By Joachim Soudan We had a chat with Thomas Bertacche, co-founder of Tucker Film, a distribution company specialised in European and Asian films. He speaks with us about the variety of work done around movies, including organising a festival and launching a streaming platform, the strategy of investing in Asian titles to work their…
Interviews from Distributors
Interview with Oana Furdea, Distribution Manager, Transilvania Film, Romania
By Davide Abbatescianni We sat down with Oana Furdea, Distribution Manager at Bucharest-based outfit Transilvania Film. We discussed the company’s editorial policy, the current challenges posed by the pandemic and the Romanian film distribution landscape. What’s your company’s line up? What about your editorial policy? Our company was established in 2003. We’re trying…
Interview with Stefano Massenzi, Head of acquisitions of Lucky Red, Italy
By Jesús Silva Stefano Massenzi, Head of acquisitions of Italy’s Lucky Red and co-President of Europa Distribution’s Board, walks us through the complexities of the Italian market and the role of independent distributors in the circulation of European films. Italy was one of the few countries to launch specific support for the audiovisual sector…
Interview with Jakob Abrahamsson, President & CEO of NonStop Entertainment, Sweden
By Jesús Silva We spoke to Jakob Abrahamsson, President & CEO of Sweden’s NonStop Entertainment, about their editorial policy, the complexities of their local market and the specific measures put in place during the pandemic to help distributors mitigate the impact of the crisis. Abrahamsson also opened up about the importance of film curating…
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 Peter Sølvsten Thomsen, Head of Distribution of Angel Films, Denmark
By Davide Abbatescianni We had the opportunity to talk to Peter Sølvsten Thomsen, Head of Distribution of Copenhagen-based production and distribution outfit Angel Films. Our conversation revolved around the company’s business strategy, its editorial policy, the peculiarities of the Danish distribution market and the challenges posed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. How would you…
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 Miguel Morales, Director of Wanda Vision, Spain
By Jesús Silva We caught up with Miguel Morales, Director of Wanda Vision, who opened up about the particularities of distributing independent films in Spain. Due to a decentralised approach for tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, Spanish distributors must keep up to date on the different restrictions affecting cinemas in every region of the country,…
Interview with Irini Souganidou and Soli Beraha, Managing Director and Head of Acquisition of Feelgood Entertainment, Greece
By Joachim Soudan We met with Irini Souganidou and Soli Beraha to talk about the Greek film market, concentrated in two main cities and dominated by multiplexes. They describe for us their most creative campaigns and tell us about the challenges and consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, since in Greece, until now, there have…
Interview with Holger Recktenwald, CEO of mindjazz pictures, Germany
By Jesús Silva Holger Recktenwald, CEO of Cologne-based outfit mindjazz pictures, discusses the particularities of releasing independent arthouse documentaries in Germany. One of the main challenges when working with such a specific line-up is to reach the potential audience for these titles, making it crucial to build relationships with different players and organisations. When…
