Berlinale 2021: Hosted by the European Film Market, the virtual talk saw the participation of several industry decision makers and professionals. The conditions necessary to create a thriving environment for independent audiovisual productions through investment obligations, levies and sustainable contractual practices were the main topic tackled by 3rd edition of the European Film Politics Seminar. The event was hosted by the European Film Market, co-organised by the European Producers Club and the German Producers Association - Produzentenverband, with the support of Efad - European Film Agency Directors Association, and Doreen Boonekamp - Advisory & Consultancy. After opening remarks from EFM’s director Dennis Ruh, Berlinale’s executive director Mariette Rissenbeek and Erwin M. Schmidt from Germany’s Produzentenverband, the moderator, Screen International’s journalist Melanie Goodfellow, introduced the first speaker, Efad’s Secretary General Julie-Jeanne Régnault, who briefly talked through the work of Efad in keeping track of industry and regulation changes in the sector,...
The aim is to open it to international attendees in 2020.
Erwin M. Schmidt, managing director of the German Producers Association, looks back at the first Explorer Konferenz which took place as part of the FilmFest Hamburg on September 27.
What is your biggest takeaway from this year’s inaugural event?
“We knew there is quite an interest among the members of the German Producers Association - and the producer community at large - to explore the challenges and opportunities of producing for cinema, streaming and TV in the coming five years. But we were surprised by the huge demand - with...
Erwin M. Schmidt, managing director of the German Producers Association, looks back at the first Explorer Konferenz which took place as part of the FilmFest Hamburg on September 27.
What is your biggest takeaway from this year’s inaugural event?
“We knew there is quite an interest among the members of the German Producers Association - and the producer community at large - to explore the challenges and opportunities of producing for cinema, streaming and TV in the coming five years. But we were surprised by the huge demand - with...
- 10/1/2019
- by 158¦Martin Blaney¦40¦
- ScreenDaily
Cluj, Romania–When Lee Chang-dong’s mystery thriller “Burning” was released in Romania not too long ago, Tudor Giurgiu had the sense he had to catch the Cannes festival player before it was too late. “I felt this film was kind of meteoric, and it just disappeared,” he said.
The Romanian director and Transilvania Film Festival founder used the South Korean arthouse darling as an example of the challenges facing distributors in Central and Eastern Europe during a panel discussion Friday afternoon in Cluj, as part of the European Film Forum.
The day-long event, which was presented by the E.U.’s Creative Europe-Media Program, included a conversation with Giurgiu, Romanian producer Ada Solomon, and Warsaw-based sales agent New Europe Film Sales CEO Jan Naszewski. The session, entitled “New Trends in Regional Distribution,” was moderated by Erwin M. Schmidt, managing director of the German Producers Association.
Giurgiu cited the case...
The Romanian director and Transilvania Film Festival founder used the South Korean arthouse darling as an example of the challenges facing distributors in Central and Eastern Europe during a panel discussion Friday afternoon in Cluj, as part of the European Film Forum.
The day-long event, which was presented by the E.U.’s Creative Europe-Media Program, included a conversation with Giurgiu, Romanian producer Ada Solomon, and Warsaw-based sales agent New Europe Film Sales CEO Jan Naszewski. The session, entitled “New Trends in Regional Distribution,” was moderated by Erwin M. Schmidt, managing director of the German Producers Association.
Giurgiu cited the case...
- 6/8/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Service called KinoHerz is globally accessible but some films will be geo-blocked according to the rights availability.
The German Producers Association (Vdfp) has launched its own TVoD (transactional video on demand) platform, KinoHerz, to achieve a greater visibility and accessibility for its members’ films.
Titles available in this non-exclusive service include international successes such as Maren Ade’s Everyone Else and Toni Erdmann, Emily Atef’s 3 Days In Quiberon, Fatih Akin’s Tschick as well as documentaries like Tristan Ferland Milewski’s Dream Boat and Arne Birkenstock’s Chandani und ihr Elefant.
The Vdfp’s member companies also have a...
The German Producers Association (Vdfp) has launched its own TVoD (transactional video on demand) platform, KinoHerz, to achieve a greater visibility and accessibility for its members’ films.
Titles available in this non-exclusive service include international successes such as Maren Ade’s Everyone Else and Toni Erdmann, Emily Atef’s 3 Days In Quiberon, Fatih Akin’s Tschick as well as documentaries like Tristan Ferland Milewski’s Dream Boat and Arne Birkenstock’s Chandani und ihr Elefant.
The Vdfp’s member companies also have a...
- 4/5/2019
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
The German Film and Television Academy Berlin behind new initiative.
The German Film and Television Academy Berlin (Dffb) is launching a new professional training programme focussed on 21st century film markets.
Titled Next Wave, the initiative is partnering with film schools to deliver a course that will train up participants to work on future models for sales and distribution.
The programme will focus on building business knowledge, practical expertise, strategic skills and international networks. It will involve international research and study trips that will take participants of the programme to festivals, markets, conferences and partner schools.
The Berlin based initiative...
The German Film and Television Academy Berlin (Dffb) is launching a new professional training programme focussed on 21st century film markets.
Titled Next Wave, the initiative is partnering with film schools to deliver a course that will train up participants to work on future models for sales and distribution.
The programme will focus on building business knowledge, practical expertise, strategic skills and international networks. It will involve international research and study trips that will take participants of the programme to festivals, markets, conferences and partner schools.
The Berlin based initiative...
- 2/11/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Virtual reality, live cinema, Instagram Stories and new forms of storytelling will take center stage at the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival during infiniTIFF, an eight-day exploration of how technology is reshaping the way we create and share our stories.
For its sophomore edition, infiniTIFF returns with a slate of screenings, workshops, and a full-day summit dedicated to “people who are actively shaping the future of this industry,” says curator Erwin M. Schmidt, founder of new film technologies company Cinemathon, and of a co-working space for film and tech entrepreneurs and creators, The FilmTech Office.
Two years ago, organizers approached long-time collaborator Schmidt about ways to “expand the profile” of the Transilvania film fest, long a champion of the off-beat and avant garde. The spotlight on new and innovative technologies was a natural complement for a festival accustomed to sharing “great stories on the big screen,” says Schmidt, while highlighting the...
For its sophomore edition, infiniTIFF returns with a slate of screenings, workshops, and a full-day summit dedicated to “people who are actively shaping the future of this industry,” says curator Erwin M. Schmidt, founder of new film technologies company Cinemathon, and of a co-working space for film and tech entrepreneurs and creators, The FilmTech Office.
Two years ago, organizers approached long-time collaborator Schmidt about ways to “expand the profile” of the Transilvania film fest, long a champion of the off-beat and avant garde. The spotlight on new and innovative technologies was a natural complement for a festival accustomed to sharing “great stories on the big screen,” says Schmidt, while highlighting the...
- 5/23/2018
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Rotterdam ’17: International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) One of the World’s Largest Film FestivalsThe festival screened 484 films this year, of which 105 world premières, and attracted more than 314,000 visits. Iffr welcomed 316 filmmakers and 1,910 film professionals from all over the world. A record number of 63 feature films were rated at an average of 4 (out of 5) or higher in the audience award. January 25 — February 5, 2017Iffr Tiger Logo 2017
The festival opened on 25 January with the international première of “Lemon”, in the presence of filmmaker Janicza Bravo, actors Brett Gelman and Judy Greer. On Friday, 27 January, Iffr welcomed King Willem-Alexander onto the red carpet for the world première of “Double Play” by filmmaker Ernest Dickerson. Many of the international cast and crew were also present.
On Monday 30 January Rotterdam received dignitaries from all over Europe, who together with Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Jet Bussemaker, put their signatures to the revised Council...
The festival opened on 25 January with the international première of “Lemon”, in the presence of filmmaker Janicza Bravo, actors Brett Gelman and Judy Greer. On Friday, 27 January, Iffr welcomed King Willem-Alexander onto the red carpet for the world première of “Double Play” by filmmaker Ernest Dickerson. Many of the international cast and crew were also present.
On Monday 30 January Rotterdam received dignitaries from all over Europe, who together with Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Jet Bussemaker, put their signatures to the revised Council...
- 2/8/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Everything Will Be Fine
Director: Wim Wenders
Writer: Bjorn Olaff Johanessenn
Producers: Gian-Piero Ringel, Erwin M. Schmidt
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Rachel McAdams, James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marie-Josée Croze
Initially, Sarah Polley had been attached in the role that went to McAdams (we’re hoping it’s because Polley is hard at work on her adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace), but even still, for Wim Wender’s first fiction feature since 2008′s Palermo Shooting, it’s got quite the exciting cast (and yes, it bears the same title as a 2010 film from Danish filmmaker Cristoffer Boe). The 2011 documentary Pina apparently gave Wenders the 3D bug, so we are curious to see how that technology will further influence the art house auteur.
Gist: While driving aimlessly after a quarrel with his girlfriend, a writer accidentally runs over and kills a child. The accident and its aftermath deeply traumatizes him.
Director: Wim Wenders
Writer: Bjorn Olaff Johanessenn
Producers: Gian-Piero Ringel, Erwin M. Schmidt
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Rachel McAdams, James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marie-Josée Croze
Initially, Sarah Polley had been attached in the role that went to McAdams (we’re hoping it’s because Polley is hard at work on her adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace), but even still, for Wim Wender’s first fiction feature since 2008′s Palermo Shooting, it’s got quite the exciting cast (and yes, it bears the same title as a 2010 film from Danish filmmaker Cristoffer Boe). The 2011 documentary Pina apparently gave Wenders the 3D bug, so we are curious to see how that technology will further influence the art house auteur.
Gist: While driving aimlessly after a quarrel with his girlfriend, a writer accidentally runs over and kills a child. The accident and its aftermath deeply traumatizes him.
- 2/26/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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