Next Program 2015

next Visit the future of film today 13-24 May V ILLA G E INTERNATIONAL Pavilion 225 (Pantiero-side) Opening hours 9am – 6.30pm

2015

Attendees at NEXT

B3 Biennale of the Moving Image Cues Cineuropa Ecocinema

Connect4ClimateWorld Bank Group

Bidslate Institut Franรงais

FilmDoo

World Premiere Cinema

Innerspace Festival Genius Cross Video Days

Gathr Films

Ulule CNC

Guanajuato International Film Festival

Festival Tous Ecrans

IndiePix

Stage 32

Power to the Pixel

Digital Film Cloud Network

The Festival Agency

Touscoprod

Striim.in

Wallimage IPEDA

HP

What’s Next?

Launched in 2014 and following last year’s success, NEXT returns for a second and vibrant edition.

Brighter and richer, the pavilion welcomes a wide range of innovative start-ups and ground-breaking organizations that are the front runners to new and alternative business models in film. Whether they are focused on storytelling, financing, distribution or marketing, they all share the same taste for adventure.

Times are changing faster than ever and with empowered audiences and the rise of digital technology, it is essential to discuss and debate the new challenges of the industry. In this spirit, NEXT aims to respond to the needs and inquiries of professionals by offering a ‘round-the-clock’ daily program of round-tables, workshops and special sessions.

By giving a voice to the leading thinkers and pushing the boundaries of the film Industry, the Marché du Film is proud to enter this realm of cinema and excited to add value to the Market experience.

It is my pleasure to welcome you in this promising edition.

Jérôme Paillard Executive Director, Marché du Film

Media Partner:

Supported by:

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NEXT MEMBERS

Bidslate

Distribution

BidSlate® is a user-friendly online marketplace, which allows global content distributors to purchase territorial rights directly from Filmmakers, simplifying content rights negotiations and transactions. BidSlate® focuses on high-quality independent content that would potentially remain unsold to foreign markets and thus never be seen by the public.

Contact in Cannes: Roland Rojas, Co-Founder / President: roland@bidslate.com

B3 Biennial of the Moving Image

Festival/TRANSMEDIA

The B3 Biennial of the Moving Image will take place for its second time in Frankfurt, Germany. The main focus of the B3 is to celebrate and invigorate cross-participation across all the artistic disciplines (from film to TV series to video art to cross media and games). We welcome up to 200 artists and experts during 5 days. They will present themselves and their work in around 20 venues. We expect up to 40.000 visitors. B3 Biennial of the Moving Image 2015 Frankfurt am Main, October 7 – 11, 2015. Note! Special Edition 2015: B3 China in Beijing, May 27 - June 22, 2015.

Contact in Cannes: Anna-Katharina Gerson, Festival and Marketing Manager and programmer: gerson@b3biennale.com

Cineuropa

Media Partner

Cineuropa (www.cineuropa.org) is an online information portal that promotes European cinema worldwide. The website is updated daily in four languages and is specially designed for professionals and moviegoers. Cineuropa employs one journalist in each member state of the EU who write for 40.000 readers visiting the website everyday.

Contact in Cannes: Valerio Caruso, Director: caruso@cineuropa.org

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Connect4Climate-World Bank Group

Financing

Connect4Climate is connecting to take on climate change. Launched by the World Bank Group and the Italian Ministry of Environment, Connect4Climate (C4C) is a community with more than 200 partners worldwide including media networks, international organizations, academic institutions, youth groups and the private sector. With over a million individuals participating on Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube, Flickr and other social media channels, C4C interacts with a global audience. connec­t4climate.org –Twitter/Connect4Climate - #Film4Climate Contact in Cannes: Giulia Braga, Communications Officer: gbraga@worldbankgroup.org Session: FILM4CLIMATE, Taking action on climate change! on Tuesday May 19 from Special

4PM to 5PM followed by a cocktail - Next Pavilion

Cross Video Days

Transmedia/market

Held in Paris on June 11 & 12, 2015, Cross Video Days is the Leading European Digital Content Market. Featuring panels, workshops, keynotes and pitching sessions, the event is one of the best places to capture market trends and discover the very finest of the International digital, interactive and multiplatform creation.

Join us to discover, understand and meet digital talents, broadcasters and technological innovations of the AV Digital Industry.

Contact in Cannes: Elie Levasseur, Head of Content Market: elie@mobilevent.com Pitching Session of Transmedia and Cinema Projects on Saturday May 16 from 10AM to 12PM Salle Palais K

CUES

Marketing/distribution Cues is a personalised film discovery app through audiences can access a personalised film trailer feed based on their personal preferences. Audiences have access to a streamlined interface through which they can purchase cinema tickets, trigger on demand screenings or purchase VOD / physical copies through online retailers and video on demand platforms. Cues empowers distributors and exhibitors to form data distribution driven strategies. It connects films with the right audiences, facilitating a better targeted and more efficient approach for film marketing because data beats instincts.

Contact in Cannes: Victoria Thomas, Commercial Director: victoria@thomasforbes.net

Ecocinema

Distribution/New Technologies

ECOCINEMA is an international network of sustainable mobile cinemas, 100% powered by solar energy, performs itinerant tours with free film screenings in cities and towns in different parts of the world, turning public spaces into self-sustainable open-air cinemas. Ecocinema is an alternative distributor that goes beyond the boundaries of the traditional film industry.

Contact in Cannes: Gonzalo Lamela, Executive Director: gonzalo@ecocinema.net

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Festival Genius

New Technologies

Festival Genius offers film festivals a branded website, iPhone application, online and mobile scheduling and ticketing, as well as engagement analytics and data aggregation.

Contact in Cannes: E rica Peek, Consulting/Services: erica.festivalgenius@gmail.com

Festival Tous Ecrans

Festival/transmedia

Showcasing current trends across cinema, television and digital contents, the Geneva International Film Festival/Festival Tous Ecrans is the largest Swiss event committed to the best in contemporary audiovisual creation. A founding member of the Swiss Digital Alliance, it equally offers themed screenings, conferences, and meetings with filmmakers. Its official Features Competition focuses on films which jostle the way in which we perceive narration and grammar. The Geneva International Film Festival also is one of the very first film festivals to welcome a Transmedia Competition.

Contact in Cannes: Emmanuel Cuénod, Artistic and General Director: ec@tous-ecrans.com Session: Beyond Cinema, the Swiss VR and Digital Revolution on Sunday May 17 from Special

4PM to 5PM followed by a cocktail - Next Pavilion

FilmDoo

VOD Platform/distribution ดู doo - (Thai) to watch ; look ; see. FilmDoo is a transaction video-on-demand platform, combining community engagement and curation highlights to help users discover content that is not often widely accessible. It is focussed on helping people to discover and watch great international and independent films. The platform has already launched in the UK and has plans to roll out globally. So many extraordinary films get made, only to rarely get seen. Let’s create a home for these films. Only together can we Doo it.

Contact in Cannes: William Page, Director: wjpage@filmdoo.com

orkshop: VOD, The Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Distribution and how to embrace W them on Thursday May 14 from 2.30PM to 3.30PM - NEXT Pavilion

Gathr Films

Cinema on Demand/distribution

Gathr’s mission is to revolutionize theatrical distribution by giving content owners the tools to directly market and distribute their films, and by enabling movie-goers to crowd-source screenings of films to theaters near them. We’re growing the largest independent film community of movie-goers in the world. We are also a full service film distribution company that assists the marketing and outreach of these screenings, the booking of the theaters (including traditional booking engagements), and the delivery of the film assets for exhibition. Gathr is Theatrical On Demand® Contact in Cannes: Scott Glosserman, CEO: scottg@gathr.us orkshop: Achieving Impact Through Theatrical Screenings on Friday May 15 from 2.30PM to W 3.30PM - NEXT Pavilion

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IndiePix Films

VOD Platform/distribution

IndiePix Films acquires and distributes both domestic and international content for US audiences. Its streaming component, IndiePix Unlimited, is a subscription VOD service that specializes in connecting US cinephiles to multilingual, socially relevant stories from the festival circuit.

Contact in Cannes: Jordan Mattos, Director of Programming and Acquisitions: jordan@indiepix.net

Innerspace

New Technologies /interactive

InnerspaceVR is a software studio focused on creating entertainment content exclusively for Virtual Reality. At InnerspaceVR, we shape the future of interactive storytelling. InnerspaceVR aims to become a leading provider of high quality content in the industry and our company has already worked with major manufacturers such as Oculus and Samsung to make games and narrative experiences. In December 2014, we were part of the launch content for the Samsung Gear VR, the first ‘consumer ready’ mobile headset.

Contact in Cannes: Balthazar Auxietre, Founder and Creative Director: ­bauxietre@gmail.com Demo corner: Experience Virtual Reality. Projects showcased: THE FIFTH SLEEP by Balthazar

Auxietre and D.M.Z MEMORIES OF A NO MAN’S LAND by Hayoun Kwon. Every day - NEXT Pavilion

IPEDA

Distribution/vod platform Founded in 2009, IPEDA is a non-profit association dedicated to helping its members (Film Producers, Distributors, Sales companies, and professional associations) in film distribution and marketing, while being dedicated to the advancement of the European Film Industry in the digital age. IPEDA is dedicated to increasing the cross-border circulation and monetization of content, providing market and research information to all stakeholders of the film industry, and sustaining a healthy development of VoD distribution models to the service of the independent film industry.

Contact in Cannes: Muriel Joly, Finance: muriel.joly@ipeda.eu

Workshop: Digital Distribution of Films: Real and Concrete Business Cases on Tuesday May 19 from 2.30PM to 3.30Pm - NEXT Pavilion

Power to the Pixel

Transmedia/market

Power to the Pixel helps film and media industries adapt to stay relevant to digital and changing audiences. The company specializes in new ways for businesses and creators to produce, finance and distribute stories that engage with audiences across multiple platforms. Services include project advisory, finance and business strategy, project development labs, think tanks and international forums.

Contact in Cannes: Liz Rosenthal, CEO & Founder: liz@powertothepixel.com Special Session: Meet the Financiers of Innovation & Cross Media on Saturday May 16 from 3.30PM to 4.30pm followed by a Cocktail.

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Stage 32

Interactive/marketing

«Stage 32 is LinkedIn meets Lynda for film, TV and theater creatives» -Forbes.

Established in 2011, Stage 32 is the world’s largest social network and educational hub for film, television and theater creatives with over 400,000 members worldwide ranging from film students to Academy Award winners. Stage 32 is the go-to resource for film professionals to expand their global and local networks, find work, secure representation & improve their skills through its exclusive online education.

Contact in Cannes: Amanda Toney, Managing Director: atoney@stage32.com Using Social Media and Crowdsourcing to Build an Audience for Your Film and Further Workshop:

Your Career! on Wednedsay May 20 from 4PM to 5PM Followed by a cocktail - Next Pavilion

Striim.in

VOD Platform/distribution

STRIIM.IN is specialised in film and video streaming technology. Deliver your movie content to all devices by licensing Striim.in Platform ! Create your own TVOD/SVOD, internet-TV or even an online film festival with your company’s own visual looks using our technology. Our customers are movie distributors, production companies and TV-channels. We are currently operating in Europe and Africa. Company founded in Helsinki, Finland, in 2013.

Contact in Cannes: Taina Bonsdorff, Chief Operating Officer Management: taina.bonsdorff@striim.in

The Festival Agency

Festival/distribution

THE FESTIVAL AGENCY (TFA) connects film programmers worldwide (festivals, cultural centers, independent cinémas…) to the largest diversity of films: from independent and award-winning contemporary films to cult classics.

Programmers can select films from prestigious line-ups including Hanway, StudioCanal, Pathe, XYZ, TF1, Altitude and carefully picked independent gems. TFA provides Filmmakerss and sales agents with full consultancy services on international and festival strategies and manages bookings from submissions to logistics and servicing.

Contact in Cannes: Leslie Vuchot, CEO: lv@thefestivalagency.com Workshop: Digital Distribution of Films: Real and Concrete Business Cases on Tuesday May 19 from 2.30PM to 3.30Pm - NEXT Pavilion

Touscoprod

Crowdfunding

Touscoprod is a crowdfunding platform that’s all about audiovisual media. We fund feature films, short films, documentaries, web documentaries, animations and absolutely anything involving video. Six selections in Cannes, two Oscar nominations and one Golden Bear in Berlin, set touscoprod apart in terms of the catalogue’s quality. This critical acclaimed and rewarded films otherwise would never have seen the light of day without the community support offered by touscoprod! Since we launched our site on 20 January 2009, we have collected nearly €4 M which have been used to produce over 400 films.

Contact in Cannes: Sophie Kuno, Director of Partnerships: sophie@touscoprod.com

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Ulule

Crowdfunding Ulule is the n°1 crowdfunding website in Europe to allow creative, innovative and charity projects find funding thanks Internet users’ support. Today, close to 8,200 projects have been successfully financed on Ulule. This represents 29 million euros raised thanks to 677,000 Ulule users present in over 140 countries. Ulule was launched in October 2010 by Alexandre Boucherot (Founder of Fluctuat.net and former Deputy General Manager of Doctissimo) and Thomas Grange (Founder of Ados.fr and former Innovation Manager at Doctissimo).

Contact in Cannes: M athieu Maire du Poset, Deputy Managing Director of Ulule: mathieu@ulule.com

Special Session: Launching a Successful Movie Crowdfunding Campaign & Building a Strong Community on Thursday May 14 from 4PM to 5Pm followed by a cocktail - NEXT Pavilion

Wallimage

Transmedia/financing

Thanks to the ‘Creative Wallonia’ program, Wallimage has created a cross media incentive for the French speaking region of Belgium. Wallimage CrossMedia helps producers to make use of the most innovative digital tools to engage audience across multiple platforms. Wallimage has more recently launched matching funds with international coproduction partners such as Pictanovo (France) and the Canada Media Fund to close the gap between cross media marketing and Transmedia storytelling.

Contact in Cannes: Domenico La Porta, Head of Transmedia: dom@wallimage.be Session: The 3T’s Success Formula of New Media Financing: TransMedia, TransRegional Special

and TransAtlantic! on Friday May 15 from 4PM to 5Pm followed by a cocktail - NEXT Pavilion

WorldPremiereCinema.com

VOD Platform/distribution

WorldPremiereCinema.com is a new online platform dedicated to the film & TV industry. It enables viewers to watch the newest Movies/Documentaries/web shows and Tv shows months or even years before they become available as part of subscription service. All genres and all budgets, independent films and blockbusters, most importantly from every country worldwide. With added exclusive footage, interviews, behind the scenes and many more memorable moments.

Contact in Cannes: Dwight Daniel, CEO & FOUNDER: Dwight@worldpremierecinema.com

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Program OVERVIEW THURSDAY MAY 14

10AM

FRIDAY MAY 15

SATURDAY MAY 16

10:00AM – 12:00PM Palais K Palais des Festivals Level 4

10:00AM – 12:00PM Palais K Palais des Festivals Level 4

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Round table

Pitching Session

In Conversation with Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos

Cinema & Transmedia Pitching Session

Ro Ma Po Cro Pro

2:30PM – 3:30PM NEXT Pavilion

2:30PM – 3:30PM NEXT Pavilion

2:00PM – 3:00PM NEXT Pavilion

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WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP

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VOD: The Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Distribution and how to embrace them

Achieving Impact Through Theatrical Screenings

Securing a Sales Agent or a Distributor: are the numbers in your favor?

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4:00PM – 5:00PM NEXT Pavilion

4:00PM – 5:00PM NEXT Pavilion

3:30PM – 4:30PM NEXT Pavilion

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SPECIAL SESSION

SPECIAL SESSION

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Launching a Successful Movie Crowdfunding Campaign & Building a Strong Community (Feedback & case study on Noob and Night Fare)

The 3T’s Success Formula of New Media Financing: TransMedia, TransRegional and TransAtlantic!

Meet the Financiers of Innovation & Cross-Media

Be the Dig

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2:30pm

3pm

Everyday

4pm

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DEMO CORNER: Experience virtual reality with Innerspace

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SUNDAY MAY 17

MONDAY MAY 18

TUESDAY MAY 19

WEDNESDAY MAY 20

10:00PM – 12:00PM Palais K Palais des Festivals Level 4

10:00PM – 12:00PM Palais K Palais des Festivals Level 4

10:00PM – 12:00PM Palais K Palais des Festivals Level 4

10:00PM – 12:00PM Palais K Palais des Festivals Level 4

Round table Maximize the Potential of Crowdfunding in the Production Process

Round table Opportunities and Angles in the International Digital and VOD landscape

Round table

Round table

Cinema Innovation in the Digital Experience Economy

New Initiatives

by Film Festivals for the Future of Cinema

10am

11am

12pm

2:30PM – 3:30PM NEXT Pavilion

2:30PM – 3:30PM NEXT Pavilion

2:30PM – 3:30PM NEXT Pavilion

2:30PM – 3:30PM NEXT Pavilion

WORKSHOP

French Touch Special Afternoon

WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP

Digital Distribution of Films: Real and Concrete Business Cases

Hacking the Future of Film

VFX for Independent Film and Beyond

Celine Sciamma to Highlight Ideas behind Digital and Transmedia Creation

4:00PM – 5:00PM NEXT Pavilion

4:00PM – 5:00PM NEXT Pavilion

4:00PM – 5:00PM NEXT Pavilion

4:00PM – 5:00PM NEXT Pavilion

SPECIAL SESSION

French Touch Special Afternoon

SPECIAL SESSION

SPECIAL SESSION

FILM4CLIMATE: Taking Action on Climate Change!

Using Social Media and Crowdsourcing to Build an Audience for Your Film and Further Your Career!

Beyond Cinema : the Swiss VR and Digital Revolution

New producers: The French Touch of the Web Creation

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Daily Program

THURSDAY MAY 14 VOD: The Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Distribution and how to embrace them WORKSHOP 2:30pm – 3:30pm > NEXT Pavilion

Presented by

With VOD expected to surpass DVD and Blu-Ray sales within 3 years, are sales agents, distributors and filmmakers ready for the challenges being faced in digital distribution? FilmDoo co-founders William Page and Weerada Sucharitkul will highlight these challenges and provide ways to maximize a film’s online potential to a global audience through community, curation and the use of technology.

Speakers: William Page, Director, FILMDOO - Weerada SUCHARITKUL, Director, FILMDOO

Launching a Successful Movie Crowdfunding Campaign & Building a Strong Community Feedback & Case Study on Noob and Night Fare SPECIAL SESSION 4:00pm – 5:00pm > NEXT Pavilion

Presented by Building your community, creating derived products, widening your audience, testing and targeting your public, mixing different funding tools, etc. Crowdfunding is more than a simple search for funds, it is a powerful tool with much to offer for your movie’s successful outcome.

Thanks to two project creators’ feed-backs learn to build and give life to your very own crowdfunding campaign. In 2013 Noob, an amateur featured film, managed to raise over €680,000 thanks to its campaign. Night Fare, whose campaign was launched on Ulule in 2014, is also proud to see its feature film released in theaters this year after the Cannes Film Festival.

Speakers: Mathieu Maire du Poset, Deputy Managing Director, ULULE - Paul Mignot, Producer, NIGHT FARE - Serge Hayat, Co-founder & President, SOFICAS CINEMAGE – French speaking session – Followed by a cocktail offered by ulule­

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FRIDAY MAY 15 In Conversation with Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos Round table 10am – 12pm > Palais K – Palais des Festivals, Level 4 Now more than ever, Netflix is becoming more involved in the film industry by planning the release of features by the summer of 2015. Ted Sarandos will talk about one of the biggest concerns of the film professionals today that is the growing importance of new distribution models and how it impacts the financing of film production.

Speaker: Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, NETFLIX Opening word: Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate, Festival de Cannes Moderator: Laurent Cotillon, Chief Editor, LE FILM Français

Achieving Impact Through Theatrical Screenings WORKSHOP 2.30pm - 3.30pm > NEXT Pavilion Presented by Since Theatrical On Demand® enables filmmakers to galvanize their audience bases by driving them towards scores of single-screening opportunities where filmmakers are in control of their theatrical spaces, myriad opportunities now exist to ‘eventize’ these theatrical screenings into so much more.

Gathr Founder/CEO, Scott Glosserman, will discuss how to leverage your theatrical screenings into opportunities to elicit discussion, action, donations, corporate sponsorship and community activation so that your feature can truly be the catalyst for change that you intend it to be!

Speaker: Scott Glosserman, CEO, GATHR FILMS

The 3T’s Success Formula of New Media Financing: TransMedia, TransRegional and TransAtlantic!

SPECIAL SESSION 4:00pm – 5:00pm > NEXT Pavilion

Presented by

Following the « Transregional Interactive Experiences » organized with its french partner of Pictanovo, Wallimage has set up a new transmedia matching fund with the Canada Media Fund that recently awarded 3 multi-platforms projects funded under the« TransAtlantic Call for interactive projects » flagship. Have a sneak peek at those collaborative projects between Belgium and Canada unveiled for the first time.

Speakers: Laurent Grumiaux, Gamification Manager on « Urbance », FISHING CACTUS Marc-Henri Wajnberg, Producer of « Kinshasa Now », WAJNBROSSE - Patrick Séverin, Story Architect « Work in Progress », INSTANT PRODUCTION Moderator: Domenico La Porta, Head of Transmedia, WALLIMAGE Followed by a cocktail offered by Wallimage

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SATURDAY MAY 16 Cinema & Transmedia Pitching Session Pitching Session Presented by 10am – 12pm > Palais K – Palais des Festivals, Level 4 5 projects were selected by the team of the Marché du Film of Cannes and Cross Video Days following a call for projects « Cinema and Transmedia » in which 378 projects were presented in total. During this pitch session, Cross Video Days presents innovative, multi-platform and transmedia projects using digital tools to enrich the audience experience. projects: A SONG FOR NOLA by Hasmik Hovhannisyan, DOFUS - BOOK 1: JULITH by Frédéric Puech, GRINGO by Torsten Gauger, METAMORPHOSES by Pierre Cattan, VFC by Charles-Stephane Roy Moderator: Bruno Smadja, Founder, CROSS VIDEO DAYS

Securing a Sales Agent or a Distributor: are the numbers in your favor?

WORKSHOP 2:00pm – 3:00pm > NEXT Pavilion Presented by With over 8,000 films entering the global distribution market this year, and over 200,000 sales agents, distributors and exhibitors scattered across the world, the approach of buying and selling movie rights licenses at physical marketplaces has become a costly and highly inefficient proposition. How can sales agents, distributors and exhibitors find your movie?

Speaker: Alfredo Guilbert, COO, Digital Film Cloud Network

Meet the Financiers of Innovation & Cross-Media SPECIAL SESSION 3.30pm - 4.30pm > NEXT Pavilion

Presented by

As audience behavior transforms, meet the people who are investing in and supporting new ways for film and media organisations to adapt in order to stay relevant. Hear from a wide spectrum of international heads of funds and commissioners who are leading the way in backing new types of entertainment products, audience engagement tools and cross-platform projects.

Speakers will briefly introduce the range of projects they finance and discuss the challenges around backing innovation followed by Q&A and networking cocktail.

SPEAKERS: Caroline Norbury, CEO, CREATIVE ENGLAND - Domenico La Porta, Head of Transmedia, wallimage - Gilles Freissinier, Head of Web Department, ARTE - Lucia Recalde Langaria, Head of MEDIA Unit, CREATIVE EUROPE - Monique Simard, President & CEO, SODEC Moderator: Liz Rosenthal, CEO & Founder, POWER TO THE PIXEL Followed by a cocktail offered by Power of the pixel

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SUNDAY MAY 17 Maximize the Potential of Crowdfunding in the Production Process Round table

supported by 10am – 12pm > Palais K – Palais des Festivals, Level 4 What is the cost of a three star crowdfunding campaign? Is there a recipe for success? Creative economy is becoming more widespread and a new breed of producers who carefully assemble the perfect team to deploy complex strategies and engage backers in more than just a “hand to electronic wallet” action are benefitting. Join crowdfunding practitioners and executives from the most popular platforms as they share tips, answer question or respond to criticism about what used to be known as the new Eldorado of film financing.

Speakers: Colin Brown, Editorial Director, SLATED - Dan Schoenbrun, Film Outreach Lead, KICKSTARTER - Marc Hofstatter, Head of Film, INDIEGOGO - Mathieu Maire du Poset, Deputy Managing Director, ULULE - Sophie Kuno, Director of Partnerships, TOUSCOPROD Moderator: Domenico La Porta, Editor in Chief, CINEUROPA

VFX for Independent Film and Beyond WORKSHOP Presented by

2:30pm –3:30pm > NEXT Pavilion

Visual effects (VFX) is typically associated with high budget Hollywood films, but with technology becoming far more accessible there is a considerable opportunity for independent filmmakers to also take advantage of VFX. In this special panel session, hosted by HP, top international film creatives will discuss how VFX has been successfully used in independent films and explain where the potential lies for the community to make more of this opportunity and available technologies.

Speakers: Will Cohen, CEO/Executive Producer, Milk Visual Effects - Nick Hirschkorn, Producer of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell BBC series and Founder of Feel Films, Adam Dewhirst, Senior 3D artist, The Mill - Rebecca-Louise Leybourne, Motion Capture Technician, The Imaginarium Studios.

Moderator: Helen O’Hara, Journalist, EMPIRE MAGAZINE

Beyond Cinema: the Swiss VR and Digital Revolution SPECIAL SESSION

– With the support of Pro Helvetia –

4.00pm - 5.00pm > NEXT Pavilion

Presented by

Keynote on «Financing innovation: news from the Swiss digital culture funding battleground» followed by a showcase of five Swiss virtual reality and digital projects that challenge the film industry: Sequenced (spatial story for mobile and VR), Ma vie de Courgette (animated film and transmedia project), Late Shift (interactive film for mobile and theaters), MindLeap (brain-powered VR game with integrated motion capture) and Plug & Play (short movie and app) Greetings: Emmanuel Cuénod, Artistic and General Director, FESTIVAL TOUS ECRAN/GENEVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, co-founder, SWISS DIGITAL ALLIANCE Keynote Speech: Sylvie Reinhard, Producer, LIFT CONFERENCE, projectlead Development Fund Engagement Migros, co-founder, SWISS DIGITAL ALLIANCE speakers: Emilie Tappolet, Creative Director and Sylvain Joly, Art Director, apelab, SEQUENCED Max Karli, Producer, Rita Productions and Michael Martin, Technical Director, apelab, Ma vie de courgette - Baptiste Planche, Ceo & Founder, Ctrl Movie, LATE SHIFT - Tej Tadi, Founder & CEO, Aurelien da Campo, Game Developer, Sofia de Pahlen, Creative Director, MindMaze, MINDLEAP Michael Frei, Filmmaker and Mario von Rickenbach, Game Designer, PLUG & PLAY Followed by a cocktail offered by festival tous ecrans

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MONDAY MAY 18 Opportunities and Angles in the International Digital and VOD landscape Round table 10am – 12pm > Palais K – Palais des Festivals, Level 4 Between the global leaders such as Netflix, Google, and Amazon and the proliferation of new and expanding players in VOD – TVOD, SVOD, AVOD - across different screens, business models and windows, what are the opportunities and issues for producers? Who’s out there beyond the Big5?

Wendy Bernfeld, Founder and MD of Rights Stuff, will open the panel with a brief introduction on the current VOD platforms internationally from mainstream to niche, art house and festival films.

Speakers: Dragoslav Zachariev, Secretary General, EUROVOD - Giuliano Cavalli, General Director, ONLINECOLOMBIA.TV - Jacinto Roca, Founder & CEO, WUAKI.TV - William Page, Director, FILMDOO Moderator: Wendy Bernfeld, Managing Director, RIGHTS STUFF

Céline Sciamma to Highlight Ideas Behind Digital and Transmedia Creation French Touch Special Afternoon Presented by 2.30pm - 3.30pm > NEXT Pavilion CNC is proud to showcase some of their latest supported projects and to invite renowned screenwriter and director Céline Sciamma, President of the Commission for New Media, to share her views on transmedia opportunities and on the changing and promising landscape of virtual reality.

Speakers: Céline Sciamma, Screenwriter and Director, President of the Commission for New Media, CNC - Pauline Augrain, Digital Creation Head of Service, CNC - Vincent Leclercq, Audiovisual and Digital Creation Director, CNC – French speaking session –

New producers : The French Touch of the Web Creation French Touch Special Afternoon 4:00pm – 5:00pm > NEXT Pavilion

Presented by

Several producers and experts of french new media will discuss transmedia production and new multi-platform storytelling. They will share their experiences, projects and visions for the future.

Guillaume Duchemin and Claire Leproust will animate the panel and present the report on “The French touch of the web creation” by l’Institut Français and produced by Fablabchannel, the first view of French transmedia producers. speakers: Claire Leproust, Founder & President, FABLABCHANEL - Guillaume Duchemin, Director of Digital Department, INSTITUT FRANCAIS – French speaking session –

Followed by a cocktail offered by cnc & institut français

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TUESDAY MAY 19 Cinema Innovation in the Digital Experience Economy Round table supported by 10am – 12pm > Palais K – Palais des Festivals, Level 4 Cinemas are in the vanguard of innovative approaches to audience development, community building and demand creation. Now fully-digitised and increasingly networked, the best exhibitors are turning the Experience Economy into the engine of growth for the whole film value chain. This session brings together some of the most dynamic exhibitors who demonstrate new ways of renewing audiences for films.

Speakers: Gonzalo Lamela, Executive Director, ECOCINEMA - Ivo Andrle, Acquisition Manager, KINO AERO - Madeleine Probst, Cinema Programme Producer, WATERSHED - Tim League, CEO, DRAFTHOUSE FILMS Moderator: Michael Gubbins, Founder, SAMPOMEDIA

Digital Distribution of Films: Real and Concrete Business Cases WORKSHOP Presented by

2:30pm – 3:30pm > NEXT Pavilion

Since 2009, IPEDA is dedicated to the advancement of the European Film Industry in the digital age.

Its members have been working on concrete operational (hot) topics such as digital distribution, cross border circulation of films, and Day and Date releases. IPEDA is currently taking part in to two actions supported by Creative Europe, Walk This Way (exploitation of more than 30 films on VOD platforms across Europe) and Tide 3 (multi-territorial D&D releases of 4 films).

IPEDA (Independent Pan European Digital Association) invites you to discuss the most recent experiments and business cases in digital distribution.

Speakers: Pierre-Alexandre Labelle, Co-Founder, UNDER THE MILKY WAY - Alexia Krief, Coordinator, TIDE 3 and WALK THIS WAY - Sarah Calderon, CEO, THE FILM AGENCY - Leslie Vuchot, CEO, THE FESTIVAL AGENCY - Daphné Kapfer, Managing Director, EUROPA INTERNATIONAL

FILM4CLIMATE: Taking Action on Climate Change!

SPECIAL SESSION 4:00pm – 5:00pm > NEXT Pavilion

Presented by

In December, 21years of climate change negotiations will conclude in Paris. What can the film industry do to help influence the outcomes and contribute to climate action? Cinema often helps raise awareness on social issues, but film production traditionally consumes vast amounts of energy and resources. There are signs of commitment to reduce environmental impact in the industry and advocate for change through story content. Can we build on this?

Can we join forces in a common ‘Film4Climate’ initiative, establish globally recognized standards and encourage more people to take action on climate?

Speakers: Olivier-René Veillon, Chief Executive Officer, ILE DE FRANCE FILM COMMISSION – Birgit Heidsiek, Publisher & Chief Editor, GREEN FILM SHOOTING – Siebe Dumon, Head of Training and Film Education, FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND – Michael Geidel, Climate Media Factory, GREEN FILM INITIATIVE – Lucia Grenna, Program Manager, CONNECT4CLIMATE – WORLD BANK GROUP Moderator: Ivan Trujillo, Director, GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – This session will welcome directors from the Official Selections – Followed by a cocktail offerEd by connect4climate

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WEDNESDAY MAY 20 New Initiatives by Film Festivals for the Future of Cinema Round table 10am – 12pm > Palais K – Palais des Festivals, Level 4 Film festivals are becoming active players to support the distribution of the films they select. They are being creative in developing new business models to stimulate the audience interest for independent films. This round-table will look into initiatives developed by film festivals to help films reach their potential audience.

Speakers: Johanna Koljonen, Editor of Nostradamus Project, GÖTEBURG FILM FESTIVAL Josef Kullengård, Coordinator, Malmo Arab Film Festival - Jarod Neece, Producer & Senior Programmer, SXSW - Jakub Duszynski, Head of Acquisitions, Gutek Film Moderator: Leslie Vuchot, CEO & Founder, THE FESTIVAL AGENCY

Hacking the Future of Film WORKSHOP 2.30pm - 3.30pm > NEXT Pavilion

In collaboration with:

Guanajuato International Film Festival hosted the first GIFF Hack, inviting creative coders, programmers and engineers to envision the future of filmmaking during a 40-hour hack-a-thon. They will present three of the most outstanding projects: “XP SOUND”, an audiovisual experience that enables the user immersion into the film, emphasizing the sound element through a threedimensional appreciation. “ENTI”, an external content platform which brings virtual reality closer and extends the movie universe around you. “BY FRAMES”, an efficient method of digitizing film memory so that stories can be preserved and told.

Speakers: Kyoko Natalia Takahashi Alatorre, Project Leader, XP SOUND - Hilda María Marmolejo Servín, Cinema Specialist, XP SOUND - José Bedolla García, ENTI Project Manager, BY FRAMES Representative - Irving Didier Conde Franco, Visual Designer, ENTI Moderator: Sarah Hoch, Director & Founder, GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Session opened to Festival badges –

Using Social Media and Crowdsourcing to Build an Audience for Your Film and Further Your Career!

SPECIAL SESSION 4:00pm – 5:00pm > NEXT Pavilion

Presented by

The advent of social media has made it easier than ever for filmmakers to get the word out about their projects. This workshop will focus on how you can best rise above the noise and be seen and heard.

Stage 32 Founder and CEO, Richard “RB” Botto and Managing Director, Amanda Toney, will lead a fireside chat/Q&A session regarding the importance of social media and crowdsourcing in a film producer’s life. They will discuss the ins and outs of crowdsourcing and how you can launch a crowdsourcing campaign as a method of identifying, engaging and moving an audience to help develop, create, market and promote your project. speakers: Richard Botto, Founder & CEO, Stage 32 - Amanda Toney, Managing Director, Stage 32 Followed by a cocktail offered by knm

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MEET THE E X H I B I TO R S Antipode Sales & Distribution, Cat&Docs, Cinephil, Connect4Climate – World Bank Group, CPH:DOX, EDN – European Documentary Network, Eurodoc, IDFA, Rise and Shine World Sales

DOC_MEETS, D O C _ TA L K S & DOC_DRINKS!

WATC H THE DOCS

H Bronx (Paris) www.bronx.fr

A full program to connect the documentary community in Cannes

Discover 250+ international feature documentaries in the digital video library

VISIT US Palais des Festivals Level 01, aisles 19-21 May 13 - 22 From 9am to 6.30pm

NEXT Palais

Venues

Palais K – Palais des Festivals (Level 4) NEXT Pavilion 225 – Village International (Pantiero-side) Contact: Clara Massot, Manager, NEXT cmassot@festival-cannes.fr www.marchedufilm.com Join the race: /marchedufilm — #NEXTCannes Facebook “f ” Logo

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