Who’s who?
Claude-Eric PoirouxGeneral Director - Europa Cinemas
Claude-Eric Poiroux is owner and developer of the movie theater "Les 400 coups" in Angers. He founded in 1981 and directed during 12 years Forum Distribution. About 100 movies distributed among them Stranger than Paradise (J. Jarmusch), Boy meets Girl (L. Carax), The Element of Crime (L. von Trier), Le Festin de Babette (G. Axel), La Vie des Morts (A. Desplechin), Nord (X. Beauvois), Breve histoire d'amour et Le Decalogue (Kieslowski), Akira (K. Otomo), Drugstore cow boy (F. van sant) , Et la lumiere fut (O. Iosseliani), Le Pas Suspendu de la Cigogne (T. Angelopoulos)...
He produced and co-produced about 10 full-length films among them Desordre from O. Assayas, Gardien de la nuit from J.P. Limosin, Jeux d'artifices from V. Thevenet, La divine comedie from M. de Oliveira, La sentinelle from A. Despleschin...
Since 1989 he has created and directed the European Festival "Premiers Plans" which takes place in Angers.
Since 1992 he has also created Europa Cinemas and Africa Cinemas since 2003.
Lecturers/Tutors.
Lecturer - School of Communication of the Catholic University of San Antonio
Consortium Reps
Sylvia
Wachter, Prof. Dr. phil.Professor Doctor phil. - Institute of Communication Theory and Practice, UdK