By Jesús Silva Over the past few years, ‘Distributors on the Move’ has emerged as one of Europa Distribution‘s most esteemed activities within its think-tank efforts, receiving widespread acclaim from members of the international association of independent film publishers and distributors. This scheme is specifically designed for marketing professionals working in the film distribution sector,…
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Europa Distribution Wraps its Fourth Edition of the EDMentorShe Programme in Brussels
By Sarah Quinless The EDMS programme was first created in 2019 with the aim of increasing female representation in management and leadership positions in the independent distribution sphere. While the sector otherwise maintains an equal balance of genders, with women very well represented in acquisitions, sales, programming, communication, press, marketing and legal affairs, this…
EDMentorShe wraps its second year
By Aurore Engelen The second edition of the mentorship programme for female distribution professionals, devised by Europa Distribution, has now wrapped in Brussels After launching a highly promising first edition of it EDMentorShe programme at the height of the pandemic (read our article), the European network of independent film publishers and distributors Europa Distribution…
The “new normal” for independent film distribution. Europa Distribution in San Sebastian
By Isabella Weber Things change and practices evolve in all businesses, and the pandemic seems to have pushed the accelerator extra hard for the film industry. After almost two years of co-existence with Covid-19, it is clear that many things we were used to will not go back to being just as “before” and…
Interview with Aistė Račaitytė, Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Kino Pavasaris Distribution, Lithuania
By Frances Harvey Vilnius International Film Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, but due to COVID-19, their extensive schedule of celebratory events had to be cancelled. At very short notice, they managed to move the Festival online, giving a boost to local VOD platforms. After the close of the festival, we talked to…
