A score of companies attend the Audiovisual international meeting 05

A score of companies attend the Audiovisual international meeting 2015 This meeting, organized by Extenda-Agencia Andaluza de Promoci n Exterior, is held within the framework of the Festival of European cinema in Seville (SEFF).

A score of Andalusian companies in the audiovisual sector are involved in the Audiovisual international meeting 2015organized by the Ministry of economy and knowledge, through Andalusian Extenda-Agency for overseas promotion, within the framework of the Festival of European cinema in Seville (SEFF).

This business event, which has started today in the Sorolla lounge of the Hotel Hesperia Sevilla, and runs until Wednesday 11, will unveil the Andalusian audiovisual offer to eight international operators from Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom and Spain.

Vanessa Bernad, Managing Director of Extenda inaugurated this Monday the meeting alongside Lorena Gonz lez, Director general of the Institute of cinematography and of the arts audiovisual (ICAA), of the Ministry of culture and sport; Victoria Fernandez, Director of creative Europe Desk Andalusia; and Jos Luis Cienfuegos, director of the Seville European Film Festival.

The Managing Director of Extenda said that "we support internationalization of the audiovisual andaluz to other traditional sectors for its high professionalism and high-quality projects, and meetings like this that we celebrate since 2009, we intend to increase the Andalusian presence in international markets".

"This appointment is part of the Plan of actions of the internationalization of the Andalusian cultural industries support, designed by Extenda alongside the Andalusian Agency for cultural institutions, which allowed celebrate 27 actions, involving 235 community businesses in 2014. Figures that account for more than twice as many companies and nearly quadrupling of actions regarding 2013 "stressed finally Vanessa Bernad.

This meeting, which has the support of the SEFF and Europe creative Desk Andalusia, aims to provide escape routes to the international market to the Andalusian audiovisual fiction (feature films) and documentary content offer. Thus, intends to create a network of contacts and trade agreements between firms attending and the eight sales agents, distributors and invited programmers.

Therefore it has prepared a program of lectures and round tables in charge of leading distributors and international audiovisual sector experts, as well as a series of bilateral meetings and sessions of networking among entrepreneurs of Andalusia and the foreign delegation.

Andalusian producers and international agents

The Andalusian producers participating in this meeting come from Seville (cashew; Art Sonora studies; Azhar Media; Horizon & Nature Films Entertainment; The suitcase; The oblique gaze; Lemendu; Lovetheframe; Mettre; Cybele productions; Producer grotesque; Promic image; Tarkemoto and each Films). In addition, to assist companies in the provinces of Almer a (32 stories productions; KMPC; and Egoa Films); Malaga (MLK productions; and Danidogfilms); and Cadiz (Jesus Sotomayor).

The international delegation is composed of eight operators coming from Germany (Patra Spanou Film Marketing & Consulting and Picture Tree International); France (Memento Films and Wide Management); Italy (The Open Reel); United Kingdom (London Film Market); and Spain (Youfeelm and Noucinemart).

Agenda

The meeting consists of two types of activities: on the one hand, round tables and presentations on the distribution of audiovisual products in Europe in charge of leading practitioners in the sector at the international level, such as Christophe Leparc, Secretary general of the Quinzaine des R alisateurs, a section attached to the Cannes Film Festival; or Valerio Caruso, director of the specialized Cineuropa, among others.

The cycle of conferences on the occasion of the Audiovisual international meeting 2015 She began Monday after the opening, with the holding of a round table which has dealt with distribution and circulation in Europe. Towards new markets and circuits (digital and face-to-face)

Also, this first day sessions ended with the presentation What you should know about audiovisual contracts (and that you never dares to ask) on the distribution of royalties in the new audiovisual business models and the fiscal strategy as a means of maximizing the investment in a project, respectively. After this Conference, they have begun the series of B2B interviews with distributors, sales agents and international programmers.

Tuesday 10th November held a round table with international guests on the ecosystem of the distribution of independent cinema and a day that will be the financing of film projects. Finally, audiovisual companies of Andalusia will meet again with the international delegation in personal interviews in which foster synergies and collaborative projects.

In addition, during the Wednesday 11, Andalusian companies attend a training workshop that will deepen in the International development of documentaries to be given by the Scottish Documentary Institute and coordinated by Europe creative Desk Andalusia in the Sorolla room of the hotel Hesperia Sevilla.

El Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla (SEFF) celebra su XII edici n del 6 al 14 de noviembre, con el objetivo de promover y difundir la cinematograf a europea, constituy ndose como un lugar de encuentro anual entre los talentos europeos de cine, p blico, periodistas especializados y profesionales del sector. El Festival es un proyecto de ICAS, Instituto de la Cultura y de las Artes de Sevilla, y cuenta con el apoyo del Instituto de Cinematograf a y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) y el subprograma MEDIA de Europa Creativa.

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