By Sarah Quinless As part of their longstanding and fruitful partnership with the San Sebastian International Film Festival, Europa Distribution gathered 35 distributors for a 3-day long workshop on script analysis in the scope of the festival from 24-28 of September 2023. The main goal of this workshop was to give distributors a greater…
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Europa Distribution and Venice Production Bridge bring together distributors and producers to enhance the workflow from creation to audience engagement
By Jesús Silva Vilas In a new effort to foster collaboration within the film industry, Europa Distribution organised the first international working session bringing together distributors and producers. This initiative marked the launch of a new partnership with the Venice Production Bridge in the framework of the 80th Venice International Film Festival. On Sunday, 3…
Europa Distribution Examines How Nordic Films Are Released Around Europe at NNF Haugesund 2023
By Michael Gubbins The Nordic region has built a global reputation for excellence in films but distributors/publishers are facing serious challenges in the post-Covid economic climate, particularly in marketing and releasing exciting but unknown new works. The annual Europa Distribution panel in the scope of New Nordic Films at the Norwegian International Film Festival…
Europa Distribution Film Innovation Hub at KVIFF 2023
By Jesús Silva Vilas Europa Distribution resumed its partnership with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this year, launching a new iteration of its Film Distribution Innovation Hub, a dedicated space for film publishers to discuss the innovations needed in the sector, in partnership with the KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days (2-5 July). The activity…
Europa Distribution’s EDMentorShe wraps its third edition
By Elli Mastorou The mentorship programme for female distribution professionals held a successful closing session in Brussels. After two successful editions – including the first one at the height of the pandemic, the closing session of Europa Distribution’s third edition of the EDMentorShe was held in Brussels on June 23. It all started in…
Europa Distribution — Green Distribution Workshop 2023
By Jesús Silva Vilas Upholding its commitment to support the greening of the distribution sector, and the sustainability of the film industry as a whole, Europa Distribution held the second edition of its Green Distribution Workshop this year. On 20 June, more than 20 distributors joined the event, a 3-hour long online round table and…
Europa Distribution at Sofia Meetings 2023
After two years of remote attendance and a hybrid edition last spring, the 20th Sofia Meetings went back to its usual dates during the Sofia International Film Festival, unfolding between 22 and 26 March. The prestigious industry gathering, focused on film projects from Central and Eastern Europe, renewed its partnership with Europa Distribution, hosting a…
Europa Distribution’s Case Studies at Cartoon Movie 2023
By Jesús Silva While the number of animation titles has increased within the catalogues of independent distributors in recent years, finding the right target audience and appropriate tools when promoting these kinds of films remains one of the greatest challenges for publishers, considering we are dealing with cultural products which are still widely regarded as…
Europa Distribution discussed building new audiences in Berlin
By Jesús Silva Launching a new partnership with the European Film Market, Europa Distribution held its 16th Annual Conference at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. The event gathered around sixty members of the association, coming from 25 different countries —from all over Europe and beyond—, who attended the various activities organised by the European…
New and old challenges for the release of documentary films: Europa Distribution’s Case Studies at IDFA 2022
By Jesús Silva The substantial decline in cinema attendance for arthouse films after the pandemic, the overall challenges of releasing independent documentaries, the limited availability of titles for some territories or the effects of the war in Ukraine were among the many topics discussed by independent film distributors in the last workshop hosted by Europa…
