Final agenda workshop on “Consolidation, collaboration and investment: building an European audiovisual ecosystem”

The conference organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation of Spain as a part of the activities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union will cover key aspects for the construction of a European audiovisual system based on collaboration and economic sustainability with the support of the public and private sectors, will have the following final agenda:

Conference final schedule:

9:30 – 10:00. Opening  

Nadia Calviño.  Acting First Vice-President Government of Spain and Minister of Economic Affaires and Digital Transformation

10:00 – 11:00. Consolidation of business models in the European audiovisual sector

Moderator: Cristina Morales Puerta. Deputy General Director for the Management of the Audiovisual Media Services. Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital

Speakers:

-        Mario Gianani, CEO Wildside.

-        José Antonio Antón, Director of  Content. Atresmedia Television.

-        Jan Motjo, CEO Beta Films.

-        Domingo Corral, Director of Fiction and Entertainment Content. Movistar Plus+.  

-        Pilar Benito, General Director.  Morena Films.

11:00 – 12:00. Promoting the collaboration with different sectors and formats.

Moderator: Henar León. Spain Audiovisual Hub Team. Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation

Speakers:

-        The Snow Girl. Javier Castillo (Writer) - Verónica Fernández (Director Content Originals Spain, Netflix).

-        Tadeo Jones. Daniel Sánchez (CEO Gamera Nest) - Nico Matji (Cofounder Lightbox Studios).

-        The Three Musketeers. Yolanda del Val Guilabert (Director of Fiction DeAplaneta) -     Marie Laure Montironi (EVP International, Pathé).                                                                                                                                                                              

12:00 – 12:30. Coffee break.

12:30 – 13:30. Investment models in the European Audiovisual sector  

Moderator:  Alberto Sanz Serrano. Director of Financing and Investor Relations. ICEX-Invest in Spain

Speakers:

-        Nathalie Cholet, MediaInvest European Investment Fund.

-        Ramón Garnica Arocena, partner at Nazca Capital.

-        Olivia Sleiter, Head of Production Global Drama de Fremantle.

-        José Carlos García de Quevedo. President of Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)

13:30 – 14:00. Closing remarks

-         Ignasi Camós. Director of the Spanish Film and Audiovisual Arts Institute (ICAA). Ministry of Culture and Sports

-        Renate Nikolay. Deputy Director-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology. European Comission.

-         Maria González Veracruz. Acting Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure. Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation.

14:00. Cocktail – Lunch at Kursaal.

The event will take place on September 24 within San Sebastian International Film Festival-SSIFF  activities program at Club de Prensa del Palacio Kursaal from 9:30 to 14:00h

More information on panels and speakers on the official site.

Full detailed schedule clicking on the image below.