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EAVE+ 8th Edition

An intensive four day workshop event for independent producers with a solid track record and international experience reinforcing their managerial and financial capacity to compete successfully in European and global markets and to run sustainable companies.

April 4-8, 2018 in LUXEMBOURG

EAVE+ reloaded – apply for the April edition!

Applications are now open until February 2, 2018 for the eighth edition of EAVE+

EAVE+ gathers 15 producers  during 4 days to discuss their company structures, management practices and new business models together with high-profile industry experts. 

In immersive role-plays, group work, individual coaching and through an interdisciplinary approach, the EAVE+ workshop will tackle the business side of running a film company.

Top-notch business and management coaches will explore topics such as cashflow management, leadership, company strategies, negotiation with financiers and partners, distribution models and revenue streams, and raising finance from investors.

EAVE+ will take place during April 4-8, 2018 at the Légère Hotel in Luxembourg.

«EAVE+ is THE workshop for you when you feel that your production company needs an upgrade.»

Francine Lusser, Tipi’mages Productions, Switzerland, EAVE+ 2017

Applications are open for independent producers with a solid track record and international experience from Europe and the rest of the world until February 2, 2018. 

Led by EAVE Head of Studies Jani Thiltges (Samsa Film, LU), the workshop will tackle topics such as: How to grow as a company? How to reinvent yourself after failure? How to sustain a viable business? What kind of manager am I? What is the future of film finance? Where are we heading with VoD? How to achieve a better life work balance? 

Among the experts for this session will be EAVE consultant Linda Beath, who will take the EAVE+ participants to the next level of company management: how to hire and fire, cashflow management, how to structure your business and other burning management issues.

EAVE management coach Michael Comyn (The Fearless Organisation IE) who will work on the individual leadership qualities and resilience in private coaching sessions.

Marc Bordure (FR), General and Financial Manager of the French production company AGAT FILMS & Cie / Ex Nihilo, will discuss questions related to the company structure and go into some detail about setting up a production company development fund.

Thanks to the involvement of SeriesImpact®, an innovative and digitally enhanced teaching method trusted by the INSEAD Business school, one module will be dedicated to immersive role-plays based on a digital tool specifically adapted to the needs of the participants, their company structures and business context..


EAVE+ is organised once a year in Luxembourg with support of  the Creative Europe - MEDIA sub-programme of the European Union and the Luxembourg Film Fund.

More information on: http://eave.org 

Page last updated 26 January 2018


Donate to the EAVE Alan Fountain International Scholarship Fund

A scholarship has been set up to honour the memory of Alan Fountain, former Head of Studies and President of EAVE, who passed away in 2016. Its goal is to enable one producer from outside the EU to participate in all three sessions of the EAVE Producers Workshop each year.

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