Power To The Pixel Lab

Location: St Davids Hotel, Cardiff
Starts: 4 July 2010
Ends: 10 July 2010
Cost:

PARTICIPANTS OF ITS FIRST PIXEL LAB
LONDON – 8 JUNE 2010

Power to the Pixel has selected 34 participants from 14 European countries, including award-winning producers, writers, funders and filmmakers, for its groundbreaking cross-media course, The Pixel Lab.

The lab will run from 4-10 July 2010 in the Welsh capital Cardiff, culminating in Power to the Pixel’s Cross-Media Forum from 12-14 October 2010 in London.

The Pixel Lab is focused on developing sustainable business models for companies working with cross-media stories - stories which extend across film, television, online, gaming, publishing and mobile platforms.

The initiative is supported by the Media Programme of the European Union, UK media skills and training body Skillset, TorinoFilmLab, Creative Business Wales, Skillset Academi+ and ARTE. The strategic partners are CIRIC and EAVE.

Participants include Ilann Girard (France), the producer of Oscar-winning March of the Penguins; Dan Lawson (UK), Head of Production, Development and Inward Investment Screen WM; Despina Mouzaki (Greece), Director Thessaloniki Film Festival and award-winning filmmakers Nichola Bruce (UK), I Could Read The Sky and Anna Reeves (France), Oyster Farmer.

The Pixel Lab’s tutors include world-class film and cross-media pioneers such as Jeff Gomez (USA), CEO Starlight Runner; Christy Dena (Australia), Director Universe Creation 101; Michel Reilhac (France), Executive Director ARTE France Cinéma; Mel Exon (UK), Managing Partner BBH Labs.

The full list of participants with projects is:

Rob Alexander, Perfect Motion with The Bow Project (UK)
Jan Bednarz, Buzz Films with Turf: The Road to Paris (UK)
Helena Bulaja, Alt F4 – Bulaja Studios  with Mechanical Figures_Inspired by Tesla (CROATIA)
Peggy Desplats, Cassiopée Films with Midnights (FRANCE)
Benjamin Faivre, Telfrance Série with La Scénarioze – 142 euros (FRANCE)
Gabriel Festoc, Yunkunkun Productions with Clandestino (FRANCE)
Marc Guidoni, Fondivina Films with Kinopanorama (FRANCE)
Patric Jean, Black Moon with Miracles (BELGIUM)
Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten with Krev?! (SWEDEN)
Paulina Tervo, WriteThis Down with Awra Amba - Virtual Village (FINLAND)
Jeremy Pouilloux, La Générale de Production with L’OEIL AMÉRICAIN (FRANCE)
Lena Thiele, Germany with Farewell Comrades! Interactive
Arabella Page-Croft, Black Moon with Outpost: Black Sun (UK)
Justine Potter, Savvy Productions with The Cupid Concept (UK)
Alexander Quennell, Curious Ape with Few (UK)
Krishna Stott, Visit Sheerport – Bellyfeel with The Alexander Wilson Project (UK)
Tom Murphy, Streamline with Quest (UK)

The full list of participants without projects is:

Stephane Adamiak, Transmedia Project & Partnership Manager, France Telecom/Orange, (FRANCE)
Diogo Andrade, Filmmaker (PORTUGAL)
Nichola Bruce, Filmmaker (UK)
Ian Fenton, Writer/Director Lynchpin Productions (UK)
Andrea Garello, Scriptwriter (ITALY)
Caroline Gerdolle, Writer/Develpment Producer (FRANCE)
Ilann Girard, Producer & Consultant, Arsam International (FRANCE)
Pati Keilwerth, Creative Producer & Consultant, Patisserie Film (GERMANY)
Sabine Lange, Director Multi-Media ARTE (GERMANY)
Dan Lawson, Head of Production, Development & Inward Investment Screen WM (UK)
David McKenna, Executive Producer Cross-Media & Arts, RTE (IRELAND)
Despina Mouzaki, Producer and Director, Thessaloniki Film Festival (GREECE)
Stavros Papageorghiou, Documentary Producer/Director, Tetraktys Films (CYPRUS)
Anna Reeves, Freelance Writer/Director (FRANCE)
Simon Staffans, Format Developer Media City (FINLAND)
Mira Staleva, Head of Co-production Market, Sofia Film Festival (BULGARIA)
Petra Strban, Production Manager (SLOVENIA)

Sue Jeffries, Skillset Academi+ said: Skillset Academi+ is proud to support Power to the Pixel, and will be pleased to welcome such a high calibre of course to the Welsh capital city.