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For more information about the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund or the Closing The Gap training course, please scroll down.

May 2012

>>> peacefulfish, TWIST, and Audiovisual SGR invite you to our 2012 Cannes Information Session on MEDIA-supported initiatives:

3D FILM MART (3DFM)

Co-Production Market for Stereoscopic 3D Content (4-5 December 2012)

Pierre Collin, market co-chairman (TWIST)

MEDIA PRODUCTION GUARANTEE FUND (MPGF)

Fund for Producers Seeking Production Loans for Film & TV Projects

Monica Carretero, fund manager (Audiovisual SGR)

CLOSING THE GAP (CTG)

Training Course for Film & TV Producers on Equity Investment

Sébastien Aubert, course administrator/tutor (peacefulfish)

WHY: Learn how these initiatives can help you access financing for your projects as well as meet members of each initiative’s selection committee and get information on application deadlines and tips on applying.

WHEN

& WHERE:

There will be two sessions presenting the same content, each lasting 90 minutes (including audience Q&A and networking):

19 May 2012

14:30 until 16:00

The Dutch Pavilion

22 May 2012

16:30 until 18:00

Palais du Festival, Protocole Room

Meeting Point: Entrée Protocole, Left Side of Red Carpet

RSVP: sebastien@peacefulfish.com by 14 May 2012

>>> 2012 Cannes Presentation: Accessing Bridge Financing in the Netherlands in Conjunction with the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund

A representative from a Dutch bank will give a presentation along with Audiovisual SGR and peacefulfish on accessing bridge financing in the Netherlands for international film & TV producers. Through this bank’s offer, producers will also benefit from Audiovisual SGR’s MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund. Projects should be actively looking for a Dutch co-producer.

WHEN

& WHERE: 20 May 2012

15:00 until 16:00

The Dutch Pavilion

RSVP: thierry@peacefulfish.com by 11 May 2012

>>> One-To-One Meetings @ Cannes 2012: Accessing Bridge Financing in Germany in Conjunction with the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund

Producers seeking production cashflow for their projects can apply to schedule one-to-one meetings with a German bank during Audiovisual SGR’s and peacefulfish’s MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund Workshop.

Projects with a minimum budget of 2m euro, at least 50% of their financing already in place, and actively seeking a minority German co-producer qualify to attend the meetings. Productions can be feature films, animation, or TV projects and the producer must be from one of the MEDIA member countries.

When

& Where: 22 May 2012
14:00 until 16:00

The MEDIA Pavilion

To submit your project for consideration, please send your project’s synopsis, financing plan, and budget to marika@peacefulfish.com by 10 May 2012.

April 2012

>>> peacefulfish Senior Partner Juliane Schulze and Media Deals project manager Perrine Hamon will conduct a Media Deals Investment Forum in Nantes, France on 4 April 2012. This forum will see 6 mediatech companies receiving expert feedback and pitch training before pitching to a group of selected equity investors. For more, contact Perrine Hamon directly:

phamon@media-deals.org

March 2012

>>> peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard will participate in the CARTOON Movie Forum from 8-9 March in Lyon, Rhone-Alpes in France which brings together producers of animated content with potential co-producers and financiers. For more information about the event, see:

www.cartoon-media.eu

>>> peacefulfish Senior Partner Juliane Schulze will attend the Forum D´Avignon on 8-9 March in Essen, Germany. The event seeks to strengthen the ties between the cultural, economic, and media industries. For more, see:

www.forum-avignon.org/en

>>> From 14 March, Juliane Schulze will also be attending the eurindiamedia Co-Production Lounge at the FICCI-Frames in Mumbai, India. FICCI-Frames is a 3-day media and entertainment convention bringing together a range of players from the audiovisual industry. For more, go to:

www.eurindiamedia.org

February 2012

>>> peacefulfish, TWIST, and Audiovisual SGR invite you to our 2012 Berlinale Information Session on MEDIA-supported initiatives:

CLOSING THE GAP

Training Course for Film & TV Producers on Equity Investment

Marc Robert, course director (peacefulfish)

3DFM

Co-Production Market for Stereoscopic 3D Film & TV Content

Thierry Baujard, market co-chairman (peacefulfish)

MEDIA PRODUCTION GUARANTEE FUND

Fund for Producers Seeking Production Loans for Film Projects

Carlos Anton, fund manager (Audiovisual SGR)

WHY: Learn about these initiatives that can help you in building your financing strategies as well as better understand the selection criteria for each of these programs.

WHEN: 11 February 2012

10:00am until 11:30am

WHERE: Staatlichen Instituts für Musikforschung

Ben-Gurion-Strasse 1

across from the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz

session held in: Room 212, Second Floor
meeting point: outside Ben-Gurion-Strasse 1 at 9:45am

RSVP: closingthegap@peacefulfish.com by 8February 2012

January 2012

>>> peacefulfish's training program Closing The Gap: Equity Investment for 360° Content has officially launched its call for applications from film & TV producers for its 2012 edition. The training program, which culminates in producers pitching their projects to a panel of equity investors including venture capital funds, business angels, and mediatech financiers, is supported by the MEDIA Programme, the Apulia Film Commission, and the Mallorca Film Commission. The application deadline is: 15 March 2012. For more information and application forms, contact:

marc_robert@peacefulfish.com

December 2011

>>> peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard and consultants Marc Robert and Sebastien Aubert will attend the first edition of the 3D Film Mart on 7 and 8 December in Liege, Belgium. The 3D co-production market is organized by the Belgian cluster TWIST in association with peacefulfish and with the support of the MEDIA Programme. Twenty producers will pitch their 3D projects to a panel of international co-producers including financiers, distributors, and broadcasters. For more, see:

http://www.3dstereomedia.eu/

November 2011

>>> Senior Partner Juliane Schulze will be in Baghdad, Iraq serving on the jury of the International Iraq Short Film Festival, which runs from 17 to 19 November at the Oil Cultural Center. Short films from Great Britain are the focus of this year's edition. For more information, see:

http://www.isff-iraq.org/en-index.html

October 2011

>>> On 12 and 13 October, Juliane Schulze will take part in the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt am Main. She will moderate the opening panel of the StoryDrive Conference, which is entitled "Tomorrow's Storytaylors: How Stories Will Be Told In The Future," as well as a panel entitled "It's All (And Always) About The Money: The Art Of Finding An Investor - Or How To Become One." Experts on the first panel include Alexander Fernandez from Streamline Studios, Christian Solomon from Film Domain, Martin Fröhlich from PaperC GmbH, and Benjamin Munz from Rat Pack; experts on the second panel include Birgit Roth from G.A.M.E., Paul Brett from Prescience Film Fund, and Christian Solomon from Film Domain. For more information, contact Juliane directly:

juliane@peacefulfish.com

>>> Equity Pitch Training/Pitching Event ... peacefulfish consultant and Closing The Gap: Investment for 360° Content course director Marc Robert will be in Bergen, Norway from 18-20 October for the second on-site Closing The Gap workshop, which sees the ten Closing The Gap producers/project teams pitching to seven financiers including venture capital funds, business angel networks, and mediatech investors. Also during this 2.5 day event, Juliane Schulze will work with the project teams as pitch coach as well as moderate a roundtable discussion with the equity investors and Thierry Baujard will chair a session open to Bergen-based content producers (film, TV, and games) on finding investment for their projects. For more information, contact the course director:

marc_robert@peacefulfish.com

>>> Thierry Baujard will take part in Film London's Production Finance Market (PFM), which takes place on 19 and 20 October. The event brings together selected producers seeking funding for their projects with a range of financiers including equity investors. For more, see:

www.filmlondon.org.uk/pfm

>>> On 21 October, Thierry Baujard will moderate a lunch session at the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) Winter University in Brussels on behalf of Media Deals. This event will be focused on the advantages of investing in the creative industries and is open to the business angel network representatives and early-stage fund managers who attend the University. For more, see:

www.amiando.com/ebanwu2011

September 2011

>>> Thierry Baujard will attend the Popkomm on behalf of peacefulfish's sister company, Just Temptation, which is focused on investing in film soundtracks. The event runs from 7 to 9 September in Berlin. For more information, see:

www.popkomm.de

>>> On 20 September, Juliane Schulze will take part in the final workshop for the DAEFH Study (Digital Agenda For European Film Heritage) in Brussels during which the results of the study will be presented to a select audience of experts. For more, go to:

www.dae-filmheritage.eu

>>> Juliane Schulze will also present a two-day seminar entitled "Cross-Media Strategies -- How A Cross-Media Approach Helps Producers To Attract Financing and Distribution in an Increasingly Competitive Environment." This will take place at the Coaching Company in Berlin on 22 and 23 September. For more information, see:

http://www.coachingcompany.de/filmberufe/crossmedia-strategies

>>> On 27 September, Juliane Schulze will moderate an equity finance panel at the 4th edition of GAMESplace International, which is an executive-level conference for the game and finance industries that will take place in Frankfurt Am Main at the House of Finance. For more, go to:

www.gameplaces.de

>>> Juliane Schulze will also attend the FRA Medien Treff "on-air-port 2011" which takes place at The Square in the Frankfurt Airport on 28 September. More details can be found at:

www.framedientreff.de

August 2011

>>> Juliane Schulze will hold a 2-day seminar entitled "Cross-Media Content Production and Financing. Seize Your Opportunities!” at MEGA, the nine month post-graduate course culminating in a degree in Audiovisual Management. The seminar will take place on 4 and 5 August in Spain. For more details, see:

http://mega.mediaschool.org/

>>> Following the MEGA seminar, Juliane will also be the course director of the Multi-Platform Business School (MPBS) offered to producers and content creators by the Media Business School in Ronda, Spain. The program, which runs from 9 August through 13 August, is focused on how to build a content universe from the initial idea; understanding who the target audience is and what this audience expects; and how films, games, the internet, and mobile platforms best interact to optimize the commercial success of audiovisual projects. For more details, see:

http://mpbs.mediaschool.es/

>>> Peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard will attend Norway’s Haugesund Film Festival from 17 through 19 August, where he will deliver two presentations on the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund, which provides guarantees to producers and their banks for film production loans. These presentations will take place on 18 August and will be open to producers and other festival participants. For additional information or to set up an individual appointment, contact Thierry directly at:

thierry@peacefulfish.com

July 2011

>>> On 20 July, peacefulfish consultant Marc Galmoud will give a presentation on the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund in Düsseldorf, Germany. The presentation is organized through the local MEDIA Antenna and will provide the framework for how European producers can benefit from this new production loan guarantee fund managed by Spain’s Audiovisual SGR and peacefulfish. For additional information including application criteria and application forms, contact Marc Galmoud directly at:

marc_galmoud@peacefulfish.com

>>> Peacefulfish Senior Partner Juliane Schulze will give a masterclass entitled “Film Finance Fundamentals: Everything Is New, Everything Is The Same?” as part of the Producers’ Forum at the Durban Filmart during the Durban International Film Festival. This masterclass will take place on 22 July from 10:30am to 12:30pm and Juliane will be in Durban until 26 July. Contact her directly for more information or to set up an appointment:

juliane@peacefulfish.com

June 2011

>>> Transmedia & Equity Financing Workshop ... peacefulfish consultant and Closing The Gap: Investment for 360° Content course director Marc Robert will be in Bari, Italy from 7-9 June for the first on-site Closing The Gap workshop, which is focused on transmedia business models and equity financing opportunities. For more information, contact him directly:

marc_robert@peacefulfish.com

May 2011

>>> Cannes Film Festival . . . peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard and Senior Partner Juliane Schulze will be in Cannes, France from 14 until 17 May for the Festival. If you would like to set up an appointment with either one of them, you can contact them directly:

thierry@peacefulfish.com

juliane@peacefulfish.com

April 2011

>>> On 7-8 April, Juliane Schulze will present a talk called “Introduction to Coaching Communication Skills” at ImMediaTe’s Cross-Media Summit in Rome, Italy. For more information about the Summit, go to:

http://www.filasinternational.eu/immediate/project.asp

>>> Juliane will also attend the London Book Fair to give a presentation entitled “Think Outside The Box: How Cross-Media Strategies Help Maximize Audience Reach and Revenue Streams in Media Production." This will take place on 11 April. Have a look at the London Book Fair’s full program of events here: http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/

>>> Thierry Baujard and Senior Partner Juliane Schulze will attend the European MediaTech Investment Forum organized by pan-European investor network Media Deals. The event will take place in Barcelona, Spain on 13-14 April. For more about the Forum, see:

http://www.media-deals.org/html/detailed.html

>>> From 28 April through 1 May, Juliane Schulze will attend the TorinoFilmLab in Torino, Italy to give a seminar on “Business Presentations for Film Production Companies.” More about the Lab can be found at:

http://www.torinofilmlab.it/

MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund

New Initiative Makes It Easier for Producers to Receive Bank Loans . . .

The Media Production Guarantee Fund is a new initiative that makes it easier for film producers to receive bank loans.

What the fund does is guarantee up to 50% of any loan, reducing the risk to banks or other financial institutions by half and thus providing an incentive for them to lend to the film and TV industry.

While the fund is not a means of gap financing, it will ease access to cash flow for your projects. All you need is to have a bank on board, and we can even help you engage a local bank.

Backed by the EU's MEDIA programme, the fund is run by experienced guarantee organisation Audiovisual SGR along with peacefulfish.

To learn more about the Audiovisual SGR guarantee and how to apply, please visit: www.audiovisualsgr-mgf.eu

Or contact Marc Galmoud at peacefulfish at marc_galmoud@peacefulfish.com or +49(0)30-488 288 564.

Closing The Gap

*** Application Deadline Extended To: 8 March 2011 ***

peacefulfish launches Closing The Gap: Investment for 360° Content, a MEDIA-supported training course . . .

Have an innovative film project with transmedia potential?

Seeking finance beyond public subsidies, tax incentives, and pre-sales?

Interested in pitching to private equity investors in a training environment, to receive extensive one-to-one feedback about your project and increase your funding opportunities?

Film financing consultancy peacefulfish in association with pan-European investor network Media Deals, the Apulia Film Commission, the Western Norway Film Centre, and the MEDIA Programme of the European Commission offers a unique course to European film producers on how to approach and engage with:

> business angel networks

> regional equity funds

> mediatech financiers

> creative industries investors

Producers of feature-length films (fiction, documentary, animation) that have technology-oriented transmedia potential (internet, mobile devices, gaming platforms, etc.) are encouraged to apply.

For additional information about the training as well as the application form, download the documents below.

Questions? Contact us at closingthegap@peacefulfish.com

Application

Course Description

March 2011

>>> On 18 March, peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard attended The London International Film Tourism Conference organized by Screen Tourism. For more about the conference, go to:

http://www.screentourism.com/

>>> Peacefulfish Senior Partner Juliane Schulze attended the FICCI Frames Convention in Mumbai, India from 23-25 March, where she held a seminar on “Gateways to the European Market: Accessing Finance in Major European Co-Production Territories.” For more about FICCI Frames, see:

http://www.ficci-frames.com/

>>> Thierry Baujard participated in a panel entitled “Who’s Investing: How Much, When, and In What?” at the D-Media Global Conference, which was held on 29 and 30 March in London. See the full program here:

http://dmedianetwork.com/D-Media_conference_2011

February 2011

>>> peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard will present the MEDIA Programme’s newly-established Film Production Loan Guarantee Fund on 14 February during the MEDIA Day at the Berlinale. Working on behalf of Spanish financial institution Audiovisual SGR, peacefulfish will assist in the European promotion and administration of the Fund, which will see Audiovisual SGR receive 4m euro from the European Commission between 2010 and 2013 to increase their ability to issue loan guarantees to film producers outside of Spain. Thierry’s presentation will take place at 11:15am in the Ritz Carlton hotel.

>>> Also during the MEDIA Day, peacefulfish consultant and Closing The Gap course director Marc Robert will take part in a panel discussion introducing the Closing The Gap: Investment for 360° Content training course. This panel will take place on 14 February from 14:45 until 16:00 in the Ritz Carlton hotel and is open to film producers interested in applying to take part in the training . . .

>>> . . . additionally, Marc Robert will be available between 12:00 and 14:00 on 11, 12, and 13 February in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel to answer questions about the Closing The Gap training course. To arrange an appointment, send him an e-mail at the address above.

January 2011

>>> Peacefulfish Senior Partner Juliane Schulze along with our Brussels-based consultant Ruth Mata will attend the kick-off meeting for the "Challenges of the Digital Era for Film Heritage Institutions" project for the European Commission in Brussels on 13 January. For more information, contact Juliane directly at:

juliane@peacefulfish.com

>>> Ruth Mata will be in Stafford, England on 14 January for an INTERREG workshop focused on supporting new applicants. For more information, contact Ruth directly at:

ruth@peacefulfish.com

>>> Peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard will be in London on 19-20 January. He will attend a meeting at Film London along with Ruth Mata on the 19th. Then, on the 20th, he will meet with a range of UK banks regarding the newly-formed, MEDIA-supported film production guarantee fund. To set up an appointment, contact Thierry at:

thierry@peacefulfish.com

>>> Ruth Mata will attend a workshop about environmentally-friendly film production in Paris, France on 20 January. For additional information, see:

http://www.ina-sup.com/propos-dina-sup/club-ina-sup-numero-3

>>> On 21 January, Thierry will also be in Differdange in Luxembourg for a field visit for a creative industries study for the city of Differdange. For more information, contact Thierry directly at:

thierry@peacefulfish.com

>>> On the 24-25 January, Juliane Schulze and Thierry Baujard will be in Brussels. They will attend a DigiBIC partner meeting on the 24th and the EBN Annual Reception "Applied Innovation: The Smart Entrepreneurs' Perspective" on the 25th both organized by the European Business & Innovation Centre Network (EBN). For more information, see:

http://www.ebn.be

>>> On 25 January, Ruth Mata will be attending a workshop entitled "Service Innovation, Organizational Innovation, and Value Chain: What Role for Policymaking?" in Brussels, Belgium. For more information, contact Ruth directly at:

ruth@peacefulfish.com

>>> Thierry Baujard will be in Warsaw on 27-28 January for the KIS Partnering Forum focused on new ways to promote service innovation in Europe. For more information, see:

www.europe-innova.eu/web/guest/home/-/journal_content/56/10136/319975

December 2010

>>> Peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard will be in Warsaw, Poland on 2 December attending the 1st Congress of Entrepreneurs and Investors organized by Secus Wsparcie Biznesu. For more information about the event, see:

https://www.lowcybiznesu.pl

>>> Thierry Baujard will be at MedVentures, a conference focused on high-growth start-ups in the Mediterranean, which will be held in Marseille, France on 3 December. For more about the event, go to:

http://www.medventures.biz

>>> Juliane Schulze and Thierry Baujard will be in Brussels, Belgium on 6-7 December for the kickoff meeting of DigiBIC, which is a European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) project focused on cultural heritage, digital libraries, and preservation in the creative industries. For more, see EBN's website here:

http://www.ebn.be

>>> On December 8, Thierry Baujard will be in Liege, Belgium taking part in a panel at the second annual 3D Stereo MEDIA Festival. For more about the festival, see:

http://www.3dmedia2010.com

>>> Juliane Schulze will be in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 10-11 December as an industry expert advising production companies taking part in the Binger Filmlab's Company! training scheme. For more about the Binger, go to:

http://www.binger.nl

November 2010

>>> Peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard will be in Cologne, Germany on 26 November where he will give a presentation on the Digitalfie project and the digital distribution of soundtracks in cinemas as part of Soundtrack Cologne. For more about the event, go to:

http://www.soundtrackcologne.de/index_e.htm

October 2010

>>> On 5 October, peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard will be in Milan, Italy attending the ESA Investment Forum. The Forum plays an active role in the European innovation scene, creating an exceptional setting for exploring collaboration opportunities while providing insight into space research for prospective commercialization. For more information, see:

http://www.e-unlimited.com

>>> On 6 October, peacefulfish Senior Partner Juliane Schulze will be in Frankfurt, Germany to give a presentation entitled "Facts & Figures: It's All About The Money" at the Frankfurt Book Fair. For more about the fair, go to: http://www.buchmesse.de/en/fbf/

>>> Juliane Schulze will also be in Amman, Jordan from 10 to 17 October working on a study about the possible creation of a creative cluster in Jordan. For more information, contact Juliane at: juliane@peacefulfish.com

>>> Peacefulfish’s new representative in Brussels, Ruth Mata, attended the European Creative Business Network (ECBN) kickoff workshop in Essen, Germany on 15 October. For more about the event, contact her at:

ruth@peacefulfish.com

>>> Thierry Baujard will attend Film London's Production Finance Market (PFM) on 21 October. The event brings together international financiers and film producers for 2 days of one-to-one meetings. For more, see:

http://filmlondon.org.uk/pfm

>>> Thierry Baujard will also take part in a co-production conference in Oslo, Norway organized by the Norwegian Film Institute on 25 October, where he will give a presentation on the newly-announced MEDIA Guarantee Fund for interim loans for film production. To find out more about the event and the fund, contact Thierry directly at:

thierry@peacefulfish.com

>>> On 27 and 28 October, Thierry Baujard will also be in Liege, Belgium for an ImMediaTe Project team meeting at the Innova Conference. For more about the conference, see:

http://www.europe-innova.eu

September 2010

>>> Peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard will be in Brussels on the 15th of September for a series of meetings with the European Commission. For more information, contact thierry@peacefulfish.com

>>> Thierry Baujard will also be in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 23 and 24 September for Project ImMediaTe`s "Valorization and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Digital Media" conference. For more information on the event, see:

http://www.filasinternational.eu/immediate/news16.asp

August 2010

>>> Juliane Schulze will be in Frankfurt, Germany from the 18th to the 26th of August to conduct a series of interviews for peacefulfish's regional study on Hessen. She will be available for meetings and can be contacted directly at juliane@peacefulfish.com

>>> Thierry Baujard will be in London on the 24th of August for a series of meetings. For those interested in setting up an appointment with him, contact Thierry at thierry@peacefulfish.com

>>> Juliane Schulze is serving as the course director of this year’s Multi-Platform Business School, which is a 5-day course taking place at the Media Business School in Ronda, Spain from August 3rd to the 7th. The course is entitled “Where Is The Money in Multi-Platform Content: How To Develop, Finance, and Market Content for More Than One Platform” and is primarily for producers, designers, and directors of audiovisual content intended for a range of media platforms. For registration information, go to: www.mpbs.mediaschool.es/

July 2010

>>> On July 14th, Frauke Feuer will be in Stuttgart, Germany, taking part in a panel discussion entitled "Finding Money Where Others Don't Look: New Forms of Financing for Creative Projects." The panel will take place from 10am-12pm in Rathaus Stuttgart. For more information, contact Frauke at frauke@peacefulfish.com

June 2010

>>> ** REGISTER NOW ** Juliane Schulze will be the course director of this year’s Multi-Platform Business School, which is a 5-day course that will take place at the Media Business School in Ronda, Spain from August 3rd to the 7th. The course is entitled “Where Is The Money in Multi-Platform Content: How To Develop, Finance, and Market Content for More Than One Platform” and is primarily for producers, designers, and directors of audiovisual content intended for a range of media platforms. For registration information, go to: www.mpbs.mediaschool.es/

>>> On the 11th, 12th, & 13th of June, Juliane Schulze will be lecturing as part of a workshop on Business Modeling & Business Vision at the Binger Lab in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. To set up an appointment, please contact Juliane at juliane@peacefulfish.com

>>> Thierry Baujard and Frauke Feuer will be attending an INNOVA Conference on "Services Innovation as a Catalyst for the Europe 2020 Strategy" on the 15th and 16th of June in Copenhagen, Denmark. For additional information about the event, go to: www.europe-innova.eu

>>> The first ImMediaTe event, The MediaKIS Mobile Apps Forum, which will include an Investment Forum in cooperation with peacefulfish's sister company Media Deals will take place on the 17th and 18th of June in Barcelona, Spain. Thierry Baujard and Marc Lauriac will be attending. For additional information, see www.mediakis.eu

>>> On June 21st and 22nd, Frauke Feuer will be in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for the 2010 Cinema Expo. She will be taking part in a panel on the 21st entitled "Geek to Sleek: The Surprising Evolution of Online Piracy." For more information, contact Frauke at frauke@peacefulfish.com

>>> Thierry Baujard will be attending the Creative Industries Day in Brussels, Belgium on the 22nd of June. To schedule a meeting, contact Thierry at thierry@peacefulfish.com

>>> On the 24th of June, Thierry Baujard will be in London attending a CIDA (Creative Industries Development Agency) Conference on "How Research & Development Supports the Creative Process." For more about the event, see www.ecce-innovation.eu

>>> Thierry Baujard will be representing peacefulfish's sister company Just Temptation at the C/O Pop Convention in Cologne, Germany on the 25th of June, participating in a panel entitled "Treasure Hunt: Music Docs and Music Bio Pics." For more about the event, see www.c-o-pop.de

May 2010

>>> The Cannes Film Festival is only a few weeks away and peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard along with Senior Partner Juliane Schulze will be there from the 14th to the 18th of May. To set up an appointment to meet and discuss your projects, please contact Juliane at juliane@peacefulfish.com.

>>> On 15th May, Thierry Baujard will present peacefulfish sister company Just Temptation during the Producer's Network "Breakfast Meetings" in Cannes. He will speak about original soundtrack production, rights issues, creating buzz around film music, and the soundtrack investment fund that Just Temptation manages. For more information, contact thierry@peacefulfish.com

>>> The Film London Production Finance Market (PFM) will be holding an information session on accessing film finance during the Cannes Film Festival. European producers are invited to attend to learn more about submitting a project to be considered for the PFM. The session will be held on 17th May, from 11:45am to 1:30pm in the UK Film Centre, Pavilion 121, International Village, Cannes. For additional information, contact chloelaing@filmlondon.org.uk

>>> During the Cannes Film Festival, peacefulfish will be conducting a Q&A focused on cross-media financing and production for young producers. The Q&A will take place on 17th May at 4pm as part of the Short Film Corner located in the Palais. For more information, contact thierry@peacefulfish.com

>>> peacefulfish’s sister company Media Deals is organizing a European Mediatech Investment Forum in Nantes, France. Part of a collaboration between the European ECCE Innovation Project run by Nantes Métropole and the StartWest Investment Forum (http://www.start-west.com/), the event will involve 7 companies from the creative industries pitching to a range of investors and will take place on the 19th of May. For more information, contact info@media-deals.org

>>> The European Business Network (EBN) in Brussels, Belgium has invited Thierry Baujard to take part in a presentation on financing for the creative industries in conjunction with the EBN's Business Incubator Center (BIC) (http://www.ebn.be/). Thierry will be in Brussels on the 20th of May and, in addition to taking part in the EBN event, will be available for meetings. Please contact him directly at thierry@peacefulfish.com to set up an appointment.

>>> Juliane Schulze will be the course director of this year’s Multi-Platform Business School, which is a 5-day course that will take place at the Media Business School in Ronda, Spain from August 3rd to the 7th. The course is entitled “Where Is The Money in Multi-Platform Content: How To Develop, Finance, and Market Content for More Than One Platform” and is primarily for producers, designers, and directors of audiovisual content intended for a range of media platforms. For additional information, go to: http://mpbs.mediaschool.es/

APRIL 2010

>>> On April 15th, Thierry Baujard will be in Istanbul, Turkey to give a presentation on cross-border investment in the creative industries. With a focus on the mediatech sector, Thierry will be speaking on behalf of peacefulfish's sister company, Media Deals (http://www.media-deals.org). This event will take place as part of the European Business Angel Network Congress. For more about the Congress, see: http://www.eban.org/

>>> Juliane Schulze will be in London, England to give a seminar at the London Book Fair. Her seminar will take place on the 20th of April and is entitled "Think Outside The Box: How Cross-Media Strategies Help Maximize Audience Reach and Revenue Streams in Media Production." In addition, Juliane will be available for meetings on the 20th. E-mail her at juliane@peacefulfish.com to set up a time.

>>> Juliane Schulze and Thierry Baujard will be in Helsinki, Finland to conduct an investor seminar focused on animation projects (films, TV series, cross-platform, etc.) for Finnish animation producers' association Finnanimation (http://www.finnanimation.fi/site/). The seminar will take place on the 22nd of April. Additionally, Thierry will be available for individual meetings in Helsinki on the 23rd. To schedule a time, e-mail thierry@peacefulfish.com

>>> On the 28th and 29th of April, Thierry Baujard will be taking part in several panels on film music as part of the Sensoria Film Music Festival (http://2010.sensoria.org.uk/) in Sheffield, England. Thierry's participation in Sensoria is on behalf of peacefulfish's sister company Just Temptation (http://www.just-temptation.com/), which provides original music production and soundtrack supervision services as well as manages an equity fund that invests in soundtrack production.

MARCH 2010

>>> On the 29th and 30th of March, peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard was in Barcelona, Spain for the European Forum on Cultural Industries. The two-day event was organized by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the European Commission in association with the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce to focus on "setting a European agenda on competitiveness and creativity to boost culture professionals and companies as catalysts of wealth." Thierry was invited to participate in the financing discussion groups that comprised part of the Forum. For additional information about the event, go to: http://www.eu2010feic.org/

>>> Senior peacefulfish consultant and Digital Alfie project manager Frauke Feuer completed the initial, cinema-visits stage of the Digital Alfie project during the first week of March 2010. The project "focuses on creating online communities for local cinemas to help improve customer loyalty and fully exploit the opportunities of digital cinema." For additional information, see www.digitalfie.com

>>> The ICAA conference on the independent exhibition sector and the challenges of digitalization will be held in Barcelona, Spain from 5-6 March 2010 and will be attended by peacefulfish CEO Thierry Baujard. To view the program, go to http://congres.manners.es/carpetaPublica/programa.pdf

FEBRUARY 2010

>>> The peacefulfish team will be out in full force during this year's Berlin International Film Festival. We will be available to meet & discuss your projects between the 11th and the 19th of February. Please contact Juliane Schulze (juliane@peacefulfish.com) to set up an appointment.

>>> The Mobile World Congress, which will be held in Barcelona between the 15th and 18th February, will be attended by peacefulfish senior partner Juliane Schulze. For those attending, Juliane will be available for meetings on the 17th and 18th. Contact her directly at juliane@peacefulfish.com to set up a date and time.

>>> Digital Alfie, our new digital cinema project co-financed by MEDIA, has been invited to the Media Salles DigiTraining Plus programme in Helsinki, Finland, 17th through 21st February 2010. Digital Alfie will be presented on the 20th of February. For additional information about this project, please contact Frauke Feuer at frauke@peacefulfish.com

2009 NEWS

EVENTS >>> The next EUROPEAN MEDIATECH INVESTMENT FORUM for entrepreneurs and investors will take place in London from December 9th to 10th 2009 at Pinewood film studios
Please check www.media-deals.org for the application deadline.

EVENTS >>> peacefulfish will be present at the Film London Production Finance Market (PFM) 2009 from October 21st to 22nd. The PFM is supported by peacefulfish. It is a two-day event that focuses on facilitating face-to-face meetings between European producers and financiers from the international marketplace. The market also includes a keynote address, workshops and networking events. If you wish to contact peacefulfish at the event, feel free to send Frauke Feuer a message at frauke@peacefulfish.com.

For more information on the PFM in London:
http://www.filmlondon.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=1112

EVENTS >>> peacefulfish will also be present and the CARTOON Feature on October 22nd in Malaga, Spain. CARTOON Feature is a European training seminar focusing on all aspects of animated feature films, from concept to distribution. If you wish to contact peacefulfish at the event, feel free to message Thierry Baujard at thierry@peacefulfish.com.

For more information on CARTOON FEATURE in Malaga:
http://www.cartoon-media.be/MASTERS/fea_index.php

EVENTS >>> MOFFOM - Music on Film/Film on Music Minifest & Market organized by Just Temptation. The MOFFOM Minifest took place at Central Kino from September 16th to 18th, 2009 where 6 films with a strong musical element were screened. The MOFFOM Market took place at the Berlin HomeBase Lounge on Thursday, September 17th, 2009 and included a co-production market for music-oriented film and documentary projects in the financing stage. Production companies from various European countries presented a music-oriented film or documentary project to co-production partners from Germany. Music producers and TV buyers were also present.

For more information go to www.just-temptation.com

EUROPE >>> peacefulfish has been selected by the European Commission to conduct a study on the current and future involvement of financial players in Europe in regard to film and content production. The accompanying event, the European Film Banking Roundtable, took place on the 21st April 2009 in London, UK (Click here for further information).

EUROPE >>> The final report of a study entitled "Study on the role of SMEs and European audiovisual works in the context of the fast changing and converging home entertainment sector" is available on the MEDIA Programme’s web page. This study was undertaken by peacefulfish and Media Consulting Group (www.mediacg.tv) for the MEDIA Programme of the European Commission.
Amongst others, it presents an interesting analysis of the current and future trends of the different segments of home entertainment that may be of interest to you (click here for more details).

BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL>>> peacefulfish had joined the "DigiDays" during the 59th International Berlin Film Festival and presented a workshop on Strategies for Digital Content Financing - 2 Case Studies. Click here for further information.

EUROPE >>> Two new surveys are currently undertaken by peacefulfish, one in cooperation with Cineuropa.org.

Survey 1 “European Attractiveness Barometer for film production – the Best Regions in Europe”

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the criteria for producing content in Europe and to analyze the gap between the perceived and real attractiveness of a region. The first edition will be presented during the Berlin International Film Festival, in February 2009.

Survey 2 "Survey on the current situation in selected European countries regarding the digital conversion of cinemas"

This survey aims at giving an overview of stakeholders’ perspectives on the current situation in their respective countries. Stakeholders are national public film agencies, exhibitors’ associations, distributors’ associations and producers’ associations. The selected countries are Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. In partnership with Cineuropa.org.

EUROPE >>> peacefulfish and the Lapland Centre of Expertise for the Experience Industry have finished a study on the "Digital Cinema Experience". The report is being distributed by Dodona Research. For more information go to peacefulfish.com/DCE or contact consultant and co-author Frauke Feuer at frauke@peacefulfish.com

RESEARCH

"Getting into Mobile TV and Video: Financing, producing and distributing TV and video content”, a new report by Informa Telecoms & Media in partnership with peacefulfish.

About Getting into Mobile TV and Video

Getting into Mobile TV and Video management report provides an overview of the mobile TV and video ecosystem and explores the opportunities for film and television producers, private and government funds, mobile content providers and others.

The report explores the way in which mobile television and video content is financed, produced and distributed – and how it generates revenue. Based on over 30 original interviews with mobile operators, content providers, aggregators, broadcasters, production companies and financiers, the report offers an introduction to this exciting space, along with in-depth coverage of key topics and suggested strategies for companies throughout the value chain.

To see a summary of some key points in the study, please visit our webinar: www.peacefulfish.com/mobiletv

For more information or to order your copy please visit
www.informatm.com/tv/?src=itmpr

Published: October 2006. Price: £1250 / US$2250 / €1875

Informa Telecoms & Media is always willing to work with journalists to provide stats, data or comment for articles. For further information and enquiries, please contact

Juliane Schulze
Senior Partner
peacefulfish
juliane@peacefulfish.com
+49 (0) 30 863 999 54
www.peacefulfish.com

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