Ivana Kostovska is a researcher in film and TV economics at IMEC-SMIT-VUB. Her current research focuses on understanding the changes in the European film and television industries driven by the rise of global streamers, with an emphasis on shifts in policies and commissioning practices. At SMIT-VUB, she is involved in contract research for various stakeholders, including the European Commission. As part of the CresCine project, Ivana leads tasks and contributes to comparative analyses of film exports, co-productions, distribution, and commissioning practices by global streamers, film sales markets, as well as film and AV policy.