March 12th ‘09 NFI and SFI invites
The Norwegian and Swedish Film Institues; NFI and SFI, two of Scandinavia’s leading movie industry funding bodies, host and sponsor this conference on digital distribution and on line publishing of film.
Over the last decade the entertainment market has changed. As brick’n mortar shop sales declines in the Music industry, it seems new online and mobile platforms are evolving. Lately online bussiness models are blooming in the Games industry as well... But what about the Movie industry? How will growing on line influence affect this part of the entertainment industry?
YouTube, MySpace, and other 'Social Networking/Participatory Media' platforms are growing at an incredible rate. Accenture (NYSE: ACN) examined growth strategies across the landscape of film, music, publishing, radio, games and TV. Over half (57 %) of the respondents identified user-generated content as a key challenge or potential. So not only are the delivery platforms changing - audiences are changing along with them.
To investigate possible paths into the online markets and new ways to engage with audiences the Debates cooperates with NFI & SFI in its 5th instalment. Leading international publishers, developers, production houses and authors contribute their experiences and visions for how the movie industry can assimilate the opportunities digital distribution and on line publishing of film offers.
Issues to be discussed are:
- On line business models for entertainment industries
- Entertaining and empowering participating audiences
- The increasingly happy marriage of TV and the Web
- Re packaging of Film & TV for on line publication
- On line publishing's effect on talent development
- Potential & Pittfalls in on line publishing
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Sebastian Lindig | Director Online Entertainment | Koch Media
Sebastian has been in media publishing for more than 15 years. He represents a wealth of experience in various positions as localisation manager, product manager and producer. At the moment he is heading the newly founded online department with focus on the development and operation of international online multiplayer game projects. |
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Mark Healy & Kareem Ettouney | Media Molecule
Mark Healey is co founder of Media Molecule and a most talented game industry all-rounder, since 1988. Kareem Ettouney is Art Director at Media Molecule. The scope of Kareem’s work reflects his diverse background in interior, graphic, theatre and film set design. Their first joined game project, LittleBigPlanetTM, was released exclusively on the PS3 to much critical acclaim. |
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Henrik Werdelin | Chief Creative Officer | Joost
Henrik is responsible for the creative development of Joost, including both the product and the brand. Henrik joined Joost as one of its first employees in 2006 and works closely with company marketing, content and creative teams. Before joining Joost, Henrik was the vice president of product development and strategy for MTV Networks International. |
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Jan-Robert Jore | CEO | NorgesFilm
Jan-Robert has worked with digital dissemination over the last 8 years. After 25 years as director and producer of documentaries he established NorgesFilm and in cooperation with Norsk filminstitutt the service Filmarkivet.no was launched in 2003. It became the first worlds first national digital filmarchive available on line. |
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Korey Rowe | Owner | Louder than words
After being a combat veteran for the US Army, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Korey drastically changed directions from that of military service. Along with co founder Dylan Avery, he produced the "First Internet Blockbuster" entitled Loose Change. Utilizing online guerilla distribution the film has been viewed by millions. |
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Nicklas Lundblad | European Policy Manager | Google / YouTube
Nicklas is European Policy Manager at Google with responsibility for Scandinavia and the Baltic states. Prior to this position he has been in leading European comittees and expert groups on IT policies e.g Eurochambres - the European Chambers of Commerce’s effort on innovation and IT. |
