To mark the 30th anniversary of European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE), experts including outgoing Israel Film Fund boss Katriel Schory, New Europe Film Sales’ Jan Naszewski and Magic Hour Films’ Lise Lense-Møller debated key issues facing the film industry right now.

The one-on-ones were recorded at the EAVE workshop in Santiago de Compostela, northwest Spain at the end of October.

EAVE has trained almost 2,400 film professionals around the world at workshops held in almost 90 different countries, whilst 385 projects have been developed at EAVE’s Producers Workshop, with more than 100 projects already produced and distributed.

To watch the one-to-one discussions, click on the videos below.

Distribution and who takes care of it

Artemio Benki, Artcam; Katriel Schory, Israel Film Fund

New audiences, gaming and transmedia

Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, In Good Company; Lize Lefaible, Potemkino

Innovative distribution, VOD and film financing

Peter Rommel, Rommel Film; Pierre-Alexandre Labelle, Under the Milky Way

Audience development, festivals and sales

Lise Lense-Møller, Magic Hour Films; Jan Naszewski, New Europe Film Sales

Female empowerment on screen

Jean Des Forets, Petit Film; Didar Domehri, Maneki Films

Read more: How EAVE has supported filmmakers for 30 years

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