Events

Our team members participated and continues to participate in a range of events discussing on-demand culture:

Europa International Symposium, 24 -26 November 2017

  • This event is organised by the European association of sales agents, Europa International, to inform their members about new approaches to online distribution.

Europa Distribution Symposium, 4-5 July 2017

  • This event was organised by the European association of film distributors, Europa Distribution, to inform their members about the current state of distribution.

Distribution Rewired at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, 26 June 2017

  • This event brought together film producers, distribution consultants and VOD platform providers to explore new distribution models, such as self distribution and direct distribution.

Research seminar at the University of York, 22 February 2017

  • This event involved a discussion about the project with colleagues within the department of Theatre, Film, and Television at the University of York.

Prolific North Live at EventCity Manchester, 16 February 2017

  • This event brought together industry professionals and academics to discuss the current state of the media industries, involving contributions of the BBC and Warp Films.

Film Expo South at the Ageas Bowl Southampton, 3 February 2017

  • This event involved a panel discussion about the sales and distribution of UK films. Roderik Smits debated with Natalie Brenner (Metro Films), Andee Ryder (Misfits Entertainment) and Howard J Ford (Latitude Films) how they are responding to the growing popularity of online viewing.

Digital Distribution and Entertainment Media at King’s College London, 18 January 2017

  • This event involved presentations by leading academics in film, television, and media studies, including Paul McDonald (King’s College), Amanda Lotz (University of Michigan), Jeanette Steemers (King’s College), Virginia Crisp (King’s College), Andrew Leyshon (University of Nottingham) and Patrick Vonderau (Stockholm University).

Presentation Mubi at the Raindance Film Festival, 25 September 2016:

  • This event involved a presentation by Quentin Carbonell, who informed about the innovative subscription VOD business model of Mubi.

 

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