International Pitching Forum Sunday, October 16, 2011 Beit Hecht 09:19:00.

14 Preselected projects will be pitched to our International table

in a professional gathering for development and co-production, a creative marketing arena for the discussion of process and procedure, versatile markets and audiences and new Israeli cinematic ventures.

Our International Table Visitors include in 2011 3 Film delegations: UK, Film Fund Luxembourg and MFG Film Funding Germany. Among UK Delegation: Gareth Unwin, Bedlam Productions, producer of THE KING'S SPEECH (Best Film 2010), Chairman of the Jury of the Israeli Competition; Robert Buckler, Renegade Films; Pete Czernin; Isabel Davis, BFI; Michael Kuhn, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999); Jonathan Percey; David Thomson, Origin Pictures, Kris Thykier, producer of THE DEBT (2010) and more.

FF Luxembourg Delegation: Guy Daleiden, managing director of Film Fund, Francois Lentz, Film Fund, Nicolas Steil, Iris Productions, Secretary of Producers Association, Jani Thilges, Samsa Films, President of EAVE; David Grumbach, Paul Thilges Distributions; Gilles Chanial, Red Lion Luxembourg.

MFG Filmfordenrung Baden-Wurttemberg: Gabriele Roethemeyer, Director of Funding; Andreas Trautz, Animation Media Cluster; Christian Drewing, Eikon Sudwest; Arek Gielnik, Indi Film; Nico Hain, noirfilm filmproduktion; Stefan Sporbert, Zum Goldenen Lamm; Joerg Bundschuh, Kick Fillm; Dr. Elke Werry; Along Mekong Production, Philipp Homberg, Philipp Homberg Filmproduktion; Dominque Schuchmann, M.A.R.K 13; Fabian Maubach, Teamwork Ludwigsburg.

Additional International table guests: Jacqueline Ada, CNC, France; Roshanak Nadjad, Flying Moon, Germany; Linda Beath, Ideal Filmworks, Italy and Canada; Stephen Greenwald, G and H Media USA; Jean Luc Van Damme, Banana Films, Belgium; Yael Fogeil, Les Films du Poisson, France; Elie Meirovitz, EZ France; Marcin Wrona, Poland and more.

Projects to be presented:

Absolute Truth – Rukaya Sabbach, Itai Tamir; Arlosoroff – Danny Lerner, Saar Yogev, Naomi Levari; Bab El Gehenom – Yuav Shutan, Ayelet Gudar, Irad Rubinstain, Oded Ruskin, Naomi Levari, Saar Yogev; Bedouin War Movie – Elite Zexer, Estee Ben Yacov- Meckelberg, Haim Meckelberg; Chris – Mayssan Haddad, Suheil Haddad; Fifty Fifty – Niv Klein, Jamal Khalaile, Lior Sasson; Hannibal Protocol – David Dazanshvilly; Here Comes the Sun – Guy Meirson, Eitan Anner, Gal Greenspan; Mossad – Alon Gur Arie, Ricky Shelach; Permitted – Miryam Adler, Yael Abecassis, Hillel Roseman; Pipsqueak – Shalom Hager, Yael Abecassis, Hillel Roseman; The Invisibles – Mushon Salmona, Marek Rozenbaum; Yona – Dita Gery, Nir Bergman, Chilik Michaeli.

Development Assistance Grant by Israel Film Fund and Development Assistance Grant by Makor Foundation of 10,000 Shekel each will be awarded by the International Jury.