Colombia. Since 2009 a new story began to be told in the city, one that has marked the audiovisual industry thanks to the Bogotá Audiovisual Market – BAM, which celebrates seven years promoting different actors in the sector to fulfill the dream of reaching the screens of the world in all formats.
This program of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá and Proimágenes Colombia, with the support of the Fund for Cinematographic Development, has established itself as an important stage for the Colombian audiovisual industry and one of the obligatory markets of Latin America.
As one of the novelties, for this edition a new section BAM Stories: Connecting producers and screenwriters was opened (BAM STORIES: Connecting producers and screenwriters) designed for screenwriters with the purpose of involving them in this audiovisual market that brings together stories in all formats. In this section can participate screenwriters who have been shortlisted in the modalities of script writing or development of feature films and animation of the call of the Film Development Fund in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015.
The feature film must not have been shot nor gained stimuli of feature film production. Those selected will be able to participate in an event for screenwriters that seeks to generate spaces for dialogue and contacts within the framework of the BAM, in addition to being part of the official catalog and attending the programming.
"The BAM opens more and more spaces to other audiovisual formats in order to contribute to the strengthening of this sector, which is one of the main productive bets of Bogotá-region, which is evidenced by the fact that this sector is covered by the Smart Specialization Strategy and by working within the framework of a cluster initiative of the city-region", Marco Llinás, Vice President of Competitiveness and Shared Value of the CCB
For Claudia Triana, director of Proimágenes, "The call is aimed at opening the door to new stories. Many good ideas remain in the script stage and the meeting with producers seeks to generate dynamics so that they are realized and can reach the screens".
A space for commercial exhibition
In addition to the one-to-one meetings with producers, the meeting spaces for the realization of alliances and business, the Bogotá Audiovisual Market – BAM brings the BAM (Big Top) tent, a new service fair in the Modern Gymnasium where attendees can meet and access the offer of the different companies related to audiovisual production.
Camera, editing, production and post-production services, among others, will be made visible in this space in which companies will be able to promote their services, strengthen and consolidate commercial alliances. In this space there will be a gastronomic offer with "Food trucks" that will give a special touch to the event.
The scene is prepared
Little by little they are getting to know who will be the participants of BAM 2016, a memorable edition for the quality of the offer and the level of the participants and international guests. During March and April the calls for the different sections of the BAM were made. In the categories of Projects , 40 were selected, of which 20 are fiction, 10 television series supported by anTV, 8 documentaries and 2 animations; in Screenings, work in progress, 17 fiction and documentary feature films were selected, and 50 new Bammers will be part of this section for new talent. 140 titles will be part of the Video Library section, among which are included, in addition to short films and television series, 14 web series. Check here the list of those selected.
Registration for industry
Representatives of companies in the sector and industry professionals interested in participating in this market, offering their services and interacting with buyers will be able to register during the BAM for a value of $ 200,000. Design, advertising, talent agencies and everything related to content aggregators, digital animation, digital content development or transmedia, video game development, music and / or composition, equipment rental and subtitling, among others, can participate.
