The 2015 Programme

Wednesday 4 to Saturday 7 November 2015, in Vilnius (Lithuania)

Final Programme

4 November 2015DAY 1 - At the hotel Radisson Blu Astorija
12.30 — 14.00 Welcoming Lunch (for first arrivals)
14.00 — 15.30 Arrival of participants, Check-in at the hotel, Workshop Registration
15.30 — 15.45 Welcome & Introduction by Sophie Bourdon (DPC II Head of Studies) and Gražina Arlickaitė (Director of European Film Forum Scanorama)
15.45 — 16.15 Presentation of participants, main tutors & experts
16.15 — 17.15 Key Note Speech on Disruptive Innovation by Martin Hagemann
17.15 — 17.30 Coffee Break
17.35 — 17.40 Pitch of selected participants’ projects
with the following perspectives
  • Formats and processes, tests to be made
  • Organization, planning and costs
  • Promotion and distribution
Identification of the different Workflows, Problems & Topics
by Philippe Ros (also involving R. Schick, T. Vergallo & F. Rettich)

Technical Basis (5mn) – Conclusion
  • The end determine the workflow
5 November 2015DAY 2 – At Kino Pasaka
8.40 — 8.55 Walk from hotel to Kino Pasaka
9.00 — 9.30 Technical Basics by Philippe Ros, Florian Rettich
9.30 — 11.15 Case Study 1: CROWD FILM (tba)
Key Words: one man show, small team, crowd funding, limitations to be faced etc.
Technical Focus: home lab, different file format, affordable equipment, cloud
11.15 — 11.45 Coffee Break
11.45 — 13.30 Case Study 2: INDIE FILM (tba)
Key Words: marketing efforts towards market
Technical Focus: color space, LUTs/Looks, grading, anamorphic?
13.30 — 14.00 Networking Lunch at the restaurant La Boheme
14.15 — 16.00 Case Study 3: INDUSTRY FILM
Key Words: file based production, archiving, professional crew
Technical Focus: 4K/2K, deliverables
16.00 — 17.00 Group Discussions with Experts on Projects (45mn)
17.00 — 17.15 Walk back to the hotel
17.15 — 18.15 Drinks & Snacks at the hotel Radisson Blu Astorija
18.15 — 14.45 Transfer from hotel to the Theatre
19.00 — 21.30 Opening Ceremony & Screening of Scanorama
21.30 — 23.00 Networking reception/dinner with Baltic professionals
(in cooperation with Scanorama)
6 November 2015DAY 3 – At the Kino Pasaka
8.40 — 8.55 Walk from hotel to Kino Pasaka
9.00 — 9.30 Welcome by Sophie Bourdon & Rolandas Kvietkauskas
Key Note Speech on European Challenges by Martin Hagemann (funding issues, single market strategy, decision making)
9.30 — 10.30 Case Study on a local film (tba)
Key Words: coproduction, decision making, key players in production
Technical Focus: insurance, data-safety, facilities, networked collaboration
10.30 — 11.00 Networking Coffee Break Baltic professionals & DPC II Participants & Experts
11.00 — 12.00Coproductions & Decision Making in the New Workflows
Roundtable involving the key players in the production and post-production chain (Director, Producer, DoP, DIT, Colorist, Postproduction manager, Post-production provider)
12.00 — 13.30 Networking Lunch at the restaurant La Boheme
13.30 — 15.30Digitisation and Distribution/Exhibition by Tommaso Vergallo
From the Digital Source Master (DSM) to the Theater
  • Manufacturing Digital Cinema Package (DCP)
  • Security Inscription
  • Benefits and Disadvantages of DCP (KDM)
  • Logistics of Digital Distribution (transport, servers, licenses)
  • Archiving
Digital Distribution Innovative Trends (CINEGO) &
Experience Feedback
by Tommaso Vergallo & Martin Hagemann
15.30 — 16.00 Networking Break at restaurant La Boheme
16.00 — 18.00Group Discussions with Experts/ Burning Issues ( (2 groups)
18.00 — 18.30 Walk back to the hotel Radisson Blu Astorija
20.00 — 22.30 Networking dinner at a restaurant in the old town
Screening of a film at Scanorama
7 November 2015DAY 4 – At the hotel Radisson Blu Astorija
9.00 — 10.00 Review of Participants’ Projects
Discussion & Recommendations on the different Workflows and Challenges
Moderated by Martin Hagemann, with Philippe Ros, Tommaso Vergallo, Ruedi Schick and Florian Rettich
10.00 — 10.45 Final Wrap Up / Discussion & Evaluation
10.45 — 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 — 12.151 to 1 Meetings with experts
12.15 — 13.30 Farewell Lunch at the hotel Radisson Blu Astorija
14.00 — 16.00 Departure of participants
The Participants and «What they say about it» The Benefits The Extra Zing The Experts The English – German – French Digital Cinema Glossary The Links The Partners Applying for Digital Production Challenge II 2016 Making-of 2015 Making-of 2014 Making-of 2013 Making-of 2012 Making-of 2011 Making-of 2010 Making-of 2009 Contact