2008 Norwegian International Film Festival

1. The current situation: focus on the increase of films’ turn over.

Every year, more and more films are produced, which makes it harder for sales agents companies to promote them correctly, especially at international film markets, which are now overstocked. What are the consequences of such an increase for the producers and the sales agents in terms of revenues?

2. The future and what it is made of:

- the future of sales agent companies: the competition in their own field, since the past few months have witnessed the emergence of various newly created sales agent companies in Europe

- working with new technologies: what do digital copies will change in their business and for European cinema in general?

Moderator: Thomas Mai

Panellists:

- Thomas Mai (Trustnordisk – Denmark)

- Helen Loveridge (Meridana Films – United Kingdom)

- Michael Cowan (The Spice Factory – United Kingdom)

- Klaus Rasmussen (Bavaria International – Germany)

- Nicholas Kaiser (Memento Films – France)

The panellists will answer a series of questions asked by the moderator before a Q&A session with the audience