VAF Industry 2024 - Funding, Export and New Markets

VAF Industry 2024 - funding, export and new markets
3 talks/seminarer om funding af animation, exportpotentialet og debat om nye markeder for dansk animation og kreative industrier

Talk :
Funding Animation in Denmark
Join VAF for a conversation with The West Danish Film Fund (DVF), the Danish Film Institute and Ja Film, as we zoom in on the role of animation in the Danish film industry. The panel will discuss the production of animation, as well as
explore the opportunities and challenges in the current landscape. We will look at both the framework for film funding and the reality for production companies, focusing on how animation is actually made in Denmark. Gain unique insights into:
• what comes across the consultant’s desk
• whether there are themes that are underrepresented
or overrepresented
• get a glimpse into Ja Film’s next feature film project,
based on Halfdan Pisket’s comic “Dansker”.

Panel:
Steen Risom (Den Vestdanske Filmpulje), Kirstine
Vinderskov (DFI B&U Filmkonsulent) Anders Berthelsen
(co-owner & Producer Ja Film).
Moderated by Kasper Kruse, Head of The Animation Workshop.

Talk 2
From Local to global:
Can Danish content take the lead?
NB: This event is in Danish

What makes Danish/Nordic content unique, what are the
challenges of competing in international markets, and how
can political initiatives support growth in this sector?
In this panel discussion we have invited four experts to discuss and explore Danish entrepreneurship and the potential
for exporting Danish animation and games.
Panel:
• Majken Kalhave, CEO, Creative Denmark
• Ulla Rønberg, Chief consultant – kreative erhverv,
Dansk Erhverv
• Petter Lindblad, SNOWCLOUD FILMS AB
• Mathias Gredahl Nørvig, CEO, SYBO Games

Moderator: Jan Neiiendam, Direktør, NIMBI GameLab

This event is planned and funded in collaboration with Vision Denmark,
The Danish Board of Business Development and EU

Talk 3
The Future of Business Development Creative
Innovation, Strategy, and Digital Tools
With the recent launch of the Software Engineering program and The Animation Workshop’s ranking as the third best in the world for animation, interest in creative technologies in the Viborg area is higher than ever. This conference is a unique opportunity to connect with new and existing partners in a time when the field of creative technology is truly flourishing.
Gain insight into how creative technologies can optimize processes, reduce costs, and foster innovation and development in your business, as Dansk Industri Viborg-Silkeborg, Creative Viborg, and Business Viborg invite you to a conference on creative technologies. As a bonus, you will also get to know how Viborg’s unique position as UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts creates opportunities to attract talent and tourists, while strengthening the local economy.
• Meet industry experts and discuss your own opportunities and challenges with them.
• Update your knowledge about current trends and opportunities in creative technologies, including XR, digital twins, drone filmmaking, 3D, animation, and more.
• Network with local business professionals from various industries and positions.
• Successful real-world case studies.
• Gain insight into design methods and digital tools for fostering creative innovation.
• Understand the value of visual communication and effective storytelling.
• Get insight into the first Createch report by the Danish Technological Institute and Vision Denmark.

Program
Culture and Creative Industries:
Socioeconomics, Workforce, and Partnerships
Lars Bertolt Winther - Head of Tourism, Culture, and Experiences, Dansk Industri
New Digital Tools/XR and Game Training for Developing Your Business
Creative Technologies Report with Jan Neiiendam
– director, NIMBI GameLab
VR Software Engineering with Pelle Sølvkjær Christensen
– Instructor, VIA XR Engineering
Creative Processes and Visual Communication
for Business Development
Hans Christian Asmussen – Assistant Professor
of Visual Communication, DMJX
Case: Klok Visuals by Signe Klok – Partner, KLOK Visuals
Moderation and wrap up by:
– Peter Vestergaard – Head of Business and Development,
Viborg Municipality
– Karen Touborg – CEO, Business Viborg
– Jacob P. Jensen – DI Silkeborg-Viborg,
Chairman and Director
– Lars Bertolt Winther - Head of Tourism, Culture,
and Experiences, Dansk Industri
– Marie Munch Burski, Director, Creative Viborg

This event is planned and funded in collaboration with Vision Denmark,
The Danish Board of Business Development and EU

AF Industry 2024 - funding, export and new markets
3 talks/seminarer om funding af animation, exportpotentialet og debat om nye markeder for dansk animation og kreative industrier