DOK Summit: L.A. Confidence - Latin American Documentary today

What is the vision of the documentary in the Latin American countries and in what direction is the media market developing? How are the conditions for production and distribution changing and what role do the local public television broadcasters play? What makes the new generation of filmmakers different and what subjects do they deal with? This year’s special program on Latin America featured contemporary documentary and animated films from 10 Latin American countries.

HOST

Diana Karklin

(Rise and Shine World Sales, Berlin)

PANELISTS

Luis González Zaffaroni

(DocMontevideo)

Paolo Roberto de Carvalho

(Autentika Films/ Curator Focus Latin America, Berlin)

Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez

(Filmmaker, Mexico City)

Maria Fernanda Restrepo

(Filmmaker, Quito, EC)

Flor Rubina

(Chile Doc, Santiago de Chile)

DOK Summit: Reclaim your Screen - visions for the Future Television

From the 1960s, the little box in the living room was considered a family member, until we each had our own TV, sometimes in every room of the house. Now there are more screens and devices with different functions and roles; for communication, conversation, news, information, exchange, the internet. The new buzzwords are ‘Social TV’ and the “Second Screen’. But what does this really mean for all of us? What is the television of the future? How will we use it? What will we like? Is there a trend to turn all these possibilities off?

HOST

Daniel Saltzwedel
(Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam)

PANELISTS

Simon Kilmurry
(PBS/POV, New York)

DOK Summit: Even More New Alliances. Outreach and Campaigning in Focus

How can documentaries create authentic impact in new markets? And what concrete effects do campaigns have on the life and outreach of films? What turns a film into a movement? And how does it change the role of the filmmaker/ producer? What are tips and tricks for a successful campaign? And how to find suitable partners to collaborate with?

HOST

Sean Farnel
(Ripping Reality, Toronto)

PANELISTS

Emma Green

Arash T. Riahi
(Golden Girls Filmproduktion, Vienna)

DOK Summit: Engagiert euch!

Das DOK Summit bringt Licht in das große, komplizierte Dunkle: die deutsche Medienpolitik. Was passiert hinter den Kulissen? Wer sind die Entscheider? Was steht gerade an? Wie kann man als Einzelner Teil haben und Gehör finden?

1. MODERATION

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2. Claas Danielsen
3. (DOK Leipzig)
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   KEY NOTE

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6. Martin Hagemann
7. (zero fiction, Berlin)
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10. PANELISTS

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11. Dagmar Biller
12. (Produzentenallianz, München)

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13. Kirsten Esch
14. (Bundesverband Regie, München)

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15. Alice Agneskirchner
16. (AG DOK, Berlin)

DOK Podium Animation: Deutsche Animation zwischen Industrie und Individualismus

 
Ist es möglich ist, den Bedürfnissen des Film- und Medienmarktes in Deutschland wie im Ausland gerecht zu werden und wenn ja, wie? Kann man mit Animation in Deutschland kommerziell erfolgreich arbeiten und gleichzeitig die eigene Handschrift und kreative Hoheit behalten? Gibt es überhaupt einen Markt für kreative Produktionen? Und wie können Filmemacher dem treu bleiben, was sie machen möchten, und zugleich von ihrer Arbeit leben?

 
MODERATION

Annegret Richter

(DOK Leipzig)

PANELISTS

Gerd Hahn

(Hahn Film, Berlin)

Tony Loeser

(motionworks, Halle)

Maija-Lene Rettig

(ARTE Karambolage, Vanves, France)
 

DOK Podium Animation: The Animation of Starewicz and His Artistic Heirs

It has been 100 years since directors in Europe first made puppet animation films. The Polish animator Władysław Starewicz, who used dead insects and animal figures for his stories and fables, is widely regarded as a pioneer in the field.

Other filmmakers like Alexander Shiryaev, George Pal or the Diehl brothers also left an indelible mark on puppet animation in its early years. The experts on this panel discussed the evolution of puppet animation from its beginnings to the present day, looking at trends and political influences and exploring technical advancements all the way up to digital films.

PANELISTS

Zbigniew Zmudzki

(Se-ma-for, Lodz, Poland)

Piotr Ficner

(Animator, Poland)

Sabine Scholze

(DIAF, Germany)

Günter Rätz

(Animator, Germany)

DOK Podium: Documentary goes Education – New distribution potential

Either as over used buzz words or the new golden gate for documentaries, educational distribution is an ongoing hot topic for the documentary market. Schools, universities, libraries and social interest groups are the new targets for long sought-after revenues.

While the North American market can look back on several years of experience, European distributors still face the beginning of new times. With our international panelists we took a look behind the scenes and gathered some facts about the status quo of educational distribution. What kind of business model do they have and who are their partners? What are the challenges and visions out there for documentary makers and distributors? And how to deal with rights issues?

HOST

Esther van Messel

(First Hand Films, Switzerland)

PANELISTS

Alice Apley