2009 IFFS EUROPE - Featured Presentation- Measuring Success: Where to Set the Bar?
There are so many different definitions of success and “bigness.” There are film festivals that attract hundreds of thousands of people, and yet are not on the mainstream radar, and festivals which show only a few dozen films that are world famous. This session will address considerations and metrics for success including: number of films, number of acquisitions, celebrities, size of audience, longevity, number of impressions and reach? Most notably, these different metrics have differing relevance to the constituents served by festivals – audiences, filmmakers, sponsors, media, film industry etc.

Hear from different festivals from all over Europe on how they approach benchmarking and defining success.
Emina Ganic
Executive Director
Sarajevo Film Festival

Sandra Hebron
Artistic Director
BFI London Film Festival

Prune Engler
Festival Director
La Rochelle Int'l Film Festival

Andreas Strohl
Festival Director
Munich Film Festival
Join Your Peers & Colleagues for the Third Annual IFFS Europe April 7-8, 2009
in Paris, France

The 2009 IFFS Europe will bring together professionals from some of Europe's most respected film festivals for two full days of networking, learning and sharing. At this year's summit you will have the opportunity to meet with and hear from: Venice International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Flanders International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, London Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Bebo.com, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival and many, many more.