VOD workshop in San Sebastian - September 18-20 2011:

About 20 distributors, members of the network, participated in this event.
You can dowload below the programme of the workshop, as well as the press release.
- VOD workshop Press Release
- VOD workshop programme

Presentations:
- Pierre-Alexandre Labelle (Under The Milky Way, France): Benchmark business models
- Cécile Despringres (Society of Audiovisual Authors, Belgium): The SAA white book – legal aspects linked to VOD
- Josep Monleon (Wuaki TV, Spain)
Case studies:
- Isabella Lindell (Non Stop Entertainement, Sweden)
- Frances Harvey (Soda Pictures, UK)
Legal aspects:
- Ania Jones (Vertice, Spain)


Digital Workshop in Locarno - August 6 2011:

This workshop gathered about 45 distributors, keen to know more about the shifting to digital, and was moderated by Edward Fletcher, from Soda Pictures (UK), whom we thank very warmly for his great work. We also thank our speakers who gladly accepted to share their knowledge and experience.
You can find below some powerpoint presentations, clicking on the name of the speaker. You can also dowload here:
- The program of the workshop
- The booklet of the workshop

• The technical issues of the digital switch:
- Edward Fletcher (Soda Pictures, UK): General Introduction and moderation
- Sophie Juin (Bac Films, France: from 35mm to digital - strategic aspects
- Laurent Dutoit (Agora, Switzerland): the issue of digital material delivery (summary of the meeting with Europa International)

•Case Studies of recent digital releases:
- Edward Fletcher (Soda Pictures, UK): Moderation
- Anne-Marte Nygaard (Arthaus, Norway)
- Susana Barbosa (Valentim, Portugal)
- Ben Luxford (Artificial Eye, UK)


Distribution Workshop & General Assembly in Paris / Paris Project 2011 - July 5-7 2011

The objective of this workshop is to enhance the communication and the cooperation between European distributors and thus to strengthen the competitiveness of European films in theatres but also on new distribution means, imposed by new business models.

Programme
Booklet

• Trends in the Distribution Windows for Movies : The Impact of New Technologies on Existing Markets

- Michael Gubbins, Consultant, UK (moderation)
- Wendy Bernfeld, Rights Stuff, Netherlands
- Jonathon Perchal, Artificial Eye, UK
- Christian Thomas, Imagine Film Distribution, Belgium

• ED work session:
Pan-European issues & pan-European initiatives:
- Laurent Dutoit (Agora, Switzerland): VOD & multiterritoriality
- Yvan Hronec: Presentation Film Europe
- Christian Thomas & Alexandre Partouche (MPO – France): DVD & Blu-ray

• Europa Distribution International / Eye on Film Workshop (with the support of MEDIA MUNDUS)
- Joël Chapron, Unifrance, France (moderation)
- Emmanuel Cocq, MEDIA, Belgium: Presentation of MEDIA MUNDUS
- Adeline Monzier, Europa Distribution, France: Presentation of EDI
- Loïc Magneron & Camille Rousselet, Wide Management, France: Presentation of Eye on Film
- Case Studies on A Separation & Oliver Sherman (see presentations below)

• Case studies:
- My Little Princess by Eva Ionesco (Eric Vicente, Sophie Dulac, France)
- A Separation by Asghar by Farhadi (Sonia Rastello, Memento, France)
- Oliver Sherman by Ryan Redford (Muriel Rousselet, Kanibal Films, France & Richard Mowe, CineFile, UK)



Europa Distribution workshop in Annecy - June 7 to 9 2011

About 20 distributors participated in the Europa Distribution workshop which focused on release strategies and young audience policies for animated movies.
Thank you to our panelists and our moderator for their involvement! Mickael Ismeni - Le Parc Distribution, Belgium; Alessandra Romanelli - The Magic Lantern, Switzerland ; Stefan Tiess - Moviepilot.de - Germany ; Christine Eloy - Cinéart, Belgium ; Florent Bugeau - Rezo Films, France ; and Jean-Paul Commin, France.
You can download here:
- the booklet of the workshop
- the synthesis of the workshop made by The Biz and Tech Lab
- the presentations of the panelists



Distribution Workshop in Sofia / Sofia Meetings 2011 - March 10 - 13 2011

25 marketing managers participated in a work session on viral marketing and social networking.

Program
Booklet


Locarno workshop - August 2010:

We had 35 distributors gathered in Locarno to discuss the EDCL project and digital cinema in general.

You can find below the presentation of the project as well as the practical experience of two distributors with digital releases:
- Presentation of the EDCL project
- Digital Releases at Artificial Eye
- Digital Releases at Frenetic



Distribution Workshop in Paris / Paris Project 2010 - July 5-6 2010

35 distributors attended our Paris Project workshop and discussed the advantages of coproduction for distributors, new business models and case study.

Program
Booklet
Report of the conferences

We thank again Caroline Nataf and Géraldine Ohana who run the blog The Biz And Tech Lab for making the above report.

• ED work session:
        - Mike Gubbins - UK (moderation)
        - New Business Models

• Case study on Le Quattro Volte:

        - Fionnuala Jamison - Coproduction Office - France
        - Claudia Bedogni - Istituto Luce - Italy
        - Régine Vial - Les Films du Losange - France
        - René Wolf - Eye Film Institute - Netherlands

• Workshop on coproduction
        - Licia Eminenti - Eurimages (moderation)
        - Alexandra Lebret - European Producers' Club
        - Pascal Guerrin - Back Up
        - Annemie Degryse - Lumiere
        - Raimond Goebel - Pandora Film
        - John Jacobsen - Filmkameratene


Distribution Workshop in Annecy / MIFA 2010 - June 8-9 2010

More than 15 distributors attended our Annecy workshop and discussed on the future of stereoscopic 3D and of recent animation releases in the outstanding setting of Annecy.

Program
Booklet
• Report conference on stereo 3D
• Report conference on case studies
• Cineuropa video of Michel Schmidt's intervention
• Cineuropa video of Charlotte Jones' intervention

We also thank Caroline Nataf and Géraldine Ohana who run the blog The Biz And Tech Lab (a blog mainly dedicated to the professionals of the Cinema industry which aims at deciphering most of the recent mutations concerning production, new marketing models, financing, etc) for making the above reports of the debates.

• The distribution of stereoscopic 3D movies Europe:
        - Jean-Paul Commin - France (moderation)
        - Charlotte Jones - Screen Digest - UK
        - Jacques Bled - Mac Guff Studios - France
        - Michel Schmidt - Hérold & Family - France
        - Sari Leinala - Scanbox - Scandinavia

• Marketing workshop:
        - Jean-Paul Commin - France (moderation)

• Case study: A Cat in Prais by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
        - Sébastien Beffa - Films Distribution - France
        - Annemie Degryse - Lumière - Belgium
        - Valérie Yendt - Gebeka Films - France

• Case study: Eleanors Secret by Dominique Monféry
        - Laurence Petit - Haut et Court - France
        - Sébastien Beffa - Films Distribution - France

• Case study: Metropia by Tarik Saleh
        - Susan Wendt - Trustnordisk - Denmark



Distribution Workshop in Paris / Paris Project 2009 - July 6-9 2009

Program
Booklet
Article from Cineuropa on the Paris workshops
Interview of four of our distributors - Cineuropa

• Europa Distribution General Assembly:
        - Digital Matters
        - MEDIA distribution

• Case Studies:
        - Michael Gubbins - UK (moderation)

• Case study: Antichrist
        - Jakub Duszinski - Gutek - Poland
        - Pim Hermeling - Wild Bunch Benelux
        - Tinne Bral - Imagine Film Distribution - Belgium

• Case study: The White Ribbon
        - Régine Vial - Les Films du Losange - France
        - Agathe Valentin (sales agent) - Les Films du Losange - France

• The question of multiterritorial licencing for European distributors:
        - Philippe Leconte - France (moderation)
        - Adeline Monzier - Europa Distribution - France
        - Cécile Despringre - FERA - Belgium
        - Pierre-Alexandre Labelle - European Producers Club - France
        - Elodie Vaisberg & Jan Runge - KEA Affairs - Belgium

• Concrete VOD experiences of independent distributors:
        - André Lange - European Audiovisual Observatory - France
        - Philippe Leconte - Pyramide - France
        - Ania Jones - Notro Films - Spain
        - Ross Fitzsimons - Artificial Eye - UK
        - Petra van Horssen - ABC/Cinemien - Benelux


Distribution Workshop in Annecy / MIFA 2009 - June 9-11 2009

Program
Booklet
Press release
Article from Ecran Total - 17-06-2009

• The distribution of animation movies in Europe:
        - Jean-Paul Commin - France (moderation)
        - Marc Vandeweyer - Cartoon Movie - Belgium
        - Jean de Rivières - Walt Disney Studio - France
        - Jean Labadie - Le Pacte - France
        - Anna Mikropoulou - PCV - Greece

• Marketing workshop:
        - Jean-Paul Commin - France (moderation)

• Case study: A Town Called Panic
        - Vincent Tavier - La Parti - Belgium
        - Philippe Bober - Coproduction Office - France
        - Marc Bonny - Gebeka Films - France
        - Daniel Treichler - Frenetic Films - Switzerland

• Case study: The True Story of Puss'n Boots
        - Pascal Hérold
        - Matthieu Giblin - MK2 International - France
        - Emil Simeonov - Pro Films - Bulgaria
        - Marcin Piasecki - Kino Swiat - Poland
        - Charlotte Maignan - MK2 Diffusion - France

        - Merchandising: Anne Sanchez - Mercredi Agency - France


   





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