We are sad to announce the death on 3 July of Jens Rykaer, President of MEDIA Salles, at his home in Vaerloese, after having confronted a difficult period of illness with courage and dignity.
In his 20 years of work with MEDIA Salles, Jens held various positions in the Association, contributing, thanks to his passion and competence, to giving impulse to European cinema, which thus loses both a friend and and an enthusiastic supporter.
MEDIA Salles' deepest sympathy goes to his m...
"Ricochet", a short film by V. Sarah Gurevick, won the "Cinemamondo" Award, which valorizes and signals works that promote intercultural dialogue.The awarding of this recognition, on 14 July, was an occasion to present the "Cinemamondo" project, recently launched by MEDIA Salles, the initiative that since 1991 has been operating in the cinema exhibition sector, with the support of the MEDIA Programme and of the Italian Government.The "Cinemamondo" project, which has the support of the Italian Mi...
The Executive Committee, which was renewed today during the MEDIA Salles’ General Meeting at Cannes, has elected Domenico Dinoia as the Association’s President.At his side, were also chosen as Vice-Presidents, the Spaniard Primitivo Rodriguez Gordillo, President of FEECE – the Spanish exhibitors’ Association – and the outgoing President, Jens Rykaer, who is also the Principal of the European Film College of Ebeltoft, Denmark.While giving the welcome to Mr Dinoia, Mr Rykaer commented th...
Jens Rykaer - President of MEDIA SallesAs of 1 May 2004, the European Union will consist of 25 countries with 450 million inhabitants. Whilst welcoming these new members - and in particular all those who work in the world of the cinema - I should like us to remember that the strength of this new and increasingly far-flung Europe,lies in its diversity, as the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, has emphasised on several occasions. Diverse peoples and diverse cultures that must fin...