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Asia-Pacific Producers Forum comes to Auckland
1st August 2011
Hosted by Film Auckland, the annual symposium of the Asia-Pacific Producers Network (APN) is being held in New Zealand for the first time from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 November 2011.
“With over 50 of the most senior screen producers, studios and distributors in Asia coming to Auckland, this is a fantastic opportunity for the local industry to make new connections,” says Michael Brook, Film Auckland Manager.
The forum will open with a keynote address, followed by local industry leader discussions on production, co-production, post-production, cross-cultural storytelling and an afternoon pitching session.
As the screen industry becomes more global, Asia has been recognised as an area for growth –China’s box office grew 61 per cent in the last year alone.
APN was formed in 2005 to encourage co-productions, collaboration and joint projects. The forum offers a chance to develop relationships and generate new projects and partnerships between the film and screen industry across the Asia-Pacific region.
“Hosting the symposium in New Zealand is an opportunity for the Asian industry to learn first-hand why we are so highly regarded on the international stage,” says Paul Carran, President of APN.
“Delegates are looking for New Zealand partners to make English language films that appeal to wider markets than their own. We encourage New Zealand’s screen industry to take advantage of this unique opportunity and register for the forum now.”
The symposium is made possible with the generous support of core funder Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development, gold sponsor UNITEC and funding partners Film New Zealand, the Ministry of Economic Development, the New Zealand Film Commission and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
For more information and to register, visit http://www.filmauckland.com/apn
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