After Cannes

Following the success of our previous TFL Production Award 2008 film AGUA FRIA DE MAR by Paz Fabrega, which won a Tiger award at the Rotterdam Film Festival in January 2010, we are delighted to announce that, in addition to widespread international acclaim among film critics, audiences and the film industry present in Cannes,LE QUATTRO VOLTE (TFL Production Award 2008) by Italian director Michelangelo Frammartino has won the Europa Cinemas Label for Best European Film in the Directors Fortnight.

LE QUATTRO VOLTE will  receive the support of the Europa Cinemas exhibitors who commit themselves to extend the length of its run on screen and additional promotion across the Network.

The jury explains the motivations: "Never didactic or sentimental, the director takes creative risks and manages to pull them off. At a time when original film-making is so threatened, we feel it is entirely appropriate to award and to offer European audiences the opportunity of enjoying such a life-affirming view of a remote corner of our continent".

The film will be distributed in Italy by Luce from May 28th, and to date has already signed on international distribution by New Wave in the U.K., Megacom in ex-Yugoslavia, the Filmmuseum in the Netherlands, Lumiere in Belgium, Atalanta Films in Portugal, Silmware in Taiwan, and IRIB Media Group in Iran.

And also the Palm Dog award, a Special Jury award, was given to Vuk, the goatherd's dog in LE QUATTRO VOLTE.

KHORRAMSHAHR by Iranian writer-director Massoud Bakhshi has won in l'Atelier du Festival de Cannes 2010 the International Relation ARTE Prize. Massoud developed KHORRAMSHAHR at the TFL Training Programme 2009 and won a Development Award at the Meeting Event in November, which has allowed him to continue to work on his project at TFL Development Programme 2010. 

EP2C – A one-week Post-Production Management training programme

Deadline for applications: 20 June 2010

The EP2C (European Post Production Connection) is an initiative of Belgian production company Entre Chien et Loup, with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Wallimage Entreprises and in partnership with the TorinoFilmLab.

The post-production stage of the filmmaking process is becoming ever more challenging due to constantly changing technology and the fact that coproduction requirements often split up the post-production process between several countries.

EP2C (European Post Production Connection) will explore, with the participant producers, the process of effective coproduction, budget constrains and artistic ambitions of a film from the post-production point of view.
This training programme offers in-depth knowledge of image and sound workflows and technical possibilities, post-production management methods, and connections with industry partners.

Participants will be tutored by two experienced European producers, Diana Elbaum (Belgian company Entre Chien et Loup – 2009 European Co-production Prize Eurimages) and Bettina Brokemper (German company Heimatfilm – 2008 European Co-production Prize Eurimages). They will accompany the participants throughout the whole training course, and will be available after the workshop to continue an online follow-up of your projects and provide advice on specific questions.

In addition to them, and the expertise of several trainers, participants will also be followed by two well-recognized postproduction supervisors, Dutch Michel Schöpping (Sound postproduction consultant) and French Christina Crassaris (Post production Supervisor)

Workshop dates : 1st to 6th of October 2010

Location : Belgium

Application deadline : 20th of June 2010

Target group : European producers with projects in development, and postproduction supervisors

For further information :
www.ep2c.com
info@ep2c.com

Next TFL event: Training/Script&Pitch workshop in Brignogan

Training/Script&Pitch Workshops 2010 participants, currently working at the first on-line session guided by their tutors, will soon rejoin with them for the second residential workshop, which will be hosted in Brignogan by our partner Le Groupe Ouest, from June 19th to 25th.

Participants will rework the step outline (or treatment or draft, depending on the state of the single projects) of their story under the guidance of the tutors. There will also be pitching in combined groups, and this time it will involve also participants from Le Groupe Ouest training programme.

Save the date!

The third edition of the TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event will take place in Turin, from November 28th to November 30th 2010.