Meet the Commissioning Editors/Funders: Jan Ronca, Fox International Channels Italy
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tuesday, Dec. 2
Starting on Monday afternoon and continuing throughout Congress, a number of broadcasters will present an overview of their networks. WCSFP 2008 also offers between 30 and 40 small group meetings with individual commissioning editors and media executives, all of whom either commission science and history programs from independent producers outside their own territories or who provide significant funding. Designed to be intimate and interactive, the numbers will be strictly limited and will run on a first come first served. However, recordings of these meetings will be available to delegates on request.
Jan Ronca commissions factual content for two channels: The History Channel and Cult. The History Channel is looking for historical documentaries with an Italian relevance, with a low to medium budget and mostly archived based. It is usually suggested that non-Italian producers team up with an Italian producer. Looking for one offs and documentary series, the genres Cult tends to commission are non-fiction programs taking viewers from the little-known, hidden corners of society into incredible lives and shocking realities. In order to localize the channel at the moment we commission factual content with an Italian relevance.
Session Producers:
Diana Ingraham, Managing Director/Conference Director, US Independents/SILVERDOCS (USA) and Meg Villarreal, Director, US Independents (USA)
Moderator:
Robi Colangelo, CEO / International Sales & Co-Productions, Focus Documentaries (Italy)
Guest:
Jan Ronca, Director of Programming and Production, Fox International Channels Italy (Italy)