Year 2005

On May 11th 2005, Cine-Regio was officially registered under Belgium law, as a non-profit organization “a.i.s.b.l.” (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif). Organization registration number: 875.061.843 

Cine-Regio chairman 2005 Mr Reynaert, Wallimage

At Cine-Regio a.i.s.b.l.’s 1st General Assembly in Cannes, May 2005, Cine-Regio counted 15 regional film funds from 11 different European countries. A new board was elected, with Philippe Reynaert, Wallimage, as chairman. The two main issues discussed were a self-supporting business plan and the possibility of a permanent secretariat in Göteborg, Sweden.

 

Cine-Regio meets the President of the region of Västra Götaland for the upcoming move of the secretariat, 2005

In November 2005, an official meeting took place in Göteborg, Sweden, between the Minister of Walloon Economy, Belgium, and the President of the region of Västra Götaland, Sweden. Since the start in 2003 and up until this point Cine-Regio had been operating from the office of the founding member Wallimage, in Mons, Belgium. It was decided that from 2006 the Cine-Regio secretariat would be located in Göteborg, Sweden.