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This volume offers an up-to-date analysis of film and television co-production in Europe. It brings together the voices of policy professionals, industry practitioners and media industry scholars to trace the contours of a complex practice that is of increasing significance in the global media landscape. Analysis of the latest production statistics sits alongside interviews with producers and the critical evaluation of public film policies.  The volume incorporates contributions from representatives of major public institutions-Eurimages, the European Audiovisual Observatory and the European Commission-and private production companies including the pan-European Zentropa Group. Policy issues are elucidated through case studies including the Oscar-winning feature film Ida, the BAFTA-winning I am not a Witch and the Danish television serial Ride Upon the Storm. Scholarly articles span co-development, co-distribution and regional cinemas as well as emerging policy challenges such as the digital single market. The combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches, and the juxtaposition of industry and scholarly voices, provides a unique perspective on European co-production that is information-rich, complex and stimulating, making this volume a valuable companion for students, scholars, and industry professionals.

European Film and Television Co-production: Policy and Practice

1. Introduction: European Film and Television Co-production, Julia Hammett-Jamart, Petar Mitric and Eva Novrup Redvall.- 2. Statistical Overview: Production, Co-production and Circulation, Julio Talavera.- Part I: Policy and Practice of Co-Production: Scholarly Voices.- 3. Official Co-production: Policy Instruments and Imperatives, Julia Hammett-Jamart.- 4. The European Co-production Treaties: A Short History and a Possible Typology, Petar Mitric.- 5. From Co-productions to 'Co-distributions'? Re-evaluating Distribution Policies for European Film, Philip Drake.- 6. European Co-productions in a Digital Single Market: EUtopia or Dystopia?, Nina Vindum Rasmussen.- 7. The Emergence of Pan-European Film Studios and Its Implications for Co-production Studies and Policy, Christopher Meir.- 8. International Co-production of Nordic Television Drama: The Case of Ride Upon the Storm, Eva Novrup Redvall.- 9. Breaking through the East-European Ceiling: Minority Co-production and the New Symbolic Economy of Small-Market Cinemas, Petr Szczepanik.- 10. The Regional Film Fund as Co-production Crusader: The Case of Film i Väst, Olof Hedling.- 11. The Many Enemies of Co-productions in Italy: Moviegoers, Broadcasters, Policy-Makers and Half-Hearted Producers, Marco Cucco.- 12. European Co-productions and Greek Cinema Since the Crisis: "Extroversion" as Survivall, Lydia Papadimitriou.- 13. Exporting the French Co-production Model: Aide aux cin mas du monde and Produire au Sud, Ana Vinuela.- Part II: Policy and Practice of Co-production: Industry Voices.- 14. 'Official Co-production in the EU: The Role of Eurimages'-an interview with Roberto Olla, Julia Hammett-Jamart.- 15. Digital Single Market for Audiovisual Content: Utopia or Win-Win for All?, Anna Herold.- 16. The Impact of Regional Film Funds on the European Co-production Model, Charlotte Appelgren.- 17. Minority Co-production: Insights from MEDICI, Joelle Levie.- 18. 'Co-development Initiatives in Europe'-an interview with Isabelle Fauvel, Petar Mitric.- 19. 'A Matter of Survival: Co-production as a Means of Competing Internationally'-an interview with Anders Kjarhauge, Julia Hammett-Jamart.- 20. 'European Television Co-productions'-an interview with Klaus Zimmermann, Benjamin Harris.- 21. 'Co-production Case Study: Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski'- an interview with Ewa Puszczynska and Sofie Wanting Hassing, Petar Mitric.- 22. 'Unofficially European: Case Study of BAFTA-Winning I am not a Witch'-an interview with Juliette Grandmont, Katell Leon.