SEVILLA FESTIVAL DE CINE, en el programa MEDIA MUNDUS, Eye on films

SEVILLA FESTIVAL DE CINE EUROPEO forma parte de la plataforma mundial  de festivales y distribuidores EYE on FILMS,
junto con los festivales de EDIMBURGO, TALLIN, RIO, MONTREAL, SEATLE, PARIS, ETC

Berlin News: Wide Management launch Eye on Films Project 2011


Today was launched the Eye on Films project at the occasion of the 2011 Berlinale Film Festival and Market.


Eye on Films is…A unique, global network of film professionals


Already 14 films festivals,


16 distribution companies
More than 15 countries


A focus on first time directors and authors films
A guarantee of festival exposure and commercial exploitation all around the world
Eye on Films is a unique global Network of film professionals which guarantees the circulation of a selection of 12 first feature Films (6 European and 6 non-European) in 9 EU Festivals and 5 non-EU Festivals (15 countries), and the commercial exploitation of at least 2 of these Films by more than 16 Distributors (14 EU and 7 non-EU territories) in 2011.



The goal of Eye on Films :

Eye on Films (EoF) follows several objectives:



■To build a network of Festival and Distribution Partners throughout the world, in both European and third countries;

■To create a Label of 12 first feature films (6 EU and 6 non-EU), selected by the EoF Partners with the support of well-known advisors;

■To ensure the screening of these Films in the Festival Partners;

■To ensure the commercial exploitation by the Distribution Partners of at least two of these Films in each participating territory;

■To create synergies between Festival and Distribution Partners, in order to maximize the visibility, the promotion and the marketing of the Films;

■To create synergies between Festival and Distribution Partners, in order to maximize the visibility, the promotion and the marketing of the Films;

■To create branding and communication around the Films through the Label, which will benefit to both Festival and Distribution Partners, and will bring a positive leverage in future discussions with national Film Centers, Directors, Producers;

■To give online information and access to the (EoF) Films;

This new business model will definitively enhance the cinematographic diversity, promote the debute films, and highlight emerging authors. This project specifically guarantees the theatrical exhibition of several films, by mutualizing the promotion in film festivals and at the occasion of releases by local distributors.



A global Network:

As a global Network of film professionals, EoF is in a unique position to promote the wider distribution, promotion and circulation of European and non-European films at an international level, in a complementary approach with existing networks because of the following distinctive features:



■partnerships Festival/Distributor;

■focus on first time directors only;

■key Festivals involved all around the world;

■mix of well-established Distributors and newcomers with innovative approaches;

■exploitation not only in theatres but on all media, including new platforms;

■contractual guarantee of festival exposure and commercial distribution;

■diversity and reciprocity in all actions.

Distribution Partners:

CURIOUS FILMS (Michael WRENN)

Australia / New Zealand



COOPERATIVE NOUVEAU CINEMA (Claude DIOURI)

Belgium



IMOVISION (Jean-Thomas BERNARDINI)

BrazilSEV



RDIFQ FILMS (REGROUPEMENT DES DISTRIBUTEURS INDEPENDANTS DE FILMS DU QUEBEC)

Canada



FILM EUROPE, S.R.O. (Ivan HRONEC)

Czech Republic / Slovakia / Hungary / UK



KANIBAL FILMS (Arnaud KERNEGUEZ)

France



EYZ MEDIA (Andreas WILDFANG)

Germany



ANJOU-LAFAYETTE (Endre VENCZEL)

Hungary



EDEN CINEMA Ltd. (Caroline BONEH)

Israel



NOMAD FILM (Lydia GENCHI)

Italy



KAUNAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Ilona JURKONYTE)

Lithuania



THE NEW HORIZONS ASSOCIATION (Joanna ?APINSKA)

Poland



STARLET MEDIA AB (Mikhail BUSNYUK

Sweden / Russia



AQUELARRE SERVICIOS CINEMATOGRAFICOS, S.L. (Luis BELLABA)

Spain



FIRST RUN FEATURES (Seymour WISHMAN)

USA



INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MOLODIST (Andriy KHALPAKHCHI)

Ukraine



Festival Partners:

Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Ilda SANTIAGO)

Brazil

Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema (Nicolas GIRARD DELTRUC)

Canada
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Tiina LOKK)

Estonia

Festival International du Film de La Rochelle (Prune ENGLER)

France

Festival Paris Cinema (Aude HESBERT)

France
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (Michael KOETZ)

Germany

Titanic Budapest Film Festival (Gyorgy HORVATH)

Hungary

Haifa International Film Festival (Pnina BLAYER)

Israel

Taormina Film Fest (Deborah YOUNG)

Italy

Kaunas International Film Festival (Ilona JURKONYTE)

Lithuania

Era New Horizons International Film Festival (Joanna LAPINSKA)

Poland

Seville European Film Festival (Javier Martin DOMINGUEZ)


Spain

Edinburgh International Film Festival (Diane HENDERSON)

UK

International Film Festival Molodist (Andriy KHALPAKHCHI)

Ukraine

Seattle International Film Festival (Carl SPENCE)

USA

Associated Partners:

CINANDO / Marche du Film (Jerome PAILLARD)

France



ELMO MOVIEWORLD GMBH (Monique A. GOSCHL)

Austria (distributor)



FONDIVINA FILMS (Marc GUIDONI)

France (distributor)



Festival International du Film d’Amour de Mons (Andre CEUTERICK)

Belgium



Valdivia International Film Festival (Bruno BETTATI)

Chile