10:00
ALBASCRIPT WORKSHOP – Working with selected projects.
10:00
CASTING WORKSHOP – LOCAL TALENT + GLOBAL VISIBILITY
by Filmmakers.eu and International Casting Directors Association for professional actors from Balkan region.
CASTING DIRECTORS: Laurent Couraud (France), Kirijana Nikoloska (North Macedonia), Clemens Erbach (Germany)
10:00
PANNEL: BRIDGING BORDERS
INTERREG cooperation opportunities for the cinema and creative sector of the South Adriatic area, involving Albania, Montenegro and Puglia. The potential cooperation prospects for upcoming projects in view of the launch of the Interreg IPA South Adriatic Programme 2021/2027.
PRESENTING: Giovanni Antelmi (Senior expert in INTERREG projects), Marta Colucci (Orange Public Management Srl), Aleksandra Božović (Director, Film Center of Montenegro) Violeta Camaj (expert, Montenegro), Jonid Jorgji (Director of Creative Industries Agency, Municipality of Tirana)
10:30
PRESENTATION: Apulia Film Fund as the main platform for supporting audiovisual productions by Apulia Film Commission and the Puglia Region.
PRESENTING: Cristina Piscitelli Apulia Film Commission project manager
11:00
PANEL: CINEMA CITIES – CULTURAL IMPACT
PARTICIPANTS: Kiril Gjozev (Film Expert, North Macedonia) Jonid Jorgji (Director of Creative Industries Agency, Municipality of Tirana) Daniele Segre (Redibis Film, Italy), Arben Zharku (Revolver, Netherlands), Goran Bjelanovic (Kinoteka, Montenegro)
12:00
PANEL: SHARING THE WORK WE CREATE – ITALY AND BALKANS
PARTICIPANTS: Mario Mazzarotto (Movimento, Italy), Genc Përmeti (Ska-Ndal, Albania), Ismet Sijarina (Thumbs Up, Kosovo), Mario Nicoletti (iuviT Media, Italy), Mario Bova (Balkan Film Festival, Italy)
13.00
LUNCH BREAK
15:00
PITCH BALKAN – Introduction of projects, participants, and mentor Luca Cabriolu
15:00
PRESENTATION: MATADOR Award by MATTADOR
Cultural Association
Aimed at young authors aged 16 to 30 with the main goal of discovering and promoting new talents in film writing. The selected authors can express their creativity and develop their projects by working closely with professional tutors, who follow them in their artistic and professional journey, helping them to enter the cinema industry.
Presented by Piero Caenazzo, Marcello Pedretti, Andrea Rocco.
16:00
PANEL: CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH ITALY. Insider’s tips about co-productions and distribution.
PARTICIPANTS: Francesca Zanza (KON – TIKI Film, Italy), Miha Cernec (Producer, Slovenia), Luca Cabrialou (Ombre Rosse, Italy), Gianluca Lazzaroni (Greif, Italy), Giuseppe Gallo (Picture Show, Italy), Angela Angelillo (Night Swim, Italy), Robert Jazadziski (Kaval Film, North Macedonia), Dritan Huqi (On Film, Albania)
17:00
PANEL: CO-PRODUCING WITH GREECE. Cross – Border Filmmaking
PARTICIPANTS: Zoe Kandyla (Greek Film Centre), Vicky Miha (Producer, Greece), Stelios Mavrodontis (Producer, Greece)
18.00
OFFICIAL RECEPTION courtesy of Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana
A presentation of Balkan Film Market 2023 themes and events
Attending:
Ministry of Culture of Albania, Mayor of Tirana, Ambassadors of France, Italy. Albania Center of Cinematography, Montenegro Film Center and Kosovo Center of Cinematography etc.
