NPLD-Coppieters Campus 2025 – Audiovisual Production on Regional and Minority Languages
Across Europe, regional and minority languages are vital cultural assets and creative elements shaping the continent’s audiovisual landscape. From film and television to streaming platforms, these languages play a crucial role in sustaining identity, diversity, and innovation. This event brings together experts, creators and policymakers to explore how regional cinema contributes to cultural resilience and European cooperation, highlighting how multilingual storytelling can strengthen communities and promote a richer, more inclusive media ecosystem.
NPLD-Coppieters Campus 2025 – Audiovisual Production in Regional and Minority Languages will take place on 6–7 November 2025 at the Plugzaal Meeting Room, Post-Plaza Hotel, Leeuwarden (The Netherlands). Over two days, participants will engage in panels, keynote presentations, roundtables, and networking sessions focused on EU policies and public initiatives supporting filmmaking in regional and minority languages. From the official launch of the Frysk Filmfûns to discussions on streaming platforms, tourism and creative collaboration, the event offers a dynamic space for dialogue committing to advancing linguistic and audiovisual diversity in Europe.
Program
Thursday 06 November - Day 1
Registration
Welcoming Words
Chair: Dorien van de Pas, Screen Talent NL
Speakers:
- Inaki Irazabalbeitia, Coppieters Foundation
- Anna Jungner-Nordgren, Chair of the Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity (NPLD)
- Eke Folkerts, Province of Fryslân
- Hester Terpstra / Henriëtte Poelman, Noordelijk Film Festival
- Joris Hoebe, New Noardic Wave
The Impact of Regional Film on Tourism
Speakers:
- Deborah Castro, University of Groningen & the Erasmus Knowledge Centre for Film, Heritage and Tourism (FIHETO)
- Kjelda Glimmerveen, University of Groningen & the Erasmus Knowledge Centre for Film, Heritage and Tourism (FIHETO)
Frysk Filmfuns
Official announcement of selected projects of the newly founded Frisian Film Fund. Guests/speakers are committee members of the fund and the selected directors/ producers, who will present their projects to the audience and the press.
Speakers:
- Lysbeth Jongbloed, Chair of the fund’s Selection Committee
- Joris Hoebe, New Noardic Wave
- filmmaker #1, selected by the fund’s first/second round
- filmmaker #2, selected by the fund’s first/second round
Coffee Break
Best Practices Panel: Memmetaal in Europe
Speakers on this panel will share their knowledge of various film and series industry fields in their linguistic communities. A panel discussion will follow to debate the role of broadcasters, film festivals and film public institutions.
Speakers:
- Josu Amezaga, University of the Basque Country
- Alan Esslemont, TG4 Ireland
- Tore Cubeddu, Babel Film Festival Sardinia
- Guido Franken, CineSud, Limburg
- Marjun Niclasen, Faroese Film Institute
- Heledd Wyn Hardy, Department of Theatre, Film & Television Studies – Aberystwyth University (Wales)
RMLs and EU Policies in Audiovisual Production: An Overview
This session will provide an overview of the European Union’s policies for audiovisual production, with a focus on how minority languages are represented and supported within these frameworks. It will explore funding opportunities, policy trends, and challenges faced by minority language communities in the audiovisual sector.
Speakers:
- Andrea Posthuma, Creative Europe Desk NL
- Craig Willis European Centre for Minority Issues / PLURILINGMEDIA
- Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle, MEP
Networking
Friday 07 November - Day 2
Roundtable: Public Initiatives to Stimulate Audiovisual Production in Regional or Minority Languages
Chair: Mariia Ponomarova, Industry Speaker & Filmmaker UA/N
Speakers:
- Rónán Ó Domhnaill, Media Commissioner Coimisiún na Meán (Ireland)
- Unai Iparragirre Torres, Director EITB (Basque Country)
- Ingrid Spijkers, Editor-in Chief Omrop Fryslân (The Netherlands)
Coffee Break
Best Practices Panel: Streaming Films in Regional Languages
Speakers:
- Alessandro Pisu, MyCulture+
- Kaja Wolffers, Amazon
- Jasmijn Touw, Netflix
- Daphné De Weirt, Avila Film (Brussels)
Panel Memmetaal Film Makers
Producers and/or directors discuss the process of making a film in a minority or regional language.
Speakers:
- Aislinn Clarke, Fréwaka (Ireland)
- Murk-Jaep van der Schaaf, In My Dreams I Hear You (Frysia)
- Marco Antonio Pani, In My Dreams I Hear You (Frysia)
Networking Lunch Postplaza
Practicalities:
Dates and Time:
06 November 2025, 08:30 – 07 November 2025, 14:00
Venue:
Plugzaal Meeting Room ‘Post-Plaza Hotel’, Tweebaksmarkt 27, 8911 KW Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Language:
The event will be conducted in English.
Registration:
To attend the event, registration is required via the following link:
Contact:
Media inquiries can be adressed to info@ideasforeurope.eu
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This event is a joint initiative between Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity (NPLD) and Coppieters Foundation.
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This event is financially supported by the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not liable for the content of the event nor for the opinions of the speakers.
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Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash
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