2009 International Documentary Forum Beijing will be held in this December(Dec.12th to 16th) in Beijing, the Forum will invite the most excellent international directors of documentary and carry out in-depth discussion among them and Chinese professional filmmakers in the same field. Meanwhile, the Forum will screen the latest 30 international award-winning documentary films for Chinese movie goers.
Date: 12 December, 2009 through 16 December, 2009
Venues: Beijing Film Academy
Theme: Eyes Wide Open, Mind Wide Open
Activities Include: Watching the latest international award-winning documentary and understanding about the industry status of international documentary; Communication with the most excellent international directors and discussion on how to catch up the development of international documentary industry.
Form: Forum Topics & Documentary Screening
1.The Forum for Overseas and Domestic Documentary Practitioners
(Moderator + Director + Seminar Topics)
Seminar Topics:
'Life, Nature and Love'-the seminar is about classical films by Heddy Honigmann
'Seven-Years to Sharpen a Sword'-the sharing of creative experience of classical film Steve by Steve James
'How to Survive'-how directors in different countries to struggle against the status of current documentary industry (Part 1 & Part2)
'How to Sell'-how to distribute documentary films in different countries or regions (Part 1 & Part2)
The shareable experience through statement that the status of current documentary industry in different countries (Part 1 & Part2)
'Real or Reality'-the boundaries of documentary and news, and discussion on methods of expression of documentary.
Documentary film script: Shall we write down documentary films scripts? And how to do it?
How to choose a subject filmed? And how to make an investigation before we start our shooting?
'Could they have a successful transnational marriage'-state the predicament of transnational co-production films and explore the possibility in this way
2. Screening 30 International Award-Winning Documentary Films
( Subject Screening + Meet-and-Greet between Directors and Movie Goers)
Screening Subjects:
• Love of Life-the special screening unit of masters
Heddy Honigmann ( the great master of Dutch documentary director) special screening unit
Steve James (the great master of American documentary director) special screening unit
Pepe Danquart (the great master of Germany documentary director) special screening unit
• We and Our Earth ( the special screening unit of environmental documentary )
• Review of Australian Documentary Films
• Review of Chinese Documentary Films
Sponsor Unit: Beijing Channel Zero Media Company (www.bjdoc.com)
Supporter: Jan Virijman Fund
the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Cultural Office
the Australian Embassy in China Cultural Office
Beijing Film Academy
Goethe Institute
