ZOOM MEETING POINT

PROFESSIONAL MEETING

One of the main events taking place as part of Zoom Igualada is the Zoom Meeting Point, an organised professional meeting point themed around TV Films and the television sector, with the aim of making the Festival a point of reference in the European audiovisual calendar.

Aims:

· To promote contacts amongst producers from Catalonia and the rest of Europe.
· To promote activities related to the audiovisual sector.
· To become a platform from which to promote and publicise new products related to the audiovisual sector.

1.- The Audience Share Mysteires. Presentation by Ricardo Vaca, manager of Barlovento Comunicación, a well-known and respected company specialised in the study of television audience share of nation-wide and regional and local channels (www.barloventocomunicacion.com).

The main points in the discussion will be:

1. How is audience share measured (measuring methods, samples and universe, measuring systems and hardware, and application of basic terminology)
2. Programming trends and strategies in television.
3. The fights in TV competition. Evolution of TV audiences.


2- THE SPECTATOR’S FORUM
Analysis of two TV films screened for 10 spectators from outside the audiovisual sector.
In the Forum there will be the spectators, the producers, directors and actors of the films (pending confirmation).

3- PREMIÈRE OF PODCAST-VIDEOS PRODUCED BY UNESCO
UNESCO has undertaken the initiative of placing new Information Technologies at the disposal of the promotion of contents related to development and human rights.

Within the framework of the Unesco initiative of using IT for the benefit of the audiovisual industries and public TVs in developing countries, ten video podcast were selected from ten different countries for the concession of funds for their production.

The following ten productions will be screened:

1. I love you (Mozambique)
2. The Ice Cream Man (Nigeria/Bénin)
3. Goats, camels and books (Kenya)
4. Hablamos (Guatemala/USA)
5. Incident Love (Mexico)
6. The boy who loves flowers (Philippines)
7. Shiva: The third eye (India)
8. Women and human rights (Iran)
9. Being fed up (Italy)
10. Diversité culturelle en Afrique (CIRTEF, Pan-African).

Date:
8th November 2007.
Venue and times:
Audience Conference: 10.00h
Coffee Break: 12.00h
Spectators Forum: 12.30h
Hotel Çiutat Igualada. Passeig Verdaguer, núm. 167 Igualada
(Next to the train station of the Ferrocarrils Catalans)
Lunch: 14.00h
Unesco presentation: 18.00h
Member’s Room Ateneu Igualadí. C/ Sant Pau, 9


REGISTRATION:

Lunch: Registration for lunch is 12.00 Euro.

Please confirm attendance by email: anna@zoomigualada.org; or by telephone: 93 803 0763

Contact:
Anna Cervera
Coordinació General Zoom Igualada
www.zoomigualada.org