Intelligent Factual - The Televisual Festival

 

Chaired by: Boyd Hilton, TV editor, Heat magazine

Speakers: Stuart Murphy, Director of Programmes, Sky1 HD, Sky1, 2 & 3

Is specialist factual all about using known faces to present or is there a place for riskier productions and new talent? Specialist factual commissioners talk about what’s appealing to audiences now and where there are opportunities for something a bit different.

What’s in it for you?

• Hear from the commissioners about what they are looking for on their channels

• See what’s worked for them and what their audience wants

• Get an insight into the future of specialist factual in the UK

Chaired by: John Smithson, Creative director, Arrow Media

Speakers: Andrew O'Connell, Head of factual, news and current affairs, Five
Elizabeth McIntyre, Vice President, Head of Production & Development, Factual Western Europe
Martin Davidson, Commissioning Editor for History and Business programming, BBC
Tanya Shaw, Commissioning editor specialist factual, Channel 4

Whether you call it cross-platform, transmedia or multi-media, broadcasters now expect it in a pitch – from all-singing, all-dancing ideas with different platforms at the heart of the idea to single films with a smart way of working beyond TV. We hear about trials and triumphs from senior UK cross-platform commissioners and experts in production.

What’s in it for you?

• Discover a check-list of what you must-know about cross-platform

• Meet the cross-platform commissioners

• Hear about cross media success stories and what’s expected in a pitch

Chaired by: Mike Dicks, PACT policy director

Speakers: Kate Quilton, Multiplatform commissioner, documentaries and specialist factual Channel 4
Saul Nassé, Controller, BBC Learning
Zam Baring, Managing director, Keo Films

With budgets at digital channels now rivalling terrestrial, it’s more important than ever to hear what the digital commissioners believe works for their channel.

What’s in it for you?

• Meet the decision-makers at the key digital channels in the UK

• Discover what differentiates their channel and which direction they are heading

• Find out their programming needs in 2012

Chaired by: Steve Clarke, Editor Television magazine, London correspondent for Variety

Speakers: Celia Taylor, Head of Factual and Features, Sky 1HD
Dan Korn, SVP Programming for UK and Western Europe
Jon Blair, Commissioning editor major series and specials, Al Jazeera English
Lina Prestwood, Director of content, Current TV

The Griersons are the UK’s most prestigious awards in documentary film-making. With just weeks to go before the 2011 awards, this session celebrates excellence in documentary and gives an insight into the making of some of the best films in the world.

What’s in it for you?

• Hear from leading film-makers

• Find out what is winning attention at the heart of the documentary world

• Get an insight into some of the best films in the last year

Chaired by: Simon Dickson, Creative director, Dragonfly Film & Television

Speakers: Christopher Hird, Founder, Dartmouth Films
Jes Wilkins, Head of Programmes, Firecracker Films.
Morgan Matthews , Founder, Minnow Films
Rachel Wexler, Producer, Bungalow Town Productions

Factual film-making is a global business. But getting your film to work in markets beyond the UK differs in each territory. This session is a chance to hear from experts in key markets for UK programme-makers.

What’s in it for you?

• Get a first-hand view of international markets

• See where your films and ideas might fit beyond the UK

• Find out what elements of a film give it leverage in other cultures

Chaired by: Richard Life, Head of acquisitions and Co-productions ITV Studios Global Entertainment

Speakers: Alan Griffiths, CEO, World Media Rights
David Pounds, CEO, Electric Sky
Jane Millichip, Managing director, Zodiak Rights
Paul Heaney, President and Managing Director, Cineflix Rights

With formats and recognisable presenters crowding our screens and entertainment underpinning so much of factual TV today, what do we see going forward? Will the boundaries with drama and entertainment continue to blur and what will this mean for programme makers?

What’s in it for you?

• Informed debate about the future of the genre

• An insight into what we might be leaving behind

• Hear from leading industry voices with a view from the bridge

Chaired by: Alex Graham, Chief Executive Wall to Wall

Speakers: Brian Woods, Filmmaker and co-founder, True Vision
Nick Curwin, Chief Executive, The Garden
Stephen Lambert, Chief Executive, Studio Lambert