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Catalan industry participation is unstoppable at the Sitges International Film Festival

01/10/2010
Meeting | Festivals

The Sitges International Fantasy Film Festival has announced the contents of its final line-up. As we could imagine from the preview that was released at the start of the summer, the slate includes more than 50 Catalan films, taking in both shorts and features alike.

Within the framework of the festival, which will be held in Sitges between 7 and 17 October 2010, Catalan Films & TV will be hosting two activities for the industry. First, a coproduction meeting will be held with the Brazilian and Italian industries on 14 October. And the very next day, on 15 October, the consortium will be co-hosting the Third Cinema and Videogame Conference, with Televisió de Catalunya.

The coproduction meeting will feature the participation of eight Brazilian companies and eight Italian companies, which will be presenting their projects, along with the attendance of international buyers from both countries. John Hopewell will be moderating the event, which consists of a morning of presentations and an afternoon of one-on-one meetings.



The videogame conference will be structured as follows:

9:00 am - Introduction to the Conference by the Institutions

  • Mr. Angel Sala, Director of the Sitges International Fantasy Film Festival of Catalonia
  • Mr. Ton Lladó, General Director of the Catalan Cultural Industries Institute
  • Mr. Victor Carrera, Head of International Relations at TVC
  • Ms. Angela Bosch, Director of the Catalan Films & TV Consortium

9:30 am - Session 1: Audiovisuals and Videogames, Two Worlds Destined to Meet

New business models, new low-cost strategies, new ways to bring the linear discourse of traditional audiovisuals to the non-linear and interactive realm of videogames.
Moderator: Mr. Oriol Boira Coordinator of Videogames for Club Super3, TVC 
Speakers:

  • Mr. Oliver Pérez Professor of the Pompeu Fabra University
  • Mr. José A. Giacomelli, General Director of Cosmonaut Games
  • Mr. Gilberto Sánchez Publishing Manager of Virtual Toys
  • Mr. Sergi Reitg CEO of Imira Entertainment

11:00 am - Coffee Break

11:30 am - Session 2: Social Networks

This session aims to raise awareness of the new strategies to communicate and convey messages through the new social channels of the internet, as well as to explain the follow-up and return options that are available to us.
Moderator: Mr. Marc Mateu Multiplatform Contents Department at TV3 
Speakers:

  • Mr. Genís Roca Managing Partner of RocaSalvatella
  • Mr. Alberto Tognazzi Executive Producer
  • Ms. Anna Pérez Pagès Journalist and Content Director of Mipiatxe Produccions

1:30 pm - Lunch

3:30 pm - Session 3: Cool Hunting: New Trends

Advances in technology make videogames increasingly more spectacular, ergonomic and portable. Augmented reality, movement recognition technologies and portable devices with 3D features, are just a few of the trends that will be shaking the market in the upcoming months.
Moderator: Mr. Albert Murillo "Digital Generation" Director of Catalunya Ràdio. Partner and Sound Designer of Mirapro Games. 
Speakers:

  • Mr. Xavier Carrillo General director of Digital Legends 
  • Mr. David Darnés Producer of Ubisoft
  • Mr. Lionel Rico Creative Director of Ubisoft
  • Mr. Ferran Poveda Graduate Student Researcher in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the UAB (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

5:00 pm - Session 4: The 3D Budget - From Astronomical Avatar to "just average"

Though a 3D audiovisual production can mean a mega-budget, it can also adjust to more reasonable costs. This session aims to explain some of the initiatives that are currently being implemented with this technology, as well those to be expected in the near future.
Moderator: Mr. Ferran Molinas Image Manager in the Department of Marketing and Promotion at TV3.
Speakers:

  • Mr. Jordi Llompart Producer and Director of Orbita Max
  • Mr. Paulí Subirà Director of Image at TVC
  • Mr. Toni Garcia Creative Director at Screen 21
  • Ms. Maya Benainous Project Manager at Zookaboo (Screen 21)

Row 0:
Mr. Pol Turrens Director of Photography and Stereoscopist
 

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