How to set up a co production in Europe? | Game Connection Online 2021
0๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Co production for gaming is an alternative way to access expertise, financing, marketing and broader reach. The panel, lead by Thierry Baujard, co founder of SpielFabrique (www.spielfabrique.eu) and of the yearly co production market for video games taking place in Strasbourg, will go in the concrete ways to develop a co production in Europe through the French and German example. Studios from each country will explain the benefits, opportunities but also the possible issues attached to a co production. Renate Schmid, a lawyer from Germany will present the contractual issues linked to the set-up of a co production.
๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐: Thierry Baujard has been involved in the financing of the Creative Industries for the last 20 years. After many years active in film finance at Vivendi Group, he created a group of companies focusing on financing projects and start ups in the digital/content sector.
3 years ago, he started with Odile Limpach (ex Ubisoft /BlueByte) the SpielFabrique Acceleration programme to support french and German studios in professionalization and accessing international financing.
He is also involved at European level on policy for the Creative Sector and has been at the Origin of the European Guarantee Fund for the Creative sector.
He holds an MBA from Bocconi University (Italy) and UCLA (USA) as well as ENA European Executive Program.