Numerous industry activities are scheduled for the 64th San Sebastian Festival. Said activities are detailed in the Professional Agenda and it will be updated on the Festival website. Updates will also be included in the daily Newsflash sent out to registered industry members.  

Throughout the Festival, and particularly on the 19th, 20th and 21st, to coincide with the V Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum and Films in Progress 30, San Sebastian will become a meeting place between members of the international industry from all over the world.

The event Audiences in Motion. Listening to the User, meetings, presentations, round tables and professional rendezvous will be organised to facilitate networking, cooperation between professionals and the international circulation of films.

Professional Agenda - Saturday, September 17

• 12:00-13:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
  Canary Islands: Best Tax Benefits in Europe (Industry accreditation holders)
   
• 13:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Congress Bar
  Cockail offered by Canary Islands (Industry accreditation holders)
   
• 16:30-17:30 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
  Short films associations. Annual report and new goals for next year (Accreditation holders)
   
• 19:30 – Bataplán Disco Terrace
  Cocktail - Presentation: La Palma, the best set to shoot stories (With invitation)
   
• 19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Press Club
  Happy Hour We all love stories. 25th anniversary of MEDIA (Industry and Press accreditation holders)

Professional Agenda - Sunday, September 18

• 09:30-13:30 – San Telmo Museum, Function Hall 
  EUROPEAN FILM FORUM: Audiences in Motion. Listening to the User
  Co-organised with Creative Europe-MEDIA, in collaboration with Donostia / San Sebastián 2016, European Capital of Culture (Accreditation holders)
  • 09:30-10:00 – Welcome coffee 
  • 10:00-10:15 – Presentation
  • 10:15-10:45 – Keynote
  • 10:45-11:45 – Panel 1: Audience Participation
  • 11:45-12:15 – Coffee Break
  • 12:15-13:15 – Panel 2: Distribution – Understanding European Audiences
  • 13:15-13:30 – Wrap-up Summary and conclusions

• 11:00-13:30 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
  Pitching preparation workshop for selected projects in the V Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum (Closed)
   
• 16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
  EFADs (European Film Agency Directors)-CACI (Conference of Ibero-American Cinematographic Authorities) working group meeting (Closed)
   
• 16:00-18:30 – Tabakalera, Zineuskadi
  Day of co-production Europe-Latin America, organised by Europa Creativa MEDIA Euskadi (With invitation)
   
• 19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
  Films in Progress 30 welcome drink (With invitation)

Professional Agenda - Monday, September 19

• V EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry accreditation holders)
  San Telmo Museum
  • 09:00-10:00 – Breakfast (Cloister)
  • 10:00-14:00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister)
  • 12:00-13:30 – Round table The gold rush? Or how can independent films finally hope to dig some gold out of VoD? – Fostered by Europa Distribution (Function Hall)
  • 14:00-15:00 – Lunch (Cloister)
  • 15:00-19:30 – Pitchings session: V Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum and Ikusmira Berriak (Function Hall)
  • 19:30-21:00 – Happy Hour Networking with Canada (Cloister)

• FILMS IN PROGRESS 30 (Industry accreditation holders)
  Príncipe Cinemas
  • 09:30 – Un gran dragón (A Great Dragon) by Jaime Osorio Márquez (Colombia - 110')
  • 12:00 – La familia (The Family) by Gustavo Rondón Córdova (Venezuela / Chile / Norway - 79')

• 10:00-14:00 – 16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 8
  CACI (Conference of Ibero-American Cinematographic Authorities) Advisory Council – Programa Ibermedia (Closed)
   
• 13:30 – Tabakalera, Zineuskadi
  Annual meeting of Glocal Cinema (Closed)
   
• 15:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
  Europa Distribution Workshop (Closed)
   
• 15:30-19:00 – Tabakalera, Room K
  Ibero-American LGBTI Film Festivals Conference (Closed)

Professional Agenda - Tuesday, September 20

• V EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry accreditation holders)
  San Telmo Museum
  • 09:00-10:00 – Breakfast (Cloister)
  • 10:00-11:30 – Round table Digital talent: new creators, new channels, new audiences – Fostered by PROA (Federated Audiovisual Producers from Catalonia) (Function Hall)
  • 10:00-14:00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one to one meetings with representatives of the selected projects (Church)
  • 12:00-13:30 – Round table Film Branding & Marketing. Tools to create additional value to your movie (Function Hall)
  • 14:00-15:30 – Lunch (Cloister)
  • 15:30-20:00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one to one meetings with representatives of the selected projects (Church)

• FILMS IN PROGRESS 30 (Industry accreditation holders)
  Príncipe Cinemas
  • 09:30 – Las olas (The Waves) by Adrián Biniez (Uruguay / Argentina - 90')
  • 12:00 – La educación del Rey (Rey's Education) by Santiago Esteves (Argentina - 66')

• 10:00-14:00 – 15:30-19:00 – Tabakalera, Rooms 2 and 3 Kutxa
  Pitching preparation workshop for the XII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum - IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
   
• 10:30-14:00 – Tabakalera, Room K
  Ibero-American LGBTI Film Festivals Conference (Closed)
   
• 11:00-13:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
  Film and Technology Workshop: The Challenge of Shooting in 4K - Hispasat (Industry accreditation holders)
   
• 15:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
  Europa Distribution Workshop (Closed)
   
• 17:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
  Filmarket Hub: Online marketplace for scripts and co-production (Industry and Press accreditation holders)
   
• 20:30-22:30 – Ni Neu Restaurant
  Conoce Panamá Cocktail – Panamá Film Commission (With invitation)

Professional Agenda - Wednesday, September 21

• V EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry accreditation holders)
  San Telmo Museum
  • 09:00-10:00 – Breakfast (Cloister)
  • 10:00-11:00 – Round table A film affair. A boost to co-productions between Europe and Latin America (Function Hall)
  • 10:00-14:00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one to one meetings with representatives of the selected projects (Church)
  • 12:00-13:30 – Round table Co-productions between Europe and Latin America. 3 practical cases – Fostered by AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation) (Function Hall)
  • 14:00-15:30 – Lunch (Cloister)
  • 15:30-16:30 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one to one meetings with representatives of the selected projects (Church)
  • 21:00 – Industry cocktail - Announcement of awards (Church and Cloister)
    • V Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum Best Project Award
    • EFADs-CACI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Grant
    • ARTE International Prize
    • Films in Progress 30 Industry Award
    • CACI/Ibermedia TV Films in Progress Award

• FILMS IN PROGRESS 30 (Industry accreditation holders)
  Príncipe Cinemas
  • 09:30 – El silencio del viento (Silence of the Wind) by Álvaro Aponte-Centeno (Puerto Rico / Dominican Republic / France - 83')
  • 12:00 – Medea by Alexandra Latishev Salazar (Costa Rica / Chile - 75')

• 10:00-14:00 – 15:30-19:00 – Tabakalera, Rooms 2 and 3 Kutxa
  Pitching preparation workshop for the XII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum - IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
   
• 17:00 – Bokado Bar, San Telmo Museum
  Meet your better half, cocktail offered by Proimágenes Colombia and Cinema do Brasil (With invitation)

Professional Agenda - Thursday, September 22

• 09:30-14:30 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Rooms 8 and 9
  XII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum - IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Industry accreditation holders)
   
• 16:00-20:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club
  XII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum one-to-one meetings with the Commissioning Editors – IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
   
• 16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Rooms 8 and 9
  Conference by Ove Rishøj Jensen, film consultant of the European Documentary Network (EDN) – IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country), in collaboration with Europa Creativa MEDIA Euskadi (Industry accreditation holders)
   
• 18:00-19:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
  ARRI - Presentation of new film shooting equipment (Accreditation holders)
   
• 19:00-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
  Cocktail offered by ARRI (Industry Accreditation holders)

Professional Agenda - Friday, September 23

• 9:00-12:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club
  Consultancy for documentary projects with Ove Rishøj Jensen, film consultant of the European Documentary Network (EDN) – IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country), in collaboration with Europa Creativa MEDIA Euskadi (Prior registration required)
   
• 11:30-13:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Rooms 8 and 9
  Financing at the service of the Audiovisual Sector – Crea SGR, Elkargi SGR, Triodos Bank and Basque Government Department of Education, Language Policy and Culture (Industry accreditation holders)
   
• 13:00-14:00 – Kursaal, Congress Bar
  Cocktail offered by Crea SGR, Elkargi SGR y Triodos Bank (Industry accreditation holders)