Presidency public events
Information and documents on the workshops, seminars or conferences organised by the Observatory and the current Presidency will be made available to you in this space.
Portuguese Presidency Conference: New trends and risks in the European cinema sector? - A small/medium markets perspective
6 June 2023, Lisbon
All details (programme, contributors, reports, powerpoint presentation) can be found on the page Events 2023 (click here).
Estonian Presidency Conference: Creators in Europe’s Screen Sectors – Sketching Present and Future Challenges
7 June 2022, Tallinn and online
All details (programme, contributors, reports, powerpoint presentation) can be found on the page Events 2022 (click here).
United Kingdom's Presidency Conference: Boosting sustainable film through international collaboration
9 June 2021, London (videoconference)
All details (programme, contributors, reports, powerpoint presentation) can be found on the page Events 2021 (click here).
Italian Presidency Conference: Cinema windows across Europe
17 June 2019, Rome (Italy)
All details (programme, contributors, reports, powerpoint presentation) can be found on the page Events 2019 (click here).
French Presidency Conference: Video sharing platforms: shared revenue, shared responsibility?
5 June 2018, Paris (France)
All details (programme, contributors, reports, powerpoint presentation, films) can be found on the page Events 2018 (click here).
Polish Presidency Seminar: The role of media literacy in the new media landscape
8 June 2017, Warsaw (Poland)
All details (programme, contributors, reports, powerpoint presentation, films) can be found on the page Events 2017 (click here).
Czech Presidency Conference: Traditional broadcasting - is it still relevant?
9 June 2016, Prague (Czech Republic)
All details (programme, contributors, reports, powerpoint presentation, films) can be found on the page Events 2016 (click here).
Montenegrin Presidency public workshop: Film Funding Schemes – A European Overview
11 June 2015, Podgorica (Montenegro)
Presentations
- Presentation of the Montenegrin legislative framework for cinematography - Dragica Milić, Deputy Minister of Culture of Montenegro
- Legal conditions and criteria for film funding in Europe - Maja Cappello, Head of Department for Legal Information, European Audiovisual Observatory
- Current trends in public film funding and perspectives on economic impact - Gilles Fontaine, Head of Department for Information on Markets and Financing, European Audiovisual Observatory
Funding for Film and Audiovisual Production - What Role for New Players?
12 June 2014, Rome (Italy)
Contributors and their presentations
- Funding of Film and Audiovisual Production: Economic Status Quo and the Challenges of Including New Players in Existing Schemes - André LANGE, European Audiovisual Observatory
- Supporting Film and Audiovisual Production: Can the Current Legal Obligations Work for New Players? - Francisco CABRERA, European Audiovisual Observatory
- Adapting the cinematographic & audiovisual funding schemes in the digital era: Achieved reforms & challenges ahead - Frédéric BOKOBZA, Direction général des médias et des industries culturelles
- New legal framework for public film funding in Portugal - Nuno COUTINHO DE FARIA, Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual
Austria
2025 Austria
2024 Georgia
2023 Portugal
2022 Estonia
2021 United Kingdom
2020 Morocco
2019 Italy
2018 France
2017 Poland
2016 Czech Republic
2015 Montenegro
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