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Industry Days
International Industry Forum
6. 11. 2026
09:00
KP Smíchov
The largest interactive industry programme dedicated to topics such as audience development, audiovisual education, research on audiovisual literacy, film festivals, cultural resilience and the distribution of short films.
Dozens of experts from across Europe will come together in one place to share their expertise through keynote speeches and round-table presentations.
FOR WHOM: filmmakers, producers, cinema operators, representatives of cultural institutions, teachers, educators
DURATION: 300 minutes
➤ Fill out the registration form (by October 23)
We invite all professionals from the film and audiovisual sectors to take part in the largest international industry programme in the Czech Republic focusing on audience development, audiovisual education, young people’s mental health, short films, audience testing, audiovisual literacy and cultural resilience.
The event will feature a number of experts from across Europe, who will discuss how to get a film into the most prestigious film festival in Cannes; the collaboration between cinemas, festivals and the British Film Institute (BFI) as part of the national Film Audience Network; the links between mental health, emotions and film education, the specialisation of their film festivals, the distribution of short films for adults and children in Germany, why it is important to begin film education in the early childhood, audience testing of film and TV series projects for children and young people, and projects such as Cinemini EDU, Audiovisual Connect LAB and the Culture Recovery and Resilience Plan in Slovakia.
How will the forum be structured?
The programme will begin with joint keynote presentations for all participants. Afterwards, everyone will be able to create their own programme from the parallel thematic round-table discussions designed for smaller groups. The forum’s interactive format creates a space for sharing experiences, finding inspiration and fostering meaningful connections between filmmakers, cinema professionals, festival representatives, researchers, educators and a wide range of creative professionals.
KEYNOTES
How to get your short film into Cannes?
Gregory Coutaut (curator, Semaine de la critique Cannes)
Rethink your teenage audience strategy: from target to early engagement
Dea Larsen (audience consultant, PUBLIKUM.io)
Audience Testing for Audiovisual Projects for Children and Youth: Why Does It Matter?
Petr Pláteník (methodologist, krutón)
ROUND-TABLE PRESENTATIONS:
What Have We Learned About Running a Festival Since 1970?
Jukka-Pekka Laakso (director, Tampere Film Festival)
The magic of cinema. The importance of film education for the youngest
Christine Kopf (artistic director, Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum – DFF)
Programming and Industry of a Short Film Festival
Sigrid Hadenius (director, Uppsala Short Film Festival)
Data: Youth, Film, Entertainment 2026
Petra Průšová (Managing Director of Kantar Insights for Central and Eastern Europe)
BFI Film Audience Network and Young Audiences
Kirsten Geekie (young audience champion, BFI FAN)
Distribution of Short Films in Germany
Anne Jagemann (distributor, Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg)
Cinekid and Short Films for Children
Chloë van Baar (programmer and program coordinator, Cinekid Film Festival)
Documentary film in film education
Kathi Seemann (director of DOK.education, DOK.fest München)
Culture Recovery and Resilience Plan
Francesca Balej (cultural manager, Culture Recovery and Resilience Plan, Otvorená kultúra)
Health, emotions and the body in film education
Lara Kuom (curator, educator, DOXS-RUHR)
Taking Children Seriously: Cultural Rights, Film Education and Regional Engagement
Pantelis Panteloglou (artistic director, Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, president of the European Children's Film Association)
Samira Jakobi (project manager in the Film Education Department, Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum – DFF)
Film Educators’ Team (ZEF) and film education in Poland: Successes and Challenges
Karol Szafraniec (film educator, ZEF)
Audiovisual Literacy in Film Archives and Cinemas
Fruzsina Vajda & Nóra Hurtík (National Film Institute – Film Archive), Tomáš Lizna (programme director at Kino Boskovice, vice-chair of the Association of Czech Cinema Operators), Petr Pláteník (methodologist, krutón)
Michal Brenner (project manager, Audiovisual Connect LAB)
Moderator: Barbora Kucsa Prágerová (Director of the Metro 70 cinema in Prostějov and Vice-Chair of the Czech Association of Cinema Operators).
The International Industry Forum will be held in English and is aimed at representatives from across the film and audiovisual industry.
To attend the event, valid Industry accreditation and confirmed registration are required. You can find information on how to obtain Industry accreditation HERE.
