Surveys on impact 2010 to 2012

In spring 2013, we conducted a second online survey addressing the 77 film professionals involved in the 2010-2011-2012 editions of Production Value.
The target group comprised 35 Juniors, 11 Seniors as well as 23 Producers and 8 Directors. 87% of them replied to the survey – 67 responses representing 23 European countries.
Our purpose was to evaluate again the impact of Production Value on the following points below.

The professional skills, career and understanding of European conditions by the Juniors
100% of the Juniors admitted that attending Production Value changed their professional practice, either “partially” or “definitely”.
75% of them are still using the skills acquired during the workshop.
Production Value has “definitely“ or “partially“ changed the career opportunities for 60 % of the Juniors.
More than 95% have broadened their understanding of the different working conditions in Europe (with more than 80% in a definitive way)

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The state of Projects brought to the three editions
Of the 18 projects taken up during the 2010-2011-2012 editions of Production Value, 4 have been shot so far:
From PV10: BEFORE SNOWALL by Hisham Zaman (NOR/DE – 2013)
From PV11: MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS by Thomas Imbach (CH/FR – 2013).
From PV12: THE CENTENARIAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND VANISHED by Felix Herngren (SW – 2013)
From PV12: KENAU by Maarten Treurniet (NL – 2014)
With these 4 films, Production Value has reached a production rate of 22% of the Projects submitted to the Workshop.

The professional approach to scheduling and budgeting taken by the Producers & Directors
85% of the Producers admit that Production Value has “definitely” changed their professional approach towards Scheduling & Budgeting.
More details indicate that Production Value's impact was for 65% in creative development, and for 85% in financing strategy.
The survey also shows that Directors will grant priority to selecting their AD more carefully, and to try to get their project scheduled earlier in the development process.

Post-workshop networking between Juniors, Seniors, Producers & Directors.
40% of the Juniors tell us that they are regularly in touch with other Juniors, and 20% assert that they are still in touch with some of the Seniors.
No 2 Juniors have worked with each other since the Workshop, but 4 of them have worked with a Senior who hired them for a production.
It is interesting to note that 6 Juniors have been kept informed by the Producer about the Project assigned to them, and that 3 worked later on with a Producer present at the Workshop.

The use of results and information available on PV website
80% of the participants in the survey regularly check the Production Value website.
Furthermore, 60% of the participants recommend the unique Working Conditions database to colleagues.

The relevance of Production Value with respect to the European Film industry
For 95% of the Producers and Seniors, Production Value is a valuable tool to prepare highly-qualified professionals, and for 100% of them, the initiative does make a contribution to the improvement of European film industry.
Overall, 95 % of the all participants were “definitely“ satisfied by their Production Value experience and for the same percentage, the basic principles of the Workshop are pertinent with respect to its main objective: Developing an Effective Scheduling & Budgeting Culture in Europe?
With respect to recommending the Workshop to other colleagues, 100% of the Directors and 100% of the Producers answered positively.

Read the full report on this survey in PDF.