COPEAM - Conference of the Mediterranean audiovisual operators

COPEAM is the intersection of two major paths defining the Euro-Mediterranean audio-visual space throughout time: the recurrent central role of the Mediterranean in world policies and the growing role of the media in the communication revolution marking the end of the 20th century.

A space which saw its inception and evolution at the same time as that of COPEAM’s intuition, whose foundations were laid in Palermo in 1990 and 1994 with two great Foundation Conferences. COPEAM, as the network of networks, was formally set up in Cairo in 1996, after the statutes of Association had been approved confirming its deeply innovative component. A permanent forum of dialogue and cooperation, able to bring closer not only the shores of the Mediterranean, but also the different actors of the Euro-Mediterranean cultural and audio-visual sector: radio and TV broadcasters, professional associations, inter-governmental institutions, international agencies and non-governmental associations, cultural and research institutes, independent producers, universities, local institutions …

The multicultural vocation, maintained by COPEAM throughout time, has made it a unique experience at an international level, which is made clear through the manifold implementations of these past years: news exchange, training, co-productions, seminars, cultural events. Networking the Mediterranean area, a formula that reveals a method: the ability of enhancing different experiences developing interconnections and synergies, taking always into account the specific abilities and skills of each one. An Association that more than others coherently interprets our time, able to keep the pace of the change of scenarios, to accept fearless the challenges of globalization, being aware of the strength of the Mediterranean identity: one and many, the ultimate archetype of human civilization.