P.R.I.M.E provides comprehensive support and counselling in various fields: script development, market research, financing, distribution, world sales, and games/interactive media. The main idea is to introduce the expertise of market professionals as soon as possible into the crucial phase of project development. P.R.I.M.E collaborates with experts from the industry and funding body professionals active on regional, national and international levels.
Ten projects are selected for participation in the program, which is divided into three workshop meetings, the P.R.I.M.E Centres. The main focus of all three centres is on the successful development of the individual projects. Group and individual sessions with the specialists provide both interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and intensive working sessions. P.R.I.M.E training combines workshop elements with lectures and individual coaching sessions.
P.R.I.M.E provides:
- Professional networking opportunities with potential co-producers and other partners on a European level
- Early contact with specialists and decision-makers from the film industry and funding bodies as potential financial partners or project buyers
- Excellent counselling and training in key areas provided by experienced professionals
- The combining of project development with project funding.
Implementation
transFOCAL GmbH, Berlin
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transFOCAL was founded in 2005 in Berlin, as a subsidiary of FOCAL. transFOCAL is committed to supporting and encouraging working professionals in the development of their talents and skills and to strengthening the European film culture and its competitiveness. It is committed to a high level of quality and ensures the industry’s independence. transFOCAL has been given the task of organizing professional training for the cinematic and audiovisual industry.
Contact
Frank Stehling
Tel.: +49 30 43727290
Fax: +49 30 437272950
eMail: info@transfocal.de
Invited experts (selection)
Urs O. Buehler(CH)
Author and Script Consultant
Cornelia Hermann(DE)
Associate Professor for script development at the Munich, Ludwigsburg and Berlin film schools
David Howard(USA)
Associate Professor, University of Southern California, screenwriter (GALAXY QUEST, AFTER FIVE IN THE FOREST PRIMEVAL, MY FRIEND JOE), author of THE TOOLS OF SCREENWRITING
David Groenewold(DE)
Managing Director of Promedium Gesellschaft für Medienfinanzierung mbH, GFP Medienfonds, German film fund
Uta Fick(DE)
Ass. Vice President Hypovereinsbank
Film funding in cooperation with JPMorgan, USA
Kristian Kreyes (DE)
Head of the film financing department of the Investment Bank of the State of Brandenburg
Thomas Baur(DE)
CEO of dtp entertainment AG
André Blechschmidt (DE)
CEO of Radon Labs GmbH
Achim Gustavus(DE)
Morgen Studios Gustavus von Maydell GbR, board member of the German and Austrian game developer association G.A.M.E
Harald Riegler (AU)
CEO of Sproing Interactive Media GmbH
Ralph Wirsing (DE)
Head of Development Ubisoft, GmbH (game producers)
Christoph Ott(DE)
CEO of Neue Filmproduktion GmbH
Peter Aalbæk-Jensen(DK)
CEO of Zentropa and Trust Film Sales, Executive Producer of OPEN HEARTS, DOGVILLE, DEAR WENDY
Philippe Bober(FR)
CEO of The Coproduction Office, Producer of BREAKING THE WAVES
Christine Dollhofer(AU)
Filmladen Vienna (Distributor)
Director Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz
André Druskeit(DE)
Chief Financial Officer Telepool GmbH (World Sales)
Thorsten Schaumann(DE)
CEO of Bavaria International, World Sales for a.o. RUN LOLA RUN, GOODBYE LENIN
