Numerous industry activities are scheduled for the 62nd San Sebastian Festival. Said activities are detailed in the Professional Agenda and will be updated on the Festival website whenever changes occur. Updates will also be included in the daily News Flash sent out to accredited industry guests.
Throughout the Festival, and particularly on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th, to coincide with the Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum and Films in Progress, San Sebastian will become a meeting place between members of the industry from all over the world.
Meetings and professional rendezvous, presentations, press conferences, round tables and events will be organised to facilitate professional contacts, the buying and selling of films, and the exchanging of experiences.
Professional Agenda - Saturday, 20 September
- 10.00-13.00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Media Programme Information Session on: Give me five! (How to obtain 5 key points in MEDIA development subsidies) (Industry pass holders)
- 13.00-14.00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Filming in the Basque Country cocktail (Industry and Press pass holders)
- 16.00-17.00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Presentation of CESYA: Latest introductions to cinema for people with disabilities (With pass)
- 17.30-18.30 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Presentation New ways of viewing: feelmakers.com (Industry and Press pass holders)
- 19.30-21.00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Happy Hour Extremadura Cinema in Action (Industry and Press pass holders)
Professional Agenda - Sunday, 21 September
Professional Agenda - Monday, 22 September
- III EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry pass holders)
San Telmo Museum
- 09.00-10.00 – Breakfast offered by Donostia Film Commission (Cloister)
- 09.00-20.00 – Internal Meeting of the Presidential Committee of FIPCA (the Ibero-American Federation of Film and Audiovisual Producers) (Meeting room, San Telmo Museum) (Closed)
- 10.00-14.00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister)
- 10.00-11.30 – Round table fostered by Europa Distribution: A European Puzzle: Current state of play of day and date releases (Function Hall)
- 12.00-13.30 – Round table fostered by PROA and CATALAN FILMS: Co-production opportunities with television networks that broadcast Latin content (Function Hall)
- 14.00-15:30 – Lunch (Industry pass holders)
- 15.30-19.30 – Pitching session (Function Hall)
- 19.30-21.00 – Happy Hour Focus on Canada (Cloister)
- FILMS IN PROGRESS 26 (Industry pass holders)
Príncipe Cinemas
- 09.30 – Magallanes, Salvador del Solar (Peru – Argentina – Colombia – 105 min.)
- 12.00 – Paula, Eugenio Canevari (Argentina – Spain – 74 min.)
- 10.00-12.00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 8
Presentation of Proimágenes Colombia: Economic incentives for shooting in Colombia (Industry pass holders)
- 20.30 – Victoria Eugenia Theatre
Zinemira Gala (With invitation)
- 21.00 –Ni Neu Restaurant
Proimágenes Colombia cocktail (With invitation)
Professional Agenda - Tuesday, 23 September
- III EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry pass holders)
San Telmo Museum
- 09.00-10.00 – Breakfast (Cloister)
- 10.00-14.00 – Networking, informal (Cloister) and one to one meetings with the selected projects (Church)
- 10.00-11.30 – Round table: Tax incentives in the Co-production Structure: Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Czech Republic (Function Hall)
- 14.00-15:30 – Lunch (Industry pass holders)
- 14.00-15.30 – Private lunch Focus on Canadá (Closed)
- 15.30-20.00 – Networking, informal meetings (Cloister) and one to one meetings with the selected projects (Church)
- FILMS IN PROGRESS 26 (Industry pass holders)
Príncipe Cinemas
- 09.30 – Ixcanul, Jayro Bustamante, (Guatemala – France – 90 min.)
- 12.00 – Mi amiga del parque, Ana Katz (Argentina – Uruguay – 89 min.)
- 10.00-12.00 – Aquarium Restaurant
Topographies. Visibility, co-production and internationalisation of filmographies in other languages. Internal meeting organised by the Department of Education, Language Policy and Culture and Europa Creativa Desk Media Euskadi (Closed)
- 10.00-14.00 and 15.30-19.00 – Kutxa Andía Function Hall Basement
Pitching preparation workshop for projects in the X Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum – IBAIA (Association of Independent Audiovisual Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
- 11.30-18.30 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 8
Conference of Ibero-American Cinematographic Authorities (CACI) Advisory Board (Closed)
- 12.30 – Kursaal, Rooms 2+3
EGEDA press conference. Presentation of the Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano (With pass)
- 15.00-19.00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Europa Distribution Workshop (Closed)
- 20.30-22.30 – Ni Neu Restaurant
Cocktail party: Discover Panama, its Panama IFF and its project market, MEETS – Panama Film Commission (With invitation)
Professional Agenda - Wednesday, 24 September
- III EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry pass holders)
San Telmo Museum
- 09.00-10.00 – Breakfast (Cloister)
- 10.00-14.00 – Networking, informal (Cloister) and one to one meetings with the selected projects (Church)
- 10.00-10.30 – Presentation of FIPCA (Ibero-American Federation of Film and Audiovisual Producers) (Function Hall)
- 10.30-11.00 – Presentation fostered by EGEDA (Audiovisual Producers’ Rights Management Association): Something’s happening on the Ibero-American Audiovisual Panorama (Function Hall)
- 11.00-12.00 – Presentation fostered by SAFE CREATIVE and EGEDA Digital intellectual property registration, a framework of safety and protection (Function Hall)
- 14.00-15.30 – Lunch offered by Panamá Film Commission (Cloister)
- 15.30-16.30 – Networking, informal (Cloister) and one to one meetings with the selected projects (Church)
- 21.00 –Industry cocktail – Announcement of Awards (Church and Cloister)
- EGEDA Award for Best Project in the III Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
- Films in Progress 26 Industry Award
- FILMS IN PROGRESS 26 (Industry pass holders)
Príncipe Cinemas
- 09.30 – O homem que matou minha amada morta / To My Beloved Dead (Brazil – 125 min.)
- 12.00 – La mujer de barro (Chile – Argentina – 96 min.)
- 10.00-14.00 y 15.30-19.00 – Kutxa Andía Function Hall Basement
Pitching preparation workshop for projects in the X Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-production Forum – IBAIA (Association of Independent Audiovisual Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
- 15.00-19.00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Europa Distribution Workshop (Closed)
- 20.30 – Victoria Eugenia Theatre
EITB Gala (With invitation)
Professional Agenda - Thursday, 25 September
- 10.00-14.30 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Rooms 8 and 9
X Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-production Forum – IBAIA (Association of Independent Audiovisual Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Industry pass holders)
- 12.30 – Kursaal, Room 2+3
TVE Press Conference (With pass)
- 15.45-17.15 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Rooms 8 and 9
Talk: The seven principles of a documentary, given by Ove Rishøj Jensen, representative of EDN (European Documentary Network) (Industry pass holders)
- 16.00-20.00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Industry Club Space
X Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-production Forum One to one meetings (Closed)
- 17.15-18.15 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Rooms 8 and 9
New Talents – Talentu Gunea. X Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-production Forum – IBAIA (Association of Independent Audiovisual Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Industry pass holders)
- 20.30 – Victoria Eugenia Theatre
TVE Gala (With invitation)
Professional Agenda - Friday, 26 September