By Davide Abbatescianni We caught up with Adeline Margueron, Head of Distribution at Liège-based outfit Le Parc Distribution. Our conversation revolved around the company’s line-up and strategies, the support measures implemented to fight the healthcare crisis and the distribution of family-orientated and animated films in the French-speaking part of Belgium. How would you…
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Interview with Thomas Verkaeren, General Manager of O’Brother, BENELUX
By Joachim Soudan Thomas Verkaeren, O’Brother‘s General Manager, discusses for us a line-up built on taking care of specific Belgian producers’ films rather than on acquiring quantities of films on the markets. He walks us through the complexities and challenges of the Benelux, a multiple and divided territory, partly dependent on France, and speaks…
Interview with Christian Thomas, co-founder and CEO of Imagine Film Distribution, Benelux
By Joachim Soudan We talked with Christian Thomas, CEO of Imagine Film about both Belgian and Dutch markets in times of the pandemic and the measures put in place in both countries. The lockdown and the rise of online platforms could have signed the death warrant for theatres, it proves above all the absolute…
Interview with Seppe Vanhaecke, Responsible for Distribution at MOOOV, Belgium
By Jesús Silva We caught up with our member Seppe Vanhaecke, responsible for distribution at MOOOV, to discuss their role within the Benelux distribution market and the measures they are taking in order to adapt their business model to the current global situation. Can you tell us about your company’s history and editorial…
Interview with Olivier Van den Broek, Managing partner of The Searchers, Belgium
By Jesús Silva We caught up with Olivier Van den Broek, co-founder and managing partner of the distribution company The Searchers, to discuss their line-up and how they are dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. Why did you start your own distribution company and what is your editorial policy? We founded The Searchers in 2015,…
European Distribution: Focus on Belgium
by Isabella Weber While the debate on the “Digital Single Market” is still a hot topic of discussion for the whole European Film Industry, Europa Distribution continues its internal survey to explore the current situation of Film Distribution in each European country. Belgium. A split territory surrounded by bigger markets At first sight the Belgium…