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Interview with Beki Probst, Head of the European Film Market in Berlin

Beki Probst has been the head of the Berlinale’s European Film Market for 20 years. She is also a film theatre exhibitor in Bern and a member of the network (cineMovie and cineCamera) . She was...

Europa Cinemas Label - Interview with Irina Efstratiou - Cine Astra - Naxos

We interview Irina Efstratiou, manager of Cine Astra in Naxos, on the occasion of her participation as a jury member for the Europa Cinemas Label.What do you expect from the Berlinale as a member of...

Europa Cinemas Label - Interview with Anne Kellner - Lichtspieltheater Wundervoll - Rostock

We interview Anne Kellner, Programming and Commercial Director of Lichtspieltheater Wundervoll in Rostock, on the occasion of her participation as a jury member for the Europa Cinemas Label.What do...

Exhibiting heritage films in the digital age: interview with Vincent Paul-Boncour

Since 2008, Vincent Paul-Boncour has been the manager of a cinema from the network in Paris, Le Nouveau Latina, just a stone’s throw away from the Hôtel de Ville. He is also a distributor and a video...

Work placement exchange project between independent exhibitors in the UK and Sweden

The Independent Cinema Office (ICO, UK) and Biografcentralen (Cinema Centre, Sweden) have formed a partnership which will identify 15 exhibitors from Swedish arthouse cinemas and their counterparts...

Europa Cinemas Label / Directors' Fortnight: interview with Sarah Beaufol

On 25 May a jury comprising four network exhibitors will award the Europa Cinemas Label to the best European film screened during Directors' Fortnight in Cannes. Sarah Beaufol is one of these...

Release of the Greek classic STELLA in France: Interview

In 2009 Marc Olry, prop master by profession, created the Lost Films distribution company to share his passion for a few forgotten films with French filmlovers. After achieving noteworthy results...

Cinémas 93: a cultural activities network

The wealth of cinemas in Paris is well known. But in focusing too much on the city centre one tends to forget that the suburbs of Paris are also home to a vibrant assortment of dynamic arthouse...

European Film Promotion celebrates its 15 years

Since 1997, European Film Promotion (EFP) has made the promotion of European actors, directors and producers worldwide. EFP is present in most festivals and film markets as Berlin, Cannes, Toronto,...

Mariette Rissenbeek, Managing Director, German Films

With the 16th Festival of German Films in Paris opening this week, we spoke to Mariette Rissenbeek, Managing Director of German Films, the national information and advisory centre for the promotion...

Christiane Schleindl, Federation of Community Cinemas, Germany

The ‘Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit’ or German Federation of Community Cinemas has 170 member cinemas which represent 4% of national screens. Some of them are members of Europa Cinemas, like the...

3 Questions for Tomas Prasek, Eventival

Tomas Prasek is one of the founders of the Eventival platform. Based in Prague, this company provides services, advice and tools to enable film festivals to enhance their promotional activities....

François Scippa-Kohn, Programmation et Distribution, Bellissima Films, Paris

Why did you decide to establish a distribution company dedicated exclusively to Italian cinema? The impulse came from Fabio Conversi, president of the production company Babe Films, who's involved in...

Stefan Kitanov, Director of the Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria

Can you tell us about the Sofia International Film Festival? The Sofia International Film Festival started 15 years ago as a thematic music film festival, but after the first couple of editions it...

Enrique González Macho, new president of the Spanish Film Academy

The exhibitor, distributor and producer, a key figure of the Europa Cinemas Network, won by 256 votes against 101 for the director Bigas Luna. He replaces director Alex de la Iglesia, who resigned....

Paul Macgregor, Glasgow Youth Film Festival

This February will mark the 3rd edition the Glasgow Youth Film Festival at the Glasgow Film Theatre. Part of the larger Glasgow Film Festival, the Glasgow Youth Film Festival is unique in that it is...

Carles Ribas, Responsible for the cinema Truffaut, Girona

In Girona, the cinephiles rule! Cinema Truffaut, member of Europa Cinemas since 2003 which just celebrated its 10 years, is unique in Spain, in that it is managed, with public funding, by a group of...

Léa Morin, Director General of The Cinematheque de Tanger, Morocco

Since it opened three years ago, the Cinematheque de Tanger has become one of the emblematic sites for film lovers on the African continent. The photographer Yto Barrada handles the artistic...

Ian Wall, Founder and Managing Director of Film Education, UK

In the average year, Film Education’s activities reach an estimated, impressive 2.4 million school children across the UK, or just over 25% of the entire population in that age range. We interviewed...

Interview with Enrique Perez Font, President of Cines Verdi (Spain)

Enrique Perez look back over the issue of Digital Cinema in Spain, and over the topical outline in the film exhibition sector of this country : independant exhibition, piracy, dubbing situation,...

Vanessa Ode, Programmer for Les Lobis cinema in Blois, France

The standard bearer in the Cap’Cinéma network, Les Lobis, in Blois, will reopen on 23 September 2009 following refurbishments to the premises and with some adjustments to the programming. The film...

Frédéric Henry, Jeune Public,organiser of activities for young audiences at the Cinémas du Palais in Créteil, THE PROJECT BORDERS

For several years Europa Cinemas has been following with interest the image-related education projects piloted by Frédéric Henry, who works with young audiences at the Cinémas du Palais in Créteil. A...