Industry
Industry Events - Wednesday 25 June
Filmmakers Breakfast with the UK Film Council
09:30 – 11:00, Blue Bar @ the Traverse
Meet key producers, distributors and representatives from regional and national screen agencies working with new talent for advice and networking - and breakfast.
This is the second of two breakfasts hosted by UK Film Council in the Festival - full lists of representatives for each morning will be available in the Industry Office in the Delegate Centre.
Sign up in the Industry Office the day before to reserve a place - first come, first served, with a reserve list.
UK Film Council presents:
Low and Microbudget Feature Film Production in the UK
13:00 – 15:00, Mercure Point Penthouse
The UK Film Council has commissioned a report into low and microbudget feature film production
in the UK, to be published during the Festival. This will be the first opportunity to hear some of the
report’s findings by one of the authors, and participate in a discussion of key issues raised.
Is micro studio production a viable future for UK film? Do microbudget schemes produce real return – as either inward investment or sales? Will new forms for distribution really revolutionise our industry or is it all just talk?
Join a panel of professionals working in low budget and the author of the UK Film Council-commissioned low and micro budget report for a cold clear look at micro budget production in the UK – facts, fictions and talk of the future.
Industry event open to all EIFF pass holders
Jersey Untapped
15:30 – 17:00, Mercure Point Penthouse
Artistic Director of new Jersey-based festival Branchage, Xanthe Hamilton, and Programmer, Philip Ilson, bring together a top panel of Jersey local film and finance industry heads along with representation from UK film production, to discuss the incredible opportunities that the Island of Jersey has for filmmakers and producers such as investment, locations and co- production.
Industry event open to all EIFF pass holders
UK Film Council Completion Fund Shorts
17:15, Filmhouse 1
For the fifth year running, EIFF hosts the premiere of the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund’s Completion Fund shorts. A programme of eclectic shorts, made by entrepreneurial filmmaking talent and managed and delivered by Maya Vision International. The Completion Fund was developed to support filmmakers who need to secure vital funds for the completion of short films. Completion Fund film The Other Man, directed by Dictynna Hood, won Best British Short Film at EIFF 2006. Lifesize Pictures manages all UK Film Council short film schemes.
Public event with a ticket allocation for delegate pass holders - show your pass at the delegate ticket terminal in Filmhouse foyer from 08:30 on the day to pick up a ticket.
6pm Panel: Positive Piracy
18:00, Traverse 1
Piracy hurts the industry. Yet the sharing of rare and cult film on the internet expands film education and creates new communities of enthusiasts … Debate the rights and wrongs with those who have a stake.
Public event with a ticket allocation for delegate pass holders - show your pass at the delegate ticket terminal in Filmhouse foyer from 08:30 on the day to pick up a ticket.
Scottish Screen's Classic Film Happy Hour in the Delegate Centre Café Bar
Co-sponsored by Park Circus
18:30 - 19:30, Delegates Centre
Come along, share a drink, meet and talk, and find out more about classic film, and Park Circus, the UK’s leading distributor of classic film.
Open to all delegates with passes.
