We’re happy to announce that the 4th edition of the successful film industry conference INTERNATIONAL FILM DISTRIBUTION SUMMIT (IFDS) will take place from September 30th to October 2nd 2025. This year’s IFDS will for the first time be held in Hamburg. Next to established programs like the innovative Explorer Konferenz and the international and national young talent initiatives #ATELIER25 and ENCOURAGE Film Talents and European Work in Progress (EWIP) the event will become part of the FILMFEST HAMBURG INDUSTRY DAYS, overseen by Fabian Massah. Accreditation for the IFDS is open now.
The INTERNATIONAL FILM DISTRIBUTION SUMMIT offers an international platform to engage with innovative film distribution in an ever changing public. The IFDS is funded by Creative Europe MEDIA and supported by Filmfest Hamburg, MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig Holstein and the Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA).
The IFDS will be supported furthermore by the industry event European Work in Progress (EWIP), which will be held in Hamburg from September 29th to October 1st 2025.
With its focus on film distribution the INTERNATIONAL FILM DISTRIBUTION SUMMIT (IFDS) is a unique platform for international colleagues of the film industry. The IFDS offers dialogue and networking opportunities specifically for film distributors to analyze the massive changes occuring in the global culture industry. Many keynotes, panels, master classes and informal talks enable the development of new and concrete visions how film distribution can meaningfully contribute to the preservance of a vivid culture of democracy.
Representatives of many important European and international distributors, world sales and agencies develop trend-setting solutions at the IFDS, which convince mainly with their practicality. The IFDS differs from other industry events in it’s practice oriented exchange between colleagues who are directly involved in the day to day work of film distribution.
As every year the Best International Innovation Distribution Award will be the highlight of the IFDS. The Best International Innovation Distribution Award ist endowed with 10.000 Euro. Last year the award was given to Italian independent distributor LUCKY RED, which has greatly shaped the Italian film and cinema industry since its founding in 1987.
The accreditation to the INTERNATIONAL FILM DISTRIBUTION SUMMIT is reserved for film professionals actively working in the film industry
It is possible to get a joined accreditation for IFDS and EWIP. Accredited participants of IFDS can furthermore attend screenings and industry events of Filmfest Hamburg depending on the availability of seats or tickets. For further info regarding the Filmfest Hamburg please visit their website.
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