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EUROPEAN FILM FORUM
Fostering recovery & building resilience: Audiovisual as a key industry for Europe’s growth.
In association with the EU's Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, La Biennale di Venezia organized the 6th edition of the European Film Forum (September 4, 2020) that gathered key industry leaders from all over the world.
Seizing the opportunity of celebrating the 77.Venice International Film Festival, and in light of the current challenging crisis, this event took stock of the situation of Europe’s audiovisual ecosystem during the past months and took a look at the future, discussing ways to ensure immediate recovery while guaranteeing long-term competitiveness of this key industry for Europe’s economy.
The event was opened by Roberto Cicutto, President of La Biennale di Venezia, Thierry Breton (European Commissioner for the Internal Market), and Anna Laura Orrico (Italian Under-Secretary of State for Culture and Tourism). The event can be seen in the VPB Live Stream Archive.
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NOTABLE DECISION MAKERS AT THE VPB
The VPB has once again welcomed a considerable number of key Industry players and decision makers in order to cover all the initiatives.
The professionals who participated in the one-to-one meetings of the Venice Gap-Financing Market, Book Adaptation Rights Market, Final Cut in Venice and Online VPB Market screenings were producers, distributors, financiers, institutions, broadcasters, sales agents, VR experts from companies such as Alpha Violet, Arte France, Bac Films, Best Friend Forever, Cattleya, Celluloid Dreams, Curzon Artificial Eye, Fandango, Films Boutique, Fremantle Media, Memento, MK2, Modern Films, MPM Film, Oculus VR, Orange, Picturehouse UK, Protagonist Pictures, Studio Canal UK, The Match Factory, UGC, Wide, Wild Bunch, as well as representatives from major festivals and markets, such as Cannes, Berlinale, International Film Festival Rotterdam, MIA, CPH:Dox, Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, Visions du Réel, Karlovy Vary amongst many others.
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