Final Pitching 2008
The Art of Pitching
Discovery Campus e.V. invites documentary directors and producers to the Final Pitching Session of the Discovery Campus Masterschool 2008 which takes place parallel to the 51st International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (27.10. - 02.11.08). The 16 Masterschool participants will pitch their documentary projects for an international audience developed in this year’s masterclass to international commissioning editors and distributors.
REGISTRATION AS OBSERVER:
Interested producers, authors, directors and commissioning editors are invited to register for the Pitching Session as observers. By listening to the pitches and reactions of the decisionmakers, observers learn more about the slots, profiles and programming requirements of the broadcasters, and will get a good insight into the trends of the international non-fiction market. Registration for observers ends on 23 October 2008. >> Register here
2 SURPRISE PITCHES:
Take the fantastic chance and pitch YOUR well-prepared project to an ever increasing number of commissioning editors at the Final Pitching 2008! It has never been easier. Make sure that your business card enters our “Surprise Box” and with a bit of luck, we’ll draw you out of the box to make your project enter the stage!
Together with our partners Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Sächsische Stiftung für Medienausbildung and the broadcaster MDR, Discovery Campus invites you to exciting days with an extraordinary range of international experts and decisionmakers. Seize the chance to meet commissioning editors and distributors in a personal and friendly atmosphere and to find coproducers for your documentary film projects.
Please note: The number of observer seats is limited! They are given away following the receipt of the registrations. The Pitching Session will be held in English without simultaneous interpreting into German.
Discovery Campus looks forward to welcoming you in Leipzig!
Discovery Campus & DOK Leipzig Events
1. Masterschool Screenings
29 October & 30 October, 17.30 - 19.30
Discovery Campus is organising two Masterschool Film Screenings, as well as a Forum on Innovative Non-Fiction TV in collaboration with DOK Leipzig.
During the Screenings of Documentaries developed at the Discovery Campus Masterschool, the directors, producers and commissioning editors present the films and give an insight into how they were developed, how the coproduction was realized and how the documentaries are distributed internationally. Free admission!
>> Screening Schedule & Location
2. Leipzig Masters - Forum on Innovative Non-Fiction Television
31 October 2008, 15.00 - 18.30
Presentation of Documentary Slots and Programme Initiatives.
Location: MDR, 13th floor, Kantstr. 71-73, Leipzig
DOK Leipzig
Parallel to the Final Pitching Session of the Discovery Campus Masterschool 2008 the 51st International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film will take place from 27.10. - 02.11.08. Beside a rich festival programme, DOK Leipzig invites you to a wide range of exciting industry events and to its digital DOK market. Please check the following website for further information: www.dok-leipzig.de
Dates & Programme
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 - Sat, 1 Nov 2008
Location
MDR Building
13th Floor
Kantstr. 71-73
04275 Leipzig, Germany
Fee
Participation fee (incl. catering):
Observers: EUR 230.00
Students & East Europeans: EUR 110.00
Experts
- Claire Aguilar Vice President of Programming, ITVS Independent Television Service, San Francisco, USA
- Axel Arnö Commissioning Editor, SVT Documentaries, Stockholm, Sweden
- Rudy Buttignol President & CEO, Knowledge Network Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Kevin Dawson Commissioning Editor, Factual, RTÉ Television, Dublin, Ireland
- Margje de Koning Commissioning Editor & Head of IKON TV Department, IKON, Hilversum, The Netherlands
- Hans Robert Eisenhauer Head of Thema, ZDF/ARTE, Mainz, Germany
- Anna Glogowski Commissioning Editor for Documentaries, France 3, Paris, France
- Mag. Franz Grabner Head of Documentaries for Arts & Culture, ORF, Vienna, Austria
- Flora Gregory Editor, Witness, Al Jazeera English, AJE, London, United Kingdom
- Olaf Grunert Director Development and Events, ARTE G.E.I.E., Strasbourg, France
- Dr. Gudrun Hanke-El Ghomri Commissioning Editor for Documentaries, SWR, Baden-Baden, Germany
- Alexander Hesse Head of Department History & Society, ZDF, Mainz, Germany
- Dr. Kristina Hollstein Director Documentary Coproductions & Development, ZDF Enterprises, Mainz, Germany
- Fadi Ismail General Manager of O3 Productions & Group Director of MBC Group Services, MBC Group/O3 Productions, Dubai, Dubai, UAE
- Tabitha Jackson Commissioning Editor, More4, London, United Kingdom
- Bert Janssens Head of Programmes & General Manager, HUMAN, Hilversum, The Netherlands
- Dr. Walter Köhler Head of ORF UNIVERSUM, ORF, Vienna, Austria
- Wolfgang Landgraeber Head of Department Society/Documentaries, WDR, Cologne, Germany
- Guy Lavie Channel Manager & Head of Yes Docu, Yes Docu, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Catherine Le Clef Senior Vice President, TV & Ancillary Sales, Fortissimo Films, Paris, France
- Elvira Lind Head of Acquisition & Sales, Spiegel TV, Hamburg, Germany
- Stella Litou Programming Executive, Skai TV, Athens, Greece
- Cara Mertes Director, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, Sundance Institute, Beverly Hills, USA
- Peter Pas Commercial Director, Parthenon Entertainment, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Leena Pasanen Coordinator of Programmes / Executive Producer, YLE Fact and Culture, Helsinki, Finland
- Martin Pieper Head of Culture & Science, ZDF/ARTE, Mainz, Germany
- Marc Rasmus Vice President Dokutainment & Reality German Free TV, ProSiebenSat1. Media AG, Unterföhring, Germany
- Jan Rofekamp President & CEO, Films Transit International, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Louise Rosen Managing Director, Louise Rosen Ltd., Brunswick, Maine, USA
- Tamara Rosenberg , , New York, USA
- Gregory Sanderson Commissioning Executive & Executive Producer , BBC Storyville, London, UK
- Jörg Schneider Commissioning Editor, ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel, Mainz, Germany
- Dr. Claudia Schreiner Head of Programme, Culture & Science, MDR, Leipzig, Germany
- Charles Schuerhoff Director of Acquisitions & Sales, WGBH International, Boston, USA
- Barbara Truyen Commissioning Editor Documentaries, VPRO TV, Hilversum, The Netherlands
- Wim van Rompaey Director, Lichtpunt, Brussels, Belgium
- Lisa Weinbrenn Head of Development & Production, EMEA, Discovery Networks Europe, London, UK
- Jenny Westergard Commissioning Editor for Documentaries, YLE TV FST, Helsinki, Finland
- Dr. Katja Wildermuth Head of Documentaries, History & Society, MDR, Leipzig, Germany
- Nathalie Windhorst Head of Documentary Acquisition, VPRO TV, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Hotels
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO BOOK YOUR ACCOMODATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE as different events are taking place during this weekend in Leipzig!!!
By referring to Discovery Campus, rooms can be booked at a special rate in the following hotels:
Hotel Balance Alte Messe
Breslauer Straße 33
04299 Leipzig
Germany
Fon: +49-341-8679-0
Fax: +49-341-8679-444
Email: info@balancehotel-leipzig.de
www.balancehotel-leipzig.de
Booking deadline: 30 September 2008
Hotel Leonardo
Windscheidstr. 21-23
04277 Leipzig
Germany
Fon: +49 341 3033-0
Fax: +49 341 3033-555
www.hotel-leonardo.de
Booking deadline: 1 October 2008
Alternatively, please contact the Leipzig Tourist Information / Hotel Reservations to make bookings.
Leipzig Tourist Service e.V.
Richard-Wagner-Str. 1
04109 Leipzig
Germany
Fon +49 341 7104-255
Fax +49 341 7104-253
e-Mail: Zimmer@LTS-Leipzig.de
