Please find below the Agenda of the 2023 edition. Agenda for the 2024 edition will be published mid September. Monday, 17 October 2022 EUROPEAN WORK IN PROGRESS COLOGNE DAY 1 (Cinenova)from 10:00 amArrival & Accreditation12:00 pmLight Lunch & Refreshments01:00 pmWelcome // Official Opening01:15 – 03:00 pm1. Round of Pitching Sessions03:00 – 03:30 pmCOFFEE BREAK03:30 – 05:15 pm2. Round of Pitching Sessions05:30 – 07:30 pmOne-to-One Meetings07:30 pmClosing Day 108:30 pmDinner at Stadtgarten on invitation of MMC Film & TV Studios and Film Festival Cologne Monday, 16 October 2023 EUROPEAN WORK IN PROGRESS COLOGNE DAY 1 (Cinenova)from 10:00 amArrival & Accreditation11:30 amLight Lunch & Refreshments12:30 pmWelcome // Official Opening01:00 – 03:00 pm1. Round of Pitching Sessions03:00 – 03:30 pmCOFFEE BREAK03:30 – 05:30 pm2. Round of Pitching Sessions05:45 – 07:30 pmOne-to-One Meetings07:30 pmClosing Day 108:30 pmDinner at Stadtgarten on invitation of MMC Film & TV Studios and Film Festival Cologne Tuesday, 17 October 2023 EUROPEAN WORK IN PROGRESS COLOGNE DAY 2 (Cinenova)from 09:30 amAccreditation10:00 – 11:45 am 3. Round of Pitching Sessions 11:45 – 01:00 pmPanel:African-European synergies: How can coproductions and distribution shape new communal audiences?What are the current challenges for an African-European collaboration? Recent developments in the African cinema culture could provide elementary impulses for the global film industry in the near future. This spotlight will enrich our vision with projects and perspectives that have great innovative power both for cinema as a cultural social authority and for the dynamics of shaping and addressing new forms of audiences.Our experts will discuss the most recent developments: Yanis Gaye (Gorée Cinéma, Senegal)Aaron Kassaye (History Film Company, Ethiopia)Victoria Ogar (FilmOne Studios, Nigeria)Sarika Hemi Lakhani (One Fine Day Films, Germany)Sébastien Onomo (Special Touch Studios, France)Presentation of the out of competition project GERMAINE ACOGNY – ROMANCING THE SHADOW.Moderation: Fabian Massah (Endorphine Production, Germany)In Cooperation with Creative Europe Desk NRW and International Film Distribution Summit.01:00 – 02:00 pmLUNCH BREAK02:00 – 03:45 pm4. Round of Pitching Sessions04:00 – 05:30 pmCase Studies I & II: Best Practices – International Distribution & Marketing Strategies for European Arthouse Cinema illustrated via two MEDIA funded films: CLOSE and HOLY SPIDERCLOSE: Thania Dimitrakopoulou (The Match Factory, World Sales), Lena Kettner & Susanne Margraf (Pandora Film Verleih, Germany), Anne Marte Nygaard (Arthaus, Norway), Fabio Massaro (Lucky Red, Italy)HOLY SPIDER: Sol Bondy (One Two Films, Production), Vera Nikolai (Alamode Film, Germany), Daniel Bajo (Karma Films, Spain)Moderation: Benjamin Cölle (Pluto Film Distribution, Germany)In cooperation with Creative Europe Desk NRW, Creative Europe Desks Germany and International Film Distribution Summit.05:45 – 07:30 pmOne-to-One Meetings07:30 pmClosing Day 208:00 pmAward Ceremony // Gala Dinner on invitation of TorinoFilmLab Wednesday, 18 October 2023EUROPEAN WORK IN PROGRESS COLOGNE DAY 3 (Filmpalast)from 10:00 amAccreditation11:00 – 11:15 amOfficial Opening International Film Distribution Summit11:15 – 12:00 pmKey Note 1:Engaging and cultivating digital native audience for foreign language filmsSpeaker:Hiroko Oda, CEO, Flag Pictures (Japan)Moderation Q&A: Steffen Gerlach, CEO, Capelight Pictures (Germany)12:00 – 12:45 pmKey Note 2:Creator, digital, previews — I Wonder Pictures strategies for young cinephilesSpeaker:Andrea Romeo, CEO I Wonder Pictures (Italy)Moderation Q&A: Katharina Günther, Head of Marketing, Plaion Pictures (Germany)12:45 – 01:15 pmCOFFEE BREAKOFFICIAL ENDING OF EWIP 2023The programme will be continued at the Filmpalast as International Film Distribution Summit (18. & 19.10.2023) … Please find further information on the detailed agenda of the InternationalFilm Distribution Summit (IFDS) here:www.international-distribution-summit.com Find the agenda 2022 here
