Top territorial distributors, sales agents and film packagers talk about the changing role of the independent film distributor in the financing of films as the nature and value of pre-sales have been so dramatically affected by shifts in audience tastes and dwindling local DVD and TV sales. The panel will ask how the local distributor is embracing new opportunities distributing entertainment in theatres or at home and how sellers and packagers can work with them to get films made in new ways.
Panelists
Mark Ankner
Wiiliams Morris Endeavour Entertainment
Nicolas Chartier
Voltage Pictures
Samuel Hadida
Metropolitan Filmexport
Zygi Kamasa,
Lionsgate UK
Peter-Uwe Maack
Commerzbank AG
Harold Van Lier
StudioCanal
Markus Zimmer
TMG/Concorde
Moderated by: Mike Goodridge, Screen International
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Venue and Time
Gropius Mirror Restaurant
Niederkirchnerstraße, across from the Martin-Gropius-Bau
16:00 - 17:00h (followed by networking cocktail)