When: Monday, 14th September, 12:00-13:00 Central European Summer Time (watch your time zone)
Where: ZOOM
Cost: FREE (register here)
The long-awaited fusion of CG animation and film production has finally arrived with the use of game engines being adopted by small and large studios alike. It is opening doors into virtual production, empowering directors and artists to make projects look ever closer to their creative vision by easing their workflow and adding more flexibility to their production process. This session will delve into two best practice examples: the BBC/HBO live-action TV series HIS DARK MATERIALS and Blue Zoo’s distinctive short animation ADA, exploring why and how real-time engines helped them transition from a traditional animation production towards a brave new virtual future of powerful VR and game-creation capabilities.
We will have a closer look at:
HIS DARK MATERIALS (BBC/HBO live-action TV series)
The beloved adaptation of Philip Pullman’s trilogy about a young girl, Lyra, and her quest to find her kidnapped friend. It’s a journey that leads her to uncover the sinister plot of a secret organisation, encounter extraordinary beings and protect dangerous secrets. The expansive and multiverse BBC/HBO series HIS DARK MATERIALS (2019) has been carefully crafted and brought to life with a unique and holistic design approach that spans the development, production and post-production stages. With season 2 already on the way, the series is set to be a ground-breaking example of television’s endless boundaries with the possibility of using real-time technology through Unreal Engine.
speaker: Jassmine Najime, Studio Manager, Painting Practice, UK
ADA (short animation)
Stranded on an arctic island, an Alaskan seamstress must overcome her fear of the wilderness and find the strength to survive if she ever hopes to return home to her son. With this experimental short film, Blue Zoo’s shorts programme enters a completely new direction. Using ground-breaking real-time technology, the team rendered ADA in Unreal Engine to accelerate the process of animated storytelling. The result is a raw and emotive film in an illustrated and characterful style that differentiates itself from the video game-style of animation.
speaker: Dane Winn, Commercials Director at Blue Zoo, UK
Moderator: Jan von Meppen, game designer, writer, producer and co-founder of LudInc, Germany
There is more to come!
Kids Kino Industry is just around the corner. But before the event starts, there are two more free Inspirational Webinars for you. Don’t forget to register. Remember that you need to register for each seminar separately (apologies for this inconvenience!).
The upcoming webinars:
- 14th September, 12:00 – 13:00 CEST, “A Quantum Leap – Game Tech in Filmmaking”
- 21st September, 12:00 – 13:00 CEST, “Curse or Blessing, Co-Production in a Changed Environment”
More details and the registration form for each meeting can be found here.
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Kids Kino Industry accreditation on sale!
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HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND SEE YOU ON MONDAY!
DISCOVERIES
This won’t come as anything new if we mention that each year in our Discoveries section we present absolutely astonishing films. It won’t be any different this year. In our quest for best movies we visit the faraway lands, watch hundreds of titles to pick the most interesting, thought-provoking, simply special of them all. This year we chose films that were presented in film festivals such as Sundance, Venice and Berlin, and which the Warsaw audiences will have a unique chance to watch as the first ones on the big screen. Come join us and our discoveries for these wonderful travels. Here are the first ten titles from our Discoveries section.
The European Film Academy and the Berlin International Film Festival call for the immediate and unconditional release of writer, human rights lawyer, and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh
She is the last passenger in Jafar Panahi’s TAXI TEHERAN, winner of the Golden Bear, where she openly talks about her commitment to political prisoners and takes the audience by storm with her energetic and joyful way. Together with the director, Nasrin Sotoudeh won the European Parliament’s 2012 Sakharov Prize. She is one of Iran’s most prominent voices of conscience and has long been targeted by the Iranian government.
EAVE SPECIAL FOR IRISH AND CROATIAN PRODUCERS in the framework of EAVE Producers Workshop 2020
Press releases 15-09-2020
In the framework of Capitals of Culture Galway and Rijeka 2020, EAVE has selected a group of 5 Irish producers and 5 Croatian producers to join workshops 2 and 3 of EAVE Producers Workshop 2020 to develop their projects and skills further, to build professional relationships with each other and to network with the EAVE 2020 participants.
Some of the Irish and Croatian join with a project, some as participants focusing on career development. During the workshops, they join the EAVE plenary sessions as well as work on their projects, company structures and careers in group work.
Promising projects from Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and the Czech Republic to be developed within MIDPOINT Shorts
Press releases 16-09-2020MIDPOINT Institute is proud to introduce eight talented filmmakers selected for the new edition of MIDPOINT Shorts, a special program dedicated to script and project development of short films.
In September, the program will take off with a preparatory 3-day online workshop, during which the participants will obtain the first feedback on the projects, meet their colleagues and tutors and get the first assignment.
The second 5-day workshop will be organized also on an online platform in October and the final workshop will bring participants in January 2021 to Trieste to present their projects within When East Meets West Co-production Forum and further network with film industry experts.
The 13th edition of Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival, that was held 3rd–10th Sept on locations around Belgrade and online, closed with the official awards ceremony on Thursday, 10th Sept. Josip Lukić’s White Christmas was awarded best short film, while Marija Stojnić’s Speak So I Can See You, a Croatian minority co-production, received the best film award in the national competition programme. In addition, documentary-animated film in development Funk Yu, directed by Franko Dujmić won special jury mention in the industry section, Beldocs in Progress.
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Join EAVE Yoga online on THURSDAYS
"During the EAVE Producers Workshop, we have been offering morning yoga sessions to our participants for many years. Thanks to Tanika, it is now also possible online. Tanika’s wonderfully calm, positive, and radiant energy and her careful and professional guidance are a wonderful way to start or end any day. Her restorative yoga classes help you to be focussed, restore body and mind in stressful times and give you an energy boost."
Kristina Trapp, EAVE CEO
"When I started with Yoga@EAVE, I never thought I’d be a yoga teacher. When I became a yoga teacher, I never thought I’d be teaching online. Now I’m very happy to connect EAVE yogis online from all over the world!"
Tanika Sajatovic, EAVE Coordinator
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You are most welcome to join the EAVE Yoga on THURSDAYS:
08:15 – 08:55 Berlin time on ZOOM
19:00 – 19:40 Berlin time on ZOOM
SPECIAL offer in SEPTEMBER:
FREE online classes on September 17 & 24!
You just need to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to receive a zoom link.
From OCTOBER onwards, all EAVE graduates will have a discounted price:
SINGLE Class: 6 Euro
10X Class Card: 50 Euro
Restorative YOGA classes will connect you to your body and your breath in a gentle way. We will put emphasis on asanas allowing your body to recharge and reenergize, and asanas releasing the tension in the shoulders, back and neck. We will also practise simple breathing exercises to calm your mind and reduce stress. Yoga has the quality of being able to quiet your brain, soothe the nerves, and refresh and pacify your mind.
"Simply addictive! Soothes body and mind and gives you both calm and an energy boost."
Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE Head of Studies
"Yoga class with Tanika is a wonderful way to start a day with new energy and positive mindset. Tanika knows all the back-pains of film producers and the exercises do wonders for desk-chained professionals (like myself), so my muscles are grateful!"
Joanna Szymanska, SHIPsBOY (PL)
"I had never really taken to yoga but working with Tanika has been a revelation. I have so much more energy when I begin the day with Tanika's routines, and under the guidance of her own calm and radiant energy. Richly recommended!"
Elhum Shakerifar, Hakawati (UK)
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"Calm, clear instructions on how to move, stretch and breathe. It is such a pleasure to spend time following Tanika with her great smile, her positive attitude and her profound knowledge of this type of yoga."
Linda Beath, Ideal Filmworks Italia (IT)
"Tanika's yoga classes are an excellent way to start the week! Gentle and deep, she will never let you risk any injury; on the contrary, I would say Tanika's yoga classes are one of the most healing and calming experiences, body, mind and soul. Excellent to cut with the stress and be focused on here and now, connected with your body in a very kind and caring way. Absolutely recommended!"
Constanza Arena, CinemaChile (CL)
Enjoy!
Hope to see you at the online EAVE Yoga sessions soon!
Additionally, there are free yoga videos available to practice at home or in the office suitable for all.
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LIMASSOL: Eleven short films made by Cypriot directors are included in the National Programme of the 10th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC), which takes place at the Rialto Theatre from 10 to 16 October 2020.
Konrad (Koni) Steinbacher: Recipient of 2020 Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award
Festivals 16-09-2020Konrad (Koni) Steinbacher was born in 1940 in Zgornje Prebukovje, a village in the Pohorje Hills above Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia. After receiving his first years of schooling in Šmartno na Pohorju and Slovenska Bistrica, he wanted to continue his education where he could show his talent. Teachers advised him to enrol at the School of Design in Ljubljana. There, Steinbacher soon joined the film club established by the students of the Ivan Cankar Student Residence Hall with the help of their dorm parent, film educator Mirjana Borčič. Thanks to his mentor, he realised one can start making films as early as in high school, and went on to produce his first docudrama The Death of the Wall (Umrl je zid). After finishing his studies at the School of Design and Faculty of Education, Steinbacher got a job as an art teacher at the Izola Primary School in 1964. Right away, he started a film club and a school cinema, discussing the secrets of cinema and writing screenplays with pupils. As they had no cameras to work with, filming was the only stage they did not tackle. In his art classes, Steinbacher introduced children to the ABCs of animation.
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SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
An exceptionally exciting program of Short Films Competition has been divided into four sets of short, but incredibly rich stories full of emotions, unexpected twists, characteristic characters. Let yourself be surprised by this energetic bomb – a collection of real gems! There are 22 of those!
***ATTENTION: TICKET PRESALE BEGINS ON OCTOBER 1!***
PRESS CONFERENCE OF 36. WFF WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 AT 12.00 NOON IN KULTURALNA, PALACE OF CULTURE – COME JOIN US!
