Session 7: Saturday November 21, 2009

Left: Elena, Middle Director: Edwin & Right Director: Hellstrom

Director: Hellstrom

Director: Van Leeuw

Director: Shani

Director: Raisis

Directors:

Philippe Van Leeuw- The Day God Walked Away (Independence Days)

Vassilis Raisis- Elvis' Last Song (Digital Wave)

Yaron Shani- Ajami (International Competition)

Edwin- Blind Pig Who Wants To Fly (Independence Days)

Henrick Hellstrom- Burrowing (Independence Days)

Topics Covered:

The idea behind their movies

Relay the message of human relations

Strong Emotions: Is there a line of sentiments you were trying to get across?

How the directors are very personal and intimate with their characters

The films could have been very political but there was more focus on human condition

It was very risky to have no agenda- the director never took sides

Focus on political judgement of human contact

Session 6: Friday November 20, 2009

Driector: Fernandez Almendras

Left Director: Moguillansky & Right Journalist: Pride

Journalist: Pride

Director: Drivas

Directors:

Alejandro Fernandez Almendras- Huacho (Independence Days)

Yorgos Drivas- Empirical Data (Digital Wave)

Rigoberto Perezcano- Northless (International Competition)

Alejo Moguillansky- Castro (Independence Days)

Ray Pride- Film Journalist


Topics Covered:

Specific choice of characters- well known vs. unknown actors and actresses

Woody Allen and his perception of the setting

Politics was suggested but not the core of the film- why did you choose to stay away from bluntly talking about politics

Session 3: Tuesday November 17,2009

Directors:

Vimukthi Jayasundara- Between Two Worlds (Independence Days)

Adrian Biniez- Gigante (Independence Days)

Viktor Oszkar Nagy- Father's Acre (International Competition)

Peter Strickland- Katalin Varga (Balkan Survey)

Razvan Radulescu- First of all, Felicia (Balkan Survey)


Antoine Thirion- Film Journalist

Jan Nathanson- International Financing Forum


Topics Covered:

Where did you get the idea for your film?

All of the scripts were written by the directors.

Financing of films

Session 1: Sunday November 15, 2009

Directors:

Calin Netzer- Medal of Honor (International Competition)

Mahmut Fazil Coskun- Wrong Rosary (Balkan Survey)

Margaret Corkery- Eamon (Independence Days)

Damien Chazelle- Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (Independence Days)

Darko Lungulov- Here and There (Balkan Survey)

Sofia Papachristou- Biloba (GR Films)

Valerie Donzelli- The Queen of Hearts (Focus)

Topics covered:

What's a message or element that you want to portray through your film?

The role of Greek fims in the Festival and their protest against the government.

How do you finance your film?

If your seeting was a character, what kind of charater would it be?