cineposium 2013 - Association of Film Commissioners International

Welcome to
Jecheon, Korea
and to the 38th Annual
2013
AFCI Cineposium
AFCI Contact Information
9595 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 900 / Beverly Hills CA 90212 / Phone: 1-323-461-2324
Fax: 1-413-375-2903 / Email: info@afci.org / Web: www.afci.org
Staff
Kevin Clark, Executive Director, kevin@afci.org
Melanie Field, Events and Logistics Manager, melanie@afci.org
Peter Trimarco, Publisher, Beyond Cinema Magazine, peter@afci.org
Jason LaBue, Creative Manager, jason@afci.org
Amy Thompson, Membership and Development Manager, amy@afci.org
Kathy Martini, Administrative Assistant, kathy@afci.org
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
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Schedule-at-a-Glance
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Reception & Party Information
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AFCI University
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Detailed Program Schedule
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Speaker Biographies
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Conference and Accomadation Resources
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Jecheon Map
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Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Association of Film Commissioners
International (AFCI), it is with great pleasure that I welcome
you to Cineposium 2013 in Jecheon, South Korea. For almost
four decades Cineposium has provided film commissioners
the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the industry
through our professional development programming, and the
opportunity to network with the industry and their counterparts.
We are very proud that this year’s Cineposium is being held
in the mesmerizing city of Jecheon with its surrounding
breathtaking landscapes and the serenity of the Cheongpung
Lake. For four days we will experience the fascinating culture
and the gracious hospitality of Jecheon and its wonderful people.
Considering our location, it should come as no surprise that
this year’s program is focused on providing knowledge and
opportunities in East/West film collaborations. A wide variety
of in-demand topics will be addressed at Cineposium 2013
including VFX incentives, new technologies, film tourism, and
the role of the film commissioner in developing the film industry
in their region.
We look forward to spending the next few days with you. We
wish you an enjoyable and fruitful Cineposium experience!
With my very best regards,
George David,
President
Association of Film Commissioners International
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SPECIAL THANKS
Cineposium is truly a team effort.
Thanks to these organizations and individuals
who helped make it a success:
AFCI Cineposium 2013 Organizing Committee
Kevin CHANG, Chairperson
Jenny YANG, Cineposium Director
David Oxenbridge, International Coordinator
Jin Koo LEE, Program Team Manager
Hailie Misung ZO, Program Coordinator
Sooyeon KIM, Program Team
Minhee IM, Program Team
Jennifer Earwood, International Invitation Manager
Gilbert Jun KIM, International Invitation Team
Uee Kyung LEE, Domestic Invitation Manager
Oui Suk OH, Domestic Invitation Team
Heejin LIM, Public Relations Team Manager
Su Jin KIM, Public Relations Team
Miwha YOUN, Administrator
Heejin KIM, Art Team
AFCI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
George David, Royal Film Commission – Jordan
Joan Miller, Vancouver Island North Film Commission
Mikael Svensson, Oresund Film Commission
Drew Mayer-Oakes, San Antonio Film Commission
Jerry Day, Tuolumne Country Film
Lucila Bortagaray, Uruguay Film Commission
Walea Constantinau, Honolulu Film Office
Jeanne Corcoran, Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office
Kevin Jennings, Film Otago Southland
Ingrid Rudefors, Stockholm Mälardalen Film Commission
Lisa Strout, Massachusetts Film Office
ORGANIZATIONS
Jecheon City
Cheongpung Film Commission
Korea Film Commissions & Industry Network
Association of Film Commissioners International
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THANK YOU
TO ALL OF THIS YEAR’S
CINEPOSIUM
SPONSORS!
Public Sponsors
Sponsors
Official Hotel of the AFCI Cineposium 2013
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Dear Friends,
I extend my heartfelt welcome to all the
worldwide film commissioners who have
gathered at this year’s AFCI Cineposium
2013.
It is our tremendous honor to host Asia's
first-ever AFCI Cineposium in the historic
city of Jecheon, South Korea. With 2,000 years of time-honored
tradition, Jecheon has long cemented its reputation as a transportation
hub, and is well known for having the oldest reservoir in South
Korea. Enclosed by picturesque mountains, fresh winds, and lakeside
views, Jecheon is also known as a popular tourist destination. The
Cheongpung Film Commission has so far tapped into the natural and
geographical advantages of Jecheon as a location to make numerous
films and TV dramas, thereby standing at the forefront of the local
development of Korea’s film industry. Against this background, it
now envisions another leap forward through the hosting of the AFCI
Cineposium.
The AFCI Cineposium 2013 will take place under the theme of “East
Meets West.” We hope this event will lead AFCI members, regardless
of their international origins, to effective relationship building and an
effective base in which to create a future of successful collaborative
networking. To this end, we have worked to the best of our abilities
over the past year. We hope you will feel satisfied with this year’s
AFCI Cineposium program and leave our shores with fantastic
memories and a new insight into Asia during your stay in Jecheon.
I extend my sincerest appreciation to Myeong-hyeon Choi, Mayor of
Jecheon, and Jin-ryong Yoo, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism,
for their wholehearted support of the AFCI Cineposium 2013; to
George David, President of the AFCI, and Joan Miller, First Vice
President of the AFCI, for your inspirational role in our programming
process. In addition, I would also like to thank Choon-Yeon Lee,
President of Cine 2000, and Jang-ho Lee, President of the Korean Film
Commission, for their valuable advice and encouragement.
My Very Best Regards,
Kevin Chang,
Chairperson of the AFCI Cineposium 2013 Organizing Committee
Executive Director of Cheougpung Film Commission, Korea
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SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
*Schedule Subject to Change
Sunday,
September 29
Monday,
September 30
Monday,
September 30
Tuesday,
October 1
8:30am – 6:00pm
Registration Open
(Lake Hotel, Next to the
Entrance of Grand Ballroom)
8:30am – 6:00pm
Registration Open
(Lake Hotel, Next to the
Entrance of Grand Ballroom)
3:10pm – 3:30pm
Afternoon Break
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
8:30am – 6:00pm
Registration Open
(Lake Hotel, Next to the
Entrance of Grand Ballroom)
9:00am – 5:00pm
AFCI University
(Lake Hotel, Orchid Hall)
9:20am – 10:30pm
Keynote Presentation:
East Meets West
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
6:00pm – 8:00pm
AFCI University Dinner
(Korean Traditional Dinner
at Ye-Chon)
10:30am – 10:50am
Morning Break
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
10:50am – 12:10pm
General Session #1:
Insight into the Chinese Film
Industry
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
3:30pm – 3:50pm
Special Appearance
Lee Byung Hun
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
9:20am – 10:30am
Keynote Presentation:
The Future of Film
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
3:50pm – 5:00pm
General Session #3:
Film Funding in Asia
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
10:30am – 10:50am
Morning Break
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Cineposium Opening
Reception
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
10:50am – 12:10pm
General Session#4:
Film Tourism the Next Step
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
12:10pm – 1:20pm
AFCI Networking Lunch
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
12:10pm – 1:40pm
AFCI Networking Lunch
Sponsored by KTO
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
1:20pm - 1:40pm
Coffee Break
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
1:40pm – 3:10pm
General Session #2:
Beyond Language Overcoming Cultural
Differences
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
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1:40pm – 3:00pm
General Session #5:
Breakthroughs in Regional
Collaboration
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
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SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
*Schedule Subject to Change
Tuesday,
October 1
Wednesday,
October 2
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Afternoon Break
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
8:30am – 2:00pm
Registration Open
(Lake Hotel, Next to the
Entrance of Grand Ballroom)
3:30pm – 5:00pm
General Session #6:
Future Film Commissions
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
9:20am – 10:00am
Producer Show:
Incentive Session
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Korea Film Night:
Optional party sponsored by
KOFIC
(Garden Terrace)
10:00am – 10:20am
Morning Break
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
10:20am – 12:30pm
Producer Show: Pitching
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
12:30pm – 2:00pm
AFCI Networking Lunch
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Producer Show:
1 on 1 meeting
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Closing Reception & Karaoke
Wrap Party Sponsored by
Korea Film Commissions &
Industry Network
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom &
La Sante)
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RECEPTION/PARTY
INFORMATION
Cineposium Opening Reception
(September 30)
The Cineposium Opening Reception will kick off the festivities as
we celebrate the opening of the AFCI’s 38th Cineposium and its first
ever foray into Asia. Given the interest in Cineposium and East West
collaboration, local key film industry professionals will also be in
attendance to meet our international guests.
Korean Film Night
(October 1)
Sponsored by the Korean Film Council, the Korea Film Night Party will
bring together members of the film council with Cineposium guests.
The Korean Film Council is responsible for setting Korea’s film policy,
as well as putting the future of Korea’s co-production strategies in
motion. Wine, dine and meet the movers and the shakers of the
Korean film industry. All this under the stars, beside the lake at
Cheongpung Resort’s Garden Terrace.
Cineposium Wrap Party
(October 2)
Sponsored by the Korea Film Commissions & Industry Network, the
Cineposium Wrap Party will bring the event to a close. An exciting
Korean style karaoke themed party has been planned for the enjoyment
of our guests. After two days of intensive, focused sessions, unwind
to the best, and not so best performances the AFCI members and our
guests can muster.
The Korea Film Commissions and Industry Network was founded in
2011 to support the work of domestic film commissions in Korea. The
KFCIN was preceded by the Korea Film Commissions Network (KFCN),
which was founded in 2004 and was comprised of 6 domestic film
commissions. The KFCIN has played a major role in supporting and
sponsoring this year’s AFCI Cineposium.
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AFCI UNIVERSITY
CINEPOSIUM 2013
Sunday, September 29
Monday, September 30
Day
1
8:30am - 6:00pm
REGISTRATION OPEN
East Meets West
(Lake Hotel, Next to the Entrance of Grand Ballroom)
9:00am - 5:00pm
DIGITAL LOCATIONS SCOUTING WORKSHOP
(Lake Hotel, Orchid Hall)
In this hands-on workshop, you will work with professional location
scouts to learn how to shoot superior digital location photos using
Cheongpung Lake scenes as your practice subjects. After you have
shot your photos, you will then work with instructors to learn the
processes of stitching, optimizing, and managing your digital image
files with software such as Adobe ® Photoshop or alternative low
cost solutions.
Faculty
DON GRAY, Contract Locations Coordinator, New Mexico Film Office
6:00pm - 8:00pm
AFCI UNIVERSITY DINNER
(Korean Traditional Dinner at Ye-Chon)
Sponsored by
8:30am - 6:00pm
REGISTRATION OPEN
(Lake Hotel, Next to the Entrance of Grand Ballroom)
9:20am - 10:30am
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
EAST MEETS WEST WITH LEE, Chang dong
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
It could prove a meaningless exercise to try to draw a line between the
East and the West in the cultural context of films.
Even since the birth of cinema, filmic sensibilities, of both the East and
West have flowed seamlessly between the hemispheres, and a good
film has always been recognized regardless of its origin. From time to
time, a film like Avatar (2009) would simultaneously open globally and
people across the world would share its sensibilities together. Yet it
could also be said that the film industries of the East and West, still
do not know understand each other that well. There have been many
attempts to remedy this, but the exchange of talent has often been
blocked and with differences in market size and culture, the flow of
funding has not always been there. In this session, we will hear from
director and producer who have experienced both the Eastern and
Western film industries, and will discuss the future and realistic and
sustainable, cooperative way forward for our two hemispheres.
Speaker
• LEE CHANG DONG, Film Director
• TEDDY ZEE, Producer at Teddy Zee Productions
• GEORGE DAVID, President of the Board of Directors of AFCI
(Moderator)
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10:30am - 10:50am
1:40pm - 3:10pm
MORNING BREAK
GENERAL SESSSION:
BEYOND LANGUAGE –
OVERCOMING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
10:50am - 12:10pm
GENERAL SESSSION:
INSIGHT INTO THE CHINESE FILM INDUSTRY
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
The burgeoning size of the China’s film industry is already being
described by the term ‘Chollywood.’ This combined word represents
the dramatically rising Chinese film industry that may soon topple the
US as the world’s number one film market.
China’s film industry has grown explosively each year and that growth
is forecasted to continue unhindered. How has this market grown so
much in such a short time? In this session, key personnel from the
Chinese film industry will examine the driving force of the Chinese
market growth, its vision for the future and the possibilities for
international co-productions.
Speaker/Panelists
• CHARLES LEI, Founder and CEO of Thunder Communications
International (Moderator)
• KWONG MAN WAI, Vice President of Enlight Pictures
• YIN LI, Film Director, Vice Chairman of China Film Group Corporation
• YU DONG, CEO of Bona Film Group Limited
• ZHANG YIBAI, Film Director, Senior Vice President of Beijing
Galloping Horse Media Co., Ltd
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
Cultural differences have a significant impact on productions systems,
production roles, hierarchy, work relationships and
negotiation. Beyond Language looks at the real and significant cultural
differences between the East and West that can
directly affect the outcome of East West project partnerships. Get to
the heart of culture and cultural assumptions. Ensure
not only the success of your next East West project but an effective
long term relationship.
Speaker/Panelists
• JERRY DAY, A Member of the Board of Directors of AFCI (Moderator)
• KEIKO HAGIHARA BANG, President of Bang Productions Ltd
• DANIELLE DAJANI, Senior Vice President, Production Operations
• MICHAEL LAKE, CEO Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios
• NA UN JOO, Lawyer, National Board of the Producers Guild of
America New Media Council
• ISEKI SATORU, Film Producer
12:10pm - 1:40pm
AFCI NETWORKING LUNCH
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
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CINEPOSIUM 2013
3:10pm - 3:30pm
AFTERNOON BREAK
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
Monday, October 1
3:30pm - 3:50pm
SPECIAL APPEARANCE
Day
2
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
• LEE BYUNG HUN, Actor
The Future of Film
Moderator
• JONATHAN HYONG JOON KIM, Chairman of Hanmac Cultural
Corporation
8:30am - 6:00pm
REGISTRATION OPEN
3:50pm - 5:00pm
GENERAL SESSSION: FILM FUNDING IN ASIA
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
This session will focus on the current funding trends, major investment
types, features, and the investment environment in Asia’s biggest
film industries – China, Japan and Korea. Although all these countries
belong to the East Asian region, each country‘s film investment
structure varies greatly. The Korean film investment market for instance,
depends heavily on investment companies mainly led by conglomerates,
whereas the Chinese government still exercises strong leverage over
the Chinese film investment market. Japan, on the other hand, has a
unique investment model known as “Production Committee”. Senior
film industry representatives from each country will encapsulate the
film investment environment and overall production systems providing
the audience with the opportunity to engage with and learn about the
biggest film industries that lie at the forefront of Asia.
(Lake Hotel, Next to the Entrance of Grand Ballroom)
9:20am - 10:30am
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
THE FUTURE OF FILM WITH MICHAEL USLAN
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
Since the beginning of the motion picture industry, film has gone
through many changes reflecting societal and cultural changes: from
silent films to talkies, from black-and-white to color, from physical
film stock to digital cinema. All of these transformations not only
affected the aesthetic aspects of cinema, but also brought industrywise innovations. This ongoing revolution of film is not expected to
slow down any time soon. The 3D film market is expanding day by day,
and the demands for virtual studio filming is increasing as well. In this
session, we invite key speakers from film and VFX fields, and discuss
the future direction of the film industry.
Speaker/Panelists
• JONATHAN HYONG JOON KIM, Chairman of Hanmac Cultural
Corporation (Moderator)
• CHOI PYUNG HO, Film Producer
• SHOGO TOMIYAMA, 'Secretary General, Japan Academy Association'
• YU DONG, CEO of Bona Film Group Limited
Speaker
• MICHAEL USLAN, President of Branded Entertainment, LLC
• JOE HAGG, Stereo Executive at 20th Century Fox
• JONATHAN HYONG JOON KIM, Chairman of Hanmac Cultural
Corporation (Moderator)
6:00pm - 9:00pm
10:30am - 10:50am
CINEPOSIUM OPENING RECEPTION
MORNING BREAK
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
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10:50am - 12:10am
can engage with this dynamic, growing region.
GENERAL SESSSION:
FILM TOURISM THE NEXT STEP
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
Film tourism continues to be an exciting proposition to those film
commissions looking to increase revenue in their region. However,
many are struck in a quandary - to attract private and public investment
you have to quantify perceived film tourist numbers and where their
tourist dollar might be spent. This engaging case study will look at a
number of organizations who have been able to statistically isolate film
tourist numbers in order to create specific targeted products, increase
tourist numbers and encourage more investment.
Speaker/Panelists
• GEORGE DAVID, President of the Board of Directors of AFCI
• HARVEY EDGINGTON, Media and Broadcaster Manager
(NATIONAL TRUST FILM OFFICE)
• JE SANG WON, Manager of the Global Contents Team of
the Korea Tourism Organization
• RINO PICCOLO, President Latina Film Commission
• SASISUPA SUNGVARIBUD, President of the Thai Producers
Association
12:10am - 1:20pm
AFCI NETWORKING LUNCH
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
Speaker/Panelists
• KENNETH TAN, Assistant Chief Executive at the Media Development
Authority Singapore (Moderator)
• JAMES LIU, President of Joint Entertainment
• KULTHEP NARULA, Film Producer
• OH SEOK GUEN, President of AFCnet , Director of the Busan Film
Commission
• MAKO TANAKA , Director of the Kobe Film Office
3:00pm - 3:30pm
AFTERNOON BREAK
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
3:30pm - 5:00pm
GENERAL SESSSION: FUTURE FILM
COMMISSIONS
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
The future holds much potential as well as challenges for the members
of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI). In this
session, we will discuss how film commissions should evolve in the
face of the ever changing international film industry and ensure their
local film industries continue to thrive and survive. Members from
France, Canada, New Zealand, and Korea will gather and discuss the
AFCI’s role in the growing VFX film market, VFX incentive policy, local
focused marketing strategies and more.
1:20pm - 1:40pm
Coffee Break
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
1:40pm - 3:00pm
GENERAL SESSSION: BREAKTHROUGHS IN
REGIONAL COLLABORATION
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
East Asia has developed a unique model of success and the region is
producing more films than ever before. Not only is this model seeing
more film commission to film commission cooperation but privatepublic partnerships, MOUs and co production treaty agreements. This
session looks at the dramatically evolving production landscape in
terms of collaboration, funding, legislation, technology, capabilities and
the region's unique ability to monetize transmedia and its implications
for IP inception. More importantly the session will focus on how you
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Speaker/Panelists
• DAVID SHEPPARD, CEO of Open House Films (Moderator)
• GISELLA CARR, CEO of Film New Zealand (FILM NZ)
• HONG SUNG WON, Managing director of the Seoul Film Commission
• JOAN MILLER, Vice president of the Board of Directors of AFCI,
• FRANCK PRIOT, Chief Operating Officer of Film France
6:00pm – 8:00pm
KOREA FILM NIGHT OPTIONAL PARTY
SPONSORED BY KOFIC
(Lake Hotel, Garden Terrace)
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PRODUCER SHOW
Wednesday, October 2
8:30am - 5:00pm Tuesday, October 1
8:30am - 4:00pm Wednesday, October 2
1 ON 1 MEETINGS SCHEDULING TIME
(Lake Hotel, Corridor in front of Grand Ballroom)
Producer Show is a unique event that fits in perfectly with the
Cineposium in Jecheon and the following Busan International Film
Festival. Like a location show in reverse, the Producer Show invites
proven producers and their projects, ready and waiting to shoot in
overseas locations. Each producer, whose project is selected for the
show, will present a 5 minute pitch about their project to a wide variety
of international film commissioners and Asian investors who are
significant players in their home markets. Producers will then get to have
subsequent 1 on 1 meetings to discuss potential investment and location
shooting opportunities. In addition, a specialized world wide incentive
seminar will also inform producers of the perfect location and incentive
scheme that is right for their project and budget.
9:00am - 10:00am
PRODUCER SHOW - INCENTIVE SESSION
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
Speaker
JOSEPH D. CHIANESE, Executive Vice President of Entertainment
Partners
10:00am-10:20am
MORNING BREAK
(Lake Hotel, Lobby)
10:20am - 12:30pm
PRODUCER SHOW - PITCHING
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
Producer Show Official Selection
Producer
Production
Country
No.
Title (English)
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A Borrowed Life
2
A Prayer before Dawn
3
Asylum
Isabelle GLACHANT
France
Solon PAPADOPOULOS,
United Kingdom
Roy BOULTER
Mantaeg HAN
Korea
4
Coffee
Cristiano BORTONE
Italy
5
My Korean Teacher
Tomoko FUSHIMI
Japan
6
QIU JUE, the Fall Damnation
Young Chien LIM
China
7
Ransom
Oliver CHEN
Taiwan
8
Speed Hunters
Dongbing SHAN
China
9
Spiny Life
Jianming HUANG
China
10
Taekwondo: The Joy of Kicking
Nigel D'SA
Korea
11
The Ballet of Khaosan Road
12
The Calling
13
The Cave
14
The Lord of the Swords
15
Trial Run
Taehyung KIM
Korea
Kyung-Ja LEE,
Korea
Chang Hyun PARK
Catherine FITZGERALD,
New Zealand
Michael BENNETT
Jin HAN
Korea
Ralph SOSA
12:30pm - 2:00pm
AFCI NETWORKING LUNCH
(Lake Hotel, Convention Hall)
2:00pm - 5:00pm
PRODUCER SHOW - 1 ON 1 MEETINGS
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom)
6:30pm - 9:30pm
CLOSING RECEPTION & KARAOKE WRAP
PARTY SPONSORED BY THE KOREA FILM
COMMISSIONS & THE INDUSTRY NETWORK
(Lake Hotel, Grand Ballroom & La Sante)
Sponsored by
U.S.A
• Written in alphabetical order
• For further information, please refer to the Producer Show Guide.
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BIOGRAPHIES
Information as of September 23, 2013
the national arts council, the visual, applied & performing arts, film &
moving image, landscape architecture and culturally-specific Maori
arts. Recent international speaking engagements include visits
to Finland and Chile and engagement with their screen industries.
KEIKO HAGIHARA BANG
JOSEPH D. CHIANESE
Keiko Bang has spent more than 20 year s
cr e a t in g an d p r o du cin g high - en d a w ar dwinning factual productions from Asia for the
international marketplace. She is responsible
for producing more than 100 hours of blue chip
programming which have aired in more than
150 countries around the world. More than 40
percent of these acclaimed films were large-budget co-productions with
foreign broadcasters, many of them working with an Asian indie for the
first time. She has also played a role in the nurturing of Asia’s budding
documentar y marketplace by producing the Asian Side of the Doc
(ASD), Asia’s only factual programming forum. Over the past 12 years
she has served major corporations and government agencies across
Asia, building partnerships between media companies and generating
deals for branded, cross-platform and entertainment-related content.
She is also the President and founder of Bang Productions Ltd based in
Singapore and South Korea.
Joe Chianese is the Executive Vice President, EP
Financial Solutions, a division of Entertainment
Partners. Joe provides production & legislative
consulting, financial, tax and administrative
services for both domestic and international
production incentives for film & television.
His almost 30 years of accounting, tax and
production experience include positions at Sony Pictures Entertainment,
The Walt Disney Company, the ABC Television Network, Paramount
Pictures and Ernst & Young. Collectively, throughout Joe’s career he
has been responsible for the tax and finance structuring for film and
television productions in excess of $5 billion, and for over 3,000 film
and television projects. Joe is a Certified Public Accountant, earned his
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Connecticut, and
his MBT and MBA from Fordham University.
GISELLA CARR
CHOI, PYUNG HO
Gisella Carr joined Film New Zealand as its
Chief Executive in 2010 and has most recently
organised the visit of the New Zealand Prime
Minister to Los Angeles. She also advised
the New Zealand Government on screen
incentives, worked with New Zealand agencies
to coordinate promotion related to The Hobbit
(2012) and continues the ongoing core work of the national film office.
Gisella holds an MBA from Victoria University and has taught strategy
and management at both Victoria and Auckland Universities. She has
extensive consulting experience in the creative industries, is the author/
co-author of a number of substantial reports, including advice to the
New Zealand Government on the commercial export of visual arts and
crafts and an overview of the economic contribution of the creative
industries in Auckland City. In addition, she has held leadership positions
in the entertainment and cultural sectors throughout her career across
fields as diverse as performing arts touring, the national museum,
CHOI, Pyung ho is President Fund Manager of
the Union Global Contents Investment Fund.
It is the largest entertainment fund in Korea
under the management of Union Investment
Partners, Korea’s leading private investment
firm specializing in content investments.
Launched by the Korean government, its aim
is to invest in Korean international co-productions and to globalize the
Korean film and content industries. Through Choi’s vast experience
in content investments, the Union Global Fund has invested into
several co-productions with countries such as the U.S., China and
Japan and aims to invest into many more. Before Choi joined Union
Investment Partners he was the CEO of SidusFNH and oversaw all of
the company’s film financing, production and distribution operations.
Before joining SidusFNH, Choi had served as Executive Vice President at
CJ Entertainment, where he had launched filmed entertainment, music
licensing, TV drama series, animation, and cable broadcasting business
since 1995.
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DANIELLE DAJANI
JERRY DAY
Danielle Dajani is the Senior Vice President of
Production Operations at Raleigh Entertainment
responsible for the creation and management of
production and business related opportunities
for Raleigh’s domestic and international
operations. Danielle has a successful 19 year
history in physical production and production
finance with specialized international expertise in developed and
emerging markets. Prior to Raleigh, Danielle was VP of International
Physical Production and Production Finance for Walt Disney Pictures
based in Los Angeles. As part of her role she oversaw productions in
China, India, Russia and the Middle East. Danielle also served as Head
of Worldwide Production for London based Aramid Capital Partners
and also established Moonlit Entertainment in 2004, a specialized
consultancy providing budgeting and production planning for film and
television productions. Danielle’s career began at Village Roadshow
Pictures in Australia where she rose to become General Manager of the
Production Management services division overseeing over half a billion
dollars worth of film and TV productions in Australia and New Zealand.
Jerry Day has spent the past 10 years as film
commissioner of Tuolumne County, a rural
mountain region of Northern California. He
was a founding member and chairman of the
California film commission organization called
FLICS, and now serves on the AFCI Board of
Directors. He spent the previous 10 years in
television where he produced daily programming for CBS, Yahoo! and
TechTV. He is an avid traveller, particularly to Asia, and is currently
studying cross-cultural communication at the University of California at
Berkeley.
GEORGE DAVID
YU, DONG
George David is currently the General
Manager of the Royal Film Commission
Jordon - (RFC) and is also the President of the
Board of Directors of the Association of Film
Commissioners International (AFCI). Following a
brief theater career, his work on film in Jordan
began in 1996. He then located to Los Angeles
where he pursued a film degree and then continued on to work as a
production manager and producer in Hollywood. Over the years he also
has had numerous experiences working on a host of film and television
projects as well as working in entertainment public relations. At the
Royal Film Commission, David has played a key role in attracting and
supporting major film productions. These include the The Hurt Locker
(2008), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and others. He also
pioneered the Film Train and the Educational Feature Film Program (EFFP)
where he undertook the role of Executive Producer on five feature films
to date. In 2011 David was instrumental in setting up and administering
the newly established RFC Jordan Film Fund.
Yu Dong is the founder, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Bona Film Group Ltd, one
of the most competitive non-state owned film
companies in China. In the past decade, films
produced by Yu Dong and Bona Film Group have
broken numerous industry records, achieved
significant success at the box office and among
critics and judges at award ceremonies. Prior to establishing Bona Film
Group, Yu Dong held executive positions at Beijing Film Studio and
China Film Group Corporation, focusing on domestic film marketing and
distribution for films such as blockbusters Infernal Affairs 3 (2002) and
Bodyguards and Assassins (2009), solidifying his position as a leading
film marketer. In China, Yu Dong was responsible for the first nationwide midnight premiere, the first Asia-wide synchronized release and
the first integration of a distributor's logo in the opening of tis films. Yu
Dong introduced the strategy of a “fully integrated value chain” to China
and is committed to promoting the industrialization process of domestic
films. In 2010, Yu Dong successfully brought Bona Film Group to the U.S.
Capital markets, generating proceeds of approximately $100 million.
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HARVEY EDGINGTON
HONG, SUNG WON
Harvey was London’s first full-time council
Film Officer (Greenwich) - a role he initially
developed in 1988 and which is now a
common feature of all 33 London boroughs.
In 1998 he joined Film London and in that
time assisted over half those boroughs
including Westminster and the City of London.
He has facilitated hundreds of productions including Tomorrow Never
Dies (1997) (the Thames boat chase), 102 Dalmatians (2000), TV
series Spooks (2002), Enigma (2001) and The Mummy Returns (2001).
Harvey has also run the UK’s historic places protection agency the
National Trust's filming unit since 2003 raising £7 million and project
managed Pride and Prejudice (2005), the largest scale production in the
Trust's history. He has also arranged the filming for The Duchess (2008),
the Harry Potter series of films, Alice in Wonderland (2010), Jane Eyre
(2011), Miss Potter (2006) and Robin Hood (2010) on on Trust property as
well as countless TV factual shows and dramas such as The Mill (2013),
Downton Abbey (2010 – until present), Cranford (2007) and Parades End
(2012).
In January 1997, HONG, Sung won started
his career in the film industry by joining the
Screen Quota Watchdog Organization in South
Korea as head of the statistical survey team.
At the same time, he also held the position
of the assistant to the managing director of
the Korean Film Producers’ Association. From
1998 till 1999, he worked at the Filmmakers Emergency Committee to
Defend the Screen Quota as head of international policy team. At that
time HONG, Sung won was at the forefront of Korean film industry’s
struggle to keep the screen quota. In 2000, he joined the Coalition for
Cultural Diversity in Moving Images as director of the policy team.
During that time he participated in the negotiations between the film
industry and the Seoul Metropolitan Government to set up and shape
a film commission in the city that resulted in the foundation of Seoul
Film Commission in November 2001. Since that time, he has worked as
the managing director of the film commission. Under his guidance, in
2007, the Seoul Film Commission was the first to introduce and incentive
scheme to attract international productions. From August 2011 till April
2012, he additionally held the position of the secretary general of Film
Korea (the national film commission of South Korea). His support of
the Korean film industry became manifested in the establishment of
the Filmmaker’s Creative Zone, an incubator that is nurturing a new
generation of more than 200 writers, directors and producers who use
this service every day.
JOE HAGG
Joe Hagg, Stereo Executive at 20th Century
Fox is responsible for one of the greatest
movements in cinema of recent years – the
3D phenomena. Whether 3D conversion or
filmed in 3D, whether gimmick or a viable
film theatre going experience here to stay, it
has certainly made an impact over the last
decade. Conversions themselves like Lion King (1994) and the recent
Titanic (1997), which raked in audiences in China, are testaments to its
popularity. In terms of films shot in 3D, Joe Hagg has been involved
with the biggest such as James Cameron’s Avatar (2009), Transformers:
Dark of the Moon (2011) and the Academy Award winning Life of Pi (2012).
Joe Hagg, with his intimate involvement in the industry, will speak
about the viability of the continued and explosive use of VFX and 3D
technology, now and into the future.
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JE, SANG WEON
MICHAEL LAKE
JE, Sang weon has worked for over 20 years at
the Korea Tourism Organization spearheading
and taking responsibility for many of its global
initiatives.
After studying communication at Seoul National
University, Je quickly rose up the ranks of
KTO taking care of its Chicago and Hong Kong
operations. In 2010 he was placed in charge of the Global Contents
Team and now heads their Korean Wave Team. In this position he has
quickly forged relationships with Korea's regional film commissions
and the Korea Film Council to promote Korea not only as a important
film shooting destination but given the interest of the Korean Wave, a
destination for film, drama and other forms of content driven tourism.
Michael Lake has over 40 years experience in
production and management within both the
Australian and International Film and Television
Industries. During his career he has held senior
executive positions at The Grundy Organization,
Crawford Productions, Warner Roadshow
Studios, Village Roadshow Pictures and WWE
Films Inc. During 2010 he worked as a Film Production consultant and
served as Supervising Producer on Bait 3D (2012) the first official
co-production between Australian and Singapore. During his career
he has worked as an executive producer or producer on many feature
films, direct to DVD features, television movies and television series. In
December 2010 he was appointed CEO of Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia
Studios. Currently he also sits on the Advisory Board of AFCNet and held
a similar role with the AFCI.
JONATHAN HYONG JOON KIM
LEE, BYUNG HUN
With a career in the Korean film industry that
span over two decades, veteran producer
Jonathan Hyong joon KIM has produced over 20
motion picture films. He has recently concluded
his appointment as an executive-level film
consultancy role at South Korean entertainment
conglomerate CJ E&M and set up his own
multinational production company Hanmac Culture Corporation. Kim is
responsible for one of Korea’s biggest blockbusters Silmido (2004) which
sold 11 million tickets and he was awarded Korea’s Daejong Award
for Best Executive Producer, the Korean equivalent of the Oscars. He
is also credited with helping a 1990s reorganization of the theatrical
distribution system in Korea, the establishment of an internet box-office
reporting system, was an international advisor to the Hong Kong Asian
Financing Forum (HAF) and and has also been an advocate of intraAsian co-productions. In addition, he has also served two times as the
Chairman of the Korean Film Producer's Association.
Actor LEE, Byung hun is recognized as one of
the originators of the Korean Wave in television
and film. He solidified his position as one of
Asia's biggest stars and became known as one
of the ‘Four Kings’ in Japan. Additionally, he is
the only actor ever to sell out the Tokyo Dome
attracting 45,000 excited fans.
Lee started his acting career in 1991 with a starring role in Korean TV
drama Asphalt, My Hometown (1991). Additional TV projects included
Tomorrow Love (1992), Police (1993), Son of Wind (1995), Happy Together
(1998), Beautiful Days (2001), All In (2003), and Iris in 2009.
Although much of his early success came from television dramas, Lee’s
real passion is in films. His breakout performance came in 2000 with a
starring role in PARK Chan Wook's, JSA . He then followed with KIM Jee
Woon's A Bittersweet Life which was an official selection at the Cannes
Film Festival in 2005. The Good, the Bad, and the Weird and I Come with
the Rain premiered in 2008. Lee's critically acclaimed I Saw the Devil
premiered in 2011 at the Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.
Lee's first foray in to Hollywood films came with a starring role in
Gi Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009). Following the global success of that film,
he signed on for Gi Joe 2: Retaliation , which was released in March
2013. His first period piece feature, Masquerade was released in late
2012, and was met with stellar reviews from both audiences and critics,
and has become the highest grossing period piece in Korean history.
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Lee's latest Hollywood role was in Red 2 starring opposite Bruce Willis,
Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, and Anthony Hopkins. Red 2 premiered
in Korea on July 18, 2013 and has become the second highest grossing
market for the film behind the US.
Lee is currently filming a Korean feature, Memories of the Sword. In
spring 2014, he will reprise his role of Storm Shadow in Gi Joe 3.
In 2012, he was one of the first two Korean actors ever to be honored
with a hand and foot print ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theater.
LEE, CHANG DONG
CHARLES LEI
Charles Lei is the founder and CEO of Chinese
media communications company Thunder
Communications International (TCI), an
Executive Producer of Chinese feature films and
TV programming and is also a Board Member of
the Red Carp Digital Cinema Circuit and Zhong
Huan Times Theaters. Lei has also successfully
structured, negotiated and executed business strategies in the greater
China region for several US Fortune 500 companies. Prior to TCI, Lei
was the Senior Vice President of greater China for CNBC and has held
senior positions with Disney since 1996 promoting their TV interests
in the region. Before Disney, Lei ran his own information technology
consultancy in Los Angeles. Lei was also a China corporate advisory
committee member for the Special Olympics, is a visiting professor
of media at Tsinghua University in Beijing and has been honored with
membership in the International Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences.
LEE, Chang dong is a Korean film director,
screenwriter and novelist who has become a
defining figure in the Korean independent film
movement. In 1997 his directorial debut Green
Fish (1997) won favorable criticism and won the
Dragons and Tigers Award at the Vancouver
International Film Festival. His second feature
film Peppermint Candy (1999) won the Special Jury Prize at the Karlovy
Vary International Film Festival 2000. Social realist drama Oasis earned
him Best Director at the Venice Film Festival 2002 and Poetry received
the Best Screenplay award at Cannes 2010 as well as significant
international critical acclaim.
In 2009, Lee was appointed as a jury member of the international
competition at the Cannes Film Festival and served as the head of the
jury for the International Critics Week in Cannes Film Festival again in
2011. Also, notably, Lee served as South Korea's Minister of Culture
and Tourism from 2003 to 2004. Subsequently he was awarded the
Chevalier (Knight) order of the Legion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor) by the
French government for ‘his contribution in maintaining the screen quota
to promote cultural diversity’.
Currently, he is working as a producer on production company Pine
House’s film Doheeya slated for release in 2014.
Yin Li is the current Vice Chairman of the China
Film Association, member of the China Film
Corporation and member of the CPPCC National
Committee. Yin is also a nationally recognized
film director picking up numerous domestic
prizes at the Golden Rooster Awards, The
Hundred Flowers Awards, the Beijing Student
Film Festival, the Shanghai Film Festival including the Shanghai Film
Critics Awards and the Huabiao Film Awards. Yin's The Story of Xinghua
(1994) was selected to screen at several international film festivals,
including the Cannes International Film Festival, Montreal International
Film Festival, Brussels International Independent Film Festival, Belgrade
Film Festival and many others. It was also shown in over thirty countries
across the world and was widely acclaimed by critics.
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YIN, LI
JAMES LIU
NA, UN JOO
James Liu has been working in the film
industry for more than 25 years. He was a
film director and writer before starting up
JOINT ENTERTAINMENT in 2005, which
puts distribution, production and sales
under one roof and collaborates with mainly
independent filmmakers. Liu has produced
For More Sun (2006), the Deauville Asian Film
Festival nominated Keeping Watch (2007) and Sumimase Love (2008).
The Land of Hope (2012) by Japanese director Sion Sono marked his
first international co-production effort. He has also played a role in
consulting the central and local government on film policy. Currently,
he is serving as one of the executive directors of the Taipei Film
Trade Association and is a board member of The National Film Fund
Committee.
NA, Un joo is an attorney and producer
residing in New York City. She serves on
the National Board of the Producers Guild
of America New Media Council and has
been developing interactive new media
entertainment content with Emmy winning
producers. Acting as a trans-pacific connector by bridging the gap
between Asia and the United States, she also advises multi-national
corporations on intellectual property matters and their business
strategies. She is also developing a screenplay of her personal blog,
NYDreamer.com, into a feature film.
JOAN MILLER
KULTHEP NARULA
Joan Miller began her career in 1993 working
as a community liaison for the feature film The
Scarlett Letter (1995). In 2001 she accepted
the position of Regional Film Commissioner and
became an active member of the AFCI. For the
past seven years Joan has been the Chairperson
for the AFCI's International Cineposium's and
is presently the 1st Vice President on the AFCI
Board of Directors. While the majority of the crew and infrastructure is
based in Vancouver, Joan and her staff have worked diligently and have
successfully attracted productions to their unique locations. Recent films
include the Twilight Series, GI Joe Retaliation (2013) Superman, Man of
Steel (2013), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and Godzilla (2014).
Recognizing the integration of VFX, CG and Motion Capture happening
on set during location filming and to keep abreast of how best to serve
this dynamic community, Joan joined the Vancouver SIGGRAPH Chapter
and is now on the organizing committee of SPARK CG Society.
Born to a Thai Indian family and trained
in Thailand, India and the United States,
Kulthep Narula is currently leading Thailand’s
international cinematic advances. Initially
exploiting the proliferation of the internet in
1996, Kulthep and his partners were responsible
for Southeast Asia’s first internet café and
were one of the pioneers of the Internet Management and consultant
industry. After an accidental brush with a Bollywood producer and actor,
he and his brother created Benetone Films in 2002. Since this relatively
recent year, Benetone Films has since become one of Thailand’s leading
Production services company producing over 550 commercials and
75 feature films. More recently, Kulthep and his company decided to
start looking towards Hollywood to spread its business base. The first
venture was a feature film titled A Stranger in Paradise which was
shot in Bangkok in 2011. Having successfully completed the project,
Benetone Films went on to establish Hollywood based Benetone Hillin
Entertainment. Currently the company is co-producing Killing Winston
Jones, a dark comedy starring Richard Dryfuss, Danny Glover and Danny
Masterson. The company has also green lit a horror project which is in
development and is to be shot in Thailand.
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OH, SEOK GUEN
Oh currently serves as the Director of the Busan
Film Commission and President of AFCnet. His
focus is on establishing a solid foundation for a
pan-Asian production network system. As a part
of this project, he founded film company Balcon
Corporation in 2007, which discovers promising
Asian filmmakers and offers distribution
opportunities for the independent films. Oh produced the omnibus film
Camellia (2010) with Korean, Japanese, and Thai directors. The film was
selected as the closing film at the Busan International Film Festival in
2010. Oh was also the first general manager of the Busan International
Film Festival which quickly rose to be the most prominent in Asia. Prior
to this he worked as an assistant director and made his feature film
debut with As You Please (1991) produced by the Film Factory Seoul.
He then went on to direct The 101st Proposition (1993). After a 10 year
hiatus Oh directed Love is a Crazy Thing (2005) which screened at the
Udine Far East Film Festival, the Gothenburg Film Festival, the Bangkok
International Film Festival and the Tokyo International Film Festival.
RINO PICCOLO
Rino Piccolo has had a dynamic career
switching between roles as film commissioner,
writer and film producer. He started of his
career as part of the Actor's Studio in 1994
working with such moderators as Sidney
Pollack. In 1998 he was one of the first to
establish a film commission in Italy (Campania
Film Commission) and supported international film productions such as
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), The Life Aquatic with
Steve Zissou (2004) and Mission: Impossible III (2006), just to name a
few. In 2001 Piccolo was appointed as the Italian Film Commission's and
National Cinema delegate, founded the first Association of Italian Film
Commissions and held the title of director of the AFCI. During this time
he conducted seminars on 'film induced economy/tourism' and organized
international film trade shows. In 2007 he was appointed as General
Director of the provincial Latina Film Commission, worked to establish
special film funds, liaised with film festivals and co produced successful
feature film Razzabastarda (2012) directed by Alessandro Gassman. He
currently serves as President and General Director of a southern Film
Commission in the Italian region of Lazio.
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FRANCK PRIOT
DAVID SHEPPARD
Since 2005, Franck Priot has been the Chief
Operating Officer of Film France, the French
Film Commission. His areas of responsibility
include creating relationships with foreign
producers, and especially overseeing the tax
rebate for international productions. He is
currently spearheading Film France’s efforts to increase relationships
with China. On the Western front, he is working with all the Hollywood
majors . Prior to this, he worked for five years for the French weekly
trade paper Ecran Total, covering French movie production and
international markets, after several years as a film critic, producing
and hosting a weekly TV show. In 2005, he published books on the
financing of French productions, and synergies between the film and
tourism sectors. For Film France, he is the key writer of its yearly
guide, France: The Incentives Guide, and he is considered as an expert
about the movie financing landscape, frequently quoted in the French
media.
David is CEO of Open House Films in the UK
and a founding partner of Film Commission
Associates, a consultancy partnership
specializing in forming and developing film
commissions and media development agencies
currently working on consultancy projects across
the world. David has been a film commissioner
for over twelve years in various cities. Most recently he launched the Abu
Dhabi Film Commission and served as its first director. Prior to this, David
held the position as Head of Inward Investment and Locations at South
West Screen, a regional partner of the UK Film Council. He has also held
positions as Chief Executive of Eastern Screen, launched Screen East
and established the Bristol Film Office. David has worked in commercial
TV production, live music and theatre production and also as an Arts and
Culture Development Manager within UK Government Agencies. He’s
currently Executive Producer of various film and TV projects for broadcast
and theatrical release including setting up funding mechanisms and
international co-production structures. David is also a Creative Industries
Inward Investment specialist currently delivering growth strategy projects
for the Creative Economy in different cities.
ISEKI SATORU
SASISUPA SUNGVARIBUD
Born in Tokyo, Japan 1943, Iseki Satoru is one
of Japan's most prolific international producers.
Originally taken on in a publicity role at the
international division of Nippon Herald Co. Ltd
in 1965, with the establishment of Herald Ace
in 1989 he was appointed as the Director and
Vice President. During this time he established
Nippon Film Development and Finance, and Hark & Co. in 2001, which
handles development, planning and finance for young Asian talent. His
credits include Howards End (1992), the David Cronenberg directed
Naked Lunch (1993) Chen Kaige's Emperor and Assassin (1998), The
World’s Fastest Indian (2005), Australian U.S co production Newcastle
(2008) and U.S co production Rain Fall (2009). He was also production
manager of Akira Kurosawa's Ran (1985) and producer of Wayne Wang's
Smoke (1995) about the making of The 8 th Samurai feature in Tokyo.
A stalwart in the Thai film industry, Sasisupa
Sungvaribud is the President of the Thai
Producers Association and is the founder and
is affiliated with the National Audio-visual
Board and Foreign Film Production Services
Association. She is also responsible for
producing and line producing many successful
overseas productions in Thailand that have helped boost the country as a
tourist destination such as Japanese film Sayonara Itsuka (2010), Korean
film Sunny (2008) and Rob Cohen directed Hollywood film Stealth (2005).
She has also provided professional production support on and acted as a
producer on a variety of other TV dramas, commercials, documentaries,
music videos, TV reality shows and other audiovisual related projects
over the years since 2007. Prior to this she produced both domestic and
international commercial films from 1990 to 1996 and has produced
several TV dramas for Channel 3. Her continuing aim as President of the
Thai Producers Association is to internationalize the Thai film production
industry and contribute to the professionalism of all locations services in
the kingdom.
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KENNETH TAN
SHOGO TOMIYAMA
Kenneth Tan is currently Assistant Chief
Executive (Assessment) at the Media
Development Authority, where he is
responsible for the quality and performance
of all content funded and facilitated by
Singapore’s government agency for both
regulation and promotion of the media industry. Chairman of the
Singapore Film Society since 1984 as well as past President of the
Association of Broadcasters (Singapore) and founding Board Member
of the Singapore Film Commission, Kenneth previously helmed Village
Roadshow’s Singapore joint venture companies (Golden Village
Multiplex and Golden Village Pictures) as Managing Director, and led
national broadcaster MediaCorp as Chief Operating Officer, TV / Chief
Executive Officer, Radio. He has over 30 years of industry experience,
and his frequent public speaking and panel moderating engagements
have brought him all over the world.
Shogo Tomiyama is a stalwart producer in
the Japanese film industry responsible for
the Godzilla film franchise since 1989 and the
release of Godzilla vs. Biollante . Starting his
career at Toho in 1975, Tomiyama has promoted
over 30 films such as Kagemusha (1980)
directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa.
In 1983, he became a producer in Toho Pictures, which is the studio
production division of Toho and from 2004 to 2010 was the company’s
president. He has produced 30 films including all 12 in the Godzilla
series, Young Girls in Love (1986), Abduction (1997) and Red Moon (2004)
which won numerous Japan Academy awards. In addition, he is currently
the Secretary General of the Japan Academy Prize Association.
MAKO TANAKA
MICHAEL USLAN
Born in Osaka, Japan in 1955, Mako Tanaka
studied communications at UCLA in the US
and ICU (International Christian University)
in Japan. After 22 years of experience in
television and radio production in Tokyo, Mako
moved to Kobe in 2000 to establish the Kobe
Film Office, which was the first Japanese film
commission to become a full member of the AFCI. Mako became the
first Asian film commissioner to be on the AFCI Board of Directors from
2001-2003, and became the founding board member and Vice President
of AFCNet in 2004. She is currently the Director of Kobe Film Office,
Chairman of Hyogo Location Network, and Vice Chairperson of Japan
Film Commission, which is the national film commission of Japan with
over 100 regional film commissions and governments as its members.
When Michael Uslan Executive Producer
bought the rights to the first Batman film in
his twenties, every company in Hollywood
turned him down. He has now been with the
franchise since the very first Batman In 1989
and accumulated a true, rags to riches story
along the way. His work contributed to the birth
of The Dark Night Trilogy Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Night (2008),
which garnered 8 Oscar nominations and The Dark Night Rises (2012),
all in all one of the most successful franchises of all time. He is also EP
for the up and coming Batman VS Superman (2015). Michael Uslan is
also responsible for writing numerous stories for the Batman comic book
series as a writer for DC Comics, and has also published a memoir titled
The Boy Who Loved Batman in 2011. Uslan is also a very sought after
speaker and has appeared at seventy-five university since the franchise
begin, the United Nations, and the Smithsonian Institution.
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KWONG MAN WAI
TEDDY ZEE
Abe Kwong Man Wai is Vice President
of China's Enlight Pictures, the company
responsible for mega hit Lost in Thailand
and part of the Australian, Singaporian co
production Bait 3D. He started his career
back in 1985 when he joined Jackie Chan's
Golden Way Films Ltd as a screenwriter for Armour of God (1986) and
The Inspector Wears Skirt series. After this he came to fame writing
the Date and Time series (Thou Shalt not Swear 1993, The Day that
Doesn't Exist 1995 and The Third Full Moon 1994), earning the title
'King of Hong Kong Horror'. Now Kwong works as a screenwriter,
director and producer on films such as the aforementioned Lost in
Thailand, Painted Skin (2008), 14 Blades (2010), The Lost Bladesman
(2011) and is in charge of film production at Enlight.
Teddy Zee is a film producer, technology
executive and media consultant with 30 years
experience in Hollywood. Zee's films have
grossed over $2 billion at the box office. One of
the first Asian Americans to reach prominence
in the film industry, he served as EVP at
Columbia Pictures and SVP at Paramount
Pictures in charge of such blockbusters as Anaconda (1997), Cable Guy
(1996), Charlie’s Angels (2000), Fools Rush In (1997), Indecent Proposal
(1993), My Girl (1991) and Replacement Killers (1998). His producing
credits include the Will Smith starring Hitch (2005), Pursuit of Happyness
(2006), Life or Something Like It (2002), Saving Face (2004), West 32 nd
(2007), Quantum Quest (2010) and the Asian Excellence Awards (TV). Zee
also headed production at Davis Entertainment (Fox) and Overbrook Films
(Sony). Currently, Zee holds the position of Head of Creative, Rambus
after serving as Chief Creative Officer of Mozaik, a Silicon Valley based
interactive media start-up. He is also a member of Committee of 100,
advisor to Asian Professional Exchange, board member of Coalition for
Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and an active supporter of Center for the
Pacific Asian Family.
ZHANG, YIBAI
Zhang Yibai is one of the most significant
filmmakers to have come out of China of
late. Rather than sticking to the mould, he
has worked as a producer, cinematographer
and feature film, TV series, music video and
advertising director. He has also acted in
many films including Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu
Hustle in 2004. His directorial works include Eternal Moment (2011), Lost
Indulgence (2008), Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006), The Longest Night in
Shanghai (2007) and Spring Subway (2002). He is the producer of Go
Lala Go (2010) and he also holds the title of Senior Vice President at
Beijing Galloping Horse Media Co., Ltd, which is a diversified Chinese
media conglomerate involved in TV, film, advertising, cinema operation,
animation, talent management and other related fields.
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CONFERENCE &
ACCOMMODATION
RESOURCES
Cheongpung Resort
Cheongpung Resort is the official venue for AFCI Cineposium 2013, and
is located between the picturesque Cheongpung Lake and the Wolak
Mountain ridgeline. The resort is comprised of two hotels (Lake Hotel
and Hill Hotel), and offers a variety of facilities and services.
• Oriental Medicine Sauna (Hill Hotel)
• Swimming Pool (Lake Hotel)
• Convenience Store (Hill and Lake Hotels)
• Café (Lake Hotel)
• Business Center (Lake Hotel)
• Singing (Karaoke) Rooms (Lake hotel)
• Garden Terrace
UPON ARRIVAL
IN KOREA
The first stop for guests flying into South Korea will be Incheon
International Airport. The airport is located 48 km (30 mi) west of
the capital city of Seoul, and is connected to Seoul by subway lines.
Jecheon City is approximately 3 hours away from the airport by bus.
Once you retrieve your baggage and exit the arrival gate, our event
volunteers will be waiting to take you to our airport information desk.
The airport information desks can be found right before you reach the
airport exit, and are all individually numbered. You will be guided to
desk #73, which is located near arrival gate F. Once you check in at the
information desk, the volunteers will give you further instructions about
your transportation to Jecheon.
Transportation will be provided to all guests for the 3 hour journey to
Jecheon City. An official schedule will be announced closer to the
actual event dates. You may have to wait approximately 1-2 hours to
catch the next available vehicle. While you wait, you may want to check
out the array of stores and restaurants at the airport. It is also a good
idea to exchange your currency or look into renting a mobile phone while
waiting at the airport.
Reception Counter for International Events (or Show, Fairs, Conferences)
Guests who wish to take advantage of the facilities above must do so at
their own expense.
Session and Meal Locations
All Cineposium sessions will take place at the Convention Hall, located
on the 2nd floor of the Lake Hotel. Breakfast and lunch will be served at
the Grand Ballroom located on the 2nd floor (with the exception of lunch
served at the Convention Hall on October 2nd). All meals will be buffet
style, in order to best accommodate the various tastes and dietary
restrictions of our guests.
Floor
Classification
2F~6F
Rooms
1F
Front Desk
Restaurant
B1
Sauna
Convenience
Store
Floor
Badminton Court
Classification
4F~8F
Rooms
3F
Rooms, Lounge, Restaurant, Shop,
Convenience, Store, Front Desk
1F~2F
Convention Hall, Grand Ballroom,
Orchid Hall,
1F
Spa, Swimming Pool, PC Lounge,
Karaoke, Room
Sports Grounds
Hill Hotel
Lake Hotel
Board Walk
Tennis Court
Volleyball Court
Walking Trail
Main Venue
Walking Trail
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GOING FROM
LAKE HOTEL
TO HILL HOTEL
Resom Forest Resort
Guests electing to stay at the Resom Forest Resort are sure to have
an unforgettable experience, nestled in the mountains surrounding
the resort. Resom Forst Resort offers condo/ bungalow style
accommodations, and a world class sauna. The Have 9 Healing Spa at
Resom is one of the largest indoor sauna/spa facilities in Asia, and it
offers its services at competitive prices.
Lake Hotel and Hill Hotel are approximately 15 minutes apart by foot,
and 5 minutes apart by bus. Shuttles will be provided at regular intervals
for guests staying at Hill Hotel, who need to be transported to Lake
Hotel for sessions and meals.
Facilities
• The Have 9 Healing Spa (Recommended)
• Outdoor Café
• Hiking Trails
• Convenience Store
• Singing (Karaoke) Rooms
• Screen Golf Center
• Billiard Hall
• Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Room
Guests who wish to take advantage of the facilities above must do so at
their own expense.
Villa (No. 29~36)
Villa (No. 9~13)
Villa (No. 14~28)
Meals
Breakfast costs are automatically figured
into the room costs. Breakfast will be served
buffet style at L Lounge on the 2nd floor.
Guests staying at Resom Forest Resort are
welcome to dine at the Grand Ballroom at
Cheongpung Resort during the sessions.
Villa (No. 37~52)
Going from Resom Forest Resort to
Cheongpung Resort
Resom Forest Resort and Cheongpung Resort
are approximately 40 minutes apart by bus.
Shuttles going to the official venue will be
provided daily for guests staying at Resom
Forest.
Byulddong Café &
Outdoor theater
Museum
Korean Traditional Tea Cafe
Cultural Center
Healing Spa Center
Villa (No. 1~8)
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Entrance
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A CLOSER LOOK AT
JECHEON
Introduction
Known for its beautiful mountains and lake environments, Jecheon
makes for the perfect getaway for tourists looking to get back in touch
with nature. The residents of Jecheon take pride in all the natural beauty
and resources that their beloved city has to offer. AFCI Cineposium 2013
guests will have a chance to experience Jecheon in all its glory, as the
event will take place during the fall when the skies are always blue and
as the leaves are getting ready to change colors.
Incheon Intl' Airport
Seoul
Jecheon
Busan
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FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
Registration
Medical Services
Our registration Desk will be located on the second floor of the
Cheongpung Resort Lake Hotel. The desk will be operated by volunteers,
and will be the location where you can pick up registration materials and
name badges.
There are a number of hospitals near the main venue, and there will also
be a medical professional stationed at the hotel. We encourage you to
bring any medication (prescription or over the counter) you might need,
as pharmacies can be difficult to get to from Cheongpung Resort and
Resom Forest Resort.
Guest Lounge
A guest lounge will be made available during break times between
sessions, with complimentary coffee and snacks. The lounge will be
conveniently located in the hallways outside of the Conventional Hall
of the Cheongpung Resort Lake Hotel (where all sessions will be taking
place).
Internet Access/Business Centers
Currency and Credit Cards
The Korean Won (KRW) is the standard currency in South Korea.
Although most establishments do accept major credit cards (Visa,
MasterCard) in Korea, there may be times when you need to have cash
on hand. As global ATMs and currency exchange services are very
limited in Jecheon City, it is recommended that you exchange your
currency before coming to Korea, or at Incheon International Airport.
Both Cheongpung Resort and Resom Forest Resort offer complimentary
WiFi services in common areas. If you plan on using the internet or
doing business while in Korea, it is recommended that you bring your
own tablet PC or laptop. There is currently no business center at Resom
Forest Resort, and the business center services at Cheongpung Resort
are quite limited.
Electricity
Conference Hotel
Electricity is supplied at 220 volts in Korea. Please come prepared with
your own power converters for your electronic devices, as converters are
not readily available and can be difficult to find.
Cheongpung Resort Address: 1763, Cheongpungho-ro, Cheongpungmyeon, Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
Phone Number: 82-43-640-7000
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Exchange Rates
At the time of writing 1000 KRW is equivalent to:
•0.92USD
•0.696EURO
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
Cell Phone Rentals
Tipping
Mobile phone rental counters can be found on the arrivals floor (1st floor)
of the airport. Rentals are available from different telecommunications
companies. The rental fee is 3,000 won (about $3.00 USD) for the phone
and 100 won (about $0.10 USD) for every 10 seconds for domestic calls.
International call rates are more expensive. The phones can be returned
to the rental counter when you return to the airport to depart from
Korea.
Tipping is typically not practiced in Korea. Although some employees at
establishments frequented by westerners do not reject tips, you will not
be expected to tip.
Volunteer Policy
Cineposium 2013 volunteers will be stationed at the airport, on the
shuttles, and throughout the conference hotel. The volunteers will be
available to assist you during your stay in Jecheon. Volunteers will not
be available to follow guests on any excursions outside of the conference
grounds, and should not receive requests to do so. In addition, although
our volunteers are committed to assisting you in any way they can, not
all of them will be able to speak English to a degree that you might need.
Smoking Policy
Smoking is prohibited inside the Cheongpung Resort hotels. Smoking
indoors is still permitted in some public establishments in the country
such as bars and some restaurants. However, an increasing number
of restaurants and public buildings in Korea have been adopting a nonsmoking policy.
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Water
Water from the tap is safe to drink in Korea, but the majority of
residents prefer to purchase water or drink from a water purifier. There
are water purifiers placed on every floor of the Cheongpung Resort for
your convenience.
Weather/Cineposium Dress Code
The AFCI Cineposium falls in the middle of autumn which is the ideal
time to visit Korea. At this time though, please be warned that although
it can get quite warm throughout the day, it can also get quite cold
at night. We suggest you bring a light jacket especially when we
have outdoor events. In general, most parties will require only casual
clothing. As for the opening reception, business casual would be
sufficient.
Autumn Average Temperatures in Korea
Average High: 22 degrees Celsius (72 F)
Average Low: 14 degrees Celsius (57 F)
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AFTER
THE CINEPOSIUM
Incheon International Airport
For guests wanting to return home immediately after the conclusion of
the Cineposium, shuttles heading to the airport will be provided.
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)/
Busan International Film Commissions and
Industry Showcase (BIFCOM)
Transportation will also be provided for guests who wish to head to
Busan after the Cineposium. Guests will check out of their hotel at
11:00 am on October 3rd to board shuttles for Busan. The drive will take
approximately 5-6 hours. All guests will be dropped off at one of two
locations – at a predetermined location at Haeundae Beach or Centum
City.
Once arriving in Busan, any ground transportation, accommodations, and
meals are the sole responsibility of the guests.
The festivities in Busan that surround the film festival draw a huge
crowd every year, making it essential to reserve accommodations
beforehand. If you are planning to check out Busan after the
Cineposium, it is advisable that you reserve rooms prior to your stay.
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Helpful Websites
Wikitravel Page for South Korea
http://wikitravel.org/en/South_Korea#Talk
Incheon International Airport English Page
http://www.airport.kr/eng/
Official Korea Tourism Organization Page
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/index.kto
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)
http://www.biff.kr/structure/eng/default.asp
Busan International Film Commissions and Industry Showcase
(BIFCOM)
http://www.asianfilmmarket.org/Template/Builder/00000001/page.
asp?page_num=4685
Additional information about AFCI Cineposium 2013 and Korea is
available at AFCI’s official website:
http://www.afci.org/events/cineposium
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