Final Pitching 2007

« The Art of Pitching

Programme

Friday, 2 November 2007

14.30 – 18.00
Leipzig Masters: Forum on Innovative Non-Fiction Television
Presentation of Documentary Slots and Programme Initiatives.

14.30 – 15.30
Peter Dale, More4, Great Britain

Peter Dale was the head of documentaries at Channel 4 for seven years before he took over as More4's director. Two current productions are going to be presented at Leipzig Masters: the new documentary film "My Enemy's Enemy" (by Oscar-winner Kevin Macdonald) and the documentary film "Thriller in Manila", which was developed by Darlow Smithson.

15.30 – 16.30
Bruni Burres, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Programme, USA

The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program offers a whole range of initiatives for the documentary community such as the Sundance Documentary Fund, the annual Documentary Edit and Story Laboratory, the annual Documentary Composers Laboratory, the House of Docs programming at the Filmmaker Lodge at the Sundance Film Festival, and ongoing, year-round support for documentary filmmakers.

16.30 – 17.00
Coffee Break

17.00 – 18.00
Tom Perlmutter, National Filmboard of Canada, Canada

Throughout his career as a filmmaker, writer and producer, Tom Perlmutter has been a fervent advocate of groundbreaking and socially engaged independent cinema. Since joining the NFB, Tom Perlmutter has been an ambassador on the national and international level. He has notably revitalized documentary and animation programming, forged critical ties with important partners abroad and provided greater accessibility to up-and-coming filmmakers and those from cultural minorities.

An event organised by Discovery Campus e.V. and DOK Leipzig with support of the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, the Saxonian State Chancellery, the Minister of State in the Federal Chancellery and Commissioner for Cultural and Media Affairs and MEDIA Programme of the European Union.

Saturday, 3 November 2007

09.30 – 10.00
Welcome & Introduction

  • Dr. Patrick Hörl, Discovery Campus
  • Manfred Schmidt, MDM
  • Dr. Arnold Seul, MDR
  • Donata von Perfall, Discovery Campus

10.00 – 11.30
International Broadcasters’ Slot Profiles – Part 1

  • Flora Gregory, Al Jazeera English
  • Ali Hossaini, Equator HD, Voom HD Networks
  • Fadi Ismail, MBC Group/O3 Productions

11.30 – 12.00
Coffee Break

12.00 – 13.00
International Broadcasters’ Slot Profiles – Part 2

  • Eamon Hardy, BBC
  • Axel Arnö, SVT Documentaries

13.00 – 14.30
Lunch Break

14.30 – 16.00
Pitching Session – Part 1: 5 Projects

16.00 – 17.00
Coffee Break

17.00 – 19.00
Pitching Session – Part 2: 6 Projects

19.00 – 22.30
Dinner Reception for all participants of the Pitching Session.
Location: MDR Intendanz - Alte Börse

22.30
Closing Party DOK Leipzig
Location: Werk II – Kulturfabrik Leipzig, Kochstr. 132

Sunday, 4 November 2007

10.00 – 11.30
Pitching Session – Part 3: 5 projects

11.30 – 12.15
Coffee Break

12.15 – 13.45
Pitching Session – Part 4: 5 projects

13.45 – 15.00
Lunch Break

15.00 – 17.00
Special Masterschool Screening & Case Study: “Divorce Albanian Style”

  • Adela Peeva, Adela Media Film and TV Productions Ltd., Bulgaria
  • Felix Kuballa, WDR, Germany *tbc

17.00
Farewell

Moderation:

International Broadcasters’ Slot Profiles:

  • Christoph Jörg, ARTE France
  • Tue Steen Müller

Pitching Sessions:

  • Leena Pasanen, EDN
  • Rudy Buttignol, Knowledge Network

Special Masterschool Screening:

  • Peter Symes, Head of Masterschool
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