November 1-9, 2024 @Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece

EUFCN had a strong presence at AGORA, the industry market of the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, as an advocate of the European Film Commissions.

In the AGORA Talk titled “Meet the Film Commissions: By your side before and after production from the North to the South of Europe”, Film Commissioners from Italy, Norway and Greece discussed the vital role of Film Commissions in the growth of the European film industry  at TIFF65 on Monday November 4.

Intro by:
Vicky Hatzivasiliou, Vice-Governor of Tourism, Region of Central Macedonia, Greece
Leonidas Christopoulos, Chief Executive Officer of the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center-Creative Greece

Speakers:
Martina Lovascio – Fondazione Apulia Film Commission, Italy
Neoklis Mantas – Hellenic Film Commission/Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece
Lina Milonaki – Film Office of Central Macedonia, Greece
Adrian Mitchell – Oslo Film Commission, Norway & EUFCN Co-President

Moderator:
Venia Vergou – Manager of the EUFCN – European Film Commissions Network

Organized by:
Region of Central Macedonia (Greece) & Film Office – Central Macedonia, in collaboration with the EUFCN and the Hellenic Film Commission/Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece

The panel was followed by a cocktail networking event, hosted by the Region of Central Macedonia

EUFCN also presented the ways in which Film Commissions can aid in the filmmaking process, on both operational and policy level, to the participants of this year’s AGORA Short Film Lab TIFF65 on Tuesday November 5.

photos: ©Digital Archive of the Thessaloniki Film Festival
Photographer: N. Ververidis – Motionteam