by Isabella Weber In the framework of the MIFA, the Industry event of the Annecy International Film Festival, Europa Distribution organised a private workshop on June 14th dedicated to those distributors who, despite the difficulties, take on the challenge of releasing independent animation films in Europe. Nine speakers, each coming from a different country,…
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Effective Communication in Professional Negotiations: Europa Distribution’s Workshop in Marrakech
by Isabella Weber For the 3rd consecutive year, Europa Distribution organized a workshop on Professional Interactions and Negotiation in the framework of the Marrakech International Film Festival. In a time when the number of films distributed everywhere in Europe keeps increasing, while the number of the cinema theatres remains the same, the ability to effectively…
The Sound of Documentaries : Europa Distribution workshop in Nyon
by Isabella Weber Gone are the days when the word “documentary” would only evoke tiny lions and gazelles running on your TV screens. Over the past years, documentary films have been knocking at bigger and bigger doors and gained access to “class A” film festivals, getting at the core of their official competitions and…
Cine en Construcción Toulouse: Don’t Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl! awarded by distributors and exhibitors
Last week, Europa Distribution was in Toulouse to award along with the CICAE the European Distributors and Exhibitors Prize for the 29th edition of Cine en Construcción, an event organized jointly by Toulouse and San Sebastian whose aim is to present top Latin-American films in post-production phase. The jury was composed of two ED members,…
Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine – Congratulations to IXCANUL and UN MONSTRUO DE MIL CABEZAS
Last week, the heart of Biarritz was beating to the Latin American rhythm for the 24th edition of the Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine. As each year, a focus on film was the occasion to award works and talents from this continent. Etienne Ollagnier from Jour2Fête (France), member of Europa Distribution, was part of the Long…
Step In roundtables in Locarno 2015
Europa Distribution was present in Locarno on August 9 for Step In roundtables, the festival’s initiative during which once a year, several professionals from all the value chain dedicate a full day to reflect together on problematics related to the film industry. Christine Eloy, General Manager of Europa Distribution, was moderating the table focusing on…
Discussing animation in Annecy
by Isabella Weber In the lively framework of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Europa Distribution gathered some of its members to discuss about animation on two separate occasions. In the morning of June the 17th, an internal workshop conceived for a small group of distributors of the network took place. Later, on the…
Desde allá wins the European Distributors & Exhibitors Prize in Toulouse
From March 27 to 28, Europa Distribution was in Toulouse to award along with the CICAE the European Distributors and Exhibitors Prize for the 27th edition of Cine en Construcción, an event organized jointly by Toulouse and San Sebastian whose aim is to present top Latin-American films in post-production phase. The jury was composed…
Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine – Retour à Ithaque and Las Busquedas awarded
The 23rd Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine ended on Sunday 5th October. As each year, the festival was the occasion to discover and award quality latino films. Europa Distribution has a partnership with Biarritz and selects with the festival a member to be part of the Long Feature Films Jury. This year, it is Joan Aguilar…
All about television – Report on Locarno workshop 2014
All about television by Birgit Heidsiek Television deals are essential for independent distributors in order to finance their MG’s and P & A. But in many European countries there is a trend towards less slots for art house movies in the programmes of the public broadcasters. At the Europa Distribution workshop in Locarno „About the…
