MIA 2023: first speakers unveiled

Paramount, Imagine Documentaries,  Skybound  Entertainment, Invention Studios, Banijay and more in the speakers line-up

MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo returns with its 9th edition to be held in Rome from October 9-13, 2023 in its historic venues of Palazzo Barberini and Cinema Barberini. For this edition, MIA Digital platform will be active to allow registered attendees, live and remote, to access all sessions live and on demand. 

MIA, directed by Gaia Tridente, is the most important industry event in Italy and one of the must-attend international marketplaces. It is focused on co-production, financing strategies and models, sales and distribution, works-in-progress, nurturing talent and project circulation.

Born in 2015, and grown thanks to the well-established joint venture between ANICA (Italian Association of Film, Audiovisual and Digital Industries), chaired by Francesco Rutelli, and APA (Italian Audiovisual Producers Association) chaired by Chiara Sbarigia, MIA is possible thanks to the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, ITA-Italian Trade Agency, with the contribution of Creative Europe MEDIA. MIA is also supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, and the Lazio Region.

MIA also provides sales agents with Market Screenings, strategic slots to show their films, where buyers can find premieres as well as the latest gems selected by late summer major film festivals.

Some of the most acclaimed and visionary producers, commissioners, buyers, distributors, executives, financing partners and talents worldwide will be discussing the opportunities and challenges of audio-visual production and distribution in today's international content paradigm. Three women have joined the speaker line-up to be featured in 3 key sessions at the upcoming MIA: Nicole Clemens, Sara Bernstein and Marge Dean.

Additional names announced for MIA talks include Ari Folman, award-winning screenwriter, director, producer and animator, known for Waltz With Bashir (Golden Globe award for best foreign language film in 2009), The Congress and Where Is Anne Frank.

Nicholas Weinstock, Founder and President of Invention Studios, who developed and produced the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, which was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards, the hit series In the Dark, which ran for 4 seasons on Netflix and, most recently, the Emmy Award-winning Apple+ series Severance.

James Townley, Chief Content Officer Development at Banijay, who will give a keynote on the development and creation of unscripted IP and the acquisition of formats and documentaries in the 21 countries around the world where the group has a presence.

Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks along with the full program of the market.

Accreditations for MIA 2023 are open: www.miamarket.it