
IFDS: Keynotes & Masterclasses
9:00 AM
MOINmosa: Industry Reception
Location: Mozartsäle, Moorweidenstraße 36, 20146 Hamburg
10:30 AM
Opening of IFDS Accreditation Desks
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Warm-Up Case Study II: Success Stories – International Distribution and Marketing Strategies for European Arthouse Cinema Using the Example of the Creative Europe MEDIA-Supported Film: FLOW
Moderation/Q&A: Sylvia Müller (Neue Visionen, Distribution, Germany)
Guests: Joseph Péry (Charades, World Sales, France), Gog Hakheyan (UFO Distribution, France), Emily Meinke (MFA Film, Germany), Beatrice Gulino (Teodora Film, Italy), Karolina Sienkiewicz (So FILMS, Poland)
In collaboration with Creative Europe Desks Germany and European Work in Progress Hamburg
12:00 – 12:15 PM
Official Opening of IFDS
12:15 – 1:00 PM
KEYNOTE #1 – Rethinking Marketing Strategies
Marcin Adamczak, CEO; Adrianna Woroch, Marketing Specialist (VELVET SPOON, Distribution, Poland)
Moderation/Q&A: Ramona Sehr (The Playmaker, World Sales, Germany)
1:00 – 1:45 PM
KEYNOTE #2 – All Eyes on the Box Office: Turning Attention into Ticket Sales
Linda Fiolka, Head of Marketing; Eric Lehmann, Digital Marketing (CONSTANTIN FILM, Distribution, Germany)
Moderation/Q&A: Torsten Frehse (Neue Visionen, Distribution, Germany)
1:45 – 2:30 PM
Lunch Break (Snacks)
2:30 – 3:00 PM
KEYNOTE #3 – Casting in European and US Films – Strategic Approaches for Production and Distribution
Florent Lamy, CEO (ELEV8ON, Talent Management, France)
Moderation/Q&A: Katharina Günther (PLAION PICTURES, Distribution, Germany)
In collaboration with the Explorer Conference
3:00 – 3:45 PM
KEYNOTE #4 – The Box Office Success of Arthouse Cinema in Latin America
Geminiano Pineda, CEO (CINECANÍBAL, Production & Distribution, Mexico)
Moderation/Q&A: Priscilla Miranda (Fenix, Distribution, Brazil)
3:45 – 4:15 PM
Coffee Break
4:15 – 5:00 PM
KEYNOTE #5 – From Intuition to Accuracy: A Data-Based Approach to Audience Assessment with a Focus on the Audience Survey Results for IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN
Bernd Zickert, General Manager; Nathalie Kaiser, Manager Statistics and Research (COMSCORE, Media Analytics, Germany)
Moderation/Q&A: Sophie Stejskal (Filmladen, Distribution, Austria)
5:00 – 5:45 PM
KEYNOTE #6 – Rolling Out the Red Carpet: Reinventing Film PR in the Age of Social Media
Juan Pablo Oviedo, Founder (THE CONNECTOR, Marketing Agency, Spain)
Moderation/Q&A: Daniel Melamed (New Cinema, Distribution, Israel)
5:45 – 6:00 PM
Coffee Break
6:00 – 6:15 PM
Award Ceremony: Best International Innovation Distribution Award
Yohann Comte, CHARADES (World Sales, France)
6:15 – 7:00 PM
MASTERCLASS: Film Financing Models in Europe and the US from a World Sales Perspective
Yohann Comte, Co-Founder & Partner (CHARADES, World Sales, France)
7:15 PM
Dinner
Location: Grand Elysée, Rothenbaumchaussee 10, 20148 Hamburg
Event-Info:
1. October 2025, 09:00 Uhr
CinemaxX Dammtor, Dammtordamm 1, 20354 Hamburg