Monday Oct. 14, 2019 from 10:00 am Arrival and Accreditation (Filmforum at Museum Ludwig) 12:00 pm Light Lunch and Refreshments 01:00 pm Welcome / Official Opening 01:30 – 03:15 pm 1. Round of Pitching Sessions 03:15 – 03:30 pm Coffee Break 03:30 – 05:00 pm 2. Round of Pitching Sessions 05:15 – 6:30 pm One-to-One Meetings at Restaurant Museum Ludwig 06:30 pm Closing Day 1 Time for Check-in Hotels 08:30 pm Dinner on invitation of the City of Cologne 10:00 pm Departure Bus Shuttle to Get-Together at Eitelsonnenschein (Bar) Tuesday Oct. 15, 2019 10:00 – 11:15 am Case Studies: “Best Practice – International Distribution & Marketing Strategies for European Arthouse Cinema”. Guests: Thorsten Ritter, Beta Cinema; Björn Hoffmann, Pandora Filmverleih; Paul Ridd, Picturehouse Entertainment (WOMAN AT WAR) Julia van Berlo, Cinéart Netherlands; Torsten Frehse, Neue Visionen Filmverleih (COLD WAR) In cooperation with Creative Europe Desks Germany. 11:15 – 11:30 am Coffee Break 11:30 – 01:30 pm 3. Round of Pitching Sessions 01:30 – 02:30 pm Lunch Break 02:30 – 04:15 pm 4. Round of Pitching Sessions 04:30 – 06:30 pm One-to-One Meetings at Restaurant Museum Ludwig 06:30 pm Closing Day 2 08:30 pm Award Ceremony at Kunsthaus Rhenania 09:00 pm followed by the Producer’s Party NRW of the Film Festival Cologne Wednesday Oct. 16, 2019 10:00 – 12:00 pm Panel: The MEDIA Selective Distribution Scheme in Practice – Key aspects and latest results. Speaker: Gregory Parr, Selective Scheme Manager (MEDIA) Case Study on YULI with Jenny Walendy, The Match Factory; Eve Gabereau, Modern Films; Hans-Christian Boese, Piffl Medien In cooperation with Creative Europe Desk NRW. 12:00 – 13:30 pm Closing of the EWIP / Light Lunch 01:30 pm End of EWIP 2019 Find the agenda 2018 here