programme - Europa Cinemas

14th NETWORK CONFERENCE
WARSAW
19-22 November 2009
PROGRAMME
DIGITAL,
3D, INTERNET
& THE FUTURE
OF CINEMAS
© Light House Cinema (Dublin)
Thursday 19 November 2009
14:00-22:00
PREVIEW SCREENINGS OF 11 EUROPEAN FILMS
PROJECTION DE 11 FILMS EUROPÉENS EN AVANT-PREMIÈRE
Kinoteka Multiplex – Plac Defilad 1
Screen 2
14:00 - The Last Days of Emma Blank (De laatste dagen van Emma Blank) by Alex van Warmerdam, 89’
(The Netherlands) – Europa Cinemas Label in Venice 2009
16:00 - La Pivellina by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel, 85’(Italy / Austria) – Europa Cinemas Label in Cannes 2009
18:00 - Eastern Plays by Kamen Kalev, 83’ (Bulgaria)
20:00 - The Front Line (La Prima Linea) by Renato de Maria, 100’ (Italy / France / UK / Belgium)
22:00 - Gordos by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, 120’ (Spain)
Screen 3
14:00 - Eastern Plays by Kamen Kalev, 83’ (Bulgaria)
16:00 - Soul Kitchen by Fatih Akin, 99’ (Germany)
18:00 - The Forest (Las) by Piotr Dumała, 75’ (Poland)
20:00 - Soul Kitchen by Fatih Akin, 99’ (Germany)
22:00 - Lourdes by Jessica Hausner, 99’ (Austria / France / Germany)
Screen 5
14:00 - Cooking History by Péter Kerekes, 88’ (Slovak Republic)
16:00 - Applause (Applaus) by Martin P. Zandvliet, 85’ (Denmark) – Europa Cinemas Label in Karlovy Vary 2009
18:00 - The Last Days of Emma Blank (De laatste dagen van Emma Blank) by Alex van Warmerdam, 89’
(The Netherlands) – Europa Cinemas Label in Venice 2009
20:00 - North (Nord) by Rune Denstad Langlo, 78’ (Norway) – Europa Cinemas Label in Berlin 2009
22:00 - Cooking History by Péter Kerekes, 88’ (Slovak Republic)
Friday 20 November 2009
10:00
WELCOME COFFEE (HILTON HOTEL)
CAFÉ D’ACCUEIL (HÔTEL HILTON)
10:30
OPENING OF THE EUROPA CINEMAS CONFERENCE (HILTON HOTEL)
INAUGURATION DE LA CONFÉRENCE EUROPA CINEMAS (HÔTEL HILTON)
Ian Christie (Consultant, Film Historian, Vice-President Europa Cinemas, UK)
Piotr Żuchowski (Secretary of State, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland)
Agnieszka Odorowicz (General Director of the Polish Film Institute, Poland)
Aviva Silver (Head of the MEDIA Unit, European Commission)
Claude-Eric Poiroux (General Director, Europa Cinemas)
11:30-13:00 (Lunch at 13:00 at Hilton Hotel)
“CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR CINEMA PROJECTION IN THE DIGITAL CINEMA AND 3D ERA”
«ENJEUX ET PROMESSES DE LA PROJECTION EN SALLES À L’ÈRE DU NUMÉRIQUE ET DU RELIEF»
Presentation/debate with Krzysztof Zanussi (Film Director, Poland), Borys Lankosz (Film Director, Poland)
and Jean-Michel Frodon (Film critic, Journalist, Film Historian, France)
14:30-18:00 (Coffee-break at 16:30)
SESSION 1. PRODUCERS-EXPORTERS-DISTRIBUTORS-EXHIBITORS IN THE FACE
OF DIGITAL CINEMA
• State of play regarding digital distribution and projection in Europe.
• What are the technical and financial benefits for each of the players in the cinema industry?
• How can the solidarity and coherence of the industry be guaranteed?
• What are the specific needs of each sector in the context of this transition?
• How can independent cinema benefit from digital filmmaking and projection?
SESSION 1. PRODUCTEURS-EXPORTATEURS-DISTRIBUTEURS-EXPLOITANTS FACE AU NUMÉRIQUE
• Etat des lieux de la distribution et de la projection numériques en Europe.
• Quels avantages techniques et économiques pour chaque acteur de la filière cinéma ?
• Comment garantir la solidarité et la cohérence de la filière ?
• Quels sont les besoins spécifiques de chaque secteur dans cette transition ?
• Comment le cinéma indépendant peut-il tirer profit de la création et de la diffusion en numérique ?
Led by / Dirigée par Michael Gubbins (Consultant and Journalist, UK)
Thierry Delpit (Development Director, CN Films, France)
Peter Garde (Head of Finance, Zentropa, Denmark)
Frédéric Goldsmith (General Delegate, Association des Producteurs de Cinéma, France)
Angelo Barbagallo (Producer, Bi. Bi Film, Italy)
François Yon (CEO, Films Distribution, France)
Carl Clifton (Managing Director, Works International, UK)
Maren Kroymann (Managing Director, m-appeal, Germany)
Thomas Matlok (Distributor, Pandora Filmverleih, Germany)
Ross Fitzsimons (Director of Strategy & Business Development, Curzon Artificial Eye, UK)
Christian Thomas (Founder/CEO, Imagine Film Distribution, Benelux)
Nico Simon (CEO, Utopia Group of Cinemas, Benelux/France, Vice-President Europa Cinemas)
Claude-Eric Poiroux (General Director, Europa Cinemas)
19:00
RECEPTION/DINNER (HILTON HOTEL)
RÉCEPTION-DÎNER (HÔTEL HILTON)
21:30
EUROPA CINEMAS AWARDS CEREMONY AND EUROPEAN FILM PREVIEW SCREENINGS
(choice of 2 films)
REMISE DES PRIX EUROPA CINEMAS ET AVANT-PREMIÈRE DE DEUX FILMS EUROPÉENS (au choix)
Reverse (Rewers) by Borys Lankosz, 90’ (Poland)
Lourdes by Jessica Hausner, 99’ (Austria / France / Germany)
Saturday 21 November 2009
9:30-16:30
For both workshops: coffee-breaks at 11:00 and 16:30. Lunch at 13:00 at HILTON Hotel
SESSION 2. CHOICE OF 2 WORKSHOPS: / SESSION 2. AU CHOIX, 2 ATELIERS :
W1: IN SEARCH OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE TRANSITION TO DIGITAL
• Technical industries: how will equipment develop and improve?
• Banks: loans and guarantees for investments.
• Third-party investors: what proposals for co-financing?
• Institutions: what support mechanisms exist or may be devised?
• Public authorities: what contributions at European, national or local level?
• Financial models: how can risks and investments be pooled?
A1 : A LA RECHERCHE DE PARTENARIATS POUR LA TRANSITION NUMÉRIQUE
• Industries techniques : quelles évolutions et améliorations dans les équipements ?
• Institutions bancaires : prêts et garanties pour les investissements.
• Tiers-investisseurs : quelles propositions de co-financement ?
• Institutions : quels mécanismes de soutien existants ou à inventer ?
• Pouvoirs publics : quelles contributions à l’échelle européenne, nationale ou locale ?
• Modèles économiques : comment mutualiser les risques et les investissements ?
Led by / Dirigé par Steve Perrin (Chief Executive, UK Digital Funding Group, UK)
Angelo D’Alessio (Managing Director, CineDesign Group, President of Media Innovation Center, Italy)
Patrick Vanhoudt (Senior Economist, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg)
Maxime Pirson (Senior Manager Global Export & Project Finance, Fortis, Belgium)
Jan Wolfcarius (ING Corporate Clients BE, Sector Principal TMT, ING Bank, Belgium)
Serge Plasch (CEO and Managing Director, XDC, Belgium)
Jean Mizrahi (CEO, Ymagis, France)
Gwendal Auffret (Senior Vice-President, Digital Cinema of Arts Alliance Media, UK)
Olivier Wotling (Head of Film Department, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, France)
Thierry Hugot (Digitisation Support Scheme Officer, Eurimages, France)
Enrico Di Mambro (Consultant, AGIS-ANEC, Italy)
Hughes Becquart (Policy officer for Distribution, Digital Cinema, MEDIA International, European Commission)
Olga Raitoralova (Digital Cinema Expert, Media and Audiovisual Department, Ministry of Culture, Czech Republic)
Rolv Gjestland (Adviser Cinema Technology and Design, Film&Kino, Norway)
Marta Materska-Samek (Vice-President, Cinema Development Foundation, Crakow, Poland)
Patrick Brouiller (President AFCAE,Vice-President CICAE, France)
Christine Eloy (Distributor, Cinéart, Belgium)
Hans König (Distributor, Polyfilm Verleih, Austria)
Jean-Pierre Villa (Director, Véo Cine, France)
W2: HOW CAN THE INTERNET BE USED TO PROMOTE CINEMAS AND ATTRACT NEW AUDIENCES?
• How can cinemas promote their image and content via the Internet? Exhibitors’ initiatives.
• Web marketing for independent films: distributors’ initiatives.
• Facebook – Twitter etc.: How can we benefit from these social networks and forums?
• Developing a “taste for cinema” among young Internet users: role of cinemas, distributors and DVD publishers.
• Are the new ways of consuming images transforming the relationship between audiences and film theatres?
A2 : COMMENT PROMOUVOIR LES SALLES ET RENOUVELER LE PUBLIC GRÂCE À INTERNET ?
• Comment les salles peuvent-elles promouvoir leur image et leurs contenus sur Internet ? Initiatives d’exploitants.
• Le marketing sur le web pour les films indépendants : initiatives de distributeurs.
• Facebook – Twitter etc... : comment tirer profit de ces réseaux sociaux et forums d’échanges ?
• Développer le « goût du cinéma » chez les jeunes internautes : rôle des salles, des distributeurs et des éditeurs DVD.
• Les nouveaux modes de consommation d’images transforment-ils le lien entre le spectateur et la salle ?
Led by / Dirigé par Michael Gubbins (Consultant and Journalist, UK)
Dick Penny (Managing Director, Watershed Media Centre, UK)
Andrea Crozzoli (Exhibitor, Cinemazero, Italy)
Ian Christie (Consultant, Film Historian, Vice-President Europa Cinemas, UK)
Jakub Duszynski (Creative Director/Head of Acquisitions, Gutek Films, Poland)
Ben Metcalf (Sales Manager, Soda Pictures, UK)
Viktor Senn (Head of Online-Marketing, Frenetic Films, Switzerland)
Régine Vial (Distributor, Les Films du Losange, France)
Tobias Bauckhage (Co-Founder and Managing Director, moviepilot.de, Germany)
Frauke Feuer (Senior Consultant, Peaceful Fish, Germany)
Elizabeth Prommer (Professor, Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen, Germany)
Barbara De Wijn & Dagan Cohen (Co-Directors, Upload Cinema, The Netherlands)
Axel Behrens (Head of Theatrical Distribution Dept., XK Shorts, Germany)
Alain Modot (Vice-President, Media Consulting Group, France)
Catharine Des Forges (Managing Director, ICO, UK)
Tom Fleming (Director, TF Creative Consultancy, UK)
Vincent Paul-Boncourt (Distributor, Carlotta Films, Exhibitor, Le Nouveau Latina, France)
17:00-18:30
SCREENING OF TRAILERS FOR EUROPEAN FILMS
PROJECTION DE BANDES-ANNONCES DE FILMS EUROPÉENS
18:30-19:30
presentation of Upload Cinema programme by Barbara De Wijn & Dagan Cohen
Sunday 22 November 2009
10:00-11:00
CONCLUSIONS OF WORKSHOPS / CONCLUSIONS DES ATELIERS
Presented by / Présentées par Michael Gubbins and Steve Perrin
11:00-13:30
SESSION 3. EUROPA CINEMAS: PROSPECTS AND KEY DATES FOR 2010
• MEDIA programme: Contract 2009/2013. Development of the network and guidelines.
• Europa Cinemas International: Support for distribution and exhibition in non-MEDIA countries and Europe.
• Euromed Audiovisual: Assessment of Euromed Audiovisual 2 and prospects.
• Eurimages/French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MAEE): Developments and proposals.
• Miscellaneous.
SESSION 3. EUROPA CINEMAS : PERSPECTIVES ET ÉCHÉANCES 2010
• Programme MEDIA : Contrat 2009/2013. Evolution du réseau et des lignes directrices.
• Europa Cinemas International : soutien à la distribution et à l’exploitation dans les pays hors MEDIA et en Europe.
• Euromed Audiovisuel : bilan Euromed Audiovisuel 2 et perspectives.
• Eurimages / MAEE : évolutions et propositions.
• Questions diverses.
Directed by / Dirigée par Claude-Eric Poiroux (General Director, Europa Cinemas)
13:30-14:30
LUNCH (HILTON HOTEL). CONFERENCE closure
DÉJEUNER (HÔTEL HILTON). CLÔTURE DE LA CONFÉRENCE