Europa Distribution's 3rd Annual Conference in Estoril

Program
Booklet

• New forms of distribution, new forms of marketing
        - Moderation: Michal Gubbins - Consultant & Journalist (UK)

        - Peter Buckingham - UK Film Council (UK)
        - Tobias Bauckhage - Moviepilot.de (Germany)
        - Anne Sanchez - Mercredi (France)
        - Karol Martesko-Fenster - Babelgum (USA)

• New tools for distributors facing the challenges of new technologies
        - Moderation: Michal Gubbins - Consultant & Journalist (UK)

        - Focus on Piracy - Laura Mattiucci & Romina Gonzalez - Co-Peer-Right-Agency (France)
        - Presentation of PUMIT - Olivier Pfeiffer - Ubicmedia (France)
        - Presentation of EDCL (European Digital Cinema Library) - Thierry Delpit - CN Films (France)

• The Digital Revolution: State of play, Business Models & Practical Realities
        - Moderation: Olivier Hillaire - Manice.org (France) : European overview and moderation

        - Judith Michel - XDC (Belgium)
        - Gwendal Auffret - AAM (UK)
        - Jean Mizrahi - Ymagis (France)
        - David Mc Intosch & David Cowlishaw - Sony (UK)

        - Peter Dinges - FFA (Germany)
        - Lionel Bertinet - CNC (France)
        - Steve Perrin - Cinema exhibitors association (UK)
        - Krzysztof Kuik - DG Competition (Belgium)

        - Régine Vial - Films du Losange (France) : the digital release of The White Ribbon
        - Marcus Van der Zwaag - ABC/Cinemien (Benelux) : the digital release of A Prophet

• Case Studies:
        - Moderation: Jean-Paul Commin - Consultant (France)

• Case study: Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold
        - Louisa Dent - Artificial Eye (UK)
        - Anne Van der Pol - Cineart (Netherlands)

• Case study: North by Rune Denstad Langlo
        - Nicholas Kaiser - Memento Films International (France)
        - Jakub Duszinski - Gutek Film (Poland)
        - Vincent Paul-Boncour - Bodega Films (France)
        - Marta Fernandes - Midas (Portugal)

• Case study: A Prophet by Jacques Audiard
        - Hengameh Panahi - Celluloid Dreams (France)
        - Antonio Medici - Bim (Italy)
        - Igor Stankovic - MCF (Serbia)


SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008 - ESTORIL FILM FESTIVAL - NOVEMBER 20-22 2008

Booklet
Press Release

• Europa Distribution's General Assembly - November 22 2008

Europa Distribution has elected its new Board of Administration:

DARDENNE Luc & Jean-Pierre - Presidents of Honour
VIAL Régine, Les Films du Losange, France - Co-President
MEDICI Antonio, Bim, Italy - Co-President
DEGRYSE Annemie, Lumière, Belgium - Secretary
WEIBEL Monika, Frenetic, Switzerland - Treasurer
BENARD Sofia, Atalanta, Portugal
BOOBERG Marie, Folkets Bio, Sweden
CARAJOPOULOU Peggy, PCV, Greece
FLETCHER Edward, Soda Pictures, UK
FROES Luis, Valentim, Portugal
JENSEN Svend, Arthaus, Norway
JONES Ania, Notro, Spain
OLLAGNIER Etienne, Jour 2 Fête, France
PALDY Krisztina, Budapest Film, Hungary

Conferences :

What is the future of distributors and exhibitors at the age of new technologies?

-Michael Gubbins - Screen International (UK) : Moderation
-Elisabeth Prommer - Potsdam University (Germany): New audiences, new viewing habits, new marketing forms?
-Liz Rosenthal - Power to the Pixel (UK): New distribution models
-Fabrice Rochelandet - Faculté Jean Monnet, Université Paris-Sud (France): Networks and contents: is convergence possible?

European Audiovisual policy: State of play and Perspectives

-Antonio Medici - Bim Distribuzione (Italy) : Moderation
-Cécile Despringre - FERA (Belgium) : Consolidation and Extension of the action of the UE regarding audiovisual (New Directive, Charter on online cinema, Telecom package)
-Hughes Becquart - MEDIA (Belgium): MEDIA 2007-2013

The Digital Revolution: State of play, Business Models & Practical Realities

-David Hancock - Screen Digest (UK): European overview and moderation

-1st session: Private & Public schemes:
Fiona Deans - Arts Alliance (UK): the European development of Arts Alliance
Fabrice Testa - XDC (Belgium) : Presentation of the European strategy
Manuel Carreras - Ymagis (France): Presentation of the European Strategy
Anne Pouliquen - DIRE (France): the CIN, an alternative to the third part model?i
Alex Stolz - UK Film Council (UK): The action of the UKFC
D. Hancock - Slides of R. Gjestland - Filmkino (Norway): Progress in the Norwegian Project
Nico Simon - Europa Cinemas / Utopolis (Luxemburg): The independent exhibitors' point of view
Hughes Becquart - MEDIA/European Commission (Belgium): The Media experts group on digital cinema - First Conclusions and Proposals

-2nd session: Practical realities of digital cinema - how does a digital release work?
Thierry Delpit - CN Films (France): Presentation of the D-Platform
• The Example of "The Class" by Laurent Cantet
Christine Eloy - Cineart (Belgium)
Svend Jensen - Arthaus (Norway)

VOD: a new opportunity for independent distributors?

-Jean-Marie Le Guen - NPA Conseil (France): European overview and moderation

-1st session : Media Chronology, VOD contracts and clearing of rights
Philippe Leconte - Pyramide (France): The question of licences and VOD rights
VOD News: Legal aspects and economic news of VOD in France
Alexandre Labelle - Busy Bee (France, UK): Presentation of Glitner
Teun Hilte - Content Republic (UK) : Presentation of Content Republic

-2nd session: Examples of VOD Platforms & Analyze of markets:
Peter Bognar - Budapest Film (Hungary): Presentation of Filmklik
Thomas Jörg - Cinexe (Switzerland): Presentation of Cinexe
Peter Kruger - consultant (Italy): VOD in Italy

Focus on Portuguese Cinema - Paulo Branco - Atalanta (Portugal)

Presentation of ALLOCINE - Grégoire Lassale & Alexandra Ouzilleau

Presentation of the European projects of Allocine, official sponsor of Europa Distribution


FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2007 - ESTORIL FILM FESTIVAL - NOVEMBER 9-11 2007

Conference on European distribution during the first European film festival in Estoril (Portugal).

Downloads:
General Assembly - Report
Conference Report : Film promotion on the Internet
Conference Report : the new challenges of VOD
Program
Conference Press Release
List of participants
Estoril Screening Program

Watch :
Video moments of the conference (click on "Conferência dos Distribuidores")

contacts - links
With the support of the Media Program of The European Union

Europa Distribution is a member of the CIN (Collectif des indépendants pour le numérique)