Press Release

ASIAN SIDE OF THE DOC

1^st Co-production meeting in Hong Kong
22 to 24 March, 2010

FIFTEEN EUROPEAN PUBLIC CHANNELS GO FAR EAST:

ARD, ARTE, BBC, Channel 4, DR TV, NRK, ORF, RTBF, SVT, TV3, RTVE, VPRO, YLE, ZDF will be in HONG KONG!

After New-York, Toronto, Washington, Montreal, London, Sofia and Buenos Aires, the next co-production meetings will be happening in Hong Kong during Filmart (Hong Kong International Film & TV Market).

The European and Asian producers will meet during three days sixty distributors and deciders from both continents.

The selected projects (list below) will be pitched. Side by Side, one to one meetings will be organized.

Case studies, conferences and panels for understanding the possibilities and opportunities to co-finance with Asia.

Including, a 3D conference with Tom Perlmutter (NFB President) and Samantha Woods (Orange/3D), on March 24^th.


The decision-makers who will be present in Hong Kong are:

Bradley Richard (All3Media), Schreiner Claudia (ARD/MDR), Herrmann Alec, Huillard-Khan Christilla, Reisen Christine, Rozat Jean, (Arte France), Guger Astrid (Autlook Films), Fraser Nick (BBC4), Mykura Hamish (C4), Hoffmann Meyer Mette (DR), Derosier Pouchou Catherine (Musée du Louvre), Tomter Tore (NRK), Woods Samantha (Orange), Grabner Franz (ORF), Leguebe Wilbur (RTBF), Roca Pere (RTVE), Arno Axel (SVT), Carrera Victor (TV3 - Television de Catalunya), Truyen Barbara (VPRO), Clanet Anaïs (Wide Management), Vehkalahti Iikka (YLE), Bubeck-Paaz Sabine (ZDF), Salomon Andrew (ZDF Ent.).

Schofield Michele (AETN All Asia), Hong Hyosook, Jo Ellie (Asian Network of Documentary), Chan Mark (BBC WW), Shiotani Ryan (BBC WW Channels Asia), Wang Yuanyuan (CICC - China Intercontinental Communication Center ), Hu Chen (CITVC-CCTV), Chan Nicole, Chen Ruby, Fan Wu, Tsiang Ben (Cnex HK),  Channa Vikram (Discovery Asia), Hyoung Gune (EBS), Lone Andrew (GDA), Ma Zhidan (Guangdong TV Station), Tekwani Ramesh (IDPA-India Documentary Producer Association), Bae Kihyung Kenny, Hyun Chul Suh (KBS), Ling Leland (LIC), Sen Gargi (Magic Lantern Fondation), Ong Hee Yah (Mediacorp/CPI), Annalora Laura, Chan Maria, Kitcher Philip (Nat Geo ChannelAsia), Imamura Kenichi (NHK), Chow Tony (Off the Fence), Mao Huang (Patrick Flash Forward Entertainment), Yong Thepchai (PBS Thai), Fei Fung Shum, Fu Li, Fung Angela, Haibo Huang, Qing Qin (Phoenix TV), Chang Shuwa, Leh Chyun (PTS), Chan Miranda Mei-Wun, Choi Clara (RTHK), Gan Chao, Qiming Ying (Shanghai Media Group), Jianying Sun, Zhou Yanou (Sichuan TV Festival), Chang Chao-Wei, Zhong Weiguang (SunTV).

MacKinnon Susan (Doc Aust fund), Perlmutter Tom (ONF/NFB), Godfrey John (SBS).


The selected projects for the 5 sessions are:

Session 1 : La main du Vatican (AMIP/France), Planet of snail (CreativEAST / Korea), Chernobyl (Zero one film / Germany),The Other Side (CNEX Foundation Limited / China), Le génie de Bagdad (Mosaïque Films / France).

Session 2 : Expiree (Shanghai Media Group - Documentary Channel / China), The Internet Story (Loopfilm / Germany), The Next Life (Peak & Galaxy Communications / China), Welcome to Dhallywood ! (elegant mob films s.l.l. / Spain), The Global Climate Change, A View From China (PHOENIX SATELLITE TV / China).

Session 3 : Mechanical Figures (Alt F4 d.o.o. - Bulaja naklada / Croatia), Ghost Men and Devils (LIC / China), Chine, le Nouvel Empire du Monde (Les films Grain de Sable / Belgium - France), Cyber-homeless in Japan (K.M.Lo / Hong Kong), Out of the Ashes (Shabash Productions and Bungalow Town Productions / UK).

Session 4 : As seen on TV : The life and times of an item girl (PAROMITA VOHRA / India), The Bengali Detective (Native Voice Films / UK), BabyArabia (Walad Dorleen / Thailand), Islam at Louvre (Les Films d'Ici / France).

Session 5 : Child slave labourers (INA / France), Missing in the Valley of Gods (Liz Burke / Australia), Euphoric Nights in Vienna (Mischief Films / Austria), The Underdiscovered Talent - Yuan Qingyi (Guangdong TV / China), Home (Flash Forward Entertainment - Great Leap Forward Productions / Taïwan).



The program and the list of participants are online on our website.
Visit: http://www.sunnysideofthedoc.com/uk/index.php

Deadline for registration: February 19th!

Asian Side of the Doc is organized by Sunny Side of the Docand Sinapses Asia Ltd,

With the support of MEDIA International and HKTDC (Hong Kong Trade Development Council),

In partnership with ARTE, the CNC (Centre National de la Cinématographie), NFB (National Film Board of Canada), VODEO, MEDI-LAN, HONK KONG TOURISM BOARD and LIC.


Press Contacts
National and international Press Attachée: Natasha Moulin - Tel : 06 62 66 24 43 -
e-mail : press@sunnysideofthedoc.com



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