The International Film Festival Rotterdam welcomes sixty-seven young producers taking part in the tenth anniversary edition of Rotterdam Lab. CineMart’s highly successful event for emerging producers has expanded steadily over the past decade. The participants have been nominated by the twenty-one Rotterdam Lab partner organizations. Rotterdam Lab, part of CineMart, takes place January 30 – February 3.
Rotterdam Lab Coordinator Jacobine van der Vloed: “Finding your way in a large international festival and market can be daunting for an emerging producer. Buyers, sellers and funders are not easy to track down. The Rotterdam Lab creates a somewhat safer and easier environment for these producers to present their companies and projects, test the grounds, receive feedback on how to proceed and expand their network in an effective way. The Rotterdam Lab fits very well in Rotterdam’s spirit of nurturing emerging talent. Moreover, the Rotterdam Lab has developed into a valuable tool to strengthen CineMart's international network of independent producers.”
Over the past years, the Rotterdam Lab has expanded steadily, with more producers from more regions participating every year. The Lab has already resulted in many producers returning to CineMart, and films by producers who have attended the Lab have been screened in the official Festival Programme. By bringing together a mix of producers from around Europe and the rest of the world, the Rotterdam Lab has also generated many alluring international co-productions.
The participants of the Rotterdam Lab are starting producers, who are ‘nominated’ by the international training bodies and funding agencies with which the CineMart has partnerships. Traditionally, panel discussions are organized on different topics such as production, sales, financing, distribution, press & promotion and television. These panels take place in an informal setting and are organized to illustrate the process by which a project in need of financing is completed and brought to its audience. In these panels, experts from the industry give the producers tools on how to present their project and how to build up an international network.
Complimentary to the panels, participants take part in “speed-dating” sessions, during which they have time to meet personally with industry delegates and receive advice on their own projects.
CineMart has always had a focus on producers who are in the beginning of their careers. Several years ago, the CineMart staff realized that many new producers lack the knowledge on how to operate in an international film festival or market setting. Therefore, in 2001, based on the belief that these skills are vital for any producer, and to provide young professionals the means to develop an international network, CineMart organized the first CineMart International Trainee Project, later renamed the Rotterdam Lab.
In addition to the organized Rotterdam Lab programme, it is important that the producers take the chance to participate in all other CineMart events, such as networking lunches, cocktails and other panels. They are encouraged to take advantage of their time in Rotterdam as much as possible by strengthening their network.
International partners participating in Rotterdam Lab:
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Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE), France
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European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAvE), Luxembourg
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Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Fundación TyPA, Argentina
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Independent Feature Project (IFP), USA
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Indigenous Branch – Screen Australia
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Irish Film Board
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Israel Film Fund
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J-Pitch - UNIJAPAN
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Korean Film Council (KOFIC)
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National Film Development Corporation India
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Netherlands Film Fund
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New Zealand Film Commission
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Rotterdam Media Fund, the Netherlands
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Scottish Screen, United Kingdom
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Screen Australia
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Singapore Film Commission
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Telefilm Canada
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UK Film Council
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Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Belgium
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Wallonie Bruxelles Images, Belgium
Rotterdam Lab Participants 2010 (Participant, company, country, nominated by)
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Amanda De Luis, Alta Realitat, Spain, ACE / Ateliers du Cinéma Européen
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Gabor Sipos, Laokoon Filmgroup, Hungary, ACE / Ateliers du Cinéma Européen
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Josefine Tengblad, Yellow Bird Productions, Sweden, EAVE
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Jennifer Sabbah, Boa Films, France, EAVE
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Darija Kulenovic Gudan, Studio dim d.o.o., Croatia, EAVE
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Ewa Borowski, eastart pictures, Germany, Filmstiftung NRW
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Nicole Ringhut, Maranto Films GmbH, Germany, Filmstiftung NRW
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Xavier Rombaut, Emerald Films, Belgium, Flanders Image/VAF
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Emily Wanja, Visual Asili, Kenya, IFFR - Africa
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Alberto Botelho, Novos Sonhos Audiovisuais, Angola, IFFR - Africa
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Paul Lwanga Jr, Vilole Images Productions, Zambia, IFFR - Africa
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Thomas Woodrow, Furnace Films, LLC, USA, IFP
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Jason Orans, Gigantic Pictures, USA, IFP
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Rhea Stephenson, Independent Producer, Australia, Indigenous Branch/Screen Australia
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Wayne Denning, Carbon media Pty Ltd, Australia, Indigenous Branch/Screen Australia
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John Wallace, Black Sheep, Productions, Ireland, Irish Film Board
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Heidi Madsen, Paper Dreams Limited, Ireland, Irish Film Board
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Michael Rozenbaum, Transfax Film Productions ltd., Israel, Israel Film Fund
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Yochanan Kredo, July August Productions, Israel, Israel Film Fund
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Aurit Zamir, Gum Films, Israel, Israel Film Fund
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Mayumi Sanda, Elephante Inc., Japan, J-Pitch/UNIJAPAN
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Kousuke Ono, WA Entertainment Inc., Japan, J-Pitch/UNIJAPAN
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Yuki Toyoyama, Esprit Inc., Japan, J-Pitch/UNIJAPAN
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Cho Yoon-Jung, BlueMoonPark, South Korea, KOFIC
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Always-Han, InOK Films, South Korea, KOFIC
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Jang Su-Young, Swimming Pictures, South Korea, KOFIC
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Jang Sung-Young, Film Factory nu:n, South Korea, KOFIC
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Choi Nak-kwon, CHOICEcut Pictures, South Korea, KOFIC
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Sanjay Suri, Anticlock Films, India, NFDC
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Ben Rekhi, Ben Rekhi Productions, USA, NFDC
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Sandeep A. Varma, ICOMO Advertising India Pvt. Ltd., India, NFCD
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Pierre Walfisz, Trompe Le Monde, France, NFDC
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Gertjan Langeland, LEV Pictures, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
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Eva Eisenloeffel, Lemming Film, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
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Keren Cogan, Phanta Vision, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
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Natasja Mohrs, Column Film, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
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Ellen Havenith, Column Film, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
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Kristian Eek, Independent Producer, New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission
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Maile Daugherty, Independent Producer, New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission
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Tom Hern, Six String Pictures Ltd, New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission
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Dijana Olcay-Hot, Revolver Media Productions, The Netherlands, Rotterdam Film Fund
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Sophie Slabbekoorn, seriousFilm, The Netherlands, Rotterdam Film Fund
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Jesse de Jong, JesseFilms, The Netherlands, Rotterdam Film Fund
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Kat Hebden, Blindside Productions, UK, Scottisch Screen
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Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Hopscotch Films Ltd., UK Scottisch Screen
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Ciara Barry, Digicult Ltd, UK, Scottisch Screen
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Sylvia Wilcynski, Lemur Films Pty Ltd, Australia, Screen Australia
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Angie Fielder, Aquarius Films, Australia, Screen Australia
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Kristina Ceyton, Independent Producer, Australia, Screen Australia
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James Leong, Lianain Films, Singapore, Singapore Film Commission
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Fran Borgia, Akanga Film Asia, Singapore, Singapore Film Commission
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Rajvinder Uppal, Mama-oo Pictures ltd, Canada, Telefilm Canada
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Bev Bliss, Moving Films Inc, Canada, Telefilm, Canada
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Nicolas Comeau, 1976 Productions, Canada, Telefilm Canada
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Ingrid Veninger, pUNK Films, Inc. Canada, Telefilm Canada
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Pablo Lamar, Sapukai Cine, Paraguay, Typa
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Rodrigo Marin, Propagandacine, Chile, Typa
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Fernando A. P. Ruiz, Fábrica de Cine S.R.L, Argentina, Typa
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Fabiola Ramos, Independent Producer, Mexico, Typa
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Ruben Sierra Salles, Peliculas Prescindibles, Venezuela, Typa
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Tom Wood, Wellington Films, UK, UK Film Council
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Rachel Dargavel, Steel Mill Pictures, UK, UK Film Council
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Rhodri Thomas, Independent Producer, UK, UK Film Council
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David Boaretto, Revolution Films, GBR, UK Film Council
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Megan S. Wallace, Blirt Ltd / Incendiary Pictures, UK, UK Film Council
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Samantha Price, Sparkler Productions, UK, UK Film Council
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Julien Sigalas, Stempel, Belgium, Wallonie Bruxelles Images