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“It’s amazing. I was just saying that you are as precise and organised as a Swiss watch. Everything has worked perfectly ever since I have arrived here. Last night I was talking with Gaia, [Gaia Tridente, Head of Drama Series Division], and I said that the MIA has now opened itself to international content in a very interesting way. Whereas other European or international markets and events tend to solely focus on buying and selling products, trendsetting also plays a key role at the MIA. The MIA is now considered the place you go to in order to have a place in early bids which will become interesting a year or two from now. Congrats to everyone!”
Walter Iuzzolino
Co-founder and Curator – Walter Presents
“I have had a fantastic time at MIA. We have just come out of our conference today which was fantastic, very exciting, and had a fantastic audience, so… Thank you everybody for showing up! […] It’s been a fantastic time in Rome and a fantastic festival!”
SJ Clarkson
Director
“This is my first time here. I love Italy, I’ve been here many times, so it’s great to see that there is a strong Italian film market. I’m happy to be here.”
Bryan Fogel
Director and Producer
“I think an event like this is great. This is my first time at MIA and when I go to marketplaces I like to go where there is not the likelihood that I meet someone I see on a daily basis in California. Coming to MIA is a lot more interesting and exciting for me. As a way to build new relationships, a market like MIA is fantastic.”
Paul Green
Producer – Anonymous Content
“It’s a wonderful conference, I’ve met so many people that I have both admired in the past and that I wanted to work with in the future. Great dialogue, great conversations… I am just really happy to be here.”
Kathryn Busby
Senior Vice President, Development – Sony Pictures Television Network
“This is my second time at MIA and it’s actually been really great. We have had some really good meetings. There is a good mix of producers, sales companies and distributors here, so it’s nice to see how the film world will kind of positions itself over the course of the next year. The reason I am back here is because I had a great experience last time, so I am back now!”
Shrihari Sathe
Director/Producer – Dialectic
“[MIA] is crucial. It gives the opportunity for producers to meet each other, so people can discuss creative ideas and talk about the practicalities of making films and TV together. Especially because we have an international audience, it gives the opportunity for different creative cultures, languages, and different ideas to be exchanged. So, it’s crucial.”
Samantha Perahia
Head of Production – British Film Commission
“I think that, particularly in the time we are living at the moment, it is very important to have as many opportunities as possible for people to get together and collaborate across borders. Because we are living in a world where people are shrinking and retreating back to their home country, I think anything that encourages international cooperation in filmmaking is a great thing.”
Andrea Calderwood
Producer – Potboiler Productions
“It’s the first time that we presented our project publicly here so it was the first time that we got to get feed back from people, to see how people from different countries respond to the project. I think that MIA helped a lot to arrange meetings for us and there seems to be interest in the project first to develop it further. It’s been a great experience and it’s always great to be in Rome, which is a city that many of my personal favourite films have been shot in, so it always feels like you’re inside context of cinema when you’re in Rome.”
Christos Massalas
Director
“I have been to many many events, festivals, markets, screen conferences, and MIA is so professional in running and so strong in achieving its goals. As I was saying about running, it has a very strong tight structure. MIA knows its goals and is putting exellent creative people in front of exellent professional people and bridging their gap introducing them to each other, so that exellent things can come of it. It is a fantastic event that everybody should come to, whether you have a project ready to go or not.”
Bob Schultz
Producer
“This is a great Festival, I came last year and met wonderful people I would say that the Italian television that I have seen in the past year has been superb, Suburra, that was the show I saw in competition at a Festival in France called Il Miracolo (The Miracle) that was extraordinary. I mean, equals anything that is being on HBO or Netflix in America. So I’m finding that the quality level of filmmakers here is always and certainly very very high. But what’s happening I think that is the Italian market is understanding the desirability of 10 episodes or 6 episodes show production where the production value is very hight and where the shows achieve global interest I supposed just local they should call it glocal. It’s you know shot here but it can go to a global market and I think that there are very good things happening in Italian television and so this conference celebrates that and I am privileged to be a part of it.”
Chris Brancato
Showrunner
“I think that MIA has really a very strong future. What I’ve been hearing is that the big markets are losing their appurtenance, and for the sort of people that we are talking to today, it’s the smaller markets they have more interesting conversations, they meet more people and of course [Rome] is a beautiful city.”
Katrina Wood
CEO – MediaXchange
“I think these common markets are very important, it’s where people get to meet face to face; it’s so easy to communicate, but nothing beats actual face to face conversations. People would wanna come to Rome because Rome is such an amazing city and why not have an important cultural and business event like MIA here? I think it’s a good thing and it’s only gonna improve Italian stature in the world.”
Paul Webster
Producer – Shoebox Films
“My experience here has actually been really incredible. I’ve met some wonderful French producers, and also German producers, but particularly the French have found a lot of interest in the film. The feedback has been very positive, which I wasn’t sure to expect because this is our first European market, so that was really heart-warming and, even if it doesn’t work out, it just felt like it was a good boost of energy for the film in terms of envisioning its future also.”
Eimi Imanishi
Producer
“It’s my first time, I’m grateful to be invited. The event is very well-attended. Lots of bars and cellars, exchange of ideas and filmmakers, film industries all talking…so I think yes certainly from my point of view I’ve already learned a lot and I’ve only been here two hours.”
Damian Jones
Producer – DJ Films
“I have to be honest. It seems like a fantastic atmosphere. I mean, I love the location. The people are very friendly and it’s all been very professionally organised. All of the arrangements to come here, the reason why we’re here, the meetings that have been arranged for us while we are here are really impressive. I love it and I wish I could stay longer.”
Barnaby Spurrier
Producer – Tomboy Films
“This is my second time at MIA and it’s an absolute delight to come back. Not only the market, but also the city is a source of such inspiration! As a writer – creator I couldn’t ask for a better place to be, so thank you for having me.”
Jeff Norton
Founder & Producer – Awesome
“I love MIA Market […], for me it’s a very special place to be able to come and do my business, which is International television. I must say it’s one of the most charming Markets that I have ever been.”
David Davoli
Senior Vice President – Bron Studios
“The MIA is lovely, very friendly and very cosy. It’s not huge great things or whatever, it’s not pretentious. So, it seems a nice atmosphere to be while most of the big world [festivals] are just celebrities things. It seems to have a good sense of what it is in a family and appealing way.”
Michael Apted
Director and producer
“I was very curious to see what is going on here in Italian documentarism. Last night I was at the “Italians Doc It Better” presentations and what struck me was the range, there is such a range of voices and really impressive films coming out now […] So I hope that maybe Northern Europe, where I came from, and Southern Europe can also find ways to work together and MIA could be a place for that.”
Karolina Lidin
Documentary Advisor – Nordisk Film & TV Fond
“I think it’s a really fantastic Market, it’s very important that Europeans all come together to talk about ways they can tell stories together, generate co-productions together and share finance raising together. I’m thrilled and I love that the UK is looking towards Europe and this has been a great film festival.”
Elizabeth Karlsen
Producer – Number 9 Films
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