The project is organised in the following research areas:
Diachronic Understandings of Competitiveness and Europeanness in the EFI: The report "Competitiveness in European Law" examined how European institutions address competitiveness and cultural diversity in their audiovisual policies. Ongoing research includes the VoD market evolution in Spain and Poland and the role of National Film Institutes in Spain, Finland, and Poland.
The Institutional Context of the EU Film Industry: explores the EU filmmaking regulatory framework through mapping and comparative analysis, consolidated into working documents discussed at a methodological workshop. Semi-structured interviews across Austria, Greece, Belgium, Poland, France, and Spain support this research, resulting in publications of a book chapter and upcoming reports on public value governance and fringe filmmaking. Promoting the EFI internationally involves policy research and stakeholder mapping in EU Member States, leading to interviews with public authorities and industry stakeholders. Research on EU law and governance also includes a comprehensive review of literature and policy sources and the role of EU delegations in promoting EFI, using EU Film Festivals as case studies, with interviews conducted in the UK, Canada, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
Framings and Strategies of Cinema Professionals: investigates the EFI at the international market through interviews with European film associations and an online survey across national film associations and focuses on coping strategies of creative non-mainstream filmmakers within the EU copyright framework, examining practices in specific sectors like short movies and independent films; analyses how international film professionals in countries like Argentina, Brasil, and South Korea understand 'Europeanness' in their strategies.
Building Future Competitiveness: explores young people's film preferences and cognitive skills in content creation, aiming to enhance EFI's future competitiveness. This includes case studies, surveys, and experiments with students to understand film consumption and production trends. Research activities are focused on analysing preferences, interactions, and creative production processes, with deliverables such as reports and comparative studies.REBOOT is speaking with almost 4500 children and youth across Europe in this process.
Indicators and Recommendations: maps the socio-economic status of the EFI, producing empirical results on economic indicators and their integration into SDG frameworks. Activities include quantitative mapping and the development of a competitiveness dashboard, involving partners in data collection and monitoring.
