Industry Report: Europe and the Rest of the World
What can Europe learn from the world's countless other film industries, and what can it offer them?
“The main focus is ensuring the story and characters resonate powerfully with the audience”
Ariel Nasr, Yanick Létourneau • Director and producer of Daudistan
The director and the producer of the project selected for the Nouveau Marché in Montreal detail their motivations for telling this particular story as well as the challenges it poses
“Horsemen are of great importance to Burkina Faso but remain absent from the screens”
Fabien Dao, Moustapha Sawadogo • Director and producer of Princesse Téné
The brains behind the project selected for the Nouveau Marché in Montreal break down the origins of their film and what they hope to gain by attending the Canadian event
Industry / Market - Karlovy Vary 2024 - KVIFF Eastern Promises
At Karlovy Vary, Bridging the Dragon unpacks co-production opportunities with Asia
European producers could benefit from Asia's pool of diverse talent and resources, its flourishing market, and the presence of co-financing and financial incentives, the speakers underscored
“We aim to become a leading, flagship festival in Central Asia”
Erke Dzhumakmatova • Coordinator, CAF Pitch programme, Bishkek International Film Festival
The coordinator of the Kyrgyz gathering’s industry sidebar takes stock of this year’s edition and touches on the process of co-producing with Central Asian countries
Industry / Market - Italy/Europe/Asia
The Far East Film Festival’s Focus Asia industry programme reaffirms its commitment to European-Asian collaboration
The Italian festival’s platform for cross-continental industry cooperation included two new partnerships and an unprecedented number of market submissions
Industry / Market - Europe/UK/USA
Films and TV programmes feature a "glaring absence" of climate change-related terms
A recent study in the USA found that only 0.6% of scripts mentioned the term "climate change" at least once between 2016 and 2020, and a UK study came to similar disheartening conclusions
“Our public funds facilitate shoots and film-related training”
Carmen Julia García, Erika Chávez • Head of the Office for Image and Nation Branding Strategy, and manager of the Peruvian Directorate of Audiovisual, Sound Production and New Media
The two representatives of Peru, the guest country at MAFIZ, visited Málaga to strengthen ties with Europe and invite foreign crews to film in its diverse array of locations
Industry / Market - Europe/USA
By 2027, FAST revenues will surpass $10 billion in the USA, while in Europe, they will only exceed $1 billion
We asked Frequency CEO and media entrepreneur Blair Harrison to comment on the figures provided by Omdia’s latest report and discuss the reasons behind the disparity
Black Nights 2022 – Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event
At Industry@Tallinn, Belarusian independent filmmakers talk about the struggles of producing films and fighting for freedom
The speakers discussed their experiences in exile, how the government controls cinema and uses it as a propaganda tool, and their political battles
Venice 2022 – Venice Production Bridge
Italian and Canadian professionals explore the new synergies between the two countries at the Venice Production Bridge
VENICE 2022: The speakers talked through the potential co-production and collaboration opportunities involving Italy’s and Canada’s film-industry professionals, entrepreneurs and investors
“Saudis are eager to experiment and to share their stories with the world”
Roua Almadani and Chadi Zeneddine • CEO and director of Project Development and International Relations, Arabia Pictures Group
With the support of Cineuropa, the European Union Delegation in Saudi Arabia organised the first European film festival ever held in the country
“European audiovisual talents are extremely professional and have a very solid artistic foundation”
Li Xinran • Partner and producer, Lian Ray Pictures
Bridging the Dragon chatted to Li Xinran, partner and producer at Lian Ray Pictures, the leading Chinese industry conglomerate behind a raft of commercial blockbusters
