Programme

The General Assembly of Italian Cinema
The digital cinema revolution

21st october 2009
9:00 - 13:30
Teatro Studio - Auditorium Parco della Musica

Welcome speech

  • Gian Luigi Rondi -Chairman Fondazione Cinema per Roma
  • Francesco Maria Giro - Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage and Activities


Keynote speaker

  • Roberto Lo Surdo - General Directorate Cinema, Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities
  • Obhi Chatterjee - EU - DG Competition


Keynote speaker

  • Mario La Torre -Sapienza University of Rome Professor
  • Hughes Becquart - EU - DG Information Society, Media Programme


Interventi
ons

  • Luca Barbareschi - Member of Italian Parliament
  • Silvia Costa - Member of European Parliament


Challenges and opportunities of the digitalization process for the cinemas

  • Carlo Bernaschi - Chairman ANEM
  • Elisabetta Brunella - General Secretary MEDIA Salles
  • Phil Clapp - General Secretary Cinema Exhibitors’ Association (UK)
  • Mario Lorini - Chairman FICE
  • Claude Eric Poiroux - CEO Europa Cinemas
  • Paolo Protti - Chairman ANEC
  • Marc Olivier Sebbag - CEO FNCF
  • Dario E. Viganò - Vice President ACEC
  • Ad Weststrate - Chairman UNIC


The digital as added value for the industry sector

  • Richard Borg - CEO Universal Paramount Italy
  • Lamberto Mancini - General Secretary ANICA
  • Riccardo Tozzi - Chairman Producers ANICA
  • Antoine Virenque - Chairman European Digital Cinema Forum 


Technologies and network: new digital solutions and perspectives

  • Giuliano Berretta - Chairman and Ceo Eutelsat
  • Angelo D’Alessio - Director International sections SMPTE
  • Dave Monk - City University, London (UK)


Support measures to digital: the views of the institutions

  • Giorgio Assumma - Professor LUMSA University
  • Enrique Caracuel Gonzales - Ministry of Culture, Espana
  • Roland Husson - Director European and International Affairs CNC
  • Olga Raitoralova - Media & AV Department, Czech Republic Ministry of Culture


Closing speech

  • Gaetano Blandini -Managing Director, General Directorate Cinema, Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities