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During the Producers Network, start off your day on the right foot with the Breakfast Meetings! Every morning at 9 AM, film industry experts will act as moderators, animating the discussion between the Producers Network participants and the Guests of Honor around different themes such as Financing, Sales, Production, etc. – new discussions guaranteed each day!

Find out everything you need to know about our Guests of Honor, Moderators and Producers under the spotlights by downloading the complete printable program now.

Moreover, a daily program will be sent to you the day before each breakfast. The daily programs will include the profiles of the Guests of Honor, the topics that will be discussed at each table, and the producers under the spotlight.

The detailed program and daily programs are available under the table "Agenda".

Discover who will be present at the Producers Network this year, and then take the time to make contacts, plan meetings and learn about their projects before you see them in Cannes! Start preparing today; preparation is one of the keys to a successful experience in Cannes.

To find other participants, log into your Cinando account, click on "People" in the top menu, and then select “Producers Network 2013” under “Part of” to consult the full list of 2013 Producers Network participants.

Meet the 2013 participants

The Centre National du Cinema et de l'image animée (CNC) is presenting you its special selection of producers that will be among the Producers Network participants this year.

Discover their selection under the tab "Spotlights".

Les Arcs European Film Festival’s Coproduction Village launches its call for projects and Work in Progress until September 20th.

Under the partnership with Les Arcs, projects from European Producers Network members will be carefully studied and at least one of these projects will be selected. The representative’s entire stay will be taken care of by the Festival.

All of the producers which have participated in the Producers Network 2013 (and invited by the Coproduction Village) will benefit from an exceptional partner fee to attend the next edition of the Coproduction Village from December 14–17.

Les Arcs Coproduction Village is a major venue for European professionals by gathering nearly 300 European distributors, sales agents, regional funds, financiers, producers and festivals.

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12 film projects from the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) have been selected and are now looking for co-producers.

The selected film projects

-Abysm by Oksana Mirzoyan (Armenia)
-House of Others by Rusudan Glurjidze (Georgia)
-Khibula by George Ovashvili (Georgia)
-Long Gardens by Nika Shek and Sarik Hovsepyan (Armenia)
-Madona by Nino Gogua (Georgia)
-Naked in Baku by Arzu Gulijeva (Azerbaijan)
-Pipeline by Asif Rustamov (Azerbaijan)
-See you in Chechnya by Alexander Kvatashidze (Georgia)
-Sleeping Lessons by Rusudan Pirveli (Georgia)
-Territoria by Nora Martirosyan (Armenia)
-The Second Journey by Lévon Minasian (Armenia)
-The Valley by Arsen Azatyan and Nariné Mkrtchyan (Armenia)

Open Doors dates

Co-production Lab: 10 – 13 August 2013

How to participate

Interested producers can contact us in order to receive the Open Doors brochure with the film project descriptions.

Once producers choose the film projects they’re interested in, the Open Doors Team will arrange a one-to-one meeting with the project holders, which will take place during the Co-production Lab.

Contact: meetings@pardo.ch

About Open Doors

Open Doors is an initiative funded by, and organized with the collaboration of the Swiss Foreign Ministry’s Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Focusing on a different region every year, it aims primarily at assisting directors and producers from countries in the South and the East, where independent filmmaking is vulnerable.

The finalist directors and producers will participate in the Festival del film Locarno, where they will be put in contact with possible partners who could help find support to complete their projects. At the end of a three-day training seminar, an award worth CHF 50,000 (approx. 40,000 euro), funded by the Open Doors initiative in collaboration with the City of Bellinzona, will go to one of the projects. A second award of 7,000 euro will be offered by the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée) and ARTE will award the International Relations ARTE Prize, worth 6,000 euro.

This initiative is organized in close collaboration with the Locarno’s Industry Office and enjoys support from the following partners: Producers Network (Marché du Film de Cannes), EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), ACE (Ateliers du cinéma européen). Joël Chapron, Eastern European cinema expert, Central and Eastern Europe manager at Unifrance Films, works with the Festival on the Open Doors 2013 program.

The projects can be consulted on the website www.pardo.ch

Each year ScripTeast selects best 12 scripts from acclaimed, experienced scriptwriters from Eastern and Central Europe, develops them under supervision of worldwide acclaimed filmmakers and presents them at festivals in Berlin and Cannes. The Advisory Board appoints one of them for the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Eastern European Script at Cannes Film Festival.

The selection of 7th edition:

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VIKTOR CHOUCHKOV JR., BORISLAV CHOUCHKOV, ZACHARY KARABASHLIEV
BULGARIA
After his wife left him, a failed photographer stumbles upon a bag of marijuana, and determined to sell it, sets off to a wild trip that may lead him to the truth about his lost love and ultimately to himself.

1989
ANDRÁS B. VÁGVÖLGYI
HUNGARY
A streetwise Budapest ladie’s man gets caught up in the whirlwind of history. After all, what’s a Revolution without a little copulation?

Black Maria
ADI VOICU
ROMANIA
George (30) is a filmmaker and he keeps a video diary of his daily life. He is filming totally fascinated the center of Bucharest during the street protests and is caught, beaten and forced to delete all the footage. In the “Black Maria” he is facing a moral dilemma: to accept the guilt and go home or to have the courage to resist until the end.

I Miss You
MAŁGORZATA PIŁACIŃSKA
POLAND
Avi is a negotiator from Tel Aviv who comes to Warsaw to force out the tenants of a tenement building bought by an Israeli property developer. Melanie, a German anarchist, lives in a squat next to the building and fights to defend the rights of the Polish tenants. Melanie and Avis’ inevitable confrontation suddenly turns into mutual enchantment. Their future, like the city itself, is chaotic at present and haunted by the past.

Painted Bird
VÁCLAV MARHOUL
CZECH REPUBLIC
A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II. The Painted Bird is a dark masterpiece that examines the proximity of terror and
savagery to innocence and love. Screenplay is based on the first, and the most famous, world best- selling novel by one of the most important and original writers of last century - JERZY KOSIŃSKI.

Retro Paradise
KATARÍNA UHROVÁ
SLOVAKIA
A passive teenage kid versus active parents. They want him to survive in the era of the rat race, so they send him on a holiday... Back to the socialism.

Soldier
MART KIVASTIK
ESTONIA
“The Soldier” is a Second World War story about Vorobyov, a minor KGB officer, who for the first time in his life enjoys some power. His prisoner is a general! Vorobyov would very much like to be someone, but humiliation of the general does not make him any greater. The general still dies like a soldier, and he remains nobody.

The Mute
BARTOSZ KONOPKA, PRZEMYSŁAW NOWAKOWSKI
POLAND
Early Middle Ages - two men come to a pagan land: one to bring Christianity, the other to find his way of living. They are both lonely and need each other but they choose two different ways of reaching the pagans. In the fight between dialogue and force, one of them will die.

The Year of the Kuker
NADEJDA KOSEVA BULGARIA
BOJAN VULETIĆ SERBIA
Two women connected by one baby and one accident. Two women separated by hatred, guilt and anger. Two women facing each other and ready to fight till the end.

The Young Friends of the USSR Club
STEPHAN KOMANDAREV, EMIL SPAHIYSKI
BULGARIA
Bulgaria, 1984. Behind the Iron Curtain, there was a Communism, but young Stan wants to know more about sex. So, he falls in love in an Idol – ‘Angelica in chain’. When Stan meets real Angelica he understands that only true love could save her.

Traces
WIKTORIA SZYMAŃSKA
POLAND
Between Tanzania of the past and Europe in the present women searching for freedom, liberation, and a path to forgiveness.

Viking Line Story
XANDRA POPESCU, STEFAN CONSTANTINESCU
ROMANIA

After many years, two high school ex-lovers, attempt to reignite their old flame on a Viking Line cruise. In spite of their differing circumstances, they both feel this may be the last train to true romance

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For more details on the 2012//2013 project selection click here.

There will be a chance to meet all the writers in Cannes between 17th and 22nd of May and
at the 7th Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award Ceremony, held at Plage des Palmes,
on the 22nd of May between 5 and 7 p.m.

If you wish to contact any writer please contact Violetta Kaminska info@scripteast.pl To attend ceremony please RSVP until May 15th to rsvp@scripteast.pl

Contact:
Violetta Kaminska
Independent Film Foundation
+ 48 501 299 276
info@scripteast.pl

Each morning at the Producers Network, within the Breakfast Meetings, you will have the opportunity to meet a selection of producers from different regions of the world, selected by our partners.

Learn more about each group that will be under spotlights from May 16 to 22 under the tab "Spotlights".

From May 16 to 22, the Producers Network has planned a series of professional events especially designed for you. The online agenda gives you an overview of the schedule for the daily Breakfast Meetings and Happy Hours and all the other exclusive events for the Producers Network participants.

Find it under the tab "Agenda".

We are pleased to announce that over 600 participants, coming from around the world, will participate this year to the Producers Network. With seven days of networking events, we know you will get the most out of your professional stay in Cannes.

You can meet your peers on Cinando under the tab "Participants".

*Once you are on Cinando, don't forget to select "Producers Network 2013" in the filter "Part of".

For the first time, the Producers Network participants will be invited to the New Chinese Film Talents Forum, a pitching session of a selection of six Chinese projects followed by individual meetings.

The coaching of the pitching teams will be done by Stefano Tealdi and the pitching session, moderated by Lorna Tee, will be held on:

Monday, May 20

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Palais K, Palais des Festivals, Level 4

Entrance with your badge

Booking for individual meetings will start soon. We will keep you in touch!

More info on the selected projects

Introducing your Producers Network's team in Cannes. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or inquiries. We are looking forward to meeting you!

Jérôme Paillard, Executive Director
Julie Bergeron, Manager, Industry Programs
Emmanuelle Döry, Assistant Manager
Aube Rabourdin, Coordinator
Esther Krausz, Collaborator
Valérie St-Jean Larouche, Assistant
Romy Belzile-Maguire, Assistant
Sébastien Akl, Registration

Marché du Film offices

Phone : +33 (0)4 92 99 80 84 (Starting on May 6)

Email : rbelzilemaguire@festival-cannes.fr

US IN PROGRESS is a programme which presents American independent films while they are still in post-production to European buyers, providing the producers with access to completion funding and distribution. This programme is a partnership between the American Film Festival in Poland, the Champs-Elysées Film Festival in France and Black Rabbit Film.

For the Paris edition taking place on June 13-16, 6 American films have been selected.

Beneath the Harvest Sky - Gita Pullapilly
BFE- Shawn Telford
Children - Jaffe Zinn
Ping Pong Summer - Michael Tully
I Believe in unicorns - Leah Meyerhoff
1982 - Tommy Oliver

The call for entries for the Wroclaw edition, taking place on oct 23-25, is now open. Deadline for applications is August 15, 2013.

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Here you can find everything you need to know about the Producers Network. Come back often to stay updated and keep an eye on the News page to discover all recents updates!

SEPT. 23rd, 24th AND 25th, 2013

Open to Latin American and European projects (these must have a specific connection with Latin America) at the development stage, with a minimum duration of 60 minutes and 20% of financing assured.

Deadline for submission: June 15th, 2013

www.sansebastianfestival.com - industryclub@sansebastianfestival.com

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Looking for a place where you can identify potential partners and meet with fellow producers participating in this year's Producers Network?

The Worldwide Speed-Dating session is the right opportunity for you! Participants will meet in small groups to discuss their current projects, changing tables every half-hour to converse with a new group of producers.

Saturday May 18, 2013

From 3:30 to 5:30 PM

Les Ambassadeurs (4th floor - Palais des Festivals)

Conditions of admission:

- Open to Producers Network participants only; one producer per company, capacity is limited to 128 participants

- If you register, your attendance is mandatory as a personal agenda will be prepared for each company

- Prior online registration is mandatory, on a first-come, first-served basis.On-site registration will not be possible

- Registration will close on May 9, 2013 or when full capacity has been reached

To register, sign in to your account on the Marché website and click on "Speed-dating".

Register now

For more information, please contact Emmanuelle Döry.

Out of the 126 projects presented in Cannes in the past eight years at L'Atelier, 84 have already been completed, while 23 others are currently in pre-production. In 2013, L'Atelier has selected 15 projects from 14 countries for their artistic quality and their originality.

In order to help complete financing for the projects, L'Atelier will arrange for you to meet with the directors from May 17-23.

Download the Livre des projets

Downmoad the Meeting Request form

To learn more or contact us, click here.

Organized within the framework of Paris Cinema International Film Festival (June 28 - July 9), Paris Project is a development and financing platform for carefully selected worldwide feature projects destined for French and European co-production.

Furthermore, this year Paris Project organizes screenings of French documentary and feature films in late stage of production seeking financial completion and/or presales partners and international sales representatives.

In addition, one project presented at Producers Network will be invited to participate in Paris Project.

During this intense three-day event of meeting and networking, participating filmmakers and producers will benefit from one-to-one pre-scheduled meetings, seminars and workshops monitored by European leading film industry professionals.

Paris Project: June 30 to July 3

Application deadlines:

- For projects in development (Paris Project Meetings): April 19, 2013

- For work-in-progress (Paris Project Screenings): May 10, 2013

Apply here