1st Symposium 2003

What Broadcasters are really looking for

"What broadcasters are really looking for" was the title of the first Discovery Campus symposium in 2003. Around 200 participants and experts from 22 countries discussed exciting new non-fiction coproductions, four of which were a world premier, in the MDR building in Leipzig on April 12th and 13th. Commissioning editors from broadcasters like ARTE G.E.I.E., ARTE France, AVRO, Discovery Channel Deutschland, Discovery Networks International, NDR, ORF, RTÉ, YLE und ZDF gave an exciting visual insight into their slot profiles with the help of numerous film excerpts and explained the criteria for their programming decisions. In a special, the Canadian distribution expert Jan Rofekamp (Films Transit, Montréal) presented impressive documentary film expositions. How do you convince your audience (from buyer to viewer) that your film is worth seeing when the first minutes decide? Furthermore, the documentary filmmakers got an informative insight into the ARTE programme reform set for 2004.

topDates & Programme

Sat, 12 Apr 2003 - Sun, 13 Apr 2003

topLocation

Leipzig
Germany

topExperts

  • Hans Robert Eisenhauer , , Mainz, Germany
  • Olaf Grunert Director Development and Events, ARTE G.E.I.E., Strasbourg, France
  • Dr. Patrick Hörl Managing Director, Autentic, Munich, Germany
  • Christoph Jörg Producer, Pumpernickel Films, Paris, France
  • Dr. Walter Köhler CEO, Terra Mater Factual Studios, Vienna, Austria
  • Grainne Mc Aleer Assistant Commissioning Editor, RTÉ 1 & Network 2, Dublin, Ireland
  • Maurice F. Paleau Head of International Relations, National Film Board of Canada, Paris, France
  • Leena Pasanen Coordinator of Programmes, YLE Fact and Culture, Helsinki, Finland
  • Marijke Rawie Director, ExpertDocs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Jan Rofekamp President & CEO, Films Transit International, Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Jörn Röver Head of NDR Naturfilm, NDR, Hamburg, Germany
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