Celebrating the Belgian EU Presidency with a Screening of ‘Everybody Loves Diamonds’ hosted by Amazon Prime Video

Supported by Forum Europe, on 30 January 2024, Amazon Prime Video hosted a screening of the Italian-Belgian series ‘Everybody Loves Diamonds’ to celebrate the Belgian EU presidency. The event took place at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels, Belgium. 

The evening gathered policy officials and industry to network and discuss co-productions, which oversee the collaboration between talent from different countries to produce films and series. 

Ahead of the screening, the event kicked off with a welcome reception and popcorn, followed by introductory remarks from Isabel van Enckevort, Head of Public Policy Benelux & Nordics at Amazon Prime Video. The audience then had the opportunity to hear from Benjamin Dalle, Flemish Minister for Brussels Affairs, Youth, Media and Poverty Reduction, who detailed the Belgian priorities in media during the EU presidency, how these will be implemented and how attendees can contribute to the success of the Belgian EU presidency. 

The Minister remained onstage for a panel discussion which started with a short informative presentation from Gilles Fontaine, Head of Department for Market Information, European Audiovisual Observatory. Following the presentation, they were joined for the discussion by Lorenzo Gangarossa, Producer, Wildside, Davide Nardini, Head of Scripted Italian Originals, Amazon MGM Studios, Kaja Wolffers, Head of Content & Programming, Prime Video Benelux, Robin Kerremans, Producer, Caviar.tv and Anja Berlanger, Senior Advisor, Flemish Ministry of Finance. The session was expertly moderated by Daniel Friedlaender, Senior Vice President & Head of Office, CCIA Europe. After the short fruitful discussion and closing remarks the lights went down and the screening of ‘Everybody Loves Diamonds’ Episode 1 commenced.

The evening closed with a walking reception dinner filled with delightful Belgium cuisine and the chance to reflect on the thoroughly successful celebrations.