14/03/2024 - The European distributors network will host a new workshop for its members at the Bulgarian event

Europa Distribution returns to Bulgaria to host its traditional workshop “Effective Communication in Professional Interactions, Team Management and Negotiation” at the Sofia Meetings. The workshop, will see the participation of around 20 distributors from all over Europe and this year, it will be enriched by a working session with Europa Cinemas, the European network regrouping cinemas exhibitors.  

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Efficient communication serves as a powerful tool in navigating various scenarios such as negotiation and professional interactions, a daily occurrence in the work of distributors. It’s a specific way to relate to other professionals and offers keys to cope with stress, time, demands, emotions and different personality types. 

Through a combination of theory, exercises, sharing of experience and situational analysis, participants will identify the most effective communication and negotiation styles suited to specific contexts and learn how to improve their communication skills in order to best acquire, sell and promote films, interact with colleagues and manage their team. The workshop will take place over two and a half days, from 21 Thursday to 23 Saturday and will be led by Patrick Zacharis, Business Coach & Sustainable Talents Developer. 

Additionally, the joint session between Europa Distribution and Europa Cinemas will be an opportunity for all participants, distributors and exhibitors, to share best practices and ideas across the customer-facing areas of the film business and to explore synergies between their strategies. The aim is to find where cooperation and collaboration can best make a mark in tomorrow’s vibrant European indie scene. 

Attending distributors will also participate in the Sofia Meetings activities: market screenings of Bulgarian and Balkan films, meetings and professional networking events.  

The "Efficient communication in Professional Interactions, Team management and Negotiation" workshop is part of a series of training and networking activities that Europa Distribution offers to independent distributors during the whole year, in partnership with several international film markets & festivals in Europe. Europa Distribution will organise various events in 2024, for distributors to discuss with diverse film professionals and experts about the challenges related to the release and promotion of independent European films. After the workshop in Sofia, the next activity will lead ED members to Udine in Italy in the scope of Focus Asia, with obviously a strong focus on Asian films.