Industry Report: Market Trends
Articles, interviews, news, analysis on market trends
Venice 2026 - Venice Production Bridge
Piedmont’s nine-title Venice surge offers a blueprint for building a competitive regional model
VENICE 2026: With rising production volumes and an expanding funding architecture, the Italian region is turning festival visibility into a wider industrial success story
Venice 2026 – Venice Production Bridge
Europa Distribution’s Venice workshop calls for earlier collaboration between producers and distributors
VENICE 2026: The session examined how earlier marketing input, audience development and more flexible financing could strengthen the circulation of independent films
“Series deserve their own dedicated space, especially at a time when formats are rapidly changing”
Chiara Sbarigia • President, Italian Association of Audiovisual Producers (APA)
We chatted with the Italian industry leader about series, the new challenges for independent producers, and international co-production
The European Audiovisual Observatory maps a growing and increasingly complex audiovisual services landscape
A new report charts the continued expansion of television, on-demand and video-sharing services across Europe, highlighting the growing role of VoD platforms and the influence of US media groups
“The documentary film sector is expanding, but in moments of crisis it’s important to diversify”
Caterina Mazzucato • Head of Industry, Bio to B - Industry Days | Doc&Drama
The director of Bologna-based Biografilm’s industry section looks back on the 13th edition of this space for meeting, developing and supporting European documentary films
“If I feel I’m in deep water, I know the project is important and worth fighting for”
Maria Møller Kjeldgaard • Producer, Manna Film
The Danish producer discusses discovering her vocation at Super16, her ongoing collaboration with Isabella Eklöf and the need to defend independent, risk-taking filmmaking
Institutions / Legislation - Europe
The European Parliament hosts a public hearing on the audiovisual policy framework and the future of creative freedom
A media law professor, a UNESCO media literacy expert, producer Marta Krzeptowska and filmmaker Tarik Saleh examine the legal framework and its impact on the market
“Independent productions help to foster dialogue and understanding within our society”
Synnøve Hørsdal • Producer, Maipo Film
The Norwegian producer sheds light on the current climate for independent producers working in the series industry, her perspective on her profession, and the values that need to be upheld in the future
Box Office - Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania
Across the Baltics, 2025 saw global franchises and local hits coexisting at the box office
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania delivered a solid performance last year, with box-office revenues continuing to grow faster than admissions and national dynamics shaping each territory’s results
Italian cinemas earned €496 million in box office takings and recorded 68 million admissions in 2025, on a par with the previous two-year period
Italian film is strengthening its market share, thanks not least to the return of Checco Zalone, whose movie was the biggest box office hit of the year, earning €36 million in a mere 7 days
"Competition in global arthouse cinema is incredibly intense these days, and you have to stand out"
Frédéric Boyer • Artistic Director, Les Arcs Film Festival
The Alpine festival’s selector sheds light on the Work in Progress line-up, set to unspool on 14 December, and gives his opinion on the current state of the market
Black Nights 2025 – Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event
The role of film schools is praised and challenged at Tallinn Black Nights
As the industry transforms, educators from FAMU, Warsaw Film School and Aalto debated how film schools can stay relevant, balancing artistic freedom, resilience and practical training
