18 films supported by the European Commission's MEDIA programme are in the Cannes Film Festival's 'Official Selection' this year, of which seven are in competition for the Palme d’Or, notably "Amour" by Michael Haneke, "The Angel's Share" by Ken Loach and "Jagten" (The Hunt) by Thomas Vinterberg. During the Festival, Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will award the first 'Prix MEDIA' to Iranian film-maker Asghar Farhadi and will also discuss the Commission's proposed new 'Creative Europe' programme, which includes MEDIA, with film directors and professionals.
The European Parliament has adopted a budget of EUR 2 million for a first year of a Preparatory Action "Circulation of European films in the digital era. The Commission has published a call for proposals in the Official Journal on 30 March 2012 with a closing date for applications of 6 September 2012. The Guidelines and application file are now available.
The European Parliament has adopted a budget of EUR 2 million for a first year of a Preparatory Action "Circulation of European films in the digital era".
Commissioner Androulla Vassilioupaid tribute to French film director Claude Miller who died in Paris last night, aged 70. He was the President of the Europa Cinemas network, founded in 1992 with funding from the EU MEDIA programme, which promotes the screening of European films.
Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, will award the first EU MEDIA prize to the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Sunday, 20 May 2012 at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Belgium MEDIA desk-Vlaanderen is organising an international event : conference, exhibition and two practive labs.
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the state aid criteria it proposes to use to assess Member States' film support schemes in future.
23 films from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain and Romania to be shown during the Filmart.
Some 35 film-related projects are to receive a total of €5 million in funding from the MEDIA Mundus programme – the European Union's international cooperation and exchange programme for the audiovisual industry
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European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou has welcomed the major success of European films at last night's 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood. 'The Artist' was crowned with five Oscars and 'The Iron Lady' with two. This year, nine nominated films received support from the European Union's MEDIA programme for cinema.
Two films supported by the European Union's MEDIA programme have been honoured at the closing ceremony of the Berlinale International Film Festival.
European Film Academy turns to the Young Audience with a new award.
Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will present the Commission's proposal for the new 'Creative Europe' programme at the Berlinale International Film Festival on 11/12 February.
More than half of the nominated films for this years ceremony has been given support by the MEDIA programme.
Deadline for application is February 15
The network unites now 33 member countries
Bosnia and Herzegowina is expected to become a member of the MEDIA 2007 programme soon.
The French black-and-white silent film, The Artist, by Michel Hazanavicus won 3 Golden Globes: best comedy, best actor in a comedy (Jean Dujardin) and best music.
The database covers more than 40 film festivals and markets, 35 national awards and offers more than 500 movie trailers and 2,500 images.
With their outstanding work in feature films they have proven themselves ready to expand their film careers beyond their home countries to the world's screens.
6 films supported by the European Union's MEDIA programme for cinema were among those honoured at the 2011 European Film Awards in Berlin on 3 December.
Thousands of people working in cinema, TV, culture, music, performing arts, heritage and related areas would benefit from increased EU support under the new 'Creative Europe' programme unveiled by the European Commission today.
The winner of the 2011 LUX film Prize is "Les neiges du Kilimandjaro" by French director Robert Guédiguian.
A new video clip produced by the UK MEDIA DESK features clips from iconic MEDIA-supported films and interviews ...
The nominees are....
The 24th European Film Awards returns to Berlin on 3 December, featuring an impressive line-up of European filmmakers presenting the individual awards...
European Film Promotion (EFP) presents 12 films from across Europe submitted for consideration as Best Foreign Language Film at the upcoming Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
The 55th BFI London Film Festival line-up features 26 films from across Europe funded by the MEDIA Programme.
During the International Rome Film Festival (27/10 - 4/11) the MEDIA Desk Italia, The Business Street and Antenna MEDIA Torino...
will participate at the 24th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam(IDFA)/MEDIA International support
At Cartoon Feature, key speakers will share their expertise on the latest developments of the feature-length animation market
The European Film Promotion (EFP) is now in the 14th year of a consistent and strong partnership with this innovative Busan cinema platform which is known as largest and arguably most important film festival in Asia.
The second TIES THAT BIND workshop will take place from October 10 - 13, 2011.
5 MEDIA supported films take main awards in San Sebastian Film Festival !
Prizes for Best Actor, best cinematography and best screenplay !
The MEDIA programme has supported the Film Sales Support (FFS) since 2004 and is an important initiative to encourage the visibility of European films outside of Europe.
Results of the online consultation on the future of MEDIA Mundus programme
The Cartoon Forum is neither a fair nor a festival, but rather a European co-production forum for TV and new platforms animation - with the support of MEDIA.
Until 10 September the Venice International Film Festival will show the best of European and world cinema.
On Friday September 30 2011, MEDIA Desk Belgium – Flemish Community is hosting the second Games Summit. A 4 day workshop on "CROSS OVER PLAY 2 - business & development LAB" will also be organised from Monday 26 till Thursday 29th September 2011.
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Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner responsible for Culture, pays tribute to Michael Cacoyiannis, Cypriot film director, who died in Athens today. He was best known for his adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' book "Zorba the Greek".
Film support, events, workshops, forums with the support of the MEDIA programme...
During the festival the CICAE (Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai) will hold a training session with the support of the MEDIA programme.
Public contract No EAC/14/2011 to be awarded by open procedure: "Invitation to tender for a study on film literacy in Europe"
On the 27th June in Rome and on the 28th in Milan, Florence Avilés (IFCIC) and Monica Carretero (SGR Audiovisual) will present the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund to Italian producers and bankers.
The European Commission has launched a public consultation as the first step of a review of the criteria used to apply EU state aid rules to Member States' financial support for making and distributing films.
The Brussels Film festival is taken place from 22 to 29 June with the support of the MEDIA programme.
After a successful Cannes edition in May, the Quinzaine des réalisateurs is in Brussels to show a selection of the films from Cannes. Cinema Arenberg is hosting the screenings from 23 to 28 June.
The second Call for proposals MEDIA Mundus has been launched for actions in the fields of training, market access, distribution and circulation of audiovisual works.
Androulla Vassiliou congratulates Palme d'Or winner Terence Malick, for his film "The Tree of life" and the major success of EU-backed films at Cannes.
Amongst the winners, where the following MEDIA supported films:
In the official competition, "Le gamin au vélo" (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne) received the Grand Prix.
The MEDIA Programme organised a meeting of international, national and regional film funds during the Cannes Film Festival. The meeting was a follow-up from last year's successful film fund meeting which was held in relation to the Rendez-Vous Européen at the Cannes film festival.
The Marché du Film taking place at the Cannes' Festival is the world biggest film market where the international film industry meet, discover, trade, negotiate, buy, and sell… At the film market, the MEDIA Programme hosts some 200 selected European film and audiovisual professionals- reflecting the diversity of the European offer- in a 400 sq.m. ombrella pavilion: the EU MEDIA Stands. The professionals have access to all the required facilities enabling them to maximize the business opportunities available for them in Cannes.
Marché du filmToday 16 May is the annual "European Rendezvous" at the Cannes Film Festival celebrating the 20th anniversary of the European Commission's MEDIA programme for cinema. Commissioner for Culture Androulla Vassiliou and Gilles Jacob, President of the Festival host the event with 20 European film directors, including Costa-Gavras, Théo Angelopoulos, Radu Mihaileanu and Jaco Van Dormael. They discuss the MEDIA fund's achievements and the future of film-making in Europe.
Sunday 15 May, Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth awarded the MEDIA European Talent Prize to scriptwriters Virág Zomborácz (Hungary) and Hanna Sköld (Sweden) for their film scripts 'Afterlife' and 'Granny's Dancing on the Table'. The annual prize is awarded to the best film project supported by the European Union's MEDIA fund for cinema; experts rate the scripts on their potential to reach a pan-European audience. This year two projects received the same number of points so the prize is shared.
The 20th anniversary of the European Commission's MEDIA programme for cinema will be the focus of the annual "European Rendezvous" at the Cannes Film Festival on 16 May. European Commissioner for Culture Androulla Vassiliou and Gilles Jacob, President of the Festival, will host the event with 20 European film directors. They will discuss the MEDIA fund's achievements and the future of film-making in Europe.
European Rendezvous in Cannes during the Film Festival
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MEDIA to welcome again professionals in its tent in the International Village
During the European Rendezvous in Cannes, Sunday 20 May and Monday 21 May, the Commissioner Vassiliou, will participate in important discussions with the professionals, she will award the 2012 Prix MEDIA and will host a conference on the future programme CREATIVE EUROPE.
The MEDIA programme will for the 21th year in a row have a stand at the Cannes International Film Festival, whose 65th edition will be held from May 16 to 27.
The famous umbrella MEDIA stand will again this year be the "meeting point" for European producers, distributors, sales agents, festival and training organisers or simple curious visitors. The stand will furthermore host the Europa Cinemas network and Eurimages from the Council of Europe.
Useful links:
Cannes Film festival: http://www.festival-cannes.fr/fr.html
Commissioner Vassiliou's website: http://www.ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/vassiliou/index_en.htm
Press releases:
MEDIA and 'Creative Europe' in the spotlight at 65th Cannes Film Festival [16/05/2012]
18 films supported by the European Commission's MEDIA programme are in the Cannes Film Festival's 'Official Selection' this year, of which seven are in competition for the Palme d’Or, notably "Amour" by Michael Haneke, "The Angel's Share" by Ken Loach and "Jagten" (The Hunt) by Thomas Vinterberg.
Digital distribution of European films
With the growth of digital technology, existing film distribution practices are under review. Cinemas are undergoing a massive process of digitisation. Broadcasting services have evolved as a result of several technological developments: the switchover to digital, IPTV and the advent of over the top audiovisual services and internet connected TV enable consumers to access more and more non linear services. In addition, developments in consumer equipment have enabled people to access and create content anywhere anytime using mobile devices (tablets, laptops, smartphones). In this complex and increasingly competitive landscape, content formats will be expected to evolve as well as the models of distribution. In this context, an appropriate policy of support and promotion of European works becomes crucial.
Policy initiatives and documents adopted
MEDIA is the EU support programme for the European audiovisual industry. It co-finances training initiatives for audiovisual industry professionals, the development of production projects (feature films, television drama, documentaries, animation and new media), as well as the promotion of European audiovisual works...
The MEDIA 2007 programme (2007-2013) is the fourth multi-annual programme since 1991 (previous programmes) and has a budget of € 755 million. Its objectives are :
The MEDIA Mundus programme (2011-2013, 15 M€) capitalizes on the growing interest and the opportunities offered by global cooperation of the audiovisual industry. It increases consumer choice by bringing more culturally diverse products to European and international markets. It also creates new business opportunities for audiovisual professionals from Europe and around the globe
Media literacy relates to all media, including television and film, radio and recorded music, print media, the Internet and all other new digital communication technologies. The Commission considers media literacy an extremely important factor for active citizenship in today's information society, a real key pre-requisite just as literacy was at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is also fundamental for European cinema: media-literate people will be able to exercise more informed choices also as regards to the audiovisual content market.
Media literacy is the ability to:
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