREST FIRES by
Ashmita Guha Neogi
Daniel Tenné, 70 STEPS, Germany
Amanda Manyin Tseng, ENLA Media, Taiwan
Project: HONEY MILK by
Chien-Yu Lin
Jerry Zhang, Mochi, Japan
Project: ZOMBIE LOOP by
Takafumi Sabake
TIES THAT BIND is organised by the
Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, EAVE, Udine Far East Film Festival and
Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and supported by the
Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European. TIES THAT BIND is held in conjunction with
Taiwan Creative Content Festival - TCCF.
For more information please contact:
TTB Coordinator – Alessandra Pastore:
tiesthatbind@eave.org
eave.org,
www.tiesthatbind.eu