Thank you! This was Avant Première 2019!
From 09-13 February 2019 the international cultural film industry met in Berlin and took over the Hotel Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz. Thank you all for being part of it and making it to one of the most succesful and fruitful edition to date!
Five days of Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2019 in a nutshell:
+ 613 experts + decision makers from performing arts + media
+ 318 represented companies from 35 countries from all over the world
+ 71 new faces joining the Avant Première Community
+ 1191 minutes of exclusive previews to 560 music + dance films presented by 65 key market players
+ 4 performing arts films, including 1 VR Screening, showcased at EFM European Film Market
+ 34 international experts contributed to the cutting-edge conference programme
+ A whole day dedicated to innovative technologies for arts + film
+ 5 performing arts documentaries presented in the Sunny Side of the Doc + IMZ Pitching Session
+ 5 major broadcasters shared their future programming + acquisition strategies
+ 49 arranged “speed dates” between talent and decision makers from broadcasters + streaming platforms
+ 1003 first messages sent to potential partners via the Online Contact Tool
+ 7 renowned artists presenting their latest productions in person
+ 4 Golden Elk Winners for most entertaining showreel
+ An estimate of 2132 handshakes were exchanged over 1624 cups of coffee in the Networking Area
+ 9 people with neon lanyards dedicated to providing you with an amazing Avant Première experience
+ 1 global hotspot for music + dance films and the international cultural TV content community
Check out the photo gallery and the official Avant Première 2019 video above and see you again for another rousing edition from 20-26 February 2020!
© Fiona Castineira
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