12^th edition of
International Classical Film Market

Overall Program of MIFC 2024

For its 12^th edition, taking place from October 15 to 18 at the very heart of the Festival Lumière, the International Classic Film Market invites you to stay informed and discuss key industry challenges during editorial sessions, expand your business and network through B2B meetings, and, new in 2024, explore cutting-edge technological innovations serving the sector at the Classics Innovation Corner.
All within the unique venue, the MIFC Village!

All events will take place in the MIFC Village Conference Room, unless otherwise indicated.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16

 10:00 / 11:30   EXPLOITATION ROUND TABLE - The movie theater as a showcase for heritage: strategies and levers for increased exposure
with Guillaume Bachy (president, AFCAE), Christian Bräuer (president, CICAE), Laure Houlgatte (CEO, UNIC), Nadège Lauzzana (Presidente, ADRC), Richard Patry (President, FNCF).
Moderator: Julien Marcel (Founder and Executive manager, The Boxoffice Company).

 11:45 / 12:30   CASE STUDY - The 2nd life of Le Nom de la rose: a fruitful collaboration between cataloguers and distributors
with Jean-Fabrice Janaudy (Director, les Acacias), Hugues Peysson (Director, L’atelier d’images).
Moderator: Pierre Olivier (catalogue and video director, TF1 Studio).

 13:00  Lunch

14:15 / 15:15  CASE STUDY - Emerging vitality of the heritage sector in Lithuania with Aleksas Gilaitis (organiser and founder of early film festival Pirmoji Banga, The First Wave), Dmitrij Gluscevskij (Film curator,  film critic and Head of Acquisitions, Lithuanian National Radio and Television, LRT), Lina Kaminskaitė-Jančorienė (PhD, film scholar, researcher, and heritage film curator at Media Education and Research Center Meno Avilys), Giedrė Simanauskaitė (manager for National Cinematheque project, Lithuanian Film Centre), Jonas Zagorskas (Film restorer, the Lithuanian State Film Archive, Colorist, studio BBposthouse Vilnius). Moderator: Ariel Schweizer (Film historian, critic and lecturer).

14:30 / 16:00  Distributors’ premium showcase for exhibitors ADRC, Carlotta, Les Acacias, Malavida, Solaris Distribution, Tamasa. Introduction by the Syndicat des Distributeurs Indépendants (SDI). Institut Lumière (Villa)

 17:00 / 18:30   CASE STUDY - Heritage cinema, a key part of festivals, with beneficial effects for the market?
with Eric Miot (general delegate, Arras Film Festival), Sophie Mirouze (general delegate and co-artistic director, Festival International du Film de La Rochelle), Karel Och (artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival), György Ráduly (directeur, Nemzeti Filmintézet - Filmarchívum).
Moderator: Pascal-Alex Vincent (cineaste and lecturer).

 18:30  Cocktail
Sponsored by Lithuanian Film Centre

MARKET SCREENINGS Lithuania
 19:45  Andrius by Algirdas Araminas, 1980, 1h03, selected at Lumière Festival 2024, VO subtitles.
 21:40  Jausmai (Feelings) by Algirdas Dausa and Almantas Grikevičius, 1968, 1h31, VO subtitles.
Institut Lumière (Villa)