April 3-5 2009, Luxembourg

The EAVE Film Finance Forum provides an update exploration of the latest financial developments and funding sources in Europe. It includes sessions on public finance, co-production, tax incentives, the sales and distribution market, banking services and new industry trends. Since most films produced in Europe are made with low to medium budgets, the Finance Forum will focus on its participants' real financial situation and provide them with solutions adapted to their needs and projects.

The forum is a 3-day intensive workshop consisting of presentations on various up-to-date topics followed by Q&A with the participants and open discussion with leading industry experts from the finance and film businesses.

In order to achieve a maximum level of interactivity the total number of participants is limited. This enables an approach focused on a small group and the specific needs of each participant as well as facilitating networking between participants and experts.

The EAVE Film Finance Forum is a unique opportunity to meet many top film and finance industry professionals. It is led by high profile European professional from the film industry (production, sales, distribution), finance community (banks, funds) and legal affairs.
The working language is English only.

The Film Finance Forum's team is composed of:

• Christian Kmiotek - Head of Studies, Partner and Chief Finance Office, Samsa Film
• Stephane Cordier - General Manager, Cofiloisir
• Jochen Hesse - General Manager, RevCheck
• Thomas Mai - Head of New Business, TrustNordisk
• Bernie Stampfer - Expert Team Telecommunication, Media & Technology, Deutsche Bank
• Monika Stoehr - Expert in legal issues, Olswang
• Jani Thiltges - Producer, Samsa Film

• Overview on film economy and film finance now and in the future (Bernie Stampfer)
• Sources of Finance for your film: the strings attached (Christian Kmiotek & Bernie Stampfer)
• Tax-based and other Incentive schemes in Europe and around the world: where and how? (Bernie Stampfer)
• Example of a European tax-driven instrument providing finance to your film: Luxembourg (Christian Kmiotek)
• Co-producing a film in Europe: co-production treaties and how to use them (Monika Stoehr)
• Sales and Distribution: beware of the pitfalls (Thomas Mai)
• What to expect as revenue from the exploitation: the Waterfall (Jochen Hesse)
• Banking issues while producing a film (Stephane Cordier)
• Case study on a successful combination of different European financing sources (Jani Thiltges)

EAVE is one of the leading professional development organisations for audiovisual professionals in Europe renowned for its EAVE Workshops established since 1988 as a training, project development and networking experience for European producers.

EAVE Plus was created in 2007 and offers the Film Finance Forum and Film Marketing Workshop (December 2009 is the next edition). EAVE Plus also works with many partners to offer a variety of workshops in Europe and internationally.

EAVE is co-financed by the MEDIA Programme and FILM FUND LUXEMBOURG as well as other partners. The financial support of these partners enables us to offer a high-profile event at very low cost.

The Forum is aimed at film industry professionals such as producers and executive producers, representatives of national and regional funds,members of the finance and legal communities as well as policy makers, trainers and consultants.

The selection of a limited number of max. 20 participants is based on the quality of the application. EAVE evaluates the quality of the candidate's company, his/her and the company's track record and the level of professional background of the candidate(s). Priority is given to applicants working within independent and/or small and medium sized companies.

The participation fee for the EAVE FILM FINANCE FORUM is:

• First Delegate (full fee) EUR 1.100,-
• Second Delegate of the same company EUR 500,-
• The full fee is lowered to EUR 800,- for graduates of the EAVE Producers Workshop and Film Marketing Workshop.

Rates for non-EU participants:

• First Delegate (full fee) EUR 1.600,-
• Second Delegate EUR 1.000,-
• EUR 1.400,- for for graduates of the EAVE Producers Workshop and Film Marketing Workshop.

These amounts include accommodation costs in Luxembourg (hotel & half-board on a maximum 3-day basis) and administrative and management costs. Travel arrangements have to be made and paid for by the participant(s).
The participation fee is payable after successful selection, immediately upon receipt of an invoice issued by EAVE and in any case before the first day of the event. This document is not contractual.

Deadline for application: February 15, 2009.
Download application form here!

EAVE allocates 4 scholarships for each EAVE FILM FINANCE FORUM. The scholarships are granted to promising candidates from the film industry in order to support him/her attending the training session.

A priority is given to professionals working in areas or regions with small production capacity or reduced geographic or linguistic markets or to those candidates whose countries don't have a proper support mechanism in place.

EAVE encourages participants to first apply for financial support (scholarship) with their national authorities.

Download the feedback form here and send it to Patricia Senova


For further information about the Film Finance Forum contact:
Patricia Senova Workshop Manager