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A unique, global network of film professionals

Already 14 films festivals,
16 distribution companies

More than 15 countries

A focus on first time directors and authors films

A guarantee of festival exposure and commercial exploitation all around the world

Eye on Films is a unique, global network of film professionals, which guarantees the circulation of a selection of first feature films in festivals partners in Europe and third countries, and the commercial exploitation of these films by distribution partners in Europe and third countries.

The goal of Eye on Films :

Eye on Films  (EoF) follows several objectives:

• to build a network of festival and distribution partners throughout the world, in both European and third countries;
• to create a Label of first feature films composed of both European and non-European titles, selected by the EoF Partners with the support of well-known advisors;
• to ensure the screening of these EoF Films in the Festival Partners;
• to ensure the commercial exploitation by the Distribution Partners of these Films in each participating territory;
• to create synergies between Festival and Distribution Partners, in order to maximize the visibility, the promotion and the marketing of the EoF Films;
• to create branding and communication around the EoF Films through the Label, which will benefit to both Festival and Distribution Partners, and will bring a positive leverage in future discussions with rights holders and national film centers;
• to give online information and access to the EoF Films

This new business model will definitively enhance the cinematographic diversity, promote debute films, and highlight emerging authors. This project specifically guarantees the theatrical exhibition of several films, by mutualizing the promotion in film festivals and at the occasion of releases by local distributors.

The premise of the project:

Eye on Films creates a network of film professionals (distributors and festivals directors), which will select, under the framework of a specific Label, first feature films, 50% produced in Europe and 50% produced outside Europe.

In the first year, around 12 first films (feature and docs), will constitute the Eye on Films Label, chosen and selected by the members of the network, ie by the distributors and festival partners.

The films of the Label will be screened in each festival partner, worldwide.

The festival partner will have the opportunity to select among the 12 films of the Label a limited number of titles to be screened in the festival.

However, the festival partners must strictly comply with the rule of 50% European films vs. 50% non-European films.

In each country where we have a festival partner, we also have a distribution partner.

The distribution partner will have the opportunity to preview the films in early stage; he will acquire at least two films of the Label for theatrical release in his domestic market (50% European, 50% non-European) each year.

Eye on Films will strengthen the link between festivals and distributors. The screenings in the festival partners must increase the visibility of the films and their authors, targeting the local audience, and must be part of the promotional campaign developed by the distributors before the theatrical release.

In addition, Eye on Films will make a special effort to increase the promotion for the films of the Label everywhere in the world, both classically (flyers, adds etc) and online (community-based website, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc.)

Beyond the promotion of the Label and of the films, we will specifically highlight the work of the festivals and the distribution partners on local and international markets.

We will benefit from the networking opportunities offered by one of the EoF Associated Partners: Cinando, whose online database is a reference tool for professionals. More specifically, we have created on Cinando a specific Group dedicated to the EoF Partners, who will then have the opportunity to share information about the Films and the EoF project, with “Postings” which will only be available for viewing by the EoF Partners (e.g. invisible to other Cinando users).

Secondly, we will take advantage of the “Online Screening Room” in Cinando to enable all EoF Partners to upload titles for the pre-selection of the Films. Cinando will also develop a brand new service for the EoF project, which will allow us to create a specific list of titles considered for pre-selection, so that all EoF Partners can easily preview them, give recommendations and finally vote for the final selection.

Once definitively selected for the Label, the 12 EoF Films will be available on Cinando for online viewing by all Buyers and Festival Directors outside the EoF network, for commercial and marketing purposes.

A global Network:

As a global Network of film professionals, EoF is in a unique position to promote the wider distribution, promotion and circulation of European and non-European films at an international level, in a complementary approach with existing networks because of the following distinctive features:

• partnerships Festival/Distributor;
• focus on first time directors only;
• key Festivals involved all around the world;
• mix of well-established Distributors and newcomers with innovative approaches;
• exploitation not only in theatres but on all media, including new platforms;
• contractual guarantee of festival exposure and commercial distribution;
• diversity and reciprocity in all actions.

The commitment of the partners:

The Festival Partners commit themselves to screen as many EoF Films as possible from the final selection of EoF Films, within the framework of a specific section dedicated to EoF Films, or under the name of the Label.

In some Festivals, the Partner will have the opportunity to integrate the EoF Films under the name of the Label in the existing sections of its program, instead of opening a specific window for a special section.

It is understood that the Festival Partner has the obligation to screen the EoF Films chosen by the Distributor for release it the country.

The Distribution Partners already confirmed have signed an Agreement by which they commit themselves to distribute at least two Films of the Label each year.

The Distributor undertakes to bring the release date of the film close together with the screenings of the Films in the Festival Partner in his country, in order to allow theatres to benefit from the whole national marketing campaign.

Distribution Partners:

CURIOUS FILMS (Michael WRENN)
Australia / New Zealand

COOPERATIVE NOUVEAU CINEMA (Claude DIOURI)
Belgium

IMOVISION (Jean-Thomas BERNARDINI)
Brazil

RDIFQ FILMS (REGROUPEMENT DES DISTRIBUTEURS INDÉPENDANTS DE FILMS DU QUÉBEC)
Canada

FILM EUROPE, S.R.O. (Ivan HRONEC)
Czech Republic / Slovakia / Hungary / UK

KANIBAL FILMS (Arnaud KERNEGUEZ)
France

EYZ MEDIA (Andreas WILDFANG)
Germany

ANJOU-LAFAYETTE (Endre VENCZEL)
Hungary

EDEN CINEMA Ltd. (Caroline BONEH)
Israel

NOMAD FILM (Lydia GENCHI)
Italy

KAUNAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Ilona JURKONYTE)
Lithuania

THE NEW HORIZONS ASSOCIATION (Joanna ŁAPINSKA)
Poland

STARLET MEDIA AB (Mikhail BUSNYUK
Sweden / Russia

AQUELARRE SERVICIOS CINEMATOGRAFICOS, S.L. (Luis BELLABA)
Spain

FIRST RUN FEATURES (Seymour WISHMAN)
USA

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MOLODIST (Andriy KHALPAKHCHI)
Ukraine

Festival Partners:

Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Ilda SANTIAGO)
Brazil

Montréal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Nicolas GIRARD DELTRUC)
Canada

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Tiina LOKK)
Estonia

Festival International du Film de La Rochelle (Prune ENGLER)
France

Festival Paris Cinéma (Aude HESBERT)
France

Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (Michael KOETZ)
Germany

Titanic Budapest Film Festival (György HORVATH)
Hungary

Haifa International Film Festival (Pnina BLAYER)
Israel

Taormina Film Fest (Deborah YOUNG)
Italy

Kaunas International Film Festival (Ilona JURKONYTE)
Lithuania

Era New Horizons International Film Festival (Joanna LAPINSKA)
Poland

Seville European Film Festival (Javier Martin DOMINGUEZ)
Spain

Edinburgh International Film Festival (Diane HENDERSON)
UK

International Film Festival Molodist (Andriy KHALPAKHCHI)
Ukraine

Seattle International Film Festival (Carl SPENCE)
USA

Associated Partners:

CINANDO / Marché du Film (Jérôme PAILLARD)
France

ELMO MOVIEWORLD GMBH (Monique A. GÖSCHL)
Austria (distributor)

FONDIVINA FILMS (Marc GUIDONI)
France (distributor)

Festival International du Film d’Amour de Mons (André CEUTERICK)
Belgium

Valdivia International Film Festival (Bruno BETTATI)
Chile

Curators:

Jose Maria Riba (Spain, Latin America)

Joël Chapron (Russia, CIS, Central & Eastern EU)

Nashen Moodley (Asia, Africa)

Main Partners and Sponsors:

with the support of the MEDIA MUNDUS programme

Media partner – www.screendaily.com

Contacts:

EoF is a project developed by Wide Management, a leading independent sales company, representing a library of more than 600 titles, features and documentaries, with a catalogue containing an impressive variety of movies from internationally acclaimed directors.

Loic Magneron
General Manager
cell: + 33 6 60 43 96 86
lm@eyeonfilms.org

Camille Rousselet
Project Coordinator
tel : +33 1 53 95 04 62
cr@eyeonfilms.org

Diana Balba
Project Assistant
tel : +33 1 53 95 24 44
diana@eyeonfilms.org

Eye on Films – Wide Management
40 rue Sainte-Anne – 75002 – Paris
France

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