WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

- OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE

Donato Chiarini (Head of European Commission Representation in Romania)
Eugen Serbanescu (General Director – Centrul National al Cinematografiei, Romania)
Costas Daskalakis (Executive Agency, Programme MEDIA of the European Commission)
Claude Miller (Director, President of Europa Cinemas)
Claude-Eric Poiroux (General Director, Europa Cinemas)

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- SESSION I – WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF CINEMAS IN THE AGE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES?

• Will the new modes of film consumption change audiences' relationship to film theatres?
• Are new technologies changing young people's attitude to the cinema and their viewing habits?
• What economic impact is piracy having on cinema attendance?
• Digital cinema and online services: towards standardisation or diversification of films offered?
• How can independent theatres use the internet to conquer new audiences?

Led by Michael Gubbins (Chief Editor, Screen International, UK)

Cristi Puiu (Director, Romania)
Jeroen Boschma (Founder and Creative Director, Keesie, The Netherlands)
Pascal Rogard (CEO, SACD, France)
Stefan Paul (Exhibitor/Distributor, Passage Kinos/Arsenal Filmverleih, Germany)
Marie Bloomfield (Analyst, Screen Digest, UK)
Enrique Gonzales Macho (Exhibitor/Distributor, Renoir Cinemas/Alta Films, Spain)
Antonio Salvadori (Exhibitor, Circuito Cinema, Italy)
Penny Watson (MyFilms.com Project Director, Sledge, UK)

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SESSION II – WORKSHOP 1:
DIGITAL CINEMA: HOW TO PRESERVE THE DIVERSITY OF CINEMAS IN EUROPE?

• The state of digital distribution and projection in Europe. 
• What economic models are offered today?
• Is the "Virtual Print Fee" compatible with the diversity of cinemas and the circulation of films in Europe?
• Do independent distributors and exhibitors have the means to face the transition to digital technology alone?
• How to share risks and ensure solidarity among all participants?

Led by David Hancock (Senior Analyst, Screen Digest, UK)

Kim Ludolf Koch & Thomas Pintzke (Consultants, RMC - Rinke Medien Consult, Germany)
Peter Buckingham (Head of Distribution and Exhibition, UK Film Council)
Rolv Gjestland (Technical Director, Film & Kino, Norway)
Chris Marcich (Vice President and Managing Director, Moving Pictures Association of America’s European Office)
Gwendal Auffret (Managing Director - Southern Europe - Arts Alliance Media Digital Cinema, UK)
Jean Mizrahi (President, Ymagis, France)
Alain Besse (Engineer, Commission Supérieure Technique, France)
Chris Koppelmeier (Ex-Manager German Roll Out, Germany)
Paul Corcoran (General Director, Kino Cinemas Holding, UK)
Monika Weibel (Distributor, Frenetic Films, Switzerland)
Nick Varley (Distributor, Park Circus, UK)
Thierry Delpit (Head of Project, Digital Platform - CN Films, France)

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SESSION II - WORKSHOP 2:
DISTRIBUTORS - EXHIBITORS: HOW TO RENEW AUDIENCES?

• How can theatres aid distributors in promoting European films?
• Is there enough cooperation in film release strategies?
• How to modernise the image of art house cinemas?
• How to use the Internet and web forums to promote films among young audiences?
• Apart from pricing policy, how to establish audience loyalty to a cinema?

Led by Michael Gubbins (Chief Editor, Screen International, UK)

Mark Cosgrove (For Wimon Ward and ICO-Independent Cinema Office, UK)
Nicoleta Talpes (Director, Image Factory, Romania)
Madeleine Probst (Programme Co-Ordinator, Watershed, UK)
Christian Thomas (Distributor, Imagine Film Distribution, Belgium)
Martin Kochendörfer (Head of Distribution, X-Film Verleih, Germany)
Jakub Duszynski (Head of Acquisitions, Gutek Films, Poland)
Marco Villotta (Exhibitor, CEC Udine, Italy)
Ted Chiaradia (Exhibitor, Lux Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
Vincent Adatte (Co-Director, La Lanterne Magique, Switzerland)
Frauke Feuer (Consultant, Peaceful Fish, Germany)

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FOCUS ON ROMANIA: PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, EXHIBITION

Led by Mihai Gligor (Head of Romanian Film Promotion)

Daniel Mitulescu (Producer, Romania)
Antoine Bagnaninchi (Distributor, Independenta Film, Romania)

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WORKSHOP CONCLUSIONS

Michael Gubbins (Chief Editor, Screen International, UK)

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SESSION III – EUROPA CINEMAS:  PERSPECTIVES AND DEADLINES IN 2008

• MEDIA Plus: Changes in the 2008 Guidelines. New Guidelines for Young Audiences.
• Euromed Audiovisuel II: Results and deadlines in the support programmes for Europe and the Mediterranean.
• Non-MEDIA countries: Results and perspectives.
• Miscellaneous.

Led by Claude-Eric Poiroux (General Director, Europa Cinemas)

Claude Miller (President of Europa Cinemas)
Tilman Scheel (Europe’s Finests – Germany)
Fatima Djoumer (Head of International Relations, Europa Cinemas)
Menem Richa (EUROMED Audiovisuel coordinator, Europa Cinemas)

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Press releases:
- The Future of European cinemas in the era of the Internet and digital technology
- 2007 Europa Cinemas Awards

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- Corneliu Porumboiu and Claude Miller
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- 2007 Europa Cinemas Awards

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