As the EFM draws to a close, market director Beki Probst noted that this year buyers' attention has been divided among several films.
'There were many firecrackers in the catalogue,' she said.
'A market will reflect changing structures of the business; with European media industries in a period of potential growth, I think the market's importance as a meeting point, even for US players, should not be underestimated. There have been lots of sessions on future ventures not directly connected to the Berlinale,' she observed.
'This said, there has been considerable business going on at the Cine-Center. Several companies, such as the Independent Feature Project and In Pictures, have booked stands for 1998.'
'We still have at least two years left in the Cine-Center before the festival moves to the Potsdamer Platz. One problem is that we will lose the space that currently accommodates the British, so we have to find a new environment for this presumably growing umbrella.
'I would have needed about 200 theatres to satisfy all wishes for 11.30am and 3.30pm slots. It might be necessary to add another cinema, if the increase in registered films continues,' she added.
Handling market accreditations for the first time, Probst's office reached 1,403 film professionals. One hundred companies from 33 countries, 53 with their own stands, were represented. Over 50 prints will benefit from a special shipping service to the AFM. JRJ
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