The 20th Europa Cinemas conference took place over three days (24-26 November) in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. Hundreds of film professionals were invited to discuss industry issues, the successes of and challenges for exhibition, and how the past can help to create a better future for the industry. Bucharest was a perfect choice of venue for the event, as Romania is grappling with one of the trickiest exhibition issues in Europe, with a continuously dwindling number of arthouse cinemas. The country’s only Palme d’Or-winning director, Cristian Mungiu, who is also a distributor and festival organiser, described the situation: “What we call auteur cinema is not very popular, and the numbers are decreasing,” he said, given that an overwhelmingly large number of Romanians prefer Hollywood’s blockbusters to Europe’s more relevant cinema.
Source: The 20th Europa Cinemas conference identifies exhibition successes and challenges
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