BUILDING EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL BRIDGES

Castillo - Wednesday June 20, 14:30 - 15:45

Round Table

Presentations made by organisations whose aim is "to bridge the gap" and bring together from all over Europe, now more than ever before, and no matter the language, broadcasters with a common purpose - audiovisual harmony and cooperation.

Participants:
- Peter Wagner, Audiovisual Eureka, BE
- Tihomir Divjak, Radio televizia Yugoslavia, YU
- Nebojsa Ristic, Coordinator for TV of ANEM, YU
- Jaroslav Korytar, Director POLAR TELEVIZE, CZ
- Sinan Burhan, Secretary General of Local television Union, TR
- Andrea Rivetta, General Secretary of CERTIL, BE

  1. Joining forces for a better access to the European market

    lerouge.jpg Walter LEROUGE (BE) President of the Management Board -- Audiovisual EUREKA (Brussels)

    1/ Co-productions among local TV stations:
    - short description of channel’s activity (audience rate, numbers of viewer, employees, programmes produced per month)
    - co-productions among local TV stations
    - current obstacles of co-production
    - database of local productions

    1/ Impact of the European Union on local TV stations:
    - besides basic freedoms on which the EU was built, do the TV local stations profit from the more united Europe?
    - are they considered at all as an important part of the media society?

    2/ The role of the association of local European TV stations:
    - are local TV stations willing and able to create a pan-European platform, which would represent their interests and needs at national and European levels?
    - expectations from such a platform/Audiovisual Eureka’s proposals for the creation of an association

    3/ Cost sharing as possible model of cooperation between NGOs, foundations and other institutions interested in developing of local TV Broadcasting.
    - Models of co-operation
    - Concrete proposal - establishing of loan fund for production

  2. The Role of IREX/PROMEDIA Programme in improvement of TV broadcasting in countries in transition (based on experiences in Yugoslavia)

    durman.jpg Rastislav DURMAN (YU) Media Consultant -- IREX/ProMedia Program for Serbia (Beograd)

    1) The Goals of IREX and ProMedia Program in general (developing democracy through developing independent journalism, only well informed citizens can make valid decisions)
    2) TV Media in Serbia before and after October 5; what should we expect in the future?
    3) IREX Activities in Serbia (TV only) with recent results

    - CITY TRIBUNAL from City TV Foundation Kosice as example of succesful co-production, also benefits and obstacles which were present in the project
    - Training as basic activity
    - Improvement of local TV production (with focus on standards which allow produced programs to be interesting for regional, national and multi national TV market)
    - Facilitation in boiling contact between local productions and potential market
    - Stimulation co-production projects and program exchange
    - Grant policy as improvement of station’s sustainability
    - IREX database on WEB, possibilities of language extension

Moderation: EUREKA (BE) / IREX (US)

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