About Eurovisioni

There is a great number of festivals and events in Europe dedicated to the audiovisual media, but only one of these focuses specifically on the European film and television market, its technological changes and the cultural and economic transformations accompanying the development of this market. This is EUROVISIONI, a festival founded in 1987 when European television did not yet exist and which is now reaching maturity, at a time when tens of millions of European households have the possibility to receive the same programme.

Who promotes Eurovisioni 

EUROVISIONI, created thanks to the initiative of a group of European audiovisual sector professionals, is nowadays promoted by the “Eurovisioni” cultural association co-ordinated by its president and secretary general:

President:

Xavier Gouyou – Beauchamps, TVFI president

Secretary general:

Giacomo Mazzone

The association's Board of Directors is made up of a committee of Vice-presidents, including the outgoing presidents:

Stefano Rolando, General Secretary, IULM Foundation,
Robert Stéphane, President BECT.
Gianni Massaro, President CICCE ;
Jean Reveillon, Director General EBU;
Giuliano Berretta, President and CEO of Eutelsat
Guy Deleiden, Director Fonds national de soutien à la production audiovisuelle - Luxemburg

and finally Frédéric Mitterrand, in his capacity as director of the French Academy in Rome

Who organises Eurovisioni

New members joint, every year, the Eurovisioni Board of Directors, on the base of the themes highlighted in the current edition. These new members suggest the most topical issues and the best experts to address them. A great number of institutions take part into the Board of Directors (European Union and national institution representatives) along with public and private television channels (ARD, EBU; France Télévision, ZDF, Rai), groups of producers and writers, copyright associations, companies of the audiovisual technology sectors, telecommunication companies and so on.

How Eurovisioni is financed 

A basic contribution is given to EUROVISIONI by institutions such as the General Directorate for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Department of Latium region. On the base of the themes addressed, different institutions and private companies cooperate in the festival organisation, year by year. The success of the past editions of the Festival were possible thanks to the active support and contributions of a variety of European institutions – from the Goethe Institut Rom to the French Academy, and some key role actors (companies and bodies) in the television and telecommunication sector, including: RAI, Eutelsat, SACEM, SACD, BBC, ZDF, France Télévision, Canal Plus, etc.
Furthermore, all of the participants who take part cover their own expenses, freeing the organisers from the need to cover their travel and accommodation costs, and thus helping to guarantee the success of the Festival.