2nd Symposium 2005

Beyond Survival

Successful strategies for documentary producers and filmmakers

Discovery Campus invited documentary film professionals to join them to go “Beyond Survival” for two and a half days of discussions, presentations and company case studies focussing on strategies for a sustainable future in the documentary film business. Participants of the symposium met thriving global production companies like October Films, Looks Film & TV and Gorica Productions, and found out how they got where they are and where they’re going.

Supporters:
- Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt München
- Literaturhaus

Cooperation Partner:
- DOK.FEST International Documentary Film Festival Munich

**Concept & Moderation: **
- Ruth Berry, Symposium Consultant
- Claas Danielsen, Head of Thematic Sessions

topDates & Programme

register Fri, 6 May 2005 - Sun, 8 May 2005

topLocation

Literaturhaus München
Salvatorplatz 1
80333 Munich
Germany

The venue is located in the city centre. Click here for directions

topExperts

  • Thierry Baujard CEO, Peacefulfish, Berlin, Germany
  • Simone Baumann Managing Director, L.E. Vision Film- und Fernsehproduktion, Leipzig, Germany
  • Christian Beetz Managing Director, gebrueder beetz filmproduktion, Berlin, Germany
  • Reinhardt Beetz Managing Director, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Berlin, Germany
  • Adam Bullmore Director, October Films, London, United Kingdom
  • Gunnar Dedio Managing Director / Producer, Looks Film & TV, Leipzig, Germany
  • Ingeborg Degener Managing Director, MEDIA Antenne Munich, Munich, Germany
  • Dr. Susanne Dönitz Managing Director, Ottonia Media GmbH, Leipzig, Germany
  • W. Paterson Ferns President/Executive Producer, Ferns Productions Inc., Victoria. B.C., Canada
  • Felice Gorica Producer, Gorica Productions, Toronto, Canada
  • Richard Klein Controller, BBC Four, London, UK
  • Tom Koch Vice President, PBS Distribution, PBS International, Boston, USA
  • Gabriele Pfennigsdorf Deputy Managing Director, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Munich, Germany
  • David Pounds Chief Executive, Electric Sky, Brighton, United Kingdom
  • Eva Rink Producer, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Berlin, Germany
  • Renate Roginas Executive Secretary, Eurimages, Strasbourg, France
  • Sandra Ruch Executive Director, International Documentary Association, Los Angeles, USA
  • Jan Schmidt-Garre Producer/Director, Pars Media GmbH, Munich, Germany
  • Marieke Schroeder Producer/Director, Pars Media GmbH, Munich, Germany
  • Nikolaus Sieveking Lawyer, Brehm & v. Moers, Munich, Germany
  • Antje Stamer Funding Consultant, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
  • Marco Visalberghi Managing Director, DocLab Productions, Rome, Italy
  • Doris Weitzel Head of Sales & Development, Point du Jour International, Paris, France
  • Marian Williams Vice President of Programming for EMEA, Discovery Networks Europe, London, United Kingdom
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