Conference on International Cinema

Co-production in Russia

9.00 – 12.00, Thursday 22^nd of September, 2016

During KINOEXPO

Conference Hall D2, Expoforum Convention Center, Peterburgskoye shosse, 64,

           Saint Petersburg, Russia, 196140

This free entry European cinema conference will look at the challenges for Russian producers to coproduce with other European countries. We’ll also reverse roles and look at the experiences of European producers who have coproduced with Russia. This conference is organized by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, and our Partners Nevafilm. We propose morning coffee from 9.00 to 9.30 and a finger food buffet afterwards.

9:30-9:35              Opening by Vladimir Grigoriev, Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Mass Communication and Russian member of the Executive Council of the European Audiovisual Observatory

9:35-9:40              Welcome by Susanne Nikoltchev, Executive Director, European Audiovisual Observatory

9:40-10:10            Presentation of the report

Film Production and Co-Production in Russia, and the Export of Russian Films Abroad

by Xenia Leontyeva and Victoria Ivanova of Nevafilm and Julio Talavera, Film Analyst,

European Audiovisual Observatory

10:10-11:10         Panel discussion: From both sides now! We will focus on film coproduction between Russia and other European countries.

                                Moderator: Oleg Berezin – Nevafilm

The panel will aim at describing the state of play and foreseeable trends of Russian international coproduction based on the insights of experienced producers with international experience from Russia and the EU in order to answer some key questions: What is the added value for a local producer to work with international partners? Why are there so few international co-productions with Russia? What are the incentives for foreign producers to get involved in Russian projects? How is the situation likely to change in the near future?

Panelists

§  Leonid Demchenko, Head of Documentaries and Animation, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

& Russian National representative at Eurimages

§  Natalia Drozd, Producer,  CTB (Russia)  

§  Artem Vasiliev, Producer,  Metrafilms (Russia)

§  Dariusz Jablonski, CEO, Apple Film Production (Poland)

§  Susan Newman, Project Manager – Eurimages, Council of Europe

§  Vadim Lysikov, Project Manager – Eurimages, Council of Europe

11:10 – 11:20      Q/A with the panelists and audience

11:20 – 12:00      Networking finger food reception

Simultaneous translation in English and Russian will be available throughout the entire event