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New BBC Head of Documentaries at Discovery Campus
Discovery Campus is proud to announce that Alan Hayling, BBC's new Head of Documentaries will be one of the distinguished experts at the upcoming Discovery Campus Symposium “The End of Documentary?” on 18th and 19th of June in Marseille.
The two-day conference demystifying the world of documentary formats and series will also offer the opportunity to discuss this dynamic field of programming with TV executives such as Hamish Mykura (Head of History, Channel 4, London), Chris Hoelzl (Director of Development and Special Projects, Discovery Communications Inc., Washington), Christoph Jörg (Commissioning Editor “Connaissance et découvertes”, ARTE France, Issy les Moulineaux), Clare Laycock (Channel Director, Discovery Health UK, London) or Walter Sucher (Head of Science and Education, SWR, Baden-Baden).
The group of experts also includes some of the most experienced format directors and producers (in alphabetical order): Ruth Berry (Director, Big Island Pictures, Melbourne/Munich), Christoph Fey (Attorney, Managing Director FRAPA - The Format Recognition and Protection Association, Cologne), David Glover (Producer / Director, Windfall Films Ltd., London), John Gough (Director, Development and Public Relations, Distraction Formats, London). Marc Heinkelein (Entertainment Lawyer, Munich), Rudolph Herzog (Executive Producer, Marco Polo Film AG, Halle), Chris Hilton (Managing Director, Hilton Cordell, Bondi, Australia), Gary Lico (President / CEO, Cableready, Stamford, CT, USA), Stéphane Millière (President, Gédéon Programmes, Paris), Vivica Parsons (Managing Director, Imago Productions, Norwich, UK).
Discovery Campus will investigate recent developments in the international non-fiction market and present some of the best and most exciting new documentary formats and series from Great Britain, France, Australia, Germany, and the USA.
