News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
After meeting in Venice on August 31st, the European Film Forum will meet again on September 23rd in San Sebastián, in the Basque country. It will take place during the film festival at the San Telmo Museum, with discussions around the theme of “New finance and collaboration models for promoting European films”. The European Film …
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Senior telecommunications engineer David Valcarce, 62, a graduate of the Madrid Polytechnic University, has become CEO of Spain’s public broadcaster, RTVE. Having spent his entire career with them, he knows the group well. In particular he helped modernize and adapt the company to the needs of the new technologies. He also played a decisive role …
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Created in 2013 to stimulate the artistic and technical side of Franco-Italian co-productions (which often tend to be limited to purely financial associations as laid down in the co-production treaty between the two countries), the bilateral aid fund for development put in place by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Activities (MiBAC) and the CNC takes …
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The 6th Venice Gap-Financing Market will take place from August 30th to September 1st on the sidelines of the 76th Venice International Film Festival. Organized as part of the Venice Production Bridge, this flagship event offers film-makers with pre-selected projects the possibility of finding finance through individual meetings with professionals from around the world. The …
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In mid-July, during an official visit to Serbia by French President Emmanuel Macron, a co-production treaty was signed by the Serbian Minister of Culture, Vladan Vukosavljevic and the French Ambassador Frédéric Mondolini, to strengthen exchanges between the film sectors of both countries. The aim of the agreement is to facilitate co-productions between Serbia and France …
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In a press statement on July 24th the Ministry of Culture announced the new chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, Dominique Boutonnat, a French producer – the first time this job has been given to a film professional, not an administrator. M. Boutonnat will take over from Frédérique Bredin, whose …
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Canal Plus and Les Echos-le Parisien have announced the joint-purchase of the two Mezzo channels currently owned by the Lagardère group and France Télévisions. Each will own 50% of the assets. Founded in 1998, the production company Mezzo SA runs Mezzo and Mezzo Live HD, two pay channels devoted to classical music, jazz and dance. …
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