5th Meeting Point Television
The Göteborg International Film Festival is proud to present the seminar Meeting Point Television, February 4-5, 2010. Our guests will give on-stage interviews and lectures, take part in discussions and present works in progress – all with a focus on new trends in film & TV drama, the success of Nordic Crime, financing & funding politics and the importance of comedy. Welcome to one and a half days of TV drama!
Armando Iannucci, UK, director, producer, scriptwriter and comedy heavyweight, has written and produced numerous critically acclaimed television and radio comedy shows and recently released his first feature film In The Loop, will present recent work and give an on-stage-interview about the difficult and interesting challenge of making the audience laugh about serious issues. Making comedy shows that keep an audience (Presented in cooperation with MediaXchange).
Antony Root, UK, award-winning television executive and producer with a long experience as producer and head of drama in the UK and the Unites States has an eye for New trends in film and television drama and will talk about the latest influences within in drama production. (Presented in cooperation with MediaXchange).
Stephen McDonogh, UK, responsible for raising and securing sources of production funding and finance for BBC Worldwide as Head of Co-Production Funding. McDonogh will show material and share his experience about the BBC approach on international co-productions. Co-production funding in Film and Television (Presented in cooperation with MediaXchange).
Prof. Lothar Mikos, Germany, active as author, director and editor before becoming professor of Television Studies at the University of Film and Television Konrad Wolf in Potsdam-Babelsberg, will shed some light on The fascination for Nordic crime in Germany and discuss the future of the genre together with Nordic producers.
Further Guests:
Lars Blomgren
Producer and CEO at Filmlance (Beck/Patrik 1,5), Sweden
Jonas Allen & Peter Bose
Producers at Misofilm (Varg Veum/The Candidate), Denmark
Peter Gustafsson
Commissioning Editor for Drama and Culture at SVT, Sweden
Åsa Sjöberg
Director of Programming, TV4, Sweden
Einar Egeland
Feature Film & Drama consultant, Norwegian Film Institute
Claus Ladegaard
Head of Production & Development, Danish Film Institute
Charlotta Denward
Head of Production & Development, Swedish Film Institute
Lisa Taube, Freelance consultant in financing and distribution of film and television in Scandinavia, Sweden
The seminar is moderated by Johanna Koljonen, Swedish journalist, writer and film critic.
Please note that we only have 90 seats available!
You can register HERE>
When: February 4 (10.30–17.00), February 5 (09.15–12.00)
Where: BioPalatset, Kungstorget 2, Gothenburg
Price: SEK 600 with an Industry, VIP or Nordic Film Market accreditation, SEK 900 without accreditation (this also includes a guest card value SEK 150, refreshments, light lunch and an invitation for the Nordic Film Market Opening Reception at Avalon Hotel, February 4 at 7.30 pm)
You can download a PDF with the Program HERE >
For further information, please contact Maria Mogren at: tvdrama@giff.se
MEETING POINT TELEVISION – Time Schedule
THURSDAY 4
10.00 Registration
10.30 Introduction by Johanna Koljonen
10.45 Armando Iannucci: Making comedy shows that keep an audience
12.15 LUNCH BREAK
13.30 Antony Root: New trends in film and television drama
14.45 COFFEE BREAK
15.00 Presentation of Peter “Piodor” Gustafsson
15.15 Nordic Crime - How do we manage success and what is the next step of development? (Prof. Lothar Mikos, Lars Blomgren, Peter Bose & Jonas Allen)
16.30 Summary Johanna / 16.45 Ending
19.30 Opening Reception Nordic Film Market at Avalon Hotel
FRIDAY 5
09.15 Work in progress (Misofilm: Den som draeber)
09.30 Financing Public TV in the Nordic countries (Einar Egeland/NFI, Claus Ladegaard/DFI, Charlotta Denward/SFI, Åsa Sjöberg/TV4)
10.30 COFFEE BREAK
10.45 Stephen McDonough: Co-production funding in Film and Television
11.45 Summary Johanna / 12.00 Ending
Meeting Point Television at Nordic Film Market is presented in collaboration with MediaXchange and supported by Region Västra Götaland, Film i Väst, Nordic Ministry of Culture and Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Nordic Film Market is the main international industry arena of Göteborg International Film Festival and a market place for buyers and festival programmers for films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. (Please note that you need an industry or VIP accreditation to enter the market at BioPalatset. The film screenings are open only to those with a Nordic Film Market accreditation.)
Free industry seminar for producers at Nordic Film Market:
INTERNATIONAL POST PRODUCTION = PRODUCTION
