CROSSING EUROPE INDUSTRY AFTERNOON 2026
30.4.2026 // 15:00 – 19:30 // Ursulinensaal // im Anschluss Creative Europe Cocktail
Nach der gelungenen Premiere im Vorjahr freuen wir uns sehr über einen neuen Fixstern im jährlichen Programmkalender: Den Crossing Europe Industry Afternoon. Der 2025 erstmals ausgerichtete Branchenevent öffnet seine Türen also auch heuer wieder all jenen, die einen umfassenden Einblick in die Produktionsabläufe und Arbeitsrealitäten europäischer Filmschaffender gewinnen möchten. Unter dem Titel Exploring European Film Production präsentiert das Festival seinen Gästen erneut ein kurzweiliges, facettenreiches Panel-Format, das nicht nur auf die Expertise der eingeladenen Vortragenden setzt, sondern vor allem auch auf den offenen Austausch zwischen Filmindustrie und interessiertem Publikum.
15:00 // Doors Open
15:15 // Welcome
Sabine Gebetsroither and Katharina Riedler (Crossing Europe Festival Directors)
15:30 // PART ONE // CASE STUDY - CO-PRODUCE! BUT HOW?
A Debut Film as a Co-Production and Its Creative Implications
In cooperation with and hosted by Talents & Training, Österreichisches Filminstitut
Case Study: KARAVAN / CARAVAN (CZ/SK/IT 2025)
Host: Dominik Tschütscher (Austrian Film Institute - Talents & Training / AT)
Guest: Zuzana Kirchnerová (director)
followed by a Q&A session
Young filmmakers face many new challenges when they set out to make their debut film. Many festivals and film markets attract talent with industry programs aimed at international emerging filmmakers, encouraging them to pursue co-productions. And unlike in Austria, where films can (still) be produced with exclusively national funding, co-production is a sheer necessity for many European productions: It requires additional financing partners, often from multiple countries.
Using the example of the award-winning feature film KARAVAN / CARAVAN (2025), a Czech-Slovak-Italian co-production, we speak with director Zuzana Kirchnerová about the risks and opportunities of realizing a film debut as a co-production and how this can also impact the creative process.
16:30 // BREAK
16:45 // PART TWO // FAIRNESS STRATEGIES
In cooperation with MIOB – Moving Images Open Borders
Presentation: Respect, Awareness & Social Sustainability for Films and Their Festivals
Speaker: Clar Gallistl (cultural policy advisor & creative industries consultant / AT)
followed by a Q&A session
Cultural policy advisor and creative industries consultant Clar Gallistl leads a working group that is heading towards international fairness standards for film and creative industries. In their presentation Clar will focus on already existing standards for fair filmmaking as well as discussing the merits and challenges. Members of MIOB will present the new MIOB Code of Conduct framework, that was established in a workshop with Clar, and will serve as a joint baseline to drive respect, awareness and social sustainability in film festivals.
Talk: MIOB Code of Conduct Release
Host: Clar Gallistl (cultural policy advisor & creative industries consultant / AT)
Speaker: Guoda Vaitiekutė (program coordinator European Film Festival Scanorama & MIOB Festival Network coordinator / LT)
followed by a Q&A session
18:00 // PART THREE // GET INFORMED!
In collaboration with numerous partner organisations from the domestic and international film industry.
Presentation: Opportunities Through Funding from the Creative Europe Program
Speakers: Elisabeth Pacher and Alicia Viertmann (Creative Europe Desk Austria – Culture & Media / AT)
Information Stands: Get informed!
Sit in with our partners and get quick and easy access to valuable information on film funding, networking, training, co-production and distribution.
19:30 – 21:00 // CREATIVE EUROPE COCKTAIL hosted by Creative Europe Desk Austria – Culture & Media
Drinks, snacks and casual networking
Welcome: Elisabeth Pacher and Alicia Viertmann (Creative Europe Desk Austria – Culture & Media / AT)
BM Wohnen, Kunst, Kultur, Medien & Sport - Filmabteilung // Film funding (national)
ÖFI Österreichisches Filminstitut - Talents & Training // Film funding & training (national)
Creative Europe Desk Austria – CULTURE & MEDIA // Film-/cultural funding & training (europe-wide)
FAMA - Fachverband der österr. Film- und Musikwirtschaft // Industry representation (national)
Land Oberösterreich Direktion Kultur und Gesellschaft - Abteilung Kultur // Film funding (regional)
Filmotor Filmsales // World Sales (international)
International Screen Institute // Training & networking (europe-wide)
WKOÖ - Film- und Musikwirtschaft // Industry representation (regional, Upper Austria)
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria // Creative Industries Agency (regional, Upper Austria)
Es besteht auch die Möglichkeit, nur einzelne Programmpunkte wahrzunehmen. Die Türen bleiben offen.
Keine Anmeldung erforderlich.
Moderation:
Wolfgang Gumpelmaier-Mach (Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria / AT)
Kontakt, Fragen & Anmeldung:
Luzi Katamay ()
Nach der gelungenen Premiere im Vorjahr freuen wir uns sehr über einen neuen Fixstern im jährlichen Programmkalender: Den Crossing Europe Industry Afternoon. Der 2025 erstmals ausgerichtete Branchenevent öffnet seine Türen also auch heuer wieder all jenen, die einen umfassenden Einblick in die Produktionsabläufe und Arbeitsrealitäten europäischer Filmschaffender gewinnen möchten. Unter dem Titel Exploring European Film Production präsentiert das Festival seinen Gästen erneut ein kurzweiliges, facettenreiches Panel-Format, das nicht nur auf die Expertise der eingeladenen Vortragenden setzt, sondern vor allem auch auf den offenen Austausch zwischen Filmindustrie und interessiertem Publikum.
15:00 // Doors Open
15:15 // Welcome
Sabine Gebetsroither and Katharina Riedler (Crossing Europe Festival Directors)
15:30 // PART ONE // CASE STUDY - CO-PRODUCE! BUT HOW?
A Debut Film as a Co-Production and Its Creative Implications
In cooperation with and hosted by Talents & Training, Österreichisches Filminstitut
Case Study: KARAVAN / CARAVAN (CZ/SK/IT 2025)
Host: Dominik Tschütscher (Austrian Film Institute - Talents & Training / AT)
Guest: Zuzana Kirchnerová (director)
followed by a Q&A session
Young filmmakers face many new challenges when they set out to make their debut film. Many festivals and film markets attract talent with industry programs aimed at international emerging filmmakers, encouraging them to pursue co-productions. And unlike in Austria, where films can (still) be produced with exclusively national funding, co-production is a sheer necessity for many European productions: It requires additional financing partners, often from multiple countries.
Using the example of the award-winning feature film KARAVAN / CARAVAN (2025), a Czech-Slovak-Italian co-production, we speak with director Zuzana Kirchnerová about the risks and opportunities of realizing a film debut as a co-production and how this can also impact the creative process.
16:30 // BREAK
16:45 // PART TWO // FAIRNESS STRATEGIES
In cooperation with MIOB – Moving Images Open Borders
Presentation: Respect, Awareness & Social Sustainability for Films and Their Festivals
Speaker: Clar Gallistl (cultural policy advisor & creative industries consultant / AT)
followed by a Q&A session
Cultural policy advisor and creative industries consultant Clar Gallistl leads a working group that is heading towards international fairness standards for film and creative industries. In their presentation Clar will focus on already existing standards for fair filmmaking as well as discussing the merits and challenges. Members of MIOB will present the new MIOB Code of Conduct framework, that was established in a workshop with Clar, and will serve as a joint baseline to drive respect, awareness and social sustainability in film festivals.
Talk: MIOB Code of Conduct Release
Host: Clar Gallistl (cultural policy advisor & creative industries consultant / AT)
Speaker: Guoda Vaitiekutė (program coordinator European Film Festival Scanorama & MIOB Festival Network coordinator / LT)
followed by a Q&A session
18:00 // PART THREE // GET INFORMED!
In collaboration with numerous partner organisations from the domestic and international film industry.
Presentation: Opportunities Through Funding from the Creative Europe Program
Speakers: Elisabeth Pacher and Alicia Viertmann (Creative Europe Desk Austria – Culture & Media / AT)
Information Stands: Get informed!
Sit in with our partners and get quick and easy access to valuable information on film funding, networking, training, co-production and distribution.
19:30 – 21:00 // CREATIVE EUROPE COCKTAIL hosted by Creative Europe Desk Austria – Culture & Media
Drinks, snacks and casual networking
Welcome: Elisabeth Pacher and Alicia Viertmann (Creative Europe Desk Austria – Culture & Media / AT)
BM Wohnen, Kunst, Kultur, Medien & Sport - Filmabteilung // Film funding (national)
ÖFI Österreichisches Filminstitut - Talents & Training // Film funding & training (national)
Creative Europe Desk Austria – CULTURE & MEDIA // Film-/cultural funding & training (europe-wide)
FAMA - Fachverband der österr. Film- und Musikwirtschaft // Industry representation (national)
Land Oberösterreich Direktion Kultur und Gesellschaft - Abteilung Kultur // Film funding (regional)
Filmotor Filmsales // World Sales (international)
International Screen Institute // Training & networking (europe-wide)
WKOÖ - Film- und Musikwirtschaft // Industry representation (regional, Upper Austria)
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria // Creative Industries Agency (regional, Upper Austria)
Es besteht auch die Möglichkeit, nur einzelne Programmpunkte wahrzunehmen. Die Türen bleiben offen.
Keine Anmeldung erforderlich.
Moderation:
Wolfgang Gumpelmaier-Mach (Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria / AT)
Kontakt, Fragen & Anmeldung:
Luzi Katamay ()
mit freundlicher Unterstützung von
Creative Europe Desk Austria – Culture & Media
Abteilung Talents & Training, Österreichisches Filminstitut
FAMA (Fachverband Film- und Musikwirtschaft)
WKOÖ – Abteilung Film- und Musikwirtschaft
und in Zusammenarbeit mit
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria
MIOB – Moving Images Open Borders
Creative Europe Desk Austria – Culture & Media
Abteilung Talents & Training, Österreichisches Filminstitut
FAMA (Fachverband Film- und Musikwirtschaft)
WKOÖ – Abteilung Film- und Musikwirtschaft
und in Zusammenarbeit mit
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria
MIOB – Moving Images Open Borders
Industry Afternoon 2025
KARAVAN / CARAVAN (CZ/SK/IT 2025)
