From March 27 to 28 Ciné en Construccion Toulouse presented six Latin-American movies looking to be completed with post-production. Europa Distribution, along with the CICAE awarded one of these works-in progress with the Distributors and Exhibitors prize. This year, the jury was composed of two ED members, Carlo Dias (Amstel Film, Netherlands) and Harald Baur…
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The fight against piracy: response and responsibility
“The film industry has to come up with new strategies to fight piracy“, says Torsten Frehse, CEO of Berlin-based distribution company Neue Visionen. Since films can be reproduced digitally, piracy is no longer an issue that only affects the major studios. Independent European distributors report growing damages because their art house titles are pirated.…
“What kids want” by Birgit Heidsiek
The future audience of art house films is determined by our children. Film education is an essential element for audience building. But it is not easy to get the young audience interested in animated art house films as distributors from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Poland, and Switzerland reported at the annual conference of Europa Distribution…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for EAVE Film Marketing Workshop
EAVE is launching its call for applications for the Film Marketing Workshop! Discount of the workshop fee is offered to graduates of EAVE European Producers Workshop as well as to members of the EAVE partners Europa International and Europa Distribution. Application deadline: October 14, 2013 EXTENDED Deadline : October 21, 2013 ! 20th…
Europa distribution’s new manager
At the beginning of September, Christine Eloy (right) has taken over the position as the new manager of Europa Distribution. Christine Eloy, formerly head of sales at the Belgian distributor Cinéart, joined Europa Distribution already as an early member. The network of independent film distributors was created in 2006. The organization represents more than130…
Cinema Communication: Consultation Round 3, time for Knock Out? by Claire La Combe
On April the 30th, the European Commission has launched a third public consultation for reviewing the state aid criteria it uses to assess national support schemes for films and other audiovisual works. After two years of discussion and tensed negotiations with stakeholders and Member states, this consultation is meant to be the last. Indeed, regarding…
Study case: “Ernest and Célestine”
by Marjolaine Bouvier, Laure Deschamps & Emma Vigand Ernest and Célestine is a movie based on the children books of the same name. This is the story of an unlikely friendship between a bear and a mouse in a world where these two species are supposed to be sworn enemies. Ernest and Célestine is the kind…
