THURSDAY 17

First Edition of the Digital Audiovisual Forum
Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 3

• 09:30 Welcome and introduction to the event
• 10:00 New digital distribution channels. Video on Demand.
• 11:30 The viewer as a consumer of infinite screens.
• 12:30 Analysis of the state of cinemas in our country.
• 16:00 How to approach the digital conversion of cinemas.
  Digital screening, 3D, digital sound.

FRIDAY 18

19:00 – María Cristina Hotel
Presentation of financial aids for production and shooting in the Valencian Community (With invitation)

SATURDAY 19

11:00-12:30 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 9
European Distributors: Up next!

• Official Opening and Welcome by the San Sebastian Film Festival and European Film Promotion.
• Short introduction of each participant and presentation of the 8 distribution companies.
• Report on the distribution situation in the different territories: strengths and weaknesses of the market as well as national specialities in distribution.

Moderator: John Hopewell, Director of Variety Spain

14.30-16.00 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 9
European Distributors: Up next!

• The role of film festivals for distribution

Moderator: Jonathan Davis (UK Film Council)

19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Happy Hour –Valencian Audiovisual Cluster

SUNDAY 20

10:00-14:00 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 9
4th Andalusian Audiovisual Day

15:30-18:30 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 9
European Distributors: Up next! with Europa Distribution

• “Day and Date release” Advantages/Disadvantages
• “Video on Demand” Competition or support for other types of release?
• CIDINET - A new database for sharing information on films distributed throughout Europe.

17:00-18:00 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 8
Presentation – Valencian Audiovisual Cluster: Professional co-production meetings

19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Happy Hour – 4th Andalusian Audiovisual Day

MONDAY 21

Cinema in Motion 5
Kutxa Andia Function Hall – (Accredited industry guests)

• 10:00 – Nomad’s Home, by Iman Kamel (Egypt - 35 min)
• 11:30 – In the Sands of Babylon, by Mohamed Al-Daradji (Iraq - 85 min)
• 15:00 – Port of Memory, by Kamal Aljafari (Palestine - 63 min)
• 21:00 - Kursaal Restaurant
  Announcement of awards – Ile de France Film Commission Dinner (with invitation)

12:00-14:00 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 9
Filmotech.com launches a new version

16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 9
Round Table – Demolishing barriers: new spectators with subtitling and audio description (Spanish Subtitling and Audio Description Centre, CESyA)

17:00-18:00 – María Cristina Hotel, Excelsior Lounge
Presentation of the LIBERATORES Film Collection

19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Films in Progress 16. Welcome Cocktail (with invitation)

TUESDAY 22

Films in Progress 16
Kutxa Andia Function Hall – (Accredited industry guests)

• 10:00 – A Tiro de Piedra, by Sebastián Hiriart (Mexico – 118 min)
• 12:30 – Rompecabezas, by Natalia Smirnoff (Argentina-France – 86 min)
• 16:30 – Agua fría de Mar, by Paz Fábrega (Costa Rica- France – 79 min)

9:30-12:30 – Kursaal, Sales Office Room 9
Spain Film Commission Meeting (Closed)

10:00-13:00 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 8
Media International: the European audiovisual industry goes for worldwide dimension

12:00-15:00 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 9
Meeting of the Spain Film Commission (Closed)

13:30- 16:30 – Kursaal Restaurant
French–Spanish Ile de France Film Commission and Madrid Film Commission co-production lunch (Closed)

19:00 – Príncipe Cinemas, Room 9
Presentation of the Ciudad de San Sebastian Film Commission Award (with invitation)

19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Happy Hour – Navarra Film Commission

WEDNESDAY 23

Films in Progress 16
Kutxa Andia Function Hall – (Accredited industry guests)

• 10:00 – Lucía, by Niles Jamil Atallah (Chile – 120 min)
• 12:30 – Norberto apenas tarde, by Daniel Hendler (Uruguay – 83 min)
• 16:30 – La vida útil, by Federico Veiroj (Uruguay – 67 min)

9:30-14:30 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Room 9
Film New Opportunities Seminar (Fomento de San Sebastián)

10:30-14:00 and 15:30-19:00 – Ground floor of the Kutxa Andia Function Hall
Meetings in preparation of the 5th Trans-Pyrenean Co-production Forum (closed)

20:00-21:30 – Kursaal, Press Club
Cocktail - Presentation of the 8th International Film School Meeting (with invitation)

21:30 – Cocktail-Announcement of Films in Progress 16 Awards (With invitation)

THURSDAY 24

10:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:30 – Kursaal, Sales Office, Rooms 8 and 9
5th Co-production Forum (IBAIA)

12:00-13:00 – María Cristina Hotel, Elcano Lounge
Press Conference - EGEDA (Audio-visual Producer’s Rights Management Association)

13:00 – María Cristina Hotel, Excelsior Lounge
TVE and FAPAE (Spanish Federation of Audio-visual Producers) Press Conference

FRIDAY 25

12:00-13:00 – Kursaal, Sales Office Rooms 8 and 9
TVE Press Conference and Presentation of the ‘Otra Mirada’ Award

19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Happy Hour: Casa Sefarad-Israel