advisory service

media-stands.eu offers a year-round advisory service.

This is open to those who participate via the MEDIA Programme Umbrella stand at the major markets at which media-stands.eu runs the MEDIA Programme Umbrella Stands. Not only do participants benefit from invitation-only events and one-on-one consultations during MIPCOM and MIPTV - events and consultations which are tailored to their specific needs, but they can obtain advice from a panel of consultants before and after these markets, so that they can optimise their offerings.

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The panel of experts includes:*

Peter Andermatt*
Business Development Advisor
In a very competitive market, innovative financial tools and a good understanding of the market are key for developing, producing and distributing audiovisual products. As Head of Project Development and Business Affairs of a Madrid-based consultancy firm which works internationally, Peter brings the expertise which has got him where he is today to media-stands.eu participants in order to help them in their business strategy.

Rod Caird*

Factual TV Advisor

Rod Caird, a producer and executive producer of all genres of factual television, with particular emphasis on international coproduction

Julie Cruyt*

Digital TV Advisor

Julie Cruyt has worked in the media business for the last 12 years – at everything from programme conception to sales and purchasing on all types of support, and including marketing, digital platforms and triple play. She currently specialises in the use of kinetic language in the development of animation programmes for the digital television of tomorrow. Ms Cruyt has a degree in political science and international marketing, a master’s in audiovisual law and management and an MBA.

Christophe Erbes
Animation Advisor
Based in London and in the Dordogne, Christophe Erbes’ consultancy activities focus on content strategies, and animation and family programming. Christophe Erbes is an author of books, synopses and scripts – see www.theo-online.info, and is also a script and project analyst.

Gina Fegan*
Cross-media Advisor
As cross-media expert fro the media-stands.eu advisory service, Gina helps participants focus on cross-media possibilities for their projects, working through the way that social media and new technologies can be used in the development, production and distribution of their content.

Michel Gyory*
Legal Adviser

Michel Gyory is an international lawyer based in Brussels. He teaches Intellectual Property, Film Economics and Film Production at the University of Liège (Belgium) and is a member of the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (the independent regulator for the audiovisual industry - Brussels). He is also a consultant to the European Commission as well as to various international organisations.

As a consultant for media-stands.eu, he advises participants on rights issues and on all types of contracts regarding the film and audiovisual industry.

Yves Jeanneau*
Documentary Advisor – Markets

Yves has over 25 years’ experience in French documentary filmmaking and over 100 films to his production credit. He is also the founder and General Commissioner of Sunny Side of the Doc, and of Asian and Latin Side of the Doc. He also created the Sunny Lab, which is dedicated to cross-media training. Yves brings this wide experience and his network of top buyers to the media-stands.eu participants.

Franz Mangelberger*
Distribution Advisor
Franz moderates Buyers Briefings, bringing an insider view on what TV buyers and international distributors are really looking for.

Philippe Reynaert*

Wallimage Fund - Coproduction and Crossmedia

Philippe Reynaert, Managing Director of Wallimage Entreprises, has ten years’ experience with Wallimage. Wallimage is the film and TV support scheme in the Belgian Region of Wallonia, which in addition to its enterprise arm has a co-production arm and since last year a cross-media arm. Wallimage Cross Media offers two types of funding – for Digital Promotion (digital media marketing techniques) and Digital Extension (for productions which build in a cross-media dimension from the outset). He brings to participants particular insights into the brave new world of digital media.

* Present on the stand at MIPTV 2012.