Vilnius Film Festival Kino Pavasaris not only presents film fans with a meticulously prepared programme but also invites film professionals to its industry conference Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV) held on March 27–29.
In its 9th edition, Meeting Point – Vilnius will focus on how to find alternative ways to distribute films and create marketing strategies for independent cinema. More than 300 international guests are expected to attend.
One of this year’s MPV speakers is Danish marketing guru Cristian Have, the creative director and founder of Have Communications. Their client list includes Disney, Universal and 20th Century Fox. Mr. Have will share his knowledge on how to present debut European films in the global market.
Wendy Bernfeld, the founder and managing director of Rights Stuff consultancy, will present an updated overview of the evolving opportunities for indie filmmakers in the digital sector. Ms. Bernfield argues that this topic is timely for indie producers across various formats and regions. The essence of her talk is to become aware of what else is ‘out there’ for indie filmmakers.
Film finance expert Linda Beath will address challenges of a comprehensive digital market and new business models. The founder of Ideal Filmworks will draw on her longstanding career as an executive producer, supervisor of marketing and promotional campaigns, as well as a distributor in Canada and the United States.
MPV will also host festival strategist Kathleen McInnis who helps emerging world-cinema filmmakers cultivate new audiences and launch careers from the platform of the global film festival circuit. She worked with a film that participated in this year’s Berlinale competition programme. Kathleen will talk in detail about organizing a film’s festival release, planning an international festival premiere and the creator’s personal strategy. A sales agent from Film Republic, Xavier Henry-Rashid, will provide with an insider’s knowledge of rapidly changing film sales agents work methods.
See the full list of speakers and the programme: http://kinopavasaris.lt/en/programme-2018
Film industry professionals are able to buy festival accreditations allowing them the access to all festival screenings as well as the industry conference Meeting Point – Vilnius. Accreditations are available for purchase until March 27 here: https://vp.eventival.eu/viff/2018/accreditation
More information about Meeting Point – Vilnius: http://kinopavasaris.lt/en/industry
MPV is organised together with Lithuanian Film Center, Lithuanian Council for Culture, Creative Europe Media Desk Lithuania, Audiovisual Authors Producers Rights Association AVAKA, Danish Cultural Institute, Baltic View, Noir Lumiere and Vilnius Film Cluster.
