Introduction This Guidebook = Orientation + Compendium + Almanac + "How-To" Manual Who this Book Is For The Goal of this Book PART I THE MARKETS Chapter 1 What Is a Market? Market Establishing Shot Exhibition Space Screenings Educational and Networking Opportunities What''s the Difference Between a Market and a Festival? Confusion Abounds Festivals Versus Markets Should You Go to Either? Both? Why? Aren''t Film and Television Totally Different Industries? You Might Be an Independent If . PART II THE GLOBAL FILM INDUSTRY Chapter 2 To Hollywood, Bollywood, Nollywood -- and Beyond! Hollywood Bollywood Nollywood Hollywood''s Oligopoly The Big Six The Mini Majors Fierce Film Competition Chapter 3 The Players on the Film Market Stage Film Distributors International (Film) Sales Agents (ISAs) Aggregators Producer''s Representatives Collection Agents Exhibitors Market Makers THE FILM MARKETS Chapter 4 Le Marché du Film (The Cannes Film Market) International Profile The Producers Workshop The Producers Network "Goes to Cannes" Works in Progress Screenings Cannes Investors Club The Village International NEXT Pavilion Marché Mixers Doc Corner Cinando Chapter 5 The European Film Market (EFM) Venues Potsdamer Platz First Timers EFM Industry Debates EFM Drama Series Days American Independents in Berlin Creative Europe Media (Media-stands.eu) EFM Asia LOLA at Berlinale EFM Startups Meet the Docs Meet the Festivals Chapter 6 The American Film Market (AFM) AFM Conference Series Roundtables MyAFM Exhibitors The Film Catalogue Buyers The Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA) Don''t Be a Lobby Lizard Chapter 7 Regional Film Markets Hong Kong FILMART Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum &Either? Both? Why? Aren''t Film and Television Totally Different Industries? You Might Be an Independent If . PART II THE GLOBAL FILM INDUSTRY Chapter 2 To Hollywood, Bollywood, Nollywood -- and Beyond! Hollywood Bollywood Nollywood Hollywood''s Oligopoly The Big Six The Mini Majors Fierce Film Competition Chapter 3 The Players on the Film Market Stage Film Distributors International (Film) Sales Agents (ISAs) Aggregators Producer''s Representatives Collection Agents Exhibitors Market Makers THE FILM MARKETS Chapter 4 Le Marché du Film (The Cannes Film Market) International Profile The Producers Workshop The Producers Network "Goes to Cannes" Works in Progress Screenings Cannes Investors Club The Village International NEXT Pavilion Marché Mixers Doc Corner Cinando Chapter 5 The European Film Market (EFM) Venues Potsdamer Platz First Timers EFM Industry Debates EFM Drama Series Days American Independents in Berlin Creative Europe Media (Media-stands.eu) EFM Asia LOLA at Berlinale EFM Startups Meet the Docs Meet the Festivals Chapter 6 The American Film Market (AFM) AFM Conference Series Roundtables MyAFM Exhibitors The Film Catalogue Buyers The Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA) Don''t Be a Lobby Lizard Chapter 7 Regional Film Markets Hong Kong FILMART Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum &es Collection Agents Exhibitors Market Makers THE FILM MARKETS Chapter 4 Le Marché du Film (The Cannes Film Market) International Profile The Producers Workshop The Producers Network "Goes to Cannes" Works in Progress Screenings Cannes Investors Club The Village International NEXT Pavilion Marché Mixers Doc Corner Cinando Chapter 5 The European Film Market (EFM) Venues Potsdamer Platz First Timers EFM Industry Debates EFM Drama Series Days American Independents in Berlin Creative Europe Media (Media-stands.eu) EFM Asia LOLA at Berlinale EFM Startups Meet the Docs Meet the Festivals Chapter 6 The American Film Market (AFM) AFM Conference Series Roundtables MyAFM Exhibitors The Film Catalogue Buyers The Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA) Don''t Be a Lobby Lizard Chapter 7 Regional Film Markets Hong Kong FILMART Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum &ustry Debates EFM Drama Series Days American Independents in Berlin Creative Europe Media (Media-stands.eu) EFM Asia LOLA at Berlinale EFM Startups Meet the Docs Meet the Festivals Chapter 6 The American Film Market (AFM) AFM Conference Series Roundtables MyAFM Exhibitors The Film Catalogue Buyers The Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA) Don''t Be a Lobby Lizard Chapter 7 Regional Film Markets Hong Kong FILMART Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum &ng Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum Business of IP (BIP) Zone Expo Hong Kong Asian Film Market Korean Blockbusters Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) Ventana Sur London Screenings PART III THE WORLDWIDE TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA BUSINESS Chapter 8 Mise en Scène The UK and the US Germany The BRIC Block Brazil Russia India China Turkey Africa Chapter 9 The Studio Scene: LA Screenings, the Upfronts (and NewFronts) The LA Screenings The Upfronts The NewFronts Staggering Odds of Scripted TV Chapter 10 The Players on the TV Market Stage Distributors Broadcast Networks Cable Networks Satellite TV Telcos and ISPs Over the Top Television (OTT)/Internet Networks Syndicators The Coveted 100th Episode Strip Shows Deficit Financing Time Buy or Barter Syndication (Client Supplied Programming) Station Groups Aggregators Exhibitors Market Makers THE TV MARKETS Chapter 11 The MIP Markets The MIPs Back at the Palais Access to it all via MyMIP and Mobile Apps MIPTV Welcome to the Club(s)! MIPDigital Fronts MIPFormats MIPDoc MIPCOM MIPJunior MIPCancun (the Latam TV Buyers Summit) Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) Chapter 12 National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Professional Pitch Opportunities First Show of the Year NAPTE Hotels Live Stream Virtual NATPE Content Without Borders: NATPE Europe Awards Chapter 13 Realscreen Realscreen Summit Luncheon Roundtables Meet a Mentor Meet an Expert Speed Pitching: Now You''re Talking -- FAST! 30 Minutes With . Master Classes Summit Showdown Pitching Contest Awards Realscreen West Realscreen London Realscreen Magazine RealXchange Kidscreen Summit BCON Expo Stream Market Chapter 14 Regional TV and Serialized Video Content Markets Bogota Audiovisual Market (BAM) DISCOPs 115 DISCOP Africa DISCOP Abidjan DISCOP Johannesbur.