MIOB Meetings & Activities 2018/19/20/21

Network Meeting, European Film Festival Palić // July 2018

Agenda: official presentation of the network to the public (press conference), next steps in terms of professionalisation of the network itself, creation of a visual identy, program exchange, young audiences, staff exchange

Festivals Round Table: Festival Networks – Avenues for Collaboration, Berlinale // February 2019

Agenda: encouragement to extend the collaboration between the festivals (both cultural and economic), presentation of best-practice models, presentation of potential fields for networking (marketing, digitalization, film education, ticketing, staff), future challenges (e.g. expansion of festivals, implementation of the new MEDIA program)

Network Meeting, Int. Film Festival Cannes // 17 May, 2019

Agenda: young audience and creating new audiences, workshops for educators, circulation, european young programmers, best-ager audience, circulation of special programs, visibility of „national“ films in other parts of Europe, organisational subjects (speaker of the network, idea of alternating coordinators - appointed for six months), workshops for festival organizers (staff exchange)

Network Meeting, Seville European Film Festival // 13 November, 2019
THINK TANK FESTIVALS

Agenda: creation of a charta, status of association and responsibilities as festivals, common activities (e.g. live streaming events, programming, young audiences), industry activities (conferences, workshops), eco-responsibility in the film industry, funding for festivals (Creative Europe Media program); session with industry guests – meeting and exchange with selected representatives (Marché du Film Cannes, Cinando, sales agents)

Film Program, Trieste Film Festival // January 2020

Presentation of the joint programme section „Time Will Tell“ (six film programmes reflecting the aftermaths of the German reunification process), co-curated by the Trieste Film Festival and the FilmFestival Cottbus.

Network Meetings, Berlinale // February 2020

Agenda: discharge of the MIOB CHARTA (The document was approved by all seven partners and is intended for future cooperation and covers all levels of networking) and discussion of the activities of the member festivals and common activities in the near future.

Approval of Funding by MEDIA (Support to European Networks of Festivals) // Autumn 2020

Our joint activities for the coming months include the following topics: the future design of our festival network and development of best-practice models for cooperation, workshops on gender programming and audience design, staff exchange, strategies for climate-friendly film festivals, training of young film journalists and film literacy projects, industry meetings and two new film awards.

MIOB NEW VISION AWARD // Spring 2021
The MIOB NEW VISION AWARD (3 000€) honors the first or second production of a European feature film or documentary that deserves greater international recognition. The MIOB NEW VISION AWARD 2021 goes to Felkeszules meghatarozatlan ideig tarto by Lili Horvát and was awarded at the Crossing Europe awards ceremony.

Online Audience Award MIOB IN SHORTS // Fall 2021
The Online Audience Award MIOB IN SHORTS (1 000€) encompasses fifteen current European short films that were nominated by the MIOB members. The award winning film for MIOB IN SHORTS LAS MALDITAS / THE ACCURSED from Bruno Odeja Molina and Beatriz Hohenleiter Márquez was honored at the Film Festival Cottbus in November 2021.