06.11.2019 | Conference report published
Over 220 guests, 16 speakers and six hours of a packed programme: the first Explorer Konferenz as part of FILMFEST HAMBURG was an impressive event, as the recently published conference report underlines.
A date for the coming year has also already been set: onFriday, 2 October 2020the conference organised by the Producers' Association, Filmfest Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and FILMFEST HAMBURG enters its second round.
The report on the first Explorer Konferenz is now available atexplorer-konferenz.de/report2019 can be downloaded. The Future Congress took place this year under the motto "2024 - Producing for cinema, streaming and TV". Participants includedPeter HjorthLars von Trier's VFX specialist, the "Scriptbook" founderNadira AzermaExecutive Producer of "Bad Banks" Dr.Lisa Blumenberg andMarcus Ammon from Sky Deutschland.
Helge Albers, CEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH): "In these times of upheaval Change is the only constant. That's why the Explorer Konferenz is a new conference format in Hamburg at the right time - fast, innovative, a bit Hanseatic and, above all, diverse. The second edition in 2020 is already in the starting blocks. Stay tuned!"
Erwin Schmidt, CEO of the producers' association"Progress means change - the 2020 edition of the Explorer Konferenz will also explore how this change manifests itself, especially for independent Executive Producers, and what the tectonic changes in the market mean for them. The high number of visitors to the first edition shows that the thematic focus of the conference and the format with short, focussed presentations is hitting a nerve in the industry."
Albert Wiederspiel, Director of FILMFEST HAMBURG: "Film festivals should always be places of encounter, exchange and discourse. The Explorer Konferenz is an important step on our way to strengthening the ties between the national and international industry and FILMFEST HAMBURG. We look forward to the continuation!"
More about the conference: The Explorer Konferenz 2019 took place on 27 September 2019 at the Hamburger Kunsthalle. It was organised by the Producers Association, with the kind support of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, in cooperation with Filmfest Hamburg. The network partners of the conference were Chili VoD, Unverzagt von Have, Creative Europe Desk MEDIA Hamburg, KinoHerz VoD and Hamburg lebt Kino!
