As someone from the East (East Germany and Eastern Europe), Simone Baumann is used to cope with important changes and doesn´t have real fears. German Films’ managing director shared her expectations for the future of the cinema industry.
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German Films’ managing director doesn't fear change
Aug 31, 2020 3:53:24 PM / by Astrid Jansen posted in cinema industry, Film Festival, Simone Baumann, German Films, Film Fund
"We try to work as normally as possible", José Luis Rebordinos (San Sebastián Film Festival)
Aug 17, 2020 9:50:19 AM / by Astrid Jansen posted in cinema industry, film market, Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Cannes Film festival, San Sebastian Film Festival, José Luis Rebordinos
We had the opportunity to talk to José Luis Rebordinos, director of Spanish San Sebastián Film Festival.
"In Norway, the landscape for films is hard"
Aug 17, 2020 9:48:31 AM / by Astrid Jansen posted in Cinema, cinema industry, cinema distributor, international sales, film market, rights management, covid, distribution, shooting, Norway
We spoke to Stig Bech who has been in the audiovisual business since 1992 and is today CEO of Filminvest.
Optimise your experience on Moonday
Aug 17, 2020 9:47:21 AM / by Astrid Jansen posted in Audiovisual, cinema industry, cinema producers, cinema market, cinema distributor, international sales, data collection, tv
Choose what you see on your timeline!
Physical and online festivals, complementary? Discussions on the first online markets
Jul 25, 2020 9:47:45 AM / by Astrid Jansen posted in cinema industry, cinema producers, cinema market, cinema management tool, audiovisual rights, cinema distributor, international sales, film market, Cannes Film festival, salles de cinéma, tv, Festival de Cannes, teamwork
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten the cinema and audiovisual industry, festivals are announcing hybrid events featuring physical and online activity. With the Cannes Marché du Film behind us, we took a stock with a few sellers and distributors on how they were handling the online markets situation.
Cinema & audiovisual: ready to tackle bias on all levels
Jun 25, 2020 10:22:39 AM / by Astrid Jansen posted in cinema industry, cinema producers, audiovisual rights, international sales, Cannes Film festival, diversity, tv, Festival de Cannes, intersectionality, inclusion, 5050x2020
The amount of bias and power imbalance in the film and tv industry on all levels, including the reporting of film is a nonsense. In this regard, a word just leapt into debate. Intersectionality is a concept aimed at revealing the plurality of discriminations. The term has been quite popular in the academic world for years. In the film and tv industry, it arises and unveils solutions we need to create lasting structural changes across the system. It’s time to get up the service!
Cannes 2020, Critics’ Week, ACID,... films are labelled to exist!
Jun 11, 2020 9:40:33 AM / by Astrid Jansen posted in cinema industry, cinema market, international sales, film market, Venice Film Festival, Film Festival, Cannes Film festival, Sundance, ACID, Quinzaine des réalisateurs, Semaine de la Critique
A selection, whether it’s Cannes, Venice, Locarno or Toronto, is meaningful to many filmmakers. Without a physical edition but with a label for the selected films, the Cannes Film Festival wants to give them opportunities. That’s how many artists can bring attention to their work. Generally speaking, for most festivals, it is only now that they are cancelled that the organizers understand the contribution of their physical edition.
How to bring your cinema & audiovisual projects into Moonday
Jun 10, 2020 10:22:59 AM / by Astrid Jansen posted in Cinema, Audiovisual, cinema producers, audiovisual rights, cinema distributor, international sales, data collection, film market, rights management, Venice Film Festival, Film Festival, Cannes Film festival, distribution, producteurs
Move the follow-up of your projects into Moonday’s Manage Functionalities, and help your team leave heavy tools like email behind.
How are producers reacting to the health crisis?
May 27, 2020 10:05:35 AM / by Astrid Jansen posted in cinema industry, cinema producers, covid, salles de cinéma, producteurs, shooting, tournages
To be a producer is to have that strong optimistic character that promotes problem solving. Today, these experts of the solution, are worried but more cautious. And it is in this situation of total and threatening fog that we have spoken to some of them, aware that when the world is experiencing an unstable crisis their word can change from one day to the next.
La parole de producteurs, à un moment T de la crise Covid
May 27, 2020 9:03:53 AM / by Astrid Jansen posted in cinema industry, cinema producers, covid, salles de cinéma, producteurs, shooting, tournages
Être producteur, c’est avoir ce caractère optimiste bien trempé qui favorise la résolution de problème. Aujourd’hui, ces experts de la solution, sont inquiets mais d’avantage prudents. Et c’est dans cette situation de brouillard total et menaçant que nous avons parlé à quelques-uns d’entre eux, conscients qu’au moment où le monde connait une crise instable leur opinion et réactions peuvent changer d’un jour à l’autre.