Filem’On for Professionals

The 2nd European Exchange will be on story writing for Film and Media for young audiences, on taboo in film, on digital storytelling and audience design.

Come to Muntpunt in Brussels on the 6th of November and share experiences on story writing for creative film and series for young audiences with story writers, directors, producers and script doctors from all over Europe. Or learn about their take on audience design and cross-media projects for young audiences. Talk about creating new opportunities?

We aim to discuss key questions in the field of story writing, digital storytelling and audience development for film and media for young audiences. To do this, we arrange presentations and meetings with experts in order to bring people together to discuss these themes facing and anticipating the future film and media landscape for young audiences in Belgium and the rest of Europe. By showcasing cases from all over Europe and by utilizing the diverse backgrounds of participants, we are looking to encourage in-depth discussions about the exchange’s themes. The exchange is open to anyone interested in creative film and media for young audiences.

Why attend?

-Discover what other experts think on story writing for young audiences and on new ways of storytelling

-Be part of the interactive presentations and panels from scriptwriters, filmmakers, producers and innovators

-Hear first hand insights about vision and values from influencers that can be implemented immediately

-Expand your knowledge and thinking on creative film and media for young audiences

-Be part of the debate by participating in the panel sessions or presentations

-Learn more about some creative projects that connect with young audiences and stand out in the crowd

-Be part of an exchange of critical and practice-oriented ideas about film and media

Speakers and guests:

ROSS STEWART | JANNIK HASTRUP | YVES RINGER | PETER DE MAEGD | NIENKE POELSMA | MIEKE DE JONG | MARTIN REHBOCK | JEAN CHARLES MBOTTI MALOLO | CHRIS WESTENDORP | VOYELLE ACKER | more tbc

Panel sessions :

Panel 1 Meet the producers? With Kees Kasander and Bart Van Langendonck, more tbc

Panel 2 Children’s participation in juries and programming ? With Margret Albers, Anne-Sophie Lepicard, more tbc

This exchange has been made possible thanks to the support of the Dutch Embassy, Danish Embassy, German Embassy; Muntpunt , Medaiwijs.be and Jekino.