Business program

Participation in the business program is possible upon preliminary registration.

Registration

Schedule

11.00 – 12.30

BUSINESS PROGRAM OPENING

TITLE: Making Big Mass Audience Cinema

Participants of the main selection program from different countries talk about making commercially successful cinema that will appeal to audiences and make money for its creators, as well as how to properly market a film so that people come to the cinemas.

Speakers:

  • Joana Henning, producer, Brazil (The Hijacking of Flight 375, Synonyms, Monica)
  • Corne van Rooyen, director, South Africa (Hans Crosses the Rubicon, Summertide, Afgrond)
  • Shawn Antony, producer, India (Manjummel Boys)
  • Alexander Voytinsky, director, Russia (The Wish of the Fairy Fish, Ded Moroz. Battle of the Magicians)
  • Younas Kibret SiyoumI, actor, Ethiopia (Doka)
  • Sun Rong, producer, China (Last Suspect)

Moderator: Leonid Demchenko, Program Director, KinoBravo Festival, Russia

Registration

15.00 – 16.30

TITLE: International Distribution

The participants of the session will discuss what kind of content the Russian audience is interested in, and what Russian content may be of interest to audiences in different countries. What one needs to enter the global market, how to properly select a platform for streaming, and what is essential to successfully present a project.

  • Vadim Vereshagin, producer, CEO of the Central Partnership film company (Russia)
  • Mikhail Kitayev, producer, co-founder of Bubble Studios, head of Plus Studio (Yandex), head of original content production at Kinopoisk (Russia)
  • Sergey Sorochkin, CEO of SB Film (Russia)
  • Shyam Kurup, CEO Indywood Distribution Network (India)
  • Burkhan Gyun, Secretary General of Professional Association of TV and Cinema Producers (TESIY AP), Turkey
  • Xin Wang, CEO of Filmtag Technology Development Co. (China)
  • Liang Du, CEO of Airmita, producer (China)

Moderator: Konstantin Vladimirov, commercial manager of Media Telecom (Russia)

Registration

12:00 – 13.30

TOPIC: “Training the new generation – Education and training for future film makers”

– Presentation of cinematography schools from different countries: organization and structure of training, teaching techniques, national specifics in training.

– Discussion: How we see the future of our students – exclusively in the national film industry or in the global cinema.

– Student exchange experience.


Participants:

  • Suo Yabin: Communication University of China, Beijing, China
  • Dhiraj Meshram: Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, India
  • Dias Azimzhanov: Turan University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • Ozren K. Glaser: FILM & MEDIA SOUND ACADEMY, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Semir Aslanyürek, Turkey: Marmara University Fine Arts Faculty, Department of Cinema, Marmara, Turkey
  • Dr Muna Obaid Al Suwaidi, Projects Advisor, Culture and Creative Industries Sector at UAE Ministry of Culture

Russian speakers:

  • Alexey Popogrebsky, director, lecturer at Moscow Film School
  • Alexandra Vasnetsova, head of Lenfilm Debut
  • Elizaveta Tarasova, CEO of SOUNDCLASTER
  • Vadim Goryainov, deputy director of Film Institute (HSE University)

    Moderator: Andrey Apostolov, Chief Editor at Lenfilm Film Studio, lecturer at Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, Moscow School of New Cinema and Industry Film School (Russia)

    Registration

17.00 – 18.30

Roundtable: “Cinema for viewers – from script to filming. How to know if you are going to succeed?”

The participants of the Roundtable will discuss what kind of films the audience expects today and share their experience in creating films that would succeed in box office and not disappoint the viewers.


Guests:

  • Alexander Kott, director and script writer, Russia (Fortress of War, North Pole, Trotsky, The Dark Side of the Moon)
  • Liu Xiaoshi, director and script writer, China (Born to Fly)
  • Oleg Pogodin, director and script writer, Russia (Upon the Magic Roads, Owl Howl, The Age of Pioneers (script))

Moderator: Andrey Apostolov, Chief Editor at Lenfilm Film Studio, lecturer at Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, Moscow School of New Cinema and Industry Film School (Russia)

Registration

12.00 – 13.30

TOPIC: “Unique filming locations around the world”

Presentations of filming locations in Malaysia, UAE, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Iran.


Participants:

  • Nawaf Al Janahi, actor and director, UAE (Sea Shadow, The Circle)
  • Sayora Khudayberdieva, producer, head of International Department, Cinematography Development Center, Uzbekistan (Mister Knockout)
  • Asel Yrys, creative producer, director of Ameli Entertainment; Dinara Kyrykbayeva, unit production manager and location manager (Kazakhstan)
  • Erke Dzhumakmatova, producer, writer and director, Kyrgyzstan (The Lake, Beyond)
  • Rashid Karim, СEO of Iskandar Malaysia Studios, Malaysia
  • Richard D'Alessio, CEO Ryde Studios, Thailand
  • Alireza Haghighi, producer, Iran

Moderator: Lidia Drobysh, producer of the business program, KinoBravo Festival, Russia

Registration

16.00 – 17.30

Presentation titled “Saudi Arabia – The new player on the global film map”

Speaker: Alexander Amartei, business owner, producer, investor and CEO of Amartei Industries, winner of Innovation Award and Cultural Impact Award for reinforcing cultural ties between Middle East and Hollywood

Registration

12.00 – 13.30

Subject: “No borders – Future blockbusters and international production”

The session will feature presentations of film projects from Kyrgyzstan, Slovenia, China, Russia and Iran that are under development or in production.

The speakers will also discuss:

  • Ways to find international partners and make sure a project succeeds in different countries.
  • How to consider national context when working on a global project.

Participants:

  • Kyrgyzstan: Project Mankurt, producer Erke Jumakmatova
  • Russia - China: Red Silk, producer Vadim Byrkin, creative producer Olga Kashirina
  • Russia: Vasily, Director: Dmitry Litvinenko
  • Russia: North Pole, Director: Alexander Kott
  • Iran - Russia: Almaz, Producer: Emami Sayed Saber
  • China - Russia: Chasing the Lotto, Producer: Du Liang
  • Bulgaria - Croatia - Israel - Italy - Lithuania - North Macedonia - Poland - Serbia: Whites Wash at 90, producer Ales Pavlin

Moderator: Oleg Trofim, director (Major Grom, Ice) Registration

16.30 – 18.00

TOPIC: “Music in cinema – Meaning and value”

The role of the composer and the sound producer in creation of a film and its future success. What is the trade of a film composer – just a job or a calling?

How to create a potential hit that would take the film to a new level.


Speakers:

  • Roland Vajs, sound producer, Serbia (three-time winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for sound production in Boardwalk Empire, The Night Of, Free Solo)
  • Yuri Poteyenko, composer, Russia (five-time winner of the Golden Eagle Award for the best film music; wrote music for Doctor Lisa, The Code, The Age of Pioneers)
  • Vishal Bhardwaj, director and composer, India (Modern Love: Mumbai)
Moderator: Andrey Belchikov CEO of FlySound (Russia)Registration

12.00 – 13.30

Subject: “The future is here – How AI, new VFX technologies and innovative sound solutions will change the film industry market“

Will the new technologies affect the approach to film making, selection of locations, speed of production, sound recording and dubbing? What kind of new jobs will emerge in the film industry, and which ones will become a thing of the past? These are the issues that will be discussed by the participants.

Participants:

  • Andrey Belchikov, CEO of Flysound (Russia)
  • Alireza Haghighi, producer in Innovations and Creative Industries (Iran)
  • Denis Vezhnovets, VFX Supervisor, founder, chief technical officer of Cubic VFX (Kazakhstan)
  • Anna Raschshepko, VFX Producer, founder, chief financial officer of Cubic VFX (Kazakhstan)
  • Arman Yahin, СEO of Main Road Post (Russia)
  • Chai Shou Le, co-founder and president of G-ka (China)
  • Nikolay Goryaev, Sergey Shtangel, Algous Studio (Russia)
  • Ji Sue, Cinema & XR Team Leader, China Film and Television Institute of Technology professional screening committee (China)
Moderator: Alexander Lipilin, VFX Supervisor at Main Road Post (Russia)Registration

17.00-18:30

END OF BUSINESS PROGRAM

TOPIC: “Around the world – Acting as an international occupation”

Actors, producers and casting directors will share their experiences in international projects, their advice on how to enter the international cinema world, and memorable stories from the set. The discussion is also expected to cover the creation of an international actor database.

Participants:

  • Andrey Merzlikin (Fortress of War, The Swing, The North Pole)
  • Nandini Shrikent, casting director, India (You Only Live Once, Made in Heaven, Lakshya)
  • Donghui Wang, producer, agent, China (Brotherhood of Blades, The Witness)
  • Irina Lavrentyeva, casting director, Russia (Lord of the Wind, Fortress of War, One Hundred Years Ahead)
  • Babak Karimi, actor, Iran (A Separation, Ex)
  • Pierre van Pletzen, actor, South Africa (Windprints, The Gods Must Be Crazy II)
  • Ganapathi, actor, India (Manjummel Boys)

Moderator: Margarita Lenskikh, casting director (Champion of the World, Good as New); head of the Casting Directors’ Guild (Russia)Registration
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