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18TH - 28TH JUNE
2009
THE LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
Westwood Village
Attending:
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI - Co-Head Global Acquisitions,
Development & Podcasts
www.lafilmfest.com
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25TH - 28TH JUNE
2009
LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL
Short Film Jury:
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI - Co-Head Global Acquisitions,
Development & Podcasts
www.lagreekfilmfestival.org
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23RD - 29TH JUNE
2009
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST - Short
Film Festival & Film Market
ONE ON ONE MEETINGS: FRIDAY
JUNE 26, 2 PM - HILTON
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI - Co-Head Global Acquisitions,
Development & Podcasts
www.psfilmfest.org
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17TH - 28TH JUNE
2009
SYMPOSIUM
Short
Films, Big Ideas: A Symposium on the Art & Commerce
of Short Filmmaking
17TH JUNE 2009
Distribution
101
10:30 – Noon
Need to know how to launch your film into the marketplace?
Come and meet national and international distributors
who will share tips on how to best approach them,
what they can do for you, and what they are looking
for. If you’re interested in selling your film,
this is a great place to start.
Moderator:
Anneli Ekborn, Production Manager, CFC
Panelists:
Fred Joubard, Premium Films (USA/France)
Jessica Parkinson, OUAT Media
Yuni A. Hadi, Objectifs Films (Singapore)
Sydney Neter, SND Films, Netherlands
Susan Peterson, Shorts International, USA &
UK
19TH JUNE 2009
Who Buys What
3:00 – 6:00 PM
Back by popular demand! This is the power drink of
panels packed with folks from the national, international,
and alternative platform sectors who want to give
you money for your films! Terms, fees, editorial styles,
and how to get your work into their hands will be
demystified. Bring your notepads to catch all the
details.
Moderator:
Shane Smith, Executive Producer, In-Flight Entertainment
at Spafax Canada, Short Film Programmer, Sundance
Film Festival
Panelists:
Sharon Stevens, GlassBOX Television
Kara Haflidson, Movieola
Tina Santomauro, Atom Films
Aubie Greenberg, Astral Television Networks (TMN)
Mary Lampe, Southwest Alternate Media Project (USA)
Linda Olszewski, Shorts International (USA &
UK)
Nick Solowski, Spafax
Kam Jey, ohm:tv (Germany)
Justin Rebelo, SuperChannel
Eric Neher, Encore Avenue & Scream TV
Jamie White, Colorado Film Foundation (USA)
Candida Zelaya, Movie Central, Corus Entertainment
Robin Neinstein, CBC
Karol Martesko-Fenster, Bablegum
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8TH
- 13TH JUNE 2009
ANNECY
2009
Attending:
SIMON
YOUNG -
Head
of Acquisitions UK
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29TH
MAY - 4TH JUNE 2009
KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL
Present:
Jan Naszewski, Acquisitions Executive
Chris
Tidman, Co-Head Global Acquisitions will sit on
the International Jury.
SHORTSTV
has a media partnership with the festival
Special
Screenings of SHORTS International Horror Films
- 2nd June, 22:30,
Kino pod Baranami, Red Room
www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/
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17TH
- 28TH JUNE
2009
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Present:
Jan
Naszewski, Acquisitions Executive will sit on the
Jury for Best British
Film and will be at the festival 17th-21st June
http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/
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23RD
APRIL - 3RD MAY 2009
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Attending:
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI - Co-Head Global Acquisitions,
SUSAN PETERSEN - Head of Sales
http://www.tribecafilm.com
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23RD
- 29TH APRIL 2009
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
SHORTS Programmer:
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI - Co-Head Global Acquisitions
www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
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21ST
- 26TH APRIL 2009
INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LA
SHORTS Jury Member:
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI - Co-Head Global Acquisitions
www.indianfilmfestival.org
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31TH
MARCH 2009 1.30pm
BAFTA, Shooting People and Northern Film and Media present…
Short
Sighted! Get Your Short Film Seen by the People who
Matter
Tyneside
Cinema, 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1
6QG
Booking: to request a place at this free event,
please email events@northernmedia.org
If you're a short film-maker, making your film is only
half the battle. Our Short Sighted! event takes
to the road to tell you how to plan an effective distribution
and exhibition strategy in the digital age. Learn the
tricks of the trade here, from making the most of your
festival run, to exploring new digital distribution
channels.
The
afternoon's session will include:
1.30pm - Registration
2pm
- 3pm Part One: Festivals and theatrical screenings
Festival experts, programmers and filmmakers reveal
the benefits of a strong round of festival screenings
for the short filmmaker with tips on useful tools for
planning festival strategy and maximising your screening
experience while there. We'll also look at how filmmakers
can exploit some of the other traditional avenues of
short film distribution - from theatrical screenings
to DVD releases.
Speakers: Katie Metcalfe (Future Shorts), Christine
Bardsley (British Council), Brian Gordon (Northern Lights
Film Festival)
3pm
- 3:45pm - Short Film Distribution Case Study -
a local filmmaker takes us through the journey they
took, distributing and exhibiting their film.
15
MINUTE BREAK tea and coffee provided
4pm
- 5pm Part Two: The Future is Now
The second half of this event will look at how and when
a filmmaker should put their film online and explore:
· what opportunities exist for digital distribution
through internet and VOD
· where short film exhibition is headed in this
digital age including what avenues are open to short
filmmakers to generate revenue
· how to use the internet to develop and source
an audience for your project.
Speakers: Chris Tidman (Shorts International),
Digby Lewis (Daily Motion)
5-
6pm Networking Drinks - all ticket holders are invited
to join the panellists and representatives of BAFTA,
Shooting People and Northern Film and Media for an informal
drink.
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17TH FEBRUARY 2009 6:30 PM
SHORTS! NIGHT AT THE ACADEMY, BEVERLY HILLS, CA
Attending:
Carter Pilcher
CEO
Shorts International Ltd
Linda O. Olszewski
Co-Head Global Acquisitions
Shorts International Ltd
Chris Tidman
Co-Head Global Acquisitions
Shorts International Ltd
http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2009/shorts.html
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5-15TH FEBRUARY 2009
BERLINALE (Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin)
Attending:
Jan Naszewski
Acquisitions
Central and Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
(+447950400636)
Ingwer Soerensen
Country Manager G/S/A
(Available
for German speaking countries will be present at the
festival)
www.berlinale.de
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3RD
FEBRUARY 2009
MEDIA
SUMMIT - MEDIA AS GLOBAL DIPLOMAT, WASHINGTON, DC
Attending:
Linda O. Olszewski
Co-Head
Global Acquisitions
Shorts International Ltd
4MEDIA AS GLOBAL DIPLOMAT
Moderated
by Ted Koppel AT THE NEWSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Knight
Conference Center
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CHALLENGE:
We are in a disruptive period in media, the result of
an explosion in digital distribution, social networking,
and user generated content. And with disruption comes
opportunity. This summit, moderated by Ted Koppel and
entitled Media as Global Diplomat, is a forum to ask
key public and private sector leaders how the United
States can best use media to reinvigorate its public
diplomacy strategy and international influence in order
to strengthen efforts to build a more peaceful world.
Download
full details (PDF)
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30TH JANUARY 2009
ANNIE AWARDS, LOS ANGELES, CA
Attending:
Linda O. Olszewski
Co-Head Global Acquisitions
Shorts International Ltd
www.annieawards.org
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15TH
- 25TH JANUARY 2009
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Attending:
Linda O. Olszewski
Co-Head Global Acquisitions
Shorts International Ltd
Carter Pilcher
CEO
Shorts International Ltd
Contact:
1.323.216.6460
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15TH
- 23RD NOVEMBER 2008
THE FIFTH SALFORD FILM FESTIVAL
Since
its inception in 2003, Salford has been a festival
with a strong regional voice, rooted deep in
the local community. Offering a heady mix of
British 'kitchen sink' classics, international
cinema with a local connection, and premieres
of new work filmed in and around the region,
the Festival is dedicated to promoting and raising
the profile of Salford as an area of creative
excellence in filmmaking, and as a breeding-ground
for some of the world's great talent, past,
present and to come. This is a festival for
the people of Salford, by the people of Salford,
starring the people of Salford.
But
don't ever call us parochial. We pride ourselves
on the platform we offer local work, but, as
befits a city which once boasted the third-largest
port in Britain, and will soon be the home of
mediacity:uk, we will also be playing host to
international guests and film screenings. Our
focus may be local, but the view is widescreen.
ShortsTV screening to be held at the Salford
Film Festival on 19th November featuring:
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The
Pro: (14:00)
Director: Toby Leslie & Hugo Currie
Cast: Richard Coyle, Mark
Heap, Andrew Lincoln
Synopsis: A spoof self-help video
following the misadventures of Surrey golf pro
Tony Kirby.
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The
Mantis Parable: (8:00)
Director: Josh Staub
Animation
Synopsis: The Mantis Parable
is the charming tale of a humble caterpillar
trapped in a bug collector's jar and in need
of a helping hand.
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Love
Letter: (10:00)
Director: Richard Fenwick
Cast: Daniel Appleby,
Jaime Winstone, Andy Mack, Nicola Blackwell
Synopsis: Craig - a teenage loner
- agonising over the wording of a love letter
to a girl called Tracey. We meet Craig in the
small hours as he sits in a car in the middle
of a desolate car park, alone.
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Come
Here Today: (12:00)
Director: Simon Aboud
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Felicity
Gilbert, John McArdle, Rita Tushingam
Synopsis: Alex takes on a poignant journey
that examines his relationships with lover,
brother and mother on his way to an emotional
reconciliation with his father. Alex's take
on life is surprisingly crystal clear for a
man who has lived life to the full.
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Tube
Poker: (15:00)
Director: Simon Levene
Cast: David Bonnick Jr.,
Jay Brown, Sarah de Freitas, Dominic Dew, Paul
Lavers, Joe Sims, Annie Thatcher, George Tomek
Synopsis: Ever
sat on an underground train and felt you were
being watched? You might have been an unsuspecting
participant in a game of Tube Poker, the gambling
phenomenon that is sweeping the globe.
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Victoria
Para Chino: (13:43)
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Cast: Oliver Cruzdaza,
Domingo Jose Cruz Delgado, Aldo de Anda, Fariz
Elbahara, William McClintark, Alma Morales
Synopsis: In May 2003 a refrigerated
truck carrying more than 80 undocumented immigrants
from the Mexican border drove into the heartland
of Texas with horrifying results.
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WISH:
(7:48)
Director: Matt Day
Cast: Imogen Poots, Scarlett
Patterson, Christian Cooke, Jack Bence
Synopsis: Jane
and Sarah are best friends; the type of friendship
only teenage girls can have. Malcolm and Derrick
are the coolest boys in school and tonight they're
coming over. But the girls have a game to play
and now all the boys can do is make a wish and
see. Inspired by true events.
Total
Duration: 80:31
www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk
http://www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk/whatson/shortstv
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19TH
NOVEMBER 2008 7:30
PM - 10:30 PM
SANTA MONICA’S AERO THEATRE
American Cinematheque Film Festival Seminar SeriesJoin
us for the first edition of American Cinematheque's
Short Film Talk Show. We will unravel the overwhelming
and complex world that today's short filmmakers
must deal with to advance the success of their
films.
We
have revamped, gussied up and restructured our
popular Complete Guide To The Short Film and
turned it into a talk show complete with special
guests who are ready to deliver all the information
and insider talk directly to you!
*
Obtain information on Short Film Distribution,
Short Film Grants, Short Film Writing Labs
* Pitch your short film to our short film industry
professionals and they will strategize a film
festival plan for you on the spot
* Learn the difference between a Sundance short,
a Cannes short and a Short Film Festival short?
* What is the design of the internet short?
* What does the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences
look for in a short film?
* What is the definition of the most desirable
form of short for a short film distributor?
* What is a short film festival programmer?
* What about those 1000's of Internet sites
available to you to post your film, some of
which are willing to pay to license it?
* What about the advantages of showing your
film on your own web site or your favorite social
networking site (Facebook, MySpace etc...)?
Guests include:
Kim Adelman, Author, The Ultimate Filmmaker
Guide To Short Films
Kimberley Browning, Executive Director, Hollywood
Shorts
Andrew Crane, Short Film Programmer, American
Cinematheque
Elizabeth Leidt, Acquisitions
Manager, Shorts International
Linda Olszewski, Acquisitions,
Shorts International
Amanda Sweikow, Executive Director, Filmmakers
Alliance
Saskia Wilson-Brown, Manager, VC2 Outreach
Hosted
by Independent Film Consultant Thomas Ethan
Harris.
The
Aero, Max Palevsky Theatre
1328 Montana Avenue (at 14th Street)
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Contact:
323.692.3431
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19TH
- 23RD NOVEMBER 2008
ANIMATED DREAMS, BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
12th Black Nights Film Festival, Tallin,
Estonia
JAN NASZEWSKI, Acquisitions Executive,
Eastern Europe and Scandinavia will be present
at the festival. Contact number +48600173205.
www.poff.ee
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20TH
- 30TH OCTOBER 2008
SHORT FILMS AT THE 52ND BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
This week and next, the London Film Festival
has some fantastic short film programmes; 3
curated by our very own Simon Young who
(will be in attendance).
All
films are UK Premieres.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/films/shortcutsanimation
Highlights
include the Buzzcocks-inspired "Love
You More" by the artist Sam Taylor-Wood,
the festival hit from Australia about love and
zombies "I Love Sarah Jane"
and "Kingsland #1 Dreamer"
by the acclaimed screenwriter Tony Grisoni.
Head
down to the BFI Southbank and check them out.
Standby tickets are usually available for all
screenings.
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10TH
- 19TH OCTOBER 2008
WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL 08
24th Warsaw Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland
JAN NASZEWSKI, Acquisitions Executive,
Eastern Europe and Scandinavia will be present
at the festival. Contact number +48600173205.
www.wff.pl
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12TH
- 19TH OCTOBER 2008
CORK FILM FESTIVAL
53rd Corona Cork Film Festival
Juror: VANESSA CAPURSO, Director
of French & Italian Acquisitions at
Shorts International,
and
Head of Acquisitions at ShortsTV France
(a division of Shorts International) attending
from 13 to 17th October.
www.corkfilmfest.org
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15TH
- 19TH OCTOBER 2008
CENTEAST, International Market &
Professional Meetings Warsaw, Poland
JAN NASZEWSKI, Acquisitions Executive,
Eastern Europe and Scandinavia will be present
at the market. Contact number +48600173205.
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26TH SEPTEMBER –
1ST OCTOBER 2008
NORDISK
PANORAMA 08 – 5 Cities Film Festival
19th Documentary and short film festival Malmo,
Sweden
International Juror – LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI,
Co-Head Global Acquisitions
www.nordiskpanorama.com
29TH
SEPTEMBER 2008
FILMKONTAKT NORD welcomes you to:
International Market Talks & Professional
Meetings
Spotlight
Shorts International
Time:
5PM-6PM (17.00-18.00)
Meet
one of the key players in the short film market.
As co-head of global acquisitions at Shorts International,
Linda Olszewski acquires and leads SHORTS on iTunes
USA, UK & Canada, and acquires films for ShortsTV,
BT-VISION, JOOST & global television, new
media and airline clients. Learn what kind of
films she's looking for and how iTunes and ShortsTV
compare with other media in revenue and visibility.
Speakers:
Linda Olszewski, Co-Head of Global Acquisitions,
Shorts International.
14TH SEPTEMBER 2008
BAFTA and Shooting People
Short Sighted!
Get Your Short Film Seen by the people who matter
David Lean Room
at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London W1V
09:30
- 10:00 Registration and Coffee
10:00
- 10:15 Welcome/Intro
10:15
- 11:15 Film Festivals:
Festivals are the cornerstone of short film exhibition.
Plan your approach to get the most from your Festival
run and lay a solid foundation for the rest of
your distribution strategy.
SPEAKERS: Christine Balderson (British Council),
Philip Ilson (London Film Festival, London Short
Film Festival), Cosgrove (Encounters)
Chair: Tricia Tuttle (BAFTA)
10
minute BREAK
11:30
- 12:30 CAST STUDY ONE:
Tinge Krisnan (Shadowscan TBC)
Chair: Liz Harkman (Encounters, Managing Director)
12:30
- 13:30 Networking Lunch
13:30
- 14:30 Sales Agents and Traditional Platforms:
This
session will examine the past and present TV,
Theatrical and DVD landscape to look at key players,
current buyers and future trends.
SPEAKERS: Chris Tidman (Shorts International),
Cath LeCouteur (Best v Best), Independent Cinema
Office
Chair: Tricia Tuttle (BAFTA)
14:30
- 15:30 New Distribution Channels:
We'll look at how VOD, the internet, Personal
Video have revolutionised access to short films
online, and allowed filmmakers to reach a wider
audience than ever.
SPEAKERS: Matthew Snead (BT Vision), Katherine
Simpson (Current TV), Vivi Mellegard (Bablegum),
Digby Lewis (Daily Motion)
Chair James Mullighan, Shooting People
10
minute BREAK
15:45
- 16:30 Legal Surgery
This session will help give you a basic understanding
of key contractual terms and answer common legal
questions on short film contracts
SPEAKER: Christine Gasberg
16:30
- 17:15 CASE STUDY TWO:
James Fabricant from Myspace + Goodbye Cruel World
with Maggie Ellis
1715:
- 18:15 Future Trends and Revenue
W ith most new platforms delivering short films
for free to the user, how might these new channels
generate revenue in the near future (embedded
advertising, sponsorship, blanket subscription
fees)
SPEAKERS: Laura Madonald (Filmaka), Jamie Dolling
(YouTube UK)
Jeremy Boxer (Cinelan)
18:15
- 19:30 Networking Drinks
20TH SEPTEMBER
2008
BUSINESS OF FILM CONFERENCE 2008
Rice University Media Center (Houston, TX)
ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF FILM CONFERENCE
Southwest
Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) and Texas Accountants
and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) present the Business
of Film Conference 2008, a day-long event focusing
on the business of making movies. This information-packed
conference features panels and discussions with
professionals from the film, legal and financial
worlds that address a wide range of topics, including
budgeting for film, funding resources, music rights,
distribution and much more!
CONFIRMED
SPEAKERS/PANELISTS:
James Barham (Documentary Filmmaker, For the Sake
of the Song)
Greg Carter (Producer/Director, Ressurection:
The J.R. Richard Story)
Barry Coffing (Musician/Music Supervisor - musicsupervisor.com)
Don Gillespie (Production Accountant, Tree of
Life)
Roanna Gillespie (Musician/Music Supervisor -
WOW Sounds)
Deena Kalai (Entertainment Attorney)
Linda Olszewski (Co-Head of Global Acquisitions
for Shorts International)
Clark Richards (Attorney, Texas Motion Picture
Alliance Board Member)
Danae Ringelman (Founder and CFO, IndieGoGo.com)
Al Staehely (Entertainment Attorney)
Jake Starkey (Producer/Director, www.mediariotpro.com)
Scott Szabo (Songwriter/Composer for Film &
TV, Szabo Sound & Music)
Nguyen "Wyn" Tran (Sales Agent &
Executive Director, The Institution)
Tom Vaughan (Producer/Writer, Unstoppable)
More
panelists/speakers to be announced soon!
2008
BUSINESS OF FILM SCHEDULE:
9:00
am - Politics & Film: The Importance of
Media Advocacy
(Keynote Speaker: Clark Richards,TXMPA Board
Member)
9:30 am - Show Me the Money! Funding Your
Film
10:30 am - Copyright & Licensing for
Film
11:30 am - Music Rights and Wrongs!
12:30 pm - Let's Do Lunch!
1:30 pm - Break Out Session I:
Producing Original Content for the Web
Pitching Like A Pro: Selling Your Story to Hollywood
Ask An Attorney
2:30
pm - Break Out Session II:
IndieGoGo.com Demonstration
Creating Buzz: Marketing the Indie Film
Ask An Attorney
3:30 pm - Budgeting: Common Mistakes That
Will Cost Your Production
4:30 pm - Distribution In the New Media
Era
5:30 pm - Networking Reception
2ND-5TH SEPTEMBER 2008
Venice Circuito Off Short Film Festival
VANESSA
CAPURSO - Director of French & Italian
Acquisitions attending from Tuesday 2nd September
to Friday 5th September.
Acquisitions on panel Wednesday 3rd September.
21-27TH AUGUST 2008
Palm Springs Shortsfest
Attending festival:
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI - Co-Head Global Acquisitions
CHRIS
TIDMAN - Co-Head Global Acquisitions
SUSAN PETERSEN - Head of Sales
VANESSA CAPURSO - Director of French &
Italian Acquisitions
ELIZABETH LEIDT - Acquisitions Manager
http://www.psfilmfest.org
One-on-Ones:
Date: FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST
Location: Hilton Hotel, Oasis 2 Room
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Chris Tidman,
ShortsTV
One-on-Ones:
Date: SUNDAY 24TH AUGUST
Time: 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Hilton Hotel, Oasis 2 Room
11:30 – 3:00 A: Hung Nguyen, Producer
11:30 – 1:00 B: Phil Stuart, CurrentTV
1:00 – 3:00 A: Marc Bechar, RPM International
1:00 – 3:00 B: Peter Ignacio, AtomFilms
3:00 – 5:00 A: Orly Ravid, Senator / Autobahn
- US
3:00 – 5:00 B: Linda O. Olszewski, Shorts
International
Book
Discussion and Signing: Swimming Upstream: A
Lifesaving Guide to Short Film Distribution
Date: FRIDAY
22ND AUGUST
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Hilton Hotel, Palm Canyon Room
Brimming
over with the collective wit, wisdom, and insights
of the most important players in the world of
short films, Sharon Badal's book ”Swimming
Upstream” tells you everything you need to
know about the making and marketing of short films,
from original concept to international sales.
Ms. Badal will invite several of her collaborators
(Linda O. Olszewski, Shorts International –
“Taking the Brake Lights off your Film”
to join her for this extremely rare gathering
and discussion. A book signing will immediately
follow.
14TH JULY 2008
Judging Newcomer Award
(Soho
Rushes Short Film Festival 2008)
SIMON YOUNG - Head
of Acquisitions UK attending festival
15TH JULY 2008
'Upshot' Panel on Short Film Funding at the BFI
CHRIS TIDMAN - Co-Head
Global Acquisitions attending festival
18TH – 27TH JULY
2008
EXPRESION EN CORTO Film Festival
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI – Co-Head
Global Acquisitions attending festival
http://www.expresionencorto.com/web/
5TH - 10TH JULY 2008
CURTAS VILA DO CONDE
International Film Festival
SIMON YOUNG -
Head of Acquisitions UK - Attending 7th
- 10th July 2008
Curtas
Vila do Conde
International Film Festival
Auditório Municipal, Praça da República
4480-715 Vila do Conde, Portugal
guests@curtas.pt
www.curtas.pt
9TH JULY 2008
Judging Kodak Short Film
Competition
(part
of Soho Rushes Short Film Festival 2008)
CHRIS TIDMAN
- Co-Head Global Acquisitions attending festival
25TH - 29TH JUNE 2008
LOS
ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI – Co-Head Global
Acquisitions attending festival.
http://www.lagreekfilmfestival.org/
24TH - 28TH JUNE 2008
23 FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL
DE CINE CINEMA JOVE
Valencia
VANESSA CAPURSO
- Head of Acquisitions France
and Italy
19TH - 29TH JUNE 2008
LOS
ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI
–
Co-Head Global Acquisitions attending festival
and participating in Panel.
Tech Talk: Everyone’s Famous for 15 Seconds
and Kodak speed meetings
21TH JUNE:
PANEL - Tech Talk: Everyone’s Famous for
15 Seconds, Festival Gallery, Westwood Blvd in
Westwood Village, Los Angeles, CA
26TH JUNE :
Kodak Speed Meetings with Filmmakers.
http://www.lafilmfest.com
9TH - 14TH JUNE 2008
ANNECY: INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
& MARKET
Acquisitions
team members CHRIS TIDMAN & VANESSA CAPURSO
attending.
http://www.annecy.org/home/index.php?Page_ID=10
13TH
JUNE FRIDAY 2008 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
WHO
BUYS WHAT– THE MEGA PANEL
Our annual speed-dating-meets-daytime-gameshow-with-a-small-touch-of-stock-trader-zeal
showcase hits the floor running with a panel of
Canadian and international buyers ready to tell
you exactly what they’re looking for when
acquiring shorts. This is where we get to the
nitty-gritty of who is buying what, for how much,
and what kind of rights they want to secure. All
the buyers attending the Festival will be in attendance.
Moderator:
Sue Biely, Symposium Producer
Panelists:
Aubie Greenberg, Astral Television Networks
Hans Spielthenner, ohm:tv
Holly Stoddart, Movie Central, Corus Entertainment
Jack Ofield, The Short List
Jamie White, Colorado Film Foundation
Justin Rebelo, Super Channel
Linda Olszewski, Shorts International
Mary Lampe, Southwest Alternate Media Project
Peter Ignacio, AtomFilms
Sharon Stevens, Bite TV
Sarah Fowlie, The Comedy Network
Shane Smith, Movieola
Tory Jennings, CanWest Media
12TH
JUNE THURSDAY 2008 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
DISTRIBUTION
101
Always a favourite session, Distribution 101 gets
your films off the shelf and into the world. Meet
a panel of domestic and foreign distributors who
are all looking for great content to sell! Topics
covered will include E&O insurance, clearances,
release strategies, packaging, promotion, and
how to get your film into the hands of people
that count.
Moderator:
Anneli Ekborn, Production Manager, CFC
Panelists:
Catherine Thériault, Travelling Distribution
Christian Gesell, interfilm Berlin
Derry O’Brien, Network Ireland Television
Susan Petersen, Shorts International
Stephanie Despierres, OUAT Media
Fred Joubaud, Premium Films
Millán Vázquez, Freak Short Film
Agency
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TORONTO
WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS
INTI-MEETS
An Inti-Meet is an hour-long, small room discussion
featuring one industry professional and a maximum
of 20 participants. Inti-Meets provide participants
with an intimate look at the industry through
a candid discussion with an experienced insider
of the biz. Register early! These sessions are
bound to sell out.
Tickets for Inti-Meets are $10 per individual
session.
11TH
JUNE WEDNESDAY 2008 10:30 AM
LINDA
OLSZEWSKI, SHORTS INTERNATIONAL
Linda
Olszewski (Shorts International: London, Paris,
Munich, NY, LA)
As Co-Head of Global Acquisitions & Podcasts
for Shorts International, Linda heads up initiatives
such as acquiring films for iTUNES USA & UK,
BT-Vision, Joost, and Shorts TV. In her Inti-Meet
Linda will discuss what kinds of films she’s
looking for and how iTunes and Shorts TV compare
with other media platforms in revenue and visibility.
At international festivals she scouts for cinematic
gems in all genres, produces podcasts for SHORTS
TV and serves on juries and panels
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10TH - 15TH JUNE 2008
WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS
7TH
JUNE 2008
STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS
Acquisitions team members LINDA OLSZEWSKI &
ELIZABETH LEIDT attending.
http://www.oscars.org/saa/2008/index.html
4TH - 9TH JUNE 2008
HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
CHRIS TIDMAN, Co-head of Global Acquisitions
& INGWER SOERENSEN Country Manager G/S/A
Germany.
http://www.shortfilm.com/index.php?id=ikffentry&L=1
30TH
MAY - 5TH JUNE 2008
KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL
CHRIS
TIDMAN, Co-head of Global Acquisitions attending.
http://www.kff.com.pl/festiwal_en.php3
16TH - 27TH MAY 2008
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL ANDCANNES SHORT FILM CORNER
Acquisitions
team members attending are Chris Tidman, Simon
Young & Vanessa Capurso along with Shorts
TV’s Managing Director, Julien Hossein
http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html
1ST- 6TH
MAY 2008
OBERHAUSEN - 54TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Chris Tidman, Co-Head Global Acquisitions
24TH - 5TH MAY 2008
FESTIVAL DU COURT METRAGE DEBRUXELLES
Vanessa Capurso – Shorts TV France
Acquisitions
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23RD APRIL TO 4TH MAY 2008
THE
2008 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
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24TH
APRIL 2008 11:00 AM
INDIAN
FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES (April 22-27, 2008)
One on One sessions with Linda O. Olszewski / Global
Acquisitions - SHORTS INTERNATIONAL
ArcLight Cinemas
Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth
Leidt, Acquisitions Manager
16TH - 21ST APRIL 2008
KC JUBILEE FILM FESTIVAL - Juror
Kansas City, MO
3RD
APRIL 2008 3:00PM
ASPEN
SHORTSFEST - ASPEN, COLORADO
How
to get Your Short Film on iTunes & ShortsTV with
Linda O. Olszewski / Global Acquisitions
Festival Lounge.
16TH MARCH 2008 4:30PM
29th COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARD
11TH
MARCH 2008 11:00AM -12:00PM
SXSW
FILM FESTIVAL
We
Like Short Shorts
Room 15
Is
it the Golden Age of Short Film? People keep saying
it is, but I doubt
many filmmakers have felt the gold yet. Some short films
are bringing in
more money than most award winning documentary's are
being sold for. Find
out what is the best way to capitalize on these new
potential revenue
streams as Filmmakers and industry experts discuss if
this will really
finally elevate/free shorts to become an art form and
not just a stepping
stone to features.
Moderator: Nicole Barnette Dir, Fourteen
Jigar Mehta Video Journalist, The New York Times
Nathan Zellner Goliath
Brent Hoff Exec Producer, Wholphin DVD
Nicole Barnette Dir, Fourteen
Brian Chirls chirls.com
Linda Olszewski, Acquisitions, Shorts International
26TH
FEBRUARY 2008 7:30PM
SHORTS INTERNATIONAL TEAM ON THE ROAD!
The
American Cinematheque Short Film Seminar, BIG WORLD
FOR LITTLE MOVIES:
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE SHORT FILM will be presented
at:
THE
AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE'S AERO THEATRE
1328 MONTANA AVENUE
SANTA MONICA, CA 90403 (at 14th Street)
There is plenty of free, unlimited parking on Montana
AFTER 6pm and on side streets AFTER 7pm.
Read posted signs for restrictions.
SEMINAR
OVERVIEW
BIG WORLD FOR LITTLE MOVIES: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE
SHORT FILM
February 26, 2008
7:30pm
Aero Theatre
Whether the recent renewed vitality of the short film
is in part based on the rise of consumer "pod casts",
the content crazed appetite of the internet or the appearance
of the world's first short film television network,
there's no denying it's a BIG world out there for "little
movies." Uncover a wealth of information on short
filmmaking trends, current channels of distribution
and the future of short film exposure from the leaders
of North America¹s major short film distribution
companies. The world of the short film is changing quickly.
In fact, not since the ".com era" of the 1990s,
have we seen such rethinking of how the short film figures
into overall landscape of the entertainment industry.
Today there are literally thousands more film festivals
for you to consider as you move your short film out
to festival audiences. Today, besides cable television
play to help your film find an even larger audience
as well as to help extend your short film's place in
the world, you have to contend with the options of Video-On-Demand,
DVD collections, pod casts, airline broadcast and the
prospects of a 24-hour a day Short Film cable television
network that reaches an estimated 9 million people.
But don't stop there! What about those 1000s of internet
sites available to you to post your film on, some of
which are willing to pay to license your film? And what
about the advantages of showing your film on your own
web site or your favorite social networking site (FACEBOOK,
MYSPACE etc) to help people discover you and advance
your career? Now consider this: With the incredible
expansion of the methods of distribution and exhibition
open to your short film, there has EVEN been a revolution
in the very definition of what artistically comprises
a short film.
What is a "festival" short? What is the difference
between a Sundance short, a Cannes short and a Short
Film Festival short? What is the design of "internet"
short? What does the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences
look for in a short film?. What is the definition of
the most desirable form of short for a short film distributor?
For our February seminar, BIG WORLD FOR LITTLE MOVIES:
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE SHORT FILM, we turn our total
attention to unraveling the whole, overwhelming and
complex world that today's short filmmaker must deal
with to take good care of their work.
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE SHORT FILM begins with a focus
on issues surrounding film festivals, film festival
release strategies for short films, a list of the World's
Best Short Film Festivals
(and some not very good ones!) and establishing some
definitions for the various forms or identities the
short film embodies today. Respected Film Consultant
and former Director Of Programming of both the LA Film
Festival and the Palm Springs International Festival
of Short Films, Thomas Ethan Harris will lend his expert
advice and creative approach to helping you make the
right choices for your film's festival debut, as well
as offer insider tips on how to extend your film's play
in the film festival world.
The second part of our evening's seminar will be dedicated
to an in depth discussion of SHORT FILM DISTRIBUTION
AND EXHIBITION with leaders of the major short film
distribution and internet companies. Not only will we
open the door to a greater understanding of overall
design of the content favored by distributors, but we
will examine rights and clearances issues AND help to
sort out the various individual approaches to short
film distribution that our panelists' companies take
so that you can more clearly identify the right distributor
for your short film.
Confirmed Panelists Include:
Carol Crowe, President, APOLLO CINEMA
Linda Olszewski, Acquisitions, Shorts International
Ric Stewart, Vice President of Marketing, MINI MOVIE
CHANNEL
David Russell, President, BIG FILM SHORTS
Saskia Wilson-Brown, Manager of VC2 Content, CURRENT
TV
Moderated By Thomas Ethan Harris
19TH FEBRUARY 2008 7:00PM
SHORTS!
NIGHT AT THE ACADEMY
Samuel
Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
For
more information:
(http://www.oscars.org/events/shorts/index.html)
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