2nd Symposium 2009

FASTER, LEANER, KEENER, MEANER

Survival of the Fittest in Factual

The weekend is shaping up to be packed with content that will lighten the dark skies of the economic landscape. Recessions can be times of innovation and National Geographic Channel have chosen to enter into a new venture! Come along to hear Mark Wild, newly appointed Director of International Development who will work out of London, explain an exciting new direction that strives to bring non-US producers into the Nat Geo US Channel fold.

National Geographic Channel buys 120 hours of programming a year for the US channel. Now they want to go into a much larger market looking for ideas that originate outside of the US, to internationalise the Channel by presenting culturally diverse content to their audience. They want to work with non-US producers to provide a two way street, access to the expertise and quality of one of the biggest brands in the world for the producer, and new talent and stories for them.

Another company still commissioning strongly and looking for the next best non-scripted reality programme is A&E. The network is behind documentary series such as Random 1, Intervention, Growing Up Gotti, Dog the Bounty Hunter and Rollergirls. Laura Fleury, Vice President of Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming, will be present on a panel of commissioning editors to give us a behind the scenes look at what’s happening in Television around the world.

Innovation in production is key to getting the best out of your budget in times like these. Portal Video from Boston will present an innovative way to save time and money in the rough cut process and a panel devoted to CGI will open a whole new vista of possibilities for incorporating animation into documentary.

Waltz With Bashir did it exquisitely. And at this campus we present a case study of the project. Charlotte Uzu the producer from Films d’Ici will be on hand to explain how they persuaded ARTE to back the project. Not easy, as it was the first project for an animated documentary on a deadly serious subject. It’s all about perseverance, and a really talented film-maker, Ari Folman.

The Twenty Show is ARTE’s answer to which comes first. ARTE Webmaster Sascha Hartmann will illustrate how they conceived of this innovative show which started life as webisodes in partnership with My Space, and will be broadcast as a 90 minute special on the channel soon.

The session will open with a word from vice president PBS Distribution, Tom Koch. Tom has a perspective that will set the tone of the weekend. “A lot of production companies will not survive, the economic climate,” says Tom. And broadcasters are laying off employees at a fierce rate. But Tom has some words of wisdom about what you can do to stay safe. We won’t let the cat out of the bag now. You’ll have to come along to find out! Join us for a weekend of networking, practical advice, debate and revelation in Manchester on 23 & 24 May.

Support:
The symposium is organised by Documentary Campus in collaboration with the Northern Film Network, Marketing Manchester, MIDAS (Manchester’s investment agency) and Salford University.

The Documentary Campus Masterschool is supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Bayerische Staatskanzlei, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg and Sächsische Stiftung für Medienausbildung.

Concept:
- Ann Julienne, Audiovisual Consultant, Paris, France
- Ruth Berry, Producer / Director, Munich, Germany

Moderation:
- Rudy Buttignol, President & CEO, Knowledge Network, British Columbia's Public Educational Broadcaster, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

topDates & Programme

register Sat, 23 May 2009 - Sun, 24 May 2009

topLocation

Town Hall, Albert Square
Manchester, UK

topFee

Participation Fee (incl. Catering):

Regular: EUR 170.00
Students & East Europeans: EUR 110.00
Special discount for reelisor Premium Members: EUR 150.00

topExperts

  • Ruth Berry Director, WildBerry Productions, Brisbane/Munich, Australia/Germany
  • Frank Boyd Creative Director, Unexpected Media, London, United Kingdom
  • Andrew Buchanan Freelance Executive Producer & Producer, , Somerset-Bristol, UK
  • Rudy Buttignol President & CEO, Knowledge Network Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Alex Connock Chief Executive, Ten Alps Plc, London, UK
  • Laura Fleury Vice President, Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming, A&E Television Networks, New York, USA
  • Amy Greenlaw Social Media Marketing Strategist & Sales Manager, PortalVideo, Boston, USA
  • Olaf Grunert Head of Unité THEMA, ARTE G.E.I.E., Strasbourg, France
  • Sascha Hartmann Web Editor, ARTE France, Paris, France
  • JP Hersey Creative Director, Red Vision, Manchester, UK
  • Ali Hossaini President, Pantar Productions, New York, USA
  • Vardan Hovhannisyan Producer / Director & President, Bars Media, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Ann Julienne Head of International Development, France 5, Paris, France
  • Jonas Klevhag Producer & Business Developer Moving Media, Klevhag Media Produktion, Lund, Sweden
  • Tom Koch Vice President, PBS Distribution, PBS International, Boston, USA
  • Heather Leach Producer / Director, Gingerarmy, , UK
  • Cat Lewis Managing Director & Executive Producer, Nine Lives Media Ltd., Manchester, UK
  • Bruno Nahon Producer, Zadig Productions, Paris, France
  • Annette Scheurich Executive Producer and Author, Marco Polo Film, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Len Sitomer President & Co-Founder, PortalVideo, Boston, USA / via skype
  • Barbara Truyen Commissioning Editor Documentaries, VPRO TV, Hilversum, The Netherlands
  • Charlotte Uzu Head of International Development, Les Films D'Ici, Paris, France
  • Mark Wild Director International Development, National Geographic Television International , London, UK

topHotels

In cooperation with our partner Visit Manchester, we have selected a certain number of hotels which offer special rates for delegates of the event. Visit Manchester has created a website where you can choose the hotel which suits you best and book yourself in online.

Book your hotel now at:
https://www.conferencebookings.co.uk/delegate/MNCDISCOVERY2009

Alternatively you can use the following link and login to create new or amend existing reservations. Go to: www.ConferenceBookings.co.uk
and enter the following event code: MNCDISCOVERY2009

The website asks for credit card details to secure the reservations but no payments will be made from your card.

You can book your hotel online until 4 May 2009. After that date, it will not be possible to book rooms online, but please feel free to contact our colleagues at Visit Manchester for any booking requests you may have:

Delegate Contact:
- David Jones
- James Caldwell

Delegate Contact Telephone Number:
+44-871-2262-467

You can also find all contact details on:
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