Programme 2021: Revolution & Reinvention
Read the Market.
Connect with Peers.
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09:00 – Coffee & Registration
09:30 - WELCOME
- Christian Jungen - Artistic Director, ZFF
- Reta Guetg - Head of Industry, ZFF
- Wendy Mitchell - Host of the day
09:30 - REINVENTING MGM: HOW PAMELA ABDY AND MICHAEL DE LUCA HAVE CREATED A HOME FOR EVERY KIND OF STORYTELLER
- Pamela Abdy - MGM Motion Picture Group, President
- Michael de Luca - MGM Motion Picture Group, Chairman
- Moderator: Roeg Sutherland - CAA, Co-Head
10:00 - CREATIVE FINANCING & PRODUCING IN EUROPE
- Giorgos Karnavas - Heretic, Co-Founder and Producer
- Gudny Hummelvoll, Hummelfilm, CEO and Producer
- Dan Wechsler - Bord Cadre Films, Founder
- Moderator: Tom Grater - Deadline, International Film Reporter
10:50 – Coffee Break
11:10 - THE STREAMING WARS - BATTLEGROUND SWITZERLAND
- Bakel Walden - SRG SSR, Director of Development and Offering
11:40 - HOW TO... WORK WITH STREAMERS
- Lars Wiebe - Netflix, Manager International Original Film (DACH)
- Mats Frey - Writer/Producer
- Anita Wasser - Turnus Films, Producer and Co-Owner
- Benito Mueller - Barry Films, Co-Founder and Producer
- Moderator: Beatrice Neumann - International Screen Institute, Course Director
12:45 – Lunch
13:45 - THE STATE OF GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
- Danny Perkins - Elysian Film Group, CEO and Founder
- Dan Steinman - 30West, Co-President and COO
- Laure Parleani - Totem Films, Co-Founder
- Robert Walak - President of AC Studios, Anonymous Content
- Moderator: Maren Olsen - CAA, Agent
14:45 - SPECIAL GUEST
15:15 - NEW IDEAS FROM THE NORDICS
- Kim Magnusson - Scandinavian Film Distribution, Head of Creative and Development
- Roosa Toivonen - Aurora Studios, Head of Creative
- Moderator: Julia Short - International Screen Institute, Head of Studies
15:45 – Coffee Break
16:00 - CHAMPIONING DIVERSE STORIES...AND REACHING NEW AUDIENCES
- Miranda Fleming - Bohemia Fantasia, Marketing Director
16:30 - EUROPEAN FILM: CRISIS OR CONFIDENCE?
- Matthijs Wouter Knol - European Film Academy, CEO and Director
- Moderator: Wendy Mitchell - Journalist, Film festival consultant
16:50 - WRAP UP & THANKS
17:00 – Closing Drinks