October 19, 2018: Another year, another reinvigorating experience at the latest ACE Producers Content Development Workshop in Helsinki!
I delivered my 3-day Advanced Development Workshop to a lively group of 18 experienced feature film producers from 13 different Creative Europe supported countries, as well as one Australian and two Canadian colleagues.
ACE 28 Selection
Marco Alessi - Dugong - Italy
“Li muerti” by Massimiliano Verdesca
Francesca Andreoli - tempesta - Italy
“Valley of Thieves” by Caterina Carone
Christophe Audeguis - a cup of tea - France
“Ducks” by Neary Adeline Hay
Daniel Bekerman - Scythia Films - Canada
“The Eden Project” Director TBD
Maria Blicharska – Donten & Lacroix Films – Poland/France
“Comrades” by Olivier Patte and Rafael Lewandowski
Katja Draaijer - Baldr Film - The Netherlands
“Alpha (a.k.a. The Mountain)” by Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Sophie Erbs - Cinema Defacto - France
“The Hunt of the Puma” by Marcela Said
Alise Ģelze - Tasse Film - Latvia
“Lovable” by Stanislavs Tokalovs
Dyveke Graver - Oslo Pictures - Norway
“A Prayer for the Dying” by Dara Van Dusen
Milos Lochman - moloko film - Czech Republic
“Nightsiren” by Tereza Nvotová
Mike MacMillan - Lithium Studios Productions - Canada
“I Will Not Go Quietly” Director TBD.
Jan Macola - Mimesis Film - Czech Republic
“Resurrections” by Petr Vaclav
Alan Maher - Marcie Films - Ireland
“Chronicle in Time” by Andrew Legge
Emily Morgan - Quiddity Films - UK
“White” by Emily Young
Elli Toivoniemi - Tuffi Films - Finland
“Love of Wolves” by Zaida Bergroth
Izabella Tzenkova - Kotva Films - Bulgaria/USA
“Serenity” by Aslihan Unaldi
Alexander Wadouh - Chromosom Films - Germany
“Mission” Director TBD
Michael Wrenn - Invisible Republic - Australia
“These Kingdoms” by Shane Danielsen
We were then joined by other ACE consultants to discuss the producers' projects, both on the creative and financial sides.
Many thanks to Jacobine van der Vloed (ACE Director & Head of Studies) and Antoine Simkine (ACE President) for their kind invitation and to everyone involved for making this experience another memorable one!
For more information on the ACE 28 producers, please click on either of the group pictures above. For more information on the ACE Producers network, based in Amsterdam, please click on the logo below:
Note: if you've attended this 3-day Advanced Development Workshop in Helsinki, make sure you register before the end of October 2018 to access the online documentation. Detailed instructions are available here.
Story-Type Method
This 3-day event isn't for the faint of heart. It takes focus and stamina to make it to the end, but it can transform your professional life.