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🎬 Day 1 Highlights! The 15th Small Cinemas Conference's first day brought a wealth of inspiring talks and panel discussions. We started with opening remarks and an insightful keynote by Prof. Jakob Isak Nielsen from Aarhus University on "Four Avenues for Small Film Ecosystems." A roundtable on evidence-based policy-making for small film industries sparked discussions on challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth. Afternoon sessions covered topics such as international production challenges, the impact of Spanish legislation on minority languages in audiovisual media, and the power of clusters in small film industries. Today's program is full of insights: 📌Panel: Approaches to Competitiveness in Small Film Industries 📌Single Paper Session 2: Past, Present, and Future(s) of Distribution and Cinema Infrastructures 📌Single Paper Session 3: Global Streamers' Impact and Local Responses 📌Single Paper Session 4: Production Practices and Reception Strategies 📌Round Table Discussion: Challenges of Independent Cinema Networks in Croatia Tonight, we're all looking forward to networking and celebrating at #ZFF📽 #SmallCinemas2024 #ZFF #CresCine #ADU #IRMO Photos: Zoe Šarlija/ZFF

🌍🎬 Join us today at 11:30 AM (CET) for a roundtable on evidence-based policymaking in the context of small film industries, as part of the Small Cinemas Conference in Zagreb! Our panel of experts includes: Ivana Kostovska (imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium) Christopher Peter Marcich (Director of HAVC, EFAD - European Film Agency Directors association (a.i.s.b.l) President) Jakob Isak Nielsen (Aarhus University) Krešimir Partl (State Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Media, Croatia) Moderated by Jaka Primorac from Institute for Development and International Relations IRMO, Zagreb. Find insights on how data-driven policies can support and sustain small European cinema industries! ✍ #crescine #smallcinemasconference #mediaresearch #europeanfilm

🌍🎬 Exciting Updates from the 15th Annual International Small Cinema Conference! 🎬🌍 We’re thrilled to kick off Small Cinemas 2024 tomorrow with two captivating keynotes from leading voices in media studies. 🔹 Tuesday, 05.11: Join Jakob Isak Nielsen, Associate Professor at Aarhus University, for a deep dive into "Four Avenues for Small Film Ecosystems." With insights from seven European film markets, Nielsen will discuss key strategies for small cinema success in the face of limited domestic audiences. 🇩🇰🎥 🔹 Thursday, 07.11: Welcome Petr Szczepanik, Associate Professor at Charles University, who will explore "Geography of the Streaming Economy: East-Central Europe as a Digital Periphery." Focusing on cities like Warsaw, Prague, and Budapest, Szczepanik reveals how global streaming is reshaping local media landscapes and economies in East-Central Europe. 🇨🇿🌐 Check out the full programme: https://lnkd.in/dw7PQjXi #filmresearch #crescine #europeanfilm #filmconference

🎬 Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes | Meet the Global Film Financing Innovators and Funds recap! 🌟 Roosa Toivonen from Aurora Studios shared her thoughts on how disruption brings exciting new financing opportunities! From collaborations with post-production teams to partnerships with lead volume studios, innovative sources that weren’t available before are emerging. 🚀 Do you find it easy to find new pathways for film financing? #cannesfilmfestival #crescine #filmfinance #innovativefinance

💡 Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes - Cannes Next Highlight! 🚀 Elisa Alvares from JACARANDA CONSULTANTS LIMITED shares her number 1 trend in innovative film financing: producers actively involved in sales discussions—a practice gaining traction in American indie productions. As the film industry rebounds from high-profile bankruptcies and power player shutdowns, this shift offers a promising model for investors. How do you, producer, feel about getting involved with financing success in a crowded content landscape? 🧐 #crescine #cannesnext #cannes2024 #filmfinance #filmproduction #indiefilm

🌍 How can small European film markets punch above their weight? Ivana Kostovska, media economics researcher from imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel reports a more strategic approach might be the way, since that is the big markets’ pathway. What are the genres that circulate better? Which export markets are the most successful? How does your country deal with international circulation? 🚀✨ #crescine #filmindustry #europeanfilm #filmnetworking

🎬 Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes throwback: do CresCine’s markets successful films travel abroad? 🚀 During the CresCine panel on Industry Insights Day, project coordinator Manuel Damasio from Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lisboa tackled a key challenge: how can European films balance local success and global reach? 🌍 As CresCine launched its groundbreaking State of European Film 2024 report, we examined the performance of small markets, festival trends, and the future of European cinema on the global stage. Ready to future-proof your film’s competitiveness? Discover the insights that are shaping the industry’s path forward. 📊 #cannes2024 #crescine #europeanfilm #filmindustry

🎥 Networking in film finance: Hollywood financiers are all two producers away! 🌟 As Summer days start to cool down, here is a throwback to Benjamin Wiessner from Vanishing Angle sharing game-changing strategies during Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes 2024. With public financing under pressure, new models are shaping the industry’s future. Whether it’s private equity or creative partnerships, exploring multiple approaches simultaneously is key to unlocking new opportunities for independent productions! Have you been diversifying your financing strategies?💡 #cannes2024 #filmfinance #crescine #filmindustry #filmindustrynetwork

🎬 🌍 Event Highlight: The Future of Film Financing! 🌍 🎬 Watch Roosa Toivonen from Aurora Studios share her insights on the power of collective effort and networking in the creative industries in this clip from the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes 2024 panel "Discover Future Trends & Power Players of Film & Content Financing" with CresCine! Have you been joining forces when looking for a project’s funding? 🤔 Share your thoughts! #crescine #filmfinancing #filmnetwork #cannes2024

🚀 We are excited to unveil part 2 of our in-depth analysis of the Small European Film Markets! This week’s spotlight is on the competitiveness and export dynamics of 13 European markets, including the 'European big five.' 🎬 #smalleuropeanmarkets #filmindustry #crescine #europeanaudiovisual