After the personal coachings with Hans de Wolf and Harro van Staverden, the producers will choose their project that they will be working on individually with a personal coach. Deadline for the Pitch File/Enquiry: October 25.

First online personal session will be devoted to the development of personal projects. The participants will be matched with their mentors: Denis Vaslin, Harro van Staverden or Reinier Selen. During the online session the participants will discuss their projects, talk about possibilities for development and ask questions about production work. They will be given task to continue working on their own project for the session of January 2020.

How to prepare your project for the development? When does a producer need to think about Marketing? What is Project Packaging? Together with Harro van Staverden, the producers will learn the best way to sell their projects before they are developed.

Time slot: 10:00-16:00.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

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Come to the networking lunch and share your ideas with the participants of the Script & Producers Lab, coaches and other guests.

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After a refreshing lunch Harro van Staverden will go on with his lecture about the tips and tricks of how to best develop and market a film project.

Time slot: 10:00-16:00.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

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During this lecture Martin Hampel will tell the producers about the most important steps of Pre-production: locking the shooting script, finalizing the budget, hiring key production heads, breaking down the script, scout & securing locations, casting, permits & insurances, schedule, etc.

Time slot: 09:30-11:00.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

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How can we care about our planet earth as filmmakers? How can we produce in a way that is less harmful for the environment? Join the discussion with among others Martin Hampel (producer, Ayka, Elle, It Must Be Heaven), Ing Lim (film commission, Den Hague), Patrick Noordzij (location manager, Dunkirk, Weg van jou) moderated by Katja Schwarz and hear what they have to say about the relevant topic of sustainable filmmaking.

Time slot: 11.30-13.00.

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Free for members of CineSud, send us an email or reply to the invitation.

Come to the networking lunch and share your ideas with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and other guests.

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This masterclass will focus on production. Coach Martin Hampel will address questions such as: What is the role of the producer during a production? What are his or her responsibilities? What are the steps for a successful production period?

Time slot: 14:00-17:00.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

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Special occasion: a guest visit to the company of the mentor! Each producer will visit Amsterdam or Rotterdam where with their individual mentor Denis Vaslin (Volya Films), Harro van Staverden (Phanta Basta!). They will discover the inside-outs of the production company, learn the structure and can ask all the questions how to set up a production company of their own.

For Producers Lab participants only.

The Guest coach will talk about the most important aspects of post-production and will give examples from his own work.

The coach for this lecture will be announced not later than February 2019.

Time slot: 10:00-13:00.

Come to networking and share your ideas with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and many more other guests!

The producers will learn about sales and distribution: finding sales agent & distributor, getting the film to the cinemas, festivals.

The coach for this lecture will be announced not later than February 2019.

Time slot: 14:00-17:00.

During the group session, the guest coach will discuss each project based on the completed pitch files and will give final advise on : business planning, career prospects, finalising the application and submission.

The coach for this lecture will be announced not later than February 2019.

Time slot: 10:00-13:00.

Come to networking and share your ideas with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and many more other guests!

The participants will have a chance to meet producers and financiers from the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium and talk about their projects and future carrier development.

Time slot: 14:00-16:00

Congratulations! The Pitching Forum is the last event of the Producers Lab 2020. During the Pitching Forum ScriptLab and Producers Lab participants will pitch their projects or their companies and the winner will go to Cannes 2020 as a part of Talents to Cannes program.

Celebrate the end of the course with with Coaches and Script & Producers Lab Participants!

By invitation only.

Completing Application (Pitch File) of the Case Study project and delivering the version for development to CineSud.

The participants can have after-care sessions with CineSud on launch of development of the Case Study Project.

On the first day of Producers Lab, Denis Vaslin (Centaur) from Volya Films will give a lecture From Idea to Financing and talks about the role of the producer as well as financing possibilities in the Netherlands and Europe (and the rest of the world), how to kickstart a project when it is still an idea, and what to pay attention to, which mistakes to avoid. He will also present a Case Study of the projects from his own experience.

This program-part will be in English.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

Tickets starting from (earlybird) €15 (excl. lunch) or €25 (incl. lunch).

Enjoy the taste of networking with industry professionals.

Together with film professionals and special guests you can discuss the possibilities of co-productions in the Golden Triangle Netherlands – Belgium – Germany. Confirmed speakers are the producers Hans de Wolf (KeyFilm), Denis Vaslin (Volya Films), Harro van Staverden (PHANTA BASTA!), Bart Hölscher (HölscherRTV), Bart van Langendonck (Savage Film, Belgium), Dutch Film Commissioner Bas van der Ree and Patricia Peters(Advisory board Limburg Film Fund), Guido Franken (Limburg Film Commission).

Tickets starting from €15 (including two drinks for the networking drinks).

During the second day of the course the participants will get a pitch training by Joost de Vries (The Lobster) in which they will learn how to pitch a project and a strategy, what to pay special attention to as well as discuss possible mistakes and respective solutions.

This program-part will be in English and Dutch.

You can attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

The cost of the workshop (Pitch Training & Lecture), including lunch: € 39

Pitch Contest is a part of the pitch training, during with four selected filmmakers will pitch their projects to the jury, among which are Hans de Wolf, Bart Hölscher, Joost de Vries, Nicole van Kilsdonk, Moniek Kramer and have a chance to win €2.000 production budget as well as coachings for your newest film project.

If you are participating in Pitch Training with Joost de Vries, you are welcome to join the audience to decide for yourself which film you think deserves the prize for the best pitch.

Enjoy the taste of networking with industry professionals.

Joost de Vries will give a lecture during which he will introduce a producer’s approach to script and development as well as a structural analysis and creative production.

The lecture is included in the price of the Pitch Training.

At this lecture Hans de Wolf will teach you how to apply to film funds and how to write application forms as well as how to present ideas to key international film institutions and receive information about the eligible funds for regional filmmakers.

The cost of the lecture: € 17,50.

During the kick-off in March the participants of Producers Lab will choose one project of the participants of Script Lab which they will work on as a Case Study project for 12 months.

In June the match Producer-Scriptwriter will have a first personal meeting to discuss the project, give feedback on the treatment and set the goals for the development.

Just after the personal meeting with the matched Scriptwriter, the Producers will have a task to work on the application form for the project of the Case Study and their personal (short) project if they have a wish to submit to Limburg Film Fund in September 2019.

The producers will need to send in the projects no later than August 28, 2019 and they will be directed to the coaches Harro van Staverden and Hans de Wolf for the revision. The participants will get the feedback at the session on September 13, 2019.

The third session of the Producers Lab will start with a lecture Budgeting and financing, where the mentor Harro van Staverden will talk about the different strategies for creating detailed budgets and financial plans.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

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Based on the case studies of his own work, the guest coach Hans de Wolf will talk about the strategies to financing in the development stage.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

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Enjoy the taste of networking with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and more industry guests!

Buy your tickets here or via the introduction field at the top of this page.

During the personal coaching with Harro van Staverden & Hans de Wolf the Producers Lab participants will be coached on the Case Study projects & application forms that they have been preparing during summer.

It is also possible to get feedback on your application to Limburg Film Fund if you are not a participant of Producers Lab. Would you like to get a feedback for your application form before submitting to Limburg Film Fund? Send your project for the personal coaching no later than August 30th via our contact form.

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Producers & scriptwriters will have a second personal meeting to discuss their project, give feedback on the treatment and set the goals for the development.

The guest coach Hanneke Bosman will talk about the peculiarities and conditions of submission to funds in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. What to pay attention to when co-financing the film in different countries.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

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During this group session Limburg Film Commissioner Guido Franken will look at the projects of producers who will be submitting to Limburg Film Fund in September 2019 and talk about the most important points in the application.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

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Enjoy the taste of networking with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and more industry guests!

Buy your tickets here or via the introduction field at the top of this page.

This year the Pitch Contest will be intertwined with the Producers Lab. 4 filmmakers will pitch their projects to win €2000 euros and the participants of the producers lab together with their coaches will discuss the projects and pitches and choose the winner!

The Jury: Hanneke Bosman, Guido Franken and participants of Producers Lab.

To submit for the pitch contest as a participant, follow the link.

After the Pitch contest the participants of the Producers Lab together with their coaches will discuss the projects and pitches and choose the winner based on the submitted projects, budget and quality of the pitch.

Only for participants of Producers Lab.

During the lecture Talking Legal - Legal Issues the guest coach will talk about writing contracts, making arrangements with cast and crew and music rights.

The guest coach will be announced in August.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

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Teamwork is one of the key elements of producing a successful feature film. Working with cast and crew can seem easy at first, however, during the production, various issues can appear that can harm a productive work. The guest coach Dries Phlypo will give the lecture and answer the question: how to ensure effective working environment and create a long-term relationship with your crew & cast?

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Enjoy the taste of networking with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and more industry guests!

The guest coach Dries Phlypo will talk about (co)producing based on a recent project. Come and learn producing from his experience and the difference between producing & executive producing.

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