— Conference Highlights | | The Audiovisual Sector in the Time of COVID-19 Live after-talk with the Speakers of the Documentary Film | The panel will be held at 17:00 (UTC+2) | The aim of this event is to provide an insight into the effects of the pandemic on the various businesses of the audiovisual industry, the support measures that have been adopted across Europe and the feelings of the various key players with regard to the future. The panel discussion will be introduced by a documentary film produced by the European Audiovisual Observatory on the effects of COVID-19 on the audiovisual industries. It will be followed by a live chat session with the interviewees featured in the film. The Marché du Film Online audience will have a chance to exchange with them via our chatbox. Speakers : Richard BURNLEY , Legal and Policy Director , EBU ; Silvia CIBIEN , General Delegate , EUROVOD ; Cécile DESPRINGRE , Executive Director , SAA ; Gilles FONTAINE , Head of Department for Market Information , EAO ; Benoît GINISTY , Chief Representative , FIAPF ; Laura HOULGATTE , Chief Executive Officer , UNIC ; Elena LAI , Secretary General , CEPI ; Alexandra LEBRET, Managing Director , EPC ; Grégoire POLAD , Director General , ACT ; Alina POPESCU , Secretary General , FIAD ; Julie-Jeanne Régnault , Secretary General , EFAD Moderators : Maja CAPPELLO , Head of Department for Legal Information , European Audiovisual Observatory ; Susanne Nikoltchev , Executive Director , European Audiovisual Observatory - Observatoire européen de l'audiovisuel More information here. | International Film Finance Live | Winston Baker will present the 11th Annual International Film Finance LIVE at 18:00 - 22:00 (UTC+2) | From development to finance and distribution, activity continues for some investors, producers, filmmakers and distributors. But how are deals getting vetted and closed? And who are the active players in the market? More than ever, storytelling across cultures has also become a very important and necessary focus of the film business. We will host keynote conversations with visionaries who are leading in these efforts. Speakers : Judith Chan , Executive Director , Media Banking Office at Coutts & Co ; Stuart Ford , Chairman and CEO , AGC STUDIOS ; Cristina Garza , Agent, Media Finance department , Creative Artists Agency (CAA) ; Maggie Monteith ; Effie T. Brown , CEO , Gamechanger ; Julie Taymor , Director Moderators : Amy Baker , Co-Founder and Managing Partner , WINSTON | BAKER ; Katherine Winston , Co-Founder and Managing Partner , WINSTON | BAKER Register here. | Roadmap to Co-production | The workshop will be held at 12:00 (UTC+2) | Co-production has become the new normal. But how to co-produce – and why (or why not)? This session will provide you with a broad overview of opportunities and obstacles, do’s and don’ts. More than anything it attempts to give you an insight into basic considerations and some rules of thumb, that will hopefully make your co-production life easier. Speaker: Lise Lense-Møller, Head of Studies, EAVE More information here. | PRESENTED BY | | Revisiting the definition of online platform in actual context | The panel will be held at 15:00 (UTC+2) | Can we revisit together the definition of a digital platform during and after the health crisis? With the cancellation of "physical" festivals and the closure of cinemas during several months, what role have the platforms played in terms of deal making and exhibition/circulation of independent films internationally? Speakers: Jakob Abrahamsson, CEO, Nonstop Entertainment; Fabien Westerhoff, CEO - Partner, Film Constellation; Nathanaël KARMITZ, CEO, MK2; Quentin DELEAU, Head of Digital Development & MyFrenchFilmFestival, UniFrance Moderator: Elsa Keslassy, Variety More information here. | Meet the Streamers: Meet with HBO Max - Sandra Dewey | The keynote will be held at 18:00 (UTC+2) | The Marché du Film Online audience will be able to join Sandra Dewey, President of Productions and Business Operations for WarnerMedia Entertainment, for a keynote conversation about launching HBO Max during an unprecedented time, navigating the evolving streaming landscape and the importance of cultivating and nurturing underrepresented talent. Speaker: Sandra Dewey, President of Productions and Business Operations for WarnerMedia Entertainment Moderator: Wendy Mitchell More information here. | Discover our Marché du Film Online 200+ events. Mark your calendar now! | | |
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