2nd Asd - Seoul 7/10 March 2011

STIMULATING CO-PRODUCTION IN THE FIELD OF DOCUMENTARY,
FACTUAL PROGRAMMING AND CROSS-MEDIA PLATFORMS

Asian Side of the Doc is an annual international co-production rendezvous firmly designed as a Co-production Market & Partner Search Event. Its main objective is to create reciprocal new co-production opportunities for European and Asian documentary producers and commissioning editors, as well as entering a new market. The event is focussing on the projects themselves and on individual encounters. It brings together 400 participants who get to know “who’s who”, and the projects that are carried in through the pitch sessions and the catalogue ; the panels and case studies give them the information on what are the opportunities but also what are the difficulties, and there are frequent networking opportunities, such as coffee breaks, lunches and cocktails. An Australian delegation will also attend ASD.

> 4 DAY MEETING BETWEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION MAKERS & PRODUCERS FROM EUROPE AND ASIA, and also from North America and the Pacific Rim

The conference program includes:

• Case studies about co-production, financing, distribution, public subsidies
• Pitching sessions of projects selected for their high quality and interest for international audiences. 24 selected projects, 12 Asians, Asia-Pacific / 12 Europeans, with at least one Partner involved (a Broadcaster, an International Distributor or a Foundation). The Project must be developed, with a trailer, a budget and a coproduction strategy. Crossmedia extensions are more than welcomed…
5. Prizes. ASD will give three Prizes:

- BEST EUROPEAN PROJECT
- BEST ASIAN PROJECT
- BEST KOREAN PROJECT

• Side by Side one-to-one meetings with Decision Makers, are organised for all the projects, pitched or not (registered for the catalogue); we also facilitate meetings between independent producers from the two continents.
• Social Networking events lunch, cocktail, evening parties…

• Keynote Speakers from Asia and Europe, in order to share their over views.
• Panels on various topics such as 3D non-fiction production, involving experts from both continents.

ASD will bring together 400 documentary professionals for 4 days of intensive networking, and will inspire our participants to form creative partnerships.

They already confirmed their participation:

From Asia:
YSky 3D Channel, Korea / EBS, Korea / MBC, Korea – SBS, Korea / KBS, Korea / NHK, Japan / Hokkaido TV Broadcasting, Japan / Fuji TV, Japan / Dentsu Advertising / TV Asahi, Japan / ASTRO Malaysia / Mediacorp, Singapore / Q Channel, Korea / CSTV, Korea / Discovery Networks Asia – Regional / National Geographic – Regional / History AETN Asia – Regional / CCTV Documentary Channel, China / CCTV / Channel 9 /  (CETV) China Education TV, China / Sun TV, China / Uplink Documentary Theaters, Japan / RTHK, Hong Kong / VTV, Vietnam…

Many more to confirm soon…

From Europe, North America & Australia:
Al Jazeera, UK / WGBH, USA / TVP, Poland / BBC, UK / NDR, Germany / MDR, Germany / ZDF, Germany / Arte France / Arte GEIE / France Televisions, France / DR, Denmark / YLE, Finland / NRK,  Norway / Planete, France / IKON, Netherland / Orange, France / SBS, Australia / Sundance Institute, USA…

Distributors: AUTLOOK FILMSALES, Austria / CAT&DOCS, France / OFF THE FENCE, Singapore & Europe / SEVENTH ART, UK / DOGWOOF, UK  / DOC & FILM INTERNATIONAL, France  / FIRST HAND FILMS, Germany / RISE & SHINE WORLD, Germany / TVF INTERNATIONAL, UK / WIDE MANAGEMENT, France...

LATEST NEWS FROM ASIA!

- CCTV launches Documentary Channel / Read more
- SUN TV will produce 100 hours of documentaries in 2011 / Read more
- Discovery signs a 3 year production agreement with China / Read more
- "The NHK is co-producing more and more films with independent companies." / Read Ken-ichi Imamura, NHK
- "KBS wants to coproduce documentaries with Europeans" / Read Kenny Kihyung Bae's interview, KBS

- "The big challenges in 2011 are digitisation and the new media." / Read Alan Williams's interview, ABU

- Investigative documentary blooms at the CNEX Chinese Doc Forum / Read more

- The best projects presented at the CNEX Chinese Doc Forum / Read more

Asian Side of the Doc is organized by Sunny Side of the Doc and Bang Singapore

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