EIT @ Berlinale 2018: Powering Europe's Audivisual Innovators

In 2018 Creative Europe MEDIA will continue its stakeholders' dialogue under the European Film Forum conferences organised during film festivals or film and TV markets. The first European Film Forum of this year will take place alongside Berlinale on 19 February 2018 and will focus on: The future of MEDIA: connecting Europeans through films. The conference will be followed by an event co-organised with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and a showcase presenting projects funded by MEDIA.

European Institute of Innovation and Technology: Powering Europe's Audivisual Innovators (14:30-15:45)

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology is considering ways to unlock the potential of cultural and creative industries, by establishing an EIT Innovation Community on creative industries. In this context, this event will explore ways of bridging the gaps between technology and the content sector, in particular audiovisual industry.

• Opening remarks: Roberto Viola, Director General, Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), European Commission
• Presentation by Martin Kern, EIT Interim Director: Making innovation in Europe!
• Panel : Martin Kern, EIT Interim Director; Willem Jonker, CEO EIT Digital; Maria Luisa Garcia, Chief Operating Officer, 3 Ants
• The way forward: Martin Kern, EIT Interim Director; Giuseppe Abbamonte, Director, Media Policy, DG CONNECT, European Commission;  Brando Benifei, MEP.

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