European Film and Television Co-Production: Policy and Practice
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), xxiii, 365 pp.
Contains illustrations
Series: Palgrave European Film and Media Studies
ISBN 978-3-319-97156-8 (pbk); 978-3-319-97157-5 (ebook)
"This volume offers an up-to-date analysis of film and television co-production in Europe. It brings together the voices of policy professionals, industry practitioners and media industry scholars to trace the contours of a complex practice that is of increasing significance in the global media landscape. Analysis of the latest production statistics sits alongside interviews with producers and the critical evaluation of public film policies. The volume incorporates contributions from representatives of major public institutions - Eurimages, the European Audiovisual Observatory and the European Commission - and private production companies including the pan-European Zentropa Group. Policy issues are elucidated through case studies including the Oscar-winning feature film Ida, the BAFTA-winning I am not a Witch and the Danish television serial Ride Upon the Storm. Scholarly articles span co-development, co-distribution and regional cinemas as well as emerging policy challenges such as the digital single market." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction: European Film and Television Co-production / Julia Hammett-Jamart, Petar Mitric, and Eva Novrup Redvall, 1
2 Statistical Overview: Production, Co-production and Circulation / Julio Talavera, 27
PART I: POLICY AND PRACTICE OF CO-PRODUCTION: SCHOLARLY VOICES 43
3 Official Co-production: Policy Instruments and Imperatives / Julia Hammett-Jamart, 45
4 The European Co-production Treaties: A Short History and a Possible Typology / Petar Mitric, 63
5 From Co-productions to 'Co-distributions'? Re-evaluating Distribution Policies for European Film / Philip Drake, 83
6 European Co-productions in a Digital Single Market: EUtopia or Dystopia? / Nina Vindum Rasmussen, 105
7 The Emergence of Pan-European Film Studios and Its Implications for Co-production Studies and Policy / Christopher Meir, 121
8 International Co-production of Nordic Television Drama: The Case of Ride Upon the Storm / Eva Novrup Redvall, 137
9 Breaking through the East-European Ceiling: Minority Co-production and the New Symbolic Economy of Small-Market Cinemas / Petr Szczepanik, 153
10 The Regional Film Fund as Co-production Crusader: The Case of Film i Väst / Olof Hedling, 175
11 The Many Enemies of Co-productions in Italy: Moviegoers, Broadcasters, Policy-Makers and Half-Hearted Producers / Marco Cucco, 191
12 European Co-productions and Greek Cinema since the Crisis: "Extroversion" as Survival / Lydia Papadimitriou, 207
13 Exporting the French Co-production Model: Aide aux cinémas du monde and Produire au Sud / Ana Vinuela, 223
PART II: POLICY AND PRACTICE OF CO-PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY Voices 241
14 'Official Co-production in the EU: The Role of Eurimages'-an interview with Roberto Olla / Julia Hammett-Jamart, 243
15 Digital Single Market for Audiovisual Content: Utopia or Win-Win for All? / Anna Herold, 255
16 The Impact of Regional Film Funds on the European Co-production Model / Charlotte Appelgren, 265
17 Minority Co-production: Insights from MEDICI / Joëlle Levie, 281
18 'Co-development Initiatives in Europe': an interview with Isabelle Fauvel / Petar Mitric, 295
19 'A Matter of Survival: Co-production as a Means of Competing Internationally': an interview with Anders Kjærhauge / Julia Hammett-Jamart, 305
20 'European Television Co-productions'-an interview with Klaus Zimmermann / Benjamin Harris, 319
21 'Co-production Case Study: Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski': an interview with Ewa Puszczynska and Sofie Wanting, Hassing / Petar Mitric, 329
22 'Unofficially European: Case Study of BAFTA-Winning 'I am not a Witch': an interview with Juliette Grandmont / Katell Leon, 341
2 Statistical Overview: Production, Co-production and Circulation / Julio Talavera, 27
PART I: POLICY AND PRACTICE OF CO-PRODUCTION: SCHOLARLY VOICES 43
3 Official Co-production: Policy Instruments and Imperatives / Julia Hammett-Jamart, 45
4 The European Co-production Treaties: A Short History and a Possible Typology / Petar Mitric, 63
5 From Co-productions to 'Co-distributions'? Re-evaluating Distribution Policies for European Film / Philip Drake, 83
6 European Co-productions in a Digital Single Market: EUtopia or Dystopia? / Nina Vindum Rasmussen, 105
7 The Emergence of Pan-European Film Studios and Its Implications for Co-production Studies and Policy / Christopher Meir, 121
8 International Co-production of Nordic Television Drama: The Case of Ride Upon the Storm / Eva Novrup Redvall, 137
9 Breaking through the East-European Ceiling: Minority Co-production and the New Symbolic Economy of Small-Market Cinemas / Petr Szczepanik, 153
10 The Regional Film Fund as Co-production Crusader: The Case of Film i Väst / Olof Hedling, 175
11 The Many Enemies of Co-productions in Italy: Moviegoers, Broadcasters, Policy-Makers and Half-Hearted Producers / Marco Cucco, 191
12 European Co-productions and Greek Cinema since the Crisis: "Extroversion" as Survival / Lydia Papadimitriou, 207
13 Exporting the French Co-production Model: Aide aux cinémas du monde and Produire au Sud / Ana Vinuela, 223
PART II: POLICY AND PRACTICE OF CO-PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY Voices 241
14 'Official Co-production in the EU: The Role of Eurimages'-an interview with Roberto Olla / Julia Hammett-Jamart, 243
15 Digital Single Market for Audiovisual Content: Utopia or Win-Win for All? / Anna Herold, 255
16 The Impact of Regional Film Funds on the European Co-production Model / Charlotte Appelgren, 265
17 Minority Co-production: Insights from MEDICI / Joëlle Levie, 281
18 'Co-development Initiatives in Europe': an interview with Isabelle Fauvel / Petar Mitric, 295
19 'A Matter of Survival: Co-production as a Means of Competing Internationally': an interview with Anders Kjærhauge / Julia Hammett-Jamart, 305
20 'European Television Co-productions'-an interview with Klaus Zimmermann / Benjamin Harris, 319
21 'Co-production Case Study: Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski': an interview with Ewa Puszczynska and Sofie Wanting, Hassing / Petar Mitric, 329
22 'Unofficially European: Case Study of BAFTA-Winning 'I am not a Witch': an interview with Juliette Grandmont / Katell Leon, 341
