Events
CresCine organizes events throughout the year at major festivals and markets such as Berlinale - European Film Market in February, Festival de Cannes - Marche Du Film in May, and Black Nights Film Festival - Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event in November, to name a few.
In addition, we hold quarterly workshops, webinars, and invitation-only events to share the latest insights into the state of European film and other topics researched by the consortium and project leaders for their key insight themes.
Check this page frequently to stay updated on our latest conferences, events, and sessions and to learn how you can participate in these exciting opportunities.
Media Industries Conference 2024
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CresCine Berinale 2024
Come and discover CrescCine’s cutting edge industry insights of the state of European audiences,business capacity, film, series, and content exports, state of the markets, greening/sustainability + our deep dive to the state of European industry skills.
CresCine Greener Film Industry Roundtable & Brunch at the Berlinale 2024
As part of the CresCine, a Horizon Europe-funded project aiming to become the authoritative source for future insights into the film industries of small European territories,.we are excited to invite you as a key representative in the European film industry to join us at the Stakeholder Round Table and Brunch on A Greener Film Industry at the Berlinale 2024.
This event brings together industry leaders and sustainability and greening experts from Ireland, Denmark, Belgium (Flanders), Portugal, Croatia, Lithuania, and Estonia, aiming to foster collaborative efforts for sustainable film production across Europe.
At the event, we present the results of CresCine’s mapping into the relevant questions and opportunities in greening and sustainability, especially for small territories, discuss common rules and legislation for greener film industry, explore recommendations, guidelines, and financing practices related to sustainable film production and collaborate on streamlined reporting rules for cross-European co-productions. Plus, hear from inspirational case studies and greening & sustainability industry pioneers. CresCine’s overall goal is to deliver an easy-to-implement greening & sustainability guidebook in 2025, and thus, we value your attendance and feedback immensely.
Your expertise and insights will contribute significantly to the success of this roundtable session, and we believe that by working together, we can make strides toward a more sustainable and collaborative European film industry.
We look forward to your participation,
Filmby Aarhus (City of Aarhus, Denmark) / Storytek (Estonia) / Lusófona University (Portugal)
BFTP (Danish Sustainable Film and Tv-production Alliance)
Registration for the event has closed, follow our blog and social media channels about the updates and findings from the session.Agenda
11:00-11:10
Welcome from CresCine - the buffet is open.
11:10-11:40
Stakeholders introduction with brunch
11:40-11:55
Overview of existing green initiatives - Tobias Frühmorgen, Lusofóna University, Portugal
11:55-12:25
Preliminary results of Nordic initiatives - Ege Heckmann, Green Producers Club, Denmark
12:25-12:35
10-minute break
12:35-12:45
Framing of breakout discussions - 4 questions to be discussed in groups - Caroline Gjerulff, Sustainable Film & TV Production, Denmark
12:45-13.15
Moderated discussions in groups of film institutions, film funds, broadcasters, etc.
13:15-13:45
Discussion of results from sessions
13:45-14:00
Sum up and next steps for the CresCine working group
Join the CresCine Producers Club
Join the CresCine Producers Club!
CresCine is focused on working with and for film producers to strengthen the European Film industry. As part of this work, film producers are invited to join CresCin’es 'Producers Club'’ The club benefits producers in Europe’s small market countries and is funded as part of an EU Horizon project until February 2026.
Throughout 2024, members will be notified about workshops, training courses, festival meetings, and knowledge-sharing and inspiration sessions on private financing, innovative business models, and project development strategy. Engagement with workshops and other CresCine Producers’ Club activities will inform the allocation of exclusive club benefits such as film festival accreditations.
Schedule
End of January – June 2024, Online
Small group online workshops on project development. The intensive and innovative training will frame and better focus your finite time and effort to help increase your effectiveness and potential for success. The tools you will be provided and taught to use will help structure your current project and future projects, including how to quickly appraise novel ideas and consider market-driven approaches for your project.
Mid-February 2024, European Film Market, Berlinale
Preliminary research results are presented at the Berlinale (and online).
Based on CresCine's preliminary results on the skills gap and core needs of the European film industry in small markets but also outcomes from the initial workshop, selected producers present their case studies of novel and innovative projects.
Mid May 2024, Marche Du Film - Festival de Cannes
Seminars on private financing during Marché du Film at Cannes Film Festival
CresCine presents two events on private financing at the Marché du Film in Cannes 2024:
An open session on innovative film financing with key film funding players.
And a closed producers' roundtable discussing opportunities and barriers to accessing new finance models.
Industry leaders moderate both sessions.
May/June 2024 - Online
Following previous stages of development, mentoring is offered to help your projects increase their funding opportunities, market attractiveness, and potential.
End of November 2024 - Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event
The final workshop on project development strategies during the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event summit of the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn. Results from the training in project development strategies and expectations for future Innovative business models are presented and discussed, and conclusions are drawn on drivers of competitiveness and innovation for producers from small European countries.
*Complementary accreditations for physically attending these festivals are limited, and not all CresCine Producer Club members may be offered accreditation for each festival. Accreditation allocation will be prioritized based on engagement with the Producer Club activities.
Applications to the Producers’ Club have been closed
Applications for the Producers’ Club have been currently closed due to overwhelming interest. In case of questions or collaboration ideas please get in touch with us at crescine[at]storytek.eu
Applications to the CresCine Producer’s Club are processed according to GDPR and the regulations in place at Lusófona University, available at https://www.ensinolusofona.pt/en/privacy-policy
Round Table: “Big Challenges for Small Cinematographies”
In partnership with CresCine and Zagreb Film Festival CresCine Croatian consortium member Institute for Development and International Relations IRMO is excited to invite you to their roundtable “Big Challenges for Small Cinematographies” to discuss it.
Greening & Sustainability Think Tank - Tallinn 2023
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Discover Crescine: the Future Benchmark for Insights into the European Film Industry Keynote
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Welcome to the future benchmark of the European audiovisual industry
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