09/05/2012 - After a successful restyling of the site just before the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Cineuropa is back at the Croisette with a stronger presence.

After a successful restyling of the site just before the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Cineuropa is back at the Croisette with a stronger presence, with several seminars and workshops being organised by Cineuropa’s team. As member of the consortium that manages the Euromed Audiovisual Programme of the European Commission, Cineuropa will be part of the presentation of the Programme’s results, a special event organised for 21 May at the Pavillon Cinémas du Monde.

Cineuropa will be present during the whole Festival at the European Producers Villa. Cineuropa offers free space and free WiFi to all our readers! You just need to send us an email to caruso@cineuropa.org with your name, profession, company and country.

Subscribe to our workshops, spaces are limited!

May 20
Conference on Crowd Funding
11 am to 12:30 am
Venue: Producers Villa
Limited space, reservation required. Send an email to caruso@cineuropa.org with your name, profession, company, country of residence and the name of the seminar you want to attend

How does Crowd Funding work in practice? What are the main elements required to attract investors? How are private investors reacting to cinema productions? A debate with qualified producers and experts.

Speakers:

Tero Kaukomaa established his company Blind Spot Pictures in 1997. Ever since, he has produced and co-produced more than 15 feature films on several continents. He is the producer of Iron Sky [+see also:
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film profile], a $11 million sci-fi comedy developed, produced and launched through Crowd Funding. The movie has already made more than € 300,000 and created a community of more than 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 loans 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 the chairman of the European Media Investment Network 'Media Deals', which provide access to private investment for Mediatech companies.

Matthias Lavaux, is co-founder of touscoprod.com, a Crowd Funding site specialised in cinema projects. Since its launch in 2009, Touscoprod has assembled some 20,000 members that invested more than €800,000 on 30 movies, documentaries and short films. Among these, three movies have been in competition in Cannes, three have been nominated for the Oscars and one obtained the GoldenBear 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.

May 21
European Union and Mediterranean countries: activities and results of the audiovisual co-operation
10:30 am to 12:30 am
Cocktail from 12:30 am to 1:30 pm
Venue: Pavillon Cinémas du Monde

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

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

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.

Presentation of MedMem, the Mediterranean television archives online

Presentation of the six 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

Which audiovisual policies for the South Mediterranean countries? Results of the national consultations organised by the Euromed Audiovisual Programme

Presentation of the collection of audiovisual statistical data in the South Mediterranean countries and co-operation 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
Limited space, reservations required. Send an email to caruso@cineuropa.org with your name, profession, company, country of residence and the name of the seminar you wish to attend.
Venue: Producers Villa

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.