By Davide Abbatescianni We caught the opportunity to chat with Yves Blösche, Managing Partner at Zürich-based distributor Filmcoopi. Our conversation revolved around the peculiarities of the Swiss market, the company’s editorial policy, its recent line-up ahead of Cannes as well as its distribution and marketing strategies. What’s your company’s line up? What about…
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Interview with Eric Lagesse, CEO of Pyramide Distribution, France
By Jesús Silva We sat down with Eric Lagesse, CEO of Pyramide Distribution, to discuss the secrets behind France’s “very creative, vivid and risky” film scene. During the pandemic, the collaboration between independent distributors and the CNC has been crucial in terms of adopting different measures to sustain the market. However, the considerable drop…
Interview with Ignacio Segura, General Manager of DeAPlaneta, Spain
By Jesús Silva We caught up with Ignacio Segura, General Manager of DeAPlaneta, who opened up about their editorial policy, the particular traits of the Spanish market for independent distribution and the difficulties undergone by the sector during the global health crisis. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, most of the films released…
Interview with Vit Schmarc, CEO of Artcam Films, Czech Republic
By Jesús Silva We spoke to Vit Schmarc, CEO of Artcam Films, who shared with us some insight on the situation of independent film distribution in the Czech Republic. Despite the promising results of VOD platforms during the first lockdown, the numbers are going down again while cinemas across the country are closed since…
Interview with Mika Siltala, CEO and founder of Cinema Mondo, Finland
By Jesús Silva We caught up with Mika Siltala, CEO and founder of Finnish distributor Cinema Mondo, to discuss how they managed to survive throughout the lockdown thanks to a diversified business model. How would you describe your line-up and editorial policy? Cinema Mondo was founded in 1990. Since then, we have released…
Interview with Miguel Ángel Pérez, Founder of Surtsey Films, Spain
By Jesús Silva We interviewed Miguel Ángel Pérez, founder of Spanish outfit Surtsey Films, to discuss the main challenges of the distribution market in Spain and the future of the sector after the pandemic. How did the company come about and what is your editorial policy? Surtsey Films was launched in 2012. Back…
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…
Interview with Hans Kok, Managing Partner of Arti Film, The Netherlands
by Jesús Silva We chatted with Hans Kok, Managing Partner of Dutch distribution company Arti Film, about their release strategy, the challenges of working in a very competitive market and their thoughts about the impact of the lockdown caused by the coronavirus. What is your editorial policy? We release 12 movies every year,…
Interview with Jakob Kijas, General Manager of Eksystent Distribution, Germany
By Jesús Silva We talked to Jakob Kijas, General Manager of German distributor Eksystent Distribution, about the main challenges independent distributors have to face in Germany, as well as the effects of the global health crisis on the market. How did you start working in film distribution? What’s your company’s editorial policy? We launched…
European Distribution: Focus on Belgium
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…