BIO TO B

Schermata 2024 05 30 alle 16.23.20

 

Bio to B – Industry Days is the audiovisual market organized by Biografilm, dedicated to film and television professionals. It offers an annual event for sales, options, purchases, networking, updates, comparisons, and training. For three years, it has featured two core components: two days focused on European documentary professionals and a day dedicated to finding new stories to produce, fostering relationships between the cultural, publishing, and audiovisual industries.

Monday June 10

 

10:00 - 11:45 @ DAMSLab Auditorium - PITCHING SESSION (ENG)

PITCHING FORUM OFFICIAL SELECTION
Presentation of 5 documentary project in the making
Hosted by Guido Casali, Pitching Forum Coordinator

11:45 - 12:00 @ DAMSLab Hall - NETWORKING COFFEE

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12:00 - 13:30 @ DAMSLab Auditorium - PITCHING SESSION (ENG)

PITCHING FORUM OFFICIAL SELECTION
Presentation of 5 documentary project in the making
Hosted by Guido Casali, Pitching Forum Coordinator

13:30 - 15:00 @ DAMSLab Hall - NETWORKING LUNCH

 

15:00 - 16:30 @ DAMSLab Auditorium - PANEL (ITA)

10 YEARS OF THE LEGGE CINEMA OF THE EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION AND THE REGIONAL FUNDING SYSTEM AS A FUNDAMENTAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE ITALIAN PRODUCTION CHAIN

Speakers include:
Fabio Abagnato, Emilia-Romagna Film Commission Director
Valeria Beraldo, Groenlandia Public Funding & Strategic Partnership
Luigi Lonigro, 01 Distribution Director and Unione Editori e Distributori Cinematografici ANICA President
Paolo Manera, Italian Film Commissions Vice President and Film Commission Torino Piemonte Director
Andrea Romeo, I Wonder Pictures Founder and Editorial Director

Moderated by Guido Casali for Bio to B

16:30 - 17:00 @ DAMSLab Hall - NETWORKING COFFEE

B20 LC10: happy birthday!  Powered by L'Albero del Caffè

17:00 - 18:30 @ DAMSLab Auditorium - MASTERCLASS (ENG)

FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT, KEEP THE FAITH. FROM INDEPENDENT CINEMA TO AMAZON STUDIOS AND BACK

Hosted by Ted Hope, Amazon Studios Founder and Producer
Q&A by Massimo Benvegnù, Biografilm Artistic co-Director"

18:30 - 19:00 @ DAMSLab Hall - NETWORKING COCKTAIL

 

20:00 - 22:30 @ Cinema Lumiére, Sala Scorsese - SCREENING & PANEL (ENG)

BEING OLA by Ragnhild Nøst Bergem (71') 

REPRESENTATION ON AND OFF SCREEN OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Screening and panel with italian captions for people with hearing difficulties by FIADDA Emilia-Romagna

Speakers include:
Ragnhild Nøst Bergem and Ola Henningsen, Director and Protagonist
Valeria Cotura, FIADDA Expert in Accessibility and Usability of Culture
Marzia Macchiarella, WIFTMI Disability Manager Board Member and DEI co-Responsible, DEI Specialist and Consultant for WIFTMI
Anna Petrus, Dones Visuals Board Member, DocsBarcelona Artistic Director
Video message from Marina Cuollo, Activist, Writer and Content creator

Moderated by Giulia Sudano, Period Think Tank Founder and President

15:00 - 17:00 @ DAMSLab Theatre Room - ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS (ENG)

Reserved to decision makers and pitching teams of the Pitching Forum Official Selection

09:30 - 18:30 @ DAMSLab Spazio Cinema (ENG)

EMERGING PRODUCERS JI.HLAVA IDFF PROGRAM

Hosted by 
Marek Hovorka, Festival Director

Jarmila Outratová, Head of Industry Office
Irena Taskovski, Taskovski Film Founder and CEO
Paolo Benzi, Okta Film Founder and Producer

Reserved to selected producers only

 


Tuesday June 11

 

10:00 - 11:45 @ DAMSLab Auditorium - PITCHING SESSION (ENG)

PITCHING FORUM OFFICIAL SELECTION
Presentation of 5 documentary project in the making
Hosted by Guido Casali, Pitching Forum Coordinator

11:45 - 12:00 @ DAMSLab Hall - NETWORKING COFFEE

Powered by L'Albero del Caffè

12:00 - 13:30 @ DAMSLab Auditorium PITCHING SESSION (ENG)

PITCHING FORUM OFFICIAL SELECTION
Presentation of 5 documentary project in the making
Hosted by Guido Casali, Pitching Forum Coordinator

13:30 - 15:00 @ DAMSLab Hall - NETWORKING LUNCH

 

15:00 - 16:00 @ DAMSLab Auditorium - PANEL (ITA)

LOOKS MATTER: CARING FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

Speakers include:
Timoty Aliprandi, Cinematographer
Emilio Costa, Cinematographer
Massimo Intoppa, Cinematographer
Debora Vrizzi, Cinematographer

16:00 - 16:15 @ DAMSLab Hall - NETWORKING COFFEE

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16:15 - 17:15 @ DAMSLab Auditorium - FOCUS (ENG)

ANATOMY OF A TEASER: HOW TO CREATE DESIRE IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE
Hosted by Chloé Barreau, Director and Creative Producer

17:15 - 18:30 @ DAMSLab Auditorium - AWARDING CEREMONY (ENG)

MAKE IT REAL AWARD 2024 - ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Signe Byrge Sørensen, Final Cut for Real CEO & Producer
Awarded by Massimo Benvegnù and Chiara Liberti, Biografilm Artistic co-Directors

BIO TO B AWARDS FOR THE PITCHING FORUM OFFICIAL SELECTION
Hosted by Guido Casali, Pitching Forum Coordinator

18:30 - 19:00 @ DAMSLab Hall - NETWORKING COCKTAIL

Sponsored by Bridgeman Images

20:30 - 22:00 @ BIOGRAFILM HERA THEATRE | Pop Up Cinema Arlecchino - SCREENING & LIVESHOW (ITA)

AVREI QUESTA IDEA - BEST OF THE PREVIOUS EPISODES & LIVE SHOW

Hosted by Valerio Lundini and Edoardo Ferrario
Curated by Luigi Sales, Liù Cappella and Cecilia Attanasio
Directed by Tahir Hussain 

A Giffoni Innovation Hub and Tamago Factory format

15:00 - 17:00 @ DAMSLab Theatre Room - ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS (ENG)

Reserved to decision makers and pitching teams of the Pitching Forum Official Selection

09:30 - 18:30 @ DAMSLab Spazio Cinema

EMERGING PRODUCERS JI.HLAVA IDFF PROGRAM (ENG)

Hosted by 
Marek Hovorka, Festival Director
Jarmila Outratová, Head of Industry Office
Irena Taskovski, Taskovski Film Founder and CEO
Paolo Benzi, Okta Film Founder and Producer
Reserved to selected producers only

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