Thursday, April 8, 2010
8:30 am - Registration Opens
9:15 am - 9:30 am Opening Remarks by Conference Chair
9:30 am - 10:30 am Panel "What's Really Going on?"
There has been a great deal of scrutiny on what some say are problems with the current festival model. Take a step back to look at the big picture. You spend all year with your nose to the grind and making your festival the best it can be, this is a great opportunity to hear from industry...
Éva Vezér takes over Presidency - Claudia Landsberger stays on as Vice-President
The members of European Film Promotion (EFP) today elected a new Board of Directors, including President and Vice-President at its General Assembly meeting at the Cannes International Film Festival. After 12 years, Claudia Landsberger, Managing Director of Holland Film, hands over the Presidency to Éva Vezér, General Manager at Magyar Filmunió, Hungary, and will stay on a...
The members of European Film Promotion (EFP) today elected a new Board of Directors at its General Assembly during the Cannes International Film Festival. The Board is composed of six members and the term of office lasts for two years.The members now are:Claudia Landsberger (Holland Film, Managing Director) Christian Dorsch (German Films, Managing Director) Pilar Torre (ICAA, Spain, Deputy Director General Promotion) Francine Brücher (Swiss Films, International Promotion) Éva Vezér (Magyar Fi...
In an effort to encourage new audiences and to cultivate those already devoted to European films, the members of European Film Promotion (EFP) have developed a new project to have quality European films screened in selected cities of Europe. In spring 2007, under the title, Picture Europe! The Best of European Cinema, EFP will organize a screening series highlighting national box office hits from all over Europe.According to EFP President, Claudia Landsberger, “Not enough effort and investment...
For the fifth time German Films is joining with the Goethe Institutes in Sydney und Melbourne to stage a Festival of German Films in four cities and would like to achieve the record admissions from 2005 – last year more than 16,000 cinemagoers had the opportunity to see German films. From April 20 - 30, the festival will be showing a broad spectrum of German filmmaking in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Canberra.The following films are in the programme, including some new titles from the Berl...
EUROPEAN FILM PROMOTION BI-COASTAL SCREENINGSEuropean Film Promotion (EFP), the trans-European organization that represents the interests of European film promotion agencies in 30 countries, concluded a bi-coast promotion effort to bring an exciting group of new European filmmakers to the attention of US distributors, programmers and the press.EFP began its efforts earlier this month with a special program entitled NEW FACES OF EUROPEAN CINEMA, presented in conjunction with the AFI Fest in Los A...
Election during the Cannes International Film FestivalEFP’s new board of directorsToday the members of European Film Promotion (EFP) have elected a new Board of Directors at its General Assembly meeting during the Cannes International Film Festival. The Board is composed of six members and the term of office lasts for two years.EFP is pleased to announce the election of:Claudia Landsberger (Holland Film, Managing Director)Christian Dorsch (German Films, Managing Director)Stine Oppegaard (Norwe...
