Dear Screen Institute Community,

we are excited to share our latest news.

International Screen Institute at Cannes Next

We’re excited to return to Cannes Next with our panel:

Reimagining Production: Navigating AI, New Business Models & Legal Frontiers

Sunday, 18 May | 10:00–11:00 | Main Stage (Riviera)

Hosted by the International Screen Institute, this panel explores how AI-driven innovation is redefining the future of audiovisual production. Charlotte Lund Thomsen/IP Legal & Policy Advice (DK), Verena Puhm/Gen AI Creative Director, TV producer&writer (AT/US), and Marta Krzeptowska/producer ORKA (PL) will discuss new creative workflows, shifting roles, emerging business models and legal challenges. Andrea Elisa Pisu (Chairwoman International Screen Institute) will highlight how the Institute ´s training offers empower European professionals to harness these shifts to stay globally competitive.

Let’s meet in Cannes!

Esther Krausz, Eva Fischer, and Andrea Elisa Pisu will be attending from 16-19 May. If you’d like to arrange a meeting, feel free to email us.

Business & Legal Affairs

Apply by May 26, 2025 to secure your spot!

The Business & Legal Affairs Programme equips film and TV professionals with essential skills in rights management, financing, and contract negotiation. Learn from top industry experts and navigate the business side of storytelling with confidence.

Market Ready

Apply by May 26, 2025, to benefit from the Early Bird rate!

The Market Ready Programme supports film and TV professionals in mastering the business side of the industry. Through expert-led sessions, you’ll build essential knowledge in rights management, financing, and contract negotiation – equipping you with the tools to navigate the international market with confidence.

ProPro meets Talent LAB

Public Expert Talk: Katherine Dennis Gonzalez

Katherine Dennis Gonzalez is an expert in the 2025 ProPro-Producers Programme for Women, an initiative of the Austrian Film Institute to strengthen women producers, organised by the International Screen Institute, and the curriculum of the Talent LAB of the Austrian Film Institute. In the course of her workshops she will give an open lecture.

The Human Element: Mental Health, Sustainability, and the Nervous System in Creative Work

This talk introduces the role of the nervous system in how we lead, collaborate, and create — especially under pressure. Drawing from psychology and neuroscience, we’ll explore how stress, burnout, and disconnection often emerge not from personal failure, but from how our systems respond to ongoing demand. Participants will walk away with a better understanding of how internal regulation supports external sustainability — offering insight into leadership, team dynamics, and the emotional landscape of long-term creative work.

Katherine Dennis Gonzalez is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist specializing in stress, regulation, and relational wellbeing. Originally from Colombia and based in Berlin, she co-founded Expanding Circles, a practice offering science-based, body-aware education for individuals and teams navigating stress and leadership. Her work integrates trauma-informed psychology, systems thinking, and nervous system education to support more sustainable ways of working, creating, and relating.

Thursday, 5th June, 16:30 

WKW-Haus der Wiener Wirtschaft

Straße der Wiener Wirtschaft 1 (Praterstern), 1020 Vienna

Please register using our registration form in the link below. Kindly provide your name, role, and company/institution.

Industry Afternoon at Crossing Europe

On April 30, the International Screen Institute joined the Industry Afternoon: Exploring European Film Production at Crossing Europe 2025, an open-format event that aimed at all those interested in film who have always wanted to take a closer look at the production processes and working realities of European filmmakers.

Under the title Exploring European Film Production, Crossing Europe invited for the first time to a multi-layered panel format in which, in addition to the professional expertise of the invited panel guests, the joint discourse between the film industry and interested members of the public took centre stage. Next to Creative Europe, ÖFI – Talent Lab, BMWKMS and numerous other partner institutions from the fields of film funding, networking, training, co-production, exploitation and service, the International Screen institute was available at one of the tables for one-to-one consultations.  

Thank you to the wonderful Crossing Europe festival for the invitation and to everyone who stopped by to talk!

Past Event Highlight:

Pixel, Bytes + Film at Deep Space 8K

On April 30, 2025, the International Screen Institute presented a special Pixel, Bytes + Film screening at Ars Electronica’s Deep Space 8K in Linz – one of the world’s most immersive venues for audiovisual experiences.

Curated by ISI COO Eva Fischer, the event offered a selection of experimental formats from this year’s programme, showcasing bold explorations in digital storytelling, interaction, and visual innovation. Organised by ISI since 2025, Pixel, Bytes + Film continues to support groundbreaking work at the intersection of film, media art, and technology.

The screening was made possible in cooperation with Ars Electronica and the BMWKMS funding programme, with additional support from ORF III.

Thank you to the artists that showcased their incredible projects and everyone who joined us for an evening of immersive media art!

Thank you for reading! Let’s stay connected to learn and train together in Vienna and around the world.

International Screen Institute is supported by Creative Europe MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union, ÖFI, Terra Mater Studios, Satel Film, UNVERZAGT Rechtsanwälte.

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