DISCOP EAST 18

DISCOP EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN 5-STAR RESORTS

MEETINGS ARE PLANNED AHEAD OF TIME BY OUR IN HOUSE TEAM OF 'MATCHMAKERS'

DISCOP PARTIES ARE RENOWNED FOR THEIR NETWORKING POWER

LIMITED HIGH-IMPACT SPONSORSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE

TRAINING AND PITCHING SESSIONS CENTRED ON INTRAREGIONAL COPRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES

Held at the SOFITEL CHAIN BRIDGE HOTEL in Budapest, DISCOP EAST is organized around screenings, a 3-day market centered on the pre-organisation of meetings between participants classified as BUYERS, SELLERS, PRODUCERS and ADVERTISERS, and DISCOPRO, a networking and training program dedicated to content coproduction opportunities.

DISCOP EAST 17 brought together 1542 international participants involved in content business centered on 33 Central and Eastern European countries consisting of 732 BUYERS (from 588 companies), and 509 INTERNATIONAL SELLERS (representing 320 companies). In a brand new initiative, on the day prior to DISCOP EAST 17, around 247 television programs not yet licensed in the CEE region were screened in partnership with the EU-funded MEDIA PROGRAMME and a total of 1100 viewings took place over the course of the day.

The 3rd edition of the DISCOPRO training and pitching program taking place one day before the opening of the 3-day market brought together almost 100 participants.

DISCOP EAST 17 participants averaged 60 pre-organised and spontaneous business meetings during the 4-day event (50000 meetings in total).

The 18th edition of DISCOP EAST will take place from Tuesday 22 to Friday 25 June 2010 at the SOFITEL CHAIN BRIDGE HOTEL in Budapest. The 4-day program will include:

• TUESDAY 22 JUNE - The DISCOPRO™ training and pitching initiative designed to promote coproduction opportunities centered on Central and Eastern Europe
• WEDNESDAY 23 TO FRIDAY 25 JUNE - The traditional DISCOP EAST™ market bringing together Central and Eastern European audiovisual content BUYERS and international SELLERS of film, TV programs, formats and thematic channels.
• WEDNESDAY 23 TO FRIDAY 25 JUNE - The PREMIERE SCREENINGS™ of recently produced television programs that have never been released in Central and Eastern Europe.

• CONTENT SELLER
• CONTENT BUYER
• CONTENT PRODUCER
• ADVERTISER
• VISITOR
• PRESS

MARKET BADGE privileges include the following services:

• FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2010 - Online access to list of confirmed DISCOP EAST participants complete with their business profiles and contact details.
• FROM 1 MARCH 2010 – Access to online and mobile matchmaking and meetings organization tools.
• DURING THE EVENT – Access to all conference and market areas, invitation to all training and social functions; assistance of our staff in the organization of last-minute meetings.
• 1-YEAR subscription to DISCOP LINK, the bi-monthly magazine published by the DISCOP Organization

A limited number of EXHIBITS for vendors are also available inside the SOFITEL CHAIN BRIDGE HOTEL such as:

• HALF OF A MEETING TABLE  @ 800 € (includes one MARKET BADGE)
• VIEWING BOX IN THE BASEMENT LEVEL @ 1750 €
• VIEWING BOX ON THE MEZZANINE LEVEL @ 2000 €
• SHARED SCREENING SUITE @ 3500 € (two companies max per suite)
• SINGLE SCREENING SUITE @ 6750 €
• DOUBLE SCREENING SUITE @ 8000 €
• ACADEMY SUITES AND BOOTHS from 2500€ and up

Tatjana PAVLOVIC / Head of Sales and Marketing
Elina NESTEROVA / Head of TV Stations Relations CEE

DISCOP events target Central, Eastern Europe, Central Asia the Middle East and Africa since 1991 and after 15 years of operating independently, a partnership was entered with the Los-Angeles based National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE).

Over the last 4 years, following the fast-paced development of the regional television marketplaces covered by DISCOP events, the number of participants has grown by 81%