events

CO-PRODUCTION FORUMS

The European Producers Club holds four Co-production Forums every year. 25 projects, selected every 3 months in an ongoing process, will be presented at four festivals - Berlin, Cannes, Rome and Copenhagen EFA. Meetings are prepared in advance, so that a truly relevant group of coproducers, sales agents, distributors and/or financiers is present, aware and already interested in the project. EPC staff follows up each event with an appraisal of results, and keeps up to date on the project’s progress so as to provide continuous support.

BILATERAL FORUMS

Through the support of the new MEDIA International Programme, 2009 will mark the organisation of EPC's first Bilateral Forums. Through one-week missions, the objectives of the forums are for professionals to exchange information, increase the circulation of films between nations, and create artistic and business ties. These missions are organised in countries where the EPC has had an ongoing relationship with local professionals for many years.

Beijing (China) - April 2011

Abu Dhabi (UAE) - October 2010

CO-OPERATION FORUMS AND EUROPEAN SCREENINGS

This four-day training programme serves as a "crash course" in exploring the co-production possibilities with India and China. A better understanding of the key players and the host country's film industry, as yet fairly unknown, seems essential for greater exchange and stronger cooperation.

European Screenings: 10 films selected throughout Europe will be showcased in a special screening session in each of the three host countries. The Club will bring along the producers of the 10 films and organise meetings with distributors, producers, sales agents and buyers with the goal of creating a more efficient, direct link between European and other film professionals.

CLUB MEETINGS

Berlin - February

Cannes - May

Locarno - August

Rome - October

EUROPEAN PRODUCER ASSOCIATIONS ALLIANCE (EPAA)

Cannes - May

CONFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD

In 2011, the European Producers Club will foster the service of organising conferences for interested film festivals, addressing key issues in the European film industry.

Our panelists are high-level professionals, invited for their experience and pertinence with regards to the subject. In 2007, our conferences included the following themes:

"Everything you always wanted to know about piracy but were afraid to ask!"

Panelists: Trevor Albery, Warner Bros; Frederic Delacroix, ALPA; Vincent Jamois, Time Warner; Mike Edwards, Audible Magic; Tim Willis, PACT

Sales agents: our strategy for today, our vision for tomorrow

Panelists: Hengameh Panahi, Celluloid Dreams; Wouter Barendrecht, Fortissimo Films