Presentation:
European cinema is one of the best indicators of cultural diversity in Europe. State aid in this sector is primarily the responsibility of Member States. The European Union does, however, assume an important role: through the regulation and control of this sector, it aims at encouraging the distribution of European films whilst ensuring the respect of treaties.
The European Audiovisual Media Directive (AVMS Directive) leads Member States to take measures to foster video on demand (VoD) services to promote European films. This Directive was adopted in 2007. The first part of the seminar will represent the opportunity to take stock of the implementation of such measures. It shall also enable experiences to be shared between the various professionals working in this sector.
Although this is the case, the promotion of European films presupposes that such films do indeed exist. The vast majority of European films would not be able to exist were it not for considerable financial support which they receive from Member States and some Regions. European Institutions favour such initiatives but must also ensure the respect of competition regulations. In order to clarify the whole situation, in 2001 the European Commission published a guideline text, commonly entitled the “Cinema Communication”. With a view to the forthcoming expiry of this communication in 2012 and the adoption of a new text, the second part of the seminar will invite producers, broadcasters and members of public institutions to share their viewpoints on the following themes:
- The importance of state aid at all stages in the production and distribution chain of a film, from writing to screening;
- Cinema, the crossroads between culture and industry.
The seminar shall be held in Mons on 4, 5 and 6 July where participants shall be hosted in various prestigious locations including the City Hall (Hôtel de ville), the Théâtre royal, the Museum of Contemporary Arts (MAC’s) and also the Théâtre Le Manège.
Useful links:
- City Hall (Hôtel de ville), Grand Place, 7000 Mons
- Théâtre royal, Grand Place, 7000 Mons
- Théâtre Le Manège, Rue des Passages, 1, 7000 Mons
- MAC’s, Rue Sainte Louise, 82, 7301 Hornu
- Best Western Casteau (4*), Chaussée de Bruxelles, 38, 7061 Casteau (10km outside Mons)
- Best Western Lido (4*), Rue des Arbalestriers, 112, 7000 Mons
- IBIS Hotel Mons (3*), Boulevard Charles Quint, 27B, 7000 Mons
Contact:
Telephone: +32 (0)2 779 59 59
E-mail: cinemamons@clq-group.com
Downloads:
Download a Mons’s map here.
Download a general presentation’s form here.
Download a programme here.
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Programme:
Sunday, 4 July
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Opening dinner in the City Hall
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| 9:30pm: |
Screening of The Man who knew too much by Alfred Hitchcock (1956) exhibited for the very first time in its original form in Dimensional Sound and VistaVision, on a Technicolor copy
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Monday, 5 July
| 9:30-10:00am: |
Welcome and registration at Théâtre royal
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| 10:00-12:30am: |
Opening plenary session (DE/EN/FR/NL)
Frédéric Delcor (director of the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel of the French speaking Community of Belgium), Radu Mihaileanu (film director) and the three chairman of workshops
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| 2:00-5:20pm: |
Workshops at City Hall (EN/FR)
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30 months after the adoption of the AVMS directive: how to promote European works in on-demand-services?
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President: Harald Trettenbrein (EC - DG Infso)
Rapporteur: Michel Gyory (lawyer, EC expert)
Speakers: Marc Janssen (Belgian audiovisual regulation body - CSA), André Lange (European Audiovisual Observatory), Hengameh Panahi (The Auteurs Europe), Kamil Przełęcki (Agora SA), Marc Tessier (Vidéo Futur and French syndicate of the VoD platforms)
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From the writing of a film until its release: the role of public funding in all steps of the film creation process
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President: Álvaro Longoria (Morena Films)
Rapporteur: Cécile Despringre (Society of Audiovisual Authors)
Speakers: Mark Cosgrove (Watershed Media Centre), Régine Hatchondo (UniFrance), Rebecca O’Brien (Sixteen Films), Wallie Pollé (Cinéart Nederland), Thierry de Segonzac (TSF and French syndicate of technical industries), Aviva Silver (EC – Média programme) |
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Cinema, between culture and industry
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President: Diana Elbaum (Entre Chien et Loup)
Rapporteur: Philippe Reynaert (Wallimage)
Speakers: Peggy Driessen (Netherlands Filmfonds), Antoni Lladó (Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals), Wouter Pieké (EC - DG Competition), Karoly Radnai (OrienTax Consulting), Heritiana Ranaivoson (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
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7:15pm: Visit of the MAC’s followed by a cultural diner
Tuesday, 6 July
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Plenary closing session and conclusions at Théâtre Le Manège (DE/EN/FR/NL)
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Fadila Laanan (minister for Culture, Audiovisual, Health and Equal opportunity of the French speaking Community of Belgium) and the three rapporteurs of workshops
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