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Legal Information
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* The Impact of EC Law on the Taxation of the European Audiovisual Industry  
by Hasan Bermek, OBS. (IRIS plus 2007-12)
* Tax Incentives for Films and Audiovisual Works in France
by Hasan Bermek, OBS. (10/2007)
* State aid for films - a policy in motion?
by Jérôme Broche, Obhi Chatterjee, Irina Orssich and Nóra Tosics, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission. (04/2007)
* Audiovisual Archives and the Inability to Clear Rights in Orphan Works
by Stef van Gompel, IViR. (IRIS plus 2007-4)
* Legal Aspects of International Film Co-Production
by Enric Enrich, (05/2005)
* Legal Definitions as Gateways to Accessing Support Systems in Europe
by Susanne Nikoltchev, OBS. (05/2005)
* The protection of cinematographic heritage in Europe
by Sabina Gorini, IViR. (IRIS plus 2004-8)
* Horizontal rating of audiovisual content in Europe: an alternative to multi-level classification?
by Carmen Palzer, EMR. (IRIS plus 2003-10)
* European audiovisual work: a key notion for the audiovisual sector and its definition in the current European legal framework (only in German)
by Nadia Ohlig, OBS. (11/2003)
* European public film support within the WTO framework (150KB)
by Anna Herold, European University/Institute Florence. (IRIS plus 2003-6)
* La nouvelle loi fédérale suisse sur la culture et la production cinématographiques (296KB)
by Nathalie Zufferey (Office fédéral de la culture), Patrick Aubry, (01/2003)
* Movies online: Balancing copyrights and fair use (140KB)
by Susanne Nikoltchev, Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, OBS. (IRIS plus 2002-4)
* National film production aid: legislative characteristics and trends (370KB)
by Susanne Nikoltchev, Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, OBS. (IRIS plus 2001-4)
* Making and distributing films in Europe: the problem of nationality. Countries covered: Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom and on the European level (200KB)
by Michel Györy, CERICA/OBS. (01/2000)
* International film and television coproduction contracts. Legal problems and information needed
by Michel Györy, CERICA/OBS. (09/1999)
* Report on industrial tax issues facing the European audiovisual industry (205KB)
by Gerrit Te-Spenke , KPMG Meijburg &Co. (07/1997)
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General Data
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* Strong results in the UK drive upswing in European cinema admissions in the first half of 2009
by Martin Kanzler, OBS. (09/2009)
* European digital screen base grows by 70% in 2008 (Press Release)
OBS/MEDIA Salles. (05/2009)
* EU film production reached record high in 2008 as admissions to European films remained strong (Press release in the framework of the Int'l Film Market 2009 in Cannes)
by Martin Kanzler, OBS. (05/2009)
* The Russian Federation joins Europe's big five cinema markets in 2008 (Press Release)
by Martin Kanzler, OBS. (02/2009)
* European digital screen base grew by 70% during 2007 (Press release in the framework of the publication of "Volume 3 - Film and home video" of the Yearbook 2008 - Film, television and video in Europe)
by Martin Kanzler, OBS. (01/2009)
* Italy, the Russian Federation and the Czech Republic stand out as 2007 European cinema attendance dips (Press Release)
by Martin Kanzler, OBS. (11/02/2008)
* Film and home video (Volume 3 of the Yearbook. Film, television and video in Europe).
by André Lange (ed.), OBS. (2007)
* FOCUS - World film market trends
by the European Audiovisual Observatory and published by the Marché du film, rédigé par l'Observatoire européen de l'audiovisuel et publié par le Marché du film (Cannes, France)..
* 'Cutting Edge Territories' - Recents trends in cinema-going and the expansion of the VoD offer in Europe (Presentation made at the Future Film Summit, London)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (07/2007)
* European cinema bounces back in 2006 (Press Release)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (05/2007)
* European Union cinema attendance up 4% in 2006 (Press Release)
OBS. (02/2007)
* European cinema attendance down in 2005 yet national films improve their performance (Press Release)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (02/2006)
* Kostenstruktur bei audiovisuellen Dienstleistungen (2002) - (Cost structures for audiovisual services)
Statistisches Bundesamt. (09/2005)
* Major markets buoyant in 2004 as European Union cinema admissions top 1 billion milestone (Press Release)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (05/2005)
* Cinema attendance in the European Union down an estimated 5% in 2003 (Press Release)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (03/2004)
* European films on European television (Presentation of Wolfgang Closs at the conference organized by the Italian Presidency of the European Union, Taormina, 14-16 Nov. 2003)
OBS. (11/2003)
* The financial situation of the various branches of the European Union audiovisual industry (Presentation of André Lange at the conference organised by the Italian Presidency of the European Union, Taormina, 14-16 Nov. 2003)
OBS. (11/2003)
* Handicap et cinéma en Europe (only in French) (391KB)
by Florence Levy, Julie Lethiphu, Benoît Danard, Service des études, des statistiques et de la prospective, CNC, Paris. (07/2003)
* Erratum: Admissions to United Kingdom and United Kingdom majority-produced films in distribution in France in 2002 - Screen Finance 8th August 2003 (Number 15, Volume 16, page 5).
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (08/2003)
* Musical films: recent successes (and failures…!) in Europe and North America
by André Lange, OBS. (05/2003)
* European cinema attendance stagnates as local films fail to travel (779KB)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (05/2003)
* LUMIERE - March 2003: in 2002 European films were unable to repeat the exceptional performance achieved in 2001 (Press Release)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (03/2003)
* Public funding for the European film industry grows as companies financial situations weaken (Press Release)
by André Lange, Susan Newman-Baudais & Kees Bakker, OBS. (10/2002)
* 2001 was a flourishing year for the European film market (Press Release)
by André Lange, OBS. (05/2002)
* Distribution of third party country films in the European Union between 1996 and 2001 (Press release)
by André Lange & Susan Newman-Baudais (ed.), OBS. (04/2002)
* The European Audiovisual Observatory confirms 2001 as an exceptional year for European cinema (Press release)
by André Lange, OBS. (03/2002)
* Analysing case studies of European film success
by Wolfgang Closs, OBS. (11/2001)
* L'audiovisuel européen : un enjeu de civilisation
by Jean-Claude Batz, INSAS. (11/2001)
* Challenges in European cinema and film policy
by Nils Klevjer Aas, Norsk Filminstitutt. (11/2001)
* European films on European television: when the screen becomes small (link to the Cinecittà website)
by André Lange (ed.), OBS/Cinecittà. (06/2001)
* Proceedings of the workshop 'Film Information and Statistics' held within the framework of the conference 'Audiovisual policies and their implementation in the European Union and Turkey' organised by the Turkish Ministry of Culture (Eskisehir, 4 April 200 (1435KB)
by André Lange (ed.), OBS. (04/2001)
* European films on European televisions (1091KB)
by André Lange (ed.), OBS/Eurodata-TV-Médiamétrie/ Essential Television Statistics (ETS). (04/2000)
* Cinema in Europe, the first 100 years (250KB)
by Lone Le Floch-Andersen (ed.), OBS. (03/1995)
* Linguistic transfer (218KB)
by Lone Le Floch-Andersen (ed.), OBS. (06/1995)
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Public Funding Mechanisms
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* Public Support for the International Promotion of European Films (387KB)
by Térésa Hoefert de Turégano, OBS. (03/2006)
* Public funding for the film and audiovisual sector in Europe: the role of regional funds (Presentation at the occasion of the Cine-Regio conference in Mons, Belgium) (292KB)
by Tim Westcott, OBS. (02/2004)
* Public funding for the film and audiovisual sector in Europe (Presentation at the occasion of the conference: 'Film Financing in Europe – policy, strategy and effect' (BAFTA, London, 20/11/2003)
by Tim Westcott, OBS. (11/2003)
* KORDA, a new database on public funding for the film and audiovisual sector in Europe
by Lone Le Floch-Andersen, Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (03/2002)
* Different ways but same objective: fostering sustainable film and audiovisual industries in Europe (link to the Cinecittà website)
by Lone Le Floch-Andersen, OBS/Cinecittà. (06/2001)
* Public aid mechanisms for the film and the audiovisual industry in Europe, 1995-1999
by Lone Le Floch-Andersen, OBS. (07/1999)
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Feature Film Production
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* Global film production (210KB)
by David Hancock, MEI. (02/1999)
* Production finance (2500KB)
by Lone Le Floch-Andersen (ed.), OBS. (09/1995)
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Distribution/Exhibition
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* The theatrical circulation of European live action children’s films in Europe - 2000 to 2008 - Report prepared for The Future of European Children’s Film - 1st KIDS Regio Forum, Erfurt, 24 & 25 June 2009
by Susan Newman-Baudais & Martin Kanzler, OBS. (06/2009)
* LUMIERE - Online database on admissions of films released in Europe
* The circulation of European co-productions and entirely national films in Europe: 2001 to 2007. (Report presented at the Council of Europe Film Policy Forum: 'Shaping Policies for the Cinema of Tomorrow' - Krakow, Poland, 12-13/09/2008)
by Martin Kanzler, OBS. (09/2008)
* The place of third country film and audiovisual works in European markets (updated version)
by André Lange & Martin Kanzler, OBS. (05/2008)
* Film Distribution Companies in Europe
OBS. (02/2007)
* The outlook for European exhibition - Film attendance in Europe (Presentation by Susan Newman-Baudais at the 10th Annual Europa Cinemas Conference, Budapest, 17-20 Nov. 2005) (877KB)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (11/2005)
* Access to the European market for non-European films - a statistical analysis
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (05/2005)
* Online distribution of films (400KB)
by Bernard Guillou, MEDIAWISE. (05/2004)
* Cinema attendance in the European Union down an estimated 5% in 2003 (Press Release)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (03/2004)
* Film market trends in the new member states of the European Union (Presentation of André Lange at the 8th Europa Cinemas annual Conference, 27-30 November 2003, Prague) (336KB)
by André Lange, OBS. (11/2003)
* Distribution of Italian films in France and French films in Italy (1998-2002). Statistical compilation for the 2003 edition of the Italian film festival "Annecy cinéma italien" (French version only). (363KB)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (09/2003)
* The fragmented universe of film distribution companies in Europe - Contribution to the workshop 'Distribution of European Films' during the Ministerial Seminar of the Ministers of Culture of the European Union on 'The Circulation of European Works of Art in the European Union'
by André Lange & Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (08/2003)
* Erratum: Admissions to United Kingdom and United Kingdom majority-produced films in distribution in France in 2002 - Screen Finance 8th August 2003 (Number 15, Volume 16, page 5).
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (08/2003)
* Distribution on the European Union market: films from Central and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, Africa, Latin America and Asia (Report for the Conference on the future of cinema and the audiovisual sector within the framework of European Union (396KB)
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (05/2003)
* The distribution of European Union films in Europe outside national markets
by Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (11/2002)
* Distribution of third party country films in the European Union (1996-2001) - (Press Release)
by André Lange & Susan Newman-Baudais, OBS. (04/2002)
* The European Audiovisual Observatory confirms 2001 as an exceptional year for European cinema: market share for US films drops again to 66% (Press release).
by André Lange, OBS. (03/2002)
* The ups and downs of European cinema
by André Lange (ed.), OBS. (11/2001)
* Un univers très fragmenté : Pour une description systématique des entreprises de distribution (link to the Cinecittà website)
by André Lange (ed.), OBS/Cinecittà. (06/2001)
* Flickering shadows: quantifying the European film festival phenomenon
by Nils Klevjer Aas, OBS. (11/1997)
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National Reports
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* National reports on the film industry in Europe (new reports are published regularly in this section)
OBS.
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By country
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* Le marché européen du cinéma – La collaboration euro-canadienne : Observations pour l’analyse (404KB)
by André Lange, OBS. (11/2003)
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