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A year of MEDIA 25th anniversary celebrations begins at Berlin

MEDIA day 2015. Image courtesy of the European Commission

Hundreds of producers, directors and audiovisual professionals attended the annual MEDIA Day held at the Berlinale on 15 February. On the occasion of this first European Film Forum of 2016, the day’s discussions focused on digital innovation, highlighting a selection of state-of-the-art Creative Europe-supported projects and European Commission initiatives relating to new models in online distribution, film promotion, the societal impact of documentary and curbing illegal downloading. 

MEDIA Salles publishes 2015 statistics on cinema admissions and digitisation

MEDIA Salles publishes 2015 statistics on cinema admissions and digitisation

Creative Europe-funded organisation MEDIA Salles has published annual statistics on cinema admissions in Europe and worldwide digitisation, showing an overall increase in numbers for both cinemagoers and digital projectors compared to 2014. Paolo Protti, President of MEDIA Salles, remarked that 2015 was a good year for European cinemas. 

Organised by the European Commission, the MEDIA day at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) will include the first European Film Forum of the year, this time with a focus on digital innovation. 

The full schedule for the day is as follows:

Save the date: Video Games application support for Northern Irish developers

Still from Mona Lisa (small)

On 22 February, Shauna McNeilly from Creative Europe Desk UK – Northern Ireland will available to provide support and advice to developers completing their Video Games application for the next deadline on 3 March 2016.

This information session is intended for companies based in Northern Ireland, and will take place at the Arts Council Northern Ireland offices in Lisburn.

Before you registering, please make sure you have:

Creative Europe-funded organisations host events at the Berlinale

The European Film Market

A number of Creative Europe-funded organisations are hosting events at the 66th Berlinale, from panel discussions, industry debates and seminars to launch parties:  

  • EFM Industry Debates 

13–15 February, 4:00pm – 5:00pm, followed by networking cocktails
Gropius Mirror Restaurant, 7 Niederkirchnerstraße, 10963 Berlin 
Free for registered EFM participants

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