Directors Across Borders
Events and Activities
Supported by
The GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival is pleased to announce the Call for Applications for Directors Across Borders (DAB) 2007 program.
We are getting positive feedback and the increasing interest from the region, USA and Europe for DAB activities. Last year during the 3rd Golden Apricot IFF DAB activities proved to be an important part of the Festival and laid the groundwork for regional cooperation in filmmaking.
Every year DAB program has a particular angle of interest. The 2007 DAB program is entitled the Regional Co-Production Forum (DAB RCPF). It addresses producers/directors who seek support for project development to present it to the international production/co-production market.
At 2007 DAB RCPF filmmakers and producers will get acquainted with a wide network of professionals - directors, producers, representatives of festivals and film funds, sales agents, distributors and broadcasters – who can give “market triggered” advice and support to their projects.
The Forum will be held on 10-12 July, 2007 and will consist of workshops, pitching sessions, one-to-one meetings and a film program.
The organizers of DAB RCPF are glad to inform that this year selected projects will be provided with project development grants.
Please find below DAB 2007 call for application and the entry form.
Deadline for submissions is May 20.
Feel free contacting us if you have questions.
Good luck!
Maria Mirzoyan
Program Coordinator
2007 DAB Call for Application
2007 DAB Entry Form
"Tolerance Without Borders" short feature and documentary film competition
REPORT FOR 2006 DAB WORKSHOP
(July 11-14, 2006)
All DAB events will take place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Conference Hall unless otherwise indicated in the program and schedule below
Tuesday, July 11
3:00-3:20 Opening Presentation and Welcome
Welcome from Harutyun Khachatryan, President of Golden Apricot Film Festival followed by a short presentation about Directors Across Borders.
3:20-3:30 Break
3:30-6:00 Film Production Location Presentations
Individuals active in the film industries in the region will give short presentations about the film production potential and possibilities in their countries. Following each presentation the audience is welcome to ask questions. Presentations will include:
| Turkey: |
Nurdan Arca, Director of 1001 Documentary Film Festival Istanbul |
Northern
Caucasus: |
Temina Tuaeva, Filmmaker/Producer |
| Iran: |
Mehdi Abdollahzadeh, Journalist for Cinema Industry Monthly |
| Georgia: |
Gaga Chkheidze, Director of the Georgian National Film Center |
| Armenia: |
Susanna Harutyunyan, Film Critique and Artistic Director of the Golden Apricot Film Festival Armenia |
Wednesday, July 12
2:00 – 3:30 Film Project Presentations (Session I)
DAB has invited 10 filmmakers (directors, script writers or producers) to make short presentations about new film projects they are working on. The presenters include accomplished filmmakers and young filmmakers working on films with themes relevant to the region. The presentations will be made in front of an audience of filmmakers and film industry professionals. An international panel of experts from private and governmental organizations that support film development will be on hand to ask questions and make advice for further development of the films. The panel of experts includes:
| Marianne Bhalotra, |
Director of Hubert Bals Fund |
| Sandra den Hamer, |
Director of Rotterdam International Film Festival |
| Sergey Lazaruk, |
Head of the Department, Cinema Department of the Ministry of Culture of Russia
|
| Kirill Razlogov, |
Director of Russian Institute for Cultural Research |
| Guillaume Pierre, |
Media Attaché (France) for Turquie/Caucase/Asie Centrale
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| Andrea Csanadi, |
Program Manager, Arts and Culture Network Program, Open Society Institute Budapest
|
3:30-3:40 Break
4:00 – 6:30 Film Project Presentations (Session II)
Continuation of above program
Thursday, July 13
3:00-5:00 Open Discussion about DAB Activities and Development
Everyone interested is invited to discuss the future development of DAB. The objective of the open discussion will be to set future goals for DAB and brainstorm on how to achieve these goals. Topics of discussion will include cross-border project development, fundraising, promotion and administration. During the discussion, the DAB organizers would like to establish an International Advisory Committee that to help plan and develop DAB in the future.
July 10-14
DAB Film Screenings (see schedule below for times)
Directors Across Borders is sponsoring screenings of 20 international films during the Golden Apricot Film Festival, which include many films from Caucasus and neighboring regions. Several of the filmmakers will be present at the festival and DAB events. All films will be shown at the Moskva Cinema, Video Hall. Screenings are open to the general public.
| Title |
Country |
date |
time |
| 1. Virtuozi from Nowhere |
Bulgaria |
10.07 |
16:00 |
| 2. Misha and Roses Revolution |
Switzerland/Georgia |
11.07 |
17:00 |
| 3. The Last Hole on the Flute |
The Netherlands |
11.07 |
16:00 |
| 4. There are Women in Russian Villages |
Russia |
11.07 |
19:00 |
| 5. In That Distant Border Village – Alibeyli |
Azerbaijan |
11.07 |
18:00 |
| 6. In That Distant Border Village - Aygepar |
Armenia |
11.07 |
18:00 |
| 7. Return of the Poet |
Armenia |
11.07 |
19:00 |
| 8. Return |
Georgia |
12.07 |
16:00 |
| 9. Elechek |
Kyrgyzstan |
12.07 |
16:00 |
| 11. Surreal |
Canada |
12.07 |
18:00 |
| 12. Naze |
Turkey |
13.07 |
16:00 |
| 13. Kristina and Christ |
Lithuania |
13.07 |
17:00 |
| 14. Saba |
Israel |
13.07 |
18:00 |
| 15. Dream of Kaf Mountain, The |
Turkey |
13.07 |
19:00 |
| 16. Khaneh Ma: These Places We Call Home |
Canada |
14.07 |
16:00 |
| 17. Darfur Diaries: Message from Home |
Sudan/Chad/USA |
14.07 |
18:00 |
| 18. New Penelope |
Tajikistan |
14.07 |
19:00 |
| 19. Who will sing a Lullaby… |
Ukraine |
14.07 |
19:00 |
| 20. Ahlaam |
Iraq/UK/The Netherlands |
14.07 |
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