British Universities Film & Video Council

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Encountering Europe on Screen

Engaging industry and academia

Whatever the findings it is hoped our insights not only contribute to academic debates in film and media studies, but also engage industry professionals and policymakers. As well as conventional academic outputs – the MeCETES team plans to produce at least three co-authored books and two edited collections, as well as several journal articles and conference papers – a series of three policy position papers, identifying some of the key trends in European audiovisual policy since 2005, are also in preparation. These will cover issues such as the European Commission’s controversial proposal to establish a Digital Single Market, which aims to banish geo-blocking in order to allow European consumers to access VoD content in other member states, yet will make it harder for European film producers to finance their films by selling exclusive territorial rights.

In September 2014 we held our first industry conference in Ostend, Belgium, with panellists including Ingolf Gabold (producer, Eyeworks Denmark), Kathrine Windfeld (director, The Team), Hugo Heppel (Screen Yorkshire) and Rebecca O’Brien (producer, Sixteen Films), who spoke on subjects ranging from writing for transnational audiences, to film financing and international co-production. Our next industry event is due to take place later this year in Copenhagen.

Key to widening the impact of our research on European film and television has been the development of an active website (www.mecetes.co.uk). Here we host a blog featuring contributions by members of the MeCETES team and guest contributors. Recent guest blogs include articles on:

  • The Latvian cinematic ‘new wave’ (Klāra Brūveris, University of New South Wales);
  • The crisis in Greek television (Georgia Aitaki, University of Gothenburg);
  • European support for Latin American cinema (Deborah Shaw, University of Portsmouth)
  • MEDIA’s impact on European cinema (Mariana Liz, University of Leeds);
  • How Netflix is changing the way films are financed (Michael Franklin, University of St Andrews);
  • The marketing of Bulgarian popular cinema (Maya Nedyalkova, University of Southampton);
  • The racial politics of Nordic Noir (Ben Pitcher, University of Westminster);
  • The rise of Scandinavian cinema in Australia (Cath Moore, Deakin University); and
  • The Bridge (Pei-sze Chow, University College London; Ingrid Stigsdotter, Linnaeus University) and The Returned (Sarah Arnold, Falmouth University).

Since its launch in January 2014 the site has received over 15,000 unique visitors from across Europe and beyond. Through our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest) and bi-monthly newsletter we have also built a network of active followers who receive regular project updates as well as offer their own views and feedback. As the MeCETES project continues to develop, we hope to engage many more in discussing the cultural, political and economic significance of contemporary European film and television drama.

Huw Jones

 

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