Programme - Film Market Rijeka
PROGRAMME
16 September 2015, Wednesday
11:00 Official opening
The Market will be opened by Hrvoje Hribar (Managing Director, Croatian Audiovisual Centre), Hrvoje Laurenta (President, Croatian Independent Cinemas Network), Slobodanka Mišković (Director, public institution Art Cinema Croatia) and Vojko Obersnel (Mayor, City of Rijeka).
11:30 – 13:00 Roundtable: Digitisation, Cinemas and Distributers in the New Digital Era
What are the positive effects of independent cinema digitisation, what are the common challenges in the time of intense technological development, what is the role of cinema in local communities and how can cinemas become vibrant urban social and cultural hubs? What are possible business strategies and how to use existing good practice examples? How to improve collaboration between distributers and cinemas? How can distributers and independent cinemas build audience for Croatian films together? Are independent cinemas the right place to distribute Croatian films?
With: Hrvoje Hribar (HAVC), Ines Juričić (Blitz), Ivo Šiber (2i Film), Marijana Bošnjak (Kinematografi Osijek), Slobodanka Mišković (Art Cinema Croatia, Rijeka), Hrvoje Laurenta (Cinema Europa, Zagreb)
Moderator: Emina Višnić
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 18:00 Presentation of distribution novelties for the upcoming season (autumn 2015 – autumn 2016)
Croatian distributers are presenting programme-related novelties for the upcoming season. Aiming to achieve as good a collaboration as possible, plan a cinema season and launch film titles, the most important independent cinema partners will present themselves: 2i Film, Blitz, Continental, Discovery, MRTN, Editus / VTI, Restart, Zagreb Film Festival and Mediterranean Film Festival Split.
18:30 – 19:30 One-on-one meetings
20:00 Film programme: The High Sun / pre-release with the creative team
country Croatia
year 2015
running time 123 min
genre drama
directed by Dalibor Matanić
written by Dalibor Matanić
starring Tihana Lazović, Goran Marković, Nives Ivanković
cinematography Marko Brdar
editing Tomislav Pavlic
original score Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
production Kinorama (Croatia), Gustav film (Slovenia), SEE Film Pro (Serbia), with the support of MEDIA Programme and Eurimages
distribution 2i Film
festivals and awards Cannes Film Festival, 2015 – jury award in the Un Certain Regard section / Pula Film festival, 2015 – Large Golden Arena for best film, Golden Arena for directing, Golden Arena for best leading female role (Tihana Lazović), Golden Arena for supporting female role (Nives Ivanković), Golden Arena for best supporting male role (Dado Ćosić), Golden Arena for costume design, Oktavijan (Croatian Film Critics’ Association Award) for best film / Sarajevo Film Festival 2015 –CICAE Award
The High Sun is a film about forbidden love, its fragility and its power. This storyline covers three decades and takes place in two neighbouring villages whose history is burdened by conflict, bigotry and intolerance.
17 September 2015, Thursday
10:00 – 14:00 (break: 12:00 – 12:15) Workshop: Independent Cinema Funding Strategies
Independent cinemas in Croatia are quite different, but bound by a common mission: to screen good and diverse film title to a broadest possible audience. In order to achieve its mission, next to highly motivated staff, their specific expertise, space and technical equipment, cinemas, just like any other cultural organisation, require relatively stable income. Financial sustainability of cinemas can be partly ensured by classic ticket sale, as with so-called commercial cinemas. Therefore, they need to build fundraising strategies from different sources in the broader community. Where to turn and how to approach certain types of donors and sponsors? How to develop, implement and monitor a sustainability plan? How to reach useful information? What are first-hand experiences like? These are some of the subjects this workshop will broach in an attempt to provide answers and contribute in the long run to sustainable development of independent cinemas in Croatia.
With: Hrvoje Laurenta (Cinema Europa, Zagreb), Slobodanka Mišković (Art Cinema Croatia, Rijeka), Josip Nakić Alfirević (Public Open University Koprivnica), Marijana Bošnjak (Kinematografi Osijek)
Moderator: Emina Višnić
14:00 – 15:30 Lunch break
15:30 – 16:30 Lecture: Communication Tango
In order to get to know our audience and establish good and long relationships, it is important to learn how to communicate efficiently. Communication with the audience is like doing the tango – we follow our partner’s lead, listen to their needs, and then we passionately and decisively respond and follow them with our own steps. That is why this lecture will focus on the matters of profiling target audiences, formulating and conveying catchy crucial messages, designing and implementing communication activities and social media communication. The aim is to raise awareness among the participants and familiarise them with easily applicable communication activities and tools for successful communication with the audience.
Speaker: Ana Šimunović
16:30 – 18:30 Workshops:
Audience development, efficient communication and social networks – Ana Šimunović: Communication Steps
As a continuation of the Communication Tango lecture, the aim of this workshop is to train participant in determining target audiences, analysing their needs, designing catchy key messages, selecting communication channels and designing social network activities. Through a series of interactive exercises and good practice examples, the participants will adopt principles of efficient and effective communication with the audience.
Mentor: Ana Šimunović
Public Open Universities – Josip Nakić Alfirević: How Do You Do It?
A large number of independent cinemas comprise precisely the POU cinemas. These institutions play both a cultural and an educational role, and in the last decades they have developed despite the lack of finances. Unclear legislation, harmonisation of the educational and cultural roles, new economic and marketing models, harmonising cinema operations with other cultural activities at the institution – these are just some of the issues all the POUs have in common.
The workshop subject is exchange of the participants’ marketing experiences with an accent on collaboration with schools, kindergartens, associations, businesses, media etc., and its objective is to exchange the participants’ experiences and good practice examples, and to build a common promotion and marketing platform for the organisation and realisation of a film line-up.
Mentor: Josip Nakić Alfirević
19:00 Film programme: Life Is a Trumpet / official pre-release / screening closed to the public
country Croatia
year 2015
running time min
genre comedy / drama
directed by Antonio Nuić
written by Antonio Nuić
starring Bojan Navojec, Iva Babić, Zlatko Vitez
cinematography Radoslav Jovanov
editing Marin Juranić
original score Hrvoje Štefotić
production Propeler film
Boris Burić (35) is a trumpet player in an alternative jazz band. He is supposed to marry Jana Krajač (25), a psychologist. Boro Bura, as his friends call him, comes from a rich family of butchers, and Jana from classic bourgeoisie – her father is a sociology professor and her mother a museum curator. The families get along perfectly, as do the future newlyweds. Zdravko, Bura’s father has taken upon himself to organise the wedding; he wants to marry his son as fits tradition and customs. At the wedding, Zdravko gives Bura and Jana as a gift the amount of money equal to Bura’s share in the family business. Since Bura does not want to be part of the business, Zdravko thought fair to let him spend the money he rightfully inherited by birth as he sees fit…
21:00 Film programme: Dheepan / premiere / screening open to the public
country France
year 2015
running time 109 min
genre drama / crime
directed by Jacques Audiard
written by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré
starring Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby
cinematography Éponine Momenceau
editing Juliette Welfling
music Nicolas Jaar
production Why Not Productions, Page 114, France 2 Cinéma
distribution 2i Film
festivals and awards Cannes Film Festival, 2015 – Palme d’Or
Three people on the same (illegal) trip to Europe with one wish only – to survive. A former soldier, a young woman and a little girl take a break in Paris, pretending they are a family, in order to try a build a future together.
18 September 2015, Friday
10:00 – 14:00 Cinema Network Assembly
14:00 – 15:00 Presentation of Network and HAVC’s joint programmes for the upcoming cinema season
15:00 – 16:00 Lunch break
16:00 Film programme: Sabina K. / screening closed to the public
country Bosnia and Herzegovina / USA
year 2015
running time 125 min
genre drama
directed by Cristóbal Krusen
written by Cristóbal Krusen
starring Alena Džebo, Fedja Štukan, Dragan Mićanović
cinematography Almir Djikoli
editing Juliette Welfling
original score Nicolas Jaar
production Relative Pictures & Messenger Films
festivals and award Cannes Film Festival, 2015 – Palme d’Or
Sabina falls in love with her old friend she has known since the war in Bosnia. They are planning a wedding, but things take a wrong turn… Sabina K. is a story about two loves – the human love, that hinders and flails, and the divine love, that heals and transforms… The film Sabina K. is inspired by a true story that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
18:15 Film programme: Girlhood (Bande de filles) / screening open to the public
country France
year 2014
running time 113 min
genre drama
directed by Céline Sciamma
written by Céline Sciamma
starring Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh
cinematography Crystel Fournier
editing Julien Lacheray
original score Jean-Baptiste de Laubier
production Hold Up Films, Lilies Films, Arte France Cinéma
distribution Zagreb film festival
festivals and awards Cannes Film Festival, 2014 – nomination for Queer Palm / César, 2015 – nominations for best directing, best sound (Pierre André, Daniel Sobrino), best original score (Jean-Baptiste de Laubier), best new talent (Karidja Touré) / Hamburg Film Festival, 2014 – nomination for the critics’ award / LUX Prize, 2014 – nomination for best film / International Cinephile Society Awards, 2015 – ICS Award / London Film Festival, 2014 – nomination for best film / Lumiere Awards, 2015 – nominations for best film, best director and best new talent (Karidja Touré), Philadelphia Film Festival, 2014 – jury special mention / San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2014 – TVE Otra Mirada Award / Stockholm Film Festival, 2014 – Aluminium Horse for best cinematography (Crystel Fournier for Girlhood and These Are the Rules) / Bronze Horse for best film / Women Film Critics Circle Awards, 2014 – WFCC Award
Just like her previous films Water Lilies and Tomboy, French director Céline Sciamma in her new film also portrays young girls going through a complex period of social confusion and identity crisis, confirming her mastery in the coming-of-age genre. The plot follows 16-year-old Marieme, who leaves school and joins a four-member girl gang. Nevertheless, Girlhood avoids all clichés of the usual gang film and paint a gentle and intimate portrait of girls whose strength does not exclude vulnerability, humour and likeability.
20:15 Film programme: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg) / screening open to the public
country France / West Germany
year 1964
running time 91 min
genre drama / musical / romance
directed by Jacques Demy
written by Jacques Demy
starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon
cinematography Jean Rabier
editing Anne-Marie Cotret, Monique Teisseire
original score Michel Legrand
production Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film
in association with French Institute, Croatian Audiovisual Centre and Cinema Network
festivals and awards Cannes, 1964 – Palme d’Or for best film, OCIC Award / Oscar, 1965 – nomination for best foreign language film / Oscar, 1966 – nominations for best screenplay, original score, original song / Golden Globe, 1966 – nomination for best foreign language film / Prix Louis Delluc, 1963 – best film / Grammy, 1966 – nomination for best film and TV music / French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, 1965 – best film at critics’ choice
Seventeen-year-old Geneviève lives with her mother who owns an umbrella shop. She is in love with Guy, a mechanic, who joins the army and leaves her pregnant. Although she is still in love with Guy, she marries a rich jeweller for the child’s sake.