10/05/2012

Euromed Audiovisual is back in Cannes!

Programme Activities, Grant Project Activities, Events and Festivals

After one year of activities, the Euromed Audiovisual III Programme is back at the Cannes Film Festival. This year, the focus will be on its capacity development support in the South Mediterranean, including policy change initiatives, institutional support, and human resource system development.

Euromed Audiovisual will hold several seminars and workshops throughout the festival, including a special presentation of results from the programme’s activities on May 21 at the Cinémas du Monde Pavillon.

 
  For the whole festival, the Euromed Audiovisual team will based at the Producers Villa, where a meeting space and free Wifi will be available for professionals from the South Mediterranean. (If you are interested in a free pass, send your first name, surname, company name, profession and address to cannes@euromedaudiovisuel.net.)

Join us at the Producers Villa and sign up now for our workshops, as space is limited!

May 20  -  Conference on Crowd Funding

11 am to 12:30 am
Cocktail from 12:30 am to 1:30 pm

Venue: Producers Villa

Limited space, reservation needed. Send an email to cannes@euromedaudiovisual.net with your name, profession, company, country of residence and the name of the seminar you want to attend

How does Crowd Funding work? What are the main elements to attract investors? How are private investors reacting towards film production? A debate with experienced producers and experts.

Speakers:

• Tero Kaukomaa, Producer, Blind Spot Pictures.
• Thierry Baujard, Peacefulfish, a company specialised in developing financing strategies for producers and funds.
• Matthias Lavaux, touscoprod.com, a Crowd Funding site specialised in cinema projects.
• Roel van de Weijer, expert in the field of marketing and crowd funding.

Click  to view a short biography of the speakers.

May 21 - European Union, Southern and South-EasternMediterranean countries: activities and results of the audiovisual cooperation

10:30 am to 12:30 am
Cocktail from 12:30 am to 1:30 pm

Venue: Pavillon Cinémas du Monde

In presence of Isabelle Durant, Vice President of the European Parliament and Silvia Costa, Member of the European Parliament and rapporteur of the Creative Europe Programme.

Key note Speech 1: Alexis de Rendinger (short biography). Evolving perspectives of the Video-on-Demand market. How Mediterranean producers can benefit from the VOD?

Key note Speech 2: Ahmed Bedjaoui, Capacity Develoment Expert, and Berthold Wohlleber, Interim Team Leader. National Round Table Analysis and potential Capacity Development Support Unit’s cluster initiative.

Presentation of MedMem: the Mediterranean television archives online

Presentation of the 6 projects financed by Euromed Audiovisual, results and perspectives. Access, Dia Sud Med, DocMed, Greenhouse, Med Film Factory, Terramed Plus

Presentation of the distribution workshops organised by the Euromed Audiovisual Programme

Presentation of the Europa Cinemas scheme in favour of Mediterranean distributors

Presentation of the activity “collection of audiovisual statistical data” in the South Mediterranean countries and cooperation with the European Audiovisual Observatory

Presentation of the studies “Identification of financing tools for film and audiovisual production and their practical use in the South Mediterranean Region” by Linda Beath and “Collection and analysis of film and audiovisual co-production in the South Mediterranean Region” by Lucas Rosant

 

May 23 - How to promote your film via social networks? Tips to understand how social media can power and drive your promotional campaign

5 pm to 6 pm
Cocktail from 6 pm to 7 pm

Venue: Producers Villa

Limited space, reservation needed. Send an email to cannes@euromedaudiovisual.net with your name, profession, company, country of residence and the name of the seminar you want to attend

Films can be notoriously difficult to promote. Whether you need to generate buzz, or share information about your movie, social media should be a primary weapon in your arsenal. With the power to share comes the ability to spread the word, increase awareness, and accomplish your goals. With practical tips, understand how social media can power and drive your promotional campaign.

Short biography of the speakers:

Tero Kaukomaa established his company Blind Spot Pictures in 1997. Ever since, he has produced and co-produced more than 15 feature films in several continents. He is the producer of Iron Sky, a $11 million sci-fi comedy developed, produced and launched through Crowd Funding. The movie collected more than € 300,000 and created a community of over 3,000 people around the word.

Thierry Baujard is the founder and CEO of peacefulfish, a company specialised in developing financing strategies for producers and funds involving private and public investment. Peacefulfish is also involved in the management of the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund managed by Audiovisual SGR and aimed at facilitating access to private sources of financing for SMEs and guaranteeing part of the loan granted by financial institutions to film producers. Thierry is the author of studies realised for the European Commission about private funding and banking for the audiovisual sector. He is also Chairman of the European Media Investment Network “Media Deals” offering access to private investment for Mediatech companies.

Matthias Lavaux, is cofounder of touscoprod.com, a Crowd Funding site specialised in film projects. Since its launching in 2009, Touscoprod has assembled some 20,000 members that invested more than €800,000 in 30 movies, documentaries and short films. Among these, 3 movies have been in competition to Cannes, 3 have been nominated for the Oscars and one obtained the Golden Bear in Berlin.

Roel van de Weijer is an expert in the field of marketing and Crowd Funding. He is CEO of CineCrowd, the crowdfunding platform for Dutch cinema and he advises film producers on funding and promotion. He regularly gives workshops and lectures. Within a year, more than 18 films were produced.

Alexis de Rendinger is a veteran of CANAL+, both in Europe and the United States, Alexis combines a deep knowledge of the entertainment business with extensive relationships with the main players and executives in the digital content distribution area. Alexis has managed STUDIOCANAL’s catalogue transition to digital platforms in the United States and Canada.