Tuesday 23 June

NESTA presents: Take 12

10:30 at the Sheraton Hotel

A unique opportunity to hear more about the NESTA/UK Film Council 'Take 12 - Digital Innovation in Film' programme. The programme, which has been running for a year with 12 businesses representing the independent film industry, has been exploring how film businesses grow and survive in the digital world.

Participant film businesses and the partners they have been working with will reveal insights from this experience and a panel discussion moderated by Pete Buckingham, UK Film Council Head of Distribution & Exhibition, will draw on the experiences, concerns and challenges of the different projects.  

Participants include

Innovation Partners:
Richard Ellis, MTM London
Morgan Holt, HUGE Entertanment
Vanessa Arden-Wood, Illumina Digital

Take 12 Businesses:
Justin Marciano, Revolver Entertainment
Christopher Figg, VOD Almighty
Jezz Vernon, Metrodome

Expo Agent 121s

12:00 at the Sheraton Hotel

Supported by the Scottish Government

Your chance to book time with a visiting US agent. Find out more about international representation from top Hollywood agents, the ins and outs of the talent business across the pond and what you should be looking for in representation.

Delegates can sign up at the Industry Office for a 15 minute session with different agents. 

The agents available for 121 slots on Tuesday 23 June are Peter Trinh and Justin Deanda (ICM)

Directors' Lab Open session: Finding Character through Subtext

14:00 - 17:00 at the Sheraton Hotel

Led by Marten Rabarts, Artistic Director, Binger Filmlab. Workshop includes screening and in-depth analysis of Elephant (dir. Gus van Sant).

The Directors’ Lab is a five-day residential development programme for six emerging UK feature film directors. The Director’s Lab is supported by the UK Film Council, Skillset and EIFF and is managed by Lifesize Pictures.

The Directors’ Lab will be opening up selected workshops between 20 – 24 June to EIFF delegates.

Tales from the Digital Frontier: Day 1

14:00 - 18:00 at the Point Penthouse, Mercure Point Conference Centre

EIFF industry delegates are invited to attend a series of cutting-edge presentations and panels on the afternoons of Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 June. This unique programme will reveal how digital pioneers are using the Internet and digital tools to market, distribute and sell their work, creating new alternatives to the theatrical-led model.

Anyone interested in staying up-to-date on the latest new media developments won't want to miss this rare opportunity to hear international experts report directly from the digital frontier.

For full information about sessions taking place on 23 June, please click here.

New Producers Alliance presents: Financing Low Budget Feature Films

16:00 at the Sheraton Hotel

In challenging financial times the NPA presents a discussion by producers and strategic partners on current trends in the financing of low budget feature films. Topics will include product placement and brand alignment, corridors of recoupment being used to bring on experienced cast and crew and is film financing embracing new models of distribution.

Moderated by David Pope (CEO NPA) with producers Al Clark (Wellington Films) and Alan Harris (Atlantic Film Group)

Scottish Screen presents: Hair of the Dog

18:30 - 19:30 Delegate Centre Cafe Bar

Special daily events especially for industry delegates: Scottish Screen invites you to take a breather, drink and chat with other film industry professionals. 

Scottish Screen hosts these informal networking evenings for delegates, each around a different theme and sponsored by industry organisations. 

Tuesday's networking event on the 23rd will be Filming in Scotland – in association with the Scottish Locations Network