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)
Contributors and their presentations
- Introductory session
- How the access to content is changing in the digital age: the example of video content – Gilles Fontaine, European Audiovisual Observatory
- Presentation of the main findings of the Media Literacy Mapping – Maja Cappello, European Audiovisual Observatory
- Media education in Poland from a regulatory authority perspective – Ewa Murawska-Najmiec, National Broadcasting Council of Poland
- Panel discussion – media literacy initiatives in Europe
- The role of media literacy in the new media landscape - Leo Pekkala, Head of Unit, MEKU, National Audiovisual Institute (Finland)
- A Brief Introduction to Smoke and Mirrors - Special effects workshops for elementary and secondary school students run by Magic Valley, Media Literacy Education Centre - György Ocskó, International Legal Advisor, NMHH (Hungary)
- Regulator HACA & Media Information Literacy: Challenge of citizenship…. Citizen project - Jamal Eddine Naji, Director General, HACA (Morocco)
Czech Presidency Conference: Traditional broadcasting - is it still relevant?
9 June 2016, Prague (Czech Republic)
Contributors and their presentations
- Setting the scene
- The economic weight of different audiovisual media services and adjusting European legislation - Gilles Fontaine and Maja Cappello, European Audiovisual Observatory
- Broadcasters’ views
- The recent developments of the Public Service Model and future of linear services - Michael Wagner, Head of Media and Communications Law, EBU
- The recent developments of the Commercial Model and future of linear services - Emilie Anthonis, European Affairs Advisor, ACT
- Today’s role of television in the Czech Republic - Vlasta Roškotová & Vladimír Kroupa, Czech Association of Television
- Regulators’ views
- Regulatory challenges relating to the co-existence of different audiovisual media services - Petr Kozák, Czech regulator, by Luboš Kukliš, Slovak regulator
- Regulatory challenges relating to the co-existence of different audiovisual media services - Halina Rostek, Polish regulator
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
Georgia
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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