Packaging European Projects for the US Market at Galway Film Fair
Industry event offer
Going to attend Galway Film Fair (July 7–9)?
Don’t miss the following industry event, organized in co-operation by Screen Leaders EU, EAVE and Galway Film Fair:
An insight into how to package European Projects for the US Market on Friday July 8 at 16.30 at the Radisson Hotel Galway.
The session is moderated by leading European producer Jani Thiltges and the panel consists of Patricia V. Mayer and Patricia Quinn both of whom have an extensive background in packaging European film projects for the American market (please scroll down for short biographies of all speakers).
The event is free of admission. Please register online for a place at www.screentrainingireland.ie.
EAVE will be represented in Galway by Workshop Manager Satu Elo. For further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact her at satu@eave.org, +352 44 52 10 60 (EAVE office phone in Luxembourg) or +352 661 44 52 10 (mobile).
Biographies of the speakers:
Jani Thiltges – SAMSA Film (Luxembourg). President of EAVE
Since 1986, Jani is co-founder, partner and CEO of Samsa Film Luxembourg. He is also partner of ARTEMIS PRODUCTIONS (Belgium) and FADO FILMES (Portugal). In 2003, he founded LIAISON CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE, based in Paris, in association with ARTEMIS PRODUCTIONS (Belgium) and ENTRE CHIEN ET LOUP (Belgium). Jani Thiltges is also a member of European Film Academy.
Patricia V. Mayer – Partner in Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Los Angeles. Tutor Screenleaders EU, FAS Screen Training Ireland
Patricia has legal expertise in entertainment law including development, production, financing and distribution of motion pictures, TV movies and series, home video and interactive projects. Also intellectual property, copyright, literary publishing, merchandising, licensing, recording and music publishing. Her Industry Focus is on major studios, independent financiers, producers and distributors for all media, including foreign companies doing business in the US, and US companies doing business abroad.
Patricia Quinn – Pat Quinn Media, Los Angeles. Tutor Screenleaders EU, FAS Screen Training Ireland
Pat Quinn specializes in aiding entertainment companies in the packaging and development of projects for all media. Covering all aspects of entertainment media sales, Quinn creates sales strategies, pitches and sales presentations. She also represents the creators of international television series and formats, which she packages for domestic networks and cable. Her clients include award winning screenwriters, and U.K. and international television series formats, which she packages for networks and cable. She has sold projects recently to: Warner Horizon, Fox 2000, FX, ABC, CBS, A&E, NBC Universal Studios, ABC Family, Disney Channel, ESPN, TruTV, Sony, Showtime, Oxygen, HBO, and VH1.
Page published 4 July 2011.
