The Independent Film Parliament presents:

LOCAL FILM CULTURE, GLOBAL EXCHANGE

Institut Français, London Wednesday November 30th , 2005

A government review of film policy is currently underway. Globally, UNESCO has launched an initiative to sustain diversity in national cultures. This day event, in the UK's largest region of grassroots, independent filmmakers, is your chance to debate and feed back. Add your experience and ideas to the IFP report to be delivered to the government and the UK Film Council in December.

What policies do we need to keep our film culture diverse and thriving?……Should festivals be the best chance to see the range of international cinema?…..Is there enough support for productions below the tax-break line?…..What role for broadcasters in a pay-to-view era?…..

Will international policy keep faith with tomorrow's viewers?

National and international speakers active in policy areas will join some of our most innovative and independently-minded film practitioners to address these questions, including leading Canadian actor Pierre Curzi; award winning UK director, Pawel Pawlikowski (tbc); cultural analyst and advisor Baroness Lola Young; and the director of the National Film and Television School and Acting Chairman of The European Film Academy, Nik Powell.

Join us for a day to discuss what the moving image can offer as an architect of ideas and understanding in our diverse society.

Tickets for the event are priced at £40 for individuals and £75 for institutions.

REGISTRATION: On-line registration available from mid-October or contact the IFP office on (44) 207 690 0124.

REGISTRATION: On-line registration available from mid-October or contact the IFP office on (44) 207 690 0124.

EVENT PROGRAMME

9 - 9.30 Registration/Refreshment

9.45 Welcome and Introduction

10-10.30 Wanted! British Film Culture, Diverse and Alive

10.30–11.15 Sustaining Local culture in a Global Marketplace : the UNESCO Convention

11.15 – 11.45 Break

11.45 – 1.30 SESSION 1: A Global Policy for Cultural Diversity

• The Government's strategies for a diverse, audiovisual culture (DCMS)
• How will the UNESCO Convention work
• The role of the Small Screen for the Big Screen
• The importance of keeping international perspectives
• Discussion

1.30 – 2.30 Lunch Break

2.30 – 4.00 SESSION 2: Policy in Action –UK

• Sustaining a diverse film culture (UK Film Council)
• Bringing worlds on screen: digital and exhibition strategy
• Surviving as a low budget producer
• Building film culture in the regions

4.00 – 4.30 Tea

4.30 – 5.45 SESSION 3: Policy with LongtermVision

• Moving image and global exchange
• Past in future tense: documentary in focus
• Challenging children's expectations
• Keeping faith with the audience: the role of education

6.00 Summing Up: Carole Tongue, Chair, Independent Film Parliament