The audiovisual market in Europe remains highly competitive, and production budgets are skyrocketing. This has forced a number of broadcasters, production companies, and distributors to enter into co-production deals and join forces. Although international co-productions have been a hot topic for some time, they are still not a common practice. To facilitate networking in the industry, a number of international festivals and audiovisual markets have created space for fostering this kind of collaboration. What is the current state of the European landscape in this area? How does it look in the CEE region? What opportunities arise from participating in events such as the Heart of Europe International TV Festival & Forum, which takes place annually in Warsaw in September? This session is dedicated to all Camerimage participants interested in developing projects and building networks in the CEE TV industry, especially for creators, writers, producers, distributors, and representatives of broadcasters and platforms.

The European co-production landscape. How do the festivals and markets foster new collaboration projects?