Agora
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BE A PART OF THE
5th AGORA - THE THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MARKET
50th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
14th to 22nd of November 2009
Thessaloniki, Greece
Enjoy traditional Greek hospitality, view and trade feature films, meet and negotiate, be a part of a unique celebration!
Agora
The name comes from the ancient Greek word for the marketplace, where public debate and all sorts of interaction, including buying and selling, took place.
The 5th Agora will take place during 14th to 22nd of November 2009, in the context of the 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
Agora is a boutique industry event offering many ideal networking and opportunities for the global film industry in an informal, hospitable, relaxed, but very professional atmosphere. Agora as an international meeting and trading umbrella runs parallel to the other TIFF industry related activities: Balkan Fund-TIFF Script Development Fund (14-16.11), The TIFF Agora -Balkan Works in Progress (16.11), the Crossroads- Co Production Forum (16-18.11), and Four Corners - Salonica Studio -Student Workshops (18-22.11).
Participants and Deals
With the participation of 135 buyers amongst 382 top film professionals (Producers, Distributors, Festival Programmers, Sales Agents, Institution Representatives, Experts) from 40 countries, and more than 2631 screenings of 290 films, the 4th edition of Agora was a highly successful event in which 36 films from South Eastern Europe obtained distribution in 18 different world territories.
A few of the Participants in the 4th “Agora” were
FILMSHARKS (Argentina), CINEMAVAULT (Canada), INSOMNIA WORLD SALES (France), MEMENTO FILMS INT. ( France), REZO FILMS ( France), WIDE MANAGEMENT (France),KINOWELT(Germany), M APPEAL (Germany), MDC INT. (Germany), THE MATCH FACTORY (Germany), CJ ENTERTAINMENT (Korea), BANKSIDE FILMS ( UK) , FORTISSIMO FILMS ( UK) , THE LITTLE FILM COMPANY ( USA) , VISIT FILMS ( USA) , CYTA (Cyprus), TF1 INTERNATIONAL (France), ZDF (Germany) ,ERT, NOVA CINEMA CHANNELS, SKAI TV, VOULI TV (Greece), TVR (Romania), SVERIGES TELEVISION, RTV (Slovenija), SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL, SOFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, KARLOVY VARY INT'L FILM FESTIVAL, FESTIVAL DE LA ROCHELLE, BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL, ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL, BELGRADE FILM FESTIVAL, NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO FILM FESTIVAL, TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, WASHINGTON DC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL., POLYFILM (Austria), ART FILMS (Brazil), MONGREL MEDIA (Canada),CINEPLEX (Colombia), MARCO FILM (Denmark), SUNRISE FILM DISTRIBUTION (Denmark), RE:VOIR (France), ANOLIS ENT. (Germany), THE COPRODUCITION OFFICE (Germany), UNIVERSUM FILM (Germany), FIRST DISTRIBUTORS (Hong Kong), BUDAPEST FILM (Hungary), DAISY ENT. (Korea), ENTERMODE CORP. (Korea), ACTION FILM (Norway), AS FIDALGO (Norway), EUROCINE FILMS (Spain), NOVEMBERFILM (Sweden), FILMCOOPI ZURICH (Switzerland), CINEPLEX DEVELOPMENT (Taiwan), JOINT ENTERTAINMENT INT. (Taiwan), DOGWOOF PICTURES (UK), EDIMBURG FILM HOUSE (UK), SODA PICTURES (UK), IFC FILMS (USA) MAGNOLIA PICTURES (USA).
Films
Agora promotes all the films participating in the official Festival Program. Agora also provides a showcase for completed and in progress films from the Balkans, Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean aiming to expand trading and networking between professionals from our region and the rest of the world.
Agora Works in Progress
Agora Works in Progress gives the opportunity to film professionals attending the Agora to be the first to discover selected projects from the entire Balkan region, in the stage just before completion. California Dreamin’ by Christian Nemescu (Prix Un Certain Regard –2007), Tale 52 by Alexis Alexiou ( International Competition, IFF Rotterdam 2008) , Charleston and Vendetta by Uros Stojanovic and Dogtooth by Giorgos Lanthimos (Prix Un Certain Regard –2009), are some of the previously presented projects.
Agora Industry Screenings & Events
Agora holds a Film Library and organizes Industry Screenings. Participants of the Agora have access to all festival related activities, public & industry screenings, conferences, round table discussions, workshops, events and parties.
Exhibition Space & Facilities
Agora offers well equipped Exhibition Space to Sales Agents, Film Institutions, Producers and other Professionals, Private Screening Booths for Buyers, Producers, Film Festival Programmers, Institution Representatives and Press, a Business Lounge exclusively for the Accredited Guests and Conference Rooms.
Deal Making Support
Agora provides marketing, promotion, networking, deal making, “matchmaking”, legal and secretarial support to all attendees for the effective completion of business negotiations. Agora guarantees that Buyers, Distributors, Sales Agents, Producers and festival Programmers from all over the globe, will be fully informed about «who is who» and «who is where» during the Agora and able to screen the participating films.
Location
Agora is located at the Thessaloniki port on the northern shores of the Thermaikos gulf that opens into the Aegean Sea, and in close proximity to Chalkidiki’s beautiful beaches. Agora is next to the festival center and screening rooms, and within walking distance from the city’s famous nightlife center, in one of the most traditional areas
of this historic Greek city.
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