The first EARS event ”EARS on Film” is organized as part of the Finnish Film Affair – Helsinki International Film Festival’s new industry event.

“EARS on Film” introduces representatives of the new generation of Asian audiovisual professionals in the fields of production, distribution, sales, financing and television. The EARS afternoon 26th of September provides the audience with an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in Korean and Chinese markets.

On 27th in the second session the focus is on Korea with a more indepth presentation from KOCCA on the Korean model of supporting the creative industries.

Both sessions are organized in collaboration with FAVEX.

Moderator
Mikko Silvennoinen
Director of Broadcast
Fox International Channels Finland

GUESTS OF THE EVENT

ZHOU XINGYUE

Vice director for Production
LeTV.com (China)

LeTV.com is one of China’s biggest internet/mobile TV channels/video portals. It offers online movies, animations, news and lifestyle information etc.through legalchannels. It’s business is based on subscriber fees rather than advertising. LeTV.com (Chinese: 乐视网), was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. It is operated by Beijing Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp., is an online video portal. The company is principally engaged in the research, development, as well as innovation of P2P online video distribution application technology and mobile phone TV technology. LeTV.com has listed in A-share in the GEM in China since August 12th, 2010.

PAUL YI

President
E Pictures (Korea/US)

Multi-hyphenate Yi is a Los Angeles based producer, writer, and sales agent. Perhaps best known for being the architect of the first Pusan Int’l Film Festival and creating the first two coproduction markets in Asia, the PPP in Pusan and HAF in Hong Kong. He was then Head of Int’l Business for the KOFIC and a sales agent for many years and thus has extensive experience, knowledge and contacts in the international film industry.

ISABELLE GLACHANT

Producer/CEO
Chinese Shadows (France / China)

Isabelle Glachant started her career as a journalist for the French TVstation Canal+. She served as Audiovisual Attaché of the French Embassy in China from 1998 to 2003, and began working on Chinese films in 2004 as Executive Producer of “SHANGHAI DREAMS” (Wang Xiaoshuai, 2005, Jury Prize, Cannes). Since then, her credits include Associate Producer of “LOST IN BEIJING” (Li Yu, 2007, Competition Berlin) and “CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH” (Lu Chuan, 2009), Producer of “IN LOVE WE TRUST” (Wang Xiaoshuai, 2008, Silver Bear – Best script, Berlin), several documentaries by Yang Lina, she co-produced “CHONGQING BLUES” (Wang Xiaoshuai, 2010, Competition Cannes). She is currently working on the production of “LOVE AND BRUISES” (LOU Ye, in post-production), 11 FLOWERS (Wang Xiaoshuai, in post-production), ALONE (documentary by Wang Bing, in production) and developing new projects from Kit Hui, Lou Ye, Wang Xiaoshuai and Zhang Yuan.

YOUNG IL PARK

Senior Researcher
Policy Research Division, Future Strategy Team,
Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)

Department specializing in policy development and industry analyses carryingout various policy researches and building field-based researchsystems that reflect the demands of the industry and a real-time policy. The department also predicts short and mid-to-long termprospects of the content industry, by completing domestic and international trend analyses and investigating the real conditions of the industry annually.

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT