17th SOFIA MEETINGS SECOND FILM PITCHINGS AND PROFESSIONAL EVENTS PROGRAMME

17th SOFIA MEETINGS SECOND FILM PITCHINGS AND PROFESSIONAL EVENTS PROGRAMME
*In Central European Time (GMT+2)


FRIDAY, JULY 3RD

10.00 – 10.15
OPENING OF THE 17th SOFIA MEETINGS

10.20 – 11.20
SECOND FILMS PITCHING

11.40 – 12.40
PLUS MINUS ONE PITCHING

14:00 – 18:00
ONE TO ONE MEETINGS


SATURDAY, JULY 4TH

10:00 – 13:00
ONE TO ONE MEETINGS

14.30 – 15.20
PLUS MINUS ONE PITCHING

15.30 – 16.10
FIRST FILMS FIRST PITCHING

16.20 – 17.00
FRST FILMS FIRST PITCHING


SUNDAY, JULY 5TH

10.00 – 13.00
ONE TO ONE MEETINGS

14.00 – 17.00
ONE TO ONE MEETINGS

MONDAY, JULY 6TH
14.00 – 16.00

ONE TO ONE MEETINGS
16.00 – 17.00

HOW TO WRITE A PROJECT
With Martin Kiselov, Bulgaria

17.00 – 18.00
GAMING AND INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING – PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND AUDIENCES
With Martin Kadinov, TBD Play, Bulgaria
Jade Alexander, Little Jade Productions, producer THE COMPLEX /the first sci-fi live-action interactive film/
Nia Yotova, ZenArt VR, Bulgaria
Georgi Georgiev, ZenArt, Bulgaria

18.15 – 19:15
VR HUB SOFIA MEETINGS REALITIES OF THE VIRTUAL I
Ioanna Maria Mischie, Romania
Momchil Alexiev, Bulgaria
Rosen Mihailov, Bulgaria


TUESDAY, JULY 7TH

16.00 – 16.30
SERIES SERIES PRESENTATION
With Marie Barraco, France

16.30 – 17.30
STORY STRUCTURE AND EMPATHY CHARACTERS. WHY DOES IT MATTER?
An overview of the lessons that any writer can take away from neuroscientific research related to storytelling. The talk will also provide practical tools and a hands-on method for fiction and documentary writers.
With Domenico La Porta, Belgium

18.00 – 19.00
REALITIES OF THE VIRTUAL II
JEAN MICHEL JARRE’S ALONE TOGETHER // SPACED OUT // JET LAG
With Pierre Friquet, France


WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH

10.00 – 11.00
MEDIA – CHALLENGES OF THE NEW TIMES.
Martina Petrovic, Head of office MEDIA CED Croatia
Kamen Balkanski, Head of office MEDIA CED Bulgaria
Frank Herman, Head of office MEDIA CED VLAANDEREN, Belgium
Philipp Dietachmair, EUROPEAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION, Netherlands

11.30 – 12.30
EUROPEAN TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Mercedes Fernandez Alonso, TORINO FILM LAB, Italy
Violeta Kaminska, SCRIPTEAST, Poland
Antoine Le Bos, LESS IS MORE, France
Kristina Trapp, EAVE, Luxembourg
Stefan Arsenijevic, FIRST FILMS FIRST, Serbia