Industry Sessions
Industry Session #5: Putting the "Fun" in Factual
26/04/07 18:45 |
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Conference Session 5 - Putting the 'Fun' into Factual
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Originally Held: Thursday, April 26: 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
A panel of key TV industry players discusses the growing trend toward 'cheeky' factual television, and what it takes to make content compelling enough to impress international commissioning editors and garner top ratings. Topics to be explored include trends at home and abroad, injecting comedy and parody into your documentary repertoire, as well as the ins and outs of the global trade of factual entertainment formats.
Moderators
Panelists
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Originally Held: Thursday, April 26: 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
A panel of key TV industry players discusses the growing trend toward 'cheeky' factual television, and what it takes to make content compelling enough to impress international commissioning editors and garner top ratings. Topics to be explored include trends at home and abroad, injecting comedy and parody into your documentary repertoire, as well as the ins and outs of the global trade of factual entertainment formats.
Moderators
- Jenn Kuzmyk, Canadian Bureau Chief, C21Media
Panelists
- Guy O'Sullivan, President, Proper Television
Inc.
- Jesse Fawcett, Managing Director, Galafilm
International
- Julie Bristow, Executive Director, Factual
Entertainment, CBC Television
- Vanessa Case, Vice President, Content, SLICE
and National Geographic Channel, Alliance Atlantis
Communications Inc.
Industry Session #4: Docs on Demand
26/04/07 14:52 |
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Conference Session 4 - Docs on Demand
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Originally Held: Thursday, April 26: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
Welcome to the future of fair-trade documentary distribution. With the advent of constantly evolving online and interactive technologies, filmmakers and producers now have access to new platforms of distribution by which they can make their films immediately available to interested audiences worldwide, and stand to make a profit too!
Moderators
Panelists
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Originally Held: Thursday, April 26: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
Welcome to the future of fair-trade documentary distribution. With the advent of constantly evolving online and interactive technologies, filmmakers and producers now have access to new platforms of distribution by which they can make their films immediately available to interested audiences worldwide, and stand to make a profit too!
Moderators
- Alicia Androich, Senior Writer, realscreen
Panelists
- Andrew Mer, Head of Acquisitions, "True
Stories" , AOL America
- Nina Numankadic, Doc Air Manager, Jihlava
International Documentary Film Festival
- Rick Anderson, President & CEO, Zip.ca and
Zip.tv
Industry Session #3: Copyright and Clearance
26/04/07 10:10 |
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Conference Session 3 - Copyright and Clearance:
Licensing Creativity
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Originally Held: Wednesday, April 25: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
As a follow up to Hot Doc’s 2005 copyright panel, this group of leading experts will clarify and consider current copyright laws, suggest licensing loopholes and discuss advocacy initiatives which are setting precedents and changing the landscape of creative copyright in Canada and beyond.
Moderators
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Originally Held: Wednesday, April 25: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
As a follow up to Hot Doc’s 2005 copyright panel, this group of leading experts will clarify and consider current copyright laws, suggest licensing loopholes and discuss advocacy initiatives which are setting precedents and changing the landscape of creative copyright in Canada and beyond.
Moderators
- Kevin McMahon, Filmmaker and Producer,
Primitive Entertainment
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Panelists
- Kirwan Cox, Documentary Producer, Teacher,
and Researcher
- Dan Henry, Senior Legal Counsel, CBC
- Howard Knopf, Counsel, Macera &
Jarzyna, LLP
- Steve Beatty, VP, C+C Entertainment and
Media Insurance Services, Creighton & Co.
Industry Session #2: Commissioning Editors: Carte
Blanche
24/04/07 17:37 |
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Conference Session 2 - Commissioning Editors: Carte
Blanche
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Originally Held: Tuesday, April 24: 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
Internationally renowned Commissioning Editors share a clip from a beloved commission or acquisition of late and discuss why this project appeals and how it has or is being developed. Instead of simply describing what their networks favour, these CEs reveal a more personal side, proving that beyond being doc funders, they are first and foremost doc lovers.
Moderators
Rudy Buttignol, Media Consultant & Independent Commissioning Editor of Documentaries, TVO
Panelists
Nick Fraser, Series Editor, "Storyville", BBC
Takahiro Hamano, Director/Producer, Satellite Broadcasting Department, NHK
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Originally Held: Tuesday, April 24: 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
Internationally renowned Commissioning Editors share a clip from a beloved commission or acquisition of late and discuss why this project appeals and how it has or is being developed. Instead of simply describing what their networks favour, these CEs reveal a more personal side, proving that beyond being doc funders, they are first and foremost doc lovers.
Moderators
Rudy Buttignol, Media Consultant & Independent Commissioning Editor of Documentaries, TVO
Panelists
Nick Fraser, Series Editor, "Storyville", BBC
Takahiro Hamano, Director/Producer, Satellite Broadcasting Department, NHK
Industry Session #1: John Smithson
24/04/07 11:47 |
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Conference Session 1 - Guest Speaker: John Smithson
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Originally Held: Tuesday, April 24: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
Join John Smithson as he explores “how to survive in the wonderful but occasionally horrible world of documentary and factual production” in a special keynote address at this years Hot Docs. John will share his considerable experiences, show samples of his award-winning work and participate in a Q&A in this 90 minute session.
Moderators
Jenn Kuzmyk, Canadian Bureau Chief, C21Media
Speaker
John Smithson, Founder and Creative Director, Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP)
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Originally Held: Tuesday, April 24: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Rogers Industry Centre
Join John Smithson as he explores “how to survive in the wonderful but occasionally horrible world of documentary and factual production” in a special keynote address at this years Hot Docs. John will share his considerable experiences, show samples of his award-winning work and participate in a Q&A in this 90 minute session.
Moderators
Jenn Kuzmyk, Canadian Bureau Chief, C21Media
Speaker
John Smithson, Founder and Creative Director, Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP)