FOCAL - Foundation for professional training in cinema and audiovisual media

Description 

The main objective of Production Value is to give junior line producers and assistant directors the methods and tools to deliver professional budgets and shooting schedules as creative input for producers and directors.

The 7-day residential workshop simulates preparations for six existing film projects. Working in teams of two and coached by top-level European professionals, the junior line producers and assistant directors from all over Europe are assigned real projects in development, brought by directors and producers, who have an English-language draft script for a film project with a certain level of complexity. The film is preferably conceived as an international co-production of two or more European countries and should have a minimum estimated budget of €2m.

The two last days are devoted to the directors’ and producers’ visit. This is when adjustments are made, results presented and the project evaluated. The course is residential and is held in a different EU city each year.

Target group 

Producers, directors, line producers/production managers, first assistant-directors.

Benefits 

For participants: acquisition of a methodology, including mastery of international software – for budgeting and scheduling; enhanced ability to interact at co-production and human resource management level; networking with fellow European colleagues.
For producers and directors: fully developed budgets and schedules; neutral expertise on their film project; experience of sharing their vision of the film with creative ‘operational partners’; better understanding of co-production implications; access to a network of talented ‘operational partners’.

Dates 

January 8 > 15, 2011: Lindingö, nr. Stockholm – Sweden

Fees 

€1,000; includes accommodation, meals. Participants pay travel.

Requirements 

Assistant directors: 1st AD on feature films or TV movies at least twice, or 2nd AD at least three times.
Line producers: LP on feature films or TV movies at least once or production manager at least twice.
Directors and producers: See course description.

Participants 

6 junior line producers; 6 junior first assistantdirectors. 12 producers and directors.

Registration deadline(s) 

November 10, 2010

FOCAL - Foundation for professional training in cinema and audiovisual media
Ave. de la Rasude 2
1006 Lausanne – Switzerland
T +41 (0)21 312 6817
F +41 (0)21 323 5945
Anne Perrenoud
info@focal.ch

www.productionvalue.net