Off to mentor at The Pixel Lab

I’m flying to the UK today to mentor at The Pixel Lab: The Cross-Media Film Workshop:

The lab is aimed at European media professionals with a strong track record in their sector, and has a particular focus on the creation, finance and distribution of cross-media properties to create sustainable European media businesses. The Pixel Lab will enable producers and other media professionals to tap into the business knowledge-base of the film, advertising, online, broadcast, gaming and mobile industries.

There are two labs, and I’ll be mentoring at both the Welsh Mini-Lab and the full Pixel Lab. I’ll be with a great bunch of mentors:

• Ian Ginn, Producer, Hubbub Media (NL)
• Ben Grass, Producer & MD, Pure Grass Films (UK)
• Brian Newman, Consultant and Former President, Tribeca Film Institute (USA)
• Michel Reilhac, Executive Director ARTE France Cinéma (FR)
• Nuno Bernardo, CEO, beActive Entertainment (PT)
• Wendy Bernfeld, MD, Rights Stuff BV (NL)
• Guillaume Blanchot, Director of Multimedia and Technical Industries, Centre National du Cinema (FR)
• Alexandre Brachet, CEO, Upian.com (FR)
• Christy Dena, Director, Universe Creation 101 (AUS)
• Mel Exon, Managing Partner, BBH Labs (UK/USA)
• Lizzie Francke, Senior Development & Production Executive, UKFC (UK)
• Jeff Gomez, President & Chief Executive Officer, Starlight Runner Entertainment (USA)
• Paul Grindey, Head of Legal & Business Affairs (Scripted Content), Ch4 (UK)
• Monique de Haas, Audience Engagement Expert, Dondersteen Media (NL)
• Michelle Kass, Film & Literary Agent, Michelle Kass Associates (UK)
• Ray Maguire, President, Sony Computer Entertainment UK, Nordic, Ireland (UK)
• Erica Motley, Film & Digital Consultant, Terbish Partners (USA)
• Steve Peters, Experience Designer & Partner, No Mimes Media (USA)
• Gregor Pryor, Digital Media Lawyer and Partner, Reed Smith (UK)
• Timo Vuorensola, Filmmaker (Iron Sky) & Internet Pioneer (FIN)

We’ll be working with an awesome bunch of practitioners who will also be mentoring each other and sharing with us!

• Chiara Carbonara, Arcane Star Productions with My Uni Experience
• Dave Edwards, DEEM with Project X
• Nathan Erasmus, Gravy Media with Roze and the Robots
• Kevin Moss, PlayThisNext with Dr0id
• John Shackleton, Movie Mogul with Panic Button
• Owen Stickler, Dinamo Productions with The Heavy, Heavy Monster Show
• Tom Ware, Rondo Media with Rockford
• Steve Williams, Dai4films with Milly’s World
• Rob Alexander, Perfect Motion with The Bow Project (UK)
• Jan Bednarz, Buzz Films with Turf: The Road to Paris (UK)
• Emilie Blézat, Sciapode Films with Fleurs du Mal (FRANCE)
• Helena Bulaja, Alt F4 – Bulaja Studios  with Mechanical Figures_Inspired by Tesla (CROATIA)
• Peggy Desplats, Cassiopée Films with Midnights (FRANCE)
• Benjamin Faivre, Telfrance Série with La Scénarioze – 142 euros (FRANCE)
• Gabriel Festoc, Yunkunkun Productions with Clandestino (FRANCE)
• Marc Guidoni, Fondivina Films with Kinopanorama (FRANCE)
• Patric Jean, Black Moon with Miracles (BELGIUM)
• Tom Murphy, Streamline with Quest (UK)
• Arabella Page-Croft, Black Moon with Outpost: Black Sun (UK)
• Justine Potter, Savvy Productions with The Cupid Concept (UK)
• Jeremy Pouilloux, La Générale de Production with L’OEIL AMÉRICAIN (FRANCE)
• Krishna Stott, Visit Sheerport – Bellyfeel with The Alexander Wilson Project (UK)
• Paulina Tervo, WriteThisDown with Awra Amba – Virtual Village (FINLAND)
• Lena Thiele, with Farewell Comrades! Interactive (GERMANY)
• Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten with Krev?! (SWEDEN)
• Stephane Adamiak, Transmedia Project & Partnership Manager, France Telecom/Orange (FRANCE)
• Diogo Andrade, Filmmaker (PORTUGAL)
• Nichola Bruce, Filmmaker (UK)
• Ian Fenton, Writer/Director Lynchpin Productions (UK)
• Andrea Garello, Scriptwriter (ITALY)
• Caroline Gerdolle, Writer/Development Producer (FRANCE)
• Ilann Girard, Producer & Consultant, Arsam International (FRANCE)
• Pati Keilwerth, Creative Producer & Consultant, Patisserie Film (GERMANY)
• Sabine Lange, Director Multi-Media ARTE (GERMANY)
• Dan Lawson, Head of Production, Development & Inward Investment Screen WM (UK)
• David McKenna, Executive Producer Cross-Media & Arts, RTE (IRELAND)
• Despina Mouzaki, Producer and Director, Thessaloniki Film Festival (GREECE)
• Stavros Papageorghiou, Documentary Producer/Director, Tetraktys Films (CYPRUS)
• Anna Reeves, Freelance Writer/Director (FRANCE)
• Simon Staffans, Format Developer, Media City (FINLAND)
• Mira Staleva, Head of Co-production Market, Sofia Film Festival (BULGARIA)
• Petra Strban, Production Manager (SLOVENIA)

We are going to have an amazing time. You should also know that Power to the Pixel has also announced The Pixel Market

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The Pixel Market incorporating The Pixel Pitch and The Pixel Meetings has now opened for applications. We are looking for international projects with stories that can span a combination of film, TV, online, mobile, interactive, publishing, live events and gaming. Applications must be made by the producer of the project and submitted through a production company. Enter now for your chance of winning the £6,000 ARTE Pixel Pitch Prize! Deadline for applications is Friday, 6 August 2010.

Yay!