CONFERENCE: CINEMA OF SMALL NATIONS
The Conference on ‘The Cinema of Small Nations’ is being organised by Film Grain Foundation (FGF), organisers of Valletta Film Festival, in conjunction with the Malta Film Commission, from the 9th – 10th of June 2016 at the Old University in Valletta. The conference is being convened to bring together academics, filmmakers, policy makers, broadcasters and distributors from small nations to discuss the cinema and broadcasting produced by some of the world’s smallest states.
The conference will question if size does matter in the digital era and aims to offer a comparative view and shed light on the persistent challenges faced by small nations in their creation of indigenous industries and the opportunities which can be accessed by producers, directors and audio-visual artists.
The conference will also serve as a networking hub for film professionals from smaller nations, in which they can share common issues and help shape future policy in areas such as production and co-production.
Register now by sending an email with your contact details to [email protected].
THE PROGRAMME
DAY 1 – Thursday, 9 June 2016 (17:00 hrs – 19:30 hrs)
**Registration @ 16:30hrs**
Opening Speeches
17:00hrs-18:00hrs
Panel 1: Content Creation in Small States
18:00hours – 19:30hours
Panel speakers:
Mary-Kate O’Flanagan, Writer, Script Consultant and Educator, Ireland
Abigail Mallia and Carlos Debattista, Filmmakers, Take Two Productions, Malta
Stefan Barbara, Screenwriter, Moldova
Martina Petrovic, Head of Creative Europe Desk – MEDIA Office Croatia
Laila Pakalnina, Filmmaker, Latvia
DAY 2 – Friday, 10 June 2016 (10:00 hrs – 17:00 hrs)
**09:30hours: Registration**
Panel 1: Film Public Policy and Infrastructural Aspects
10:00hours – 11:30hours
Panel speakers:
Anna Franklin, Chairperson, Film New Europe
Laufey Guðjónsdóttir, Director, Icelandic Film Centre, Iceland
Engelbert Grech, Malta Film Commissioner, Malta
Martina Petrovic, Head of Creative Europe Desk – MEDIA Office Croatia
Roberta Metsola, Member of European Parliament
11:30- 12:00hours: Networking Coffee Break
Panel 2: Film Education
12:00hours – 13:30hours
Panel speakers:
Anna Franklin, Chairperson, Film New Europe
Mary-Kate O’Flanagan, Writer, Script Consultant and Educator, Ireland
Louiselle Vassallo, Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences, University of Malta, Malta
Slobodanka Miskovic, Director Art-kino Croatia, Public Institution, Rijeka/Croatia
13:30-14:30hours: Lunch Break
Panel 3: The Future of Film and Digital Change in Small States
14:30hours – 16:00hours
Panel speakers:
Hronn Marinosdottir, Director, Rekjavik Film Festival, Iceland
Slobodanka Miskovic, Director Art-kino Croatia, Public Institution, Rijeka/Croatia
Laila Pakalnina, Documentary Filmmaker, Latvia.
Yves Jeanneau, Director of Sunny Side of the Doc, France
Closing Speech
16:00hrs – 17:00hrs
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