Videoage International April 2018

32 At L.A. Screenings 2018 W o u l d y o u r a t h e r y o u r a d b e . . . Your choice is clear: VideoAge ’s Issue 1 (Latin America) and 2 (Studios) distributed by hand to all buyers in their hotel rooms delivered by carry-on trolley to distributors only? or Event Planner & Travel News April 2018 V I D E O A G E The Power of the U.S. Airline Lobby It is known in the U.S. that airlines control both land and space. There are a few laws protecting travelers on the books. It’s just too bad that regulators — in this case the FAA, the Justice Department, and the Transportation Authority (DOT) —do not enforce them, or some have never taken effect. Delta, for instance, spent over $6.4 million in lobbying activities in 2017. The airline is not represented by Airlines for America (formerly Air Transport Association), an industry trade group that keeps consumers, regulators and politicians in the pocket. To insist that DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division is doing its job goes against the reality at most U.S. airports. This division’s concerns include seating families together at no extra charge, baggage fees and refunds when bags are late to arrive or arrive damaged, missing connections due to delays, denied seating, uncomfortable or harmful seating, overbooking, and flight cancellations, among other issues. Bologna Children’s Book Fair March 26-29 Bologna, Italy Tel: (39 051) 232 111 Fax: (39 051) 637 4011 www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com NAB Show Las Vegas April 7-12 Las Vegas, U.S. Tel: (202) 595-2052 www.nabshow.com VideoAge bonus distribution MIP-TV April 9-12 Cannes, France Tel: (212) 370-7470 Fax: (212) 370-7471 www.miptv.com VideoAge bonus distribution Tribeca Film Festival April 18-29 New York, U.S. Tel: (212) 941-2400 Fax: (212) 941-3939 www.tribecafilm.com Hot Docs April 26-May 6 Toronto, Canada Tel: (416) 203-2155 Fax: (416) 203-0446 www.hotdocs.ca SERIES MANIA April 27-May 5 Lille, France Tel: (33 3) 5959 0720 Tel: (33 1) 8479 6930 www.seriesmania.com Cannes Film Festival May 8-19 Cannes, France Tel: (33 1) 5359 6100 Fax: (33 1) 5359 6110 www.festival-cannes.com L.A. Screenings May 15-25 Los Angeles, U.S. Tel: (212) 288-3933 Fax: (212) 288-3424 www.videoage.org VideoAge bonus distribution DISCOP Abidjan May 29-31 Abidjan, Ivory Coast Tel: (323) 782-1300 Fax: (323) 782-1301 www.discopafrica.com NATPE Budapest June 25-28 Budapest, Hungary Tel: (213) 453-4440 Fax: (213) 453-5258 www.natpe.com VideoAge bonus distribution