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Gender Equality in the Audiovisual Sector - (How) Are We Making Progress?

Gender Equality in the Audiovisual Sector - (How) Are We Making Progress?

With: Manuel Fioroni (he/him), Neha Hooda (she/her), Susan Liddy (she/her), Alexia Muiños Ruiz (she/her), Joyce Pierpoline (she/her), Anamaria Antoci Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk
Description
Where do we stand when it comes to gender equality in the AV sector since the 50/50 by 2020 initiative? What measures have been successfully implemented and what are the major gaps that remain? What steps should we take next and can we look toward closing the gap? These are some of the questions that will be addressed by a panel of industry representatives who have been advocating and working on the topic of gender equality in the past years, looking towards the future and exploring new ways of taking actions. Join the discussion to learn, contribute, and be inspired to act for equality.
Tags: #Diversity & Inclusion #Sustainability
Fri Feb 14 13:30 – 14:30 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
Female Leadership: Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Female Leadership: Breaking the Glass Ceiling

With: Nataly Kudiabor (she/her), Dana Blankstein Cohen (she/her), Małgorzata Szumowska (she/her), Clare Binns (she/her), Bec Smith (she/her), Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann (she/her) Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk
Description
We would like to talk to leading women in International Film about their own experiences on their career path and what needs to change in order to empower female leadership. The Berlinale with its new female leadership is a good example of a constructive change. Apart from more public attention and greater sensitivity to the issue, are there concrete measures to promote female leadership? We also would like to discuss what we have already achieved and which measures are important for the future.

Tags: #Diversity & Inclusion #Distribution #Producers
Fri Feb 14 15:15 – 16:15 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
Perfect Package: CAA's Roeg Sutherland On What The Market Needs

Perfect Package: CAA's Roeg Sutherland On What The Market Needs

With: Roeg Sutherland, (he/him), Wendy Mitchell (she/her) Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Masterclass
Description
In this industry masterclass, Roeg Sutherland, co-head of CAA Media Finance, offers his insights into the detailed challenges and opportunities of independent filmmaking in 2025. How is packaging, financing and distribution changing now and in the near future? Is story still king or do you need to work with established talents? Which projects are cutting through the noise both with financiers and later with audiences? Sutherland will also reflect on how the US, European and global industries are connecting and finding new, smarter ways to collaborate.
Tags: #Producers #Innovation
Fri Feb 14 17:00 – 18:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
Case Study: International Co-Production THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt

Case Study: International Co-Production THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt

With: Maria Ekerhovd (she/her), Emily Gotto, Mariusz Wlodarski, Sata Cissokho, Amra Bakšić Čamo (she/her) Access: CoPro Participants & Market Badge Organiser: Co-Production Market Type: Talk
Description
Case Study: International Co-Production THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt with Maria Ekerhovd (Mer Film, Norway), Mariusz Włodarski (Lava Films, Poland), Sata Cissokho (Memento Films, France) and Emily Gotto (Shudder, USA/UK).
Tags: #Distribution #Producers
Sat Feb 15 10:00 – 11:15 Berlinale Co-Production Market at Octogon
on-site only
From IP to Screen: Inside the Making of Hot Milk and The Outrun

From IP to Screen: Inside the Making of Hot Milk and The Outrun

With: Stefanie Fahrion (she/her), Christine Langan (she/her), Jonas Weydemann (he/him), George Hamilton (he/him), Carl Clifton (he/him) Access: Market Badge & Online Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk
Description
Producers and sales agents of Berlinale Competition entry Hot Milk, starring Emma Mackey and Fiona Shaw, and Berlinale 2024 entry and BAFTA-nominee The Outrun (Saoirse Ronan), share the different financing and marketing strategies of these two IP-based films and how they came to the screen.
Tags: #Innovation #Producers
Sat Feb 15 10:00 – 11:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
Encouraging Growth: The Journeys of Highly-Acclaimed Documentaries DocSalon

Encouraging Growth: The Journeys of Highly-Acclaimed Documentaries

With: Arianna Castoldi (she/her), Alice Lesort (she/her), Matthew Carey (he/him) Access: Market Badge & Online Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk With: FFF Bayern, Deadline
Description
Representatives of some of the most exciting recent documentaries will join us on stage. We will dive into the successes and challenges, which the films have been facing locally, as well as internationally. How have the journeys been so far and what does the future entail? If harvest encourages growth, can we expect even more promising tales to be told?
Tags: #DocSalon #Documentary
Sat Feb 15 11:30 – 12:30 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
From Moonlight to Spotlight: A Conversation with Dede Gardner

From Moonlight to Spotlight: A Conversation with Dede Gardner

With: Dede Gardner (she/her), Elsa Keslassy (she/her) Access: Market Badge & Online Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk
Description
Join us for this industry masterclass with Oscar-winning producer Dede Gardner, Co-President of Plan B, on the challenges and triumphs of indie filmmaking. We will hear about Gardner’s extraordinary career, and her approach to keep making ambitious movies, when financing mid-level indie movies is more challenging than ever.
Tags: #Producers #Sustainability
Sat Feb 15 13:00 – 13:45 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
Media Consumption Habits of Young People in Europe Partner Event

Media Consumption Habits of Young People in Europe

With: Dirk Beinhold (he/him), Mathias Holtz (he/him) , Oliver Schablitzki (he/him), Jutta Croll (she/her) , AC Coppens (they/them) Access: Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk With: Creative Europe MEDIA
Description
The European Commission will unveil, for the first time, some preliminary results of an EU-wide consumer survey on media consumption habits. The session will focus on the media habits of young people and the implications of these habits for the competitiveness of the EU audiovisual industry and for cultural diversity.
Tags: #Innovation
Sat Feb 15 14:45 – 16:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
The Big Picture: Decoding Newest Industry Trends and Shifts

The Big Picture: Decoding Newest Industry Trends and Shifts

With: Manuel Fioroni (he/him), Guy Bisson (he/him), Karin Chien (she/her), Sofie Hvitved (she/her), AC Coppens (they/them) Access: Market Badge & Online Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk
Description
Catch up on macro trends with presentations on theatrical performance in Europe in 2024 and trend foresights based on recent market data! We will then contextualise the trends on an international scale, look into what’s coming up through the lens of a futurist and explore what this all means for producers on a practical level.
Tags: #Producers #Innovation
Sun Feb 16 10:00 – 11:00 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
Level Up: Bridging the Worlds of Gaming and Filmmaking

Level Up: Bridging the Worlds of Gaming and Filmmaking

With: Igor Simic (he/him), Christina Caspers-Roemer (she/her), Maite Woköck (she/her), Mafalda Duarte (she/her), AC Coppens (they/them) Access: Market Badge & Online Market Badge Organiser: EFM Type: Talk
Description
This session will explore how the gaming industry - often at the forefront of technological innovation - can intersect with filmmaking, offering storytelling techniques, audience building, tools, skills, pipelines and business models that can inspire and benefit the film world.
Tags: #Tech #Innovation #Producers
Sun Feb 16 11:30 – 12:30 Event Hall at Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation
VOD available
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