email print share on Facebook share on Twitter share on LinkedIn share on reddit pin on Pinterest

DISTRIBUTION Slovakia / Czech Republic

Film Europe expands its distribution strategy and goes non-stop

by 

- The major distributor of European arthouse films in Slovakia and the Czech Republic has overhauled its strategy, although the Be2Can festival remains its annual fixture

Film Europe expands its distribution strategy and goes non-stop
One of the cinemas taking part in the Be2Can festival (© Film Europe Media Company archive)

While Film Europe Media Company, a major distributor of European arthouse cinema in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, did much of its shopping up front this year, securing Lászlo Nemes’ latest feature, Sunset [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: László Nemes
film profile
]
, and Pablo Trapero’s The Quietude [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
, which bowed at Venice, and Claire Denis’ highly anticipated High Life [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Claire Denis
film profile
]
, the company has also unveiled a shake-up of its general strategy.

(The article continues below - Commercial information)

Film Europe initially set up its own week-long festival, Be2Can (see the news), held in cinemas across Slovakia and the Czech Republic, in order to introduce its acquisitions. Subsequently, new films found their way onto a whole host of Film Europe’s other outlets, such as VoD, the Film Europe Channel, available in the Netherlands and Belgium, the Festival Channel, accessible in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and its very own DVD label, as well as partner festivals.

Those will be still used; however, Film Europe is now introducing a new strategy, dubbed Be2Can Nonstop. The week-long Be2Can festival remains the company’s annual fixture, although the “season” will start in June, right after the Cannes Film Festival, and last until the following May, wrapping up shortly before the new edition of Cannes flings open its doors. Film Europe’s CEO, Ivan Hronec, explains, “The Be2Can concept is not changing; we are merely extending its reach.” This change in strategy is another stage in Film Europe’s expansion, after it ceased to focus its scope exclusively on European productions. “Be2Can films should give rise to a variety of responses, diverse trains of thought and perceptions, leading to a sharing of impressions and constant comparisons,” adds Hronec.

The recent line-up of films that the company will be releasing in theatres at the annual Be2Can gathering in September and October comprises 3 Days in Quiberon [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Emily Atef
film profile
]
 by Emily AtefThe Prayer [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Cédric Kahn
film profile
]
 by Cédric KahnLong Day’s Journey Into Night [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
 by Gan BiErik Poppe’s U - July 22 [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Erik Poppe
film profile
]
Christian Petzold’s Transit [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Christian Petzold
interview: Franz Rogowski
film profile
]
Malgorzata Szumowska’s Mug [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Małgorzata Szumowska
film profile
]
David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver LakeHirokazu Kore-eda’s ShopliftersThomas Stuber’s In the Aisles [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Franz Rogowski
interview: Thomas Stuber
film profile
]
Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
Jean-Luc Godard’s The Image Book [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
Mani Haghighi’s PigEva Husson’s Girls of the Sun [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Eva Husson
film profile
]
, Abu Bakr Shawky’s Yomeddine [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: A.B. Shawky, Dina Emam
film profile
]
and Benedikt Erlingsson’s Woman at War [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Benedikt Erlingsson
interview: Benedikt Erlingsson
film profile
]
.

Film Europe has already managed to load up its slate with a number of recent acquisitions, such as Louis Garrel’s A Faithful Man [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Louis Garrel
film profile
]
Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s The Truth About CatherineArnaud Desplechin’s Oh, Mercy! [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Arnaud Desplechin
film profile
]
, the Dardenne brothers’ Young Ahmed [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
film profile
]
 and Ari Folman’s Where Is Anne Frank [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ari Folman
film profile
]
.

(The article continues below - Commercial information)

Did you enjoy reading this article? Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox.

Privacy Policy