Beyond Festivals: The Evolving Economics and Distribution of Short Films

Panel Talk

José Gil holds a degree in Mass Media and Communication and specialises in audiovisual production, cultural management, and film distribution. He has experience working with audiovisual companies and institutions in Venezuela, Chile, and Spain. He holds a Master’s degree in Film Business from the ESCAC (Barcelona). He has worked as a programmer and artistic director for short film festivals such as VIART, Almagro, Lanzarote, and Cortos en Grande, among others. He currently works as festivals & acquisitions manager at Feel Sales.

Robert Sowa is an animation filmmaker, visual artist, and producer. He is the head of the Animated Film Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts and the Artistic Director of Krakow Animation Center. His films have been presented at many festivals and institutions worldwide.

Joanna Żak is a film producer and programmer, currently working for Ale Kino! International Film Festival for Young Audiences. She is a graduate in Cultural Studies from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and of the NEXT WAVE programme at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin. Żak is a lecturer at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice and a long-time collaborator with the New Horizons Association, where she worked as a programmer and event producer.

Ambre Anagnostides is in charge of the festival department at Miyu Distribution, where she works as an animation short film distributor. Since last year, she has been working on the international circulation and visibility of films, supporting their selection and promotion at festivals worldwide.

Savina Petkova is a Bulgarian freelance film critic and programmer based in London. Most of all, she’s a co-editor at Talking Shorts.