REALYOUNG Workshop 2023
m:brane has dedicated its work to become a Greenhouse of development, experiment and opportunity for the network of progressive Producers and Decision Makers forcefully bringing innovative, artistic content with an edge to life for sophisticated, intelligent and savvy young audiences. Since 2015 the m:brane initiative REALYOUNG© for Documentaries, has grown stronger and stronger and is now a weighty part of the international Youth Documentary scene.
m:brane’s REALYOUNG© is a well designed development scheme, which – in tune with the overall vision of m:brane – bring documentary producers in close dialogue with funders, distributors and a board of youth experts, to strengthen their quest for creating daring, edgy and contemporary projects for the international market.
m:brane’s REALYOUNG© is in collaboration with Paradiddle Pictures, that is offering documentary training, guidance, content and partnership, based in Copenhagen, DK and IDFA – the world’s biggest documentary film festival, Amsterdam, NL
Head Tutor
Ove Rishøj Jensen, Consultant, Paradiddle Pictures, DK
Youth Experts
Agnes R. Pedersen, Denmark
David Nyed, Sweden
Josefine B. Olsen, Denmark
Morgan Noberg, Sweden
Experts
Ulla Hæstrup, Expert, Freelance, Denmark
Jenni Tuovinen, Senior Producer, Idfa’s Markets, the Netherlands
Charlotte Madsen, Commissioning Editor/Documentary, SVT, Sweden
Kezme Margrie, Commissioning Editor, Cildren’s BBC, United Kingdom
Projects
Imaginary Youth, Romania – REALYOUNG Pitch
Elena Martin, Producer & Ruxandra Gubernat, Director, MANIFEST FILM
With Grace, Norway/Kenya – REALYOUNG Pitch
Natalya Sarch, Producer & Julia Dahr, Director & Dinah Muthama, Co-director, Differ Media
Animal Tails, Norway – REALYOUNG Development
Lillian Løvseth, Producer, Nora Nivedita Tvedt, Director, Smallville Films
Finding Home, France, Bulgaria, US – REALYOUNG Development
Manon Messiant, Producer, Iliade et Films & Maria Stanisheva, Director / Producer, Animasocs
Government of Children, Romania – REALYOUNG Development
Ioana Michie, Director, Studioset