By Jesús Silva The 21st Sofia Meetings took place from March 20 to 24 in the framework of the 28th Sofia International Film Festival. The renowned Bulgarian industry event, focused on Central and Eastern European film productions, renewed its collaboration with Europa Distribution by hosting a new edition of its workshop on Effective communication in…
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Releasing documentaries in times of pandemic. Europa Distribution’s Case Studies at IDFA 2021
By Jesús Silva After the hiatus imposed by the pandemic in 2020, which led to the cancellation of many professional meetings and events in the film industry, Europa Distribution came back to IDFA for the third time this year, renewing its partnership with the Festival’s Industry Talk programme. On November 22nd, some of the…
The Marché du Film and the European independent distributors
By Davide Abbatescianni Cannes’ Marché du Film has always been an event of crucial importance for the whole international film industry. After the cancellation of the 2020 festival and the huge disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition of the world’s largest film market is a much-anticipated opportunity for distributors, sales agents,…
Interview with Huub Roelvink, Managing Director of Cherry Pickers, The Netherlands
By Frances Harvey Distributor Cherry Pickers had just released Yann Arthus Bertrand’s Woman, (following a series of successful previews as part of International Women’s Day) when the cinemas in the Netherlands were ordered to close due to COVID-19. We spoke to the company’s founder and managing director, Huub Roelvink. How is the distribution…