{"id":32777,"date":"2026-01-30T18:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/?p=32777"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:51:11","slug":"european-film-market-starts-the-2026-film-year-with-an-expanded-industry-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/2026\/01\/30\/european-film-market-startet-mit-erweitertem-industry-programm-ins-filmwirtschaftsjahr-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"EFM 2026: New industry programme starts with animation and cross-media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32777\" class=\"elementor elementor-32777\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb8271d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"eb8271d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bbcb817\" data-id=\"6bbcb817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b76af4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b76af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"590\">From 12 February, the <strong data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"366\">European Film Market (EFM)<\/strong> once again opens its doors to the international film industry - and this year presents a significantly expanded <strong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"500\">Industry Programme<\/strong>. The focus is on <strong data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"538\">Innovation<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"587\">Cross-industry co-operation<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"1049\">New to the range are the <strong data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"638\">EFM Animation Days<\/strong> (12-14 February). Here, 28 animation projects in the early stages of development will be presented, which, according to <strong data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"798\">Co-production partners and distribution opportunities<\/strong> search. The programme is complemented by the <strong data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"872\">Annecy Animation Showcase<\/strong>curated by the renowned Annecy International Animation Film Festival, as well as through practical workshops and <strong data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1009\">Speed dating sessions<\/strong> for producers and sales agents.<\/p><p data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1383\">Another highlight is the initiative <strong data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1107\">EFM Beyond<\/strong>which focusses on <strong data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1176\">Cross-media storytelling for independent IP<\/strong> lays. The aim is to, <strong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1235\">Portfolio-driven IP development<\/strong> across film, series, games, animation, XR and scripted branding - a response to the growing fragmentation of the market.<\/p><p data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1826\">Parallel to this, the <strong data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1435\">EFM Conference Programme<\/strong> around 100 international industry experts to discuss current developments in the global audiovisual sector. The agenda includes <strong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1691\">Financing strategies for films, macroeconomic trends, structural changes in the industry<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1751\">TikTok case study \"From Fandom to Box Office\"<\/strong>which shows how social media fandoms can influence cinema success.<\/p><p data-start=\"1828\" data-end=\"2013\">With the expanded Industry Programme, the EFM is underlining its role as a central platform for <strong data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2010\">Innovation, networking and the international film industry<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f80f46 e-flex e-con-boxed creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f80f46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27580de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27580de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berlinale.de\/de\/2026\/news-pressemitteilungen\/273090.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">To the press release<\/a><\/h3><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><strong>Image generated with AI, chat GPT<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ab dem 12. Februar \u00f6ffnet der European Film Market (EFM) wieder seine T\u00fcren f\u00fcr die internationale Filmbranche \u2013 und pr\u00e4sentiert in diesem Jahr ein deutlich erweitertes Industry Programm. 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