AGENDA 2008 - CO-PRODUCTION FORUMS
- CO-OPERATION FORUMS AND EUROPEAN SCREENINGS
- CLUB MEETINGS
- EUROPEAN PRODUCER ASSOCIATIONS ALLIANCE
- CONFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD
CO-PRODUCTION FORUMS In 2008, the European Producers Club will launch a new version of its co-production forums. 25 projects, selected every 6 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.
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.
China - March
3 successful forums in China have simply convinced us of the opportunities for developing international coproductions. In March we'll head back east to explore the rich variety of the Chinese film industry, with the support of our partners and contacts from previous years.
India - November After our resounding successes in Mumbai 2006 and Goa 2007, we're returning to India for more. It's no longer news that Indian cinema is exploding, and the industry is now opening up for international coproduction. At the forum we will study this well-established film industry, engage with the key players and try to gauge the new opportunities for collaboration.
CLUB MEETINGS
Berlin - February Cannes - May Rome - October Copenhagen - EFA - December
EUROPEAN PRODUCER ASSOCIATIONS ALLIANCE (EPAA)
Berlin - February Cannes - May
CONFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD In 2008, the European Producers Club will develop our service of organising conference 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 A Tour of Europe: the latest changes in audiovisual law The new film law in Spain, by Antonia Nava (Filmax)
Constitution of an umbrella union in Germany, by Martin Mozkowicz (Constantin)
News from Italy? by Marco Chimenz (Cattleya)
Explanation of the Netherlands’ new Suppletion Fund, by Hans de Weers (Eyeworks Egmond)
etc. EPC Members are invited to participate in these conferences - all travel and hotel expenses covered. |
