2nd Symposium 2003

Beyond Borders - New Horizons in the East

Discovery Campus invited filmmakers, producers, distributors and commissioning editors from Eastern and Western Europe to join the documentary film symposium in Prague from June 20th - 22nd, 2003. The 2nd 'Open Training Session' of the Discovery Campus Masterschool 2003 titled “Beyond Borders – New Horizons in the East” was dedicated to international coproductions between East and West. Case studies shed light on the chances and risks of cross-border cooperations. Experts presented successful strategies for independent filmmakers and producers on how to establish oneself in the international non-fiction market. Furthermore, global media players such as ARTE, Discovery Networks and National Geographic gave an insight into their activities in Eastern Europe. For documentary filmmakers, the eastward expansion of the European Community and the MEDIA Plus Programme have been opening up a plenthora of new topics and exciting challenges for coproductions. The aim of Discovery Campus during this Symposium was to take on these challenges uniting new talents and professionals from East and West. “Beyond Borders – New Horizons in the East“ was organized in cooperation with the IDF (Institut documentárního filmu) in Prague and the EDN (European Documentary Network) in Copenhagen.

topDates & Programme

Fri, 20 Jun 2003 - Sun, 22 Jun 2003

topLocation

Prague
Czech Republic

topExperts

  • Janet Anderson Marketing Director Entertainment Imaging, Eastman Kodak, Genève, Switzerland
  • Simone Baumann Managing Director, L.E. Vision Film- und Fernsehproduktion, Leipzig, Germany
  • Hilary Bell Commissioning Editor, Channel Four Documentaries, London, United Kingdom
  • Karen Carlson Vice President, Tapestry International, New York City, NY, USA
  • Simon Drewsen Holmberg Lawyer, Baltic Media Centre, Svaneke, Denmark
  • Hans Robert Eisenhauer Head of Thema, ZDF/ARTE, Mainz, Germany
  • Mira Erdevicki-Charap Director, Arcimboldo, London, United Kingdom
  • Ekaterina Eremenko Director, , Berlin, Germany
  • Dr. Vitaly Fedko President & CEO, Corona Films, St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Andrzej Fidyk Head of Documentary Department, TVP Telewizja Polska S.A., Warsaw, Poland
  • Razvan Georgescu Producer, Westend Film & TV Produktion, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
  • Mag. Franz Grabner Head of Documentaries for Arts & Culture, ORF, Vienna, Austria
  • Olaf Grunert Director Development and Events, ARTE G.E.I.E., Strasbourg, France
  • Esther Hoffenberg Producer and Owner, Lapsus Productions, Paris, France
  • Florin Iepan Director / Producer, Sub-Cult-Ura, Timisoara, Romania
  • Deborah James Manager of Business Affairs, Discovery Channel Canada, North York, Ontario, Canada
  • Christoph Jörg Producer, Pumpernickel Films, Paris, France
  • Damián Kausic Head of Documentary Production, Czech Television, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Daniela Kucmasová Head of MEDIA Desk Czech Repuiblik, MEDIA Desk Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Wolfgang Landgraeber Head of Department Society/Documentaries, WDR, Cologne, Germany
  • Jörg Langer Managing Director, T & G Films, Berlin, Germany
  • Joanna Lapping Strand Executive, BBC Storyville, London, United Kingdom
  • Grigory Libergal Programming Director, ANO Internews / Open Skies Project, Moscow, Russia
  • Vitalij Vsevolodovitch Manskij Producer, RTR, Moscow, Russia
  • Tue Steen Müller Documentary Consultant and Teacher, , Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Maurice F. Paleau Head of International Relations, National Film Board of Canada, Paris, France
  • Adela Peeva Managing Director, Adela Media Film & TV Productions Ltd., Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Andrea Prenghyová Co-Director, Documentary Film Institut, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Nenad Puhovski Programme Director, Factum - CDU Documentary Film Project, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Filip Remunda Co-Director, Documentary Film Institut, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Christian Routh Head of Studies, Pilots, Figueres, Girona, Spain
  • Dr. André Singer CEO and Creative Director, West Park Pictures Ltd., London, UK
  • Vratislav Slajer Producer and Owner, Bionaut, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Bryan Smith Executive Vice President Programming and Production, National Geographic Channel International, Washington, D.C., USA
  • Alexandru Solomon Programme Manager, Fundatia Arte Vizuale, Bucharest, Romania
  • Janet Han Vissering Senior VP Program Sales and Co-Financing, National Geographic Channel International, Washington, USA
  • Marian Williams Vice President of Programming for EMEA, Discovery Networks Europe, London, United Kingdom
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