Thessaloniki International Film Festival's video: TDF24 Agora Talks Mapping The European Documentary: Towards a Pan European Lobby

Mapping the European Documentary: Towards a Pan-European Lobby Speakers: Józsa László - Speak Easy Project, Hungary Marco Gastine - Hellas Doc Association, Greece Lucia Pornaro - Doc/It, Italy Martichka Bozhilova - Balkan Documentary Center, Bulgaria Moderator: Selin Murat - DAE, Germany The position of the documentary within the industry differs wildly across Europe, in terms of access to government subsidies, budgets and national output. At the same time, the European community wishes to protect the position of the documentary in relationship to the feature fiction and drama series industry. How can we ensure the needs and perspectives of smaller economies are considered on a pan-European level? What are common points that can contribute to pan European lobbying? Representatives of national documentary associations from Greece, Italy, Hungary and the Balkans share their perspectives and vision for the future of documentaries in Europe.