The 3rd Export Day will bring together distributors, broadcasters, producers, exporters, artists, and institutions from France, Europe, and the United States.
These personalities will come together to analyze and compare their points of view on the challenges of exporting French cinema and audiovisual content in the years to come.

The program

9:30 to 10:00: Opening of the morning session

• Introductory remarks by Serge Toubiana & Hervé Michel (President and Vice President, Unifrance)
• Opening speech by Olivier Becht ( Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad)
• Tribute to Daniel Toscan du Plantier by Nicolas Seydoux (President, Gaumont)

10:00 to 11:15: Round table 1 "Reconnecting with international film audiences"

• Presentation: French cinema export figures in 2022 by Gilles Renouard, Director of the Cinema Department, Unifrance
• Round table moderated by Gilles Renouard
• Participants: Laurent Dutoit (Executive Director, Agora Films), Laura Houlgatte (Executive Director, UNIC – Union Internationale des Cinémas), Vincent Maraval (President, Wild Bunch International), Dominik Moll (film director)

11:30 to 12:45: Round table 2 "Identifying the assets of French audiovisual creation in the global sphere"

• Presentation: French audiovisual figures and trends in 2022 by Sarah Hemar (Director of the Audiovisual Department, Unifrance)
• Round table moderated by Sarah Hemar
• Participants: Emmanuelle Dessureault (Head of Acquisitions, Radio-Canada, Marie-Laure Hébrard (President, Film & Picture, Telidja Klai (Content Manager, VRT Ketnet), Anne Rambach (Screenwriter)

12:45  to 13:15: "3 questions to"

• 3 questions to Pierre-Antoine Capton (Co-founder & Executive Director, Mediawan), moderated by Daniela Elstner

14:45 to 15:00: Opening of the afternoon session

• Opening speech by Dominique Boutonnat (President, CNC)

15:00 to 15:30: "3 questions to" 

• 3 questions to Rodolphe Buet (Executive Director, Newen Connect), moderated by Daniela Elstner

15:30 to 16:30: Round table 3 "Acting together to strengthen the international circulation of works" 

• Round table moderated by Axel Scoffier, General Secretary of Unifrance
• Participants: Christine Eloy (Executive Director, Europa Distribution), Marguerite Hitier, Head of the Media and Cinema Division), Alexis Juncosa (President, Europa Film Festivals), Alice Lesort (Presidente, Europa International), Grégoire Melin (President, ADEF - Association des Exportateurs de Films)

16:30 to 17:00: "3 questions to"

• 3 questions to Albert Serra (film director), moderated by Daniela Elstner

17:00 to 17:30: Closing of the Export Day

• Closing remarks by Daniela Elstner
• Closing speech by Serge Toubiana & Hervé Michel

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