A Big Thanks to the Film Community as TFV Begins its 3rd Year

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VERDICT: A letter from Eric Mika President & Publisher, The Film Verdict CEO, The Film Verdict Inc.

We opened our Venice dailies with an anniversary salute to both the Biennale’s 80th Mostra del Cinema and The Film Verdict’s entry into its third year. I’d like to end with a few words of gratitude to all the many film festivals that have embraced and supported our vision of providing the film community with a real trade platform of practical use to film companies working in the international arena.

On behalf of the entire tireless team at TFV, I would like to thank the following film festivals: IFFR Rotterdam, Palm Springs, the Berlinale, Thessaloniki Doc, Cannes, Gua¬dalajara, Munich, Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Sarajevo, Venice, Oldenburg, San Sebastian, El Gouna, Dok Leipzig, Thessaloniki, IDFA, and Cairo Film Festival. Sincere thanks to all the advertisers who understood the true value of promoting their films on a profession¬al trade platform, and to the many film commissions who have worked with us. A special nod of thanks goes to the EFP – European Film Promotion, AFCI – Association of Film Commissioners International, and the Italian film association ANICA. Also, to German Films and Flanders.

A personal thank you to my friends Thaddeus Bouchard, CEO of Screen Dollars, Rudi Salo and Michael Lawhead from Nixon Peabody LLP, Roberto Stabile, Advisor for Intl. Rel. & In Charge for Special Projects DGCA MIC, and the many others around the globe who have supported TFV since its inception.
It is our belief that a trade publication is the communi¬ty’s public square, a place to inspire commerce among the international film community. A trade should never be bigger than its community, but it should be an essential part of its value. TFV brings the community together to facilitate business and events through its independent and professional reviews and editorial. And our expansion reflects the growth of the film community: our friends, readers, advertisers, and filmmakers around the world.

Eric Mika
President & Publisher, The Film Verdict CEO, The Film Verdict Inc.