Next Generation Film Network builds upon the central Hercules Filmnetwork Platform, a film financing and community building software system which has been developed throughout the last 4 years under the lead of the Project Coordinator with support of several Austrian funding programs.
In this innovative form (prosumer concept) of film production users can at the same time become producers by collaborating and contributing via broadband technologies.
The platform prototype is almost ready for commercialisation, but needs further adaptation (especially regarding language, legal issues, interface and digital archive) to fit special requirements for application in the Balkan region. Furthermore the system shall enable and support the first collaborative film festival, which shall take place on an annual basis in Serbia and attract prosumers from all over the world, but with a focus on the Balkan region.
Therefore the system needs to be enhanced to cover functionalities needed for such a festival, e.g. collaboration tools to support multi-stage voting processes, sponsoring, and management of huge amount of media. For the latter, integration of the platform with a media asset management system is foreseen in the course of the project.
The network mobilises 7 Partners incl. 7 work packages, 5 SMEs, 1 NGO and 1 University from 3 countries, namely Austria, Serbia und Ukraine.
Mercur Audience Award goes to Tolikas
2007-02-01
In connection with the Innovation Prize of the Vienese Economic Chamber, the Mercur
Award, TOLIKAS presented the prototype of its Hercules Film Network -
and won the competition.
Image film about the Jobs of tomorrow
2007-01-10
As part of the Austrian-Slovakian Job-finding-project BZ-Future
TOLIKAS Media Company produces the Image Film "Transformers - next
generation jobs", realised by Laszlo Vancsa (animation, post
production) and Senad Hergic (camera) and others.
Second Phase Hercules rewarded
2007-01-01
After having successfully finished the first phase of the project
Hercules Filmnetwork - Prototype Development - the second phase -
Proof of Concept for Prosumer was also rewarded a prize by the
Innovation Agency of the City of Vienna (ZIT).
Tolic becomes a president of "Content Industries"
2006-09-14
Roman A. Tolic initiates new platform "Content Industries" and becomes president. The new technology network is for the first time to strike a bridge of the ICT (Information and communication technologies) to the creative economy. The focus is on the development of innovative content applications and internationalization. Vienna will be the "feasibility location" and is to function as "content city".
The initial members of the platform work in various fields such as the ICT, creative economy, finances, management consulting, evaluation for the European
Union commission, network strategies, journalism and science.
For the first time these various disciplines, generally termed "content
Industries", are to be brought together under one roof.
The idea is to promote co-operations between members and thus facilitate
research and development as well as access to financing.
Image Video "New Chances for 50+"
2006-09-08
For the City of Vienna Hercules Filmnetwork produces an Image Video
that will show the potential of the 50+ workforce. The Video was
presented at the event New Chances for 50+ that took place in the
Raiffeisenhaus on 18. September. The project was realised with the
help of Senad Hergic.
'Hercules Filmnetwork" nominated for European Venture Market
2005-11-03
Vienna IT Enterprises (VITE) and Viennese Business Agency (WWFF) nominated Tolikas Media Company to present the project "Hercules Filmnetwork" at the international conference of investors "European Venture Market" on 8th of November 2005 in Vienna. The Tolikas team is represented by: Roman A. Tolic (CEO), Christian Leeb (CSO) and Dusan Uzelac (CTO).', 'Vienna IT Enterprises (VITE) and Viennese Business Agency (WWFF) nominated Tolikas Media Company to present the project "Hercules Filmnetwork" at the international conference of investors "European Venture Market" on 8th of November 2005 in Vienna. The Tolikas team is represented by: Roman A. Tolic (CEO), Christian Leeb (CSO) and Dusan Uzelac (CTO).
TOLIKAS Initiated IT'nT Team of Experts "Content for Broadband"
2005-10-28
Tolikas Media Company created the ITnT expert group "Content for Broadband" in co-operation with ITBeurope (IT Business and Research in Europe) and on initiative of the president of "creative economy austria", Carina Felzmann.
The goal is to supply inputs for the production of the Austrian Master Plan for Information and Communication Technology and to represent the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) concerning "Convergent Broadband Content Applications".
The innovation and technology agency of the city Vienna ZIT - represented by an international expert jury - promotes in the context of the "call innovative services 2005" the application development of "Hercules Filmnetwork - Financing, Production and Distribution of interactive Community Movies".
TOLIKAS develops "Hercules Filmnetwork"
2004-07-30
Under the title of "Hercules Filmnetwork -Interactive Movie Financing, Production and Distribution" a team of film specialists, operation managers, lawyers and paedagogues under the direction of Roman A. Tolic is occupied with new ways of film financing, film production and its distribution, in order to find a way out of the European film policy. The Purpose of "Hercules Filmnetwork" is to create a new interactive film platform for financing, production and distribution of interactive community-movies via broadbandtechnologies under economic criteria.
Moehring and Tolic moderate MCC conclusion and Duve's farewell
2003-12-11
Dr. Rubina Moehring (president "reporter without borders/Austria" and leading editorial journalist of the science department in Austrian Broadcasting Corporation - ORF) and Roman A. Tolic moderate the conclusion party of the successful peace and media project "Mobile Culture Container: In Defence of our Future" (MCC) in the large transmission hall of the ORF - Radio Cultural Center on the 12th of December 2003.
Dr. Rubina Moehring (president "reporter without borders/Austria" and leading editorial journalist of the science department in Austrian Broadcasting Corporation - ORF) and Roman A. Tolic moderate the conclusion party of the successful peace and media project "Mobile Culture Container: In Defence of our Future" (MCC) in the large transmission hall of the ORF - Radio Cultural Center on the 12th of December 2003. At the same time there is the farewell celebration of the outgoing OSCE-representative for media and "mental father" of MCC, Freimut Duve, who is present together with other guests oh honour as well as numerous young people from Vienna and former Yugoslavia. This year the international peace project of the OSCE-responsible person for freedom of the media, Freimut Duve, finished after 3 years of planning.
