What are some of the major issues currently faced by European powerhouses in the international market today? In a panel during the Creative Investors’ Conference at the San Sebastián Film Festival, leading figures within European production and distribution spoke about the need for a joint continental mindset, how the severe challenges facing the U.S. co-production market affected the euro landscape and the need to regulate platforms like YouTube in an increasingly digital market.
CEO of global drama at Fremantle, Christian Vesper, said the British multinational has been “very good” at making “mainly small, disciplined European films.” Their main challenge now is to be more like the Fremantle’s Irish film studio Element Pictures, with the exec highlighting how impressive it is for a company to be behind films like Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” and Harry Lighton’s “Pillion” within the same calendar year. “For our companies to thrive, we need…
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