3rd Symposium 2005

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Small Countries with Big Opportunities

Discovery Campus invited interested filmmakers to come to Vienna to analyse disappearing empires and discover new diversity and opportunities in smaller countries. The Symposium dealt with various questions, for example whether you can get around the big networks and build new links to smaller partners who share the same vision, or whether you can even produce independently, beat the big ones and grasp totally new opportunities.

Coorganizers & Supporters:
- A|D|A - Austrian Directors Association
- Oesterreichisches Filminstitut
- ORF
- RTR
- Filmfonds Wien
- Wirtschaftskammer Oesterreich – Fachverband der Audiovisions- und Filmindustrie
- V.A.M. Verwertungsgesellschaft für audiovisuelle Medien, VDFS Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden

Supporter of the Discovery Campus Masterschool Workshop following the Open Training Session:
- Donau-Universität Krems / Studienzentrum für Film.

Supporters of the Discovery Campus Masterschool 2005:
- the MEDIA Plus Programme of the European Union
- the Bavarian State Chancellery
- the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
- the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
- the Saxonian Foundation for Media Training

topDates & Programme

register Fri, 8 Jul 2005 - Sun, 10 Jul 2005

topLocation

ORF Funkhaus Wien
Argentinierstraße 30a
A-1040 Vienna
Austria

Underground connection to the venue: U1 Taubstummengasse U2,U4 Karlsplatz Tram D, Plößlgasse http://www.cityairporttrain.com/fahrplan/ubahnplan

topExperts

  • Dr. Alexandra Ágoston Media Lawyer, Ágoston Law Office, Budapest, Hungary
  • Frederick Baker Director, Media Europa Ltd., Vienna, Austria
  • Simone Baumann Managing Director, L.E. Vision Film- und Fernsehproduktion, Leipzig, Germany
  • Gábor Bódis Director of Integration & Head of International Relations, Duna Televízió, Budapest, Hungary
  • Mick Csáky Chief Executive & Creative Director, Antelope, Emsworth, United Kingdom
  • Camellia Doncheva Head of Acquisitions, Bulgarian National Television, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Gerhard Draxler Director News, Science & Sports, ORF, Vienna, Austria
  • Martin Durkin Managing Director, WAGtv, London, United Kingdom
  • Markus Glaser Producer, Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, Vienna, Austria
  • Jan Gogola Commissioning Editor, Department for Documentary, Current Affairs & Education, Czech TV, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Jurij Gorban Editor in Chief, STB, Kiev, Ukraine
  • Mag. Franz Grabner Head of Art and Culture, ORF, Vienna, Austria
  • Olaf Grunert Director Development and Events, ARTE G.E.I.E., Strasbourg, France
  • Ron Halpern Vice President - Special Projects, Studio Canal, Paris, France
  • Marek Hovorka Festival Director, International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava, Jihlava, Czech Republic
  • Florin Iepan Director / Producer, Sub-Cult-Ura, Timisoara, Romania
  • Peter Kerekes Director, Peter Kerekes Ltd., Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Dr. Walter Köhler CEO, Terra Mater Factual Studios, Vienna, Austria
  • Dr. Heinz Leger Writer / Director, FilmEleven – Heinz Leger Filmproduktion, Vienna, Austria
  • Rasa Miskinyte Head of Film Production Department, LRT – Lithuanian Radio and Television, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Eszter Nordin Producer / Director, Media Mania Bt., Budapest, Hungary
  • Damian Victor Oancea Deputy Commissioning Editor, TV Romania, Bucharest, Romania
  • Jill Offman Senior Vice President & Channel Director, Disovery Networks Europe, London, United Kingdom
  • Leena Pasanen Coordinator of Programmes, YLE Fact and Culture, Helsinki, Finland
  • Adela Peeva , Adela Media Film & TV Productions Ltd., Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Dr. Harald Pokieser Producer / Director, Cosmos Factory, Vienna, Austria
  • Marijke Rawie Director, ExpertDocs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Dr. Michael Schlamberger Managing Director / CEO, Science Vision, Vienna, Austria
  • Prof. Dr. Alfred Vendl Managing Director, AV Dokumenta - Alfred Vendl Filmproduktion Ges.m.b.H., Vienna, Austria
  • Katharina von Flotow Associate Producer, Flotow Productions SARL, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Wolfgang Widerhofer Producer, Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, Vienna, Austria
  • Marian Williams Independent Broadcast Consultant, , London, UK
  • Denis Zharkikh Chief of Department of Mediaspace Researches, Centre "Socium", Kiev, Ukraine
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