by Isabella Weber While the debate on the “Digital Single Market” is still a hot topic of discussion for the whole European Film Industry, Europa Distribution continues its internal survey to explore the current situation of Film Distribution in each European country. Belgium. A split territory surrounded by bigger markets At first sight the Belgium…
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EU struggle on creative rights: in who’s best interest?
EU struggle on creative rights: in who’s best interest? by Claire La Combe Next Monday, April 27th, will be held an “extraordinary meeting” of the EU Parliament Committee on Culture & Education (CULT) in Strasbourg, with Commissioner Andrus Ansip (VP. For DG Connect) on the future strategy for a Digital Single Market…
Desde allá wins the European Distributors & Exhibitors Prize in Toulouse
From March 27 to 28, Europa Distribution was in Toulouse to award along with the CICAE the European Distributors and Exhibitors Prize for the 27th edition of Cine en Construcción, an event organized jointly by Toulouse and San Sebastian whose aim is to present top Latin-American films in post-production phase. The jury was composed…
Lobby March
by Claire La Combe This past month of March was kind of a renaissance of lobbying within the European film industry. Stakeholder organisations might not have been taking that many actions toward the European Commission since Cannes 2013 – when the TTIP[1] negotiations were to include cultural works – and maybe toward the European…
Lord Puttnam (FDA President) on DSM & copyright reform
LORD PUTTNAM OF QUEENSGATE CBE FDA PRESIDENT’S KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON TUESDAY 31 MARCH 2015 AT 8 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, LONDON WC2N 5BY On the FDA’s Annual Industry Breakfast launching the FDA 2O15 Yearbook, on March 31st, 2015 Lord Puttnam as FDA President gave the keynote speak during which he addressed a number of key…
Audience… Where are you? – ED workshop in Sofia 2015
by Isabella Weber The ability to target and reach the right audience for a film can make the difference between a successful release and a flop. The Europa Distribution workshop, which took place on 13th and 14th of March within the framework of the “Sofia Meetings”, gathered 21 European distributors eager to share their experiences…
The EU institutions’ new groove – the weekly Digital rhyme
by Claire La Combe Last week was a busy week on the topic of “digital”. DG Connect Commissioners went touring on the Digital Market reforms for the EU. Platforms were different, but speeches were the same: “we need to remove barriers on the Digital Market in Europe (DSM)”; “we need to listen more to…
European Film Forum: (re)open(ed) talks on the Film market in the Digital Era
by Claire La Combe Last week at the Berlinale, was the occasion of the first European Film Forum (EFF) session. The keynote speech was given by Günther H. Oettinger, EU Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society, himself. Bases were settled for a dialogue between the Commission and the Film industry stakeholders on the…
The President’s word – Rome, Oct 2014
Our president of honour Ursula Meier delivered a speech during our General Assembly as an opening to her three years presidency for Europa Distribution. I am Swiss, French ; I live in Brussels and deeply feel an European filmmaker. Europe is a mosaic of cultures and this is what makes its great richness and its…
