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Top CEE Producers Talk Co-Productions, Streamers & Key Issues Facing Their Industry Today – Karlovy Vary
As KVIFF Central Stage unfolds, Deadline asked some of the region’s major players to give us the lay of the land of the co-production space.
The fact is there are many variables which cause the ups and downs the length and breadth of Europe, whether it would be political instability, occasional government defaulting on tax credit payments the move to populism and the right indicating a potential spending cuts in culture, student unrest and demonstrations, safety issues in the face of risk averse runaway American productions…the list is endless. DOWNEY: Pretty much every country in Europe has its doors open to co-production and many now are grappling with the crucial issues of the balance between crafting stories with local authenticity and ensuring they foster international appeal. The UK remains a small player, despite recent efforts by the BFI to make up for decades of neglect in the wake of the closure of British Screen and the European co-production fund a quarter of a century ago.
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