StepIn 2024 guests and topics announced!
“With this year’s provocative title, ‘The Ground Is Shaking,’ we wanted to address that sense of instability perceived in all the different branches of our industry.” Marcello Paolillo, StepIn & U30 project manager, told Variety. “Whether it’s the consequence of simultaneous shocks caused by the rise of streaming platforms, a global pandemic, wars, worldwide recession and a strike that stalled the industry for months, or it’s just the anticipation of a larger upheaval due to the looming threat of A.I. still remains to be seen. But it will be something to discuss together.”
A full-day event that takes place on the first day of Locarno Pro, StepIn is supposed to anticipate the tone of the market and ignite conversations that continue in the following days.
“The core of the event is the closed-door roundtable session in the afternoon: a protected space where film executives can interact, share options, even disagree, but in the end tackle some of the most pressing issues we all have to contend with,” noted Paolillo.
“It’s something that wouldn’t be possible in Cannes or Berlin, simply because at those markets everyone is so caught up in the day-to-day business. It would be impossible to ask film executives to take a full day off to dedicate it to the future of our business and how we can improve our working environment. But in Locarno, for one day, they can afford this luxury. Given the feedback we receive year after year, they seem to truly enjoy it.”
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