On Thursday 21 May, a special European Citizens' Dialogue took place in Dublin on the theme, 'Investing in Europe's Future- Digital Opportunities for Ireland'.
Lord Puttnam spoke via video-conferencing from his home is Skibbereen, Ireland to demonstrate the ease and immediacy of digital technology.
Here are some of his comments from the conference:
Lord Puttnam Partners With Hani Farsi To Produce First Film in 17 Years, Greenpeace Tale ‘Arctic 30′ – Cannes
Lord Puttnam, a legendary figure in the British film industry, is making a return to producing after a nearly two-decade absence to produce Greenpeace activist drama Arctic 30. He is teaming with Corniche Pictures’ Hani Farsi for a joint venture to produce a feature based on the recently published book Don’t Trust, Don’t Fear, Don’t Beg by Ben Stewart, about the true story of 30 men and women who took on Russia’s largest oil company to save Earth’s most precious landscape. a legendary figure in the British film industry, is making a return to producing after a nearly two-decade absence to produce Greenpeace activist dramaArctic 30. He is teaming with Corniche Pictures’ Hani Farsi for a joint venture to produce a feature based on the recently published book Don’t Trust, Don’t Fear, Don’t Beg by Ben Stewart, about the true story of 30 men and women who took on Russia’s largest oil company to save Earth’s most precious landscape.
Politician, producer and Ireland’s digital champion guides Euro industry battle vs. E.U. Single Digital Market Strategy
Former producer David Puttnam set a roadmap Saturday in Cannes to help Europe fight the European Commission’s proposed Digital Single Market Strategy that threatens territory-by-territory licensing and single country release strategies.
At the same panel, the Motion Picture Assn. (MPA) and Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) joined other producer and distributor trade orgs to call for an E.U. digital policy that preserved territorial licensing.
“This is a political argument that needs to be won,” Puttnam said. “Unintended consequences haunt almost all legislation. We can’t promote the idea of bad guys and good guys. What we need to do is come to the argument with sufficient power so that it is politically acceptable and in a way that the Commission does not look foolish.”
As Great Britain takes to the polling stations, Labour peer Lord Puttnam spoke to Marketing about the key political and societal issues threatening democracy and brand trust.
Lord Puttnam took to the stage last month at the Marketing Society Annual Lecture at BAFTA to discuss his view on leadership and call on marketers to use their position to drive social change.
One of Lord Puttnam's primary concerns is the "serious" level at which younger people are becoming disengaged with politics.
Should you make democracy that simple? Should you make it inexpensive?
"A lot of people try to pretend there isn’t a problem or that it will go away. What I am showing is that there is a problem with young people and disengagement with politics. It really has now set in and it is really serious," he said.
As Great Britain takes to the polling stations, Labour peer Lord Puttnam spoke to Marketing about the key political and societal issues threatening democracy and brand trust.
Lord Puttnam took to the stage last month at the Marketing Society Annual Lecture at BAFTA to discuss his view on leadership and call on marketers to use their position to drive social change.
One of Lord Puttnam's primary concerns is the "serious" level at which younger people are becoming disengaged with politics.
Should you make democracy that simple? Should you make it inexpensive?
"A lot of people try to pretend there isn’t a problem or that it will go away. What I am showing is that there is a problem with young people and disengagement with politics. It really has now set in and it is really serious," he said.
