Interview with Oscar Eriksson, Head of Film Acquisitions of Folkets Bio, Sweden

By Joachim Soudan   We spoke to Folkets Bio’s Head of Acquisitions, Oscar Eriksson about the Swedish cinema market and its reaction to the pandemic, and his point of view over the importance of theatres and the curator’s work distributors do with their specific audience.   What is Folkets Bio’s editorial policy? We are currently…

Independent distributors claim their cultural role as publishers at Europa Distribution’s Panel at MIA

By Isabella Weber   Crises are always accelerators for change and in today’s pandemic the independent distributors are fighting hard to be ahead of that change, to save their companies and to guarantee the circulation of the films they are passionate about.   To raise awareness on the role of distributors in film industry Europa…