24/10/2003

A conference on the reform of support mechanisms for the European audiovisual industry is to take place in Taormina, on November 15 and 16, 2003. It’s part of the new MEDIA plan and project to conserve and spread European film heritage. The conference is being organised as part of the Italian term as president of the EU by the Italian Film Board and the Europea Commission. The debates will be organised in two parallel seminars and there will be participation by government representatives from EU countries as well as professionals and experts from the film sector and directors of cinema archives and film schools. The event will be opened by the undersecretary of state for cultural affairs, Nicola Bono.