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Strategic Partners

Celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2012, Strategic Partners is one of the world’s pre-eminent international co-production markets. Focusing on feature film, TV and multiplatform fiction, SP includes projects looking for financing as well as those still at an early stage – looking for the right partner. 200 key industry players from across Canada and globally are selected to attend. SP is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results – all set against the backdrop of the Atlantic Film Festival and the vibrant, coastal city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Trans Atlantic Partners

The Erich Pommer Institut, Potsdam (Germany), Strategic Partners, Halifax (Canada) and IFP, New York (USA) proudly present a three-module, intensive training and networking Program for film producers from Europe, Canada and the US.

TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS gives producers the necessary tools and knowledge to manoeuvre through the complex arena of international co-productions/co-ventures and to overcome the legal and financial barriers.

For further information, and to apply, follow the link:  Trans Atlantic Partners

 

 

 

 

 

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Producers reap rewards of co-production training, as Trans Atlantic Partners arrives in Halifax, then heads to NYC

Halifax's Chaz Thorne is one of 24 producers taking part in Trans Atlantic Partners, a three-module film training program for those seeking co-production and co-venture professional development.

He is part of a stellar group - which began the three-module program in Berlin, arrives in Halifax this week, and wraps up in New York City later this month - including:

- Jennifer Holness, Hungry Eyes Film & Television, Toronto (Love, Sex and Eating the Bones, She's the Mayor, Guns), who is developing Colour Blind, an action comedy directed by Sudz Sutherland.

- Amy Rapp, Meredith Vieira Productions, NYC (Return, Life in a Marital Institution), who brings with her The Woman Who Wasn't There, a feature documentary about Tania Head, the most influential 9-11 survivor, and a woman hiding an astonishing secret.

- Antonello Cozzolino, Cirrus Communications, Montreal (Naked Josh, C.R.A.Z.Y), who is developing Atlantic Gold, a feature comedy directed by Donald Petrie (Miss Congeniality, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days).

- Helen Alexander, Castle Valley Films, UK (Beyond the Fire), whose current projects include Hector & Himself, a thriller starring Sean Biggerstaff (Harry Potter) and Clare Higgins (Golden Compass).

- Karyn Edwards, Knockout Pictures, Vancouver (Fifty Dead Men Walking, Stormworld), who is developing a feature drama, Mighty Lion, about an African boy who dreams of becoming a Manchester United soccer star.

- Tom Collins, De Facto Films, Ireland (Kings, The Boys of St. Columb's), who brings with him a feature-film project based on the award-winning novel, Reading in the Dark, by Seamus Deane.

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Strategic Partners in The Hollywood Reporter!

Anne Carey to Deliver Keynote at Strategic Partners

The indie producer will join Arte France's Michel Reilhac in telling participants at the Canadian co-production forum how to steer through a fast-changing digital landscape.

Indie producer Anne Carey and Arte France’s Michel Reilhac are part of the lineup for Strategic Partners, taking place Sept. 15-18 in Halifax.

 

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The 31st Atlantic Film Festival’s Music & Image Conference presents Soundtracks & Stories: Songwriters Circle, Sept. 18

(Halifax, NS) -- The 8th annual Music & Image Conference, a component of a year-round partnership between the Atlantic Film Festival and the East Coast Music Association, announces  Soundtracks & Stories: Songwriters Circle at The Carleton in Halifax, Sunday, September 18 at 8 p.m., as part of the 31st Atlantic Film Festival (Sept. 15-24).

Soundtracks & Stories: Songwriters Circle, a songwriter showcase sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Canada, will feature Atlantic Canadian musicians, Meaghan Blanchard (PE), Julie Doiron (NB), Andrew James O’Brien (NL), Ian Sherwood (NS) and host, Kim Stockwood (NL).

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The 31st Atlantic Film Festival’s Music & Image Conference announces program for September 15-18

Halifax, NS) -- The 8th annual Music & Image Conference, a component of a year-round partnership between the Atlantic Film Festival and the East Coast Music Association, announces the program for its four-day conference in Halifax, Sept. 15-18 as part of the 31st Atlantic Film Festival (Sept. 15-24).

“We currently have 29 confirmed international buyers attending the conference which is up 12 from last year,” said Andrea Dawson Thomas, director of operations for the Atlantic Film Festival. “These buyers are coming from New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and the United Kingdom and represent shows like “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Private Practice”, “Californication”, “Modern Family”, “Brothers & Sisters”, “Republic of Doyle”, “Flashpoint” and last year's Oscar-winning film, The Social Network.  This conferences holds some promising opportunities for all participating musicians and filmmakers.”

Some of the hot topics for this year’s conference include music publishing, licensing music for film, branding, as well as preparing for and planning music for your film.

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Strategic Partners tackles private financing, brand integration and transmedia during 2011 panel events

(Halifax, NS, August 30, 2011) Strategic Partners 2011 blows the lid off the most pressing issues facing today’s film and television co-production landscape.

Private financing, branded content and transmedia are the panel discussion topics at the Atlantic Film Festival’s co-production market focusing on feature film, television fiction and multi-platform projects, set for Halifax Sept. 15-18.

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