Industry Report: Europe and the Rest of the World

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Industry Report: Europe and the Rest of the World

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The Saudi Film Commission plans to attract foreign productions

Industry / Market - Sweden/Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Film Commission plans to attract foreign productions

Abdullah Al Eyya Al-Qahtani, the CEO of the Saudi Film Commission, presented the organisation’s initiatives and its future plans during the recent Malmö Arab Film Festival

11 May 2022

Ahmed Shawky • Artistic advisor, Aswan International Women Film Festival

“When I am at a big European festival and I go to watch a French or a German film, I always have open expectations”

Ahmed Shawky • Artistic advisor, Aswan International Women Film Festival

We talked to the Egyptian gathering’s newly appointed artistic adviser about female-led filmmaking and the relevance of Europe to the festival

02 March 2022

The EFM explores what to expect from Sino-European collaboration

Berlinale 2022 – EFM

The EFM explores what to expect from Sino-European collaboration

BERLINALE 2022: On 15 February, the EFM’s traditional event focusing on the Chinese market explored the future prospects for interaction with this ever-expanding industry

21 February 2022

107 Mothers wins this year's Arab Critics’ Award for European Films

107 Mothers wins this year's Arab Critics’ Award for European Films

The joint initiative between European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center, aiming to promote European cinema to the Arab world, handed out its award at the Cairo Film Festival

02 December 2021

Sigal Yehuda • Founder and executive director, Close-Up

“As human beings and as artists, we have the freedom to resist the realities in our region by means of creative work”

Sigal Yehuda • Founder and executive director, Close-Up

We chatted to the founder and executive director of this international co-production programme for documentary filmmakers hailing from a diverse range of backgrounds

01 December 2021

The Last Days of R.M. wins an award at the Atlas Workshops

Industry / Market - Morocco/Europe

The Last Days of R.M. wins an award at the Atlas Workshops

Amin Sidi-Boumédiène bagged himself a trophy, as did Laïla Marrakchi, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and Youssef Michraf in the development category, and Asmae El Moudir and Erige Sehiri in post-production

26 November 2021

Cineuropa helps to establish ties between India and Europe

Industry / Market - Europe/India/Asia

Cineuropa helps to establish ties between India and Europe

Cineuropa is teaming up with the Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan to deliver a training course on scriptwriting

25 November 2021

Butheina Kazim • Founder, Cinema Akil

“It’s been challenging since Day 1”

Butheina Kazim • Founder, Cinema Akil

We spoke about the programming strategies of the only independent arthouse cinema in the Gulf region, focusing on its curatorial approach to European films and its work on engaging audiences

16 September 2021

Peggy Johnson • Executive Director, The Loft Cinema

“We have open doors to any films and no limitations”

Peggy Johnson • Executive Director, The Loft Cinema

The Executive Director of the Arizona-based theatre discussed its main initiatives, the reception of classics and new titles by the audience, and programming European films

16 September 2021

AJD Industry Days to be launched in 2022

AJD Industry Days to be launched in 2022

The industry programme of AJB DOC will be launched at the 5th edition of the festival, while an MoU was also signed by the Al Jazeera Balkans and Al Jazeera Documentary managing directors

14 September 2021

Enrico Chiesa, Hakim Mao, Murielle Thierrin and Francis Nebot • Coordinator, expert and producers, OuiCoprod

"Producers, funds, distributors, festivals and platforms have a new tool for scouting projects from these regions"

Enrico Chiesa, Hakim Mao, Murielle Thierrin and Francis Nebot • Coordinator, expert and producers, OuiCoprod

VENICE 2021: An interview with the coordinator and one of the experts behind the professional platform designed to support South-South co-productions, accompanied by two selected producers

04 September 2021

Yin Ruoxin • Director of Sister

"Female filmmakers, like all filmmakers, care for the whole world and do their best to tell the stories that touch their hearts"

Yin Ruoxin • Director of Sister

Bridging the Dragon met up with the female director of the recent, surprising Chinese hit Sister, which grossed €110 millon at the Chinese box office

30 July 2021

Enrico Chiesa, Isabelle Fauvel and Dieudonné Alaka • Coordinators and experts, OuiCoprod

“Professionals now know where to find projects from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific that are credible and pre-financed”

Enrico Chiesa, Isabelle Fauvel and Dieudonné Alaka • Coordinators and experts, OuiCoprod

CANNES 2021: The International Organisation of La Francophonie and the ACP (African States, Caribbean and Pacific Organisation) are launching the new OuiCoprod platform

10 July 2021

According to Antoine Le Bos, “We have to generate the most intense experiences for our viewers”

Industry / Market - Europe/Brazil

According to Antoine Le Bos, “We have to generate the most intense experiences for our viewers”

Le Groupe Ouest teamed up with the Brazilian producers during the workshop organised by LIM | Less is More in partnership with Projeto Paradiso

18 June 2021

Cannes' Marché du Film set to organise screenings in five countries

Cannes 2021 – Marché du Film

Cannes' Marché du Film set to organise screenings in five countries

Melbourne, Mexico, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo will feature physical screenings of many films selected in Cannes, the day after their official premieres and exclusively for film professionals

17 June 2021

Six Latin American projects work with European experts at the EsteLAB

Six Latin American projects work with European experts at the EsteLAB

The training and development lab and workshop of the Al Este Festival in Lima invited Peruvian, Argentinian, Colombian and Mexican filmmakers to take part in proceedings

16 June 2021

MAD Solutions acquires the rights to over 50 films from the Arab world for 2021 and 2022

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - Middle East

MAD Solutions acquires the rights to over 50 films from the Arab world for 2021 and 2022

The new films by Hany Abu-Assad, Yousry Nasrallah and Mohamed Diab are featured in the upcoming slate from the Pan-Arab independent studio

28 May 2021

Bibesh Roy • Executive director, International Academy of Film and Media (IAFM)

"From the very beginning, we have been committed to providing film education of an international standard"

Bibesh Roy • Executive director, International Academy of Film and Media (IAFM)

The International Academy of Film and Media in Bangladesh aims to tap into the potential of a country with a large population that consumes a lot of content

19 May 2021

Marc Baschet • Chairman, Bridging the Dragon

“The biggest challenge is to make films that reflect each country’s culture, without being a ‘mishmash’ of cultures”

Marc Baschet • Chairman, Bridging the Dragon

The producer of the Oscar-winning No Man’s Land and co-producer of The Lunchbox gives us some data on the Chinese market and explains how Bridging the Dragon can help European producers

11 May 2021

Bridging the Dragon brings new perspectives to its Sino-European activities

Berlinale 2021 – EFM

Bridging the Dragon brings new perspectives to its Sino-European activities

BERLINALE 2021: The EFM, in collaboration with producers’ association Bridging the Dragon, hosted its Sino-European Forum for the seventh year in a row

12 March 2021

Qumra heads online for its seventh edition

Industry / Market - Qatar

Qumra heads online for its seventh edition

Welcoming 48 projects from around the world, more than 150 film professionals and a top-notch line-up of Masters, the Qatari event is aiming to shine the spotlight on new voices

10 March 2021

Yoav Abramovich • Joint director general, Israel Cinema Project - Rabinovich Foundation

“We believe Israeli cinema has much more to offer to the world, and that co-productions and collaboration are the best way to enable this”

Yoav Abramovich • Joint director general, Israel Cinema Project - Rabinovich Foundation

We found out more about the role of the fund in Israeli cinema, the importance of co-productions for the local industry, and the significance of collaborations between Israel and Europe

15 February 2021

Li Xinran • Partner and producer, Lian Ray Pictures

“European audiovisual talents are extremely professional and have a very solid artistic foundation”

Li Xinran • Partner and producer, Lian Ray Pictures

Bridging the Dragon chatted to Li Xinran, partner and producer at Lian Ray Pictures, the leading Chinese industry conglomerate behind a raft of commercial blockbusters

31 December 2020

Hans de Weers • Producer, FATT Productions

“Correctly selecting from everybody’s input is crucial”

Hans de Weers • Producer, FATT Productions

Bridging the Dragon chatted to Oscar-winning producer Hans de Weers, from the Netherlands’ FATT Productions

28 December 2020

Zhu Dan • Producer, Shanghai Film Group

“The biggest challenge was to enable the Western audience to understand the story”

Zhu Dan • Producer, Shanghai Film Group

At its sixth Sino-European Project Lab, Bridging the Dragon met up with Zhu Dan, producer at Shanghai Film Group, one of the largest film groups in China

07 December 2020

Sino-European interaction takes the stage in the virtual space at the sixth Sino-European Project Lab

Bridging the Dragon 2020

Sino-European interaction takes the stage in the virtual space at the sixth Sino-European Project Lab

The tastes of Chinese audiences, co-production opportunities and Chinese box-office results were at the centre of discussions at the event, which took place from 25-29 November

02 December 2020

Alaa Karkouti • Distributor, MAD Solutions

“The good part of this situation is that we have the luxury of time”

Alaa Karkouti • Distributor, MAD Solutions

We talked to Alaa Karkouti, CEO and co-founder of MAD Solutions and co-founder of the Arab Cinema Center, about some aspects of the Arab film market

22 October 2020

Enrico Chiesa • Clap ACP coordinator, International Organisation of La Francophonie

“The goal is to encourage South-South co-productions by giving them the means to be more solid”

Enrico Chiesa • Clap ACP coordinator, International Organisation of La Francophonie

Enrico Chiesa tells us about Clap ACP, a project financed by the European Union to support South-South co-productions

14 September 2020

Antoine Zeind • Distributor, A-Z Films

“If a foreign film doesn’t work in Quebec, it is very tough to release it anywhere else in Canada”

Antoine Zeind • Distributor, A-Z Films

We chatted with Canada’s A-Z Films founder and CEO Antoine Zeind to discuss the challenges of releasing European and foreign-language films in Canada

27 August 2020

Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • CEO and acquisitions executive, Madman Entertainment

“We embrace competition because it helps to develop the market and to cultivate the taste of the audience”

Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • CEO and acquisitions executive, Madman Entertainment

We talked to Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach, CEO and acquisitions executive of Madman Entertainment, about the particularities of distributing European films in Australia and New Zealand

23 July 2020

China Next assesses the current Chinese-European connection at the Marché du Film

Cannes 2020 - Marché du Film

China Next assesses the current Chinese-European connection at the Marché du Film

CANNES 2020: The success of the event co-organised by Bridging the Dragon proved how the Chinese market is still very relevant for international professionals despite the tough circumstances

25 June 2020

Albert Yao • Distributor, Swallow Wings

“I think the European sales agents are surprised that we are still releasing films”

Albert Yao • Distributor, Swallow Wings

We spoke to Albert Yao, head of acquisitions at Taiwanese distribution company Swallow Wings, which hasn’t stopped working during the pandemic

25 June 2020

Cai Gongming • CEO, Road Pictures

"The pandemic will change the landscape of the Chinese film industry"

Cai Gongming • CEO, Road Pictures

BERLINALE 2020: Sino-European producers' association Bridging the Dragon caught up with its board member Cai Gongming, CEO of Beijing-based distributor Road Pictures, as he attended the Berlinale

05 March 2020

God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya wins the first Arab Critics’ Award for European Films

God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya wins the first Arab Critics’ Award for European Films

The joint initiative between European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center, aiming to promote European cinema to the Arab world, handed out its award at the Cairo Film Festival

26 November 2019

Li Ning • CEO, New Classics Media, producer and distributor

“Clarifying the target audience of the film is the first step to success”

Li Ning • CEO, New Classics Media, producer and distributor

At the fifth Sino-European Project Lab in Beijing, we caught up with Li Ning, CEO of the successful Chinese entertainment group New Classics Media

25 October 2019

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

“Chinese producers want to make sure that their movies resonate with the local audience”

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

The Chinese Bridging the Dragon market met up with Paul Brett, head of Flying Tiger, one of China's leading media-market research companies for the entertainment industry

17 January 2019

Jeffrey Chan • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

“Successful films tell stories that the Chinese audience can relate to”

Jeffrey Chan • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

Bridging the Dragon met up with Jeffrey Chan, executive vice-president of Bona Film Group, one of the leading distribution and production companies in China

17 December 2018

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

“The Chinese film industry is concentrating intensely on European content now”

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing

14 December 2018

Nawara Shoukry • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

“Commercially produced titles tend to fall short on the artistic front”

Nawara Shoukry • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

At the Venice Film Festival, where she attended a training seminar organised by CICAE, we talked to Nawara Shoukry about film distribution in Egypt

20 September 2018

Philippe Lacôte • Director

"Run has been driving the renewal of the film industry in Ivory Coast"

Philippe Lacôte • Director

Cineuropa met up with Franco-Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte, who has just obtained an advance on earnings from the CNC for his second film, La Nuit des rois

24 May 2018

Wanuri Kahiu • Director

Wanuri Kahiu • Director

CANNES 2018: Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu talked to us about her film Rafiki, presented in this year's Un Certain Regard section

22 May 2018

Mohamed Ben Attia • Director

Mohamed Ben Attia • Director

CANNES 2018: Tunisian filmmaker Mohamed Ben Attia talked to us about his new film, Dear Son, selected in the Directors' Fortnight

22 May 2018

Meryem Benm'Barek • Director

Meryem Benm'Barek • Director

CANNES 2018: Young Franco-Moroccan filmmaker Meryem Benm'Barek talked to us about her first feature, Sofia, awarded with the Best Screenplay prize in the Un Certain Regard

19 May 2018

A.B. Shawky, Dina Emam • Director, producer

A.B. Shawky, Dina Emam • Director, producer

CANNES 2018: We met up with A.B. Shawky, whose first feature film, Yomeddine, has been awarded a place in this year’s Competition, and with the film's producer Dina Emam

14 May 2018

The state of cinema in French-speaking Africa

Cannes 2018 – Industry / CNC@Cannes2018

The state of cinema in French-speaking Africa

CANNES 2018: The CNC has held a panel in Cannes to discuss the distribution and consumption of cinema in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa

11 May 2018

Qumra readies its fourth edition

Industry – Qatar

Qumra readies its fourth edition

Doha, the Qatari capital, once again aims to become a meeting point for emerging and established professionals both from the region and from further afield

08 March 2018

The fourth Bridging the Dragon Sino-European days draw to a close in Berlin

Berlinale 2018 - Market

The fourth Bridging the Dragon Sino-European days draw to a close in Berlin

Bridging the Dragon co-hosted a series of activities with the EFM, aimed at connecting the European and Chinese film markets

06 March 2018

Hend Sabry • Actress

"Art, film and culture also help in the fight against other stereotypes"

Hend Sabry • Actress

At the Cairo Film Festival, of which she was a sponsor, Cineuropa met up with actress Hend Sabry to talk about intercultural dialogue

17 January 2018

Daniel Ziskind • Producer

“Europe must open up to Arab cinema”

Daniel Ziskind • Producer

Cineuropa met up with producer Daniel Ziskind at the Cairo Film Festival, giving us an opportunity to discover a booming market

17 January 2018

Ahmed El Fishawy • Actor

“We can’t judge on the basis of religion or colour, or even nationality”

Ahmed El Fishawy • Actor

At Cairo, Cineuropa got the chance to meet Ahmed El Fishawy, the lead actor from Sheikh Jackson, who spoke about radicalisation and mutual understanding

09 January 2018

Amr Salama • Director

“I feel that saying that some people lack humanity is not right”

Amr Salama • Director

At the Cairo Film Festival, Cineuropa talked to Amr Salama, the director of Sheikh Jackson, which premiered at Toronto and is the Egyptian entry for Best Foreign-language Film at the Oscars

12 December 2017

Osamah Sami • Scriptwriter and actor

“It is important to share our stories with the world”

Osamah Sami • Scriptwriter and actor

Cineuropa met up with Australian scriptwriter and actor Osamah Sami at the Cairo Film Festival to discuss whether cinema can change people’s mentalities

08 December 2017

Marco Müller and Jia Zhangke • Organisers, Pingyao Film Festival

“The idea was to promote a constant East-West exchange”

Marco Müller and Jia Zhangke • Organisers, Pingyao Film Festival

The men behind the first edition of the Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival, Marco Müller and Jia Zhangke, discuss its “year zero”

07 November 2017

Clément Magar • General Manager, IM Global's Beijing based subsidiary, Go Global

"We ensure films gain recognition at festivals and that they have a strong marketing campaign"

Clément Magar • General Manager, IM Global's Beijing based subsidiary, Go Global

Beijing-based Clément Magar, of Go Global in China, discusses strategies for the distribution of European films in the Asian country

03 October 2017

EFADs and CAACI highlight the importance of strengthening Euro-Latino collaboration

Industry - Europe/Latin America

EFADs and CAACI highlight the importance of strengthening Euro-Latino collaboration

The two bodies published a common statement on the promotion and preservation of film diversity and territoriality, in the light of the digital changes

29 September 2017

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun • Director

“I wanted to focus on the private life of the refugees”

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun • Director

TORONTO 2017: We caught up with Chad’s Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, whose new film, A Season in France, has just world-premiered in the Special Presentations section

11 September 2017

Vivian Qu • Director

“In China, we don’t talk about sex”

Vivian Qu • Director

VENICE 2017: In Angels Wear White, Vivian Qu, the only female director in the main competition at Venice, lifts the lid on society’s dirty secrets

09 September 2017

Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza • Director

Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza • Director

VENICE 2017: Colombian director Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza brings the Giornate degli Autori to a close in Venice with his Candelaria, which he talks to us about

08 September 2017

Pengfei • Director

Pengfei • Director

VENICE 2017: Chinese director Pengfei is back in Venice's Giornate degli Autori with his sophomore feature, The Taste of Rice Flowers

07 September 2017

Lucrecia Martel • Director

"I'm not crazy about filming, and nor is it the most interesting thing in the world to me"

Lucrecia Martel • Director

Argentinian director Lucrecia Martel talked to us about her new film, Zama, and about how it fits in with the rest of her body of work and her idea of cinema

03 September 2017

Shirin Neshat • Director

Shirin Neshat • Director

VENICE 2017: Iranian artist Shirin Neshat talks about her new film Looking for Oum Kulthum, in competition in the Giornate degli Autori

02 September 2017

Pen-ek Ratanaruang • Director

Pen-ek Ratanaruang • Director

VENICE 2017: Thai filmmaker Pen-ek Ratanaruang is presenting Samui Song, his new film co-produced with Germany and Norway, as the opening film of the Giornate degli Autori

30 August 2017

Philippe Lacôte • Director

"There are a lot of young talents in Africa today"

Philippe Lacôte • Director

CANNES 2017: Cineuropa met up with French-Ivorian filmmaker Philippe Lacôte after the workshop on French-speaking countries organised by the CNC

31 May 2017

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