Conferences
Abu Dhabi Circle Conference
The Circle Conference 2009 which we organized for the Abu Dhabi Film Commission, in association with Imagenation, brought together an dynamic mix of Hollywood studios and leaders in the independent film world, expanded this year by TV and New Media interests. With the dramatic settings and significant financial resources, this region is the top of the buzz charts at the moment. The three most influential institutions are the Film Commission, TwoFour54 for TV and for feature films – Imagenation. Media has been selected as one of the engines of diversification away from oil in the 2030 plan for the region. Several innovative schemes have been put in place to build the local infrastructure and many foreign interests are flooding in to partner with local entities as the foundations are being put in place to make Abu Dhabi the media hub for the region. A very inspirational glimpse into the potential centre of the 330 million Arabic speakers in the Middle East and the partnering opportunities for more developed media industries.
Take a look at the schedule of the conference, the issues, the speakers and its audience at the Abu Dhabi Film Commission webpage - http://film.gov.ae/
MediaXchange Drama Summit:
New Frontiers, New Partners
"Globalization has eliminated the stateforced restrictions and created an increasingly collaborative arena for productions to occur."
Reinventing Television: the Future of the Television Drama
"Taking the step to incorporate all platforms in the development cycle will be a huge step forward, not only in content delivery, but also in adopting future revenue streams."
Reinventing Television: the Future of the Television Drama
This 2008, landmark, three day Summit addressed new models for scripted drama and provided, for the more than 100 senior creatives attending, an exciting insight into the fast evolving future of a more global TV drama industry – the impact on drama - its conception/creation, financing, production and distribution models.
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Information on the Drama Summit topics & speakers: www.mediaxchange.com/dramasummit
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Showrunner: TV Comedy
Los Angeles: Our Showrunner week returns in the Fall offering valuable
insights into the re-energising of the comedy scene. With new developments such
as Netflix’s Arrested Development and the new comedy channel FXX, Join us in
November to meet current Showrunners and leading practitioners from US
broadcast and cable series to draw on their experiences of Comedy writing and
development process currently undergoing this metamorphosis.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT STILL AVAILABLE FOR SHOWRUNNER COMEDY!
Plan ahead with our limited time special offer: Register for November Showrunner TV Comedy Series by Friday June 28th
and receive a £500 discount
See details in our Showrunner Brochure. Discounts are offered subject
to payment being made in full at the time of registration.
ITVF Turkey:
KATRINA WOOD TO MODERATE
AT ITVF TURKEY
Following MediaXchange’s recent successful collaboration and moderation
of the ’closed door’ Co-Production Summit at MIP TV, Katrina Wood has been
asked to moderate the Co-Production segment of the Istanbul TV Forum and Fair
(ITVF), to be held in Turkey on June 20th-22nd.
The ITVF aims to enhance cooperation and widen communication channels
across the EMEA TV industry and their global counterparts with a vision to
become the industry’s premier annual meeting platform in this dynamic and
growing region.
Co-Production Session
Friday, June 21st 2013 2:00pm
Venue: The Halic Hall
Joining Katrina, as Keynote speakers in the Co-Production session will be US writer John Pielmeier (Pillars of the Earth) who will deliver his keynote on ‘Writing What Matters’, and veteran producer James Flynn (Vikings, Borgias and Tudors), who will outline how Ireland has built its audiovisual industry and the reasons behind the strength of its drama international co-productions.
The panel segment will be comprised of the keynote speakers Adem Gürses, General Manager at ATV, Pelin Kaya, Executive producer at Bocek Yapim, Fadi
Ismail, Director of Drama Production and Distribution for 03/MBC Group; as well as Luis
Silveira, General Secretary of the Brazilian Producers Association.
MediaXchange International Finance Matrix: Toronto
Run at leading film festivals from AFM to Berlinale to Cannes,
MediaXchange continues its invitation-only series of Film Financing sessions
for select global film financiers. Next up Toronto International Film
Festival!
“It was a very insightful and productive evening and I have to commend you on the choice of participants. It is rare to have the opportunity to be part of a group that is so open and frank in discussing the rapidly changing
landscape that faces us in the
film business.”
-Daniel Wagner, CEO, BiFrost Pictures
