Discover how digitalization will impact the film business
Paris, 21 February 2001 - That digitalization will transform the film industry is a safe bet. Less certain is the precise impact it will have on contracts, film rights, finance, taxation, production, distribution, and even on who the makers of tomorrow's box office hits will be.
The field is bound to get more crowded for Miramax, Warner Brothers or their peers as digitalization opens the door for smaller, independent firms to compete.
But whether big or small, companies in the movie business face the same challenge - adjusting their business plans and strategies to the ramifications of the new technology. All want to know exactly how digitalization will affect their business.
Finding at least some of the answers is what this year's conference on International Audiovisual Law on 10-11 May at the Cannes film festival is about. While the glitterati strut their stuff, decision makers behind the scenes will be mapping the industry's future in their conference room at the Palais du Festival.
Taking part will be entertainment and audiovisual lawyers, production and dis
tribution executives, plus investors who specialize in funding the film industry.
Their task will be to flesh out a workable business model for the industry in today's high-tech environment. They will tackle questions on contract making, legal aspects of digitalization, economic impact of piracy, taxation, international regulatory restrictions, and the future of Internet cinema.
The conference is the 15th in a series held each year by the ICC Institute of World Business Law in conjunction with the International Bar Association and the Marché International du Film.
Besides tackling the knotty legal problems facing today's film makers, the conference is an excellent networking opportunity. Participants get to watch the films in this year's competition and enjoy the unique ambiance of this world-renowned event.
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