Videoage International October 2017

28 October 2017 V I D E O A G E visit us at BUYERS’ CLUB, PALAIS -1 VENGEANCE NICOLAS CAGE A LOVE STORY CATE BLANCHETT MANIFESTO MY FRIEND DAHMER ROSS LYNCH ALEX WOLF DALLAS ROBERTS AND ANNE HECHE FRANCESCA EASTWOOOD TARYN MANNING SCOTT HAZE Q’ORIANKA KILCHER WITH CLIFTON COLLINS JR. AND JAMES FRANCO ZOSIA MAMET THE BOY DOWNSTAIRS NATPE Budapest Report diminished their presence to five; however, it’s clear that NATPE Budapest is still their favorite market event. Perhaps it helps that Turkish attendees can fly non-stop from Istanbul to Budapest, just like Chinese participants have non-stop flights from Beijing (the Chinese also have a large presence at NATPE Budapest). As usual, dominating the market were the Americans (with 26 exhibitors) and the British (with 20), but both the Italians (with five exhibitors) and the Canadians (with six) increased their participation compared to past editions. Even though some coordination issues remain to be worked out among the U.S. studios, the market organizers were pleased that smaller exhibiting companies realized the importance of having the studios present at the event, since they tend to attract the bulk of CEE buyers. It is understood that many of those buyers prefer to screen studio content, however some studio executives reported that a good number of buyers excused themselves due to conflicting meetings with independents. In addition, many acquisition companies sent multiple executives so that they could split their screening duties between studios and indies. Exhibitors at the market averaged a total of 30 meetings each. Numbers were confirmed by Breakthrough’s Jodi Mackie and Caracol’s Paloma Garcia, who also reported busy pre-market activities on Monday with many meetings held in the hotel’s lobby. As for the type of content most in-demand, it was difficult to ascertain since distributors tend to favor their catalogs and buyers arenot readilyforthcoming with their comments. Finally, regarding theone-year- old NATPE campaign to reduce the number of non-registered attendees who conduct business in the non-badge areas (like lobbies and restaurants), NATPE CEO JP Bommel reported that the “campaign which started last year paid off as we observe meetings throughout the hotels with participants badged. It is now clear to all that to conduct meaningful business and benefit from our many networking events and sessions [participants] must have a badge.” He then added: “I would like to thank our exhibitors and sellers for helping us make the campaign a success.” (Continued from Page 26) At Lionsgate screenings (l. to r.): Meggan Kimberley, Mark James, Giulia Villafranca, Rebecca Standish Sony Pictures TV’s John Rossiter welcoming guests at the SPT-sponsored opening night party in a large standing- only hall At theBuyers’ cocktails: NidalM. Garciaof Lucha Distribution (Lebanon), Netminds’ Rene Leda (U.S.), NATPE’s CEO JP Bommel, Ralitsa Trifonova of Princ Films (U.S.), Tomas Silva of Made in Spanish (U.S.), Gabriel Cobayassi of Made in Spanish (Mexico)