© Filmstill "I am the Rriver, the River is Me"
D'Hub
Collaborating Beyond Film
14 Oct, 2024, 2.30 PM @ Festival Center D'24
Event language: English
In today's interconnected world, the potential and importance for collaboration between the film industry and civil society organisations is immense. This talk will explore effective approaches to partnering with NGOs, research organisations, and social startups to create a greater impact.
You'll learn about:
- Building Successful Partnerships: Discover strategies for identifying potential partners, establishing effective communication channels, and aligning goals.
- Navigating the Intersection of Impact-Driven and Traditional Distribution: Understand the unique challenges and opportunities presented by combining impact-focused distribution with traditional film industry strategies.
- Developing Effective Communication Strategies: Learn how to communicate your film's message effectively to diverse audiences and drive social change.
Tickets
D'Hub
14 Oct
2.30 PM
Festival Center D'24
Program Info
Conversation
Guests
Corinne van Egeraat
Corinne van Egeraat is an independent filmmaker and producer. She co-produced the Oscar-qualifying Documentary documentary "Myanmar Diaries and has over ten years of experience in Myanmar, including teaching human rights film. Her award-winning documentaries have been broadcast in over thirty countries and screened at over four hundred film festivals. For the past seven years, they have also focused on climate justice stories, including I Am The River, The River Is Me (2024).
Rūta Švedkauskaitė
Rūta Švedkauskaitė is a Lithuanian film professional and currently Festival Manager at Films Boutique, a Berlin-based sales agency specialising in auteur-driven films. Recent films include THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIGURE by Mohammad Rasoulof (Special Jury Prize, Cannes FF 2024) and GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland (Special Jury Prize, Venice IFF 2023). Prior to joining Films Boutique in 2018, Rūta worked at Pluto Film in Berlin and Pasaka, an art house cinema and distribution company in Vilnius.
Rieneke van Santen
Rieneke Van Santen is a media professional focused on independent journalism in repressed societies. She consults journalists and human rights groups in countries such as Iran, Sudan, Russia and more. After leading an independent Persian journalism platform, she founded Dendezo Media Support & Productions where she (impact) produces human rights documentaries. Her award winning film "Sānsūr" on censorship of women in Iran reached millions via satellite.
Hasse van Nunen
Hasse van Nunen is a documentary producer at Een van de jongens, which she founded together with Renko Douze. She works with unique creators to produce impactful documentaries. To increase social impact, she co-founded the Impact Academy (now Impact Makers) with Bernadette Kuiper, promoting collaboration between funds, broadcasters and producers. This initiative introduced the role of impact producer in the Netherlands. Hasse also works as an impact producer.
Moderation
Vivian Schröder
Vivian Schröder started her career in the film industry producing commercials in the entertainment sector.Since 2012 she has been working closely with Boekamp & Kriegsheim.There she focused on the production of documentaries and series.Through B&K's production The Bornio Case, she got to know the principle of Impact Producing and has been working as Germany's first Impact Producer since 2020. She co-founded The Good Media Network and Dokumentale.
Media in this event
Māori river guardian Ned Tapa explores the important culture of his ancestors along the Whanganui River in New Zealand with friends. The river is the first in the world to be granted as legal personhood. For over 150 years, the Whanganui iwi have been fighting to protect their sacred lifeline.
Tickets
D'Hub
14 Oct
2.30 PM
Festival Center D'24
