Exploring the Business of Filmmaking
Date: Thursday, 13th October
The aim of the seminar is to give emerging filmmakers the oppor-tunity to gain from the knowledge and experience of established national production companies. It will explore areas such as when and how to start a production company, different business models, promoting your company internationally, strategic planning, and business and managerial relationships.

The workshop will explore a variety of company models through structured case studies from national production companies including Element Films (Ed Guiney), Saffron Pictures (Siobhán Bourke) and VenomFilm (Ken Wardrop & Andrew Freedman).

The Digital Opportunity: A Guide to Digital Media for Producers
Date: Friday 14th October
This seminar is aimed at Film, Television and Animation producers seeking to enhance their understanding of digital media. It explores the opportunities for producers to benefit from the changing media landscape. Topics include traditional vs. new media, convergence, changing demographics, where new media have the most profound effect - mobiles, broadband, games consoles, digital cinema, user-created content; games and films, profiting from the changing media environment.

This course is presented by Neil Leyden, a digital media consultant with Calico Media. Neil is chairman of the Digital Media Forum and has lectured and consulted widely in the area of digital media.

Attendance is by application to
info@corkfilmfest.org or Sorcha.loughnane@fas.ie