The discussion will be moderated by film critic Martin Blaney - „Screen International”.
Program:
10.00 - 10.15 Introduction
10.30 - 11.30 Changes in the traditional business model producer - sales agent - distributor – exhibitor
Panelists: Jean des Forets (Petit Film), Tudor Giurgiu (Libra Film), René Wolf (EYE Film Institute)
The economics of film are changing. Distributors are move on from traditional practices such as ‘release windows’. The film industry is embracing more and more the online world and demolish outdated barriers to business, especially to cross-border availability of films. The
arrival of direct links between the producer and the consumer, in particular via the Internet, is now fundamentally changing the economic characteristics of the business. Is it time to innovate the business model in films? Is there a need for a new architecture?
12.00 - 13.00 Local Box Office hits vs. Distribution in key foreign territories
Panelists: Alexandra Strelková (Slovak Film Institute), Hrvoje Hribar (Executive Croatian Audiovisual Centre), Maria Letovska(Polish Film Institute), Ada Solomon & Ilinca Belciu (Parada Film)
Each country is having yearly successful films at box-office who do not perform well in other markets. Italian comedies do not go well in UK. British comedies are rarely having an impact in Italy. Finding a French or German distributor for an Eastern European film is becoming more and more difficult. Analysis on distribution abroad for several films coming from Eastern Europe, all very popular in their home market.
