WORKSHOP AT

Sofia Meetings/Sofia International Film

Festival

MARCH 13 - 17 2019

“EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN PROFESSIONAL

INTERACTIONS AND IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS”

WiththesupportoftheMEDIAProgrammeoftheEuropeanUnion

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INDEX

PROGRAM_______________________________________________________________2-4

USEFULINFORMATION_____________________________________________________5-6

MAPS___________________________________________________________________7-8

WHO’SWHO ____________________________________________________________9-11

ABOUTEUROPADISTRIBUTION_______________________________________________ 12

NOTES _______________________________________________________________ 13-15

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PROGRAM Ashostsofthefestival,yourpresenceisrequirednotonlyfortheworkshopsessions,butforthefestivalactivitiestoo-thankyou!WednesdayMarch13

ARRIVALS

19:30 WELCOMEDRINKOFFEREDBYEUROPADISTRIBUTION Location:HotelCoopBar,30IskarStr.(seemaps)ThursdayMarch14EUROPADISTRIBUTIONWORKSHOPLocation:GrandHotelSofia,SofiaClub-1GurkoStr.(seemaps)EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN PROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONS AND IN THE NEGOTIATION

PROCESS Content

• Communicationandnegotiationasaprocess• Personality styles and structures in order to adapt to the personalities of others and

formstrong,durableworkingrelationshipsasindividualsandinteams• Interactionandnegotiationskills indifficultsituationsandduring inevitableperiodsof

stress

Methodology Throughtheory,exercises,sharedexperiencesandsituationanalysis,participantswill identifythe most effective style of communicating and negotiating according to the situation. Thetrainingenablesparticipantsto:

• Grow in self-understanding: what communication skills do they possess and how toimprovethem

• Adapttheirbehaviortomatchothers:acceptdifferencesandmanagethempositively• Develop assertiveness: communicate so as to be heard in order to avoid

misunderstandings,stressandconflictCoaches HélèneGallezandJosephDrese

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Schedule 9:30 MEET-UPINCOOPHOTELHALLANDDEPARTUREFORTHEWORKSHOPVENUE10:00-13:00 EUROPADISTRIBUTIONWORKSHOP:EFFECTIVECOMMUNICATIONINPROFESSIONAL

INTERACTIONSANDTHENEGOTIATIONPROCESSLocation:GrandHotelSofia,SofiaClub-1GurkoStr.(seemaps)

13:00-14:30 LUNCH

Location:IlTeatro,26StefanKaradjaStr.(seemaps)14:30–18:00 EUROPADISTRIBUTIONWORKSHOP:EFFECTIVECOMMUNICATIONINPROFESSIONAL

INTERACTIONSANDTHENEGOTIATIONPROCESSLocation:GrandHotelSofia,SofiaClub-1GurkoStr.(seemaps)

18:30 PUBLICSCREENING THEPIGbyDragomirSholev,Bulgaria,2019,104’

Location:LumiereLidlCinema20:30 OPENINGDINNERofthe16thSofiaMeetings Location:VeseloSeloRestaurant-DraganTsankov,5,BorisovaGarden

park,1000BorisovaGradina,Sofia(seemaps)20:45 PUBLICSCREENING THEMAGICLIFEOFV,byTonislavHristov,Finland-Denmark-Bulgaria,2019,86’ Location:LumiereLidlCinema

FridayMarch159:00–11:00 EUROPADISTRIBUTIONWORKSHOP:EFFECTIVECOMMUNICATIONINPROFESSIONAL

INTERACTIONSANDINTHENEGOTIATIONPROCESSLocation:GrandHotelSofia,SofiaClub-1GurkoStr.(seemaps)

11:30–14:00 WIPSCREENINGS

Location:G8Cinema-8“WilliamGladstone”Str.(seemaps)–WATCHOUT!!!TwofilmspresentedattheWIPareourmembers’works:-SOLOisdirectedandproducedbyArtemioBenki(Artcam,CZ)-THEBAREFOOTEMPERORiscoproducedbyMiraStaleva(ArtFest,BG)

15:30–18:00 EUROPADISTRIBUTIONWORKSHOP:EFFECTIVECOMMUNICATIONINPROFESSIONAL

INTERACTIONSANDINTHENEGOTIATIONPROCESS Location:GrandHotelSofia,SofiaClub-1GurkoStr.(seemaps)

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18:30 PUBLICSCREENING BADGIRLbyMarianValev,Bulgaria,2019,100’

Location:LumiereLidlCinema

20:00–22:00 EUROPADISTRIBUTIONGET-TOGETHERDINNERLocation:TalentsRestaurant-9,PetarBeronStr.(seemaps)

20:45 PUBLICSCREENING APICTUREWITHYUKIbyLuchezarAvramov,Bulgaria,2019,110’ Location:LumiereLidlCinema

22:00 CHOUCHKOVBROTHERSPARTYLocation:Fabrikata126(seemaps)Afterthescreening,therewillbeshuttlestothepartyinfrontofLumiereCinema

SaturdayMarch1610:00–14:00 EUROPADISTRIBUTIONWORKSHOP:EFFECTIVECOMMUNICATIONINPROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONSANDTHENEGOTIATIONPROCESS Location:GrandHotelSofia,SofiaClub-1GurkoStr.(seemaps)15:00–17:00 WIPSCREENINGS

Location:G8Cinema–8,“WilliamGladstone”Str.(seemaps)

19:00 SOFIAIFFAWARDSCEREMONY

Followed by screening of MR. JONES by Agnieszka Holland,Poland/Ukraine/UK,2019,141'Location:Hall1,NationalPalaceofCulture-1BulgariaSq.(seemaps)

22:00 16THSOFIAMEETINGSAND23DSOFIAIFFCLOSINGPARTY FeaturingtheFestivalBandandFriends

Location:CityStage,NationalPalaceofCulture-1BulgariaSq.(seemaps)

SundayMarch17

DEPARTURES

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USEFUL INFORMATION ACCOMMODATION

HotelCOOP30IskarStr.,Centrum,1000Sofia,Bulgaria

Phone:(+359)895691791http://www.coophotel.bg/en/TRANSPORTATION

ARRIVALS/DEPARTURESAdriverfromthefestivalwillpickyouupattheairporttodriveyoutoyourhotel.Ifyouhaveanyproblemuponarrival,pleasecontact: VeselaPetrova +359884200912 MagdalinaBozukova +359885299782

TAXIThereisaFestivaltaxicompanycalledYELLOWTAXI91119–Tel.+359291119.Theyhaveadeskattheairport.Ataxifromtheairporttothecitycentreshouldnotcostmorethan10-15BGN(5-8€),andifitisrushhournomorethan20BGN(10€).ATTENTION: Every taxi in Bulgaria is yellow. Therefore, be careful to choose the companyYELLOWTAXI,notataxithatisyellow.Therearealotoffaketaxicars,sobecarefulwhenlookingat the rates – every carmusthavea signon thebottom left frontwindowwith therates.Theusual rateduringtheday is0.70-0.90BGNperkilometreandrateshouldbetween0.5to1.5BGN.Someofthefakecarshaveanormalperkmrate,butratemaystartat10oreven20EUROS.Becareful!Officialcarsareinfrontofthewestentranceinthearrivalshall.Itissimple–thehallisquitesmallandyoushouldtaketherightexitafterexitingthebaggageclaimhall.GENERALINFORMATION

EXCHANGEYoucannotpaywithEUROSoranyothercurrencyexceptfromBulgarianLev–BGN(at

leastnotofficiallyanditisstronglyrecommendednottoagreetopayanythingunofficially)Officialrateis1BGNfor0,51EUROYou can paywith a Credit Card in almost every big store, restaurant or club, but this is notcustomarysoplease,makesuretoaskfirstPleasenotethatAmericanExpressandDinersClubarequiteunpopularinBulgariaPleaseDONOTexchangemorethan10-15EUROSattheairport.Exchangerate isshockinglyhigh.ItisstronglyrecommendedtoexchangeyourmoneyatthebankONLY

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LANGUAGEMostpolicemen/policewomendonotspeakanotherlanguagethanBulgarian.Thesameholdstrue forpeople above50 yearsold. If youneedhelp you shouldbetter ask someonewho isbetween20to45yearsoldCONTACTSON-SITELogisticalmatters:SofiaMeetingsTihomiraTemelkova +359885299782/sofiameetings@siff.bgKalinaGoranova +359884200915/sofiameetings@siff.bgGuestofficeVeselaPetrova +359884200912/guest@siff.bgMagdalinaBozukova +359885299782/guest@siff.bgEDhelpMariaChepilova +359888688115StoyanKostadinov +359896796269ForquestionsrelatedtotheEDworkshop:ChristineEloy: +32496208622Anne-SophieElsen: +32485250606

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MAPS Mapsareheretoshowyouwhereeverythingissituatedonabroadscale.Forfurtherdetails,Googlemapswillaccommodateyoubest;)

Accommodation

1. COOP Hotel:30, Iskar Str.,1000Sofia

Workshop

2. Grand Hotel:1, General YosifV.GourkoStr.Screenings&FestivalActivities3.G8Cinema8,“WilliamGladstone”Str.4.LIDLLumiereCinema1,BulgariaSq.5.NationalPalaceofCulture:BulgariaBlvd,1463Ndk,SofiaMeals

6.IlTeatroRestaurant:26,StefanKaradzhaStr.

7.TalentsRestaurant:9,PetarBeronStr.8.VeseloSeloRestaurant:DraganTsankov,5,BorisovaGardenPark

Parties

9.Fabrikata126:126,KnyaginyaMariaLuizaBlvd,1233Orlandtsovi,Sofia

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Detail1:

1. CoopHotel2. GrandHotel(13minswalk)

Detail2:

1. GrandHotel2. IlTeatro(4minswalk)

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WHO’S WHO

DISTRIBUTORS(inalphabeticalorderbyname

FILIPGRABOWSKIM2FILMS-POL

filip.grabowski@m2films.pl

NADIALEIJDESDORFFCINEMIEN-NL

nadia@cinemien.nl

JAMIEMENDONCACURZONARTIFICIALEYE-UKjamie.mendonca@curzon.com

LARAMEYERMINDJAZZPICTURES-GERlara@mindjazz-pictures.de

ISTVANMRAZMOZINETLTD.-HUNmraz@mozinet.hu

RADEKPAVLOVICAEROFILMS-CZ

radek.pavlovic@aerofilms.cz

JONASPEDERSENHARDEBRANT

TRIARTFILM–SWjonas@triart.se

MIGUELANGELPEREZSURTSEYFILMS–ES

mperezboronat@gmail.com

CLAUDIABADOERFILMCOOPI–CHcb@filcoopi.ch

MARGHERITACHITITEODORAFILMS–IT

margherita.chiti@teodorafilm.com

MILENADEBELJKOVICMCFMEGACOMFILM-SER

milena.debeljkovic@mcf.rs

DOVILEDRAGELYTEGRETAGARDOFILMS-LIT

info@garbo.lt

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KATESCHAEFFERARSENALFILMVERLEIH-GERk.schaeffer@arsenalfilm.de

VITSCHMARCARTCAMFILMS–CZ

Vit.schmarc@artcam.cz

EMILSIMEONOVPROFILMS–BG

emil.simeonov@profilms.bg

SAKISTSITSOMENEASSEVENFILMS-GKsakis@sevenfilms.gr

ARNOUTVANDERMAASCINEMADELICATESSEN-NLarnout@cinemadelicatessen

VIVIENVANDEKERCKHOVEO’BROTHER–BE

vivien@obrother.be

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COACHES

HELENEGALLEZ-COMMUNICATIONTRAINER,BEHélèneorganizedeventsfortheCityofBrusselsfor20years;shehasbeenapsychotherapist (Transactional Analysis, Gestalt-therapy, Symbolization) for25 years and is a trainer in communication (assertiveness, conflictmanagement, tutoring, negotiation....). Hélène specializes in symbolicsystems.

JOSEPHDRESE-FACILITATORANDCOACHFORPEOPLEANDINSTITUTIONSINTRANSITION,BEAsaprofessorofsocialsciences,Josephhastaughtfor15yearsattheInstitutd'Architecture St Luc Tournai and then at the UCLouvain, (Belgium).AsthelastdirectoroftheInstituteofArchitecture,henegotiatedthemergewiththeUniversity,redefiningorientationsandfacilitatingchange. Joseph is also Gestalt-therapist and Symbolist, Facilitator and Coach forpeopleandinstitutionsintransition(lifechanges).

EUROPADISTRIBUTION

ChristineEloy Anne-SophieElsenManagingdirector Projectmanagerchristine.eloy@europa-distribution.org anne-sophie.elsen@europa-distribution.org

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ABOUT EUROPA DISTRIBUTION

EUROPA DISTRIBUTION is the European network of independent film distributors. Since itscreation,EuropaDistributionhasaccompaniedandreinforcedtheintegrationandcollaborationprocess between itsmembers through information, and brainstorming and training sessions.The network’s aim is to strengthen the European existing ties to improve the curation,promotionanddistributionofindependentfilms.

With115leadingindependentdistributorsrepresenting30countriesinEuropeandbeyond,itservesastheVOICEOFTHESECTORandactsasaNETWORKandaTHINKTANK.

UrsulaMeieristhePresidentofHonoroftheAssociation.TheBoardofAdministration,chairedby Laurent Dutoit (Agora Films, Switzerland) and Stefano Massenzi (Lucky Red, Italy) iscomposedof12independentEuropeandistributors,representativeofallmembersintermsofnationality,typeofstructureandculturaldiversity.Thelistofcurrentmembersisavailableonourwebsite:www.europa-distribution.org

WiththesupportoftheMEDIAProgrammeoftheEuropeanUnion

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