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.
PITCHING FORUM OFFICIAL SELECTION
Presentation of 5 documentary project in the making
Hosted by Guido Casali, Pitching Forum Coordinator
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PITCHING FORUM OFFICIAL SELECTION
Presentation of 5 documentary project in the making
Hosted by Guido Casali, Pitching Forum Coordinator
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
B20 LC10: happy birthday! Powered by L'Albero del Caffè
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"
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
Reserved to decision makers and pitching teams of the Pitching Forum Official Selection
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
PITCHING FORUM OFFICIAL SELECTION
Presentation of 5 documentary project in the making
Hosted by Guido Casali, Pitching Forum Coordinator
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PITCHING FORUM OFFICIAL SELECTION
Presentation of 5 documentary project in the making
Hosted by Guido Casali, Pitching Forum Coordinator
LOOKS MATTER: CARING FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
Speakers include:
Timoty Aliprandi, Cinematographer
Emilio Costa, Cinematographer
Massimo Intoppa, Cinematographer
Debora Vrizzi, Cinematographer
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ANATOMY OF A TEASER: HOW TO CREATE DESIRE IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE
Hosted by Chloé Barreau, Director and Creative Producer
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
Sponsored by Bridgeman Images
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
Reserved to decision makers and pitching teams of the Pitching Forum Official Selection
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