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First workshop: Udine (Italy), April 25-28
After the successful first pilot of EAVE TIES THAT BIND during the Udine Far East Film Festival and a “mini EAVE” workshop during the Pusan International Film Festival in 2009, we are delighted to announce that EAVE Ties That Bind will be officially launched in 2010 with the support of MEDIA International and in cooperation with FVG Film Commission – Audiovisual Regional Fund.
EAVE Ties That Bind consists of two workshops, workshop 1 taking place in Udine (Italy) from April 25-28, 2010 within the framework of the Udine Far East Film Festival and workshop 2 being organized during the Pusan International Film Festival, from 10-13 October in South Korea.
The following producers were selected for TIES THAT BIND:
- Darren Bender, Bigger Pictures, UK; project: Glendragon
- Fran Borgia, Akanga Film Asia; Spain/Singapore; project: Endless Day
- Jan Brandt, Boje Buck Produktion, Germany; project: Kuala Lumpur
- John Harford Williams, 100 Meter Films, UK/Japan; project: Sae and the Rhino
- Katie Holly, Blinder Films, Ireland; project: China Girl
- Francis Lim, Pime Entertainment, South Korea; project: Friday League
- Michelle Mi, MZ Pictures, China; project: Faramita
- Kiki Sugino, WA Entertainment, Japan; project: La Comédie humaine en 2010
- Bee Thiam Tan, 13 Little Pictures, Singapore; project: Matahari
- Yuki Toyoyama, Esprit Inc., Japan; project: Dear Comrade
The 10 selected producers (5 from Europe and 5 from Asia) will work on the comprehensive development of their projects with top professionals from both continents of which the following are already confirmed:
- Christophe Bruncher, TIES THAT BIND Head of Studies, France
- Clare Downs, EAVE Script Consultant, United Kingdom
- Elise Jalladeau, Charivari, France
- Claire Lajoumard, Acrobates Films, France
- Stefano Tealdi, Stefilm, Italy
- Lorna Tee, Irresistible Films, Hong Kong
The TIES THAT BIND workshop will offer in-depth insight into audiovisual market and operating conditions, legal frameworks, financing, sales, distribution and exhibition practices in both continents, it will provide opportunities for networking between the participants and their companies to create medium and long term informational co-financing and co-production relationships and it will enable the access to a network of producers, markets, festivals and decision makers in both continents.
For more information please contact: EAVE: Tanika Sajatovic, International Coordinator: tanika@eave.org
FVG Film Commission: Alessandro Gropplero, Intl. Relations: alessandro@fvgfilmcommission.com


