’s unique StepIn industry think tank, which is going online this year due to the pandemic, will delve into the future of the theatrical experience, production, film festivals and markets.
Elissa Federoff, president of distribution at U.S. outfit Neon; Daniel Battsek, director of the U.K.’s publicly owned Film4; Venice Film Festival directorJérôme Paillard; Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha Jackson, and many more. To involve regular StepIn participants — customarily some 50 mostly European key indie players — Paolillo has sent out a mini-survey with specific questions about what they perceive as the most pressing issues. For example, one senior pan-European industry executive noted in the survey that co-productions in general are suffering more than national films due to the limited travel options following the re-opening of intra-European boundaries.