The Fantastic Genres Programs @ Cannes70
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Utopia Presents:
The Fantastic Genres Programs
Monday 22.05.17, 11:00-13:00, Israeli Pavilion, 229 International Pavilion, Pantiero Side
Israel hosts the top International fantastic co-production programs and film labs
Reverse pitch session and round-table networking with the people, festivals and programs that make genre films happen
Participating programs:
Frontieres // Lindsay Peters
Blood Window // Javier Fernandez
European Genre Forum // Chris Oosterom
FantasticFest Market // Evrim Ersoy
Sitges Pitchbox // Mike Hostench
Get to know the focus, criteria and most importantly – the people behind the festivals and programs that will help you develop and chaperone you toward the success of your next genre project.
The fantastic film festival circuit had over the past 5 years spawned a growing number of co-production markets, film labs, robust industry tracks and other networking events and project accelerators.
Festivals have positioned themselves to be key players not only for the premiere, presentation, marketing and PR of films but also for their development, financing and production.
On 11:00, Monday May 22, The Utopia Festival will host at the Israeli Pavilion an event dedicated to this transition, with a reverse pitch followed by a rapid-fire round-table networking session with the people and program at the forefront of this revolution.
Get to know the people in charge of the festivals and programs that will chaperone you through your development, packaging, financing, production, sales and distribution phases of your genre project. Programs that will intro you to the experience and expertise you’ll need and enable you to develop your own, as well as intro you to the relevant people, companies, funds and organizations that will work with you on your next project.
Most importantly – they’ll raise your spirits and remind you that we’re all in this together, we’re all underdogs trying to accomplish that sci-fi/horror/fantastic drama/thriller/action/comedy/romance gory yet cerebral elevated genre-blending masterpiece that needs to be done and had not yet found its path!
Supported and enabled by:
The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts – Cinema Project
The Israeli Ministry of Culture and the Israeli Film Council