Panels, Roundtables, Workshops and Keynotes

11:00am CEST

StepIn – Out of the Box Intro

STEPIN – Out of the Box Intro by Ted Hope (Double Hope Films) 

Indie Film: 50 years of building the wrong thing.

Locarno Pro Center @Hotel Belvedere, Sala Granda, open to industry and press badge holders, recorded.

11:45am CEST

StepIn - Opening Keynote

3 Keynote speakers on Theatrical battlefield (independent, majors and streamers), how to protect the diversity of content and voices in the current production ecosystem, the behind-the-scenes of film festivals and Gender Equality and Social Impact. 

Speakers: 

Arianna Bocco (EverGreen Consulting)
Rishi Coupland (British Film institute)
Mariëtte Rissenbeek (Berlinale) 

Moderated by Nick Vivarelli (Variety, USA) 

Locarno Pro Center @Hotel Belvedere, Sala Granda, open to industry and press badge holders, recorded.

5:00pm CEST

StepIn - Wrap Up Session

Locarno pro Center @Hotel Belvedere, Sala Grande, open to industry and press badge holders, recorded.

6:15pm CEST

Locarno Residency Final Pitch

Final pitch of the three projects developed during the first edition of the Locarno Residency.

• Fantasma Neon by Leonardo Martinelli (Duas Mariola Filmes)
• Midnight Blue Spring by Giselle Lin (Potocol)
• Window on an Imaginary City by Tommaso Donati (Ventura Film SA)

Moderated by Eddie Bertozzi

Locarno Pro Center @Hotel Belvedere, Locarno Sala Granda, open to industry and press badge holders, recorded.

9:30am CEST

Pitching Class with Ido Abram

Pitching your project: a quick guide to “what not to do”  

Locarno Pro Center @Hotel Belvedere, Sala Granda, open to Industry badge holders.  

4:30pm CEST

Masterclass: Ted Hope 

The JetPack They Promised You: Navigating A Fast Track Through The Constant Disruption That Is The Film Business. 

Locarno Pro Center @Hotel Belvedere, Sala Granda, open to Industry and Press badge holders.  

10:00am CEST

New financing opportunities in Switzerland

Presentation of Media Desk Suisse’s new minority Co-development fund and the Valais Film Commission’s Fund.

Speakers:

Corinna Marschall (MEDIA Desk Suisse)
Tristan Albrecht (Valais Film Commission) 

Moderated by Enrico Vannucci (Eurimages) 

Locarno Pro Center @Hotel Belvedere, Sala Granda, open to industry and press badge holders.  

11:00am CEST

Regional funds and minority coproduction funds

A presentation of funding options across the world

Speakers:

Lia Baez (DGCine, Dominican Republic)
Vitor Pinheiro (ICA, Portugal)
Jara Ayucar (ICAA, Spain)
Joan Ruiz (Catalan Films, Spain)
Edith Sepp (Estonian Film Institute, Estonia)
Roland Teichmann (Austrian Film Institute, Austria) 

Moderated by John Hopewell (Variety).

Locarno Pro Center @Hotel Belvedere, Sala Granda, open to industry and press badge holders.  

12:00pm CEST

Financing and Coproduction opportunities in the UK

Global Screen Fund, BFI Filmmaking Fund and UK international co-productions case studies

Speakers: 

Denitsa Yordanova (BFI, UK)
Stefanie Fahrion (Film 4, UK) 
Cassandra Sigsgaard (Jeva Films, UK)
Judy Tossell (Egoli Tossell Films, Germany) 

Moderated by Brian Newman (Subgenre).

Locarno Pro Center @Hotel Belvedere, Sala Granda, open to industry and press badge holders.  

2:00pm CEST

Round Table: Swiss Film Industry – new film act and new opportunities

Practical Insights on new financing opportunities for Swiss Film Producers.

Speakers:

Matthias Bürcher (BAK) – on the revised film act 
Corinna Marschall (MEDIA Desk Suisse) – Swiss Minority co-development fund 
Katrin Renz (Tellfilm) 
Gabriela Bussmann (GoldenEgg Productions)

Moderated by Enrico Vannucci (Eurimages) 

Forum @Spazio Cinema, open to the public, live streaming, recorded.

3:00pm CEST

From Golden Leopard to the Oscars

In conversation with award winning producers: different projects, different development processes.

Speakers:

Tatiana Leite (Bubbles Project, Regra34, Pardo D’Oro 2022)
Maren Olson (30West, Triangle of Sadness, Palme D’Or 2022)
Daniel Dreifuss (Anima Productions, All Quiet on the Western Front, Best Foreign Film Oscar 2023)
Giovanni Pompili (Kino Produzioni, Alcarras, Golden Bear, 2022)
Marianne Slot (Slot Machine, Dancer in the Dark, Golden Palm, 2000; A Gentle Creature, 2017; Woman at War, 2018) 

Moderated by Marcello Paolillo 

Locarno Pro Center @Hotel Belvedere Locarno, Sala Granda, open to industry and press badge holders, recorded.

3:00pm CEST

HERITAGE ONLINE – Theatrical Distribution and Streaming of Classics

An overview of the heritage film distribution landscape.

Speakers:

Ronald Chammah (Les Film Camelia)
Frédéric Maire (Cinémathèque Suisse)
Elise Cochin (MK2)
Jaume Ripoll (Filmin)
K.J. Relth-Miller (Academy Museum)
Erin Farrell (Film Movement) 

Moderated by Jay Weissberg (Film Verdict – Giornate del cinema muto di Pordenone) 

@Residenza al Parco, open to industry and press badge holders, recorded. 

4:00pm CEST

HERITAGE ONLINE – Fresh Restored Films, market ready again

A presentation of freshly restored films La porte du Soleil by Yousri Narsallah (2004) and Si le soleil ne revenait pas by Claude Goretta (1987).

Speakers:

Serguei Obolensky (Orange Studio)
Nicole Allemann (Cinegrell)
Caroline Fournier (Cinémathèque Suisse)
Florian Leupin (Filmo.ch) 

Moderated by Jay Weissberg (Film Verdict – Giornate del cinema muto di Pordenone)

@Residenza al Parco, open to industry and press badge holders, recorded. 

5:00pm CEST

Open Doors Talk - Identity / Identities - A performative talk 

BaseCamp PopUp (Sant’Eugenio) ​​​​, open to the public
 

Moderated by: Marjorie Bendeck (Open Doors Projects' Hub Project Manager, Honduras/Germany) 

10:00am CEST

Open Doors Award Ceremony

Forum @Spazio Cinema, open to Industry badge holders.  

Moderated by Paolo Bertolin (Programmer, Italy)