Programme

55 selected European and international projects will search for financing and co-producers through online and in-person one-to-one meetings. In order to book the meetings a reserved area Venice Gap Financing Market will be available to Industry delegates (Gold, Trade and Online VPB) on the website www.veniceproductionbridge.org.

EUROVOD Conference: “DIVERSE, INDEPENDENT AND SUSTAINABLE: BUILDING EUROPEAN VOD”

10:30 – 10:40 “VOD Market Day Opening”

Introduction by: Silvia Cibien (EUROVOD), Pascal Diot (Venice Production Bridge), Michael Gubbins (Sampo Media)

10:40 – 11:00 “EUROVOD report on VOD services”

EuroVoD is the association of European voD Platforms, grouping nowadays around 30 members from 18 European countries. With an average of 78% of European content in the aggregrated catalogue, the association presents in this session its first report, underlining the shape and challenges of European VoD platforms and the impact of Covid on business models. The session will also be the occasion of presenting the new online professional platform, an online market and networking place dedicated to the Video on Demand sector.

Presented by: Michael Gubbins (Sampo Media), Agustina Lumi (EuroVoD)

11:00 – 11:45 “VOD Market trends & analytics”

The VOD ecosystem is still rapidly evolving worldwide with fresh challenges and opportunities emerging. The session will provide essential context for the discussions and debates of the next three days. It will offer new, emerging and more established services and platforms a view of where their work might fit into new realities. The session will be a chance to ask questions and share experiences.

Presented by: Guy Bisson (Ampere Analysis)

11:45 – 13:00 “Demand creation: how to engage a changing audience”

The European film industry is coming to terms with a rapidly evolving environment with new technologies, changing patterns of audience behavior disrupting established business. The Covid crisis has accentuated and accelerated changing patterns of audience demand for European film. Months of lockdown has increased interest in on-demand viewing and we need to learn lessons about how European talent and business can build on those changes. Lockdown proved the value of cooperation between on demand services and cinemas and festivals. That combination of online and physical opens up tremendous potential for European film and for cultural diversity. This session will focus on how to build collaboration and cooperation in a new digital framework on the interests of film, audience and business. It will look at emerging models and best practices and how they can be best implemented.

Moderated by: Michael Gubbins (Sampo Media)

Guest Speakers: Gianluca Guzzo (MYMOVIES), Katharina Jeschke (IMZ), Jaume Ripoll (FILMIN), Weerada Sucharitkul (FILMDOO)

Hosted by EUROVOD and co-organised with the Venice Production Bridge

In association with the EU's Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, La Biennale di Venezia will organise another edition of the European Film Forum that will gather key industry leaders from all over the world.

Seizing the opportunity of celebrating the 77th anniversary of the Venice International Film Festival, and in light of the current challenging crisis, this event will take stock of the situation of Europe’s audiovisual ecosystem during the past months and will look at the future, discussing ways to ensure immediate recovery while guaranteeing long-term competitiveness of this key industry for Europe’s economy.

The event will be opened by Roberto Cicutto, President of La Biennale di Venezia, and by a high representative of the European Commission.

Video messages: Thierry Breton (European Commissioner for Internal Market), Anna Laura Orrico (Italian Under-Secretary of State for Culture and Tourism)

Keynote speech: Anna Laura Orrico (Italian Secretary of the State for Culture and Tourism)

Panelists: Laurence Herzberg (Managing Director, Series Mania), Jan Mojto (Producer), Mario Gianani (CEO, Wildlife), Massimiliano Smeriglio, (MEP & Rapporteur for Creative Europe 2021 – 2027)

Closing remarks: Sabine Verheyen, (Chair of the CULTURE Committee)

Hosted by the EU’s Creative Europe MEDIA Programme and La Biennale di Venezia

European and international editors and literary agencies will propose rights to movie adaptations of their works through online and in-person one-to-one meetings. In order to book the meetings a reserved area Book Adaptation Rights Market will be available to Industry delegates (Gold, Trade and Online VPB) on the website www.veniceproductionbridge.org.

Hosted by the European Parliament, the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas

Guest Speakers: Marion Döring (Director  of European Film Academy) , Mike Downey (Chairman of  European Film Academy), Vanja Kaludjercic (Festival Director of International Film Festival Rotterdam), Orwa Nyrabia (Artistic Director of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam), Marjan van der Haar (Managing Director of International Film Festival Rotterdam)

Hosted by EFA – European Film Academy

h. 10:45 - 11:30  "The new Co-Production Facility ACP-UE"

Presentation of the new facility supporting Audiovisual Co-Production between productions companies from ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) and European Union countries. The World Cinema Fund,OIF, the FONSIC and the CNC will announce the first projects selected and the European Commission and the OACPC Secretariat will present the scheme and the foreseen new calls for feature films, documentaries, shorts, TV and Web series.

Guest Speakers: GianGiuseppe Simeone (Team Leader OACPS TA),  Vincenzo Bugno (Head of World Cinema Fund - Berlinale, Alexandre Wolff (Director French Language and Diversity of Francophones), Mathieu Fournet (Director of International and European Affairs – CNC).

h.12:00– 13:00 "From Kabul to Bamako: a journey through the rich culture of countries tackling violence, displacement and instability"

A virtual journey from Kabul to Bamako, presenting production opportunities for the creative and audio-visual industry in particularly complex but culturally rich countries on the imaginary line joining Kabul to Bamako; from Afghanistan passing through Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Eritrea, Kenya, S. Sudan, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali. The preparation of a new call for production will be announced.

Guest Speakers: Alessandra Speciale (Curator of Final Cut in Venice), Clara Bauer (Theatre Director), Akram Baktar (Film Director and Musician, Afghanistan), Shahram Mokri (Film Director, Iran), Philippe Lacôte (Film Director, Cote d’Ivoire), Simone Cipriani (Chief and Founder of Ethical Fashion Initiative  - ITC).

Moderator: Giorgio Ficcarelli (Head of Culture Sector –DEVCO European Commission)

Hosted by EU Commission

Opening of the 8th edition of the workshop, which supports the completion of films from African countries, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria.

Screening, through Festival Scope Pro. Presentation and Q&A through VPB Zoom Room

09:30 Introduction and opening remarks by Alberto Barbera, Artistic Director of the 77th Venice International Film Festival

09:45 GARDIEN DES MONDES / GUARDIAN OF THE WORLDS (France, Tunisia) 60' DIRECTOR Leïla Chaïbi PRODUCTION Maud Martin (L’image d’après) + Q&A

11:30 THE BLUE INMATES (Lebanon) 76' DIRECTOR Zeina Daccache PRODUCTION Zeina Daccache (Catharsis-Lebanese Center for Drama Teraphy)  + Q&A

15:00 HADJER - L’OLIVERAIE / HADJER - THE OLIVE GROVE (Algeria, France) 104' DIRECTOR Anis Djaad PRODUCTION Moncef Delici (Alegria Production)  + Q&A 

Introduction by: Roberto Stabile, Head of International Department of ANICA and ITA Audiovisual Desks Coordinator

Opening Speech: Manlio Di Stefano, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation - Italian Government

Keynotes:

• Nicola Borrelli, Director General for Cinema of MiBACT
• Francesco Rutelli, President of ANICA and Coordinator of the Italy-China Cultural Forum
• Giancarlo Leone, President of APA

Panel themes:

• DIGITAL SERVICES: In early June, the EU Commission launched a public consultation on the Digital Services Act: Is it time to regulate the Online Wild West?
• INNOVATIONS AND CHALLENGES IN A PANDEMIC WORLD: How are film businesses around the globe approaching the new challenges?  What do they need from Government to support their businesses?

Moderated by: Stan McCoy, President and Managing Director of MPA EMEA

Panelists:

• Ibán García Del Blanco, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of JURI
• Jasmin Battista, Head of e-commerce sector, European Commission, DG CONNECT
• Marco Chimenz, Co-CEO of Cattleya and Italian Delegate to EPC
• Iole Maria Giannattasio, Coordinator of the Research Unit within Directorate General Cinema of MiBACT
• Liu Chun, President of China Film Co-Production Corporation
• Simona Martorelli, RAI’s Director of International Relations and European Affairs
• Gina Nieri, Executive Director & Director-Legal Affairs, Mediaset SpA
• Joy Roewe, Senior Vice President, West Coast Production, HBO
• Chiara Sbarigia, Director General APA and President APA Service 

Conclusions:

• Charles H. Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of MPA
• Anna Laura Orrico, Undersecretary of State for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism

Italian/English with translation

11.00-11.15 - Opening introductions

Roberto Cicutto  President, La Biennale di Venezia

Alberto Barbera Artistic Director, La Biennale  di Venezia - Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica

Luisella Pavan Woolfe, Director, Council of Europe Venice Office  representing Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General, Council of Europe

Anna Laura Orrico, Under Secretary of State,  Italian Ministry of Culture and Tourism

11.15-11.45 - Presentations on research and statistics

Debora Rossi Deputy General Manager and Andrea Del Mercato, General Manager, La Biennale di Venezia:   77. Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica /La Biennale di Venezia statistics

Iole Maria Giannattasio Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo, Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo, Italian statistics

Susan Newman-Baudais, Project Manager, Eurimages, via Zoom Pan-European statistics

11.45-12.15  Panel event: Inclusivity and good practices in Film Schools: where are we?

Adriano De Santis, Dean, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Education and Training for Cinema, and gender at 

Paola Sangiovanni – Director – Teaching and Artistic Coordinator, Scuola d'Arte Cinematografica Gian Maria Volonté –via Zoom,  for Women in Film, Television & Media Italy (WIFTMI)    

12.15– 12.30 - Closing notes

Margherita Chiti, Vice President, WIFTMI

Enrico Vannucci, Deputy Executive Director, Eurimages

Andre Del Mercato, General Manager, La Biennale di Venezia