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EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY
The creation of the European Film Academy was the initiative of a group of filmmakers brought together on the occasion of the first European Film Awards ceremony held in November 1988. The EFA was finally founded in 1989, under the name of European Cinema Society, by its first president Ingmar Bergman and 40 filmmakers to advance the interests of the European film industry. Wim Wenders was elected as first chairman of the association, which two years later was renamed the European Film Academy. In 1996 he followed Ingmar Bergman as president of the EFA while British producer Nik Powell was elected as the new chairman. Since the beginning, Berlin has been the seat of the EFA where it is registered as a non-profit making association.
Kurfurstendamm 225
10719 Berlin, Germany
Tel + 49 30 887 1670
Fax +49 30 887 16 777
efa@europeanfilmacademy.org
General Secretary: Marion Doring
EUROPEAN FILM COMPANIES ALLIANCE (EFCA)
Founded in 1995, EFCA promotes the interests of the European film industry by enabling the development and competitiveness of the industry. Its membership includes companies active in the production, distribution and exhibition of feature films in the European Union.
51 rue du Trone
1050 Brussels, Belgium
Tel +32 2 289 2600
Fax +32 2 289 2606
MEDIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
One of the foremost training and Research and Development centres in Europe, the Media Business School has the backing of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales de España (ICAA), and the government of Andalucía. As a training centre, the MBS has had a lasting impact on the careers of over 2,000 European audiovisual (AV) professionals. The courses organised by the MBS offer the highest available standard of training and are designed to boost the projects and careers of AV professionals and cater to both the needs of entry-level AV professionals as well as those of experienced producers and executives of the industry. The MBS regularly co-operates with professionals and institutions from Europe and Latin America and has a long-standing tradition of recruiting some of the world’s leading AV professionals as instructors.
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AUSTRIA
Austrian Film Commission
Stiftgasse 6
A-1070 Vienna, Austria
Tel +43 (0)1 526 33 23
Fax +43 (0)1 526 68 01
office@afc.at
Managing Director: Martin Schweighofer
BELGIUM
Flanders Image
Handelskaai 18/3
B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel +32 (0)2 226 06 30
Fax: +32 (0)2 219 19 36
flandersimage@vaf.be
Head of Promotion and Communication - Christian De Schutter
Wallonie-Bruxelles Images
18 Place Eugène Flagey
1050 Brussels, Belgium
Tel +32 (0)2 223 23 04
Fax +32 (0)2 218 34 24
Director: Juliette Duret
CYPRUS
Cypriot Government - Ministry of Education and Culture
Corner Thoucydides And Kimon
1434 Lefkosia (Nicosia), Cyprus
Tel +357 22 80 06 07
Fax +357 22 30 59 74
moec@moec.gov.cy
CZECH REPUBLIC
Audiovisual Producers Association (APA)
Národní 28
110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic
Tel +420 221 105 302
Fax +420 221 105 303
apa@iol.cz
Chairman: Pavel Strnad
DENMARK
Danish Film Institute
55 Gothersgade
1123 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Tel +45 33 74 34 00
Fax +45 33 74 34 01
dfi@dfi.dk
Chief Executive: Henning Camre
ESTONIA
Estonian Film Foundation
Vana Viru 3
Tallinn 10111, Estonia
Tel +372 (0)627 60 60
Fax +372 (0)627 60 61
film@efsa.ee
Managing Director: Martin Aadamsoo
FINLAND
Finnish Film Foundation
Kanavakatu 12
00160 Helsinki, Finland
Tel +358 (0)9 62 20 300
Fax +358 (0)9 62 20 30 50
keskus@ses.fi
Managing Director: Jouni Mykkänen
FRANCE
Unifrance
4, Villa Bosquet
75007 Paris, France
Tel +33 (0)1 47 53 95 80
Fax +33 (0)1 47 05 96 55
contact@unifrance.org
General Manager: Véronique Bouffard
Centre National de la Cinematographie
GERMANY
Export-Union of German Cinema
Sonnenstraße 21
80331 Munich, Germany
Tel +49 (0)89 599 7870
Fax +49 (0)89 599 78730
Managing Director: Christian Dorsch
Bavarian Film and TV Fund
Berlin/Brandenburg Film Board
North Rhein-Westphalia Film Fund
GREECE
Greek Film Centre
10 Panepistimiou Avenue
Athens 106 7l, Greece
Tel +30 10 363 4586
Fax +30 10 361 4336
info@gfc.gr
Managing Director: Manos Efstratiadis
HUNGARY
Magyar Filmunio
Városligeti fasor 38
1068 Budapest, Hungary
Tel +36 1 351 77 60 / 61
Fax +36 1 352 6734
General Manager: Ms. Éva Vezér
ICELAND
Icelandic Film Fund
Túngata 14
101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Tel +354 562 35 80
Fax +354 562 71 71
info@icelandicfilmcentre.is
Director: Laufey Guðjónsdóttir
Film In Iceland
info@filminiceland.org
IRELAND
Irish Film Board
Bord Scannán na hÉireann
Rockfort House
Saint Augustine Street
Galway, Ireland
Tel +353 91 56 13 98
Fax +353 91 56 14 05
info@filmboard.ie
Chief Executive: Mark Woods
ITALY
Italia Cinema
Via Aureliana, 63
00187 Rome, Italy
Tel +39 (0)6 42 01 25 39
Fax +39 (0)6 42 00 35 30
info@italiacinema.net
General Manager: Giorgio Gosetti
LATVIA
National Film Centre of Latvia
Amatu iela 5
LV 1941
Riga, Latvia
Tel +371 980 5839
Fax +371 721 0022
latfilma@erseta.lv
Contact: Anna Apsite
LITHUANIA
Lithuanian Government - Ministry of Culture
LUXEMBOURG
Film Fund Luxembourg
Maison de Cassal
5, Rue Large
1917 Luxembourg
Tel +352 478 20 65
Fax +352 22 09 63
info@filmfund.etat.lu
Director: Guy Daleiden
NETHERLANDS
Holland Film
Jan Luykenstraat 2
1071 CM Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel +31 (0)20 570 75 75
Fax +31 (0)20 570 75 70
hf@hollandfilm.nl
Managing Director: Claudia Landsberger
MALTA
Malta Film Commission
The Trade Centre
San Gwann
SGN 09, Malta
Tel +356 21 497970
Fax +356 21 499568
info@mfc.com.mt
Film Commissioner: Oliver Mallia
NORWAY
Norwegian Film Institute
Filmens Hus
Dronningens Gate 16
PB 482 Sentrum
N-0105 Oslo, Norway
Tel +47 22 47 45 00
Fax +47 22 47 45 99
nfi@nfi.no
Managing Director: Vigdis Lian
PORTUGAL
Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimedia (ICAM)
Rua de Sáo Pedro de Alcântara, 45, 1º
1269-138 Lisbon, Portugal
Tel +351 21 323 08 00
Fax +351 21 342 87 17
mail@icam.pt
President - José Pedro Ribeiro
Vice-President - Leonor Silveira
Vice-President - Nuno Fonseca
SPAIN
Instituto de Cine (ICAA)
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
Plaza del Rey, 1, 3A
28004 Madrid, Spain
Tel +34 91 701 72 58
Fax +34 91 532 39 40
Director General: José María Otero
SWEDEN
Swedish Film Institute
Borgvägen 1-5
Box 27126
102 52 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel +46 (0)8 665 11 00
Fax +46 (0)8 661 18 20
info@sfi.se
Director of International Department: Staffan Grönberg
SWITZERLAND
Swiss Film Center
Neugasse 6
Postfach 8031
Zurich, Switzerland
Tel +41/43/211 40 50
Fax +41/43/211 40 60
info@swissfilms.ch
Managing Director : Micha Schiwow
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The European film industry "flourished" in 2001 according to the European Audiovisual Observatory: feature films produced in the EU increased by five per cent, admission increased by nine per cent, market share of European films in the EU increased by eight per cent.
Number of films produced in the EU
1997: 542
2000: 595
2001: 628
2002: 700
2003: 725
94 per cent of films produced in 2000 in the EU had been commercially distributed by the end of 2001.
Admissions in the EU
1998: 812 million (up 6.8 per cent on 1997)
2000: 844 million
2001: 929 million
2002: 936 million
2003: (provisional) 809 million
Number of screens in the EU
1997: 20,510
2000: 23,937
2001: 24,822
Gross box office cinema admissions in the EU
1999: €4.2 billion
2000: €4.6 billion
2001: €5.2 billion
Growth in cinema attendance in 2001 was remarkable in the US (+4.6 per cent) as in the EU (+10.1 per cent) and in Japan (+20.7 per cent)
EU Market shares in 2001
For 376 million inhabitants in the EU, there were 929 million cinema admissions
Average admissions per inhabitant: 2.46 (1997: 2.05)
Average ticket price: €5.49 (1997:€4.94)
Market share of US films in the EU
1999 - 69.3 per cent
2000 - approx 73.6 per cent
2001 - a fall to approx 64 per cent (the lowest level since 1997) - due to the strong performance of European films on their national markets
Admission to European films in the US grew by around 37 per cent in 2001. European share of the American market is improving, but is still weak:
2000 - 4.51 per cent
2001 - 5.02 per cent
The deficit in audiovisual trade between the EU and the US is growing constantly - $8.2 billion in 2000, as opposed to $7.2 billion in 1999.
Public funding to the European film industry grew by an estimated 13 per cent between 2000-2001
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