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The Sideletters is the weekly B2B podcast on film, tech & future business in Europe. For professionals & decision makers in the creative industries.
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Poland's "Barbenheimer" Moment & the New Oscar Race | #034 (opens the original)
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Two films based on the same Polish classic, released within weeks of each other. Is that a risk or an opportunity? And what does an Oscar campaign for Best International Feature really cost? Producers Joanna Szymańska and Fabian Massah look at two hot topics for the European film industry. Poland's "Barbenheimer" moment: Lalka (The Doll) The 1890 novel Lalka is back with two very different adaptations. Netflix released a bold, modern reinterpretation. A €15-18 million feature film, the most ex
Paramount-Warner Deal & SkyShowtime: What It Means for the European Film Industry | #033 (opens the original)
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The Paramount-Warner merger is settled, and David Ellison got his way. In this episode of The Sideletters, Joanna Szymanska and Fabian Massah look at what the deal means for Europe's film and TV industry. The EU regulated distribution, but not commissioning. With fewer buyers and SkyShowtime possibly winding down, European producers lose another financing partner. Fabian and Joanna discuss Europe's dependence on US money, rising pressure on public funds, how that moment is an opportunity to ince
One Woman, One Lion, One Loud Debate: Venice's Gender Math. Plus: How a Coyote Beat Warners | #032 (opens the original)
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Only 1 of ~20 Venice competition films was directed by a woman. And she won the Golden Lion. Joanna Szymanska, Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine and Fabian Massah break down the numbers and the backlash. Woman Unknown , directed by Denmark's May el-Toukhy, just won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the only woman-directed film in a competition of roughly 20 titles. Under jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal, the win reignited a familiar controversial question: did she win because being the only wo
Malika Rabahallah on FilmFest Hamburg, US Production Incentive & Germany's Election Shock | #031 (opens the original)
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This week Joanna and Fabian discuss: An extremist party just won big in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt region, and public broadcasters are already bracing for what comes next. The US is fast-tracking a national film tax incentive that could stack up to 60% with state rebates. And France and Korea used the Lumière Summit in the south of France to put audiovisual culture on the geopolitical agenda. Then Jennifer sits down with Malika Rabahallah , Director of Filmfest Hamburg (opening September 24), who h
What Makes Film Interesting for Equity Investors? Plus: Meta's $18B Child Safety Settlement | #030 (opens the original)
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This week on The Sideletters, hosts Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine, Fabian Massah and Joanna Szymanska tackle the question every producer wants answered: what actually makes film and TV attractive to private capital? Sparked by Screen Scotland's new "Lights Camera Capital" initiative, pairing local producers with angel investors, the team digs into why equity money is suddenly flowing into an industry that's leaned on subsidies and pre-sales for decades. They unpack why vertical drama has become the h
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