CinE'CONNECT

Have you always felt like you were drowning in the continuous flow of information about Networking, Festivals and Communication? Whether you are a director, screenwriter, actor or cinema & tv technician, this workshop is for you!

 

Being comfortable meeting people, talking about yourself, creating and maintaining professional contacts is not always easy. And yet we keep hearing that every successful career starts with networking. But the very concept of “networking” remains vague for many, or, even worse, frightening. Who has never asked themselves these questions: 

 

• How to do effective networking? 

• How to overcome shyness or lack of self-confidence? 

• How do you approach people at professional events without seeming too pushy or desperate?

• What to talk about and with whom? 

• How do you present yourself in a memorable and professional way while remaining authentic and true to yourself?

  

This unique Ciné’Connect course finally allows you to obtain, through kindness and mutual assistance, the answers to these questions and instructions for networking in order to make it more fun for each and every audio-visual profession. You will have the opportunity to acquire skills from theory, practical exercises, role-playing and one on one professional meetings during our famous “Speed-Meeting” event.

At the end of the workshop, you will leave equipped with new tools; an email signature, professional photo, festival guide, interview checklist and lots of new contacts of course!

 

The very first CinéConnect course runs from June 3 to 8, 2024. It will allow you to:

 

- Learn to create effective promotional tools based on your profession: profile photo, CV, demo reel, personal website, professional platforms, social networks, LinkTree, QR codes, mailing, business cards, etc.

 

- Master Networking from A to Z: how to prepare for an event, create an “Event Bible”, use your networks to create and/or strengthen contacts before the D-Day, understand the codes of effective communication, discover the specificities intercultural professional communication in the case of international work or communication, practice introducing yourself, starting conversations in different professional and semi-professional situations, practice giving interviews, etc.

 

- Everything you need to know about Festivals: how to target the right festivals according to your situation and your objectives, request accreditation, prepare for your visit to the festival, find important places, access events, know how to dress for different occasions, manage your schedule, know how to pose for the press or in front of a photocall, manage an interview, set and manage your professional appointments…

 

- Work on your self-confidence: identify common fears and blockages among artists or technicians and how to anticipate and/or combat them, define your uniqueness and learn to highlight it in professional communication, discover methods to manage stage fright and reduce stress, know how to control your image and the impression you give to others, know how to surround yourself well in the environment, find associations, collectives, an agent...

 

- Learn to nurture links and convert them into work proposals: create and regularly update your contacts Bible, know how and when to write the follow-up message following the meeting and define the right time to follow up, master the ethics of digital professional communication, learn to deal with rejection, know how to say "no", know your rights in the environment, know how to recognize abuse and defend your limits...

 

- Learn how to take interviews and communicate professionally remotely: half a day at the end of the course will allow you to know how to carry out a good technical installation and adapt your environment for a videoconference, to understand the specificities of remote interviews and their differences compared to face-to-face, through casting or meeting scenarios.

 

- Apply all this knowledge during an exclusive professional event, the famous “Speed ​​Meeting”, organised especially for you, and build loyalty with the contacts met during the evening.

 

In addition you will have these beautiful tools to take with you during & after the workshop:

 

● A professional portrait for each participant, taken by a guest photographer.

● An intervention by a stylist specializing in the world of cinema and fashion, who will give advice and tips on looks and outfits appropriate for different occasions.

● Filming personalized video presentations for each participant.

● Creation of professional email signatures.

● Various supports for your future networking: a festival Bible and a checklist to prepare for an interview.

● Scenario, training, professional meetings.

 

The course times:

 

From Monday 3/06 to Friday 7/06: face-to-face group work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday 8/06 morning: 2 hours of remote group work (Zoom)

Saturday 8/06 evening: 3 hours of professional Speed-Meeting