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…
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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…
Diverge by James Morrison, award of the 4th edition of US in Progress in Paris
by Claire La Combe DIVERGE, first feature film by the American James Morrison, has just won the prize of the 4th edition of US in progress Paris. The jury, composed by ten different professionals, including Christelle Oscar (Haut et Court, France) as member of Europa Distribution, elected this project among four other works-in-progress presented during…
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…
Audience… Where are you? – ED workshop in Sofia 2015
by Isabella Weber The ability to target and reach the right audience for a film can make the difference between a successful release and a flop. The Europa Distribution workshop, which took place on 13th and 14th of March within the framework of the “Sofia Meetings”, gathered 21 European distributors eager to share their experiences…
Open panel in Rome – New patterns of film marketing and distribution
The whole film industry knows it well : the digital era has brought many changes in the daily work of its stakeholders but also in the audience’s habits and expectations. In order to keep up, you have to adapt and think about new strategies. In Rome, Europa Distribution in partnership with The Business Street organised an…
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…
Summary of our conference in Annecy 2014 – Connecting with the Public from the Production Phase: Keys to Success for a Brilliant Distribution
From June 10-12, Europa Distribution was in Annecy for a workshop on animation with its members. We also organised in partnership with Mifa, an open panel : Connecting with the Public from the Production Phase: Keys to Success for a Brilliant Distribution. To know more about what was discussed and what were the conclusions, click…