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RioSeminars aim to encourage debate about current trends in the entertainment and audiovisual industries, as well as co-productions trends and new market developments and opportunities. Every year, RioSeminars hosts panels with respected industry professionals from Brazil and the rest of the world.
The 2011 programme, subject to change, is:
Friday, 7 October 2011
The next FIFA World Cup takes place in Brazil from 13 June through 13 July 2014 will offer great business opportunities for the audiovisual industry. RioMarket brings together some of the most important professionals from the world of communications and soccer to discuss how the audiovisual industry should prepare itself for 2014.
11:00 to 11:30 | Rio de Janeiro, the Audiovisual Market and the FIFA World Cup.
Marcelo Haddad – Executive Direction – Rio Negocios
11:30 to 12:30 | The Preservation of Intellectual Property During the FIFA World Cup.
Ana Paula Santana Audiovisual Secretary – Ministry of Culture
Attilio Gorini Partner – Dannemann Siemsen
Jay Neuhaus – Director of Marketing – FIFA Brazil
12:30 to 13:30 | FIFA World Cup on TV
Sven Schaeffner – Head of TV – FIFA World Cup Brazil
Marcelo Campos Pinto – Director – Globo Sports
16:00 to 17:30 | Entertainment and the World Cup
Vilma Lustosa – Director of Communication and Marketing – Festival do Rio
Robert Guimarães – Babilônia Feira Hype
Márcia Braga – Partner – D+ Produções
Aníbal Massaini – Founder – Cinearte Produções Cinematográficas Ltda
16:30 to 18:00 | Audiovisual and the FIFA World Cup
Walkíria Barbosa – CEO – Total Entertainment
Sérgio Sá Leitão – Director President – RioFilme
Luciane Gorgulho – Head of Culture, Entertainment and Tourism- BNDES
Leonardo Dourado – Councillor - ABPI-TV.
Saturday, 8 October 2011
14:00 to 15:30 | Comedy: A Successful and Profitable Genre for Brazilian Cinema
In this seminar important people from the film industry will discuss the main characteristics that make Brazilian comedy successful at the domestic box office.
Roberto Santucci Filho – Director - De Pernas pro Ar
Felipe Joffily – Director - Muita Calma Nessa Hora
Tito Liberato – Director of Marketing - Fox
Walkiria Barbosa – CEO – Total Entertainment
Marco Aurélio Marcondes – Director– Moviemobz
Sandi Adamiu – Director of Marketing – Paris Filmes
Rodrigo Fonseca – Journalist and Film Critic
15:30 to 17:00 | The Other Genres That Strike Brazilian Box Office Gold
Action, religion, original stories or films based on real events. In this seminar RioMarket’s guests reflect on the different genres and analyze them for their box office potential in Brazil.
Eriberto Leão – Actor - Federal Bank Heist
Rodrigo Letier – Producer - Bruna Surfistinha
Wagner de Assis – Director and Screenwriter – Cinética FIlmes e Produções
Luiz Carlos Merten – Journalist and Film Critic - Folha de São Paulo
Sunday, 9 October 2011
14:00 to 15:00 | Innovation: Creativity in the Digital Age
Never in our history have we had access to so much information. However, the people who have to process this information and turn it into knowledge are still the same as they were before. The seminar discusses how to seize the digital revolution and use the opportunity to network, to improve creativity and improve the exchange of knowledge and fine-tune our searches.
Marcelo Tas – Presenter of CQC
15:00 to 16:30 / 16:30 to 18.00 | Television: How to Succeed
The seminar will be divided into two tables. The first table will consist of television producers and directors who will share their professional experiences. The second table is a writers’ table.
Luiz Vale – Producer - Fantástico
Marcelo Tas – Presenter of CQC
André de Biase – Actor - Armação Limitada
Tonico Pereira – Actor - Federal Bank Heist
Duca Rachid - Cordel Encantado
Thelma Guedes - Cordel Encantado
Newton Cannito - Cidade dos Homens
Margareth Boury – Rebelde
João Emanuel Carneiro - A Favorita
Claudio Paiva - A Grande Família
Marcílio Moraes - A Lei e o Crime
Monday, 10 October 2011
10:00 to 18:00 | Social Media
Social Media is a phenomenon that has been changing the consumer habits of an entire generation. Professionals from domestic Brazilian and international companies will talk about the business opportunities and the caution we need to take to be successful in this business revolution. Speakers:
Jon Fougner – Facebook
David Tames – Director of documentaries and Blogger – Kinoeye.com
Luis Erlanger – Director – Central Globo de Comunicações
Jose Carlos Oliveira – General Manager – Warner Bros Pictures Brasil
Angélica Bito – Web Editor- MSN Vídeo, MSN Brasil
Jere Erkko – VP Rovio, Latin America - Angry Birds
Intellectual Property and Piracy
Brazilian government representatives and business leaders discuss how the audiovisual industry needs to re-organize itself to face and tackle the problems of intellectual property and piracy problem, which has generated over 2 billion dollars in industry losses in Brazil during 2010.
11.00 to 12.30 | Intellectual Property and Piracy: Actions to Combat Piracy
Leonardo Racauchi – Apoderado da Cámara Argentina de Exhibidores de Multipantallas – CAEM – Argentina
Ana Paula Santana – Secretary of Audiovisual – Ministry of Culture
José Werner – Lawyer - Dannemann Siemsen – Director of Angardi
Eric Walter – Manager – HADOPI
14:30 to 16:00 | Intellectual Property and Piracy: The International Scenario
David Hervé Boutin – CEO – BB+ – France
Carlos Cuadros – Director – Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts – Spain
Orlando Pulvirenti – Manager of Legal Affairs for the Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales – INCAA – Spain
Arturo Maximiliano García Pérez – Director – Canacine – Camara Nacional de la Industria Cinematografica – Mexico
Mike Robinson Executive Vice-President for Copyright Protection MPA – USA
Dorian Mazurkevich – Consul General – USA
16:00 to 17:30 | Intellectual Property and Piracy: The Brazilian Scenario
Manoel Rangel – Director-President – ANCINE
Walkiria Barbosa – CEO - Total Entertainment
Attilio Gorini – Partner – Dannemann Siemsen Advogados
Marcos Oliveira
Sérgio Sá Leitão – Director-President – RioFilme
Marina Engels – Commercial Director – Getty Images
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 - American Day
American Day at RioMarket is a day dedicated to debates about the American industry and partnership opportunities between US companies, Brazil and Latin America. In 2011 there will be four tables with studio representatives and independent companies
10:00 to 11:00 | Reports On My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated: The Future of Film Art and Commerce.
Steven G. Krone – Director – Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute
11:00 to 12:30 | Business Opportunities Between the US and Latin America
Joel Goldstein – Entertainment Business Affairs Executive and Attorney – Roxbury Media Consulting
Ian Puente – VP, business development and general counsel – Samuel Goldwyn Films
Nick Spicer – Executive – Celluloid Nightmares
Márcia Nunes – International Sales and Acquisitions Manager- Goldcrest Films International
14:30 to 15:30 | Keynote
Keynote Speaker: Tomas Jegeus – Vice-President – 20th Century Fox International)
15:30 to 17:00 | Business Opportunities Between the US and Latin America: Independent US Production
Lanre Olabisi – IFP – USA
Jamin O´Brian – IFP – USA
Steve Solot – President – FilmeRio/Rio Film Commission
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
11:00 to 13:00 | The Audiovisual Market In Europe
The panel will look at existing and potential business opportunities between countries around the audiovisual and entertainment markets, as well as presenting the production companies’ points of view in regard to different production models.
Juan Gordon – Morena Films
Tino Navarro – Production – MGN Filmes
Andreas Eicher – Producer – Cine Plus Filmproduktion GmbH
Dorothée Pfistner – International Sales Executive – MK2
Iona de Macedo – Producer – Dama Films
Julia Wrigley – Head of Film – Film Channel, Channel Four Television
14:30 to 16:00 | The Audiovisual Market In Latin America
Juan Lovece – Executive Director – Patagonik
Mariela Lebrero – Marketing Director – The Walt Disney Company
Diana Bustamante Escobar – Producer – Cine Caracol
Cadu Rodrigues – Executive Director – Globo Filmes
14:30 to 16:00 | IAEL – Fact Based Cinema
Partnering with IAEL, major law firms in several countries discuss the current Brazilian copyright law, the treatment of copyright in Brazil and copyright in the USA.
Kelly Charles Crabb – Lawyer – Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Susan H. Abramovitch – Lawyer – Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Marcelo Goyanes – Partner – Murta Goyanes Advogados
Luiza Duarte Pereira – Partner – Murta Goyanes Advogados
16:00 to 17:30 | The Audiovisual Market In Latin America
Fernando Sokolowicz – President – Aleph Media S.A.
Fernando Rovzar – Co-Founder / Director- Lemon Films
Guido Rud – CEO – FilmSharks International
Vanessa Ragone – Producer- Haddock Films
Arturo Maximiliano García Pérez – Director, Canacine (Camara Nacional de la Industria Cinematografica) Mexico
16:00 to 17:30 | IAEL – Music in Cinema and TV: Legal Aspects for the Acquisition of Licensing
Pierce Stacy – Director of Legal & Business Affairs – IODA
Felippe Llerena – Executive Director & Content Director - iMusica S/A Brasil
Brownlee Ferguson – President – Bluewater Music
Fernanda Guttman – Business Affairs Manager – Warner Music Brasil
17:30 to 19:00 | IAEL – Music in Cinema and TV: Systems for the Charging and Payment of Licensing Fees
Pablo Ahogado – Director of Creative Services – Bluewater Music
Al Staehely – Entertainment Lawyer – Law Offices of Al Staehely
Dario Alvarez – Editor – Humaitá Music Publishing
Daniel Pitanga – Globo
Thursday, 13 October 2011
10:00 to 11:30 | Canada: Opportunities for Co-Production and New Media (Business Models)
Canadian companies speak about the business models that can be practiced between the two countries, and what are the interests within the industry.
Tina Pehme – Producer – Sepia Films
George Rethy – President – Pitchstream Media Inc
Dean English – Producer – Perfect Circle Productions
11:30 to 12:30 | Canada: Opportunities for Co-Production and New Media (Canadian Legislation)
Lawyers specialized on the subject and representatives of the Canadian government will discuss how the current legislation enables two companies based in two different countries to do business in the audiovisual sector. Especially the case of Brazil and Canada where both countries possess an official co-production agreement.
Kim Roberts – Roberts & Stahl Entertainment Lawyers
Friday, 14 October 2011
10:00 to 11:30 | New Formats For Home Entertainment: VOD
Companies present opportunities generated by the Video On Demand business model.
Pedro Rolla Director of Media – Terra
Steve Collins – Founder and President – Mobilefilmworks
Joao Mesquita – Director – Telecine
Anders Erlandsson – Senior Adviser – Ericsson AB
14:00 to 16:00 | The Future of Digital Cinema
The panel approaches the subject of how the growing employment of technology in audiovisual entertainment can alter the context of motion picture production.
Ueli Steiger – Director of Photography
Bill Bennet – Director of Photography
15:00 to 16:00 : The 2012 and 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games: London – Rio
Keynote Speaker: Adrian Wootton – CEO – Film London
16:00 to 17:30 | How To Make a City More Appealing for Audiovisual Production: The Importance of Film Commissions
Representatives of leading international Film Commissions explain how they operate and how their work has helped the growth of the audiovisual industry in their cities and globally
Adrian Wotton – CEO, Film London
Olivier-René Veillon – Director Executive – Île de France Film Commission
Joseph Chianese – Senior Vice-Presidente – Entertainment Partners
Steve Solot – President - Filme Rio/Rio Film Commission
16:00 to 17:00 | New Cameras: Revolutionizing Image Capture
Nelson Faria – Globo Network
17:00 to 18:00 | What Are We Producing in 3D?
José Dias – Research and Entertainment Director – Globo Network
Monday, 17 October 2011
09:00 to 10:30 | The Market has Grown. What is Next?: Production
Luiz Carlos Barreto – Founder – L.C Barreto Ltda
Roberto Moreira – President – Sindicato da Indústria do Audiovisual do Estado de São Paulo
Sérgio Sá Leitão – President- RioFilme
Mariza Leão – Partner – Morena Filmes
Vilma Lustosa –CEO – Total Entertainment
Cadu Rodrigues – Executive Director – Globo Filmes
10:30 to 12:00 | The Market has Grown. What is Next?: Distribution
Bruno Wainer – Partner – Downtown Filmes
Jorge Peregrino – Senior Vice President – Paramount Latin America Latina
Rodrigo Saturnino – General Director – Sony Pictures Brasil
Cadu Rodrigues – Executive Director – Globo Filmes
Patrícia Kamitsuji President – Fox Films Brasil
12:00 to 13:00 | Digitalization and VPF
Howard Kiedaisch – CEO – Arts Alliance Media
Eveline Ferwerda – Foundation for Digitising Dutch Cinema
14:30 to 16:00 | The Market has Grown. What is Next?: Exhibition
Marcelo Bertini – President – Cinemark Brasil
Ricardo Difini Leite – Diretor of Operations – GNC Cinemas
16:00 to 17:30 | Business Opportunities
Maria Helena Petersson – Ernst & Young
17:30 to 19:00 | Business Opportunities Between Independent Producers and TV in Brazil
Krishna Mahon – Producer – History, A&E and Biography Channel
Maurício Tavares – Acquisitions Director – RedeTV!
Paulo Barata – Director – Universal Channel
Marco Altberg – ABPITV
Nelson Hoineff Journalist and Film Critic
Hélio Vargas – Director – Bandeirantes
Roberto Martha – Director of Production – Viacom Networks Brasil
Elie Wahba – Vice-president – Fox Televisão América Latina and Caribe
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
10:00 to 11:00 | How Can Brazilian Films Increase Their Market Share
Sergio Sá Leitão – President – RioFilme
11:00 to 12:00 | Mediafundmarket.com
Adriana Dutra – Inffinito
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