23/04/2003 - On May 15th, the Festival will host a meeting between European filmmakers and the ministers for culture from the now 25 EU member states

The Cannes competition will open on Thursday 15 May. That same day international attention will be firmly focused on Europe when, under the patronage of the European Commission, the Festival will host a meeting between European filmmakers and the ministers for culture from the now 25 EU member states. The subject under discussion will be ”New spaces for European Cinema”. The event will start with a press conference, followed by a debate about the ways in which Europe can contribute to raising the profile of the film industries of the southern part of the Continent.

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The meeting will be hosted by Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Education and Culture and by Jean-Jacques Aillagon, the French Minister for Culture and Communications.

(Translated from Italian)