Karen Robson, a member of the Media + Entertainment Group, attended the Matera International Film Festival (MATIFF) in Matera, Italy. The festival takes place in the UNESCO World Heritage city that has served as a filming location for productions including The Passion of the Christ, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, and No Time to Die.

As a guest of MATIFF, Karen participated in MAMA, the festival's inaugural international film market, and joined a panel discussion on international film production. Fellow panelists included Italian producer and director Riccardo Romani of Robusto Films; Saudi journalist and media host Hussam Al-Mayman; producer and film commission executive Hans Fraikin; and BAFTA Head of Feature Films Deirdre Hopkins. The discussion was moderated by MATIFF Artistic Director and U.S.-Italian producer Valentina Castellani Quinn.

The panel brought together film industry professionals from Europe, North America, and the Middle East to discuss international production and the evolving global film landscape.