06-12-2014

3rd Europa International Annual Conference

    « New Dimension for International Distribution » 11,12 December 2014, Morocco

    Europa International will organize its 3rd annual conference « New Dimension for International Distribution » » on the 11th and 12th of December in Morroco, during the Marrakech International Film Festival, thanks to Le Public System Cinema.

    20 European sales agents members of Europa International will attend the events, under the presidency of Susan Wendt, Head of Sales at TrustNordisk, to discuss within the members the future of the sales agents.

    On the 11th of December, the general assembly will be held, in order to set up the projects and challenges for the next coming years for Europa International, especially the project Set The Trend ! supported by MEDIA programme for 2015 and 2016.

    Ted Hope (Fandor, Hope for Film) will be the chairman of the conference, which will take place on the 12th of December. He will moderated the various panels: « New platforms : Opportunities for Sales », « Sales and Exhibition », « Digital VS Traditional Sales : Selling films tomorrow », « Festivals : Tools and Strategy ».

    Thanks to its official partnerships Ymagis (dedicated to digital cinema) and CoPeerRight Agency (fights online piracy), a diner will close the conference, with all the sales agents and the guests.

    Europa International annual conference is part of The Match Factory project Distribution 2.0. 

    Europa International is the European organization for sales agents, with 40 members from 15 countries. 

    Susan Wendt (TrustNordisk) is the president of Europa International. Nelleke Driessen (Fortissimo Films), Daniela Elstner (Doc & Film Intl), Jan Naszewski (New Europe Film Sales), Jean-Christophe Simon (Films Boutique), Jenny Walendy (The Match Factory), Sasha Wieser (EastWest Filmdistribution) and François Yon (Films Distribution) are board members.

    Daphné Kapfer is the Managing Director. 

    More info on the new website: www.europa-international.org

    Find enclosed the outline programme and don't hesitate to contact me for the detailed programme.