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DIGITAL PRODUCTION CHALLENGE II
DIGITAL PRODUCTION CHALLENGE II
Start date: Apr 1, 2015,
End date: Mar 31, 2016
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FINISHED
22 participants from 7 European countries - among them not only producers (10 of them) and post-production managers (4) but also for the first time directors (4), film editors (2) and cinematographers (2) - gathered in Vilnius on November 4-7, 2017 for Digital Production Challenge II (DPC II) 2015. They were met by 11 European experts/tutors (6 different nationalities), ranging from DoPs to producers, who not only offered some precise technical presentations but also generously shared their own professional experience and discussed projects brought by 1/3 of the participants in order to compare and analyse some workflow principles in “real life”.This 7th edition of DPC II was co-organised by FOCAL (Switzerland), in close cooperation with Scanorama - the European Film Forum (Lithuania) and with the support of the Lithuanian Film Centre and Creative Europe – MEDIA Sub-Programme.This 3,5-day Workshop gives the methods and tools to- Be acquainted with the main workflows available on the market- Best position the production of their feature or documentary films, their videos on the top (OTT) within the digital workflow- Grasp the means of communication and tasks division between the partners involved, from the director to the postproduction provider- Understand the importance of digital archiving, the advantages and disadvantages of digital distribution and get ready for new opportunities.The 2015 edition of DPC II consisted in a balanced mix of :- Technical focuses explaining the basics and main differences of the most used production and post-production workflows in Europe while providing a set of tools to professionals that can be used on any future film/documentary/cross media projects.- Case studies on films recently completed (from the very low budget, web episodes of “Das Apartment” by Reinaldo Pinto Almeida to 5m€ films such as the period French drama “A La Vie” by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann), concretely illustrating key challenges production and post-production professionals often have to deal with.- Presentations and panel discussions on key topics such as “Digital, a disruptive innovation”, digital distribution and archiving today and a specific focus on “Co-productions in the Baltic States and decision making in the new workflows”. For the latter subject, such films as “The Gambler”, “Sanatorium of Ashes” “Seneca’s Day” and 2” Nights till Morning” were discussed thanks to the participation of Uljana Kim (Studio Uljana Kim, Lithuania), Roberts Vinovskis (Locomotive Productions, Latvia) and Mikko Tenhunen (Mjölk Movies, Finland).4 http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/projects/22- Discussions on 7 projects brought by participants, thus used as working material to address priority issues these teams are facing, 3 were fictions, 3 documentaries (incl. Web/cross media) and 1 animation and 5 projects involved Lithuania,For more details , please see www.focal.ch/digiprodchallenge/makingof15/makingof15.html